OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674

Office Hours: Open Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm

Email: office@ourladyofthepillar.org

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 15th, 2017

Rev. Joseph Previtali Administrator

jprevitali@gmail.com

Rev. Gabriel Wankar Parochial Vicar

Rev. Charles Onubogu

In Residence

Religious Education (650) 726-5587 K-6th Grade

Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 Youth Confirmation

Elizabeth Neapolitan Ext. 209

Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano

RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Rev. Joseph Previtali (English)

Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español)

Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez Fax: (650) 726-0980

Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

Saturday:

8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00pm (Español) Sunday:

8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Español) 6:00 pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass- Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month

after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30pm

St. Anthony's — Pescadero 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060

Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am

Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda 146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda, CA 94020

Sunday: 10:30 am

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today the Church commemorates the third mystery of Epiphany, as she proclaims in the tradition of the Roman Liturgy the Gospel account of the Wedding Feast at Cana, which is the third Epiphany mystery. Here Jesus's Divinity is manifest in the first of His mir-acles, as He changes water into the best wine. The Church's tradition has always used nuptial language in the Epiphany liturgies because this first miracle of the Lord takes place at a wedding. He is revealed as the Divine Bridegroom, Who has come to this world to claim His Bride, the Church, composed, at least potentially, of all men. This nuptial miracle is worked through the intercession of the New Eve, the Blessed Virgin Mary, God's Bride, whose consent to the marriage of God and man was besought on behalf of the entire human nature. Thus, the New Ad-am and the New Eve manifest at Cana the new wine of the new covenant of divine life to which we are all called. What glorious mysteries! It is a source of great honor and dignity for Catholics in the married state that Christ attended a marriage (the Author of marriage attends a wedding!) and chose a wedding feast for the first of His miracles. Indeed, Christ is symbolically indicating the sacramentality of Christian marriage at Cana, as He takes water (natural marriage) and elevates it to a higher level of being by trans-forming it into wine (sacramental marriage). This new wine will be capable of signifying His own Marriage to the Church, which is itself indicated by the presence of the Divine Bridegroom and the New Eve. Our Blessed Mother's words - her final words recorded in Scripture - are particularly poignant considered as a kind of loving word of counsel to Catholic married couples: "Do whatever He tells you." It is as if she is saying to our families: "Trust in Him. He is your Bridegroom. He is your God. He is my Son. He is the Author of Marriage and has promulgated its laws. Follow them. Do what He tells you. Lay down your lives for each other on the Cross. Shun all selfishness and lust. Send away any pride or stubbornness. Be generous. Keep His commandments always. Receive children generously. Never defile your marriage by unspeakable evils that separate love from childbearing and make a mockery of God. Keep yourselves holy and pure. Die on the life-giving Cross. Do what-ever He tells you because He loves you." Mary, Mother of the Church, New Eve, Glorious Bride of God, Resplendent at Cana, pray for all Catholic married couples. Pray also for the healing of marriage and family in our culture, so ravaged by lust, contraception, mortally-sinful entertainment, and divorce. Keep us all in your Immaculate Heart, revealed at the Wedding Feast at Cana. Amen. Pray for me, Father Joseph Previtali

Confessions Schedule Monday (Lunes) 6:00- 7:00 pm 8:45- 9:30 pm Tuesday (Martes) 7:00- 7:45 am

Wednesday (Miércoles) 7:00– 7:50am Thursday (Jueves) 7:00– 7:50 am 5:30- 6:30 pm Friday (Viernes) 6:00- 7:00 pm

9:00- 10:00 pm Saturday (Sábado)4:00– 5:00pm

Parish Announcements

Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos

Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Glenn Gonzales, Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Raul Batista, Manuel Arca, Terry R. Fenwick, Geral-dine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, John Romero, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Don Wright, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Kathy Repetto, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich, Diana Marcheschi.

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

Our Lady of the Pillar Monday Nights Adult Catechism with Father Joe 7:30pm—8:30pm @ New Hall Third Tuesday of the Month Knights of Columbus Meeting Old Hall—7:00pm Tuesday Nights Bible Study 5:30pm– 7:00pm @ Conference Room Miércoles por la Noche Estudio de la Biblia 7:00pm en el Salón Viejo (Old Hall) Saturday Morning Legion of Mary Meeting Conference Room 9:00am– 11:00am Second Sunday of the Month Hospitality after 8:00am Mass Old Hall Clases de Bautizo Para Padres y Padrinos El cuarto Viernes del Mes 7:00pm en el Old Hall ( Salon Viejo)

Opportunity to learn more about our Catholic tradition!

