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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Rock on Which
the Church is Built
In the Gospel Reading, Christ tells Peter
that Peter is the rock on which Christ
will found his church. And, Jesus
promises, the gates of hell will not
prevail against this rock or against the
church built on it.
This is a comforting thought, isn’t it? In
the darkness of the world, there is something—the apostle Peter,
the Church—that evil cannot wreck!
The problem is that it so often looks as if the gates of hell have
prevailed against Christ’s Church.
Actually, the problem begins with Peter. This apostle, who was
supposed to be the rock of the Church, betrayed the Lord he
loved in his Lord’s worst need. A betrayal like that seems to
have something hellish about it, doesn’t it?
As far as that goes, how does Peter differ from Judas? Judas
betrayed Christ too, of course. In fact, the Gospel of John says
that Satan entered into Judas before he went to the Pharisees to
conspire with them to get Jesus (John 13:27). There is certainly
something hellish about the treachery of Judas if Satan entered
into him.
So why not think that the gates of hell prevailed against Peter
too, in his betrayal of Christ? What is left of Jesus’ promise that
the gates of Hell will not prevail against Peter or against
Christ’s Church?
August 24, 2014
Deacon Peter is
Retiring...
Join us for
“Guess What’s
for Dinner”
THIS SUNDAY
to thank him for
all his years of
loving service to
our community.
Sunday,
August 24th
5pm in the
Parish Hall
Please bring a dish to share from the following
categories listed by your last name:
A-G Side Dish H-R Main Dish S-Z Salad
DON’T FORGET TO BRING
YOUR SALSA! Make and bring your
favorite salsa for a chance to win the
title of “Best Salsa of St. Didacus” and
a prize!
But notice that there is a difference between Judas and Peter.
You might think the difference is that Peter repented and Judas
didn’t. But there you would be mistaken. The Gospel of Matthew makes it clear that Judas repented, too (Matthew 27:3).
So, here is the real difference between them. When Judas saw
the sin of his betrayal for what it was, he killed himself. He
threw himself away as hopeless, as irredeemable. But Peter
came back to Christ. He cleaved to the Lord he loved even in
the face of his own betrayal of him.
And that is why Peter is the rock on which the Church is
founded. The Church is not a collection of the sinless, and it was
not meant to be. The Church was founded on Peter, who loved,
and sinned, and held on to the Lord anyway. The gates of Hell
cannot prevail against this kind of love.
This is a deeply comforting thought.
—Eleonore Stump, Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University
On the Cover:
Pope Francis is pictured here holding the relics of
St. Peter during a Mass at St. Peter’s Square on
Sunday, November 24th, 2013 which celebrated
the end of the Church’s Year of Faith. It was the
first time since their discovery in 1940 that the
Catholic Church has displayed the relics, which are
housed in a bronze display box. During the Mass
the bronze box was placed on an altar and opened
to show the bone fragments inside.
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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Intentions
Saturday………….........August 23
5:00PM……...……...…..†Bart & Juanita Diaz
Sunday………….....…...August 24
8:30AM…………...…….†Carolyn Curiel Hastings
10:00AM………….…….People of St. Didacus
11:30AM………….…….†Josefina Balanzar
Monday………………...August 25
7:30AM…….……...…....Herminia Brignoni, Spec. Int.
Tuesday………..…..….August 26
6:00PM……………........†Katherine Artale
Wednesday……......….August 27
8:30AM……………...….Judy Bean, Spec. Int.
Thursday………...…….August 28
7:30AM………….……….†John Sinor
Friday…………...……...August 29
7:30AM………...…………†Katherine Artale
Saturday………….........August 30
5:00PM……...……...…..Watson Family, Spec. Int.
August 24, 2014
Weekly Events at St. Didacus
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Spanish Choir
Guess What’s for Dinner
Monday, August 25, 2014
Leadership Meeting
Small Faith V
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Small Faith IV
Youth Night
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Eucharistic Adoration
School & RE Teacher’s Mtg.
Finance Council
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Divine Mercy
RCIA Informational Mtg.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Spanish RCIA
Saturday, August 30, 2014
10:00am
5:00pm
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Readings for the Week of August 24, 2014
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20
2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Mt 23:13-22
2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26
2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Mt 23:27-32
1 Cor 1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51
1 Cor 1:17-25/Mk 6:17-29
1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 25:14-30
Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27
The papacy is a great gift to the Church, uniting Catholics with each
other around the world and down through history. In his teaching,
the pope continues to fulfill the office of “rock” that Jesus conferred on Peter, providing stability to the faith of the Church so that
we can journey with confidence on our way to God’s kingdom.
GIFTS OF
OUR TREASURY
THE WEEK OF August 17, 2014
REST IN PEACE
† ART DE LUCA
Collection for August 17, 2014
Restricted Funds for August 17, 2014
Total Income:
Please Pray For
Welcome to St. Didacus Parish!
Masses
Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am English
11:30am in Spanish
Daily Mass
Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am
Wednesday 8:30am & Tues. 6:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesdays 7:30am—8:30am
First Fridays 8:00am—9:00am
Confessions—Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt.
