ST. FINN BARR PARISH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
415 Edna Street, San Francisco, CA 94112
Tel: 415.333.3627
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PASTOR'S CORNER
Father Raymond D. Tyohemba, V.C.
INVITATION TO ADVENT
November 27, 2022
"Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming, so that gathered at his right hand, they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom."
Our opening prayer for Mass on this First Sunday of Advent captures what it means to be a Christian, living between the already of Christ's first adventus, his "coming" into our world, and the not yet of Christ's second coming.
Advent is also a time for invitations. As Christmas approaches, there will be invitations to family gatherings, friends' gatherings, and office parties. In the coming weeks, we will receive various invitations, allowing us to spend more time with family and friends, deepening our bonds.
As we enter Advent, we are invited to pause and reflect on how deeply we need God and how much more intimacy we need with Him. Advent invites us to a more profound relationship with God through his son, Jesus Christ. During these days and nights, God invites us to use this opportunity to pray more, be more generous, and practice more charity.
In the miracle of Christ's Incarnation (Christmas), God invites us into friendship. In the Christ child, God invites us to know him, his great love for us, and his plan for our lives both in this world and the world to come. Let's think about that for a moment. Our God desires to know us. So, God invites us to share in his love and life.
We cannot keep this invitation to ourselves – it must be shared, and this is another Advent opportunity. We all know someone who has left the active practice of their faith. Can we invite that person (or persons) to come with us to Mass during this Advent season? Can we ask them to come to Mass on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Are we willing to walk with them, to accompany them on a journey of return? Will our invitation reveal just how much a relationship with Jesus means to us? These days of Advent provide ample opportunity to reflect and act upon God's invitation to us and to lovingly and prayerfully echo and extend that invitation to those we love. And so, our journey in FAITH continues.
Parish Opportunities:
Our community is creating opportunities for entering and saying yes to these God-given invitations.
·You are invited to take advantage of free copies of the Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas by Mary De Turris Poust. Daily Reflections offers short, thought-provoking reflections that integrate prayer and scripture into everyday life. It's available in English and Spanish.
·Advent Reconciliation/Confession: As we await the nativity of Jesus and His second coming, reconciliation offers us the opportunity for renewal and a deepening relationship with God. Our SFB Advent parish reconciliation will be on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 10:00 am-11:30 am.
·Advent Retreat in Spanish: Learn how to have a holy, prayerful, and transforming Advent by participating in our Advent retreat in Spanish on December 3, 2022; Time: 9:00 am -2:00 pm, with inspiring talks, songs, Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, reconciliation, and Mass.
·Advent Sundays: Join us for a soul-lifting Mass with inspiring and dynamic homilies every Sunday.
·Advent Prayer with the lighting of candles on the Advent Wreath: Pick a copy of our SFB advent prayer booklet and say the Advent prayers during your evening or night prayer as an individual or family.
·Join us for the Christmas Eve School Mass 4:00pm, and Christmas Day Masses: 9:00 am (English), 10:00 am (Burmese), and 11:30 am in Spanish.
Suggestions for Advent
Slow down during this busy season, reflect on your relationship with Jesus, and grow closer to Him through prayer.
Become more intentional with your prayer life.
Reflect on what God is asking of you to wait for this Advent. What does He have in store for you? How are you responding to Him?
Renew your hope as you wait expectantly & joyfully for God to work in your life and answer your prayers.
Deepen your faith and pray more this Advent season!
ADVENT BEGINS THIS SUNDAY!
In that light, St. Finn Barr Parish has partnered with Hallow this coming Advent to encourage all parishioners to prepare their hearts this season by incorporating prayer into each day. This Advent,
we’re inviting you to join Hallow’s #Pray25 Challenge: Journey through Salvation
History feat. the cast of ‘The Chosen.’
Hallow is the #1 Catholic app worldwide and includes 1,000 prayer sessions available for free, and over 5,000 audio-guided sessions in an upgraded premium subscription.
