The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48. In Leviticus, the Lord
declares his statutes to Moses for the Israelites, calling them to holiness and love. In our second reading, Paul instructs the Corinthians, calling them to holiness as temples of the Holy
Spirit. In the Gospel from Matthew, Jesus preaches a new standard of love and justice, calling his followers to love their enemies.
Domenica 7A Del Tempo Ordinario
Nemici non sono solo chi ci odia e ci fa del male; ma anche quanti hanno il torto di pensarla diversamente da noi. Spetta alla carità creare per loro occasioni d’incontro, reinventare l’ospitalità, sfidare l’indifferenza. L’amicizia non solo va data, ma va ricevuta con altrettanto impegno. Non basta amare, bisogna lasciarsi amare se non si vuol rinunziare alla risposta che Dio ci offre nel prossimo.
鬱鬱不樂 常年期第七主日
今天的福音可說是山中聖訓的延續。上主日耶穌教我們遵守十誡的態度，不是消極地不做天主不允許的就算，而是要積極地做天主喜歡的、正義的對人有益的事。
今天耶穌對我們更深更高的要求，是「山中聖訓」的高峰。祂說：「你們要愛你的仇人，為迫害你的人祈禱。」祂要求我們不單寬恕仇人，並且希望他有好處，因此要為他祈禱。祂又說了幾個例子，例如：「人家打你右臉，你要連左臉也轉過去給他。」這是困難的事！也不是嚴格的誡命，意思是我們寧願吃虧，甚至受迫害，也不願加害於人，愛！是基督徒的金料玉律，耶穌也親自教了我們怎樣做了， 祂為我們死在十字架，是愛最高的境界。
耶穌說我們應該如同天上的大父一樣成全，當然我們永遠不能達到像天父的成全，但如果我們一心盡力趨向這理想。藉着聖母的幫助，定能日進於德。
From the Pastor's Desk
Dear Parishioners,
Last month, January 21, 2023, the Walk for Life West Coast was hosted here in San Francisco. People gathered in front of the City Hall for the rally. As soon as the event started, a pro-choice group used a sound system that projected a loud noise and pointed it at the pro-life crowd to distract them from listening to the speakers. Although it was an unpleasant encounter, the pro-life leaders called everyone to stay calm, pray for them and continue with a peaceful demonstration. This is a good example of what Jesus calls us to do: love our enemy.
In today’s Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches us how to love our enemy as our neighbor. “… An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Jesus tells us, “… offer no resistance to one who is evil.” Jesus continues, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy… but I say to you, love your enemies… So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5: 38-48). We are living in a world that has so many evil activities such as rivalry, revenge, hatred, war, etc. When the evil causes us to get angry, Jesus tells us not to react with anger and revenge. In other words, do not let evil force us to fight back with its own evil acts. Rather we should fight with the weapons that God gives us, that is: mercy, forgiveness and prayer for the ones who are against us.
Jesus gives us the Beatitudes on the mount which guide us to be perfect as God the Father is perfect: to be loving and do not hate; to be merciful and do not seek revenge; to be peaceful and do not fight. Jesus Christ comes to this world to bring peace and love, to reconcile us with God the Father and one another. Jesus reminds us that we are the children of God the Father. And so as God’s children, we are called to imitate Jesus, to bring the love of God the Father into our world. We can help to change our broken world by living our Christian ways, that is to love, forgive, and act with kindness toward one another especially our enemies.
Jesus tells us, “You must be perfected as your Father is perfect.” To follow Christ and imitate him we do not take revenge or getting even and being resentful. We have to live God’s goodness, which is to love our enemies as neighbors and pray for them. The reward will be in the kingdom of heaven.
Have a blessed week!
