SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH

19/58
Številka - Number / Leto - Year

8.5. 2022
4. VELIKONOČNA
NEDELJA

4TH SUNDAY OF
EASTER
WOLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR
VOCATIONS
MOTHER’S DAY
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
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JEZUS, DOBRI PASTIR
Četrta velikonočna nedelja se
nam vsako leto vrača kot dan
Pastirja in poklicanosti, še posebej duhovniške in redovniške. V
vsakem izmed treh let se glede na
lekcionar in izbrani evangelij vedno prebira odlomek iz 10. poglavja Janezovega evangelija. V kratkem odlomku nam predstavi odnos med Kristusom pastirjem in
ovcami njegove Cerkve: poslušati,
poznati, slediti, podariti večno življenje, ne izgubiti, ne ugrabiti.
Krščanska poklicanost se začenja z glasom, ki odmeva zunaj nas.
»Izaija pa si upa reči, da so me našli, kateri me niso iskali, razodel sem
se njim, ki po meni niso vpraševali« (Rim 10,20). Božja milost prehiteva
vsako osebno zgodovino in razbija tišino vesti. Človek mora torej
»poslušati« in mi vemo, da je ta glagol v svetopisemski govorici poln
tudi drugotnih pomenov, ki se nanašajo na veselo pripadnost, pokorščino, izbiro življenja.
Tako je mogoče vzpostaviti notranji in globok odnos med Kristusom
in učencem, ki ga osvetli svetopisemski izraz »spoznati«; ta s svojo
močjo zaobjema tako duha, srce, dejavnost in celotno človeško bitje, da
more na Kristusovih ustnicah postati celo opredelitev večnega življenja:
»Večno življenje je poznati tebe, edinega in večnega Boga in njega, ki si
ga ti poslal, Jezusa Kristusa« ( Jn 17,3).
Človek, ki je prisluhnil in si je prizadeval ter spoznal Boga, tudi
»sledi« Kristusu, svojemu edinemu pastirju. Ta hoja za Kristusom mora
biti vsakodnevna, tudi takrat, ko se pojavi grožnja volka, ki se pripravlja, da bi požrl naše meso in raztrgal našega duha. V takih trenutkih
napolnjuje naše razmišljanje druga dvojica glagolov iz odlomka o pastirju: mi ne bomo nikoli »izgubljeni« in nihče nas ne bo »ugrabil« iz
zanesljive roke vsemogočnega Kristusa.
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Ta gotovost je osnovana na božanskosti Kristusa, ki »je eno z Očetom«: sicer pa je o Bogu že v
Stari zavezi rečeno, da »ne more nihče ničesar
iztrgati njegovi oblasti« (Iz 43, 13).
»Kajti prepričan sem: ne smrt ne življenje, ne
angeli ne poglavarstva, ne sedanjost ne prihodnost, ne moči, ne visokost, ne globočina ne kakršna koli druga stvar nas ne bo mogla ločiti od Božje ljubezni v Jezusu Kristusu, našem Gospodu«.
Tako vedrost izpričujejo tudi tisti, ki se nam na
prvi pogled zdijo do vratu pogreznjeni v težave.
Cilj krščanske poklicanosti torej ni mračen in
negotov, temveč ga lahko najdemo v zadnjem
stavku, ki ga je izgovoril Pastir Jezus: »Dajem jim
večno življenje.«
V Janezovi govorici »večno življenje« ne spominja toliko na neko brezkončnost, raztegnjeno v
leta, niti na neumrljivost duše, kot so o večnosti
učili Grki; gre namreč za samo božje življenje, za
občestvo življenja, za mir, za bivati skupaj z Bogom samim.
Ta izkušnja pa je z znamenji opisana v današnjem drugem berilu, ki v naših mislih odslikava
veličastno fresko Razodetja. Na njej vidimo množico učencev, ki jih nihče ne bi mogel prešteti, iz
vseh krajev, vseh časov in kultur našega planeta,
ni več lakote in žeje, ni več poškodb zaradi zunanjih dejavnikov kot podnebje in zgodovina, ne
okušajo se več grenkobe solz, ne grozi več strup
smrti, kajti svojim vernim je Bog odprl »izvir voda
življenja«. Gre za občutje popolnega občestva z
Bogom.
Minili so časi, ko so učenci morali pretrpeti
krvave preizkušnje, trpljenje in preganjanja in
imeti s tem delež pri Kristusovem trpljenju. Učenci
so sedaj oblekli bela in sijoča oblačila velikonočnega angela (Lk 24, 4). Oni so že v slavi in nad njimi
se razpira zvezdnati šotor neba, popolna podoba
nebeškega Templja, kjer Bog ne bo več navzoč le
kot odsev, da bi ga častili kot v ogledalu, temveč se
bo pokazal iz obličja v obličje (1 Kor 13, 12).
(Prim. Oznanjevalec - leto C_2006/7, štev. 3)

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4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Response: We are his people: the sheep
of his pasture.
First Reading Acts 13:14. 43-52
Despite opposition, many of the people of
Antioch respond to the preaching of Paul
and Barnabas and become Christians.

