Holy Week Schedule...and more, from Fr. Ron, week 12

St. Patrick Parish News & Updates

March 22, 2024 | Issue 12

A Word from the Pastor

March 22, 2024

Now we enter Holy Week which is the most sacred time of the year, for it is now that we will commemorate and remember the last week of Jesus' life on this earth. The greatest focus of the week is the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events that led up to it.

Historical documents tell us that as early as the fourth century the Church celebrated this “Great Week” with a feeling of profound sanctity. It begins with Palm Sunday, which marks Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

Especially important for Catholics is the Easter Triduum. This is the three days just before Easter. On Holy Thursday, we celebrate the Lord's Last Supper, which He shared with His apostles on the night He was betrayed and arrested. This day is also called Maundy Thursday after the Latin word mandatum (mandate) because, after Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, he gave them (and us) the mandate to love and serve one another. Also on this night, priests all over the world will renew their sacred vows. This is because, at the Last Supper, Jesus not only instituted the Mass (Eucharist) but also the ministerial priesthood.

On Good Friday, the day of the crucifixion and death of our Lord, the liturgical service includes the veneration of the Cross. Following readings from Scripture that recall the meaning of the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, we come forward in procession to show reverence for the Cross on which our Savior gave his life.

On Holy Saturday night we celebrate the Easter Vigil which always features the entry of new members into the Catholic Church. This year we have a number of people who will be baptized and some more who will be welcomed into full communion with the Catholic Church. All of those adults who were newly baptized and as well as those welcomed into the Church will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation along with some other adults who have been prepared for this day. It will be an exciting and joyful occasion. (Come early to get a seat.)

On Easter Sunday we will celebrate together the central mystery of our faith: that our Savior who suffered and died for us has risen from the dead. We will be invited to renew the promises of our own Baptism and rejoice in being called to be God’s children. Our baptism not only celebrates our being welcomed into a life in Christ. It also unites us as sharers in his mission to share the Good News to every part of the world.

The full schedule for Holy Week and Easter is attached to this newsletter. I invite you and urge you to join in these beautiful liturgies.

In one Heart,

Fr. Ron

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Sacred Triduum

The following Masses and Services mark this year’s celebration of the Sacred Triduum:

Holy Thursday (March 28)

7:00 pm – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (bilingual)

Good Friday (March 29)

12:00 pm Stations of the Cross with the testimony of the bystanders
5:00 pm Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord (English)
7:00 pm Liturgia de la Pasión del Señor (español)

Holy Saturday (March 30)

8:00 pm – Easter Vigil (bilingual)

Easter Sunday/Domingo de Pascua (March 31)

6:00 am (sunrise)
7:30 am (church)
9:00 am (church),
9:00 am (Family Mass parish hall)
11:00 am (church)
1:00 pm (Español iglesia)
1:15 pm (Español salón parroquial)

NO 5:00 pm Mass on Easter Sunday

Palm Sale

The Hispanic Community's Catechists will sell palms after all Masses this weekend.

We invite you to look at the handcrafted palms made by artisans from Southern Mexico. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. All proceeds will go towards the Ministry of Catechesis.

What Does Holy Thursday Commemorate?

Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of the Eucharist prior to his arrest and crucifixion. It also commemorates His institution of the priesthood. The holy day falls on the Thursday before Easter and is part of Holy Week. Jesus celebrated the dinner as a Passover feast. Christ would fulfill His role as the Christian victim of the Passover for all to be saved by His final sacrifice.

During this year of Eucharistic Revival, it would be a good thing for us to celebrate the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday together. During the Mass, the priest washes the feet of some parishioners to illustrate the connection between receiving the Body and Christ and being the Body of Christ through loving service of our neighbors.

The Mass concludes with a procession around the church carrying the consecrated hosts. This ends at the tabernacle where the Body of Christ will be reserved for the Good Friday Service (which is not a Mass). The faithful will be able to receive this Holy Communion on Good Friday.

The church is open for prayer from the end of the Holy Thursday Mass until 10:00 pm. This can be a time of quiet prayer and adoration in recognition of the great gift Jesus gave us in the Eucharist.

Good Friday Collection

Pope Francis has asked parishes to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, wh1ch help Christians in the Holy Land, where they are now less than 2% of the population. Your support is essential to help the Church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools, and offer religious education. The pandemic hit Christians in the Holy Land particularly hard. Most of them depend on pilgrimages for work. With war raging in the Holy Land, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection is necessary to meet the basic needs of the People of God still living in this Land and to maintain a Christian presence where the Church was born.

