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3.d Sunday of Easter

sACRAMENrur,*.fr*^;,*;Anointing of the Sick, Holy Communion to the Sick and Homehound, Funerals: Please call Parish

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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 least 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 priesl

WEEKEND MASSES:

WEEKDAY MASSES: COMMUNAL ANNOINTING: RECONCILIATION: EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: PARISH ROSARIES:

Saturday: iSunday Vigill 5:0Opm Sunday Morning: 7:00 am 9:00am & 11:00am InterpretedJ Sunday Evening: 6:00 pm Monday - Friday: 7;00 am & 12;00pm Saturday: 12:00 noon Last Saturday of the Month at the 12 AA noon mass

Friday 10:00 - 11:30 a,m. Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm or by appointment Fridays: After the 7:00 am mass and 1't Fridays: 7:30 - 1-0:00 pm Monday -Saturday: 11;L5am Sunday; 5:1 5pm

ADDRESS: 800 Kaheka St. Honciulu,l{awaii 96814 OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. B:30am - trZpm / 1.:AA - 3:30pm PHONET [808J 941-0675 FAX: [S08J 945-0689 OFFICE EMAIL: sspeterpaul@hawaii.rr.com

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This Week's Mass schedule

BIBTE SHARING SHARING OUR JOURNEY THRU GOD'S WORD SAT

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"THE HELPER, THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHOM THE FATHERWILL SEND IN MY NAME, WILL TEACH YOU

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EVERYTHING AND MAKE YOU REMEMBER ALL THAT I HAVE TOLD YOU." |OHN 14:26 lSTWEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

WHEN:

- FELOWSHIP B:30 AM - START OF BIBLE SHARING

B:00 AM

WHERE:CONFERENCE ROOM All those who are interested are welcome to attend' For more information call the office or sPeak to GracelYnn DeVega' Bring a bible.

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Parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul

Fr. Khanh

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Rorv Elifano(BD) +wilter Nomura

Fr. Khanh

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+Eleanor Mendonca +lrene Arcayna

Fr. Danny

11am

Wilbert Liu (Sl) +Robert Yeager

Fr. Khanh

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+Vicente Fines

Fr. Danny

7

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+Generoso SaPao

Fr. Khanh

noon

+Chonq-Jean Wang +John Rodrigues

Fr. Khanh

+ lrene ArcaYna

Fr. Danny

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+Ricardo

Fr. Danny

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Fr. Khanh

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+Myrna

Quidolla

Fr. DannY

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+William

Kennedy

Fr. DannY

Spector

Fr. DannY

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F'RIDAY:

FIRST FRIDAY: SATURDAY:

Senior Deacon: Secretary:

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MONDAY-THURSDAY: 6AM-8AM l1:00AM- l PM

Deacons:

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CHURCH IS OPEN:

Pastor: Associate Pastor: Senior Priests:

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1 PM & 11:00 r\M PM 6:30 PM 3:00 -

6:00AM-100PM& 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Khanh Pham-NguYen Rev. DannY Laeda Rev. Pat Freitas Rev. Mr. Richard Abel Rev. Mr. Angken XYmoon Rev. Mr. Richard Port

Yvonne Toma

noon

Parish Registration forms are located at the entrance ofthe church' You may also contact the parish office for more information'

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Barbara Nakanelua

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5pm Vigil Mass

Fr. Khanh

Fr,DannV

7:30pm noon

We are a welcoming Parish' Be a Family Member!

