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6. 10. 2019
27. nedelja med letom
Rožnovenska
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Drago Gačnik, 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
Web page
www.carantha.com
Hall rentals Cell: 905-518-6159
E-mail
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stgregoryhamilton.ca
Kjer ni vere je pesimizem
Kaj je vera? Vera je zaupen in ljubeč odnos med Bogom in nami. Pri veri ne gre le za prepričanje, da Bog obstaja. Takšno vero ima tudi hudič, ki je še bolj kot mi prepričan v božji obstoj. Vera je ljubeč odnos med Bogom in nami. Pri veri ni udeležen le naš razum, ampak tudi volja in celotna naša osebnost. Dandanes ima tudi veren človek včasih vtis, kakor da se je Bog nekam umaknil in da se ne zanima več za ta svet.
Ob današnjem prvem berilu iz preroka Habakuka pa spoznamo, da je imel prerok Habakuk pred 2500 leti podobna občutja. »Doklej, Gospod, bom klical na pomoč in ne boš poslušal, vpil k tebi zaradi nasilja in ne boš pomagal? Zakaj mi daješ gledati zlo in opazuješ stisko?«
To je krik vernega človeka, ki je v stiski zaradi zla, ki ga vidi v svojem okolju in ga čuti, kako vdira v njegovo srce. Podobno stisko so doživljali apostoli. V evangeliju smo slišali apostole, ki so prosili Jezusa: »Pomnoži nam vero!« Pretresljivo kratka prošnja, a zelo potrebna. Kaj vse prosimo Boga: za lepo vreme, za dež, za zdravje, za uspeh v šoli ... A velikokrat bi morali moliti: »Gospod, pomnoži nam vero!«
Izgubiti vero pomeni izgubiti pravi življenjski smisel. Ko molimo za vero, gradimo temelj življenjskega upanja in temelj bivanja. Če odkrivamo v sebi preveč črnogledosti in če imamo občutek, da je zlo močnejše od dobrega, je to opozorilo, da je naša vera šibka, da je Bog potisnjen nekam v kot našega življenja.
Mislim, da nam je popolnoma jasno, da se odnosi v družini skrhajo, kadar mož in žena nimata več časa drug za drugega in kadar med seboj skoraj nič več ne govorita. Isto velja za odnose med starši in otroki.
Podobna zakonitost velja za naš odnos do Boga, za našo vero. Kadar preneha pogovor z Bogom, kadar ni več časa za molitev in notranjo zbranost, takrat postane naša vera šibka. Naš odnos z Bogom vse bolj hira. Včasih se kar čudimo, da je kljub vsemu norčevanju iz vere in kljub vsemu potrošništvu med nami še toliko vere. Zahvaliti se moramo tistim skritim in požrtvovalnim dušam, ki veliko molijo, se žrtvujejo in tako dolivajo olja našim svetilkam vere. Zahvaliti se moramo starim in bolnim, ki ure in ure preživijo z rožnim vencem v roki. Ko duhovniki obhajamo bolne in stare
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na domovih, se večkrat srečamo z ljudmi, ki vsak dan več ur molijo in se ne zadovoljijo le z enim rožnim vencem na dan. Prepričan sem, da so takšni molivci koristnejši za našo družbo kot marsikateri politik, o katerem poročajo skoraj vsak dan.
Večkrat ima kakšen starejši in bolehen človek občutek, da je nekoristen in drugim v breme. Če postane molivec, postane velik duhovni dobrotnik svojim otrokom, sorodnikom, znancem, župniji, Cerkvi in okolju, v katerem živi.
Danes je rožnovenska nedelja. Mesec oktober je še posebej posvečen molitvi rožnega venca. Moliti rožni venec, pomeni, darovati nekaj časa Bogu, ustaviti se sredi življenjskega hrupa in usmeriti svoj duhovni pogled k Bogu in naši duhovni Materi Mariji. Kdor moli sveti rožni venec, se ustavlja ob glavnih dogodkih Marijinega in Jezusovega življenja in v tej luči presoja tudi svoje življenje. Molitev rožnega venca je vsa prepojena z božjo besedo, saj so vse sestavine te molitve vzete iz Svetega pisma.
