VESTNIK 2022 | VESTNIK 2022 | 83 VESTNIK 2022 | 85 VESTNIK 2022 | 87 2. POSTNA NEDELJA 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 11/58 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 13.3. 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 WEB PAGE www.carantha.com HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK Kot naslov današnje nedelje bi lahko dali: Božje razodevanje, to je »epifanija«, ker govori o razodevanju in velicastnem pricevanju Boga znotraj cloveške zgodovi-ne. Prvo razodevanje, s katerim se danes srecujemo, je zarisano z dokaj nadrealistic-nimi okolišcinami. Mracen soncni zahod, žarec ogenj, ki je neverjetno gibljiv, nekaj razcetverjenih in na polovice razdeljenih živali: take so namrec sestavine pripovedi 15. poglavja Prve Mojzesove knjige, ki je sestavni del današnjega prvega berila. Res pa je, da gre za jasna znamenja (simbole) starodavnega Vzhoda, ki so na-menjeni ponazoritvi zaveze med Bogom in Abrahamom, »našim ocetom v veri«. Bog zaupa svoje razodevanje znamenju ognja, ki je silovit kot strela, dejstvu, ki je zunaj nas samih, vendar nas prežarja in zaznamuje. To srecanje pripravlja clovek s pomocjo starodavnega obreda z raz-deljenimi živalmi. Obicaj so poznali stari vzhodnjaki in med beduini vse do danes ni povsem izginil. Med dvema vrstama kosov krvavecega mesa hodijo tisti, ki sklepajo pogodbo, z neke vrste preklinjanjem samega se-be, da bi potrdili pogodbo, ki jo želijo skleniti: naj se zgodi z mano tako kot s temi živalmi, ce bom prelomil pogodbo, ki jo sklepamo! Zanimivo je tudi vedeti, da v hebrejšcini »skleniti pogodbo« dobese-dno pomeni tudi »razrezati sporazum«. Vendar v tej noci, sredi živali, ki jih je razcetveril Abraham, prihaja Bog, v podobi »kadecega lonca in plamenece bakle«. On je prvi, ki si prizadeva za srecanje in ne caka na clovekov odgovor. On je tudi tisti, ki stopi cloveku na pot in mu razkrije svojo ljubezen. Clovek naj mu tako le ponudi svojo vero, to je svobodno in veselo sprejetje daru, ki ga Bog že predstavlja: »Abraham je zaupal Gospodu ....«. Pojavlja pa se skrivnostna zadrega o Jezusu in Nazareta. Zdi se, kot da bi se dvignila zavesa in bi se na obrobju Jezusove clovecnosti zablešcala tudi njegova božanskost, skrivnost najprej predstavlje-na njegovim ucencem. Tovrstna pripoved je izdelana po vzorcu veli-konocnih prikazovanj Vstalega. Kristusova skriv-nost se razodene v polnosti šele z njegovo smrtjo in vstajenjem. Luka je namrec edini med evangeli-sti opozoril na skladnost med spremenjenjem na gori z veliko nocjo in s pogovorom med Kristusom, Mojzesom in Elijem: govorili so o njegovem »odhodu, ki naj bi se izvršil v Jeruzalemu«. Beseda »odhod« v izvirniku dobesedno pomeni »izhod» (eksodus). Kristus v polnosti razodene samega sebe, ko se z vnebohodom povzpne v nebo in s seboj vzame vse odrešeno ljudstvo. To je veli-castni izhod iz sužnosti greha in smrti naproti polni svobodi in življenju. Tretja epifanija pa je tista, ki se obhaja znotraj verujocega samega in jo Pavel kristalno jasno opi-še v odlomku, namenjenem kristjanom v Filipih, prvi kršcanski skupnosti v Evropi. Ta odlomek be-remo pri današnjem bogoslužju: »Mi pricakujemo Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa kot Odrešenika, ki bo pre-obrazil naše bedno telo in ga naredil podobnega telesu svojega velicastva.« Gre za razodetje naše-ga poslednjega cilja, ki je velikonocen - tako kot tisti Kristusov. Kristjanov in tudi Kristusov »izhod« imata na-mrec skupni cilj, »nebeško domovino»; celotno telo, tako Kristusovo kot kristjanovo, bo preobra-ženo in potopljeno v božjo skrivnost; Kristusova in kristjanova preobrazba sta namrec znamenje obojnega, ceprav razlicnega, vendar vzporednega božjega posinovljenja. V današnji nedelji, ki je polna svetlobe, Cerkev obhaja epifanijo Boga zaveze, Sina Odrešenika in odrešenega cloveka in odkriva vezi globoke lju-bezni, ki združujejo Boga, Kristusa in cloveka. Po-polna in vecna božja ljubezen se razodeva in raz-širja v Kristusu in od njega se poraja v tisoc in ti-socih ljubeznih, kolikor je pac cloveških src. (Prim. Oznanjevalec -leto C_2006/7, štev. 3) Božje razodevanje 82 | VESTNIK 2022 84 | VESTNIK 2022 86 | VESTNIK 2022 88 | VESTNIK 2022 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT Response: The Lord is my light and my salvation. First Reading Genesis 15:5-12. 