Faith, Love, Community, Service

ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
Faith, Love, Community, Service
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FiŌh Sunday of Lent
March 22, 2015
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Monsignor John Talesfore, Pastor
One Notre Dame Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 344-7622 Phone
(650) 344-4830 Fax
www.stmatthew-parish.org
MASSES/MISAS
Daily Masses/Misas Diarias:
6:30am (except Saturday), 12:05pm
Saturday/Sábado:
5:00pm, 7:00pm (Español)
Sunday/Domingo:
7:00am,
8:45am (Español), 10:45am, 12:30pm,
3:00pm (Chinese in the small Chapel),
5:30pm (Español)
Confession/Confesiones:
Monday-Friday
Lunes a Viernes
5:00pm-5:30pm in the Chapel
Saturday/Sábado
11:30am-12:00noon &
4:30pm-5:00pm
Dear Parishioners and Friends
of Saint Matthew Parish,
THE VEILING
CROSSES AND STATUES
WEEKS OF LENT
OF
THE LAST TWO
DURING
For those who have been attending mass regularly, you must
have noticed that starting today (Fifth Sunday of Lent) the
crucifixes and other images and statues in our Church have been
covered in purple cloth. Now, why is this so? What is its
significance?
Well, the Fifth Sunday of Lent is the beginning of the two weeks
of 'PASSIONTIDE' in the Church. The first week is known as the
Passion Week and the second week which we shall begin in seven
days on Palm Sunday is known as 'HOLY WEEK'. Going through
the readings of the Passion Week, you'll notice the INCREASING
HATRED the people had for Christ. They accused him of being a
blasphemer, sorcerer, being possessed by an evil spirit and so on.
The old Gospel reading for Passion Sunday (fifth Sunday of Lent)
from the eighth chapter of Saint John's Gospel ends with these
words: “They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid
himself and went out of the temple.”-John 8:59.
(Continued on page 2)
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Dear Parishioners and Friends of
Saint Matthew Parish,
(cont’d)
According to Saint Augustine, at this moment when
"Jesus hid himself," Christ in fact became invisible by
virtue of His divine nature. Saint Augustine writes: He
does not hide Himself in a corner of the temple, as if
afraid, or running into a cottage, or turning aside
behind a wall or column: but by His Divine Power
making Himself invisible, He PASSED THROUGH
THEIR MIDST.
To help signify this mystery, Catholic statues and
images are veiled with purple cloth on the evening
before Passion Sunday. Jesus "hides Himself." One
cross will be unveiled for Veneration (Kissing of the
Crucifix) on GOOD FRIDAY. The other images and
statues are unveiled on Holy Saturday. This is the
moment at which the fast of Lent ends and the glory
of Easter begins. This unveiling shows us that Christ
has revealed himself as risen and victorious.
So in Summary: The veiling of the crucifixes and
statues symbolizes the fact that Christ's
Divinity was hidden at the time of His Passion and
death, the very essence of Passiontide.
Msgr. John Talesfore, Pastor
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Queridos Parroquianos y Amigos de la
Parroquia de St. Matthew,
EL VELO SOBRE LAS CRUCES Y ESTATUAS EN LAS
ÚLTIMAS DOS SEMANAS DE CUARESMA
Para aquellos que han estado asistiendo a misa con regularidad, habrán notado que a partir de hoy (Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma) los crucifijos, estatuas y otras imágenes de nuestra Iglesia han sido cubiertas con una tela de
color púrpura.
¿Por qué es esto así? ¿Cuál es su significado?
Bueno, el Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma es el principio de
las dos semanas de 'PASSIONTIDE' en la Iglesia. La primera semana se conoce como la Semana de la Pasión y
la segunda semana que vamos a empezar en siete días
con el Domingo de Ramos se conoce como
"SEMANA SANTA". Pasando por las lecturas de la Semana de la Pasión, te darás cuenta de como el ODIO que la
gente le tenia a Cristo iba en AUMENTO. Lo acusaron de
ser un blasfemo, hechicero, ser poseído por un espíritu
maligno y así sucesivamente.
La Antigua lectura del Evangelio de la Pasión del Señor
(quinto domingo de Cuaresma) a partir del octavo capítulo del Evangelio de San Juan termina con estas palabras:
"Tomaron entonces piedras para tirarle. Pero Jesús se escondió y salió del templo. "- Juan 8:59.