Please call 941-0675

7am

Colin Kim (BD) Elane Sowa

Fr. Khanh

Parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul

Fr. Danny

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c*? intet'esiittg departLtre .fi^om the celebrcttion o/' the Resurreclior? os we kove hcttl in the pusl ley'tt b-eeks. ltr these

reat{ings, Pcter, in hoth the Firsl anc{ the Set'ontl readings, oppeors lo hat;e conte to underslanrl lhe whole messoge of .lestr,t. IJe rettlizes that .lesus tlicl nrtr just appectr on the stree(s o/'Galilee or

Jerusalem sutltlertly u,ithou! git,ing adt,crnce knowledge ancl preparatioi. '['hi.r r 'u.t clone h], the prr,phet.t ttnt! patriarchs tvho .spoke ct/'Jesus centuries hefbre.

ln the l'irst Reading, fi.om the Acts of the Apestles (2:14- 33), Peter goes deep into the Old Testament scriptures to leam that David spoke of Jesus through the Psalms. He quotes frorn psalm I6. peter then goes on to sa,v tllat even the great King David died and ,*,as buried to be seen no more. Other great men and worlâ‚Źn of the Old Testament also have come and gone, but Jesus who died was then honored by the Father by being raised from the dead to live forever. This should give .r. to reflect on "u.rr* hor,v we are luililling our role in God,s plan as Jesus did.

The Second Re*ding is fi:om the i,jr.rl Letter af St. Peter (I:17- 21).ln this great pastoral letier, peter advises us to walk rryith the Lord Jesus daily because Jesus paid a great pdce for our being clelivereil from sin. Therefor", ** should not take His sacrifice lightly. Here also, as he dia in "Acts" above, Peter ref-ers back to ancient scripture to acknowledge that Jesus existed before all creation _ before

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/bundation of the world.,, The Cospel Reading is from the Gospel of Lake {24:13- 3,5). In this passage we have the beautif.ul itory ol. the two disciples on the road to Emmaus where thev meet Jesus but do not recognize Him. This is understandable because Jesus has been resurrected and is now in His divine "Giory." These disciples must have always seen Jesus in ttre "here and norv" without looking back at how scripture described His coming. The ,'stranger" then goes througl the Oid T'estament scriptures to point out how they 1ften referred to the Messiah; but it was in the "breaking of the bread," the Eucharist, that they finally recognized Him. Do we have to have someone continually pointing out to us how to recognize Jesus? Have yon given sufficient time to reading the scriptures to finci oLrt for yourself how the prophets and patriarchs and others foretold of Jesus' coining ancl His mission? Don,t let this Easter Season pass without doing some research ou yolu: o\vn to learn of the Messiah,s ccming a:ld His role in Go<j's plan rf sahration. something io ti:ink about duril;q vour pri:,r,cr l'irle this r,reli! "

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First Reading - Acts Z:L4, ZZ-ZZ The Holy Spirit came and the disciples experienced phenomena that were spnbols of the Spirit. There u,as ryrq4{, the rust of a mighty wind. There r,r,as sight, tongues of fire resting on each disciple. There was speaking in tongues, and hearing in thei. o*,, Ianguages. What the disciples experienced was dr-re to the power of the exalted Jesus.

Second Reading * 1 peter l:17-21

What is the Christian,s most appropriate way of lifu? Simon Peter was one of thi most impoitant figures in the Bible. One of his most important contributions fo our faith was as an example. He

was a person of great conviction and much courage.

His life source was in God. He champioried salvation through faith and holiness through obedience.

Gospel

- Luke 24:13-35

After Jesus vvas raiserd t,,to of iris follorvers were

going_to the village of Emmaus anci were disc,,rssing lvhat had happened. Jesus jr,rined tlrr:nr, ,,but tl:eii eyes lvei"e kepi fi'om recognizing him,, un{l thev are

together. \&'hen i-re ha<i va*ished from their sight, they retumecl tcl Jerusalem and toid tiie cliscifles that -lesus liad been raised from the dead.

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TREASURE

Mahalo for your generous contributions and faithful stewardshi p The Collections far April 22-23, 2A17 are as follows:

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IplaL_$ags]&90_ Envelopes & Loose Collections Mass Intentions Baptism Funeral Electric & Votive Candles

$9,043.30 490.00 125.00 500.00 481.09 Total: $10,639.39

Choir Practice (B) Rosary (M) Family Mass Choir practice (B) Choir Practice (R) Young Adult Rosary (M) Young Adult Ministry (R)

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May Day/Iei Day .6:10 am - Rosary (M) 11:15 am - Rosary (M) 6:30 pm - Charismatic Prayer Group (M)

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Special Collections: Ascension Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter Holy Land Augustine Ed. Divine Mercy

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- Rosary (M) - Rosary (M) - Centering Prayer (M)

We{nesday Building Fund Outreach CRS Rice Bowl Donation Catholic Care

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We would like to extend a very special Mahalo to our volunteers and donors who helped make a tremendous impact in our fight against hunger within our parish and greater community.

