Holy Family Catholic Church

830 Main Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

Telephone: 422-1135 Fax:423-0389
Email: HFC830@gmail.com and Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Fifth Sunday of Easter May 18, 2014
Mass Schedule
Monday-Saturday: 7:15 AM
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM

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

1st SundaySamoan Mass-2 PM

3rd Sunday-Pohnpeian Mass-2 PM

Confessions Saturday:
4:004:45 PM
and after daily Masses

First Friday of the Month
Benediction
After 7:15 am Mass
WEBSITES

PARISH:
Holyfamilyhonolulu.org

ACADEMY
Hfcahawaii.org

2014 THE YEAR
OF THE
CONSECRATED
LIFE

Come Follow me.

Matthew 4:19
PASTORS CORNER

In todays First Reading, we have the story of the selec-
tion and ordination of the first seven Deacons of the
Church. The Apostles laid their hands on them. They
were chosen to serve the people, so that the Apostles
could devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of
the Word.

In the Second Reading, Saint Peter explains that all of us
have been chosen to be kings, prophets and priests.
Some of us do not understand our role in Christianity.
Some of us continue to live in darkness and have not
fully accepted the light of Christ. We need to wake up to
our potential and our calling and serve God and His Peo-
ple, as best we can. We cannot and must not come up
with excuses.

In the Gospel, Jesus clearly states that He is the Way, the
Truth and the Life. Both Thomas and Philip have their
questions and their doubts. We too have our excuses and
ways of avoiding our responsibilities.

Exactly a month ago, we celebrated Easter. The Read-
ings today are a reminder of the need for us to change
our attitudes and rise with Christ in spreading the Good
News of Christ. It is also a way for the Church to make
us check on our spiritual attitudes and strength. Have we
fully accepted Christ into our lives or not? If we do, we
will be able to do greater works than what Jesus per-
formed. God bless us all. Fr Sebastian.
I AM THE WAY
THE TRUTH AND
THE LIFE.
ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA 1380-1444)

Most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution. Bernardine, by contrast, seems more like a hu-
man dynamo who simply took on the needs of the world. He was the greatest preacher of his time, journeying across
Italy, calming strife-torn cities, attacking the paganism he found rampant, attracting crowds of 30,000, following St.
Francis of Assisis admonition to preach about vice and virtue, punishment and glory. Compared with St. Paul by
the pope, Bernardine had a keen intuition of the needs of the time, along with solid holiness and boundless energy
and joy. He accomplished all that. He is especially known for his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, Bernardine
devised a symbolIHS, the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek, in Gothic letters on a blazing sun. This
was to displace the superstitious symbols of the day, as well as the insignia of factions (for example, Guelphs and
Ghibellines). The devotion spread, and the symbol began to appear in churches, homes and public buildings. Opposi-
tion arose from those who thought it a dangerous innovation. Three attempts were made to have the pope take action
against him, but Bernardines holiness, orthodoxy and intelligence were evidence of his faithfulness. his despite hav-
ing a very weak and hoarse voice, miraculously improved later because of his devotion to Mary.
Church Bulletin: EditorJoe Padron, Phone 423-2439. Bulletin deadline is Tuesday 12:00 noon. Please
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Our Weekly Offerings
May 11, 2014
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.

5:00 PM $832.40
8:30 AM $1,829.00
11:00 AM $1,563.67
7:00 PM $1,020.33

TOTAL $ 5,235.40
Flores De Mayo
We thank the Filipino Catholic Club for organizing
the Flores de Mayo celebrations this week-end.
Thanks to all those who participated in the celebra-
tions with your presence and especially for all the
food for the Pot Luck on Saturday May 17th. May
Our Blessed Mother bless you.

New Tabernacle. Through the generosity
of Delma Guevarra, Maria Friedman, Essie Felarca
and Rey and Minda Teocson we have a New Taber-
nacle, that we hope to install in our Church this
Year. Thank you.

Graduations.
Many of our children will be preparing for Gradua-
tions during the coming weeks. We thank once
again the Principal Mrs Christina Malins and all the
Staff and Teachers for their dedication and hard-
work in training and educating our children. Con-
gratulations to the Parents and Students and a BIG
Mahalo to our Staff and Teachers.

St Pauls Media. The Sisters of St Paul
will be here next week-end to sell Books and Spiri-
tual items in our Parish. Books and articles of Faith
are a proven and holy way to grow in our spiritual-
ity. Please take advantage of the presence of the
Sisters in providing yourselves with materials that
enhance your knowledge and promote your Faith.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Hospitality Ministry June 1

The next Hospitality Ministry is sched-
uled for Sunday June 1st, after the8:30
and 11:00 a.m. Masses. Your donation of
pastries, cookies, cakes, or other refresh-
ments to share with fellow parishioners
will be greatly appreciated.

If you can assist with this ministry or
have any questions, please contact Chet
Ma l i n s a t 4 5 6 - 3 9 3 3 o r
email: malinsc001@hawaii.rr.com.
Armed Forces Day History

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of De-
fense Louis Johnson announced the
creation of an Armed Forces Day to
replace separate Army, Navy and Air
Force Days. The single-day celebra-
tion stemmed from the unification of
the Armed Forces under one depart-
ment -- the Department of Defense.
Each of the military leagues and or-
ders was asked to drop sponsorship of
its specific service day in order to
celebrate the newly announced Armed
Forces Day. The Army, Navy and Air
Force leagues adopted the newly
formed day. The Marine Corps
League declined to drop support for
Marine Corps Day but supports
Armed Forces Day, too.