17-18 God offers the promise of a future full of hope to Abram, who shows himself to be a person of faith. Second Reading Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 We are called to remain faithful in our fol-lowing of Christ. Gospel Luke 9:28-36 On the mountain, Jesus is revealed to his disciples in his glory. “This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.” Illustration “The human journey is a continuous act of transfiguration.” These words of the Irish poet John O’Donohue remind us that our journey through life is one of constant growth and change. This is true of both our internal and ex-ternal worlds. Our readings today speak of change and of transfiguration, of the wonder of God’s presence – and then of what that presence might lead us to do and to be. However, before any transformation can take place, it would seem that it is necessary to spend time listening and being present to the Lord in silence and in still-ness. Then, strengthened in faith, like the disci-ples, we will be able to embrace a new future, trusting in our God who calls us towards some-thing new and beautiful: Christ’s transforming and transfiguring love. Gospel Teaching In today’s Gospel, Jesus takes the disciples away from their ordinary lives to the mountain, a place of silence and prayer. And there, while Jesus prays, he is transfigured. Jesus’ whole appearance changes and he is seen in breath-taking glory. As Jesus is transfigured before them, the disciples are awestruck at the change in his appearance. It is too much for them to comprehend. While James and John remain silent, Peter is overcome by enthusiasm and the desire to do something momentous. Jesus is silent, too, but the voice of the Father speaks from the clouds, telling the disciples that Jesus is God’s Son, the “Chosen One”, and urging them to “Listen to him.” They are being directed to look at and to listen to Jesus. Jesus is now the gate-way to the future, the fullest expression of the Fa-ther’s love, and in the cloud covering the disciples with shadow, we are given a glimpse of the pres-ence of the Holy Spirit. This profound experience of Jesus’ transfiguration renders the disciples silent. They have no words and the encounter is so pre-cious that they hold it within their own hearts, treas-uring what they have seen and heard. Application Like the disciples, it might be good for us to spend time alone with Jesus and simply to allow our-selves to be transformed in the light of his uncondi-tional love. In our busy and noisy world, this can be a challenge. So perhaps we need to go “up the moun-tain” every now and again to find the quiet that will allow us to meet Christ and to be changed inwardly by his immense love for us. Our moments of being present with Jesus can offer us an inner silence that brings us strength, and from which flows a tender-ness for ourselves and for others. Of course, you may say, Peter, James and John had to come down the mountain again. Indeed they had. However, lest we forget, they were still accom-panied by Jesus on the way down the mountain and so are we in our own faith journey. Being chosen by Jesus to be present at this remarkable happening would have given the disciples courage and strength for the unknown future that Jesus in his mission and ministry is mapping out for his followers. Being with Jesus changed Peter, James and John, and it can transfigure our lives too. Pope Francis, in one of his homilies on the trans-figuration, said the “instructions for the disciples and for us are this: ‘Listen to him!’ Listen to Jesus. He is the saviour: follow him. To listen to Christ, in fact, entails taking up the logic of his Paschal Mystery, setting out on the journey with him to make of one-self a gift of love to others.” Pope Francis then sug-gested we look at the transfiguration in the follow-ing way: “with Peter, James and John we too climb the Mount of the Transfiguration today and stop in contemplation of the face of Jesus to retrieve the message and translate it into our lives; for we too can be transfigured by love”. In the light of our call to follow Christ each day, we might ask ourselves: Where do I need to be changed, or what in my heart and life needs to be “transfigured” by love? And, not least, “How can I bring Christ’s transfiguring love to those around me?” Cilj naše kampanje je v treh letih zbrati vsoto $200,000.00 za našo župni-jo. Nekateri še vedno ne razumejo, da vse, kar boste darovali preko te kampa-nje, bo prejela naša župnija in še 10% iz skupnega sklada. Škofijski uradi pa bo-do vodili vse racunovodske zadeve, tako, da nam ne bo potrebno tega dela urejati. V Vestniku objavimo koliko ste »obljubili« da boste darovali za kampa-njo za našo župnijo preko škofijskega racuna in koliko je že dejansko »vplacanega«. Iz škofije so nam sedaj poslali kodo, da lahko sami pogledamo tekoce stanje na našem racunu. Na racunu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« - »One Heart, One Soul« za našo