St. Patrick’s is uniquely a sign of God’s loving presence. It was here when the miners left for the gold country, it served the Irish immigrants, withstood the great fire and earthquake of 1906, continued to serve the Irish, then the Spanish-speaking, now the Filipino community, the numerous tourists and conventioneers and always the business world by which it is surrounded. Now it exists in a neighborhood undergoing redevelopment. Un-changed in the midst of change, it still repeats for all the message of Him who is the resurrection and the life.

Schedule of Sacraments

Eucharistic Celebrations Sundays ~ 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (sung Latin) 12:15 p.m. (Family Mass on 2nd Sunday), 5:15 p.m.

1st Sunday ~ 2:00 p.m. Tagalog Mass

3rd Sunday ~ 2:00 p.m. Charismatic Mass and Healing Service

Monday through Friday ~ 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.

Saturdays ~ 7:30 a.m. & 12:10 p.m. ~~~ 5:15 p.m. Anticipated Mass

Sacrament of Baptism (infants and children) Baptismal Prep Class ~ Every 1st Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Baptism ~ Every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Please call the parish office at least two months before the preferred date of Baptism. All Baptisms are scheduled through the parish office and Baptismal classes are required for all first time parents and godpar-ents.

Sacrament of Marriage You must first be a registered and active parishioner for at least six months prior to arranging a marriage at St. Patrick. Arrangements for this celebration must be made at least six months in advance. No date may be reserved without first consulting with the Pastor.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Tuesdays and First Fridays ~ 11:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays ~ 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please call the Rectory at (415) 421-3730

St. Patrick Catholic Church San Francisco’s Historic Landmark #4

Founded in 1851 756 Mission St. (between 3rd and 4th Streets)

San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel (415) 421-3730 ~ Fax (415) 512-9730

Website: www.stpatricksf.org

October 26, 2014 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastoral Staff Pastor ~ Rev. Roberto “Fr. Obet” A. Andrey Supply Priests ~ Rev. Dan Maguire Supply Priests ~ Rev. Eamonn Donnelly, S.V.D.

Parish Manager ~ Linda Benson Secretary & Receptionist ~ Victoria Wicklund Music Coordinator ~ Charles Corpus Liturgical Wedding Coordinator ~ Virginia Dilim Religious Education Coordinator ~ Nenette Murata RCIA Coordinator ~ Jeff Murata

Please Pray for our Holy Father’s Intentions for October Universal: That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence. For Evangelzation: That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world.

October 26, 2014 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Year A Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4,47,51; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40

We are to love the Lord with out whole heart, and our neighbor as ourselves (1,Ps,3). By thus fulfilling these two great command-ments, we hope to become models of faith and imitators of the Lord (2) who gave himself totally for our sakes.

Love Shows in Action Do you receive the word of God with joy as the Thessaloni-ans did? Their faith showed in their actions. They became mod-els for other believers. The first reading tells us to put our faith into action. This passage is part of a long list of ordinances God commanded the Israelites to observe. God will judge us by how we treat our neighbors. God will hear the cries of any whom we neglect or mistreat and will come to their defense. In today’s Gospel the Pharisees put the question of God’s law to Jesus. “Which commandment of the law is the great-est?” (Matthew 22:36) How could he possibly choose from all the detailed commandments the Jews observed? He was sure to offend somebody by his answer! Of course, Jesus went right to the heart of the matter. Love is the greatest commandment—love of God and love of neighbor. Everything else is based on this.

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Reflecting on God’s Word In an article on “successful aging” (New Theology Review, No-vember, 2010), Dr. Lawrence M. Lenoir proposes that the art of giving and receiving love is at the heart of growing old grace-fully. Research shows that being in a loving relationship quiets the demons of depression and despair. So, if you want to be healthy, be loving. Jesus would agree. The rabbis of Jesus’ day argued about which was the greatest commandment of the six hundred thirteen in the Torah. When the Pharisees asked Jesus, he answered that what God wanted most from the chosen people who had been liberated from slav-ery and called to live in a covenantal relationship was a return of the love God showed to them. This love has two faces: lov-ing God totally and loving one another as one loves oneself. Loving is a contagious activity. If you are loved, you tend to be loving. Paul is sounding this note when he writes to the Thessa-lonians about how they became imitators of him and his fellow evangelizers Timothy and Silvanus, and of the Lord himself, receiving the word and living in faith, joy, and love for each other, because they believed in God’s love for them, revealed in Christ. Our love must flow outward in compassionate generosity. The Lord called on Israel to show its love by not oppressing aliens, not wronging weak orphans and defenseless widows, and not extorting the poor by demanding interest on loans. No less is asked of those who have received the Holy Spirit and live in community with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That’s us. Love one another.

