VESTNIK 2023 | VESTNIK 2023 | 19 VESTNIK 2023 | 21 VESTNIK 2023 | 23 2. NEDELJA MED LETOM 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 3/59 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 15.1. 2023 Fr. Dra go 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 905-561-5971, ext. 2 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK Gospodov služabnik - Luc in Jagnje Božje Misel današnjega evanglija je nakazana še v prvem berilu, ki govori o poslanstvu božjega služabnika: gre za poslanstvo, ki se razprosti-ra do skrajnih meja zemlje. Drugo berilo nam delno zamejuje razsežnost tega poslanstva: Pavel govori o tistih, ki kjersibodi klicejo Gospodovo ime. Evangelij nam predstavlja Janeza, ki je prihajajocega Jezusa zelo pomen-ljivo opredelil: »Glejte, Jagnje Božje, ki odjem-lje greh sveta.« Jezus je bil na videz navaden clovek, tesarjev sin iz Nazareta; vendar ga Janez, navdihnjen po Svetem Duhu, prepozna in opredeli v tem svetu. Kako ga je mogel prepoznati? To nam razloži sam: imel je videnje. »Nisem ga poznal,« pavi Janez, »vendar tisti, ki me je poslal kršcevat z vodo, mi je rekel: 'Clovek, nad katerim boš videl, da se spušca in ostaja Duh, je tisti, ki kršcuje v Svetem Duhu'.« Predhodnik je imel božje zna-menje, da je prepoznal Jezusa. Ko je bil Jezus kršcen, se je Sveti Duh predstavil v telesni obliki kot golob in je ostal nad njim. Krst v Svetem Duhu namrec predstavlja dve stvari kot potrjuje Pavel, Duh pricuje o našem duhu, da smo božji sinovi. Po drugi strani pa je Duh tisti, ki precišcuje, ki odvzema grehe. Ko se je vstali Jezus prikazal ucencem, jim je rekel: »Prejmite Svetega Duha; komur grehe odpustite, so jim odpušceni« (Jn 20,23). Janez je videl in sedaj pricuje, da je Jezus Božje jagnje, ki odjemlje grehe sveta. Jagnje je daritvena žrtev. V dogodku, ki ga imenujemo Abrahamova daritev, je Izak vprašal oceta: »Tu je ogenj in drva, vendar kje je jagnje za daritev?» (1Mz 22,7). In Abraham, navdihnjen po Svetem Duhu, mu je odgovoril: »Bog si bo preskrbel jagnje za žgalno daritev, moj sin« (1Mz 22,8). Na videz bi se lahko ta prerokba nanašala na ovna, ki ga je Abraham našel v bližini, potem ko mu je angel prepovedal žrtvo-vati Izaka; v resnici pa je ta oven le podoba, nikakor ni pravo jagnje, ki ga je Bog pripravil za pravo žrtvovanje, za pravo daritev, ki je sposobna brisati grehe. Starozavezna darovanja ne morejo odvzemati grehov: »Nemogoce je namrec, da bi grehe odvzema-la kri volov in kozlov« (Heb 10,4). V tem primeru gre za živali, ki so jih žrtvovali popolnoma brez zavesti, in torej nimajo nikakršne globlje povezave ne z Bogom ne s cloveško zavestjo. Jezus pa je bil, kot Božje jagnje žrtvovan z osebno daritvijo: daroval je sam sebe kot brezmadežno žrtev in tako je izrinil greh. Torej Kristusovo poslanstvo, ki je Božje jagnje, ni omejeno zgolj za rešitev judovskega ljudstva, temvec se razširja na popravo grehov vsega sveta. Kajti ves svet je omadeževan z grehom in potrebuje odrešenja. Bog govori svojemu služabniku: »Premalo je, da kot moj služabnik vzpostaviš le Jakobove rodove in privedeš nazaj Izraelove rešence.« In Bog še dodaja: »Zato sem te postavil za luc narodom, da boš moje odrešenje do konca zemlje.« Ta Izaijeva prerokba, tako kot besede Janeza Krstnika, se izvršuje z ozna-njevanjem apostolov. Te je Jezus povabil, naj poucijo vsa ljudstva. Tako Pavel, ki se opredeljuje kot »apostol Jezusa Kristusa po Božji volji«, more govoriti Korincanom, o »vseh tistih, ki na vseh krajih klicejo ime Kristusa, našega in njihovega Jezusa Kristusa«. Korincani, pogani, so bili s Pavlovim oznanjeva-njem poklicani k vstopu v Cerkev. Skupaj z mnogimi drugimi so vstopili, tako da lahko apostol govori o »teh, ki na vsakem kraju klicejo Gospodovo ime«. Pa-vel je imel preroško intuicijo, da je mogel že vnaprej prepoznati razsežnosti Cerkve. To nas napolnjuje z velikim veseljem in s tolažbo. Vemo, da je ponižni Jezus tisti, ki odjemlje grehe sveta in ki vabi k sebi, da bi privedel k Bogu - seveda vsa ljudstva sveta. Vedno bolj se moramo zavedati te ve-soljne razsežnosti Jezusovega poslanstva. Imejmo široko srce. Ne skrbimo zgolj za naše lastne potrebe, niti za tiste duhovne, temvec bodimo odprti do vseh ljudi. Kristjani smo in pridruženi smo Kristusu, rešite-lju sveta, Kristusu, »ki je Božje jagnje, ki odjemlje gre-he sveta«. Ce se ukvarjamo zgolj s svojo malo skupino, ne