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“Today’s first reading describes the offering of first fruits the people of Israel where to

present to the Lord in thanksgiving for their deliverance from Egypt and the gift of the promised

land. Is my offering at today’s Mass an appropriate response to the many blessings

the Lord has given me?

STEWARDSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK

From the Pastor’s Desk Today is the First Sunday of Lent.

Happy Valentine! Today February 14, Valentine’s Day is always a special day to express our love

for God and for one another. It is a special day to demonstrate our love in a meaningful way espe-

cially to those who are close and dear to us.

Please note our Lenten Schedule of Masses: Weekday Masses. Through Lent, our regular

Weekday Masses are at: 5:30a.m., 7:20a.m., 12:10p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Saturday Masses:

7:00a.m., Anticipated Mass: 7:00p.m. Sunday Masses: 6:00a.m., 8:00a.m., 9:30a.m., 11:00a.m.,

12:30p.m., 5:00p.m. and 7:00p.m.

Via Crucis (station of the cross). We invite all to join us at our Station of the cross every Friday of

Lent at 6:00pm. In the church.

Schedule of Confessions. During the Season of Lent, confessions are: 30 minutes before the

12:10p.m. Weekday Mass; 6:00 to 7:00p.m. on Saturdays; or come to our Parish Office during

working hours and inquire. You may also call in at the Rectory for assistance during working hours,

Monday to Friday. God Bless you!

Annual Archdiocesan Appeal. As a sign of our Charitable consideration, let us be mindful and sup-

port the needs of our mission and ministries of our Archdiocese through the Annual Archdiocesan

Appeal. Our chaplains at the Guam Memorial Hospital, the prisons ministries and our seminarians,

who are studying for the Priesthood who will later serve our people in the Archdiocese, all need your

kind and generous support now to sustain our Mission in the Archdiocese in bringing Christ to the

people and the people to Christ.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Co - Patron Saint Victor

Sunday March 31, 2019 507 Chalan San Antonio

Tamuning, Guam 96913

SCHEDULE OF HOLY MASSES

Main Church

Sunday Saturday

6:00am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am 6:00pm Anticipated Sunday Mass

12:30 pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm

Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Monday - Friday Saturday

6:30am 7:00am

12:15pm During season of Lent, at Main Church

6:00pm 7:00pm Neo-Catechumenal Way

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday—Friday Phone: 646-7181, 646- 8044 8:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Email: mail@stanthonyguam.org Closed: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Website: www.stanthonyguam.org Sat, Sun, Holidays facebook.com/SASVCGuam

PARISH CLERGY Pale’ Michael Crisostomo Pastor

Very Reverend Msgr. Brigido U. Arroyo Pastor Emeritus

Reverend Father Harold C. Prieto Parochial Vicar

Reverend Father Edwin Bushu In Residence Chaplain: GMH Reverend Father Rudy Arejola In Residence

PARISH STAFF Linda T. Angeles Office Manager Priscilla Baker Office Personnel Lester Gonzales Office Personnel

Santiago Bagana Jr. Maintenance Mary Ann Lee Maintenance Ignacio Cruz Volunteer Carmen Leon Guerrero Volunteer Roz Tydingco Volunteer

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday — Friday Saturday — Sunday

7:00am - 6:00pm 7:00am - 10:00pm

7:00pm -10:00pm

“He welcomes us - sinners or saints”

Reconciliation (Confession)

Monday - Friday Saturday

11:30am - 12:00pm During season of Lent 5:00pm - 5:50pm

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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lent Weekday Mass Schedule 6:30am / 12:15pm / 6:00pm Parish Reconciliation Service If you have not gone to confession this Lenten season, now is the time. All are invited to attend the parish reconciliation service on Monday April 8, 2019 at 6:30pm immediately following the 6:00pm mass.

Confessions Reconciliation is scheduled on weekdays during the season of Lent beginning at 11:30am -12:00pm and on Saturdays at 5:00pm -5:50pm.

Stations of the Cross Stations of the cross begins 30 minutes before mass. It is prayed prior to 6:30am / 6:00pm weekday masses, and on Saturday / Sunday before each masses. Feed the Homeless Ministry We are seeking volunteers and donations to help with the feeding at Kusinan Kamalen Karidat. St. Anthony of Padua Parish is assigned every second Wednesday of the month to serve at the soup kitchen. If you would like to give your time in helping our brothers and sisters in need. Contact the Parish Office for details.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday!

