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OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674
Office Hours: Open Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm
Email: [email protected]
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 7, 2016
Rev. Joseph Previtali Administrator
Rev. Gabriel Wankar Parochial Vicar
Rev. Charles Onubogu
In Residence
Deacon John McGhee
Religious Education (650) 726-5587
Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 K-6th Grade
Elizabeth Neapolitan Ext. 209 Youth Confirmation
Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano
RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Christopher A. Devcich (English)
Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español) Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez
Fax: (650) 726-0980
Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:00 am
Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00pm (Español)
Confessions (bilingual) Sunday:
8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Español) - 6:00 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass- Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month
after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30pm
St. Anthony's — Pescadero 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060
Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am
Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda
146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda, CA 94020
Sunday: 10:30 am
Dear Parishioners: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods” is surely the most overlooked commandment by practicing Catholics today. In our gospel last Sunday, Jesus made sure we couldn't miss His liberating teaching about our proper relationship to riches. “Take heed, and beware of covetousness,” Our Lord says in response to the brothers who are fighting over the inheritance, “for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possess-es.” Our Savior’s teaching on covetousness is strikingly practical. He wants us to know that life cannot be about riches, either now or after death. St. Cyril of Alexandria reminds us that “…covetousness is unprofitable…” because “as the Lord says, You shall build houses of hewn stone, and shall not dwell in them.” This inability of riches to bring us true and lasting happiness is illustrated in the parable Our Lord tells in the second part of our gospel. Here we have the rich man who, after an abundant harvest, tears down his barns to build new ones, so that he can store all his grain for himself, to sustain him in what he imagines will be long-lasting comfort and security. Jesus gives us the delusional interior dialogue that the man had with himself: “And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” Theophylact of Ohrid comments that Jesus gives us this interior dialogue “to rebuke the motives of the covetous, who seem to heap up riches as if they were going to live for a long time. But will wealth ever make you long lived?” Sure enough, just as the covetous man is putting the finishing touches on his new barns, he hears those dread words from God Almighty: “You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?” This is a sobering wake-up call for all us. How, then, are we to find happiness in our use of our riches? Jesus teaches us about being what He calls “rich toward God.” This spiritu-al richness is achieved by our embrace of the Beatitude of poverty of spirit. To be “poor in spirit” means that we acknowledge the reality that everything we have ultimately comes from God. St. Basil the Great explains: “Observe also in another respect the folly of his words, when he says, I will gather all my fruits, as if he thought that he had not obtained them from God, but that they were the fruits of his own labors.” Indeed, everything we possess has been given to us by God in order to care for our needs and the needs of our neighbors. Thus, we become rich toward God and poor in spirit when we dis-tribute our excess goods to the poor. “Why do you abound while another begs? unless that you should gain the rewards of a good stewardship, and be honored with the meed of patience,” St. Basil the Great writes. “Are not you then a robber, for counting as your own what you have received to distrib-ute?” Those are startling words from St. Basil: if we keep our excess wealth for ourselves, we are stealing from the poor. As Pope Leo XIII taught, “Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor.” In His Wisdom, God has made rich and poor so that the rich may grow holy by giving to the poor and so that the poor may grow holy by humbly receiving from the rich. This is the path to life in Christ with regard to riches. It sets us free from covetousness and makes us rich in the things of God, which are the only things we can take with us into eternal life. “For in vain he amasses wealth who knows not how to use it,” preaches St. Ambrose. “Neither are these things ours which we cannot take away with us. Virtue alone is the companion of the dead, mercy alone follows us, which gains for the dead an everlasting habitation.”
May God Bless you all, Father Joseph Previtali
Confessions Schedule Monday (Lunes) 6:00- 7:00 pm 8:45- 9:30 pm Tuesday (Martes) 7:00- 7:45 am
Wednesday (Miercoles) 7:00– 7:50am Thursday (Jueves) 7:00– 7:50 am 5:30- 6:30 pm Friday (Viernes) 6:00- 7:00 pm
9:00- 10:00 pm Saturday (Sábado) 4:00- 5:00 pm
Parish Announcements
Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos
Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Glenn Gonzales, Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Gram Sommers, Raul Batista, Manuel Arca, Terry R. Fenwick, Geraldine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Wi-lliamson, Mickey Williamson, Laura Torre, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, John Romero, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Don Wright, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Lo-retta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Kathy Repetto, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Jim Wylie, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich.
Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick
Opportunity to learn more about our Catholic tradition!
