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Feast Day of St. Didacus
“For who is greater:
the one seated at
table or the one who
serves?”
What kind of dispute
were the disciples
having during the
Passover feast? They were likely arguing about who
should sit in the place of honor at the table. Aren't we
like that?! We want the place of honor and recognition,
especially when others will have to give notice and
defer to us. (See Jesus' parable of the dinner guests in
Luke 14:7-14.) Jesus did the unthinkable! He turned
the world's value of greatness upside-down and he
wedded authority with loving-sacrifice and with selfless
-service. Authority without sacrificial love is brutish
and self-serving. The way of greatness in God's
kingdom is the way of servanthood and humility,
putting others first in our care and concern. Jesus
willingly laid down his life for our sake because he
loved us first (John 3:16). He calls us to love as he did,
by laying down our lives in sacrificial service for the
good of others. An early church father summed up
Jesus' teaching with the expression: to serve is to reign
with Christ. We share in God's reign by laying down
our lives in humble service of one another as Jesus did
for our sake. Are you willing to put others first in your
care and concern and to love them with the same
merciful love that Jesus has for you?
—http://www.rc.net
St. Didacus, Our Patron Saint
On our cover, St. Didacus is depicted with
flowers spilling out from his robe. He had a
fond devotion for the poor and was considered to have imprudent generosity in sharing
with them the food that was meant for the
friars. Legend has it, that while on his way to
visit the poor with food wrapped in his habit
he was stopped by his superior who suspected
that he was taking food meant for the friars
and asked to see what he was concealing. Knowing that he
would be reprimanded, he answered that he was carrying
flowers. When asked to reveal what he had, he opened the
folds of his habit and a variety of flowers cascaded to the
ground.
Thanks to your generosity, we are able to carry on the
mission of St. Didacus to offer food assistance to those in
need in our parish and community.
November 9, 2014
Don’t forget
about our
St. Didacus
Parish Feast Day
Celebration and our
88th Anniversary
Party!
THIS WEEKEND!
Potluck Dinner
Sunday, November 9th
5:00pm in the Parish Hall
Please bring a dish to share from the categories
listed by your last name:
A-G Side Dish
H-R Main Dish
S-Z Salad
Bring your whole family for this
fun parish celebration!
The Parish Office will be closed on
Tuesday, November 11th
in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday.
THERE WILL BE NO HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY.
We give thanks to all our military
personnel for the sacrifice they have
made for our freedom.
Join us for our
Patriotic Rosary
Please join our parish in praying the Patriotic Rosary for the
Consecration of our country on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday,
November 11th immediately following the 6:00pm Mass in
the Church. Booklets will be provided.
Call the office by Monday
to RSVP for Bishop Brom’s
talk next Saturday!
Missionary Disciples:
The New Evangelization
Saturday, November 15th
9:00am-noon in the Parish Hall
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Feast Day of St. Didacus
Mass Intentions
Saturday………….........November 8
5:00PM……...………....†Bart & Eva Diaz
Sunday………….....…...November 9
8:30AM……...…....….…Mary Farrell, Spec. Int.
10:00AM………….…….Gibbons Family, Spec. Int.
11:30AM………….……..People of St. Didacus
Monday………………...November 10
7:30AM…….…...John & Catherine Ornelas, Spec. Int.
Tuesday………..…..….November 11
6:00PM…………………†Amelia Martinez
Wednesday……......….November 12
8:30AM…………...….†Bernard & Elizabeth Morzinski
Thursday………...…….November 13
7:30AM………………...†Socorro Adcock
Friday…………...……...November 14
7:30AM…...…...……...…†Raymond Triano
Saturday………….........November 15
5:00PM……...………....†Joe Martinez
Readings for the Week of November 9, 2014
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/
Jn 2:13-22
Ti 1:1-9/Lk 17:1-6
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14/Lk 17:7-10
Ti 3:1-7/Lk 17:11-19
Phlm 7-20/Lk 17:20-25
2 Jn 4-9/Lk 17:26-37
3 Jn 5-8/Lk 18:1-8
Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/
Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21
“Sweet the wood, sweet the nails, bearing sweet
burdens, only you were worthy of sustaining God,
king of the Heavens.”
—St. Didacus, on his deathbed
Weekly Events at St. Didacus
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Location
Spanish Choir
10:00am
Hall
Parish Feast Day Potluck
5:00pm
Hall
Monday, November 10, 2014
Location
Cub Scouts
3:00pm
Hall
Spanish RCIA
6:00pm
Hall
Pastorela Practice
6:30pm
Hall
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Location
Parish Office Closed
Small Faith III
8:30am
Hall
Small Faith I&II
6:30pm
Hall
Small Faith IV
7:00pm
Hawley
Small Faith V
7:00pm
Winona
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Location
Eucharistic Adoration
7:30-8:30am
Church
Religious Ed
5:30pm
Hall
Choir
7:00pm
Church
Men’s Prayer Group
7:00pm
Hall
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Location
Divine Mercy
4:00-5:00pm
Hall
RCIA
7:00pm
Hall
Friday, November 14, 2014
Location
Encuentro Matrimonial
7:00-9:00pm
Church
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Location
Missionary Disciples Class
9:00am-noon Hall
Colf’s Baby Bottle Drive
at all Masses this weekend
GIFTS OF
OUR TREASURY
THE WEEK OF November 2, 2014
General Collection for November 2, 2014
Building Fund for November 2, 2014
Total Income:
$4,978.00
$2,704.00
$7,682.00
Please Pray For
Welcome to St. Didacus Parish!
