HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

March 13, 2016

PASTORS CORNER
Father Sebastian

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

7:15AM

Saturday Vigil

5:00PM

Sunday

8:30AM, 11:00AM, 7:00PM

1st Sunday Samoan Mass

4:00PM

3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass

3:00PM

CONFESSIONS
Saturday
and after daily Masses

4:00 4:45PM

BENEDICTION
First Friday of the Month after Mass

BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE

Please contact Fr. Sebastian
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Certificates ~ For all certificates a
written application is necessary. Send by
post or email with your address, or hand
over personally.

WEBSITES
http://holyfamilyhonolulu.org
http://hfcahawaii.org
http://catholic.com
http://catholic.org
Hictv.com & Cable133.3
Catholictv.com

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, we are assured by God

that He will do something new to make us forget the
past and look forward eagerly to the future. God
reminds the people that Nature and even wild beasts
honor him, so should we, by renewing our praise and
worship of Him, who has saved us.
Saint Paul in the Second Reading speaks eloquently
of his total conversion. Whereas he lived in the past
for knowledge and glory, now everything he
considers to be a loss, because he has got everything
he wanted and wants in possessing Christ and his
Message. Not too many of us can repeat or even
accept the essential theme of Pauls message today.
We are still very much attached to and engaged in
conquering the world! Paul was totally committed to
Christ. However, he knows that he has to carry on
training himself in the practice of Christian virtues.
Even when we know that we are on the right path,
we must be careful. The devil is clever and extremely
cunning.
The Pharisees and Scribes who kept every bit of the
Law and sought to punish others based on their selfrighteousness, were humbled by Jesus with the story
of the woman who was caught in adultery. The
sinner was reconciled! The self-righteous went away
one by one, in anger or in shame.

HAS NO ONE CONDEMNED YOU?

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SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CONFESSIONS
Our Lenten Penance Service will be at 6.30 PM
on Tuesday March 15. We will have about ten
Priests of the Vicariate who will be here to
assist us in making a good Confession and
prepare ourselves well for Easter. Christ came
to reconcile us to the Father. The Sacrament of
Reconciliation is an assurance to us of Gods
Mercy and Forgiveness.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

(313-386)
Feast Day March 18
Little is known about St. Cyrils youth however
historians believe that his parents were Christians
and that is what led Cyril to the church. St. Cyril
was a deacon, a priest, and then became the Bishop
of Jerusalem after Maximus died. During a famine,
St. Cyril sold goods and property from the church
to feed the poor. His actions resulted in him being
accused of stealing from the church and he was
banished three times. He was finally cleared of all
accusations and returned to Palestine. Cyril is
known as one of the early Church Fathers, Doctor
of the Church and Defender of the Catholic Faith.
Father,
through Cyril of Jerusalem
you led your Church to a deeper understanding
of the mysteries of salvation.
Let his prayers help us to know your Son better
and to have eternal life in all its fullness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

2015. Reprinted with permission of Franciscan Media. To read more about these saints,
visit their website http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/, or get daily
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OUR WEEKLY OFFERINGS

March
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM
GRAND TOTAL

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$2,060.25
$1,656.98
$1,169.25
$1,864.03
$6,745.51

CHRISM MASS
The Annual Chrism Mass will be held at St
Theresas Co-Cathedral on Thursday March 17
at 6 PM. Our representatives to receive the
Holy Oils are Stan and Kehau Miyamoto

PALM SUNDAY
Palm Sunday Procession will begin at the
School Grounds ten minutes before each Mass.
All are invited to come about fifteen minutes
prior to the Masses. Let us welcome Christ into
our hearts as we prepare for the Holy Week
Celebrations.
Those who can, please bring your own palms .
Thank you.
EASTER BUNNY

There will not be an Easter Egg Hunt this

year, as in the past. Instead we will have
a surprise Easter Bunny Event. Those
who can help in preparing and making
Easter an enjoyable time for our
Children please contact Chet Malins at
456-3933 or malinsc001@hawaii.rr.com
Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish
and are welcome to participate in all ministries and
activities. Request Registration Forms from the ushers.

