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SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION:

Anointing of the Sick, Holy Communion to the Sick and Homebound, Funerals:, Flease call Parish Office.

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Infant Baptism: Parents are to call the Parish office during business hours to schedule a Baptism

meeting.

Sacrament of Matrimony: The proper and required preparation for this Sacrament is extensive, The time frame is at leasl six (6) months. Couples are asked to attend an Engaged Encounter Weekend in preparation and complete State and Church paperwork. Do not set a date or print invitations for your marriage until after you have spoken with a priest WEEKEND MASSES:

l,Vf,EKDAY MASSES: COMMUNAL ANNOINTING: RECONCILIATION: EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: PARISH ROSARIES: STATIONS OF THE CROSS:

Saturday; (Sunday VigilJ 5:00pm Sunday L{orning: 7:00 am 9:00am

& 11:00am [lnterpretedJ Sunday Evening: 6:00 pm Monday * Friday: 7:00 am & 1Z:00pm Saturday: 12:00 noon Last Saturday of the Month at the tT:CIA noon mass Friday 10:00 - 11;30 a.m, Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm or by appoinrment Fridays: After the 7:00 am mass and 1't Fridays: 7;30 * 10:00 pm Monday - Saturday: 1l-;15am Sunday: 5;LEprn Fridays of Lent: 11;15 a.m. & 6:00prn

ADDRESS: 800 Kaheka St. Honolulu, Hawaii g6gLq OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. B:30am - tTpm 1;00 - 3:30pm I PHONE: [808J 941-0675 FAX: [B0BJ 945-A689 OFFICE EMAItr r sspeterpaul(dhawaii.rr,com I'VEBSITE:

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Sts. Peter &.paul Church Honolulu

This Week's Mass schedule

WELCOME OHANA MASS at 9:00 a.m.

We welcome the children and families from the Ohana Mass.

We are pleased to share the liturgy with all families, however unique or diverse. We are truly one body in Christ and we open our parish doors, hearts and minds to all believers.

Ohana Mass is an adapted liturgy where families, however unique or diverse, worship as one Ohana of God trusting in His divine providence and plan for each of us, his children.

who attended OHANA MASS previously at Holy Trinity Church, have Families

transitioned to Sts Peter and Paul parish 9 AM FAMILY MASS on the first Sunday of the month . For the month of April, it will be this Sunday, April 2,2AL7.

If you know of friends or families who would like to join us, please encourage them to attend.

ciiuR& is"oilil; MONDAY-THURSDAY: 6AM-8AM 1l:00AM*lPM FRIDAY: FIRST FRIDAY: SATURDAY: SUNDAY:

6AM-IPM 7:30 PM

Deacons:

Senior Deacon: Secretary:

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ll:00AM-lPM & 3:00 PM - 6:-10 PM

6:00AM- l:00PM & 5:00 PM

Pastor: Associate Pastor: Senior Priests:

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PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Khanh Pharn-Nguyen Rev. Danny Laeda Rev. Pat Freitas Rev. Mr. Richard Abel Rev. Mr. Angken Xymoon Rev. Mr. Richard Port Yvonne Toma

We are a welcoming Parish. Be a Family Member!

Parish Registration forms are located at the entrance ofthe church.

You may also contact the parish office for more information.

Please call947-0675

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+Deacon Thomas Contrades +Ron Davin Wilbert Liu(Healing) +Frances Low Ching +William Cruse

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+Celle Jovero

7am

+Michael Feranil

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+Ho Joon Peter Ko

7am

Maximiliano Reyes (BD)

noon

+Ricky Thomas

7am

+Carlos Miranda Jr.

noon

Catalina Jeon (Sl)

7am

Jennifer Rathjen (Sl) +MichaelVerhoev

noon

Olivia Kim (BD)

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+ Wilfred Tom

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+Ho Joon Peter Ko

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+Juanet Santos

5pm Vigil Mass

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comprehend their meaning. So take a moment to relax and listen carefully to the message of these readings.

