Transcript gesù ai suoi discepoli: ″venite a mangiare!

SANTA MARIA GORETTI PARISH
(Italian Parish)
9110-110 Avenue, Edmonton, AB. T5H 4A1
Tel. (780) 422-8304
Fax (780) 425-7254
E-Mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri.:9:00 am-12:30 pm - 1:00-3:00 pm
Pastor: Rev. Fr. George Puramadathil, CFIC
Office Administrator: Luis M. Untalan
SMG Community Centre (780) 426-5026
Mass Schedule: Tuesday to Friday in Italian - 7:00 p.m.
Weekend: Saturday at 5:00 p.m. (Italian); Sunday: 8:30 a.m. (Italian), 10:00 a.m. (English), 11:30 a.m. (Italian)
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. before Mass or by appointment
Adoration: Every Friday at 6.00 PM throughout the Year of Mercy. Rosary every evening: 6: 20 PM
Baptism: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. (Italian); Sunday: 8:30 a.m. (Italian), 10:00 a.m. (English), 11:30 a.m. (Italian)
Marriage: Contact the Priest at least 6 months prior to the Wedding. (A Catholic Marriage Preparation Course is a requirement.)
Mezz’ora Con Voi (Italian Radio Program): Sunday at: 9:00 a.m. on 101.7 FM Web Site: www.smgoretti.org
10 APRILE 2016
GESÙ AI SUOI DISCEPOLI: ″VENITE A MANGIARE!″
III DOMENICA DI PASQUA
″BISOGNA obbedire a Dio invece che agli uomini″. Così, (I Lettura), Pietro e i suoi compagni rispondono al Sommo
Sacerdote che vorrebbe impedire loro di insegnare nel nome di Gesù. Chissà se Pietro, nel rispondere in tal modo, avrà
ricordato l’esperienza sul lago di Tiberiade, quando – secondo Giovanni (Vangelo) – dopo una notte infruttuosa, la sua
obbedienza alla parola del Risorto ha trasformato le reti prima vuote in reti traboccanti di 153 grossi pesci! L’obbedienza alla
parola di Dio ricolma la nostra vita di quella gioia e di quella letizia di cui ci parla sempre il racconto degli Atti.
È infatti un’obbedienza che si fonda sull’amore, anzitutto quello del Cristo Risorto. Egli ci conosce in verità; conosce anche
il nostro peccato come quello di Pietro (la triplice domanda di Gesù è un richiamo al suo triplice rinnegamento) ma lo
trasforma: il Pietro ‘vuoto’ per il suo peccato diviene il Pietro ‘pieno’ di dedizione e di amore per il gregge che il Signore gli
affida. Certi di questa grazia che opera anche in ciascuno di noi, possiamo con l’Apocalisse (II Lettura) innalzare il nostro
inno di lode e di benedizione a Dio e al suo Agnello Gesù. Fr Luca Fallica, Comunità SS.ma Trinità a Dumenza
3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER
NOTHING GOOD ever seems to happen at night in the Gospel of John, and today’s reading is no exception. On
this Third Sunday of Easter, fish can only be caught – and truth can only emerge – at daybreak or, in this case,
when Jesus shows up on the shore and starts a charcoal fire to cook the fish.
After slinking back to their old workplace, stripping off and heaving the boat into the water, the apostles were
astounded when Jesus showed up for breakfast. I wonder what Peter thought when he saw Jesus on the shore –
in his surprise he put his clothes back on before he jumped into the water!
Read this story carefully: Peter and Jesus seem to have some time alone before the others join them. I wonder
what they spoke of. How did Peter feel, facing Jesus again after having denied him a few nights previous? During
this third visit, Jesus asks Peter three times “Do you love me?” and Peter answers three times. Is the number
three used just to even out the score from Peter’s denial at that other charcoal fire, under the cover of darkness?
