EASTER SUNDAY March 27, 2016

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH

1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 415-897-2171

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Adita Claire, Lucy Dal Porto, Jesse Fuette, Fr. Dustin Gorell, Jean Holt, Sharon

Kielty, Tom Martinez, Julia Matos, Sal Miceli, Wanda Mower, Niloo Vahid

We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been on the list for some time. Please call the Rectory to have someone

included on the Prayer List.

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in the

loving arms of God.

Mass Intentions March 26 to April 3

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 3/26 8pm The Deceased Members of the Costello and Smith Families

BC

Sunday 3/27 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

OLL Parishioners Anna Maria Serapiglia +

NH BC ME

Monday 3/28 9:00am Adriano and Pierina Giannini + ME

Tuesday 3/29 9:00am Gene Erigero +

NH

Wednesday 3/30

9:00am

James Reedy + BC

Thursday 3/31 9:00am John Bamber + NH

Friday 4/1 9:00am Shaffer Family (L) and +

Saturday 4/2 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Doris Magnin + Peggy and Dennis Oost (L) Rafael Gonzales +

Sunday 4/3 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Sally Costello (L) Mike Doolittle + OLL Parishioners

BC: Fr. Brian Costello ME: Fr. Manuel Estrada NH: Fr. Neil Healy

Rev. Brian Costello frbrian@ollnovato.org Ext.227

Pastor

Rev. J. Manuel Estrada frmanuel@ollnovato.org EXT 230

Parochial Vicar

Rev. Neil Healy In Residence EXT 233

Rev. Mr. Alex Madero, Deacon

Patrick Reeder EXT. 234

Parish Manager

Office Staff Erin Troy EXT. 222

Allen Shirley EXT. 236

Our Lady of Loretto School Mrs. Kathleen Kraft, Principal

415-892-8621

Parish Religious Education

Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

415-897-2171 ext.277

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER 415-301-0514

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

7:00 pm (Spanish Vigil Mass)

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 Noon Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday3:00pm-4:00pm

Rosary Monday—Thursday after 9am Mass and 5:30pm

Friday after 9am Mass and at 5pm Sunday at 3:00pm

Baptisms

Please contact the Rectory- Catechesis Required

Marriages

Please contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Our Lady of Loretto

St. Vincent de Paul Society 415-497-5090

Visit us on the Web www.ollnovato.org

E-mail us: church@ollnovato.org

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). Psalm — This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad (Psalm 118). (1) Second Reading — All who are baptized, set your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or (2) Second Reading — Christ our Passover is sacri-

ficed; therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8).

Gospel — Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9) or Luke 24:1-12 (or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35).

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; First Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter; First Saturday

WE REMEMBER YOU, O RISEN LORD We remember you, O risen Lord, New Covenant at the feast of the cross. Your resurrection dresses the table for the bread of heaven and the cup of salvation. Blessed are you!

Youth Ministry Golf Tournament Mark your calendars for Our Lady of Loretto’s 12th Annual Youth Ministry Golf Tournament to be held Thursday,

June 23rd, at Indian Valley Golf Club. We hope each and every parishioner will support this very im-portant fund raiser by being a sponsor, playing a round of golf, purchasing a raffle ticket, and/or at-tending the delicious dinner in the church hall follow-ing the tournament. With your generous support, we continue to provide much-needed funds for Youth Ministry, an ever-expanding program for the teens and young adults of our parish. Thank you! 12th Annual Golf Committee

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, May 1, 2016, 12th Annual Picnic and Bocce Tournament benefi ng the Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Raphael and St. Isabella Conferences. Please join us for a day of fun, including a great BBQ lunch with all of the fixings’. Most importantly you will be helping a worthy cause with 100% of the pro-ceeds suppor ng the St. Vincent de Paul charity ac-

vi es. Entrance forms are available. Thank you for your con nued support. For more informa on, please contact Dean DiGiovanni @ 415 585 3855 or Joe Mar no @ 415 479 8477

