Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Serving the Outer Sunset since 1925

name August 25, 2013

Holy Name of Jesus Parish

SOME WHO ARE LAST WILL BE

AND SOME WHO ARE FIRST WILL BE

MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of August 25, 2013 Sun 25 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Afran Hirsch †

11:30 AM Special Intentions of Jean

Marie Lopez Family

Mon 26 7:30 AM Special Intentions of

Kathy Gallagher

9:00 AM Alice Keeley†

Tue 27 7:30 AM Michael Coullity†

9:00 AM Walter Pudlow†

Wed 28 7:30 AM Tony Ryan†

9:00 AM Helen & Joe Creighton†

Thu 27 7:30 AM Mercy Duane†

9:00 AM Mary Forese†

Fri 28 7:30 AM Cathrine Casey†

9:00 AM Special Intentions of

Betty & Lorraine Olden

Sat 29 7:30 AM Special Intentions of

Daniel Dumantay

9:00 AM Rudolph Schulze†

5:00 PM John McEllistrim†

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 25, 2013 Strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet,

that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed. — Hebrews 12:12-13

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Brothers and sisters of every race and lan-guage will be brought to Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:18-21). Psalm — Go out to all the world and tell the Good News (Psalm 117). Second Reading — Strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees (Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13). Gospel — People from east and west, north and south recline at table in the kingdom of God (Luke 13:22-30). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab, 17; Mk 6:17-29 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Monica Wednesday: St. Augustine Thursday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Dalmacio Briones Jr., Deogracias Cusi, Evangeline Agbunag, Janice Di Martini, Mary Medina, Clara Lee, Amy McNally, Arturo Martin, Aurora Urmeneta, Alice Fiumara, Philip Nordstrom, Inge Nordstrom, Rosa Maria Alonso, Laura Andrade, Leny Lopez, Mee Yee, Juan Aguirre, Dory Constantino, Fr. Tom Seagrave, Max Kirkham, Joan Boike, Soledad Rico, Anne Hannan, Leny Aguirre, Ann Murphy, Ann Rourk, Kathy Ignacio, Daniel Da Luz, Amelia Lippi, Arlene V. Rivera, Anna Goodwin, Theresa Ick, Dorothy Lao, Narcisa Sunga, Lee Kennedy, Monica Briones, Anthony Cresci, Isabel Dominguez, Erik Hanway, Luz Neri Vives, Kathy Gallagher, Dodie Teague, Julianne Beach, Flory Magat, Clete Wellihnganz, Nick Aguila, Genoveva Guevarra, Juan Aguirre, Valerie Toy, Noreen Murphy, Connor Gavney, Richard Kreps For those who have Died….that they may be granted eternal rest...Richard Colcord

Weekly Offering 8/18/13 8/19/12

CASH 1,321.00 1,140.00

CHECKS 2,764.00 3,396.00

COINS 4.30 1.54

Total Collection 4,089.00 4,537.54

# of Envelopes 174 195

HAPPY 98th BIRTHDAY PHYLLIS CECCHETTINI!!

August 20

YOUTH GROUP MEETING Every 1st and 3rd Sunday after 9:30 AM Mass All youth from 7th grade and up are welcome

Connect with your peers and get to Know God in your own way. This is your place to be yourself and make lifelong friends!

HOLY NAME SCHOOL Class of 1963 50th Reunion The Holy Name School Class of 1963 is going to have a reun-ion on November 9, 2013. If YOU belong to this class, please contact Terry Tarantino Giorgetti at tgetti@aol.com

HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 2013 Fall Semester Registrations ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. The Fall Semester runs from September to December. For more information or to register for classes IN PIANO, VOICE, GUITAR OR VIOLIN, PLEASE CALL JACKIE AT (415) 664-8590, or e-mail her at jal-caraz@holynamesf.org. Registration information and form are also available on our website: www.holynamesf.org

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Today’s Second Collection is for our Parish Building and Maintenance Fund. Your generosity allows us to take care of our Parish plant. Your generosity is appreciated.

Come and Watch a Free Concert by The Singing Priests from Bohol, Philippines

THE JEDUTHUN on August 27, 2013, 7PM at

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church’s Cantwell Hall 459 Somerset Street

San Francisco, CA 94131 Phone (415) 468-0820

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Regular Religious Education from Kindergarten to Grade 8,

Sacramental Preparation (First Reconciliation and Eucharist, and Confirmation) registration deadline is Sept. 6th. Don’t let your Children miss their Christian Formation. Register them ASAP! Regis-tration is open from Monday to Friday from 9:30

am – 3:30 pm in the Parish Office. For details, please contact Sr. Necy at 415-664-8590 or email to: nguan@holynamesf.org.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Our parish has a lot of volunteer opportuni-ties. Come and share your time and talents to build a more vibrant faith-community. We need Catechists and Assistant Catechists. If you are interested please contact Sr. Necy at

415-664-8590 or email to: nguan@holynamesf.org

ACE COLLECTION Next Sunday’s Second Collection is the ACE Collection for the benefit of our Parish School. Your generosity is always appreciated by our school children.

