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Sunday Mass Schedule Las Misas Dominicales

4:30pm Saturday

8:30am Sunday

10:00am Domingo

11:30am Sunday

1:00pm Domingo Misa con Lengua de Señas

2o y 4o Domingo

5:30pm Domingo

Weekday Mass / Misas Diarias

• Mon-Friday / Lunes a Viernes

7:30am & 12:05pm

Confessions / Las Confesiones

• Saturday / Sábado: 4:00 - 4:25pm

• Mon-Friday / Lunes a Viernes

11:45am-12:00pm

and by appt./ y con cita particular

Parish Office / Oficina Parroquial

• Mon-Friday / Lunes a Viernes

9:30am – 5:00pm

• Sunday / Domingo

9:30am - 2:30pm

• Closed Saturday / Cerrado en Sábado

Cathedral Tours

Visitas a la Catedral con Guía

• Tuesday through Friday

Martes a Viernes

1:00 - 3:00pm

• Groups of 10 or more 10 personas o más

Call / Llame para cita al

408-283-8100 ext. 2210

Horario de las Bendiciones

1er Domingo - Presentación de Niños 2o Domingo – Aniversario de Bodas

3o Domingo – Cumpleaños

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time August 25, 2019

Reflection How do you show that you are a follower of Jesus?

Jesus tells us that being His disciple will be very hard. Of all the things that Jesus tells us about the way that we are to live our lives,

what is the hardest thing for you to do? Why?

80 South Market Street, San José, CA 95113-2321 ◆ 408-283-8100 ◆ www.stjosephcathedral.org ,

Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.

Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few people be saved?" He answered them, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate,

for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,

then will you stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' He will say to you in reply, 'I do not know where you are from. And you will say,

'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.' Then he will say to you, 'I do not know where you are from.

Depart from me, all you evildoers!' And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth

when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out.

And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south

and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first,

and some are first who will be last."

Luke 13: 22-30

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Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, D.D., S.T.D. Bishop of San José Rev. Joseph M. Benedict, S.T.D. Pastor Rev. Prosper Molengi, Parochial Vicar Rev. Victor Trinidad, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Greg Ortiz

CATHEDRAL

BASILICA OF

ST. JOSEPH

la tienda DE LA CATEDRAL

Recursos y regalos, artículos para las devociones, rosarios

y literatura Católica Artículos de interés

para los niños.

Cathedral Gift shop

Unique gifts, Faith-sourced

literature, devotionals, rosaries, music,

holy cards, items of interest for children.

Shop Hours/Horario de la Tienda (408) 275-6090 Mon/Lun: Closed/Cerrada ⬧ Tue 10:00am - 3:00pm Wed-Sat / Mier a Sab 9:30am - 2:00pm ⬧ 2:30 - 5:00pm Sunday/Domingo 9:00am-4:00pm

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Matthew 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Matthew 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Matthew 23:27-32 Thursday:1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab, 17 Mark 6:17-29 Friday: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Matthew 25:1-13 Saturday:1 Thessalonians 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Matthew 25:14-30 Sunday: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14

Parish Staff Parish Tel. (408) 283-8100 Fax (408) 283-8110 Business Office Susan Olsen, Business Manager, Tanis Zuccaro* Parish Administrative Assistant Cathedral Gift Shop Cecilia Florentino-Manager, Jose Luis Rodriguez Director of Music Julie Wind Maintenance Joel Gibson-Facilities Manager, Israel Arellano, Juan Rosales Reception Desk (Sunday) Ana López (Weekdays) Anaí Torres, Nina Tranchina* Religious Education Susan Olsen, Director Linda O. Brisuela, Catechetical Coordinator Sacristans Tim Barrington, Mell Portillo San Jose Cathedral Foundation* Wedding Reservations Anai Torres Social Ministry/Catholic Charities Sharon Miller Outreach services: 408-283-8118

August/Agosto 18 Mass/Misa Collection/Colecta 4:30PM $448.00 8:30AM $2037.00 10:00AM $1474.00 11:30AM $1398.00 1:00PM $756.00 5:30PM $459.00 Sub-total $6572.00 WeShare Online $1745.00 Grand Total $8317.00 We need $11,200 weekly to meet parish expenses. Our deficit this week was $2883.00. Ocupamos $11,200 para cubrir los gastos semanales. El déficit de las semana fue $2883.00.