slo-vensko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velike-ga je: $124,843. - Pledged - March 4, 2022 $99,878. - Paid - Mrch 4, 2022 Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Smo že krepko cez polovico zastav-ljenega cilja. Tokrat so se številke kar dvignile. “TEMPORA MUTANTUR, ET NOS MUTAMUR IN ILLIS!” TIMES HAVE CHANGED SO WE MUST KEEP CHANGING TOO By Fr. Steve Ryan, SDB 1) We used to live in a culture where churchgo-ing was a normal part of life, but no more. Though almost all Americans still believe in God, offi-cial weekly church attendance hovers around 20 percent (that includes virtual attendance which still covers quite a portion of that 20%). Almost a third of Americans can be classified as “Nones”, those who have “no religious affilia-tion”. And millennials, or young adults, are leaving or stay-ing away from church in higher percentages than any oth-er generation. The younger you are, the less likely you are to have a connection to a church. And so... We must adopt a missionary mindset and be bold and creative. Don Bosco was. We can assess the needs in our communities and respond. We can provide live and virtual opportunities for people to encounter Christ, to witness virtue and a sense of family. We also have to go out to where people are. Saint Paul, who understood that face-to-face relational presence was his biggest asset, went out to the marketplace and the gathering spots of everyday people. We can’t wait for people to come to us, we’ll be waiting for a long time. 2) Religious people are now seen as “haters”. Young people are growing up in a culture where faith in Jesus has been politicized or has become a shortcut defi-nition for “judgmental” – it is no longer a universally ad-mired (and expected) pursuit. We are already at a cultural moment when “religious” crosses over into the territory it occupied when Jesus called its most fervent apologists “white-washed tombs” and “snakes”. Half of Gen Z (young people ages 13 to 25) say they don’t think that religious institutions care as much as they do about justice issues that matter deeply to them – toler-ance, compassion, acceptance, racial justice, gender equi-ty, immigration rights, income inequality and individual freedom. Christianity is very much about justice, but because it’s also about devotion, it’s seen as invalid. And today’s world thinks Christianity not only has a fundamental disconnect – but that because it’s old and connected with an authoritative institution, they interpret that as having nothing to offer to present day problems and challenges. And so... Witnesses of genuine kindness and charity are needed. There’s such a challenge here. We hold fast to the truth of the gospel regarding morality and at the same time we love people sin-cerely. Lord, give us that ability. We can shift our focus to preparing children, youth and young adults for counter-cultural impact – WE HELP THEM EMBRACE A CHRISTIAN IDENTITY that the rest of the world will see, initially, as weird. How will they maintain perseverance in this identi-ty? Only one way – lead them to an intimate rela-tionship with Jesus. Only a deepening relationship with Jesus Christ can mark their identity enough to face the persecutions that are sure to come. 3) “Who needs religion to be a good per-son?” Young people are growing up in a culture where “religious” is not even in the vernacular – and it’s seen as an unnecessary prerequisite for “being a good person”. We religious people have lost our visibility, our credibility and our voice with many young people. Sharing time and rubbing shoulders with them is very helpful but they don’t “get” the why we do what we do – with Jesus, through Jesus, in Jesus’ Name. And so... We help young people shift their focus (and their standards) from clearing the low bar of “good behavior” to leaping into the high bar re-sponse to Jesus. When He asked if His disciples were going to abandon him like all the others, Peter said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words to eternal life. We believe and we know you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:68-69). This is a proclama-tion from someone whose heart has been won over by the heart of Jesus, BEFORE his head understands or embraces all of the implications of that commit-ment. 4) “There’s no such thing as sin!” Young people are growing up in a culture where sin is a past invention of society and church to make people behave. It’s something belonging to ancient history. Today there is no shared definition of sin. There is no common morality. If there is no reference point for human behav-ior, no North Star guiding us, then “sin” is