National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi
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N ATIONAL S HRINE OF S AINT F RANCIS OF A SSISI SERVED BY THE CAPUCHIN FRANCISCANS Very Reverend John De La Riva, O.F.M. Cap., Rector Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, J.C.D. Archbishop of San Francisco August 4, 2019 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Christ is all and in all. — Col. 3:11 Mass Times confessions Monday — Saturday: Monday—saturday: 12:15 PM 11:00 AM—12:00 Noon WEDNESday: Sunday: 11:00 AM 5:30 PM—6:30 PM WEDNESday: 7:00 PM Also by appointment National Shrine hours Historic Church: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sunday Open Certain Holidays Porziuncola Chapel: 10:00AM - 4:00PM Wednesday - Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sunday (Closed Monday & Tuesday) Saturdays in the Chapel: Holy Rosary Sodality at 2:30PM & Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00PM First Saturdays in the historic church: St. padre pio prayer group 10am—1pm Marriages at the Shrine * By special permission • All inquiries: Please contact the Shrine office for Rector’s initial assessment • Note: Arrangements at least six months in advance Baptism • Contact the Shrine office for details Church & Office: 610 Vallejo Street (at Columbus) San Francisco, CA 94133 Office: (415) 986-4557 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Email: [email protected] Website: ShrineSF.org ELEVATOR ACCESS: Please ask the Rector or one of our Shrine volunteers if you need assistance with our Main Church elevator, or automatic door for the Porziuncola Nuova chapel. Ww SUNDAY’S READINGS Mass Intentions — AUGUST 4 to 11 First Reading — Vanity of vanities! All things are Sunday 11:00 am Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Collins, Jr. † vanity! (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23). Monday 12:15 pm Psalm — If today you hear his voice, harden not your Thynn Thynn (Intention) hearts (Psalm 90). Tuesday 12:15 pm † Tonia Reed Espina Second Reading — You too will appear with Christ your life in glory (Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11). Wednesday 12:15 pm Laura de Lara (Health) Gospel — For though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions (Luke 12:13-21). 7:00 pm Darren Lingard (Health) Thursday 12:15 pm † Samuel & Mary Rose Mantione DAILY MASS READINGS Friday 12:15 pm Julissa Salazar (Health) Monday: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Saturday 12:15 pm Tommy Young, Jr. Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21 (Intention) Tuesday: The Transfiguration of the Lord SCENES FROM THE AUGUST 2ND FEAST Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Lk 9:28b-36 The commemoration Wednesday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan of Our Lady of the Angels was held in Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; both the Porziuncola Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 and historic church Thursday: St. Dominic with several opportunities for Mass Nm 20:1-13; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Mt 16:13-23 and Confession. Many Friday: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross thanks to all who Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28 participated, and Saturday: St. Lawrence special gratitude to our volunteers and Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 supporters! At left: Vesper prayers Mark your calendars for these in the afternoon future Shrine events: FEAST VIGIL OF SAINT PADRE PIO Sunday, September 22 Blessing & dedication of a new statue of Pio of Pietrelcina in the historic church FEAST OF SAINT FRANCIS WEEKEND Thursday, October 3—Saturday, Oct. 5 Concelebrating the 5PM Mass was a Vigil & Transitus, Feast Day and Blessing of the Animals friend of the Capuchins, visiting COLUMBUS WEEKEND from the Diocese of Essen, Germany Sunday, October 13 Italian Heritage Parade “Feasting with Francis” outdoor dining fundraiser Additional details will be announced in upcoming Heavenly Father, you filled the heart of Francis with a special love for the Mother of your Son, Jesus, and for the bulletins and on the ShrineSF.org website Porziuncola. In this hallowed place you nourished his spiritual life and inspired him to found the Order of Friars Minor. Through the intercession of Our Lady of the Angels may National Shrine of we be steadfast in our faith and remain true to our calling. St. Francis of Assisi Grant this through your Son, Jesus Christ. – Amen. The Capuchins Reflections on the Wisdom from St. Francis VENERABLE ANGELICO LIPANI, OFM Cap. by Fr. Bobby On June 18, 2019, the cardinals and bishops, during the Hail, O Lady, Holy Queen! Mary, holy Mother of ordinary session