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Twenty-seventhSundayinOrdinaryTimeOctober4,2020

CLERGY: Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen, Pastor ° Fr. Clement Kwotua Beeri, Parochial Vicar Dcn. Richard Port ° Dcn. Richard Abel ° Dcn. Angken Xymoon

SACRAMENTALINFORMATIONSacramentofReconciliation:PleasecalltheParishOfficetomakeanappointment.AnointingoftheSick,HolyCommuniontotheSickandHomebound,Funerals:PleasecalltheParishOffice.Funeralsareallowedwith10participants.Pleasecalltheofficetoschedule.InfantBaptism:ParentsaretocalltheParishofficeduringbusinesshourstoscheduleaBaptismmeeting.

ADDRESS:800KahekaSt.Honolulu,Hawaii96814OFFICEHOURSduringtheCOVID19safe-at-homeorder:

Mon.–Friday9:00am–1:00pmPHONE:(808)941-0675 FAX:(808)945-0689 OFFICEEMAIL:sspeterpaul@hawaii.rr.comWEBSITE:www.sspeterpaulhawaii.org

Sts.Peter&PaulChurchHonolulu

CHURCHISOPEN:

MONDAY-THURSDAY:6:00am–8:00am11:00am–1:00pm

FRIDAY:6:00am–1:00pmFIRSTFRIDAY:7:30pm–10:00pmSATURDAY:11:00am–1:00pm

&3:00pm–6:30pmSUNDAY: 6:00am – 1:00pm

& 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Theofficeremainsclosedtowalk-invisitors,

butpleasecalltheofficeandmakeanappointment

orleaveamessageifwecanhelpinanyway.

Sunday Liturgy schedule: Saturday (anticipated) 5 pm, Sunday 7, 9 and 11 am and 6 pm. Please check the website and Facebook for Daily Mass updates. Please be aware that we will be limited to 25% of capacity in our sanctuary. If you are 10 years or older, you will be required to wear a mask. We ask you to maintain a minimum distance of 6ft. between households. You do not need to register for mass, but please plan on coming early at least a half hour before Mass begins to check in. We will need to take attendance.

Please keep in mind, for those of you who fall into a “vulnerable” category, are sick, or do not feel comfortable returning to Mas, our Bishop Larry Silva, has extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday through October 31, 2020 for all the faithful. Thus, even though our church is open for Mass, no one is obliged to attend until further notice.

Holy Hour and Rosary Live Streamed For the month of October please join us for a Holy Hour every Friday from 7 pm—8pm

We will begin at 7 pm with the lighting of prayer candles. Join us for the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Reflections and Hoy Rosary

Please, Kokua! Keep doing our essential parts: Wear face mask/covering, WALK/WAIT 6 feet apart, and WASH hands thoroughly and regularly. Mahalo

[Jesus said,] “The kingdom of God will be taken away from you

and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”

MATTHEW 21:43

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A Caring for God’s Vineyard

October Prayer Intentions from Pope Francis

The Laity's Mission in the Church We pray that by the virtue of

baptism, the laity, especially women, may participate more in areas of responsibility

in the Church.

Good News! Is 5:1–7; Phil 4:6–9; Mt 21:33–43

Today’s readings are troubling texts. This is not because of what they say, but because of how they have been interpreted through the ages. In the first reading, despite everything the owner has done, the vineyard identified as Israel/Judah has brought forth wild grapes. In the Gospel the issue is with the trustworthiness of those who work and care for the vineyard. It is clear that Jesus is criticizing the leaders of his day with a failure of leadership. For this reason, leadership will be taken from them and given to others.

Both of these readings have been interpreted as condemnation of the Jewish people. This has sometimes resulted in anti-Semitism. We must remember that both readings reflect internal problems—something that all religious bodies experience. Despite their failure, the people of Judah were still called God’s “cherished plant” (Isaiah 5:7). In the Gospel, leadership was taken from some Jews and given to other Jews—not to outsiders. One religious tradition didn’t replace another.

We experience similar struggles in today’s Church. As the vineyard of God, what kind of fruit do we produce? After all God has done for us, how do we respond? How faithful are we in caring for God’s vineyard? This is a difficult time with respect to religious leadership, but how supportive are we of genuine local Church leadership? You and I have been entrusted with the growth and \ health of the Church. How good have we been at caring for that vineyard?

—Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA For Re lection: We are the Church. How do we handle some of its

internal problems? We pray for the leaders of the Church at every

liturgy. Make those prayers your own. © 2020 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c. 827, permission to publish has been granted on December 18, 2019, by the Most Reverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of St. Louis. Permission to publish is an indication that nothing contrary to Church teaching is contained in this work. It does not imply any endorsement of the opinions expressed in the publication; nor is any liability assumed by this permission.” No part of this work may be used in any form without the prior written permission of Liguori Publications. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010,1991,1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. All Rights Reserved. To order Liguori Sunday Bulletins, call 800-325-9521, or visit Liguori.org.

Date Intentions Celebrant

Sat Oct 3 5:00 PM Parishioners Fr. Cl

Sunday

Oct 4

7:00 AM + Maria Minn

+ Raimunda Palacios George Miranda (BD)

Fr. Cl

9:00 AM + Ruth Tavares-Toma

Thalia Cantley (BD) Huong Pham (SI)

Fr. K

11:00 AM Maria Shin (BD)

+ Antonia & Ramon + Clarence & Mary Ann Shima

Fr. K

6:00 PM Merc Feliciano (BD) Fr. K

Monday

Oct 5

7:00 AM + Chung Ja Carrell Fr. K

12 NOON + Milada Vanek Fr. K

Tuesday

Oct 6

7:00 AM + Nestor Oneisom Fr. Cl

12 NOON Marijun & Raul Padilla (Marriage Anniversary) Fr. Cl

Wednesday

Oct 7

7:00 AM + Sr. Joan Chatfield, MM Fr.

12 NOON Manlolo family (SI) Fr.

Thursday

Oct 8

7:00 AM + Nicolas Huynh + Martha Dang Fr.

12 NOON + Juanet Santos Fr.

Friday

Oct 9

7:00 AM + Juanet Santos Fr.

12 NOON Robert Kim (BD) Fr.

Private + Juanet Santos Saturday

Oct 10

5:00 PM Parishioners Fr.

Sunday

Oct 11

7:00 AM + Maria Mai Nguyen

+ Juanet Santos + Rosario Taitano

Fr.

9:00 AM + Ruth Tavares-Toma + Naty & Nick Arato Fr.

11:00 AM + Chung Ja Carrell + Clarence & Mary Ann Shima Fr.

6:00 PM + Fr. David Travers Fr.

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Pray for an end to the virus pandemic

STEWARDSHIP

TIME – TALENT – TREASURE

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Larry Silva has extended the dispensa on from

the obliga on to a end Sunday Mass to all people of the Diocese of Honolulu and all visitors to the Diocese of

Honolulu through October 31, 2020. All who are able to a end Sunday Mass without pu ng themselves or

others at serious risk of infec on, are encouraged to do so, but are not obligated to do so.

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TREASURE Mahalo for your generous contributions and faithful stewardship contributions. Totals for September 26 & 27, 2020:

Our online giving is available (see our website). The collection total for Sept 21—25, 2020

online giving is: $ 439.82.

Stewardship $ 290.00 Building Fund 30.00 Catholic Care Project 35.00 Shaping the Future 50.00 Olakino Produce Program 20.00

Mass Intentions 10.00 Donation to offset fees 4.82

SECOND COLLECTION SCHEDULE This week’s Collec on,

October 3/4 is for the HOLY LAND

Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic Churches to support the work of the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. Christians

there rely heavily on the help that comes to them from this worldwide collection. This year, since

measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus prohibit gatherings in our churches, the traditional Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land has been

postponed to today.

Sunday offering & Stewardship $ 3,517.85

Mass Intentions 160.00

Funerals 100.00

Building Fund 1,814.00

Holy Father’s Peter’s Pence 371.00

Outreach 20.00

Olakino Produce Project 20.00

All Saints/All Souls ’ Day 20.00

Second Collections 58.00

Shaping the Future 20.00

In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Shima 1,000.00

Total: $ 7,100.85

The deadline to register to Vote is October 5.

How to register: By mail: call the clerk’s office at 768-3800 for a registra on form or someone with a computer can download a form for you. Online: see h ps://olvr.hawaii.gov/

You will need a valid ID and your Social Security number.