Baptisms: Arrangements must be made 3 months in
advance. Contact the Parish Office for information.
Weddings: Arrangements must be made at least 9
months in advance. Please contact the Parish Office.
Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor
Parish Office 619-284-3472
$3,781.00
$ 239.00
$4,020.00
Rosalba Alarcon
Carlos Francisco Amaya
Maria Luz Arrellano
Diann Bauer
Dan Bauer
Herbert Baxter
Martha Becerra
Rita Bonnell
Norm Boyer
Herminia Brignoni
Ibeth Brignoni
Lee Burnett
Ruben Campos
Marie Cavanaugh
Eileen Connolly
Terry Davidson
Irene Davis
MaryLou De Luca
Cecelia Dueber
Mary Farrell
Maria Fielding
Bishop Cirilo Flores
Santiago Fontes
Susan Guenzel
Sharon Ihle
Bernie Kober
Marilyn Kober
Virginia Lantry
Mary Larson
Juanita Lopez
Maria Lopez
Anthony Martinez
Dolores Mediano
Esteban Mediano
Sylvia Paiz
Dominick Palestini
Ricardo Platas
Diane Porter
Antonia Raya
Dolores Robertson
Atina Rodriguez
Aaron Rodriguez
Alette Rodriguez
Gladys Palestini
Jeff Salazar
Christine Segura
Alice Sergi
Michael Smith
Raymond Sparks
Mary Sutton
Angel Tapia
Pedro Tapia
Therese Tucker
Carol Verdon
Cathy Welcher
Catarina Zizzo
Adalina Zarate
Josephine
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284-8730
Tuesday, August 26th
Social Media Presentation by the San
Diego City Police Department: “Our Youth
and Their Involvement with the
Internet and Social Media” at 6:30 p.m. in the
Auditorium. All parents and students (especially in
grades 5-8) and interested parishioners are welcome to
attend this timely presentation.
Tuesday, September 2nd
First day of school with morning assembly at
8:00 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday of the first
week of school will be minimum days with
dismissal at 12:00 p.m. After school day care will
be available.
San Lorenzo Ruiz
Feast Day Celebration
Everyone is invited to the diocesan celebration of the Feast Day of San Lorenzo
Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, on Saturday, September 13th at St. Michael’s
Church in Poway. The day begins with
the final novena prayer at 10am followed
by the Holy Liturgy at 11am. After
Mass, there will be a procession to St.
Michael’s Holy Family Center where a feast of Filipino food
awaits. This is a free event sponsored by the Diocese’s Office
for Cultural Diversity.
RCIA—Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults
If you or someone you know would like to
learn more about this process, please join
us for an informational meeting at 7pm in
the Parish Hall on Thursday, August 28th.
Contact Elena at the Parish Office for more information.
Living Your Strengths Class
Wednesday, September 3rd
7pm in the Parish Hall
Order the book on-line at http://shop.gallup.com/
index.php/living-your-strengths-english-catholic2nd-edition.html and call Paul Mansell at (619)
302-7669 to RSVP by Monday, August 25th.
RSVP
Deadline:
Monday!
August 24, 2014
Adult training for counselors/
coordinators of Catholic Cub, Boy
and Venturing Scout Religious
Emblems will be on September 6th
at 8am at 3350 E Street, San
Diego CA 92102. Please call Jim
Freed at 619-446-2116 or Pam
Dixon at 760-757-4762 for
additional information or to register.
Young Adults:
Get connected and involved
through these Diocesan
activities. Check them out
in more detail at yamsd.org.
—Theology on Tap: Monday, August 25th: A Crash
Course Through the Bible, at Off Shore Grill in Bay
Park
—Diocesan Young Adult Retreat: “Pray, Hope, &
Don’t Worry!” September 19-21st at Whispering Winds
—Ultimate Frisbee: Mondays at 5:30pm at Liberty
Station in Point Loma.
See their webpage for more upcoming activities.
Don’t forget about the
Catholic Answers
2014 National Conference
Defending the Faith TODAY
September 4-6
San Diego Sheraton Hotel and Marina
For details visit: CatholicAnswersConference.com or
email [email protected] or call
619-387-7200.
It’s Not Too Late to Attend the
Southern California Renewal Communities
Catholic Renewal Convention
“You are the Light
of the World”
Anaheim Convention Center & Arena
August 29-31, 2014
The annual SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention takes
place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim,
California every Labor Day Weekend.
Check out their website at www.scrc.org for more
information or to register on-line.
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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central San Diego
Magnificat
Please join us for breakfast and meeting on
Saturday, September 6th at 9:30am at the
Mission Valley Sheraton. Navy couple, Adam
and Bonnie Curtis will share a formative crisis
experience they faced as a young couple that
shaped their relationship and served as a touch point through
their 26 years of marriage. For reservations call 858-578-1256
or go online http://www.magnificat-sd.org.
“In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of
Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart
from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart.
And that you may more surely obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her
footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go
astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose
heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are
safe from deception; while she holds your hand,
you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she
walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor,
you shall reach the goal.”
