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FEBRUARY 14, 2021 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE — 2021 Office Hours Office is open Tuesday through Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Office is closed every Monday.
Pastor’s Day Off: Monday. Staff Meeting: Tuesday — 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Phone: 808-879-4844. Fax: 808-879-0045. E-Mail: [email protected]. www.saint-theresa.com
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Abreu, Loretta
Ambata, Emily
Aquino, Patzy
Asuncion, Lino
Bediamol, Patricia
Beck , Leiko
Berry, Shan
Bolger, Mary
Bolosan, Chyle
Bumanglag, Arnold
Cablay, Carlotta
Calvo, Antonio
Camello, Balbina
Davidson, Cathy
Farris, Eric
Fontanilla, Joy
Foo Sum, Sylvia
Gutierrez, Fred
Hipley, Jane
Inzano, Karen
Johnson, Anne
Karlsson, Annika
Klempert, Patricia
Kotubetey-Adodo, Renee
Lagsay, Candy
Lubaton, Cornelio
Lundberg, Marlene
Maea, Tanifa
Mesa, Joe
McClure, Karen
Osaki, Marie
Oswald, Therese
Pada, Filipinas
Palleson, Harold
Phaneuf, Gail
Piller, Kathy
Pinaula, Joseph
Quesada, Carmen
Reyes, Bennett
Reyes, Chris
Romero, Teresita
Salisbury, Jane
Sanchez, Arnold
Santiago, Casama-
jor
Schulte, Marybeth
Shepard, Marvin
Sink, Ian
Spens-Blakley, Becky
Toves, Doris, Jim &
Jon
Untalan, June
Venencians, Justiniano
Woodd, Vanessa
Wrolstad, Ella Lynn
Wrolstad, Julianne
For all the Faithful Departed….
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Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord, and Let perpetual light shine upon them ...
GOSPEL REFLECTION S IXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
The leprosy about which the first reading and the gospel speak today is not to be confused with contemporary Hansen’s disease, medically identified only in 1868 by the Norwegian scientist Gerhard Hansen. A number of conditions, especially those with the signs of scaly skin, swellings, and exuding bodily fluids, are described as “leprosy” in this Sunday’s first reading from the book of Leviticus. Skin that flaked off, fluids that were unnaturally exuded from the body, were considered to be conditions that violated religious-cultural boundaries connected with the integrity and, therefore, holiness of the human body, and so were considered to diminish the worth of the person. People with such conditions were banished from the community, compelled to cry “Unclean!” and make them-selves obviously disheveled so that others would avoid them. To be “unclean” was also regarded as a moral failing and therefore sinful. The person who came into contact with such an afflicted one was regarded as contaminated, as ritually unclean and as adding to the moral pollution of the very gregarious Middle Eastern society. Leprosaria and Hansen’s disease still exist in some parts of the world, but social and religious alienation because of other causes is sadly much more familiar. Who are today’s “lepers,” people whom some consider as “polluting” the homogeneous and often exclusive society by their differences in race, culture, social mores, or physical and intellectual disabilities? The attitudes of the Nazis to the Jews, the Hutus to the Tutsis, the second people to the first and indigenous people of a land, are bred by a “leper” mind-set. What are our attitudes to those we might consider as weakening the moral fiber of society—the drug addicts, the HIV/AIDS sufferers, those in prison? Are we on the side of harsh, punitive justice or compassionate restorative justice? And do we consider that the pollution of our planet, by us, can be sinful? In the gospel, Jesus is approached by a leper. He makes no attempt to move away from him. What he is moved by is compassion, the deep gut-wrenching response that identifies with the suffering of another, and his hand stretches out to touch the man and affirm his choice to heal him. How long had it been since the leper had felt the touch of another human being on his diseased flesh, had heard words of affirmation rather than insult? We should be more enlight-ened about the importance of touch—the holding of the hand of the seriously ill or dying person, the silent embrace of the bereaved. Yet for some people there is the almost hysterical avoidance of touching the HIV/AIDS sufferer, or of drinking from the communion chalice lest, contrary to all medical opinion, one might be infected by this. Jesus’s compassion and humanity bridge the gap between the holy and the unclean, freedom and taboos, sickness and health. Jesus tells the man to observe the Mosaic Law by showing
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himself to a priest for the confirmation of his healing, and to offer a public sacrifice, an act of worship from which his leprosy had excluded him. By this instruction, Jesus shows that he respects the Mosaic teaching, even though he will soon clash with some of the scribes’ interpretation of this. Ironically, the man now goes around publicly and freely, while Jesus must leave the town and go into the country to escape his unwanted publicity. Because he has touched the leper, according to the Law, Jesus is also regarded as unclean and excluded. He has taken upon himself another’s infirmity; in his passion and death he will be the Suffering Servant who bears all our infirmities and transgressions for the sake of our salvation (cf. Isa 53:4-5). Yet people still come to him, caring nothing for his “infection” and everything for his miraculous power. As those who come to Jesus, what are we seeking from him? Do we want to be infected with his compassion or with the miraculous? How does Jesus touch us—and how do we touch others?