~ James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Parish Family Corner Baptisms

Happy Birthday to Our Parishioners!!

Treasures From Our Tradition Sadly, one of the most difficult reforms of the Second Vati-can Council for the Church to embrace has been one of the most thorough and beautiful: the sacrament of penance. Because it is individual and private, it has been difficult for the changes to take root. Sometimes a priest may be grounded in the earlier form, and at other times the penitent may resist the priest’s at-tempt to blend in the proper texts and rituals. Perhaps because the new form is almost identical in struc-ture to the old, it has been difficult to insititute. It may also be true that with the liturgy in English now, it is far more clear that the Eucharist, too, is a “sacrament of reconciliation.” It is certainly true that there are different skills and gifts in ministry, and experienced penitents know that not all priests are equally at ease in this sacramental encounter. Sometimes a dif-ficult experience can drive people away from a liturgy that is spiritually rich and rewarding. Yet we know that one bad meal seldom puts people off restaurants forever: the dinner gong tends to dispel bad memories, and so we try again. Individual confession and absolution is for us both treasure and tradition. If you haven’t been for a while, consider coming back to praise God for this gift of mercy.

~ Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Maya Nicole Navarrette

All Saints Day Saturday, November 1st, All Saints Day, is a NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

Briannalyn Padua 10/28 Jose Quezada 10/31Arsenio Cabanero 10/29 Jonathan Lacap 11/01Aden David Agbulos 10/30 Criselda Manuyag 11/01Ryan Seals 10/30

Ministers Schedule November 01 - 02, 2014

Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Presider - Guest Priest Readers - Sophiemarie Kung, Virginia Dilim Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Ester Aldana, Luzviminda Grajales, Mary Josue, Ana Buzon, Virginia Dilim

Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Presider - Fr. Eamonn Donnelly, S.V.D. Readers - Ferdinand Mariano, Guada Garchitorena Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Guada Garchi-torena, Therese Guintu, Marivic Pomento, Bert Albano

Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Presider - Guest Priest Readers - Jose Ferrer, Julie Santos Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Celso Man-goba, Rose Mangoba, Ligaya Gementera, Adela Cardenas, Rufina Oviedo

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. (Latin Mass)

Presider - Fr. Tom Czech, O.F.M. Conv. Readers - Cora San Jose, Susan Salcedo Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Miguel Herrera, Carlito Pantig, Ben Banatao

Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Presider - Fr. Dan Maguire Readers - Judy Labaria, Renniel Santos Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Fe Macatan-gay, Mary Josue, Rosalinda del Rosario, Trinidad Raymundo, Sandra Cea, Tessie Baricuatro

Sunday, 2:00 p.m. (Tagalog Mass)

Presider - Guest Priest Readers - Cristin Salangsang Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Vince Rami-rez, Ellenbelle Galang

Sunday, 5:15 p.m. Presider - Fr. Norman Vitug Readers - Ellen Gayapa, Mark Gayapa Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Teng Sullivan, Flora Ollison, Thelma Dancel, Joanna Badua, Luzviminda Gra-jales, Zachary Duldulao

Breaking Bread Missal 2015 On November 30th, the First Sunday of Ad-vent, we will replace our 2014 Missals with the new 2015 Missals. We would be very grateful if you could share a sacrificial gift of $100 of your hard-earned money, especially during these dif-ficult times. As an acknowledgement of your generous $100 tax-deductible contribution, your name will be printed on a bookplate and glued

to the inside front or back cover of the Missal. If $100 is not possible, any amount, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated. Look for envelopes in the weeks to come.

Communion in the Home Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are available to bring Communion to those who are unable to attend Mass. Please call the office at 415-421-3730 for more information.

Halloween Bring forth the raisins and the nuts— Tonight All-Hallows’ spectre struts Along the moonlit way.

~ John Kendrick Bangs

Patrician Meeting Join us this Sunday for the monthly Patrician Meeting, a Catholic discussion group sponsored by the Legion of Mary. This month’s topic is…

Why We Celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls Day Speaker ~ Natividad Galinato

Date ~ Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. Place ~ McKenna Hall, St. Patrick Church

Join us for a lively discussion and share your thoughts and ex-periences with other Catholics just like you.