The First Reading is from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (37:12-{4). At the time of this story, the people of lsrael are captives in Babylon, languishing as if they were "dry bones in the desert." Through this vision of the dry bones, God tells the Prophet to announce that He will in time restore the exiled people of Judah. This will not be a return to their former status and shame under the Monarchy, but to a new life govemed not by kings and princes but by the Holy Spirit dwelling within thern. So, when you feel "down" or depressed call on the Holy Spirit. He is within all who are baptized and waiting for our call.

The Second Reading is fron: St. Paul's Leffer fo the Romans (8:8-11). Paul gives the Romans and all of us an updated teaching similar to that of the Prophet Ezekiel above. "Updated" be-cause this writing comes from a time after Christ's Resurrection and the Holy Spirit has been poured out on all mankind to guide us back to the Father. lf we do not have the Spirit dwelling within us, we will be like those "dry bones in the desert^" So "ask and you shall receive!"

The Gospel Reading is from the Gospel of John (11:1-45). Here we have an extensive teaching by Jesus but it is buried in a long story, one that everyone has heard many times. We are all captivated by the spectacular story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and rightly so. However, this is not the essence of this Gospel message. The real message is Jesus' siatement, "l am the resarrecfion and the life, efc." Through this story and His siatement, iesus is telling all mankind that He is in control of both physical and spiritual life and we only need to have His Holy Spirit dwelling within us, guiding us, to partake of His resurrection. "Do you believe this?. Can you respond with the same answer as Martha did?

Throughout the season of Lent, we have several vivid stories in the Gospel of John depicting the Giff of Eternal Life through our belief in Jesus; Rebirth in the story of Nicodernus (John 3); Living Water in the story of the Samaritan Woman (John 4); Life Giving Word in the cure of the Centurion's son (John 5); and most of all the Bread of Life in (John 6). So, if you missed the point of any of these readings, now would be a good time to go back and get acquainted with the real message behind the story. Something to think about during your Prayer Time this week!

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First Reading - Ezekiel 37:12-14 The setting is a valle1r full of bones and the Lord asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" The Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy: "Thus says the Lord God: tsehold. I will open your graves, and raise you fi'om yolu graves." The l-*rd also pr"omised to bring his people home into the land of Israei." He also promised to put his Spirit in the people.

Second Reading

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St. Paul said all who are in the flesh, cannot please God. But all who are in the Spirit have God dr.veliing in them. if Christ is in them, even though their bodies are dead because of sin, their spirits are alive because of their righteorrsness. If the Spirit raised Jesus from the dead, that sarne Spirit will give life to lhe peoples' n:rortal bodies.

Gospel

- John L1:1"*45 ot

1'L:3-7,17, 20-27,33b-45

Bethany -lvas the villagr: u,here Lazarus lived, and it was also tlie horrre cf sisters Mary anrJ Martha.

Jesus lor,'ed ihese three, and Lrecarne a powerful presence in their lives" tazarus had been clead for foru' days. brit the Dreset.t{.:e and po-,r,er of Jesus not only brought him back to 1if"e, but generated a dramatic awarenesr of wLat God in Christ can do.

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Pahn Sunday First Reading: Matthew 21:1-11 Second Reading: Fhilippians 2 :6-1

Gospel: Matthew 26:L4 - 27:66

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STEWARDSHIP

TIME-TAIENT-TREASURE TBEAS-URE We are grateful to all who so generously contribute to our Parish.

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Envelopes & Loose Collections Mass lntentions Blessing Electric & Votive Candles

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Total: $9,222.25

6:15 am - Choir Practice (B) 6:15 am - Rosary (M) 12:30 pm - Liturgy Meeting (U) 5:00 pm - Choir Practice (R) 5:15 pm - Young Adult Rosary (M) 7:15 pm -Young Adult Ministry (R)

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IDENTIFIABLE UNIDENTIFIABLE

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Bldg. Fund Catholic Relief Services Outreach

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Donation

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Catholic Care

$ubtotal: $5,352.8I Special Co_llections; Easter 1't Of{ering Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Land Gift

Catholic Living Fund Menehune Water Co.

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The Collections for March 25-26,2017 are as follows:

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Wednss{ay_ St. Vincent Ferrer

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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION Thank you for your generous supporl of The Catholic Relief Services Collection and for helping Jesus in disguise. Your contributions will make a difference for the poor and marginalized around the world. lf you missed the collection, it's not too late to give! Just visit www.usccb.arg/nationalcollectians, and click on the "How to Give" link on the left.

