Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 26, 2017

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH

1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 415-897-2171

FAX 415-897-8251 Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH “Empowered by the Spirit of God we celebrate Jesus’ presence in Prayer,

Liturgy, Sacrament and Service”

God feeds the bird and clothes the flowers. Do not be anxious; God knows all your needs (Matthew 6:24-34)

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Darlene Belluomini, Al Budzeleski, Betty Burke, Steve Cantor, Adita Claire, John Coffman, Janeen Corda-Brady, Maureen Crist, Paula DiStefano, Bunny Dodson, Jeff Drucker, Ann English, Gennaro Fiorentino, Henry Haase, Margaret Hamlett, Terry Hanley, Florence Haron, Mary Ann Holtom, Kiera Hynes, Johnny Johnston, Bridie Keenan, Sharon Kielty, Tom Knego, Marjorie Lane, Julia Matos, , Wanda Mower,

Catherine O’Brien, Ray Ostertag, Dalton O’Sullivan, Cindy Paladini, Gabriella Passa, Alyce Quiss, Alice Rosaire, Alex Ruiz, Margarita Ruiz, Arlene Schober, Lauren and Janice Seale, Louise Shipman, Anita Skinner, Matt Sowick, Sue Steinbach, Paula

and Dan Stilling, Sarah Stryker, Mary Stryker, John Stuber, Niloo Vahid, Loretta Van Vleck, Kathy Weddle, Teresa Welsch, Cathy Westover, Dory Wivens

We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been on the list for some time. Please call the Rectory to have someone

included on the Prayer List.

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in

the loving arms of Christ, especially:

Sal Miceli

Mass Intentions February 18 to February 26

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 2/25 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Will Rigney + Jean Holt + Eduardo Arango + and Pilar Ramirez +

BC BC JML

Sunday 2/26 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

John Mueller + Bea Horan + OLL Parishioners

NH BC JML

Monday 2/27 9:00am Constania Alvarez + BC

Tuesday 2/28 9:00am

Helen Winters + NH

Wednesday 3/1 9:00am 6pm 8pm

Will Rigney + Rick Andrews +

BC NH JML

Thursday 3/2 9:00am

Kate Andrues + JML

Friday 3/3 9:00am Joseph N. Lehmann + BC

Saturday 3/4 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Tom Edwards + Bea Horan + OLL Parishioners

BC BC JML

Sunday 3/5 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Susan Lee Baldarama + Cathy Westover (L) Maria Senovia Puineda +

BC NH JML

BC: Fr. Brian Costello JML: Fr. Juan Manuel Lopez NH: Fr. Neil Healy, JP: Fr. John Piderit, ; RR: Fr. Ray Reyes

JA: Fr. Jorge Aria, MR Fr. Mark Reburiano

Rev. Brian Costello frbrian@ollnovato.org Ext.227

Pastor

Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez Parochial Vicar ext. 221

Church of the Assumption Parish 1-707-878-2208

Rev. Neil Healy In Residence EXT 233

Patrick Reeder EXT. 234 Parish Manager

Office Staff Erin Troy EXT. 222

Allen Shirley EXT. 236

Our Lady of Loretto School Mrs. Kathleen Kraft, Principal

415-892-8621

Parish Religious Education

Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171 ext.225

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

415-897-2171 ext.277

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER 415-301-0514

EMERGENCIES ONLY PLEASE

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

7pm Spanish Vigil Mass

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 Noon Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday3:00pm-4:00pm

Rosary Monday—Thursday after 9am Mass and 5:30pm

Friday after 9am Mass and at 5pm Sunday at 3:00pm

Baptisms

Please contact the Rectory- Catechesis Required

Marriages

Please contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Our Lady of Loretto

St. Vincent de Paul Society 415-497-5090

Visit us on the Web www.ollnovato.org

E-mail us: church@ollnovato.org

Our Lady of Loretto School is dedicated to excellence in education that is Christ centered and rich in Catholic tradition. With Christ as the model and teach-er, we foster the development of students who are: Compassionate, Humble, Re-

sponsible, Involved, Spiritual, and Thinkers.

We are currently accepting applications in grades TK—7th. Our Lady of Loretto School admits students of any race, color , nationality and religious affiliation.

Catholic Charities Lenten Activities “Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly” We invite you to join Catholic Charities to experience Lent in these concrete ways:

Tour one of our programs to grow in awareness about the needs in our community;  Share your time by becoming a volunteer;  Make a difference by donating to those in need. 