quickly going to disappear from our spiritual reality. All is relative. A kind of behavioral pragmatism has emerged in the culture, where the end almost al-ways justifies the means. And so... We help them lay down the compass of cultural norms and pick up the compass of Jesus Christ. Sin needs to be preached. The temptations, distractions and lies that the evil one has promul-gated in society are real. The destruction caused by sin is being exposed. We are all affected by it. Let’s call it out. Let’s help them see the damage caused by sin. We need Christ’s amazing Grace. As Paul said, “I say then, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves” (Galatians 5:16). Heart to Heart - Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI FORWARD TOGETHER IN CHRIST. As the COVID restrictions on our Parishes and liturgical life are being lifted, it is necessary for the Diocese to determine the best path forward for our lives as Disciples of Christ. To help determine this, the Diocese is embarking on a pro-cess we are calling “Forward Together in Christ”. Through this process, the voices of our clergy and laity, will help determine our best way Forward Together in Christ. Consultations with Deacons and Lay Parish Pas-toral Ministers are already underway. Meetings with the Priests will occur over the next few weeks in each of the Deaneries. Pope Francis has made it clear that we are not returning to the “normal” of February 2020, but that this is a time of grace to determine our “new normal” as the People of God moving Forward Together in Christ! OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS CIŠCENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH March 19th Groznik, Erzar, Lukežic March 26th Lojska Novak team DIOCESE OF HAMILTON - ANNOUNCEMENTS Evenings with His Excellency, Bishop Lobsinger – Join Auxiliary Bishop, Wayne Lobsinger, for Evenings with His Excellency, an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about our Catholic Faith. You may attend online or in person at Canadian Martyrs Parish, Hamilton, on the 2nd Friday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.canadianmartyrshamilton.com/ upcoming/2021/9/10/evenings-with-his-excellency. Mount Mary Immaculate Retreat Centre is now open and accepting group and personal retreat bookings for 2022! With a large Chapel and acres of untouched green space Mount Mary is an ideal loca-tion for those seeking a retreat experience. Groups of all types are welcome for a day or for an overnight stay. For more information please visit: www.mountmary.ca. PARENTING TIP OF THE MONTH - Parenting Tip 138: Lent is a time of reflection for all Catholics and a perfect season to help children understand why we engage in prayer, works of charity, care for all and practising self-control, since all of these can bring us closer to God. Spend time on your Lenten journey as a family by attending Mass and discussing, in simple language, the readings you hear. Decide as a family on prayers and reflections to engage in each day of Lent and together look at how your family might use their resources to give to others. Your children can bring hope to the hearts of others during Lent and their spiritual journey will be enhanced by your presence and guidance. Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250. MARRIAGE TIP OF THE MONTH - Marriage Tip 118: - The season of Lent is a perfect time to reflect on how we are living our lives according to God’s call to discipleship and vocation. The vocation of marriage is an essential call since the Sacrament of Marriage is meant to be the visible sign or God’s invisible love to the world. Lent then, is a perfect time to examine what you are bringing to your vocation, to see if forgiveness is readily available when needed and to contemplate whether you might make changes to better fulfill your call to marriage. As well, consider praying with your spouse, re-flecting on a short Bible passage daily and working on holding anger during Lent, since all of these will strengthen your bond of love and bring you feelings of joy as the Easter season draws near. Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250. SLOVENIAN EMBASSY OTTAWA Please note that from March 1st, 2022, it is a new email: consular.ottawa@gov.si for all consular enquiries and transactions. Veleposlaništvo Republike Slovenije v Ottawi: 150 Metcalfe St., Suite #2200 Ottawa, ON, K2P 1P1, Canada Tel: 1-613-565-5781 www.ottawa.veleposlanistvo.si Dežurna številka za nujne primere sloven-skih državljanov: 1-613-292-6041 Generalni konzulat Toronto John Doma, Castni generalni konzul jdoma@sloveniacg.com 5096 South Service Road, Suite 102 Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5H4 Canada, +1-416-201-8307 SUNDAY MASSES From Palm Sunday April 10, 2022 and on we will go back to two Sunday Masses. Slove-nian at 9:30 a.m. and English at 11:00 a.m. Od 10. aprila naprej, t.j. od Cvetne nedelje, bomo zopet imeli ob nedeljah dve sveti maši: slovensko ob 9:30 a.m. in angleško ob 11:00 a.m.. Povejte tudi tistim, ki morda ne pridejo tako redno, da bodo vedeli za spremembo. 