A prayer for July 4th from Fr. Ron, week 26

St. Patrick Parish News & Updates

June 28, 2024 | Issue 26

A Word from the Pastor

June 28, 2024

You may have seen in the headlines that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has been charged by the Vatican with schism. That term means to separate oneself from the Church. One can do this by rejecting the authority of the Church or by acting or teaching in a way that shows himself to be apart from the Church.

Archbishop Vigano had a long career as a Vatican diplomat. Initially he broke with Pope Francis in August 2018 over the case of Theodore McCarrick in the U.S. (That was probably a legitimate gripe but he pursued it in a malicious way.) Since that time, he has attacked Pope Francis on a number of Church teachings and has called into question the legitimacy of the pope’s election. Vigano has also chosen to reject much of the teaching of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).

While there is room in the Church for legitimate disagreement on issues that are not part of the Deposit of Faith (official teachings), Vigano has crossed the line. He has been called by the Vatican to respond to the charges against him.

Let me be clear: part of being Catholic is loyalty and obedience to the Pope. I was taught that lesson from my earliest years in Catholic school. (I suspect many of you learned that as well.) I have lived under 7 popes in my lifetime and I have not always agreed with everything they have said or done. But I have never challenged their authority or degraded them in any way. I don’t understand how people can call themselves Catholic and not follow the pope.

Therefore, any bishop, priest, deacon or lay person who publicly challenges the authority of the Pope is not worthy of the name Catholic. Any website, blogger or television program that continuously challenges Pope Francis is not worthy of the name Catholic. (I won’t name them, but you probably know who they are.)

The divisions in the Church mirror those in our society. Although we may not always agree about how things should be done, we need to maintain our unity around the teachings that are fundamental to our Catholic faith. When discussing things about which there can be legitimate disagreement, we need to learn how to have civil and respectful dialogue. Otherwise, the whole Church will move to schism.

In one Heart,

Fr. Ron

rmbagley@yahoo.com

A Prayer for Independence Day

God, source of all freedom,

this day is bright with the memory of those who declared life and liberty are your gift to every human being.

Help us to continue a good work begun long ago.

Make our vision clear and our will strong:

that only in human solidarity will we find liberty,

and justice only in the honor that belongs to every life on earth.

Turn our hearts toward the family of nations:

to understand the ways of others, to offer friendship,

and to find safety only in the common good of all.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

– from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers

Parishes Offices Closed

In observance of the Independence Day Weekend, all parish offices will be closed on Thursday July 4 and Friday July 5. Have a good weekend.

PRAYER FOR SUMMERTIME

Loving God, Creator of all times and places, we thank you for the gift of summertime, the days of light, warmth and leisure.

Thank you for the beauty that surrounds us everywhere we look: the multi-colored flowers, the deep blue of the sky, the tranquil surface of lakes, the laughter of children at play, people strolling in parks, families gathered around picnic tables and the more time to spend with family and friends.

As we open our eyes and ears to the landscape of nature and people, open our hearts to receive all as gifts. Give us that insight to see you as the Divine Artist. Help us to realize and appreciate that you are laboring to keep all in existence. Warm our souls with the awareness of your presence.

Let all the gifts we enjoy this summer deepen our awareness of your love so that we may share this with others and enjoy a summertime of re-creation.

AMEN

Altar Servers

We are ready to train more altar servers for our Masses at St. Patrick Parish. If you would like to be an altar server, you must fulfill the following criteria:

Permission from a parent or guardian
Be a baptized Catholic
Attend our religious education classes or go to our parish school
Have made your First Communion
Have finished the 3rd grade
Are willing to serve whichever Mass you are assigned
Will attend the training sessions this summer

If you meet these criteria and want to become an altar server, one of your parents should send an email to joinaltarservers@gmail.com

Include your name, age, grade you will enter in fall 2024, and contact information for the parent.

