FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Saturday / Sunday April 21 & 22, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS Sat. Apr. 21-5pm: †Marlene Mullin Sun. Apr. 22-7am: 8:30am: Pro populo 10:30am: The Souls in Puragtory 12:30pm: Nancy Coxwell Mon. Apr. 23- 8am: †Yves Deuyper 6pm: Gerardo & Pat Baccay Tues. Apr. 24- 8am: Ba Dinh Family 6pm: Dan & Lori Wed. Apr. 25- 8am: †Elvira Bigotta, †Giovanna Long 6pm: †Robert Francis Reilly Thu. Apr. 26- 8am: Ivana Kirola 12pm: Helen Voegele Fri. Apr. 27- 8am: †Ester Ketton 6pm: Maria Katherine Baula Sat. Apr. 28- 8am: †Richard Wogsland 10am: Josee Ducasse 5pm: Rachel Walker

Our Lord’s Patience If Our Lord, innocence itself, bore heroically so many tortures, physical and moral, to redeem us and sanctify us, should not we, who are guilty and who by our sins are the cause of his sufferings, consent to suf-fer with him and with his intentions? Should not we cooperate with him in the work of our purification and sanctification, and partake in his glory by sharing in his sufferings? Noble and generous souls add to these mo-tives the motive of zeal. They suffer to fulfil what is wanting of the sufferings of Christ and thus work for the redemption of souls. Here lies the secret source of the heroic patience of the saints and of their love for the Cross. (A. Tanqueray, The Spiritual Life) *** To understand the Sacred Scriptures, we should be guided by the actions of Christ and the be-havior of the saints; these should be our criteria. During his trial before Caiaphas, “one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand saying, ‘Is that how you answer the high priest?’ Jesus an-swered him, ‘If I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?’” (Jn 18:22-23) Christ did not, actually, present the other cheek to that man, as he had hinted in the Sermon on the Mount (cf. Mt 5:39); nor did St Paul to anyone. Therefore, a mere literal interpretation of the beatitudes falsifies their significance. The precept of presenting the other cheek to an aggressor refers to a disposition of the soul; when re-quired and fitting, we must bear a second affront, even a greater one, from an aggressor, without falling into sadness. This was the attitude of Christ, giving his body over to the final onslaught. Those words uttered by Jesus are, therefore, a lesson for us. (St Thomas, Commentary on the Gospel of St John, 18). *** If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the Cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the Cross, and did so patiently. “When he suffered he did not threaten; he was like a sheep led to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth.” Therefore Christ’s patience on the Cross was great. (From Patience: The Path To Victory by Chalres Bel-monte)

There are Masses open for intentions on May 11,15,19,26,28, and 30.

Please keep in your prayers….Fr. Stan Zak, Fr. Bill Marshall; Mary Walker; Alex Porcuna; Lewis Mullen; Carmel Mahoney; Nancy Duenas; Vic and Nancy Mi-loslavich; Kathryn Rieger; Judy & Louis Delligatti; Rose Bloom; Stella Lurton; Sue Weber; Laura Mont-gomery; Sara Zendejas; Rosaline White; Josephine Palacios; Francis Martinez, Mike Rodriguez; Paul Ehr-furth; John Ehrfurth; Anaidel Perezarevalo; Janice Siliger; Robert Martinez, Laverne Seliger; Eddie Mar-tinez; Sylvester Bell, Keith Borchers; Arthur Connick; Theresa Kunihira, Lianne Claver, Paul Oei, Mike Boz-zardi, Betty Garland, John Benish, Diane Kasdan, Mi-chael Quinones, Marc Wyborny, James Smithwick, Maureen Nassiri, Rose Grimm.

In memoriam: †Yolanda Cattoche, †Brad O’Leary, †Titus Ekanem, †Cornelius McCauley, †Lenaye Ir-ving, †Jeffrey Garland, †Myrna Lanzar, †Barbara Shadix, †Bridget Connolly, †Virgil Garcia, †Wanda Krawczyk, †Bill Leitao, Requiescant in pace.