Or perhaps, during that Easter season and this one, Jesus means to call Peter and all of us into a Trinitarian
perfection of that love. Maureen Wicken, Vancouver, BC
INTENZIONI DELLE SANTE MESSE
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY/ SABATO, 9 aprile
5:00 p.m. (Italian)
 Luisa Teixeira from her mother Sandra Casella, brothers Marco and
Ricardo and husband Rui Teixeira, and children (1 anno)
 Salvatore Scivoletto from the Scivoletto and Casella families
 In memoria di Lidia DiTimoteo da Sante e Santina Torrieri e
famiglia
 Vincenzo Funaro dalla moglie Elvira e figli
 Salvatore Naccarato dalla moglie Palma e famiglia
 Tutti i defunti di Palma Naccarato
SUNDAY/ DOMENICA, 10 aprile
8:30 a.m. (Italian)
 Maria Saveria dalla sorella Maria Benincasa
 Tutti i defunti delle famiglie Falvo e Donato da Adelina Donato e
famiglia
10:00 a.m. (English)
 Christina Tomat from her family
 Kathleen and Joseph Kowalczyk from Larry & Eugenia Kowalczyk
 Giuseppe Casciaro dai figli
 Resi and Primo Del Piccolo from their family
 Anna Loconte from Nick Loconte and family
 Doris & Otto Tedeschi dalla sua famiglia
 Giovanni Corazza from wife Ada and family
 Teresa e Santo Pino (13 years) love from all the children &
grandchildren
 Agnes Schwab
 Mary Volk
 Sr. Alexis Joseph S.A.
 Fr. Joe Scerbo, S.A.
11:30 a.m. (Italian)
 Vittore & Corrina Gazzola dalla cognatta Maria Gazzola
 Maurizio Saccomanno
 Tutti i defunti delle famiglie Saccomanno e Arnieri
 Enrichetta and Pasquale Arnieri
 Michele Arnieri dalla moglie Maria e famiglia
 Francesco Palladino dalla moglie e famiglia
 Eva Predy (Filice) dai genitori
 Remo Bascelli dalla moglie Maria e figlio
 Giuseppe Corazza dalla moglie Anna e famiglia
 Lily Fiacco dalla nuora Pierina Fiacco e famiglia
 Tony Catena dalla mamma Vanda Catena e famiglia (4 anni)
 Jean Thompson dalla sua amica Luciana Floreancig
 For the souls of all the children who have gone to join Jesus and
have touched our lives da Luciana Floreancig
In onore e in ringraziamento a Gesù, la nostra Beata Madre Maria, e
i santi gli angeli per la loro continua guida ed aiuto da Luciana
Floreancig
In onore di S. Lucia. S. Rita, S. Rocco, e S. Gabriele da Amalia
Cristofori e famiglia
Martedì, 12 aprile Mass 7:00 p.m.
Mercoledì, 13 aprile Mass 7:00 p.m.
Giovedì, 14 aprile Mass 7:00 p.m.
Venerdì, 15 aprile
Eucharistic Adoration 6:00 p.m., Mass 7:00 p.m.
RIPOSA IN PACE/ REST IN PEACE
PARISH COMMUNITY NEWS
Avviso Speciale/ Special Notice
WELCOME BACK, FR. JAMES!
WELCOME, FR. DOMENICO!
While our Pastor Fr. George is away in India,
we have our former Pastor, Fr. James, and Fr.
Domenico, Italian priest, to celebrate Masses
and preside over other Parish activities.
Fr. James is happy to be with us again from
April 4 to April 14, and Fr. Domenico from
April 15 to 28.
Fr. James has taken time off from his very
busy schedule as Pastor of Immaculate
Conception Parish in Woodbridge (Vaughn),
Ontario; likewise Fr. Domenico who assists
Fr. James in the same parish. Both are
members of the CFIC (Sons of the
Immaculate Conception) Congregation and
religious order, like Fr. George.
BAPTISM OF THE WEEK
Let us welcome into our faith community
LUCA ANTONIO HALL who is receiving the
Sacrament of Baptism at our church this
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the 11:30 a.m.
Mass.
2015 Income Tax Receipts
The Income Tax Receipts for 2015, for both
Santa maria Goretti and the Sons of the
Immaculate Conception, are ready for
pickup at the main Church entrance.
FORTHCOMING PARISH EVENTS
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASS
April 30, 2016 @ 5:00 p.m.
AVVISO SPECIALE/
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Avremo l’Adorazione Eucaristica
ogni venerdì alle ore 6.00 – 7.00 pm
durante l’Anno della Misericordia.
We will have Eucharistic Adoration in
the Parish every Friday 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
throughout the Jubilee Year of Mercy
which opened from December 8, 2015
and will close on November 20, 2016.
