VESTNIK 2022 | VESTNIK 2022 | 139 VESTNIK 2022 | 141 VESTNIK 2022 | 143 Današnja velikonocna nedelja postavlja v bese-dnem bogoslužju na prizori-šce prav svojevrstnega igral-ca, apostola Petra. Dejaven je bil že v pripovedovanju Apostolskih del, v sodni dvo-rani sinedrija v Jeruzalemu, ko je brez zadrege izprical svojo ljubezen in vero v vsta-lega Kristusa. Evangelist nam danes predstavi dve sliki: cudežni ulov in gostijo, ki jo je Jezus pripravil svojim ucencem na bregu. Prizor o ribarjenju je pri-povedno zelo poudarjen s podrobnostmi takratnega vsakdanjega življe-nja in predstavlja sedem oseb, ki so nekatere omenjene z imenom ali pa rodbinskim imenom (npr. Zebedejevi sinovi). Tu pa se v prizoru pojavi nov, skrivnosten neznanec, ki tem utrujenim in zaradi neuspešnega dela razocaranim ljudem predlaga vnovicno tveganje. Stavek »vrzite mreže na desno stran« hoce izraziti zgolj sreco pri ribolovu, kajti v semitski govorici je desna stran« znamenje dobrega izida in blaginje. Pri vseh velikonocnih prikazovanjih lahko opazimo, da Jezusa ne prepoznajo - Magdalena je na pokopališkem vrtu Kristusa zamenjala z vrtnarjem; ucenca na poti v Emavs ga ne prepoznata dokler ni prelomil kruha. Da bi prepoznali vstalega Kristusa oci in s custva niso dovolj, potrebne so oci vere. Vseeno pa ne manjka razumljivih znamenj: cudež-ni ulov s »153 velikimi ribami«, ki verjetno samo potrjuje, da so to, kar se je zgodilo, videli na lastne oci. Vendar pa Peter, kot glavna oseba cetrtega evangelija in razglašen za »ucenca, ki ga je Jezus ljubil«, prepozna svojega Gospoda in se dobese-dno vrže, da bi ga dosegel. Tako postaja vzor ucenca, ki sledi vstalemu Kristusu; ladja in nedotaknjena mreža skrivnostno nagovarjata Cerkev, ki je vsa usmerjena k vstalemu Gospodu. Potem evangelist predstavi skromno gostijo, ki jo Jezus pripravi na bregu svo-jim ucencem in se jim pridruži, ko vzame »svojo porcijo pecenih rib«. Ta preprosta ribiška miza, ob skrivnostni nav-zocnosti, spominja na druge vecerje, predvsem na tisto, ki so jo obhajali v dvorani zadnje vecerje, ali pa na ono, z dvema ucencema v Emavsu. Tu se torej razodene neka nova in simbolicna razsež-nost, ki so jo cerkveni ocetje pogosto povelicevali in v tej preprosti in krhki hrani prepoznavali »Gospodovo vecerjo«, ki jo danes, pri tej sveti dari-tvi, tudi mi obhajamo. Pred nami pa se odpira nov prizor, ki je ves usmerjen na pogovor med Jezusom in Petrom. Zdi se, da smo price Petrovi trojni vrnitvi dobrega imena, kar izbriše njegovo trikratno zatajitev Je-zusa tik pred Jezusovo smrtjo. Korenina tega odpušcanja je pac v ljubezni, ki postane tudi temelj posebnega pastirskega po-slanstva, zaupanega apostolu. Kristus vedno osta-ja »najvišji pastir ovac« (Heb 13,20); on je edini, ki lahko rece »moje ovce«. Vendar je sedaj vstali Kri-stus prepoznaven v Cerkvi »skozi« konkretnega pastirja, ki na božje pašnike vodi Kristusovo credo - to je skupnost vernikov, povezanih z njim. Tudi zemeljski pastir mora biti pripravljen - kot dobri pastir - »dati življenje za svoje ovce«. In to je, kar Kristus zatrjuje v tisti zakrito simbolicni govorici o opasani obleki: »Ko se boš postaral, boš stegnil svoje roke in drug te bo opasal in te odve-del, kamor noceš.« Peter se verjetno pod udarci bica celo spominja tega cudnega, sedaj pa veliko bolj jasnega nazna-nila, in se njegove ustnice odpirajo, da bi oznanil vsem, ki so iskrenega ali pa tudi trdega srca, svoje upanje in svoje prepricanje v Kristusovo vstajenje. On pac na tak nacin vabi vse Kristusove ucen-ce, da bi »vsakemu, kdor hoce vedeti razlog njiho-vega upanja, dali odgovor« (1 Pt 3, 15). (Prim. Oznanjevalec -leto C_2006/7, štev. 3) 3. VELIKONOCNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 18/58 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 1.5. 2022 Fr. Drago Gacnik, SDB ŽUPNIK - PASTOR NASLOV - ADDRESS 125 Centennial Pkwy N. Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 PHONE: 905-561-5971 CELL: 905-520-2014 E-MAIL gregory_sdb@ stgregoryhamilton.ca HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK V GOSTEH PRI VSTAJEM JEZUSU 138 | VESTNIK 2022 140 | VESTNIK 2022 142 | VESTNIK 2022 144 | VESTNIK 2022 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER Response: I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up. First Reading Acts 5:27-32. 40-41 The apostles are proud to give witness to their risen Lord and suffer humiliation for the sake of his name. Second Reading Apocalypse 5:11-14 All living beings give praise to the Lamb of God. Gospel John 21:1-19 The love of God is shown in the love we show to those in need. “Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.’” Illustration How do we use the gifts we receive from God? Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist and composer whose life spanned most of the twentieth century. She taught herself to play the piano at the age of three, and from six onwards, as the second child of a family of eleven, was al-ready contributing to their financial survival. By the time she was an adult she had played and composed with most of the jazz greats of the time. From 1952 to 1954 she toured Europe and the years of hard playing and partying took their toll, resulting in a breakdown and a revulsion for the piano. Her recovery began with her conver-sion to Catholicism and the friendship of several priests who were also jazz lovers. Moved by the death of her great friend Charlie Parker, she be-gan to use her savings to help addicted musi-cians, turning her house into a halfway house for poor people as well as the addicted musicians. Her priestly advisers persuaded her to return to music, telling her she could continue to serve God and the Church by using her exceptional musical gifts. With attendance at daily Mass as her regular support, she returned to her life of music but added religious compositions to her repertoire. Her charitable work continued with the setting up of a thrift store in Harlem, di-recting its proceeds, together with ten per cent of her own earnings, to musicians in need. Looking back on her life before she died in 1981, she remarked, “I did it, didn’t I? Through muck and mud.” Gospel Teaching This final chapter of John’s Gospel seems to be trying to sort out some unfinished business, namely the denial of Jesus by Peter. It is the story of Peter’s reconciliation. It has three parts. Firstly, Peter returns unsuccessfully to fishing until Jesus appears and advises the fishermen what to do. Jesus then gently chal-lenges Peter and finally foretells what Peter’s end will be. Jesus’ final words take us back to Peter’s original calling. They are very simple: “Follow me.” If the resurrection stories in general offer a summary of the Gospel message, these three sections remind us of three significant truths. Peter attempts to return to his old profession but, without the presence of Jesus, even here he is unsuccessful. Once Jesus appears on the scene the situa-tion is transformed. We are reminded of similar stories in the Gospels where Jesus brings abundance; he is an over-flowing source of nourishment and goodness. Jesus teases Peter back into a loving relationship with him. There is no reminder of what Peter has done, no condemnation. But Jesus does not let him off the hook. Earlier in the Gospel, Peter had given the right answer when Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” This is a simpler, more direct question: “Do you love me?” Again Peter gives the right answer, but he blusters when the question is repeated. What is he feel-ing? Embarrassed, mortified, afraid of the elephant in the room? But if Peter is being asked to confess his guilt, his penance is all the more telling. His claims of love for Jesus will be borne out in how he feeds and nurtures all who will be in his care. That will be the proof of his reconciliation. Finally, his reward will be like that of Jesus himself, to be disregarded and taken where he would rather not go. All he has to do is follow his Lord. Application We may apply the threefold message to ourselves. Firstly, we will get nowhere by ourselves. We need the presence of Christ and his love to touch our hearts and enrich us through our faith and prayer, through the sacra-ments and through the love we receive from our fellow Christians. Our response, our love for Christ, is, however, only seen and given shape in our love for others, especially those in need. To do this we have to overcome our own selfishness and fears that push us to close ourselves down and not be open to the world beyond us. It is this sense of welcoming the challenge of the world that lies beyond us that will not only give us a share in the calling of our risen Lord. It will also help us deal with whatever life may de-mand of us in carrying out our response to the challenge. This will be our answer to the same question asked of us: “Do you love me?” – and also to Jesus’ final instruction: “Follow me.” 26. april je praznik, Marije Matere dobrega svéta. Katoliška ženska zveza jo ima kot svojo zavetnico in zato vsako leto na ta dan pri sveti maši sprejemajo nove clanice in tudi dajo prizna-nja za 25, 40 in 50 let clan-stva. To smo zopet storili tudi pri nas pretekli torek pri vecerni sveti maši. Na