moremo biti resnicno združeni z Jezusovim srcem. Razširimo srca, da bomo lahko z Gospodom sodeležni pri odreševanju vsega sveta. - (Prim. Oznanjevalec - A_2007/8, štev. 1) 18 | VESTNIK 2023 20 | VESTNIK 2023 22 | VESTNIK 2023 24 | VESTNIK 2023 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading Isaiah 49:3.5-6 With God, failure is often a prelude to a greater success. Failing with Israel, the mission of Isaiah becomes a mission to the world. Response: Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 For St Paul, the only true nation is the nation of those who call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Gospel John 1:29-34 John was born to reveal Jesus to Israel. We are to reveal him to the world. “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and rest.” Illustration When the musical Jesus Christ Superstar was revived for a theatrical performance in London, posters to advertise the play were put up in the West End, the major commercial and theatrical area of the city. They showed street scenes of crowds walking through the busy streets of London, but, in each picture, high-lighted a particular face. The face was one of the stars of the production. Without the high-lighting, you would not have noticed that one person among the throng of people. What was it that John the Baptist saw in Jesus that told him that this was the one he was waiting for? It wasn’t the dove which ap-peared above him at his baptism, since this would not look remarkable without that spe-cial insight that was given to John. However this insight worked, it was sufficient for the disciples who could see that John could see. It is good for us to remember that there are no unimportant people in the crowds that sur-round us. Each one has a special gift from God, if we could see. Gospel Teaching When Christ came into the world, he gave us power to be responsible for that world. He, as the prophet Isaiah foretold, was to be the light of the nations, his salvation was to reach to the ends of the earth. Yet he shares this ministry with us. We can think of the humani-ty of Jesus, his soul and body, as a sort of in-strument. This is not a denial of the incarna-tion, because God the Son uses that humanity to be himself, and he will never lay down that instrument. We too becomes instruments of God through the humanity of Jesus. We are the brothers and sisters of the one who is God and still human. All human beings have to work through others. Great music, art and writings only exist if they are appreciated and received by other human beings. Christ wishes to be received into our hearts, so that his love and redemption can be worked for the world. This places an immense re-sponsibility on us, but even though we are inadequate instruments, it is the skill of God in using us as instru-ments that we are to rely on, not our own strength. Look at Jesus, and let him enter. Application Stand in a city street, anywhere in the world, and there will be so many people passing by. Most of them we will not know, but occasionally there will be a face in the crowd we recognise. Perhaps someone we know, perhaps someone we merely know about. Those faces stand out. Yet every one of the faces of the people who flow by us in the great river of souls is known to God. We can’t know very many people in this life, and even the ones we do know, we don’t always know very well. We know their habits, can get to be good at knowing what they will say, how they will react to a particular event. Yet it is all super-ficial. We don’t really know people because we don’t real-ly know ourselves. It is the one face in the crowd that helps us to connect to the many, to the countless lives that have been or will be lived in this earth. John the Baptist lived a solitary life. He had his disci-ples, he spoke to the crowds of people, but he was apart. He waited for the coming of the Christ because only through him could he connect. Peter and the other apos-tles followed Jesus out of the crowd and they would come to know some unexpected individuals in their lives as they followed Jesus. They would speak to Roman gover-nors, soldiers, leaders of foreign synagogues, and great thinkers, but it would always be one to one. We cannot see humanity as a whole and so we can only know a few in our lives. Yet in prayer and the sacraments, we can touch all