VESTNIK SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN PARISH 23/61 „BOG JIM JE DAL SVETEGA DUHA“ Številka - Number / Leto - Year 8. 6. 2025 Danes obhajamo binkošti, odločilni praznik za življenje Cerkve. Apostolska dela o binkoštnem dogodku pripovedujejo z izrednimi podrobnostmi. Duh se pokaže, spusti se na apostole, ki so zbrani skupaj z Marijo. Začnejo govoriti v drugih jezikih. Gre za izreden izraz delovanja BINKOŠTI Duha, ki se kaže v različnih pomenljivih simbolih. Prvi je veter: »Nenadoma je nastal z neba šum, kot bi se bližal silovit vihar, in napolnil vso hišo, kjer so se zadrževali.« Dejansko hebrejska PENTECOST beseda »ruah«, ki jo mi prevajamo kot »duh«, pomeni tudi »veter«. Kakor SUNDAY veje veter, tako veje tudi Duh. To pomeni, da je Duh sila, moč. Njegova dinamika je izredna in če mu bomo v svojem življenju poslušni, bo tudi v nas lahko neizčrpna dinamičnost. Drugi simbol je ogenj. Duh posreduje tudi notranjo gorečnost. Gre za gorečnost ljubezni, ki nas priganja k delom služenja in predanosti. Tretji je simbol jezikov: »Prikazali so se jim jeziki, podobni pla- menom, ki so se razdelili, in nad vsakim je obstal po eden.« Sveti Duh jim je dal govoriti. Navzoč je bil že v stari zavezi, ko je navdihoval Božje može, in v veroizpovedi pravimo: »Ki je govoril po prerokih!« FR. DRAGO GAČNIK, SDB Duh daje nadnaravni navdih. Tudi pri pesnikih govorimo o “pes- ŽUPNIK - PASTOR niškem navidhu”. Ta navdih sili predvsem k hvalnici Bogu in k posre- NASLOV - ADDRESS dovanju Božjega sporočila. Množica pravi: »Vsi jih slišimo, kako v naših 125 CENTENNIAL PKWY N jezikih oznanjajo velika Božja dela.« Apostoli, polni Svetega Duha, hval- HAMILTON, ON L8E 1H8 ijo Boga za njegova velika dela. P Duh razbije pregrade in vzpostavi občevanje med ljudmi. Jezik je že HONE: 905-561-5971 CELL: 905-520-2014 sam po sebi sredstvo občevanja, veter pa po drugi strani spravi v komu- nikacijo vse dele ozračja. Sveti Duh pa ne ustvarja samo občevanja, E-MAIL ampak tudi občestvo z Bogom in z brati. GREGORIJ.VELIKI125@GMAIL.COM Lukov opis binkošti je poln naukov. V svoji vsebini je zelo lep in zani- HALL RENTALS miv; v nas polaga željo, da bi nas vodil in priganjal Sveti Duh, da bi mogli 289-339-6900 hvaliti Boga in delati Božje delo, ki je delo občevanja med ljudmi. V začetku Svetega pisma, v dogodku z babilonskim stolpom, je govor E-MAIL: HALLRENTAL@ o razdelitvi jezikov (prim. 1 Mz 11,1-9). Za binkošti se zgodi nasprotno: na- STGREGORYHAMILTON.CA mesto da bi bili jeziki razlog za delitev, so sedaj sredstvo občevanja med vsemi po zaslugi Duha, ki ustvarja edinost med vsemi. Evangelij izrazi najbolj notranje vidike prihoda Svetega Duha. V govoru pri zadnji večerji Jezus večkrat PENTECOST SUNDAY napove ta prihod, ko Svetega Duha imenuje »drugega Tolažnika«, drugega zagovornika. FIRST READING: Acts 2.1-11 Jezus sam je bil Tolažnik, zagovornik apostolov. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and Toda sedaj mora oditi, prehoditi mora pot trpljenja, da began to speak foreign languages as the bo odrešil vse ljudi; zato napove: »Jaz pa bom prosil Spirit gave them the gift of speech. Očeta in dal vam bo drugega Tolažnika, da bo ostal pri RESPONSORIAL PSALM 104 vas vekomaj« (Jn 14,16). Sveti Duh se ni utelesil kakor Jezus: vedno ostane Lord, send forth your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. Duh. Zato njegovo življenje ni omejeno zemeljsko živl- jenje, kakor je bilo Jezusovo. Duh lahko vedno ostane z SECOND READING: Romans 8,8-17 nami. Njegova navzočnost je notranja, nevidna toda Paul writes of the importance of the trajna. Jezus pravi: »Tolažnik Sveti Duh, ki ga bo Oče indwelling of the Spirit in the heart of the poslal v mojem imenu, vas bo učil vsega in spomnil faithful. vsega, kar sem vam povedal.