Visit our website at https://catholiccharitiessf.org/all-opportunities/ to sign up for a Lenten opportunity or for more information please contact Diana Contreras, Volunteer Manager at 415 972 1227 or volun-teer@CatholicCharitiesSF.org.

Dear Friends, We have already received a tremendous response in gifts and pledges and our archdi-ocesan annual appeal for 2017 has the look of success. This year our goal is to increase parish participation for the AAA to 100%. Last year, 30% of you participated in the appeal, and from that 30% we were able to raise over

$135,000. I hope that each parish family will offer a gift to the appeal to help support the work of the Church throughout our Archdiocese. Please complete your donation card, as found in the pews, in a spirit of prayer, generosity, and Chris-tian stewardship. No gift is too small when given from the heart! Please be sure to mail your gift to the Archdiocese or place it in the offertory basket. On behalf of all those whose lives will be changed by your gift, thank you! Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of our Lenten Season. Masses are at 9am, 6pm, and 8pm in Spanish. For those of you who live and work here in Novato, a simple Prayer Service will begin at 12:15pm. Ashes will be distributed at all the above mentioned celebrations. On Fridays of Lent, we will have Stations of the Cross: English Stations at 6pm and Spanish Stations at 7:30pm. Maria Cresine’s Memorial Mass is coming Tuesday, February 28th at 11am. Maria was a long time parishioner here who helped out with the candles in Church. Maria had no family. OLL was here family! A reception will be put on by Helping Hands after the Mass. Go with God, Maria. You will be missed! Have a Great Lent! Father Brian

2017 Special Collections Schedule March 26—Catholic Relief Services April 14—Holy Land (Good Friday) April 23—Black and Indian Home Missions/ Catholic Home Missions May 14—Catholic Charities CYO appeal May 28—Catholic Communication Campaign June 25—Peter’s Pence (Holy Father) September 17—Priest’s Retirement Fund October 22—World Mission Sunday November 5—St. Patrick’s Seminary November 19—Campaign for Human Development December 10—Retirement for Religious

F A Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on

fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When

fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well

as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full

meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are

binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from

age 14 onwards.

Members of the Eastern Catholic Churches are to ob-

serve the particular law of their own sui iuris Church.

If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the

Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal

fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus,

and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to cele-

brate more readily his Resurrection.

THIS WEEK IN CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY:

Confirmation & Youth Ministry resumes this week! We'll see our middle school students on Monday & high schoolers on Thursday, both from 7-8:30 in the convent! The OLL YOUTH MINISTRY GIFT SHOP will be open again this spring for a two-week fundraising event! Mark your calendars for the weekends of March 4/5 and March 18/19. This is a perfect oppor-tunity to purchase your First Communion and Confir-mation gifts as well as Mother's Day and any other special occasion! Your purchases will go toward supporting our youth ministry teens who will be trav-eling again this year to Steubenville San Diego.

RCIA/Adult Education Our Lady of Loretto RCIA Program meets at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday, upstairs in the Con-vent. The topic on February 28 is: Morality I: Moral Decision-making. All adults are invited to participate.

OLL Adult Faith Formation

Please join us for our Lenten Series Road to Corona-tion which we are presenting to registered participants on Wednesdays at 10am in the convent chapel during Lent. Road to Coronation presents a vivid portrait of Je-sus the Servant King — who welcomed outcasts as fami-ly, touched and raised the dead, performed miracles that made astonishing theological statements, and confound-ed the spiritual authorities of His day. Five days after Je-sus entered Jerusalem, the center of religious and politi-cal power, His "coronation" took place ... on a cross. Vin-dicated in the resurrection and enthroned in the ascen-sion, Jesus calls us to listen, believe, and follow. The dates for the classes are as follows: 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, & 4/5. For more information, please con-tact Amy Reeder at (415) 897-6714 or by email to amy@ollnovato.org or Annie Troy (415) 897-2171 x 277 or by email to annie@ollnovato.org. Registration is required and open to the first 30 participants. Our next meeting of the OLL Book Club is taking place on Thursday March 2 at 10am in the Convent Chap-el. We will discuss William P. Young's novel The Shack. Please join us for coffee, treats, discussion, and fellowship. If you are not currently on our email list, please contact amy@ollnovato.org and I'll send you the discussion questions ahead of time.