of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, recognized that the Servant of God Angelico (given God, who are the Virgin made Church. Salutation of name: Vincenzo) Limpani (1842-1920) lived in a heroic the Blessed Virgin Mary manner the theological virtues (faith, hope and charity), the cardinal virtues (fortitude, justice, prudence and August 2 was the feast of Our Lady of Angels of temperance) and those of his state of consecration (poverty, the Portiuncula. The Portiuncula was one of the chastity and obedience). churches Francis of Assisi restored in the early days of On July 6, 2019, Our Holy Father Francis authorized the his conversion, and it became the headquarters for his Congregation for the Cause of Saints to promulgate the Order of Friars Minor. Francis founded in this small relevant decree super virtutibus. Now for his beatification, church, tucked away in the forest below Assisi, a place an extraordinary event/ miracle obtained by the intercession where he could feel in a special way the power of God of the Venerable Servant of God is necessary. and the intercession of our Mother Mary, Queen of Fr. Angelico, son of Salvatore Lipani and the Angels. Mary was dear to Francis because she was Calogera Raitano, was born in not only the mother of Jesus Christ, but also his first Caltanissetta on 28 December 1842, from a very religious family (his older brother Pietro and best disciple. She was died young priest), and was baptized the same the one who accompanied day with the name of Vincenzo. Jesus even to the cross and After studying with the Jesuits in showed Francis and his Caltanissetta, in 1861 he took the Franciscan habit in the brothers what truly humility convent of Caccamo, taking the name Fra' Angelico, and meant. May our Lady watch was sent to Palermo to complete his studies. Here over and bless you on the in 1866 he was ordained a priest, but his Franciscan joy was journey of life! short-lived. The same year, in fact, due to the revolutionary laws, was forced to leave the convent with his brothers and Fr. Robert Barbato, OFM Cap. is the pastor of Old Mission Santa Inés returned to his family in Caltanissetta. Here the bishop gave in Solvang, CA. him the church of the Lord of the City and the teaching of Latin at the Episcopal seminary. Order of Friars Minor In 1903 the Capuchins, finally, returned to the Convent Capuchins (O.F.M. Cap.) of San Michele, now ready, and Fr. Angelico returned with them. www.olacapuchins.org In 1914, due to an illness, he was forced to leave his beloved community and to go with her sisters in the same Discerning a vocation? house where he was born. Here lived the last years of his Could a friar’s life be for you? life in obedience, despite the pain of not being able to fully Contact: Fr. Peter Banks, OFM Cap. live his Franciscan vocation. Email: [email protected]; Phone: Hearing the approaching death, wanted his bedside nuns 805.686.4127 founded by him, already numerous, for they left his spiritual Website: www.BeAFriar.com testament: Be holy, I want you all holy, how I want to Want to talk about your vocation questions? be holy. With these words he breathed his last, July 9, Fr. John, the Shrine Rector can be available—contact the 1920. Shrine office. Peace OFMCap.org ASSISI PARDON PORZIUNCULA PARDON is always available under the conditions the Catholic Church has stipulated. The conditions for receiving the Porziuncula Pardon are: To receive the Porziuncula Indulgence, one must receive sacramental absolution and receive Holy Communion at Mass. Additionally, one must visit a church where one prays at least the Creed and an Our Father for the intentions of the Pope. Additionally, one must be completely free of any attachment to sin; if this condition is not met, the indulgence is partial rather then plenary. At the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, the Pardon of Assisi may be received on August 2nd, the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels (in the Shrine Porziuncola chapel); October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (in the Shrine Church); on any two days of one’s own choosing during the year (one day in the Church and one day in the Porziuncula Nuova); and as often as one makes a formal pilgrimage as part of a group to the Shrine Church or to the Porziuncula Nuova. (One may receive a plenary indulgence only once a day and it may be applied to oneself or to the soul of one of the faithfully departed.) News and Events ARCHBISHOP’S CALL FOR A NOVENA FOR LIFE July 31, 2019 Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone invites all Catholics and all concerned people to join in a Novena (nine days of prayer) to ask the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe--patroness of unborn children--to defeat California State Senate Bill 24 (SB 24).