Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | June 3, 2018 Mission: We the people of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, seek to be an example of the presence of God through our Christian Catholic worship, education, service and stewardship of all God’s gifts. We celebrate our diversity of age, culture, language, and view points as a sign of God’s all powerful and ever-present love in our community of faith. We strive to witness the gospel of Jesus Christ to evangelize and to respond in love, as well as compassion to our community in Honolulu, to be a welcoming place to all who seek the grace, fellowship, and love of God. Clergy Team Pastor Fr. Gregorio Honorio Jr. In-Residence Fr. Sydney Fernandes In-Residence Fr. Peter Dumag Deacon Francis Leasiolagi Deacon Raffy Mendoza VHM Chaplain Fr. Dominic Nguyen VHM Deacon Anthony Nguyen Schedule of Masses Sunday 6:15am, 8:00am 10:30am, 6:00pm The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Saturday Vigil 5:00pm (Corpus Christi) June 3, 2018 Mondays - Thursdays 6:30am Ratification of the Covenant Fridays & Saturdays 8:00am Most people in our modern society would be repelled by the thought of some ritual Vietnamese Masses use of blood. Drinking blood would be looked upon as ghoulish; being sprinkled with Sunday 3:30pm blood would be no less offensive. Yet birth blood is not subject to the same revulsion, Saturday Vigil 7:00pm nor is the thought of a blood transfusion frowned upon. Blood is recognized as a life Mon, Tues, Thurs 5:30pm force. There is another way in which blood is held in high regard, and that is blood relationships. They are some of the most cherished bonds we know, and they have Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesdays 6:15pm-7:00pm continue to play important roles in our live today. Eucharistic Adoration bothHow socialgenerous and of legal God, ramifications who is not bound that are to aquite body binding. like ours, Blood to bend and toblood our bondsneeds and to relate to us in ways we can understand! God makes a binding pact with us and then Exposition seals it with blood, not God’s blood and not our blood but the blood of a substitute. Wednesdays 6:15pm-7:00pm In a sense, this ritual makes us blood sisters and brothers of God and of each other. It Adoration Chapel seals our fate, and it entitles us to the family inheritance. Everyday 6:00am-10:30pm Christ’s Atoning Action Co-Cathedral Office This is the feast that celebrates the incomparable love Christ has for us. It provides us Monday-Friday 8:00am-12:00pm 1:00pm-4:30pm withhis own two blood portraits into ofthe this heavenly self-sacrificing tabernacle Savior. to give In theconstant first we witness, see him before offering the himselfface Saturdays 8:30am-12:00pm as the victim to be sacrificed for the expiation of our sins. Having done that, he brings Sundays Closed us at which we are able to eat the bread of companionship and share the blood of the Phone 808-521-1700 of God, to his atoning action. In the second portrait, he spreads a banquet table for Fax 808-599-3629 new covenant. This banquet, which we have been given, is really the eschatological E-mail [email protected] banquet,gesture of the love. meal on which we will dine for all eternity. How blessed we are that we Website www.cocathedral.org Acan Life approach of Eucharist it so frequently! The atoning action of Christ is really a magnanimous Address 712 North School St. How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good that I have received? The only Honolulu, HI 96817 appropriate response to God’s graciousness is thanksgiving (eucharistia). We have Saint Theresa School been chosen; we have been delivered; we have a witness in heaven; and now we have School Principal been given the bread of eternal life and the blood of salvation. What return can we Conception (Bernie) Gora give? A life of gratitude lived in the presence of God; a life of union with all those who Phone 808-536-4703 for the coming of the reign of God in all its fullness. Website www.sts-hi.org eat the same bread and drink from the same cup; a life of faithful expectation, waiting Saint Theresa Theresa Saint School ST. O N D A Y M June 4th 2 PT 1:2-7 / MK 12:1-12 6:30a - Mass 5:30p - VHM Mass Most Holy Body and UESDAY T June 5th The Solemnity of the 2 PT 3:12-15A, 17-18 / MK 12:13-17 Blood of Christ THERESA THIS WEEK THIS THERESA Memorial of St Boniface 6:30a - MasS We have had three consecutive 5:30p - VHM Mass EDNESDAY W June 6th 2 TM1:1-3, 6-12 / MK 12:18-27 weeks of significant Solemnities— 6:30a - Massl 10:00a - Funeral Service S