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 DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA Na mizi v cerkveni veži so ku-verte za clane društva sv. Jožefa. V kuverti je izkaznica za leto 2022. Dajte denar za clanarino v kuverto in kuverto oddajte v nabiralnik za nedeljsko nabirko. IZLET V LOS ANGELES, LAS VEGAS, NACIONALNI PARKI, SAN FRANCISCO Gospod Branko Balažic organizira, z skupi-no romarjev iz Slovenije, enajstdnevni izlet v Los Angeles in okolico, z zbirnim mestom, dne 17. junija 2022, na letališcu v Los Angeles. Imajo še nekaj prostih mest in ce bi se jim kdo iz Kanade želel pridružiti naj se cimprej odloci. Na polici pri vhodu v cerkev si lahko vzamete natancnejši spored izleta. Vsak si mora sam preskrbeti letalsko karto do letališca. Ce bi se kdo odlocil, naj to cim-prej sporoci, najkasneje do prihodnje nedelje. OBCNI ZBOR - OBISK MINISTRICE ZA SLOVENCE PO SVETU - 27. MAREC. V nedeljo, 27. marca 2022, bomo po dveh letih zopet imeli obcni zbor. Tokrat ga bomo imeli kar v cerkvi, takoj po deseti maši. Ne bo tako dolg, kot je bilo to obicajno v dvorani. Je pa dobro, da pregledamo ta cas Covida-19 in naredimo kakšne nacrte za prihodnost. Tisto nedeljo bo iz Slovenije prišla na obisk v Kanado tudi ministrica za Slovence po svetu dr. Helena Jaklitsch. Udeležila se bo naše svete maše in verjetno bo po maši tudi na kratko pozdravila vse navzoce. 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: Urek Anna March 14, 1986 Miklavcic Florian March 15, 2004 Booth Steve March 15, 2011 Štern Slavko Alojz March 16, 2012 Gimpelj Frank March 16, 2013 Ferfolja Marko March 17, 2016 Rožic Boris March 18, 1996 Lenart Ana Martina March 18, 2014 Halas Teresa March 19, 2008 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES 13. 3. 2022 - 20. 3. 2022 2. POSTNA NEDELJA 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT 13. MAREC KRISTINA, DEVICA-MUCENKA †† † † † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Paula in Franc Pelcar Emilija Balažic Izidor Fujs Jože Lovšin, obl. Stephanie Pust, obl. Neil Lambert, obl. Hilda Žigon 10:00 A.M. ------------- Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž. Hci z družino Aranka Dundek Družina Pust Družina Pust Družina Pust Manja Erzetic PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 14. MAREC Matilda, kraljica † † Tilka Vengar Anton Vengar 7:00 P.M. Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z druž. Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z druž. TOREK - TUESDAY 15. MAREC Ludovika, redovnica V dober namen Bogu in M. Božji v priprošnjo 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Ana Tadic SREDA - WEDNESDAY 16. MAREC Hilarij in Tacijan, muc. † † † †† Avgust Curic Slavko Štern, obl. Frank Gimpelj, obl. Angela in Alojz Kocmut 7:00 P.M. Olga Glavac z družino Žena Marija z družino Žena Elizabeta z družino Hci Elizabeta Gimpelj z družino CETRTEK - THURSDAY 17. MAREC, Patrik, škof † † Za mir v Ukrajini Marko Ferfolja, obl. 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino N.N. PETEK - FRIDAY 18. MAREC Ciril Jeruzalemski, šk-muc. † † Križev pot - Stations of the Cross Zdravko Troha Barbara Ceh (Winnipeg) 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. Danica Maradin Bernardina in Martin Mujdrica SOBOTA - SATURDAY 19. MAREC JOŽEF, JEZUSOV REDNIK † † †† †† † †† †† † †† †† † Joe Lackovic Otilija Krampac (Slo) Starši Marija in Jože Kuzma Terezija (obl.) in John Halas Joe Prša Starši Marija in Alojz Mes Sorodniki in prijatelji Karel Volf Mama in oce Prša Terezija (obl.) in Ivan Halas Florian Miklavcic, obl. 5:30 P.M. Žena Vera z družino Sestricna Vera Lackovic z družino Jožica Vlašic z družino Terezija in Ignac Sarjaš z družino Vera Lackovic z družino Družina Štadler Družina Štadler Žena Marija Marija Volf Sestra z družino Žena Anica z družino 3. POSTNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT 20. MAREC KLAVDIJA, MUCENKA †† † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Pokojni iz družine Vegelj Rozika Galic Ignac Horvat Irma Dorencec Hilda Žigon Za zdravje prijateljev in 10:00 A.M. ------------- Ivan Vegelj z družino Milka Pavlic z družino Marjan in Elizabeth Hozjan Štefan in Angela Kelenc Kathy Prša N.N. (TBM) sorodnikov