the faces of humanity. The Eucharist is the sign of how Christ united himself to every human being on earth. He offers himself to the world, and he is present to all who pray, not just in his divinity but in his humanity. His human presence is extended to the many, and so in heaven will our humanity be extended. THE BIBLE SPEAKS - WE LISTEN Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 The inspiration for #TheBibleSpeaks comes from Pope Francis' letter for the conclusion of the Year of Mer-cy, Misericordia et misera, #7, in which he states, "It would be beneficial if every Christian community, on one Sunday of the liturgical year, could renew its efforts to make the Sacred Scriptures better known and more widely diffused. It would be a Sunday given over entirely to the word of God, so as to appreciate the inexhaustible riches contained in that constant dialogue between the Lord and his people." DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Our Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton on Sunday April 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM. This is an annual Mass for couples celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or 60th plus Wedding Anniversary! Mass includes a renewal of marriage vows by all participating anniversary couples. Couples will be able to register online: www.hamiltondiocese.com or they can call Sarah at 905-528-7988 ext. 2249 and she will register you directly. Light refreshments follow the Mass, as well as an opportunity to take a pic-ture with Bishop Crosby, so bring your camera! Only those couples married 60 or more years may bring a guest as there will be no remaining seats to accommo-date guests. YOU CAN HELP YOUR MARRIAGE Are you frustrated or angry at each other or have you just stopped talking to each other? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times to rediscover the relationship that drew you together. This program has helped tens of thousands of couples. For confidential information about, or to register for the program on March 10, 11, 12, 2023 please call 905-664-5212 or email: 1013@helpourmarriage.org or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS KOLEDAR DOGODKOV - Jan. 15, 2023 - London - Maša ob 3:00 p.m. v St. John the Divine - Jan. 22, 2023 - Lipa Park - Hunter’s Lunch-eon/Koline Social - Feb. 5, 2023 - Bled - Koline - Hunter’s Ban-quet - March 5, 2023 - CWL-KŽZ - Bazaar READERS - BRALCI BERIL January 15, 2023 Slovenian Mass - Sue Augustin English Mass - Nadia Miklavcic GIFT BEARERS - SLOVENIAN MASS Jan. 15 - Mary Miketic & Pamela Gosgnach Jan. 22 - Albina & Joe Antolin CLEANING OF THE CHURCH - CIŠCENJE CERKVE January 21th Groznik, Erzar, Lukežic January 28th Gosgnach team DAROVI - DONATIONS Ob smrti Marice Majzelj so za gradbeni sklad darovali: $ 300 - Mož Frank Majzelj z družino $ 200 - Družina Malevic $100 - Matilda Zupancic $ 50 - Jožica in Ivan Slobodnik $ 50 - Frank Pleško in družina Ob smrti Cecilije Sobocan so za gradbeni sklad darovali: $50 - Društvo sv. Jožefa in za 5 svetih maš $200 - Linda in Peter Novak z družino Za gradbeni sklad sta Marija in Karel Rajbar darovala $80 v spomin na pokojnega Jureta Rajbar (Edmonton). Za misijone je darovala $100 Štefka Eržen. Hvala vsem za vaš velikodušni dar. DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - TORKOVI VECERI Villa Slovenia - Tuesday’s night social gatherings from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. V Villa Slovenia se nadalju-jejo »Torkovi veceri« tudi med prazniki. Vabljeni, da pridete skupaj in preživite nekaj uric v dobri družbi prijateljev in znan-cev. POGREB - FUNERAL V sredo, 11. januarja 2023, je Bog poklical k sebi po vecno placilo našo fa-ranko Cecilijo Sobocan. Slovo od pokojne bo v Mar-key Dermody Funeral Ho-me v cetrtek, 19. januarja med 3. in 7. uro zvecer, ob 4h popoldne pa bodo moli-tve. Pogrebno sveto mašo bomo za pokoj nje-ne duše darovali v petek, 20. januarja 2023 ob 10h dopoldne, potem pa jo bomo položili k vecnemu pocitku na Our Lady of the Angels pokopališcu, poleg pokojnega moža Ivana. Iskreno sožalje sinovoma Milanu in Johnu z družinama in vsem bližnjim sorodnikom, po-kojna Cecilia pa naj uživa vecni mir in pokoj. CWL - KŽZ Our next CWL meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Febru-ary 1st immediately following 7:00 pm Mass. We invite all members