5th Sunday of Lent

Isaiah 43:16-21
Ps 126:1-6
Philippians 3:8-14
John 8:1-11
Monday March 14
Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,
19-30,33-62
Psalm 23:1-6
John 8:12-20
or John 8:1-11
Tuesday March 15
Numbers 21:4-9
Ps 102:2-3,16-21
John 8:21-30
Wednesday March 16
Daniel 3:14-20,91-92,95
Dan 3:52-56
John 8:31-42
Thursday March 17
Genesis 17:3-9
Ps 105:4-9
John 8:51-59
Friday March 18
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Ps 18:2-7
John 10:31-42
Saturday March 19
St. Joseph
2 Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16
Ps 89:2-5,27,29
Romans 4:13,16-18,22
Matthew 1:16,18-21,24
or Luke 2:41-51

This Sunday's Gospel reading shows us a good example of how to treat

someone who is,
as Jesus says
elsewhere in scripture (Matt. 25) "the
least of
these."
The recipient of
Christ's compassion in this story
was considered to
be unworthy of life
itself. She was first
of all a woman,
which in her society meant she was
inferior to men.
She was a sinner
and deserved punishment. She was
one single person facing a
condemning crowd alone.
How much more of a "least"
one could anyone be?
When have you felt alone
and insignificant? Perhaps
you've faced a condemning
crowd. Then again, have you
ever treated others as if
they're not important? Yes,
none of us can cast the first
stone.

There are many in the

Church who feel forgotten
and neglected. We all know some of them. Their loneliness is usually hidden from us, and if we're busy with
many important responsibilities, seeking them out and
giving them attention feels too overwhelming. Their
needs become too insignificant to warrant the expense
of our time, the development of parish resources, and
the sacrifice of our personal comfort.

Divorced Catholics often feel condemned, and many who could be

receiving Communion stay away because they've been misinformed
about the Church's rules, and no
one is reaching out to
lead them back. And
although the Church
has been stopping
abuses against children, often the lustful
or abusive treatment
of adults is never addressed,
because
they are dismissed as
"less vulnerable"
they are of least concern.
Identifying the least
among us and reaching out to them is a
good Lenten exercise
-- but only if the intention is to make
it a year-round habit.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. Which persons are you neglecting because their situation
makes you feel uncomfortable or
inadequate? Which members of
your family or parish do you
avoid because you like them
"least" of all? Begin to give them
compassionate
attention
by
praying for them, then discern if
the Lord is inspiring you to do
anything more.
2. Share the story of a time when
you encountered or were one
of "the least of these". Did anyone show compassion? How?
3. Where was Jesus? How was he
helping?

2016 by Terry Modica Catholic Digital Resources: catholicdr.com

Reprinted by license. To receive Good News Reflections free daily by email,
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HOLY WEEK SERVICES

1.PALM SUNDAY/PASSION SUNDAY
READINGS: Isaiah 50:4-7

5.00 PM, 8.30 AM, 11 AM and 7 PM.

POHNPEIAN at 3 PM
Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel Luke 22:14-23:1-56

2. HOLY THURSDAY 7.00 PM WASHING OF THE FEET/INSTITUTION OF THE

EUCHARIST/ ADORATIONBack of the Church
- 8.30 AM CHOIR
READINGS: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15
3. GOOD FRIDAY 3.00 PM WAY OF THE CROSS
7.00 PM GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES/ADORATION OF THE CROSS
READINGS Isaiah 52:13----53:1-12, Hebrews 414-16- 5:7-9 Gospel JOHN 181-19:1-42
-Divine Mercy/International CHOIR

4.HOLY SATURDAY/EASTER VIGIL

7.00 PM Our Lady of the Rosary CHOIR

1st Reading
Genesis 1:1 up to:1-2
2nd Reading Exodus 14:15 up to 5:1
3rd Reading Isaiah 54:5-14
4th Reading Ezekiel 36:16- 28
5th Reading Romans 6:3-14
Gospel
Luke 24:1-12

5.EASTER SUNDAY

8.30 AM and 11.00 AM

READINGS Acts 10:34, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 Gospel- John 20:1-9

There will be no Mass on Easter Sunday at 7 PM.
There will be no Masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday at 7.15
AM

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