Según San Agustín, en este momento en que "Jesús se escondió" Cristo, de hecho, se hizo invisible en virtud de su
naturaleza divina. San Agustín escribe: Él no se esconde a
sí mismo en una esquina del templo como si tuviera miedo,
o corriendo en una casa de campo, o desviándose detrás
de una pared o columna: pero por su divino poder, haciéndose invisible, EL PASÓ POR ENMEDIO DE ELLOS.
Para ayudar a entender lo que significa este misterio,
estatuas e imágenes católicas son cubiertos con una tela
de color púrpura la noche antes del Domingo de la Pasión. Jesús "se esconde". Una cruz se descubrirá para la
veneración el Viernes Santo. Las otras imágenes y estatuas se descubrirán el Sábado Santo. Este es el momento
en el que termina el ayuno de Cuaresma y comienza la
gloria de la Pascua. Esta revelación nos enseña que Cristo
se ha revelado como resucitado y victorioso.
Así que en resumen: El velo de los crucifijos y estatuas
simboliza el hecho de que la Divinidad de Cristo estaba
escondida en el momento de su pasión y muerte, la
esencia misma de Passiontide.
Msgr. John Talesfore, Pastor
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Pastoral Staff & Parish Contacts
Property Manager
Clergy
Monsignor John Talesfore, Pastor Mr. James Walsh
650-344-7622 ext.102
650-344-7622 ext. 105
[email protected]
[email protected]
Rev. Dominic S. Lee, Parochial
Vicar
650-344-7622 ext. 119
[email protected]
Rev. Armando Gutierrez, Parochial
Vicar
650-344-7622 ext. 112
[email protected]
Rev. Tony Vallecillo, Parochial
Vicar
650-344-7622 ext. 162
[email protected]
Secretaries
Chris Valencia-Rivers
650-344-7622 ext. 107
[email protected]
Reyna Fernandez
650-344-7622 ext. 113
[email protected]
Teresa Tom
650-344-7622 ext. 114
[email protected]
Adult Faith Formation Director
Rev. Dominic S. Lee (Chinese)
650-344-7622 ext. 119
[email protected]
Religious Education Director
Teresita Contreras
650-344-7622 ext. 101
[email protected]
Music Director
Jim Dahlstrom
650-344-7622 ext. 111
[email protected]
Stewardship Development
Coordinator
Kathryn Cross
650-344-7622 ext. 104
[email protected]
Bulletin Editor
Rosalinda Ceja
650-344-7622 ext. 103
[email protected]
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St. Matthew Catholic School Contacts
910 S. El Camino Real,
San Mateo, CA 94402
650-343-1373
FAX#: (650) 343-2046
Website: www.stmatthewcath.org
Principal
Vice-Principal
Admissions Director
Nancy Arnett
650-343-1373 ext. 126
[email protected]
Dennis Keane
650-343-1373 ext. 127
[email protected]
Ann Connelly
650-343-1373 ext. 139
[email protected]
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THANK YOU - WEEKEND COLLECTION/COLECTA SEMANAL
Thank you for your generosity in the Collection
Gracias por su generosidad en la Colecta
Sunday Collection
$
9,967.87
Electronic Collection
$
1,464.00
Catholic Relief
$
2,802.07
Mass Intentions
$
860.00
Candles
$
340.07
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Ministry of Consolation
On April 4th there will be a prayer service for the deceased members of our parishes at Holy Cross Cemetery at 1550 Mission Road in Colma. Since it is Holy
Saturday there will be no Mass, but every effort will be
made to honor the grief of those who come. Watch
Catholic San Francisco for details.
Chinese Community Chapel Masses
Cantonese: 2nd, 4th, 5th Sunday @ 3:00pm.
Mandarin: 1st and 3rd Sunday @ 3:00pm.
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NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS?
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Want to have a clean and beautiful church?
We need your helping hands!
Join us for Church Clean Up on
Saturday ,April 4th from
6am-12pm.
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Pray For The Departed
Luis Aviña ~ Gloria Leong
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Sunday 22,
Mass Intentions
March 22 – March 28
7:00
8:45
10:45
12:30
5:30
Monday 23, 6:30
12:05
Tuesday 24, 6:30
12:05
Wednesday 25, 6:30
12:05
Thursday 26, 6:30
12:05
Friday 27, 6:30
12:05
7:00
Saturday 28, 12:05
5:00
7:00
Hector Ariel Rico
Margarita Cervantes †
Community / Pueblo
Dolores Vasconez †
Leticia Rangel & Inocencia Llamas
Hector Ariel Rico
Avelino & Loretta Reyes †
Hector Ariel Rico
Soledad San Agustin †
Thanksgiving to Mary
Robert Devincenzi †
Hector Ariel Rico
Javier Jacinto †
Lydia Chaney
Bill Cohen †
Guadalupe Magana †
Zuleyma Reyes †
Erna Rocha †
Familia Chavarin Cordova
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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny
Monday: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
Wednesday: The Annunciation of the Lord
Friday:
Abstinence
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PALM SUNDAY IS MARCH 29TH. The Mass schedule is the same as
any weekend. Palms will be distributed at all the Masses. The
main Masses will begin out on the plaza, weather permitting.
