25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:6-9; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20: 1-16a. Isaiah encourages his people to seek the Lord and ask for his mercy—God whose thoughts are far above their own. Saint Paul tells the Philippians that Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. And though Paul longs to be with Jesus in the next life, it is better that he remains with them. In the Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about workers in a vineyard, emphasizing the generosity of the landowner to all who labored.

Domenico 25^A Del tempo Ordinario

Gli uomini sono operai della vigna del Signore, consapevoli o no di concorrere a realizzare il progetto di Dio. La parabola degli operai, invitati a lavorare in ore diverse, insegna che ogni uomo, ogni popolo e ogni civiltà ha il proprio tempo di chiamata. Sono imoportanti la prontezza e la qualità dell’umana risposta.

 
常年期第二十五主日

今天彌撒各段讀經都環繞在「我的思想不是你們的思想，你們的行徑不是我的行徑」。的主題上。我們不能把自己的思想和行徑以為就應該是天主的行徑和思想，不能說，如果發生的事不是像我所想所行，就是不合理的。

今天的福音在世人的眼光看來是奇怪的，怎麼一天的工作一小時的工作所得工資竟是同等的？固然，天主是公義的，但同時也是仁慈的，祂給人同等機會得獲救恩，無論任何時候，祇要願意接受祂，誠心痛悔都可以成為祂的義子。但祂也沒有虧待那一生愛主敬主的人。當然這比喻不是要我們懶惰不去追尋真理，或隨意生活，等到最後一刻才接受天主。因為天主隨時會來，死亡隨時會到。我們「趁上主可找到的時候尋找祂，趁祂在近處的時候呼求祂，離開自己罪惡的行徑，抛棄自己的邪念歸附祂」（依55：6-9）

聖保祿的一番話是一個真正基督信徒應有的態度，人不管生死、不管處於怎樣的環境，都應以基督的光榮為中心，而不去計較賞報多少的事，因為救恩完全是個賜予，不是靠人的能力而得，以言以行去光榮天主是感恩的表示。

From the Pastor’s Desk

 
 
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
"The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner
who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage,
he sent them into his vineyard.
Going out about nine o'clock,
the landowner saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.'
So they went off.
And he went out again around noon,
and around three o'clock, and did likewise.
Going out about five o'clock,
the landowner found others standing around, and said to them,
'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.'
He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'
When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
'Summon the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
When those who had started about five o'clock came,
each received the usual daily wage.
So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more,
but each of them also got the usual wage.
And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying,
'These last ones worked only one hour,
and you have made them equal to us,
who bore the day's burden and the heat.'
He said to one of them in reply,
'My friend, I am not cheating you.
Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
Take what is yours and go.
What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?
Are you envious because I am generous?'
Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."

–Matthew 20:1-16a

 
 
Mass Intentions For The Week 

Sunday                        September 24, 2023
8:45     John Candido +
10:15   Soul of Teresa Tsih + – Chinese Apostolate Members and Families
12:00   Loriano & Anita Belluomini + – For the People of Saints Peter and Paul
5:00     Peter Domenici & Peter Domenici, III +

Monday           September 25, 2023
7:00     Norbert Wong & Augustin Joseph Wong +
9:00     Souls of Norma & Beppe Frizza +

Tuesday           September 26, 2023
7:00     The Sanguinetti Family +
9:00     Anthony Da Costa + – Peter De Lucca + 

Wednesday      September 27, 2023
7:00     Lena Damato +
9:00     Marco & Sabina Zolezzi + – Arthur Martinelli + 

Thursday        September 28, 2023
7:00     Edward Sabini +
9:00     Maria Russo & Luigi Cirelli + 

Friday             September 29, 2023
7:00     Anniversary of the Death of Edward DeNicolai +
9:00     In Honor of Madonna della Guardia – Salvador F. Marquez  + 

Saturday         September 30, 2023
7:30     The Giurlani Family +
9:00     Joseph Leo Torre & Family +
5:00     The Louis Greco Family + 
 

Baptisms
Robert Constancio
 
Marriages
Mark Szcuka & Kaila Crowley
 
Rest in Peace
Rita Fabri – Lea Barbano - Fr. Louis Vitale, OFM
Gloria Braas – Br. Arnold Stewart, FSC

  
Particular Items 

Second Collection: Today there will be a second collection for the Priests’ Retirement Fund Please be generous!

TODAY! Padre Pio Visits North Beach! On Sunday, September 24, the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina will visit the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi at Columbus and Vallejo The relics will be venerated from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM, and a special Mass will be celebrated at 3:30 PM. Also, beginning at 12:30, there be a procession from the Shrine over to Saints Peter and Paul, and then back to the Shrine. All parishioners are invited to experience this wonderful visit!


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.

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.

YOU Are Sent By God For A Unique Purpose! The Lay Mission Project is an apostolate devoted to igniting the Faith of lay Catholics and helping them discern and live out their unique vocations. This three-year program educates the lay faithful on vocation, Ecclesiology and History, Scripture, Moral Theology, and too much more to be listed here. Sign up is by Monday, October 2. Check out the video with Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP, and Sean Bryan, TV’s ‘Papal Ninja’ at laymission.net

Madonna del Lume: The festival of “La Madonna Del Lume” is September 30 & October 1! The events of Saturday, October 5 begin at 10:00 AM with the Memorial Mass at the Fisherman’s Chapel on the wharf, followed by the fishing boat parade, and the Memorial Ceremony at sea. The October 1 events will begin with Mass at 11:30 AM, followed by refreshments in the cafeteria. The procession will begin in front of the church at 1:45 PM, and all little angels & fisherman are urged to come in costume! The MDL dinner dance is at 5PM at the SF Italian Athletic Club. Please pick up a flyer in the Church!

