The Epiphany of the Lord.
January 8, 2023
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Greetings!
As I was making my way to my brother’s house on the 26th of December, I saw Christmas trees on the street. Some people had already taken down their decorations. I realized, that in the secular world, Christmas had passed. But in our Church, Christmas is celebrated until Sunday, January 8, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Christmas is such an important event that we can’t celebrate it for just one day. It is extended for several days so that we can savor the joy of this beautiful season.
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Weekday Mass: 8:30 AM
Saturday: Confession: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 9:30am, 11:30am and 6:00pm
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What is the Ordinary Time?
Ordinary Time is the season in the Church’s liturgical calendar that is not included in the major feasts such as Advent and Christmas and Lent and Easter. Ordinary does not mean they are less important. Rather, this is the time when the faithful is invited to reflect and live out the meaning of what has been celebrated. It is also a time of conversion – that is living the life of Christ. “Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ” (USCCB). This year, Ordinary time begins on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
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Faith Formation
Faith Formation resumes on January 8th at 10:30am and January 9th at 5:00pm. RCIC resumes January 9th at 5:15pm. We look forward to having your children back in class, we missed them!
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3sixty High School Ministry/Edge
Happy New Year!
3sixty will resume on Sunday, January 15th and Edge on Wednesday, January 25th.
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Confirmation Year 1
Our January session is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11th at 6:30pm.
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Revs vs Sems Basketball Game
Come cheer on your favorite priests and seminarians in the Revs vs Sems Basketball Challenge! The game will be Sunday, January 8 at 7pm. Doors will open at 6pm at St. Francis High School. Click here for more info and tickets.
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Retrouvaille
You can help your marriage
Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the January Marriage Program beginning with a weekend on January 20-22, 2023 call 408-605-4998, email: SanJose@RetroCA.com or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.org
Peace and warm regards,
Mike & Nancy Demaree
Retrouvaille of San Jose/Silicon Valley
408-605-4998
HelpOurMarriage.org
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Diocesan Synod Novena
Our SYNOD 2023 is centered in the Eucharist, the summit of our Christian prayer. In the Real of Presence of Christ, we are nourished and strengthened as a Church, the Body of Christ, to be ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, and APOSTOLIC. With this in mind, we invoke the power of the Holy Spirit to guide our diocesan Synod by praying a Novena as one diocese. Our Diocesan Novena for our Synod will happen on nine consecutive Sundays, the Day of the Lord. It started on December 4, 2022, and conclude on January 29, 2023. Novena is available for download at dsj.org.
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Holy Spirit Parish
1200 Redmond Avenue
San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 997-5101
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