VESTNIK 2021 | 3. POSTNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 10/57 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 7. 3. 2021 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 hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca Zapovedi: navodila za dobro življenje »Ni boljšega zrcala, ob katerem lahko spoznaš, kaj potrebuješ, kakor je deset zapovedi, v katerih najdeš, kar ti manjka in kar moraš iskati.« V duhu teh besedah se bomo danes po- globili v dekalog, ki nam razkriva Boga, nas same in bližnjega. O dese- tih zapovedih je rad govoril tudi Je- zus, saj jih je pristno in korenito raz- lagal, tako v odnosu do Boga kot tudi v odnosu do bližnjega. Po njem božje zapovedi so v resnici sestavni del za- veze med Bogom in človekom, so torej hkrati milosti, božji dar in razodetje. Zapovedi se ne začenjajo zaman s slovesno samopredstavitvijo Boga, ki se razodeva kot rešenik in osvoboditelj iz egiptovske sužnosti. Pred seboj imamo torej najprej vrsto vzvišenih moralnih načel, nato pa še dialog, v katerem Bog razodeva svojo voljo, človek pa se je skozi pogovor, v katerem se prepletata dve svobodi, božja in človeška, oklepa z vsem svojim bitjem. Zato se prva zapoved glasi: »Ne imej drugih bogov poleg mene!» V njej se razodeva prisrčna razglasitev popolne pripadnosti Bogu: »Imeti enega sa- mega Boga pomeni imeti nekoga, ki se mu srce popolnoma izroči.« Izrael ni nikoli imel božjih podob ali kipov in je zavračal malikovalske predstave o božanstvu, kajti Bogu je najbolj podoben »živi človek«, saj je »ustvarjen po božji podobi«. V obrazu svojega brata lahko iščemo zname- nja božjih potez, in ne v magičnih predmetih. Tretja izjava ima bogoslužni značaj. Jezus jo povzema v odgovoru hu- dobnemu duhu z navedkom iz Svetega pisma: »Poberi se, satan, kajti pisano je: 'Gospoda, svojega Boga, moli in njemu samemu služi!'« (Mt 4,10). V teh izjavah prve zapovedi zasledimo obtožbo sodobnega malikovanja, obtožbo naše dobičkaželjnosti in vraževernosti; zasledimo poziv, naj za krhkim obrazom bližnjega vedno iščemo Stvarnikove poteze; zasledimo poziv k češčenju in spoznavanju vedno nove božje skrivnosti, ki preseneča. Tako imenovana »prva tabla« dekaloga navaja nato še dve zapovedi. Druga »Ne skruni božjega imena,« ni le obsodba bogokletja; skrunjenje je v 82 | VESTNIK 2021 Illustration The Old Testament has what may seem a sur- prisingly small vocabulary, which means that the same word can mean many different things. This is one reason why translations of the Old Testament can be so different from each other. Remarkably, the Hebrew word for “word” is a good example of this. It can mean “word” or “thing”. In the Hebrew mind, “words” are “things” – they have just as much sub- stance as any other “thing”. This is not so odd as it might seem. Although few of us may have noticed it, we do something similar in English with “thing” and “think”. A “thing” is something you can think of. In Hebrew the word has a special power in the sense of God’s words. Human beings use words to describe things, but God uses words to bring things into being. So in the first reading today, we have the 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT Response: Lord, you have the words of eternal life. First Reading Exodus 20:1-17 God does not let sin continue for ever. The commandments are also statements of fact. Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Until we see God, God’s wisdom will al- ways look like foolishness to us. Gospel John 2:13-25 The cleansing of the Temple by Christ warns us that he will continually cleanse the new temple of the Holy Spirit, which is his Church. “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.” Svetem pismu malikovanje. Druga zapoved torej graja vsako zoževanje božje osebe (»imena«) na nadomestek po naših željah. Sobota (o kateri govo- ri tretja zapoved) je za Izraela kakor tempelj, sezi- dan v času. V tako notranje svetišče prinašamo delo, veselje, solze šestih delovnih dni, da bi jih po božji posvetitvi spremenili v hvalo in ponižno proš- njo. Sedmi dan stvarjenja je prišel Gospod v svetlo- bi svoje nebeške svetosti. Tako se tudi mi na Gospo- dov dan ne smemo ubadati s stvarmi, marveč mo- ramo v njih odkrivati način, kako biti navzoči pri božjem in nebeškem življenju. Ure počitka tako niso prazne in brezdelne, marveč nam pomagajo odkrivati notranji mir. Na drugi tabli desetih zapovedi je zapisanih sedem zapovedi, ki govorijo o pravilnem odnosu do bližnjega. »Kdor zapusti očeta, je kakor bogoklet- nik,« piše modri Sirah v 2. stoletju pred Kristusom (Sir 3,16). Četrta zapoved nas spodbuja k dejavnemu sodelovanju v družinskem in družbenem življenju. Peto zapoved »Ne ubijaj,« bi lahko prevedli z »Varuj življenje v vseh njegovih oblikah!