GREGORIAN CHANT CLASS With Fr. Joe Previtali

Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm at St. Anthony’s in Pescadero

All are welcome! Community Gregorian

Chant class on January 19, Class at 7:00pm, Holy Hour at 8:00pm

Oportunidad para profundizar su conocimiento de nuestra tradición Católica!

CLASE BILINGUE DEL CANTO GREGORIANO (MUSICA CATOLICA) Con Padre Joe Previtali

Jueves, 19 de Diciembre , a las 7:00 pm en la Iglesia de San Antonio en Pescadero

Todos son bienvenidos! Tendremos Clases de Canto Gregoriano, Clase a las 7:00pm, Hora Santa 8:00pm

Epiphany house blessings Epiphanytide (January 6-February 2) is the traditional time of the liturgical year for house blessings. Please call the parish office to schedule your special Epiphany house blessing.

La bendición de nuestra casa en Epifanía El Tiempo de Epifanía (6 de enero-febrero 2) es el tiempo tradi-cional del año litúrgico para la bendición de sus casas. Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para hacer una cita para su especial Bendición de sus casas en Epifanía.

Priesthood Discernment Retreat Friday through Sunday, January 27-29 St. Patrick’s Seminary 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park Fr. David Schunk, Director of Vocations 415-614-5684 vocations@sfarch.org

St. Patrick’s Seminary is hosting its annual discernment retreat for men who are interested in exploring the vocation to the priesthood. The retreat includes time to meet men already studying to be priests, listen to the experience of their call to the priesthood, and see what life is like at the seminary. The retreat is open to young men over 18 years of age, and is free. For more information or to register for the retreat, please contact the Director of Vocations, Fr. David Schunk, see above.

GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL’S ANNUAL

OPEN HOUSE The annual open house will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2016 from 11:30AM to 1:30PM You are invited to come visit our school and meet our fami-

lies and staff. Good Shepherd School has been provid-ing quality Catholic education for over forty years. As the only Catholic elementary school on the San Mateo Coast we serve students from the coastal communities of Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada and Half Moon Bay as well as families from San Francisco, San Bruno, South San Francisco and Daly City. To re-quest an application or additional information about the school, please contact the school office at (650)359-4544. Financial aid information is also available. Good Shepherd School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or ethnic origin in administration of its education-al policies, scholarships and athletic and school- admin-istered programs.

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Saturday EVENING January 14, 2016 5:00pm Joe Goulart, Manuel & Sofia Cunha + Isabel & Jose Gabriel + 8:00pm Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents Sunday January 15, 2017 8:00 am Elias Pacheco + & Family 10:00 am Manuel Machado + & Family John & Georgina Costa + & Parents 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Antonio Sr. & Virginia Coelho + Monday January 16, 2017 8:00 am Antonio & Genuina Costa + and Sons Tuesday January 17, 2017 8:00am Francisco & Idalina Costa + & Family Wednesday January 18, 2017 8:00 am Souls in Purgatory Thursday January 19, 2017 8:00 am Eduardo & Maria Silveira + Friday January 20, 2017 8:00 am June Sturniolo + Saturday January 21, 2017 8:00 am Michael Rodrigues + 5:00pm Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents Anne Minoletti & Family (Int.) 8:00pm Donald Thompson + Sunday January 22, 2017 8:00 am Michael Santiago + 10:00 am Bobby Hutcherson + 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Vincent Cozzolino + St. Anthony’s 6:00pm January 14 Paulina Caal + 9:00am January 15 The Burns Family + 6:00pm January 21 Graciela Barrios + 9:00am January 22 Graham Sommers + Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am January 15 Dorothy Wylie + 10:30am January 22 Dorothy Wylie +

1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 7,662 $ 1,479 Our Lady of Refuge $ 199 $ 100 St Anthony’s $ 169 $ 83 Second Collection this week: Religious Education January 22: St. Patrick’s Seminary January 29: St. Vincent de Paul February 5: Building Fund February 12: Annual Appeal

St. Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of the Pillar Conference

FOOD PANTRY HOURS Monday/ Lunes 5:00pm– 7:00pm

Thursday/ Jueves 5:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday/ Sábado 10:00am– 12:00pm