For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit either:

www.myfranciscan.org

www.custodia.org

All Glory Laud and Honor

This traditional hymn is frequently used on Palm Sunday.

Catholic Trivia Night

Are you a trivia fan? Do you think you know your Catholic facts and traditions? Do you have a couple of friends you can team up with?

Sign up for the first St. Patrick’s Catholic Trivia Night to be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 pm in our parish hall. You need a team of three to compete. It could be from the same organization (Altar Society, School Board, Knights of Columbus, etc.), or the same ministry (Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Catechists, Youth Core Team, etc.), or any group of neighbors or people you socialize with.

Sign up by sending an email to Fr. Ron ([email protected]) with the names of your team members, their email addresses, and the name you have chosen for your team (e.g., The Adams Street Trio). There will be a limited number of teams and first come first served. No entry fee.

Spectators are welcome and encouraged to attend to cheer on your favorite team. Of course, there will be prizes for the winning team. Save the date!

31st Annual Good Friday Walk with the Suffering

March 29, 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Students from Cristo Rey High School will reenact Jesus’ journey to Calvary. The procession through downtown San Diego will begin at the San Diego Rescue Mission (120 Elm St). Join Bishop Felipe Pulido and representatives from various organizations that serve the needy in walking and offering prayers and reflections on social justice issues. Free parking at the San Diego Rescue Mission parking structure. All are welcome!

Walk info here...

Bible Marathon

A Public Reading of the Gospel of Mark

This Saturday, March 23, 2024 — 9:00 am to 11:00 am

A “Bible marathon” is an ancient practice of publicly reading the Word of God (cf. Nehemiah 8:6-8). In a Bible marathon, the community reads the entire Bible for days. But don’t worry! We won’t be doing that! Since this is Liturgical Year B, which uses the Gospel of Mark, we will only read the entire Gospel of Mark in the parish church.

The goal of this spiritual exercise is not to memorize the passages, but to bless our tongues as we read the Word of God; our ears as we hear the Word of God; and our hands as we hold the Word of God.

Divine Mercy Sunday

The Lord Jesus constantly preached a message of the merciful love of God. He freely offered forgiveness to those who suffer, those who sinned, those who experienced loneliness or rejection. His message was that God’s mercy is available to all who turn to him.

In our time, this message of Divine Mercy is especially needed. With so many wars, so much disease, too much violence, and widespread division, we need to know the merciful love of God that is more powerful than hatred and sin.

In 1931, Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina in Poland and expressed his desire for a feast celebrating this mercy. The Feast of Mercy was to be on the Sunday after Easter, this year on April 7.

This promise of mercy has been affirmed by the Church, which has made Divine Mercy Sunday an occasion for receiving a plenary indulgence, “the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already been forgiven” (CCC, no. 1471). The plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful under the usual conditions (Confession, Eucharist, prayer for the intentions of the pope, and complete detachment from sin, even venial sin).

Go to the link below to find out how to obtain the plenary indulgence.

Click here...

Pray for Your Priests

The Diocese of San Diego has a calendar that indicates a priest to pray for on each day of the year (including Eudists). The attached calendar covers the first half of 2024.

Please pray for your priests.

Calendar here...

Watch Daily and Sunday Masses Livestreamed from St. Patrick Church here:

Online Giving Reminder

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Remember to set up your Easter donation!

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Catholic Trivia

"Catholic Trivia”... not because they are trivial but because these might be things that not everyone knows. Test your knowledge by reading the five questions, remember your answers (or jot them down), then click the link below to find the answers.

Which gospel is the shortest?
In which gospels do we find Jesus offering his disciples the bread and wine which he has consecrated at the Last Supper?
In which gospel(s) does Jesus wash the feet of his disciples?
Who was chosen by the disciples to replace Judas Iscariot?
Who was the teacher and member of the Sanhedrin who taught Paul (the Apostle) in the ways of the Jewish faith? Paul says, “I learned at the feet of _______.

Feel free to email Fr. Ron with ideas for future Catholic Trivia questions [email protected]

If you have other members of your family or your friends who would like to be on our email list, just let me know or write to Mary McLain at [email protected] We will be pleased to add them.

