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
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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

2014 THE YEAR

OF THE
CONSECRATED
LIFE
Come Follow me.
Matthew 4:19

WEBSITES
PARISH:
Holyfamilyhonolulu.org
ACADEMY
Hfcahawaii.org

November 23, 2014

PASTORS CORNER

In 1925 Pope Pius XI, instituted the Feast of CHRIST THE

KING. It was done to spiritually uplift the Christians who
were drawn into Nationalism and Secularism, immediately
after the First World War and the beginning of Communism
in Russia and other parts of the World.
Today we are threatened by Materialism and Atheism. Businesses promote materialism. Unfortunately our lawyers and
the courts and even our Government seem bend upon removing the Bible, the Ten Commandments and even Prayer from
any Government property. Since men and women of the
Armed Forces are mostly on federal land, no crosses, no
prayers and soon no religious services will be allowed. God
help us if and when that happens!!! We must continue to be
patriotic, we must fight discrimination and prejudice, but we
cannot allow ourselves to be victims or inadvertent messengers of the devil denying the existence of God, no matter
where we are, whether on our private land or Government
land. Belief in God is a personal choice and it does not depend
on nor is it conditioned by the location where we are at.
On the other hand, we must pray for those who seem to believe in God and kill people, behead them in the name of God!
This is both a contradiction and an ironic attitude of terrorists
and followers of violence. They preach that God is merciful
and how can they then kill innocent people in His Name?
The Feast of Christ the King is a day when we take stock of all
the atrocities and crimes that are taking place in the world
and profess our faith and belief in Christ Jesus our King and
Our Peace. Let us consecrate ourselves and our Families, our
Church and our Nation to Christ and seek His Kingdom by
living the Gospel values given to us by Christ. Christs supreme commandment is to love God, with all hearts and to
love our neighbor, as we love ourselves. Fr Sebastian

COME INHERIT THE KINGDOM

St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

Andrew Dung-Lac was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. Members of this group were beatified on four different
occasions between 1900 and 1951. All were canonized by St. John Paul II. Christianity came to Vietnam (then three separate kingdoms)
through the Portuguese. Jesuits opened the first permanent mission at Da Nang in 1615. They ministered to Japanese Catholics who had been
driven from Japan. The king of one of the kingdoms banned all foreign missionaries and tried to make all Vietnamese deny their faith by trampling on a crucifix. Like the priest-holes in Ireland during English persecution, many hiding places were offered in homes of the faithful. Severe persecutions were again launched three times in the 19th century. During the six decades after 1820, between 100,000 and 300,000 Catholics were killed or subjected to great hardship. Foreign missionaries martyred in the first wave included priests of the Paris Mission Society,
and Spanish Dominican priests and tertiaries. By 1954 there were over a million and a half Catholicsabout seven percent of the population
in the north. Buddhists represented about 60 percent. Persistent persecution forced some 670,000 Catholics to abandon lands, homes and possessions and flee to the south. In 1964, there were still 833,000 Catholics in the north, but many were in prison. In the south, Catholics were
enjoying the first decade of religious freedom in centuries, their numbers swelled by refugees. During the Vietnamese war, Catholics again
suffered in the north, and again moved to the south in great numbers. Now the whole country is under Communist rule. QUOTE: The Church
in Vietnam is alive and vigorous, blessed with strong and faithful bishops, dedicated religious, and courageous and committed laypeople.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Nov. 25-Tuesday-Meet in Church
6:00 PM-Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion
7:00PM-Bible Sharing
Note: Holy Rosary is recited before each Mass
during the weekend and at 6:50 AM Monday to
Saturday before the 7:15 AM Mass.

