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Kr bulletin-for-june.-06-2021

Albert Pellazar
Albert Pellazar

The document is a homily given on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). It discusses how both the Old Testament and New Testament readings for the day involve covenants ratified by blood. In the Old Testament, Moses sprinkled blood to ratify God's covenant with Israel. In the New Testament, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and said his blood was shed to establish the new covenant. The homily argues that just as the blood in the Old Testament was real, so too is the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist real and not merely symbolic. Receiving communion means internally taking in Christ's blood and standing in a blood covenant with God.

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Today brothers and sisters, looking at the readings for Corpus Christi - the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have two interesting scriptural readings, I want to bring out: one in Exodus 24 and the other in the Gospel of St. Mark 14. They both talk about blood, and the idea of a covenant. In the Old Testament, we see in Exodus 24 that God was making a covenant with Israel. But for that covenant to be confirmed or to be ratified - BLOOD was necessary. Take a look at what Jesus said in the words of institution which we hear every week in the mass, and we want to ask ourselves the question, is it a symbol or is it really His blood that is spilled for us? Take note of this in the Old Testament (Ex 24), 3 Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD has spoken we will do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. 6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the book of the covenant, and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood and threw it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.. What we see in Exodus 24 is that Moses gives them all the words of the covenant and the covenant is confirmed. It is ratified, not with just a prayer, but with blood. In the blood was taken, and he threw it upon the people. One of the things that is interesting about studying Old Testament versus New Testament is that oftentimes we go from the external to the internal. For example, in the Old Testament, we were told that You shall not commit adulteryexternal. We are certainly not to do that in the New Testament but Jesus says, even if you think these things, it goes internal. And so we now come to the New Testament and this is very powerful in Mark 14, we see another setting of a covenant, and blood being spilled. But this time not thrown upon the people but they actually consume of the blood of God. In Mark 14:22-26, it says: 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take; this is my body. 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Here in the New Testament, we see that in the words of institution - those words that you hear during mass: this is my body, this is my blood, the new and everlasting covenant is ratified. It is confirmed with the spilling of blood in the consuming of God's blood into our life. Not thrown upon us, but internally, we take in his blood. Now, why is that so important? Because some people still believe today that it's not really the body and blood of Christ but it's merely a symbol. But in Exodus 24 with Moses, it wasn't a symbol. It was real blood. And so in the New Testament, we see that it's not a symbol. It really is the blood of Christ that confirms the new covenant, which is the very foundation on which we build our lives. You see, the foundation, the new covenant that we walk in with Christ is not built upon symbols, but it is built upon the very blood of Jesus. Jesus blood has been spilled. He has purchased you! You are now sons and daughters. So every week, when we come together, and especially this time of the year with the solemnity of Corpus Christi, we are standing up and we are saying, confirmed. I'm in a covenant with God, and I receive all the benefits of that covenant as an heir, as a son, as a daughter, and I agree to suffer with him - if I will attain that glory which He is going to share. My dear brothers and sisters, this is an amazing week where we stand up and we are different. We are distinct among the nations, as we believe we are in a blood covenant with the second person of the Trinity. Amen - Fr. Albert, OAR Pastors Corner First Reading Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Second Reading Romans 8:14-17 Gospel Reading Matthew 28: 16- 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time WEEKDAYMASSES 6:00AM DAILY 6:00PM every Wednes- day, Saturday & 1st Fri- day of the Month SUNDAYMASSES 6:00AM Chamorro 8:00AM & 9:30AM English, 5:00PM Fili- pino BaptismSchedule: Saturday/10:00AM Sunday/10:30AM NEED A PRIESTLY VISIT? SUNDAY COLLECTION (May 29 & 30, 2021) Saturday 6 PM $260.05 Sunday 6:00 AM $298.00 8:00 $256.00 9:30 $320.80 5:00 PM $146.00 TOTAL: $1,280.85 REV. FR. ALBERT A. PELLAZAR, OAR DEACON JEFFREY CAMACHO One PEOPLE, One DESTINY, and One STRONG COMMUNITY towards YOU Marriage Bonds 2021 June 5 - Peter Due単as & Jessel Mesa June 9 - Mathesis Esi- kar & Julia Rangamar June 25 - Jerry Lin & Keanna A. Villagomez June 26 - Eugene Dil- lay & Winona Teregeyo Rodriguez
