4772 Street San CA 92116 • (619) Email us at: or go to our Church website: Page 2 The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7,2021 St. Did’s Nook Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past year has been a time of deep hardship and struggle for all of us. And Say the Word yet we stand today with a profound sense of hope, in the vaccines that will be Preaching and healing are all of a capable of delivering us from the darkness piece for Jesus. You speak of God’s of pandemic. love and people are healed. Author Tony Hendra experienced the power of this combina- For us as disciples of Jesus Christ, hope is the light that tive ministry the first time he encountered the late guides our pilgrim journey on this earth. The hope that Benedictine Monk Father Joe Warrilow, whom he pays springs from the love of a God who loves each of us tribute to in the book Father Joe. personally and intimately with grace that knows no bounds. The hope which lies in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The As a teenager, Hendra confessed to a flirtation he was hope that lies in the life of the Church which sustains us having with a married woman. Shut up in a room with and nurtures us with the sacramental life and the call of the Father Joe, young Hendra spilled his guts, while Father Gospel. Joe listened intently. It is so appropriate that the theme of our Annual Catholic With his story finished, Hendra sat in silence observing Appeal this year is “Renewing Hope.” For the work of the the priest: “He hadn’t questioned a thing I’d said; he diocese of San Diego in the coming months will indeed be to hadn’t asked me to repeat or clarify. He seemed to reawaken and strengthen hope as we move out of pandemic assume that I was telling the truth—which I’d tried to and into a genuine renewal of the life of the Church in San do . When he finally spoke, his words were slow and Diego and Imperial Counties. stilted: ‘You’ve done nothing truly wrong, Tony dear. God’s love has brought you here before any real harm This reawakening will take place through our parishes, could be done. The only sin you’ve committed is the schools, families, and in our outreach to the needy and the sin of selfishness.’ The verdict was gentle, final, the marginalized in our midst. For this reason, the funds for the last word of, well, a father.” Annual Catholic Appeal this year will go to the formation of and care for our priests, who shepherd our parishes in this “I’d never felt so safe and secure with anyone in my time of suffering and renewal. They will support our Catholic life,” writes Hendra. “I wanted to tell him everything schools and faith formation programs, which bring hope and that had ever happened in my few years. There were a faith to our young people. The Appeal will support our office million things I wanted to ask him. No, two million.” of marriage, family life and spirituality in its focus on strength- ening the family at this key moment in our history. And the In that moment, Hendra discovers that encountering the Appeal will help Catholic Charities to reach out to those who love of Christ is a cure. Only say the word, Lord, and have suffered most greatly from the social and economic we shall all be healed. devastation of the past year. In our Annual Catholic Appeal you will be bringing hope to our Fr. Rey young people and families, to our parish communities and to our world. I ask you to prayerfully consider supporting this 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal splendid work of the Lord. Sincerely yours in Christ, +Robert W. McElroy Bishop of San Diego and Imperial Counties Your Annual Catholic Appeal Pledge Card will be arriving in the mail this week. Our parish has been asked to raise $22,000. We will be able to meet this goal with everyone’s participation, no matter the size. Please pray about this and consider how you are able to contribute. Return your ACA pledge cards in next week’s collection or to the Parish Office. Thank you. Page 3 The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7,2021 Welcome to St. Didacus Parish! Mass Intentions Sunday Masses Saturday………….........February 6 (Saturday 4:00pm (New time) 4:00pm………………… † Michelle Suggett Harmon Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am in English and Sunday………….....…...February 7 11:30am in Spanish 8:30am……………….....Members of the Altar Society Daily Mass Jean Boyer, Spec. Int. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am Tues. 6:00pm 10:00am………………...People of St. Didacus Thursday 7pm Mass in Spanish 11:30am.………………..