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April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019

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St. Lucy Catholic Church



2 - The Week Ahead • 6 - “Unplugged” #5 • 10 - Words on the Word

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Tuesday, April 16

UNPLUGGED #5

Holy Thursday, April 18

No 8 a.m. Mass

8 a.m. Morning Prayer

7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

(followed by Adoration)

11 p.m. Night Prayer

Good Friday, April 19

No 8 a.m. Mass

8 a.m. Morning Prayer

12 p.m. Stations of the Cross

1:15 p.m. Office of Readings

and Midday Prayer

2:15 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy

3 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion of the

Lord

Holy Saturday, April 20

11 a.m. Prayer Service and Blessing

of Easter Foods

8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 21

9 a.m. Mass

11 a.m. Mass

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Hats off to Jesus’ message

Imagine a baseball-cap seller in the first century. Further

imagine the catchy phrases on the brim of his wares: “The

last will be first.” “Let me wash your feet.” “Love your

enemies.” “Bless those who hurt you.” “Be like the

children.” “Feed my sheep.” “Take up your cross.” “The

humble will be exalted.” “Blessed are the meek.” Who’s

going to buy this misguided fellow’s hats? The rest of us

want to boast, not bow. This guy doesn’t get it. He needs to

get into another line of work. Would you wear a hat that

says: “I come to serve”?

TODAY'S READINGS:

Procession: Luke 19:28 - 40;

Mass: Isaiah 50:4 - 7; Philippians 2:6 - 11;

Luke 22:14 - 23:56

“I am among you as the one who serves.”

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Holy Saturday

No Penance

11am Prayer Service/Blessing of

Easter Food

8:30pm Easter Vigil Mass - Church

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The Parish Offices will be closed at 4:30 p.m. on

Holy Thursday, April 18 and all day on Good

Friday, April 19, Holy Saturday, and on Easter

Sunday.

In keeping with the celebration of Easter, the Parish

Offices will also be closed all day on Easter

Monday, April 22. No morning Mass is scheduled

for that day as well. No self-help groups will meet

during these most sacred days.

Check the schedules at the other parishes in the

vicariate regarding their weekday Mass schedule,

particularly just after Easter. There will be no

religious formation classes on Easter Sunday.

8am Mass

1pm Friends of Vision - 2

1pm Penance at St. Margaret

7pm Penance at St. Joan of Arc

7pm NAR ANON - 2/NA - HFH

Unplugged Day of Prayer

8am Mass

5pm TOPS - 2

8am Mass

1:30pm Bible Study - Café

7pm Shores Youth AA - HFH

7pm ACA - 2

Holy Thursday

No 8am Mass

8am Morning Prayer

7pm Mass of The Lord’s Supper/

Adoration

11pm Night Prayer

Good Friday

No 8am Mass

Parish Office Closed

8am Morning Prayer

12pm Stations of the Cross

1:15pm Office of Readings/Midday

Prayer

2:15pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy

3pm Liturgy of the Passion of The

Lord

Easter Sunday

9am Mass of the Resurrection of

the Lord - Church

11am Mass of the Resurrection of

the Lord - Church

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OUR PARISH LIFE

Scriptures Intentions

Jim DeRoo

Susan Graham

Theresa Yaklin

Theresa Mielke

Norman Ahee

Joann Greene

Carol Brown

Sherri Samasa

Betty Jane Scott

Walter Krawczyk

Edward Mangold

Hoyt Stewart

Irene Johnson

David Curcuru

Monday, April 15, 2019 Monday of Holy Week

Is 42:1-7

Jn 12:1-11

8 am

Mass

For vocations to the Priesthood, the

Diaconate, Religious Life and to Lay Ecclesial

Ministry

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Tuesday of Holy Week

Is 49:1-6

Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

8 am

Mass

For Priests, Deacons and Bishops of the

Archdiocese of Detroit

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Wednesday of Holy Week

Is 50:4-9a

Mt 26:14-25

8 am

Mass

For the Elect who will be received into

the Church at the Easter Vigil

Thursday, April 18, 2019 Holy Thursday

Ex 12:1-8, 11-14

1 Cor 11:23-26

Jn 13:1-15

No 8 am

Mass

Friday, April 19, 2019 Friday of the Passion of the Lord

(Good Friday)

