by Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.
The Gospel is from St. Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35-43. Today's gospel gives us two further proofs of the divine power and the infinite mercy of our Savior. Apart from the primary purpose of proving his claim to be the promised Messiah, all his miracles had as their aim and end — the benefit of suffering human beings. He worked no miracle for the sake of astonishing people or to satisfy idle gossip. Each one was performed in order to help someone in distress.
by Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.
The Gospel is from St. Mark 4:35-41. There is a very important lesson for every one of us in today's gospel story. Our lives are really a journey across the sea of time to the shore of eternity. During that crossing all who come to the use of reason encounter some storms. There is no smooth, calm crossing for anyone. This is the will of God. Our Lord knew that a storm was going to blow up that night in the Sea of Galilee. He allowed his disciples to face that terrifying ordeal, because he wanted his future Church to have confidence in his divine power and assistance, when tribulations and persecutions would seem to be on the point of ending her forever.
For Young Adults, ages 18 to 39 - Want to meet other Catholic young adults in our parish? Want an alternative to meeting on Zoom? . Would you like to meet members of the new Young Adult Ministry at Mary, Star of the Sea? Join us, Friday, June 25 @ 6:00PM at Chili's in Kahala Mall (4211 Waialae Ave), to meet new peers and build a Catholic fellowship among young adults. It's a chance to pray, eat and drink together safely! We ask you to please RSVP to Katy Parsons by June 23, text her @ 808-927-8125; or contact Ben DuMontier @ 920-257-7448 for more information.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, historically known by its Latin name, Corpus Christi, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. It is traditionally celebrated on the Thursday following the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The feast dates to the Middle Ages and originated with a visionary nun and a Eucharistic miracle.
by Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.
The dogma of faith which forms the object of the feast is this: There is one God and in this one God there are three Divine Persons; the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. Yet there are not three Gods, but one, eternal, incomprehensible God! The Father is not more God than the Son, neither is the Son more God than the Holy Spirit. The Father is the first Divine Person; the Son is the second Divine Person, begotten from the nature of the Father from eternity; the Holy Spirit is the third Divine Person, proceeding from the Father and the Son. No mortal can fully fathom this sublime truth. But I submit humbly and say: Lord, I believe, help my weak faith.