Our Weekly Offerings

November 16, 2014
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM
ALL SOULS

TOTAL

$1,082.03
$1,227.25
$1,298.00
$1,909.25
$257.00

$5,773.53

PURCHASE OF LAND.
As announced last Sunday, by the grace of
God, we have been able to purchase the
Land on which the Holy Family Catholic
Academy and Church are built. Soon we
will start the process of getting the Land
Zoned and make a Master Plan, to improve
our facilities for our Children and Community.
THANKSGIVING MASS
Please find a tentative program for the
Thanksgiving Mass on page 4 of the Bulletin. Let us come and thank God for all the
Blessings that the Lord has bestowed on us.
All individuals and Choirs are requested to
dress well in a spirit of joy and thanksgiving
to attend Mass and THANK GOD, as individuals and as a Community. God bless
you. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Next Sunday, November 30, will be the
First Sunday in Advent. Please teach our children the significance of Advent, Advent candles,
Advent wreaths, the Christmas Crib, Christmas
Lights etc as part of our preparation for the celebrations of the Birth of Christ Jesus, Our Lord.

Church Bulletin: EditorJoe Padron, Phone 423-2439. Bulletin deadline is Tuesday 12:00 noon. Please
email notice and picture if applicable to pad.ronjoe@gmail.com

The Miraculous Medal

I received a Miraculous Medal for
Confirmation. Where does this come
from and what does this mean?
The story of the Miraculous Medal arises from
the apparitions of our Blessed Mother to St.
Catherine Laboure, a novice at the motherhouse of the Daughters of
Charity in Paris (where it still stands today at 140 Rue du Bac). St.
Catherine (1806-1876; canonized 1947) was the daughter of a farmer,
and was the ninth of 11 children. When she was eight years old, St.
Catherine lost her mother.
Even at that tender age, St. Catherine showed a special love for the
Blessed Mother: Upon her mothers death, St. Catherine climbed a
chair to reach the statue of the Blessed Mother in their home. Clasping
it to her chest, she said, Now, dear Blessed Mother, you will be my
mother. She was called upon to care for the family, thereby depriving
her of any formal education at school. (Her youngest sibling was an
invalid and needed constant care.) On January 22, 1830, at the age of
24, St. Catherine joined the Daughters of Charity, who had been
founded by St. Vincent de Paul.

On the night of July 18, 1830, St. Catherine saw our Blessed
Mother seated in the choir of the motherhouse chapel. St. Catherine herself recorded the incident, which she entitled, July
Conversation with the Most Blessed Virgin, from 11:30 in the
evening of the 18th until 1:30 in the morning of the 19th, St.
Vincents Day. During this time, the Blessed Mother spoke to
her and made several predictions which would later come to
pass. The Blessed Mother said, My child, the good God
wishes to charge you with a mission. You will have much to
suffer, but you will rise above these sufferings by reflecting that
what you do is for the glory of God. You will know what the
good God wants. You will be tormented until you have told him
who is charged with directing you. You will be contradicted
but, do not fear, you will have grace. Tell with confidence all
that passes within you; tell it with simplicity. Have confidence.
Do not be afraid.
On November 27, 1830, the Blessed Mother again appeared to
St. Catherine at about 5:30PM, while she was making her meditation with the community. St. Catherine described what she
saw: The Virgin was standing. She was of medium height, and
clothed all in white. Her dress was of the whiteness of the
dawn, made in the style called la vierge, that is, high neck and
plain sleeves. A white veil covered her head and fell on either
side to her feet. Under the veil, her hair, in coils, was bound
with a fillet ornamented with lace, about three centimeters in
height or of two fingers breadth, without pleats, and resting
lightly on the hair. Her face was sufficiently exposed, indeed
exposed very well, and so beautiful that it seems to me impossible to express her ravishing beauty.

