Sunday, July 5, 2020 Pastor Msgr. Dennis L. Mikulanis, S.T.D. [email protected] ASSOCIATE Pastor Fr. Niranjan “Niru” Kanmury, Ph.D. [email protected] Pastoral assistant Deacon Bob Holgren [email protected] DEACON Deacon Mike Fish [email protected] Parish Information 17252 Bernardo Center Drive San Diego, CA 92128 Phone | 858.487.4314 Fax | 858.487.1498 Website | www.sanrafaelparish.org Mass Schedule Monday through Saturday | Morning Prayer from the Divine Office 7:45 a.m., Daily Mass 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Rosary and Divine Mercy Devotion immediately following the Mass Saturday | Vigil Mass at 5:00 p.m. Sunday | 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (livestreamed), 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon Misa en Español 7:00 p.m., 2o y 4o Sábados First Friday | Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 9:45 a.m. Benediction First Saturday | Devotions after 8:00 a.m. Mass Sacrament of Reconciliation | Every Saturday 3:30 p.m. Also by appointment, (858)487-4314. Baptism | For information call (858)487-4314. Marriage | Engaged couple must contact the parish office. Please give nine months notice. We have problems in America. Show me a country in the world that doesn’t. However, our problems can only be solved if we Americans of all races, from all corners of the globe come together in recognition of the God-given rights of every human being to be what our ancestors hoped we would be: a bea- con of hope to the world. In the words of Abraham Lincoln: “At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I an- swer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we must live through all time or die by suicide.” This weekend as we celebration our nation’s 244th anniversary of Inde- pendence, let us not lose faith with those men and women who have gone before us, be they George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their or the embattled farmer who stood “by the flag to April’s breeze unfurled, here once the rude bridge that arched the flood.” We’re embattled farmer stood, and fired the shot not perfect, but our ideals are better than heard ‘round the world’” (Ralph Waldo Emer- most. Happy Birthday America! son, 1836). This first stanza of a hymn com- posed to celebrate the dedication of a monu- ment placed in Concord, Massachusetts, to commemorate the beginning of the American experiment used to be memorized by almost every American school child but it would be a fair wager to say that most American school stu- Like everything else First Communion for our young parishion- dents today have absolutely no idea what it means. Lexington, FIRSTers had toCOMMUNION be postponed due TIME to the IS COVIDFINALLY-19 pandemic.HERE! | Now Concord, Bunker (actually Breed’s) Hill have all been lost in it’s time for our young people who have been preparing to re- the revisionist history that is throttling American education ceive Holy Communion for the first time. Due to the large num- today. Any number of historians have been credited with the ber of our students and the protocol of how many can gather in quote “Those who are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat any place at any time we have divided our classes into four it.” One could also say that those who are ignorant of history groups. The first two First Communion Classes will be next Sat- are doomed to regret it. It is an undeniable fact that the Ameri- urday, July 11th, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 am. The second two can Republic has stumbled through history tripping over such groups will receive First Communion on Saturday, July 18th, at issues as slavery, the shameful treatment of Native Americans 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 am. and a good deal of racist ideology all of which have at times been wrapped for protection in the stars and stripes of Old Due to 100 person maximum of attendance rule only the First Glory. We Americans should boldly, honestly face the sins Communicant and his/her parents are permitted to attend the First and errors of our history but we should also proudly hail the Communion Masses. Thank you for your understanding – and good our nation has done. The opening shots of the Revolu- CONGRATULATIONS to our young people making their First tionary War brought to birth a grand, new experiment never Holy Communion! Please keep them in your prayers. before seen on this planet – a democratic republic which is embodied in the words of Abraham Lincoln “… of the people, by the people, for the people.” We have not perfected this This is the second week of public Masses being great experiment to which recent events attest, but we should REGISTER FORoffered MASS again, | though under strict guidelines. We not we run the danger of flushing it all down the sewer if we apologize if some cannot get into Mass because we allow ourselves to forget our history and be proud what we have reached the County established number of have accomplished. There are those in this country, on both 100 persons per venue. In order to be allowed into sides of a great divide, who would like nothing more than to the church or hall for Mass you must register see us fail. There are those who feel disenfranchised from the online on our parish website ideal of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution www.sanrafaelparish.org. Hopefully we will be allowed to in- of the United States and demand change. There are those who crease the numbers for each service gradually. Please remember refuse to admit any guilt for the wrongs which have marked to wear your face masks. If you have forgotten one (and there our society and blindly follow one way or another, refusing to are some real doozies out there – elaborate, funny) we have one allow others a point of view different from their own. All such we can give you as you enter the church or the hall. people fail to recognize the significance of the stand on Lex- ington Green and the Concord Bridge that April morning in Please note: If you are serving at Mass as a lector, Eucharistic 1775, the bold Declaration of Independence from Great Brit- minister, greeter, usher or altar server, you still need to register ain, the subsequent years of seemingly futile conflict and the for the Mass that you are serving at along with any family mem- near death of the Republic before it was even born. Those bers that are attending with you. who are ignorant of history are doomed to regret it. 7:30 a.m. Pro Populo 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday,9:00 a.m. July 5 George Sasges | RIP 10:30 a.m. Peter & Clara Kaiser | RIP St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Saints & SpecialMartyr Observances 10:30 a.m. Tony Garczynski | RIP Sunday | St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, 12:00 p.m. Mary Austrom | RIP Monday | and Companions, Martyrs Thursday | St. Benedict, Abbot 8:00 a.m. Effie Banta | RIP 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, July 6Helene P. Balagtas | INTENTIONS Saturday | 6:00 p.m. Fran Riggio | RIP Sunday | 8:00 a.m. Richard & Lillian Mears | RIP Tuesday, July 7Elise Hassfurter | RIP Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 6:00 p.m. Fran Riggio | RIP [cf. 1]; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 Today | Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]; Mt 9:18-26 8:00 a.m. Gerardo Antolin | BIRTHDAY Monday | Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, Wednesday, JulyGail 8 Grunberg | RIP 9-10 [9a]; Mt 9:32-38 6:00 p.m. Gregorio Diaz | RIP Tuesday | Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [4b]; Mt 10:1-7 8:00 a.m. Mylene Bonbon | INTENTIONS Wednesday | Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9; Ps 80:2ac and 3b, Thursday, JulyRich 9 & Donna Kopenski | INTENTIONS 15-16 [4b]; Mt 10:7-15 6:00 p.m. Margarita Diaz | RIP Thursday | Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17 [17b]; Mt 10:16-23 Friday | Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]; Mt 10:24-33 8:00 a.m. Loretta Krystiniak | RIP Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 [Lk 8:8]; Friday, July 10David Phanco | RIP Saturday | Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 6:00 p.m. Gregorio Montar Jimenez | RIP Sunday | 8:00 a.m. Jim Costello | RIP Saturday,5:00 p.m. (CH) July Anne11 Kleist | RIP 5:00 p.m. (HALL) Michael Vega | RIP Question of the Week 7:30 a.m. Evan Park | RIP Sunday,9:00 a.m. (CH) July 12Pro Populo 9:00 a.m. (HALL) Dr. Tom Robinson | RIP The prophet Zechariah envisioned a future king for the people of 10:30 a.m. (CH) Eugene & Michael Capuozzo | RIP Israel who would rule the nations with justice and humility.