March 29, 2020 5Thsunday of Lent 3Rd Scrutiny CHURCH EVENTS MARCH 29, 2020 5TH SUNDAY of LENT Monday (30) St

March 29, 2020 5thSunday of Lent 3rd Scrutiny CHURCH EVENTS MARCH 29, 2020 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT Monday (30) St. Turibius of Mogrovejo NO 7:00 am Mass

LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY Tuesday (31) NO 7:00 am Mass

Such fundamental expressions of life and death are at NO 7:00 PM Chrism Mass 6:30 pm RCIA & Sacraments for Adults Class on FaceTime the heart of today’s gospel. Jesus deliberately was not NO 6:30 pm Evening Prayer and Anointing of the Sick present with Martha, Mary, and their brother Lazarus. It

seems Jesus wanted to be sure Lazarus was understood Wednesday (Apr 1) to be dead, not merely sleeping or sick, so that Jesus NO 7:00 am Mass could raise him from the dead. As a result, many began NO 6:00 pm Sacred Gesture to believe in him—that he had been sent by the Father. NO 7:00 pm Family Faith Formation What do we believe about Jesus? Do we believe he is NO 7:00 pm Life Teen Choir Rehearsal the author of life with power over death? Are there any

people like Lazarus in our own lives who need to be Thursday (Apr 2) ST. Francis of Paola. raised to new life? Lazarus was a prefiguring of the res- NO 7:00 am Mass with music urrection. And yet, even Lazarus died again. Jesus’ own NO 5:00 pm Filipino Choir rehearsal resurrection is not a mere resuscitation, but a raising to NO 6:00 pm Mele No Ka ‘Oli Choir rehearsal new life, qualitatively different, never subject to death NO 7:00 pm Hispanic Choir Rehearsal again. When we live with the promise of renewed life for NO 7:00 pm Tongan Choir Rehearsal

eternity, we are living the promise of the paschal mys- Friday (Apr 3) First Friday, NO Adoration and Benediction tery. NO 7:00 am Mass

Saturday (Apr 4) St. Isidore of Seville

Abreu, Loretta Gonzales, Peter Maye, Makenna NO 4:00pm Reconciliation Ambata, Emily Golino, Rey & Fely Moses, Dan NO 5:30pm Evening Mass Aquino, Patzy Gutierrez, Fred Neuman, Laurie NO 7:00pm Hispanic Mass

Aranaydao, Maria Guzon, Gwen & Oshiro, Fran NO Sunday (Apr 5) Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Asuncion, Lino Guzon, Kiana Osaki, Marie NO Mass Times: 7:00am, 9:30am, 5:30pm, Bauer, Brian Inzano, Al & Karen Pada, Filipinas NO 8:15am Family Faith Formation Bediamol, Patricia- Johnson, Anne Palleson, Harold NO 6:45pm Youth Ministry Beck , Leiko Juengling, Ashley Phaneuf, Gail Berry, Shan Klempert, Patricia Piller, Kathy Bolger, Mary Lagsay, Candy Putney, Elaine Bolosan, Chyle Mafnas, Gregory Quesada, Carmen Readings for the Week of March 29, 2020 Bumanglag, Arnold Reioux, Michele Cablay, Carlotta Reyes, Bennett Carriker, Mark Romero, Teresita Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 /Rom 8:8- Casamajor, Santiago Ross, Patricia 11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Chargualaf, Mildred Salisbury, Jane- Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Ps Cittadino, Bill Sanchez, Arnold 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [4ab]/Jn 8:1-11 Clare, Kathy Santiago, Casamajor Delos Reyes, John Schulte, Eric Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21/Jn 8:21-30 De Kom, Francine Shepard, Arlin Toves, Doris & Jim Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56/Jn Toves, Jonathon 8:31-42

Delos Reyes, Makoa Kotubetey-Adodo, Spens-Blakley, Becky Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Jn 8:51-59 Renee Dizon, Ofelia Tesoro, Robert Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 [cf. 7]/Jn Kurilko, Corey DoEdson, Barbara Toves, Doris & Jon 10:31-42 Fontanilla, Joy Kurilko, Ryleeanne Untalan, June Foo Sum, Sylvia Lubaton, Cornelio Wrolstad, Ella Lynn Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/ Forrester, Don Michelle McCue Wrolstad, Julianne Jn 11:45-56 Downing F. Colleen Manibog, Gail Gonzales, Aaron Next Sunday: Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23 HEALING PRAYERS +Dorothy Campain 24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54 FOR THE SICK RIP St. Theresa Parishioners,

As we journey ever closer to the powerful days of Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord, let us intensify our Lenten resolutions and our stewardship way of life. Let us invite the Holy Spirit to take over more and more of our lives.