« Duh ponotranji Jezusovo GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: učenje. Alleluia - Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Vse do trpljenja so apostoli poslušali Učiteljevo your faithful and kindle in them the fire of učenje, vendar jim pogosto ni uspelo, da bi ga razu- your love. - Alleluia. meli: potrebujejo poučevanje, ki ga daje Sveti Duh. GOSPEL: John 2o.19-23 Duh da okušati stvari, ki jih je povedal Jezus, naredi The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send, jih razumljive v globini, v njihovem duhovnem pomenu. will teach us everything, and remind us of all »On vas bo učil vsega,» pravi Jezus. Ko nas Duh spomni the Lord has said to us. tega, kar je rekel Jezus, nas vodi k vsej resnici. Skratka, lahko rečemo, da se v tem evangeljskem odlomku Sveti Duh označuje po svoji notranji nav- Illustration zočnosti in po svojem notranjem poučevanju. V drugem berilu nam Pavel ponuja drug pogled na Increasingly our urban and rural Svetega Duha. Ko piše kristjanom v Rimu, govori o landscapes – and our seascapes – are being nasprotju med Duhom in mesom. Pravi: »Tisti, ki živijo shaped by our need to harness the forces of po mesu, ne morejo biti všeč Bogu.« Pod »mesom« nature, reducing our carbon footprint and Pavel tukaj razume grešnega, sebičnega človeka, ki je enabling us to be gentler in the way we zaprt za duhovne reči in išče samo gmotne. »Vi pa niste impact our climate. Thousands of acres of v mesu,» pravi apostol, »ampak v Duhu, če le prebiva v land host solar panels, turning sunlight into vas Božji Duh.« Duh nas postavlja v sinovski odnos z electricity. Hydroelectric installations convert gravity-driven water into power. The Očetom. Pomaga nam moliti, kakor je molil Jezus, ki je: invisible force of wind rotates the seemingly »Aba, Oče!« govoril z izredno močjo sinovske ljubezni. relentless march of wind turbines across the Vse to nam podeljuje tudi izredno svobodo. Sveti countryside, bringing the end of the Duh nam daje resnično notranjo svobodo, kakor pravi industrial-scale burning of fossil fuels ever Pavel v drugem pismu: »Kjer je Gospodov Duh, tam je closer. Even at sea, wind farms are doing svoboda« (2 Kor 3,17). So pa tudi zahteve življenja po their work. The first industrial revolution was Duhu: treba je slediti delovanju Duha proti slabim nag- powered by coal and coal gas until natural njenjem, ki so v nas in ki jih apostol imenuje »meso«. . gas entered the scene. Now, ever-renewable Vendar moramo biti poslušni Duhu, tudi v konkret- nature herself is powering the factories and nem življenju, v življenju služenja in predanosti Bogu in mills, our transport and our cyber- bratom. (Prim. Oznanjevalec 2010) infrastructure. 282 - V������ 2025 who are understood by all who listen to them. The Spirit is powerful, gently powerful, and this dynamism will power the nascent Church and powers the Church to this day. Application Just as we celebrate and benefit from the tremendous dynamism of nature, we can never afford to underestimate her powers – from floods to hurricanes and forest fires. Nature is never to be treated lightly, mistreated, to be taken for Elemental forces, which include fire, wind granted. The dynamism of the Holy Spirit is and water, are all round us, certainly as forces to equally to be respected and in addition, to be reckon with, and forces that often benefit