The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39. Job expresses his despair, describing life without hope or happiness. Saint Paul writes that he has no reason to boast—that preaching the Gospel is an obligation. Thus, he offers the Gospel free of charge and has become all things to all, to save at least some. In the Gospel, Jesus touches and cures Simon’s mother-in-law, as well as many others, throughout the whole of Galilee.
Domenico 5A Del Tempo Ordinario
Nonostante che siano migliorate le condizioni di vita, non mancano difficoltà che generano ansie e preoccupazioni. Le letture esortano ad avere fiducia. La vittoria sul male e sulla malattia è il coronamento di una esistenza illuminata dal Cristo risorto, che rende perennemente Giovanni.
常年期第五主日
今天我們讀約伯傳，討論的是人生最普遍而又極深奧，且又是常常困擾人心的難題，尤其難以明白的是為什麼好人會受苦。不是說守法的人會得到賞報嗎？但像約伯那樣的好人卻偏偏受苦，為非作歹的人卻享盡人間歡樂。又怎樣解釋呢？若說受苦是因為天主要懲罰作了惡的人，那麼善人又為什麼要受懲罰呢？有人認為人受苦也許是天主警醒世人，或鍛鍊祂所鍾愛人，這也不是絕對的原因。又有人認為惡人做了壞事連累善人也受苦。總而言之，人為什麼受苦真是個不容易解答的難題。
儘管約伯在訴苦，但他明白天主的智慧不是人可以測度的，他說：「天主所賞的，天主可以收回。」耶穌在十字架上，傷得體無完膚，祂說：「父啊！我把我的靈魂交托在祢手中。」這是多麼感人的信德！從今天的福音中，我們得到希望，天主愛我們，祂派遣聖子來治療、安慰、教導、救贖我們。祂要我們遇到痛苦時要全心倚賴祂，把一切交托給祂。
SAINT WHO?
Josephine Bakhita; Virgin
+1947
“Josephine was born in Darfur, Sudan, a member of the Nubian Dagiu tribe. She was seven when slave traders kidnapped her. They called her ‘Bakhita,’ ‘the lucky one,’ because the frightened girl could not even remember her name.
She was bought and sold five times over twelve years. One master beat her mercilessly. Another had her tattooed in a particularly painful fashion. When an Italian man bought her and brought her to live in Italy, she encountered the Christian God, a master who had accepted cruel torture and death for love of her. When the family she worked for prepared to return to Africa, she invoked the protection of the Italian law to stay in Italy. She received baptism, taking the name Josephine, and then became a sister with the Canossian Order.
Most of the rest of her life was spent in menial tasks: cooking, cleaning, minding the door. Yet Josephine’s life was imbued with a deep sense of gratitude. When asked what she would do if she were to meet the slave traders who had tortured her, she said, ‘I would kneel down and kiss their hands. If what happened to me had not taken place, how would I have become a Christian and a nun?’
In Later years, she traveled around Italy witnessing to God’s marvels in her life. When she died, after much suffering, those who knew the ‘little black Mother’ already considered her a saint.” –From the Magnificat.
The Feastday of St. Josephine Bakhita is February 8. She is the Patroness of the Sudan, of South Sudan, and of the survivors of human trafficking.
–Fr. Al Mengon, SDB
Parochial Vicar
Mass Intentions For The Week
Sunday February 4, 2024
8:45 Nicola Sanguinetti +
10:15 Richard & Judith Harrington +
12:00 Pietro, Adele (Birthday) & Elena Domenici + - Linda Pedroni +
5:00 Joseph Leo Torre & Family +
Monday February 5, 2024
7:00 Edward Sabini +
9:00 Birthday of Joseph Timko + – Birthday of Virginia Villavicencio
Tuesday February 6, 2024
7:00 Richard Yee +
9:00 Lorraine DeNicolai +
Wednesday February 7, 2024
7:00 Andrea Genoveffa +
9:00 Soul of Shakespeare Chan (Anniversary of Death) +
Thursday February 8, 2024
7:00 Virginia Sanguinetti +
9:00 Vincenzo & Mariannina Torrano +
Friday February 9, 2024
7:00 Silvio & Elvira Toso +
9:00 Mary Lavin & Joseph Lavin +
Saturday February 10, 2024
7:30 Frank Sanguinetti +
9:00 Fr. Mario Rosso, SDB + & Fr. Paul Maniscalco, SDB +
5:00 Peter Domenici & Peter Domenici, III + – Dolores Brockenshire +
WEEKLY INTENTIONS
For each intention mentioned in the group below, individual Masses will be said in our
Parishes, Schools or Missions.