Goal/Meta

$11,200

Total $8317.00

74%

Aug/Agosto 24 4:30PM Adriana Tagle Lee Aug/Agosto 25 8:30AM Parishioners/Feligreses 10:00AM Agustina Basulto 11:30AM Lucy Fogam 1:00 PM Edith Ruminof Held Aug/Agosto 26 12:05PM James T. & Winnona Kelly Aug/Agosto 27 7:30AM Angelena Caccvale 12:05PM Santos Adolfo PortilloAug/Agosto 28 7:30AM Gerry Pighini 12:05PM Marie Theodore Special Intention Aug/Agosto 29 7:30AM Carmelo Vitanza 12:05PM Amador Juan Calado Aug/Agosto 30 7:30AM Theodora C. Semsem 12:05PM Maria Bay Nguyen

MASS INTENTIONS for the week

August/Agosto 11 Mass/Misa Collection/Colecta 4:30PM $756.00 8:30AM $1969.00 10:00AM $1391.00 11:30AM $1600.00 1:00PM $652.00 5:30PM $337.00 Sub-total $6705.00 WeShare Online $1745.00 Grand Total $8450.00

We need $11,200 weekly to meet parish expenses. Our deficit this week was $2750.00. Ocupamos $11,200 para cubrir los gastos semanales. El déficit de las semana fue $2750.00. Cathedral Music Ministry collection/Colecta para el minis-terio de la música de la Catedral $1958. Thank you/Gracias.

Goal/Meta

$11,200

Total $8450.00

81%

Today’s Second Collection Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa Despite many challenges, the Church in Africa is growing! The Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa is an

opportunity for you to support the faith of our African brothers and sisters. This fund helps provide for pastoral outreach and gives you the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Catholics there. #StandWithAfrica #1church1mission www.usccb.org/africa

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San Jose Catholic Professionals San Jose Catholic Professionals invites all to hear our NEW bishop of the Dio-cese of San Jose, Most Rever-end Oscar Cantu. He will cel-ebrate our 7AM mass, share breakfast and give you Dioce-san updates. This is a great opportunity to hear and meet him, so please invite your friends. September 12, 2019 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. (Mass, breakfast, networking and presentation) Three Flames Restaurant, 1547 Meridian Ave., San Jose Please RSVP early 408-491-9229 or on our web-site www.sjcatholicprofessionals.com or email cpbcinfo@gmail.com

Welcome, our new Director of Faith Formation August 25, 2019 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica:

Parishes are dynamic communities of faith, worship, and formation. Each of us approach Jesus Christ in the context of faith, worship Him through prayer and sacrament, and grow in our relationship with God throughout our life. Each of these elements are essential characteristics of disciple-ship.

Consequently, parishes are staffed to facilitate spiritual growth and devel-opment. This month we welcome Nidia Fuentes to the Cathedral Staff as Director of Faith Formation. As Director of Faith Formation she will oversee the various formation processes offered here at St. Joseph’s Ca-thedral including sacramental preparation, RCIA, and various retreat and growth opportunities. (These processes are presently overseen by Susan Olsen who will be retiring later this fall.) Nidia has a rich history in cate-chetics and faith formation most recently ministering in multi-cultural par-ishes in the Diocese of Oakland.

This position is a shared position between the St. Joseph’s Cathedral and St. Leo’s Parish. The partnership benefits both parishes and presents few challenges. The catechetical programs in both parishes are similar and are offered in both English and Spanish. Sharing this position increases effi-ciencies, widens collaboration in neighboring parishes, and offers the op-portunity to better engage in these processes. Nidia will maintain office hours in both parishes and will be present to staff, volunteers, and the pa-rishioners.

Please join me in welcoming Nidia to St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Sincerely, Fr. Joseph M. Benedict, Pastor

Census Workers Start Address Canvassing Operation Starting next week, Census Bureau workers will start canvassing neigh-borhoods in San José to confirm and record addresses in preparation for the 2020 Census. This operation is important in ensuring that the Census Bureau has a complete and accurate master address file that will be used to mail Census 2020 information to all households. Cen-sus data determines political repre-sentation and federal funding for critical programs that support edu-cation, housing, transportation, so-cial and emergency disaster relief services. As part of this operation, Census workers may contact resi-dents to confirm address infor-mation. No personal information (e.g., social security, bank or credit card account, driver’s license) will be requested. Census workers will have official government badges with their photographs, and carry black canvas bags and laptops with the Census logo. If a resident is in doubt about a visitor, s/he can call the U.S. Census Bureau Re-gional Office at 213-314-6500 to verify the person’s identity. If it is determined that the visitor is not an official Census worker, residents should call the San José Police Department non-emergency line at 408-277-8900 to report the inci-dent. This field operation will be ongoing through mid-October 2019. https://2020census.gov/en/census-takers.html?#

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Mass Intentions

Misas de Intención

Please contact the parish office. 408-283-8100 Por favor, comuníquese con la oficina parroquial.

