N ATIONAL S HRINE OF S AINT F RANCIS OF A SSISI SERVED BY THE CAPUCHIN FRANCISCANS Very Reverend John De La Riva, O.F.M. Cap., Rector Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, J.C.D. Archbishop of San Francisco ELEVATOR ACCESS: Please ask the Rector or one of our Shrine volunteers if you need assistance with our Main Church elevator, or automatic door for the Porziuncola Nuova chapel. Church & Office: 610 Vallejo Street (at Columbus) San Francisco, CA 94133 Office: (415) 986-4557 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Email : [email protected]Website: ShrineSF.org April 28, 2019 Second Sunday of Easter—Divine Mercy Sunday Then Jesus said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe." — John 20:27 confessions Monday—saturday: 11:00 AM—12:00 Noon Also by appointment Mass Times Monday — Saturday: 12:15 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM National Shrine hours Historic Church: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sunday Open Certain Holidays Porziuncola Chapel: 10:00AM - 4:00PM Monday - Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sunday Saturdays in the Chapel: Holy Rosary Sodality at 2:30PM & Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00PM First Saturdays in the historic church: St. padre pio prayer group 10am—1pm Marriages at the Shrine * By special permission • All inquiries: Please contact the Shrine office for Rector’s initial assessment • Note: Arrangements at least six months in advance Baptism • Contact the Shrine office for details
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N A T I O N A L S H R I N E O F
S A I N T F R A N C I S O F A S S I S I
SERVED BY THE CAPUCHIN FRANCISCANS
Very Reverend John De La Riva, O.F.M. Cap., Rector
Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, J.C.D.
Archbishop of San Francisco
ELEVATOR ACCESS: Please ask the Rector or one of our Shr ine volunteers if you need assistance with our Main Church elevator, or automatic door for the Porziuncola Nuova chapel.
Church & Office: 610 Vallejo Street (at Columbus) San Francisco, CA 94133 Office: (415) 986-4557 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturdays in the Chapel: Holy Rosary Sodality at 2:30PM & Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00PM
First Saturdays in the historic church: St. padre pio prayer group 10am—1pm
Marriages at the Shrine * By special permission • All inquiries: Please contact the Shrine office for
Rector’s initial assessment • Note: Arrangements at least six months in advance
Baptism • Contact the Shrine office for details
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SUNDAY’S READINGS
First Reading — A large number of people gathered, bringing the sick, and all were cured (Acts 5:12-16).
Psalm — Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). Second Reading — Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives (Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19). Gospel — The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts (John 20:19-31).
DAILY MASS READINGS Monday: St. Catherine of Siena Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: St. Pius V Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: St. Joseph the Worker Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: St. Athanasius Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Ss. Philip and James; First Friday 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 Saturday: First Saturday Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
11:00 am
12:15 pm
12:15 pm
12:15 pm
12:15 pm
12:15 pm
12:15 pm
† Deceased members of the Phan and Mai Families
Andrew Mai (Intention)
† Gerald T. Havey
† Samuel & Mary Rose Mantione
Andrew Mai (Blessings for First Holy Communion)
Andrew Mai (Intention)
† Suor Maria Chiara Serafina di Gesu Ercolini
Mass Intentions — APRIL 28 to MAY 4
ASSISI PARDON
PORZIUNCULA PARDON is always available under the conditions the Catholic Church has stipulated.
The conditions for receiving the Porziuncula Pardon are: To receive the Porziuncula Indulgence, one must receive sacramental absolution and receive Holy Communion at Mass. Additionally, one must visit a church where one prays at least the Creed and an Our Father for the intentions of the Pope. Additionally, one must be completely free of any attachment to sin; if this condition is not met, the indulgence is partial rather then plenary. At the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, the Pardon of Assisi may be received on October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (in the Shrine Church); on any two days of one’s own choosing during the year (one day in the Church and one day in the Porziuncula Nuova); and as often as one makes a formal pilgrimage as part of a group to the Shrine Church or to the Porziuncula Nuova. (One may receive a plenary indulgence only once a day and it may be applied to oneself or to the soul of one of the faithfully departed.)
