Sixth Sunday of Easter

God With Us
In today’s Gospel Jesus promises us that I will not leave you orphaned; I will
come back to you and you will have life. Our faith, nurtured in this great paschal
season, tells us that God-made-flesh is God-with-us, never abandoning us
and always filling us with life.

It should be a great comfort to all of us, who share in the pain and suffer-
ing of ordinary life, to know that the Spirit of Jesus is with us always. It
should be especially comforting to know that Jesus will not leave orphaned
all those whom the world casts aside: the poor and homeless, the racial
and ethnic minorities, the sick and dying, the prisoner and the refugee.

Christ died for sins once for all, a just man for the sake of the unjust. He rescued us
from our attachment to injustice, and then he sent his Spirit to remain
with us and within us. Our prayer is one of gratitude for such a gift and
hope that we feel its saving power in our daily life.
Gerald Darring

“Jesus loves us so much that, even after his

death, resurrection, and ascension, he remains
with us. He is, after all, Emanuel, ‘God with us,’
but now through his living, sanctifying Spirit.

We now encounter him in new ways: in other

human beings; in any place where people gather
in his name; in the inspired words of Holy
Scripture; in his Church, particularly her liturgi-
cal celebrations; in the person of his minister;
and especially in the sacraments.”
U.S. Bishops, The Eucharist and the Hungers
of the Human Family (1975) 7

April 27, 2008

Some καιρός / kairos thoughts…
καιρός / kairos—Greek—time—viewed as an occasion rather than an extent

choose a point
a place
in time
in the universe

which He had made

and be obedient to
it Prayer List
while following His Pray the rosary for world peace, Avis Cox, Fr. Clarence Biggers, Gladys and
Ben Kramkowski, Rita Moenk, Doug Bearden, Sarah Snider, Thornton/
Father Lynch family, Ryan Amsberry, Annie & family, Connie, her mother & family,
Blake, Erik, Campbell family, Jonathan & family, Sharon & family, Will,
in the Spirit FMS, Cap. Corp., Patrick & Brittany, Broughman family, Fannie Crowder &
family, VAL, Father Ingram’s father & family, Karen’s mother, Cheryl
Mobley & family, William Hudson, Robert, Walter, Danielle, Christopher,
Barbara, Katherine, Nicholas, Kaylin, Kasie, Mary Beth & family, Mary Ann
Mahoney & family, Donna & family, Ann Chancellor & family, Sheila &
denying nothing family, cancer patients & families, military & families, Brandon, Plantation
Villa residents, Don, Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. Rooks, Katherine & family,
that is— Mr. Dunn, Mr. & Mrs. Barlow, Jane & family, Scott & family, Diane & Peter,
Michele & Gary, Lucy’s father & family, Bobbie, Joan & family, Karl’s
embracing all mother & family, Bernard & Anna, June & family, Tina & family, Belinda &
family, OLM family, Kat, Delgratia & family, Mr. Gomez & family, Sara’s
mother, Dr. Lynch & family, Rob/Allie & family, Chuck & family, Frank &
family, Liesa & family, mother of Dr. Petros, Dr. Issa & family, Odessa,
Anita’s mother & family, Ruby, Ruby’s mother & family, Davies family,
teaching us that to Katie & family, family of Angie, Ann & family, Gretchen & family, Eileen,
Scott & family, Robert, Flavia & family, Tony’s family, Roy & Martha
believe Wright, Roy, Alice Swygert, Alan, Nard, Tony, Glenda, Nelson, J. Bob,
Munn, Vogt, Wolfe families, Russell & family, Ola, Gene Wilson & family,
is to deny nothing Jane Brock & family, Janet Kramer & family, Elayne & family, Winnie, Phil
& family, Tony, Stan, Emily & family, Ruthie & Ed, Mr. Bergin & family,
that is— Karen, Bernard’s father, Russell & family, Mrs. Sanseverino & family, CC
Center, veterans & families Jessie Emmett, Mark, Michael’s mother, Carrie,
VAMC, Rambo’s mother & family, Josephine Mary, Mary Anna, S. Paul,
to embrace all Tony, J. W. Wilson & family, Jason & Kim, Josie, Kelly, Gail, Mickey’s
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family, Jon & Janet Cook & family, Karen’s cousin, Mike Aguado & family,
Carl & family, Dr. Lopez & family, Dr. Vanapalli & family, Dr. Nair &
family, Garrett & family, family of Duffie, Aaron Christian, Marina & family,
family of Zach, Bettie & family, Michael & family, Berger family, Mendez
Today Jesus promises the next step. He family, Ikai family, Joshua Moser, Stephanie Christian, Carolyn Williamson,
Chris B., Joey Milani, Edna & Joe ,Henry & Anna, Peggy Cable, Claude
will send us a paraclete, an advocate— Rickman, Leonard & Mary, Patricia, Kathy, Tom Sullivan, Connie Graham,
Anderson family, Chris Stahler family, Barbara Zebertas, Frances Homsey,
the Holy Spirit—to continue his saving Gus Kneidinger, Steven, Mary Jo Shamas, Frank, Mary Ondovchik, Ann
Rudy, Chad Nostrant, Heidi FitzGerald, Ed Schaffer, Sean McHugh, Lynn
work. This is the hope we all have that Smith, Dames family, Randy Taylor, Brian Strickland, Anne McCormick,
Amy & family, Lil Jones, Julian Campbell, Ellis Daniel, Borchert family,
keeps the church and us optimistic de- Roger Hammond & family, Russ family, Patricia Finch, Canley family, Pat
Reeves, Sarah Snider, Rita Andrae & family, Justine, Hattie & Pete Jackson,
spite the troubles of this world. We Sr. Mary Bonaventure, Melanie & Matt Stanley, Elaine Vaughn, Joyce
Pearson, Joyce McKimball, Megan & Harold Roberts Sr., Mike, Gina, Joe
need the complete Trinity, in whose Powell family, George Leferovich, Carlo Dellaquila, Katherine Catti, Lily
Bosco, Joanna & Michael Spataro, Stephanie & Mark Fletcher, Olansky
names we are baptized, to lead a life family, Elaine Cole, Elysa Cole-Ali, Eric Hawthorne, Leroy & Lynn Burrows,
Shirley Walton, Marie McDemmond, Anthony Morgan, Robert S. & family,
that is “Spirit-based.” Are you there yet? Louis Talbot, Wright family, Ellie Doane & family, Jeremy & Erica Granier,
Michael Coates, John Crowe, Raymond & Virginia Jones, Jackie Eubanks,
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kirk, Fabe Rochon, Mrs. Mulvenna
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