The Third Sunday of Easter
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Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48. Peter tells the people they have put to death God’s servant, Jesus, and exhorts them, Repent, therefore and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away. John writes to his community in the hope that they do not sin, but if they should he tells them that they have an Advocate in Christ. In the Gospel, while the two disciples recount to the others their experience with Jesus on the way, the risen Christ appears to all of them, with a greeting of peace. He shows them his body, and eats in front of them, in order to help them understand the Scriptures and what they had witnessed.
Domenica 3A Di Pasqua
Le nostre resistenze interiori alla grazia e la seduzione delle cose materiali ostacolano la crescita nel bene. Ma tutto cambia quando ci poniamo di fronte alla croce di Gesù, scoprendo con stupore la bontà di Dio. Il Cristo morto e risorto è nucleo centrale del messaggio cristiano.
復活後第三主日
上主日我們剛慶祝了救主慈悲主日，今天的讀經繼續給我們顯示救主耶穌的慈悲。伯多祿並沒有忘記他自己三次背主的罪過，但他深深感到上主寬恕的安慰，所以能夠為犯了錯的人辯解：「我知道你們所行的是出於無知。」今天的福音記述耶穌繼續顯現給其他門徒們，向他們問候，祝他們平安。要使他們安心。儘管他們曾背負了祂，但一定感到慚愧後悔，耶穌給他們保證，自己已經寬恕了他們，對他們的愛始終不變，向他們告別之前， 祝福了他們，叫他們去勸人悔改。
天主是愛，愛常常為所愛者的好處着想。祂希望和我們永遠和祂一起享受天堂的福樂，甘心為救贖我們背負十字架。耶穌叫我們效法祂，為愛人而甘願犧牲自己的金錢、時間、利益，因為我們在世對天主對世人的愛，是我們唯一可以帶到天堂的東西。
生命是短促的，我們不知道自己能活多久，因此，我們應該懷着感恩歡樂的心去過每一天。記得我們是天主的兒女而我們生命的終向是天堂。
願復活節的歡樂充滿你們的心、你們的家庭，願基督的平安常在你們心中。
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
On the Easter Sunday, Pope Francis’ message to the whole world “Urbi et Orbi”. Some you might have heard or seen this message, other might not. Pope Francis wrote:
“Today throughout the world there resounds the message proclaimed two thousand years ago from Jerusalem: “Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, has been raised!” (Mk 16:6).
The Church relives the amazement of the women who went to the tomb at dawn on the first day of the week. The tomb of Jesus had been sealed with a great stone. Today too, great stones, heavy stones, block the hopes of humanity: the stone of war, the stone of humanitarian crises, the stone of human rights violations, the stone of human trafficking, and other stones as well. Like the women disciples of Jesus, we ask one another: “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” (cf. Mk 16:3).
This is the amazing discovery of that Easter morning: the stone, the immense stone, was rolled away. The astonishment of the women is our astonishment as well: the tomb of Jesus is open and it is empty! From this, everything begins anew! A new path leads through that empty tomb: the path that none of us, but God alone, could open: the path of life in the midst of death, the path of peace in the midst of war, the path of reconciliation in the midst of hatred, the path of fraternity in the midst of hostility.
Brothers and sisters, Jesus Christ is risen! He alone has the power to roll away the stones that block the path to life. He, the living One, is himself that path. He is the Way: the way that leads to life, the way of peace, reconciliation and fraternity. He opens that path, humanly impossible, because he alone takes away the sin of the world and forgives us our sins. For without God’s forgiveness, that stone cannot be removed. Without the forgiveness of sins, there is no overcoming the barriers of prejudice, mutual recrimination, the presumption that we are always right and others wrong. Only the risen Christ, by granting us the forgiveness of our sins, opens the way for a renewed world.
Jesus alone opens up before us the doors of life, those doors that continually we shut with the wars spreading throughout the world. Today we want, first and foremost, to turn our eyes to the Holy City of Jerusalem, that witnessed the mystery of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus, and to all the Christian communities of the Holy Land.
My thoughts go especially to the victims of the many conflicts worldwide, beginning with those in Israel and Palestine, and in Ukraine. May the risen Christ open a path of peace for the war-torn peoples of those regions. In calling for respect for the principles of international law, I express my hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine: all for the sake of all! (Continued next week.)
Mass Intentions For The Week
Sunday April 14, 2024
8:45 Frank & Linda Machi +
10:15 Leonor Montenegro de Lesmes +
12:00 Loriano & Anita Belluomini + – Lorenzo Simi +
5:00 Blanca Holmsten +
Monday April 15, 2024
7:00 In Memory of the Ettorina Cardella Family +
9:00 Caterina, Antonio, & Albert Romeo + – Healing Francis Clare
Tuesday April 16, 2024
7:00 Angelo Sanguinetti +
9:00 Egisto, Nella, & Ivano Daini & Umberto Bozzetto + –
Francesco & Pina Papa +
Wednesday April 17, 2024
7:00 Edward Sabini +
9:00 Lorraine DeNicolai + –
Gino, Vincenzo & Candida Basuino & Family +
Thursday April 18, 2024
7:00 Dolores Brockenshire +
9:00 Peter Domeici & Peter Domenici, III + –
Richard & Celsa Gemmet +
Friday April 19, 2024
7:00 Louis DeNicolai +
9:00 Vincenzo & Mariannina Torrano + –
Anniversary of the Death of Mike Baglin +
Saturday April 20, 2024
7:30 Joseph Leo Torre & Family +
9:00 The Giurlani Family + – Gino San Giovanni +
5:00 Ruth, Guido, & Gig Ghiglieri + –
Dolores Brockenshire +
Baptisms
Bennett Mark Aicardi
Marriages
Renewal of Vows Jaime Camargo & Guadalupe Mendoza
Particular Items
Second Collection: Today we will have a second collection for the poor.