The Lord is indeed risen, alleluia! The staff of the National Shrine
prays for a joyous and blessed
Easter season for you, your
family and dear ones.
We thank those participants who
joined in our Lenten and Holy
Week liturgies, and especially our
generous volunteers who gave of
their time and assistance.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
How to recite the Chaplet prayers
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary Rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
1. Make the Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. Optional Opening Prayers
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. (Repeat three times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! 3. Our Father
4. Hail Mary
5. The Apostles’ Creed
6. The Eternal Father
Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. 7. On the 10 Small Beads of Each Decade
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. 8. Repeat for the remaining decades
Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads. 9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
ST. PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP First Saturday of every month. The next meeting
is May 4 in the Shrine church
10:00am Open church
10:15am Begin
10:30am Relic Veneration
Padre Pio prayers
10:50am Exposition/Adoration;
Confession, Rosary
11:50am Benediction
12:15pm Holy Mass
Brief meeting after Mass
All are welcome. Questions, call the Shrine office at (415) 986-4557, or email [email protected]
Reflections on the Wisdom from St. Francis
by Fr. Bobby
“You want to know why all the world comes after me?
The Most High God has not seen among sinners
anyone more vile, nor more incompetent. Therefor He
has chosen me to confound the nobility and the
greatness and the strength and the beauty and the
wisdom of the world, so that it may be known that every
virtue and every good is from Him.” (St. Francis to Br.
Masseo in The Little Flowers of St. Francis)
These words of Francis in answer to Masseo’s
question, “Why does all the world come after you?”
express the root of his humility: a daily awareness of
God as the source of all good things. When Francis was
tempted to focus on himself and take credit for the
good things that happened, he would
withdraw into prayer and ask the most
important question of God: “Who are
you? And who am I?” This helped him
keep focus on that fact that without God
he was nothing, but that in God, as St.
Paul says, Francis could do all things.
May the Divine Mercy give each of us a
humble, grateful heart. Blessings for Easter!
Fr. Robert Barbato, OFM Cap. is the pastor of Old Mission Santa Inés in Solvang, CA.
Fr. John, the Shrine Rector can be available—contact the Shrine office. Peace
The Capuchins
May the joy of Our Lord’s
Resurrection be with you and those
you love! The Easter Season provides
the perfect backdrop to celebrate the
Capuchin friars’ commitment to share
the message of salvation!
Fr. Harold Snider, OFM Cap.—Provincial Minister of
the Western America Province
EASTER MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP CORDILEONE
(April 21) On this glorious Easter morning I send a greeting of joy: Christ is risen! Through our Lenten devotions and Holy Week prayers we arrive at this day with renewed and strengthened faith, and look forward to 50 days of celebration. Alleluia! The women who discovered the empty tomb on that first Easter were amazed, and immediately ran to spread the news. Let us always strive to be like them, so thoroughly devoted to seeking our Lord and sharing the Good News of the resurrection and eternal life that we cannot contain our zeal. And then, by his grace, we will move toward the light that never ends, the light of God’s eternal Kingdom, when the trumpet of salvation will sound the final victory of our mighty King’s triumph, and we share the glory of his victory over death in his presence, world without end. Amen. Alleluia! Happy Easter!
SOLIDARITY CONCERT FOR NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS
Monday, April 29 at 6pm
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St.
San Francisco
All are invited to a solidarity concert for the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on Monday, April 29 at 6 pm. Archbishop Cordileone will be in attendance. The concert is free and open to the public. It will take place at Grace Cathedral and include performances by the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, American Bach Soloists, Johann Vexo, the organist from the Notre-Dame de Paris, and others.
Facebook—Archdiocese of S.F.