Coffee with Saint John Eudes

On Friday, July 12 at 9:00 am, join Fr. Bill Rowland for Coffee with St. John Eudes. This month’s topic is “Because of Baptism Our Christian Life Is the Continuation and Fulfillment of the Life of Jesus.” It will take place in the Parish Library. Beverages and snacks will be served along with good conversation.

Annulment Seminar

What is “Marriage” in the understanding of the Catholic Church? How is it different than the understanding of marriage in our society? What is “Annulment” in the teaching of the Catholic Church? What are some of the common misconceptions about annulments? What is involved in pursuing a petition for annulment of marriage? Are there other options for addressing a failed marriage?

Come find out the answers to these and other questions at a presentation given by Father Steve Callahan, Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of San Diego, on Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 pm in the Saint Patrick Parish Center. Come with your questions.

Gloria by Vivaldi

A famous work by Antonio Vivaldi (“the red priest”) - Gloria in D major, for solos, choir and orchestra, is here performed in 2018 in the Varaždin Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Croatia).

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Catholic Trivia

"Catholic Trivia”... not because they are trivial but because these might be things that not everyone knows. Test your knowledge by reading the five questions, remember your answers (or jot them down), then click the link below to find the answers.

When was the Church in the United States officially established?
Who was America’s first Catholic Bishop?
Who was the first Catholic President of the United States?
How many members of the 118th Congress of the United States are Catholic?
Who are the six Catholic members of the Supreme Court?

Feel free to email Fr. Ron with ideas for future Catholic Trivia questions rbagley@stpatrickcarlsbad.com

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B

First Reading

Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Death entered the world through the work of the devil.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13

A prayer of thanksgiving to God for having rescued us

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15

As Christ became poor for our sake, so must we share with those in need from our abundance.

Gospel Reading

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus heals a woman afflicted with a hemorrhage and raises Jairus’s daughter from death.

Background on the Gospel Reading

For today’s Gospel, we continue to read from the Gospel of Mark. Last Sunday we heard about Jesus calming the storm, the first of four miracles that Jesus performs in the vicinity of the Sea of Galilee. Each of these four miracle stories offers us a glimpse at Jesus’ power. This week we hear about the third and fourth miracles, skipping the second miracle, the healing of a man from Gerasene who was possessed by a demon.

Today’s Gospel reports two stories of healing. One story tells us about a father’s great love for his dying daughter. The other story tells us about a desperate woman who risks much as she seeks healing from Jesus. In each story, the request for healing is itself a courageous act of faith, and yet very different circumstances are represented by the lives of each suffering person.

Jairus is described as a synagogue official, a man of considerable standing in the Jewish community. Distraught over his daughter’s poor health, he approaches Jesus and asks him to heal her. Although Mark doesn’t provide many details, we can imagine that his daughter has been ill for some time and that her condition is deteriorating.

As Jesus leaves with Jairus, Mark describes a second person who seeks healing from Jesus, a woman with a hemorrhage. This woman secretly touches Jesus from behind and is immediately cured. In response, Jesus turns and asks who touched him. Jesus’ disciples, always a little clueless in Mark’s Gospel, help us envision the scene. The crowds are pushing in on Jesus, and yet he, knowing that power has gone out of him, asks who touched him. The woman could have remained anonymous, yet at Jesus’ question she steps forward and acknowledges what she has done. Jesus responds by acknowledging her as a model of faith and sends her away in peace.

At this point, we can imagine Jairus’s impatience with Jesus; his daughter is dying and Jesus hasn’t helped him yet. As if to build a sense of urgency, messengers suddenly arrive and confirm Jairus’s worst fear: his daughter has died. Jesus curiously ignores their message and reassures Jairus. When they arrive at Jairus’s home, they find family and friends mourning the girl’s death. Jesus enters the room of the dead girl, takes her by the hand, and instructs her to arise. Jairus’s faith in Jesus has not been in vain; his daughter is restored to life.