Na začetku molimo vero. Že s tem pokažemo, da je glavni namen te molitve prav poglobitev in okrepitev naše vere in vere ljudi, za katere bomo molili.
Ob vsej naglici in pomanjkanju časa smo ljudje raztreseni in se težko umirimo in osredotočimo na bistveno. Prav s tega vidika ima molitev rožnega venca nekaj prednosti. Počasno in umirjeno ponavljanje molitve zdravamarija nas počasi umiri in naše misli usmeri k Bogu. Kljub raztresenosti se ob ponavljanju svetopisemskih besed naša duša umiri in naš duh se odpre delovanju Božjih navdihov. Morda je na začetku za koga ponavljanje molitev dolgočasno. Toda dolgoročno nas takšna molitev usmeri k bistvenemu, k Bogu. Vera naših družin je v preteklosti rasla tudi iz osebne in družinske molitve rožnega venca. To je bilo tisto preprosto in osnovno družinsko bogoslužje, ki je vnašalo v vsakdanje delo in življenje božjo energijo in božjo pomoč.
Skupna družinska molitev je bila sestavni del vsakega dne. To je bil osnovni verouk, osnovna šola za življenje, osnovna podlaga veselja in upanja ter življenjskega smisla. (prim. Oznanjevalec 2004)
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Zgodovina in izvor rožnega venca se ujemata s staro prakso menihov in posvečenih oseb, da so molili psalme. S temi psalmi je bil prepleten vsakdan posvečene osebe. Sčasoma se je razvila molitev 150 zdravamarij in 30 očenašev, številka 150 ustreza enakemu številu psalmov v Svetem pismu.
Rožni venec je razdeljen na tri temeljne dele. Veseli, žalostni in častitljivi. Sveti oče, sveti Janez Pavel II., je dodal tem delom še svetli del rožnega venca.
Rožni venec je molitev ponavljanja, saj kar 50 ponovimo eno molitev zdravamarija v enem samem delu rožnega venca. Zdi se, da se to ne ujema z mislijo sodobnega človeka. Toda molitev rožnega venca ni podajanje informacij, je ustvarjanje Božjega okolja, v katerem mi lahko Bog zelo osebno spregovori. Rožni venec, ki je najbolj razširjen, so zelo spodbujali bratje dominikanci. Poznamo še druge oblike te molitve: serafinski rožni venec, rožni venec Božjega usmiljenja in druge.
Danes je rožni venec molitev mnogih laikov in družin. Obenem pa je postal skupna molitev vse Cerkve, kraj, kjer se različni stanovi v Cerkvi srečamo.
Ob poplavi duhovnih tehnik, ki zasužnjujejo, ker grobo in nesvobodno preoblikujejo našo dušo, spoznavamo rožni venec kot blago šepetanje skrivnosti Gospoda, ki po Mariji vstopa v naše srce.
Rožni venec nam pomaga, da na poti upodabljanja po Kristusu rastemo naproti cilju, ki je svetost. 'Najpomembnejši razlog za ponovno odkritje in poživitev molitve rožnega venca je poklicanost vseh k svetosti.
»Potrebujemo krščanstvo, ki se bo odlikovalo predvsem po umetnosti molitve«. Krščanska občestva naj postanejo »pristne šole molitve« v novem tisočletju. (Iz Apostolskega pisma: Rožni venec Device Marije, papeža Janeza Pavla II.)
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SLOVENSKA SOBOTNA SOLA SE JE ZAČELA_
7. septembra je bil vpis v Slovensko šolo pri sv. Gregorju Velikem. Letos sta samo dva razreda, mlajšo skupin uči Lorie Mramor, starejšo pa Sandy Fer-letič.