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6:10 am - Rosary (M) 7:30 am - Novena to our Lady of Perpetual Help (M) 1 1 :15 am - Rosary (M) 1:00 pm - Legion of Mary, Queen of Peace (C) 6:00 pnr - Scripture Study (R)

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MAHATO SSR YSUfi fiENEROSITVI THANKS TO YOUR FOOD DONATIONS OUR CATHOLIC CARE PROIECT WAS ABLE TO DELIVER FOOD 1'O OUR HOMEBOUND KUPUNA AND PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING

HUNGER. A SPECIALMAHALG NUI TO OUR PARISHIONERS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE A HOME VISIT AND MADE THE FOOD DSLIVERIESI

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neighbors, our God and ourselves!

STE1ryARDSHIP:

SHARING YOUR TIME AND TATENT

We serve our church in many ways. you have the privilege to join these ministries in cleaning the church. Please see our volunteer coordinators, foel Narusawa and Carina yong when you come to the church to help us clean.

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Faith iror:n;rtion YoLrth and young Adults youth and young Atlults Scripture Croup and Choir

Mahalo for giving of your time on Saturday morning and helping us create a safe and caring church environment.

Please contact the Church's office at [S0B) 9414675 if your family would like to serve the church in any of these ways.

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iffe *'.e in meed *f'ad{:it:CI$ai vq}Eq.ix}teers ts} deiiver t* th* h*s:rebs:nc?d im Aprll. ylais is a grea{ prc}e*t ts d* wit}e a friemd sr as a f,aueity" Flease c*ntaa:t o*r parish af{ice if yorx are interes€ed in participati*g. A brief i*tr$cluction witt ke provided ttl yoas te tretter prexlai"e ys!.a f'*r praviding this serviee to our kuperna, (sisters and brothers].

If you knaw someone in our parlsh who would benefitfrom receiving a food bag to help them make ends meet please tell them to contact our Helpline (g0B) 3gS _ pRAy or cal! our parish office at tB1B) 941_0675 All informatian we receive remqins canfidential^

Chrism Mass Celebration ft>r Oahu wfith Bishop Larry Silva presiding

EALYEAIW FOR APRTL 2A77

Everybody is invited to celebrate the Chrism Mass for the island of Oahu on Thursday, April 6, 2017. 7;00pm t the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.

Universal: Youth That young people may respond generously to their vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to Cod in the priesthood or consecrated life.

At the Chrism Mass, Bishop Silva formally blesses oilve oil in large containers to be distributed to all the parishes priests throughout the island. Three oils are bressed at this annual Mass:

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The Oil of Catecumens - is used to bless people prior to their Baptism and during enrollment as catechumen, students of the faith preparing for

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The Oil of the Sick - is appropriate when administering the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, formerly know as Extreme Unction.

Chrism Oil- is for newly baptized persons. The Bishop also uses Chrism Oilwhen administering the Sacraments of Confirmation or Holy Orders. Like Cil of the Sick and Oit of Catechumens, Carism is made from olive oil but unlike the other two, balsam is added to rnake it more fragrant and appealing to the nose.

Please pray

We thank Cisero Seisdedos and his family, Ana Claudia and Ana Carolina, who wifl represent Sts. peter and paul

Church and care for the Holy Oils until Holy Thursday.

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CELEBRANTS!

Larry Cabrinha

Tessie & Shirley Dungo

Wini Chow

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Teresita M. Custodio

Purita V. Marcaida

Avon Czensinski

Betty Ann Nault

Regina Czerwinski

Dolores Suredam

Odetta Doublet

Lolita A. Sutton

Edwin Tagura

Vanessa Alcova

PRAYER LIST FOR THE SIqK Prayers bring our parish community together and this is true especially when we pray for those parishioners who are ill among us.

We would like to update our prayer list on this

page every month. We will remove the names at the end

of each month and have a new list for the following month. If you wish to have your name or the names of your loved ones included on the list, please fill up the ll forrn below. The prayer |ist will be pubiished for the tl whole month and will be updated at the end of each

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HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION Step 1 Erantinc rour conscicncc.