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Rev. Canon Olivier Meney Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland

Canon Meney - (510) 604-0391 or canon.meney@institute-christ-king.org

YOU ARE AT SAINT MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH HUB OF THE LATIN MASS LITURGY IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

The Traditional Latin Mass (now called by the Holy Father: Mass in the Extraordinary Form) is brought to you through the ministry of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

WHAT IS THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST?

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right whose goal is the honor of God and the sanctification of priests in the ser-vice of the Church and souls. Its specific aim is missionary: to spread the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ in all spheres of human life. Our work is carried out under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception, to Whom the Institute is consecrated.

Recognizing the importance of a deep harmony between faith, liturgy, life, and the power of beauty in attracting the human senses to the things above, an integral part of the Institute’s charism is the use of the traditional Latin Liturgy of 1962 for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the other sacraments. Great care for a solemn liturgy, complete fidelity to the doctrine of the Church and the Holy Father, and awareness of the central role of Grace, especially Charity – these are essential elements of the Institute’s spirituality, which is drawn from its three co-patrons, St. Benedict, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Francis de Sales.

Our motto is “Live the truth in charity." The Institute operates in more than fifty places in twelve countries, where our priests focus on the care of souls in many different ways. To assist our priests in their apostolic work, the Institute also has clerical oblates. In 2004, a community of religious sisters was canonically established to aid the priests in their mis-sion through prayer and apostolic work.

The Institute was founded in 1990 by Monsignor Gilles Wach. Today, the motherhouse and international seminary of the Institute is located in Gricigliano, in the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy.

The Institute serves the faithful of the Bay since 2005 at St. Margaret Mary in Oakland and at Five Wounds in San Jose (Mass at 12:30 pm on Sunday, 12:15 pm on Weekdays but Sat. at 7:30 am)

TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Wednesday, Low Mass at 6:00 PM Thursday, Low Mass at 12:00 PM (Noon) Friday, Low Mass at 6:00PM Saturday, Low Mass at 10:00 AM Sunday, Low Mass at 7:00 AM High Mass at 12:30 PM Reception Every Sunday after 12:30 PM Mass Feast Days Mass at 6:00 PM

Please refer to the Institute’s online bulletin for updates

CONFESSIONS Confessions are offered half hour before daily

Masses, during Sunday Mass, and upon request for those who cannot make it to confession on the

above mentioned schedules.

Homebound Visits, House Blessings, Spiritual Direction

Do not hesitate to call Canon Meney to have a visit or the blessed Sacrament brought to your beloved

ones. Cell phone number is (510) 604-0391 Spiritual direction is available upon request.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued): 2nd Sunday as usual. We’ll resume on 2nd Sunday & Vigil in June. Volunteers needed for after the 12:30 Mass, 1 time a month. Training will be pro-vided. It’s easy! We are accepting donations of books. If you have books to donate, please bring them to the stage in Fr. Kozina Hall. We will add appropriate books to the library or will sell at upcom-ing book sale to raise funds for library purchases. Please contact Lily Mullen for more information at (925)827-1946 or lily.mullen@gmail.com. ● To all parents that have a child graduating from College, High School or Junior High, save the date for our 4th Annual Baccalaureate Mass. Tenta-tive date for the Mass is on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at 5:00PM. RSVP to stmmworks@ymail.com. ● For our CCD/Religious Education programs, the classes offered include: Pre-First Com- munion (1st grade); First Communion (2nd grade); Post-First Communion (Grades 3-4); Grades 5 and 6; Pre-Confirmation, Confirmation, and our St. John

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our 2nd Annual Torch Science Fair will be held in the Kozina Hall on Saturday April 28. For information contact Laurie Kennedy at kenn-sieb97@gmail.com.

● Join us on Friday, May 4th at 7PM in Fr. Kozina Hall (St. Margaret Mary’s, 1219 Excelsior Ave, Oakland, CA) for a simple soup supper (meatless soup and bread) and a family friendly mov-ie with popcorn! This month’s movie will be “The Perfect Game” and the soup will be potato cheddar. Feel free to bring your camp chairs and blankets for the kids. Folding chairs will be available. $10 per person, $25 per family (payable @ door). Proceeds will be donated to the medical assistance fund to help with expenses.

