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MASSES:
Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM
Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.
4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115
Parish Office: 619-582-5722
Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: [email protected]
Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon
Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722 Sara Dickman………..….……………...……..619-840-2983
FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8.….......................619-582-5722 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator
CONFIRMATION, Teens…………………………...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017
The Transfiguration of the Lord Blessed Sacrament August 6, 2017
From The Pastor
Moving forward in the Spirit
It has been 15 months since the publi-cation of Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Francis’ controversial apostolic exhortation; and the dust is still settling. Four cardinals expressed their “doubts” in writing to the Holy Father. They were concerned that it might create confusion among the laity. Others went so far as to say that it is a break from the traditional teachings of the Church. Most dissenters are still worried about a possible “misuse” of the apostolic exhortation. The bone of contention was not even in the main text but in footnote 351 where Francis implicitly extends the possibility of re-ceiving absolution in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and permission to receive Communion to remarried Catholics under certain circumstances. He says “The confessional should not be a “torture chamber but an encounter with the Lord’s mercy”; and the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak”. This does not offer any blanket permission but sets down certain condi-tions among which are: “humility, discretion and love for the Church and her teaching, in a sincere search for God’s will and a desire to make a more perfect response to it”. But the elephant in the Vatican has been released: Communion for the remarried may sometimes be allowed!
Francis clearly foresaw the danger that this issue would distract from the greater message of the exhor-tation but he rightly asserts that it is not a rupture in the Church’s teaching. The two Synods on the Family have focused on the “crisis of the family” and Francis wants to respond to families whose situation does not match what the Church teaches as ideal. Pope Bene-dict XVI worried about the risk of the Church being too “identified with certain commandments or prohi-bitions” so that “not even a hint of the true greatness of the faith appears”. The response, then, of Francis and the bishops of the Synod was to change the focus of the Church’s teaching on marriage from law to vir-tue. This is the real heart of Amoris Laetitia. Here in chapter four Francis engages in a scriptural and pasto-ral meditation on Chapter 13 of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. The Church’s primary way of pro-claiming the gospel about marriage is not to issue pro-hibitions but to point to the virtuous lives of Chris-
tians who have lived the marital covenant with fideli-ty, gentleness, courage and love.
The bishops were also concerned about the “gap” that exists between Church teaching and the actual marital situation of so many in our time. They feared that it could lead to an exclusive Church, and what Cardinal Walter Kasper called a “practical (or de-facto) schism”. The proposed response is an increase in the Church’s pastoral engagement with families and mar-ried couples through accompaniment, discernment and integration.
As a pastor, it is very liberating to know that we may exercise “pastoral discernment filled with merciful love, which is ever ready to understand, forgive, ac-company, hope, and above all integrate.” Catholics who are in what used to be called “irregular situa-tions” have been given hope to be in fuller commun-ion with the Church. There are, of course, conditions. As St. John Paul II said in Familiaris Consortio (1981) “Pastors … are obliged to exercise careful dis-cernment of situations.” Nevertheless, while remain-ing faithful to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage, pastors are now empowered to respond to the particularities of situations.
Wise discernment is greatly needed in our present sit-uations of complexity, ambiguity and chaos. Family life is chaotic. Therefore, Francis now calls for more discernment. This is not individualism but a call to a greater trust in, and sensitivity to, the promptings of the Holy Spirit. This is not easy! Francis observed: “It is like being plunged into the deep and not know-ing what we will find. I myself have frequently expe-rienced this.”
As we move forward into a new more synodal and Spirit-led process we are encouraged to trust because “there is no greater freedom than that of allowing one-self to be guided by the Holy Spirit, renouncing the attempt to plan and control everything to the last de-tail, and instead letting him enlighten, guide and di-rect us, leading us wherever he wills.”
Adapted from the article, “Not all is black and white”, by Nicholas Austin, Professor of Theology, Heythrop College, in The Tablet, 06 April, 2017.
The Transfiguration of the Lord Blessed Sacrament August 6, 2017
Readings for the Week
Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Sat. Sun. Mon.
8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am
Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 12
Weekly Mass Intentions Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7
Genevieve Reinicke † Elinor Dutcher † Fr. Sebastian Bukenya, int.
5:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 8:00am
Our Military Men, Women & their Families, int. James Deangelo Family, int. Baldassare & Caterina Ferrara † Parishioners
Bibliodrama August 21 Come and learn about the background of your weekly scriptural texts and experience the dynamism of the Gospel. Session will be in the Parish Hall Library on Monday at 6:30pm.
FINANCIAL UPDATE 2017
July 30 weekend $5,710.50
Thank you for your continued support.
Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 -- 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Jn 12:24-26 Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33
Quarters & Cans Collection
This weekend is our monthly Quarters and Cans Collection. All quarters and designated monies will go to Blessed Sacrament Parish. All Non-Perishable Food will be given to Catholic Charities College Area Center. Please Bring your bags to the altar after the bread and wine are presented.
Thank you for your continued support.
Home Masses We have begun Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.
Blessed Sacrament Church Sign
Be sure to check out our new sign at the corner of El Cajon Blvd. & El Cerrito Dr. Special Thanks to Michael Senoff who constructed the sign as his Eagle Scout Project.
Congratulations to our Newly Baptized and Their Families
Matthias Great Osuji Jacob Daniel Gonzalez Meza
Feast of the Assumption of Mary
Tuesday, August 15
We will have Mass at: 8:00am & 6:00pm (this is a Holy Day of Obligation)
Welcome New Parishioners
Registration Forms available on paper or by email from Church Office.
