Feast of the Epiphany January 4, 2015

2800 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 Conducted by the Fathers of the Institute of the Incarnate Word

Website: www.olop-shrine.org

RECTORY Rev. Gustavo Nieto, IVE, Pastor (408) 988-4585 Rev. Samuel Leonard, IVE, Associate Pastor Rev. Joseph LoJacono, IVE, Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas Steinke, IVE, Associate Pastor

CONVENT Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara (408) 988-4160 Mother Maria Regina Pacis, SSVM, Superior

OFFICE HOURS Rectory: Mon. 9am-4:30pm (closed 12-1); Tue. - Fri. 9am-7pm (closed 12-1pm); (408) 988-4585 Sat. 9am-1pm; Closed Sunday Catechism: Tues. & Thu. 9-11:30am & 5:30-8pm; Wed. 9-11:30am & 3-6pm; (408) 988-7543 Sat. 9am-1pm Adult Religious Ed: Tue. - Fri. 2 to 7pm; Sat. 9am-1pm (408) 988-7543 Library: Sun.-Tue. 9am-5pm, Wed. 1pm-3pm, Fri 9am-5pm (408) 988-4585x1214 (Located in the Family Learning Center Room 1214) Music Ministry: Contact Bernadette Arnold @ barnold@dsj.org

MASSES Sunday Vigil: Sat. 5pm & 7:30pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am,10:30am, 12noon, 2pm & 5pm, 6:30pm (Spanish) & 8pm Holy Days: Please see our website or call the Rectory Office Weekdays: 8am, 12noon, 5:15pm; also 7:30pm Wed. & 8am Sat. First Friday: 8am, 12noon, 5:15pm, 7:30pm

CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3:30pm - 5pm Other times: During all Sat & Sun Masses Mon. during the 12noon & 5:15pm Masse Tue - Fri. During the 8am, 12noon; 5:15pm Masses

GIFT SHOP (408) 980-9825

St. Vincent de Paul 1-(800) 557-1961

BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES & FUNERALS: Please contact the Rectory Office for more information. (For Marriages please contact the office before setting the date.)

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Announcements

We joyfully welcome all visitors

to the Shrine! —————————————

Knights of Columbus Invite you to their coffee and

donut sale after all the morning masses.

Next week they will be serving their pancake breakfast.

————————————— Today’s Second Collec on: Facili es Maintenance Fund —————————————

Diorama of life of Infant Jesus Thank you all for taking me to

visit our diorama. We would like to thank the Wildanger Family for

all their hard work. See page 10 for details on how to

submit your photos. —————————————

Mass Inten on Book is now open for the months of January, February, and March.

Mass inten ons must be done in person in our Rectory office

Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 9am-4:30pm, (closed from 12-1pm for lunch) and Thursdays

un l 6pm. —————————————

Walk for Life West Coast The me is near to walk for life! Join the IVE Priests and Sisters and other parishioners as we

travel from bus from Our Lady of Peace to Holy Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, and then the official

rally and walk. See page 4 for more details

————————————— Parish Mission with

Fr. Jacque Philippe on the Way of Trust & Love According to

St. Therese of Lisieux See page 7.

