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This Sunday’s Rosary is led by the
Sacred Heart Society 10:00 AM
Next Sunday’s Rosary will be led
by the OLR Guild 10:00 AM
April 12th, 2015
Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday
Our Lady of the Rosary Mission Statement
Rectory
1659 Columbia Street
Pastoral Center Parish Office
1629 Columbia St.
(619) 234-4820 ~ FAX (619) 234-3559 ~ www.olrsd.org
1668 State Street; San Diego, California 92101
Italian National Catholic Parish
Our Lady of the Rosary
Church Hall
1654 State Street
We, the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, are a pilgrim church. Under the
mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we grow as a people of God following Jesus,
celebrating the Eucharist, living apostolic service, continuing faith formation
and Marian devotions. We strive to bring the joy of the gospel and imitate Jesus
through compassion, mercy and love, especially for the poor and marginalized. We seek to be faithful stewards providing a heart and home for all. Our Lady of the Rosary
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We welcome all visitors to our celebration.
While Holy Communion may only be received by
prepared Catholics, our non-Catholic guests are
welcome to receive a special blessing from the priest
during distribution. Simply cross your arms on your
chest as you approach the priest.
Masses of the Week:
April 12th to 19th, 2015
Saturday, April 11:
5:30 p.m. (Vigil) Karrie Taravella †
Joe & Barbara Sciuto
This Sunday, April 12: Divine Mercy Sunday
7:30 a.m. Howard & Edna O'Riordan † Dcn. Stephen & Vickie O'Riordan
9:00 a.m. Umberto & Adriana Assenti †
Assenti & Sardo Families
10:30 a.m. Parishioners, Benefactors & Friends
12 noon Jack, Lilly & Frank Tarantino † JoAnn & Nick Pecoraro
4:00 p.m. Micah Huff
Grimm Family
Monday:
7:30 a.m. Jack Vanek †
Linda Lungren
12 noon Angie Giacalone †
Frank & Suzanne LoCoco
Tuesday:
7:30 a.m. Mario Ghio †
Rimoldi Family
12 noon Perpetual Membership
Wednesday:
7:30 a.m. Souls in Purgatory
12 noon
No Mass - Installment of Bishop McElroy
Thursday:
7:30 a.m. Vince Crisci †
Anna Fiorentino
12 noon Lisa Carini Gonzalez †
Louie Carini
Friday:
7:30 a.m. Robert H. Stickel †
Salvatore & Josephine Scafidi
12 noon Dominic Vitrano †
Tom & Antonietta Vitrano
Saturday:
7:30 a.m. Mario Sanfilippo †
Chuck & Virginia Sanfilippo & Family
12 noon Angie Giacalone †
John & Dorothy LoCoco
5:30 p.m. (Vigil) Joe Petronaci †
Julio & Lynn Guidi
Next Sunday, April 19:
7:30 a.m. Parishioners, Benefactors & Friends
9:00 a.m. Girolamo & Antonina Carini † Mimmo Carini & Family
10:30 a.m. Giuseppe Giacalone †
Paul & Giustina Crimi
12 noon In Honor of St. Anthony
St. Anthony Prayer Group
Please remember that our daily Mass Calendar fills rapidly.
Presently the wait is six to eight months in advance.
If you hope to have a mass celebrated on a special date,
look ahead and call early.
Little Italy, San Diego, CA
Dear Parishioners and friends,
Happy and Blessed Eastertide!
My thanks to our associates pastors Fr.
Louis, Fr. Albino and resident priest Fr.
Luis and Deacon Stephen, Parish Choir,
Altar Servers, Hospitality Ministers,
Lectors,
Extraordinary
Eucharistic
ministers, Altar Society, Parish Staff,
the Stewardship Committee, Knights of
Columbus, RCIA instructors and all who
volunteered for the Easter Celebration. I
acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of
all and thank you immensely for all that
you do for the parish.
As we rejoice and give thanks to God
for this great gift – our parish family –
may He make us joyful witnesses to the
truth of the gospel and may our words
and actions be directed toward building
up the body of Christ for the greater glory
of God. May our lives ever be guided by
the light of the risen Christ!
Fr. Joseph M. Tabigue CRSP
The OLR Community wishes
to thank all who helped adorn the
church for our Easter celebration with
their Easter Lilly Donation!
Divine Mercy Sunday
Today, Sunday April 12th, at 3 PM our
parish will join many other parishes
honoring the infinite merciful love of the
Lord Jesus, as He Himself has requested
through Saint Faustina Kowalska. In
celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, we
will have a Special Hour of Adoration
and we invite everyone to participate.
Our Lord said to Saint Faustina: “The
very depths of My Mercy will be
opened on this day. I will pour out
a sea of graces upon those souls that
will approach the fount of My Mercy.”
Literature is provided in the back of the
Church.
It’s that time of year again!
Please join the I.C.F for their annual
Scholarship Benefit
Pancake Breakfast
Today, Sunday, April 12, 2015
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Adults $7.00
Children $4.00
Fruit, Pancakes, Sausage, Juice
and Coffee will be served
Come one, come All!
