HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

October 25, 2015

Father Sebastian

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

7:15AM

Saturday Vigil

5:00PM

Sunday

8:30AM, 11:00AM, 7:00PM

1st Sunday Samoan Mass

4:00PM

3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass

3:00PM

CONFESSIONS
Saturday
and after daily Masses

PASTORS CORNER

4:00 4:45PM

BENEDICTION
First Friday of the Month after Mass

BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE

Please contact Fr. Sebastian
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Certificates ~ For all certificates a
written application is necessary. Send by
post or email with your address, or hand
over personally.

WEBSITES
http://holyfamilyhonolulu.org
http://hfcahawaii.org
http://catholic.com
http://catholic.org
Hictv.com & Cable133.3
Catholictv.com

We start this final week of October with the prophet

Jeremiah assuring us that God is full of compassion and
Mercy. God will deliver His People and even make the Blind
see and the lame walk.
In the Second Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews, we
are reminded of the importance of the Priesthood of Christ.
Since Christ was a human being and suffered pain and
sorrow like any of us, He is in a unique position to feel and
empathize with us as He offers sacrifices that are
acceptable in the sight of God. Every Priest offers Masses in
the name of Christ. We are not just witnesses but
participants in these Masses.
The Blind man in the Gospel said Master, I WANT TO SEE.
We too need to awaken in us regularly a desire to see, to
understand and to believe. We know that when we
participate in any Mass, if we want to be touched by the
Lord, we must come with a desire to listen to His Word and
receive His Body and Blood. Being present alone will not
benefit us. We must be eager and willing and look forward
to receiving whatever blessing that we require. The Blind
man, was so full of faith and so earnest that his desire was
fulfilled there and then.
It is sad that many of us participate in Masses and Church
services with a half-hearted presence. Anything that we do,
if we do with enthusiasm and expectation, it will benefit us.
Life, Marriage, Studies, Work will all uplift us, depending on
the degree of our eagerness and desire to succeed. Every
Mass is an encounter with Christ and every encounter will
bring us peace and joy. Fr Sebastian

LORD, I WANT TO SEE

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SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN

ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. HFCA FALL FESTIVAL/FAIR
The Annual HFCA Fall Festival will be held on the
Academy Grounds on Friday, November 06, from 5-9
PM. Each year the Parish sponsors a Dessert Booth and
helps with an allotment of Raffle tickets. Sign-up
Sheets are available this week-end and the next. Please
be generous and pledge your donations and try your
luck with the Raffles tickets. Most of the money we
raise will be given back to the Parish.

Saint Quodvultdeus
Feast Day October 26

Quodvultdeus (Latin for "what God wills", died

c. 450 AD) was a fifth-century church father
and bishop of Carthage, North Africa who was
exiled to Naples. He was known to have been
living in Carthage around 407 and became a
deacon in 421 AD. He corresponded with
Augustine of Hippo, who served as
Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher.
Quodvultdeus was exiled when Carthage was
captured by the Vandals led by King Genseric,
who followed Arianism. Tradition states that he
and other churchmen (such as Gaudiosus of
Naples) were loaded onto leaky ships that
landed at Naples around 439 AD and
Quodvultdeus established himself in Italy. He
would go on to convert dozens of Arian Goths
to Orthodoxy in his lifetime.
2015. Reprinted with permission of Franciscan Media. To read more about these
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OUR WEEKLY OFFERINGS

Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM
Funerals

$1,077.90
$1,888.36
$1,231.56
$1,466.08
$ 300.00

GRAND TOTAL

$5,908.90

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2. MASSES FOR THE DEAD

November is the Month, we pray for the Dead and prepare
ourselves for our own Life after Death. Envelopes for us to
write the names of our Beloved and for making donations,
are supplied at the bulletin stands. As is our custom,
Father Sebastian will offer Masses every day for the
repose of the souls of the departed.
3. THE SYNOD IN ROME
The Pope, together with Cardinals and Bishops
representing every Nation and Region are still at the
Synod in Rome. The FAMILY is the focus of their
discussions. The Liberal News media and some others it
seems, want to water down our belief in the Sacredness of
Marriage, and promote Contraception, Divorce and
Homosexuality. WE need to be true to Christ and His
Gospelnot the Social Media or the desires of people who
do not even believe in Morality or the Ten
Commandments. Please continue to pray the Rosary and
seek Marys protection over our Catholic Church and
especially to the Holy Spirit for guiding the Pope and
participants of the Synod.
4. THE PARISH COUNCIL
The Parish Council and FINANCE COMMITTEE will meet
of Thursday, 29 October at 6.30 PM. All members are
kindly requested to attend, as we have important
decisions to make, such as: the purchase of the St Georges
property, Fr Sebastians Retirement, the Finances and the
Year of MERCY and THANKSGIVING Celebrations.
Newcomers are encouraged to register with the
parish and are welcome to participate in all
ministries and activities. Please Request
Registration Forms from the ushers. E KOMO MAI.

