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Devine Merciy Sunday
The readings for this Sunday are about God’s mercy, the necessity for trusting Faith, and our need for the forgiveness of our sins. The opening prayer addresses the Father as "God of everlasting Mercy."
In the Responsorial Psalm (Ps 118), we repeat several times, “His mercy endures forever!” God revealed His mercy, first and foremost, in sending His only-begotten Son to become our Savior and Lord through His suffering, death and Resurrection. Divine Mercy is given to us also in each celebration of the Sacraments, instituted to sanctify us.
The first reading, taken from Acts, stresses the corporal acts of mercy practiced by the early Christian community before the Jews and the Romans started persecuting them. Practicing the sharing love, compassion and the mercy of God as Jesus taught, this witnessing community derived its strength from community prayer, “the Breaking of the Bread” and the apostles’ teaching read at the worship service.
The second reading: taken from John’s first Letter, deals with practicing both corporal and spiritual works of mercy by obeying God’s Old Testament commandments and focusing on Jesus’ commandment of loving others as He loves us, with selfless, sacrificial, agape love. Loving others as Jesus loves us also demands that we treat others with God’s mercy and compassion.
Today’s Gospel vividly reminds us of how Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a sacrament of Divine Mercy. The Risen Lord gave his apostles the power to forgive sins with the words, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained" (Jn 20:19-23). Presenting the doubting Thomas’ famous profession of Faith, “My Lord and my God” (Jn 20:28), the Gospel illustrates how Jesus showed Divine mercy to the doubting apostle and emphasizes the importance of Faith.
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In the Parish Hall no reservation is needed to attend the Mass for the 5PM on Saturday and 8AM on Sunday. When you arrive at the Hall please give your contact information and follow all protocols such as wearing your facemask and keeping your mask on throughout the Mass. You will be escorted to your seat.
A Stewardship Moment
Today’s first reading says that the early church “was of one heart and mind…they had everything in common.” This seems so foreign to us in 2021, where division abounds in most aspects of life! On this Divine Mercy Sunday, let us come together and consider our stewardship of the mercy that our Heavenly Father has extended to us.
Mass Pass 2021
Reservations are being taken now
Please call the office at 877-6098. You will be called back in the order in which it was received. Because of some changes being done to the seating arrangements, we cannot guarantee you will get the same seats. Our Reservationists will contact you during the last week of the month. We appreciate that you do not tie up our phone lines if you have already submitted your reservations.
RCIA
Registration has started and we are still accepting more students. If you have not received your First Communion and/or Confirmation, come join the classes. Want to become a Catholic and receive all three sacraments? Call or come to the Parish Office for more information. 877-6098 and complete our application process.
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Kahului, HI 96732
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