GREGORIAN CHANT CLASS With Fr. Joe Previtali
Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm at St. Anthony’s in Pescadero
All are welcome! Community Holy Hour after Gregorian
Chant class on August 18, Class at 7:00pm; Holy Hour at 8:00pm
Oportunidad para profundizar su conocimiento de
nuestra tradición Católica! CLASE BILINGUE DEL CANTO GREGORIANO
(MUSICA CATOLICA) Con Padre Joe Previtali
Jueves, 18 de Agosto, a las 7:00 pm en la Iglesia de San Antonio en Pescadero
Todos son bienvenidos! Tendremos Hora Santa después de la Clases de Canto Gregoriano, Clase a las 7:00pm; Hora Santa - 8:00pm
SOLEMNITY OF THE GLO-RIOUS ASSUMPTION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY On August 15, we celebrate the glorious Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is not a Holy day of obligation this year because it falls on Monday. Holy Mass is at 8:00am in Eng-lish and at 5:00pm in the form of the Traditional Latin Mass.
SOLEMNIDAD DE LA ASUNCION DE LA SANTISIMA VIRGEN MARIA
EL día 15 de Agosto, celebraremos la solemnidad de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María. Este año no es un día de obligación porque cae en Lunes. Habrá misa a las 8:00am y un a misa en Latín tradicional a las 5:00pm.
VOCATIONS CAMP Our Lady of the Pillar Year of Mercy Vocations Camp: Dis-cover Your Mission from God! All children entering grades 4-12 are invited to par-ticipate in a day of prayer, education about God's plan for our lives, and holy fun activities, on Sunday, August
21, from 1:45 to 7:30 PM. Register your children free today by calling the parish office.
Queridos feligreses: "No codiciarás los bienes ajenos" es sin duda el mandamiento más alto me-diante la práctica de los católicos de hoy. En nuestro Evangelio del domingo pasado, Jesús se aseguró de que no podía faltar su enseñanza liberadora de nuestra relación con la riqueza. "Mirad, y guardaos de toda avaricia," Nues-tro Señor dice en respuesta a los hermanos que están luchando una herencia, "porque la vida del hombre no consiste en la abundancia de los bienes que posee." La enseñanza de nuestro Salvador sobre codicia es sorprendentemen-te práctico. Él quiere que sepamos que la vida no puede ser acerca de las riquezas, ya sea ahora o después de la muerte. San Cirilo de Alejandría nos recuerda que "... la codicia no es rentable ...", porque "como dice el Señor, ustedes deberán construir casas de piedra y no las habitaréis." Esta incapaci-dad de las riquezas que nos traerá la felicidad verdadera y duradera se ilustra en la parábola que nuestro Señor dice en la segunda parte de nuestro evange-lio. Aquí tenemos al hombre rico que, después de una abundante cosecha, destruye sus graneros para construir otros nuevos, para que pueda almacenar todo su grano por sí mismo, para sostenerlo en lo que él se imagina que será una larga duración de comodidad y seguridad. Jesús nos dice de el diálogo interior que el hombre tenía de sí mismo: "Y diré a mi alma: Alma, tienes muchos bienes almacenados para muchos años; tómalo fácil, come, bebe y se feliz ". Teofilacto de Ohrid comenta que Jesús nos da este diálogo interior" revocar los motivos de los codiciosos, que parecen amontonar riquezas como si fueran a vivir por un largo tiempo . Pero la riqueza nunca te hará vivir por un período largo "Efectivamente, al igual que el hombre codicioso que está dando los toques finales a sus nuevos graneros, oye esas terribles palabras de Dios Todopoderoso:" Usted tan necio esta noche su alma requie-re usted : de quién serán esas cosas, que usted ha proporcionado "Esta es una llamada de atención para darnos una lección a todos nosotros. ¿Cómo, enton-ces, vamos a encontrar la felicidad en el uso de nuestras riquezas? Jesús nos enseña acerca de ser lo que llama "Rico cerca de Dios." Esta riqueza espiri-tual se logra por nuestro abrazo de la bienaventuranza de la pobreza de espí-ritu. Para ser "pobres de espíritu" significa que reconocemos la realidad de que todo lo que tenemos en última instancia proviene de Dios. San Basilio el Grande explica: "Observe también en otro sentido, la locura de sus palabras, cuando dice, reuniré a todos mis frutos, como si pensara que él no los había obtenido de Dios, sino que eran los frutos de su propio trabajo ". de hecho, todo lo que poseemos se ha dado a nosotros por Dios con el fin de atender a nuestras necesidades y las necesidades de nuestros vecinos. Por