« »Ne so- vraži svojega brata v svojem srcu; odkrito posvari svojega bližnjega, da si zaradi njega ne nakoplješ greha! Ne maščuj se in ne bodi zamerljiv« (3 Mz 19,17-18). Zapoved »Ne prešuštvuj« poveličuje zakon in pristno ljubezensko podaritev. »Ne kradi,« v svojem temelju pomeni, da se ne smemo »polastiti človeka«: ta zapoved brani oseb- no svobodo, ki jo lahko poteptamo, če človeku od- tegnemo dobrine, ki jih potrebuje za življenje. Boj zoper krivo pričevanje, ki je v družbi »govorjene besede«, kakršna je bila na starem vzhodu, nekaj prvinskega, temelji na dani besedi, na spoštovanju častne besede in osebnega dosto- janstva v javnem življenju in na sodišču. Zadnji dve zapovedi branita pravico do lastni- ne. Posest pa ni slepa in samovoljna, marveč je namenjena polnemu osebnemu življenju in življe- nju bratov. Lastnina nas vedno opominja, da je Bog Gospod zemlje in vsega, kar je na njej. Ko smo premišljevali o desetih zapovedih, nas je Gospod spodbujal k temu, kar je svetoval pismo- ukom, da bi imeli »večno življenje«: »Zapovedi po- znaš … « - (Prim. Oznanjevalec 2005-2006, št. 3) VESTNIK 2021 | 83 famous Ten Commandments, except the word for “commandment” is actually the word for “word”; it is really ten “words”, rather than ten “commandments”. Yet we speak of the ten “commandments” rather than the ten “words”. With God, a word is both a commandment and a state- ment of fact. God’s words come true. Sin will end for those who enter heaven and even for those who reject God, sin will be limited. The frustration of the evil will is the greatest of punishments in hell. God does not allow us to sin for ever. We should not think of God’s commandments as human laws, which may or may not be obeyed. In the end God’s kingdom will come and God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We see this in the story of the cleansing of the Temple in the Gospel. Gospel Teaching In today’s Gospel reading, Christ cleanses the Temple in Jerusalem. When he is challenged about his actions, he responds with these words, “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.” His victory is guaranteed and the resurrection is the sign of that victory. Even though the historic Jerusa- lem Temple will be destroyed, the risen Christ and the Church which is his body will triumph. The de- struction of the Temple and the death of Christ are caused by sin, but Christ will triumph over sin and death. In purifying the Temple now, Christ shows that his resurrection is about creat- ing a new life. This is one reason why the Church contin- ues to sing the Old Testament psalms. The psalms speak of victory, often in militaris- tic terms, and this can seem strange and even offensive to our way of thinking. The key is that the victory is not ours but God’s. God will win, and God does not need us to bring about that victory by force. Instead we are called to believe and hope in God’s victory, the victory we pre- pare for by prayer. Much will be destroyed before that victory comes, but what is destroyed, the Lord can raise up again, as Christ says later in John’s Gospel: “Now the will of him who sent me is that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, and that I should raise it up on the last day.” We see so much degradation and ruin in the world, often caused by human sins, but there is nothing that falls that cannot be raised again, until we come to the place where the true temple stands for ever. Application If God is going to win, then what is our role in God’s victory? It is quite simple: we are called to be- lieve and hope in that victory, and by love share the fruits of that victory with others. There are signs of the