● Please join us on Sunday, May 6 in the Kozi-na Hall after the 10:30 AM Mass for Hotdog Lunch to benefit our medical assistance fund and the Wy-borny family!

● Mark your calendars for Friday, May 18th at 7PM for our monthly young adults’ potluck in the Parish hall! As usual, gentlemen please bring dessert and ladies and couples please bring side dish! Main dish provided (gluten free will be available too). Please feel free to invite any young adult 18+ that might be interested!

● Parish Library Update: Note the SJGR Li-brary will open on May 19 after the vigil Mass, and on May 20 after the morning Masses. Due to First Holy Communions we won’t be able to open on the

MESSAGE FROM FR. GLENN NAGUIT: I’d like to ask you to please pray for our chil-dren who will be receiving their First Holy Com-munion next month, as well as for our young people who will be receiving an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation. Also, please remember the three men who will be ordained to the Sacrament of Holy Orders for the Diocese next month. Their names are Reverend Misters Jose Bazan (who had served at Masses here in St. Margaret Mary), Jimmy Macalinao, and Mar-io Rizzo. Their ordinations will be at the Cathedral on May 25, Friday, at 7pm, through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by Bish-op Barber.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Paul II Youth Group. Please share this notice with others that may have an interest in Catechism Classes at St. Margaret Mary Church. Thank you! Contact Lori Libby at tmmworks@ymail.com or the parish office 510.482.0596. The remaining dates for our CCD Classes are the following: April 29: CCD: Classes meet May 6: Final CCD Classes. May Crowning. May 12: Holy Communion rehearsal and Confes- sions. May 13: First Holy Communion with Procession with the image of Our Lady of Fatima June 2: Confirmation rehearsal and Confessions (Noon in Church) June 3: Confirmation with Bishop Barber at the 10.30am Mass followed by Corpus Christi Procession.

● If you or anyone you know desires to be re-ceived into the Church, to be baptized, or receive the sacrament of Confirmation as an adult, please direct him/her to call the Parish Office and speak with Fr. Glenn Naguit. Adult catechumate classes are held on Sunday mornings in the Parish Office with Dr. Steve Cortright and Lynn Suer. Catechumate sessions start anew in the Fall for baptism or reception into the Church on next year’s Easter Vigil.

● A temporary parking space has opened up for us. The owner of the empty lot at the corner of Chat-ham and Park has graciously offered us the use of this space. We intend to use the lot only on Sundays. The entrance to the lot is along Park Boulevard. There are handouts available in the vestibule describing where the “parking stalls” are. The traffic in the lot moves counter-clockwise. The lot closes at 3pm on Sundays. Not knowing how long we have the use of the lot, let’s take advantage of the owner’s gracious gesture in the meantime.

● To all individuals and families that make up St. Margaret Mary’s: a year-long subscription to FORMED.ORG. FORMED.ORG is an online platform that al-lows you to access fine Catholic books, movies, audio materials, Bible studies, children’s books, materials for youth and young adults, catechetical programs, and more. You may download many of these materials to

