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23. 2. 2025
7. NEDELJA
MED LETOM
7TH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME

FR. DRAGO GAČNIK, SDB
ŽUPNIK - PASTOR

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JEZUSOVI NASVETI ZA ŽIVLJENJE PO VERI
Evangelij današnje nedelje je poln konkretnih navodil: Ljubíte svoje sovražnike, delajte dobro tistim, ki vas sovražijo. Tistemu, ki te udari po enem licu, nastavi še drugo. Blagoslavljajte
tiste, ki vas preklinjajo. Vsakemu, ki te prosi, dajaj.
Vse to je povzeto v t. i. »zlatem pravilu« moralnega delovanja, ki ga najdemo prav na tej isti evangeljski strani: »In kakor
hočete, da bi ljudje storili vam, storite vi njim.« Samo to pravilo,
če bi ga seveda živeli, bi zadostovalo, da bi se spremenilo življenje v družini in družbi, v kateri živimo. Stara zaveza je to pravilo
poznala v negativni obliki: »Kar sam sovražiš, tega tudi drugemu ne delaj!« (Tob 4,15). Jezus pa ga predlaga v pozitivni obliki:
»Storimo drugim to, kar bi želeli, da bi drugi storili nam.« To pa
je veliko zahtevnejše.
Eden od Jezusovih izrekov – da naj namreč delamo dobro
tistim, ki nas sovražijo – je ponazorjen v današnjem prvem
berilu s primerom kralja Davida. Medtem ko ga Savel išče, ker
ga hoče umoriti, David zaloti sovražnega Savla med spanjem.
Lahko bi ga ubil; pa tega ne stori, ampak mu le odreže rob
plašča kot dokaz tega, kar se je zgodilo. To je bila nedvomno
velikodušna poteza; toda primerjava z evangelijem nam razkrije, koliko je le-ta zahtevnejši. David se ne maščuje, ker si noče
nakopati prekletstva zaradi uboja Božjega maziljenca, ampak
želi, naj mu Bog sam nakloni pravico v odnosu do Savla.
Jezus pa nam v evangeljskem odlomku pravi, naj bomo
»naklonjeni do nehvaležnih in hudobnih«, ne da bi pričakovali,
da jih bo Bog kaznoval, ampak da bi posnemali nebeškega
Očeta, ki je do vseh usmiljen. Ljubiti sovražnike je med drugim
najboljši način, da se znebimo sovražnikov.
Poglejmo od bližje Jesusovo priporočilo: »Ne sodite in ne
boste sojeni. Ne obsojajte in ne boste obsojeni.«
Pomen teh besed ni: ne sodite ljudi in tako tudi ljudje vas ne
bodo sodili, pač pa: ne sodi svojega brata, da te Bog ne bo sodil;
še bolje: ne sodi svojega brata, ker te Bog ni sodil. V evangeliju
po Mateju ravno omenjenim besedam sledi zelo zgovorna