Schedule Change The second collection for Catholic Relief Services will be taken up the weekend of April 9th and 10th.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Fifty years or so ago, it was popular to teach that every Sunday is a “Little Easter.” Today, after several decades of intense liturgical reform, it is more proper to think of today as a “Big Sun-day.” On every Sunday of the

year, the Church is obliged to assemble, keeping the day holy. In most places, we hardly attain the goal of gathering all who are in Christ by baptism. Look around today and see what a Big Sunday looks like! Our tradition speaks of remembering, an-amnesis, as the antidote to “amnesia,” the tragic forgetting of who God is and who we are as God’s most beloved creation. On this Easter day, we are at our very best. We re-member who God is, and we remember who we are in God’s eyes: beloved sons and daughters, reborn to eternal life in baptismal waters. We rekindle our candles and reclaim our baptismal promises. As a “Big Sunday,” today also reflects the character of festivity and leisure that should mark every Lord’s Day. We wear “Sunday best” today, and we may take some time, especially in the north-ern states, to stroll through a budding garden. It is truly a “Big Sunday,” and how different our lives would be if we took its values and traditions forward into all the Sundays of our lives.

DRAWN INTO THE STORY “We are witnesses!” The scripture readings for Easter Sunday concen-trate on details reported by eyewitnesses. Listen carefully and you will be drawn into the stories yourself. Peter reports the good works Jesus did, his death on the cross, and his resurrection. The passage from John’s Gospel has us running to the empty tomb with Peter and John and peering inside to see the cloths used to cover Jesus’ body. Psalm 118 sums up our response: “It is won-derful in our eyes!” What resurrection details do we see in our lives today? How have we died to our old lives and been raised up again with Jesus? Let us pay attention to the new life around us. It is wonderful in our eyes.

Easter Sunday 2016 Dear Friends, Jesus was buried on Good Friday afternoon. The story of the burial of Jesus is a story of intrigue that gives us a clue into an argument going on in the

early years after the resurrection:

1) When the tomb was found empty, the Jewish leaders claimed that the disciples stole Jesus’ body.

2) Christians responded that the Jewish leaders had placed guards at the tomb

to prevent such a theft. So, if the tomb was empty, it was because God had raised Jesus from the dead, despite the guards. The Gospel writers also want us to know that both sides agree on several points:

1) Jesus was really dead 2) He was buried in a tomb that was known to them. 3) On Easter Sunday morning, the body of Jesus was not there.

The real question is: How did that tomb get empty? Our Christian faith in the resurrection doesn’t rest on the empty tomb. It rests on the bodily appearances of the risen Lord, described by all four gospel writers. More than that, it should rest on our own experiences of the risen Lord. On this Easter Sunday, let all of us take some quiet time to be with the risen Lord and experience His presence in our lives. Alleluia! Alleluia! Jesus is truly risen from the dead! Happy Easter! Father Brian

This Week at OLL March 27—April 3

Sun. EASTER SUNDAY Mon. RECTORY OFFICES CLOSED Tue. Helping Hands Prayer Group—1pm—Church Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm Thurs. Choir—Church—6:30pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Sun. Divine Mercy Sunday

Esta semana en OLL Marzo 27 — 3 Abril

Domingo: PASQUA Lunes: Martes: Helping Hands Grupo de Oración por la Iglesia-1pm JPC Discipulados—Capilla del Convento –7pm Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro- Chapel-6pm Al-Anon-Convento - 7:15 pm Miércoles: Miércoles de Ceniza Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Jueves Santo Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Domingo de la Divina Misericordia

JOB OPENING St. Anthony of Padua Parish-Novato is seeking a Director of Faith Forma on and Evangeliza on to oversee cate-che cal programs. Applicants must be prac cing Catho-lics with religious educa on experience and passion for forma on & evangeliza on. Send resume or ques ons to Father Felix Lim at felix_lim@yahoo.com. Or call 415-883-2177

Sunday Collection Report July 1, 2015—February 29, 2016

Budgeted Collection: $410,000 Actual: $410,897 Surplus/<deficit> $897 Thank you for your continued generosity and support of

Our Lady of Loretto.

