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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento,, CA 95814 —January 25, 2015
3rd Sunday in
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento,, CA 95814 —January 25, 2015
3rd Sunday in
Ordinary Time
“COME AFTER ME, AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN.”
NEXT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1 IS
BROWN BAG SUNDAY
“PRAYING THE MASS”
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is expanding
its help to our downtown brothers and sisters in need
of food and nourishment. Currently, our Saint
Vincent de Paul Society administers to our homeless
through its Cathedral Square Homeless Program and
feeds the hungry with donated food. On Brown Bag
Sunday, donated lunches will be taken up during the
offertory as our gifts at all the Masses, and then
distributed to the hungry during that month. Please be
generous. See below on how to assemble lunches.
PRESENTED BY FR. BLAISE R. BERG, STD
We are happy to invite each of you to attend this very special
presentation sponsored by the Lay Canossian Association. In this
talk, Fr. Berg will shed light on how to enter more deeply into the
prayers, hymns and readings of the Mass. By understanding the
various parts of the Mass and the gestures, postures and prayers
that are associated with each, we can open ourselves more
abundantly to the graces that the celebration of the Mass offers to
us. This special event takes place on February 27, 2015, 7:00
p.m., at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Mercy Hall
(lower level). Parking is free in the structure located in the alley.
Light refreshments included. Share the joy of this occasion bringing a friend! All are welcome!!
CATHEDRAL ORGANIST REX RALLANKA TO
PRESENT 125TH ANNIVERSARY ORGAN
RECITAL FEBRUARY 6
Rex Rallanka, Director of Music, will present
an organ recital o celebrate the 125th year of
the Dedication of the Cathedral. This will be
Rex’s full-length organ recital at the Cathedral
since he began work here in November 2005.
Works by Buxtehude, Böhm, Bach, Schumann,
Dupré, Bovet, and Duruflé.. Friday, February
6 at 7:30 pm. A suggested donation of $15 will be taken at the
door. All proceeds support the Cathedral Square Homeless
Program.
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento,, CA 95814 —January 25, 2015
CATHEDRAL MASS
SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
(THIRD WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME)
1/24/2015
5:00 pm
Charles & Genevieve Fagan 
SUN 1/25/2015
3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 am
Cathedral Parish intentions
9:00 am
Joshua Thomas, S.I.
11:00 am: 40th Wedding Anniversary Ofelia
& Reynaldo Rallanka
MON 1/26/2015
ST. TIMOTHY & ST. TITUS
2 TIM 1: 1-8; LK 10: 1-9
12:10 pm: Edith Leon, S.I.
5:10 pm:
In Thanksiving
TUES 1/27/2015
ST. ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN
HEB 10: 1-10; MK 3: 31-35
12:10 pm: 52nd Wedding Anniversary
Lamberto & Adelaide Pangilinan
5:10 pm:
Special Intention
WED 1/28/2015
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, DOCTOR
HEB 10: 11-18; MK 4: 1-20
12:10 pm: Andrea Woodruff, S.I.
5:10 pm
Marcos Omas
THU 1/29/2015
HEB 10: 19-25; MK 4: 21-35
12:10 pm: Raul Leon & Family
5:10 pm
Titi Kila, S.I. \
FRI
1/30/2015
HEB 10: 32-39; MK 4: 26-34
12:10 pm: Telesforo Bacalla
SAT
WEEK AT A GLANCE
SUN 1/25/2015
9:00 am RCIA Class for children and teens
9:30 am Breaking of the Word
11:00 am Breaking of the Word for Children
11:15 am Religious Education (Spanish)
MON 1/26/2015
6:30 pm Evening Prayer RCIA Team
7:00 pm RCIA Class
7:30 pm SVDP Feed the Homeless Program
TUES 1/27/2015
7:00 pm English Teens Confirmation Class
7:00 pm Spanish Choir for 7pm Mass
WED 1/28/2015
7:00 pm Communion and Liberation
7:30 pm SVDP Feed the Homeless Program
THUR 1/29/2015
7:00 pm Spanish Prayer Group
7:00 pm Bible Study Class
FRI 1/30/2015
SAT 1/31/2015
10:00 am Religious Education (English)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
“COULD YOU NOT KEEP WATCH WITH ME ONE HOUR?”
