Greetings from Rome! I am writing this while I am still here for the General Assembly of the Eudist Fathers. There are 25 of us here from Europe, North America, South America and Africa. The principal languages are French and Spanish. We represent Eudists priests from around the world. One of our priorities is to elect our Superior General for the next 5 years. We accomplished this on July 9 when we re-elected Fr. Jean Michel Amoriaux, CJM to a second term. I have invited him to visit us sometime during his new term of office. The other task is to identify our goals and principal tasks for the next 5 years as an international congregation – not an easy job!
Being here in Rome with such an international group brings home to me the universal dimension of the Church. As Catholics, we are more than a parish. We are more than a diocese. We are a worldwide Church and we share a responsibility for the worldwide mission of the Church. That is why every year, all the parishes of our diocese welcome a missionary priest who will give us an opportunity to support the mission of the Church in other parts of the world.
Our annual Mission Appeal is this weekend – July 16-17. We are pleased to welcome Fr. Jorge Ochoa who is a Comboni Missionary Priest. Father Jorge will speak at all of our Masses and share something about the work of the Comboni Missionaries. He was born in Mexico and ordained 25 years ago. He has worked as a missionary in Zambia. I am sure he will be asking for our prayers for the work of his congregation, but we can also help these dedicated missionaries by generously donating to their work.
Founded in 1867 by St. Daniel Comboni, the Comboni Missionaries are an international religious order dedicated to ministering to the world’s poorest and most abandoned people, often working in unstable political climate, in the midst of extreme poverty.
This is one of those rare occasions when we actually have a second collection. Every cent that is put in the second collection will go to the work of the Comboni Missionaries. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
I should be back from Rome on July 22 (barring any cancelled flights), so I may see you next weekend. Enjoy the beautiful southern California weather. It has been hot and humid here in Rome. I am eager to get home to that “perfect San Diego weather.”
In keeping with the Holy Father’s focus on the elderly this month, take a look at this brief article by Father Richard Rohr, OFM. He makes a distinction between first-half-of-life and second-half-of-life spirituality.
Once again, we bring you an organ recital from Dianne Bish.
St. Paul Street Evangelization
The St. Paul Street Evangelization team here at St. Patrick is inviting you to join us as we experience the joy in sharing our Catholic Faith with our neighbors in a loving non-confrontational manner. We meet weekly at the Carlsbad oceanfront with Catholic materials and a small team that yearns to share our Catholic faith. For more details call Chris Smoczynski 760-419-7860
Baby Bottle Drive
July 30 & 31
Birth Choice provides FREE life saving services and referrals to women with unplanned pregnancies. Birth
Choice also offers FREE workshops on sexual Integrity, Prenatal, Parenting and After Abortion Care.
Birth Choice is a pro-life non-profit ministry and we receive no government funding.
Baby bottles will be available after Masses on July 30th & July 31st . All funds received will support Birth
Choice, a pregnancy resource center and Women’s Mobile Clinic. Please take a bottle and fill it with cash,
change or checks. (Make checks payable to Birth Choice).
Once filled, the bottles can be returned and dropped off in the black collection bins at the entrance to the church over the next couple of weeks or taken to the office during the week.
70 percent of women who are seeking an abortion and see their baby through an ultrasound choose life!
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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.
What is the Decalogue?
What are the four cardinal virtues?
Why is the bishop’s church called a “cathedral”?
What is the name of the cathedral in San Diego?
How many parishes in the Diocese of San Diego begin with the word “mission”?
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Abraham entertains three strangers and is promised a son.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 15:2-5
Those who do justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Second Reading
Colossians 1:24-28
The mystery hidden from ages past has now been revealed in Christ.
Gospel Reading
Luke 10:38-42
Jesus visits the house of Martha and Mary.
Background on the Gospel Reading
The story of Jesus in the home of Martha and Mary complements the story of the Good Samaritan, which immediately precedes it in Luke's Gospel. Both stories are unique to Luke. The story of the Samaritan opens with the words “a certain man.” Today's reading opens with the words “a certain woman.” The Samaritan is an example of how a disciple should see and act. Mary is an example of how a disciple should listen. Mary, a woman, is a marginalized person in society, like the Samaritan. Both do what is not expected of them. As a woman, Mary would be expected, like Martha, to prepare hospitality for a guest. Here again Jesus breaks with the social conventions of his time. Just as a Samaritan would not be a model for neighborliness, so a woman would not sit with the men around the feet of a teacher.
Both stories exemplify how a disciple is to fulfill the dual command which begins chapter 10—love of God (Mary) and love of neighbor (the Samaritan). These are the two essentials of life in the kingdom. By using the examples of a Samaritan and a woman, however, Jesus is saying something more. Social codes and boundaries were strict in Jesus' time. Yet to love God with all one's heart and one's neighbor requires breaking those rules. The Kingdom of God is a society without distinctions and boundaries between its members. It is a society that requires times for seeing and doing and also times for listening and learning at the feet of a teacher.
Jesús le respondió, “Marta, Marta, muchas cosas te preocupan y te inquietan, siendo así que una sola cosa es necesaria. María escogió la mejor parte y nadie se la quitará”. Este XVI Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario escuchamos la historia de Marta y María. Las dos están contentas de que Jesús ha venido a su casa, quieren proveer y conseguir el provecho máximo. Marta, inmediatamente piensa en darle algo de comer, y su estrés se aumenta. Ella quiere quedar bien, quiere que Jesús cuando se vaya con la panza llena y Jesús pueda decir, “Marta es buena cocinera y buena hospitalaria.” El texto también nos dice que Marta se frustra y se enoja, porque María en vez de ayudarle en la cocina, se sienta a los pies de Jesús. María sólo le interesa estar con Jesús, para escucharlo, sentir su amor y aprender más del Reino de Dios. Creo que esta historia de Marta y María es una historia buena para reflexionar en nuestra vida cotidiana. Callemos en la idea de que tenemos que ser mucho para agradarle a Dios. Y también nos frustramos y enojamos cuando vemos que otros no están haciendo lo correcto, lo debido, para complacer a Dios. ¿Qué necesita de Dios de nosotros? Lo único que Dios necesita de nosotros es que nos dejemos amar por Él. Que reconozcamos que somos sus hijos e hijas, hechos y creados por Él, y que nunca nos abandonará. Y una vez reconociendo su gran amor, seamos inspirados de seguir buscándolo y compartir con otros el amor que hemos recibido de Dios. Un amor que se mirará y sentirá en la paz que reflejamos a otros. ¡Dios es amor!
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