CAPTURADO POR LA HISTORIA “¡Somos testigos!” Las lecturas bíblicas del Do-mingo de Pascua se centran en detalles reportados por testigos oculares. Escucha detenidamente y sen-tirás que la historia te captura. Pedro reporta las bue-nas obras hechas por Jesús, su muerte en la cruz, y su Resurrección. El pasaje del Evangelio de san Juan nos hace correr a la tumba vacía con Pedro y Juan, y dar una mirada adentro para ver el lienzo usado para cubrir el cuerpo de Jesús. El Salmo 118 resume nuestra respuesta: “¡Es un milagro patente!” ¿Qué detalles de resurrección vemos hoy en nuestra vida? ¿Cómo hemos muerto a la vida vieja y resucitado de nuevo con Jesús? Tengamos bien en cuenta la nueva vida que nos rodea. Es un milagro patente.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Pedro es un testigo: el Señor ha resucitado (Hechos 10:34a, 37-43). Salmo — Este es el día del triunfo del Señor. Aleluya (Salmo 118 [117]). (1) Segunda lectura — Todos los bautizados, eleven su corazón al cielo (Colosenses 3:1-4) o (2) Segunda lectura — Cristo nuestra Pascua fue sacrificado; por tanto celebremos (1 Corintios 5:6b-8). Evangelio — Tres testigos, María, Pedro y Juan; cada uno responde a la tumba vacía (Juan 20:1-9) o Lc 24:1-12 (o en Misas de la tarde o la noche, Lc 24:13-35).

NOS ACORDAMOS DE TI Nos acordamos de ti, oh Jesús resucitado, el primero de entre los muertos. Tu resurrección destruye el poder de la muerte y cambia las lágrimas de agonía a lágrimas de alegría. ¡Bendito eres!

IN GOD WE TRUST On this day in 1864, the United States Congress au-thorized the placement of the phrase, “In God We Trust,” on all two cent coins. The following year, the inscription extended to all coins. Congress’ decision was a response to a 1861 letter form a Pennsylvania preacher who worried that recognition of God had been overlooked on the nation’s coins. Although the secretary of treasury and the mint direc-tor were open to including the phrase, their attention was di-verted to the more pressing issue of the civil war. ******************** The line “In God We Trust” comes from the fourth stanza of the “Star Spangled Banner” ********************* In 1956, “In God We Trust” officially became the country’s motto.

Queridos amigos, Jesús fue sepultado en buena viernes por la tarde. La historia del entierro de Jesús es una historia de intriga que nos da una pista en un argumento que pasa en los primeros años después de la resurrección: 1) Cuando la tumba fue encontrada vacía, los líderes judíos afirmaron que la discípulos robaron el cuerpo de Jesús.

2) Los cristianos respondieron que los líderes judíos habían colocado guardias en la tumba para evitar que tal robo. Por lo tanto, si la tumba estaba vacía, era porque Dios había resucitado a Jesús de entre los muertos, a pesar de los guardias. Los autores de los evangelios también quieren que sepamos que ambas partes están de acuerdo en varios puntos:

1) Jesús estaba realmente muerto 2) Fue enterrado en una tumba que fue conocido por ellos. 3) En la mañana de Pascua, el cuerpo de Jesús no estaba allí.

La verdadera pregunta es: ¿Cómo conseguir que la tumba vacía? Nuestra fe cristiana en la resurrección no descansa en la tumba vacía. Se apoya en las apariencias cor-porales del L ord aumentado, descrito por los cuatro evangelistas. Más que eso, se debe descansar en nuestras propias experiencias del Señor resucitado. En este Domingo de Pascua, vamos todos nosotros da un poco de tranquilidad para estar con el Señor resucitado y la experiencia de su presencia en nuestras vidas.

Aleluya! ¡Aleluya! Jesús ha resucitado verdaderamente de entre los muertos! ¡Felices Pascuas! Padre Brian

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Hace casi dos mil años María Magdalena fue muy de mañana al sepulcro de Je-sús. Fue a rezar como muchos hacemos ante la tumba de un ser amado. Esa mañana ella se convertiría en apóstol de los apóstoles, primera testigo de Jesús resucitado de entre los muertos. Siglos después el testimonio de la Magdalena sigue siendo importante en la historia cristiana. Durante estos días en Anguiano, España, hombres y jóvenes de las viejas familias de la zona bailan y caminan con una pequeña imagen de la Magdalena. Se visten con camisas y faldones largos de muchos colores, mostrando la belleza de la diversidad hispana. Ellos bailan en honor de esa santa mujer de Magdala y lo hacen so-

bre andas de casi un metro de altura. Ellos toman la imagen desde la iglesia de su pueblo en las montañas en el norte del país y la llevan bailando por las calles empedradas bajando al santuario que han preparado para ella. Todo el pueblo reza y festeja en honor de la santa que fue buscando un difunto y se encontró con el Se-ñor de la vida eterna.