The contrasts between Jairus and the woman with the hemorrhage are stark and revealing. One is a man, the other is a woman. One is a public official, an important person in the community. The other is a woman who has lost everything to find a cure to a condition that separated her from the community. One approaches Jesus publicly. The other approaches Jesus secretly. Yet in each case, faith leads them to seek out Jesus in their time of need.

The Gospel concludes with Jesus’ instructions to remain silent about this miracle. This is typical of Mark’s Gospel and is sometimes referred to as the messianic secret. Repeatedly, those who witness Jesus’ power and authority are instructed to not speak of what they have witnessed. These instructions appear impossible to obey, and it is difficult to understand the purpose of these instructions. But in each case, they seem to emphasize the fact that each individual, including the reader of Mark’s Gospel, must, in the end, make his or her own judgment about Jesus’ identity. Each individual must make his or her own act of faith in affirming Jesus as God’s Son.

Be Not Afraid

During the early days of the Covid pandemic, many people lived in fear of the unknown. In this video, some famous Catholic singers/songwriters offer hope by recording this famous song from their homes.

Family Mass

Our next Family Mass will be on Sunday, July 14 at 9:00 am.

Come and bring the whole family.

Religious Education Preschool to 8th Grade

We are here to support parents in forming their children in the Catholic Faith and to engage families in our parish community where we worship and grow together in faith.

The online registration of sacramental preparation and faith formation for children age 3 to 8th grade is open. Visit the Parish Religious Education website:

Religious Education info here...

You will find general information about the program and learn what we offer for early faith formation, sacramental preparation and classes for students as they continue after their First Communion.

For more information and to register in person, please contact our office at 760-729-8442 or MDornisch@stpatrickcarlsbad.com

Blessings. Margit Dornisch

Religious Education and Family Ministry

Un Saludo de

parte del Diacono Miguel,

“Jesús notó al instante que una fuerza curativa había salido de él, se volvió hacia la gente y les preguntó, ‘¿Quién ha tocado mi manto?’”. (Marcos 5: 21-43). El domingo pasado, el evangelista, Marcos, escribía del gran poder de Jesús, que podía calmar las tempestades y el mar. Para los judíos del tiempo de Jesús, sólo Dios tenía poder de las tempestades y el mar. Pero ahora ven cómo Jesús tiene el mismo poder, por eso, espantados se preguntan, “¿Quién es este, que hasta el viento y mar obedecen?” Y en este XIII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, leemos cómo Jesús cura a la mujer que padecía flujo de sangre desde hacia 12 años. Y ahora revive a la niña del jefe de la sinagoga, que tenia sólo 12 anos de edad. Jesús va a su lado, la toma de la mano, y le dice, “¡Óyeme, niña, levante!” ¿Quién puede curar y levantar a los muertos? ¡Solamente Dios! Este domingo, escuchamos estas historias importantes para nosotros, Dios es vida y quiere que vivamos en su vida. En la primera lectura del Libro de la Sabiduría, el autor dice que “Dios creo al hombre para que nunca muriera, porque los hizo a su imagen y semejanza”. Estas palabras son para nosotros. Quizás nuestras habilidades van desterronándose. Quizás luchamos con alguna tentación o pecado. Quizás hemos permitido al diablo que nos distraiga o nos confunda y vivimos tristes, enojados, o sin esperanza. En el Evangelio de este domingo, miramos cómo la mujer con su enfermedad o el jefe de la sinagoga, reconocen que solamente Jesús puede hacer el milagro, y con su fe se acercan a Jesús, y su vida es restaurada. Jesús quiere ser lo mismo con nosotros. Con fe, acerquémonos a Él, y miremos lo que pasa.

LA MISA, PASO A PASO: “ORACIÓN DESPUÉS DE LA COMUNIÓN”. HAGA CLIC AQUÍ:

VIVIENDO NUESTRA FE: “RECIBIR LA EUCARISTÍA NOS ABRE AL CAMBIO”. Haga clic aquí:

OTRA REFLEXIÓN: “TU FE TE HA CURADO, VETE EN PAZ’” Haga clic aquí:

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