August 6 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Vocation View: If we trust Jesus’ promise to feed us and quench our thirst we can fearlessly give our lives in his service. Pray today for the men and woman who will serve your local church as priests,
brothers and sisters.
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The Transfiguration of the Lord Blessed Sacrament August 6, 2017
School Integration Plan for BSPS & OLSH
♦ New School Site: Blessed Sacrament ♦ New Management: Diocesan Governance Model
♦ Date for merger: 2018-2019
♦ See Flyer at Church Doors for Transition Details
Register Now!! Blessed Sacrament Parish School
(Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8)
Contact: [email protected] (619) 582-3862 | www.bsps-sd.org
Parish Events
July & Aug. - No Cares for Kids Mtg. July & Aug. - No Women’s Club Mtg. July/Aug/Sept - No Soup & Salad
Aug. 13 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Aug. 15 - Feast of the Assumption of Mary (holy day of obligation) Mass: 8am & 6pm
Aug. 21 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PH Library Aug. 24 - Blessed Sacrament Parish School Begins
Sept. 4 - Labor Day Holiday (church office closed) Sept. 10 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Sept. 11 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PH Library Sept. 14 - Women’s Club Mtg. PH Sept. 17 - Catechetical Sunday Sept. 25-29 - Priests Convocation Retreat
Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office.
(area codes are (619) except were listed)
Adoration Chapel…………………………………………………..582-5722
Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell……………………………………………………..582-5722
Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey……………………………………………………..582-2141
Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses)……………………………………….582-5722
Culture of Life: Margie Morrison……………………………………………………582-8651
Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office………………………………………………………582-5722
Knights of Columbus: John Agoh…………..…………………...…………..…………….278-8405
Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales………………………………………………….218-8155
BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)…….………………[email protected]
Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass)………………………………………….735-6330
Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha……………………………………………………582-3657
Ushers: Church Office…………………………………………….………...582-5722
Vocations Committee: Dick Reid…………………………………………………………...583-1081
Women’s Club: Pat Luebbers…………………………………………………….…262-8522
Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office…………………………………………………..…...582-5722
PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Sunday, August 13 after the 8am & 10am Masses
The Vietnamese Group will be selling Egg Rolls, Donuts, Fruit Cups, along with Coffee, Tea and Punch after all the Sunday morning Masses. Com join us in the parish hall.
Diocesan African Mass & Gathering Second Sundays
Sunday, August 13 - 1:00 PM All are invited to attend.
Latino Spirituality Event
Fri. Sept. 15 | 7pm - 9pm in Parish Hall
Marka tus calendarios! Following up on our Latino gathering in July we are having another retreat event, sponsored by Catolicos de Conversion, There will be music, a presentation on Latino Spirituality and refreshments. Bienvenidos a todos!
PRAY
If you pray you are sure of saving your soul. If you do not pray you are just as sure to lose your soul. --St. Alphonsus Liguori
The Transfiguration of the Lord Blessed Sacrament August 6, 2017
Monday ~ August 7 Rev.Msgr.Daniel Dillabough Tuesday ~ August 8 Rev. William Dillard Wednesday ~ August 9 Rev. Minh Do Thursday ~ August 10 Very Rev. John Dolan Friday ~ August 11 Rev. Laurence Dolan, OFM Saturday ~ August 12 Rev. Msgr. Neal Dolan Sunday ~ August 13 Rev. Msgr. Richard Duncanson
Aug. 18 - Catholic Night at the Padres vs. Wash-ington Nationals; at Petco Park 7:10pm, fellowship, activities, Party in the Park starts 5pm, Catholic representatives presenting Color Guard, singing National Anthem & as Play Gall Kid, Portion of each ticket sold thru this offer goes back to Catholic Diocese Office, More info. & order tickets (includes Catholic Night T-Shirt) www.padres.com/catholic
Aug. 19 - Immaculate Heart Radio 1000AM ELEVATE Conference at Sheraton San Diego Website: elevate.ihradio.com ; If you have any questions contact Emily Quimpo, our School Ambassador, at 619-405-9660
Calling all Rosary High School Classmates of 1977! Reunion plans in process for August 2017. Please contact Lila (Monks) at [email protected] with your contact information so we may include you!
Sept. 1-3 SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention “Aflame with the Spirit” at Anaheim Convention Center & Arena, over 50 Catholic speakers including Bishop Robert Barron; for brochure/info. 818-771-1361 or registration [email protected]
Sept. 8-10 Retrouvaille-Marriage Help! Give trou-bled marriages & their hurting families a chance to heal. More info. on upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples contact registration team @ 951-259-9474 or visit helpourmarriage.org.
Sept. 11 Father Joe's Village Ladies Guild Free Membership Luncheon 11am at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Scripps Ranch San Diego 92131, 34th anniversary, Guild are volunteer women who assist children at Father Joe’s Village; Info. Margie Mills 858-271-7410 or [email protected]
Oct. 13-15 Beginning Experience Weekend, a heal-ing & moving beyond grief retreat for divorced, widowed, & separated people; at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, Info: Cathy Savel 619-222-9093, Nish Carmedy 330-607-8774 Spanish
Father Joe’s Villages Debuts Film Portraying Journey to Overcome Homelessness Golden Globe-nominated animation studio partnered with Father Joe’s to depict an important story of hope. Visit my.neighbor.org/wesee to watch the animated film.
AROUND TOWN
Daily Prayer for Our Priests
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name….) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Ignatius of Loyola Tuesday: St. Alphonsus Liguori Wednesday: St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard Friday: St. John Vianney; First Friday Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major; First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary
BSP Devotions
Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours) Weekdays 7:30 AM (Before Mass)
Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays (After Mass)
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