kingdom to come here on earth, and there are small victories over evil, which can give us hope and protect us from despair. While we live on earth as Christians, we live in the temple because we are the temple, which is why we are called to purify our- selves to keep the temple pure. This is why self- examination is the foundation of all progress. If we fight injustice, or prejudice, we must start by consid- ering our own injustice, to be constantly trying to overcome our own prejudices, and we must be hon- est here, even if is painful for us to do so. We will fail if we rely on our own power, but we can remember that Christ is with us; he will teach us the truth and set us free. Sweet Publishing / FreeBibleimages.org 84 | VESTNIK 2021 Cilj naše kampanje je v treh letih zbrati vsoto $200,000.00 za našo župnijo. Nekateri še vedno ne razumejo, da vse, kar boste darovali preko te kampanje, bo prejela naša župnija in še 10% iz skupnega sklada. Škofijski uradi pa bodo vodili vse računovodske zadeve, tako, da nam ne bo potrebno tega dela urejati. V Vestniku vsak teden objavimo koliko ste »obljubili« da boste darovali za kampa- njo za našo župnijo preko škofijskega računa in koliko je že dejansko »vplačanega«. Iz škofije nam tedensko poš- ljejo tekoče stanje na našem računu. Na računu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« za na- šo slovensko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velike- ga sta številki: $95,609 - Pledged - obljubili $51,299 - Paid - ste že vplačali Od prejšnjega tedna ni bilo novih pri- spevkov za sklad Eno Srce, Ena Duša. Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Smo že skoraj na polovici zastavljenega cilja. Heart to Heart THE PENULTIMATE WAVE OF ONE HEART, ONE SOUL has been launched. To date, the campaign has raised over $23 million, 66 percent of the $35 million goal! 42 parishes have surpassed their baseline target. Six more are at 93% or higher. In one parish, over 78% of parishioners participated in the campaign, the highest level of participation so far in any parish. Several parishes are already undertaking projects and programs for which funds have been raised. Painting and improved lighting at the Cathedral is almost complete. The scaf- folding will be coming down soon. A recent note from one donor says it all: “Blessings. I loved reading the campaign news and all the good things that are happen- ing because of it. I just want to share with you my experience with One Heart, One Soul. At first I was hesitant to contribute because I wasn’t sure if we could meet the contribution you asked of us. Thank God we are contributing to it! God has been so gracious to us. As soon as we started contributing, my husband got a raise and a family member has given us gifts that matched our 3-year contributions. Last year we were able to buy a new car and installed a new roof on our house. So much blessing has come our way, and we thank One Heart, One Soul. We thank God for His generosity. God has shown me that if you are generous, He will be more generous! Thank you.” And thank YOU to all who support the campaign! Ex corde, +Douglas Crosby, OMI March 5, 2021 (#428) VESTNIK 2021 | 85 PRAYER DURING PANDEMIC They cried to the Lord in their trouble, And he saved them from their distress; He sent out his word and healed them, And delivered them from destruction. Let them thank the Lord for his stead- fast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. Psalm 107:19-21 Lord God, I pray for all who have become sick or died by the coronavirus that has been spreading throughout the world. In your mercy and compassion, deliver us from this disease, In your holy wisdom, guide all who are working to contain the outbreak, In your steadfast love, bring healing to all your children who have fallen sick, Welcome into your arms the ones that died, Comfort the ones they left behind. In faith, I place my trust in you. In hope, I turn to you in my time of need. In love, I give glory to your name. In gratitude, I will praise you with my life. In your Son’s name I pray. Amen. MASS OF CHRISM His Excellency, Bishop Crosby, will celebrate the Mass of Chrism on Monday, March 29th, 2021 in