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The Sunday Rosaries of May
are led by the
Societa del Santo Rosario
10:00 AM
May 3rd, 2015
Fifth Sunday of Easter - May Crowning
Our Lady of the Rosary Mission Statement
Rectory
1659 Columbia Street
Pastoral Center Parish Office
1629 Columbia St.
(619) 234-4820 ~ FAX (619) 234-3559 ~ www.olrsd.org
1668 State Street; San Diego, California 92101
Italian National Catholic Parish
Our Lady of the Rosary
Church Hall
1654 State Street
We, the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, are a pilgrim church. Under the
mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we grow as a people of God following Jesus,
celebrating the Eucharist, living apostolic service, continuing faith formation
and Marian devotions. We strive to bring the joy of the gospel and imitate Jesus
through compassion, mercy and love, especially for the poor and marginalized. We seek to be faithful stewards providing a heart and home for all. May Crowning
OLR
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We welcome all visitors to our celebration.
While Holy Communion may only be received by
prepared Catholics, our non-Catholic guests are
welcome to receive a special blessing from the priest
during distribution. Simply cross your arms on your
chest as you approach the priest.
Saturday, May 2:
5:30 p.m. Tony Guidi †
Julio & Lynn Guidi
Next Sunday, May 3: Fifth Sunday of Easter
7:30 a.m. Girolamo & Antonina Carini † Mimmo Carini & Family
9:00 a.m. Parishioners, Benefactors & Friends
10:30 a.m. Fr. Steven Grancini †
Carolann & Children
12 noon Angie Giacalone †
Frank & Suzanne LoCoco
Monday:
7:30 a.m. Vincenzo Crisci †
Madonna del Lume
12 noon Jennie Glazel †
Catherine & Maria Brower
Tuesday:
7:30 a.m. Rosie Sarkis
Mari, Jon & Family
12 noon Jack, Lilly & Frank Tarantino † Joann & Nick Pecoraro
Wednesday:
7:30 a.m. Catherine Ruth & Grobner Biedron † Jeanette Alessio Way
12 noon Fares Family
Thursday:
7:30 a.m. Perpetual Membership
12 noon John Riggs †
Rosalia & Frank Crivello
Friday:
7:30 a.m. Anthony Guidi †
Joanna & Lee Caudill
12 noon Mario Sanfilippo †
Chuch & Frances Sanfilippo & Family
Saturday:
7:30 a.m. Venus Weaver †
Family
12 noon Caterina Zizzo †
Dorothy & Sal D'Acquisto
5:30 p.m. (Vigil) Angie Giacalone †
Julio & Lynn Guidi
Next Sunday, May 10: Sixth Sunday of Easter
7:30 a.m. Nilsa Calabria †
Barbara Calabria
9:00 a.m. Parishioners, Benefactors & Friends
10:30 a.m. Matilda Vattuone †
Carolann & children
12 noon Sara Sabatini Bruno †
her children
4:00 p.m. Lickona Family
Grimm Family
Please remember that our daily Mass Calendar fills rapidly.
Presently the wait is eight to ten months in advance.
If you hope to have a mass celebrated on a special date,
look ahead and call early.
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Masses of the Week:
May 3rd to 10th, 2015
Congratulations to
Our Lady of the Rosary
Council 16175’s
newest 3rd Degree Knights!
John Boyce &
Fr. Albino Vecina
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Mother’s Day
Cards
If you wish to offer a
Mother’s Day Spiritual
Bouquet for your Mother,
living or deceased, come to
the Pastoral Center during
Office hours or see
Fr. Albino, Fr. Joe or
Fr. Louie after Mass.
Baptism Class
The next Baptism class will be Thursday, May
14th at 6:30 PM in the St. Gianna Room of the
Pastoral Center. Parents wishing to have their
child baptized and confirmed adults who have been
asked to be a godparent must attend this program,
which is regularly offered by all the parishes.
Wine Challenge
The Nuova Gen committee is hard at work
planning our next Ferragosto celebration, happening
this Summer on August 15th. There is a golden
opportunity for all of Little Italy to assist them
with the success of this event going on now. They
are looking to us to see who can bring in the most
donated bottles of wine for the night of the big
event. Please bring your donations by the Pastoral
Center during normal business hours! Thank you,
and see you all at Ferragosto 2015, Pompeii!
April 26th’s Collections
Weekly Goal = $11,000
Masses$6,172
Mailed In$1,130
Online
$877.50
Total
$8,179.50
Thank You for your continued generosity!
Wednesday Classes with Fr. Louis Solcia
We continue for a few more weeks with
Ecclesiastical Latin (20 minutes)
We will have question and answers for many
months to come on the Bible and morality
Please come and bring a GOOD JOKE
Little Italy, San Diego, CA
Faith Formation Corner
Registration 2015-2016
• Registration forms have been mailed.
Please register your child for 20152016 by May 31st.
• Remember to return your
“Missionary Childhood Boxes”
• Closing Children Mass is next
Sunday, May 10th at 9:00 AM
May Crowning
Today, Sunday, May 3rd at the 9 AM Mass,
Isabella Alvarez
will crown the statue of
Our Lady, assisted by
Isabella Arce,
Emily Balajadia,
Leilani Brooks,
Allison Johnson,
Katherine Morales,
Sofia Strachwitz,
& Mercedes Villarreal.