Is 52:13-53:12

Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Jn 18:1-19:42

No 8 am

Mass

Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1,

26-31a

Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,

10-13, 15-18

Ex 14:15-15:1

Is 54:5-14

Is 55:1-11

Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4

Ez 36:16-17a,

18-28

Rom 6:3-11

Lk 24:1-12

Saturday, April 20, 2019 Holy Saturday

(No Penance)

Please pray for those facing the challenges of illness this month:

Easter Sunday of the

Resurrection of the Lord

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Eucharistic Liturgies:

Saturday 8:30 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Scriptures:

Acts 10:34a, 37- 43

We ate and drank with him

Psalm 118:1 - 2, 16 - 17, 22 - 23

The day the Lord has made

Colossians 3:1 - 4

Seek what is above

1 Corinthians 5:6b - 8

Clear out old yeast

John 20:1 - 9

He is risen

Mass Intentions for the Weekend:

The People of St. Lucy’s

Extended Care

Charlotte Bist

Dallas Disbro

Anne Dobbins

Jane Farrelly

Jackie Hayes

Bernard Loren

Tom Luetz

Jane Perzyk

Helen Zimmer

Florence Alexander

Rollin/Claire Allen

Mary/Julie Barnes

Amira (Belli) Beach

Jim Bennett

Katerina Benny

Diane Biafora

Donna Biegas

Sarah Bisesi

Art Blomeke

Avery Colombo

Robert Constantino

Gabriel Crowe

Darlene Czop

Karen Daley

Clement D’Angela

Victor/Isa DiRita

Florence Fournier

Irene Gaca

Paul Jakel

Jerry Jordan

Leon Karpinski

Celeste Lanier

Paige Lanier

Josephine Lopetrone

Dan Lusch

Louise Muhaw

Fred Muller

Joanne Neirynck

Larry Powers

Frances Price

Terry Robertson

Robert Shaulis

Gail Sheahan

Brian Shensky

Sue Sheridan

Ken Stetter

Claire Thomas

Mary Ann Tindall

John Urbanek

Joanne Watko


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ranches of palm, olive, or sometimes even budding

willow are ancient symbols of victory and hope, as

well as of new life. The procession celebrating Jesus'

entry into Jerusalem overflowed with praise and

excitement, as onlookers waved these triumphant

branches and proclaimed their blessings. Yet, in a few

days, they will cry “Crucify him!” The crowd's change of

heart illustrates the problem of holding God to our

expectations. The crowd expected a liberating leader,

the Messiah, to free them from Roman oppression.

Jesus instead takes up his Cross and invites us to do the

same. Through his Death and Resurrection he is indeed

a liberator, but from death and sin. The crowd's

disappointment turns into anger and a death order. As

we enter Holy Week, Palm

Sunday teaches us to let God be

God and to trust in God's

wisdom not only to meet but

shatter and exceed our

expectations.

As disciples of Jesus, today

we imitate his first followers by

accompanying him into

Jerusalem. Jesus completes his

journey to Jerusalem, where he

is greeted with great joy as the

long-awaited Messiah. A colt

never ridden, willing acquiescence to Jesus' directives,

cloaks spread out on the road, praise and acclamation

boldly proclaimed -- all these details affirm his followers'

acknowledgment of Jesus as God's Messiah and prophet.

How many will be ready to suffer with him as the

authorities challenge his person and teachings? This

perennial question confronts his followers in every age.

As we enter the church, the readings focus on the

reason for Jesus' suffering and death.

The First Reading depicts a servant whom God

called to strengthen the weary. Like many prophets, he

encounters rejection, insult and violence. Confident that

God will ultimately vindicate him, the servant sets his

face “like flint” in endurance. Although this song comes

from the time of the Babylonian Exile, it gave the early

Church a way of speaking about Christ's suffering. The

Servant Songs are not direct predictions about Jesus but

a means for his followers to understand his suffering and

death.

Psalm 22 is the lament of a person who endures

great suffering. Some people ridicule him, convinced

that his troubles are caused by great sin. His enemies

gloat, his friends desert him, and his family members

divide his belongings as if he were already dead. Even

so, the psalmist still expresses confidence that he will

eventually be vindicated. He weaves such expressions

into his cries of despair until at last he manages a vow:

If God will save me, I will sing a song of praise to God

in the midst of all the people. Jesus will quote the

psalm's opening line from the Cross, and the early

Church will rely heavily on this psalm for understanding

Jesus' death. The psalm's vivid imagery and profound

insights into the suffering of the innocent make it a

natural choice for explaining how the Messiah could

have met such an ignoble end.