Hallow is designed to help you grow closer to God and develop a daily habit of prayer and includes prayers for kids and families, resources for mental health, meditations for sleep, seasonal music, and multiple languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish!) daily trivia, podcast-style courses to learn more about faith, and more! Register today by scanning the QR code here.
PARISH & SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES
Our Annual, St. Finn Barr Advent Giving Tree makes a return this Sunday. The Giving Tree ensures that the youth in foster care in San Francisco will receive a gift on Christmas.
Please take an ornament, fulfill the request, and return the gift during the Mass collection. Alternatively, you can drop it off at the rectory by Dec. 13th.
Pick up the Kids' Bulletins
Advent Retreat: Spanish
Advent—a season of quiet, of waiting, of preparation. How do you spend this season? When Christmas comes, are you ready to receive the Word made flesh?
We invite you to step back and spiritually prepare for Christmas with Confession, inspiring talks, Eucharistic Adoration, and quiet prayer by joining us for our Spanish Advent Retreat 2022.
Date: December 3rd, 2022
Time: 9:00 am -2 pm
Speaker: Fr. Moises Agudo, Vicar for Spanish Speaking
Venue: St. Finn Barr Parish, San Francisco
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next week's second collection is for St. Finn Barr School.
Our Annual St. Finn Barr Advent Giving Tree is Up! The giving tree ensures that youth in foster care in San Francisco get a gift at Christmas. Take an ornament, fulfill the request, and return the gift during the Mass collection. Alternatively, you can drop it off at the rectory by Dec. 13th.
Advent Reconciliation/Confession: As we await the nativity of Jesus and His second coming, the sacrament of reconciliation offers us the opportunity for renewal and a deepening relationship with God. Our SFB Advent parish reconciliation will be on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 10:00 am-11:30 am. Save the date!
Advent Retreat: Spanish
Advent—a season of quiet, of waiting, of preparation. When Christmas comes, are you ready to receive the Word made flesh? How do you spend this season?
We invite you to step back and spiritually prepare for Christmas with Confession, inspiring talks, Eucharistic Adoration, songs, and quiet prayer by joining us for our Spanish Advent Retreat 2022.
Date: Dec. 3rd, 2022
Time: 9:00 am -2 pm
Speaker: Fr. Moises Agudo, Vicar for Spanish Speaking
Venue: St. Finn Barr Parish, San Francisco
Next Sunday’s Readings
Second Sunday of Advent
December 4th, 2022
Reading I: Isaiah 11:1-10
Responsorial Psalm: 72
Reading II: Romans 15:4-9
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12
We can all imagine John the Baptist calling people to repent. Somewhat wild. Unusually clad. Why were people drawn to such a seemingly eccentric man?
John did not fear standing up to the religious leaders of the day. John tells the people, if you produce good fruit, if you do good works, then you are not held back by your ancestry or your lack of scriptural schooling. This viewpoint is not popular with the religious leaders of the day.
John calls all to repentance. God will separate the good from the bad. It will happen at the end times, or when we die. Are we ready? And who will lead us? Isaiah tells us that leaders must be ready to promote peace and justice. Are the leaders we are following doing that? If not, then perhaps we are following the wrong people.
1. Am I ready to change? Am I complacent and comfortable the way I am?
2. Am I ready to ask God for help? Who am I following?
First Sunday of Advent
Saturday - November 26
4 PM English Mass
Sunday - November 27
9 AM English Mass
11 AM Spanish Mass
MASS INTENTIONS:
December has openings
PARISH BULLETIN
November 27, 2022
RECTORY HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
9 AM - 4 PM
CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
SCHEDULE OF MASSES:
Saturday........4:00 PM (Vigil)
Sunday........9:00 AM (English) 11:00 AM (Spanish)
BURMESE MASS
Every 2nd Sunday: 12:30 PM Daily....... 9:00 AM (Mon-Fri)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday - 3 PM-3:45 PM
Collections: Weekly Goal: $5,000
Weekend of Nov. 19 & 20.............$2,309
Online.................................................$0
Archbishop Annual Appeal 2022
2022 Campaign Goal ............ $27,172
Contributions received $23,797 / 88%
Thank you for your continued support!!