The girls represent our Sunday School
children. The May Crowning is sponsored
by the OLR Guild.
First Holy Communion
Please remember our First Holy
Communion students who have been
working hard for the last two years and will
be receiving their Sacrament for the first
time this coming Saturday.
Rehearsal
Rehearsal and Confession for the children
making their First Holy Communion is on
Friday, May 8th at 6:30 PM, in the Church.
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Liturgy Background
Remember that the Sundays of the Easter
season are devoted to the “Mystagogic
Catechesis.” Those who were received into
the Church at Easter must deepen their faith
and appreciation of the life of the Church during
the Masses of this season.
All is well if this union focuses on the joy of the
resurrection. But the union also means that we must
share the cross of Christ. The cross might be easier
to bear if the suffering comes from outside. But,
sad to say, quite often our suffering comes from
those inside the Church.
When a person becomes Catholic, he/she
expects that everything will be great in the Church.
Frequently, the new convert (the neophyte)
endures much suffering from the choice to become
Catholic. The expectation, then, is that all will be
well in the faith he/she embraces.
The branches of the Christ-vine must be
pruned in order to bear better fruit. The Christian
must experience setbacks and suffering which he
must patiently bear in Christ. Through the cross
he comes to full maturity in Christ. Whether
he realized it or not, Paul was “building up the
Church” in his quiet years at Tarsus — much
in the same way that Jesus saved us even through
his hidden life.
It should be so. But, sadly, that seldom
happens. There are difficulties, problems, trials.
Sometimes these are found in the very faith which
the neophyte has embraced. A possible theme of
today’s Mass is: What happens when things in the
Church don’t measure up to our expectation?
Our first reading tells of the life of. St. Paul.
He had been an intense persecutor of the faith.
By a special miracle on the road to Damascus,
he became a convert. He is filled with zeal for his
new faith, and he suffers much from his former
friends and coreligionists. He expects that all will
be wonderful in his new faith.
At first, it seems so. But many in the Church
were suspicious of this new convert. He might well
be a “mole,” someone sent to spy on Christians
and to prosecute them. Paul is first introduced to the
apostles by Barnabas. But the same group which
stoned Stephen now focus on Paul. The apostles
hustle Paul off to Tarsus where he spends many
years doing little to spread the faith. What a waste
of time and talent! But he was not appreciated,
not thanked, not used to preach his new faith. He
might well have given up because of this reality he
found in the Church.
In the gospel, Jesus uses the metaphor of the
vine and branches to show the union of members of
the Church and himself. The intimate relationship
between Christ and the Christian will later be
expressed by Paul, “I live now, not I, but Christ
lives in me.”
What happens when we don’t get our own
way? What happens when we think our talents are
not recognized? We can rebel. We can quit. We
can think that our faith-journey has been a waste.
We can think that we know better what is for the
good of the Church than any “leaders.” Or we
can humbly accept our lot, and offer ourselves in
union with Christ for the good of the faith.
The second reading resonates with this theme:
We are called to love, not merely in words, but
in deed and in truth. God knows the reality of
every situation. He knows the motives of our hearts.
Regardless of the pain, regardless of the cost, we
are called to faith and to love for all persons.
The cost may be our own crucifixion. It may
be a radical pruning of our pride. Let us pray
for the ability to be fervently faithful even when
things don’t go our way. Christ can save through
us even if our journey is not exactly the road we
might have chosen.
In addition to the models in today’s Mass,
we might think of the lives of the saints. Therese
of Lisieux is patroness of the missions, even
though she never left the cloister of the convent.
Other saints might have chosen brilliant careers,
but were called to work quietly for the Lord. Let us
pray that we may serve the Lord even when he
shows us the way of humility.
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OLR Guild Bake Sale
Don’t miss our Annual Bake Sale, sponsored by the Our Lady of the Rosary Guild.
The Bake Sale is this weekend, May 2-3, in the Parish Hall after each Mass.
The Bake Sale benefits our Parish as well as you and your taste buds, that is if you partake in it!
Try the excellent baking talents of our parish.
Sample them inside the Hall or bring them home for a special treat.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Padre Pio Devotions ~ Monday, May 4th
The Padre Pio Group will meet at 6:35 PM in the
Church for Recitation of the Rosary with Mass
at 7:00 PM followed by Prayers & Benediction.
Anyone is welcome to join us in Padre Pio
Devotions on the First Monday of the Month.
Our Lady’s Gifts will be open in the evening for
this event.
Sanctuary Candle Dedication
Remember your departed loved ones or special
intentions by purchasing a sanctuary candle for a
week. The two beautiful candles that hang on the
sides of the tabernacle will be lit in honor of your
request. For $20 a week you may purchase the
candles through the office during normal business
hours.