The early creedal hymn, which St. Paul quotes,

provides Christians with a

framework for understanding

the life, death and exaltation of

Jesus Christ. Like Isaiah's

prophet, Jesus, in the Second

Reading is seen as God's

servant -- one who did not

regard being made in God's

image as something about

which to boast. Rather, Jesus

chose the path of self-emptying

as the way to remain faithful to

his calling. “He humbled

himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even

death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted

him.” The early Christians who sang this hymn knew

that the agony and disgrace of Jesus' Crucifixion were to

be understood only in light of his vindication by God

through the Resurrection. For St. Paul this creed is all

one needs to know about Jesus' life. Paul, however is

not only concerned that the Philippians intellectually

know this passionate way, but he also wants them, and

us, to know it in our hearts. We are to be imitators of

the passionate Christ just as Paul is.

From Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples to his

final breath on the Cross, the picture of Jesus in Luke's

Gospel is of one who is a servant faithful to God in the

face of evil. The power of darkness, which left Jesus

after the temptations “until an opportune time” (recall

the Gospel of the First Sunday of Lent), now returns to

attack Jesus. Yet throughout the story we encounter

Jesus' deep compassion as he experiences Judas' betrayal,

his arrest by armed soldiers, Peter's denial, his followers'

abandonment, his opponents' mockery, and the crowd's

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vilification. When one of the slaves in the arresting party has his ear cut off,

Jesus heals him. When he is shuttled back and forth from the Sanhedrin to

Herod to Pilate, his faithful obedience to the demands of the moment does

not waiver. When one of the criminals being crucified with him asks to be

remembered, Jesus offers him the blessing of paradise. for the needs of the

local. Never does he betray his understanding of himself, as “one who

serves,” whose life is being “given” and “poured out” for his disciples. The

cry of the soldier at the Cross, “Certainly this man was innocent,” completes

the picture of Jesus' innocence in the midst of evil. While his murder was a

political act that satisfied military and religious leaders whose authority he

challenged, Jesus' revolutionary work for God's reign had just begun.

Sacrament of Penance

The early days of Holy Week also provide the last formal opportunities

to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance before Easter. Encouraged by the

scrutinies celebrated with the Elect as they prepare for baptism, two final

opportunities are available to celebrate the sacrament on Monday of Holy

Week. St. Margaret of Scotland will host a Penance Service on Monday

afternoon at 1 p.m., and St. Joan of Arc will host a similar service on

Monday evening at 7 p.m. A reminder that there are no formal times to

celebrate the sacrament scheduled here at St. Lucy on Holy Saturday or April

27 within the Octave of Easter.

Unplugged #5

On the past two Sundays of Lent we have had an

opportunity to spend time with the Lord with a Holy

Hour, and prayer aided by the music of the Taize

community. As Lent draws to a close, all of us have an

opportunity to make another Holy Hour of Prayer

together. You won’t even have to leave your house.

On page 6 in today’s Lucylight are some directions on

how to participate in our fifth St. Lucy “Unplugged”

Holy Hour of Prayer on Tuesday evening, April 16. Please take the time to

use this special prayer hour wherever you are — at home, ideally, or maybe at

work, or in your car traveling or commuting — to simply “unplug” and pray.

Some suggestions on how to best frame this time are given on page 6.

Imagine the entire parish praying together for one hour!

Since it is our fifth unplugged experience, the suggestions this year follow

Pope Francis' suggestions of the more popular “five finger” prayer method.

Pray for the needs of family and friends, for teachers and healers, for

leaders, for the sick and poor, and ultimately for yourself. Another option is

to use the hour to pray as we do in the universal prayer each weekend: for

the universal church, for those in public authority, for the sick and our

beloved dead. As the calendar year continues, it is my hope to schedule

various other opportunities to pray in a variety of ways. Please let me know

your thoughts and possible ways to make this happen. Let me know how

this unplugged hour was, and what benefit and special graces you gained

from the experience.

Our Lenten Scriptures (Continued from page 4)


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Chrism Mass

On Holy Thursday no Mass is

celebrated before the Mass of the

Lord's supper except for the

diocesan celebration of the

Chrism Mass.

