Happy Labor Day, and more from Fr. Ron Week

St. Patrick Parish News & Updates

August 30, 2024 | Issue 35

A Word from the Pastor

August 30, 2024

Our nation celebrates Labor Day this weekend and it is an opportune time for us to reflect on the meaning of work in our Catholic social teaching.

Work is, in the words of Pope St. John Paul II, “a fundamental dimension of human existence on earth” (“Laborem Exercens,” No. 4). The Church, in reflecting on the dignity and purpose of human work, offers the faithful a rich vein of social teaching. Among the teachings the Church commends for reflection, criteria for judgment and action, I would offer the following points taken from the US Bishops’ conference statement “A Catholic Framework for Economic Life:”

— The economy exists for the person, not the person for the economy.

— A fundamental moral measure of any economy is how the poor and vulnerable are faring.

— All people have a right to life and to secure the basic necessities of life (e.g. food, clothing, shelter, education, health care, safe environment, economic security).

— All people have the right to economic initiative, to productive work, to just wages and benefits, to decent working conditions, as well as to organize and join unions or other associations.

Church teachings rightly remind us of the value of work: among other things, work enhances our human dignity, it is needed in order to form and maintain a family, and it contributes to the common good of our local, national and global communities.

These reminders seem especially appropriate for our reflection on Labor Day. Some of us may take these things for granted. For others, the opportunity to work and make enough to support one’s family may be elusive.

This Labor Day, let us reflect on the value of work and on how we recognize and respect the dignity of all workers, including those who have immigrated to our country. Undoubtedly, we can do more. I pray that we are first and foremost a people of charity. As St. James says in this Sunday’s 2nd reading: “Be doers of the word and not hearers only.” How does this Labor Day call us to commit ourselves to work for the opportunity for each person in our society to be productive, to make a living wage, and to be contributing members of our society?

In one Heart,

Fr. Ron

rmbagley@yahoo.com

A Labor Day Prayer

Almighty God, Creator of the world, we give you thanks for the gift of stewardship and work.

Deliver us, in our various occupations, from the service of self alone, that we may do our work in truth and beauty and for the common good.

God of justice, we pray for all workers, that they would receive fair compensation and treatment in their labor.

For those who seek work, provide jobs — both citizen and immigrant alike.

For those who cannot work, provide sustenance.

Make those who lead the industries and commerce of this country responsive to your perfect will.

Build up in the leaders of our country a respect for all labors.

Deliver us, Lord Jesus, from the maligning evils of greed, sloth, and gluttony that we may lead lives of holiness in service to you and our neighbor.

We ask all these things for our good and your glory. Amen.

[courtesy of Bread for the World]

In observance of Labor Day, all parish offices will be closed on Monday, September 2.

Coffee with St. John Eudes!

Who is St. John Eudes? If you’re interested in learning more about St. John Eudes and Eudist spirituality, join the Eudist Fathers and Associates for a monthly “Coffee with St. John Eudes” on the 2nd Friday of each month.

The next gathering will be held September 13, 9:00 AM. Fr. Azam Mansha, CJM will share about the Admirable Heart of Mary.

If you’re interested in joining "Coffee with St. John Eudes" or have further questions, email Fr. Azam Mansha, CJM:at azamvianney@eudistsusa.org

Meals for Our Priests

Please pray for Carl Nishihiri, the cook for our parish priests. Carl has served our priests for many years and is quite sick at the moment. He will not return to us for a while.

In the meantime, we are looking for parishioners who might make a meal for the priests and drop it off at the parish office. If you would like to do that, call the parish office to find out what dates are available. Our office staff can help you with the details.

From your parish priests: Thank you very much!

40 Days for Life

Opening Prayer Vigil: Saturday September 21 at 9:30 am

1964 Via Centre, Vista, near In & Out Burger

Bring a friend, share hope and pray for God’s grace.

Prayer Campaign: September 25 - November 3 – 7 am to 7 pm

Bach Concerto for FOUR Harpsichords

Bach arranged various Vivaldi concertos for organ and harpsichord. The Concerto in A minor, performed by Siebe Henstra, Menno van Delft, Pieter-Jan Belder and Tineke Steenbrink for All of Bach, is largely based on Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for four violins and orchestra. But of course, he gave it an exciting twist, as in Bach’s version the soloists play harpsichords and B minor changed to A minor.