Masses are available on our website www.stpatrickcarlsbad.com

We have a YouTube channel where we have daily and Sunday Masses.

YouTube channel here...

Answers to Catholic Trivia here!

Online Giving

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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Year B

Gospel at the Procession with Palms

Mark 11:1-10

Jesus enters Jerusalem as the crowds shout, “Hosanna!”

First Reading

Isaiah 50:4-7

The Lord’s servant will stand firm, even when persecuted.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24

A cry for help to the Lord in the face of evildoers

Second Reading

Philippians 2:6-11

Christ was obedient even to death, but God has exalted him.

Gospel Reading

Mark 14:1—15:47

Jesus is sentenced to death and crucified. The centurion who witnessed his death declared, “This man was the Son of God.”

Background on the Gospel Reading

There are two Gospels proclaimed at this Sunday’s Mass. The first Gospel, proclaimed before the blessing of the palms, tells of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!” This event is reported in each of the four Gospels.

At the Liturgy of the Word on Palm Sunday, the events of Jesus’ passion are proclaimed in their entirety. In Lectionary Cycle B, we read the passion of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. We will hear these events proclaimed again when we celebrate the Triduum later in the week. On Good Friday, we will read the passion of Jesus from the Gospel of John.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ passion and death are presented as the consequence of the tension between the Jewish authorities and Jesus that had been building throughout his public ministry. This tension reached its breaking point when Jesus drove the merchants and moneychangers from the Temple. After this event, the chief priests and scribes began seeking a way to put Jesus to death, and yet, this is only the surface explanation for his death.

When Jesus was arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin—the council of Jewish priests, scribes, and elders—he was charged with blasphemy, citing his threat to the Temple. When he was brought before Pilate, however, the religious authorities presented his crime as a political one, charging that Jesus claimed to be king of the Jews. In continuity with a theme of Mark’s Gospel, the messianic claim of Jesus is widely misunderstood.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples are rarely models of faith and do little to invoke confidence in their capacity to continue his ministry after his death. They fare no better in Mark’s narrative of Jesus’ passion and death. At the Last Supper, the disciples insisted that none among them would betray Jesus. When Jesus predicted that their faith would be shaken in the events ahead, Peter and the other disciples protested vehemently. Yet in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus returned three times to find them sleeping. Jesus prayed in agony over his impending fate while his disciples slumbered through the night. Just as Jesus predicted, Peter denied Jesus, and the disciples were absent during Jesus’ passion and death. Only the women who had been followers of Jesus in Galilee are said to have been present at the Crucifixion, but they remained at a distance.

Throughout this Gospel, Mark challenges the reader to consider the claim with which the Gospel begins: Jesus is the Son of God. When we read Mark’s account of the passion, we begin to comprehend the deeper theological statement being made about Jesus’ death. In Mark’s telling of the passion narrative, Jesus understood his death to have been preordained, and he accepted this death in obedience to God’s will. Jewish Scripture is quoted only once, but there are several references to the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus understood his anointing in Bethany as an anticipation of his burial, and he announced that this story would be told together with the Gospel throughout the world. Jesus predicted his betrayal by Judas as well as Peter’s denial. At his arrest, Jesus acknowledged that the preordained time had arrived. Jesus was both confident and silent before his accusers. After he was sentenced to death, Jesus did not speak again until his final cry from the cross. The bystanders misunderstood and believed that he was calling for Elijah. The Roman centurion, however, affirmed what Mark has presented throughout this Gospel: Jesus is the Son of God. Nowhere was this revealed more fully than in his death on the cross.

During Holy Week, we prayerfully remember the events of Jesus’ passion and death. As we meditate on the cross, we ask again and anew what it means to make the statement of faith that Jesus, in his obedient suffering and dying, revealed himself to us as God’s Son.

Hosanna

This praise and worship song expresses well the joy of the crowds as they welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.

Easter Boutique

The Altar Society's Annual Easter Boutique will be held this weekend!

Garage Closed for Easter Break

The Ye Olde Garage will be taking an Easter Break. The Garage will be CLOSED on Wednesday, March 27 and Good Friday, March 29. We look forward to seeing you after Easter.

Our Confirmation Retreat

This past weekend, the young people preparing to get confirmed this May attended their 2nd year Confirmation retreat. One of the things that we do with the young people in both year one and two Confirmation is introduce them to multiple praise and worship songs. Each week in the newsletter, Fr. Ron posts some wonderful music.