For Better or For Worse No believer in an abstract Deity or a vague Power behind the universe can comprehend this mys-tery of joy in suffering, for such a God reigns but does not govern. He asks no sacrifice, therefore He does not dignify man, who wants to love by giving. On the lower levels of reason, without faith in the Redemptive Cross, man is unarmed to live and under-stand his life. What he calls "fate," or "bad luck," or "misfortune," or "incompatibility," is looked upon as a resistance to his ego. To the Christ-dominated soul, these seeming contradictions are seen in relation to the totality of God's plan, or as invisible rays of light putting man in touch with the sound and video of Heaven's eternal purposes. Life then becomes a con-quest of unity, a progressive triumph over distraction and digression. In marriage, the union of husband and wife is seen first as co-operation; with the birth of children, it becomes corporation. If joys come, then it is con-corporation with Christ in His Glory, but if sorrow comes, it is as incorporation to His Cross. But the husband and wife who would set limits to their creative love, and determine exactly the minimum number of concrete living objects to which their love will extend, necessarily incapacitate themselves to embrace a cross. Nothing so untrains a soul as the limitation of creative goodness. Such rationalization of love, or perhaps better its atomization, can never grasp those suprarational joys which come from ac-cepting everything from God's Hands, whether it be a child, childlessness, or a cross. Trials and misfortunes endured with Christ-love diminish the suffering of others. It prevents them from multiplying like a pestilence. Any dissolution of the marriage bond wrecks another home and spoils another heart. Not only does the faithful spouse per-fect his own soul, but he absorbs the agony of anoth-er, as Christ took on the sins and infidelities of man-kind. Life is made less rough for others by localizing marital infections, and thus preventing them from be-coming epidemics. Those who understand not the Cross call on others to help them make their boredom less boring. What these unspirited lives seek on the outside, the Christian through the Holy Spirit of Love finds on the inside. God gives a curing without destroying, an illu-mination without burning, a making tender without touchiness. Even in the midst of little crosses, the Spirit makes life be seen not as a "road out," but simply "closed for repairs." An officer in the last World War, after being wounded, made the offering of the wounds to Christ, and then said to his friend: "A piece of the Infinite is under construction!" (From Three To Get Married by Fulton Sheen)

MUSIC Prelude: Trio, Obrecht Hymns: 413 The strife is o'er, the battle done 133 Vidi Aquam, 546 Regina Caeli 5pm (Sat.) Heritage Mass, Alstott. 8:30am: Missa Jubilate Deo, Gloria #17, missalette 10:30am: Gregorian Mass IV Offertory: Christ has made the sure foundation #561 Comm: Sheep May Safely Graze, JSB Postlude: Fugato, Mathias Van den Gheyn

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) your smart-device. Many individuals have already claimed their free subscription when the Parish subscribed last year. This is a great resource for teachers, including homeschool teachers, catechists, and for anyone wanting to learn more about the Cath-olic Faith. This is made possible through the gener-ous Sunday offering of our parishioners. To register, visit FORMED.ORG, and register with the Parish Code 7328CP.

● Mother’s Day Mass and Brunch at San Damiano Retreat Center will be offered on May 13 at the retreat center, Danville. The 10 a.m. Mass is fol-lowed by brunch. Tickets are $40 for adults, $15 for children under age 13. Register at www.sandamiano. org or call 925.837.9141 x315.

● 2018 Bishop’s Appeal Update: The Parish has raised $9,045 which is 41.30% towards our goal of $21,900. Thank you to those who continue to support Bishop Barber in his ministry. If you wish to contribute directly to Bishop’s Appeal, please find envelopes in the vestibule desig-nated for the Appeal. Or you may donate at the next second collection for the Appeal on May 6.

Meditation The teachings of St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Jesus suggest a method of meditation which is especially well adapted for brining souls to divine intimacy and preparing them for contemplation. St. John of the Cross gives us the distinctive note of this method: “The end of meditation and men-tal consideration of divine things is,” he says, “to ob-tain some knowledge and love of God” (Ascent of Mt. Carmel, II, 14,2). We see at once that the emphasis is not placed on the work of the intellect, nor on the “speculative knowledge” of God and of the truths of faith. Rather, it rests on “loving knowledge,” which, of course, has its support in thought, but thought that is affectionate, permeated with love, and that surges from a loving heart. When we love a person, we come to know him intuitively, and thus, better and more easily than those who might study him more mi-nutely, but without love. St. Teresa of Jesus speaks in the same sense and says that prayer consists “not in thinking much, but in loving much” (Interior Castle IV, 1). Thought is always subordinated to love. While we do think during the meditation, our purpose is not to become more learned, but to increase our ability to love God more. Consequently, the work of the mind will be oriented especially to the realization of God’s love for us; and this, by reflection on the various manifesta-tions of infinite love. It can well be said that there is no divine mystery or truth of faith which does not, in some way, speak of the excessive love of the Lord. The more we are convinced of this love, the more pro-found will be our “loving knowledge” of God; and at the same time, we shall feel an ever increasing im-pulse to return love to Him who has first loved us so greatly. Thus, meditation, the discourse of the intel-lect, will bring us spontaneously to the exercise of love. For this reason we do not give the principal place in our prayer to reflection and reasoning, how-ever lofty and sublime they may be; but we make use of them only insofar as is necessary to awaken love within us, to place us and maintain us in the actual exercise of love. If in meditation we should not give first place to thought, neither should we go to the opposite ex-treme and neglect the necessary effort and application. We should apply the following method: Even before reading the point of the medita-tion, we should take great care to put ourselves in the presence of God, seeking by means of an energetic act of the will to put aside all alien thoughts, all preoccu-pation and haste. (From Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, OCD)