At the Chrism Mass, the holy

oils that will be used throughout

the coming year are blessed by

the bishop:

Oil of Catechumens, used to anoint those preparing for

baptism (infants, children, and adults);

Oil of the Sick, used to anoint those who are suffering

from mental and physical illnesses and handicaps;

and Sacred Chrism, used to anoint during Confirmation

and Ordination, and to bless and consecrate every new

altar.

This one Mass touches the sacramental and worship

life of every parish in the diocese, and draws

representatives from every area, and every parish

throughout the entire Church of Detroit. In some ways

it is the last preparation for Easter. The Chrism Mass is

Holy Thursday morning, April 18 at Blessed

Sacrament Cathedral. There is no daily Mass

scheduled at St. Lucy, or any parish in the Archdiocese.

We will pray Morning Prayer, the other official daily

prayer of the Church at 8 a.m., our regular time to gather

as a community

Those interested in attending the Chrism Mass may

wish to gather here first to pray prior to heading to the

Cathedral. A small group from St. Lucy has often

carpooled from here and has been attending the Chrism

Mass for a number of years. Others are certainly

welcome to join their number.

Feasts and Saints This Week

Preface II of the passion of

the Lord is assigned for the

early days of the week. The

Paschal Triduum, the Three

Days, are the primary days

of celebration throughout

the entire liturgical year. As

such, there are no observances of the saints on Holy

Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, or Easter

Sunday. The days of the Easter Octave are also

considered a Solemnity, and extension of Easter itself.

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April 18: Holy Thursday

This evening Lent ends and the

Church enters the Sacred

Paschal Triduum, gathering to

pray, building toward the

prolonged vigiling of Saturday

night. This evening’s

celebration, the Mass of the

Lord’s Supper, is the threshold

liturgy of the Triduum. It

commemorates the institution of Eucharist and the

priesthood, as well as Jesus’ command to love and

service. It is the only parish Mass today.

In the First Reading, God commands Moses and

Aaron to institute the feast that would be known as

Passover. At the time, the community of Israel was

suffering in bondage in Egypt. This passage comes in

the midst of the description of the ten plagues which

convinced Pharaoh to free the people of Israel from

their captivity. Passover came to mean the meal and the

date fixed on the Jewish calendar. For the first

observance, a family slaughtered a lamb or a goat, eating

the meat, but sprinkling the blood on the two door

posts of each home. The blood became a sign for the

angel responsible for the tenth plague to “Passover” the

homes and spare the lives of the firstborn. Ever since

this event, the Jewish community has celebrated

Passover each year.

Psalm 116 offers several verses of a song of

thanksgiving as our Responsorial Psalm. The overall

purpose of this Psalm is to give thanks to God, but the

Lectionary designates these verses because they

especially fit the themes of Holy Thursday. The

psalmist gives thanks by taking up “the cup of

salvation.” The Psalm proclaims, “Precious in the eyes

of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.” These

verses foreshadow the Eucharistic cup that Jesus shared

at the Last Supper, as well as his own Death looming on

Good Friday. The refrain is lifted from the same epistle

that give us the Second Reading; it is not a verse from

the Psalm. As Christians experiencing anew the last

days of Jesus, rooted in the meal traditions of our

ancestors, we sing, “our blessing cup is a communion

with the Blood of Christ.” Normally, the Responsorial

Psalm echoes a theme from the First Reading or the

Gospel. This is a rare instance when it pertains to the

Second Reading, which is yet to be proclaimed.

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With minor variations, this account also appears in the

Gospel accounts by Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Scholars

tell us, however, that Paul wrote these epistles before the

evangelists wrote their Gospel narratives. Therefore,

this is the oldest account of what happened at the Last

Supper, the version that lies closest to the years of Jesus’

life. At this point in his letter, Paul is probably

responding to some specific questions from the

Corinthians. Apparently, they had asked about the

proper way to celebrate the Eucharist. Paul hands on to

them what others had told him. Paul says that the

supper took place on the night before Jesus was

betrayed, that Jesus took bread, gave thanks, said, “This

is my body that is for you,” and commanded his

followers to “do this in remembrance of me.” Jesus

repeated this command upon

taking up the cup, which he

called “the new covenant in

my blood.” Paul says we

proclaim the death of the

Lord until he comes

whenever we “eat this bread

and drink this cup.” These

words address the heart of

Catholic faith. We believe

that the Eucharist is the Body

and Blood of Christ, that Jesus told us this, and that he

commanded us to eat and drink in remembrance of him.