Parish Pilgrimage Walk for Life in San Francisco and Walk for Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Saturday, January 21, 2017 9:30 am: Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral with Archbishop Cordileone 10:45 am: Rally at Civic Center Plaza 1:30 pm: Walk to Justin Herman Plaza The annual Walk for Life West Coast, which draws 50,000 participants each year, takes place on January 21, 2017. Arch-bishop Salvatore Cordileone begins the day with a special Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 9:30 am. The Walk for Life Rally begins at 10:45 am at the starting point of the Walk, Civic Center Plaza. There the archbishop will announce the recipient of this year’s Saint Gianna Molla Award for Prolife Heroism. The walk from Civic Center Plaza to Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market Street begins at 1:30 p.m. SAVE THE DATE: All are invited to join our Parish Pilgrim-age to the Walk for Life in San Francisco on Saturday, Janu-ary 21, 2017. Call the parish office to reserve your spaces on the bus Peregrinación Parroquial Caminata por la Vida en San Francisco Caminata por la Vida de la Costa Oeste 2017: Únete a herma-nos católicos y gente pro-vida proveniente de toda California y más allá, poniéndonos de pie a favor de los más pequeños entre nosotros en la doceava Caminata anual por la Vida de la Costa Oeste en San Francisco, el 21 de enero de 2017. La manifestación comienza a las 12:30 pm en la Plaza del Centro Cívico de San Francisco, y la caminata por la Calle Market comienza a las 1:30. El año pasado la Caminata atrajo a 50,000 personas. Para obtener información completa sobre la Caminata, visite o llame al 415-658-793 Aparte la fecha: To-dos están invitados a unirse Peregrinación de nuestra Parro-quia a la Caminata por la vida en San Francisco el Sábado, 21 de Enero de 2017. Por favor llame a la oficina para reservar su espacio en el autobús.

WEDDINGS/ BODAS Couples planning to be married must contact a priest well in advance of the wedding date. They must also receive personal preparation for enter-ing marriage. If either party has previously gone through any form of civil or religious marriage with another person, the priest is not permitted to set a date for the wedding until the Archbishop’s office has been consulted. It should be noted that Catholics, in order to marry validly, must marry before the parish priest or his delegate and two witnesses. A civil marriage or a marriage be-fore a non-Catholic minister is not a valid marriage. Couples in such “marriages” should contact a priest to have the situation rectified. Parejas que estén planeando casarse necesitan ponerse en con-tacto con un sacerdote antes de planear el día de la boda. Ellos también necesitan recibir preparación personal durante su matri-monio. Si cualquier persona de la pareja a estado casado ante-riormente con otra persona el Sacerdote no puede poner la fecha hasta que la oficina de la Arquidiócesis lo apruebe. Tienen que tener en cuenta que los Católicos en orden para que el matrimo-nio sea valido, necesitan casarse el frente a el Sacerdote de su Parroquia y dos testigos. Un matrimonio civil ante una persona que no es Católica no es valido para la Iglesia Católica. Parejas que estén en esta situación deben contactar a un Sacerdote para que arregle su situación.

Q. 39: OF THE BAPTIZING OF CHRIST (EIGHT ARTICLES) We have now to consider the bap zing of Christ, concerning which there are eight points of inquiry: (1) Whether Christ should have been bap zed? (2) Whether He should have been bap zed with the bap sm of John? (3) Of the me when He was bap zed; (4) Of the place; (5) Of the heavens being opened unto Him; (6) Of the appari on of the Holy Ghost under the form of a dove; (7) Whether that dove was a real animal? (8) Of the voice of the Father witnessing unto Him. Art. 1: Whether it was fi ng that Christ should be bap zed? OBJ 1: It would seem that it was not fi ng for Christ to be bap zed. For to be bap zed is to be washed. But it was not fi ng for Christ to be washed, since there was no uncleanness in Him. Therefore it seems unfi ng for Christ to be bap zed. OBJ 2: Further, Christ was circumcised in order to fulfil the law. But bap sm was not prescribed by the law. Therefore He should not have been bap zed. OBJ 3: Further, the first mover in every genus is unmoved in regard to that movement; thus the heaven, which is the first cause of alter-a on, is unalterable. But Christ is the first principle of bap sm, ac-cording to Jn. 1:33: “He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit de-scending and remaining upon Him, He it is that bap zeth.” There-fore it was unfi ng for Christ to be bap zed. On the contrary, It is wri en (Mt. 3:13) that “Jesus cometh from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be bap zed by him.” I answer that, It was fi ng for Christ to be bap zed. First, because, as Am-brose says on Lk. 3:21: “Our Lord was bap zed because He wished, not to be cleansed, but to cleanse the waters, that, being purified by the flesh of Christ that knew no sin, they might have the virtue of bap sm”; and, as Chrysostom says (Hom. iv in Ma h.), “that He might bequeath the sanc fied waters to those who were to be bap-

