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“Being clothed with the power from on high” foretells the coming of the Holy

Spirit to fill the disciples with power to pro-claim the Gospel at Pentecost. The image of being clothed also evokes a new start and a new look, a new way of being perceived. As the Holy Spirit filled the disciples they seemed remarkably different to the people around them. Their divine mission shone through them, and they matured in their identity as Christians to take charge of their evangelizing mission. As Jesus ascends to heaven, the disciples are filled with joy in anticipation of this heavenly gift. —Sourcebook

Planning Ahead...

The Rock-n-Roll Marathon course is coming through Normal Heights on Sunday, June 2nd. The Normal Heights area of Adams Avenue and West, North & East Mountain View Drive will be closed for the runners. It is anticipated that the road closures in our neighborhood will be in effect from 5:00am-9:45am. You may want to plan to attend the Saturday evening Mass on June 1st at 5pm to avoid the road closures.

Counting Our Blessings Some days on the calendar are so boring as to escape our notice. If we had to say what we did with most of last week, we might be at a loss to account for those hours. But today is not only Ascension Sunday, but also World Communica-tion Day and Mother’s Day! Perhaps the Lord himself would forgive us for slighting these other celebrations in favor of showing honor to our mothers. He thinks very highly of his. We’re given so many splendid gifts in a lifetime: this world, family and community, the richness of our faith, the chance to make our contribu-tion. Like the Lord himself, who slips away into eternity at his Ascension, our many blessings can pass through our fingers unnoticed. Mother’s Day is one more chance to say thank you for our origins, for mothers living and deceased, for all those who nurtured our talents and spirits. It’s also a chance to heal and forgive what may have been lacking in the past, and to receive a blessing from Jesus’ own hands: “That all may be one” (John 17:22).

What do you consider your top ten blessings? How do you express your

gratitude for what you have received?

—-www.exploringthesundayreadings.com

World Communication Day

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Every year on the Sunday

before Pentecost the Church

celebrates the achievements of

the communications media and

focuses on how it can best use

them to promote gospel values.

It was established by Pope

Paul VI in 1967 as an

annual celebration that encourages us to reflect on the

opportunities and challenges that the modern means of

social communication (the press, motion pictures, radio,

television and the internet) afford the Church to

communicate the gospel message.

You are invited to

Deacon Peter Nguyen’s

25th Anniversary

Celebration!

Saturday, May 25th

5:00pm Mass followed

by dinner in the Parish Hall

Join us as we celebrate Deacon Peter’s 25th

Anniversary of Ordination. We honor him for his

dedication to the Catholic Church and to his years

of dedication to our community here at St. Didacus.

Deacon Peter’s family will be bringing Vietnamese

food for this special occasion. You are welcome to

bring a dish to share. Everyone is invited to share in

the celebration!

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GIFTS OF OUR TREASURY THE WEEK OF May 5, 2013

Collection for May 5, 2013 $4,485.00 Restricted Funds for May 5, 2013 $1,473.00 Total Income: $5,958.00

Saturday………….........May 11 5:00PM………………….Mother’s Day Novena Sunday……………..…..May 12 8:30AM……………........Mother’s Day Novena 10:00AM…...….………..People of St. Didacus 11:30AM………………..†Donna Feldsine Monday………………...May 13 7:30AM……...………….†Cecelia Shipp Tuesday………..…..….May 14 6:00PM…………………Sofia Aspajo, Spec. Int. Wednesday………..….May 15 8:30AM…………………†Eduardo & Guadalupe Hijar Thursday………...…….May 16 7:30AM…………………Matranga Family, Spec. Int. Friday…………....……..May 17 7:30AM……… ……….†Frank Matranga Saturday………….........May 18 5:00PM………………....†Mary Pacheco

Mass Intentions

Please Pray For

Weekly Events at St. Didacus

Sunday, May 12, 2013 Location Monday, May 13, 2013 Location Small Faith V 7:00pm Winona Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Location Small Faith III 8:30am Hall Youth Ministry 6:30pm Hall Small Faith IV 7:00pm Hawley Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Location Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am Church Religious Education 5:30pm School Choir 7:00pm Church Men’s Prayer Group 7:00pm Hall Thursday, May 16, 2013 Location Small Faith I&II 6:30pm Hall Spanish Choir 6:30pm Church RCIA 7:00pm Hall Pastoral Council 7:00pm Hall Friday, May 17, 2013 Location Saturday, May 18, 2013 Location

Welcome to St. Didacus Parish! Masses Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am English 11:30am in Spanish Daily Mass Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am Wednesday 8:30am & Tues. 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 7:30am—8:30am First Fridays 8:00am—9:00am Confessions—Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt.

Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor Parish Office 619-284-3472

And the special

intentions in our

Book of Needs

Maria Luz Arrellano Katherine Artale Jim Barnes Diann Bauer Dan Bauer Herbert Baxter Irene Blake Rita Bonnell Norm Boyer Herminia Brignoni Ibeth Brignoni Lee Burnett Ruben Campos Marie Cavanaugh Terry Davidson MaryLou De Luca Juanita Diaz Fred Dueber Clyde Elkins

Maria Fielding Susan Guenzel Rosie Kinninger Marcella Halweg Bernie Kober Marilyn Kober Maria Koter Virginia & Frank Lantry Juanita Lopez Maria Lopez Dolores Mediano Esteban Mediano Joe Moser Segunda Ordona Sylvia Paiz Dominick Palestini Diane Porter Dolores Robertson Atina Rodriguez

Aaron Rodriguez Alette Rodriguez Gladys Palestini Jeff Salazar Patricia Seay Christine Segura Michael Smith Raymond Sparks Angel Tapia Pedro Tapia Therese Tucker Carol Verdon Catarina Zizzo Rose Zaragoza Adalina Zarate

Josephine

Readings for the Week of May 12, 2013 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24- 28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26

Have you been to our parish website?

stdidacuschurch.org

Check out our monthly calendar—you’ll be able to see

all the parish happenings at a glance.

“Continue to pray the

Rosary every day.” —Our Lady of Fatima

to Sister Lucia

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4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116 284-8730

St. Didacus

Kermes

Sunday,

June 9th 8am-1pm

A "kermes" is like a carnival. Our Hispanic community is going to host an outdoor kermes on Sunday, June 9th after all the Masses. We will have lots of good Latino foods of all kinds, games for kids, music, bingo, raffles and more. All the money raised from this event will benefit our parish. Mark your calendars for this fun event!

We love our bulletin sponsors…

Honor Guard

Roofing

619-823-7208

Now is a great time get that new

roof you’ve been thinking about for so long.

Give Honor Guard a call! See their ad in the

back of the bulletin and thank them for their

sponsorship!

Baptism Classes for May English: Thursday, May 23 @ 7pm in the hall Spanish: Saturday, May 25 @ 10am in the hall You must register before attending the

class. Contact the Parish Office to register.

Are You Registered in the Parish? Registering in St. Didacus parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of our Catholic community and a commitment to the life of our parish family. Being a registered parishioner makes things much easier when it is time for infant baptisms, school registration, RCIA, Faith Formation, First Communion, Confirmation, weddings, when asked to be a baptismal or Confirmation sponsor, and even funerals. Parishes often request verification of a person’s status as a practicing Catholic, attendance at Mass, etc., when a person has been asked to be a Godparent or sponsor. Without regis-tration, no such verification can be given. To register, pick up a green registration form at the entrance of the Church. You can take one home and mail it back or drop it off at the Parish Office. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop by

the Parish Office and we will be happy to assist you.

May God bless the Mothers

of St. Didacus today and

every day!

Congratulations to St. Didacus School’s

Decathlon Team!

Our Decathlon Team made the long trip to Fresno for the state competition on Saturday, May 4th!

They were ranked 8th in the state of California out of hundreds of teams who competed this year across all Dioceses in CA! 8th grader, Katie La

Costa won a 2nd place medal in English, as well.

“He whom we love and lose is no longer

where he was before; he is now

wherever we are.”

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WELCOME TO THE LORD’S TABLE

We wish to congratulate the following children upon making their

First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 11th:

Estrella Avalos Alejandro Ayala Juan Carlos Ayala Jacqueline Barragán—Navarro

Montserrat Becerra Emma E. Becker Christina Benavente Andrew G. Boeh Adrian Canal Briana Canal Heather de Jesús Cedillo José Centeno Casey Morgan Dellacato Juan Manuel De la Torre Isis Duarte Hailey M. Espejel Edgar I. Espejel Adela A. Estudillo Alison L. Flores Emily García Joshua George Alissa R. González Jassmin González

Karen L. Guzmán Helen A. Guzmán Yoshua Guzmán Jennifer Hernandez Grant Schiferl Hewett Natalia Mary King Emily V. Lindgren Valerie C. López Gabriela E. Madrigal Luis Alberto Martínez Verónica E. Martínez Mauricio A. Mendoza Jannet Mendoza Larios Nahom Michael Thomas Murana, Jr. Eva-Arissa Navarrete-Castro Kyla Sophia Navarrete-Castro Emeli J. Naves Janet Meza Navez Jennifer Noriega Sarabia Anette Y. Noriega Sarabia Luis Noriega Sarabia Julian A. Norton