JOB OPENINGS

Cathedral Parish The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph parish cur-rently has a position available for Business Man-ager. If you are interested, please go to the Dio-cese of San Jose website (www.dsj.org) under careers and that is where the job is posted. If you have any questions, please feel free to con-tact Tanis Zuccaro at 408/283-8100 ext 2228. Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Catholic Charities Pro-grip program needs a Therapist II case-manager working with youth on probation.

Catholic Charities SES program needs a Thera-pist II case-manager working with youth on pro-bation.

Both positions are Bilingual Spanish/English Please send resumes to: Danial Coleman dcoleman@catholiccharitiesscc.org Jazz Weekend

The Jazz weekend was great fun here with the free Gospel stage in the back, along with our 4:30 and 11:30 Masses. Thank you Julie Wind for coor-dinating this event with the San Jose Jazz Society and the musicians. This is a tremendous amount of work. Val Limar Jansen and her band (which includes her husband Frank Jansen) were awesome. Val is a powerful singer that is driven by her deep faith. Julie and some of her choir members sang with Frank and Val. There were four oth-er Gospel performances on the back stage throughout the weekend. They were all very well attended by people that heard the music and just walked in. Finally a thank you to the parish volunteers that helped the music department by selling waters, sodas and snacks. Here are a few pictures in case you weren’t able to attend this year. Tanis

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ADULTS Any adult 19 years and older who desires Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist may enroll. The Formation Sessions are Wednes-day evenings at 7:00pm,. There will be liturgical celebrations (Mass) and two (2) retreat days.

ENROLLMENT

Please call our parish office for the

enrollment fee and for us to

answer your questions.

We can provide you a brochure.

408-283-8100

Rite of Christian Initiation

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Thank you for continuing to help the Cathedral reach its 2019 goal of $137,000 toward support of the Dio-cese of San Jose programs and ministries. $116,868 pledged so far. As always, dollars pledged and paid over goal return to our parish! If you have paid your pledge, thank you. If you are making payments to-ward fulfillment of your pledge, tax credit for 2019 depends upon payments being received in the Dioce-san ADA office before December 31, 2019. If you have not yet made a commitment, it is not too late to make a difference in supporting our local Church! No gift is too small. Thank you for your generosity.

INSIDE/OUT Support Group for Families of the Incarcerated Is someone you love in jail or prison? Do you have questions about how the system works? You or others in your family just need to talk? We can help. Mission: To provide a safe nurturing place where friends and families of the incarcerated can express their fears, problems, and hopes with others experiencing similar challenges. For further information, please call or text (650) 762-9707. Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Loyola Hall 80 S Market St San Jose 95113 Every 2nd Thursday of the month 6:30 - 8:30pm All beliefs welcome.

Vigil for Migrants at the Border

Wednesday, Sept 4, 2019 7:00PM

Location: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish 2020 E San Antonio St San Jose 95116 Sponsored by the Dept. for Evangelization Office of Life, Justice and Peace The Vigil is being held in solidarity with the migrants who have died attempting to cross the border between the U.S. & México.

A Day of Recollection with Father Kevin Joyce “St. John of the Cross: The Beloved”

Santa Clara Carmelite Monastery 1000 Lincoln St., Santa Clara on The Feast of The

Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saturday, September 14, 2019

9:30 am - 2:30 pm Please bring your bible.

HOSTED BY: The Santa Clara Discalced Carmelite Seculars (OCDS) Com-munity of the Infant Jesus. We are practicing mem-bers of the Catholic Church who, under the protection of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and in-spired by St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, have made the commitment to the Dis-calced Carmelite Order to seek the face of God for the sake of the church and the world. MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about Carmelite Spirituality, go to http:// www.ocds.info/. You can also visit and subscribe to The Speak-room at http:// thespeakroom.org/, or the podcast, The Mystical Life on iTunes and Apple Podcasts - with conferences from Carmelite Friars, Sisters, and Seculars. Free-will offering welcome at the entrance table.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The wonderful diversity of life and worship among Roman Catholics of East and West is an example of God writing straight with crooked lines. The steady hand of the villainous Emperor Diocletian drew a line across Europe and Africa that split the em-pire in two, and for the most part determined how Christians would worship two thousand years later. Italy’s heel and the far northern city of Trieste fell on the Eastern side, and have had a form of Eastern liturgy ever since. Constantinople, which soon became the seat of the Roman Em-pire, became a base for Christianizing the East up to Russia and Poland. Poland was on the Eastern side, but a series of wars and medieval mayhem pushed the religious boundary back to the Ukraine, and Poland remains an outpost of the Latin Church to this day. An old rule of thumb declared that whatever religion was ob-served by the local prince, the people had to follow. This gave rise to persecution and migration as people sought toleration for their expressions of faith. In the United States, we are accustomed to peaceful collaboration among Christians of East and West, a situation that challenges churches that still feel the pinch of age-old division. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Tuition Assistance Fund For Parishioners The Cathedral Parish has a fund supported by our parishioners that provides supplemental assistance with tuition for our families that seek Catholic School education for their chil-dren. It especially serves the need to help off-set extra costs to families from outside the school parish if, for example, their own parish does not have a school. Please inquire about this assistance by calling our parish office at 408-283-8100. This is available to parishioners of St. Joseph Cathedral. We welcome your call so that we can answer your questions.