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Step 3 Make the Sign of the cross and say. "Ilress rne. Father. for r have siuned- It has bee, fgive rveeks, months or yearsl since my last confession."

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Step 4 Confess your sins, rnost importantly any mortal sins. lf you need help exa,rining your conscience, the priest will assist you.

April 3 7:00 pm Newman Center/Holy Spirit

Step 5 The priest will assign you a penance ancl perhaps ofler a word of adviceiencouragenlent.

AprilT-7:00 p.m.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of peace

Step 6 Make an Act of Contrition, such as this newer version: .,Mv Cod, I am sorry firr my sins w.ith all my heart. ln choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinne<i against you r.vhom I should love atrove all things. I finnly intend, u,ith your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid u,hatever leads me tosin. or"* Savior Jesus Chnst sulfered and diecl for us. ln His l{ame, My God, have mercy. "Amen

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Statlons of the Cross April

"Siu is an act c-ontrary to reascn. It wr:unrJs ma11,s it;lture a,rd iqjures human solidarity" (Cat;chism of the Calholi; Cthur*h.

Mortalvs. Venial What constitutes "rncrtal sin',? ,.For a sin to be morttrl. thiss: conditions must together be met: "Mortai sin is sin whose r:bject is grave matier and wlrich is also commifteci with full knoivltr,gc and

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deliberate consenr"' (Catcchisni. I 957).

The catechism conti*ues ( 1858); "Grave matter is s;recified by the Ten commandments, corresponding to the answer oiJesris 1o the rich young man: 'Do not kill: do not comrnit adulterr,; do not steai; do not bear false r.vitness; do not defi.a*d; honor you' father srcl mother.' The gravity of sins is more or ress great: Murder is graver than theft. One must also take itto account *ho l, *,ronged, violence against pirents is in itserf graver than violencJagainst a stranger."

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Knightr of Columbus Sale of Oaster Magnets Easter oflen brings to miud the I:aster Eunny and baskcts with colored eggs. And, alrvays the Easter egg hunt!

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ln addition. "Mortal sin requircs full knorvledge and complete consent. It presupposes kn.v,,ledge of the sinfbl characteiof the act, of its opposition 1o God,s law. It also irnplies a ccnsent sufficiently deliberate to be a persr:nal choice. Feignecl ign.rance and hardness of heart do not dilninish, but rather increase, the

Easter is that of our Risen Lord.

To remind our contmunity true rneaning ot flaster,

Knights of Columbus will seliing Easter tnagnets with

voluntary character ofsin' (l B5g).

What is "\,enial si,"? As the Catechism explains, ..One commits venial sin rvhen, in a less serions ma$er, he does not observe the standard prescribed by the morai law or rvhen he tlis*be-vs the moral law in a grave matter but without full knorvledge or r.vithout (I

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The sale of the Easter magners will take place atrer tirc 7am, 9 am and ll am masses on April 9th and Aprill6th.

Magncts rvill sell lbr S5 each, and proceeds go to services pertbrrnerl b1, the Knights fbr St.s, peter & paul.

For more information. cclntact Viucent l-opez (g0g-47g_ 3817) crr Armando Lopc:z (808-799-4740).

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$'aith Formatlon Stations of the Cross For Children

lel'lect prayer:fuily upon Jesus' sufl'ering. Death, nnd Resunection, and to simpll- experience the visual images to re{lect on Christ's love ior us.

On Friday, Nlarch 3i at 6 pm. children ancl thc.ir parents rvill participafe in the Stations rvith our Kupuna. An intergeneratiori sharing. the ci:ildren and their Kupuna uriil rvalk and read the story at each station together.

The_v invite all Kr-rpuna to bc part ot this moving experience.

On Cood Friday at 5 p.m. children rvill share the Stations of the Cross by creating a tableaux at each Station. This "live" Stations of the Cross retraces th'e final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary.

Last Friday. the chilclren prayed the Stations of the Cross rvith the kupuna.