Masses
Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am English
11:30am in Spanish
Daily Mass
Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am
Wednesday 8:30am & Tues. 6:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesdays 7:30am—8:30am
First Fridays 8:00am—9:00am
Confessions—Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt.
Baptisms: Arrangements must be made 3 months in
advance. Contact the Parish Office for information.
Weddings: Arrangements must be made at least 9
months in advance. Please contact the Parish Office.
Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor
Parish Office 619-284-3472
November 9, 2014
Rosalba Alarcon
Maria Luz Arrellano
Diann Bauer
Dan Bauer
Herbert Baxter
Martha Becerra
Rita Bonnell
Norm Boyer
Herminia Brignoni
Ibeth Brignoni
Ruben Campos
Marie Cavanaugh
Eileen Connolly
Terry Davidson
Irene Davis
MaryLou De Luca
Cecelia Dueber
Mary Farrell
Maria Fielding
Santiago Fontes
Susan Guenzel
Sharon Ihle
Bernie Kober
Marilyn Kober
Virginia Lantry
Juanita Lopez
Maria Lopez
Anthony Martinez
Rosalie Martinez
Dolores Mediano
Esteban Mediano
Sylvia Paiz
Dominick Palestini
Diane Porter
Antonia Raya
Dolores Robertson
Atina Rodriguez
Aaron Rodriguez
Alette Rodriguez
Gladys Palestini
Jeff Salazar
Christine Segura
Alice Sergi
Michael Smith
Raymond Sparks
Mary Sutton
Angel Tapia
Pedro Tapia
Therese Tucker
Carol Verdon
Adalina Zarate
Josephine
And the special
intentions in our Book of Needs
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Feast Day of St. Didacus
November 9, 2014
Come hungry next Sunday
for our annual St. Didacus
Pancake Breakfast
4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116
284-8730
You didn’t miss our Barnes and
Noble Book Fair! You can still
order on-line until November
13th to benefit the school! Visit
bn.com/bookfairs to place your
order and don’t forget to enter
our school’s code: 11397403. Thanks for your
support!
The San Diego Diocesan Mental Health Working Group and
the Office of Social Ministry invite you to
Mental Health Wellness and the Church
Reaching out to families experiencing
mental health challenges…
Saturday, November 15, 2014
8:30am-12:30pm
St. Michael Catholic Church
15546 Pomerado Road
Poway, CA 92064
Let the Parish Office know if you’re interested in attending. Registration
required at: www.socialministrysandiego.com. For questions or more info,
contact Maria at 858-490-8323. Also, see the poster at the entrance of
the Church for more info.
It’s Mama’s Pie Time!
Buy your Thanksgiving pie from Mama's Kitchen
and you will provide eight, nutritious meals
delivered to a critically-ill neighbor. You can
order online at www.mamaspies.org and buy your
pies from Team St. Didacus—don’t forget to choose
St. Didacus as your private pick-up site #30.
The Knights of Columbus would like to
express their gratitude for the generosity
shown by the parishioners of St. Didacus during
the annual Intellectual Disabilities Tootsie Roll
Drive. Of the 6 Parishes in the San Diego Council,
St. Didacus brought in the most with $457.34. In total, the KofC
generated over $1500 this year for St. Madeline Sophie Center and
Noah Homes right here in San Diego County. In California alone,
the KofC raises over $1M annually for people with intellectual
disabilities, thanks in part to your donations.
Hosted by the Boy Scouts of
America, Pack 958
on Sunday, November 16th
Come for breakfast after the 8:30am or 10:00am
Masses. Everyone is welcome. All proceeds benefit
St. Didacus Parish!
Wanted: New Christmas Cards for Inmates to
Send to Their Families
The Catholic Diocese Office for
Social Ministry’s Restorative Justice
Program coordinates the distribution
of thousands of Christmas cards
each year to jails, prisons, and
detention facilities.
—Needed - boxes of NEW/unopened religious themed
Christmas cards, especially Spanish language cards
—Please no cards containing pieces that can be removed &
no cards requesting/requiring donations to an organization
Any questions, please call 858-490-8323
or email jwalsh@diocese-sdiego.org
Bring your card donations to the Parish Office
by Friday, November 28th.