Gonzalo Núñez, Jr. Gianna Michael Oriol Sophia Persichilli Claire M. Potter Jack Paul Razo Capistrano Jonathan Ossdy Razo Nina Grace Renda José A. Rendón García Raeiley Abad Reyes Aneth Rizo Santiago Rocha Lizbeth Rocha Nancy Ramos Rodriguez Susie G. Rojas Cynthia Rojas Samantha J. Ruiz Jaziel Sainz Pablo Sánchez Noah James Terrell Angelina Sammie Thibeault Diego Avery Torres Caden Cole Webster Dafydd Mathieu Zamora

Building a Family of Faith Every Mass ends with our being sent forth on a

mission. Help your child listen for this sending

forth. What words are used? How can we live out

this mission? Discuss how the liturgy prepares us

for this important undertaking. Talk about how

we’re fed, body and soul, on the Word, and how the

Eucharist strengthens us for this task. Do we burst

forth from our spiritual revival at Mass, on fire with

desire to spread the Good News and prepare for

Christ’s return? Can everyone see that we’re on a

mission? St. John Chrysostom

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En espera del Espíritu

Un ejercicio que ayuda mucho a algunas personas que sufren dolores de espalda con-

siste en ponerse de pie y levantar las manos hacia arriba, con los dedos bien estirados

hacia el cielo mientras que sus talones pisan con fuerza, como clavándose en el piso.

Este movimiento estira la columna en dos direcciones y ayuda a sentir alivio y salud.

No es la postura torcida y jorobada que muchos de nosotros adoptamos cuando va-

mos al volante del auto, o trabajamos en la cocina o en la computadora. Por el contra-

rio, la columna vertebral se estira y tiende a su tamaño, para el que Dios la diseñó.

Si no es mucho estirar, piensa en esa postura como una metáfora para el evangelio de

hoy. Vemos a Jesús tiernamente preocupado con la tierra, enviando a sus discípulos a

predicar el perdón a las naciones, unas ni siquiera estaban en el mapa de ese tiempo.

Además, conociendo las limitaciones terrenas de sus amigos, él promete revestirlos con la Fuerza de arriba

para las tareas que se avecinan.

Desde la perspectiva del evangelista, Jesús sube. Hoy podríamos decirlo con otras palabras. Reconociendo

su presencia en todas partes, Jesús se levanta en medio de la reunión de sus discípulos. En efecto, las señales

de su poder en ellos son obvias: “se volvieron a Jerusalén muy contentos” (24:52). No preocupados ni la-

mentándose, sino alabando a Dios. Empoderados por la confianza que Jesús depositó en ellos, han superado

su miedo y confusión anteriores. En pie y con ansias, ellos esperan al Espíritu.

Hora Santa para pedir por las vocaciones sacerdotales y religiosas El miércoles 15 de Mayo de 2013 a las 7:30 pm en la C

Capilla del Centro Pastoral Estará dirigiendo esta Hora Santa por el P. Pedro Rivera, encarga-do de la oficina de vocaciones sacerdotales. La intención de esta Hora Santa es efectuar el mandato que Jesús nos dejó, “Rueguen

al dueño de la mies que mande operarios a sus campos” (Mateo 9:38), de esta forma es-taremos pidiendo a Dios envíe muchos y santos Sacerdotes y Religiosas a nuestra Dióce-sis de San Diego. Todos están invitados a participar incluyendo, jóvenes y adultos de todas las edades, por favor inviten a sus familias y amigos. Al terminar la Hora Santa tendremos una pequeña convivencia y ofreceremos pizza. Si tienes alguna pregunta, por favor llame a la H. Auro-ra a su oficina al (858) 490-8346 o a su correo electrónico: ALopez-Ornelas@diocese-sdiego.org

Los invitamos a la celebración del

25º Aniversario de Diaconado de Peter Nguyen

La misa de acción de gracias será el sábado 25 de mayo

a las 5:00 PM y después una cena en el salón

parroquial. Los esperamos...

ORACION DEL DIA DE LAS MADRES

Señor Jesús, gracias por las madres que nos has dado. Te pedimos para que las ayudes, en sus necesidades de educar, nutrir y acompañar. Que la Virgen las llene de fortaleza y siga siendo su modelo. Señor, ilumina la vida de nuestras madres, con la luz del Espíritu Santo. Premia sus desvelos y trabajos. Dales el descanso eterno a nuestras madres difuntas… Y bendice todos nuestros hogares. Amén.