Join the Rosary Confraternity
Enliven your prayer life
As an effort to help you deepen your Lenten journey, we are passing along an invitation from Fr. Isaiah Mary Molano, OP and Parochial Vicar at St. Dominic’s in San Francisco.
“Lent offers us many opportunities to enliven our prayer lives. This Lent, join the Rosary Confraternity. Women and Men, for over 500 years, have devoted themselves to pray the rosary three times a week, contemplating the Passion of Jesus Christ. You join the mission of the Dominican Order and receive spiritual benefits by your membership”
http://www.rosary-center.org/nroscon.htm
You can read the obligations, benefits, indulgences, and Fifteen Promises of the Blessed Virgin to Christians who faithfully pray the Rosary online. There is also a Rosary Confraternity Prayer.
Fr Jerome’s Book Reviews
As you’ve all figured out, I love to read. While these two recent books were not in our St. Dominic’s book club, I wanted to pass along the recommendations anyway. Perhaps you have a long commute and listen to audiobooks in the car, you enjoy a great read on the weekend, or maybe have an avid reader in your life you’d like to surprise with a new recommendation.
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recently finished two books whose author’s converted to Catholicism or Christianity. The first was entitled “Race with the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love” by Joseph Pearce. Joseph grew up in nominal Anglican who became an international leader in the white supremacist movement. When he started to read authors such as G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis he started to rethink his positions about God and religion. Two prison terms also gave him ample time to contemplate what he was doing with his life. Then through a series of “coincidences” he found himself in the Catholic Church.
The second book is entitled “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encou
nters Christianity” by Nabeel Qureshi. Nabeel was raised in a very devout Muslim family and befriended an evangelical Christian in college. Throughout college these two friends charitably challenged each other’s religious belief. Nabeel came to believe that Christianity’s claim of Jesus Christ’s divinity, Crucifixion, and salvific death for the forgiveness of our sins were more historical and plausible than Islam’s claim of the reliability of the Koran and the moral character of Muhammad. [The next step for Nabeel is the challenge the founding tenets of the Protestant reformation. J]
Both books are fascinating reads of the conversion of two of the least likely people to become Catholic or Christian. I hope you find them as fascinating as I. God Bless.
Rediscover Catholicism Books
As Lent approaches, Baptism classes begin, and Weddings are planned, we encounter family and friends that may not be attending Mass regularly or have fallen away from the Church for whatever reason. 
At Christmas the Knights of Columbus so graciously supplied the Parish with hundreds of copies of New York Times’ best selling author Matthew Kelly’s book Rediscover Catholicism A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion and Purpose.
We gave most of the books away during our Christmas services but we still several left. If you would like to receive a copy for yourself, or have a friend or family member in mind to whom you’d like to gift the book, please stop by the Parish Office and request one.
Pastor’s Corner
February 9th, 2014
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
A few weeks ago after one of the Sunday Masses a boy of about five approached me in the back of the Church and asked me if I would pray for Dad who is having a hard time finding a job. I knelt down next to him and said, “Of course.” I asked the boy what his father’s name is so I could pray for him by name. The child looked down for a few seconds in deep thought and then looked at me and apologetically said, “I don’t know. I just call him Dad.” I was so moved by this child’s concern and love for his Dad that I had to fight back my tears as we prayed. Let us remember to keep all Dads, Moms and all those who are looking for work in our prayers.
With Lent less than a month away – Can you believe it? – the annual Lenten practices of increased prayer, fasting and almsgiving are just around the corner. Regarding prayer, what not consider attended daily Mass? Before you say, I do not have time, please know that daily Mass is no longer than 30 minutes. This is because at daily Mass the Gloria and Creed are not said, there is no second reading, no songs are sung, the homily is shorter and, best of all, there is no collection. J At St. Dominic’s we have Masses at 7:00 and 8:15 a.m. Monday through Friday, and an 8:15 am Mass on Saturday. The 8:15 Mass may be a hair longer when the school children are in attendance. If St. Dominic’s Mass times do not fit your schedule, you can find other Churches’ daily Mass schedule at www.masstimes.org. Maybe a daily closer to where you work in the morning, a Mass at lunchtime or Mass just after work might better fit your schedule. The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith; why not partake of it everyday?
You will be receiving invitations to attend ONE Campaign receptions to find our more about the campaign. Please know these receptions are based upon the principle of leave your wallets at home but bring an open mind and your questions.
God bless you,
Fr. Jerome
