1 Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—March 21st, 2021—-Fifth Sunday of Lent Sometimes, because of his title, “Apostles to the Gentiles,” we can forget that Saint Paul can also-in union with the first Apostles-be called a “Eucharistic Saint.” Paul the Apostle was also known as Saul of Tarsus. It was typical for the Jews of that time to have two names: one Hebrew, the other Latin or Greek. In his conversion experience on the Road to Damascus, which according to one of his letters, can be dated to 31– 36, Jesus called him "Saul" in "the Hebrew tongue." When Ananias restored his sight, he called him "Brother Saul." Much later on the island of Cyprus, Saul is called "Paul" for the first time. Saint Luke indicates that the names were interchangeable: "Saul, who also is called Paul." From then on, Luke refers to him only as Paul, perhaps because his Roman name would help people accept him more easily on his missionary journeys outside of Jerusalem. The main source of information about Paul's life is found in his epistles and in the Book of Acts. But there are sources outside of Scripture that help us know more of his personal history. Paul was likely born between the years of 5 BC and 5 AD. The Book of Acts indicates that Paul was a Roman citizen by birth from a devout Jewish family, who lived in the city of Tarsus, one of the larger trade centers on the Mediterranean coast. So, until his conversion, Paul may have lived a cosmopolitan life that prepared him for his future life as a missionary. Acts quotes Paul describing himself as "a Pharisee, born of Pharisees." Paul's nephew, his sister's son, is mentioned in Acts 23:16. In Romans 16:7 he states that his relatives, Andronicus and Junia, were Christians before he was and were prominent among the Apostles. The family had a history of religious piety and, apparently, was very attached to Pharisaic traditions and observances for generations. While he was still fairly young, he was sent to Jerusalem to receive his education at the school of Gamaliel, one of the most noted rabbis in history. Some of his family may have also resided in Jerusalem since later the son of one of his sisters saved Paul’s life there. Acts says that he supported himself working with leather or as a tent-maker. In this profession, he partnered with Priscilla and Aquilla, who would become his fellow missionaries. Nothing more is known of him until he takes an active part in the martyrdom of Stephen. The New Testament offers little information about Paul’s physical appearance. But The Acts of Paul, an apocryphal book, ie: believed not of divine inspiration, so not included in Bible, which details the journeys of the surviving eleven apostles and Paul. He is describes as "a man of small stature, with a bald head and crooked legs, in a good state of body, with eyebrows meeting and nose some- what hooked." The Acts of Paul and Thecla adds that he had a red, florid face. Nicephorus, an early Church historian, claims that Paul was a “little man, crooked, and almost bent like a bow, with a pale countenance, long and wrinkled, and a bald head.” Many scholars believe that Paul's influence on Christian theology has been more significant than any other New Testament author. Paul declared that "Christ is the end of the law." Paul's writings include the earliest references to the "Lord's Supper.” In his first letter to the Corinthians Saint Paul wrote: “I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ” (10: 1-4). Paul does not want the Jews to be ignorant of the fact that the Old Covenant foreshadowed the New Covenant, which was instituted by the blood of Christ: For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me” (1 Cor. 11:23-25). Paul says he received “from the Lord” what he is about to tell them. Any Jewish listener would know that “from the Lord” means it is not the rabbi/teacher who is speaking but the Lord Himself. Paul is explaining that Jesus has told him, and now he tells the Corinthians that “This IS My Body” and “This IS the New Covenant in My Blood.” The Eucharist is the only time Jesus describes Himself as establishing the New Covenant and this Covenant has been written in His Blood. It is important to remember that Saint Paul was not at the Last Supper, and the Gospels had not yet been penned. And yet, Paul tells us that he has received his knowledge of Jesus’ words directly “from the Lord.” His writings on the Eucharist, then are divinely inspired. The Corinthians are sharing in food sacrificed to idols. They know the food is being offered to demons, and that by knowingly sharing in it, the Corinthians appear to be partaking in the idolatry themselves, causing scandal to both believers and pagans alike. Paul explains that they cannot commune with demons and commune with Christ in the Eucharist: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16- 21). Our beliefs about the Eucharist today are firmly rooted in the writings of Saint Paul. The bread and wine really are the body and blood of Jesus, and it is a real sacrifice rather than just a memorial. Our Catholic faith today is the same faith that Paul preached 2,000 years ago. Many early Christian writers report that Paul was decapitated in Rome sometime