Palm Sunday March 20th, 2016 Intentions for the Week Mon 3/21 7:00AM †Valerie Quillin Miller Dominicans & Deacons 8:15AM †Stanley Pokladowski Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. Pastor Tues 3/22 7:00AM †Ronald Hermann Fr. Corwin Low, O.P. Parochial Vicar 8:15AM Fr. Paul Hyo Ik Bang (T) Fr. David Farrugia, O.P. (In Residence) Wed 3/23 7:00AM Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. (B) Br. Gregory Liu, O.P. (Residency Student) 8:15AM †Renato Asercion Deacon Errol Kissinger Deacon John Flanagan (Retired) No Mass Intentions Holy Thursday Through Easter Sunday Legend: († ) Memorial (H) Health Schedule of Masses (A) Anniversary (B) Birthday (T) Thanksgiving Weekdays: 7:00AM, 8:15AM Please keep our RCIA Candidates in your prayers Saturday: 8:15AM only this Holy Week as they journey to Christ. Saturday: Vigil Mass 5:30PM Lord, we pray for those in the RCIA process who Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:45AM, journey to you. 12:30PM (English/Spanish), Strengthen their faith. 5:30PM (Youth) Open their hearts to the fullness of your love. 1st Sunday of Month: 3PM (Vietnamese Deepen their understanding. Mass) Set their hearts on fire for the kingdom Last Saturday of the Month: 8:15AM (Special of God. Needs Family Mass) with fellowship in the We ask this through Jesus, who is the Way, and the Life for all. parish hall to follow. Amen St. Dominic’s Catholic Church 475 East I Street - Benicia, CA 94510 (707) 747-7220 www.stdombenicia.org @STDOMBENICIA Pastor’s Corner Upcoming Parish Events Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Bishop Soto Talk on Mercy In one more week, our Incarnation God, Jesus Christ, will Monday, March 21st, 7PM In the Parish Hall conquer sin and death on the Cross and rise from the dead. This miracle is the bedrock of our faith; that eternal Easter Decorating in the Church life is possible for all who believe. Please make some Saturday March 26th, 9AM extra time this week to continue to prepare to enter into In the Church this incredible mystery of our faith. St. Catherine’s Auxiliary Spring Luncheon st Please continue to keep in your prayers the men and Friday, April 1 at Noon women in our RCIA program, and around the world, who In the Parish Hall are preparing to fully enter into this salvific relationship with Adult Confirmation Classes Begin God through Jesus Christ. Sunday April 3, 2PM-3:30PM In the Mary Magdalene Room of the Ministry Center Also, do not be afraid to invite a lapsed Catholic or non- Catholic to one of our beautiful Easter liturgies. So many Divine Mercy Sunday people have shared with me that all it took was an Sunday, April 3rd, 5:30PM invitation from a family member, friend or neighbor to Reception in Parish Hall following Mass begin, or rekindle, their relationship with Jesus Christ. Medical Ethics in America, End of Life Issues Holy Holy Week! Wednesday, April 6th, 6:30PM Fr. Jerome In the Parish Hall Find Event Details in Parish Bulletin or Online Holy Week & Easter Mass Schedule Paschal Triduum Tenebrae 8:15AM Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Holy Saturday (no morning Masses) Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8PM-Midnight Parish Hall Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Seven Last Words of Christ 12-2PM Veneration of the Cross & Communion 2-3PM, 4-5PM (Spanish), & 7-8:30PM Saturday Evening Vigil 8:15PM Service of Light– In the Courtyard followed by Vigil Mass (our biggest Mass of the year!) Easter Sunday Morning 6AM Sunrise Mass at St. Dominic Cemetery (Parish Hall if inclement weather) 7AM, 9AM, 11AM Mass in the Church & Parish Hall Bilingual Mass 12:30PM in the Church Catholic Social Services Lay Mission Luncheon Lay Mission Project: Advanced Lay St. Catherine’s Auxiliary Formation in the Diocese of Spring Luncheon Sacramento We are pleased to announce a new advanced lay formation program that will begin in August 2016. The “Lay Mission Project” is designed for individuals who wish to deepen their faith and grow as a disciple. This three-year formation program will focus on the vocation of the laity and how we are called to live our faith in our daily life. Participants in the program will participate in a combination of retreats, online courses, small group discussions Friday, April 1st at Noon and large group workshops/gatherings. St. Dominic’s Parish Hall All individuals are invited to apply for the program, regardless of ministry involvement or previous Please Mark Your Calendar! formation. An Information Session is scheduled for the St. Catherine’s Auxiliary Solano/Benicia area for is having their Spring Luncheon. April 12, 2016, at St. Basil Parish Center (across from the church), Invite a friend to lunch and enjoy our salad buffet and 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, help a good cause at the same time. 