the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, Hamilton. This year, due to COVID capacity limitations and social distancing requirements, attendance at the Chrism Mass will be limited to Priests only. Each year at the Mass of Chrism, the Bishop blesses the Oil of the Sick, and the Oil of Catechumens, and consecrates Sacred Chrism. The blessed and conse- crated Oils are taken to the Parishes of the Diocese to be used in the celebration of the Sacraments for the coming year. The Priests serving in the Diocese, together with the Bishop, renew the promises of their Ordination in which they committed themselves to serve this local Church in imitation of Christ the Priest, Prophet and Shepherd. Let us pray for all who minister to God’s holy peo- ple in our Diocese – our Bishops, Priests, Deacons, lay leaders, and all God’s holy people. Every year since 1967, Catholics have generously donated to Share Lent to support the work of the Canadian Catholic Organi- zation for Development and Peace. Share Lent is our main source of funding for our sisters and brothers in the Global South. In Hamilton diocese in 2020 Development and Peace received approximately 60% of our average Share Lent collection. As a result we cut in Canada programming, laid off some staff and those remain- ing had their hours reduced to part-time. I know that many people are suffering economic loss due to this pandemic. But when we compare our lives in Canada to those of peo- ple living in many other countries, we realize that we are indeed blessed. This year the Share Lent collection is on weekend March 20-21. 86 | VESTNIK 2021 SVETI JOŽEF JE ODKIMAL Kako se je moja mama odločila za moje življenje. Nihče mi nikoli ni zares raz- jasnil okoliščin, ki so privedle do mojega spočetja. Ne vem niti, ali je bila med mojo ma- mo in očetom sploh kdaj pra- va in iskrena ljubezen. Mama je nanj – na deset let mlajšega sosedovega sina – naletela pri štiridesetih letih, po številnih hudih življenjskih preizkuš- njah in v upanju, da jo bo kdo imel rad. Ko je, neporočena, začutila, da pod njenim srcem utripa še eno majhno srce, se je prestrašila, saj na to pri svojih letih ni bila pripravljena. Moj oče prav tako ni bil pripravljen na otroka in je želel, da me ne bi bilo. Mami je celo dal denar, da me »odpravi«. To delo so v tistih časih opravljali mazači. Drugi so bili podob- nega mnenja. Mami je bilo neizmerno težko in ni vedela, kaj naj stori, zato se je po nasvet zatekla k svoji sestri, ki je že imela družino. Ta ji je svetovala, naj denar obdrži in raje kupi plenice zame. Žaljivke in sramotenja Po naši vasi, ki je štela le nekaj hiš, se je kmalu razvedelo o mamini sramoti. Pritiski, očitki, izogibanja, prekinjena prijateljstva, žaljivke in sramotenja raznih oblik so se zače- li stopnjevati. Le redki so ji še bili pripravljeni nameniti dobro besedo ali besedo tolažbe. Redki so se še družili z njo. V očeh »pravovernih« je bila prešuštnica in grešnica, vredna vsake obsodbe. Mama mi je pripovedovala, kako se je ta- krat z bolečino v srcu in solzami v očeh zate- kla k Bogu. Pokleknila je pred podobo svete družine, ki so jo imeli pri hiši, in prosila Boga, naj ji da jasno znamenje, kaj mo- ra storiti. In Bog se je ozrl na sti- sko uboge žene, jo slišal in usli- šal. Po svetem Jožefu ji je poslal jasno znamenje. Mama mi je z žarom v očeh povedala, da je s svojimi očmi videla, kako je sveti Jožef odkimal. Jasno ji je bilo, kaj to pomeni. Zaradi mamine neomajne odločitve, da me obdrži, jo je moj oče zapustil in se odselil v Ljubljano, mama pa me je donosila in me z vso ljubeznijo vzgojila. Z očetom sem pozneje spletel lep sinovski odnos in sva se imela rada. (Dani Siter - Pričevanje in molitev sta vzeti iz zadnje števil- ke revije BOŽJE OKOLJE) - Družina 14. 2. 