SPECIAL MASS for CONNOR & NAOMI GAVNEY A Mass for the intentions of Connor and Naomi Gavney will be offered on Monday, August 26 at 7:00 pm at Holy Name Church. They are the grandchildren of James and Margaret Gavney, long time Holy Name Parishioners. Please join us to offer prayers for their recovery from injuries received in a serious automobile accident, and keep the Gavney Family in your prayers during this difficult time.

What: Holy Name Youth group Luau party Who: All Youth 7th grade and up When: Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 2:30-4:30 PM Where: Flanagan Center Please RSVP by September 15 by e-mailing Wiganda wyorza@gmail.com

FAZtor ‘s Notes by Fr. Arnold Zamora

Back to school! The first day of school for Holy Name is this Wednesday, August 28th, the feast of St. Augustine. At school is where we learn a lot of things and grow our knowledge from learning the alphabet and tackling Alge-bra to knowing the ION in physics or chemis-

try. Well, actually there are lots of IONs (pronounced as ‘shən’) at school: Addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, examination, recitation, memorization and all the action and perfection. Speaking of memorization, you should quiz our long time parish-ioner, Mr. Aquilino Delen. He has memorized all 44 US presidents, in the correct order. Ask him if you see him. As school starts Mr. Delen also has an alphabet for us: A = Account for our life and use our time wisely. B = Believe in Jesus Christ, be salt of the earth and light of the world. C = Control our tongue, speak kindly, Avoid stress, depression and

cut our worries because if you worry and worry you are rushing yourself to the cemetery.

D = Deal squarely, fairly, honestly with other people E = Exercise our body and keep it healthy and strong F = Forgive the sins of others G = Give cheerfully without string attached H = Hope always, believing I = Imitate the best and maintain our integrity J = Judge generously, quickly confess our sins and be quick to listen K = Know God more and more and follow his commandments L = Love God above all things; love your spouses, family, and neigh-

bor M = Make friends, be kind, be gentle, be humble, honest and compas-

sionate N = Never stop trying; try and try until you succeed. O = Often manage our finances and save something for tomorrow P = Pray fervently and listen to God Q = Quote the Bible, read the scripture and live the Gospel of love R = Read quality books and other professional references to increase

our knowledge S = Serve others before you serve yourself. Smile and be happy T = Think big and be positive U = Use wise discretion and discernment skills V = Vengeance is wrong, walk away from it W = Watch our steps and think several times before we react and be

prepared before we cross the bridge X = X-ray ourselves, know our strength and our weakness Y = Yield to wise counsel and God’s will Z = Zealously live our life one day at a time.

Little Johnny asks the teacher, "Teacher, can I go to the bath-room?"

The teacher says, "Yes, but only after you recite the alphabet Johnny." Little Johnny says, "Fine" and quickly babbles out: “ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO_QRSTUVWXYZ!!!”

The teacher asks, "Where is the P?" Johnny screams, "IT'S RUNNING DOWN MY LEG!!! PLEASE

LET ME GO TO THE BATHROOM!!!"

The Second Va can Council: A 50th Anniversary Retrospec ve By the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, October 11, 1962-December 8, 1965; Edited by Jerry Back

Question: Why does the liturgy need reform from time to time? Answer from Sacrosanctum Concilium: In order that the Christian people may more certainly derive an abundance of graces from the sacred liturgy, holy Mother Church desires to undertake with great care a general restoration of the liturgy itself. For the liturgy is made up of immutable elements divinely instituted, and of elements subject to change.

These not only may but ought to be changed with the passage of time if they have suffered from the intrusion of anything out of harmony with the inner nature of the liturgy or have become unsuited to it. Question: What goal and norms guided the Council when cre-ating reforms? Answer from Sacrosanctum Concilium: In this restoration, both texts and rites should be drawn up so that they express more clearly the holy things which they signify; the Christian people, so far as possible, should be enabled to understand them with ease and to take part in them fully, actively, and as befits a community.

Wherefore the sacred Council establishes the following general norms: 1. Regulation of the sacred liturgy depends solely on the au-thority of the Church, that is, on the Apostolic See and, as laws may determine, on the bishop. 2. In virtue of power conceded by the law, the regulation of the liturgy within certain defined limits belongs also to various kinds of competent territorial bodies of bishops legitimately estab-lished. 3. Therefore no other person, even if he be a priest, may add, remove, or change anything in the liturgy on his own authority. (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) Editor’s Note: Sacrosanctum Concilium (the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy) has as its central aim a focus on greater participation of the laity in the liturgy. In the coming weeks we will be reviewing the constitution’s third chapter, “The Reform of the Sacred Liturgy.”