Baptisms ~ The following children have been joyfully welcomed into the family of God:
Cesare Nguyen Mangiapane, son of Francesco & Kathy Nguyen Mangiapane
Emiko Rose Moshier, daughter of Joseph Charles & Robyn Ellen Leilani VanDewark Moshier
Dillon & Megan Sgalio, children of John Andrew Sgalio & Loren True
God love & bless them always.
Marriage Banns ~ The following couples have exchanged a promise to marry in Christ:
Nicholas Cooper & Reem Madanat
Bradley Kelly & Sarah Marijana
Ralph Hajnrych & Elena Roma
Rest in Peace ~ Kindly pray for the repose of the soul of Gina Georgees, who was called to her eternal
reward. Please remember her and her loved ones in your prayers. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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May: The Month of Mary and Moms
May is the month we celebrate motherhood. Next Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day, but
Catholics traditionally dedicate the month of May to Mary, the perfect mother and model of
our faith. This tradition began in the 13th century as a way of Christianizing pagan festivals.
It was encouraged by Pope Pius XII in his encyclical on the sacred liturgy, by Pope Paul VI
in his encyclical Month of May, and Pope John Paul II called May “a Marian month.”
Here are some ways to honor Mary in the month of May
that are recommended by the Church:
The Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven, rejoice, allelujah . . . )
The Rosary
Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Consecration and Entrustment to Mary
The Brown Scapular and other Scapulars
Medals
These are witnesses of faith and a sign of veneration
of the Holy Mother of God, as well as of trust in her
maternal protection.
To learn more about these devotions, stop by Our Lady’s
Gifts and the staff will be glad to help you.
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Our Lady of the Rosary
Mass Schedule
Daily (Monday - Saturday): 7:30 am - 12 Noon
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00
(Noon Mass in Italian on 1st Sunday of the Month)
Holy Days: 7:30 am, 12:00 Noon, 7:00 pm
2nd Sunday, Gregorian Chant Latin Mass: 4:00 pm
Devotions
Sacred Heart: 1st Friday at 7:30 am
Blessed Mother: 1st Saturday at 7:30 am
Mother of Perpetual Help: Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Goretti Mass & Devotions: 1st Friday at 6:30 pm
St. Padre Pio: 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm
Sacraments
Baptism ~ Given to registered parishioners. Parents &
Godparents must attend a BAPTISM CLASS. Instruction
given on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the Month, 6:30 - 8:00
PM. Baptisms scheduled on the 1st Sunday of the Month.
Register Online.
Reconciliation (Confession) ~ Saturdays from 4:00 to
5:00 pm, weekdays 11:30 am to 12:00 noon, 30 minutes
prior to each Mass (must approach the altar and request
from the priest).
Matrimony ~ Notice is required 9 (nine) months in
advance and before any other arrangements are made (i.e.
hall rental, invitation printing, etc). Contact Timothy.
Christian Education Classes (CCD) ~ Offered to
all registered parish students attending public school.
Kindergarten through Confirmation attend on Sundays from
9 to 11 am. Registered private school students wishing to
receive Communion & Confirmation must attend the two
year program for each Sacrament.
R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ~
Instructions for Adults desiring to receive the Sacraments of
Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist meet Tuesdays at
7:00 pm in the Downstairs Hall from September to Pentecost
Eucharist For Homebound/Sick ~ Contact Sophie
Piconi at piconi@att.net to schedule receipt of Eucharist
at home.
Pastor
Fr. Joseph M. Tabigue, C.R.S.P.
Associate Pastor
Fr. Louis M. Solcia, C.R.S.P.
Fr. Albino M. Vecina, C.R.S.P.
Deacon
Stephen O’Riordan ~ deaconstephen@olrsd.org
deaconstephen.blogspot.com
Parish Office
Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Phone: (619) 234-4820 ~ Fax: (619) 234-3559
Pastoral Offices
Antoinette Cotton
antoinette@olrsd.org
(Office Manager/Accounting/Secretary)
Our Lady’s Gifts
shop@olrsd.org
Timothy Horning
tim@olrsd.org
(Bulletin & Newsletter Editor/Database Manager/
Accounting/ Weddings/Website)
Lori Lopez
lorilopez@cox.net
Angela Rieta
anglrieta@gmail.com
(Faith Formation Co-Principals)
Donna Piranio
(Receptionist, Mass Requests)
donna@olrsd.org
To Register
Come to the Pastoral Center or go to our website and fill
in the form found in the “Contact Us” tab.
You will be considered a Registered Parishioner
AFTER one year.
Our Lady’s Gifts
Pastoral Center Parking Lot
Monday - Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
(619) 234-0162 ~ shop@olrsd.org
Please, come to Church Dressed Appropriately!
To be modestly and tastefully dressed is a sign of respect for God, for our selves, and for others.
It’s a false assumption that God does not care how we dress. Jesus told us “Whatever you do to the least of my brothers,
you do it to me.” If our attire is indecently provocative (short shorts, strapless, backless, spaghetti strap dresses/tops, or
displaying cleavage), displaying unwholesome graphics (skulls, advertisements, scantly clad people) or tattered, it becomes
offensive to our brothers and sisters who are worshipping the Lord and therefore offensive to God’s Majesty.
Ask this question: “Would you dress this way before God?” You are! He sees everything and you are in His house.