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April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday

From Pastors Desk Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Alleluia! There it is, we are finally able to proclaim what has been suppressed for six weeks. In our great Tradition, we have re-frained from proclaiming the Alleluia since Ash Wednesday, waiting for this glorious day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Now the joy of Easter has come to us, and we celebrate Christ’s victory over death itself. That should be our focus during this time of trial and disease, when so many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world are suffering, not only the immediate infection of the Corona virus, or the denial of medical care while resources are diverted, or the loss of employment or financial security. Even when the effects of all these things result in death, we recognize the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as something that frees us from fear, anguish and distress, and even death. A friend of mine, Msgr. Albacete, God rest his soul, often related a conversation between him and a young person in a cemetery, and I’m going to steal his story, because he relates it so beautifully. "What does it mean to say that Christ rose from the dead?" I was asked this question once in the middle of a ceme-tery. "What part don't you understand?," I asked the young man who asked me. "Do you know what dead means? If you don't, I urge you to take a look around." "Take old James over here," I said. "He used to be interested in many things. He wanted many things. He was also worried about and afraid of many things. But now his body doesn't show signs of caring about anything. Nothing interests, nothing bothers, nothing scares, nothing moves his body, not even a word from someone he once passionately loved. That condition is called dead. "The man Jesus suffered the same fate as Jimmy here. He really and truly died. That's one part of the claim. The other part is that the body of Jesus, so to speak, recovered from that condition. In fact, not only did His body react as it did before His death (He even ate with his friends!), but it behaved in ways that were not possible before. His body was living a new kind of life. It was as if His body obeyed perfectly His will, His mind, His soul, His `heart.' Still, it was a human body; the same body that had died was now alive with an intensity that it couldn't reach before. For example, it could not be afflicted by death again. Therefore, His body is still alive today." I still remember his face when he looked at me, saying, "If this is true, then everything changes..." Indeed. What is the evidence of the Resurrection of Christ? My friend himself pointed to it: "If this is true, everything changes:" That is the evidence: change, a change that cannot be attributed to anything in the world, a change that makes us capable of what we are now absolutely, structurally incapable of doing. Jesus Himself said it on the night before He died. What will convince the world about Him is the way we love one another. A capacity to love, a way of loving that would be impossible if Jesus had not conquered death, that is the evidence of the Resurrection. ( http://archivio.traces-cl.com/feb)%/the evidence.htm) There is more to that article, and if you want to read the full text, follow the link, I could also recommend Msgr. Albacete’s book God at the Ritz or the compilation of his work What is Christian about Christianity: A Journey to the Heart of the Christian Experi-ence. But many of you are probably saying, “Fr. Henry, we just finished Lent, why would we do more spiritual reading now?” Be-cause we are changed by the Resurrection. Truthfully, if all our faith means, if all it results in, is our looking forward to the eternal joys of Heaven, then our Christianity is stunted. Our Faith, and our witness to that Faith, should transform the world we live in, even if it is only in the way we interact with the world. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to view our experiences in the world in the light of the Resurrection, not only that Christ has conquered death, but that He has called us to a newness of life. But don’t worry if it doesn’t catch on right away, if the Resurrection of Christ, the Joy of Easter, doesn’t quite grab you and make you change everything in a radical way. Even after living and listening to Jesus for three years, after being His disciples and wit-nessing great acts, the encounter with the Risen Christ still brought confusion mixed with wonder to Mary Magdalene, Peter, John and the other Apostles, and the disciples on the road to Emmaus. So why wouldn’t it confuse us? We have time this Easter season to contemplate the Resurrection. To enter into a new understanding of God’s presence in our midst. We have the opportunity to allow ourselves to be changed according to the realization that the Risen Christ walks among us, guides His Church, and makes His presence known to us through the actions of those who believe in Him. If it is too much to take on all at once, do what Peter and John did, reflect on the reality of the empty tomb. Pax, Fr. Henry

