forgiveness - Saint Ambrose Catholic Church

forgiveness - Saint Ambrose Catholic Church

SAINT AMBROSE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Eleventh Sunday
In Ordinary Time
SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH
HOPE AND FORGIVENESS
There were some interesting conceptions of
sin prevalent in the time of the Hebrew scriptures.
There was the belief that God punished sin immediately. Those who suffered disease or misfortune were,
therefore, sinners getting their due from the Almighty.
Today’s first reading hints at another kind of
God. When David admits his sin, Nathan declares,
“The LORD on his part has forgiven your sin” (2 Samuel 12:13b). Here was not a vengeful God but a merciful God. What good news that must have been to
David and those who, like him, could be honest
enough to admit their sinfulness!
Jesus is the good news of God’s mercy and
forgiveness incarnate. Without Jesus, perhaps the good
news would have been too good to believe, too difficult to imagine. But there he is in today’s Gospel, the
God-man, forgiving a sinner and declaring that she is
forgiven because of her great love.
There is hope, then, for the rest of us sinners,
if only we love enough!
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Last week’s “Treasure” no doubt raised an eyebrow
or two with the image of the deacons scurrying through
the streets of Rome, or perhaps galloping on horseback,
with fragments of eucharistic bread from the bishop’s
liturgy. These would be dropped into the chalice at outlying celebrations, presided over by presbyters, to express unity with the bishop, and perhaps also to remind
the presbyters that they were not free agents. The Council of Laodicea forbade the custom of the fermentum in
the year 348. Generally, one of the rules of interpreting
law is that people don’t make laws about things that
aren’t happening. So, by mid-fourth century, we have
an important clue that what had once been a Roman
custom had become widespread.
Interestingly, when the Church of England (and its
related bodies) went through a liturgical renewal in the
mid-nineteenth century, they reclaimed this custom
from the mists of history. Today, it is the custom in
some Anglican dioceses for a fragment of the host from
the bishop’s Holy Week liturgy (what we call the
Chrism Mass) to be carried to every parish. On
“Maundy Thursday” (our Holy Thursday), the fragment
is dropped into the chalice to signify the parish’s communion with the bishop. This modern revival of the
fermentum is different from the “co-mingling” action
we are used to, in which a fragment of the consecrated
bread is dropped into the chalice just before Communion.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
BERKELEY
ESPERANZA Y PERDÓN
Había algunas concepciones interesantes sobre
el pecado que prevalecían en la época de las Escrituras hebreas. Estaba la creencia de que Dios castigaba
inmediatamente el pecado. Los que sufrían alguna
enfermedad o desgracia eran, por lo tanto, pecadores
que recibían su merecido del Todopoderoso.
La primera lectura de hoy nos muestra a otro
tipo de Dios. Cuando David admite su pecado,
Natán declara: “El Señor te perdona tu pecado” (2
Samuel 12:13b). Aquí no hay un Dios vengativo
sino un Dios misericordioso. ¡Qué buena nueva debe
haber sido eso para David y para los que, como él,
eran lo suficientemente honestos como para admitir
su pecado!
Jesús es la buena nueva de la misericordia y el
perdón de Dios hecho carne. Sin Jesús, quizás la
buena nueva hubiera sido demasiado buena como
para creerla, demasiado difícil de imaginar. Pero allí
está en el Evangelio de hoy, el Dios-hombre, perdonando a una pecadora y declarando que está perdonada debido a su gran amor.
¡Hay esperanza, entonces, para el resto de nosotros pecadores, si tan sólo amamos lo suficiente!
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
En 1910, cuatro años antes de iniciar el Día de
las Madres, el pueblo de Estados Unidos empezó
a celebrar ocasionalmente un día para los padres
de familia. Pero, no fue hasta 1972 que se fijó un
día oficial para el papá. Poco a poco esta fecha
del segundo domingo de junio se ha ido expandiendo al resto del mundo con algunas excepciones. En Italia por ejemplo, la fiesta del padre se
celebra el 19 de marzo, día de san José.