Healing Eileen Smith - Healing Eileen Noonan
Healing John & Shirley DeLucchi - Gerald Drew +
Rest in Peace
Jason Thomas Ribeiro – Giovanni Mengon
Judith Harrington – Eunha Yang
Particular Items
玫瑰經 Chinese Apostolate First Sunday Rosary: The Apostolate meets every first Sunday of the month following the 10:15 AM Mass, to pray the Rosary in the Don Bosco Room.
Eucharistic Adoration & Confession/ Anointing of the Sick: We have Adoration & Confession every Friday, following the 7:00 AM Mass. And on the first Friday of the month we have the Anointing following the 7:00 AM Mass.
Archdiocesan Annual Appeal: This is the kick-off weekend for the Archdiocesan Appeal Last year our assessment was $64,663, and we came within $1,000 of our goal. This year’s assessment is $68,867.
The Appeal supports so many important ministries in the Archdiocese: Youth and Young Adult Ministry, schools, St. Patrick’s Seminary, social ministry and aid to the poor. AAA pledge/donation envelopes are in the pews, and a letter from Archbishop Cordileone is on the tables. To donate or watch a good video about the 2024 appeal, go to salesiansspp.org/donations. Please remember this is a shared obligation: last year only 78 families/parishioners (out of the whole parish) gave. We can and should do better. Please remember that if we do not make the full amount, we have to pay the balance anyway. If you can, join the 1% club! Give $688! But all amounts are deeply appreciated.
Online Rosary to Eradicate Human Trafficking - Memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita: Save the date and join us to pray on the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita. February 8 has been designated as the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. For this reason on February 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. PST we will be hosting a webinar rosary prayer to invoke Saint Bakhita's aide in bringing awareness to the evil of Human Trafficking and to intercede for the victims and survivors of human trafficking. Go here to register: sfarch.org/event/josephine-2024/
Ash Wednesday/Lent Begins: Next Wednesday, February 14, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It’s never too early to plan and gather strength and fortitude as we join our lives to that of Jesus, and prepare for the time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving! Lenten Disciplines: Abstinence: Everyone 14 years and older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday. If in doubt concerning Fast or Abstinence, a priest should be consulted. In the spirit of penance, the faithful should not lightly excuse themselves from this obligation. Mass attendance: During Lent, the Church encourages attendance at daily Mass and reception of the Eucharist. Almsgiving: During Lent, the Church encourages generosity to local, national, and worldwide programs of sharing. Also, consider joining us at the morning Rosary, prayed every weekday following the 7:00 AM Mass.
End abortion with 40 Days for Life! Join us in peacefully praying for the end to abortion in San Francisco! The 40 Days for Life campaign runs from February 14 to March 24 at 1522 Bush Street daily throuout Lent. You may sign up for vigil hours on the website at www.40daysforlife.com/sanfrancisco. For more information, please email us at [email protected] or leave a message at 408-840-DAYS (3297)
Salesian Community Bingo is Back! Bingo resumes on Thursday, February 15. Doors open at 6:00PM and Bingo starts at 6:30. Tickets are $25, and all proceeds benefit the Church, school, & club! Visit salesianclub.org/events/ or call 415-397-3069.
Chinese New Year Eucharistic Celebration and Ancestor Veneration Ceremony: Join the Chinese Ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco for their Chinese New Year Eucharistic Celebration & Ceremonial Tribute to Ancestors on February 24, 2024. Archbishop Cordileone will be the principal celebrant for the Mass. Following the Mass, there will be a Chinese New Year Dinner in the Cathedral's Event Center (5:00 p.m.). Learn more here.
Saints Peter and Paul Salesian School & Pre-K Accepting Applications: Our K-8 Salesian school is accepting applications for this year and next. Please email Dr. Lisa Harris at the school at [email protected], sspeterpaulsf.org/ or Barbara Simons at the Pre-K at [email protected] to learn more!
Sponsor a Student! Are you able to help a student receive a Catholic education? We are receiving more request for financial aid than ever before. The Salesians started by educating the children of the poor and we are not about to stop now—but like Don Bosco before us we need your help! We invite financially able parishioners to help with this ministry. Please call Dr. Lisa Harris at 421-5219 or Fr. Tho Bui at 421-0809.
Liturgical Calendar
Sunday 04 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday 05 Agatha; Virgin, Martyr
Tuesday 06 Paul Miki & Companions; Martyrs
Wednesday 07 Weekday in Ordinary Time
Thursday 08 Jerome Emiliani; Priest. Josephine Bakhita; Virgin
Friday 09 Weekday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 10 Scholastica; Virgin
Sunday 11 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Your gifts of January: 27/28: $3,020.
Weekly goal: $8,670.
Shortfall: $5,650.
We are always in shortfall. Fr. Tho asks for your help Please consider donating an amount equal to a breakfast or lunch or movie ticket. Thank you! Your parish appreciates your continued support!