prispodoba: »Kaj vendar gledaš iver v očesu
svojega brata, bruna v svojem očesu pa ne
opaziš?« (Mt 7,3). Sv. Jakob odgovori z vprašanjem: »Kdo pa si ti, ki obsojaš bližnjega?« (Jak 4,12).
To pomeni, da samo Bog lahko sodi, kajti on
pozna skrivnosti srca, pozna vzrok, namen in
cilj vsakega dejanja. In mi, kaj vemo mi o tem,
kar se dogaja v srcu človeka, ki stori neko dejanje? Kaj vemo o vseh vplivih, ki jim je podvržen
zaradi značaja, vzgoje, kompleksov in strahov, ki
jih nosi v sebi?
Sodba je za nas zelo zelo tvegano dejanje:
kakor da bi miže izstrelili puščico. Ne vemo, kaj
oz. koga bo zadela; v nevarnosti smo, da bi bili
krivični, neusmiljeni, brezsrčni. Dovolj je, če
pomislimo, kako težko je razumeti razloge
lastnega delovanja, da bi se tako zavedali, kako
se je povsem nemogoče spustiti v globine
drugega človeka in odkriti vzroke njegovega
vedenja. Naše sodbe so skoraj vse po vrsti
»drzne«, se pravi nepremišljene, temeljijo na
vtisih, ne na dejstvih. So sad predsodkov.
V zgodbah puščavskih očetov beremo, kako
je star menih, ki je zvedel za greh mlajšega
sobrata, le-tega resno sodil, ko je vpričo vseh
dejal: »Samostanu je naredil veliko škodo!«
Ponoči mu je angel pokazal dušo brata, ki je
grešil, in mu rekel: »Poglej, ta, ki si ga obsojal, je
medtem umrl. Kam želiš, da ga pošljem: v
nebesa ali v pekel?« Svetega starca je to tako
pretreslo, da je preostanek svojega življenja
vzdihujoč in solznih oči prosil Boga, naj mu
odpusti njegov greh. Spoznal je namreč: ko
sodimo, prevzamemo odgovornost za odločanje
glede večne usode našega bližnjega. Tako si
vzamemo pravico soditi o življenju in smrti.
Postavimo se na mesto Boga. Toda kdo smo mi,
da bi sodili našega brata in sestro?
Jezus je rekel, da ni prišel na svet, »da bi svet
sodil, ampak da bi se svet po njem rešil« (Jn 3,17).
Evangelij nam ne naroča naj popolnoma odstranimo sodbo iz našega življenja, ampak naj odstranimo strup iz našega sojenja! Če se sodbi ni
mogoče izogniti in moramo soditi, skušajmo
upoštevati »zlato pravilo«, ki nam ga je zapustil
Jezus: »In kakor hočete, da bi ljudje storili vam,
storite vi njim.«
(Prim. Rainero Cantalamessa)
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7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FIRST READING: 1 Sam. 26:2. 7-9. 12-13. 22-23
David does not raise his hand against his
enemy even though he has the power and
opportunity.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

The Lord is merciful and gracious.

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

We, who are earthly beings, will be modelled
on Christ when we are in heaven.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Matthew 4.19
Alleluia. I give you a new commandment: love
one another just as I have loved you. Alleluia

GOSPEL: Luke 6:27-38

We are called to love our enemies and to
follow in God’s ways of compassion,
forgiveness and generosity.

Illustration
Two children were squabbling over a
toy. Although it belonged to the older
sister, she had not been interested in it
until her younger brother picked it up and
started having fun with it. She started
pleading for him to share, but when he
refused, the conversation soon became
insulting, with both children saying hurtful
things to each other. Finally, the argument
turned physical with pinching, hair-pulling
and punches, before an adult had a chance
to intervene. Both children ended up
crying, nursing their hurt feelings and
minor war wounds.
This is a pattern that is reflected
throughout the world. We all know how
hard it is to love the person who has
wronged us. In our pain, when we feel we
have been treated unjustly, we sometimes
lash out, and so the cycle continues. What
may have started as a minor incident
escalates as each person involved tries to

our best. We are told to lend to others without
hope of return, to give more than is asked of
us. It is hard to let go of what we have worked
for, to share with someone who we do not feel
is worthy.

Application

give the other what they feel they deserve. But
this is not something that just happens in our
homes, with our friends and families, or even
just in our local communities. How much
worse it is when this pattern of behaviour is
found at the highest levels, amongst people
and groups who wield real power in our world
̶ when conflict breaks out between nations,
when violence and oppression become an
everyday part of life for some groups, while
others try to cling on to what they feel is
theirs.

