ST. FINN BARR PARISH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
415 Edna Street, San Francisco, CA 94112
Phone: 415.333.3627
Website:www.sfbsf.org
Email: secretary@sfbsf.org
PASTOR'S CORNER
Father Raymond D. Tyohemba, VC
June 19, 2022
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Dear Friends in Christ,
What are the most important words ever spoken on this earth? The words of Jesus when He said, “This is my Body… This is my Blood,” are the most important words ever spoken. They shape the life and spirituality of billions of people.
Today, we celebrate with such immense joy Corpus Christi, the “Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.” On this Holy Day, we remember the truth about the Most Holy Eucharist, that It is our Lord's Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity present in that Sacred Host.
The Eucharist is Jesus’ gift to the Church the night before He died. In the Eucharist, we have Jesus Himself, body and blood, soul and divinity. When we receive Holy Communion, we have closer contact with Jesus than was possible to anybody during His earthly life. In the Eucharist, the actual distance between ourselves and Christ vanishes.
Coming to Communion is an act of renewing our commitment to Jesus, a statement of belief in the Real Presence and fidelity to the Church and her teaching, and a commitment to unity with fellow Catholics. Let us, therefore, examine ourselves and answer these questions: Am I receiving Holy Communion worthily? Am I in Communion with the Church in all her teachings, not just with one central teaching but with all that the Church teaches? Am I in the state of grace? Am I trying to be an honest follower of Jesus?
This Corpus Christi Sunday is an excellent time to refresh our reverence at Mass, the full significance of receiving Communion, and the dignity of prayer for ourselves and others before the Blessed Sacrament either in the tabernacle or an Adoration Chapel.
The Eucharist is the center of the Church’s life. Is it the center of our life?
A FATHERS' DAY MESSAGE
Father Raymond Tyohemba, VC
Happy Fathers’ Day! Today is a day to be grateful for the gift of life and for the man who did his best to show us love and helped us to learn how to live. What a blessing! The warm smile on Dad’s face when we first were able to ride a bicycle, complete the test for a driver’s license, or earn our first paycheck, are memories to be treasured and a testament to the self-giving love of a father. A father’s love gives us security and safety. He takes pride in what his child accomplishes. Dads are works in progress, and we pray, saints in the making. But they have taught us persistence and perseverance; with their encouragement, we find ourselves more ready for life than we would be on our own. So, today we give thanks to them. We thank them for their best efforts and confidence in us, their children.
As we honor them, we also pray for them and ask God to reward them for all their sacrificial love. Their example is central to their children’s appreciation of faith. As one study has pointed out, “Only 2% of kids whose fathers don’t practice the faith will end up practicing that faith!” We pray that dads who know how to give help will have the courage to ask for help from a loving Father who sent his Son to show us His great love and to help fathers on earth lead their children to heaven. We remember in our prayer those dads who have completed their work on earth. May they rest in peace with the Father of us all, our loving God, who, in the love of husband and wife, gives us life and teaches love.
Happy Father’s Day!
Next Sunday’s Readings
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year C
June 26, 2022
Reading I: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21
Responsorial Psalm: 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
Reading II: Galatians 5:1, 13-18
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK:
1. What was Elisha doing when he was called? Does God call other people in the bible in the same way? Does God call you to make changes in your everyday life?
2. The man said, “Lord, let me first go bury my father.” This would be a good thing, but is there reason for urgency in proclaiming the kingdom? Where do you see such a need today?
NEWS AND UPDATES
ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL:
JOIN THE SUCCESS!
We are very excited and encouraged by the response of our parish family thus far to the Annual Appeal. Today, we have received $15,429 representing 57% of our Campaign goal of $27,172.
If you have not yet made your gift, we ask you to do so. We invite everyone to share a portion of God’s blessings with others.
Every gift makes a real difference. We hope for 100% participation from our parish family this year.
Thank you for your support of our Archdiocesan ministries and the people who need and depend on our programs and services. Your generosity changes lives.
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Saturday - June 18
4 PM English Mass
Sunday - June 19
9 AM English Mass
11 AM Spanish Mass
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES
MASS INTENTIONS: JULY IS OPEN
PARISH BULLETIN
June 19, 2022
RECTORY HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
9 AM - 4 PM
CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays 9:30 AM - 10:30AM
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday - 3 PM-3:45PM
Collections: Weekly Goal: $5,000
Weekend of June 11 & June 12
Offerings ..............................$1,810
Online.......................................$230
Archbishop Annual Appeal 2022
2022 Campaign Goal ............... $27,172
Contributions received $15,429 / 57%
Thank you for your continued support!!
The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
June 19, 2022
First Reading
Genesis 14:18-20
Melchizedek, king of Salem, blessed Abram.
Genesis 14:18-20
Melchizedek, king of Salem, blessed Abram.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 110:1-4
You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.
Psalm 110:1-4
You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
Gospel Reading
Luke 9:11b-17
They all ate and were satisfied.
Luke 9:11b-17
They all ate and were satisfied.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Today, the second Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate a second solemnity, which marks our return to Ordinary Time. Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. At one time, this day was called Corpus Christi, Latin for “the Body of Christ.” In the most recent revision of the liturgy, the name for this day is expanded to be a more complete reflection of our Eucharistic theology.
