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Cover Sheet
Cover Sheet Church of St. Raphael-Holy Angels 3500 South Broad Street Hamilton, N.J. 08610 Bulletin # 911176 Contact Usha @ Ph#609-585-7049 Or Fax#609-585-5876 With any inquiries. Thank you. Bulletin inserts for April 2nd 2006 [4] Four inserts Please print back to back. Peace, Usha Page 1 We call on the spirit of Justice and pray for righteousness’ sake... Fifth Sunday of Lent NOT FOR MY SAKE . . . We struggle with the meaning of losing our life in order to find it, of dying in order to live. In the covenant of our world, these contradictory concepts make no sense. But Jesus came to establish a new covenant, one of service and of love. “He learned obedience from what he suffered” (Hebrews 5:8). “Obedience” and “suffering” are two much misunderstood concepts. To obey means to listen and take to heart. Jeremiah speaks of God’s law being written in our hearts, and that we will come to know our God. Psalm 51 cries out to God for “a clean heart,” for it is with a clear conscience and clear vision that we will see God’s will for us. BUT FOR YOURS Just as the prophets and the psalms proclaimed the true way to know and follow God, Jesus shows us in his teaching and in his life how we are to love and serve God and each other. The letter to the Hebrews speaks of Jesus’ reverence for God that manifested itself in obedience and suffering, not for its own sake, but for ours and for the glory of God. This mutual love of God and humanity is made perfect in Jesus, and we begin to see how our suffering can serve others and give glory to God. Our work and our prayer are to be for the good of all, not just for our own benefit: “I will draw everyone to myself” (John 12:32). Jesus’ goodness and his sacrifice attract us to him and show us the enormity of his love and care for us. He held nothing back that could help us find God. “Where I am, there also will my servant be” (John 12:26). We look to Jesus for our help in loving God and each other, in giving glory to God and service to others. Our glory and honor lie in serving God and our neighbor with love and reverence. Today’s Readings: Jeremiah 31:31–34; Psalm 51:3–4, 12–15; Hebrews 5:7–9; John 12:20–33 Copyright © 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Page 2 Church of St. Raphael-Holy Angels - Confirmation Candidates May God bless the following individuals who were confirmed by Msgr. Gregory Vaughan on Friday, March 31st,2006. “Spirit of our living God, fall afresh on us…” Dylan Luke Albertson Jennifer Veronica Anjer Jacqueline Veronica Baeza Jacqueline Alixandrea Biondi Caroline Anne Bulleck Victoria Catherine Camera Cassandra Genevieve Coate Anthnio John Costa Paul Vincent DelGiudice Mariza Elizabeth Diaz Lucas William Donoher Carlie Elizabeth Elmer Gina Alexis Everett Kelli Elizabeth Fitzgerald Caitlin Elise Flynn Ryan Francis Fox Mason Theodore Gagliardi Taylor Ann Gonzalez Zachary Alexander Hansen Anthony Thomas Henry Nicholas John Ingeri Michael Joseph Jarzyk Morgan Elizabeth Rose Kandrac Charles Paul Kirkland April Cecilia Krupa Alyssa Lucia Leona Alexis Maria Lucidi Donald Thomas Macfie Matthew Michael McBride Grace Josephine McSorley Samantha Mary Micharski Juan John Natareno Nicholas Adrian Parent Tyler Charles Pericoloso Lauren Antionette Puliti Andrew Michael Risoldi Amanda Joan Rubi Ryan Jerome Sakowski Zachary Patrick Seeds Jonathan Anthony Sewnig James Thomas Smith Alyssa Veronica Udijohn Angela Abigail Walter Ean Francis Williams Maura Mary Magdalen Woodrow Robert Richard Young Dominick Anthony Zook Andrea Rose Allsop Ashley Catherine Arizini Arbynielle Cecilia Bascara Julita Therese Borrinaga Adam Michael Burrous Peter Paul Cavanaugh Adrianna Rose Commiso Nicholas Joseph Csogi Carli Maria DellaRossa Dawn Elizabeth DiCarlo Alaina Christina Drager Richard Jude Episcopo Thomas Joseph Falconio Joshua John Fleming Robert Joseph Ford Raymond Gregory Franks Timothy Jerome Garcia Amber Angela Gordon Ian Peter Harmening Justin Matthew Henry Paige Bernadette Inman Alexander John Jenkins Charles Lawrence Kelly Trisha Veronice Kohnow Danielle Elizabeth LaMaine Gregory Daniel Lepore Alex Patrick Lukasewycz Michael John Mancuso Conor James McCue Kelsey Mary Margaret Meara Thomas Joseph Mizerski Daniel Michael Onorati Kathryn Therese Parotta Paul Joseph Piromalli Nicole Katrina Reed Michael Anthony Rodriguez Nina Vincenza Russo Meghan Dolores Schneck Michael Jude Servis Kyle Michael Sheehan Adriana Catherine Toscano Ashley Veronica Venanzi Justin Bartholomew Ward Schuyler Gregory Williams Alexandra Monica Worek Shawnna Teresa Young Page 3 Ashley Theresa Angilella Christopher Vincent Babice Corey James Beczo Marissa Marie Breza John Patrick Caltagirone Nicholas John Celinski Andrew Francis Cosma Abigail Teresa Davidson Fallyn Anne Dempsey Michael Timothy Dintrone Michael Pio Eckert Scott Xavier Erick Calvin Michael Firster Samuel Michael Fleming Marissa Ann Foster Frank Marcurio Fuccello Jessica Mary Gephart Lauren Mary Groninger George Joseph Hendricson Ashley Elizabeth Horkay Richard Stephen James Valerie Bernadette Jugiulon Christopher Robert Kelly Melissa Elizabeth Koster Michele Theresa Lebiedziewicz Brandon Joseph Liatys Tyler Claudia Lukasewycz Semira Isabel Markos Laura Mary McCue Andre Angel Medina Crystal Veronica Myslinski Angel Martin Ortiz Robert Joseph Pelc Kaitlyn Mary Polo Brian Anthony Ridolfi Michael Patrick