This passage is the key that unlocks the meaning of Holy

Thursday.

Jesus gives his followers a model of discipleship

when he washes their feet. In John’s account of the

Gospel, at the Last Supper, when the reader expects to

find the institution of the Eucharist that appears in

Matthew, Mark and Luke (the synoptic accounts of the

Gospel), and even in Paul’s First Letter to the

Corinthians, it is not there. Instead, John gives a

mystical interpretation of the Eucharist in the washing

of the feet. Just as Paul’s letter unlocks the meaning of

Holy Thursday, John’s narrative unlocks its implications.

As Jesus stoops to wash feet, Simon Peter resists until

Jesus warns him, “unless I wash you, you will have no

inheritance with me.” His statement probably alludes to

Baptism, which became an initiation rite for all the

followers of Jesus. Importantly, Jesus advises the

disciples, “If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have

washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.

Whenever we engage in selfless, humble service to our

neighbors, we follow the model Jesus gave.

Holy Thursday (Continued from page 7)

April 19: Good Friday

On this day, the parish community gathers to prayerfully

recall the Death of Jesus “in the hope of their

resurrection.” Because his Resurrection is inseparable

from his Death, the Lord’s passion is truly celebrated.

We remember last night’s words from St. Paul, “We

should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in

whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through

whom we are saved and delivered.”

The environment of the church expresses the

somber mood of the day: the altar completely bare,

without cross, candles, or cloths. It is interesting to note

that the liturgy is to begin at three o’clock or later; a

time before then is not envisioned. How we are to

adjust and adapt our “American” customs and schedules

for this day still needs to be

considered and adapted

accordingly. The liturgy

consists of three parts: The

Liturgy of the Word; the

Adoration of the Cross; and

Holy Communion.

It is preferable that

that everyone be able to

experience the liturgy of the

Church. While other

devotional celebrations such as Stations of the Cross can

be scheduled on this day, as much as possible people are

encouraged to pray the official liturgies of the Church.

It is also of interest to note the specific rubric that this

liturgy “by its very nature” may not be celebrated in the

absence of a priest.

The Lectionary subtitles the First Reading the fourth

oracle of the Servant of the Lord, but it is often called

the fourth song of the Suffering Servant. Near the end

of the book of the prophet Isaiah, we meet a figure

called God’s Servant, who represents God but suffers

greatly for the sins of others. The figure may have been

a historical person at the time of Isaiah or a

representation of the people of Israel. Christians read

these four passages with a very specific insight: they

prophesy Jesus, the servant of the Father, who suffered

for our salvation. The passage opens with a startling

description of this servant. He was “spurned and

avoided by people, a man of suffering, accustomed to

infirmity.” In the most moving verses, read with a lump

in our throats, we realize that the servants suffering

should have been us: “Yet it was our infirmities that he


We believe that the Eucharist is the Body and

Blood of Christ, that Jesus told us this, and that

he commanded us to eat and drink in

remembrance of him. This passage is the key

that unlocks the meaning of Holy Thursday.

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bore, our suffering that he endured… We had all gone

astray like sheep… but the Lord laid upon him the guilt

of us all.” On Good Friday, these verses come to

fulfillment in the crucified Jesus.

Psalm 31 appeals to God for rescue. The psalmist is

desperate, “an object of reproach, a laughingstock to my

neighbors, and a dread to my friends.” But the Psalm

does not dwell in despair. It trusts that God will redeem

the one in distress. This singer is now convinced of

salvation that the Psalm concludes with an exhortation

to the hearer: “Take courage and be stouthearted, all

you who hope in the Lord.” The refrain for the Psalm

comes from the Gospel according to Luke. It is spoken

by Jesus on the cross. Jesus who must have know its

words by heart, quotes

Psalm 31, when he makes his

appeal for rescue: “Father,

into your hands I commend

my spirit.”

