33rdSundayinOrdinaryTimeNovember18th,2018CycleBNovemberMassIntentions

Fri,16 8:00am

+LuisAlmendarez

Sat,17 4:30pm ParochialIntentionsSun,18Spanish

8:30am10:00am11:30am

*ParochialIntentions

Mon,19 8:00am +MariaDoloresMontanoTue,20 8:00am +Carlos&YelbaGonzalesWed,21 8:00am +DarioMontenegro

Thu,22 9:00am +Angela&GiuseppeTardio

Fri,23 9:00am

+JuliaPau

Sat,24 4:30pm *ParochialIntentions

ScheduleoftheWeek:MonthroughFriday..................8:00amMass/..................8:30am-4pmSilentAdoration…………….everyTues.,8:15amMasswithSchoolNovemberTues.,20Schoolclosed19-23;Massat8amThurs.,22ThanksgivingDayMassat9am;

Rectoryclosed,noAdorationFri.,23Massat9am;Rectoryisclosed;no

Adoration4:00pmPerpetualHelpNovenaSat,243:30pmConfessions4:30Mass

AAAAppeal–2018OurCampaignGoalis$28,382.AsofNov.14th,wehavereceived$23,142&reached82%ofour

goal.Wehaveabalanceof$5,240thatisduebyDec.31st.Ourbalanceisgoingdown!Keephavingfaith.Wearedoinggreat!

ThanksgivingDayMassCelebrationThursday,Nov.22nd,9:00am

TheLordhasbeengoodtous.JoinusingratitudeforallofGod’sblessings.WethankyouLordforourfamiliesandourchurchcommunities.Weaskyoutoblessthosewhoarelivingwithscarceresources.Itisinsharingourowngiftswiththoseinneedthatwereceiveamultiplicationofblessings.PleasebringyourbreadandwinetoMassforablessing.

OGodofWhosemerciesthereisnonumber,&ofWhosegoodnessthetreasureisinfinite:werenderthankstoThymostgraciousMajestyforthegiftsThouhastbestoweduponus,alwaysbeseechingThyclemency;thatasThougrantestthepetitionsofthemthataskThee,Thouwiltneverforsakethembutwiltpreparethemforthegreaterrewardsthatstillawaitthem.ThroughOurLordJesusChrist,ThySon,Amen.BulletinSupplement:Nov.18,2018,CycleB Website:sfbsf.org stfinnbarr@yahoo.com pastor@stfinnbarr.org

Collections:WeeklyGoal:$3,000November10-11Offerings $2,064BuildingMaintenance$440Thanksforyourgenerosity!MassAssignmentsforNov.24&25:

Sat.Nov.24,2018,4:30pmLector:......................J.FontanillaLayMinisters:............S.MontenegroServer(s):...................ScarlettBorgesSun,Nov.25,2018,8:30amLector:…………………..E.LlorenteLayMinisters:…………E.CuencoServer(s):……………....Mateo&IsaiahCamposSun,Nov.25,2018,10:00amLector……………………M.LemusLayMinisters…………Q.DennisServer(s):……………...Volunteer

Sun,Nov.25,2018,11:30amLector:.......................ValeriaBalderramosMinisters:..................IndianaArguello..................................AlejandraGonzalez………………………………..CarmenDominguezServer(s):…………………JohannaGormley

Please note that on Thurs., Nov. 22nd, Thanksgiving Day, and Friday, Nov. 23rd, Mass will be at 9:00am. The rectory will be closed & there will be no Adoration both days. St. Finn Barr’s School will be closed Monday, Nov. 19th to Friday, the 23rd.

Next Sunday, Nov. 25th, is the Feast Day of Christ the King. The Lord is King of our world, our nation, our city, and first and foremost, our hearts.

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B- Sunday, November 18, 2018

First Reading Daniel 12:1-3 Daniel prophesies about the judgment of the last days.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 16:5,8,9-10,11 God protects us and shows us the path of life.

Second Reading Hebrews 10:11-14,18 Jesus’ offering for sin has made all to be consecrated perfect forever.

Gospel Reading Mark 13:24-32 Jesus teaches about the signs of the coming of the Son of Man.

Background on the Gospel Reading

This Sunday is the second to last Sunday of our liturgical year. As we approach the end of the Church year, our Gospel invites us to consider Jesus’ predictions and teaching about the end of the world. In the context of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ words about this are spoken to his disciples as he prepares them for his passion and death. Jesus instructs his disciples about the need for watchfulness so that they will not be caught unprepared for this final day of judgment.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues this teaching by

Classes will resume on Monday, the 26th.

St. Vincent de

Paul Society-

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BEDDING

DRIVE - Dec.

2 & 3; 8 & 9

The beddings will be given to the Riley Center.

For over 30 years, the Riley Center has served as a

safe, welcoming environment for all survivors of

domestic violence. Every year, they help hundreds

of survivors of abuse through confidential,

individualized services and support systems.

Thanksgiving Day Reflection

And now, bless the God of all, Who has done wondrous things on the earth; Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, And fashions them according to His Will, May He grant you joy of heart.-Sirach 50:22-24

My brothers and sisters,

These words from the Book of Sirach begin our readings for this Thanksgiving Day. We can use them as a light to illumine our Gospel text from St. Luke who obviously, deeply desires to open us to this joy of heart wherever we find ourselves this morning. In fact, Luke is in such a hurry to get to the point that he uncharacteristically skips over some of his favorite gospel material or “characters”. He is always telling us that Jesus is at home with outcasts, sinners, the unclean, the

despised in his society. In fact, he actually eats with them, a grave scandal to the righteous.

Now here is a story with 10 lepers, 10 social outcasts, 10 sinners, 10 despised homeless men and women. You would think Luke would not be able to resist descriptions, personal histories, developing atmospheres, and reactions from onlookers. In short, everything a really good story deserves, but there is none of that for Luke this time! The evangelist offers us a very stark canvas. Yes, an immense healing story… But stripped to its skeletal bones … just the bare basics.

They stood at a distance from Jesus and raised their voices, saying,“Jesus, Master have pity on us.”And when he saw them he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going, they were cleansed.-Luke 17:11-19

Luke has kept this cure, this miracle very stark because he has something else very important to tell us. It goes back to the Book of Sirach. He wants to teach us about how to find and experience true joy of heart. This is something that is even more important than being cured. To discover the Joy that is in your own heart… the Life within your life… yes, the healing that is within your illness…

And one of the lepers, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice, and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. My sisters and brothers, St. Luke is telling us that the grace of gratitude, the life posture of gratitude, creates an open and truly receptive heart. It is the open and receptive heart that alone can discover the joy within your own heart, the healing within your own illness.

We all recognize this at some level. We have all had a touch of this experience, this grace when quite unexpectedly, just like that Samaritan in the Gospel, we discover ourselves “opened” to gratitude.

I am reminded of a brief reflection of our Oregon poet, William Stafford.

Atavism

Sometimes in the open you look up

where birds go by, or just nothing,

and wait. A dim feeling comes—you

were like this once: there was air,

and quiet; it was by a lake, or

maybe a river—you were alert

as an otter and were suddenly born

like the evening star into wide

still worlds like this one you have found

again, for a moment, in the open.

Our Gospel this morning calls us to such “Moments, in the open.” The homeless and despised Samaritan tells us that a grateful heart opens our everyday lives to Beauty and Truth; those real healing gifts that lie unopened all around us. + Abbot Peter McCarthy