Prejšnjo soboto smo imeli tudi mašo, ob začetku šolskega leta. Danes pa smo imeli tudi pevske vaje - učimo se slovenske narodne in otroške pesmi. Tisti od prejšnjih let so si že dobro zapomnili melodije in besedila, za nove pa je vse »novo«. Počasi se bodo že privadili. Vaja dela mojstra, pravi pregovor.
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Z1GA z AGA nazdravje zisa z AGA nazdravje zisa z AGA nazdravje
OCTOBERFEST Slovenski Park Style
Featuring direct from Slovenia: Ansamble SMEH
Tickets: in advance 440 at the door
Includes: Entrance Pinner Surprise (rift
Features: frames Room Shooter Par Schnaps Skiis Late night snacks Souvenirs ... and so much more...

For tickets and details, contact Danny at ddemsarl@gmail.com
St Joseph's Society
Invites its members and parishioners and friends
of St. Gregory the Great Parish to OKTOBERFEST: SLOVENSKI PARK
Style
Sat. Oct.19, 2019
Tickets $50 Includes Admission, Dinner, Transportation. Bus leaves St. Gregory's at 4:30 pm. Bus leaves Slovenski Park at 11:00 pm.
For reservations
contact
Frank Novak: 905-561-1944
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BLED SLOVENIAN CULTURAL CLUB
Vas vabi na
OKTOBERFEST
V sobota, 12. oktober 2019 6:30pm večerja
Igra
Ansambel SMEH
iz Slovenije
For Tickets / Reservations:
Ivan Krušič (905) 393-6594 Tomaž Mes (905) 971-3831
"Glasba, ples in zabava za vso družino"
ADMISSION —$30.00 Adults $20.00 Students FREE - 6 and under
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By Fr. Steve Ryan, SDB
This past week we celebrated the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus or the Little Flower. She entered the Carmelite convent at age 15 with special permission from the pope and died in 1897 when she was only 24 years old. She lived a secluded, cloistered life as a Carmelite nun. She wrote her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, urging all to follow the "little way." After her death her autobiography was distributed to the public and she became (and remains to this day) widely popular.
Thérèse always longed to go to the missions but it was not meant to be. She was plagued with weak health and died prematurely. Although she never went to the missions, she was declared patroness of the missions and later declared doctor of the Church. It is amazing that this nun, living in a cloistered monastery, would be so well-known and loved. Why? What was her secret? What was her "little way"?
It seems to boil down to this: DO SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE AS A WAY TO GIVE GLORY TO GOD! St. Thérèse's spirituality was to spread the joy and love of God, by infusing into her small and little everyday tasks, a great amount of love. This made her great. Instead of getting annoyed or angered when things went wrong or when mishaps occurred, she just offered up every task as a prayer. And it brought her joy. And it spread joy and peace - like a fragrance.
How I long for greater maturity in loving and purity of intention and motivation. Are you in the same boat? Let's learn from Thérèse.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Response:
O that today you would listen to the voice of the Lord!
First Reading Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 The upright will live by faithfulness.
Second Reading 2 Timothy 1:6-8. 13-14 Fan into a flame the gift that God gave you.
Gospel Luke 17:5-10
We have done no more than our duty.
"Increase our faith."
Illustration
Around this time of the year, the Church celebrates a wonderful group of diverse saints. There is Vincent de Paul, whose life was changed when he heard the confession of a dying peasant. After that he dedicated himself to the service of poor people. He told his followers, "The poor are your masters and you are their servants." Then there is Thérèse of Lisieux, "the Little Flower", who, as a Carmelite, never left her convent and died at the age of twenty-four; soon she became universally known for the way she loved God in the ordinary ways of life. St Jerome, a great biblical scholar, dedicated his life to translating the Bible. And finally St Francis of Assisi, who imitated the love of Christ with such a boundless generosity in his service of those who were poor that he received the stigmata.