Rouse Douglas Giles Rynkewicz Dara Elizabeth Schroeder Kathryn Frances Seube Steven Michael Smiegocki Sean Christopher Trauger Vincent Joseph Venutolo Joseph Nicholas Whartenby Jason Francis Windsor Joseph David Wright Tyler Edward Zitani THE CHURCH OF ST. RAPHAEL - HOLY ANGELS PURGATORIAL SOCIETY SUNDAY, APRIL 2ND 2006 “Behold us, Lord, returning With Hope and trust to you. In haste you come to meet us And home rejoicing bring In gladness there to greet us With calf and robe and ring.” Dominic Francis Rotondi Req. by Grandmother[nanna] Jennie Acquaviva Req. by M/M John Keane The Magnificat Michael Marhefka Req. by Don & Joyce Marhefka Charles Nelson Req. Megan Blaylock Dan Lavertu Req. by Karl & Nina Cina Richard Potestio Req. by Karl & Nina Cina Rose Toth Req. by Ken, Kevin McCoy & K. McCoy Insurance Angelina Frascella Req. by M/M John Rose Req. by M/M Rocco DeAngelo. Frank O’Brien Req. by M/M Dennis Kuti & family Req. Wife & Children James Scullion Req. by Jerry Zrada Ann Rhodes Req. by Michael Penyak Samuel Ramano Jr. Req. by M/M Paul Bedard Eleanor H. Mycock Req. by Ron & Shirle Pollack Req. by Theresa Kashner Marie Salzano Mancuso Req. by The Reggi Family Req. by Joanne Crea Veronica J. Worek Slowikowski Req. by Antonette Parady Req. by Joseph A. Costantino Jack Garrett Req. by David & Cindy Lins Owen Burwell Sr. Req. by Jeanette Morales Edward Paslowsky Req. by James & Beverly Revesz Ann Dabronza Req. by Barbara Bencivengo & Family Ronald Chappell Req. by John,Carolyn,& Jessie Kane Elsie Scott Mc Kee Req. by Anne & Lou Diehl Walter V.Dobrowolski Req. by M/M Richard A. Ivins Anthony Basioli Req. by M/M Jerry Zrada & Family Req. by Shirley & Frank McNellis Stanislawa Misiolek Req. by Mary Hogan Marius J. Panzarella Req. by Judith Pullman Philip Guarno Req. by Dorothy Jordy Rosondo & Consolacion Buenaventura Req. by The Dacayanan Family Helen Nickel Req. by The Janolo Family Madeline Lanzer Req. by The Janolo Family Nicanon & Felicidad Dacayanan Req. by The Dacayanan Ferdinand Scaccetti Req. by Sharon Hearn & Family Mae Bowers Gloria Jimenez Req. by Dennis Marini Req. by The Dacayanan Family Req. by David, Janice & Morgan Glennon Bobby Mickschutz Req. by Mom Dad, Jill,Joe & Matthew Lourdes Gawiran Req. by The Dacayanan Family Page 4 Carmen Camacho Req. by The Dacayanan Family THE NEW COVENANT When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term “new covenant” he was actually doing something quite radical. For the Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the one made between the Lord God and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah to suggest that God would somehow supersede the covenant with a new one would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in the Gospel of John, is continually portrayed as superseding the past, establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in today’s Gospel passage, Jesus the “new covenant” speaks the language of his “new commandment” of love when he tells of the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends and we prepare to enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self-sacrifice to which disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant written deep within our hearts. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION As we approach Holy Week, the creative juices of the ancient church of Jerusalem begin to shape our journey. In old Jerusalem at this season of the year, the attempt was made to recall the events leading up to Christ’s passion. Those attempts were based not only on time, with celebrations of events as close to the day and hour as possible, but also on people’s best guesses as to the actual place of these events. Vast numbers of pilgrims flooded the city during the forty days of Lent, many of them catechumens in their last stages of preparation for initiation. The fourth-century Spanish nun Egeria wrote a delightfully detailed diary of her experience of this lively and aerobic liturgy, which involved hearty singing, strong preaching, and nimble processions across vast and arduous terrain. Much of this energy was lost over the centuries, with the procession of palms a noteworthy exception. Northern climates had to reinterpret this Jerusalem liturgy, using forsythia, willow, or olive branches, but to this day the entry into Holy Week by a community on the move accompanied by joyful song hearkens back to a venerable tradition. Egeria’s letters were rediscovered a little more than a hundred years ago, but they reveal a pattern of prayer: full, conscious, active participation, to which we have a right and a duty. TODAY’S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39] First Reading — I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34). Psalm — Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51). Second Reading — Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9). Gospel — Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be (John 12:20-33). SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES REPENTANCE God has promised pardon to one that repents, but has not promised repentance to one that sins. —St. Anselm STRENGTH AND GENTLENESS Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. —St. Francis de Sales Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny Tuesday: St. Isidore Wednesday: St. Vincent Ferrer Friday: St. John Baptist de la Salle; First Friday; Abstinence Page 5