The feeding of the 5,000 is the only one of Jesus' miracles to appear in all four Gospels. Luke places it between Herod's question, “Who is this about whom I hear such things?” and Peter's response to Jesus' question about who he thought Jesus was: “You are the Messiah of God.”
In Luke the feeding is not the result of Jesus' compassion for the crowd but is instigated by the disciples. They wanted Jesus to send the crowd away to town. Instead Jesus tells the disciples to give them some food on their own. The passage is meant to remind us of two feedings in the Old Testament: the feeding of the Israelites in the desert and Elisha's feeding of 100 people with 20 loaves in 2 Kings 4:42-44. It is also connected to the institution of the Eucharist.
As in the Last Supper accounts in Matthew, Mark, and Luke and in Paul's account in 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, Jesus takes bread, looks up to heaven, blesses the bread, breaks it, and then gives it to the disciples. In using this exact language, Luke is reminding his readers that in this miracle Jesus is doing more than feeding hungry people as God did for the Israelites and the prophet Elisha did as well. The bread he gives is his body, which he will continue to give as often as the community breaks bread in remembrance of him in the Eucharist.
- Loyola Press
Santisimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo
19 de junio de 2022
Primera lectura
Génesis 14:18-20
Melquisedec, rey de Salem, bendito Abram.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 110:1-4
Eres sacerdote para siempre, en el linaje de Melquisedec.
Segunda Lectura
1 Corintios 11:23-26
Cada vez que comáis este pan y bebáis esta copa, proclamáis la muerte del Señor hasta que él venga.
Lectura del evangelio
Lucas 9:11b-17
Todos comieron y quedaron satisfechos.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
Génesis 14:18-20
Melquisedec, rey de Salem, bendito Abram.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 110:1-4
Eres sacerdote para siempre, en el linaje de Melquisedec.
Segunda Lectura
1 Corintios 11:23-26
Cada vez que comáis este pan y bebáis esta copa, proclamáis la muerte del Señor hasta que él venga.
Lectura del evangelio
Lucas 9:11b-17
Todos comieron y quedaron satisfechos.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
Hoy, segundo domingo después de Pentecostés, celebramos una segunda solemnidad, que marca nuestro regreso al Tiempo Ordinario. Hoy es la Solemnidad del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo. Hubo un tiempo en que este día se llamaba Corpus Christi, en latín "el Cuerpo de Cristo". En la revisión más reciente de la liturgia, se amplía el nombre de este día para que sea un reflejo más completo de nuestra teología eucarística.
La alimentación de los 5.000 es el único de los milagros de Jesús que aparece en los cuatro Evangelios. Lucas lo coloca entre la pregunta de Herodes: "¿Quién es éste de quien oigo tales cosas?" y la respuesta de Pedro a la pregunta de Jesús sobre quién pensaba él que era Jesús: “Tú eres el Mesías de Dios”. En Lucas, la alimentación no es el resultado de la compasión de Jesús por la multitud, sino que es instigada por los discípulos. Querían que Jesús enviara a la multitud a la ciudad. En cambio, Jesús les dice a los discípulos que les den algo de comer por su cuenta.
El pasaje está destinado a recordarnos dos alimentaciones en el Antiguo Testamento: la alimentación de los israelitas en el desierto y la alimentación de Eliseo de 100 personas con 20 panes en 2 Reyes 4:42-44. También está conectado a la institución de la Eucaristía. Como en los relatos de la Última Cena en Mateo, Marcos y Lucas y en el relato de Pablo en 1 Corintios 11:23-24, Jesús toma el pan, mira al cielo, bendice el pan, lo parte y luego se lo da a los discípulos. Al usar este lenguaje exacto, Lucas está recordando a sus lectores que en este milagro Jesús está haciendo más que alimentar a las personas hambrientas como Dios hizo por los israelitas y también lo hizo el profeta Eliseo. El pan que da es su cuerpo, que seguirá dando cuantas veces la comunidad parta el pan en memoria de él en la Eucaristía.
-Prensa Loyola
El pasaje está destinado a recordarnos dos alimentaciones en el Antiguo Testamento: la alimentación de los israelitas en el desierto y la alimentación de Eliseo de 100 personas con 20 panes en 2 Reyes 4:42-44. También está conectado a la institución de la Eucaristía. Como en los relatos de la Última Cena en Mateo, Marcos y Lucas y en el relato de Pablo en 1 Corintios 11:23-24, Jesús toma el pan, mira al cielo, bendice el pan, lo parte y luego se lo da a los discípulos. Al usar este lenguaje exacto, Lucas está recordando a sus lectores que en este milagro Jesús está haciendo más que alimentar a las personas hambrientas como Dios hizo por los israelitas y también lo hizo el profeta Eliseo. El pan que da es su cuerpo, que seguirá dando cuantas veces la comunidad parta el pan en memoria de él en la Eucaristía.
-Prensa Loyola
LITURGICAL MINISTERS AND LECTORS:
June 18 & June 19, 2022
SATURDAY: 4pm SUNDAY: 9am
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS _____________________
Peggy Koman Tim Stapleton LECTORS ___________________________________
Alice Abiva Kenny Nieto
WEEKLY READINGS
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