News and Events
Any and all signs, posters, fliers, pamphlets, booklets, etc. must be submitted to the Rector for review, possible edit or revision, and necessary authorization before the desired materials can be properly posted, displayed or distributed on the properties of the *National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. Furthermore, any and all Solicitation, petition signing, and promotion of any and all entities outside of the Nat’l. Shrine itself is prohibited without prior approval of the Shrine Rector. It is also Shrine Policy that the removal, altering, and or discarding of any and all approved signage, posters, pamphlets, booklets, etc. will be by Shrine Rector authorization only. Any and all materials that do not abide by this Policy of the Rector: Fr. John De La Riva, OFM Cap., will be removed and confiscated. *Please note: The St. Francis Church, the Portiuncola Nuova Chapel, and the Rectory residence together constitute the properties of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi.
CATHOLIC RESOURCES
RELEVANT RADIO: San Francisco—Bay Area– KSFB – 1260 AM, plus now on 101.7 FM Live Stream : www.relevantradio.com, Click at the top of the webpage
TV MASS: Sundays at 6:00am on KTSF Channel 26 and KOFY Channel 20. Archbishop Cordileone's New Video Channel:
Please visit: http://sfarchdiocese.org/home/archbishop/video-series-with-archbishop-cordileone EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) Videos— Television, Online Live Streaming & Radio
BIBLIACLERUS http://www.clerus.org/bibliaclerus/index_eng.html "This program offers Sacred Scripture, its interpretation in light of Sacred Tradition and the teachings of the Magisterium, with
appropriate theological commentary and exegesis." CATHOLIC CATECHISM COMPENDIUM
PRESIDENT OF USCCB’S STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACKS ON MUTIPLE
CHURCHES AND HOTELS IN SRI LANKA ON EASTER SUNDAY
WASHINGTON—The following statement has been issued by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding simultaneous explosions in Sri Lanka targeting the country’s minority Christian community as well as luxury hotels around Colombo on Easter Sunday morning. At least 200 people were killed and more than 400 injured in the terrorist attacks.
Cardinal DiNardo’s April 21 statement follows:
“This morning in Sri Lanka a coordinated series of bombings killed hundreds of worshipers in Catholic Churches and others of all faiths in nearby hotels. The Churches were St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo and Zion Church in the eastern city of Batticaloa. This great evil targeted these churches as they were packed full of worshipers who were celebrating Easter, the day in which Christians around the world celebrate the rising of the King of Peace from the dead. We offer our prayers for the victims and their families. And we join with all people of good will in condemning these acts of terrorism. This evil cannot overcome the hope found in our Savior’s Resurrection. May the God of hope who has raised his Son, fill all hearts with the desire for peace.”
Ross Adkins—Personal intention,
Shirley S. Agbayani— † Eufemio & Aurelia Agbayani
Anonymous—For the healing of Mary Joy Doña-Cruz
John and Remy Berenguer— Personal intention,
Joyce Calagos—In Thanksgiving, and for † Maria Q. Vela and
for the conversion and reconciliation of a friend
Peter Demarais— † Mary Demarais
Hallisey and Johnson—
† Jeremiah & Cecilia Hallisey, † Walter & Margaret Lucey,
† Charles & Ursula Haught, † Joseph & Madonna Duane,
† John & Ida Manning, † John Cochran,
† William McKnight, † William Newsom,
† William Mooney, † Dennis Manning,
† Timothy Burns, Charlene Haught Johnson (Intention), and Edward Manning (Intention)
Michael Hebel— Personal Intention
Kenny Lorenzetti— † Ken Lorenzetti, Sr.
Tina Mai—† The deceased of the Phan and Mai Families
Maria Molina—family healing, conversion and transformation
Purdy/Read Family— † Deceased loved ones
James Reynolds— † Margaret Reynolds
Cezanne Tocchini—† Suor Maria Chiara Serafina di Gesu Ercolini
Gene & Barbara Trainor—† Robert Peyton, Bernadette Trainor and Erin Trainor
Christina Vela—† Maria Q. Vela
Alenia Velasquez—Health & recovery
Dionisio Velasquez—Healing & recovery of Virgilio Guillermo
EASTER FLOWER DONORS
Mourners gather during a mass funeral at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 23, following a series of coordinated bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