racunu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« - »One Heart, One Soul« za našo sloven-sko župnijo sv. Gre-gorija Velikega je on April 21, 2022: $128,543. - Pledged $105,343. - Paid Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS 2022 The Wedding Anniversary Mass, which would normally have been scheduled for June of 2022, will not occur this year due to the continued concerns around COVID-19. We invite you to register your 25, 40, 50, 60 and 60 plus years of marriage on the Dioce-san website at https://hamiltondiocese.com/ and we will be happy to send you the certificate you would have received from Bishop Crosby at the Mass. The Wedding Anniversary Mass is listed on the home page under Upcoming Events. GRIEF RELIEF Has someone you cared about died? Are you grieving the loss of the person’s presence in your life? Are you looking for relief from the feelings associated with the loss of this loved one? You are not alone! The Diocese of Hamilton will be offering a four week online grief program on Tuesday eve-nings from 7 – 8:30 p.m. May 17, 24 & 31, and June 7, 14 & 21st. Find out more on the Diocesan website and register to receive the zoom link athttps://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/grief-support, or call Teresa at 905-528-7988 ext. 2250. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS CIŠCENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH May 14th - Groznik, Erzar, Lukežic DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA Na mizi v cerkveni veži so kuverte za clane društva sv. Jožefa. V kuverti je iz-kaznica za leto 2022. Dajte denar za clanarino ($15) v kuverto in ku-verto oddajte v nabiralnik za ne-deljsko nabirko. St. Joseph Society restarted Tuesday social nights on Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. If there is enough interest, we will continue the Tuesday social night until the end of May. - Peter Novak CONFIRMATION & FRIST COMMUNION This year our celebration of both sacra-ment will take place on Sunday, May 29th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.. The Most Rev. Bishop Douglas Crosby will be the celebrant. Please let us know ASAP which children would like to be part of cele-bration. You can email to me, drago.gacnik@gmail.com or Lorie Mramor: princesslorie2000@hotmail.com GIFT BEARERS Now that we are able to worship together in person, without restrictions, we will restart the Gift Bearer tradition at St. Gregory’s on Palm Sunday at the 9:30am Slovenian Mass. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up on the chart in the foyer, or give your name to Pamela. CWL - KŽZ - MAŠA Our Lady of Good Counsel is the patroness of our Catholic Women’s League. We celebrat-ed her feast day with a special Mass prepared by Father Drago on April 26th. We are grateful to everyone who organized, participated in and attended this Mass. Sincere congratulations to these League members, our honorees for your dedicated years of service. 10 years: Madeline Ferko, Angelca Kržic, Majda Lukežic, Štefka Novak, Daniela Pavlic 40 years: Veronika Sampl, Ana Žižek 50 years: Ljudmila Pinter, Katica Simoncic Wear your emblem with pride, honour and loyalty. Marija Mati dobrega sveta, prosi za nas! - Your KŽZ/CWL Our next KŽZ/CWL general meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4th after 7:00 PM Mass. DAROVI - DONATIONS V spomin na pokojnega Ivana Žižek so daro-vali za gradbeni sklad: - $400 - Žena Rose z družino - $300 - Sestra Ancka Škrban z družino - $300 - Stefan in Angela Svetanic - $300 - Marijan in Elizabeth Hozjan - $100 - Vera Lackovic z družino - $50 - Stanislav in Rozalija Šemen (Montreal) - $100 - Štefanija Molec V spomin na pokojnega Franka Mramor so za gradbeni sklad darovali: - $100 - Ivan in Mary Miketic - $50 - Družina Malevic - $50 - Zlatko in Marija Berkovic V spomin na pokojno Milko Ferko so za grad-beni sklad darovali: - $70 - Agnes in Mate Sutlic - $50 - Družina Malevic - $50 - Zlatko in Marija Berkovic V spomin na pokojnega Eugene Edgar Belle-more (Windsor) je družina Malevic darovala $100 za gradbeni sklad. - Hvala za vse vaše darove. MAŠA V BRESLAVU - 6. MAJA OB 3:00 P.M. V petek, 6. maja 2022 bomo imeli sveto mašo v bivši dvorani kuba Sava, ker je odpa-dla na Veliko noc. Sveta maša se bo darovala za vse pokojne clane društva in še po nasled-njih namenih: + Mario Medica - Žena Olga + Rajko Golob - Žena Paula ++ Pok. starši in brat Šerbec - Zinka Mirt ++ Pok. sorodniki - Martin in Zinka Mirt PRVI PETEK - FIRST FRIDAY Ta teden je prvi petek v mesecu maju. Zve-cer ob 6h bo priložnost za sveto spoved in cešcenje Najsvetejšega, ob 7h pa sveta maša. VECNA