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR HOLY NAME SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF!!

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 13: 22-30

The Narrow Door On their journey to Jerusalem, Jesus and the dis-

ciples had reached Archelais, a quiet country town in the region where the hills sloped down to the Jordan River.

Word of their arrival spread quickly through the region. Jesus and his followers first made their way to the town’s public water well where they found several old men si ng on a stone bench. The name “Archelais” was chiseled into the rock seat. The disciple Philip looked at the inscrip on and showing off his knowledge an-nounced: “Named in honor of one of King Herod’s three sons.”

The oldest of the men si ng on the bench stroked his white beard, got up, and ignoring Philip, approached Jesus. He looked closely into Jesus face and boas ng his own knowledge declared: “And you are Jesus the teach-er!”

Jesus smiled at him, “You say it.” The thirsty disciples waited for them to offer water

from their well. A crowd was already gathering and Jesus began to talk about the kingdom and being saved from destruc on.

Most Jews believed they would be saved in the me to come. Only a few isolated sects like the Essenes

thought they were the only ones who would find God’s favor.

The old man with the white beard raised a hand. “Sir, will just a few people be saved?”

Jesus didn’t answer directly. He said, “Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.”

Some of the listeners who had been up to Jerusa-lem knew of the great gates to the city. When these gates were open, throngs could enter and one could even ride a camel beneath the high archways. But when the big, mbered doors were shut, only one person at a

me could pass through the small, narrow door at the side.

The old man pondered this as Jesus went on to warn them that once the doors were shut, it would be too late.

Jesus then told them: “There will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac and Ja-cob, and all the prophets safe in the Kingdom of God, and you yourselves will be rejected.”

The Jews assumed that God had prepared the King-dom for Israel. They expected to par cipate in it with the prophets. Hearing Jesus’ words made them consider that Jesus himself was the narrow gate through which they might enter the Kingdom.

It was dusk and some of the disciples were being invited to stay in people’s homes. Jesus was also invited, but he declined, wan ng to find some me to pray alone. His return to Jerusalem was ge ng closer every day.

He would camp just outside the town. In the morn-ing they would con nue on to Jericho, only a morning’s walk further south.

By moonrise Jesus had spread his robe on the ground and was si ng alone. He folded his hands to-gether and li ed his eyes beyond the stars and began to pray.

> The narrow door is difficult to enter if you are over-

weight with self-indulgence and encumbered with lots of worldly baggage. In many ways, the narrow door is also the servant’s entrance.

Narrow doors are for people who can leave it all behind and enter through it alone. Because it is a door, it can close. There will be a me when it will be too late for us. Today’s Gospel urges us to hurry.

RELIGIOUS LIFE INFO DAY Sun. Sept. 8, 2013 (9:30am-7pm) for Single Catholic Women (18-40). At Dominican Sisters of MSJ Motherhouse, 43326 Mission Blvd. (entrance on Mission Tierra Pl.) Fremont, CA 94539. RSVP BY MON. SEPT. 2 AT voca-

ons@msjdominicans.org or 510-933-6335. Come and See! Learn about the life of a Sister … Find out who we are.

Holy Name Parish Business Office: est. 1925 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.holynamesf.org E-MAIL: hnparishsecretary@gmail.com Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Toan X. Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, In Residence Sr. Necy Guan, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC, Spiritual Director Chinese Ministry/D.R.E., Holy Name School Jeffery Abbott, Director of Music Ministries/ Website & Technology Coordinator Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Carol Elliott Maloof RN, Parish Nurse HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Judy Cosmos, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin. To register or more information please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590. HOLY NAME SPORTS PROGRAM: Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince De Lucca, Girls Athletic Director RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Benny Capuyan, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 3:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—7:30 PM Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Every 1st Saturday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 2 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children): Kindergarten to 9th, Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM in the Pastoral Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese): Every Saturday—Pastoral Center—10:00 AM Religious Education (for Adults) : Please call Sr. Necy at 415 664-8590 Bible Class every Tuesday@10-11 AM (Flanagan Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese): Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until Noon (Pastoral Center) except JULY & AUGUST Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Flanagan Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 11:00 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 6:45 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) at the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Thursday at 7:00 PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Welcome New Parishioners! Please complete and return form to the Pastoral Center (1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122), or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information. Name(s) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City & Zip __________________________________ Phone ______________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________ Send me envelopes: ____ Send me info on auto-donations____