WED & THUR 12:40PM-4:45PM FRI 12:40PM-3:45PM
TO SIGN UP CALL TITI KILA (916) 206-7846 OR (707) 6280340 OR E-MAIL TO CATHEDRALADORATION@GMAIL.COM
CATHEDRAL TOURS
NO 5:00 PM MASS ON FRIDAYS
EVERY SUNDAY AFTER 9:00 AM AND 11 AM MASSES
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Adoration, Chaplet of the Divine
Mercy and Benediction with the Relic of St. Faustina after 12:10 Mass
CATHEDRAL GIFT SHOP
CATHEDRAL PRAYER CORNER
LISA ANGELO
JOHN D. AMARO
BRANDON BARROWS
BROWN FAMILY
GEORGE BURNS
CHARLES CORDIMA
MARIA GUADALUPE CARDONA
DEMELLO FAMILY
ROBIN DUNTON
HARRY GABO
MONICA GABO
FRANK GARCIA
CRISTINA GONZALEZ
MARY GUILLORY-DEGAS
JOE DOSCHER
SILVIA GARCIA
CARLOS S. GOMEZ
CRISTINA GONZALEZ
LUIS GUTIERREZ
SCOTT HESPELER
KATI JANSEN
TIMOTHY JIMENEZ
NORMA KATINDOY
JOSEPH CRAWFORD LEON
MARCELINO MACARULAY SR.
VIRGINIA MANCENIDO
NILDA MEDINA
MARIA ELENA MONZANI
CLORAINE MIURA
ELIZABETH PAUL
ROSEMARY PLAIN
JOHNNY RAMIREZ
DOMINIC RENZI
JOANNE RENZI
MARIA ROKOMASI
DALING SANTOS
LILY DA SILVA
BRIAN SWANN
JEOFF SWANN
RALPH TAITANO
PHILIP WORTH
DONNA WORTH
MONDAY-ONLY 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND
EVERY SUNDAY 9:00 AM--3:00 PM
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process
of spiritual and educational
formation for adults who
seek to become full
members of the Roman
Catholic Church through
conversion of mind and
heart. The process is open
to all persons who
genuinely seek by God’s
grace to live their lives in
the Catholic Christian
faith. For details, please
call Sister Jenny at (916) 444-5364 or email to
jenny@cathedralsacramento.org.
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento,, CA 95814 —January 25, 2015
PRAYER AND LIFE WORKSHOPS
Would you like to have a PERSONAL, RELATIONSHIP
with the Lord?
To experience the FATHER’S
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE?
To learn and to deepen your life of PRAYER with
the Word of God?
To learn and to practice SEVERAL PRAYER
METHODS?
To learn and to practice SILENCE,
FORGIVENESS…?
THE PRAYER AND LIFE WORKSHOPS OFFERS YOU
THE TOOLS. The PLW is not a prayer group or a Bible
study.
COME AND FALL IN LOVE WITH GOD.
LET YOURSELF BE LOVED BY GOD.
We will begin on Thursday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m.,
María Goretti Room. There is no registration required;
however, we recommend that you sign up. Please contact
Martha Garduño at (916) 392-3780 for more information.
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TALLERES DE ORACION Y VIDA (TOV)
Te gustaría tener una relación personal, íntima con el Señor?
Experimentar el AMOR INCONDICIONAL DEL
PADRE?
Aprender y profundizar tu vida de oración con LA
PALABRA DE DIOS?
Aprender y practicar diferentes maneras de orar?
Aprender y practicar el SILENCIO, el
PERDÓN…?
Los Talleres de Oración y Vida te ofrecen las herramientas.
Los TOV no son un grupo de oración o clase de Biblia.
VEN Y ENAMÓRATE DE DIOS.
DÉJATE AMAR POR DIOS.
Iniciamos el Jueves 5 de Febrero a las 7:00 p.m. en el salón
San Juan Bosco. Aunque no hay inscripción, recomendamos
te anotes. Por favor comunícate con Virginia al 916-689-8443
o Evelyn al 916-388-9329.