Our Catholic Care Project Brown Bag program provides supplemental food bags to those who are vulnerable to food insecurity, including our own kupuna, ohana and keiki.

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Stewardship is a conversion journey of receiving God's love and returning it to Him. A conversion requires prayer, reflection and time to allow God to show us who we are, and the person of love we can become. Throughoutthe conversion experience, a Disciple yearns to change and grow into the person God created them to be - a Steward uniquely his own, but united in one Body through |esus Christ.

A Steward acknowledges their many God-given gifts and in gratitude, responds to the Gospei invitation to nurture and share those gifts with

ot}ers.

Over 1,210 pounds of non-perishable foods was donated to our April Food Collection

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together, groups that minister to other parishioners, and groups that reach out to the community. Part of being an active member of our parish is to find a place for yourself - a ministry where your personal talents can best be put to use. Reflect on your skills and interests.

Prayerfully consider how much time you can commit to helping and make a connection to that ministry or proiect.

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As a Disciple of Jesas Christ - yOA are a Steward all your twn, wilh uniqae gifts and talents to share.

This helped us produee: 74 bags of supplementalfood were distributed to 68 households who are vulnerable to hunger Each bag provided an average of L5 lbs of food to support nutrition for 3 - 5 days These Brown Bags provided a total of 612 meals at a time when they were most needed We shared an additional 100 pounds of food with the lnstitute for Human Services to support the needs of our homeless friends

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we received Sras in donations from our April Virtual Food Basket.

These generous online donors allowed us to purchase our most needed food items. The funding we received was used exclusively for our Brown Bags and allowed us to purchase dry milk for each of our Supplemental Food Bags - giving the dignity to our friends to help meet their nutritional DAIRy intake.

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Each day, Sts Peter and paul parish is buzzing with activify. There are groups that pray

This will nurture your conversion journey, allowingyou to grow closer to God and experience a deeper relationship with Him.

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Universal:Youth ThatYoung people may respond generously to their vacations and seriously consider offering themselves ta God in the priesthood or consecrated life.

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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

Kmiann Sachuo Baptized on April L9,20L7

Alex Than Tran Baptized on April L9,2417

Aries Ochea Viloria Baptized on April 22,20L7

Rhea lzabel Dumat Galvez Baptized on April 23,2017

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Please pray for these children and their families that they grow to be true disciples of ]esus Christ and for their parents that the Holy Spirit may guide them as they teach their children our Catholic faith.

Tony Bacani

Larry Cabrinha

Wini Chow

Tessie Dungo

Teresita M. Custodio

Stanley Ho

Avon Czerwinski

Regina Czerwinski

Odetta Doublet Thomas Mistysjm

Purita V. Marcaida Betty Ann Nault

Dolores Suredam

Lolita A. Sutton

Edwin Tagura

Vanessa Alcova

Joe Hansen

Blanche Hansen

Shirley Dungo .l

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SI MAY 2017 BIRTHDAY and/or ANNIVERSARY CEIEBRANTS!

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II Prayers bring our parish community together and this I ll is true especially when we pray for those parishioners I ll who are ill among us.

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complete this form with your pertinent I,information, so that we may remember you at Mass llll

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We would like to update the list on the right side of this page for the month of MAY. We will remove the names at the end of every month and have a new list for the following month. lf you wish to have your name or the names of your loved ones included on the list, please fill up the form below. The prayer list will be published for the whole month and will be updated at the

on your special day in II I MAY. Fill in and complete this form (please print ll clearly!) and put it in the collection basket or return it II I to the Office no later than April 30, 2017. ll end of each month. (Because of privacy laws, only person I ll themselves or immediote family member may submit a request.)