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As this parable opens, Luke reminds us that Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem. This journey, this exodus as Luke refers to it, makes up the entire middle of the Gospel. He is teaching as he goes. A question from the crowd gives Jesus the

chance to make a prophetic statement. Luke uses this question device a number of times in his Gospel. A few weeks ago, the question “What must I do to inherit eter-nal life?” led to the parable of the Good Samaritan. The question about will only a few be saved uses typical Christian language about salvation but also expresses the Jewish concern about whether everyone who calls himself a Jew is actually faithful to the covenant. This was a concern of the Pharisees. Jesus answers that they must strive in the time remain-ing to enter through the narrow door because many will be trying to get in but won't be strong enough. He then moves to a parable about another door. (The translation says “gate” then “door,” but the same Greek word is used.) Once all those entering the master's house are in and he locks the door, there will be no way for others to get in. Those left outside may knock, but the master will say he doesn't know them. Unlike the Gospel reading from a few weeks ago where Jesus was teaching about prayer, and we were told to knock and the door would be opened, in this parable, the master will not open and say he does not know us. People from the north, south, east, and west will take our place inside. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets will take our place in the Kingdom of God. Those who do not make it through the narrow door will be cast out to where there is wail-ing and grinding of teeth. In the end, many will be saved, but many who thought they would be saved will not be saved. The parable is a prophetic warning to repentance in or-der to enter the kingdom. Loyola Press

WORD SEARCH-CAN YOU FIND THE WORDS BELOW FROM TODAY’S GOSPEL IN THE SQUARE ABOVE? COMPANY DOOR EVILDOERS GATE HOUSE JERUSALEM KINGDOM MASTER PROPHETS STREETS TABLE TEETH VILLAGES WAILING YOURSELVES

S aint of the Week Saint Louis IX of France April 25, 1214 – August 25, 1270 At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX

bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. After the violence of two previous reigns, he brought peace and justice. He married Margaret of Provence with whom he had eleven children. Louis deserves credit for extending justice in civil admin-istration. His regulations for royal officials became the first of a series of reform laws. He replaced trial by battle with a form of examination of witnesses and encouraged the use of written records in court. Louis was devoted to his people, founding hospitals, visit-ing the sick, and like his patron Saint Francis, caring even for people with leprosy. He is one of the patrons of the Secular Franciscan Order. Louis united France—lords and townsfolk, peasants and priests and knights—by the force of his personality and holiness. For many years the nation was at peace. Every day, Louis had 13 special guests from among the poor to eat with him, and a large number of poor were

served meals near his palace. During Advent and Lent, all who presented themselves were given a meal, and Louis often served them in person. He kept lists of needy people, whom he regularly relieved, in every province of his dominion. Louis died on foreign soil at the age of 56. He was canonized 27 years later. Reflection Louis was strong-willed, strong-minded. His word was trusted utterly, and his courage in action was remarkable. What is most remarkable was his sense of respect for anyone with whom he dealt, especially the “humble folk of the Lord.” To care for his people he built cathedrals, churches, libraries, hospitals and orphan-ages. He dealt with princes honestly and equitably. He hoped to be treated the same way by the King of Kings, to whom he gave his life, his family and his country.

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

ESTA SEMANA EN NUESTRA PARROQUIA

SUNDAY /DOMINGO English Bible Study 9:45AM 2ND FLOOR

TUESDAY/MARTES Cathedral Tours/Visitas con Guía 1:00-3:00PM CATHEDRAL

WEDNESDAY/ Cathedral Tours/Visitas con Guía 1:00-3:00PM CATHEDRAL

THURSDAY/JUEVES Cathedral Tours/Visitas con Guía 1:00-3:00PM CATHEDRAL

Estudio de Biblia 7:00PM LOYOLA HALL