The youth ministry office thought it might be helpful to the greater St. Pat’s community to know what music we’re sharing with the young church today. There are even some adults and young adults who are listening to these praise and worship songs. Below, please find a list used throughout the year as well as the group that performs them. You can look up most of these songs on any music provider (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, to name a few) that you’re using. We invite you to create a praise and worship play list and enhance your lent experience.

Come As You Are – David Crowder

What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship

Who You Say I Am – Hillsong

O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship

You Say – Lauren Daigle

Because He Lives – Matt Maher

Breathe – (multiple artists perform this. Search for an album called Hungry and you’ll find a beautiful version on there)

Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin

Holy Spirit – Francesca Battistelli

To the Table – Zach Williams

Graves Into Gardens – Elevation Worship

Here’s My Heart – Lauren Daigle

Mighty to Save – Hillsong Worship

Lord I Need You – Matt Maher

Reckless Love – Cory Asbury

Great Are You Lord – All Sons & Daughters

Less Like Me – Zach Williams

King of My Heart – Bethel Music

My Jesus – Anne Wilson

I Thank God – Maverick City Music

31º Viacrucis anual “Caminando con los que Sufren,”

Viernes Santo, 29 de marzo, 8:30-11:00 am. Estudiantes de la preparatoria de Cristo Rey escenificarán el camino de Jesús al Calvario. La procesión comenzará en la Rescue Mission (120 Elm St, Centro de San Diego). Representantes de varias organizaciones que sirven a los necesitados, incluyendo el obispo Felipe Pulido, caminarán en oración y reflexionarán sobre temas de justicia social. Estacionamiento gratuito en Rescue Mission. El evento será en inglés. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Más información en

Haga clic aquí:

Un Saludo de

parte del Diacono Miguel,

“Cristo, siendo Dios, no consideró que debía aferrarse a las prerrogativas de su condición divina, sino que, por el contrario, se anonadó a sí mismo, tomando la condición de siervo, y se hizo semejante a los hombres”. Hoy celebramos Domingo de Ramos. Nuestra costumbre es de ir a la iglesia a recibir nuestras palmas que colgaremos en nuestro hogar o en nuestros carros. Hoy celebramos la entrada de Jesús a Jerusalén para que realice el Misterio Pascual. La mayoría de nosotros hemos visto la película, “La Pasión de Jesucristo”. Y las imágenes violentas y sangrantes de cómo llegó Jesús a su crucifixión están grabadas en nuestra mente eternamente. Seguido escuchamos que Jesucristo dio su vida voluntariamente para salvar a la humanidad entera. Y pensamos que Jesús tenía ciertos poderes para que no le doliera tanto. Pero esta idea es incorrecta. Jesús, es el Hijo de Dios, pero Jesús no quiso aferrarse a su condición divina, sino se anonadó, se vació y tomó la condición de un ser humano. Jesús fue igualito que nosotros en todo su aspecto, fuera del pecado. Jesús quiso enseñarnos que Él sabe lo que sentimos cuando somos juzgados y criticados. Él sabe lo que sentimos cuando sentimos el abandono y rechazo. Él sabe lo que sentimos cuando nos entra temor o ansiedad. También, Jesús nos enseña cómo debemos mantener la mirada en Dios. Y no es siempre fácil. Dios nos da lo que necesitamos para ser fieles y vivir en paz. Los invito a que vivan este Domingo de Ramos, como si fuera la primera vez, estemos dispuestos a escuchar los textos bíblicos, las oraciones y los cantos, abriendo nuestro corazón y esperar ser sorprendidos por Dios.

“JUEVES SANTO: VIVIR EN EL AMOR”. HAGA CLIC AQUÍ:

VIERNES SANTO: AMOR CRUCIFORME. HAGA CLIC AQUÍ:

SÁBADO SANTO: AMOR PERDURABLE”. HAGA CLIC AQUÍ:

Explicación: “Tres días para Redescubrir nuestra Identidad en Cristo”. Haga clic aquí:

OTRA REFLEXIÓN: “LA PASIÓN, UNA REVELACIÓN DEL AMOR DE DIOS PARA NOSOTROS” Haga clic aquí:

Estudios Bíblicos en Español del Padre Ricardo Chinchilla, cjm... clic aquí

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