Second Reading Apocalypse 7:9. 14-17
St John has a vision of the hosts of believers in heaven, too many to count, from every nation on earth.

Gospel John 10:27-30
Jesus the good shepherd speaks to his
sheep and leads us into eternal life.
“The sheep that belong to me listen to my
voice.”

Illustration
A priest on pilgrimage in the Holy Land described how he watched two shepherds talking
together while their sheep milled around them in
the valley beneath him. The sound of their voices
carried up to him on the hillside. After a while the
shepherds parted and went off in opposite directions, all the while keeping up a “kind of conversation” with the sheep. To the priest’s astonishment the sheep separated from one another and
sorted themselves out into two flocks, each one
going after its own shepherd. It was a perfect
illustration, the priest said, of sheep recognising
the voice of their shepherd and following him.
We can only marvel at the instinct by which the
sheep recognised the voice of their own shepherd
and didn’t follow the other one. We see the same
instinct at work among penguins, who in a crowd
of thousands manage to find their own offspring.

More positively it will lead us where we should go. Listening to this voice is how we find our vocation in life. Furthermore, what our conscience tells us is confirmed in
scripture. The scriptures are the revealed word of God.
“The word of the Lord,” the reader proclaims at the end of
each reading. There can never be a conflict between what
God tells us in our conscience and what God tells us in the
scriptures. It is the same voice speaking in two different
ways.
But there is what we might call a “false conscience”,
persuading us that our conscience is nonsense; that the
scriptures are untrue; that our faith is unfounded; that we
can do whatever we feel like doing. A man once told a
priest that he thought God was telling him to leave his
wife and marry another woman who was a more devout
Catholic. The priest reminded him of a reading he had
heard at Mass: “You shall not commit adultery.” What the
man thought God was telling him could not have been
God, but his own fantasising.
Pope Francis once commented on what he
called “the mystery of the voice”. He said, “The
mystery of the voice is suggestive: we think
about how from our mother’s womb we learn
to recognise her voice and our father’s voice;
from the tone of someone’s voice we can perceive love or scorn, affection or coldness.”

Gospel Teaching
In today’s Gospel Jesus observes how the
“sheep that belong to me listen to my voice”.
He is making a claim that we can verify. Every
human being, young and old, good and bad,
has a conscience. Conscience is, St John Henry
Newman taught, “the voice of God”. For Newman conscience is a proof of God’s existence.
“Every human being has a certain commanding
dictate… an authoritative voice, bidding him
do certain things and avoid others.” If we want
to know whether we should do a certain thing
we only have to ask ourselves and our conscience will give us the answer. Often enough
our conscience will kick in before we ask it,
warning us not to go down this way or that.

Application
Many voices speak to us through the media: experts,
philosophers, scientists and thinkers; good people of great
wisdom and reason. They help form our views. Pope St
John Paul II, a philosopher himself, never belittled human
reason. He wrote: “Faith and reason are like two wings on
which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth;
and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know
the truth.” But even the most intelligent people can be
wrong: not all the opinions we hear are right, so we test
them by faith. Saints recognise the inner voice of God with
clarity because they habitually listen to it. They are not
easily deceived or misled. They trust the teachings of the
Church, meditate on the scriptures and pray, listening to
that still small voice which comes into our mind.
“The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice…
they will never be lost,” says Jesus. The more we listen and
obey what we hear (for we are free to ignore it), the more
easily do we distinguish the voice of our shepherd from
alien and mistaken voices or our own imagining. Pope
Francis wrote, “When we learn to distinguish [Christ’s
voice] from others, he will lead us along the path of life, a
path that stretches even beyond death.”
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I NDIGENOUS R ECONCILIATION F UND

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS 2022

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Last month, Pope Francis welcomed delegations
representing various Indigenous communities to
Rome. In his remarks on the final day of their visit, the
Holy Father expressed his indignation, shame, and
sorrow at the role Catholics played in the abuses of
the residential school system.
Pope Francis' remarks acknowledged the pain and
sorrow he heard in the stories of those who attended
residential schools and spoke of the path forward
between the Church and Indigenous peoples. The
Holy Father said, "I wish to tell you that the Church
stands beside you and wants to continue journeying with you. Dialogue is the key to knowledge
and sharing, and the Bishops of Canada have
clearly stated their commitment to continue advancing together with you on a renewed, constructive, fruitful path, where encounters and
shared projects will be of great help."
In living out this commitment to accompany our
Indigenous sisters and brothers who are suffering,
the Diocese of Hamilton has established the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund. This fund, which is
part of a Canada-wide $30 million commitment, will
support Indigenous-led initiatives of healing and reconciliation. Both the Diocesan and the national fund
will be overseen by a board comprised of Indigenous
members.
The Diocese of Hamilton is committing $4 million
to this fund, which will support projects both local
and national in scope. This commitment from the
Diocese is firm, such that any donations you make
will support these projects over-and-above our $4
million commitment. I ask humbly for your generosity
in support of this initiative. May God, the Creator of
all, bless this journey we will take togethet- toward a
relationship of trust, healing, and reconciliation with
Indigenous peoples.
Sincerely in Christ and Mary Immaculate,
(Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI