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 31:7-9
Ps 126:1-6
Hebrews 5:1-6
Mark 10:46-52
Monday October 26
Romans 8:12-17
Ps 68:2,4,6-7,20-21
Luke 13:10-17
Tuesday October 27
Romans 8:18-25
Ps 126:1b-6
Luke 13:18-21
Wednesday October 28
Sts. Simon & Jude
Ephesians 2:19-22
Ps 19:2-5
Luke 6:12-16
Thursday October 29
Romans 8:31b-39
Ps 109:21-22,26-27,30-31
Luke 13:31-35
Friday October 30
Romans 9:1-5
Ps 147:12-15,19-20
Luke 14:1-6
Saturday October 31
Romans 11:1-2a,
11-12,25-29
Ps 94:12-15,17-18
Luke 14:1,7-11

After Jesus touches our lives

answers a prayer, gives us
a healing, provides a lifechanging insight, or makes
any other kind of difference
what do we do next? Our life
has been changed by divine
grace. Do we make the most
of this new opportunity?
God never forces us to take
a new direction or follow a
certain path, not even if
we've made a bargain with
him, such as: "Lord, if you
heal me, I will go to Mass
every day."
Jesus says to us what he
said to Bartimaeus, the man
he healed in this Sunday's
Gospel reading: "Go your
way; your faith has saved
you." Go where?
Sometimes his instructions
are a little more informative
than that. When he cures
someone from sin, he adds:
"Go and sin no more". Okay,
but go where?

Every step we take is important. Where we go and

what we do next makes a difference that ripples off
into the future with ramifications (blessings and/or
woes) that are impossible for us to predict. Jesus isn't
down-playing the significance of this. Rather, what
happens next is so important that he wants us to have
full control over it.
Jesus told Bartimaeus "Go your way." And what did
Bartimaeus do with that freedom? He "followed him on
the way." He opted for the best possible direction. His
life changed dramatically, not only because he had

been blind and now he had good

eyesight, but because he wanted to
learn from Jesus and become one of
his followers.
How many times have we returned
to an old familiar path after an encounter with Christ? If following him
means taking a new direction, getting involved in a new ministry, or
changing careers or friends, we too
often settle back into old routines.
Comfort zones are hard to leave. But
following Jesus is a life-changing
adventure if we're sincere about it.
Following Jesus and learning from
him should be our top priority. Every
encounter with Christ should change
us even at Mass when we reunite
ourselves to him in the Eucharist.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. Think of the last time Jesus responded to your need for help.
What changed afterward?
2. How long did the change last?
3. Describe a time when you
changed directions in your life
because of an encounter with
Christ. What did Jesus do for
you?
4. How did you figure out which
way to go afterward?

2015 by Terry Modica Catholic Digital Resources: catholicdr.com Reprinted by license.

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HFCA Children reciting the Rosary to honor Mother Mary, during the month of the Rosary. The
Academy inculcates in the Children the devotion to Mary, as the first and perfect Christian, who
was chosen by God to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

By the grace of God, we are experiencing throughout the World an increase in Vocations to the
Priesthood. Perhaps, in the future we may not have a steady supply of Priests from the Philippines,
India and Africa to come to Hawaii. Please continue to pray and encourage your sons to try serving
God through the Ministry of Priesthood. Christ needs young men to volunteer to bring His Gospel of
Love and Mercy. The world and Society offers pleasures, wealth and prestige. These will all pass
away. But the Word of God will not. Life has meaning only when we can share it with others, as
Christ did.
Thank you for taking care of Father Tony, while he was with us in my absence. Mahalo. Fr Sebastian

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