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We will start with Mass and follow with Eucharistic Adoration, we "watch and wait";

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open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist. By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be!

Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. The Eucharist is: Jesus truly present - Body, Blood, Soul and

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There is also Eucharistic Adoration on all Friday mornings from 7:30 - 11.45. Please see church calendar on page 2.

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World Day of Prayer will be observed on Sunday,

May 7th, also known as "Good

Shepherd Sunday." The purpose of this day is to publically fulfill the Lord's instruction to, "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" [Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2J.

As a climax to a prayer that is continually offered throughout the Church, it affirms the primacy of faith and grace in all that concerns vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. Whiie appreciating all vocations, the Church concentrates its attention this day on vocations to the ardained ministries[priesthood and diaconateJ, to the Religrous life in all its forms [male and female, contemplative and apostolicJ, to societies of apostoltc life, to secular insfifufes in their diversity of services and membership, and to the missionary life, in the particular sense of mlssfon "ad gentes".

Please pray that young men and women hear and

to the Lord's call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes. respond generously

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Sunday, May Mother's Day Mass lntention cards are

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How to use fhe offering envetropesi with the card:

The offering is a part of your prayers. It is voluntary. lf the person you wish to honor is living take the card with the blank envelope and present it to them with your prayers. lf the person you are honoring is deceased you may leave the card for others to use. Use the outer envelope for your offering.

- Please print the mother's name clearty and legibly.

- Turn in the envelope with names and Mass offering to the office or in the offering basket by Sunday, May 7.

-The names will be posted in the order they are received.

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sunday of each month at g:00 a.m.

The 1"t sunday is ohana Mass which is an adapted liturgy where families, however unique or diverse, particularly families with members who have disabilities, worship as one ohana of God trusting in His divine providence and plan for each of us.

The 3'd sunday is our Faith Formation Family Mass. During the Family Mass, the homily is addressed to families and to the children, giving them a better understanding of the scripture readings. The children read Scripture that is from a Children's Lectionary.

There is dismissal for Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on the other Sundays. Father will invite the children forward for a blessing. The children proceed to the reception area where a church like atmosphere is provided for them to hear the Word of God through prayers, songs and readings so they as to understand and learn how to be disciples of Jesus. Children rejoin their families at the Preparation of the Gifts (Offertory).

Faith Formation classes will follow after the gam Mass. Registration forms for our Faith Formation classes are located at the front entrance of the Church. Please mail the filled-up registration forms or bring them to the parish office during office hours.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Matt. 18:2-3 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like chitdren, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

After celebrating a wonderful Easter with family and friends, St. Don's spent an hour with the family and children at the Catholic Charity shelter at Kaka'ako on Sunday April 23. We helped a kid with doing algebra homework, and we played with the litfle kids. We got to meet many lovety kids and it was so much fun. Our bubbles game helped them to be physically active and they learnt to count to 50 while catching flying bubbles. We got to talk to their families and we all prayed together with those who had special requests.

Later we had a short meeting at 7.30 pm at Sts. Peter & Paul. Thank you everyone for joining us.

We will continue to tuior and play with the kids at the shelter on April B0th Sunday around 4-6 pm. We would love to see you there. Please note that on April 30th, there is no young adults meeting at the

church.

lf you have any interest, questions, comments,

ideas, etc. please e-mail

trivialFyr@gmail.com or send text message 305-898-0378. We hope to see everyone soon.

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Art With Heart Project Sunday May 14 (After 7am,9am and 11am Masses) Parish Courtyard

How can an Art Project help others?

Volunteers participating in this project will turn ordinary Brown Paper Grocery Bags into Evangelizing Art-making a bag look more like a gift bag instead of a plain brown bag. Usually when any of us receives a gift, our spirits are uplifted and joy enters our heart.

So whot are we celebrating with these gift bags? GOD'S LOVE! Turning these bags into artwork might only seem like a busy craft project to some, but to those who receive them, it is a witnessing tool that reminds them that God is Love and they are loved !