First Sunday of Advent
November 27, 2022
First Reading
Isaiah 2:1-5
Isaiah describes his vision in which all nations are gathered together by God in peace.
Isaiah 2:1-5
Isaiah describes his vision in which all nations are gathered together by God in peace.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9
Rejoicing, let us enter the house of the Lord.
Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9
Rejoicing, let us enter the house of the Lord.
Second Reading
Romans 13:11-14
Be prepared, salvation is near.
Romans 13:11-14
Be prepared, salvation is near.
Gospel Reading
Matthew 24:37-44
Jesus tells his disciples that the coming of the Son of Man will catch many people unprepared. Jesus tells his disciples that they are to always be ready for the day of the Lord.
Matthew 24:37-44
Jesus tells his disciples that the coming of the Son of Man will catch many people unprepared. Jesus tells his disciples that they are to always be ready for the day of the Lord.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which is also the first Sunday of a new liturgical year for the Church. The Advent season includes the four Sundays that precede Christmas. It is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. In this season, we recall two central elements of our faith: the final coming of the Lord in glory and the incarnation of the Lord in the birth of Jesus. Key themes of the Advent season are watchful waiting, preparation, and justice.
In this new liturgical year, the Gospel of Matthew will be the primary Gospel proclaimed (Lectionary Cycle A). In today's Gospel, we hear Jesus speak about the need for wakefulness, for watchful waiting, for the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew's Gospel is dated by most scholars after 70 A.D. Most believe that Matthew wrote for a primarily Jewish community, but one that was no longer centered on the Temple in Jerusalem. These were Jewish Christians trying to come to terms with their relationship to Judaism in a new situation: Judaism after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. There may have been Christians who believed that the events of the world around them gave evidence of the imminent return of the Lord in glory.
The passage from Matthew we read today is rather straightforward. No one knows the precise time of the coming of the Lord in glory, so watchful waiting and vigilance are required. The passage speaks to the uselessness of looking for signs; there will be none. As a thief sneaks in during the night, so will the Lord's coming in glory be.
The question for us as members of the Christian community, then, is how do we prepare for this? Today's passage speaks more about the manner of waiting, rather than the details of the preparation. Jesus compares the vigilance required of Christians to the vigilance of a homeowner who knows the plans of the thief. If one knows that the thief's action is imminent, one remains watchful. As Christians, we know that our Lord is coming even if we cannot know the precise timing. Jesus calls us to be watchful and vigilant, like the homeowner. If we become lax in our Christian living, we may be caught unprepared.
- Loyola Press
Primer Domingo de Adviento
27 de noviembre de 2022
Primera lectura
Isaías 2:1-5
Isaías describe su visión en la que todas las naciones son reunidas por Dios en paz.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9
Gozosos, entremos en la casa del Señor.
Segunda Lectura
Romanos 13:11-14
Estén preparados, la salvación está cerca.
Lectura del evangelio
Mateo 24:37-44
Jesús les dice a sus discípulos que la venida del Hijo del Hombre sorprenderá a muchas personas desprevenidas. Jesús les dice a sus discípulos que deben estar siempre listos para el día del Señor.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
Isaías 2:1-5
Isaías describe su visión en la que todas las naciones son reunidas por Dios en paz.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9
Gozosos, entremos en la casa del Señor.
Segunda Lectura
Romanos 13:11-14
Estén preparados, la salvación está cerca.