Sacristy Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and now 6:00p - OLPH Novena and Blood of Christ, better known by the name of Corpus 6:15p - Eucharistic Adoration & the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body Confession Christi which translates from the Latin as the “Body of Christ.” H U R S D A Y PC Clearly this is a celebration which brings our focus on the June 7th Center Pastoral T Eucharist, which is at the absolute center of our liturgy, 2 TM 2:8-15 / MK 12:28-34 6:30a - Mass and at the core of our Catholic faith. We have mentioned 5:30p - VHM Mass RIDAYmany times that all revolves around the Eucharist F June 8th PH when we receive the real Body and Blood of the Lord. The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Hall Parish Hos 11:1, 3-4,8C-9/EPH 3:8-12,14-19 According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church JN 19:31-37 8:00a - Mass (#1324), “The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of 11:30a - Rosary Relay for Priests R 5:30p - VHM Mass Rectory the Christian life.’ The other sacraments, and indeed all 6:30p - Zumba ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are A T U R D A Y S June 9th VHM bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward Vietnamese Holy MartyrsVietnamese Immaculate Heart of the BV it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole 2TM 4:1-8 / LK 2:41-51 8:00a - Mass spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself.” 5:00p - Vigil Mass 7:00p - VHM Vigil Mass The Eucharist should be the high point of our week, or U N D A Y even of our day. The author J.R.R. Tolkien (author of The S June 10th GN 3:9:15 / 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy), who was a MK 3:20-35 FWR devout Catholic, once stated, “The only cure for sagging or 6:15a - Mass Room Work Faculty 8:00a - Mass fainting faith is Communion. Though always Itself, perfect 10:30a - Mass 3:30p - VHM Mass 5:00p - Mass Funeral not operate completely and once for all in any of us. Ignacio Barroga Likeand completethe act of and Faith inviolate, it must thebe continuousBlessed Sacrament and grow does by STS a week is more nourishing than seven times at intervals.” @hicocathedral #hicocathedral exercise. Frequency is of the highest effect. Seven times ANNOUNCEMENTS Y.E.A.S.T. June 3, 2018 Youth The Feast of Corpus Christi Youth Young Adult Procession from the Co-Cathedral Evangelization to the Cathedral Basilica will St. Theresa School follow the 10:30 am Mass. Religious Education RCIA/RCIC All are welcome to participate Sacramental Preparation Bible Study Legion of Mary Lectio Divina Altar Altar Server Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Lector Liturgical Environment Music Sacristan Usher/Greeter Sacred Heart Social Ministry BereavemAllent Hospital & Homebound Prison Life Forever Young Filipino Catholic Club Respect for Life Food Bank Rice Bowl Environment & Recycling Sister Aurora De La Cruz Time, Talent, Treasure Stewardship Committee In 1927, the first ten Maryknoll Sisters came to the Territory of Hawaii to help initiate Welcoming the parochial schools system at the request of Bishop Stephen Alencastre. In 1944, at thethroughout request ofthe Bishop world, Sweeny, our Mission the Maryknoll is to make Sisters God’s began Love CatholicVisible. OurSocial Ministries Services whichare in St. Matthew becameAgriculture, Cathoic Advocacy, Charitites Catechetics, Hawaii. Today Counseling, the Mryknoll Education, Sisters Health-care, are in twenty-one Human countries Rights, Communications Nutrition Programs, Micro-Economics, Peace-Building, Prision Ministry, Refugee Outreach, He spoke to them another parable. The kingdom of heaven Skills-Building and Social Work. The people we serve are mainly the poor and the vulnerable. is like YEAST that a woman took and mixed Sister Aurora De La Cruz will be visiting the Co-Cathedral on June 23rd and 24th. with three measures Young Adult Nights are continuing every Wednesday night. of wheat flour until the whole batch was All young adults ages 18 and over are invited for dinner, fellowship, and prayer at 7:15 pm in the leavened.” Pastoral Center. For more information about activities and events for young adults, please e-mail (Mt. 13:33 - NAB) the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Young Adult Ministry at [email protected] . SOCIAL MINISTRY The people of Puna and Kauai ask for your prayers and financial help Our brothers and sister in Christ need our help! Many have either lost or have been evacuated from their homes due to the volcano eruption claimed at least 112 structures in lower Puna, onincluding Kiluea.