All these saints lived hard lives in a world full of suffering, but what characterises them is an extravagant love of God and a joy in serving God. They were men and women greatly gifted by God; yet they did not take the credit for themselves but gave glory to
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God. St Francis saw service to his master, Jesus, not as a duty but as a privilege. And they all had a deep and trusting faith in God, which allowed them to do what seemed impossible.
Gospel Teaching
It is good to keep these great saints in mind when we turn to the Gospel today. There is a harshness in Jesus' parable. He talks of servants (or, in some translations, slaves) and masters, a common reality in Jesus' time. He is attacking those religious leaders who thought that they deserved a reward for following God's law. It was as though they felt God owed them something. It is a common danger in religion to think we can save ourselves by our own good works; all God needs to do is to acknowledge what we have achieved by ourselves. God is there to hand out the prizes.
Jesus tells this parable to deflate our self-righteousness. After all, there is no equality between master and servant. Would you expect the master to tell the servant, after a day in the fields, to
come and have a meal? No, it is more likely the servant would have to serve the master before eating his or her own supper. Why would the master be grateful to the servant, who is only doing his or her duty? Jesus is puncturing false ideas. If you see God with the eyes of faith you will realise that God is our creator and all that we have is God's gift. All that we possess we have received. In fact we are called to imitate God's generosity. When Jesus tells his disciples they must forgive seven times, they ask for an increase of faith. They need the grace to trust God. Jesus tells them that with only a little faith they can perform the impossible.
Application
We can still behave like the Pharisees and the other religious people of Jesus' time. If we keep the rules, go to church and avoid scandal, then surely we deserve to be rewarded? It sounds as though we are saving ourselves. And this reflects a deep feeling in modern society that demands the right to decide things for ourselves. We need to hear Jesus' call to faith with its truths which liberate us from self-centredness and idolatry. Faith teaches us that God is our creator. God has given us our life and it is pure gift. And at the heart of that grace is God's love, a love that is boundless and extravagant. It is a love that lays down its life on the cross. It is a love that gives itself to us in the Eucharist, body and blood. Again it is sheer gift, not something we can claim credit for.
This is why we need to keep the saints close to us. Their lives give flesh to the Gospel. We can see God's love taking human form in their lives. They are wounded by divine love and respond with an extravagance that shocks us. They experience God not as a slave master but as a Lord who has emptied himself in love and shared our sufferings. They delight in God's service and are happy to say, "We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty."
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Obvestila - Announcements
DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI_
♦	6. oktober: Sava - Mass 1:00 p.m.
♦	12. oktober: Bled - Oktoberfest - Ansambel SMEH from Slovenija
♦	16. oktober: St. Gregory the Great - Mass at 11:00 a.m. with the Anointing of the sick - Bolniško maziljenje
♦	19. oktober: Slovenski park - Oktoberfest, Ansambel SMEH from Slovenija
♦	19. oktober: St. Joseph's Society - Oktoberfest trip to Slovenski park
♦	20. oktober: Lipa Park - Luncheon
♦	21. oktober: SCCN - Niagara Coordination meeting at St. Gregory's 7:00 p.m.
♦	2. november: Triglav - Mass at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Cemetery - London
♦	3. november: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - Mass at 2:00 p.m. - Prayer on the Cemeteries
♦	9. november: Slovenski Park - Clean-up Day
♦	9. november: St. Gregory - Martinovanje 6:30 p.m.
GIFT BEARERS - darove prinašajo_
♦	6. okt. 9:30 a.m.: Drago & Marianne Horvat
♦	13. okt.: 9:30 a.m.: Jože Gimpelj & Janez Lovren-čec
♦	20. okt.: 9:30 a.m.: Jože in Albina Antolin
♦	27. okt. 9:30 a.m.: Ivan in Angela Antolin
PEVSKE VAJE_
Za mešani pevski zbor so odslej vaje vsak
četrtek po večerni maši. Zbor poje naslednjič v
nedeljo, 3. novembra - ko se spominjamo vseh
rajnih, pri slovenski maši.
DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - ST. JOSEPH SOCIETY
OCTOBERFEST at SLOVENSKI PARK
St. Joseph Society is sponsoring bus trip for Saturday, October 19th. Departure at 4:30 p.m. and return at St. Gregory's at midnight.
Bus, Dinner & Entertainment package is: $50. For reservations contact: Frank Novak @ 905-561-1944 (minimum of 40 guests required). Reservations should be paid by Sunday, October 13.
Villa Slovenia Monday afternoon BINGO season will commence Monday, October 21st at 1:00 p.m. Come and join Frank Erzar our bingo caller and bring a friend.
St. Joseph's Tuesday Social Evening begins on Tuesday evening, October 22nd, 7:30 p.m. Members and friends welcome. A small "prigrizek" will be served.
A Boy asked his Father: "Dad what is the size of GOD?"
Then the Father looked up at the Sky and saw a plane and asked his Son: "What is the size of this Plane?"
The Boy replied: "It is very small. I can hardly see it."
Then, the father took him to the airport and as they approached a plane, he asked:
"Now, my Son, how big is this Plane?"
The boy replied: "Wow dad, it's huge!"
Then the father told him: "GOD's size depends on how close or far you are to him. The closer you are to him, the Greater and Greater he will be in your life!"
Diocesan Newsletter
For information about Activities and Events of interest in the Diocese of Hamilton, subscribe to the online Diocesan Newsletter at www.hamiltondiocese.com.
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MAŠA ZA STAREJŠE IN BOLNIKE_
V	sredo, 16. oktobra, imamo dopoldne ob 11:00h sveto mašo. Med mašo boste lahko prejeli tudi zakrament bolniškega maziljenja.
SVETA MAŠA NA POKOPALIŠČIH_
Letos bo sveta maša na pokopališču Holy Sepulchre v nedeljo, 3. novembra ob 2:00 popoldne. Po maši se bomo, okrog tretje ure, zbrali kot običajno, pri križu za molitve.
Na pokopališču Gate of Heaven bomo molili za pokojne ob 3:30 popoldne in na pokopališču Our Lady of the Angels ob 5:00 h popoldne v Mavzoleju.
Letos prav v nedeljo, 3. novembra, preidemo na zimski čas - uro prestavimo za eno uro nazaj.
SVETA BIRMA in PRVO SVETO OBHAJILO
V	letu 2020 bomo imeli v naši župniji sveto birmo že 29. marca 2010 ob 11:00h dopoldne.
Birmovalec bo hamiltonski škof Douglas Crosby. Prosimo, da čimprej poveste kateri otroci bomo prejeli ta zakrament v naši cerkvi, da bomo lažje načrtovali pripravo. S pripravo bomo začeli po novem letu.
Zakrament prvega svetega obhajila pa bomo imeli, kot je naš običaj, zadnjo nedeljo v mesecu maju, to je 31. maja.
Prosimo tudi za te otroke, da jih starši čimprej prijavite. S pripravo bomo začeli po veliki noči.
RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY - October 6, 2019
V Vestniku imate tiskano prilogo, ki so nam jo poslali iz »Hamilton Right To Life« glede spoštovanja življenja. Na listu imate lokacije, kjer se lahko pridružite tako imenovali »The Life Chain«. Prav tako je tudi informacija glede »Gala Fundraising Dinner«, ki bo 6. novembra 2019, pri Michelangelo Banquet Center, 1555 Upper Ottawa Street in Hamilton z začetkom ob 6:30 popoldne.
MULTICULTURAL MASS_
Each year, at the Multicultural Mass celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, we recognize the many cultures present in our Diocese.