PROVIDING RENT RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED

The economic downturn caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many. Catholic Chari es Hawai‘i is here to help. Those who have been furloughed or laid off because of the pandemic can now seek rental financial relief through a new state program. To apply, CCH has partnered with the State of Hawai‘i to provide emergency rental financial assistance to eligible renters and homeowners through the Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program. The program provides assistance for Hawai‘i renters who have experienced a reduc on in income because of unemployment or a reduc on in work hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of evic on. Funded by the Federal CARES Act appropria ons, the program provides renters at risk of evic on with assistance in making monthly rent as well as financial counseling. Applica ons are currently being accepted for housing payments due between August 1, 2020 and December 28, 2020. For those who qualify, the program would provide monthly rent payments of up to $2,000 per household residing in the City and County of Honolulu.

You can apply on line at https://www.catholicharitieshawaii.org/housinghelp/

or call 808-521-4357.

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“Live in harmony with one another”

What is grace?

Discovering hope and joy in the Catholic faith. October 2020

God gives us a free gift to share in His life, a gift that we can’t earn and don’t deserve. Called, “grace,” this gift helps us to become His adopted children. When God shares His divine life with us as sanctifying grace, we

are strengthened to act in His love. Through actual grace, God strengthens us to live in harmony with His will. Sacramental and special graces – gifts of the Holy Spirit –help us to live out our Christian vocation.

In times of uncertainty or stress, tempers can shorten, perspectives narrow, and peace suffers. It is important to remember that Jesus came to bring love and unity. His followers are asked to do the same. “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all” (Proverbs 22:2) – embrace diversity, don’t just tolerate it. Different as we are, we are all made in God’s image and likeness. There is great diversity in the communion of saints. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11) – as children of God, all humans were created with inherent dignity that we are required to acknowledge.

Trying to understand others’ perspectives is the best way to

realize the impact of our actions on them.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall

be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9) – a

steady diet of violent entertainment and media helps us become comfortable with violence and to see people as

characters rather than humans.

Instead, live with peace and pray for victims

of violence. “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” (Colossians 3:15). This means we have to make the choice to trust God’s promises (letting His peace rule) or to rely on ourselves and reject the peace He offers.

True happinessPopular theologian C.S. Lewis

wrote, “Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth thrown in. Aim at

Earth and you get neither.” We were made for God and can’t be truly happy unless we are united with him. If we focus on worldly concerns, we will never know the meaning of true happiness. If we focus on God, we will know happiness even on Earth.

The Commandment imbalance

Of the Ten Commandments, only the !rst three address how we are to respect the Creator of the universe. The other seven detail how we are to treat each other. It is one way God lets us know how much he wants us to love one another.

Silence of the heart"In the silence of the heart

God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence." Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Fr. Khanh and Fr. ClementSts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church

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Faith is not a single event or a mastered skill. It’s a journey that develops and grows over time. A father asking Jesus for a miraculous cure for

his son cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). We have to ask God to help our faith develop and grow. The best way to develop a strong faith is to pray.

Prayer is a conversation with God. Most of us use prayer to talk at God, but it’s important to listen, too. One good way to listen to God is to read his Word in the Bible. Start by reading a passage from Scripture, particularly the Gospels. Then ask yourself what the passage is saying to you, personally. For example, ask yourself, “What is God saying to me through this reading?” Or “How can I put his message into practice in my life?” We need to meditate on the message and put it into action in our lives. Only then can the word be "living and effective"(Hebrews 4:12).

In October we celebrate the Rosary with the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7th. The Rosary helps us meditate on the mysteries of our salvation – Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection. Oct.15 - St. Teresa of Avila (1583). St. Teresa founded a strict religious order whose nuns wore rough brown habits and sandals instead of shoes. St. Teresa established more than 17 convents of Discalced Carmelites and helped reform the Carmelite friars. Oct. 17 – St. Ignatius of Antioch

(1st century). Succeeded St. Peter as the second bishop of Antioch, St. Ignatius encouraged obedience to the world’s bishops and reminded people that Jesus is present in the Church and in each other. Oct. 28 – St. Simon and St. Jude (1st century). St. Simon was a Zealot – Jews who believed that the Messiah would free them from political oppression. St. Jude was a !sherman. After being called by Jesus to be apostles, they ended up in Persia where they evangelized until they were martyred.