Enjoy this unique and fascinating piece.

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

(OCIA) is a formation process which leads adults into full communion with the Catholic Church. It begins in September and culminates with the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil (April 19, 2025). The sessions are held every Sunday (except holiday weekends) after the 9:00 am Mass.

Who should enroll in this?

Those who have not been baptized and want to be Catholic
Those who were baptized in another Christian denomination and now wish to become Catholic
Adults who never celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation

All of these people form a community that learns and grows together in the faith as they journey together. While it includes information and learning about the teachings of the Church, it also aims to help the participants grow in faith, become more prayerful and experience Christian community. Participating in the 9:00 am Mass prior to the Sunday sessions is an important part of this formation and is an expectation for participants.

To enroll for OCIA, send an email to: rmbagley@yahoo.com

Fr. Ron will reply to set up a personal interview. If you have questions, contact Fr. Ron at the parish 760-729-2866 x309

Marriage Help!

October 4-6, 2024

Not willing to let go of your marriage? Many couples continue to struggle in a marriage but are not willing to give up on each other. There is hope.

Retrouvaille is a program designed to help struggling marriages regain their health. It helps a husband and a wife rediscover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together.

For more information about an upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, call 951-259-9474 or visit our website by clicking the box below.

Learn more here...

RETROUVAILLE- REDESCUBRIR

Para Matrimonios en Crisis

Septiembre 20-22, 2024

Si están sufriendo en su matrimonio, si no existe una comunicación significativa, o si han considerado la separación o el divorcio, Retrouvaille (Redescubrir) los puede ayudar.

Para más información, hablen al 619-423-0182

o visite nuestro sitio Web

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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.

Every diocese is affiliated with a metropolitan archbishop and a metropolitan archdiocese. Who is the metropolitan for the Diocese of San Diego?
In which sacraments is Sacred Chrism used?
In what country was Pope Francis serving as an archbishop, until he was elected pope, in 2013?
According to the gospel of John, what were the three languages used in the inscription on the cross of Jesus?
Who is the patron saint of the United States?

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

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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading

Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8

Moses tells the Israelites to observe the commandments that God gave them.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 15:2-3,3-4,4-5

Those who do justice will find favor with God.

Second Reading

James 1:17-18,21b-22,27

James teaches that Christians should be doers of the Word.

Gospel Reading

Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23

Jesus teaches that it is that which comes from our hearts that defiles us.

Background on the Gospel Reading

This Sunday, our lectionary returns to Mark’s Gospel after a number of Sundays in which we heard the Bread of Life discourse from the Gospel of John. Recall that we focus on the Gospel of Mark in Lectionary Cycle B, but substitute John’s report of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes for Mark’s report of this event.

In today’s Gospel, Mark provides a significant amount of information about the Jewish observance of ritual-purity laws. Most scholars believe that Mark includes this information because his audience includes Gentile Christians who have no knowledge or experience of these laws. We can infer, therefore, that many in Mark’s community were not Jewish Christians.

In this Gospel, Mark addresses the question of which Jewish practices would also be observed in the newly emerging Christian community. This was a significant question for the early Christian Church, especially in communities that included both Jewish and Gentile converts to Christianity. We also hear this question addressed in the letters of Paul with regard to table fellowship. In Gospel passages such as the one today, we see the Gospel evangelists finding justification for a Christian practice distinct from Judaism in the remembrances of Jesus’ teaching and the practice of his first disciples.

Jesus first criticizes the Pharisees for putting human tradition above God’s Law. Here, Jesus is referring to the tradition of the elders, the teachings of the Pharisees, which extended the ritual-purity laws of Temple worship to everyday Jewish life. Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for making this tradition equal to and as binding as the Law of Moses.