This year the Mass will be celebrated at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2019.
It is always a colorful, vibrant and joyful event, drawing together Priests and parishioners in their national costumes, praying and singing in a variety of languages, and expressing gratitude for the welcome given to them in Canada and in our Diocese.
Uradne ure za konzularne zadeve v Torontu
-	torek, 22. okt., od 15.00 do 18.30 ure.
-	torek, 19. nov., od 15.00 do 18.30 ure.
-	torek, 17. dec., od 15.00 do 18.30 ure. Konzularne ure so v prostorih Generalnega konzulata na naslovu: 731 Brown's Line, Toronto, Ontario M8W 3V7.
Priporočamo, da pred nameravanim obiskom konzularnih ur v Torontu, preverite termin na Veleposlaništvu v Ottawi. Telefon: +1 613 565 5781
# i # SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday to Friday: 7:00 p.m., Saturday: 5:30 p.m. (Slovenian); Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Slovenian), 11:00 a.m. (English); From Long weekend in July to the Long weekend of the September Sunday Mass is 111 only at 10:00 a.m. (Slovenian-English) - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: For an appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFESSIONS: First Friday of the month 6 -7:00 p.m. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI - Sporočite, če je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obiščemo. You are welcome to call don bosco for a personal conversation with your priest - please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971,
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odo f;9 2019 svete mase - masses
do 6. 10. 2019
27. Nedelja med letom	Za žive in rajne župljane	9:30 a.m...........
27th Sunday in OT	f Na čast Materi Božji	Ignac Horvat z družino
6. Oktober	f Viktoria in Marta	Zorka Rev
Bruno, ust. Kartuzijanov	f Štefan Prša	11:00 a.m. Žena z družino
Rožnovenska nedelja	ff Pokojni člani društva	1:00 p.m. Maša pri društvu Sava
Ponedeljek - Monday 7. Oktober Rožnovenska M. Božja	f Eileen MacKenzie	8:00 A.M.	N.N.
Torek - Tuesday 8. Oktober Benedikta, mučenka	f Alojz Sampl f Ernest Hull Bogu v zahvalo za zdravje	7:00 P.M.	Društvo sv. Jožefa (5) Družina Oravec A.K.
Sreda - Wednesday 9. Oktober Dionizij, škof-mučenec	f Ante Čule f Ana Nedelko	7:00 P.M.	Diana Čule Julija Sagadin z družino
Četrtek - Thursday 10. Oktober Danijel, mučenec	ff Marija in Štefan Ritlop	7:00 P.M.	Hčerka Kirec
Petek - Friday 11. Oktober Janez XXIII, papež	f Drago Ferk V čast sv. Duhu Za priprošnjo sv. Blažu f Viktor Doma	7:00 P.M.	Žena Irena z družino Fr. Marjan Draženka Alojz Sarjaš z družino
Sobota Saturday 12. Oktober Maksimilijan Celjski, mučenec Serafin, redovnik	f Franc Raduha f Ana Nedelko f Ana Nedelko f Ana Nedelko f Ana Nedelko f Irma Dorenčec f Francka Pust, obl. ff Maks in Maksimilijan Sagadin	5:30 P.M.	Žena z družino Ignac Dorenčec z družino Sylvia in Gregory Petiquan Diana in Jeffrey Mills Marija Hočevar Rozina in Štefan Bedernjak Družina Pust Julija Sagadin z družino
Za žive in rajne župljane 28. Nedelja med letom tt Pokojni iz družin Mes in Sraka 28™ Sunday in OT t Janez Kosednar 13. Oktober	t Grebene Marija, obl.
Edvard,kralj	t Ivan Tompa
tt Paula in Franc Pelcar
9:30 a.m...........
Družina Mes Žena Hema in družina Lojze Grebene
11:00 a.m. Jože in Marija Magdič
Stan Pelcar, Josie Dube & Fam.
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