The sufferings of Jesus

enabled him to empathize

with our weakness, making

him a powerful mediator of

mercy and grace. The Letter

to the Hebrews explains the

role of Jesus as the greatest of all high priests. This

passage describes the events of Jesus’ Passion: “In the

days when Christ was in the flesh, he offered prayers and

supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who

was able to save him from death.” These words

resemble the Gospel accounts of Jesus suffering his

agony in the garden of Gethsemane. But the passage

does not linger on Jesus’ suffering. “He was heard.”

The Father, who could save Jesus from death, did,

through his Death and Resurrection.

This passage in the Gospel according to John is one

of the most sublime testimonies to the glory of God.

The narrative moves through several scenes, but it

constantly teaches the meaning of Jesus’ life, Death and

Resurrection. We hear it each year on Good Friday.

Early on, John presents “Jesus knowing everything

that was gong to happen to him.” Jesus is no innocent

bystander. He is the omniscient God in control of the

events that follow. Three times in the opening

confrontation he says, “I AM,” boldly claiming the name

that God revealed to Moses in the burning bush. His

enemies end up proclaiming the truth about Jesus in

spite of themselves. Caiaphas had told the Jews that, “it

Good Friday (Continued from page 8)

was better that one man should die rather than the

people,” fulfilling Isaiah’s fourth oracle. Pilate, unable to

get a straight answer from Jesus about his identity, asks,

“What is truth?” But it is Pilate who has an inscription

made for the cross that calls Jesus, in three languages,

the King of the Jews. The soldiers plait a crown from

thorns and wrap Jesus’ aching body in purple cloth,

intending to mock, but instead acknowledging his

kingship.

While the enemies of Jesus unintentionally speak the

truth, his friend Peter intentionally denies Jesus three

times. From the cross, Jesus takes matters into his own

hands, entrusting his mother and the disciple whom he

loved to each other. From these faithful disciples the

Church will be born. Before he died, Jesus says, “It is

finished.” That doesn’t

mean, “It’s over.” It means,

“It is accomplished,” or “It is

perfected.” He has

completed the task he was

given. He hands himself

over to God. John has Jesus

dying on the cross on

preparation day, the day

before Passover, so that we

will see in the slaughtering of

the Passover lambs a contemporaneous symbol of the

One who died for us.

April 20: Holy Saturday

Christ was in the tomb; he lay in darkness in the

womb of the whole world. Holy Saturday

commemorates that day and has a character all its own.

It is a quiet day of meditation, reflection, and

anticipation, especially for the Elect preparing for

Baptism. Although there is much to do, don’t let it just

be a day to decorate home or church. Pray; vigil in front

of the crucifix.

There is no Mass during the day, and Holy

Communion may be given before the Vigil only as

Viaticum. Ministers to the sick should make every effort

to visit the sick during Good Friday and Holy Saturday,

sharing with them some of the readings and bringing the

prayers of the community. During the day today we

continue the Paschal Fast. The Elect fast in preparation

for Baptism, and the faithful join them in solidarity of

spirit. The recommendation dates back to about the

year 100 AD, where it appeared in the Didache.


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The climax of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, the

Easter Vigil, begins after darkness has fallen, officially

forty-five minutes after dark. The Easter Vigil launches

us into Easter Time, and it should not be confused with

Holy Saturday itself.

Paschal Fast

Most of us are aware that the days of fast and

abstinence during Lent center around Ash Wednesday

and Good Friday, and the Fridays of Lent. Lent fades

away quietly as the Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins the

Triduum. Good Friday, as part of the Paschal Triduum

— the three day celebration at the heart of our calendar,

liturgical tradition, and Christian faith — is not

specifically part of Lent, but is a day of fast and

abstinence as well.

The Easter fast is sacred on the first two days of the Triduum,

in which, according to ancient tradition, the Church fasts "because

the Spouse has been taken away." Good Friday is a day of fasting

and abstinence; it is also recommended that Holy Saturday be so

observed, so that the Church, with uplifted and welcoming heart, be

ready to celebrate the joys of the Sunday of the Resurrection.

(Paschale Solemnitatis #39)

The church looks upon the days of the Triduum as

the primary time for us to truly enter into the mystery

that is being commemorated. We do this through our

prayer and reflection. We do this through devotions that

are observed either individually or communally. All are

urged to participate fully in the Church’s liturgies of

these days.