Bay Area Rosary Rally: Join Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone for the 13th annual Rosary Rally on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The event will begin at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral with confessions at 9:30 a.m. and Mass at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Eucharistic procession at 11:30 a.m. to St. Boniface Church for the Rosary, Chaplet of Mercy and Benediction.  All details here: sfarch.org/event/rosary-rally/

 104th Annual Columbus Day Bazaar: It’s coming up, the most fun-filled weekend of the year! Join us On Saturday, October 7 from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and Sunday, October 8 from 11AM to 7:00PM for food, drinks, games for kids and adults, the Columbus Day Mass. The Columbus Day parade, and if that were not enough the Blue Angels flying overhead. And it all benefits the Church, School, and Pre-K!

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal: Our assessment this year is $64,663. You can watch a video showing some of the things your AAA gifts support at www.salesiansspp.org/donations. So far 63 families/parishioners have pledged or donated $46,705 leaving us with a balance of $17,958. If you, can, join the 1% club—give $647! But ALL Parishioners should give SOMETHING! Help us to meet this shared obligation!

Catholic Medical Care right in our Parish! Bella Health and Wellness offers primary & pediatric healthcare in accordance with Catholic principles. They are located at 2000 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 304, in San Francisco. Now scheduling appointments for:
PEDIATRICS: Wellness visits for ages 6 months to 18 years with our pro-life pediatrician Dr. Virginia Schneider.
WOMEN and MEN: Comprehensive annual exam.
EXPECTANT MOMS: Pregnancy verification, initial ultrasound and blood work.
FERTILITY: Initial and follow-up appointments using natural fertility assessment methods. 
For appointments, call 415-775-1500 or email our office at [email protected]  We look forward to caring for your families in a Christ-centered way! 

“Bella is an answer to my prayers to bring an authentically Catholic woman-centered healthcare clinic to our people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. I invite your collaboration and support so together we can make something beautiful for God. May God bless and reward you for doing so!”– Archbishop Cordileone. Support Bella’s mission at www.bellahw.org

White Mass for Medical Professionals: Doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals are invited to a White Mass for Medical Professionals at Mater Dolorosa Church 307 Willow St. in South San Francisco on Friday, October 20 at 6PM. A White Mass, so-named for the traditional color of physicians' coats, is a way to honor and pray with and for all those who serve in the medical professions.

Religious Education for Children and Adults: Children: The 2023-2024 Religious Education-CCD began on September 10. We are welcoming and accepting students from Kindergarten through Grade 8. The goal of the program is to help children to grow in faith, and working together with parents we hope to help the children come to experience God in their own lives and to familiarize them with the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church. Classes are held every Sunday from 9:45am to 11:00am in the school gym.
Adults: RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a program through which the Church welcomes, educates, and journeys those persons seeking full communion in the Catholic faith through the Sacraments of Initiation;  Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. The 2023-2024 sessions begin on September 27, 2023 and continues through  Pentecost, 2024. Sessions are held every Wednesday from 7-8:30pm in the Don Bosco room. Visit salesiansspp.org/religious-education to register.

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.
 
Saints Peter and Paul Prayer List: Please pray for: reparation for those who attack the Church, parish families going through difficulties, for all of the Souls in Purgatory, for the swift end of the violence in Ukraine, for Fr. Dave Purdy, Sofia, Rose Mary, Noreen, Mrs. Bruno, Mrs. Gariano, Mary, Damian, Irene, Sharon, Maria, Maureen, Patrick, Joseph, an unborn sick baby, Gary, Dolores, Charee, Nancy, Angelina, Steve (2), Lisa (not our principal), Vicki, Wayne, and Anna. We also pray for young people who have lost direction in their lives, and at risk children everywhere. Let's also pray for an end to abortion, an increase in the vocation to marriage, priesthood, and religious life, and for all who are sick and suffering, and for peace and for Cardinal Joseph Zen and persecuted Christians everywhere.

Liturgical Calendar
Sunday            24        25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday           25        Weekday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday           26        Cosmas & Damian; Martyrs.  John de Brébeuf & Isaac Jogues; Priests, Martyrs, Companions
Wednesday      27        Vincent de Paul; Priest
Thursday         28        Wenceslaus; Martyr, Lawrence Ruiz & Companions; Martyrs
Friday              29        Michael, Gabriel, & Raphael; Archangels
Saturday          30        Jerome; Priest, Doctor
Sunday            01        26^th Sunday in Ordinary Time 

Your gifts of  September 16/17:      $3,180.
Weekly goal:                                        $8,670.
Shortfall:                                               $5,490.
We are always in shortfall. Fr. Tho asks  you for help. Please consider donating an amount equal to breakfast, lunch, or a movie ticket.

Thank you! Your parish needs and appreciates your continued support!