—St. Bernard
Kid’s Corner
August 24, 2014
Knights of Columbus
Establish a Christian
Refugee Relief Fund
The Knights of Columbus
has established a fund to
assist those – particularly Christians as well
as other religious minorities – facing a horrific and violent persecution and possible extinction in Iraq and the surrounding regions. The Knights has pledged an initial $500,000 and will
match an additional $500,000 in donations from the public.
“The unprovoked and systematic persecution and violent elimination of Middle East Christians, as well as other minority
groups, especially in Iraq, has created an enormous humanitarian crisis,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “Pope Francis
has asked the world for prayers and support for those affected
by this terrible persecution, and we are asking our members,
and all people of good will, to pray for those persecuted and
support efforts to assist them by donating to this fund.” Anderson added: “It has shocked the conscience of the world that
people are systematically being purged from the region where
their families have lived for millennia – simply for their faith. It is
imperative that we stand in solidarity with them in defense of
the freedom of conscience, and provide them with whatever
relief we can.”
Those seeking to assist with the relief efforts can donate to K of
C Christian Refugee Relief by visiting www.kofc.org/Iraq or by
sending checks or money orders to: K of C Christian Refugee
Relief, Knights of Columbus Charities, P.O. Box 1966, New
Haven, CT 06509-1966.
Peter the Rock
What images does the name Saint Peter
bring to your mind? The simple fisherman named Simon who was among the
first disciples called by Jesus? The
hopeful believer who first recognized
Jesus as the Messiah? The fearful
friend who denied Jesus three times? The leader of the early
Church, whom we recognize as the first Pope? Peter is all these
things and more. The Bible paints a picture of a very human
leader with sins and weaknesses along with many gifts and
great faith.
The author of Matthew uses a play on words to make a statement about Peter as the foundation of the Church. The new
name Jesus gives him—Peter—means “rock.” So Jesus is saying, “You are a rock, and on this rock I will build my church.”
the Catholic Church uses this Scripture passage as support for
its teaching on the Pope’s position as the spiritual leader and
highest authority of the Church. Peter’s primacy as the first of
Jesus’ Apostles is understood to be passed on to the current
Pope, through the succession of popes who go back the beginnings of the Church at Rome.
—The Catholic Youth Bible
Pagina 6
XXI Domingo Ordinario
24 de agosto de 2014
Departamento de Policía
Presentación para los padres
de familia sobre el internet
El martes 26 de agosto habrá una
presentación del Departamento
de Policía de San Diego sobre los medios de comunicación social "Nuestra juventud y su participación
en el Internet y los medios sociales" a las 6:30 pm
en el Auditorio de la escuela, la presentación será
en ingles. Todos los padres y estudiantes (en los
grados 5-8) que estén interesados son invitados a
asistir a esta presentación.
Los Caballeros de
Colón establecen un
Fondo de Ayuda a los
Refugiados cristianos
Los Caballeros de Colón ha establecido
un fondo para ayudar a las personas - en particular los
cristianos, así como otras minorías religiosas - frente a
una persecución horrible y violento y su posible extinción en Irak y las regiones circundantes. Los Caballeros
se ha comprometido con una suma inicial de $500,000 y
donaran $500,000 adicionales si hay otras donaciones.
Aquellos que quieran ayudar con los esfuerzos de socorro pueden donar a K de C Christian Relief Refugiados visitando www.kofc.org/Iraq
CATECISMO Y
CONFIRMACION
Últimos días para las inscripciones
del catecismo y la Confirmación. Las clases del catecismo comienzan el 17 de septiembre. Y las clases de
confirmación empezaran el primer martes de septiembre.
Rito de Iniciación
Cristiana para Adultos
Si no has sido bautizado o no has hecho la
Comunión o la Confirmación. Y estas
interesado en conocer mas sobre la Fe
Católica y quieres ser miembro de la Iglesia, hay clases en español, por favor habla a la oficina parroquial
con Elena para mas información.
En la Portada:
El Papa Francisco presento las reliquias de San
Pedro durante la misa de la celebración del termino del Año de la Fe. El domingo 24 de noviembre del 2013. Fue la primera vez que la
Iglesia Católica ha mostrado estas reliquias, que
estaban en una vitrina de bronce. Durante la misa
este relicario de bronce fue colocada en un altar
y se abrió para mostrar los fragmentos de los
hueso en su interior.
Jubilación del Diacono
Peter Nguyen
Esta noche acompáñenos a
nuestra cena comunitaria:
Adivina qué hay de cenar?
Para darle las gracias al Diacono Peter por todos los años
de servicio amoroso a nuestra
comunidad, a las 5:00 PM
en el Salón Parroquial.
Por favor traiga un plato para compartir con 5
personas de las siguientes categorías, según su
apellido:
A-G Arroz o frijoles, papas, etc.
H-R Plato principal S-Z ensalada
Tendremos un concurso de salsas. Prepare su
mejor salsa y podrá ganar el título de "La Mejor Salsa de San Didacus" habrá un premio.
Para la revisión de vida …
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yo que es Jesús? ¿Quién es Jesús para mí?
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