zed a erwards.” Secondly, as Chrysostom says (Hom. iv in Ma h.), “although Christ was not a sinner, yet did He take a sinful nature and ‘the likeness of sinful flesh.’ Wherefore, though He needed not bap sm for His own sake, yet carnal nature in others had need thereof.” And, as Gregory Nazianzen says (Orat. xxxix) “Christ was bap zed that He might plunge the old Adam en rely in the water.” Thirdly, He wished to be bap zed, as Augus ne says in a sermon on the Epiphany (cxxxvi), “because He wished to do what He had com-manded all to do.” And this is what He means by saying: “So it be-comes us to fulfil all jus ce” (Mt.

3:15). For, as Ambrose says (on Lk. 3:21), “this is jus ce, to do first thyself that which thou wishest another to do, and so encourage others by thy example.” Reply OBJ 1: Christ was bap zed, not that He might be cleansed, but that He might cleanse, as stated above.

Reply OBJ 2: It was fi ng that Christ should not only fulfil what was prescribed by the Old Law, but also begin what appertained to the New Law. Therefore He wished not only to be circumcised, but also to be bap zed. Reply OBJ 3: Christ is the first principle of bap sm’s spiritual effect. Unto this He was not bap zed, but only in water. Will con nue next week.

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Hoy la Iglesia conmemora el tercer misterio de la Epifanía, como se proclama en la tradición de la liturgia romana el Evangelio, el relato de las bodas de Caná, que es el tercer misterio de la Epifanía. Aquí la Divinidad de Jesús se manifiesta en el primero de Sus milagros, como él cambia el agua en el mejor vino. La tradición de la Iglesia siempre ha utilizado el lenguaje nupcial en las liturgias de Epifanía porque este primer milagro del Señor tiene lugar en una boda. Él se manifiesta como el Esposo divino, que ha venido a este mundo para reclamar a su novia, la Iglesia, compuesta, al menos potencialmente, de todos los hombres. Este milagro nupcial es realizado a través de la intercesión de la nueva Eva, la Virgen Ma-ría, la novia de Dios, cuyo consentimiento para el matrimonio entre el hombre y Dios se imploró en nombre de toda la naturaleza humana. Así, el nuevo Adán y la nueva Eva manifiesta en Caná, el vino nuevo de la nueva alianza de vida divina a la que todos estamos llamados. Qué misterios gloriosos! Es una fuente de gran honor y dignidad para los católicos en el estado casado que Cristo asistió a un matrimo-nio (el autor del matrimonio asiste a una boda!) y eligió un banquete de bodas para el primero de sus milagros. En efecto, Cristo es indica simbólicamente la sacra mentalidad del matrimonio cristiano en Ca-ná, ya que toma agua (matrimonio natural) y la eleva a un nivel mas alto de su transformación en vino (matrimonio sacramental). Este nuevo vino será capaz de indicar su propio matrimonio con la Iglesia, que de por sí es indicado por la presencia del Esposo divino y la Nue-va Eva. Las palabras de nuestra Madre bendita - sus palabras finales registra-do en la escritura - son particularmente conmovedoras se considera-dos como una especie de palabra cariñosa para el consejo de las pare-jas católicos casadas: "Haced lo que él os diga". Es como si ella está diciendo a nuestras familias: "Confía en él. Él es tu esposo. Él es tu Dios. Él es mi Hijo. Él es el autor del matrimonio y ha promulgado sus leyes. Síganlas. Hagan lo que El les dice. Pongan sus vida por cada uno de los otros en la Cruz. Rechacen el egoísmo y la lujuria. Envíen lejos cualquier orgullo o terquedad. Sean generosos. Guarden sus mandamientos, siempre. Reciban a los niños generosamente. Nunca profane su matrimonio por males indecibles que separan el amor de la maternidad y hacen una burla de Dios. Manténganse benditos y puros. Mueran el la Cruz vivificante. Haced lo que él les diga porque Él te ama." María, Madre de la Iglesia, la Nueva Eva, la Novia gloriosa de Dios, resplandeciente en Caná, reza por todas los las parejas casadas católi-cos. También rece por la sanación del matrimonio y de la familia en nuestra cultura, tan devastada por la lujuria, la anticoncepción, entre-tenimiento moralmente pecaminoso, y el divorcio. Que nos guarde a todos en su Corazón Inmaculado, revelado en las bodas de Caná. Amén Oren por mi, Padre José Previtali