FR. JOSEPH J. MCLAUGHLIN, S.M.
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Fr. Joseph J. McLaughlin, S.M.
The Most Holy Trinity – May 30, 2021
PERSONS ALL THE WAY FRENCH CORNER
DOWN Gloire au Père, au Fils et au Saint
Esprit ALL SUNDAY & FEAST DAY
Christians believe in one God
MASSES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
and only one God. But at the heart of Nous redisons ces mots si souvent, en
Christianity is the belief that this one God récitant notre chapelet, à la fin des SUNDAY May 30th
is three Persons, the Father, and the Son, psaumes, au cours de nos messes, et ne 9:00 am For the People of the Parish
and the Holy Spirit. We count only one pensons gu re que c est une louange que 10:30 am Amélia Hourbeigt
God. But when we count divine Persons, l Eglise redit depuis plus de vingt si cles et 12:15 pm Ginette Garderet
we count three.* But notice that you qui exprime ce que signifie la fête de la MONDAY May 31st
cannot divide the one God into three Sainte Trinité. 7:00 am Ron Nunan
more fundamental things, which make up En effet, ce que nous célébrons TUESDAY June 1st
the one God. God is not a compound of aujourd hui, c est le P RE qui trouve sa 7:00 am Bill Loveless †
anything more fundamental. One is all joie à tout donner, Dieu le FILS qui reçoit WEDNESDAY June 2nd
there is when it comes to God. sa vie pour la donner à son tour, Dieu 7:00 am Kenfe-Michael Bethe-Selassie
ESPRIT qui, tel un souffle vivant, nous THURSDAY June 3rd
And yet you still have to count 7:00 am Luisito Malana
three. The three Persons of the Trinity are recrée sans cesse. C est un résumé des f tes
que nous avons célébrées depuis cinq FRIDAY June 4th
not really anything else. They are not 7:00 am Pierre Massion
mois : à Noël, le Père nous donne son Fils ;
roles of God, or modes of God. You à Pâques, le Fils donne sa vie pour notre
cannot reduce the three Persons of the salut ; le jour de la Pentecôte, c est l Esprit
Trinity to some more fundamental qui se répand dans nos c urs pour nous WE REMEMBER OUR SICK
something in order to get—at bottom— insuffler la vie même de Dieu.
just one. In themselves, they are Persons, Monique Antolin, Elizabeth Desta, Patty
C est dans ce don total de lui-même que Espiritu, Zachary Espiritu, Odette
and there are three of them. Some nous découvrons qui est Dieu pour nous et Etcheverry, Brett Fischer, Balcha Haile
secularists suppose that everything son mystère intime de vie et de communion Yesus, Benjamin Haller, Lupita Herrera,
whatsoever is reducible to elementary d amour. Nous découvrons que la grandeur Cármen López, Patrick Maher, Maria
particles. For secularists, at the ultimate de Dieu, sa Gloire, ce n est pas de régner Manley, Grant Melton, Diana Munoz,
foundation of reality there is just the sur un tr ne, c est de se donner. Et son Mary Jo Onopa, Ron & Erik Ongstad,
impersonal, the cold and uncaring bits of pouvoir absolu, c est de se donner Robert Potter, Roberta Renzi, Juan Gil
matter and energy that make up the absolument. Voilà pourquoi nous redisons : Sanchez, Vinod and Cynthia Sheth,
material world. « Gloire au Père, au Fils et au Saint Josefina Tapia Solis, Peter Wang, and
What the doctrine of the Trinity Esprit ». Rosie Zedamoi
tells us is just the opposite. At the Fr. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
ultimate foundation of reality, irreducible
to anything else, there are the three
Persons of the Trinity, who are one God. FROM OUR SCHOOL
There is a story told about an old lady
who believed that the world is flat and Parishioners,
rests on the back of a giant turtle. She I hope you had a lovely weekend and that
was challenged with the following you were able to view the amazing musical
question, “Yes, but what does the turtle that our 8th grade students performed on
rest on? , but the question did not trouble Zoom. If you have not already, please
check our Instagram page to view the WE REMEMBER OUR DECEASED
her. She just replied carelessly, “Oh, it s
musical pictures and information Jacqueline Archieri, Pete Arendt, Fr.
turtles all the way down! She was @ndvschoolsf .
wrong, of course, and the secularists are George Baricar, Kenfe-Michael Bethe-
wrong, too. The whole cosmos rests on NDV has been open for in-person learning Selassie, Madeleine Constant, Jacqueline
the loving and caring Persons of the since October and we are offering full days Foret, Mark Fischer, Ralph González,
Trinity. For Christians, it is Persons all of instruction. We are currently accepting Georges Handras, Barbara J. Higgins,
applications for TK-8th grade classes for Charlene Haught Johnson, Paul Jae
the way down. This is a doctrine worth the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Wook Koo, Odette LePendu, Alejandro
celebrating. Please call the office at 415-421-0069 or Lopez Luna, Fernando Orantes, Claudia
Eleonore Stump email admissions@ndvsf.org to learn more Ponce Marquez, Pierre Massion, William
and or to schedule an in-person or virtual McKnight, Brook Mesfin , Askale
tour of our school. Munga, Christiane Pelletier, Rolande E.