REFLECTIONS for the Year of Mercy –
April 10, 2016 Third Sunday of Easter
How appropriate today’s Gospel for this Jubilee
Year of Mercy, both because of the “breakfast”
Jesus provides (“a charcoal fire with fish on it and
bread”) and the number of fish in Peter’s net (“one
hundred fifty-three”) (John 21:11–12). Of the fish,
Saint Augustine suggests that the roasted fish is the
suffering Christ. Saint Gregory the Great adds that
Christ lowered himself to swim in the “water” of our
humanity; to be caught in the “net” of our death; to
be “roasted” in his Passion on the fire of suffering.
Saint Jerome claims that “one hundred fifty-three”
represents the full number of known species of fish,
signifying that the Church’s “net” has room for all
our widely diverse humanity, securing our unity-indiversity in the hands of Peter and his successors.
Having received God’s mercy as “the beating heart
of the Gospel,” may the Church—we—“pattern [our]
behavior after the Son of God who went out to
everyone without exception” (Misericordiae Vultus,
12).
CONFIRMATION MASS
May 7, 2016 @ 5:00 p.m.
Archbishop Richard W. Smith
2016 Jubilarians’ Mass
11:30 a.m. May 29, 2016
2016 Santa Maria Goretti
Feast Day
July 3, 2016,
starting with the 11:00 Mass
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Santa Maria Goretti Chapter
The Knights have always been a group dedicated to the wellbeing and support of Catholic family life. The family is the first
and primary place where we experience and are formed in
our Catholic faith. We promote family as the basis of our faith
where we can grow as a community. We also give support to
our Parish through charity and social needs, and in duty to our
Parish activities. Thank you to all the other Parishioners who
give so generously of their time to contribute to our
wonderful Parish community, either by joining church groups
or by simply volunteering. It is through your efforts that our
church has remained strong all these years! If you have any
questions about our little Knights group, please call Tony at
780-297-4479.
SMG Community Centre News
Our Chef Patrick and our secretary Julie want to express
their appreciation in working with our various community
groups and Parishioners. It has been a pleasure working
with you to facilitate the best banquet and meeting
experience for everyone! Your patronage is very much
valued and appreciated.
Our Pranzo for this Sunday, April 10: Antipasto...Italian
Sausage
and
Rapini...Rotini
with
Alfredo
Sauce...Insalata...Roast Spring Lamb...Sundried Tomato
Sauce...Polenta...GreenBeans...RaspberryMousse...
Coffee and Tea.
Looks like we will have a great week, weather wise.
Please enjoy and have a wonderful week!
FROM THE OFFICE OF
THE ARCHBISHOP OF EDMONTON
EVERY LIFE MATTERS
OGNI VITA È IMPORTANTE
Most Rev. Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of
Edmonton, is inviting parishioners to
participate in the ongoing series of
“conversations with the Archbishop”
about assisted suicide and euthanasia, that
the Archdiocese is hosting. The series of 5
sessions is called Every Life Matters,
conducted over a 10-day period in different
parishes in the archdiocese. The first and
second sessions were held at St. Anthony
Parish in Lloydminster (April 3) and at
Corpus Christi Parish in Edmonton (April
5). The dates and times of the remaining 3
sessions are as follows:
Session 3 - It’s my body, my choice. The
meaning of freedom in the Christian
tradition.
Terza sessione - È il mio corpo, la mia
scelta.
(St. Mary Parish, Red Deer, domenica, il 10
aprile – 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm)
Session 4 - I don’t want to suffer. The
Christian Understanding of Suffering.
Quarta sessione - Non voglio soffrire.
La comprensione cristiana della sofferenza.
(Holy Trinity Parish, Spruce Grove, martedì,
il 12 aprile – 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm)
Session 5 - What must we do? How are we
called to respond to this new situation?
Quinta sessione - Che cosa dobbiamo fare?
Come dobbiamo rispondere a questa nuova
situazione ?
(St. Charles Parish, Edmonton, giovedì, il 13
aprile – 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm)
In his letter to all parishioners, Archbishop
Smith wrote that “we need to share the
beauty of Catholic teaching on life and
death, hear inspiring stories from personal
witnesses, and answer some of the
questions with which we know our people
are struggling. In Holy Week, we reflect in
a special way on the suffering and death of
Our Lord, and remember that he is always
close to us in our own pain.”