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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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Let us give
God glory by picking ourselves up
from our past and journey on as
disciples of
Jesus.
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First
Reading: Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22,
24b-25
It is I who wipe out, for my own sake,
your offenses.
Second
Reading: 2 Corinthians
1:18-22
Jesus Christ was not yes and no, but yes
has been in him.
Gospel:
Mark 2:1-12
The Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins.
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Focusing
on the
Gospel
As
today’s gospel
story unfolds, we come
to see that the man
carried to Jesus on a
mat actually suffered
from two types of
paralysis: physical (he
was carried to Jesus by
others) and spiritual
(Jesus forgives his
sinfulness). Jesus
looks beyond the
physical paralysis of
the man, and offers him
the deeper healing he
really needs. Like the
actions of God toward
the Israelites (see
first reading), Jesus
frees the paralytic, and
us, from the past and
opens a brand-new start
in
life.
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From
“Living
Liturgy”
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We
welcome
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Christopher
Adrian Gomez
and
Charles
Thomas
Harrison
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into
the Community
of Faith
through the
sacrament of
baptism.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Priest
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Sunday,
February
22nd
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8:00
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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BC
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10:00
AM
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People of
the Parish
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MP
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Noon
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Rodolfo
Teleb (D)
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BC
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Monday,
February
23rd
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8:00
AM
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Vocations
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BC
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Tuesday,
February
24th
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8:00
AM
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George
& Clementina Martinic
(D)
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MP
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Wednesday,
February
25th
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8:00
AM
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People of
the Parish
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BC
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12:00
PM
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Deceased
Members of the
Parish
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BC
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7:30
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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MP
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Thursday,
February
26th
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8:00
AM
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Deacon Alex
Aragon (L)
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BC
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Friday,
February
27th
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8:00
AM
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Arthur
Rapues (L)
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BC
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Saturday,
February
28th
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8:00
AM
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Michael
Malunay (L)
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BC
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5:00
PM
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Lucy
Fernandez (L)
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BC
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COLLECTION
TOTALS - February 15, 2009
First Collection Total -
$4,368.04
Second Collection Total -
$1,686.50
(Helping Hands)
Our Second Collection this Sunday is
for our Special Projects Fund.
Next Sunday is our annual
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
Pledge.
Thank
you for supporting your parish
and your Catholic
Church!
Wednesday, February 25th is Ash Wednesday
and the first day of Lent.
Mass
times will be:
8:00
a.m.
12:00 Noon
7:30 p.m.
Ashes
will be dispensed following all of the
Masses. During Lent, we will celebrate
Mass on Wednesday evenings at 7:30p.m. and
Friday evenings there will be Stations of
the Cross at 7:30p.m.
Lenten
Fast and Abstinence
During
the season of Lent, the whole Christian
community enters into a journey of
conversion. The three Lenten practices
from earliest times are prayer, fasting
and almsgiving. Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday are universal days of fast and
abstinence in the Church. Fasting means
that Catholics 18 to 59 years of age are
expected to eat only one full meal and two
other, smaller meals, not to equal a full
meal. Catholics 14 and older are expected
to abstain from meat (beef, poultry, pork)
on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all
Fridays of Lent. Let us enter into this
holy season of grace, opening ourselves to
God’s presence and praying for the
catechumens and candidates preparing for
the Easter sacraments. If you have a
serious health condition which prevents
you from fasting, you are
excused.
Immaculate
Heart Radio’s On-Air Pledge
Drive
will be held Tuesday, March 10th through
Thursday, March 12th from 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. each day at Immaculate Heart
Radio’s Live Studio located at Mater
Dolorosa’s Parish Hall in South San
Francisco.
Please
join the Immaculate Heart Radio Staff for
our upcoming Pledge Drive. Meet Catholic
radio personalities, be interviewed live
on the radio, pray the Rosary with our
staff, and participate in Adoration. You
will enjoy fellowship with Catholics in
your area, talk with listeners and witness
their testimonies, and experience the joy
and peace that comes from sharing your
Catholic faith. Refreshments served all
day. Free giveaways!
Spaces
are limited: Sign up for any time between
the 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pledge Drive.
Call Debora Heinrichs at (866) 774-3278
ext. 221 or email her at
dheinrichs@ihradio.org.
Thank you for your support of our
Catholic faith!
Coming
Soon! “Faith Café
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Every
Tuesday, 3:45 PM -5:00 PM or 7:30 PM-8:30
PM
March 3rd through April 7th
As
you prepare for Easter,
see the magnificence of God’s extreme
love for
you!
All
adults 18 years and older are invited to
spend six weeks exploring a deep and
never-ending love meant just for you
– a love that began with God the
Father became visible in God the Son, and
lives in each of us today through God in
the Holy Spirit. Join in any day or any
time. This small group discussion in the
Parish Hall explores the salvation story
in six parts:
Extreme
Need
Extreme Commitment
Extreme Sacrifice
Extreme Mercy
Extreme Glory
Extreme Love
Please
join us, and plan to make this a part of
your Lenten Journey.
TEEN FAITH
CAFÉ
Every
Sunday, beginning March 1st through April
5th—11:00 a.m. in the Parish
Hall.
For
more information, contact Rachael Smit at
(650) 588-8175
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