† Juan Roberto Lopez Eucharistic Adoration † Luis Ocampo Aranda Suspended until further notice Monday………………...February 8 Confessions Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm or by appointment Baptisms: Arrangements must be made 3 months in ad- 7:30am………………….† John Polak vance. Contact the Parish Office for information. Tuesday………..…..…..February 9 Weddings: Arrangements must be made at least 9 months 6:00pm………………….† Louise J. Courzon in advance. Please contact the Parish Office. Wednesday……...........February 10 Mental Health Ministry Direct Line: For emergencies call 911. For non-emergencies please call 619-940-6193 or 7:30am.…………………† Ronald and Gerald Redmond email [email protected]. Thursday………….…...February 11 Pastor, Rev. Reynaldo Roque 7:30am.…………….† Bernard and Elizabeth Morzinski We continue to take your calls at the 7:00pm……………….. .† Luis Ocampo Aranda Parish Office 619-284-3472 Friday………….…….....February 12 [email protected] 7:30am………………....Jean Boyer, Spec. Int. Saturday………….........February 13 Observances for the week of 4:00pm………………… † Emmett Capossere February 7, 2021 2020 Tax Statements Sunday: 5th Sunday in OT are available by request only. To request your tax Monday: St. Jerome Emiliani; statement, please call the Parish Office. Thank you St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin Wednesday: St. Scholastica, Virgin for your generosity throughout the year! Thursday: Our Lady of Lourdes Saturday: BVM Next Sunday: 6th Sunday in OT; Tony Allen Jennifer Hughes & Family Antonia Raya World Marriage and Valentine’s Day Tessa Anderson Al Hunt Betty Rios Diann Bauer Carlos Hurtado, Sr. Pilar Rosas Dan Bauer Eli Jacala Shirley Scinocca Readings for the week of Martha Becerra Ponciano Jimenez Carol Schmidt February 7, 2021 Bob Bellesi Emily Johnson Beverly Stemper Herminia Brignoni Paul Kasha Phillip Sturock Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Gail Cedercrans Meri Kerekanich Vaneza Torres [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39 Fred Cepeda Kerekanich Family Maria Winters Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 Irene Davis Marilyn Kober Jean Woody and 12, 24 and 35c [31b]/Mk 6:53-56 Bob Demers Elizabeth La Costa Helen Yturralde Tuesday: Gn 1:20—2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Mk Josie Demers Irene Lazo Joan Venverloh Mick Donahue Juanita Lopez 7:1-13 Cecelia Dueber Grace Manning Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, Carlita Durand Paul Mansell And the special 29bc-30 [1a]/Mk 7:14-23 Daniel Galvan Miguel Martinez intentions Irma Gordillo Terrence McCabe in our Book of Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1a]/Mk Emma McPherson Susan Guenzel Needs. 7:24-30 Anthony Flores Dolores Mediano Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [1a]/Mk 7:31-37 Tony Flores Peter Napolitano Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13 [1]/ Rocio Frias Alex Piatek Mk 8:1-10 Stan Hammack Lupita Plascencia Dolores Hansel Judith Pratt Next Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Maria Antonia Hernandez Mark Price Cor 10:31—11:1/Mk 1:40-45 Robert Hodge Ruben Ranquel Page 4 The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7,2021 Join us to explore the Gospel of Mark during 2021. Contact the parish office for details and a link to our Zoom meeting. St. Mark Zoom Meeting at 7 PM Thursday’s— February 11th, 18th and 25th 4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116 619-284-8730 This is open to the whole community. We look forward to seeing you! Thank you to the Third-grade students and their families for their participation in celebrating the The St. Didacus Family Mass last Saturday. It was great to see so Mental Health Ministry many school families! invites you to a “Care—Prayer—Support” St. Didacus School has been a part of our parish life Gathering for 81 years. We are a community blessed by the in- Sunday, February 7th fluence and superior education that has been offered 7:00pm—7:45pm at our parish school for all those decades. So many St. Didacus Prayer Garden lives have been enriched by the Catholic faith that You are invited to experience the comfort and has been handed on through the love and care of the encouragement of God’s grace that is possible faculty and staff that have faithfully served our chil- when you connect and pray with others. dren since the school was founded in 1939. The gathering will include: Opening Prayer, Spiritual Reading, group sharing/petitions/comments, an Our Father and Closing Prayer. They will also have infor- mation on various agencies that can help with whatever you or a loved one are encountering - be it depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, stress, or other struggles.