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Monsignor John Talesfore, Pastor
One Notre Dame Avenue San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 344-7622 Phone (650) 344-4830 Fax
www.stmatthew-parish.org
ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH Faith, Love, Community, Service
8:45am (Español), 10:45am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm (Chinese in the small Chapel),
5:30pm (Español)
Confession/Confesiones: Monday-Friday
Lunes a Viernes 5:00pm-5:30pm in the Chapel
Saturday/Sábado 11:30am-12:00noon &
4:30pm-5:00pm
Rediscovering the Sacrament of Penance God’s Gift of Forgiveness A Pastoral Exhortation on the
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: “Peace be with you!” With these words, the Risen Lord greeted his frightened Apostles in the Upper Room on the day of his Resurrec-tion. They were troubled, anxious, and fearful—much like each one of us at some point in our lives. Christ repeated the words, “Peace be with you.” But then he added, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them” (Jn 20:19-23). What an extraordinary gift! The Risen Lord was proclaiming that all the suffering he had just endured was in order to make available the gifts of salvation and forgiveness. He wanted the Apostles to receive these gifts. He wanted them to become apostles of this forgiveness to others. In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, also called confes-sion, we meet the Lord, who wants to grant forgiveness and the grace to live a renewed life in him. In this sacrament, he prepares us to receive him free from serious sin, with a lively faith, earnest hope, and sacrificial love in the Eucharist. The Church sees confession as so important that she requires that every Catholic go at least once a year. The Church also encourages frequent confession in or-der to grow closer to Christ Jesus and his Body, the Church. By the grace of the Holy Spirit, we seek forgiveness and repentance, let go of patterns of sin, grow in the life of virtue, and witness to a joyful conversion. (Continued on page 2)
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Rediscovering the Sacrament of Penance God’s Gift of Forgiveness A Pastoral Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
(cont’d) Since the graces of the sacrament are so similar to the purpose of the New Evangelization, Pope Benedict XVI has said, “The New Evangelization . . . begins in the confessional!” We bishops and priests are eager to help you if you experience difficulty, hesitation, or uncertainty about approaching the Lord in this sacrament. If you have not received this healing sacrament in a long time, we are ready to welcome you. We, whom Christ has ordained to minister this forgiveness in his name, are also approaching this sacrament, as both penitents and ministers, throughout our lives and at this special moment of grace during Lent. We want to offer ourselves to you as forgiven sinners seeking to serve in the Lord’s name. During Lent—in addition to the various penitential services during which individual confession takes place—we bishops and priests will be making ourselves available often for the individual celebration of this sacrament. We pray that through the work of the Holy Spirit, all Catholics—clergy and laity—will respond to the call of the New Evangelization to encounter Christ in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Come to the Lord and experience the extraordinary grace of his forgiveness!
“He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must
celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and
has been found.’” (Lk 15: 31-32)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
El Regalo de Dios del Perdón Exhortación Pastoral sobre el Sacramento de la Penitencia y
Reconciliación
