Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP<br />

60 WELLINGTON AVENUE • DALY CITY • CALIFORNIA • 94014<br />

WWW.OLPHPARISHDC.ORG<br />

MISSION STATEMENT<br />

“We at <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Perpetual</strong> <strong>Help</strong> Parish, are a multi-cultural faith community; we strive to be welcoming to all who<br />

come to our parish and commit ourselves to direct others to Jesus through a meaningful liturgical celebration and devotion<br />

to Mary.”<br />

Pastor: Rev. Antonio G. Petilla<br />

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Dwight Dennis G. Barlaan<br />

Deacon: Rev. William F. Bruening<br />

School Principal: Mr. William Kovacich<br />

Phones:<br />

Rectory: (650) 755-9786<br />

School: (650) 755-4438<br />

RE-ED: (650) 755-4010<br />

Masses:<br />

Weekdays: 7:30 AM<br />

Saturdays: 8:00 AM, in honor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Perpetual</strong> <strong>Help</strong><br />

4:00 & 5:30 PM, Vigil Masses<br />

Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM<br />

1:00 PM (Spanish)<br />

First Fridays: 7:30 AM & 6:30 PM<br />

Holy Days : 7:30, 9:00 AM, 12:15 & 6:30 PM<br />

Confessions:<br />

Saturdays 3:00-3:55 PM (or by appointment)<br />

Baptisms:<br />

Sundays 2:30 PM 1st, 2nd and 4th Sunday in English.<br />

3rd Sunday in Spanish (parents and sponsors must attend<br />

the 1st Wednesday instruction in English and 2nd<br />

Wednesday in Spanish at 7:00 PM-Jubilee Hall)<br />

Marriages:<br />

Every Saturday (please call us six months in advance)<br />

Devotions to <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Perpetual</strong> <strong>Help</strong>:<br />

7:30 - Rosary, 7:45 - Novena, 8:00 AM - Mass<br />

(Every Saturday)<br />

Adoration <strong>of</strong> the Blessed Sacrament:<br />

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Private Adoration) 5:30-6:30 PM<br />

(Communal Holy Hour)<br />

To join & worship with us at OLPH, please<br />

complete a Parish Registration Form and send<br />

it back to the <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

Name: ________________________________<br />

Address: ______________________________<br />

______________________________<br />

Telephone No: __________________________

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Second Sunday <strong>of</strong> Easter<br />

(Divine Mercy Sunday)<br />

May 1, 2011<br />

“Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”<br />

— John 20:29b<br />

Dear Parishioners and Friends,<br />

DOUBTING THOMAS! A fascinating fellow, with some<br />

hang-ups. Why wasn’t he around on Easter Sunday, when<br />

Jesus first appeared? What made him so skeptical, so mulish,<br />

when trusted friends like Peter, James and John told<br />

him “We have seen the Lord”? We do not know. What we<br />

do know is that the doubter uttered the most perfect affirmation<br />

<strong>of</strong> Christ’s nature in all the Gospels—”Lord and<br />

God”. Thomas, <strong>of</strong> course, did not “see” God; what he saw<br />

with his eyes, all that sheer reason could reveal to him, was<br />

a man. His cry, therefore, went far beyond the evidence.<br />

And, because it exceeded the evidence, “My Lord and my<br />

God” was an act <strong>of</strong> faith, a gift, which would have been impossible<br />

without God’s gracious giving. It was a response to<br />

God’s Self-revealing.<br />

What the Apostle Thomas is saying to you and me is that<br />

Christian faith is a religious experience. <strong>Our</strong> faith is a<br />

thrilling thing not because it furnishes us a hatful <strong>of</strong> answers<br />

to life’s many questions but because it makes for experience<br />

<strong>of</strong> the living God. <strong>Our</strong> faith, like Thomas 'faith, is<br />

a living faith when it is a flaming response <strong>of</strong> our whole<br />

being to the Risen Jesus present before us and within us.<br />

<strong>Our</strong> faith is a living faith when it means “I Love You, Lord,<br />

with every fiber <strong>of</strong> my flesh, every stirring <strong>of</strong> my spirit.”<br />

And that is an experience <strong>of</strong> God—not a vision!<br />

Remember, too, that Thomas’ experience <strong>of</strong> God took place<br />

in the midst <strong>of</strong> a community, disciples who had journeyed<br />

to Jerusalem with Jesus, had share His supper, had<br />

watched Him die from near or afar. Which means that our<br />

Christian faith must be lived in community, too. We might<br />

as well get ready for it now; our mansion mates in heaven<br />

will include Muslims and Moonies, Hindus and Buddhists,<br />

all manner <strong>of</strong> folk who would sooner drink strychnine than<br />

be baptized.<br />

We learn to live our faith in community by cherishing what<br />

the <strong>Church</strong> teaches, by seeing fellowship as inescapably<br />

Christian, a sharing <strong>of</strong> what we have that lightens the burden<br />