after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D., but before the last year of Nero's reign in 68 A.D. According to legend, after Paul was decapitated on the Via Laurentina, his severed head rebounded three times, giving rise to a source of water each time that it touched the ground. This place was named "St. Paul at the Three Fountains.” His body was believed to be buried outside the walls of Rome, on the Via Ostiensis, on the estate owned by a Christian woman named Lucina. There, in the fourth century, the Emperor Constantine the Great built a church. The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls was built there in the early 19th century. In 2002, an 8 foot-long marble sarcophagus, inscribed with the words "PAULO APOSTOLO MART" ("Paul Apostle Martyr") was discovered during excavations around the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on the Via Ostiensis. In 2005, Vatican archaeologists declared this to be the tomb of Paul the Apostle. The sarcophagus was not opened but was examined by means of a probe, which revealed pieces of incense, purple and blue linen, and small bone fragments. The bone was radiocarbon-dated to the 1st or 2nd century. In June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the tomb is Paul's. In 90 A.D., Bishop Clement of Rome wrote: “By reason of jealousy and strife Paul by his example pointed out the prize of patient endurance. After that he had been seven times in bonds, had been driven into exile, had been stoned, had preached in the East and in the West, he won the noble renown which was the reward of his faith, having taught righteousness unto the whole world and having reached the farthest bounds of the West; and when he had borne his testimony before the rulers, so he departed from the world and went unto the holy place, having been found a notable pattern of patient endurance.” Let us pray that through Paul’s intercession, we may emulate his example of faith, reverence, and patient endurance, so we may deepen our understanding of our Most Precious Gift, the Gift of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—March 21st, 2021—-Fifth Sunday of Lent Sometimes, because of his title, “Apostles to the Gentiles,” we can forget that Saint Paul can also-in union with the first Apostles-be called a “Eucharistic Saint.” Paul the Apostle was also known as Saul of Tarsus. It was typical for the Jews of that time to have two names: one Hebrew, the other Latin or Greek. In his conversion experience on the Road to Damascus, which according to one of his letters, can be dated to 31–36, Jesus called him "Saul" in "the Hebrew tongue." When Ananias restored his sight, he called him "Brother Saul." Much later on the island of Cyprus, Saul is called "Paul" for the first time. Saint Luke indicates that the names were interchangeable: "Saul, who also is called Paul." From then on, Luke refers to him only as Paul, perhaps because his Roman name would help people accept him more easily on his missionary journeys outside of Jerusalem. The main source of information about Paul's life is found in his epistles and in the Book of Acts. But there are sources outside of Scripture that help us know more of his personal history. Paul was likely born between the years of 5 BC and 5 AD. The Book of Acts indicates that Paul was a Roman citizen by birth from a devout Jewish family, who lived in the city of Tarsus, one of the larger trade centers on the Mediterranean coast. So, until his conversion, Paul may have lived a cosmopolitan life that prepared him for his future life as a missionary. Acts quotes Paul describing himself as "a Pharisee, born of Pharisees." Paul's nephew, his sister's son, is mentioned in Acts 23:16. In Romans 16:7 he states that his relatives, Andronicus and Junia, were Christians before he was and were prominent among the Apostles. The family had a history of religious piety and, apparently, was very attached to Pharisaic traditions and observances for generations. While he was still fairly young, he was sent to Jerusalem to receive his education at the school of Gamaliel, one of the most noted rabbis in history. Some of his family may have also resided in Jerusalem since later the son of one of his sisters saved Paul’s life there. Acts says that he supported himself working with leather or as a tent-maker. In this profession, he partnered with Priscilla and Aquilla, who would become his fellow missionaries. Nothing more is known of him until he takes an active part in the martyrdom of Stephen. The New Testament offers little information about Paul’s physical appearance. But The Acts of Paul, an apocryphal book, ie: believed not of divine inspiration, so not included in Bible, which details the journeys of the surviving eleven apostles and Paul. He is describes as "a man of small stature, with a bald head and crooked legs, in a good state of body, with eyebrows meeting and nose some-what hooked." The Acts of Paul and Thecla adds that he had a red, florid face. Nicephorus, an early Church historian, claims that Paul was a “little man, crooked, and almost bent like a bow, with a pale countenance, long and wrinkled, and a bald head.” Many scholars believe that Paul's influence on Christian theology has been more significant than any other New Testament author. Paul declared that "Christ is the end of the law." Paul's writings include the earliest references to the "Lord's Supper.” In his first letter to the Corinthians Saint Paul wrote: “I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ” (10: 1-4). Paul does not want the Jews to be ignorant of the fact that the Old Covenant foreshadowed the New Covenant, which was instituted by the blood of Christ: For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was
betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me” (1 Cor. 11:23-25). Paul says he received “from the Lord” what he is about to tell them. Any Jewish listener would know that “from the Lord” means it is not the rabbi/teacher who is speaking but the Lord Himself. Paul is explaining that Jesus has told him, and now he tells the Corinthians that “This IS My Body” and “This IS the New Covenant in My Blood.” The Eucharist is the only time Jesus describes Himself as establishing the New Covenant and this Covenant has been written in His Blood. It is important to remember that Saint Paul was not at the Last Supper, and the Gospels had not yet been penned. And yet, Paul tells us that he has received his knowledge of Jesus’ words directly “from the Lord.” His writings on the Eucharist, then are divinely inspired. The Corinthians are sharing in food sacrificed to idols. They know the food is being offered to demons, and that by knowingly sharing in it, the Corinthians appear to be partaking in the idolatry themselves, causing scandal to both believers and pagans alike. Paul explains that they cannot commune with demons and commune with Christ in the Eucharist: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16-21). Our beliefs about the Eucharist today are firmly rooted in the writings of Saint Paul. The bread and wine really are the body and blood of Jesus, and it is a real sacrifice rather than just a memorial. Our Catholic faith today is the same faith that Paul preached 2,000 years ago. Many early Christian writers report that Paul was decapitated in Rome sometime after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D., but before the last year of Nero's reign in 68 A.D. According to legend, after Paul was decapitated on the Via Laurentina, his severed head rebounded three times, giving rise to a source of water each time that it touched the ground. This place was named "St. Paul at the Three Fountains.” His body was believed to be buried outside the walls of Rome, on the Via Ostiensis, on the estate owned by a Christian woman named Lucina. There, in the fourth century, the Emperor Constantine the Great built a church. The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls was built there in the early 19th century. In 2002, an 8 foot-long marble sarcophagus, inscribed with the words "PAULO APOSTOLO MART" ("Paul Apostle Martyr") was discovered during excavations around the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on the Via Ostiensis. In 2005, Vatican archaeologists declared this to be the tomb of Paul the Apostle. The sarcophagus was not opened but was examined by means of a probe, which revealed pieces of incense, purple and blue linen, and small bone fragments. The bone was radiocarbon-dated to the 1st or 2nd century. In June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the tomb is Paul's. In 90 A.D., Bishop Clement of Rome wrote: “By reason of jealousy and strife Paul by his example pointed out the prize of patient endurance. After that he had been seven times in bonds, had been driven into exile, had been stoned, had preached in the East and in the West, he won the noble renown which was the reward of his faith, having taught righteousness unto the whole world and having reached the farthest bounds of the West; and when he had borne his testimony before the rulers, so he departed from the world and went unto the holy place, having been found a notable pattern of patient endurance.” Let us pray that through Paul’s intercession, we may emulate his example of faith, reverence, and patient endurance, so we may deepen our understanding of our Most Precious Gift, the Gift of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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Joseph, strengthen in our family every bond of love which unites us -- the marriage
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If you were an artist, would you allow someone to prepare your canvas with daubs? Then why should God be expected to act differently when He prepares to unite to Himself a human nature like ours, in all things, save sin? But having lifted up one woman by preserving her from sin, and then having her freely ratify that gift at the Annunciation, God gave hope to our disturbed, neurotic, gauche, and weak humanity. — Ven. Fulton Sheen