Gospel teaching
Today’s passage in Luke comes shortly
after Jesus has chosen his twelve apostles. He
goes on to teach them and the large crowd that
gathers, reminding them of how God’s way is
not the same as the human way of viewing
things. God’s concern is not for those the
world holds in great esteem, but for those who
mourn, who are hungry, who are rejected for
loving him. They will be happy.
Today’s Gospel is a continuation of this
message that the one who believes is called to
live di�erently. It is easy to love those who love
us – who treat us with kindness and respect.
But what about those who treat us badly?
Jesus asks us to love our enemies. To pray for
those who persecute us: to avoid judging and
condemning, to be compassionate and to give
generously. We are reminded that we are
made in God’s image and it is for us to strive to
be as God is, in the way that we treat others.
We are not expected to be perfect, but to try

So how do we put this into practice each
day amid our busy lives? Loving our enemies is
not about letting others walk all over us, and
simply accepting their bad treatment of us. But
we can show our strength by doing what is
unexpected. When we love someone, we have
their best interests at heart.
Jesus invites us to show those who treat
us badly that there is another way to live, even
when they have hurt us. We are reminded that
we can take time to stop and reflect rather
than reacting in anger or frustration; that we
can give generously rather than jealously
guarding what is ours. When we find ourselves
in a position of power, as David does over the
sleeping Saul in today’s first reading, can we
resist the urge to take advantage of the
situation? When we encounter someone who
is di�erent to us, or behaves in a way that we
disagree with, can we accept them as a fellow
human being made in the image of God, rather
than judging or condemning them?
By following Christ’s example of love and
compassion for people from all walks of life,
we can start to break patterns of judgement
and exploitation in our families, our
workplaces and our local community. Showing
kindness and generosity to someone who is
least expecting it might make them think twice
before they next lash out or take more than
their fair share.
The Gospel promises us our ultimate
reward in heaven if we live like this, but we can
also perhaps start to reflect God’s kingdom
more closely here on earth. We may start to
see a wave of God’s love, being shared
throughout our world, passed from one person
to the next.
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Passion Play - Live Stations of the Cross
Calling all parishioners - open invitation to all who would like to participate in this year’s
Passion Play. Thanks to those who participated last year in character as performers and to those
who filled the pews in the church to watch.
Our first rehearsal is Wed March 26th, 7:30 p.m. (After Mass). No acting experience necessary.
Last year, we had over 20 parishioners participating. We really hope those from last year will
join us again along with new parishioners and family members for ever increasing numbers.
There will be 2 to 3 rehearsals, including a costume fitting.
Performance of The Passion Play - Live Stations of The Cross - is Friday April 11th at 7:00 p.m. a beautiful way to prepare for Holy Week leading up to the celebration of Easter.
For details, please contact Mary Ann at m_demsar@hotmail.com or text/call 905-520-2311

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Bazar se približuje. Tudi v naši spodnji dvorani je
bilo, v četrtek 20. februarja, zelo živahno. Kakor
lahko vidite iz slik, se je delalo s polno paro. Vsak
ima svoje delo, glede na izkušnje iz prejšnjih let,
zato je vse gladko teklo. Vsake toliko časa je
zmanjkalo tega in onega, na koncu so se uskladili
in je skoraj zmanjkalo prostora v zmrzovalni
skrinji. Torej za Bazar bo dovolj štrudlja za vse, ki bi
ga želeli kupiti. Hvala vsem za pripravljenost, da se
za skupno dobro hitro priskoči na pomoč.

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OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS
KOLEDAR DOGODKOV
- Feb. 23 - Bled SCC - Annual General Meeting
rd

BAZAR 2025 - PRIPRAVE SO V TEKU!