<strong>of</strong> those who experience so much <strong>of</strong> Christ’s Crucifixion<br />

and so little <strong>of</strong> His Resurrection, by plunging into the<br />

prayers <strong>of</strong> the community that is ceaselessly aware <strong>of</strong> God’s<br />

presence in our gathering together.<br />

This is what faith lived in community really means.<br />

SAVE UP<br />

When saving for old age, be sure to lay up a<br />

few pleasant thoughts.<br />

—Anonymous<br />

Everyone is encouraged to participate<br />

in the May Flower Devotion!<br />

There will be Floral <strong>of</strong>fering every<br />

Saturday during the 8:00 AM<br />

mass by all devotees to our<br />

Blessed Mother Mary!<br />

The May Flower Devotion serves<br />

as prelude to our Fiesta Celebration<br />

in honor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Perpetual</strong> <strong>Help</strong> our Patroness.<br />

Let us therefore make use <strong>of</strong> this devotion as a remote<br />

preparation to our <strong>Lady</strong>’s Feast and remind one another<br />

specially those whom we are missing in our Saturday<br />

gathering in her honor, members <strong>of</strong> the Archconfraternity<br />

and recruit new ones to join.<br />

READINGS FOR THE WEEK<br />

Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8<br />

Tuesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14<br />

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21<br />

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36<br />

Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15<br />

Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21<br />

Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; 1 Pt 1:17-21;<br />

Lk 24:13-35<br />

FEAST OF FAITH<br />

The Homily<br />

The ambo, or pulpit, is a special place—it is the place<br />

for God’s word. That is why it is not used for all the spoken<br />

words <strong>of</strong> the Mass, even important words like the collects and<br />

the blessing. The ambo is only used for the scripture readings,<br />

and for the homily and the prayer <strong>of</strong> the faithful.<br />

The homily is part <strong>of</strong> the Liturgy <strong>of</strong> the Word. It flows<br />

from the readings we have just heard, and helps us to understand<br />

the way in which God is speaking to us today. The homily<br />

is not a lecture, a catechism lesson, or a speech. It is more<br />

like an exhortation; it has an urgency about it, for it calls us to<br />

find ourselves in the scripture, to live the faith we pr<strong>of</strong>ess, to<br />

see our world by the light <strong>of</strong> the Gospel. The homily, in itself a<br />

response to God’s word, demands a response from us. There<br />

are many styles <strong>of</strong> preaching and many ways to respond to the<br />

scriptures. But whether the homily is weak or strong, an open<br />

ear and an open heart can find in it an abundance <strong>of</strong> spiritual<br />

nourishment. —Corinna Laughlin, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.<br />

We are inviting children 8 yrs. old & up to join<br />

the OLPH Children’s Choir. We sing at the 10<br />

o’clock mass every first Sunday <strong>of</strong> the month.<br />

Please call Cynthia Marquez at 415 987-3801<br />

for more details.

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Please be reminded <strong>of</strong> our First Friday<br />

devotion to the Sacred Heart <strong>of</strong> Jesus on<br />

May 6, 2011.<br />

Mass Schedule: 7:30 AM and 6:30 PM<br />

Exposition <strong>of</strong> Blessed Sacrament:<br />

8:30AM—5:30 PM<br />

Communal Holy Hour: 5:30 PM—6:30 PM<br />

“Could you not watch with me one hour?”<br />

-Matthew 26:40<br />

NEXT WEEK IS CATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO<br />

“LOAVES & FISHES SUNDAY.” This annual second collection<br />

asks parishioners within the Archdiocese <strong>of</strong> San Francisco<br />

to live their faith by generously supporting the good work<br />

<strong>of</strong> Catholic Charities CYO. Your contributions directly support<br />

programs and services that provide relief for homeless families,<br />

ailing seniors, immigrants, the working poor, children and<br />

youth, and many other <strong>of</strong> our most vulnerable neighbors who<br />

are in need. <strong>Help</strong> us change lives today.<br />

For more information on the work <strong>of</strong> Catholic Charities CYO<br />

and how you can help support and strengthen families please<br />

contact Jane Ferguson Flout at (415) 971-1227 or [email protected].<br />

STEWARDSHIP BY THE BOOK<br />

Jesus meets the need <strong>of</strong> each disciple. To the fearful in the upper<br />

room, He speaks words <strong>of</strong> peace. To doubting Thomas, He<br />

provides the tangible pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> His resurrection. What do I need<br />

to become His disciple? What do I have to share that might<br />

meet someone else’s need?<br />

In the Gospel today, Jesus stands in the midst <strong>of</strong> us and says: Peace be<br />

with you!”<br />

During Mass we turn to each other and<br />

say “ Peace be with you!” As you give your gift<br />

to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, you say<br />

“Peace be with you!” to those who are poor and<br />

hungry.<br />

<strong>Our</strong> Offering to God and His People for the week <strong>of</strong><br />