and those that may be interested in our CWL to please attend this very important meeting. On the agenda will be planning of Bazaar 2023. We would like to proceed with this tra-dition of the” Annual CWL Bazaar” after a 2 year hiatus. We are also hopeful for a few members to take up some executive positions as we are in desperate need if our CWL is to continue at St. Gregory’s. Mentorship will be available to anyone who would be willing to take on an executive role. - Members, please consider. We need you help. SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday to Friday: 7:00 P.M., Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slovenian-Sunday Mass); Sunday: 10:00 A.M. from July to Fall Banquet (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 - 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 or Cell: 905-520-2014 DON BOSCO V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti Na racun »Eno Srce, Ena Du-ša« - »One Heart, One Soul« ste za našo sloven-sko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega do 13. januarja 2023: - $145,620. - Obljubili / Pledged - $139,525. - Vplacali / Paid Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Naš cilj je, da dosežemo vsoto 200.000,- 2. NEDELJA MED LETOM 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 15. JANUAR ABSOLOM, ŠKOF †† † † † † † † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Gerda (obl.) in Eddie Žekš Stanko Oberman, obl. Za zdravje Ivan Doma Ivan Doma Ivan Doma Jože Gacnik Janko Demšar Pokojni Slovenci iz Londona 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. - - - - - - - - Zora Hull Stanka Malevic z družino N.N. Michael Scime in družina Štefan in Marija Kranjec (Osha.) Ana Kotnjek in družina Družina Demšar-Scarcelli-Purdon Families St. John the Divine Church Svete maše - Masses Kolenc Marija January 17, 2011 Palcic Marija (Ivan) January 17, 2019 Zaverl Ivanka January 18, 2020 Farkaš Michael January 20, 1989 Ceglar Rev. Stanley January 20, 1994 Jelovcan Marija January 20, 2003 Vengar Anton January 21, 2011 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES 16. 1. 2023 - 22. 1. 2023 PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 16. JANUAR Marcel, papež † † †† Vincec Sofia Kate Hecimovic Štefan in Gizella Ray 7:00 P.M. Sin John Klancar Marianne Kutleša Ray & Bell Family TOREK - TUESDAY 17. JANUAR Anton (Zvonko), pušc. † † Jože Gacnik Karel 7:00 P.M. Jožica Vegelj z družino Jožica Vegelj z družino SREDA - WEDNESDAY 18. JANUAR Marjeta Ogrska, red. † † † Olga Peternel Jure Rajbar Zoltan Gergyek 7:00 P.M. Hci Sandra, Vicki & Fam. Peternel Žena in sin (Edmonton) Marija in sin Karel Rajbar CETRTEK - THURSDAY 19. JANUAR Makarij, opat †† Pokojni Sorodniki Na cast Kristusovi krvi 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak Ana Tadic PETEK - FRIDAY 20. JANUAR Fabijan in Boštjan, muc. † †† † †† † Cecilija Sobocan Pok. Žabcic, Rašcan in Vaupotic Rozina Kramar Marija in Jože Petek Stane Konda 10:00 A.M. 7:00 P.M. Pogrebna maša - Funeral Mass Terezija Milosavljevic z družino Štefan in Terezija Vincec z druž. Stanko in Elizabeth Petek Stanko in Elizabeth Petek SOBOTA - SATURDAY 21. JANUAR Neža (Agnes, Janja), muc. Alban, duhovnik †† †† †† † †† †† † † † † † Neža in Janez Kodric Teta, sestra Toncka in bratje Brata Metod in Stanko Kuzma August Žalik, obl. Zofija (obl.) in Mihael Ferencak Franc in Ana Ferencak Matilda Berkovic Alex Zolis Anton Vengar (obl.) Tilka Vengar Anton Plosinjak 5:30 P.M. Hcerka Anica Letnik Anica Letnik z družino Sestra Jožica Vlašic z družino Lojze in Dragica Ferencak z dru. Lojze in Dragica Ferencak z dru. Lojze in Dragica Ferencak z dru. Sin Zlatko in Marija Berkovic Zlatko in Marija Berkovic Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z dru. Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z dru. Žena 3. NEDELJA MED LETOM 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 22. JANUAR NEDELJA BOŽJE BESEDE †† †† † † †† † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Anna in Ludvik Horvat Pokojni farani Ivan Doma Ivan Doma Pok iz družine Doma in Fotivec Frank Gimpelj Jože Gacnik Cvetka Bedernjak Eileen MacKenzie 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. - - - - - - - - Ana Gergyek Družina Malevic Anna Kotnjek z družino Žena Rozina z družino Rozina Doma Žena z družino Toni in Marija Franc Tony in Marija Franc N.N.