ST. RICHARD PARISH PHILADELPHIA, PA

Seventh Sunday of Easter

SUNDAY MAY 17th

8:00 Sophia Cuticchia requested by children

10:00 HOLY SPIRIT Eduardo & Elisa Pascale

requested by daughter

11:30 Mary Lou Talamo requested by Frank, Nicole,

Mia and Frankie

MONDAY MAY 18th

8:00 Dec’d members of Busillo family

requested by Marilyn Nigro

TUESDAY MAY 19th

8:00 Dec’d members of Reilly and Kealey families

WEDNESDAY MAY 20th

8:00 David Arici requested by wife and daughter

THURSDAY MAY 21st

8:00 St. Richard Memorial Society

FRIDAY MAY 22nd

8:00 Thomas Kelly requested by Kelly family

SATURDAY MAY 23rd 8:00 Josephine Mirarchi req. by Brian & Diane Cellini

4:30pm Herbert Romans requested by Dorothy

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Our SANCTUARY CANDLE will be burning this week

In Memory of Cecelia and Bert Forte requested by family.

VOTIVE CANDLES

ILM Angelina Buonadonna req. with love by her children

IMO Dec’d members of Lucarelli family requested by

Conallen-Lucarelli family

IMO Joey DeRosa req. by Richard & Megan Delligatti

ILM Vinny DeMarco req. with love, friend Annette Gaudio

and Aunt Rita Markowski

ILM Rose Spatola requested with love from children

ILM Margaret J. Cutticchia req with love, dear friend Mary

Dear Parishioners,

Bring to mind the farewell we offer to visiting family

or friends on Easter Sunday. We probably offered some

thanks, some hugs and kisses. We know farewells are impor-

tant events. Since we can never be certain what the future will

bring, seasonal or even daily farewells have the potential to be

more significant than we might ever imagine.

Final farewells are even more awesome events. They

are awesome in the true sense of the word - not the current

sense of being neat or cool. The real meaning of the word is

“an emotion of mingled reverence, dread and wonder.” This

more complex awesome farewell can be found in our readings

this weekend.

Echoed in the first reading and the gospel, we hear a

final farewell to Judas, Jesus’ betrayer. His legacy is a sad and

misunderstood one. Perhaps he was simply a thief - dishonest

and selfish. Perhaps he misunderstood Jesus’ Messiah-ship and

failed to let go of his misguided hopes. He tried to force Jesus

the path to an earthly kingship that was not Jesus’ calling or

will. Whatever Judas’ reason, he was mistaken. Undoubtedly,

his mistake brings to mind our own weakness and sin.

Proclaimed just before his arrest, Jesus’ farewell dis-

course at the Last Supper is awesome in every sense of the

word. He reflects back upon his mission and ministry, and he

is concerned for the loved ones he leaves behind. His discourse

offers us tips to continue our portion of his mission and minis-

try.

Initially, his farewell contains the conflicting feelings

of reverence and dread, just like the definition for awesome

describes. Jesus speaks of the world to which the Father sent

him out of love. Jesus is that love incarnate, and we can’t help

but feel love and reverence in return. At the same time, many

in the world rejected divine love and will continue to oppose

the Apostles and us. Our vocation, proclamation and ministry

will always be bumping up against evil and falsehood in our-

selves and others. May we not be misled like Judas. May we

seek and find the truth for ourselves and the world that the evil

one wants us to betray.

To help in this endeavor, the farewell is also awesome

because of the wonder and hope of its promise, a promise of

God’s protection in Christ through the Spirit. His discourse

reminds us of the protection that the Lord was for his Apostles

and is for us today. We are called to tap into the protection

through celebration of the sacraments, which we do today. Let

us not forget the renewal and protection of Christ we have in

the sacrament of reconciliation, which many of us celebrated

during lent.

FROM MY HOUSE

TO YOURS

Seventh Sunday of Easter May 17, 2015

Continued

Also a part of this farewell is the promise of truth, which we

know sets us free. Jesus speaks of being consecrated in the

truth. As the consecration changes bread and wine into our

risen Lord, so too we must continually allow ourselves to un-

dergo the transformation and change to which faith calls us, so

that we can live the truth better. If we are not allowing our

faith to grow in the truth through a continual call to conver-

sion, it is likely our faith is declining and we are not growing

closer to the truth that is Christ. During this Easter season, we

allow the newly baptized and initiated to be examples for us of

what we ought to be and do. We ought to be making continual

choices to grow closer to Jesus through faith formation, and

announce his Good News by our life and in our words.

Jesus has offered us an awesome farewell and now

sits at the right hand of the Father. May we rely on his protec-

tion against evil and falsehood, and continue to make our way

in a world he was sent to save, being contently consecrated in

the truth that is Christ.

God Love Ya!

Fr. Reilly

Pre-Jordan classes In preparation for Baptism Pre-Jordan classes are held the third

Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Church. The parents of

the child are required to attend the class; godparents are also

welcome but not required to attend.

Please call the rectory to make arrangements for the

Baptism and to attend the class. After you have attended the

class and acquired certificates of eligibility for your godpar-

ents, you may then call the rectory for an appointment to book

the date of your choosing. The next scheduled classes are:

May 18, 2015

June 15, 2015

July 20, 2015

World Meeting of Families

In order to help us prepare for the World Meeting of

Families and the anticipated visit from Pope Francis, a

catechism of family life entitled, Love is Our Mission:

The Family Fully Alive, has been prepared. Over the

next few months, our parish will reflect on chapters

from this catechism. You can order a copy of this cate-

chism and learn about the World Meeting of Families

at WorldMeeting2015.org.

Chapter 7: Light in a dark world Pope Francis observed that the Church is popular with

the world when Catholics work for social justice. But,

the Pope continued, with respect to “the cultural crisis”

facing the family, “we find it difficult to make people

see that when we raise other questions less palatable to

public opinion, we are doing so out of fidelity to pre-

cisely the same convictions about human dignity and

the common good.” This chapter carefully examines

subjects such as pornography, contraception, and so-

called same-sex marriage. These are topics where

Catholic teaching tends to be at odds with current

worldly opinion. Reading this chapter in its entirety is

an opportunity to consider the reasons for the Church’s

teaching. Each one of these issues deserves more space

than this summary paragraph can offer. But as we said

at the start of this catechesis, all Church teaching about

marriage, the family, and sexuality flows from Jesus.

Catholic moral theology builds upon basic Christian

convictions about God’s creation and covenant, hu-

manity’s fall, and Christ’s incarnation, life, crucifix-

ion, and resurrection. These teachings involve costs

and suffering for all who would be Jesus’ disciples, but

they also open up new opportunities for beauty and

human flourishing. This chapter is your chance to ex-

plore how it all fits together, even when it might mean

taking unpopular stances in our culture. This chapter

explains how every time the Church says “no” to

something which secular society accepts, it is for the

sake of enabling a deeper “yes” to God and his plan for

our lives. - Christopher C. Roberts, catechism editor

St. Richard Memorial Society Newly enrolled members:

Vincent Monteleone

Frances Kaufman

Maryann Krincich

Seventh Sunday of Easter May 17, 2015

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Congratulations to those who have received honors for the

Third Quarter.

First Honors

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Dana Albanese Alexandra M. Arrigale

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Second Honors

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Kristen Costello Madison Daly

Tara Delany Rachel DeStefano

Deanna DeVito Isabella Spei

Gino Tripodi Eric J. Furey

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First Honors

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Vincent J. Amorosi

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Saturday, May 30th Outdoor Mass 4:30 pm

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