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YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY It was a wonderful day for everyone. Yaung adults volunteered

at Waikiki Aquarium to remove invasive algae on fitlarch 26, 2017 that poses significant threat to Hawaii's corai reef. ln behalf of the others we were very thankful of the experience this, doing good deeds in our community. Also, we were bless we had the opportunity to learn and appreciate the marine creatures of God. "Thanks be ta Gad

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Next Saturday, April 8th, will be the second Saturday morning of the month, which means the young adults turn to help clean the church...

On Sunday, April 9th, we'il be entering our last week of Lent. The young adults will meet after the 6 pm mass, where people can talk about their different traditions, what Lent was like for them this year, and what they're looking forward to.

As always, if you have any interest, questions, comments, ideas, etc. please e-mail at trivia Syq($ g m* !, com or txt 305-S$*:ll3?S. I

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rm$week Join your parish and the whole Church in celebrating the Holiest Days of the Year.

The Easter Triduum begins Holy Thursday and has no dismissal until the night of the Easter Vigil.

On Thursday we celebrate the lnstitution of the Holy

Eucharist.

On Friday we remember in a solemn way the death of Jesus and pray for the whole humankind. We hear the lsaiah reading of the Suffering Servant and we venerate the Cross. This is the only day of the year when Holy Mass is not celebrated.

On Saturday (there is no 5:oo p.m. Mass) we celebrate the longest, most beautiful of the Church's liturgies. We light the Easter fire and process into a darken church. We read the story of our salvation and bring to the waters of Baptism and the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist those who have been preparing all year.

PALM SUNDAY

April 9 Sat.-S p.m., Sun.-7:00,9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. (Palm Procession) & 6:00 p.m.

HCILYTHINRSDAY Mass of the Lord's Supper

April 13 at 6:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY

The Passion of the Lord April L4 at3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (stations of the Cross at,11:L5 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.)

The Easter Vigil of the Holy Night April 15 after 6:51 p.m.

The Resurrection of the Lord April 16 at7zOA,9:00 & 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

fra{en*{av Monday April3 Lertett Weekdcty Dn 13:1*9, 15-77,

19-30,33-62 ln 8:1-11 Tuesday Aprii 4 Lenten Weekday Nm 21:4-9

ln 8:21-30 Wednesday

April5 Lenten Weektlay

Dn 3:14-20, 9l-92,95

ln8:31-42 Thursday April6 Lenten Weekday Gn 17:3-9 ln 8:51-59

Friday April 7 Lenten Weekda3r ler 20:10-13 In 10:31-42

Saturday April8 Lettert Weekday Ez37:27-28

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Dean?nd)Te, What happened to "hellfire and brimstone" preaching, like I remember from parish missions in my younger years? f-f ellfire and brimstone recalls Genesis 19:24: "The LORD rained down I Isulfur upon Sodom and Gomorrah, fire from the LoRD out of heaven."

It refers to a harsh preaching style and "doom and gloom" content focused on God's wrath, punishment, and hell. Puritans-those English Calvinists who colonized Massachusetts in the 1600s-adhered strongly to their belief in eternal damnation, innate sin, and diabolical power. Likewise, American Baptists were known to "out-Calvin Calvin" in their preaching.

WhileCatholicsalsoadherestronglytoourbelief'ffi* in the possibility of eternal damnation, innate q* sin, and evii forces, we believe in the grace of ;w .:lrjr:j, baptism to remove original sin, the outpouring of God's grace to strengthen our lrreakness due to originai sin, and in the extraordinary po\ /er of conversicn to preverlt everiasting damnation.

To that end, parish missions and revivals strengthen the spiritual life of the faithful and welcome lapsed Catholics.

Preaching orders have been conducting missions since their eariiest days in America. Saint Alphonsus encouraged his Redemptorist missionaries to be lions in the pulpit and lambs in the confessional. One preacher in the 1850s described the flres of hell with such intensity that the nearby flre engine crew was mistakenly dispatched to the church to extinguish the conflagration. Yet the fire most desirable during a mission is the one in people's hearts for God. "Fear of God" means a dread for God's iudgment, but it can also mean a reverential marvel for God. Mlany preachers today prefer to instiil that awe for God's inviting mercy instead of a paraiyzing fear of God's anger.

Fr. Byron Miller, CSsR su

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