Carmelite Monastery 530 Blackstone Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 The Discalced Carmelite Nuns cordially invite you to attend their annual Novena to St. Joseph from March 11th to March 19th, with Mass and Vespers celebrated at 4:00 p.m. each afternoon, in the Monastery Chapel. This year’s Novena will be conducted by Rev Jose Luis Ferroni, OCD, a Carmelite Friar of the Cali-

fornia/Arizona Province of St. Joseph. Father is in resi-dence at the Monastery of Mount St. Joseph in San Jose. Father is an outstanding homilist and will share with us his great love of St. Joseph. We hope you will join us for these nine days of prayer and reflection.

CYO Track Registration is now open! CYO track is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. Practices will be held twice a week beginning in mid-March. There are two meets and the season goes through May 21st. Registration ends March 1st. Contact Marie Tyler and Mary Ann Hayes at cyotrack@ollnovato.org with questions. Eligibility requirements can be found at https://ollnovato.org/cyo-athletics under documents. You can register online at https://school.ollnovato.org (click on OLL Community tab, then Athletics).

HELP SUPPORT MARIN CATHOLIC

The Marin Catholic Parents Association will present “One Starry Night,” the school’s annual fundraising Auction and Fashion Show on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael. The show will fea-ture more than 250 students on the catwalk, modeling the latest fashions from local boutiques and stores across Marin.

Two shows will be presented. The luncheon event begins at 10:00 am with the MC Marketplace filled with unique gift items, followed by lunch catered by Il For-naio and the fashion show. The evening event starts at 5:00 pm, with cocktails, wine and live auctions, dinner by Il Fornaio, fashion show and dancing. Tickets for the luncheon are $75.00, dinner show tickets are $165.00.

The MC Marketplace is open to the public for free from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and carries the latest home de-cor, clothing, and accessories from local Marin bou-tiques.

Proceeds from this event directly benefit our stu-dents by supporting Marin Catholic’s excellent programs and allowing the school to offer tuition assistance to fami-lies in need.

This Week at OLL February 26 - March 5 Sun. Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mon. Tue. Helping Hands Prayer Group—1pm—Church Perpetual Help Prayer Group—6pm—Chapel Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm Wed. ASH WEDNESDAY (See Fr. Brian’s Letter for Mass Times) Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Thurs. Choir Practice—Church—6:30pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel –9:30am Sun. First Sunday of Lent

Esta semana en OLL 26 Febrero — 5 Marzo

Domingo: Octavo Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario Martes: Helping Hands Grupo de Oración por la Iglesia-1pm JPC Discipulados—Capilla del Convento –7pm Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro-Chapel-6pm Al-Anon-Convento - 7:15 pm Miércoles: Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5pm Sab: Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Primer Domingo de Cuaresma

MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR WE NOTICED THAT VERY FEW OF YOU WERE UTILIZING THE BLUE ENVELOPES WE SENT HOME . WE DECIDED NOT TO

SEND OUT THE BLUE ENVELOPES THIS JANUARY BUT WE ARE HAPPY PROVIDE THEM TO YOU IF YOU

WISH TO USE THEM.

PLEASE CALL ERIN TROY AT THE RECTORY. 415-897-2171 EXT 222

The Best Vitamin

for a Christian

is……..

B1

and one of the best

“dispensaries”

is …..

Cursillo

“Vitamize” your faith this Lent by making a Cursillo

this March.

Some spaces are still available. Contact Jean & Tom Nelson

(415) 892-2348

or check out

marincursillo.com

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Empezó nuevamente la Cuaresma, este tiempo anual en que recordamos y celebramos los cuarenta días que Jesús pasó en el desierto, donde fue tentado por Satanás. El mismo nombre “Cuaresma” recuerda la importancia del número 40 en la tradición judeo-cristiana. Cuarenta fueron los días del diluvio, los días en que Moisés y Elías pasaron en la montaña de Dios, y los años que el pueblo de Israel caminó por el de-sierto a la tierra prometida. El número 40 en la Biblia simboliza las pruebas y dificultades de la vida terre-nal. Cuarenta es el número de la preparación para algo importante y de crecimiento en la vida. La Cuaresma cristiana que se remonta hasta el si-glo IV no sólo conmemora los días que Jesús pasó en el desierto, sino que debe ser un tiempo para reflexio-nar acerca de nuestra propia vida con sus pruebas y dificultades. El Papa León Magno describe la Cuares-ma como un retiro durante el cual los fieles, recordan-do el ejemplo de Jesús, se preparan para celebrar la Pascua con un corazón purificado y la práctica perfecta de la vida cristiana.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Dios nunca te olvidará (Isaías 49:14-15) Salmo — Descansa sólo en Dios, alma mía (Salmo 62 [61]). Segunda lectura — No juzgues, sólo Dios juzgará (1 Corintios 4:1-5). Evangelio — Dios alimenta a las aves y viste a las flores. No estés ansioso; Dios conoce todas tus nece-sidades (Mateo 6:24-34).