By: Father Harold C. Prieto

This Fourth Sunday of Lent we reached the middle of this journey of Conversion. We rejoice because of the Hope of the Resurrection, the Hope that Christ has destroyed death for us. I hope the prodigal son reflects in our experience three important moments in regards to our sin.

The first moment the Son leaves his father. When we sin we consciously decide to follow our disordered passions and affections. We turn to the world and its allurements. We think we shall find life in them but what we experience is frustration and death.

The second moment is the right reason and conversion. The son remembers the joy, the good things and the life he had being with his Father. This is the moment when we realized that sin and our friendship with the things of the world do not give us life on the contrary it extracted our joy and peace. Then conversion happens which brings us to the Third Moment. A desire to return to the Lord, to go back to him. This is the moment when the Father forgets what the son has done and forgives him. He puts a ring on him and kills the fattened calf to make a feast because his son was lost and now is found. This moment is when confession happens. Whenever you go to confession you're not given a ring but a new life, you're not given a fattened calf but a heavenly feast of angels that rejoice that you who experience the world have been forgiven and that new life a new desire not to sin anymore is engraved in you heart. After this a new relationship with the Lord is opened in our path and we shall strive to preserve it because he has loved us sinners through his Son Jesus Christ.

What Does Laetare

Mean?

Laetare means "Rejoice" in Latin. The 40 days of Lent are a time for solemnity according to Roman Catholic doctrine, so how is it possible to celebrate during a time for meditative reflection? Quite simply, the church recognized that people need a break from sorrow. The fourth Sunday was considered a day of relaxation from the normal rigors of Lent. It was a day of hope with Easter within sight. During the celebration of mass, the priest may use a rose vestment on this day.

The Stations of the Cross explained

Stations of the Cross -- sometimes called Way of the Cross -- is a popular Lenten devotion that has very ancient roots. It was prayed by early Christian communities, especially in the fourth century, when the Roman Empire began to recognize Christianity. Oftentimes, people would make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to retrace Jesus' steps from his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane to being forced to carry the cross to the crucifixion site at Golgotha. Those who could not visit Jerusalem would use the community's churches and other buildings as "stations" that represented each stage of what happened to Jesus between his trial and his entombment. Groups would travel from station to station, remembering and praying at each one. The devotion gained even more popularity because it was prayed in the vernacular rather than in Latin, and people could understand what was going on. Eventually, individual churches erected plaques or other pictorial depictions of all the stations. Stations are usually hung separately, one by one, seven on each side of the church. The Way of the Cross traditionally consists of 14 iconic stations that depict the events of Jesus' journey to crucifixion. A 15th station, which is not depicted by an icon, is meant to remember Jesus' resurrection. The 14 traditional stations are: * Jesus is condemned to death * Jesus accepts the cross * Jesus falls for the first time * Jesus meets his sorrowing mother * Simon of Cyrene carries the cross for Jesus * Veronica wipes the face of Jesus * Jesus falls a second time * Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem * Jesus falls a third time * Jesus is stripped of his clothes * Jesus is nailed to the cross * Jesus dies on the cross * The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross * The body of Jesus is laid in the tomb When praying Stations of the Cross in church, either the entire assembly or just a small group of people move from station to station. The devotion begins with an opening prayer, usually at the foot of the altar. The song "Stabat Mater," or its tune set to different lyrics, is played. During the first part of the song, people move to the first station, where some sort of reverent gesture, such as genuflection, is made and a responsorial phrase is recited. The name of the station is announced, a reference to Scripture is read, and people kneel and say a prayer. This is done at all 14 stations, and when the procession returns to the altar, the 15th station is prayed there. The Stations of the Cross is prayed everyday before masses during the season of Lent here at the parish.

SUNDAY COLLECTION SUMMARY 3/24/2019 MASSES FIRST COLLECTION SECOND COLLECTION TOTAL AMOUNT

Saturday, 6:00 p.m. $1,475.75 $222.55 $1,698.30

Saturday, 7:00 p.m. $397.00 $0.00 $397.00

Sunday, 6:00 a.m $913.00 $135.00 $1,048.00

8:00 a.m. $592.00 $123.00 $715.00

9:30 a.m. $1,268.11 $163.53 $1,431.64

11:00 a.m. $1,366.75 $265.08 $1,631.83

12:30 p.m. $727.83 $198.07 $925.90

5:00 p.m. $959.83 $176.00 $1,135.83

7:00 p.m. $1,096.93 $167.00 $1,263.93

TOTAL $8,797.20 $1,450.23 $10,247.43