Lectura del evangelio
Mateo 24:37-44
Jesús les dice a sus discípulos que la venida del Hijo del Hombre sorprenderá a muchas personas desprevenidas. Jesús les dice a sus discípulos que deben estar siempre listos para el día del Señor.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
Hoy es el primer domingo de Adviento, que es también el primer domingo de un nuevo año litúrgico para la Iglesia. El tiempo de Adviento incluye los cuatro domingos que preceden a la Navidad. Es un tiempo de preparación para la venida del Señor. En esta temporada, recordamos dos elementos centrales de nuestra fe: la venida final del Señor en gloria y la encarnación del Señor en el nacimiento de Jesús. Los temas clave de la temporada de Adviento son la espera vigilante, la preparación y la justicia.
En este nuevo año litúrgico, el Evangelio de Mateo será el principal Evangelio proclamado (Leccionario Ciclo A). En el Evangelio de hoy escuchamos a Jesús hablar de la necesidad de la vigilia, de la espera vigilante, de la venida del Hijo del Hombre.
En este nuevo año litúrgico, el Evangelio de Mateo será el principal Evangelio proclamado (Leccionario Ciclo A). En el Evangelio de hoy escuchamos a Jesús hablar de la necesidad de la vigilia, de la espera vigilante, de la venida del Hijo del Hombre.
La mayoría de los eruditos datan el Evangelio de Mateo después del año 70 d. C. La mayoría cree que Mateo escribió para una comunidad principalmente judía, pero que ya no estaba centrada en el Templo de Jerusalén. Estos eran cristianos judíos que intentaban aceptar su relación con el judaísmo en una nueva situación: el judaísmo después de la destrucción del Templo en Jerusalén. Es posible que haya cristianos que creyeron que los acontecimientos del mundo que los rodeaba daban evidencia del inminente regreso del Señor en gloria.
El pasaje de Mateo que leemos hoy es bastante directo. Nadie sabe el tiempo preciso de la venida del Señor en gloria, por lo que se requiere una espera vigilante y vigilancia. El pasaje habla de la inutilidad de buscar señales; no habrá ninguno Como el ladrón se cuela de noche, así será la venida del Señor en gloria.
Entonces, la pregunta para nosotros como miembros de la comunidad cristiana es ¿cómo nos preparamos para esto? El pasaje de hoy habla más de la forma de esperar que de los detalles de la preparación. Jesús compara la vigilancia requerida de los cristianos a la vigilancia de un dueño de casa que conoce los planes del ladrón. Si uno sabe que la acción del ladrón es inminente, permanece alerta. Como cristianos, sabemos que nuestro Señor viene aunque no podamos saber el tiempo exacto. Jesús nos llama a estar atentos y vigilantes, como el dueño de casa. Si nos volvemos negligentes en nuestra vida cristiana, es posible que nos pillen desprevenidos.
-Prensa Loyola
El pasaje de Mateo que leemos hoy es bastante directo. Nadie sabe el tiempo preciso de la venida del Señor en gloria, por lo que se requiere una espera vigilante y vigilancia. El pasaje habla de la inutilidad de buscar señales; no habrá ninguno Como el ladrón se cuela de noche, así será la venida del Señor en gloria.
Entonces, la pregunta para nosotros como miembros de la comunidad cristiana es ¿cómo nos preparamos para esto? El pasaje de hoy habla más de la forma de esperar que de los detalles de la preparación. Jesús compara la vigilancia requerida de los cristianos a la vigilancia de un dueño de casa que conoce los planes del ladrón. Si uno sabe que la acción del ladrón es inminente, permanece alerta. Como cristianos, sabemos que nuestro Señor viene aunque no podamos saber el tiempo exacto. Jesús nos llama a estar atentos y vigilantes, como el dueño de casa. Si nos volvemos negligentes en nuestra vida cristiana, es posible que nos pillen desprevenidos.
-Prensa Loyola
LITURGICAL MINISTERS AND LECTORS:
November 26 & 27 2022
SATURDAY: 4pm SUNDAY: 8am
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS _____________________
Sally Illao Margaret Lemus
LECTORS ___________________________________
Alice Abiva Kenny Nieto
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