A Message from Fr. Roberto - Sunday, March 25th Bishop Barber Here Come and join Bishop Michael Barber, SJ, Bishop of Oakland here at Holy Rosary at the 10:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Masses on Sunday, April 22 nd . I have asked Bishop Barber to come speak to us about the transition with the Diocese taking over the parish on July 1 st . A Special Week Today we begin Holy Week, and we have an opportunity to make these 168 hours special and holy. We can do this by coming to Mass each day, by spending extra time in prayer, by gratefully reflecting upon Jesus’ love and sacrifice for us, by reading the Bible, by helping others, or by doing anything special to remind ourselves that this week is different; it is holy. We call it Holy Week – beginning today with the celebration of “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion” – because it is the week in which Jesus gave us the Eucharist, suffered and died for us and rose from the dead. So do something special this week to thank God, to thank Jesus for your faith and for all he has done for you. Even if you have not followed through on your Lenten resolutions, make this week different: for this whole week give something up you really like doing or eating; read the Bible; say a family rosary together; make peace with someone; watch a religious movie or TV program; go to Mass. We have Mass 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. as usual on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Lent ends on Holy Thursday before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday/Easter Sunday are called the “Triduum,” which is Latin for “three days;” These are the most important three days of the whole year for us Catholics – more important even than Christmas or Ash Wednesday. The Triduum is the cornerstone of our Catholic faith, so we should do all we can to attend the services on these days. On Holy Thursday there will only be one Mass, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 p.m., in which we commemorate Jesus’ institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood. It will be a multilingual celebration so that the entire parish can come together to celebrate our faith as one community. At that Mass we will also honor Jesus’ great, humble action of washing his disciples’ feet. After the Mass we will process to the parish center for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight. The first hour of adoration will feature prayers and songs led by the Hispanic Community; the second hour there will be instrumental music in the background; and the third hour will be in silence. On Good Friday there is no Mass. Instead we will celebrate the Stations of the Cross at noon. Then we will commemorate the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the https://encrypted- tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0iq46IryA zUITeOSPxuFra5N9pomRHzwr2P_keKENr2sFhD78 http://new.rejesus.co.uk/images/area_uplo ads/mels_passion/supper2.jpg

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AMessagefromFr.Roberto-Sunday,March25thBishopBarberHere

ComeandjoinBishopMichaelBarber,SJ,BishopofOaklandhereatHolyRosaryatthe10:30a.m.and12:10p.m.MassesonSunday,April22nd.IhaveaskedBishopBarbertocomespeaktousaboutthetransitionwiththeDiocesetakingovertheparishonJuly1st.ASpecialWeek

TodaywebeginHolyWeek,andwehaveanopportunitytomakethese168hoursspecialandholy.WecandothisbycomingtoMasseachday,byspendingextratimeinprayer,bygratefullyreflectinguponJesus’loveandsacrificeforus,byreadingtheBible,byhelpingothers,orbydoinganythingspecialtoremindourselvesthatthisweekisdifferent;itisholy.WecallitHolyWeek–beginningtodaywiththecelebrationof“PalmSundayoftheLord’sPassion”–becauseitistheweekinwhichJesusgaveustheEucharist,sufferedanddiedforusandrosefromthedead.SodosomethingspecialthisweektothankGod,tothankJesusforyourfaithandforallhehasdoneforyou.EvenifyouhavenotfollowedthroughonyourLentenresolutions,makethisweekdifferent:forthiswholeweekgivesomethingupyoureallylikedoingoreating;readtheBible;sayafamilyrosarytogether;makepeacewithsomeone;watchareligiousmovieorTVprogram;gotoMass.WehaveMass8a.m.and5:30p.m.asusualonMonday,TuesdayandWednesday.

LentendsonHolyThursdaybeforetheMassoftheLord’sSupper.HolyThursday,GoodFridayandHolySaturday/EasterSundayarecalledthe“Triduum,”whichisLatinfor“threedays;”ThesearethemostimportantthreedaysofthewholeyearforusCatholics–moreimportanteventhanChristmasorAshWednesday.TheTriduumisthecornerstoneofourCatholicfaith,soweshoulddoallwecantoattendtheservicesonthesedays.OnHolyThursdaytherewillonlybeoneMass,theMassoftheLord’sSupperat7:30p.m.,inwhichwecommemorateJesus’

institutionoftheEucharistandthepriesthood.Itwillbeamultilingualcelebrationsothattheentireparishcancometogethertocelebrateourfaithasonecommunity.AtthatMasswewillalsohonorJesus’great,humbleactionofwashinghisdisciples’feet.AftertheMasswewillprocesstotheparishcenterforadorationoftheBlessedSacramentuntilmidnight.ThefirsthourofadorationwillfeatureprayersandsongsledbytheHispanicCommunity;thesecondhourtherewillbeinstrumentalmusicinthebackground;andthethirdhourwillbeinsilence.

OnGoodFridaythereisnoMass.InsteadwewillcelebratetheStationsoftheCrossatnoon.ThenwewillcommemoratetheSevenLastWordsofJesusonthe

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crossfrom12:45-2:00p.m.withreflectionsgivenbyvariousparishioners.From2:00-3:30p.m.wewillhavetheliturgyofthePassionoftheLord–includingtheReadingofthePassion,VenerationoftheCrossandHolyCommunion.From12:00-3:00inthechurchtherewillbetheopportunitytogotoconfessionforthosewhowish.At4:00p.m.Lifeteenwillsponsora“CrossWalk”–theStationsoftheCross–atthecommunityparkonJamesDonlanBlvd.TherewillalsobeseveralservicesinSpanishthroughouttheseholydays.GoodFridayisadayoffastingandabstinencefrommeat,and,ifpossible,shouldbekeptthroughHolySaturday.

TherearenoconfessionsonHolySaturdayandthereisno5:30Mass.TheonlyMassonHolySaturdaywillbeat8:00p.m.,thegreatEasterVigil–themostimportantMassoftheentireyear–inwhichour

catechumenswillbebaptizedandreceivetheSacramentsofEucharistandConfirmation.Thisbeautifulcelebrationwillbebilingualandwillprobablylasttwotothreehours.

OnEasterSundaywewillhaveafullscheduleofMassesasoneverySunday.

• InEnglish:7:15,8:45,10:30a.m.and5:30p.m.inthechurchandanoverflowMassat10:45a.m.intheparishhall.

• InSpanish:12:10p.m.and1:45p.m.inthechurchandanoverflowMassat12:30p.m.intheparishhall.

Again,Iaskallofus,asbestwecan,tocelebratethisHolyWeekworthilyand,ifpossible,toattendoneormoreofourspecialliturgiesandMasses.Seeyouthere!

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