1. June 8th (Tue) Par- ish Pastoral Council (PPC) monthly meeting 6:00 PM Parish so- cial hall. 2. June 19th (Sat) Healing Mass in honor of St. Ezekiel Moreno at the 6:00 am mass. 3. June 19th (Sat) Vir- tus Training for Kristo Rai Parish Lectors, Commentators & Lay Ministers 8:30 AM to 12Noon at the Diocesan Curia. ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Francisco S. Chong Anthony Pellegrino Jose C. Cabrera Bonifacio Mettao Simeon E. Taisacan June has been the Month of the Sacred Heart ever since the feast was instituted in the 19th century. In popular piety, each month of the year has a corresponding spiritual theme that focuses on various aspects of the Christian faith. June has become known as the Month of the Sacred Heart, due to the fact that the feast of the Sacred Heart is celebrated each year during it. It all started when St. Margaret Mary Alaco- que received private revelations from Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke to her on June 16, 1675, and asked her specifically to promote a feast that honored his Sacred Heart. I ask of you that the Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi be set apart for a special Feast to honor My Heart, by communicating on that day, and making reparation to It by a solemn act, in order to make amends for the indignities which It has received during the time It has been exposed on the altars. I promise you that My Heart shall expand It- self to shed in abundance the influence of Its Divine Love upon those who shall thus honor It, and cause It to be honored. The feast of Corpus Christi has been cele- brated after Trinity Sunday for many centu- ries and always falls during the month of June. The precise date fluctuates each year, as it is determined by the celebration of Easter. It took until 1856 for the feast of the Sacred Heart to be officially celebrated by the universal Church, and ever since then the month of June has been focused on devotion to the Heart of Jesus and his divine love for humanity. (https://aleteia.org/2021/06/01) Devotion to the Sacred Heart "Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the sal- vation of souls" (St. Padre Pio) It is vitally important to not only meditate on the Sacred Heart of Jesus during June, the Month of the Sacred Heart, but also throughout the whole year. When did devotion to the Sacred Heart begin? Devotion to the Sacred Heart was approved for specified dioceses by Pope Clement XIII in 1765 and extended to the whole Church by Pope Pius IX in 1856. Pope Leo XIII dedicated the whole world to the Sacred Heart in 1899. History of Liturgical Devotion & Papal Writings on Sacred Heart 1765: Pope Clement XIII approved the Feast of the Sacred Heart for the bishops in Poland and for the Rom Archconfraternity of the Sacred Heart 1856: Pope Pius IX extends the Feast of the Sacred Heart to the Universal Church 1899: Pope Leo XIII writes Annum Sacrum saying in part: "In that Sacred Heart all our hopes should be placed, and from it the salvation of men is to be confidently sought." He conscrates the human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11, 1899, calling it "the greatest act of my pontifi- cate." 1928: Pope Pius XI writes Miserentissimus Redemp- tor (On Reparation To The Sacred Heart) 1932: Pope Pius XI writes Caritate Christi Compulsi on the Sacred Heart as a remedy for the world's disor- ders 1956: Pope Pius XII writes Haurietis Aquas on true devotion to the Sacred Heart. See here for more information on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. Devotions to Honor the Sacred Heart: Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart First Friday Devotion Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart (Indulgence) Enthronement of the Sacred Heart Litany of the Sacred Heart Our Lord also made 12 promises to St. Margaret Mary for those that are devoted to His Sacred Heart. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life. I will give peace in their families. I will console them in all their troubles. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge dur- ing life and especially at the hour of death. I will pour abundant blessings on all their under- takings. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infi- nite ocean of mercy. Tepid souls shall become fervent. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfec- tion. I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and honoured. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their name written in My Heart, and it shall never be effaced. The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Heart shall be their as- sured refuge at the last hour Why is June dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