The Wedding Anniversary Mass, which
would normally have been scheduled for
June of 2022, will not occur this year due to
the continued concerns around COVID-19.
We invite you to register your 25, 40, 50, 60
and 60 plus years of marriage on the Diocesan website at

Bishop of Hamilton

May 8, 2022

https://hamiltondiocese.com/ and we
will be happy to send you the certificate
you would have received from Bishop Crosby at the Mass.
The Wedding Anniversary Mass is listed
on the home page under Upcoming
Events.

GRIEF RELIEF
Has someone you cared about died? Are you
grieving the loss of the person’s presence in your
life? Are you looking for relief from the feelings
associated with the loss of this loved one? You
are not alone!
The Diocese of Hamilton will be offering a
four week online grief program on Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 p.m. May 17, 24 & 31, and
June 7, 14 & 21st. Find out more on the Diocesan
website and register to receive the zoom link
athttps://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/familyministry/grief-support, or call Teresa at 905-5287988 ext. 2250.
Na računu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« »One Heart, One Soul« za našo slovensko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega je on
April 21, 2022:
$128,543. - Pledged
$105,343. - Paid
Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali.
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O BVESTILA - A NNOUNCEMENTS
ČIŠČENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH
May 14th - Groznik, Erzar, Lukežič
May 28th - Lojzka Novak team

DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA
Na mizi v cerkveni veži so kuverte za člane društva sv. Jožefa. V
kuverti je izkaznica za leto 2022.
Dajte denar za članarino ($15) v
kuverto in kuverto oddajte v nabiralnik za nedeljsko nabirko.
St. Joseph Society restarted Tuesday social
nights on Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. If there is enough interest, we will continue the Tuesday social night until the end of
May. - Peter Novak

CONFIRMATION & FRIST COMMUNION
This year our celebration of both sacrament 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 celebration. You can email to me,
drago.gacnik@gmail.com or Lorie Mramor:
princesslorie2000@hotmail.com

GIFT BEARERS
Now that we are able to worship together
in person, without restrictions, we will restart
the Gift Bearer tradition at St. Gregory’s on
Palm Sunday at the 9:30am Slovenian Mass.
If you would like to volunteer, please sign
up on the chart in the foyer, or give your name
to Pamela.
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Sur vay - Ank eta
With your Easter letter, everyone will be
receiving a Survey from our Parish. The intent
of this survey is to ensure that we are aware
of what our parishioners are interested in and
looking for from their Parish.
Once completed you are welcome to
bring your survey when you come to mass
and drop it in the box provided in the vestibule. Return your survey by regular mail sending it to: St. Gregory the Great 125 Centennial
Pkwy. N. Hamilton Ontario L8E 1H8 or scan
your survey and email it to: sgtgparish@gmail.com
We thank you in advance for taking the
time to participate in this survey and sharing
your thoughts and opinions.

DAROVI - DONATIONS
Za gradbeni sklad je daroval $100 Marijan
Žagar.
V spomin na pok. Franka Ritlop (Toronto)
sta Marjan in Elizabeth Hozjan darovala $200
za gradbeni sklad.
Toni in Marija Franc sta darovala za gradbeni sklad: $50 v spomin na pok. Milko Ferko
in $50 v spomin na pok. Franka Mramor.
Za gradbeni sklad je darovala $200 Terezija
Pučko namesto cvetja na grob pokojnega brata Antona Muršič.
V spomin na pok. Milko Ferko je za gradbeni sklad darovala $80 Ana Gergyek.
Jožica Hapke je darovala $100 za rože,
Slomškovemu oltarnemu društvu.
Hvala za vse vaše darove.

V petek, 6. maja 2022, smo imeli sveto mašo v bivši dvorani društva Sava. Maša bi morala biti na
Veliko noč popoldne, pa je odpadla in so jo prestavili na ta dan. Tako smo imeli ob treh sveto mašo,
med katero smo podelili blagoslov našima slavljencema Lojzki in Vladotu Gangl, ki 12. maja praznujeta
60 letnico poroke. Na koncu pa so jima vsi še čestitali, dogodek pa smo ovekovečili s skupinsko sliko. Ta
dan so v Schwaben klubu od četrte ure naprej prodajali hrano, ribe ali pa zrezek. Tako so se mnogi po
maši še okrepčali in skupaj poklepetali.

INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION FUND
Verjetno ste že prejšnjo nedeljo pri Vestnikih opazili kuverte z zgornjim naslovom. Danes imate v Vestniku pismo škofa, ki razlaga
za kaj je namen tega sklada. Če boste kaj namenili za ta sklad in če boste napisali ček, naj
bo napisan na našo župnijo, mi pa potem to
pošljemo na škofijo. Podobno kot so druge
nabirke med letom - kuverte, ki so drugačne
barve med vašimi nedeljskimi kuvertami.

DON BOSCO

V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti
faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah:
Kočar
Štefanec
Gagnon
Čulig
Števančec
Ipavec

Avguština
Katarina
Leo H.
Blaž
Janez
Alojz

May 10, 1972
May 12, 1995
May 12, 1996
May 13, 2011
May 14, 2005
May 15, 1998

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 / CONFESSIONS: First Friday of the month 6 -7:00 P.M. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI - Sporočite, če je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga
obiščemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905561-5971.
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SVETE MAŠE - MASSES

8. 5. 2022 - 15. 5. 2022
4. VELIKONOČNA
NEDELJA

4 SUNDAY OF EASTER
MOTHER'S DAY
8. MAJ
BONIFACIJ, PAPEŽ
SVETOVNI DAN MOLITVE
TH

ZA DUHOVNE POKLICE

†
††
†
†
††
†
†
†
†
†

Za žive in rajne župljane
Ivan Žižek
Paula in Franc Pelcar
Jože Razpotnik
Martin Sterle, obl.
Pokojni starši
Materi božji v priprošnjo
Katarina Mujdrica
Terezija Salajko
Ivan Petek, obl.
Anton Kamenšček
Mika Svašnik

-------Jože in Albina Antolin
Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž.
9:30 A.M. Anica Blas
SLOVENIAN Hči Sue Augustin z družino
MASS Helena Špiler
&
Aranka Dundek
11:00 A.M. Sin Martin & Bernarda z družino
ENGLISH Sin Ladislav z družino
MASS Žena z družino
Sonya in Marija Štern
Sestra Ana Gergyek

PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
9. MAJ

† Milka Ferko
Po namenu

7:00 P.M. Manja Erzetič
Helena Kwasniewska

TOREK - TUESDAY
10. MAJ

Job, svetopisemski mož

† Jože Vuk
† Ivan Žižek
† Frank Pinter

7:00 P.M. Marija Hočevar
Rozika in Slavi (Montreal)
Društvo sv. Jožefa (1)

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
11. MAJ

† Frank Pinter
† Milka Ferko

7:00 P.M. Sonja Langenfus
Olga Čulig

Pahomij, puščavnik

Aleksander, pp-muč.

Mariji v priprošnjo
7:00 P.M.
ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
† Ivan Žižek
12. MAJ, Leopold Mandič, red. † Ivan Žižek
† Katarina in Mihael Štefanec
PETEK - FRIDAY
7:00 P.M.
† Fr. Marjan Mihokovič
13. MAJ, Fatimska M. Božja † Micka Svašnik, 7 .dan
10:00 A.M.
† Susan Gentilcore
† Susan Gentilcore
† Frank Pinter
5:30 P.M.
SOBOTA - SATURDAY
†
Frank
Pinter
14. MAJ
†† Alojzij, Antonija in Lojze Prilesnik
Bonifacij, mučenec
† Milka Ferko, 30. dan
Justina, mučenka
† Milka Ferko
† Ivan Žižek
Za žive in rajne župljane
† Avgust Čurič
9:30 A.M.
†† Bratje in sestre Marinič
5. VELIKONOČNA
S
LOVENIAN
†† Marija in Martin Markoja
NEDELJA
MASS
† Ifko Marija
5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
&
† Branko Bukovac
11:00
A.M.
15. MAJ
† Ivan Glavač
E
NGLISH
† Ivan Glavač
ZOFIJA (SONJA), MUČENKA
MASS
†† Ivan in Maria Augustin
† Peter Augustin
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Ana Tadić
Ignac Dorenčec
Toni in Marija Franc

Mary Gentilcore
Far Forbs (Lovšin)
Žena z družino
Manja Erzetič
Kristina Balkovec
Mož Karol z družino
Družina Kosednar
Ivan Nedelko z družino
-------Olga Glavač z družino
Družina Raduha
Družina Raduha
Regina Halas
Družina Majzelj
Rozalija Čule
Jože in Albina Antolin
Sin Zdravko z družino
Brat Zdravko z družino