Drage članice CWL in župljani, tega
dogodka ne moremo pripraviti brez vaše
- March 1 - St. Gregory the Great - Pustovanje
pomoči in darov tako za različna
nd
- March 2 - Lipa Park - Spring General Meeting področja: Penny Sale, Raffle Table,
Election of the New Executive
Otroški kotiček in Mizo s pecivom.
- March 5th - St. Gregory the Great - Ash Wedneday
Vse vaše darove bomo
- March 9th - CWL-KŽZ - Bazaar - Mass 10 AM
hvaležno sprejemali od zdaj pa najkasneje do
- March 9th - St. Joseph’s AGM - 11.00 AM
sobote, 8. marca. Pecivo pa prinesite v nedeljo
rd
zjutraj, na dan Bazarja. Hvala že vnaprej, za
- March 23 - St. Joseph’s Banquet - Mass 10 AM
vse kar boste prispevali.
th
- April 6 - St. Gregory the Great - Spring Banquet Potrebujemo strežnike za pomoč pri
Mass 10:00 AM
kosilu. Za te ure se vam bodo izdali potrdilo
BRALCI - READERS:
za »Community Volunteer Hours«. Če imate
- Slov.: Mirko Zorko
katerega od družinskih članov, ki bi ga to
zanimalo, se obrnite na Marianne Škerl in
- Engl: Mary Ann Demšar
pokličite na številko: 289-260-1861
ČIŠČENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH
Vstopnice za Bazar bodo naprodaj pred
- Feb 22nd - Štefka Eržen team
in po nedeljski Slovenski in angleški maši.
Po telefonu lahko pokličete Terezijo: Sarjaš
GIFT BEARERS
905-930-7990 ali preko elektronske pošte
- Milena Volčanšek in Majda Lukežič
rezervirate pri Pamela Gosgnach
pgosgnach@yahoo.com
Cene vstopnic za Bazaar so na plakatu, ki
DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - ČLANARINA
je natisnjenem tudi v Vestniku, in so
Villa Slovenia - Tuesday’s night social
naslednje:
gatherings restarted.
- Odrasli: $25.V Villa Slovenia se nadaljujejo »torkovi
- Otroci od 6 do 12 let: $10.večeri«. Vabljeni, da pridete skupaj in preživite
- Otroci od 5 let in navzdol - prost vstop
nekaj uric v dobri družbi
Rezerviramo lahko samo predplačniške
prijateljev.
mize. Zelo priporočamo, da vnaprej plačate in
Na mizi v cerkveni veži
tako rezervirate mizo, da se izognete
so kuverte za članarino. V
razočaranju.
kuverti je članska izkaznica
Zadnji dan, da si kupite vstopnico za
za leto 2025. Dajte denar
Bazar po ceni $25.- je nedelja, 23. februar.
za članarino ($15) v kuverto
Po tem datumu se bodo vstopnice za odrasle
in kuverto oddajte v
zvišale na $30.- in bodo naprodaj le, če bo na
nabiralnik za nedeljsko
voljo prostor.
nabirko.
Letos moramo imeti zadnji dan za prodajo
st

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vstopnic, ker se stvari nenehno spreminjajo.
Vsi se moramo naučiti prilagajanja.
Zahvaljujemo se vam, da to sprejmete z
razumevanjem..
Kot vedno se veselimo vaše udeležbe,
sodelovanja in velikodušnosti; vse to bo pripomoglo, da bo ta, zelo priljubljen župnijski dogodek, zopet lepa in prijetna izkušnja za vse
družine in posameznike, ki se ga bodo
udeležili.
Veselimo se še enega uspešnega Bazarja
v letu 2025.
POMEMBNO OBVESTILO: Nekatere
članice KŽZ še niso plačale svoje članarine za
leto 2025. Razmislite o podaljšanju svojega
članstva. Ovojnico KŽZ, s plačilom članarine,
čim prej oddajte v cerkveni nabiralnik za
nedeljsko nabirko.

PUSTOVANJE
With all this snow outside, and
after all the shoveling that’s been
going on, I am quite certain
everyone will be ready to go out and have
some fun. Well, lucky for you, we have just the
event!
Pustovanje is happening right here in
the upper hall, on Saturday, March 1st. Start
putting your costumes together and get ready
to enjoy the evening with family and friends.
There will be food available for purchase, a
stocked bar and fabulous music by Slo Beat!
This is a favourite event for families to use
their imaginations and getting dressed up and
winning prizes is only part of the fun!
So mark your calendars and make a point
of joining our annual masquerade event
before Lent! Looking forward to seeing you
there. Heidy Novak

VEČNA LUČ
V mesecu marcu bo večna luč gorela za
pokojno Tilko in Antona Vengar po namenu
Rose Marie Vengar z družino.

CANADIAN SLOVENIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Canadian Slovenian Historical Society is
hosting their 21st Annual General Meeting on
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Registration is at 9:30 a.m.
The meeting will be held in the Our Lady of
Miraculous Medal Church Hall with
refreshments and pastries to be provided.
We hope to see you there.