2021 | Duhovnost K tebi, o sveti Jožef K tebi, o sveti Jožef, pribežimo v svojih stiskah, in ko smo na pomoč poklicali tvojo presveto nevesto, prosimo zaupljivo tudi tvojega var- stva. Pri ljubezni, ki te je vezala z brezmadežno Devico, Božjo Materjo, in pri očetovski ljubez- ni, s katero si objemal dete Jezusa, te ponižno prosimo, ozri se milostno na delež, ki ga je pri- dobil Jezus s svojo krvjo, in pomagaj nam v naših potrebah s svojo močjo in priprošnjo. O skrbni varuh svete družine, varuj izvoljeno ljudstvo Jezusa Kristusa; odvrni od nas, ljubez- ni polni oče, vsako kugo zmot in greha. Podpi- raj nas milostno iz nebes, o mogočni naš va- ruh, v tem boju zoper moči teme, in kakor si nekdaj otel dete Jezusa iz smrtne nevarnosti, tako brani zdaj sveto Cerkev Božjo sovražnega zalezovanja in vsakega nasprotovanja. Varuj nas vsekdar, da bomo po tvojem zgledu in s tvojo pomočjo mogli sveto živeti, srečno umreti in doseči večno zveličanje v nebesih. Amen. - papež Leon XIII VESTNIK 2021 | 87 SPOVED Z OČMI SPOVEDNIKA Družina, 7. 3. 2021 | p. Igor Salmič | Duhovnost »Kdor prizna svoj greh, je večji od tistega, ki dela čudeže, in od tistega, ki obuja mrtve.« Ko sem prvič slišal ta stavek sv. Izaka Sirskega, sem bil nemalo presenečen, a kot spovedanec in spovednik sem sčasoma vedno bolj spoznaval njegovo resničnost. Nekaj intimnega in občutljivega Spoved je nekaj zelo intimnega in občutljivega, in to do mere, da se nekateri še vedno spomnijo »tiste« spovedi izpred dvajsetih let, ki jih je približala Bogu in Cerkvi ali pa oddaljila in sploh ne pomislijo več na to, da bi se še kdaj približali spovednici. Vseh drugih šest zakramentov se zdi bolj sprejemljivih, celo zakrament zakona, ob vseh negativnih prizvo- kih, ki jih je deležen. Priznati krivdo je nekaj zelo velikega, skoraj v nasprotju z našimi nagibi, zato nas tudi ena slaba izkušnja iz preteklosti lahko zaznamu- je za naprej. Ko govorimo o grehu, pri tem v bistvu ne gre toliko za prelom z določenimi moralnimi predpisi ali umanjkanje pri nekaterih dolžnostih, ampak za en in edini greh: na prvo mesto sem dal sebe; ko sem se obrnil k stvarem, sem pozabil, kdo je njihov avtor; bolj sem zaupal sebi kakor Gospodu. Stalno vračanje Ni spoved v prvi vrsti tista, ki odpusti greh pri človeku, temveč je to krst, ki nam podarja novo, bož- je življenje. Pri njem nam je Kristus odpustil grehe enkrat za vselej in ni potrebe po »novi« odvezi (Alexander Schmemann). Je pa hkrati tudi res, da se v vsakdanjem življenju stalno oddaljujemo od Kri- stusa in njegovega življenja, zato je potrebno, da se k njemu tudi stalno vračamo, da vedno znova prej- memo dar, ki nam je bil v njem že dan. In odveza pri spovedi je znamenje, da se je to v resnici zgodilo. To dejstvo je zelo pomembno zame kot spovednika: grehov ne odpuščam jaz, ampak Kristus. Zato je prav, da pri spovedi postavim sebe v ozadje in omo- gočim osebno srečanje spovedanca z Gospodom. In kolikokrat sem bil priča temu nepojmljivemu dogod- ku, ki je prešel v pravo veselje! Spominja me na tre- nutek, ko je Peter zatajil Kristusa na dvorišču vélike- ga duhovnika: v Gospodovih očeh je prepoznal last- ni greh, še bolj pa njegovo usmiljenje in odpuščanje (Lk 22,61–62). Njegove solze so bile nov začetek, tu se je rodil »novi« Peter. (Druzina: 7. 3. 2021, p. Igor Salmič) Majhnost pred Bogom je veličina Nekatere spovedi me globoko zaznamujejo vse do danes in ob njih se Gospodu zahvaljujem za dar du- hovništva. Enkrat se je zgodilo, da je nekdo v spove- dnici bazilike svetega Petra v Rimu pokleknil pred menoj, a me je hitro postalo strah, ko sem ugotovil, da gre za škofa. Le kaj mu bom mlad, neizkušen du- hovnik »svetoval«? Počutil sem se čisto nemočnega. Ta skrb pa se je razblinila, ko me je prevzela njegova neizmerna ponižnost, ki je sprožila svoboden pogo- vor. Rad se spominjam tega trenutka, ki mi govori o tem, da je človekova majhnost pred Bogom njegova prava veličina. Božje delovanje sem občudoval tudi pri nekem dekletu, ki se je še pol ure pred spovedjo imela za neverno, po spovedi pa je izrazila željo, da bi rada začela na novo živeti z Bogom, družino in s prijatelji. Ti in drugi primeri tudi mene utrjujejo v prepričanju, da pri Gospodu nič ni nemogoče, če mu damo na voljo vse, kar je naše: svoje misli, svoje želje, svoje srce in svoje telo, da bolj zaupamo Nje- mu kot pa sebi. In spoved je privilegiran kraj, kjer smo priče novemu življenju, to se ljudem vidi že na obrazu, ko odhajajo iz spovednice. To ne pomeni, da ne bodo več grešili, ampak da se bodo v vsaki, še tako veliki preizkušnji prepoznali kot od Boga ljub- ljeni sinovi in hčere. Ne odhajajo pa le oni drugačni od spovedi, ampak tudi jaz. Ob tem, kar Gospod na razviden način dela pri spovedancih, ne morem ostati ravnodušen, velikokrat zapustim spovednico z velikim notranjim mirom in z občutkom hvaležnosti, da sem bil lahko priča temu čudežu. Sv. Avguštin je nekoč dejal svojim vernikom: »Za vas sem pastir, z vami sem kristjan.