Her feet rested on a white globe, that is

to say half a globe, or at least I saw
only half. There was also a serpent,
green in color with yellow spots. The
hands were raised to the height of the
stomach and held, in a very relaxed
manner and as if offering it to God, a
golden ball surmounted with a little
golden cross, which represented the
world. Her eyes were now raised to heaven, now lowered.
Her face was of such beauty that I could not describe it. All
at once, I saw rings on her fingers, three rings to each finger, the largest one near the base of the finger, one of medium size in the middle, the smallest one at the tip. Each
ring was set with gems, some more beautiful than others;
the larger gems emitted greater rays and the smaller gems,
smaller rays; the rays bursting from all sides flooded the
base, so that I could no longer see the feet of the Blessed
Virgin.
The Blessed Mother then explained to St. Catherine the
symbolism involved in her appearance: This ball that you
see represents the whole world, especially France, and each
person in particular. [The dazzling rays] are the symbols of
graces I shed upon those who ask for them. The gems from
which the rays do not fall are the graces for which souls
forget to ask. A slightly oval frame surrounded the
Blessed Mother upon which were the words written in gold:
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. This image clearly identified the Blessed
Mother as the Immaculate Conception and the Mediatrix of
graces. (In 1854, Blessed Pope Pius IX solemnly pronounced the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, that
the most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment
of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God and in view of the merits of Christ Jesus the
Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain
of original sin
The Blessed Mother then instructed St. Catherine to have a
medal struck after this image. On the reverse side there was
to be a large M surmounted by a bar and a cross; beneath
the M were to be the heart of Jesus, crowned with thorns,
and the heart of Mary, pierced with a sword. The Blessed
Mother also said, All who wear it will receive great
graces; they should wear it around the neck. Graces will
abound for those who wear it with confidence. With the
approval of Archbishop de Quelen of Paris, the first 1,500
medals were struck on June 30, 1832. Because of the numerous favors received by the faithful, the medal was soon
known as miraculous. After a canonical inquiry at Paris
(1836) regarding the apparitions, the medal was declared of
supernatural origin.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish and are welcome to participate in all parish activities and ministries. Registration forms are available in the back of the Church.

WHY ONLY 30% BELIEVE?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

It has become apparent to observant Catholics that

the behavior and dress of the faithful during church
services have steadily declined in the past few decades. It was to their dismay, to find out that many of
their priests and bishops did not feel that this occurrence was anything to be alarmed about. In fact, they
were even encouraging this casual and nontraditional behavior with statements such as: Christ is
our brother, and you would not go around bowing
and genuflecting to your brother. To this some would
add that it is necessary to know Christ on a personal
level, so one should act in church in the same manner
one would act in the home of a friend. Statements
such as those are very hard to counter since they
seem, at first glance, to be quite logical. And who is
a layman to question the direction in which the
clergy are leading the people of God. So, being obedient, faithful Catholics tried to close their eyes and
cover their ears and prayed for the grace of tolerance
and understanding. Many of these good people struggled to try to keep some type of reverence in church,
but didn't know exactly how. Since the Vatican II
Council, it seemed, nothing one did could be considered reverent or irreverent. It seems it all depends on
how one feels. If one feels that talking or clapping in
church is reverent, then it is reverent. If one feels that
they can laugh or dance reverently then it becomes
reverent. Actions are no longer judged reverent or irrev-

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THANKSGIVING MASS - 8.30 AM11/27/14

Hawaiian Chant
Entrance Hymn - OLR Choir
Penitential Rite - 8.30 Choir
Gloria
- International/Divine Mercy
Bible EnthronementOLR Choir
Responsorial Psalm8.30 Choir
Halleluiah - OLR Choir
Prayer of the Faithful in various languages:
English, Spanish, Hawaiian, Tagalog, Ilocano, Visayan
Samoan, Kiribati(Christmas Island), Pohnpeian, Tongan Tamil, R.Ed, Youth
Offertory - Samoan Community
Advent Candles - Altar Servers
Holy Family Statue - Scouts
PumkinsFilipino Community
Fruits - Pohnpeian Community
Canned Goods Joe/Luisa Padron
Vegetables - Knights of Columbus
US Flags - Armed Forces
Chasuble/Chalise - Chet/Chris malins
Vailolo/TanoaSamoan Youth
Money Offering - Jerome Andrade
Bread/Wine/Garland - Samoan Youth
Holy, Holy, Holy - International/D.M
Acclamation - International/DM
Our Father8.30 Choir
Lamb of God 8.30 Choir
Communion Hymn - Pohnpeian Community &
International/DM
Meditation SongHawaiian Hula Dance
Paishons and the Glee Club
Blessing of Food Items
RecessionalMedley of Patriotic Hymns. - OLR
Choir

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When: April 8-23, 2014.
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