April 17, 2011 :<br />

1st Collection………………….$5,326.40<br />

2nd Collection—(AAA)……… 2,128.69<br />

<strong>Our</strong> <strong>of</strong>fering for the week <strong>of</strong> April 24th will be reported next week.<br />

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY<br />

<strong>Our</strong> Second Collection today is for our Parochial School<br />

& Religious Education Program<br />

Next week, our second collection is for<br />

Catholic Charities CYO Appeal<br />

DOUBT<br />

There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than<br />

in half the creeds. —Alfred, Lord Tennyson<br />

¡BÁJENSE DE LAS NUBES!<br />

Los que nos felicitamos por ser “realistas” en este mundo<br />

podemos escuchar la primera lectura de hoy y decir, “¡bájense de<br />

las nubes!” cuando oímos el relato de Lucas sobre los primeros<br />

días ideales del movimiento cristiano. Todo parece color de rosa,<br />

se obran muchos prodigios, todos comparten sin egoísmo, comen<br />

juntos “con alegría” y el Señor aumentaba el número de creyentes.<br />

¿Cómo no sentirse atraído a un grupo semejante? Desde el viento<br />

que llenó el cuarto en la planta alta durante Pentecostés así como<br />

el Espíritu de Dios sobre las aguas en Génesis, y el fuego que apareció<br />

sobre cada discípulo, como la luz que apareció en el albor de<br />

la Creación, la intensión de Lucas en Hechos es mostrar una nueva<br />

creación, una restauración de la bondad original<br />

de la Creación por la obra del Espíritu Santo. Es<br />

el Espíritu quien continúa formándonos en el<br />

Cuerpo de Cristo. En ciertas ocasiones, así como<br />

Tomás en el Evangelio, decimos ¡bájense de las<br />

nubes!” pero la última realidad es que el Espíritu<br />

obra continuamente para hacer que nuestras comunidad<br />

cristiana sea una nueva creación, una<br />

en que los demás encontrarán el gozo y la belleza de Dios.<br />

© Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.<br />

¡Aleluya!<br />

Aunque la asamblea está familiarizada con esa<br />

palabra, es bueno recordar el significado: ¡Alaben a Dios!<br />

¡Gloria a Dios! Este vocablo de origen hebreo fue tomado por<br />

los cristianos y adaptado a su liturgia, para cantarse, precisamente<br />

antes de la proclamación del Evangelio. En su naturaleza<br />

más pr<strong>of</strong>unda, esta aclamación exige ser cantada, exige<br />

movimiento. Movimiento físico y ritual. Estamos sentados,<br />

hemos escuchado la promesa de Dios en el Antiguo Testamento,<br />

hemos escuchado los escritos apostólicos y, después del<br />

debido silencio, la asamblea canta a Dios una alabanza y se<br />

pone de pie, como pueblo libre que escuchará el mensaje de su<br />

Señor. Alaba a Dios no sólo porque es bueno, sino porque se<br />

nos ha dado en el Verbo, que es Cristo y Cristo sigue dándose<br />

en su palabra, que es el Evangelio. Este rito “en el cual la<br />

asamblea de los fieles recibe al Señor que está por hablar en el<br />

Evangelio, lo saluda y confiesa su fe con el canto” (IGMR, 62),<br />

constituye la cima de la Liturgia de la Palabra. Porque esto es<br />

una oración de alabanza, lo gritamos, lo aclamamos, lo cantamos.<br />

¡Aleluya! ¡Gloria a Dios! ¡Gloria al Señor! ¡Aleluya!<br />

—Miguel Arias, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.<br />

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA<br />

Lunes: Hch 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8<br />

Martes: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14<br />

Miércoles: Hch 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21<br />

Jueves: Hch 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36<br />

Viernes: Hch 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15<br />

Sábado: Hch 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21<br />

Domingo: Hch 2:14, 22-33; Sal 16 (15); 1 Pe 1:17-21;<br />

Lc 24:13-35<br />

La Administracion de Nuestro Tiempo, Talento y<br />

Tesoro como Bienes de Dios, segun “el Libro”<br />

Jesus satisface las necesidades de cada discipulo. Al que esta<br />

con miedo en el cuarto de arriba, El le dice palabras de paz. El<br />

le da la prueba tangible de Su resurreccion al desconfiado<br />

Tomas. Que necesito yo para ser Su discipulo? Que tengo yo<br />

para compartir que podria satisfacer las necesidades de otro?