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  • 1. Today brothers and sisters, looking at the readings for Corpus Christi - the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have two interesting scriptural readings, I want to bring out: one in Exodus 24 and the other in the Gospel of St. Mark 14. They both talk about blood, and the idea of a covenant. In the Old Testament, we see in Exodus 24 that God was making a covenant with Israel. But for that covenant to be confirmed or to be ratified - BLOOD was necessary. Take a look at what Jesus said in the words of institution which we hear every week in the mass, and we want to ask ourselves the question, is it a symbol or is it really His blood that is spilled for us? Take note of this in the Old Testament (Ex 24), 3 Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD has spoken we will do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. 6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the book of the covenant, and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood and threw it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.. What we see in Exodus 24 is that Moses gives them all the words of the covenant and the covenant is confirmed. It is ratified, not with just a prayer, but with blood. In the blood was taken, and he threw it upon the people. One of the things that is interesting about studying Old Testament versus New Testament is that oftentimes we go from the external to the internal. For example, in the Old Testament, we were told that You shall not commit adulteryexternal. We are certainly not to do that in the New Testament but Jesus says, even if you think these things, it goes internal. And so we now come to the New Testament and this is very powerful in Mark 14, we see another setting of a covenant, and blood being spilled. But this time not thrown upon the people but they actually consume of the blood of God. In Mark 14:22-26, it says: 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take; this is my body. 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Here in the New Testament, we see that in the words of institution - those words that you hear during mass: this is my body, this is my blood, the new and everlasting covenant is ratified. It is confirmed with the spilling of blood in the consuming of God's blood into our life. Not thrown upon us, but internally, we take in his blood. Now, why is that so important? Because some people still believe today that it's not really the body and blood of Christ but it's merely a symbol. But in Exodus 24 with Moses, it wasn't a symbol. It was real blood. And so in the New Testament, we see that it's not a symbol. It really is the blood of Christ that confirms the new covenant, which is the very foundation on which we build our lives. You see, the foundation, the new covenant that we walk in with Christ is not built upon symbols, but it is built upon the very blood of Jesus. Jesus blood has been spilled. He has purchased you! You are now sons and daughters. So every week, when we come together, and especially this time of the year with the solemnity of Corpus Christi, we are standing up and we are saying, confirmed. I'm in a covenant with God, and I receive all the benefits of that covenant as an heir, as a son, as a daughter, and I agree to suffer with him - if I will attain that glory which He is going to share. My dear brothers and sisters, this is an amazing week where we stand up and we are different. We are distinct among the nations, as we believe we are in a blood covenant with the second person of the Trinity. Amen - Fr. Albert, OAR Pastors Corner First Reading Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Second Reading Romans 8:14-17 Gospel Reading Matthew 28: 16- 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time WEEKDAYMASSES 6:00AM DAILY 6:00PM every Wednes- day, Saturday & 1st Fri- day of the Month SUNDAYMASSES 6:00AM Chamorro 8:00AM & 9:30AM English, 5:00PM Fili- pino BaptismSchedule: Saturday/10:00AM Sunday/10:30AM NEED A PRIESTLY VISIT? SUNDAY COLLECTION (May 29 & 30, 2021) Saturday 6 PM $260.05 Sunday 6:00 AM $298.00 8:00 $256.00 9:30 $320.80 5:00 PM $146.00 TOTAL: $1,280.85 REV. FR. ALBERT A. PELLAZAR, OAR DEACON JEFFREY CAMACHO One PEOPLE, One DESTINY, and One STRONG COMMUNITY towards YOU Marriage Bonds 2021 June 5 - Peter Due単as & Jessel Mesa June 9 - Mathesis Esi- kar & Julia Rangamar June 25 - Jerry Lin & Keanna A. Villagomez June 26 - Eugene Dil- lay & Winona Teregeyo Rodriguez