Weekly update April 7 & 8 Year-to-Date

Actual - 1st Plate $4.805 $69,530

WeShare -Regular $1,160 $26,544

Total 1st Plate $5,965 $96,074

Goal $6,400 $89,600

Variance (-$435) $6,474

This weekend’s second collection is for the Ins. & Assessment. The collection for Bishop’s Appeal totaled $1,049. Next weekend’s 2nd collection is for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Thank you!

T HE S ISTERS OF THE I NSTITUTE OF C HRIST THE K ING T HE A DORERS OF THE R OYAL H EART OF J ESUS

G RICIGLIANO , F LO RENC E , I TALY

To support the work of the Institute of Christ the King, Divine Providence has brought about the formation of a community of contemplative nuns dedicated to reparation and adoration of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest. Leading a non-cloistered contemplative life, the sisters offer their daily prayers and sacrifices particularly for the priests of the Institute and the souls entrusted to them.

In June 2004, Ennio Cardinal Antonelli, Archbishop of Florence, vested the first three sisters with their hab-it. In Spring 2007, they already number nine sisters and four postulants, from France and the United States.

Like the priests and oblates of the Institute, the Adorers of the Royal Heart hold three co-patrons as the guiding lights of their spirituality: St. Francis de Sales, St. Benedict, and St. Thomas Aquinas. From St. Francis de Sales' doctrine of Divine Love, the sisters draw the pattern of their vocation: to be in constant pursuit of growth in Love, which should always be founded on Truth.

The Benedictine aspect of their charism is reflected in the central place of the Church's Liturgy in their daily life. Holy Mass and the Divine Office celebrated in the classical Roman form, form the rhythm of each day. In St. Thomas Aquinas, the sisters find the clar-ity and structure of thought necessary for their formation and ever-deepening understanding of the mysteries of our Catholic Faith. Finally, it is through their principal patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception, that they seek to conform their lives and their whole beings to the Royal Heart of Her Divine Son--thus their motto, In Corde Regis ("in the Heart of the King").

Their day is centered around prayer - Holy Mass and the Divine Office in the traditional Latin form, one hour of mental prayer and one hour of Eucharistic adoration in the evening, the Rosary, etc. Punctuating this rich life of prayer are periods of manual labor and intellectual training, including instruction in Gregorian Chant, Latin, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Theology, as well as the learning of crafts such as sewing, lace-making, and the care of liturgical vestments and altar linens.

Bright Future As the community expands, it is foreseen that foundations will be made alongside the apostolates of the Institute of Christ the King, where the sisters will be able to provide support for the apostolic work of our priests. It is foreseeable that the sisters will eventually make a foundation in the United States. There are at present two American sisters, and the amount of vocational inquiries from the United States is ever increasing.

Recently, the Sisters were given a building that will serve as their future convent. At present, it is in need of extensive repair. Howev-er, the Sisters are certain that with prayer, generous donors will come to realize the importance of their work.

Vocations For inquiries about vocations to the Sisterhood, please contact the Institute's US Provincial Headquarters in Chicago.

INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

DIOCESAN APPROVED TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS APOSTOLATE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTU PROPRIO, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM

IN THE DIOCESE OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

3rd Sunday After Easter April 22, 2018