Durante la Revolución Industrial del siglo diecinueve, José, esposo de María recibió su primera
fiesta oficial. La Iglesia, preocupada por el ingreso del padre a las fábricas, propuso a este santo
varón como ejemplo de lo que los padres deben
ser en la vida de sus hijos e hijas; ejemplos de fe,
ternura y trabajo. Aún en nuestro tiempo, el Rito
del Bautismo de niños insiste que el padre, junto
con la madre, deben ser los mayores maestros de
sus hijos. Al igual que José, el papá debe cuidar y
proteger a su familia, enseñarle a los niños a trabajar y ser honestos para el bien de la familia y la
sociedad.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 11 & 12, 2016
June 11 - June 18, 2016
Plate Collection June 4 & 5: $2,612.08
Intention
Requested By
Sat 4:30 Angelina† & Dom Brazzle† G. Missaggia
Sun 8:30 Tom Brown †
Mike Flynn
10:30 Ida Reggi †
Reggi Family
12:15 People of St. Ambrose
Mon 8:30 Seminarians
Tue 8:30 Guadalupe Madero
Wed 8:30 Bishop Michael Barber
Thu 8:30 Tony Lee †
Holly Lee
Sat 8:30 Unemployed and Under Employed
Please Pray for the Repose
of the Soul of Alice Minellone
Vigil:
Monday, June 13th 7pm
Funeral:
Tuesday, June 14th 11am
Maintenance: $1,067.26
Next 2nd collection: June 26, Peter’s Pence
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND AND
THOSE IN CONVALESCENT HOMES
(and their caregivers)
Connie Casiano, Arline Thompson,
Rose Arcol, Nancy Corso, Bee Sena, Virginia Foo,
Rita Franco, Theresa Ellerbush,
Romanda Scott, William Lanctot, Patricia Coffman,
Fr. Ricardo Chavez, Rosa Maria Sanchez
The Saturday Vigil Choir
is looking for one or two singers (m/f)
to join our group.
We practice one hour before the mass
(at 3:30) then sing at 4:30 each Sat.
Prior singing experience a plus.
Holy Angels 2540 Church Lane San Pablo
Please email Dave Peck:
[email protected].
PERDÓN
FORGIVENESS
Perdonar es dar libertad al prisionero
y descubrir que el prisionero soy yo.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free
and to discover that the prisoner is me.
—Anónimo
—Anonymous
St. Ambrose Catholic Church • 1145 Gilman Street • Berkeley, California 94706
E-Mail: [email protected] • Web: saintambroseberkeley.org • (510) 525-2620 Office • (510) 525-5399 FAX
Pastor: Fr. Jack Gibson, SDB 510 525-2620 Ext 203
Permanent Deacon: Ralph Nagel 510 525-2620 Ext 201
Music Director: Rob Grant 415 819-9749 [email protected] Religious Education: Sean Roche, RCIA: Alan Westcott
Pastoral Council Debra Montgomery
Finance Council Franz Lozano
Bookkeeper: Judy Nagel
Sunday Masses: 8:30am (English) • 10:30am (English) • 12:15pm (Spanish)
Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm (English)
Monday-Saturday Mass: 8:30am (English, in Chapel)
Holy Day Masses: 8:30am, 7:00pm (English)
Eucharistic Adoration: Friday 9:00am - 9:30am (in Chapel)
Rosary Mon - Sat: 8am (in Chapel)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: All classes on Sundays (In Church Hall)
First Communion Grades 2-8 (English) 9:20am - 10:20am
(Spanish) 11:00am - 12:15pm
Confirmation 9:45am - 10:45am
RCIA 9:30am - 10:30am
Baptism Class (English & Spanish) To be determined
Office Manager: Aimee Gonzalez 510 525-2620 Volunteer Assistant to Office Manager: Ana Gonzalez 510 525-2620
OFFICE HOURS-RECTORY Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9:30am - 11:30am (Closed Wednesdays)
BAPTISM: Arrangements to be made at least one month in advance.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call for home or hospital visit.
RECONCILIATION (ENGLISH): Saturday, 9:00 am-10:00 am or by appointment
WEDDING: Appointments should be made at least six months in advance. Church dates should be confirmed before making other arrangements
FUNERAL Should be arranged by family with the Parish office & mortuary Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services:
Holy Angels / St. Joseph Cemetery, San Pablo — 510 223-1265 • St. Mary’s Cemetery, Oakland — 510 654-0936