1640 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 Phone (510) 843-2244 Fax (510) 843-2730 Email: info@stjosephtheworkerchurch.org

www.stjosephtheworkerchurch.org

Mass & Confession Schedule

SATURDAY

Mass: 8:00 am Confessions

4:00 —4:45 pm

Sunday Vigil Mass 5:00pm

SUNDAY Mass 8:00am

Confessions 9:15 am until last penitent has

confessed. Mass 9:30am

Mass (Spanish) 11:00am Mass (Er itrean Ge ’ez)

12:30pm

MONDAY-FRIDAY Mass: 7:30 am

WEDNESDAY

EVENINGS Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Confessions 6:00-6:45 pm

MINISTRIES

Rev. Kenneth Nobrega

Rev. Ghebriel Woldai

Chaplain to Ge’ez Community

In Residence

Rev. Raphael Okitafumba

Deacon José Manuel Pérez Permanent Deacon

Elizabeth Oishi Comly Transition Coordinator

Eddie Ma Director Religious Education

Baptism/Bautismos Deacon José Manuel Pérez Platicas: Tercer Martes, 7:00 pm

Lectors/Lectores Remy Bravo Seay (English) Erika Guerrero (Español)

Eucharistic Ministers Yanny Chavarria (English) Ruben Araujo ((Español)

Sacristan Freddy Morales

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES DIOCESE OF OAKLAND St. Joseph Cemetery St. Mary Cemetery

San Pablo phone (510) 223-1265 Oakland phone (510) 654-0936

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 25, 2015

The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad indeed.

— Psalm 126:3

GOD’S WORD TODAY The liturgical year is beginning to draw to a close. Today’s Gospel story of the curing of Bartimaeus is a cue for us to open our own eyes and review just how far we have come on this year’s journey of faith. We have heard much, especially over the past several weeks, that challenges the accepted atti-tudes and behaviors of our society. We have been asked to examine the strength of our various rela-tionships. We have been challenged to embrace the cross of Christ. If we have moved very little on our journey, we are given a chance this week to make a new commitment. Let us make the words of Bartimaeus our own: “Master, I want to see.” From Saint Margaret Sunday Missal, copyright © J. S. Paluch Company

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — I will lead the people to brooks of water, on a level road, so that

none shall stumble (Jeremiah 31:7-9). Psalm — The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy (Psalm 126). Second Reading — It was not Christ who glorified himself, but rather the one who said to him: You are my son: this day I have begotten you (Hebrews 5:1-6). Gospel — Immediately the blind man re-ceived his sight and followed Jesus on the way (Mark 10:46-52).

Please Pray For the Sick Rosario and Germano Camacho, Ray Carrillo, Guillermo Meana,

Rafael, Javier, and Jesus Mendez, Charles King, Tom Kellis, Marcelina Smith,

Jaime Murillo, Leticia Ramirez, Jean & Weldon Rucker, Jim Howard,

Graciela Mendez, Maria & Jesus Hernandez, Teresa Perez, Josefina Ramirez, Michael Boutte,

Aliver Starsky, Maria Garcia, Juanita Estrellas, Melissa Halim, Jacob Marshall,

Luis Perez, Rosa M. Orozco, Rita Streuli, Patricia Weberling, Stella Perkins,

Pat Barnet, Lovelle & Michelle Bradford, Ann Zito And Recently Deceased

+Danny Nuñez +Dr. Roberto Crio +Mary Reyes +Ofelia Macias +Javier Medina

+Matiana and Cello Marquez +Berta Carrillo +Donna O'Donnel +Cesar and Richard Chavez

+Esperanza Ramos

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OCTOBER Mass Intentions Requested by:

MASS READINGS The readings for mass will be found on page

1180 of the hard-cover Blue Book. All souls day mass

TRUE BLINDNESS Bartimaeus caused a stir. Normally he sat by the side of the road being a “good blind beggar.” But one day Jesus passed nearby. Bartimaeus jumped up and called out to Jesus. We can imagine him turning to-ward the direction of the commotion and noise. Barti-maeus probably had his arms outstretched as he shouted out to the son of David. The people who knew him were embarrassed by his outburst. They tried to hush him up and get him to sit back down by the roadside. Their actions spoke volumes: “Bartimaeus, you’re not fit for Jesus.” But it was okay for them and other “sighted” people to fol-low Jesus. In today’s readings, we learn that true blindness is not a condition of our eyes but of our hearts. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Monday, November 2nd is All Souls Day. At 7 pm, we will have a candlelight mass in honor of our deceased members. Bring the pictures of your deceased loved ones to place on our table of remem-brance. Be sure to write your name and phone num-ber on the back of the photo to secure its return. Additionally we will have donation envelopes by the candle table for you to write the names of your loved ones. These envelopes will be placed near the altar during the month of November.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In the tangled but fascinating history of penance in the Church, the Irish “tariff” system helped us sur-vive the collapse of the old system of public canoni-cal penance and prepared the way for a new system that emerged in the twelfth century. The old form was unrepeatable, public, dealt with serious commu-nity matters, and regulated by the bishops as chief reconcilers. The new form had a more intimate set-ting of penitent and confessor, was extremely re-peatable, and applied to everyone. The old canonical form was closed to children, who were hardly capa-ble of the very grown‑up sins listed, or their demand-ing remedies. The old form was likewise closed to clerics, who were protected in a sense by the very nature of the discipline. In the new Irish form the penitent directly named sins, or answered direct questions by the priest. Sometimes, the penitent would recite a long formula accusing him- or herself in a general way of all sorts of sins, even from the distant past. Next, priest and penitent together would lie prostrate be-fore the altar and recite several of the psalms with penitential themes. Finally, the priest would pro-nounce a judgment, deciding what form and duration the penance should take, normally insisting that the person return for reconciliation once the penances were completed. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time;