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo. We will have a boutique table, gift drawings and a For more information, please visit the Lay Mission Project website at LAYMISSION.NET raffle. If you would like to donate your ‘Like New’ items for the boutique table, please bring them to the Parish Hall on Thursday, March 31st after 4 pm. For reservations call Arlinda Watson at 745-0334 no later than Tuesday, March 29th. Celebrate a Hero Tickets are $10.00 per person. There is a terrific web site that makes The Bishop is Coming! books to celebrate special people and we are celebrating Bishop Soto is Coming to St. Dominic’s Fr. Victor Cavalli, Bishop Soto will offer a lecture at St. Dominic’s entitled O.P.'s Memory. "Mercy: The Face of God and the If you'd like to join us Mission of the Church". in contributing Monday March 21st, 2016. 7 PM, in remembrances and/or photos to make this book as wonderful as possible go to the Parish Hall. http://www.celebrateahero.com and click on the *this counts towards SDS parent "Invited Guests" tab. Catechism Hours You will need the following information: Book ID: 104854 Tenebrae Traditions As we begin the Holy Week, I would like to bring to Moreover, the Lamentation your attention a beautiful liturgical tradition of the of the Prophet Jeremiah is Church called Tenebrae. In essence, Tenebrae is the prescribed and chanted in morning prayer of the Church during the Triduum: a mournful tone. This Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. It lamentation, is not only a has more than a thousand years of history. In early lamentation on the centuries, true to its character of being a morning destruction of the ancient office, Tenebrae was celebrated after the midnight Jerusalem by the prayer. In the late Middle Ages, however, it was Babylonians, but also a moved to the late afternoon of the previous days (i.e. lamentation on how human anticipated). After 1955, Tenebrae is moved back to civilization is wounded the early hours of the morning. Regardless of the time again and again by the of the day when Tenebrae was chanted, the most reality of sin. It is precisely striking visual feature of Tenebrae is that after each the sinfulness of humanity psalm and canticle, candles mounted on a hearse (a through the ages, that large candelabra with a triangular frame), placed cause the all-merciful and all-loving savior of mankind conspicuously in front of the altar, are snuffed to be killed. In some places, extra elements are successively. As this happens, the church becomes incorporated at the end of Tenebrae to make the increasingly darkened. The snuffing or concealing of symbolisms more dramatic. For example, a loud the last candle at the center of the hearse signals the noise may be made by the closing of a book, end of Tenebrae, and the church is left in darkness. stomping of feet, or clacking of a clapper, to At this point, the cantors, clergy, and faithful leave symbolize the earthquake after Jesus’ death on the silently. The darkness in the church, at the end of this cross (Lk 27:51). Furthermore, the central candle, if liturgical office, eloquently symbolizes both the death taken away, may be brought back to the center of the of Jesus Christ, the Son of Justice, and the darkness hearse, as a clear reminder of Christ’s resurrection on over the land at that fateful moment. Moreover, it can the third day. In other words, the Light of the World serve as a reminder of the darkness of sin. This remains unconquered and will soon return. For me, darkness is exactly how this liturgical office got its Tenebrae really helps me enter more deeply into the name, as Tenebrae literally means “darkness” or mystery of Christ’s passion. In contemplating the “shadow” in Latin. Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremiah, I see how sins Tenebrae expresses a profound sense of mourning of have wreaked havoc on humanity, and how Christ Jesus’ suffering and death. This is done by the very takes on our sins in himself. If you have never subdue lighting in the church, barely enough for the experienced this powerful service with a haunting people present to read from the psalter. In addition, beauty, I highly recommend it. It will be well worth you the customary “Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to efforts. the Holy Spirit…” after each psalm and canticle, as ~Br. Gregory well as the final blessing are omitted. Teen Confirmation Dominican Jubilee & Youth Lenten Resources Speaker Series YR I Confirmation: Fr. Michael Morris, OP, YR I teens will gather on 3/24 Professor of Sacred Art at DSPT will be giving a talk on (Holy Thursday) for the Mass of Dominican Artists the Lord’s Supper.