DAROVI - DONATIONS
Za gradbeni sklad so darovali:
Olga Hanc, $100.- v spomin na pokojno
Marijo Hočevar.
Katharine Prša, $50.- v spomina na pok.
Ivana Nedelko. - Hvala za vaš dar.

V tem tednu so naslednje
obletnice smrti faranov,
ki so zapisani v naših knjigah:
Bembenek
Ritlop
Stegne
Žigon
Zelko
Mozetič
Glavač
Kovič
Pavlič
Prša

Marta
Martha
Neža
Hilda
Martin
Ljudmila
Marija
Vinko
Maks
Joseph Ivan

February 24, 1997
February 24, 2009
February 24, 2018
February 25, 2022
February 26, 1999
February 27, 2003
February 27, 2023
February 28, 2013
February 28, 2020
February 29, 2024

SV. MAŠE - MASSES: Mon. to Fri.: 7:00 P.M.; Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slo); Sunday: 9:30 A.M. (Slo); 11:00 A.M (Eng) - From July to
Fall Banquet only 10:00 A.M. - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKA/MARRIAGE:
By appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED/CONFESSIONS: First Friday of the month 6 to 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

DON BOSCO personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971 or Cell: 905-520-2014
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SVETE MAŠE - MASSES
7. NEDELJA MED LETOM
7TH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
23. februar
Polikarp, škof-muč.

PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
24. februar

Matija, apostol

TOREK - TUESDAY
25. februar

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Za žive in rajne župljane
Ann Božnar
Martin Zelko
Jozefa Mali
Alojz in Marija Mes, obl.
Verona, obl. in Štefan Prša

9:30 AM - - - - - - - - - - John Božnar z družino
Toni in Marija Franc
Andreas Curkovič z družino
Kolman in Kristina Mes z družino
11:00 AM Olga Glavač z družino

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Pokojne članice S.O.D.
Rev. Joseph Belan
Rev. Joseph Bizooto
Rev. Hector Sartori

7:00 PM Slomškovo oltarno društvo
Irma in Rocco Valeri
Irma in Rocco Valeri
Irma in Rocco Valeri

†† August in Gizela Čurič (Mont.)

7:00 PM Olga Glavač z družino

† Srečko Rev
Za zdravje

7:00 PM Jožica Novak z družino
Ančka

Alojzij in Kalist, mučenca

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
26. februar

Aleksander, škof

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ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
27. februar
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Gabrijel Žalostne MB, red. †
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PETEK - FRIDAY
28. februar
Roman, opat

SOBOTA - SATURDAY
1. marec
Albin (Zorko), škof
Feliks, papež

8. NEDELJA MED LETOM
8TH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
2. marec
Neža Praška, devica.

Anton Vengar
Tilka Vengar
Pok. Sorodniki in prijatelji
Marija Glavač, obl.
Marija Glavač, obl.

† Viko Kovič
† Cveto Kovič

7:00 PM Rose Marije & Tony Vengar z druž.
Rose Marije & Tony Vengar z druž.
Rose Marije & Tony Vengar z druž.
Matej Glavač z družino
Olga Glavač z družino
7:00 PM Stojanka Zečevič
Stojanka Zečevič

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Joe Ivan Prša, obl.
Monika Gašpar
Za duše v vicah
Martin Tompa
Francka Karlin

5:30 PM Družina Prša
Družina Gašpar
Marija Košir
Agata Žoldoš
Jožica Novak z družino

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Za žive in rajne župljane
Bronco Balažic, obl.
Ivan Glavač
Pok. Iz družine Kovač
Ida in Jožef Ftičar
Veronika Čurič
Marija Hočevar

9:30 AM - - - - - - - - - - Jenny in David Antolin z družino
Jenny in David Antolin z družino
Ljudmila in Franc Zadravec
Marjan in Liza Hozjan
Marjan in Liza Hozjan
11:00 AM Marija in Jožef Magdič