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Page 2 Holy Family Cathedral Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH STAFF Fr. Francis Hung Le, O.P. Pastor Deacon Gerry Grewe Parish Administrator Fr. Vincent M. Kelber, O.P. Parochial Vicar Fr. Dominic DeMaio, O.P. Parochial Vicar Br. Dominic David Maichrowicz, O.P. Residency Brother Theresa Lutes Director of Religious Education Gary Marks Director of Music Ministry Teri Perez Receptionist Pat L. Redmond Secretary Dorris Benson Librarian This Week’s Readings Sunday: Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 19:8,10,12-14; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 Monday: Zechariah 8:1-8; Luke 9:46-50 Tuesday: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; John 1:47-51 Wednesday: Nehemiah 2:1-8; Luke 9:57-62 Thursday: Nehemiah 8:1-12; Luke 10:1-12 Friday: Baruch 1:15-22; Matthew 18:1-5,10 Saturday: Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29; Luke 10:17-24 Sunday: Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 128:1-6; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP FOR LAST SUNDAY September 20, 2009 Sunday Offerings $11,080.59 Children's Collection $1.00 Total Collected $11,081.59 St. Francis House 426 lbs of food Stewardship Reflection An official asked Jesus this question, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother.’” (Lk. 18:18-20). This appears in Matthews, Mark, and Luke – with considerable variations. It is Mark’s version that is read on the 28 th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B Cycle. In Matthew’s Gospel, the person is a young man, and that is how the story is usually remembered. Here in Luke, he is an “official” – perhaps at the synagogue, or a civic leader. Jesus cites the last part of the 10 commandments – the ones that have to do with how we treat others. Keep in mind that these commandments are on the lips of – not Moses, not Isaiah, not one of the Pharisees – but Jesus himself. Jesus starts out by responding to the fact that the man addresses Jesus as “Good teacher.” Here we go again. Jesus explains that the only source of goodness is God. Jesus is no exception. The goodness of Jesus is the goodness of God working in him. It’s amazing how frequently Jesus teaches this. This is a pivotal principle: All my “goods” – my character, my health, my wealth, my time, etc. – come from God and belong to God. I should enjoy them and make use of them accordingly. Spend some quiet time with the Lord. Reprinted with permission of Little Books from the writings of Bishop Ken Untener (1937-2004), the late bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan. SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Baptism of infants: Baptisms are scheduled after meeting with a priest or deacon. Parents or guardians are required to attend a baptism class prior to the baptism. Baptism classes are the second Saturday of each month, 10 am. Marriages: Weddings are scheduled by meeting with a priest or deacon at least six (6) months prior to the wedding date. For Christian Initiation of Adults, contact Mrs. Jean Bennett at the Parish Office. For Funerals, contact the Parish Office immediately after the death.
Page 3 Holy Family Cathedral Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK September 26—October 3, 2009 SATURDAY September 26 9:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory 5:30 pm Winifred Stanton O’Rourke RIP Rita O'Rourke McAdoo RIP Ethel Bailey RIP SUNDAY September 27 7:30 am Pat & Grace O’Brien 9:30 am Syndy Donald RIP Joseph & Alexis Pham RIP 12 Noon For the People of Holy Family Cathedral Joseph P. Dooling RIP 2:00 pm Hispanic Community 5:30 pm Agustin Vazquez, Maria V. Sosa, & Leonor Mendiola RIP MONDAY September 28 7:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory 12:10 pm Oliver McDermott RIP Clarence Bailey RIP TUESDAY September 29 7:00 am Sr. Patricia Collins RIP 12:10 pm Lorretta Syndy Donald RIP WEDNESDAY September 30 7:00 am Pat Jo Brady RIP 12:10 pm Gary Johnson RIP THURSDAY October 1 7:00 am George Sullivan RIP Teri Perez 12:10 pm Rudnik Family living & deceased FRIDAY October 2 7:00 am Rogelia Castallanos RIP 12:10 pm Susan Krier Nelson RIP SATURDAY October 3 9:00 am Missionaries of Mercy Noon Maryann Roman RIP 5:30 pm Ann Walsh RIP Knights of Columbus KEEP THE FAITH ALIVE The Knights of Columbus meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. The next meeting of Our Lady of the Snows Council of the Knights of Columbus is Wednesday, October 14, at 7:00 pm, at 225 Cordova St., until we move back to the Education Center. For more information call 248-4859. For more information about the Knights of Columbus go to www.kofc.org. Please, do all you can to encourage priestly and religious vocations. Your prayers and support make a difference. Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church The life consecrated to God “Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” To this question from a wealthy youth, Jesus responded initially: “Keep the commandments.” When the young man persisted, Jesus gave a second answer: “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me” (Mt. 19:21). When the young Egyptian Antony heard this Gospel one Sunday in the third century, he was affected as strongly as if Jesus had been speaking to him. He went out, sold all this possessions, and took a solitary life in the desert: the beginning of monasticism. Like one great tree with many branches (CCC 917) – thus the life consecrated to God has grown since then, in constantly new formations; and even our age has seen, alongside the old monasteries, orders, and congregations, a profusion of new founding. This situation cannot be omitted from any conception of the Church; it “belongs undeniably to her life and holiness’ (CCC 914), it is “a gift she has received from her Lord” (CCC 926). To whom is Jesus’ call directed? … only to certain individuals or to everyone? Is everyone called to a life in accordance with the “evangelical counsels” (obedience, poverty, chastity)? “Christ proposes [them] …, in their great variety, to every disciple” (CCC 915) – not to all in the same way, however, but only as “appropriate to the diversity of persons, times, opportunities, and strengths, as charity requires” (Saint Francis de Sales, CCC 1974). All are called to a life of complete love, but not all are called to be special station of “consecrated life” that “is constituted by the profession of the evangelical counsels” (CCC 914). What characterizes this special calling? First, the proposal “to follow Christ more nearly, to give themselves to God who is loved above all” (CCC 916) - This life is therefore to be defined wholly by prayer: “The consecrated life cannot be sustained or spread without prayer” (CCC 2687). The principle of the imitation of Christ gives rise to a special kind of service to the Church. There are many forms of consecrated life: eremitic life and the state of consecrated virgin (both of which are experiencing a resurgence at the present); monastic life with public vows and convent society; the secular institutes (the members remain “in the world”, in their occupations, so as to exert a “leavening” influence) – common to all their members is the dedication of “themselves through their consecration [to God] to the service of the Church” (CCC 931). Even when they lead a totally secluded life, their calling is “missionary”, it sub-serves the growth of the Kingdom of God. Saint Thérèse, who never left her Carmelite convent in Lisieux, is the heavenly patroness of the missions: “I realized that this love alone was the true motive force which enabled the other members of the Church to act; if it ceased to function, the Apostles would forget to preach the gospel” (CCC 826). From Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vol. I by Christoph Schornborn, O.P. (Ignatius Press, 1995), pp. 131-133.
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