Now more than ever, please support St. Theresa Church.

As we all navigate through these unsettling and unprecedented times, St. Theresa Church is still reliant on your good stewardship.

Despite the suspension of Masses and other ministries, we still have obligations to pay our employees, creditors, as well as to maintain our property and buildings. Hale Kau Kau, thank God, is still open to feeding our hungry, houseless and homebound each night. We are being diligent and thorough making certain that CDC guidelines are followed especially at this time.

Online Giving is a simple way to accomplish your offertory giving. If you haven't already signed up, just click the Online Giving image above. If you need assistance, please call the Parish Office. In addition you can still mail your envelopes or checks to the Parish Office. As you are able, please be as generous as you can. We trust in our loving and healing Lord and know that we soon will meet again as a community of faith. Let us continue to pray for one another and be ready to continue our Gospel call, for Rooted in Jesus, we Love and Serve others.

Please visit our website!! Saint-Theresa.com It is being updated every few days, and along with Fr. Terry’s message, there will be a message on a regular basis from Fr. John. There are other resources you can use as well-links to live streaming Masses, prayers, music, etc. We want you to know and feel that you are all in our prayers. Together we can have the sense of the “Faithful Connection” with each other. pregunta es la misma: ¿Crees braremos el Domingo de Ra- tú esto? Es decir, que Jesús es mos. A estas alturas, ya debe la resurrección y la vida. La la fe rebozar en el corazón de respuesta es afirmativa: “Si, cada creyente. Tal como las Señor. Creo firmemente que tú amigas de Jesús: “Marta y eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, María, protagonistas del Evan- el que tenía que venir al mun- gelio de hoy, nos enseñan do.” (Juan 11:27) Para que el cómo debe vivirse la vida del milagro sucediera, Jesús se cristiano, ‘el enamorado’ del tardó a propósito dos días en Señor… ‘Contemplación y llegar, como nos lo relata el servicio’: éste es el camino de Evangelio. Tiempo muy largo nuestra vida. Cada uno de no- para las hermanas. Era demasi- sotros piense: ¿Cuánto tiempo ado retraso; cuatro días tenía al día dedico a contemplar el ya su hermano en el sepulcro. misterio de Jesús? Y después: Sin embargo, para tener fe el ¿Cómo trabajo? Trabajo tanto tiempo no cuenta. Ellas tenían ¿que parece una alienación, o fe y el Señor las pone a prue- trabajo de modo coherente con MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO - ALENTAR ENTENDIMIENTO ba. Salieron triunfantes; Marta mi fe?... Nos hará bien pensar MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ESCRITURA (Gospel Meditation) y María son modelo para todas esto”. las generaciones. (Papa Francisco) ©Lpi La semana pasada, el ciego de nacimiento nos ilumino a creer Estamos por terminar el en Jesús y postrarnos ante el para adorarlo. Ahora, la Liturgia, camino en el desierto; la Cuar- nos presenta otro gran milagro y las amigas de Jesús lo afirman esma pronto llagara a su fin. El de manera diferente al ciego. El dialogo es diferente pero la próximo Domingo cele-

The 6 Characteristics of an them. the things needed to get stronger and Everyday Stewardship for Lent These words are also important for build our spiritual muscles. We can- Committed our faith life. The life Jesus calls us to not expect to find success in the spir- is not easy. When working toward a itual life unless we continue to work I remember Jim Valvano, Jimmy V to life of greater generosity and surren- on our resolve and grow in our many, saying the iconic words, der of all to God, we are prone to fall knowledge of the faith. A marathon “Don’t give up; you can never give flat on our face many times. We are runner would never be able to make it up.” The former coach of the NC not called to this life only when we to the finish line unless they have State men’s basketball team was are strong. It is how we respond when trained and prepared in advance. We dying of cancer, yet he refused to times are the most difficult that truly must work hard to stay the course and throw in the towel and give in to his defines us as disciples and stewards. prepare for the race at hand. No mat- disease. His words exemplified the The world may think we are down for ter what this life may have in store for best of the human spirit we all share. the count, but rising again gives testi- us, we are called to not give up. God Sometimes, living out those words mony that in Christ we are stronger. will never give up on us. — seem much more difficult than saying Commitment takes a willingness to do Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS, ©LPi