All people are called to be holy, "Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Achieving holiness requires a constant effort like climbing a mountain. To stop trying, even for a little while, is to lose ground. Daily effort will pay off with results. Look for Jesus’ presence. Search for Him each day. Not only will awareness of His presence help you grow in love and kindness toward everyone, you will !nd it easier to control your faults. Don’t avoid suffering. Jesus experienced extreme

suffering in His time on Earth and used it to pave our way to Heaven.

Pay attention to His voice. Speak to Him, ask Him for help, express sorrow for your mistakes,

tell Him you love Him. Nurture your faith. Just as food nourishes our bodies, faith feeds our souls. Scripture is a staple of our spiritual diet. Ask for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to meditate on

Scripture every day. Practice patience. It’s the !rst step toward holiness.

Make holiness your goal

In their !rst meeting with Jesus, the Pharisees attempted to trap him into publicly contradicting Jewish law by sending a slick lawyer to “engage” him. Then Jesus could be arrested and silenced. The lawyer they sent knew that genera-tions of Jews had debated fruitlessly about which law was the most important. Pretending to seek Jesus’ opinion, he asked him to choose which of the 613 commandments of the Jewish law was the most important. Jesus silenced them by saying that everything starts and ends with love –

love of God and love of others. To love God is to love one another. Love is at

the heart of all the other laws. Even the Pharisees couldn’t argue

with that. While it is easy to love God, loving others is more dif!cult. It means including those our natural inclination says to exclude or avoid. Jesus loved

prostitutes, thieves, lepers, even his political enemies. True love of neighbor is measured by how we treat the poor, the vulnerable, and our enemies. This is how God loves and he calls us to the same.

How can I develop more faith?

Matthew 22:34-40, Jesus has the right answers.

© 2020 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. Imprimatur: “In accordance with CIC 827, permission to publish was granted on March 2, 2020, by the Most Reverend Mark S. Rivituso, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of St. Louis. Permission to publish is an indication that nothing contrary to Church teaching is contained in this work. It does not imply any endorsement of the opinions expressed in the publication; nor is any liability assumed by this permission.” No part of this work may be used in any form without the prior written permission of Liguori Publications. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. All Rights Reserved. To order Liguori Sunday Bulletins, call 800-325-9521, or visit Liguori.org.

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Aren’t we discriminating against other Christians when we don’t celebrate the Eucharist with them?

You have to keep the Church’s intentions in mind: Are we excluding to make people feel left out, or are we excluding to uphold the dignity and

sanctity of the Eucharist?Everyone is welcome to celebrate the Eucharist—there’s only one part they

can’t participate in. That might sound like a cop-out, but Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the actual Body and Blood of Christ. For it to be true Communion, everyone who receives it must believe the same thing about it.

In its Guidelines for the Reception of Communion, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops says, “Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily

not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission” as outlined in canon law. “All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another” (GRC).

—Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSsR Sundaybulletin@Liguori.org

A WORD FROM Pope FrancisMany members of our communities yearn to receive the Eucharist at one table, as the concrete expression of full unity. We experience the pain of those who share their whole lives, but cannot share God’s redeeming presence at the Eucharistic table….We long for this wound in the Body of Christ to be healed.

—JOINT STATEMENT, CATHOLIC-LUTHERAN COMMEMORATION OF THE REFORMATION, OCTOBER 31, 2016

CalendarMonday

OCTOBER 5Weekday

Gal 1:6–12Lk 10:25–37

TuesdayOCTOBER 6

WeekdayGal 1:13–24Lk 10:38–42

WednesdayOCTOBER 7

Our Lady of the RosaryGal 2:1–2, 7–14

Lk 11:1–4

ThursdayOCTOBER 8

WeekdayGal 3:1–5Lk 11:5–13

FridayOCTOBER 9

WeekdayGal 3:7–14

Lk 11:15–26

SaturdayOCTOBER 10

WeekdayGal 3:22–29Lk 11:27–28

Sunday OCTOBER 11

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is 25:6–10aPhil 4:12–14,

19–20Mt 22:1–14 or 22:1–10