us. The revered, honoured and obeyed. The Holy Spirit first Christians, looking for analogies for the confers gifts of wisdom, knowledge, counsel, power of the Holy Spirit, were not slow to refer to fortitude, understanding, piety and respect of the nature. We work from what we experience and Lord. Insofar as we are open to the Spirit, are know towards what we are seeking to filled with the Spirit and allow ourselves to be understand. directed by the Spirit, we possess and live these gifts. The same Spirit who confers these gifts is Gospel teaching the Spirit of unity, drawing people together to live Jesus’ promise of the Advocate, the Holy together in peace, but there is a catch: the Spirit Spirit, is a promise that he will be with us forever, is also a disruptor, encourager, challenger, a and that this presence is dynamic, powerful, Spirit of truth, a Spirit of reverence for God. effective. Today, Jesus says that the Spirit “will Where there is complacency or dogmatism in teach you all things and bring to your faith, the Spirit will disrupt, prompting action, remembrance all that I have said to you”. More openness and dialogue; where there is fear, than this, the giving of the Holy Spirit is an trepidation or doubt, the Spirit will encourage, invitation to intimacy with God: “We will come to strengthen, enlighten; where there is injustice, him and make our home with him”. The reading lack of respect for others, the Spirit will demand from Acts recounts the dramatic entrance of the a change of heart and respect; where there is Spirit, who came upon the disciples noisily, falsehood, ignorance and error, the Spirit will sounding like “a mighty rushing wind” from lead us towards knowledge and truth and fuller heaven – referencing the power of strong wind. understanding. The second image of the descent of the Spirit is St Paul is clear: the Spirit is not simply the equally dynamic – tongues of fire, dividing and power of God that changes our behaviour, but the descending on each disciple present: one single dynamism of God that changes who we are. We fire, divided and then gifted individually to each. have new life in us through the Spirit living in us. Elsewhere in St John’s Gospel, Jesus is We now see the world differently; we relate to represented as giving “living water”: God’s each other differently, we see more clearly, as presence, God’s life-giving presence, is though through God’s eyes; we serve each other represented by wind, fire and water. more faithfully. Recognising that we are truly The writer of Acts does not stop at describing children of God, calling God “Abba, Father”, is the descent of the Spirit but moves immediately our invitation to be ever more conscious of our into the power of the Spirit, an account of how human dignity and of our responsibility to each the Spirit makes a radical difference. The other and to the calling we have to live with God disciples become powerful speakers, teachers in glory. V������ 2025 - 283 286 - V������ 2025 St. Gregory the Great Parish 125 Centennial Pkwy N, Hamilton, ON, L8E 1H8 Invites you to come and celebrate 34th S lovenski Dan Sunday, June 22, 2025 • 10:00 a.m. - Holy Mass • 12:00 p.m. - Lunch Availabe for Purchase • 2:00 p.m. - Cultural Program Followed by songs and dancing to the music of Ansambel Šmarnogorski kvintet Everyone Welcome: Adults, children, family and friends! A fun filled day for the whole family! Welcome to the celebration of Slovenian Independence & Canada Day V������ 2025 - 287 Slovenska šola V soboto, 31. maja, je bil zaključek sobotne Slovenske