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic Saturday: Reconciliation — 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. — English Saturday Mass at 7:00 p.m. — Española Sunday Mass at 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Weekday Mass at 7:00 a.m.: Reservations not required
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 13 &14
Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. — English Saturday Mass at 7:00 p.m. — Española Sunday Mass at 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.
St. Theresa Church office hours:
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday
The office is closed every Monday.
Thank you for your support!
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR ALL MASSES Office: 808-879-4844 / Online: www.saint-theresa.com
DATES TO REMEMBER
Effective Sunday, February 14, 5:00 PM Mass is added to our Sunday schedule
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ASH WEDNESDAY February 17 — Masses at
07:00 AM 12:00 PM 05:00 PM 06:30 PM
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS FRIDAY — 6:30 PM February 19 & 26
March 5, 12, 19 & 26
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MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO – ALENTAR UN
ENTENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ESCRITURA
(Gospel Meditation) 6º Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
14 de febrero de 2021
“Pero la gente venía a el de todas partes” (Marcos 1:45). Tengo presente en mi mente, los inicios de la pandemia
que azota al mundo desde el 2019. Conforme llegó el 2020, los casos se multiplicaron en todo el mundo. La angustia
se apoderó de muchos de nosotros por la enfermedad, la falta de trabajo, la pérdida de viviendas, y más. También,
fluye el recuerdo del Papa Francisco haciendo oración por el fin de la pandemia. Acudimos a orar gente de todos los
lugares de la tierra. Cada país, cada gobierno encontró la forma de orar juntos, Misa, Hora Santa, y el Rosario. ¿Lo
recuerdas? Nuestra oración continúa sin cesar. ¡Sananos, Señor, como aquel leproso del Evangelio! Límpianos,
necesitamos tu compasión.
La Iglesia tiene grandes santos y santas que se han dedicado al cuidado de los enfermos. Uno de ellos es San Camilo
de Lelis. Nació el 25 de mayo de 1550 en Abruzzo, Italia. Fue sacerdote. Murió el 4 de julio de 1614. Es el Santo
protector de los enfermos, a quienes cuidaba y atendía con amor. Parte de su oración dice así: “Haznos, como San
Camilo, conscientes de que, en el rostro del enfermo, del que sufre y está agobiado o del que padece grandes
necesidades, está tu mano acariciando a nuestro corazón”. Ojalá, que el ejemplo de este santo católico nos ayude,
ahora, a nosotros, a girar nuestro corazón y la mente hacia a Dios. Para, lograr así, ser personas de compasión y
servicio. Dejarse tocar por Jesús tiene su compromiso. Arrodillarse, pedir, y lo más importante querer. ¡Quiero
Señor, no me dejes!
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St. Theresa Church
FEBRUARY 2021
Week of February 7
Sunday Offerings $ 7,994.00
Online Offerings $ 3,485.00
Donations to St. Theresa Church $ 55.00
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"Fix your minds on the passion of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Inflamed with love for us, he came
down from heaven to redeem us. For our sake he
endured every torment of body and soul and
shrank from no bodily pain. He himself gave us
an example of perfect patience and love. We,
then, are to be patient in adversity." — St. Francis
of Paola
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UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE — 2021 Office Hours: Office is open Tuesday through Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Office is closed every Monday.
Pastor’s Day Off: Monday. Staff Meeting: Tuesday — 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Phone: 808-879-4844. Fax: 808-879-0045. E-Mail: [email protected]. www.saint-theresa.com