« Preden sem spovednik, pa sem spovedanec: le kot grešnik, ki mu je odpuščeno, sem lahko v Gospodovi službi pri nje- govem delu odrešenja. 88 | VESTNIK 2021 DIOCESE OF HAMILTON March 5, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ in the Hamilton Diocese, As Catholics, we are called to protect the most vulnerable members of our society and to see the inherent value in every human life. As Pope Francis writes in his Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, "When the dignity of the human person is respected and his or her rights recognized and guaran- teed, creativity and interdependence thrive, and the creativity of the human personality is released through actions that further the common good (22)" Today I am calling you to action for the sake of every healthcare worker and those they serve in the province of Ontar- io. The Federal Government is on the verge of expanding assisted dying in Canada. Passing Bill C-7 will mean expanding access to eutha- nasia and assisted suicide to the disabled, those with mental illness and those who have an advanced directive. Many Canadians are alarmed at the implications of Bill C-7 and have contacted their Federal Member of Par- liament to express their concerns. We need to be equally concerned about a related issue and that is conscience rights for healthcare workers. Many healthcare profes- sionals have moral convictions that do not allow them to participate in assisted dying. They are being pushed out of their profes- sions by provincial health regulators that in- sist healthcare providers must participate in MAID. No one should be forced to go against their conscience, even, for example, by mak- Življenjski obračun - Začel sem drugi del svojega življenja Pripravljal sem na vpis v četrti letnik študija, torej je bila za mano že dobra polovica študentskih let. Študij se mi je zdel privlačen, v njem sem resnič- no užival, obenem pa sem v sebi slutil, da to še ni dovolj. V bistvu sem si želel, da bi se moja hrepene- nja končno srečala z Božjim pogledom na moje ži- vljenje. Do takrat sem živel nekakšno razklanost; Božjega glasu kar nisem ujel in zato ostajal razpet. Božji glas me je privlačil in me ni nikoli zares pustil, moč lastnih življenjskih načrtov pa se tudi ni hotela kar tako ohladiti. Neko septembrsko popoldne sem šel peš mimo frančiškanske cerkve na Tromostovju ter nenadeja- no zavil vanjo. Opazil sem lučko v spovednici na levi strani; bil sem vesel, ker sem vedel, kateri pater je v njej. Vstopil sem in dojel, da je lahko ravno ta spo- ved trenutek, da naredim življenjski obračun, ki sem si ga tako zelo želel. Mislil sem si, da moram Jezusu izročiti celotno preteklo življenje, preden mu popol- noma izročim svoje prihodnje življenje. In sem začel: sprehodil sem se čez svoje življenje od začetka do tistega trenutka. Nikoli v življenju nisem opuščal spovedi, a takrat sem čutil, da moram nekatere stva- ri povedati še enkrat. Pater me je potrpežljivo poslu- šal in ni ničesar komentiral. Mislim si, da je samo delno dojel, sredi kako pomembnega trenutka sem bil takrat. Ko sem končal, sem bil že pošteno razne- žen, potrjen s patrovimi besedami in v popolnem notranjem miru. Iz spovednice sem izstopil v solzah in veselju, da sem končno prišel do notranjega miru. Sedel sem v klopi v pretežno prazni cerkvi ter okušal moč duhovnikovih besed odpuščanja. Zavedal sem se, da sem ravnokar začel drugi del svojega življenja. Tokrat sem bil pripravljen, da se v celoti izročim Jezusu in dokončno sprejmem pot, ki si jo zame predstavlja on. Toliko let sem hrepenel po tem trenutku, zato je bila takratna izročitev nekaj nadvse lepega. Še vedno jo živim v veselju in notranji mir me kar noče zapustiti. VESTNIK 2021 | 89 ing an effective referral, in ending the lives of patients. Ontario needs legislation to protect doc- tors, nurses, pharmacists and others. Because MAID involves taking the life of a patient, par- ticipation should