Join us and help share God's love, bringing joy to our friends in need

THIS MAY IS OUR BABY DIAPER COLLECTION MONTH ln honor of the Month of Mary and our own Mothers Parishioners are asked to donate new packages of baby diapers for our Baby Bags Project. Our Emergency Baby Bags will be distributed to families in need through area shelters.

Donations can be dropped off in our Diaper Bin May 1-28

Other ltems we need: Boby Diopers {size 4 most needed), travel size baby wipes, Baby Food Pouches, New Boby Bottles, New Baby Rattles or Teethers (All items must he new ond in its originol pockoge) A5 WE CELEBRATE OUR OWN MOTHERS THIS MONTH, LET U5 REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS, MOTHERS WHO STRUGGLE TO CARE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN

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Why is May the Month of Mary?

It's here.

May, the month in which the earth springs into bloom (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and we start thinking about planting gardens, family picnics, and making vacation plans.

It's also the Month of Mary.

Having gone to a Catholic grade school run by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, my early childhood memories include honoring Mary during May - a practice I've continued all of my life and taught my children to do as well. lt's as natural and essential to me as my morning coffee (only far, far more joy-filled if you can even imagine that).

I know a number of Catholics who see May as the Month of Mary, and we all get the same question from time to time: Why is May Mary's month?

Here's a brief explanation.

For centuries, the Catholic Church has set aside the entire month of Mary to honor Mary, Mother of God. Not just a day in May, mind you, but the entire month.

The custom spans both centuries and cultures, with roots going back as far as the Ancient Greeks. ln early Greece, May was dedicated to Artemis, the goddess of fecundity. ln Ancient Rome, May was dedicated to Flora, the goddess of blooms or blossoms. They celebrated ludi florals, or floral games, at the end of April and asked the intercession of Flora for all that blooms. ln medieval times, similar customs abounded, all centering around the practice of expelling winter, as May 1 was considered the start of new growth.

During this period, the tradition of Tricesimum, or "Thirty-Day Devotion to Mary," came into being. Also called, "Lady Month," the event was held from August 1S-September 14 and is still observed in some areas.

The idea of a month dedicated specifically to Mary can be traced back to baroque times. Although it wasn't always held during May, Mary Month included thirty daily spiritual exercises honoring Mary.

It was in this era that Mary's Month and May were combined, making May the Month of Mary with special devotions organized on each day throughout the month. This custom became especially widespread during the nineteenth century and remains in practice until today.

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Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Patroness of Honolulu Search the web www.ewtn.com/fatima/ www.catholicculture.org www.usccb wwt /.vatican.va www.ca[hoiic.org

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"ir-r the most blessed 'the Lu..u,r"nt of the Eucharist bodv and blood, together with tl're soul and divinitv, of our Lord iesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained'" (CCC 1374).

I'm not sure r,vhat "the glorified body of our Lord |esus Christ" might refer to in your question, lrut I can make an edr:cated guess. Since |esus has suffered, died, and risen frorn the dead, the sacramental presence contains the reality of the fullness of the experience of tl-re paschai mystery. Every experience of the risen lesr-rs is an experience of the fullness of the mystery and, as such, must include the fact that he has been glorified through his resurrection from the dead.

References to the Lord's appearances after his resurrection might be helpful here.

"Look at my l-rands and my feet, that it is I myself" (Luke 24:39),lesus told his disciples. The Catechism tells us that "Christ'will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body,' into a 'spiritual body'" (CCC 999).

The reaiity of the resurrection "exceeds our imagination and understanding; it is accessible only to faith" (CCC 1000).

Acts 9:31-42

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Source: Liguarian,

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Acts 2:14a, 36-41 I Pt 2:20b-25

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"We allhave difficulties,...miseries, and weaknesses. No one rs better than another. Jesus...made a decision and {ollowed through until the end. He fbecame a] man and was a servant until his death. This is the way of love, there is no other."

-Pastoral

message, Cathedral of Cagliari, September; 22,2A13

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