Priesthood Sunday; World Youth Day Wednesday: Ss. Simon and Jude

Saturday: Halloween; Blessed Virgin Mary

NOTICIAS DE LA PARROQUIA 18 de octubre de 2015—Colección: $2190.09

Estábamos alegres, pues ha hecho grandes cosas

por su pueblo el Señor. — Salmo 126 (125):3

Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 25 de octubre de 2015

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — ¡Vitoreen con alegría! Yavé ha salvado a su pueblo, al resto de Israel. He llegado a ser un padre para Israel (Jeremías 31:7-9). Salmo — Grandes cosas has hecho por nosotros, Señor (Salmo 126 [125]). Segunda lectura — Cristo no se atribuyó la digni-dad de sumo sacerdote, sino que se la otorgó aquel que dice: “Tú eres mi Hijo, te he dado vida hoy mis-mo” (Hebreos 5:1-6). Evangelio — Jesús le concede la vista a Bartimeo cuando con gran fe le suplica: “Maestro, que vea” (Marcos 10:46-52).

VERDADERA CEGUERA Bartimeo causó tremenda conmoción. Por lo reg-ular él estaba sentado al borde del camino siendo un “buen mendigo ciego”. Pero un buen día pasó Jesús cerca de ahí. Bartimeo se puso de pie en un salto y le gritó a Jesús. Nos podemos imaginar como se daba vuelta en dirección al ruido y la conmoción. Probablemente tenía los brazos extendidos al gritarle al hijo de David. Los que lo conocían se sentían azorados de sus gritos. Trataron de hacerle callar y que se volviera a sentar al borde del camino. Sus acciones decían mu-cho: “Bartimeo, tú no eres digno de Jesús”. Pero sí estaba bien que ellos y otras personas “con vista” siguieran a Jesús. En las lecturas de hoy, aprende-mos que la verdadera ceguera no es una condición de los ojos sino del corazón. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En varias ocasiones, Jesús le declara al recién sanado: “tu fe te ha salvado” (Marcos 10:52). Todos los cristianos deseamos ser salvados. Y, ¿qué es la salvación? La palabra “salvación” viene del latín salus que también significa “salud”. La salvación es el bienestar en todas sus formas. Es el estar bien con Dios, con las demás personas, con la creación y con-sigo mismo. Los hebreos le llaman shalom y los árabes llaman salam que quiere decir: “paz y bien”. Por siglos y hasta el presente, el saludo de los pueb-los semitas es: “La paz sea contigo”. Se responde “Y también contigo”. Según Jesús este shalom, salam, salus, salvación, paz y bien se consigue por medio de la fe. Hay que tener un deseo profundo de tenerlo, para así pedirlo: “Jesús, Hijo de David, ten piedad de mí” (Marcos 10:47). La salvación no llega a quienes la esperan sentados en una iglesia, más bien, llega a los que se mueven y obran por ella. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

El lunes 2 de noviembre se celebra el día de las almas o el día de los muertos. Ese día tendremos una misa candelaria a las 7 p.m. en honor de nues-tros queridos difuntos. Traigan las fotos de sus di-funtos y pónganlas en la mesa de recuerdo. Recuerden de poner su nombre y teléfono detrás de la foto para que se les devuelvan. También tendremos sobres disponibles para escribir los nom-bres de sus difuntos. Estos sobres serán puestos cerca del altar durante el mes de noviembre. Pueden recoger los sobres en la mesa donde se venden las veladoras.

Día de todas las almas

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo:

Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario; Domingo del Sacerdocio; Día de la Juventud

Miércoles: San Simón y san Judas Sábado: Halloween; Santa María Virgen

BENDECIDO Si puedes ver estás bendecido. Si puedes en-

tender estás bendecido mil veces. —Anónimo

EL BUEN OÍDO La fe es el oído del alma. —San Clemente de Alejandría

1640 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 Phone: (510) 843-2244 Fax: (510) 843-2730 Email: info@stjosephtheworkerchurch.org

Universal:Evangelization:

O holy souls that now rejoice without fear of losing your joy and are forever ab-sorbed in the praises of my God! Happy indeed your lot! How right that you should employ yourselves ceaselessly in these praises! and how my soul envies you, free as you now are from the affliction caused by the grievous offenses which are in these unhappy days are committed against my God! No longer do you behold all the ingrat-itude of men and their blindness nor the multitude of souls being carried away by sa-tan. O blessed heavenly souls! Help us in our misery and intercede for us with the divine Mercy, so that we may be granted some part of your joy and you may share with us some of that clear knowledge which is now yours. And You, O my God, make us understand what it is that You give to those who fight manfully through the dream of this miserable life. Help us, O loving souls, to under-stand what joy it gives you to behold the eternity of your bliss and what delight to possess the certain knowledge that it will never end. O blessed souls, who knew so well how to profit by the gifts of God, and to purchase with this precious ransom so delectable and enduring a heritage, tell us how you won through Him such an eternal blessing! Assist us, since you are so near the Fountain-head. Draw water for those of us on earth who are perishing with thirst.” St. Teresa of Avila

PRAYER FOR ALL SAINTS DAY By: St. Teresa of Avila

ALL SAINTS DAY NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST