Rs.

St . Luke Catholic Church

4925 East Capitol Street , SE Washington, DC 20019

Staf fed by The Josephite Fathers

and Brothers

Servi ng Washi ngt on DC ( Far S.E.) , N.E. and Prince Georges County Si nce 1957

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [Holy Week] Sunday, March 20, 2016

PASTORAL STAFF

PASTOR: Rev. Cornelius K. Ejiogu, SSJ (202) 584-8322 Ext. 11 IN RESIDENCE: Rev. Denis Mandamuna (202) 584-8322

Sister Anne Marie Schreiner, DC (205) 919-0010—Email annemarie.schreiner@doc.org

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

SECRETARY: Ms. Michele Peters (202) 584-8322 Ext. 24 DIRECTOR OF CENTER: Mr. John Quarles (202) 584-1400

D.R.E.: Mrs. Shirley Williams MAINTENANCE/MANAGER: Mr. Eugene Russell (202),584-4098

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY-THURSDAY: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY & WEEKENDS: By Appointment

Fax (202) 584-3421 Email stluke.dc@adwparish.org Website: www.stlukechurchssj.org

Welcome

S T. Luke is a warm and

embracing parish fam-

ily. We gladly extend

our love and warmth to all

those who desire to wor-

ship and follow our Lord,

Jesus Christ. Come join us to celebrate the

Holy Eucharist which is the source and sum-

mit of our Christian life. Our theme for

2016 is “Blessed are the merciful for

they will receive Mercy from God.” To-

gether we will praise God, love one another

and serve each other. ______________

Parish Devotions 3rd Sunday - 1:00 p.m. Cameroon Mass Last Sunday– 1:00pm Congolese Mass Monday - —-10:30 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Senior Bible Study Group Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. Novena to St. Joseph Wednesday - 6:00 p.m. Bible Study Friday - ——--8:00 a.m. Prayer for Vocations 1st Friday - —6:00 p.m. Holy Hour Fridays of Lent—6:00pm Stations of the Cross Saturday —-- 3:30 pm Rosary

Mass Schedule

VIGIL MASS

Saturday: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Masses Monday:10:00 a.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

Adoration Every 1st Friday of the Month 6:00 p.m.. - 7:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday in Lent at 6PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:00-3:45pm Sunday: 7:30am-8:15am

Sunday: 10:00am– 10:45am Or by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal registration takes place at the Parish Office prior

to baptism preparation class. Parents and God-parents

preparation is held on the First Sunday of each month after

the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptisms will take place on the Third

Sunday of each month.

Rs.

REFLECTIONS FOR PALM SUNDAY

“Pilate addressed them a third time, ‘What evil has this man done? I found him guilty of no capital crime.’” The Palm Sunday Gospel readings present a sad picture of grown-ups who succumb to peer pres-sure. Three times, Pilate proclaimed that Jesus was not guilty. But yet, he gave in to the mounting pres-sure from the crowd, whose “voices prevailed... and he handed Jesus over to them.”

Also, during the opening Gospel at the procession of palms, we see the adoring crowds hailing Jesus as “the king who comes in the name of the Lord,” but only too soon the chorus changes as the voice of the crowd cries out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” What hap-pened to Jesus’ loyal supporters? How did the mob mentality overtake them all? Then too, we have Pe-ter, who in comfortable company with Jesus and his friends promised eternal faithfulness. But when oth-ers began asking uncomfortable questions, he caved: “Woman, I do not know him.”

These three scenarios give us a chance to reflect on our own faithfulness as we journey into Holy Week. Like Pilate, do we know the truth but abandon it when it becomes unpopular? Public opinion these days declares much Church teaching to have fallen out of favor—will we renege like Pilate or stand fast to the faith? The fickle crowds demonstrate another kind of weakness, where instead of thinking for them-selves, people just followed those around them.

Are we guilty of this kind of passive intellectual la-ziness? How about Peter’s problem: do we change our story based on current company, or do we live as consistent Christian witnesses in the world? This week, may we have the courage to accompany Jesus all the way to the cross, no matter what anyone else may do. 2015 Liturgical Publications Inc. Resource Center

PASTOR’S CORNER

The Days of Holy Week In Western Christianity, each day of Holy Week has its own significance and particular celebrations. In general, be-lievers are encouraged to follow the biblical passages corre-sponding to the days the Week represents, beginning with Christ's entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (Palm Sunday), moving through the Last Supper (Maundy Thursday) and the Crucifixion (Good Friday) to the Resurrection of Easter. Attention to the Bible highlights the contrast between the sadness and suffering of the beginning of the week with the miraculous and joyous nature of its ending. That both sorts of emotions are important to the Week's observance is evi-denced in the Easter Triduum, the three days from Good Fri-day to Easter, which are considered by many denominations to be the holiest days of the year. Holy Week in Other Countries: Many countries have elabo-rate rituals and customs surrounding Holy Week, including Colombia, Peru, and Spain, in particular. In the Philippines (a predominantly Roman Catholic nation), where the ob-servance is known as Semana Santa, many of the Week's days have special observances. At Palm Sunday Mass, palaspas (palm leaves) are carried in procession to be blessed by a priest. After the service, the leaves are taken home, where they are placed above doorways and windows to ward off evils spirits. Holy Monday is marked by the Pasaba, a marathon chant of Jesus' life, passion, and death, which often lasts for days at a time. On Holy Thursday, the last Mass before Easter Sunday typically includes a reenactment of the Washing of the Feet of the Apostles, as well as a procession of the Blessed Sacra-ment before it is taken to the Altar of Repose. Good Friday sees street processions in which self-flagellation and crucifixion as acts of penance are not uncom-mon. Finally, on Easter morning, Salubong is practiced, a cer-emony in which large statues of Jesus and Mary are pro-cessed to a meeting, symbolizing the first meeting of Jesus and his mother after the Resurrection. For Christians the world over, Holy Week is a time heavy with the rituals of re-pentance and sadness for the death of Christ. It is also, how-ever, a preparation for the elation of the celebration of his Resurrection.

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [Holy Week] Sunday, March 20, 2016

Weekday Time Feast of the Day Mass Intention Requested By

Saturday 19h 7:30pm Sunday Mass (VIGIL) St. Joseph Feast Day SOL

Terrell Wilson Jacqueline Wilson

Sunday 20th

8:30am 11:00am

Palm Sunday Palm Sunday

For All those Wrongfully Incarcerated For All those Wrongfully Incarcerated

Parish Family Parish Family

Monday 21st

10:00am Holy Weekday Mass Bradley M. Lucas, Sr. ++ Doris L. Lucas

Tuesday 22nd 8:00am Weekday Mass In Thanksgiving Sister Anne Marie Schriener

Wednesday 23rd 7:00pm Weekday Mass Sister Lucille Baker++ Sister Anne Marie Schriener

Thursday 24th 7:00pm Holy Thursday God Comfort on our Sick & Shut in Parish Family

Friday 25th 2:00pm &3:00pm

Good Friday Living Stations 2:00pm Passion of the Lord 3:00pm

Happy Repose on our deceased Rela-tives ++

Parish Family

Rs.

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [Holy Week] Sunday, March 20, 2016

Lester Allen

Martha Barbour

Barbara Barnes

Barbara Batts

Ruth Bundy

Beatrice Carroll

Edna Coates

Sophie Coleman

Melinda Conrad Brown

Edith Cornish

Alvera Dance

Lamont Diggs, Sr.

Irena Fields

Gwendolyn Fortune

Tina Garvin

Oceacie Gray, Jr.

Joseph Grear

Florence Hall

Michael Harkins

Chris Hawkins

Charlene Haywood

Brenda Henson

Michael Holland

James Holley

Rudolph Holley

James Hughes

Charles Jamison

David & Keisha Jones

Lawrence Lee

Rose Luck

Bernadette Mahoney

Doreene Mahoney

Barbara Mallory

Michael Mason

Doris McCann

Alice L. Montague

Martyn Montague

Veronica Murray

Vincent Neal

Marlene Patterson

Silvia Perry

Lillian Pharms

Alfred Price

Irving Proctor

Joseph Queen

Doreene Redd

Leroy Sandifer

Anna E. Smith

Betty Smith

Ruth Stokes

Anna Strother

Kayla Tatum

Gloria Thompson

James F. Thompson, Jr.

Matthew Thompson

Barbara B. Tyler

Jerome J. Wallace

Wayne A. Wallace

Shiela Washington

Wellington Waters

Terrell Wilson

Dolores Woodard, Jr.

Harold Woodard, Sr.

Beatrice Wright

St Luke military families.

Pray for the Sick & Shut-In of Our Parish

Readings for the Week of March 20, 2016 Sunday: Luke 19:28-40/Isaiah50:4-7/Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24/Philippians 2:6-11/Luke 22:14—23:56

Monday: Isaiah 42:1-7/Psalms 27:1-3, 13-14/John 12:1-11

Tuesday: Isaiah 49:1-6/Psalms 71:1-6, 15, 17/John 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday: Isaiah 50:4-9a/Psalms 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34/Matthew 26:14-25

Holy Thursday: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14/Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18/1 Corinthians 11:23-

26/John 13:1-15

Good Friday: Isaiah 52:13—53:12/Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25/Hebrew 4:14-16;

5:7-9/John 18:1—19:42

Saturday: Vigil: Genesis 1:1—2:2 /Exodus 14:15—15:1/I Isaiah 55:1-11/Romans 6:3-

11/Luke 24:1-12

Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8/John 20:1-9

or Luke 24:1-12 or Luke 24:13-35

Church Support Sunday Collection:

Thank you for supporting our parish.