In a speech announcing the formation
of the day, President Truman "praised
the work of the military services at
home and across the seas" and said,
"it is vital to the security of the nation
and to the establishment of a desirable
peace." In an excerpt from the Presi-
dential Proclamation of Feb. 27, 1950,
Mr. Truman stated:

"Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 1950, marks the first combined demonstration by America's de-
fense team of its progress, under the National Security Act, towards the goal of readiness for any eventual-
ity. It is the first parade of preparedness by the unified forces of our land, sea, and air defense".

The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions, and air shows. In Wash-
ington D.C., 10,000 troops of all branches of the military, cadets, and veterans marched pass the President
and his party. In Berlin, 1,000 U.S. troops paraded for the German citizens at Templehof Airfield. In New
York City, an estimated 33,000 participants initiated Armed Forces Day "under an air cover of 250 military
planes of all types." In the harbors across the country were the famed mothballed "battlewagons" of World
War II, the Missouri, the New Jersey, the North Carolina, and the Iowa, all open for public inspection. Pre-
cision flying teams dominated the skies as tracking radar were exhibited on the ground. All across the coun-
try, the American people joined together to honor the Armed Forces.

LOVE, HONOR AND COUNTRY: God bless all of the active and retired military parishioners of
Holy Family Church and your families. Thanks for your service and commitment.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish and are welcome to par-
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Do You Believe in Miracles?
The healing that "made" Mother Katherine Drexel a saint

In 1974, Robert Gutherman was a 14-year-old youth,
one of 11 children growing up in the shadow of St.
Katharine Drexels convent in Bensalem, Pennsyl-
vania. He and his brothers had often served mass for
the sisters. Though not yet declared venerable at the
time, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament believed
their foundress to be a saint. An heiress to an im-
mense fortune, she had given it all and her whole self
to educate poor black and Indian populations. So
when a severe infection in Bobs right ear persisted,
the sisters gave his family a prayer for Mother
Katharines intercession. The result? Nothing less
than a miracle. It would eventually lead Pope John
Paul II to declare her Blessed.

What was wrong with your right ear?
The pain was intense and wouldnt go away. I re-
member my mother used to fill up one of those hot-
water bottles and put a towel across it, and Id lie on
that. The burning was less than the pain that was
causing all my problems. The sisters found out that I
was sick. The initial push was to pray that the pain
would go away, or that at least Id be able to tolerate
the pain. Shortly after that, we were advised by our
family doctor to go to St. Christophers in Philadel-
phia and ask for the best ear, nose, and throat doctor
they had. He put me in the hospital and did an ex-
ploratory operation on my ear. He discovered that
two of the bones in my right ear were destroyed by
the infection.
What happened after you were told you would
never hear out of that ear again?
Over the course of the next couple of days, I noticed
that I could hear the noise in the room. Someone was
calling Bobby in the hallway, and I woke up and
asked my mother who was calling me. My parents
kept telling the doctor that I could hear out of my
right ear. But he kept saying I must be hearing out of
my left ear. Finally, after a few days he gave me a test
and found I could hear. After a week or so we came
back to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor looked
into my ear and wrote, His body is reconstructing
anatomy. Next to that he wrote, Is this possible?
My mother asked, What does that mean? He said,
His body is healing itself.

Did you know it was a miracle right then?
My mom asked the doctor, Do you believe in mira-
cles? He said, When you work with children every
day of your life, you have to believe in miracles. My
mother said, Weve been praying to Mother Kathe-
rine. I believe this is a miracle through her interces-
sion. He didnt agree, but he said, I have no other
answers. We drove right to the convent and told the
sister who opened the door what was going on. Sister
just nodded her head and asked my mother to write it
all down and send it to her. So my mother did. Then
we got a call from the Archdiocese, and they asked
that we come down and tell the story to them. Both
my mother and I told them the story. They also
brought the doctor in. Before we left that day, they
asked us, From this moment on, you are never sup-
posed to talk about this again until we tell you its
okay. Only the people who were directly involved
were the privileged few who knew. We knew Rome
was investigating it. For the next 14 years, wed get a
call: We need you to go see this doctor and get this
test. And wed go have the test. We as a family knew
that it was a miracle, but it was not official. Finally
we did get the phone call that it was approved.

It must have been an amazing feeling when you heard
the miracle was approved.
Yeah, it was because we were not allowed to talk about it
for 14 years. When it finally became official, I was 28
years old. I was out of school and working at this time. I
had a whole new set of friends, and next thing you know
its on the 6:00 p.m. news and everyones wondering, Is
this the Bob Gutherman we know? I was very privileged
to be involved with both the beatification and then the can-
onization ceremony, 12 years later. One of the things my
mother said before we went was, This is not a vacation to
Rome. She viewed it as a pilgrimage. We were going to
pay honor to our neighbor who did some great things. She
always viewed Katherine Drexel as a neighbor.