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May 1<br />

SUN<br />

2 MON<br />

MAY 1-7, 2011<br />

7:00 AM + Priscillo Cabrera<br />

8:30 AM T/G Natalie Jackson<br />

+ Eduardo Gonzales<br />

+ Alfredo & Eufronia Roxas<br />

+ Eduardo Pichay<br />

10:00 AM For the People <strong>of</strong> OLPH Parish<br />

11:30 AM T/G Henry & Tina Fortich 40th W.A<br />

T/G Claudine Camacho<br />

+ Alejandra & Felix del Rosario<br />

+ Pedro & Isabel Odulio<br />

+ Marciano Carnero<br />

1:00 PM T/G Divine Mercy req. Harris Fa.<br />

T/G Pedro Hernandez<br />

T/G Maria Harris for Fr. Petilla’s<br />

50th Ordination Anniversary.<br />

+ Mercedes Zapata<br />

7:30 AM<br />

T/G Servando Guevarra...B’day<br />

+ Miguel & Trinidad Naranja<br />

+ Carmen G. Floresca<br />

3 TUES 7:30 AM T/G Philip & Dosi Tennant<br />

+ Eufracio Ermitano<br />

+ Montano Garcia<br />

+ Janice Lim Escober<br />

4 WED 7:30 AM T/G Pat & Tess Mingoa...48th W.A.<br />

+ Msgr. John A. Blancaver<br />

5 THURS<br />

FIRST<br />

6 FRI<br />

7 1ST<br />

SAT<br />

7:30 AM<br />

7:30 AM<br />

6:30 PM<br />

8:00 AM<br />

4:00 PM<br />

5:30 PM<br />

+ Teodora Eleazar<br />

+ Carolina Bayani<br />

+ Msgr. Johnn A. Blancaver<br />

+ May Tennant<br />

T/G Remy Balderama & Family<br />

+ Florencio Rili, Jr.<br />

+ Jose & Leonardo Laza<br />

+ Ma. Asuncion A. Metica<br />

T/G Kirk MacKinney...B’day<br />

T/G Anabel Sarmiento<br />

+ Deceased Members <strong>of</strong><br />

Occhipinti Family<br />

T/G Vince Reyes<br />

+ Sergio & Florentina Baguio<br />

Let us pray for our sick relatives and friends, elderly and homebound<br />

in the parish:<br />

Sira Pittabino, Gloria Tamo, Marie Power, Marcial Marcaida,<br />

Jocelyn Presto, Antonina Reyes, Fr. Jing Nacor and Nora<br />

Nacor, Claudine Mingoa, Marina Nunez, Nita Calagui, Belen<br />

Garay, Benilda Enriquez, Terry Macaraig, Lita Floresca and<br />

Angel Soriano .<br />

For Homebound visits, please call the Rectory Office at<br />

650 755-9786.

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INVITACION A CELEBRA LA DI-<br />

VINA MISERICORDIA DE JESUS<br />

Lugar: 80 Wellington Ave.,<br />

Daly City, Iglesia Nuestra<br />

Senora del Perpetuo<br />

Socorro<br />

Pecha: Domingo 1 de Mayo, 2011<br />

HORA SANTA CON EL<br />

SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO<br />

BIENVENIDOS<br />

Ministerio de Musica: Salvacion Y Alabanza de la Iglesia Santa Veronica<br />

Queridos hermanos los esperamos, demos gracias al<br />

Senor por que es Bueno, porque es eternal su<br />

misericordia<br />

Que Dios Te Bendiga<br />

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PROGRAMA de la FIESTA de la<br />

DIVINA MISECORDIA<br />

“ JESUS EN TI CONFIO”<br />

Domingo, 1 de Mayo 2011<br />

1:00……………………..Santa Misa Solemne<br />

CELEBRANTES: Padre A.ntonio G. Petilla<br />

: Padre Fernando Velazco<br />

EXPOSICION del Santisimo y Hora Santa<br />

2:00 PM …………….Exposicion del Santisimo<br />

Sacramento del altar<br />

2:10 PM……………...Cantos a Jesus<br />

Sacramentado<br />

2:20 PM……………...Oracion de alabanzas<br />

a Jesus Sacramentado<br />

2:30 PM ……………..Oracion de accion de<br />

Gracias a Jesus en la Eucaristia<br />

2:40 PM ……………..Cantos de Meditacion<br />

2:45 PM……………...Oracion de sanacion<br />

interior y sanacion fisica<br />

3:00 PM…………….. Coronilla a la Divina<br />

Misericordia Intersecion por<br />

el mundo entero<br />

3:15 PM …………….Pasar al salon parroquial,<br />

Para compatir bocadillos y<br />

rifa del cuadro De Jesus de<br />

la Divina Misericordia y los<br />

recuerdos….<br />

Todo es gratis…….Que Dios te cuide