TIEMPO OPORTUNO El mejor momento de hacer algo es entre ayer y mañana. —Anónimo

Queridos amigos, Ya hemos recibido una tremenda respuesta en donaciones y promesas y nuestro llamado anu-al arquidiocesano para 2017 tiene el aspecto de éxito. Este año nuestro objetivo es aumentar la participación parroquial para el AAA al 100%. El año pasado, el 30% de ustedes participaron en la apelación, y desde ese 30% pudimos re-caudar más de $ 135,000. Espero que cada familia de la parroquia ofrezca un gidft a la súpli-

ca para ayudar a apoyar la obra de la iglesia a través de nuestra archidiócesis. Por favor complete su tarjeta de donación, tal como se encuentra en los bancos, en un espíritu de oración, gen-erosidad y mayordomía cristiana. ¡Ningún regalo es demasiado pequeño cuando se le da el corazón! Por favor asegúrese de enviar su regalo a la Arquidiócesis o colocarlo en la canasta de ofrendas. En nombre de todos aquellos cuyas vidas serán cambiadas por su regalo, gracias! El Miércoles es Miércoles de Ceniza, el comienzo de nuestra Temporada Cuaresmal. Las misas son a las 9am, 6pm, y 8pm en español. Para aquellos de ustedes que viven y trabajan aquí en Novato, un simple Servicio de Oración comenzará a las 12:15 pm. Las cenizas se distribuirán en todas las celebraciones mencionadas. Los Viernes de Cuaresma, tendremos Estaciones de la Cruz: Estaciones Inglesas a las 6pm y Estaciones Espa-ñolas a las 7:30 pm. La misa conmemorativa de María Cresine está llegando el martes 28 de febrero a las 11 de la mañana. María fue un parroquiano de largo tiempo que ayudó con las velas en la Iglesia. María no tenía familia. OLL estaba aquí familia! Una recepción será puesta en Ayudando a las manos después de la Misa. Vaya con Dios, María. Se le echará de menos! ¡Tenga una gran Cuaresma! Padre Brian

Ayuno y Abstinencia

Todas las personas de 14 años de edad en adelante están

obligadas por la ley de abstinencia. Todos los adultos hasta

los 60 años de edad están obligadas por la ley del ayuno.

La disciplina canónica actual para la penitencia para los

Estados Unidos, además al carácter general del tiempo de

Cuaresma, se puede resumir de la siguiente manera:

El Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo son días de abstinencia de carne y también días de ayuno; esto es, limitado a una sola comida completa.

Los otros viernes de Cuaresma permanecen días de abstinencia de carne.

Los viernes del año, fuera del tiempo de Cuaresma, permanecen como días de penitencia, pero cada persona puede substituir la abstinencia de carne tradicional por alguna otra práctica de arrepentimien-to voluntario o penitencia personal; esto puede ser mortificación o templanza física, o actos religiosos, o de caridad, o de testimonio cristiano.

NO SE INQUIETEN Pareciera que las personas tienden a inclinarse hacía el lado equivocado en asuntos sin importancia. De pronto pueden engancharse con decisiones de poca importancia como qué cenar o qué ropa poner-se. Es frecuente que una tragedia sea la que ayude a la gente a volver a centrarse en lo que realmente es importante. ¡Qué ropa debo ponerme es tan irrele-vante cuando tengo que ir a una sesión de quimiote-rapia! ¡Qué hay para cenar también es irrelevante para quienes están desempleados! En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos dice que no nos preocupemos. Él no dice: “No coman. No coci-nen. No compren ropa”. Él dice: “No te preocupes”. Jesús nos pide que no abandonemos nuestras respon-sabilidades sino que hagamos a un lado a nuestra ansiedad. La ansiedad demuestra una falta de con-fianza y Jesús nos recuerda que “Nuestro Padre en el Cielo sabe” qué es lo que necesitamos (Mateo 6:32).