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Church of St. Raphael-Holy Angels
3500 South Broad Street
Hamilton, N.J. 08610
Bulletin # 911176
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Bulletin inserts for April 2nd 2006
[4] Four inserts
Please print back to back.
Peace, Usha
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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