be voluntary. In Ontario, you can support both healthcare providers and vulnerable patients by contacting the Ontario government, especially your local MPP, and ask that legislation be introduced to protect the conscience rights of healthcare workers. If enough of us speak, the government will lis- ten. I invite you to take action by calling, e- mailing, or mailing a letter to the Ontario gov- ernment through your own MPP. Consider a visit to the following site, www.canadiansforconscience.ca/ontario, where you can learn more about this critically important issue and through their site send an email directly to the Ontario government. Conscience rights must be protected in legis- lation for the sake of all. You can also find links to this site and fur- ther information on the Diocesan web site at www.hamiltondiocese.com. The Catholic response to human suffering is proper healthcare, prayer and accompani- ment. Let us pray for all healthcare providers and for those who are sick, vulnerable and alone. Let us together protect the most vul- nerable by protecting all healthcare providers' right to practise their work using their own moral conscience as their guide. Sincerely in Christ and Mary Immaculate, (Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI Bishop of Hamilton KRST - BAPTISM V soboto, 6. marca 2021, je zakrament sve- tega krsta prejel Oliver Charles LAMARRE. Star- ša dečka sta oče Alexander Lamarre in mati Gloria, rojena Vuk. Iskrene čestitke staršema ob tem pomembnem družinskem dogodku. Naj družinico spremlja božji blagoslov in pri- prošnja nebeške Matere Marije. 90 | VESTNIK 2021 O BVESTI LA - A NNOUN CEMENTS ČIŠČENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH March 13th - Groznik, Erzar, Rev, Lukežič March 20th - Novak Peter team March 27th - Lukežič & Volčanšek team April 1st - Gosgnach & Janiak team After April 3rd, we will go to every two weeks. Thanks, Pamela DAROVI - DONATIONS Za gradbeni sklad je darovala $100 Diana Čule. V spomin na pokojno Milko Skale so za grad- beni sklad darovali: - $50 - Peter in Marija Markeš - $40 - Mary Slak (Niagara-on-the-Lake) - $150 - Tatjana in Zvone Zaletel (Ottawa) - Hvala za dar. ANNOUNCEMENT Church services resumed in person on Ash Wednesday. Although we will still be at 30% capacity, it is good news that we can come to- gether to share our faith. Although last Sunday was our final live- streaming of our service on Facebook, we have decided to continue the live streaming of Mass for those who may still not be able to make their way to church in person. Also, please continue to send in your "Sveti Angel" prayers to sgtgpar- ish@gmail.com so that we can work to incorpo- rate them into our regular Masses. We would also like to remind everyone that we are trying to put together a networking sys- tem for businesses, talents and skills to connect them with our community members. Your busi- ness cards, contact information and brief de- scription of what you have to offer should be emailed to: sgtgparish@gmail.com On behalf of the Parish Council, we wish you all a wonderful Sunday. INCOME TAX POTRDILA V veži so potrdila za Income Tax. Poglejte, če je vse prav, sicer se obrnite na župnika. Vedno se lahko prikrade kakšna napaka pri tolikih števil- kah in imenih, še posebej pri prepisovanju iz enega v drugi dokument. Za tiste, ki jih v času koronavirusa ne vidim v cerkvi, pa sem že v pet- ek potrdila poslal po pošti. ZAHVALA Ob smrti Milke Skale se hči Elizabeth Lukežič z družino iskreno zahvaljuje vsem, ki so jim ob smrti mame izrekli sožalje in jim stali ob strani, se spominjali pokojne Milke v molitvi in darovali zanjo svete maše. Hvala gospodu župniku za pogreb in pogrebno sveto mašo. Hvala vsem, ki ste se udeležili pogrebne maše in darovali na- mesto cvetja za gradbeni sklad Sv. Gregorija Velikega in Albright Foundation. THE ST JOSPEH SOCIETY 2021 MEMBERSHIP 2021 membership cards will be available for members starting Saturday March 13 at the 5:30pm mass. Membership cards can be found on the church hallway table. The cards will be in envelopes with members name and address. Members can take their cards, put their $15.00 membership fee in the envelopes and put them into the church