Queridos Hermanos y Hermanas en Cristo: “¡La paz esté con ustedes!” Con estas palabras el Señor Resuci-tado saludó a sus asustados Apóstoles en el Cenáculo el día de su Resurrección. Estaban confundidos, ansiosos y temerosos, muy parecido a como nos sentimos nosotros en algún momento de nuestras vidas. Cristo repitió estas palabras, “La paz esté con ustedes.” Pero entonces añadió, “Reciban el Espíritu Santo. A quienes ustedes perdonen los pecados, queden perdonados” (Jn 20:19-23). ¡Que regalo más maravilloso! El Señor Resucitado estaba proclamando que todo el sufrimiento que acababa de padecer había ocurrido para que los dones de la salvación y del perdón estuvieran disponibles a nosotros. Él quería que los Apóstoles recibieran estos dones, y que ellos se convirtieran para los de-más en apóstoles de este perdón. En el Sacramento de la Penitencia y la Reconciliación, también conocido como confesión, nos encontramos con el Señor que nos quiere ofrecer su perdón y su gracia para vivir una vida renovada en Él. Por medio de este sacramento, Él nos prepara para recibirlo en la Eucaristía limpios de pecado gra-ve, con una fe viva, una esperanza intensa y un amor purifica-dor. La Iglesia considera a la confesión tan importante, que requiere que cada católico se confiese por lo menos una vez al año. La Iglesia también nos anima a practicar la confesión con frecuencia para poder crecer más cerca de Jesucristo y de su Cuerpo que es la Iglesia. Por la gracia del Espíritu Santo busca-mos el perdón y el arrepentimiento, nos liberamos de los hábi-tos del pecado, crecemos en una vida de virtud, y somos testi-gos de una conversión gozosa. Como las gracias que confiere este sacramento son muy similares al propósito de la Nueva Evangelización, el papa Benedicto XVI ha dicho que “La Nueva Evangelización . . . ¡comienza en el confesionario!” Si tienen alguna dificultad o duda, o sienten incertidumbre so-bre cómo acercarse al Señor en este sacramento, los obispos y sacerdotes estamos deseosos de ayudarlo, y si desde hace tiempo no reciben este sacramento sanador, nosotros estamos preparados para acogerlos. Cristo nos ha designado para ad-ministrar el perdón en Su nombre, y durante toda nuestra vida también acudimos al sacramento, tanto como penitentes como ministros, y particularmente en este momento de gracia especial que es la Cuaresma. Queremos ofrecernos a ustedes como pe-cadores que hemos sido absueltos y que buscamos servir en el nombre del Señor. Durante la Cuaresma —además de los dife-rentes servicios penitenciales en los cuales se llevan a cabo con-fesiones individuales— los obispos y sacerdotes estaremos dis-ponibles con frecuencia para celebrar el sacramento de la pe-nitencia de forma individual. Oramos para que por medio del Espíritu Santo, todos los católicos —sacerdotes y laicos— res-pondan al llamado de la Nueva Evangelización a encontrarnos con Cristo en el Sacramento de la Penitencia y la Reconciliación. Acudan al Señor y experimenten ¡la extraordinaria gracia de su perdón! Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos
“El padre repuso: ‘Hijo, tú siempre estás conmigo y todo lo mío es tuyo. Pero era necesario hacer fiesta y regocijarnos, porque este hermano tuyo
estaba muerto y ha vuelto a la vida, estaba perdido y lo hemos encontrado’”. (Lc 15:31-32)
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Clergy
Monsignor John Talesfore, Pastor 650-344-7622 ext.102 [email protected] Rev. Dominic S. Lee, Parochial Vicar 650-344-7622 ext. 119 [email protected] Rev. Armando Gutierrez, Parochial Vicar 650-344-7622 ext. 112 [email protected] Rev. Tony Vallecillo, Parochial Vicar 650-344-7622 ext. 162 [email protected]
Property Manager Mr. James Walsh 650-344-7622 ext. 105 [email protected]
Secretaries Reyna Fernandez 650-344-7622 ext. 113 [email protected] Chris Valencia-Rivers 650-344-7622 ext. 107 [email protected] Adult Faith Formation Director Rev. Dominic S. Lee (Chinese) 650-344-7622 ext. 119 [email protected]
Religious Education Director Teresita Contreras 650-344-7622 ext. 101 [email protected]
Music Director Jim Dahlstrom 650-344-7622 ext. 111 [email protected]
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Chinese Community Chapel Masses Cantonese: 2nd, 4th, 5th Sunday @ 3:00pm. Mandarin: 1st and 3rd Sunday @ 3:00pm.
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
"For we walk by faith and not by sight. "Those words of great insight are in today's second reading from St. Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. Hymns have been written with that theme as the focal point. It is often quoted and used as a ref-erence point for how we view our faith and the many mysteries of the Church.
We could also paral-lel Paul's statement by saying "We walk by hope, not by sight." Through Christ's Cruci-fixion we believe, we know, that Jesus offered us the possibility and the hope of life everlasting. We live in a world that puts great credibility to what the eye can see.