šole. Na materinski dan so otroci nastopili s programom v dvorani in pokazali, česa so se naučili med letom. Ta dan pa smo se pri sveti maši zahvalili Bogu - pesem je veselo in glasno donela po cerkvi. Potem pa so malo prigriznili, se podprli in se preizkusili še v balina- nju na igrišču pri Villa Slovenia. Čas je hitro minil in starši so že čakali otroke. Kljub sorazmerno svežemu vremenu so se otroci veselo igrali. Hvala učiteljicema, Sandy in Lorie, za vso skrb za šolo in otroke, da ti radi pridejo, spozna- vajo Slovenijo, jezik in se naučijo tudi kakšno zanimivo pesmico. Hvala tudi “pomočnikom”, ki so lani zaključili šolo, pa so letos hodili ob sobo- tah pomagat učiteljicam pri učenju otrok. 288 - V������ 2025 Sveta maša pri slovenski skupnosti v Londonu V nedeljo, 1. Junija, je bila sveta maša tudi pri slovenski skupnosti v Londonu. Navada je, da imamo na to nedeljo - tudi če ni ravno praznik sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi - po maši tudi procesijo. Dokler je imelo društvo tirglav še svojo dvorano, smo imeli procesijo tudi zunaj, odkar pa smo v cerkvi St. John the Divine, pa jo naredimo kar v cerkvi ob dveh oltarjih, ki jih pripravijo v zadnjem delu cerkvi. Hvala vsem, ki so sodelovali pri pri- pravi oltarjev in pri bogoslužju. V������ 2025 - 289 OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS KOLEDAR DOGODKOV SLOVENSKI DAN 2025 - June 15th - Bled SCC - Father’s Day Picnic - A quick reminder to all that we will be Mass at 1:00 PM. celebrating our 34th Slovenski Dan in the Niagara - June 22nd - St. Gregory the Great - SLOVENSKI Region here at St Gregory the Great in Hamilton. DAN - Mass at 10:00 AM. This day we set aside and make plans to - June 27-30th - Slovenski Park - Canada Day celebrate the independence of Slovenia and Long Weekend - Mass June 29th at 1:00 PM. how proud we are to be Canadian Slovenians. - July 6th - Lipa Park - Summerfest Picnic Our stories are important to continue and share with family and friends: between the - July 13th -Bled - Proščenje - Mass at 1:00 PM journeys made to this new land, building our - July 18th - Slovenski Park - Pečenkafest Slovenian communities the impact being - Aug. 1-4th - Slovenski Park - Civic Holiday Long Slovenian has on us all and being raised by first, Weekend - Mass Aug. 3rd at 1:00 PM. second, third generation Slovenians and the - Aug. 6-8th - St. Gregory the Great - Day Camp precious friendships made along the way, this is an important day for all of us! - Avg. 10th - Lipa Park - Music in the Park Picnic Let’s put June 22nd on our calendars and cele- - Avg. 10th - Sava-Breslau - Mass 1:00 PM, Picnic brate with music, food and drink and not only BRALCI - READERS: remember, but take the time to appreciate all - Slov.: Olga Glavač that being Slovenian has done to enhance our - Eng.: Mary Miklavčič lives! GIFT BEARERS In an effort to make this day run smoothly, we - Jože in Albina Antolin will be selling entry tickets ahead of time so that Č you can choose to skip the lines. IŠČENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH We are still looking for volunteers to help put - June 20: Štefka Eržen team on a great Slovenski Dan event. If we are SPRING MEMORIAL MASS AT CEMETERY successful in getting help, our shifts will be On Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM, shorter and we can all enjoy the better part of the Spring Memorial Mass is celebrated at Gate of day! Heaven Cemetery. Please contact Heidy Novak 905-317-6002 if you are able to help out. SUNDAY MASSES DURING We also ask everyone to help with