May God reward you abundantly

$4,255.00

ATTENDANCE: 281

HAPPY BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY

We would like to wish a won-derful and a happy birthday to Kamaria Harmon, Gwendolyn

Fortune & Paulette Hamlin.

May the joy of the Lord be your strength!!!

Lectors Schedule

3/26/2016– 7:00pm Mass K. Ndouga, M Holland, B. Sweeney

C. Ndeumeni

3/272016– 8:30am Mass N. Douglas & M. G. Wright

3/27/2016– 11:00 am Mass

I. Quinones & B. Pianwi

E.m.H.c. Schedule

3/26/2016– 7:00pm Mass V. Watson, F. Cooper & S.G. Cox

3/27/2016– 8:30am Mass

D. Savoy, D. Lucas & C. Tolson

3/27/2016– 11:00am Mass S. Williams, J. Williams & J .Thomas

Jubilee Year of Mercy God of Mercy and Compassion,

Look with pity upon me, Father, let me call Thee Father, 'Tis Thy child returns to Thee.

Jesus, Lord, I ask for Mercy; Let me not implore in vain;

All my sins, I now detest them, Never will I sin again.

Rs.

PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS

Dear Parishioners, our Tree of Life has not fully bloomed. We are continuing the sale of leaves

for our Tree located in the northwest corner of the church (East Capitol St. side) There are 38 leaves still available for memorializing decease family members or posting your current family names or beliefs. Each leaf is $250 and can be paid in monthly installments. All proceeds will be used for the improvement of our beautiful church. Please contact Kathy Harris Ndouga if you would like more details at (202) 575-8732.

HOLY WEEK / EASTER VIGIL MASS SCHEDULE

Wednesday 23rd: Sacrificial Meal——— 5:30pm and Mass 7:00pm Holy Thursday (24th): Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper————-7:00pm

Good Friday (25th): Stations of the Cross——2:00pm The Lord’s Passion——-3:00pm

Saturday Easter Vigil (26th): Holy Night of Easter——7:00pm Easter Sunday: The Lord’s Resurrection——8:30am & 11:00am

PROCLAIMERS OF THE WORD AND EMHC

HOLY THURSDAY Lectors: Pamela Nixon, Tajuana Hyde Eucharistic Ministers: Elsie Young, Deborah Baker, Shirley Williams

Good Friday LECTORS

1st reading Doris Lucas, 2nd reading Louvinia Miles,

Narrator, Violet Tinsley Speaker, Bernard Robinson

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Louise Washington, Carolyn Holland, Bernadine Conrad

Easter Vigil, Saturday LECTORS:

1st Genesis 1:1-2:2, page 187 Kathy Ndouga 2nd exodus 14:15-15:1 page 196 Michael Holland 3rd Isaiah 55:1-11 page 202 Brenyce Sweeney

Epistle romans 6:3-11 page 211 Charles Ndeumeni

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST: Frances Cooper, Sunday G. Cox, Victoria Watson

CONGRATULATIONS to Sister Anne Marie Schr iener who was accepted into the Daughters of Char ity of St. Vincent de Paul on March 22, 1956. Please join her in prayer, to offer praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for these 60 years. These years have been filled with grace, wonder, many beautiful surprises and many outstanding Spirit filled people. ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON YEAR OF MERCY: Reflection for Palm Sunday: “You know, there’s something about mercy that is very human. This ability to feel compassion and to act on it makes us who we are. And when we look toward the events of Holy Week, there’s no way we can stand apart from what is happening. It’s just not in us. The Passion of Jesus and the very injustice of what is happening grabs us somewhere in the gut. Non-Catholics are sometimes puzzled, when they see our churches fill up on Good Friday. But people not familiar with the way we do things miss the point that Jesus’s sto-ry looks like our story as well. There’s a point where our stories come together.” Listen to the rest of this reflection from Fr. Frank Wright at mercy.adw.org. 2016 ANNUAL JUBILARIAN MASS Cardinal Donald Wuerl will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 51+ years on Sunday, June 19 at 2pm at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Please call the parish office to register. Names of jubilarians need to be turned in to the parish office by Monday, April 11.