That is why the visual and social media seem to have such a huge impact on people's lives.
However, as Chris-tians, we also know that the conclusions of the heart are as valid as those of the mind. Yet this is one of the most difficult aspects of our relation-ship to God and to one another. Faith implies trust. Without that aware-ness that there is more truth to truth than what seems obvious, we can-not pursue discipleship and stewardship the way Jesus taught us to live. Our faith - our commit-ment to living as Chris-tians - must pervade eve-rything in our lives, eve-rything we do every day.
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Trip to the Cache Creek Casino Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015
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Being Christian is seek-ing Jesus, not looking for seers, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Being Christian is looking for, following and imitat-ing Jesus Christ -- nothing more, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. Be-ing Christian is not looking for those who always have something new to reveal, saying, "'Where are the seers who will tell us today about the letter that Our Lady will send at four o'clock in the after-noon?' for example," he said. "This is not Christian identity. God's final word is called 'Jesus' and noth-ing more," the pope said June 9 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. Chris-tian identity is "beautiful"
and concrete, he said, according to Vatican Ra-dio; it is seen in a living witness to Christ, the Be-atitudes and the "Judgment of the Na-tions," which refers to feeding the hungry, cloth-ing the naked and the other actions mentioned in Matthew 25:31-46. How-ever, because of human sin, Christians may not be faithful to their identity and may be tempted to weaken or misplace it, the pope said. The danger of a weakened identity is seen when someone "goes from witness to ideas, wa-tering down witness: 'Well, sure, I am Christian. Christianity is like so, a beautiful idea. I pray to God,'" the pope said.
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You are invited… The Legion of Mary Immaculata Preasidium meets to pray, learn and practice the message of Jesus through the inspiration of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Come join us on Monday at 10:30am. at the Church vestibule.
GOD’S WORD TODAY In today’s Gospel, Jesus is presented to us as the master storyteller. He loved to use parables as a tool for comparing one thing to something else. In most of his parables, Jesus revealed who God is by comparing God’s essence or actions with something familiar to his listeners. In the parable of the mustard seed, Je-sus proclaims a marvel-ous and irrefutable truth. His small band of disci-ples, as insignificant as they may have felt,
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SACRAMENTO DE LA RECONCILIACION Horario de Confesiones en Español para la semana del 15 al 21 de Junio .. (sujeto a cambios) Lunes 15, 5:00 pm a 5:30 pm en la capilla Miércoles 17 5:00 pm a 5:30 pm en la capilla Viernes 19, 5:00 pm a 5:30 pm en la capilla Sábado 20, 11:30 am y 4:30 pm en la Iglesia Domingo 21, 8:15 am a 8:45 am en la Iglesia El sacramento de la Penitencia esta constituido por el conjunto de tres actos realizados por el penitente, y por la absolución del sacerdote.
Los actos del penitente son: el arrepentimiento, la con-fesión o manifestación de los pecados al sacerdote y el propósito de realizar la reparación y las obras de peni-tencia (CIC-1491).
La confesión individual e íntegra de los pecados graves seguida de la absolución es un medio ordinario para la reconciliación con Dios y con la Iglesia. (CIC-1497)
LEGION DE MARIA El grupo de la Legión de María se sigue reuniendo todos los Miércoles de 7:00pm a 9:00pm en el Crying Room de la Iglesia. Todos son bienvenidos.
LA PALABRA DE DIOS HOY El Evangelio de hoy nos pre-senta a Jesús como un magis-tral cuentacuentos. A él le en-cantaba usar parábolas como instrumento de comparación. En la mayoría de sus parábolas Jesús revela quién es Dios comparando la esencia o las obras de Dios con algo que le es familiar a su audiencia. En la parábola de la semilla de mostaza Jesús proclama una verdad maravillosa e irrefuta-ble: su pequeño grupo de dis-cípulos, por muy insignificante que ellos mismos se sintieran,
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