LUC V mesecu maju bo vecna luc gorela za po-kojnega Ignaca Korošec po namenu žene Ma-rije in družine. MESEC MAJ Z današnjo nedeljo smo stopili v mesec maj, marijin mesec. Posebej majniške pesmi nas vsako leto spominjajo tudi na to, kako smo doma kot otroci hodili k šmarnicam. Naj nam tudi ta pobožnost pomaga k poglobljeni molitvi in obhajanju svete maše. With your Easter letter, everyone will be receiving a Survey from our Parish. The intent of this survey is to ensure that we are aware of what our parishioners are interested in and looking for from their Parish. Once completed you are welcome to bring your survey when you come to mass and drop it in the box provided in the vesti-bule. Return your survey by regular mail send-ing it to: St. Gregory the Great 125 Centennial Pkwy. N. Hamilton Ontario L8E 1H8 or scan your survey and email it to: sgtgpar-ish@gmail.com We thank you in advance for taking the time to participate in this survey and sharing your thoughts and opinions. Survay - Anketa SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday to Friday: 7:00 P.M., Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slovenian-Sunday Mass); Sunday: 10:00 A.M. (Slovenian-English - For the time of Covid-19 it is only one Mass on Sundays) - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: For an appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFES-SIONS: First Friday of the month 6 -7:00 P.M. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI - Sporocite, ce je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obišcemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. DON BOSCO V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: Veselic John May 2, 1973 Peternel Elizabeth May 2, 2006 Nemec Karel May 4, 2008 Farkaš Martin May 5, 1978 Kosednar John Janez May 5, 2008 Bregar Joseph Jože May 5, 2014 Nemec Joseph May 5, 2019 Fujs Maria May 6, 1980 Staniša Vera Ivana May 6, 2013 Kirec Ivan May 6, 2020 Pucko Alojz - Alex May 7, 1987 Lauzon Germaine May 8, 2017 Petek Ivan May 8, 2021 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES 1. 5. 2022 - 8. 5. 2022 3. VELIKONOCNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER 1. MAJ SV. JOŽEF, DELAVEC † † †† †† † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Teodora Antonia Petrella Franc Raduha Terezija in Štefan Marinic Marija in Alojz (obl.) Mes Ifko Marija Frank Saje Fr. Franc Kodila 9:30 A.M. SLOVENIAN MASS & 11:00 A.M. ENGLISH MASS - - - - - - - - Milka Pavlic z družino Družina Raduha Hci Družina Mes Brat Ignac in Terezija Sarjaš Žena z družino Milosavljevic Bojan z družino PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 2. MAJ Atanazij, šk-uc. Mariji v priprošnjo Za zdravje Po namenu 7:00 P.M. Ana Tadic Mama Mira Helena Kwasniewska TOREK - TUESDAY 3. MAJ Filip in Jakob, apostola † † Bogu v zahvalo Frank Mramor Ivan Žižek 7:00 P.M. Družina Truden Anica Škrban z družino Sestra z družino SREDA - WEDNESDAY 4. MAJ Florijan (Cvetko), muc. † † † † Milka Ferko Viktor Glavac Ivan Žižek Ivan Žižek 7:00 P.M. CWL - KŽZ Žena Olga z družino Rozika in Slavi (Montreal) Žena Rose z družino CETRTEK - THURSDAY 5. MAJ, Angel, mucenec † † Milka Ferko John Kosednar, obl. 7:00 P.M. Družina Recek Žena Hema z družino PRVI PETEK - FIRST FRIDAY 6. MAJ Dominik Savio, mladenic †† † † †† Pokojni clani društva Sava Staniša Vera, obl. Zoltan Gergyek Štefan in Barbara Kovac 3:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. Breslavu - Kitchener Pepca Hapke Družina Dragaš Hci Marija Korošec z družino SOBOTA - SATURDAY 7. MAJ Gizela, opatinja Stanislav, škof † † † †† †† † † † † † Adolf Košir Marija Bukvic Karel Volf Ignac in Olga Pokojni farani Eugen Bellemore Martin Simoncic Frank Pinter, 30. dan Franciška Napast Alojz Pucko, obl. 5:30 P.M. Marija Košir Anton Bukvic z družino Žena Marija Marija Volf Družina Malevic Družina Malevic Kathy Simoncic Kathy Simoncic Družina Pinter Žena z družino 4. VELIKONOCNA NEDELJA 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER MOTHER'S DAY 8. MAJ BONIFACIJ, PAPEŽ SVETOVNI DAN MOLITVE ZA DUHOVNE POKLICE † †† † † †† † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Ivan Žižek Paula in Franc Pelcar Jože Razpotnik Martin Sterle, obl. Pokojni starši Materi božji v priprošnjo Katarina Mujdrica Terezija Salajko Ivan Petek, obl. Anton Kamenšcek 9:30 A.M. SLOVENIAN MASS & 11:00 A.M. ENGLISH MASS - - - - - - - - Jože in Albina Antolin Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž. Anica Blas Hci Sue Augustin z družino Helena Špiler Aranka Dundek Sin Martin & Bernarda z družino Sin Ladislav z družino Žena z družino Sonya in Marija Štern