Chrism Mass
On Thursday, March 26th at 5:30PM,
Archbishop Cordileone will celebrate the
Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. This
is a beautiful celebration of the blessing of
all the oils used in sacramental service
throughout the year. All are invited.
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HOLY WEEK 2015
Lent and Holy Week are graced moments for
all of us.
Please circle the dates and times below and
come walk with Jesus through His Passion
and Death to His Resurrection.
HOLY THURSDAY — April 2
12:05pm Mass for Holy Thursday
7:00pm Multilingual Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Procession to the Altar of Repose
Adoration in the Cronin Center until Midnight
GOOD FRIDAY — April 3
12:00 Noon to 1:30pm Reflection on the Passion
1:30pm Liturgy of Good Friday (English)
3:00pm Chinese Liturgy (Chapel)
6:00pm Liturgy of Good Friday (Spanish)
HOLY SATURDAY — April 4
8:00pm Multilingual Celebration of Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY — April 5
5:00am In front of the Church, Salubong:
Meeting of Jesus and Mary followed by Mass
7:00am 8:45am (Spanish), 10:45am, 12:30pm and
3:00pm Cantonese Mass (Chapel)
HOLY WEEK CONFESSIONS
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday in Small Chapel
5:00pm to 5:30pm
Good Friday:
12 Noon to 1:30pm in Main Church
Holy Saturday: 11:00am to 12 Noon in Main Church
Salubong/Encuentro
The St. Matthew
Filipino Community
invites you to celebrate its
10th year of "Salubong/Encuentro"
Easter Sunday, April 5th, at 5:00 am
There will be a procession of the Virgin
Mary and the Resurrected Christ and
flower offering.
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of
wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a
grain of wheat; but if it dies it produces much
fruit." (John 12:24-25) We understand the meaning
of this statement in that the grain of wheat must be
buried and in a sense die if it is to be reborn and to
grow and produce fruit.
That is similar to what we should have been
trying to accomplish during this holy Lenten season.
The term "born again" is a popular phrase in many
churches, but this rebirth is also what we strive for in
our Catholic Church. We are reborn in multiple ways
-- through Baptism, through our ongoing conversion,
and through our daily efforts to be good stewards.
Lent is, or course, the ideal time for us to seek
this rebirth. Our efforts through the past several
weeks should have been to bury our old self and to
be reborn with a deeper sense of faith and trust in
God. Easter is but two weeks away and Lent
officially ends on Holy Thursday. However, it is not
too late to rededicate ourselves to God-centered
lives. St. John Eudes put it this way, "Let us
therefore give ourselves to God with great desire to
live thus, and to beg Him to destroy in us the world
of sin, and to establish His life within us."
Reprinted with permission from the 2015 Catholic
Stewardship Consultants, Inc.
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HORIO PARA LA SEMANA SANTA
►29 de marzo:
Se invita a toda la comunidad a vivir el Triduo Pascual –
Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección de Jesús
Domingo de Ramos
Iniciaremos la bendición de las Palmas a
las 8:30 a.m. en el atrio de la Iglesia
JUEVES SANTO — 2 de Abril
7:00pm. Misa Multilingüe de la Institución de la
Eucaristía y procesión con el Santísimo Sacramento
al Cronin Center (estará expuesto hasta la media
noche)
VIERNES SANTO — 3 de Abril
5:30pm. Procesión del Viacrucis. Punto de
encuentro: Las calles Humboldt y Tilton.
Liturgia de La Palabra, adoración a la Santa Cruz y
la Santa Comunión.
SABADO — 4 de Abril
8:00pm. Celebración Multilingüe de la
Vigilia Pascual.
El horario de confesiones durante la Semana Santa
es: Lunes, martes y miércoles de 5:00 a 5:30.
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Viernes Santo de 12 a 1:30 y sábado de 11 a 12
►El Domingo 5 de Abril
NO habrá Misa a las 5:30 p.m
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