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12 de abril de 2020- Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor SEMILLAS DE FE Hay una brevedad, una cierta concisión en las lecturas del Domingo de Pascua. El discurso de Pedro en Hechos está construido con frases directas y al punto. Las cartas de Pablo se basan en declaraciones directas como credos. Hasta el relato del Evangelio sólo narra brevemente lo que resultará ser uno de los sucesos más notables de la historia humana –la Resurrección de Jesús de entre los muertos. Los agentes publicitarios llaman a estos resúme-nes “puntos para destacar”. Los biblistas los llaman kerigma o las “semillas” de nuestra fe. En realidad, “semillas” o granos son buenos términos para estas afirmaciones, puesto que durante todo el tiempo de Pascua, oiremos en los Hechos de los Apóstoles, en las cartas de Pablo y en los relatos del Evangelio sobre los días que siguieron a la Resu-rrección, exactamente cómo ese kerigma comienza a florecer, cómo continúa creciendo en la vida de la nueva Iglesia. Que estas “semillas” pascuales de fe sirvan un propósito similar para nosotros también, para que la vida de Cristo Resucitado florezca en nosotros y mediante nues-tro testimonio en los días que siguen. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.   LA PRIMACÍA DEL DOMINGO ¿Por qué la Iglesia no celebra la memoria de los santos en do-mingo? Porque el domingo es el día en que resucitó el Señor; es el primer día de la semana, es el día en que los primeros cristianos, desde la tarde del sábado, comenzaron a celebrar la Eucaristía. La celebración del domingo es la inmersión en el “octavo día”, es decir, en el tiempo de Dios. Es el día que corona la semana en su más bello esplendor: la resurrección del Señor. Por tal motivo “se considera el domingo como el día festivo primordial”. La Constitución sobre la Sagrada Liturgia nos recuerda que el domingo es “ la fiesta primor-dial que debe presentarse e inculcarse a los fieles” y las Normas Ge-nerales para el Calendario y el Año Litúrgico reafirman su impor-tancia al estipular que, dada la importancia del domingo, sólo una solemnidad o fiesta pueden reemplazar su celebración. Cuando se habla de reemplazar su celebración, quiere decir, el uso de lecturas y oraciones propias que el Misal Romano contiene para la celebración de dicha fiesta. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 2:14, 22-33; Sal 16 (15):1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Martes: Hch 2:36-41; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Miércoles: Hch 3:1-10; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Lc 24:13-35 Jueves: Hch 3:11-26; Sal 8:2ab, 5-9; Lc 24:35-48 Viernes: Hch 4:1-12; Sal 118 (117):1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Sábado: Hch 4:13-21; Sal 118 (117):1, 14-21; Mc 16:9-15 Domingo: Hch 2:42-47; Sal 118 (117):2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pe 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 ALELUYA Siempre di aleluya, sin importar el momento del día, sin impor-tar la época de la vida. —San Benito

April 12, 2020- Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord SEEDS OF FAITH

There is a brevity, a certain terseness, in the scripture readings for Easter Sunday. Peter’s speech in Acts is built of direct, pointed sen-tences. Paul’s letters are based on straightforward creed-like state-

ments. Even the Gospel story only briefly recounts what will turn out to be one of the most remarkable events in human history—the resur-rection of Jesus from the dead. Advertising agents call these encapsu-

lated points of information “bullet points.” Scripture scholars call them kerygmata, or “kernels” of our faith. Actually, “kernels” or “seeds” are good terms for these statements, since throughout the

Easter season, we will hear in the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters of Paul, and the Gospel accounts of the days following the Resurrection exactly how these kerygmata began to flower, how they continued to grow through the life of the early church. May these Easter “seeds” of

faith serve a similar purpose for us, too, so that the life of the Risen Christ will flourish in us and through our witness in the coming days. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31   THE EASTER OCTAVE Sunday, April 5 - Sunday, April 12, 2020 Eastertime lasts fifty days: seven weeks of seven days (seven equals Biblical perfection) plus one day: perfection plus! Like an eight-day Jewish wedding, or a child who can’t bear to let go of Christmas, birthdays, and school vacation, the Church celebrates the Easter Octave: “the marriage of heaven and earth,” as the Vigil calls Jesus’ resurrection; our new members’ baptismal rebirth; our renewal of baptismal vows; our hearts’ “divine vacation” (Latin vacare, “to be empty”), newfound time and space for love of God and neighbor. Make home an Easter garden! Adorn the dining table with a pillar candle (your “paschal candle”), a bowl full of water (ideally, from the parish’s baptismal font), a vase of flowers or bowl of sprouting grain with Easter eggs. Even non-singers can handle the three-fold Gospel Alleluia! Let that be your grace before meals, perhaps with a prayer recalling Em-maus (Luke 24:13-35): “Be known to us, Risen Lord Jesus, as you were to the first disciples, in your word, in the breaking of bread, and in eve-ryone we meet.” —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. CHRIST HAS RISEN Where is your sting, O death? Where is your victory, O hell? Christ has risen, and you are overthrown. Christ has risen, and the

demons have fallen. Christ has risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ has risen, and life reigns. Christ has risen, and not one dead rests in the grave. For Christ having risen from the dead became the first-fruits of them that slept. To him be glory and majesty to ages of ages. Amen. —Byzantine Pentekostarion

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Diocese of Rockville Centre announces Morning Star Initiative

As you may have heard, the Diocese of Rockville Centre has decided to launch a bold plan, called the Morning Star Initiative, to revitalize Catho-lic elementary school education on Long Island. The goal of this initiative is to restore a robust Catholic culture to the DRVC schools, improve academics, and create a more fiscally sustainable model for schools. The Diocese will partner with the Marianists, who have two centuries of Catholic educational commitment and expertise. The Diocese has asked Brother Thomas Cleary, S.M., President of Chaminade High School, to serve as the Chief Revitalization Officer and to spearhead this effort. He will be assisted by his fellow Marianists, who will seek feedback and ideas from the full spectrum of those with a stake in a revitalized Catholic elementary education, including our parishioners. We value your input,

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First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2019 “You . . . must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” — Matthew 24:44