POR FAVOR IMPRIMA CLARAMENTE
ACTUALIZACIÓN Y REGISTRO DE LA PARROQUIA DE LA CATEDRAL
GRACIAS
NOMBRE #1: _____________________ ____________ N OMBRE #2: ________________________ ____________________
(APELLIDO, NOMBRE)
A PELLIDO, NOMBRE)
DOMICILIO:
(DOMICILIO)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEFONO:
(_____) _________________ (_____) _______________________ (_____) ________________________
(CIUDAD)
(CASA)
(E STADO)
(C ELULAR)
(C ÓDIGO POSTAL)
(T RABAJO)
EMAIL: CASA ________________________________________ T RABAJO _________________________________________
MÉTODO PREFERIDO DE OFRENDA SEMANAL:
___ SOBRES DE OFRENDA (SERÁN ENVIADOS A SU HOGAR)
___ BILLPAY A TRAVÉS DE SU BANCO (GENERALMENTE REALIZADO EN LÍNEA EN EL SITIO WEB DE SU BANCO)
___ CATEDRAL WEB SITE: WWW.CATHEDRALSACRAMENTO.ORG (DONACIONES EN LÍNEA)
(DIOS LOS
BENDIGA POR SU APOYO A NUESTRA HERMOSA CATEDRAL.)
REGRESE POR FAVOR: 1) DEPOSITE EN LA CANASTA DE LA COLECTA EN MISA; 2) ESCANEAR A PDF FILE Y ENVÍA POR CORREO ELECTRÓNICO:
BLESSED@CATHEDRALSACRAMENTO.ORG; 3) FAX: 916-443-2749; O 4) CORREO: 1017 11 STREET, SACRAMENTO,CA 95814.
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All applicants must be high school graduates and 18 years old.
Positions available are:
MALE AND FEMALE COUNSELORS
HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER (RN, OR UPPER LEVEL
NURSING STUDENTS PREFERRED)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
2015 SUMMER SCHEDULE
Certification Training Week June 1-6
Staff Training June 7-13
Summer Camp June 14 – August 1
Post Camp August 2-5
All staff will be off after 9 p.m July 1 until noon July 5.
For more information or an application, contact Lori Rosene:
Camp Pendola, 28000 Rollins Lake Road, Colfax, CA 95713 530
-389-2780, www.pendola.org or LRosene@scd.org
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
CAMP PENDOLA
2015 SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES
CAMP PENDOLA
CAMP PENDOLA is the Diocese of Sacramento youth ministry
summer camp and has served children ages 6 to 17 for many
years. The camp is located in the Tahoe National Forest 91 miles
north-east of Sacramento near Camptonville, CA. If you want a
great experience in the out-of-doors, playing with children,
spending nights out under the stars, and growing in your skills
we would love to hear from you. It is the goal to have all hiring
complete by March 15, 2015, but hiring will continue until all
positions are filled.
Bishop Jaime Soto will celebrate the Annual Lunar New
Year Mass with the Sacramento Chinese
Cat ho lic Co mmu n i t y o n S u nd a y,
February, 8 , 2 015 at 3:00pm at the
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. We
invite Chinese Parishioners, Asians and
Friends to join us at the Cathedral of the
Blessed Sacrament for our New Year Eucharist.
The Ceremonial Tribute to our Ancestors, showing our
respect, filial love, and piety to them will be celebrated at the
end of Holy Mass. Come Celebrate with us!
THE CHINESE ZODIAC YEAR OF THE GOAT
CAMP PENDOLA summer of 2015 will offer a limited number
of positions to meet the needs of the campers and the program.
POR FAVOR IMPRIMA CLARAMENTE
ACTUALIZACIÓN Y REGISTRO DE LA PARROQUIA DE LA CATEDRAL
GRACIAS
NOMBRE #1: _____________________ ____________ N OMBRE #2: ________________________ ____________________
(APELLIDO, NOMBRE)
A PELLIDO, NOMBRE)
DOMICILIO:
(DOMICILIO)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEFONO:
(_____) _________________ (_____) _______________________ (_____) ________________________
(CIUDAD)
(E STADO)
(CASA)
(C ELULAR)
(C ÓDIGO POSTAL)
(T RABAJO)
EMAIL: CASA ________________________________________ T RABAJO _________________________________________
MÉTODO PREFERIDO DE OFRENDA SEMANAL:
___ SOBRES DE OFRENDA (SERÁN ENVIADOS A SU HOGAR)
___ BILLPAY A TRAVÉS DE SU BANCO (GENERALMENTE REALIZADO EN LÍNEA EN EL SITIO WEB DE SU BANCO)
___ CATEDRAL WEB SITE: WWW.CATHEDRALSACRAMENTO.ORG (DONACIONES EN LÍNEA)
(DIOS LOS
BENDIGA POR SU APOYO A NUESTRA HERMOSA CATEDRAL.)