FROM OUR PASTOR

Dear Parishioners, Today’s celebration of Epiphany means – in the original Greek – “appearance” or “manifestation”. This Solemnity is tied to the biblical narrative of the coming of the Magi from the East to Bethlehem in order to pay homage to the King of the Jews. This precise moment was the first “manifestation” of Christ to the nations; thus bringing to the forefront the universality of the salvation brought by Jesus. In fact, this call of the Gentiles (non-Jews) had been foretold by several prophets, but its completion was a mercy reserved for the time of the Messiah. It was to Him, who was also the consubstantial Son of God, that the eternal Father had made the promise of all nations for his inheritance: who being born the spiritual king of the whole world, for the salvation of all men, would therefore manifest his coming both to those that were near, and those that were afar off; that is, both to Jew and Gentile. “God, by his sheer grace, draws us to Himself and makes us one with Him.” (Evangelii Gaudium, 112) Pope Francis sees in this Epiphany of the Incarnate Word a “double movement:” in one direction, the movement of God towards the world, towards humanity; and in the other, the movement of men towards God. And this double movement, he reasons, is driven by a mutual attraction. And so we can ask ourselves: What is it that draws God? It is love for us. The summons of the Gentiles to Bethlehem to pay homage to the world’s Redeemer was obeyed by the Magi or Wise Men unlike those many others that saw that star but paid no regard to this voice of heaven, hardening their hearts against its salutary impressions, overcome by their passions, and the dictates of self-love. We need to examine ourselves and consider if we are among those Christians who, from the same causes, are deaf to the voice of divine grace in their souls, and harden their hearts, that, notwithstanding their call, their graces, and the mysteries wrought in their favor, since there are many among them who are called, but few are chosen. It was the case with the Jews, with the most of whom, St. Paul says, God was not well pleased. How contrary was the conduct of the wise men! Instead of being swayed by the dictates of self-love, they, without the least doubt, set out on their journey to find the Redeemer of their souls. Convinced that they had a call from heaven by the star, which spoke to their eyes, and by an inward grace, that spoke to their hearts, they cut off all worldly consultations, human reasoning, and delays, and postponed everything of this kind to the will of God. Neither any affairs to be left unfinished, nor the care of their provinces or families, nor the difficulties and dangers of a long and tedious journey through deserts and mountains almost impassable, nothing of all this could make them set aside or defer their journey. They well knew that so great a grace, if slighted, might perhaps have been lost forever. What do we learn from this? Thousands of others besides the Wise Men saw the brilliant light of the new star that appeared in the heavens, but these thousands were not wise with the wisdom of the Wise Men; they were wise only in their conceit. The saw only a star, but the Magi saw a star and envisaged a God. We learn that to the proud man the star is only a star; but to the wise man the star is a handiwork of God –a telltale and a revelation of something beyond. The world in those days, as in our own, was full of the worldly wise, but none of them discovered God. And why? Because the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, of healing grace and salvation, are reserved only to the humble, like the shepherds and the Magi. We learn that humility is the condition of discovering Wisdom. In the words of Archbishop Fulton Sheen: “Only the teachable find the Teacher, only the docile find the Doctor, only the humble find the Exalted. The simple souls, such as the shepherds, find God because they know they know nothing;, the really learned souls, like the Wise Men, find God because they know they don’t know everything.” May the determination, obedience and fidelity of the Magi be an example for all of us in our search for God. May our Blessed Mother help us to strive to seek the Light and keep the faith.

May God bless you! Fr. Gustavo Nieto, IVE

Thank you from all the priests & sisters

for all your Christmas greetings and presents. May the Lord bless you for your kindness.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 8:00 AM Macaria Almazan, Health

5:00 PM Ana Miano & John Pardenilla, Wedd. Anniv.

7:30 PM +Romualdo Rullan, Death Anniversary SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

7:30 AM For The People

9:00 AM John & Peg McGregor, Special Intentions

10:30 AM Antonio & Leonora Navarro, Wedd. Anniv.

12 NOON Joseph Angie & Family, Thanksgiving

2:00 PM +Emiliano Miano Sr. & + Benjamen Miano

5:00 PM +Marjorie Fleming

6:30 PM Armando & Maria Ordaz, Health

8:00 PM +Sergio Bernal & +Beatriz Velasquez MONDAY JANUARY 5

8:00 AM Carmen Nina Pritchett, Birthday 12 NOON +Paula Shustoff 5:15 PM +Patrick Podvin TUESDAY, JANUARY 6

8:00 AM +Ana Pelonia 12 NOON Jose Godinez, Health

5:15 PM Katie & Mark Cardinalli WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

8:00 AM Emma & Joe Bosco, Wedd. Anniv.

12 NOON +Betty Vargo & +Joseph D'Amico 5:15 PM Lauren Bocobo & Family 7:30 PM +Agnes Beltran Reyes THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

8:00 AM Domenic Vinson & James Vinson, Jr., 12 NOON Nina Mohazzab, Special Intentions & Health 5:00 PM Mother Ana FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 8:00 AM +Jesus Doctolero & Souls in Purgatory 12 NOON +Kunal Patel 5:15 PM +Alfredo Velazquez & +Sergio Bernal SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 8:00 AM Rich & Martha Rojas, Wedding Anniversary 5:00 PM +Dominada Balleza, Death Anniversary &

Balleza Family,Special Intentions

7:30 PM Bernardo & Eva Aguas Family, Special Intentions

Second Collection Total: $5,043.00

Due to the time of printing, the offertory amounts for the

December 28 weekend is not available at this time and will be posting soon.

