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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Jesus
taught with
authority.
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First
Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Moses spoke to all the people, saying:
“A prophet like me will the Lord,
your God, raise up for
you.”
Second
Reading: 1 Corinthians
7:32-35
Brothers and sisters: I should like you
to be free of anxieties.
Gospel: Mark
1:21-28
The people were astonished at Jesus’
teaching; he taught them as one having
authority.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Priest
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Sunday,
February
1st
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8:00
AM
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Antonio
Alonzo (D)
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BC
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10:00
AM
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People of
the Parish
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BC
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Noon
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Al Lopez
(D)
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BC
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Monday,
February
2nd
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8:00
AM
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Mary
McKenna (L)
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BC
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Tuesday,
February
3rd
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8:00
AM
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Eileen
Mullally (D)
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MP
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Wednesday,
February
4th
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8:00
AM
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Pio
Mezzadri (D)
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BC
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Thursday,
February
5th
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8:00
AM
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Ann Mollard
(D)
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BC
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Friday,
February
6th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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Saturday,
February
7th
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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5:00
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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MP
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - January 25, 2009
First Collection Total -
$4,021.00
Second Collection Total -
$1,678.00
(Church in Latin America)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for our Religious Ed Programs.
Our Second Collection next Sunday is for
our Parish Improvement Fund.
Thank
you for supporting your parish
and your Catholic
Church!
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Please
keep all those
who are sick in
our parish
family in your
prayers,
especially:
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Carl
Leo Campbell
and Michael
Gruner.
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Our
prayers are
with them, and
those who care
for
them.
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If you, or anyone you know is homebound
and cannot attend Mass, please contact the
Rectory Office at 650-583-4131, and we
will be pleased to mail you a Sunday
bulletin for as long as you like. You can
stay informed of parish events and news,
while you recover at home.
DON'T
MISS OUT
Father Michael Padazinski, J.C.D., has
been selected for promotion to Colonel,
United States Air Force Reserve. In
notifying Father Padazinski of this
promotion, Major General Allan R. Poulin,
USAF, noted that his selection speaks
highly of his qualifications and
outstanding performance. Father
Padazinski will assume this higher grade
following Senate
confirmation.
Please
join the Archbishop, Major General Poulin,
Command Chaplain Donald G. Smith, Ch, Col,
USAF, and Most Reverend William J. Justice
in congratulating Father Padazinski on his
promotion to Senior Leadership. Father
Padazinski continues in his
responsibilities as Chancellor and
Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of San
Francisco, and will continue to reside in
residence at Mater Dolorosa Church in
South San Francisco.
Congratulations,
Father Padazinski, on behalf of the Mater
Dolorosa
Community!
WORLD DAY OF THE
SICK
CATHEDRAL of SAINT MARY of the
ASSUMPTION
111 GOUGH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO,
CA
Join us
for a special Mass in honor of Our Lady of
Lourdes including:
- Anointing
of the Sick
- Blessing
of the Caregivers Hands
- Blessing
with Lourdes Water
The
Archdiocese of San Francisco is
celebrating its first annual World Day of
the Sick on Saturday, February 7th at the
Cathedral of St. Mary in San Francisco at
12 noon. This special invitation is
extended to the sick and their caregivers
of our parish. The principal celebrant
will be Archbishop George Niederauer. For
more information please call (415)
788-4550.
UPCOMING
EVENTS at MATER DOLORSA
CHURCH
On
Sunday,
February 8th,
at the 12 Noon Mass, the Sacrament of the
Sick will be administered to all the sick,
as well as to our seniors. This
once-a-year event celebrates World Day of
the Sick on February 11th.
On
Sunday,
February 15th,
at all the Masses, all married couples
will have the chance to renew their
wedding vows. Plan to attend with your
friends and family and make it a special
Sunday for our married couples, on this
Valentine’s Day
weekend.
Coming
Saturday,
March 14th,
at 7:30 p.m. in the church, there will be
a dramatic presentation of the Gospel of
Mark, the Gospel we are reading this year.
This is a spectacular presentation of
scripture, light, and movement when
Michael Reardon prayerfully and powerfully
proclaims The Gospel of MARK. This is a
contemporary translation of scripture,
proclaimed in the oral tradition of the
early Church, designed with music,
lighting and costuming. The performance
is free, however, a good will offering
will be taken up at the end of the
performance. Mark your calendars and plan
to experience the power of the Word!
True
Prophets
In
Deuteronomy today we hear that God’s
very words will fill the mouth of a true
prophet, but a false prophet will, in a
manner of speaking, put mere mortal words
into God’s mouth. In Mark’s
Gospel, we see Jesus teaching and healing
as a true prophet, one filled with the
authority of God’s own voice, the
Holy One of God. There are, no doubt,
both false and true prophets around us
today. The whole history of our Church is
filled with both. Some false prophets
were extremely popular and quite
well-versed in scripture, and even held
positions of Church authority. But in
today’s Gospel we learn that
Jesus’ fame spread because he taught
with authority; he wasn’t an
authority because he was popular or
famous. Elsewhere, we also learn from
him, in his desert temptation
confrontations with Satan, that anyone can
quote scripture, even against God’s
purposes. Today we hear that his
authority was not like that of the
scribes, who held the official positions
of religious authority in his day. Our
work is to do our best to discern the true
prophets in our midst, and to be true
prophets as well. The psalmist tells us
how to do this: by not hardening our
hearts when God speaks. If we truly
listen to God, it will be God’s very
words filling our mouths.
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