Sponsors Needed for the 9-Day Misa de Gallo December 16 - 24, 2014 at 6:00 a.m.

As the liturgical year winds down with Ad-vent right around the corner, we are looking for kind-hearted and generous people who would like to share some of their God-given blessings by sponsoring one of the pre-dawn Misa de Gallo Masses. Donations will go toward the festive and joyful fellowship each day featuring hot refreshments. Please bring your contribution to the office or give it to one of the par-ish staff before Saturday, December 13th so your donation may be acknowledged in the Misa de Gallo program. Thank you for sharing the joy of your blessings and your Christmas spirit with your fellow parishioners!!

Travelers Alert Mass times and locations of Catholic Churches throughout the country are available at (410) 676-6000 or www.Masstimes.org

All Saints Day Mass Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery invites you to All Saints Day Mass at Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel in Colma, Saturday November 1st at 11a.m. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will be the main celebrant; St. Brigid School Honor Choir will pro-vide the music. Please join us for refreshments and fellowship following the Mass.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time “You give that back right now!” How many of us have heard that line, probably more than once, as we were growing up? We come home with the trophy of what we thought was a really sweet deal, only to have our parents undo our profits by making us return the spoils. They had a different idea of what constituted a “fair trade agreement.” Justice in our dealings with others continues to be an important measure of our char-acter, and like a good parent, God cares very much about how we treat each other and about how others treat us. God hears the cry of the poor, and answers the call of the oppressed. God’s beloved children are not to behave like bullies.

The Law and the “Profits” Laws are for people who don’t know how to love. That would be all of us at one time or another. We need laws to guide us to do the right thing when we are incapable of acting or thinking in a loving way. But love is better. If we loved per-fectly, there would be no need for laws. If we loved God per-fectly, we would not hurt or harm our neighbor, because we would see in our neighbor’s face the face of our Beloved. If we allowed our whole being to be possessed by God, our whole heart, soul and mind— or as it is put in classical theol-ogy, intellect, memory, and will—then we would know what was right and how to treat our neighbor. Not only would we know what was right, we would want to do that thing and would love the other person enough to do it joyfully, for the sake of God.

Compassion and Justice Because we are not perfect in love, or anything else, Jesus came with great love to teach us how to love. With great com-passion, he showed us how to treat one another, both in his teaching and in his life, death, and resurrection. We have be-fore us many examples of those who have lived this law of love and life. The Thessalonians in their great faith under difficult conditions were an example to others in their own time. Exodus gives us many examples of ways in which we are to treat others with justice and compassion: we are not to deprive another of his or her only shelter from cold; we are to use our financial resources to help and not to oppress others. These are just a few examples. The law cannot cover everything. Only love can teach us what we are to do. Only love.

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Today’s Readings

First Reading — You shall not oppress an alien, for you your-selves were once aliens in Egypt (Exodus 22:20-26). Psalm — I love you, Lord, my strength (Psalm 18). Second Reading — You became imitators of the Lord, so that you became a model for all believers (1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10). Gospel — You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:34-40).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The Diamond Rule When I hear the line from the first reading about not molest-ing or oppressing an alien, I think of the movie E.T., in which the children help the extraterrestrial just because he needs help. What the reading calls aliens are immigrants or newcomers. They lived among the Hebrews but were not Jews themselves. The Lord reminds the people that they were once aliens them-selves. They should not make the same mistake the Egyptians did when they mistreated the Israelites. God uses the same logic in commanding them to take care of widows and orphans. Treat them like family, or else your own wives and children will be in the same situation. Immigrants, widows, orphans, borrowers—all must be treated with compassion. The reason for such compassion should be deeper than just fear of punishment. “Do to others as you would have them do to you,” Jesus said (Luke 6:31). Today’s Gospel has a similar say-ing: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). Jesus called this the second commandment. The first is to love God wholly and completely, heart, mind, and soul. If the second commandment is the Golden Rule, the first might be called the Diamond Rule. If you think about it, in order to keep the first commandment, you have to be keeping the second as well. Jesus said that whatever you do for the poor, the homeless, the sick, or prisoners, you do for him (Matthew 25:31–46). Mother Teresa could see Jesus in the poorest of the poor. Jesus himself showed compassion even to sinners. We can’t really say we love God if we don’t love the people God created. So that gives us two reasons to love our neighbor. First, be-cause God lives in other people, so loving God means loving God wherever God is found. Second, God loves them, so if we are to be holy, we must be like God. What does that mean? Re-member the saying that “charity begins at home”? That is only true because it is easier to love family and friends, but charity doesn’t end there. If we truly love God, we will extend our charity to those outside our homes. People are probably still rebuilding after the earthquakes in Japan, tornadoes in America, floods in India, and other disasters, and every city has some kind of homeless shelters. You say you love God? Let’s see you love your neighbor.