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At this point in our Lenten journey, it is The church concludes the set of with Martha’s gentle scolding of tempting to grow weary of the spiritual three Johannine readings during Jesus when she claims that had Je- disciplines we have taken on. Today’s this Lenten season with the story sus been present, Lazarus would not readings inspire us to remain faithful, in of Lazarus being raised from the have died. We recall that Jesus wait- grateful response to a God who loves us dead. We are reminded that two ed for two days after hearing the so much. weeks ago we heard about the news of Lazarus being sick before he In our first reading, woman at the well. Last week Je- even went to see him! Jesus does the prophet Ezekiel sus made the man born blind to not take the bait. He instead pro- speaks God’s own see. And today we have a sign of claims himself the resurrection and words to us. “I will Jesus’ identity par excellence: the life. Martha, in another case of put my spirit in you misunderstanding, says she knows that you may live… I raising from the dead. In the Gos- have promised and I pel of John, Jesus performs signs will do it, says the rather than miracles, and there Lord.” Our God are precisely seven. The signs wants to be so close- point to his true identity as incar- ly united to us that we are one with Him. nate Word of God, Light of the And He has promised He will do it. But World, and the Author of Life. And only if we make room for Him by making the seventh and final sign, the Him THE priority of our lives. Putting God raising of Lazarus is a fitting note first is a grateful response that is very on which to conclude the public pleasing to Him. ministry of Jesus. After this, the How can we do this? Our second read- gospel story moves quickly to Holy ing, from Romans, tell us. “Those who Week and the events surrounding are in the flesh cannot please God. But the Last Supper, Crucifixion, and that Lazarus will rise on the last day. you are not in the flesh… you are in the Exaltation. (She does not understand that Jesus spirit if only the Spirit of God dwells in Today’s gospel story is filled with will raise him shortly.) you.” misunderstanding, and one nearly Even the crowd does not under- The disciplines of Lent and a stewardship has the sense that Jesus is getting stand the identity of Jesus, for they way of life are wonderful gifts that free frustrated with the disciples. But wonder why the one who made the us from too great an attachment to “the the misunderstanding is a narra- blind to see could not have prevent- flesh.” The sacrifices we make as Chris- ed the death of Lazarus. It seems tian stewards are not meant to restrict tive device that the evangelist our freedom and joy. Quite the contrary. uses to illustrate how Jesus’ everyone is wholly unprepared for They are tools to help us find the real thoughts and ways of knowing are what Jesus has in mind, a resurrec- freedom and joy that only come when so much more than the disciples’. tion from the dead, even though he we make room in our lives for God. For example, even though Jesus proclaimed himself to be the resur- As we journey closer to the Passion of was talking about Lazarus’s death, rection and the life. Jesus’ prayer to our Lord, let us intensify our Lenten res- the disciples took him literally in the Father is fundamentally one of olutions and our stewardship way of life, thinking that Lazarus was only thanksgiving and gratitude for the inviting the Holy Spirit to take over more asleep. Jesus tells them plainly opportunity for those gathered to and more of our lives. By Easter, we will that “Lazarus has died.” He ex- believe that Jesus is sent by God the be freer to rejoice in Him and truly pleas- presses gratitude that he was not Father. ing to God. Stewardship Reflections by there so that the disciples can With a command to come forth, CatholicStewardshipConsultants believe (when he raises Lazarus Jesus speaks, and Lazarus rises from All rights reserved. from the dead). But even this is the dead. The author of life has misunderstood by Thomas, who power over death. And now many believes they are going to die with believe in him. Jesus. All content available from the Liturgical Press is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The misunderstanding continues LPi