HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

February 7 , 2 01 6
Father S eb asti an

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

Saturday Vigil

7:15AM

Last Sunday, we read from the Old Testament,

the call of Jeremiah the Prophet. This Sunday we

5:00PM

hear about Isaiah. Most prophets were reluctant

to accept the call. We do not know why. Isaiah
1st Sunday Samoan Mass
4:00PM
protested at his calling and said that he had
3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass 3:00PM
unclean lips. The Lord made him clean with a

strange miracle of sorts.
CONFESSIONS
Saint Paul writing to the Corinthians expresses
Saturday 4:00 4:45PM
and after daily Masses
how hard it was for him to preach. He had to toil

very hard. But he was satisfied that people
BENEDI CTION
believed in him and the Message about Jesus
First Friday of the Month after Mass
Christ.

In the Gospel, after Jesus had helped Peter to

catch fish, he and his brother, Andrew, and others
BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE
Please contact Fr. Sebastian
left everything and followed Him. We are called to
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
follow Christ, no matter the cost. Fr Sebastian
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Sunday 8:30AM, 11:00AM, 7:00PM

Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com

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over personally.

WEBSITES
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS FOR THE

WEEKEND OF JANUARY 30-31.

TOTAL: $5,167.90

Mahalo to HFCA students for sharing delicious donuts with

parishioners last weekend. They were much appreciated!

There will be two Masses on Ash Wednesday: 7:15AM &

7:00PM. Ashes will also be distributed for the school
children and staff at 8:30AM. Remember to fast and abstain
from meat on this first day of Lent.

2016 Lenten Regulations for the Diocese of Honolulu

regarding Fasting and Abstinence from Meat can be found
on the Hawaii Catholic Herald website.

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5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-8
Ps 138:1-5,7-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
Monday February 8
1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13
Ps 132:6-7,8-10
Mark 6:53-56
Tuesday February 9
1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30
Ps 84:3-5,10-11
Mark 7:1-13
Ash Wednesday Feb. 10
Joel 2:12-18
Ps 51:3-6ab,12-14,17
2 Corinthians 5:20 -- 6:2
Matthew 6:1-6.16-18
Thursday February 11
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Ps 1:1-4,6
Luke 9:22-25
Friday February 12
Isaiah 58:1-9a
Ps 51:3-6ab,18-19
Matthew 9:14-15
Saturday February 13
Isaiah 58:9b-14
Ps 86:1-6
Luke 5:27-32

Very often, the Lord

gives us help even
when we don't ask for
it. We see this in what
he did for Simon Peter,
James and John in the
Gospel reading, when
he provided a great
catch of fish for them.
What's his motive?
Was he rewarding these
fishermen for lending him
one of their boats? Do you
think he does good
things for you as a reward?
Well, its not a reward.
There's a bigger picture.
Note the pattern of Christ's
interaction with us as illustrated by this Gospel story:
1. First, the fishermen already know Jesus; they call
him "Master" because he's a
master teacher and they are
his students.
2. Second, Jesus helps them
in an unexpected way.

Our prayers for help

are never answered
only for our sake. God
always sees a bigger
picture. And he always
cares about everyone
who is affected.
If it seems like God
isn't responding to
your pleas, it's because he's working on
a bigger plan. He's
coordinating how the
answer to your prayers
will help others many others.
God cares very much about your
personal needs and desires, but he
cares about everyone else, too,
whether they ask for his help or not.
And he is turning your needs into a
calling, a ministry designed specifically for you. This means that the
moment you begin asking for help,
you are called by God to share his
help with others.
By thinking beyond ourselves while
waiting for our troubles to end, we
find peace and hope and value in
the hardships we endure. This is the
vocation of daily life.

Reflect & Discuss:

3. Third, Jesus turns the gift

into a calling.
4. Fourth, the disciples give up everything that could
interfere with answering the call.
Whenever God intervenes in our lives, he does it to
benefit us and others. We belong to a community,
God's family; we are not in relationship with God as
isolated individuals. By connecting ourselves to God in
prayer, in the Eucharist, and in worship, we are connecting ourselves to everyone else and to his concerns for them.

2. What might God do during this

delay that could benefit others?
3. Recall a time when God answered one of your prayers.
Identify the four stages of divine
intervention that are mentioned
in this reflection.

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1. What prayer requests are you

still waiting for God to answer?