–Fr. Tho Bui, SDB
Pastor
Mass Intentions For The Week
Sunday February 19, 2023
8:45 Birthday of Fr. Jerry Bonjean, SDB +
10:15 Soul of Fr. Mario Rosso, SDB +
12:00 Steve & Lena Cuneo + – Sergio Tuccori +
5:00 Loriano & Anita Belluomini +
Monday February 20, 2023
7:00 The Sanguinetti Family +
9:00 Birthday of Frank (Buscotti) Reginato + –Healing Paul Joshua Davis
Tuesday February 21, 2023
7:00 Luigi & Rosa Mangini +
9:00 Peter Domenici & Peter Domenici, III + – Healing Peter Lucas
Wednesday February 22, 2023
7:00 Frank Sanguinetti +
9:00 Gaetano Alioto +
6:00 Edward Sabini +
Thursday February 23, 2023
7:00 Clementina & Giosue Bresolin +
9:00 Gary Shelton + – Amanda Pimko +
Friday February 24, 2023
7:00 George Cardinal Pell +
9:00 Birthday of Amelia DeNicolai + – Louise & Irene Bondanza +
Saturday February 25, 2023
7:30 Elena, Angelo, & Delia Serafini +
9:00 Carmela & Margaret Passanisi + – Rosario Etcheveste +
5:00 Joseph Maggiora & the Maggiora Family +
WEEKLY INTENTIONS
For each intention mentioned in the group below, individual Masses will be said in our Parishes, Schools or Missions.
Martin McAteer
Particular Items
Lent begins Wednesday! February 22 is Ash Wednesday, and it is not too early to start preparing ourselves for the salutary disciplines of Lent. Every Friday we will have a Soup Supper at 6:00 pm, followed by the Stations of the Cross. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are of course obligatory days of fast and abstinence, and abstinence from meet is obligatory Fridays of Lent. Pope Leo the Great noted the value of communal fasting:
“The exercise of self-restraint which an individual Christian practices by his own will is for the advantage of that single member; but a fast undertaken by the Church at large includes everyone in the general purification. God’s people never is so powerful as when the hearts of all the faithful join together in the unity of holy obedience, and when, in the Christian camp, one and the same preparation is made by all, and one and the same bulwark protects all…”
The Salesian Cooperators (the Salesian Lay Ministry) will start regular monthly formation classes for those who have made their Cooperators promise already. The dates, all by Zoom, are: Thursday, 2-23-23 at 7pm, Thursday, 3-16-23 at 7pm, Thursday, 4-27-23 at 7pm, Thursday, 5-25-23 at 7pm. Visit ‘Events’ on our website for the ZOOM login info.
Eucharistic Adoration/ Anointing of the Sick: We have Eucharistic 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.
Soup Supper/Stations of the Cross: Starting this Friday, and through all the Fridays of Lent we will have a simple soup supper in the cafeteria, followed by the Stations of the Cross in the Church. The soup supper is at 6:00 PM, Stations begin at 7:00 PM. This week’s soup is hosted by the Salesian Young Adults.
Apologetics Course: The Archdiocese has a great upcoming online course on understanding some of the deepest questions of our faith. Go to sfarch.org/apologetics-course/ register and listen to Mark Brumley give a short intro about the topics that will be covered. The first class is on February 28.
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 [email protected], or call Barbara Simons at the Pre-K: 415-296-8549.
Catholic Medical Care right in our Parish! Bella Health & Wellness, 2000 Van Ness Avenue, is the Bay Area's first pro-life, primary care medical center offering life-affirming, comprehensive and personalized medical care, specializing in women’s health, fertility, and family medicine. You're invited to join Bella Health & Wellness at their annual Founders Gala on March 25th at 6pm at Star of the Sea Parish Center in San Francisco.
Visit BellaFoundersGala.com for more information, to buy tickets, and other sponsorship opportunities.
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. If so, please call Dr. Lisa Harris at 421-5219 or Fr. Tho Bui at 421-0809.
Salesian Young Adults: Want fun, friends, service and faith? Our Salesian Young Adults invite you to share all of the above as we serve our Church and get to know one another! Visit https://salesiansspp.org/salesian-young-adults
Liturgical Calendar
Sunday 19 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday 20 Weekday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday 21 Peter Damian; Bishop, Doctor
Wednesday 22 Ash Wednesday
Thursday 23 Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Friday 24 Friday after Ash Wednesday
Saturday 25 Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Sunday 26 First Sunday of Lent
Your gifts of February 5: $3,455.
Your gifts of February 12: $2,560.
Two Week Goal: $17,340.
Shortfall taken from savings:. $11,325.
Thank You! Your parish appreciated your support!