REGRESE POR FAVOR: 1) DEPOSITE EN LA CANASTA DE LA COLECTA EN MISA; 2) ESCANEAR A PDF
FILE Y ENVÍA POR CORREO ELECTRÓNICO: BLESSED@CATHEDRALSACRAMENTO.ORG; 3) FAX: 916443-2749; O 4) CORREO: 1017 11 STREET, SACRAMENTO,CA 95814.
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento,, CA 95814 —January 25, 2015
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Discipleship
JON 3: 1-5, 10 • 1 COR 7: 29-31 • MK 1: 14-20
I
f today were not a Sunday we would be celebrating the
feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. During the Year of
Paul, Pope Benedict XVI used many of his Wednesday
audiences to teach about the saint. On Sept. 3, 2008, Pope
Benedict spoke specifically about the heart of Paul’s
conversion: the Risen Christ appeared as a brilliant light and
spoke to Saul, which transformed Paul’s thinking and his
entire life. “The dazzling radiance of the Risen Christ blinded
Paul; thus what was his inner reality is also outwardly
apparent, his blindness to the truth, to the light that is Christ.
And then his definitive ‘yes’ to Christ in Baptism restores his
sight and makes him really see.”
In the ancient Church, baptism was also
called “illumination” because baptism
gives light. Paul, healed of his inner
blindness, saw clearly. “Thus St. Paul
was not transformed by a thought but by
an event, by the irresistible presence of
the Risen One whom subsequently Paul
would never be able to doubt, so
powerful had been the evidence of the
event, of this encounter. It radically
changed Paul’s life in a fundamental
way; in this sense one can and must
speak of a conversion.”
JONAH
We have all heard about Jonah and the
whale, and many people have spent a
lot of time wondering how a whale could
have swallowed Jonah and then spit him
out on land. Trying to figure how a
whale could do this is a waste of time for
the event was never meant to be taken
literally. Not history, the Book of Jonah is one of the grandest
parables in the Scriptures. It is interesting precisely because it is a
parable, a fictional story written to cast us into the mystery of God
and God’s demands to practice mercy and forgiveness.
Nineveh had been the capital of Assyria, a kingdom that was
brutal in its conquests, and Israel was not spared its brutality.
Thousands died during Assyria’s attempt to conquer Israel. As
Assyria’s capital, Nineveh came to represent the most evil city the
Middle East had ever known.
Long after Nineveh had been destroyed by the Babylonians and
after Israel’s exile in Babylon, the Jews were greatly prejudiced
against outsiders. It is in this atmosphere the Book of Jonah was
written. In this parable God calls Jonah to go to Nineveh, the
city that represented evil and cruelty, and told him to call for its
repentance. It was a challenge for the listeners of this parable to
accept that God would invite anyone outside of Israel to faith let
alone brutal oppressors, but in the context of the story God not
only sends a prophet to these evil outsiders, He forgives the city
completely when it repents. Most would have not liked the
ending. They would have preferred that Nineveh would have
been completely destroyed; but instead they are told to extend
mercy. We, like Jonah, call for revenge and retribution, but God
calls for mercy.
Today we begin exploring the Gospel of Mark which we shall
continue to do throughout most of this Liturgical Year. In our
introduction to it today, we are given the Gospel’s two simple
themes: it tells us who Jesus is and
what our response should be. Jesus
came to call us to reform our lives.
Just as the Israelites had to reorient
their understanding of God, so do we.
We need an experience of the risen
Lord like Paul’s, an experience that
utterly transforms us. The response of
Paul to Jesus’ presence, the response
that Jesus asks of us, is discipleship, a
way of living that is clearly contrary
to the way our culture calls us to live.
Despite Jonah’s unwillingness to do
as God asked, we are attracted to
Jonah precisely because he is like
us. He did not want to walk into
the heart of evil and challenge it.
He tried to run from God’s call to
face evil just as we often do. Further,
when Jonah sees imminent revenge
on the people who all but destroyed
Israel, he becomes angry when God instead accepts their
repentance. Like Jonah, there is that part of us that looks
forward to seeing blood spilled.
We are also like Andrew, Peter, James and John in today’s
Gospel. Mark presents these men as being so instantly attracted
to Jesus that they leave everything. Yet we discover, despite
their radical departure, that they did not understand what
Jesus would teach them. At some points they even try talking
Jesus out of His mission.
We must take the challenge to meet and experience Christ is
such a way that we, through our own conversions, become
more like Paul who could never doubt Christ and become more
like the Apostles who despite their lack of understanding
stayed faithful anyway.
The Priest
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