God Bless, Pottier, Dimitrios Tsokas Nicole
Sarah Currier, Principal Zambelli.
REMEMBER OUR SICK AND
DECEASED:
Please note starting next week we will
automatically remove anyone who has
been on this list over a year unless we are
notified not to remove. Thank you for
your understanding.
Notre Dame des Victoires Our Lady of Victories www. ndvsf.org
2021 ARCHDIOCESE ANNUAL APPEAL: The Annual
Appeal provides a unique opportunity for parishioners
throughout the Archdiocese to unite in a common mission.
This ear s theme, 'For the needy will never be forgotten,
nor will the hope of the afflicted ever fade' (Psalm 9:19)
vividly reinforces that mission. Your gift to the
Archdiocesan Annual Appeal changes lives, and it is a
tangible expression of your commitment to bring Christ to
others. Your gifts support retired and active clergy, social
justice, seminarians, young adults, our schools, and many
Archdiocesan departments that serve our pastors, parishes,
and parishioners. You can find the complete list of the SCRIPTURE FOR THIS WEEK
Appeal s benefits, as ell as this ear s 6-minute campaign May 30, 2021 June 6, 2021
video, in English and Spanish, on the Archdiocesan web site Sunday - Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 - Rom 8:14-17 - Mt 28:16-20
https://sfarchdiocese.org/aaa Our mission as a Church
and as people of the Catholic faith continues and these Monday - Zep 3:14-18a - Lk 1:39-56
needs are ongoing, so we invite you to support the Appeal. Tuesday - Tb 2:9-14 - Mk 12:13-17
All gifts, regardless of amount, are greatly appreciated and Wednesday - Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a - Mk 12:18-27
very beneficial. You can make your secure donation by
visiting our NDV website and click on OnLine Giving. Thursday - Tb 6:10-11; 7:1 bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a - Mk 12:28-34
Choose Archdiocese Annual Appeal and make your Friday - Tb 11:5-17 - Mk 12:35-37
donation. Thank you for your commitment to the faith and
Saturday - Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20 - Mk 12:38-44
for all you do for your our parish.
Sunday - Ex 24:3-8 - Heb 9:11-15 - Mt 14:12-16, 22-26
The Most Holy Trinity Sunday
A Trinitarian theme three persons in one God
connects toda s Script re readings. In the First Reading
from the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses proclaims that
God s niq e greatness sho ld inspire people to follow His
commandments. According to St. Pa l s Letter to the
Roman community, the Spirit invites us to become adopted
children and heirs through Christ Roman society held Everyone 12 years of age and older is now recommended to get a
adopted children in high esteem. In a powerful
evangelization message from St. Matthe s Gospel, Jes s COVID-19 vaccination. Get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you
commissions His Apostles: Go, therefore, and make can. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the pandemic.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Do we, as faithful stewards, All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States
realize our baptismal call, our gift of discipleship from the are effective at preventing COVID-19 as seen in clinical trial
Lord? Moved by the Holy Trinity, do we witness our settings. COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to help stop
discipleship in a spirit of evangelization by welcoming
home our brothers and sisters who have left the faith, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
those who do not know Christ? COVID-19 vaccination helps protect people from getting sick or
severely ill with COVID-19 and might also help protect people
around them.
Le s all ge VACCINATED!!!
ON-LINE GIVING: During the COVID-19, our Sunday Collection have
been impacted and are much lower. We suggest that you consider making
o r donations on line. This ill help ith the needs of o r parish s dail
MASS INTENTIONS: If you would like to request a Mass financial responsibilities. Our parish offers Online Giving, a web-based
for a specific intention, please call the Parish Office at electronic contribution application. We are providing this service so that
415.397.0113 and speak to our secretary Mertenesh. The you have the option to manage your contributions online. This service is
Mass Book for 2020 is available to reserve a Mass safe and secure. And it is convenient for you and for our parish staff. Sign
Intention. Per the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the up for Online Giving by visiting our parish website at ndvsf.org and select
offering for a Mass request is $10.00. If paying by check, the Online Giving link. Click on Create New Account and follow
please make the check payable to the order of: MARIST directions to set up your account. Thank you for your generosity.
FATHERS.
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