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The Greeks request to Philip in today’s Gospel is the same as ours: “we wish to see Jesus.” However, the difference is that the Greeks had never seen Jesus, but, if we look with the eyes of faith, hope and love, we can see Jesus every day. The Greeks may have sought an introduction to Jesus through Philip because his name is a Greek name (after the city of Phillipa). But, we need no introduction to Jesus, He has already called and chosen us, through Baptism, to be His disciples. The Greeks in this Gospel are a clear indication of what bothered the Sanhedrin and high priests: “The multitude therefore that was with (Jesus) when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying about it. For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ‘See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him'” (vv. 17-19). Yes, the world has gone after Jesus, as they should because He came to save the world. And, on His road to the Cross which gave life to the world, Jesus stopped to give us another lesson on what true discipleship should be: a seed that must die to live. “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory” (Rom 8:17). The means through which Jesus would give life to the world was through His own death, His complete surrender of self to the Father’s will. The raising of Lazarus had proved to the world that Jesus has power over the greatest evil, death itself. Immediately after He raises Lazarus, the Greeks—and great crowds of people—request to see Jesus. We do not know if these Greeks ever saw Jesus, but in His response to their request with the teaching that: “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” Jesus is preparing His listen-ers, who expected a great and victorious Messiah, for His death as a defeated victim. Father Richard Rohr, Franciscan priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, in his book Falling Upward takes a look at the journey of life each one of us must make. He writes this: “One of the best-kept secrets, and yet hidden in plain sight, is that the way up is the way down. Or, if you prefer, the way down is the way up.” Father Rohr believes that: “Faith is not for overcoming obsta-cles; it is for experiencing them—all the way through!” The lesson is that Jesus, who is eternal life, went through the Cross, descended to hell, so that He could give us eternal life through His Passion, Death and Resurrection. Let us never forget that without the Cross there would be no Resurrection. As Saint Paul tells us today: In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and suppli-cations with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered; and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. Jesus Himself agonized to fulfill the will of His Father, and yet, He walked onward to His Cross. As we gaze on the Cross, especially during Lent, we should see the Glory of God, the sacrifice, the service, the humility of our God, who came to show us the Way, the Truth and eternal Life. On the Cross, He gave His Life for the world. On the Cross, He paid the price of our sins. On the Cross, He
humbled Himself so that all who followed Him will be raised up on the last day. The glory of the Cross comes to us when Jesus sacrifices Himself on the Cross. The Life Jesus gives to the world, eternal life, could not be possible without His death. The shame of the cross is our glory. Jesus gave us an example in His own Life that the Christian life is not easy; it is a daily struggle. But Jesus is with us in the struggle. When we gaze upon the cross we bow down, worship and adore Him. “Therefore, if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above your-selves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human like-ness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Phil 2: 1-13). If we have the same mindset as Jesus, if we pick up our daily crosses to follow Him, if we gaze upon His Cross and see God’s Glory shining in the face of His Suffering Servant. The grain of wheat metaphor is another way of teaching us what He had told His followers over and over during His earthly mission: “whoever loves their lives will lose them; and those who hate their lives, will keep them for eternal life. The way of greatness and eternal glory can only come through service and humility and sacrifice. If like the Greeks, “we want to see, Jesus,” then we must look for Him in our daily lives. We must look to Him in our struggles, because through our struggles, the Lord will reveal to us His Glory, not ours, because without Jesus we can do nothing. If we keep our eyes on Him, if we pick up our Cross daily and follow Him, then we can trust that God, who always keeps His promises, will bring good out of every evil. When we turn to God in our suffering at the loss of a loved one, a cherished dream, good health, a golden opportunity, then a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies so that it might bear much fruit. When we empty ourselves of any fear, anger, resentment, regret, disappointment, guilt, or the need to always be right, we make more room in our hearts and souls for Jesus to fill, and we die to self so that He can live in and through us. Fr. Rohr writes that “The most amazing fact about Jesus…is that he found God in disorder and imperfection—and told us that we must do the same or we would never be content on this earth.” Life on earth can never be perfect. Life can often be a “valley of tears.” And yet, knowing that our Lord suffered so much for our salvation, we can pick up our crosses daily to follow Him, knowing that, because of Jesus’ Life, Death and Resurrection, there is infinite glory and peace awaiting us.