  • 2. 1. June 8th (Tue) Par- ish Pastoral Council (PPC) monthly meeting 6:00 PM Parish so- cial hall. 2. June 19th (Sat) Healing Mass in honor of St. Ezekiel Moreno at the 6:00 am mass. 3. June 19th (Sat) Vir- tus Training for Kristo Rai Parish Lectors, Commentators & Lay Ministers 8:30 AM to 12Noon at the Diocesan Curia. ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Francisco S. Chong Anthony Pellegrino Jose C. Cabrera Bonifacio Mettao Simeon E. Taisacan June has been the Month of the Sacred Heart ever since the feast was instituted in the 19th century. In popular piety, each month of the year has a corresponding spiritual theme that focuses on various aspects of the Christian faith. June has become known as the Month of the Sacred Heart, due to the fact that the feast of the Sacred Heart is celebrated each year during it. It all started when St. Margaret Mary Alaco- que received private revelations from Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke to her on June 16, 1675, and asked her specifically to promote a feast that honored his Sacred Heart. I ask of you that the Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi be set apart for a special Feast to honor My Heart, by communicating on that day, and making reparation to It by a solemn act, in order to make amends for the indignities which It has received during the time It has been exposed on the altars. I promise you that My Heart shall expand It- self to shed in abundance the influence of Its Divine Love upon those who shall thus honor It, and cause It to be honored. The feast of Corpus Christi has been cele- brated after Trinity Sunday for many centu- ries and always falls during the month of June. The precise date fluctuates each year, as it is determined by the celebration of Easter. It took until 1856 for the feast of the Sacred Heart to be officially celebrated by the universal Church, and ever since then the month of June has been focused on devotion to the Heart of Jesus and his divine love for humanity. (https://aleteia.org/2021/06/01) Devotion to the Sacred Heart "Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the sal- vation of souls" (St. Padre Pio) It is vitally important to not only meditate on the Sacred Heart of Jesus during June, the Month of the Sacred Heart, but also throughout the whole year. When did devotion to the Sacred Heart begin? Devotion to the Sacred Heart was approved for specified dioceses by Pope Clement XIII in 1765 and extended to the whole Church by Pope Pius IX in 1856. Pope Leo XIII dedicated the whole world to the Sacred Heart in 1899. History of Liturgical Devotion & Papal Writings on Sacred Heart 1765: Pope Clement XIII approved the Feast of the Sacred Heart for the bishops in Poland and for the Rom Archconfraternity of the Sacred Heart 1856: Pope Pius IX extends the Feast of the Sacred Heart to the Universal Church 1899: Pope Leo XIII writes Annum Sacrum saying in part: "In that Sacred Heart all our hopes should be placed, and from it the salvation of men is to be confidently sought." He conscrates the human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11, 1899, calling it "the greatest act of my pontifi- cate." 1928: Pope Pius XI writes Miserentissimus Redemp- tor (On Reparation To The Sacred Heart) 1932: Pope Pius XI writes Caritate Christi Compulsi on the Sacred Heart as a remedy for the world's disor- ders 1956: Pope Pius XII writes Haurietis Aquas on true devotion to the Sacred Heart. See here for more information on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. Devotions to Honor the Sacred Heart: Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart First Friday Devotion Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart (Indulgence) Enthronement of the Sacred Heart Litany of the Sacred Heart Our Lord also made 12 promises to St. Margaret Mary for those that are devoted to His Sacred Heart. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life. I will give peace in their families. I will console them in all their troubles. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge dur- ing life and especially at the hour of death. I will pour abundant blessings on all their under- takings. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infi- nite ocean of mercy. Tepid souls shall become fervent. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfec- tion. I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and honoured. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their name written in My Heart, and it shall never be effaced. The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Heart shall be their as- sured refuge at the last hour Why is June dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?