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Feast Day of St. Didacus
November 9, 2014
San Diego is St. Didacus
Patron Saint of the Diocese of San Diego and of our parish…
When we think of St. Didacus, we may be tempted to think of him as a dusty old saint who
may or may not have lived hundreds of years ago. But St. Didacus was a real person who
lived a life of service as a Franciscan brother. He traveled extensively, by foot, he
gardened, he had exemplary nursing skills, he had a tender heart and loved the poor and
was dedicated to seeing them fed. Here are some pictures of people and places that were
important in the life of St. Didacus...
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2
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House in San Nicolás del Puerto in Spain where
San Diego reportedly was born in the year 1400
and was raised.
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Holy Door of St. John Lateran,
Rome, opened by Pope Nicholas V
for the Jubilee and canonization of
Bernardine of Siena.
Other pilgrims to this jubilee who
were later elevated to sainthood
are: St. Catherine of Bologne,
St. Rita of Cascia, St. John of
Capistrano, St. John of March and
St. Peter Regalado.
Pictured: St. John of Capistrano
In 1450, Diego was
recalled to Spain
from the Canary
Islands, from which
he went to Rome
to share in the
Jubilee Year
proclaimed by
Pope Nicholas V,
and to be present
at the canonization
of Bernardine of
Siena in 1450.
While Diego was
there, bubonic
plague broke out
and he nursed
hundreds of
Franciscans who
were visiting
Rome.
In 1445, Diego was appointed as
Guardian of the Franciscan
community on the island of
Fuerteventura, where the Observant Franciscans soon founded the
Friary of St. Bonaventure.
Friar Diego spent ten years from about 14311441 in the Convento de San Francisco, in
Seville, Spain. The convent no longer exists,
but every day Diego would visit the chapel of
the Virgen de la Antigua. The chapel remains
today and you can visit the same painting of
the virgin that San Diego prayed before each
day.
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This is a view of the ruins of the
Franciscan Convent of San
Buenaventura on the Canary Island
of Fuerteventura, where San Diego
lived from 1441-1449.
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Tower of the Iglesia Magistral in Alcalá
de Henares, Spain, where the remains of
San Diego rest in a side chapel.
Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590). While beset by
struggles in England, France, and Spain, he
presided over the canonization of San Diego
in 1588.
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Fiesta de San Didacus (San Diego)
9 de noviembre de 2014
San Diego de Alcalá (San Didacus)
Nació de familia pobre en San Nicolás del Puerto, Sevilla. De
muy joven se consagró al Señor como ermitaño en la capilla
de San Nicolás de Bari, en su pueblo natal y después en la
ermita de Albaida del Aljarafe (Sevilla), bajo la dirección de
un sacerdote ermitaño. Diego fue recibido como hermano
franciscanos de los frailes menores, en Arruzafa, Córdoba
(España). En 1441 fue enviado como misionero a las Islas
Canarias donde ejerció en el convento de Arrecife como portero. Los hermanos de la comunidad llegaron a pensar que su generosidad era excesiva. En 1445 lo nombraron guardián del convento de San Buenaventura en Fuenteventura. El nombramiento era algo excepcional por tratarse de un hermano.
Fue de peregrino a Roma con ocasión del jubileo del 1450 y de la canonización de Bernardino de Siena ese
año. Una epidemia azotó la ciudad de Roma. San Diego sirvió de enfermero de convento de Ara Coeli durante tres meses. Muchos se sanaron milagrosamente. Otro milagro fue la curación de un niño que se
había quedado dormido dentro de un horno, el cual, al ser encendido, le causó graves quemaduras. Tras la
intercesión del santo, el niño apareció sin quemaduras. San Diego solía atribuir los milagros a la Santísima
Virgen María.
De regreso en España, lo asignaron al convento de Santa María de Jesús en Alcalá de Henares (1456) donde
ejerció como portero y jardinero por siete años, hasta su muerte el 12 de Noviembre de 1463. La infección
de su cuerpo emitía una milagrosa fragancia y su cuerpo estuvo incorrupto, no sufrió rigor mortis y continuó exudando fragancia.
San Diego vivió entre los mas humildes pero muerto fue visitado por los mas poderosos. Cardenales, reyes
y príncipes acudieron ante sus restos. Sus restos se encuentran en la catedral de Alcalá de Henares, en
una urna de plata. Su cuerpo incorrupto se expone cada año el 13 de noviembre.
Fue canonizado en
1588, San Diego fue el único santo canonizado por el papa Sixto VI. Polémica del toponímico: Fray Diego
siempre llevó en vida el nombre de su humilde pueblo, llamándose Fray Diego de San Nicolás. Con ese
nombre se le conoce en la bula de su canonización. Sin embargo en el santoral apareció como San Diego
de Alcalá.
No se olvide HOY es la
celebración de nuestra fiesta
patronal y el 88°Aniversario
de nuestra Parroquia
Hoy domingo 9 de noviembre
La Oficina Parroquial estará
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de la festividad del día de los
Veteranos y no habrá reunión
de los jóvenes de High School.
5:00PM Salón Parroquial
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