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—March 21st, 2021—-Fifth Sunday of Lent
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The gifts of bread and wine, candles and sanctuary lamp this week
are offered: In Loving Memory of Fr. James W. O’Neil, SJ &
Daniel J. Daley and the Deceased of the Daily Family
In your kindness, Please pray for: Peter Aitken Joan Anderson Linda Antoniou Marianne Bagley Paul Boback Joyce Brancaccio Jill Burton Ruth Campbell Alberto Canas Bob Clifford Betty Clifford Pat Coleman Pat Creighton Denise Cremins Tracey Cronin Raeanna Cronin Marianne Crooks Rose Curry Noreen Curtis Gregory DiBella Paul Donohoe Lee Doyle Bridget Dunn Bill Earle Colman Feeney Francis Finnegan Mary Fleming Jackie Fuller Mary Gallegos Joseph Gavin John Gifford Leo Gibbons Herbert Gillis Lauren Gray Irene Griffin Cara Holbrook Rosemary Haley Robert Harrington John Hastie Roseanne Hood Paul Hughes
Tom Itri Dan Jansen Amber Johnson Mary Anne K. Esther Keeley John & Mary Keeley Anita King James Larson Patricia Lee Katie Lee
Doreen Lehane Patricia Lochiatto Theresa MacMillian James Macozek Carole Mahoney Maura Marino Christine Marshall John Mastrangelo Elizabeth Mastropole Michelle Matrone Richard F. Maurano Bill McCaffrey Chris McCarthy Robert McDermott The McIntyre Family Theresa McIsaac Paul McNamara Elizabeth Meola Margaret Micele William Morales Daniel Morin Meaghan Morneau Michelle M. Mullen Francis Murphy Jack Murphy Marjorie Murphy Bob Murray Ellie Nyland Dan O’Brien Jean O’Loughlin Bob O’Loughlin Marie O’Neil Laura O’Neill Joseph O’Reilly Donna O’Reilly Robindra Panalal Gina Pappas Richard Pattison Joanne Plahn Barbara Pugliese Claire Rice Kenneth Rice Jr. James Roche Dorothy Rocks
Bill Romanoff Carole Ross Carolyn Ryan Ginny Salvaggio Antoinetta Sheehan Janet Shiels Robert Shiels Pat Smith Karen Stachelek Sean Sullivan Donna Tocchio Stacey Thompkinson Ray Tucker William Twohig Carmella Varraso Leone Walls William Walsh Genevive Ward Julie Williams
Our young people: Amelia Driscoll Carly Silva Maeve Wilson Isabella & Arianna Gill Dolan Dylan McClorey TJ Genzale
Our little ones: Mark Mondello Ethan Mondello Wil Rooney Quinn Waters Caleb Delgardo Baby Emma Baby Jacob Baby Lincoln Baby Lucas Baby Owen Baby Roland Baby William Baby Liam Baby Thomas
The gifts of hosts, bread and wine
Are given in loving memory of Daniel J. Daley and the deceased of the Daley Family
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Matthew 25_Ministries assistance, including our collaborative food pantry, please contact Maureen at the collaborative office. Because of the over-whelming generosity of our parishioners and local businesses, we are able to meet a great many of the corporal and spiritual needs of the many persons who call on us for help each week.
Current needs—items we are low on: Black Goya Beans, Canned fruits & vegetables
White Rice, Pink Goya beans, yellow rice, maple syr-up SPAM, Vienna Sausage.
Cereal, fruit juices and Grocery and Gasoline gift cards (transportation for treatments).
“Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for Me.” (Mt25)
A special thank you to our Confirmandi and their families who continue to deliver
Totals $ 3, 045.00 $ 935.00 $ 542.00 $ 80.00 $ 5, 621.00 In Total
THE CATHOLIC APPEAL ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GIVE
Make a one-time gift or set up pledge installments through your credit card or bank account. Your information and donation will be
secure and confidential. Cardinal Sean’s office will be sending out a follow up letter on this year’s campaign. Click here or scan the QR code to make an online donation.
Can you help us again this year?
We have been asked to make Easter baskets again this year for the residents
of Pope Nursing Home.
They were most grateful for last year’s baskets and we look forward to
surprising them with baskets again this year: please drop off to
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