lo tanto, llegamos a ser ricos para con Dios y los pobres en espíritu cuando distribui-mos nuestros exceso de bienes a los pobres. "¿Por qué tenemos abundancia mientras que otros suplican? a menos que ustedes tengan los beneficios de una buena administración, y será honrado con la necesidad de paciencia ", San Basilio el Grande escribe. "¿No eres tu un ladrón porque cuantas con las cosas que debes de dar a otros?" Esas son sorprendentes palabras de San Basilio: si mantenemos el exceso de riqueza para nosotros mismos, estamos robando a los pobres. Como enseña el Papa León XIII, "Una vez que se han cumplido las exigencias necesarias y correctas, el resto que uno posee perte-nece a los pobres." En su sabiduría, Dios ha hecho ricos y pobres para que los ricos puedan crecer santos dando a la pobres y para que los pobres pue-dan crecer su santa humildad al recibir a los ricos. Este es el camino a la vida en Cristo con respecto a la riqueza. Que nos libera de la codicia y nos hace ricos en las cosas de Dios, que son las únicas cosas que podemos llevar con nosotros en la vida eterna. "Porque en vano se acumula la riqueza del que no sabe cómo usarlo," predica San Ambrosio. "Tampoco son estas cosas la nuestra, que no podemos llevar con nosotros. Sólo la virtud es el compañero de los muertos, sola la misericordia nos sigue, que gana a los muertos mora-da eterna ". Qué Dios les Bendiga a todos, Padre José Previtali
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Parish Organizations
Saturday EVENING August 6, 2016 5:00pm Joe, Arthur & Emilia Goulart + Anne Minoletti (Int.) and Family 8:00pm Luisa Acosta + Sunday August 7, 2016 8:00am Manuel & Geneveva Lourenco + & Family Frances Kinney + 10:00am Idalina and Francisco Costa + Maria Salcido + 12:00pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Frank Vaz Jr. + And Family Familia Rocha + Monday August 8, 2016 8:00 am Eduardo & Maria Silveira + Timothy Murphy + Tuesday August 9, 2016 8:00am Francisco & Florinda Ferreira + Wednesday August 10, 2016 8:00 am Manuel Costa + and Family Jose Rayos + Thursday August 11, 2016 8:00 am John & Georgina Costa + And Family Friday August 12, 2016 8:00 am Antonio Sr. & Virginia Coelho + Diana & Jose Valdemar Lopes + Saturday August 13, 2016 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents 5:00pm Elias Pacheco + and Family Joe Sousa + 8:00pm Fernando Costa + Sunday August 14, 2016 8:00am Manuel Viera Sarmento & Alize Viera + Frances Kinney + 10:00am Idalina and Francisco Costa + Jose & Maria Matos + 12:00pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm John & Belmira Vaz + and Family St. Anthony’s 6:00pm August 6 Paulina Caal + y Familia 9:00am August 7 Ed and Candace Lilly + 6:00pm August 13 Por las Almas del Purgatorio 9:00am August 14 The Burns Family + Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am August 7 Earl Madeiros + 10:30am August 14 Dylan Robert Liberti +
1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 5,499 $ 1,786 Our Lady of Refuge $ 223 $ 239 St Anthony’s $ 266 $ 105 Second Collection this week: Building Fund August 14: Annual Appeal August 21: Religious Education August 28: Annual Appeal September 4: Building Fund September 11: Annual Appeal
WEDDINGS/ BODAS Wedding Masses are celebrated on Saturday at 1:00pm or 3:00PM. La Misa de las Bodas se puede llevar a cabo los Sábados a la 1:00 PM o a las 3:00 PM.
CHILDREN’S BAPTISM/ BAUTIZO DE NIÑOS
Children’s baptisms in English are held the Second Sunday of the month at 2:00 PM. Los Bautizos de los niños en Español son: Primer Sábado y Tercer Sábado de el mes a las 11:00 AM. Our next parish Holy Hours
Nuestra siguiente Hora Santa August 4, 2016, 7:00 pm September 1st, 2016, 7:00pm
St. Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of the Pillar Conference
FOOD PANTRY HOURS Monday/ Lunes 5:00pm– 7:00pm
Thursday/ Jueves 5:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday/ Sábado 10:00am– 12:00pm
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Under the guidance of Steve
Kalpakoff from the Archdio-
cese of Buildings and
Grounds department, the
necessary repair work for the
dry rot issue on the New Hall
is progressing nicely. After
the exploratory phase, our
next step now is for Steve to
host competitive bid walks for contractors. Stay
tuned to this space for more updates and thank
you for your continued generosity with the Build-
ing Fund.