Our Lady of the Rosary
How do we get the great graces
of Divine Mercy in our time?
One important way to get them is to live out a
devotion to Divine Mercy, and learning how to live
it out is easy. All you need to know is one, little
word – actually, it’s a little bird: finch. F-I-N-C-H.
Finch.
If you remember this word, you’ve got it.
So let’s get started with F-I- N-C-H, beginning with
“F.”
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red ray and a pale ray, representing the blood and water
that gushed forth from His pierced side on the Cross.
At the bottom of the image, Jesus wanted a prayer to be
written, “Jesus, I trust in You.” He also promised to give
great graces through it.
N = Novena - What novena?
The Novena to Divine Mercy.
A novena is basically nine days of prayer in a row.
Jesus taught St. Faustina a novena that He wanted her
to pray and that we can all pray. Each day He asked
that a different group of people be entrusted to Him (for
example, “all sinners” on day one and “all priests and
religious” on day two)
“When should I begin?”
Well, it can be prayed at any time, but a special time to
pray it is in preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday. The
starting date for the novena, combined with praying the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy, is Good Friday, and it ends on
the Saturday after Easter Sunday, the day before Divine
Mercy Sunday.
C = Chaplet - What chaplet?
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
F = Feast -What feast?
The Feast of Divine Mercy, also known as Divine
Mercy Sunday. Divine Mercy Sunday falls on the
Second Sunday of Easter.
What’s so great about Divine Mercy Sunday?
Well, look at it this way: What’s the most important
feast day of the year? Easter, right? And how many days
is Easter? We celebrate it for eight full days, which is
why we call it the Octave of Easter. But the last day is
the greatest of all. The eighth day. It’s the climax of the
whole feast.
Well, Divine Mercy Sunday is the eighth day of Easter,
the climax of the entire Easter celebration. In a sense, it’s
the most important day of the most important feast!
I = Image -What image?
The Image of Divine Mercy.
Jesus told St. Faustina to have an image painted just as
He looked when He appeared to her. She obeyed and had
it painted by a Polish artist, Eugene Kazimirowski. It
took him more than 12 tries before Faustina accepted it
as satisfactory.
As you can see from the image above here, Jesus’ right
hand is raised in blessing. Also, He’s taking a step
toward us, and two rays of light issue from His Heart: a
This is a prayer that’s prayed on ordinary rosary beads,
and it’s pretty popular today – perhaps because it can be
prayed in a short amount of time (about seven minutes).
Why is it so powerful?
Because it draws its strength from the holiest and
mightiest prayer there is: the Mass.
In other words, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a kind of
extension of the prayer of the Mass. In fact, it’s a kind of
extension of what we’ll call the “supercharged moment
of the Mass.” Here’s what we mean: It’s an extension of
that moment when the priest at the altar takes the Body
and Blood of Christ into his hands and offers it up to the
Father with these words:
Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O God,
almighty Father, in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours
forever and ever. Amen.
H = Hour - What hour?
Every day between 3-4 in the afternoon is known as
the Hour of Great Mercy.
Because Jesus died on the Cross for us at 3 p.m.
Excerpt from “Divine Mercy Explained”
by Michael Gaitley, MIC
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Sanctuary Candles Dedication for
the week of April 12th
Healing for Manuel Medina
by Maria Medina
March 29th’s & April 5th’s Collections
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may adjust donation amounts, gift frequency and
bank account information at any time. You are also
able to discontinue contributions in the system at
any time. If you have any questions, then please
contact the parish office at (619)234-4820, or email
us at [email protected] and we will gladly help you.
Thank you for considering Online Giving!
Volunteer Opportunity at OLR
The Hospitality Café (Coffee & Donuts) needs
someone to put up tables and chairs before the 7:30
AM Mass on Sundays. We will be resuming Coffee
& Donuts next Sunday, April 19th.
Please call Sherry at (619) 804-9365 if interested.
Weekly Goal = $11,000
Masses
Mailed In
Online
Total
March 29
$9,004
$2,156
$912.50
$12,072.50
Easter Mailed Collection $4,100
Marriage Banns
The following couples have exchanged
a promise to marry in Christ:
Sean Henning & Nadia Lizarraga
Francesco Russo & Kristine Hawk
Church Parking
Washington Elementary School Parking Lots
are being made available to OLR for parish
functions happening when school is not in session!
Union Street and Date Street (South Lot)
Fir Street and State Street (North Lot)
First 2 hours free
$2 per hour after
Prayer Chain
Our Lady’s Gifts
20% off all Divine Mercy items!
April 5
$19,711
$2,341
$1,777.50
$23,829.50
Is there something going on in your or your family’s
life right now that you can use some prayerful
assistance with?
Or do you want to pray for your fellow parish
family members who are in need of support?
Email [email protected], whether
you are in need of prayers or feel the need to pray
for others!
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For further information,
please call the Parish Office.
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