Tom Schmidt, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

God’s Word Today The first two readings today help us answer a question that might arise from the reading of the Gospel. In the Gospel Jesus sums up the whole of Jewish law and the prophets with two commandments: Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. If one asks, “How do I go about loving God and neighbor?” look no further than what is described in the first two readings. The book of Exodus issues directives dealing with the fair treatment of others. Saint Paul tells us sim-ply to be imitators of the Lord. Our professed love for God and for others should be matched with action. We are called to place the needs of others before our own. This is obviously at the heart of Christian living. As the sacred word is proclaimed today let us ask for the strength to love God and neighbor more deeply.

From Saint Margaret Sunday Missal, copyright © J. S. Paluch Company

Mass Intentions for Oct 26 - Nov 01

SUN 26

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

† Santiago Regalado TG Rene & Elena de los Santos Pro Populo † Asterio Felix Navasca, Jr. † Rodolfo Manalac, Jr.

Rev. Roberto Andrey,

St. Patrick

MON27

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

† Amelia & Nestor Panlasigui SI Thelma Reatiraza † Lourdes Villanueva

Rev. Dan Maguire,

Retired

Most Rev. Robert

McElroy, San Francisco

William Cardinal Levada, Retired

Most Rev. William Justice,

San Francisco

FRI 31

SAT 01

THU 30

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

† Dionisio Cervantes † Patrick Patsy Cronin BD Luisa Jereza

† Jose & Ana Poblete † Asterio Felix Navasca, Jr. † Antonio Garcia

† Natividad Garcia † Patrick Patsy Cronin † Marcelino & Emilia Acay

Pray for your Priests

TUE 28

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

† Virgilio Ciriaco † Emeterio dela Cruz † Priscilo & Dolores Andrade

Rev. Eamonn

Donnelly,SVD Retired

Date Time Intention

Living God’s Word It is difficult to love, especially when we have been hurt by others. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring you the “fire of God’s love.” Call on the Spirit to deepen your awareness of God’s love for you, shown by giving us life and the gifts of faith, hope, and love.

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 26, 2014

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”

~ Matthew 22:37

Most Rev. Salvatore

Cordileone, San Francisco

WED

29

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

† Gurdeep Suhari Singh † Hilario Bendijo † Mohler & Gallo Family Members

7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

Readings for the Week

Monday: Eph 4:32-5:8; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Lk 6:12-16 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Eph 6:10-20; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Phil 1:1-11; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rev 7:2-4,9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a SUNDAY: THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS DAY) Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11; Jn 6:37-40

Saints & Special Observances TUESDAY: FEAST ~ SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES SATURDAY: SOLEMNITY ~ ALL SAINTS SUNDAY:THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS DAY) Character

Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~ Thomas Paine

Born to Love We were born to love, we live to love, and we will die to love still more.

~ Joseph Cafasso

Parish Meeting Schedule Adult Choir…………………………………….. Altar Servers Charismatic Prayer Group……………………… Legion of Mary ~ Our Lady of Mt. Carmel…………………… Patrician Meeting………………………... Liturgical Lay Ministers………………………... Our Lady of Fatima Devotees………………….. Parish Pastoral Council………………………… Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion………………… Santo Niño de Cebu, USA……………………... St. Vincent de Paul Society…………………….. Young Adult Choir (SPYCO)…………………..

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. 3rd Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

Sundays, 2:00 p.m. Last Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

as announced 1st Saturday, 2:00 p.m. 2nd Monday, 6:15 p.m.

1st Friday, 6:00 p.m. 1st Sunday, 7:00 p.m.

4th Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, 6:30 p.m.

Devotions Sacred Heart ~ Every First Friday, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed

for public adoration from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our Mother of Perpetual Help ~ Tuesdays after the

12:10 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Masses Divine Mercy ~ Daily at 4:45 p.m.

Santo Niño Devotion ~ 2nd Friday after the 5:15 p.m. Mass

Welcome to St. Patrick!!

Welcome to all of our out-of-town visitors, especially the delegates from

The American College of Surgeons

Thank you for worshipping with us!!