The Mass Intention book is now open for the months of January, February, and March. Please come during regular

office hours before 4:30 pm. Thank you!

Thank you! May God reward you a hundredfold!

Weekend totals for December 21:

Sat. 5:00 pm ……… $3,503.00

Sun. 7:30 pm ……… $664.00

Sun. 5:00 am $1,816.00

Sun. 7:30 am ……… $1,449.00

Sun. 9:00 am ……… $2,427.00

Sun. 10:30 am ……… $2,137.00

Sun. 12 Noon ……… $2,103.00

Sun. 2:00 pm ……… $1,740.00

Sun. 5:00 pm ……… $1,568.00

Sun. 6:30 pm ……… $343.00

Sun. 8:00 pm ……… $1,336.00

Offering Total: $19,086.00

"If the Magi had come in search of an earthly King, they would have been disconcerted at finding that they had taken the trouble to come such a long way for nothing. Consequently they would have neither adored nor offered gifts. But since they sought a heavenly King, though they found in Him no signs of royal

pre-eminence, yet, content with the testimony of the star alone, they adored: for they saw a man, and they acknowledged a

God." ~St. John Chrysostom

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Wednesday Evenings 1-7-15 to 3-4-15

(8 Sessions) 7:30 to 9:00pm

Family Learning Center Rm 1201

Registration = $25.00 Materials = $16.00 TOTAL = $41.00

Upcoming Feast Days & Events

Feast Days

Jan 5 St. John Neumann

Jan 6 St. Andre Bessette

Jan 7 St. Raymond of Penyafort

Jan 13 St. Hilary

Jan 17 St. Anthony

Events

Jan 6 CCD classes resume

Jan 7 Quick Journey Through the Bible starts See page 9

Jan 11 Registration w/ Free Walk-for-Life Shirt ends

Jan 23 Rallly for Life (see page 4)

Jan 24 Walk-for-Life West Coast (see page 5)

Jan 30 Parish Mission with Fr. Jacque Philippe See page 7 (full page) and page 9

(Gift Shop announcements)

SCHEDULE OF CHURCH DEVOTIONS

Full 15-Decade

Rosary

Weds-Mon 6-7 PM

Santo Niño Novena

Mondays 7:00PM

Rosario en Español

Mondays 8:00 PM

Holy Hour Tuesdays 11AM

St. Anthony Novena with

Mass

Tuesdays 6 PM

Rosary in Vietnamese

Tuesdays 8 PM

Mother of Perpetual

Help Novena & Mass

Wednesdays 7 PM

St Joseph the Worker’s -

Hour

Thursdays 7PM

Men of the Sacred Heart

Tuesdays 12AM-1AM

On-Going Parish Ac vi es

Thursday Mornings @ 10:45 A.M. Pray the Rosary for the protec on of the unborn and born babies at star ng at 10:45 a.m. at the Mountain View Planned Parenthood (intersec on of California & San Antonio). Saturdays @ 9:30 A.M. Rosary Making Classes held in the Old Hall, 9:30 to 11 a.m. for adults & children (materials provided). Saturday Morning Roster for Altar Workers (January 10th): Carmen Moyoli, Mila dela Concha, Clair Baided, Eden Esguerra Every 2nd Saturday osary at the Shrine a er 8am Mass for the bea fica on of Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC Last Saturday of the Month: @ 9:15 AM Come pray the rosary in front of the Planned Parenthood abortuary at 1691 The Alameda (Taylor & Naglee), San Jose. Other pro-life ac vists have been picke ng and providing help to future mothers at this site for several decades. Call Clark Beck at 408-354-7381 Every 3rd Sunday Altar Society Bake Sale a er all morning masses. Cenacle Holy Hour to pray for Priests, Seminarians & Voca ons at 3PM

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If you would like to share the photos you took of our diorama last December,

please email or call Grace in the Rectory Office at

g.laxamana@dsj.org or 408-988-4585. Thank you!

Bulletin #: 913090 Our Lady of Peace Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 988-4585 or Contact: Grace Laxamana 408-988-4585 ext. 2104 Back-up Contact: Karen Ruiz 408-569-2457