Next, Jesus comments on the meaning behind the Pharisees’ language of holiness—clean and unclean. Jesus teaches that a person is not defiled by the food that enters his or her body, but rather by sin that emerges from his or her words and actions. In this teaching, Jesus unmasks a deeper question behind the one posed to him by the Pharisees. The real issue is holiness, which is not found in external acts alone. Holiness comes from within and is evidenced in the actions and attitudes that emerge from a person’s life.

If we read today’s Gospel carefully, we will see a pattern in Jesus’ teaching method that will be repeated in the weeks ahead. Jesus’ first teaching is directed to the Pharisees who questioned him. Jesus’ words are then directed to the crowd, teaching that a person is defiled by his or her words and actions, not by the food that he or she eats. In verses omitted in today’s reading, we learn that Jesus returned home with his disciples, who in turn questioned him about what he had taught. The words we read at the conclusion of today’s Gospel are addressed to Jesus’ disciples. Mark’s narrative shows several audiences for Jesus’ teaching: his antagonists, the crowds, and Jesus’ disciples. As we see in this reading, the words to the Pharisees are often words of challenge. The teaching to the crowds is often a general, sometimes cryptic, message. With the disciples, who often misunderstand Jesus’ words, further explanation is offered about his message and its meaning.

Jesus’ words challenge us as well. In our desire to show that we are holy, we might also give too much credence to externals, following rules without thinking about the intention behind them. Jesus reminds us that we do not make ourselves holy by our actions. Rather, we become holy when we allow God’s Spirit to transform us. Our actions should be an expression of the conversion of our heart to God and to God’s ways.

The Goodness of God

This moving praise and worship song expresses a person’s deep trust in God. The chorus prays fervently:

All my life You have been faithful

All my life You have been so so good

With every breath that I am able

I will sing of the goodness of God

Confirmation Orientations

Orientation for Year One Families

is Sunday Sept. 8, 2024

Spanish speaking families should attend at 2:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.
English speaking families should attend from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Both orientations are in the parish hall.

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 les contestó, “¡Qué bien profetizó Isaías sobre ustedes, hipócritas, cuando escribió: ‘Este pueblo me honra con los labios, pero su corazón está lejos de mí. Es inútil el culto que me rinden, porque enseñan doctrinas que no son sino preceptos humanos!’ Ustedes dejan a un lado el mandamiento de Dios, para aferrarse a las tradiciones de los hombres”. (Evangelio San Marcos,7: 1-8. 14-15, 21-23). Se nos ha enseñado la importancia de venir a misa vestido bien, no masticar chicle antes y ni después de comulgar, de ayunar una hora antes, o de cumplir con los gestos y movimientos con dignidad, y muchas más. Y a cumplir con estas ‘tradiciones’ es la manera en que le demostramos el respeto a Dios, que se lo merece. En este 22 Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, miramos que Jesús no está impresionado de la manera que los fariseos y escribas se preocupan más de guardar las tradiciones de sus mayores que seguir el mandamiento de Dios. Y en su frustración, los llama “hipócritas”. ¿Acaso, todo lo que hacemos para la celebrar la misa con dignidad no es importante? Todo lo que hacemos necesita de llevarnos a una comunión con Jesús más íntima. O sea, que el Cuerpo de Cristo que comemos, su Sangre que bebemos, necesita cambiarnos, a ser más como Jesús. Que seamos más compasivos, más amables, más respetuosos con otros, “sin excluir a nadie”. Jesús nos reta que cuidemos más de lo que sale de nuestro corazón y mente. Jesús dice, “del corazón del hombre, salen las intenciones malas, las fornicaciones, robos, homicidios, adulterios…” Todo esto nos daña y dañan a otros. Leemos de nuevo este texto de nuevo, y preguntarnos, “¿Cómo me está hablando Dios con este texto?”. Recemos unos por otros.

“VIAJANDO POR EL CAMINO DE LA BELLEZA: ENTREVISTA CON LA DRA. JEM SULLIVAN” HAGA CLIC AQUÍ:

VIVIENDO NUESTRA FE: “¿QUÉ ES EL RICA/OCIA?”. Haga clic aquí:

OTRA REFLEXIÓN: “JESÚS NO CRITICA LA LEY” Haga clic aquí:

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