How will you further observe these days at home? A

quiet, simple approach may be best. Perhaps no radios,

CDs, ipods, television, videos, gameboys, or other

distractions on these two days — simply allow the quiet

and silence to surround you. Eat simply, and even fast,

from at least one usual meal so that our hunger

for the waters of new life, and communion at Easter are

intensified beyond our regular Lenten observances.

Paradise. Cost. Betrayal. Loyalty.

Feet. Truth. Light. How have these words challenged

you as our Lenten journey comes to an end?

Our prayer intensifies, our fasting takes on a new

meaning in anticipation of Easter, and our Lenten

almsgiving allows us to empty ourselves as Jesus did.

Have a HOLY week — see you on Holy Thursday,

Good Friday and Easter (Vigil and Sunday) in church.

Holy Saturday (Continued from page 9)

Crucify Him!

It’s not uncommon to hear the term

“crucifixion” used metaphorically to describe a person

taking a figurative beating.

In the news recently, for example, we heard of a

group of priests in Poland who burned books they

deemed to be dealing with witchcraft. Among the

books were several from a children’s series that

chronicles the elementary school years of a group of

young witches and wizards. There was, as one might

expect, worldwide criticism of the Polish priests that –

whether you agree or disagree with their position –

could be likened to a figurative crucifixion.

Closer to home, when the Detroit Red Wings

announced they were renewing the contract of their

embattled coach for another two years, thousands of

people flooded the team’s social media accounts with

harsh denunciation of the move, again subjecting the

key players in the story – coach, team management,

ownership – to a figurative crucifixion.

To be clear, neither of those examples – and

nothing we might possibly conceive of, frankly – are

anything remotely close in their horror, or in their

profound impact, to the actual crucifixion, which we

commemorate today, and on which we’ll reflect this

week.

But it’s worth keeping in mind that Jesus offered

his suffering and death precisely in atonement for the

sins of each and every one of us. And one of those

sins is the harsh, noncharitable, downright mean

treatment of our brothers and sisters. We may disagree

with things they do or say, some of it more important

than others, but we should see in them the face of

Christ, and perhaps be gentler in our approach.

“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit,”

we hear in today’s passion account from St. Luke,

“and when he had said this he breathed his last.”

Such a profound sacrifice. May we never take it

for granted when interacting with our brothers and

sisters.

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Parish Staff

Rev. James E. Commyn .............................................................................. Pastor

Rev. Mr. John Thompson……………………………………..….Deacon

Rev. Donald Worthy………………………………….Weekend Associate

Christian Service: Donna Belli: .................................................. 586-447-4229

Faith Formation/Evangelization: .............................................. 586-771-8300

Music/Worship: Rob Buzaitis .................................................... 586-447-4223

Pastoral Care/Parish Nurse/Sacristan: Carol Schoener ........ 586-447-4234

Financial Services: Charles Korotko ......................................... 586-447-4231

Parish Administrative Services: Diane Kassner ..................... 586-447-4222

Senior Deacon/Retired: Rev. Mr. Robert Herta

Office Support Staff: Christina Deveroux/Sandy Wallace

Maintenance/Custodian: Jeremy Miller/Luke Hyde

Parish Office Hours

Monday–Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday Closed

Monday–Friday we are closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch.

Masses

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. (Monday thru Friday)

Saturdays: 4:30 p.m. Sundays 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Holydays: As Announced

Confessions

Saturdays: 3 - 4 p.m. Private Confessions: By Appointment

Parish Pastoral Council

Chair: Rosemarie DiRita

Vice-Chair: Barb Dobson

Secretary: Barb Janutol

Commission Delegates to Council

Christian Service: Angela Rushlow

Evangelization: Cis Zelinski

Faith Formation: Annett Sitter

SDFA: Barbara Dobson

Worship: Dee Johnson

Delegates-at-large

Tim Bussey Larry Tucker Debbie O’Hara

Sue Angel Kathy Gilles Tony Yonkus

Leslie Zaremski Barb Janutol

SERF Vicariate Rep: Charity Dorgan and Rosemarie DiRita

Baptisms

Arrangements can be made by contacting the Parish Office. Baptisms are

not celebrated during Lent or Advent.

Sick Calls and Communion Calls

Please notify the parish office when there is a serious illness in your family.

The priests and pastoral assistants visit the sick in their homes, hospitals or

convalescent homes regularly, and parishioners will offer their prayers for

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