baking of THE SUMMER Slovenian desserts for everyone to enjoy. These From Slovenski Dan Sunday, June 22nd will be accepted in the morning - more details to to FALL BANQUET, September 21st, follow. Sunday Masses will be celebrated We look forward to seeing you all June 22nd! only at 10:00 AM Wishing everyone a safe and happy Sunday! Heidy Novak 290 - V������ 2025 SVETI KRST - BAPTISM V soboto, 7. Junija 2025, je zakrament svetega krsta prejel Logan Thomas Miklavčič. Oče dečka je Kevin, mati pa Bobbie, rojena Earl. Iskrene čestitke staršema ob krstu drugega otroka. Naj ju spremlja božji blagoslov in priprošnja nebeške Matere Marije. V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: Žekš Edward June 9, 2007 Prilesnik Alojz June 9, 2021 Ježovnik Branko June 10, 2011 Plut Ivan June 10, 2021 Intihar Joseph June 11, 1982 Lehner Franc June 11, 1987 Štadler Franc June 11, 1999 Novak Frank June 11, 2006 Novak Paul - Pavel June 11, 2016 Zrim Ernest June 13, 2016 Mertuk Ivan June 15, 2004 Molec Marko June 15, 2007 Brezničar Marija June 15, 2009 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 Cheques:When you write a cheque for donation to our church, please write: St. Gregory the Great Parish V������ 2025 - 291 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES Za žive in rajne župljane 9:30 AM - - - - - - - - - - - BINKOŠTI †† Paula in Franc Pelcar Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž. † Marjeta Gimpelj, obl. Mož Jože PENTECOST SUNDAY †† Lojze Prilesnik, obl. in starši Marija Prilesnik in družina 8. junij † Karl Volčanšek, obl. Družina † Srečko Rev, obl. Družina Rev Medard, škof †† Pavel in Paul Richard Novak 11:00 AM Jožica Novak z družino † Elizabeth Ferko Jožica Novak z družino PONEDELJEK - MONDAY † Antonio Valeri 7:00 PM Irma in Rocco Valeri 9. junij All souls in purgatori Irma in Rocco Valeri Marija Mati cerkve †† Deceased parents Irma in Rocco Valeri TOREK - TUESDAY † Anna Charczuk 7:00 PM Soseda Štefka 10. Junij - Timotej, muč Za zdravje Bill Charczuk Soseda Štefka † Tončka Demšar 7:00 PM Demšar-Scarcelli-Purdon Family S † REDA - WEDNESDAY Janez Joželj Sestra Sonja Langenfus z družino 11. Junij - Barnaba, ap. † Pavel Novak, obl. Helen Špiler z družino † Frank Novak, obl. Helen Špiler z družino Bogu v zahvalo Helen Špiler z družino ČETRTEK - THURSDAY †† Peter in Linda Novak 10:00 AM Funeral Mass 12. Junij - Eskil muč. † Ada Doma 7:00 PM Marija PETEK - FRIDAY 13. junij - Anton Padovan. † Fr. Danilo Lisjak 7:00 PM Tony in Marija Franc † Joe Lackovič 5:30 PM Žena Vera z družino † Franc Štadler, obl. Družina Mes SOBOTA - SATURDAY †† Marija (obl.) in Jožef Rajter Družina Mes † Albina Baznik Mož Alojz z družino 14. junij †† Rozina in Mike Novak Martin in Regina Nedelko Valerij in Rufin, mučenca † Martin Tompa Žena in družina Fortunat, škof †† Jože in Eufemija Tompa Alojz Sarjaš z družino kvatre † Frank Štadler, obl. Družina Štadler † Štefan Prša Žena Terezija z družino Za zdravje N. N. Za žive in rajne župljane 9:30 AM - - - - - - - - - - - † Ignac Korošec Bernardina in Martin Mujdrica S † Milka Ferko VETA T Ana Gergyek ROJICA † Ada Doma Marija THE MOST HOLY TRINITY †† Ivan in Ančka Nedelko Rozalija Čule z družino SUNDAY † Marko Molec, obl. Štefanija in Mark F †† Olga in Branko Šircelj Štefanija in Mark ATHER’S DAY †† Štefka in Silva Štefanija in Mark 15. junij † Štefan Gonza Sandy in družina Vid, mučenec † Slavko Štern 11:00 AM Žena Marija z družino † Ivan Mertuk, obl. Žena Emilija z družino † Ivan Mertuk, obl. Družina Mertuk in Kathy Prša †† Pokojni člani društva Bled 1:00 PM Mass at Bled