offer- ing box. Those who have not paid for 2020, will find their membership cards also available for pay- ment. Father Drago will collect the envelopes and give them to the Board to record the mem- bership payments. The Board would like to thank the members for their ongoing support and we look forward to social gatherings again in the future. VESTNIK 2021 | 91 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 - Sporočite, če je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obiščemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905- 561-5971. DON BOSCO Članske izkaznice za društvo sv. Jožefa bodo na razpolago od prihodnje sobote, 13. marca, pri večerni sobotni maši, ki je ob 5:30 p.m. Na mizi v cerkveni veži bodo kuverte z vašim naslovom in v kuverti bo tudi članska izkaznica. Člani vzemite kartico iz kuverte, v kuverto pa oddajte plačilo članarine $15. Kuverto nato od- dajte v cerkveni nabiralnik, ki je v veži. Tisti, ki niste plačali za leto 2020, boste v ku- verti naši tudi izkaznico za prejšnje leto, in lahko v kuverto priložite plačilo članarine. Fr. Drago bo zbral kuverte in jih oddal odbo- ru, da si bodo zabeležili članstvo. Odbor društva sv. Jožefa se zahvaljuje vsem članom za nenehno podporo in upamo, da se bomo lahko kmalu zopet zbrali k družabnim srečanjem pod okriljem sv. Jožefa. Letošnje leto je papež razglasil za Jožefovo leto. V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: Nedelko Katarina March 8, 1999 Vlašič Matija March 8, 2007 Ftičar Jožef Karl March 10, 2008 Peternel Anton March 10, 2010 Ostanek Louis March 11, 1983 Fylypiw Walter March 11, 1988 Langenfus Josef March 11, 1995 Gričnik Franc March 11, 2001 Lovšin Joseph March 12, 1972 Dvoršak Jakob March 12, 1981 De Sarno Sabato March 13, 2010 Urek Anna March 14, 1986 92 | VESTNIK 2021 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES od 7. 3. 2021 do 14. 3. 2021 3. POSTNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT 7. MARC Perpetua in Felicita, muč. † † † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Slavka Mramor Joe Hanc Fr. Stane Okorn Marija in Jože Petek 10:00 A.M. IN CHURCH AND ON FACEBOOK - - - - - - - - - Fani Adamič z družino Irene in Family Družina Groznik Sin Stanko Petek z družino PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 8. MARC Janez od Boga, red. † † †† Matija Vlašič, obl. Janko Radočaj Jure in Marica Fabina 7:00 P.M. Žena in otroci Jožica Vlašič z družino Hči Dragica TOREK - TUESDAY 9. MARC Frančiška Rimska, red. † † Štefan Gabor, obl. Fr. Stane Okorn 7:00 P.M. Hči Angela Antolin z družino Angela in John Antolin z družino SREDA - WEDNESDAY 10. MARC 40 mučencev † † Josephine Zabukovec Zdravko Troha 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Danica Maradin ČETRTEK - THURSDAY 11. MARC Benedikt, škof † † Maks Pavlič Jože Langenfus, obl. 7:00 P.M. Družina Kodarin Žena Sonja PETEK - FRIDAY 12. MARC Doroteja, muč. - Gregorjevo † † Križev pot Jure Fabina Ana Sušec 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. - - - - - Olga Glavač z družino Sestra in družino Mertuk SOBOTA - SATURDAY 13. MARC Kristina, dev-mučenka Patricija, mučenka † † † †† †† †† †† † Ana Nedelko Ana Nedelko Ana Nedelko Štefan in Gizella Ray Pok. iz družine Udovč Pok. iz družine Sobočan Janez in Micka Erzar Maks Pavlič 5:30 P.M. Alojz in Dragica Ferenčak Ivan Nedelko Marija in Jože Magdič z družino Family Magda z družino Cecilija Sobočan sin Frank z družino Ivan Nedelko 4. POSTNA NEDELJA 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT 14. MARC Matilda, kraljica † † †† † † †† † †† † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Tilka Vengar, 4. obl. Anton Vengar Tilka in Anton Vengar Izidor Fujs, obl. Jožef Prša Paula in Franc Pelcar Anthony Krajc Jože Pust Jože Lovšin, obl. Stephanie Pust, obl. Neil Lambert, obl. 10:00 A.M. IN CHURCH AND ON FACEBOOK - - - - - - - - - Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z druž. Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z druž. Jožica Novak z družino Aranka Dundek z družino Emil in Regina Črešnjovec Stan Pelca & Josie Dubé z druž. žena Marilyn Družina Pust Družina Pust Družina Pust Družina Pust Uro prestavimo naprej! Daylight Saving Time begins.