Eucharistic Adoration & Anointing of the Sick: We have Adoration 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.
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.
Salesian Community Bingo: The next Salesian Bingo is April 18 at 6:00 PM. Go here for tickets: salesianclub.org/events
Praise and Worship Eucharistic Adoration: Join St. Patrick’s Seminary & University for an evening of Eucharistic Praise and Worship led by Fr. Vito Perrone, COSJ and St. Patrick’s Seminarians. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available. Light refreshments to follow. April 19, 2024, from 7:15pm - 8:45pm at St. Patrick's Seminary & University, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Bella Founders Gala! Healthcare in San Francisco was started by the Catholic Church, and you can come support its rebirth at the Second Annual Bella Founders Banquet!
The event is on April 20 at 6:00 PM at the Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Ave., San Francisco. The late great pro-life hero Mary Ann Schwab will be honored by special guest Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone! Actor & Comedian Michael Meehan will serve as MC, so you know there will be lots of laughs! Come and join the celebration – cocktails, dinner, auction and dancing. For tickets go to bellafoundersgala.com
Confirmations: Next Sunday, April 21, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will join us and impart the Sacrament of Confirmation on our students, as well as some students from St. Patrick’s Church at thr noon Mass.. Welcome, Excellency, and pray for the young people as the receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit!
50th Anniversary Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club Gala! You are invited to support the Club on April 27 at the St. Francis Hotel at their 50th Annual Gala. This year’s honoree is Paul Boschetto. For all information, tickets, and sponsorships, visit salesianclub.org/events.
Foster Care Mass: Last month, we celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Foster-Father of Jesus! May is Foster Care Awareness Month. As we celebrate the important role that foster parents play, all those connected to the foster care system are invited to a special Mass on May 18, 2024, at 4:30pm at St. Stephen Catholic Church, 601 Eucalyptus Dr., San Francisco. An RSVP is required; do so here: sfarch.org/event/foster-care-mass/
Walk With Jesus Across the Golden Gate Bridge! On May 19, Pentecost Sunday, the National Eucharistic Revival Pilgrimage will begin. In San Francisco, you are invited to join Archbishop Cordileone and the Perpetual Eucharistic Pilgrims for the launch of the National Eucharistic Revival Pilgrimage from the West along the St. Junipero Serra Route.
The day begins with Holy Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco at 11:00 a.m. followed by a Eucharistic Procession pilgrimage walk following through San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. For all details and a cool video, go here: sfarch.org/events
Mark Your Calendars: Corpus Christi Procession: Once again, on the Feast of Corpus Christi (June 2) we will have a Eucharistic Procession from Saints Peter and Paul over to the National Shrine of St. Francis over at Columbus and Vallejo streets. This is a joint procession with both the Salesians and Franciscans! The procession will begin following the noon Mass and will finish with the Rosary and Adoration at the Shrine. Those who attended last year loved it, so make sure you join us this year! (Above: we filled up Grant Avenue!)
Mark your Calendars! On November 9-10, 2024 we will mark the 100 Year Anniversary of Saints Peter and Paul Church. Of course, the first Saints Peter and Paul was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906, but the cornerstone for this lovely Church you see around you was laid in 1924, so this year marks 100 years! We will have a number of events—one of which will be an invitation to all who were married here to come back on November 9 and renew your wedding vows. Stay tuned for more information!
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], or Barbara Simons at the Pre-K at [email protected] to learn more!
Archdiocesan Annual Appeal: We have begun the 2024 Archdiocesan Appeal This year’s assessment is $68,867. To donate or watch a good video about the 2024 appeal, and what it supports, go to salesiansspp.org/donations. So far 25 families/parishioners have given $13,922, leaving us with a balance of $54,945. It would be great if EVERY parishioner contributed, no matter the amount. If you can, join the 1% club! Give $688! But all gifts are deeply appreciated.
Liturgical Calendar
Sunday 14 Third Sunday of Easter
Monday 15 Easter Weekday
Tuesday 16 Easter Weekday
Wednesday 17 Easter Weekday
Thursday 18 Easter Weekday
Friday 19 Easter Weekday
Saturday 20 Easter Weekday
Sunday 21 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Your gifts of April 6/7: $3,025.
Weekly goal: $8,670.
Shortfall: $5,645.
Holy Thursday: $351.
Good Friday: $1,027.
Easter: $7,823.
Easter Music Ministry Collection $1,701.
We are always in shortfall. Fr. Tho asks for your help Thank you! Your parish appreciates your continued support!
