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WELCOME TO ST. MARTIN OF TOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Happy Easter! May the Risen
Lord be a living experience to
you, pervading every aspect
of your life, blessing you,
strengthening you, inspiring
you, guiding you, and
supporting you always.
St. Paul said, “If Christ has
not been raised, then our
preaching is in vain; and your
Faith is in vain” (I Cor 15: 14).
The Resurrection of Jesus is
both the foundation of our faith and the foundation of our
hope. “Hope” as a virtue has a different meaning than
our normal use of the word, which depends on reality
projecting a result into the future. The virtue of Hope
relies solely on the person of God, on who God is, and
what God can do. Without fighting for his life, Jesus
surrendered his will to go through the Passion because
he placed his entire hope in God alone. The Resurrection Easter Prayer
is the extraordinary, unthinkable result of his Hope.
Lord, the resurrection of Your Son
Christ’s Resurrection is the crux of our faith and the
paramount theme of the Apostles’ preaching. has given us new life and renewed hope.
Throughout humanity, life after death has been a topic Help us to live as new people
of debate. Some believe that there is no life after death.
Others, while believing that there is life after death, differ in pursuit of the Christian ideal.
in the modes of existence, such as reincarnation, the Grant us wisdom to know what we must do,
spirit world, etc. However, none put forth the resurrection
as we believe, that our human life will continue with its the will to want to do it,
own transformed body. the courage to undertake it,
When God liberated the Israelites from Egypt, Pharaoh the perseverance to continue to do it,
endured nine plagues to keep the Israelites captive.
God’s tenth plague proved that He alone has power over and the strength to complete it.
life and death in striking down Egyptian’s first born sons, -New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book
and it broke Pharaoh’s iron will because none of the
Egyptian gods has power over life and death. The Community
The Apostles realized this great truth after witnessing the of Saint Martin
Risen Lord. Transformed completely from fearful into of Tours joyfully
fearless, from weak to strong, from timid to brave, why be welcomes those
afraid of anything if the One who sent them forth has the received into full
sole authority over life and death? The Apostles and communion with
countless others suffered martyrdom in the name of
Christ solely because they placed their hope in the God
the Catholic
of Life. Church at the
Easter Vigil Mass.
Many of us live in fear; fearful of incidents such as mass
shootings, natural disasters, financial crisis and a future Together, we
that we cannot control. Fear causes us to withdraw and celebrate those who, already one with us
search for security in things we think we can control. through Baptism, were fully initiated into
Fear essentially takes away the joy of in our life. the Universal Church after receiving the
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy
Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” St. Pope John Communion, as well as the unbaptized who
Paul II received all three Sacraments of Initiation.
May the Risen Christ imbue in us the courage,
confidence and conviction of Jesus’ Resurrection power.
We give heartfelt thanks and praise to our
Like the Apostles, countless martyrs and saints, we too Trinitarian God who led them through various
can transform into the Resurrection People in our lifetime. paths to Oneness in Faith. In the name of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, welcome!!!
- Fr. BenEaster Sunday The Resurrection of Our Lord April 1, 2018
BIBLE STUDY
& ENRICHMENT SERIES
MASSES
with Fr. Donie
FOR THE
will resume the
WEEK
week of April 16th.
EASTER SUNDAY READINGS
READING 1: ACTS 10:34A, 37-43
Saturday, March 31, 2018 EASTER VIGIL
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
READING 2: COL 3:1-4 OR I COR 5:6B-8 NO MORNING MASS
7:30 pm Our Parishioners Fr. Donie
GOSPEL: JN 20:1-9 OR MK 16:1-7 OR LK 24:13-35
Sunday, April 1, 2018 EASTER
7:30 am Our Parishioners Fr. Ben
Bereavement Ministry 9:30 am Our Parishioners Fr. Ben
“Blessed are those who mourn 11:30 am Our Parishioners Fr. Donie
for they shall be comforted.” 5:30 pm Our Parishioners Fr. Ben
Matthew 5:4 Monday, April 2, 2018
The Bereavement Ministry serves parishioners who are 8:15 am
grieving the death of a loved one. We offer prayerful Tuesday, April 3, 2018
individual support, information and referrals to assist in 8:15am Esther de Velasco, R.I.P.
the journey towards healing. Wednesday, April 4, 2018
For more information about this ministry, please contact 8:15 am
Diana at dwheatley49@yahoo.com or at 310-993-6484. Thursday, April 5, 2018
8:15 am
Friday, April 6, 2018
SACRAMENTS
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
For Funerals
Saturday, April 7, 2018 DIVINE MERCY
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH please contact 8:15 am Mercedes Carty, Spec. Int. Fr. Ben
AFTER 11:30 AM MASS Confessions 4:15 pm—5 pm Fr. Donie
CONFESSION parish office
5:30 pm Kerry Patterson, R.I.P. Fr. Ben
SATURDAYS 4:15 - 5:00 PM 310.476.7403
OR BY APPOINTMENT Sunday, April 8, 2018
or please visit 7:30 am Hortencia Sanchez, Spec. Int. Fr. Donie
BAPTISM & MATRIMONY
CALL PARISH OFFICE SMT website 9:30 am Bart Everett, R.I.P. Fr. Ben
310-
310-476-
476-7403 OR 11:30 am Richard Kush, R.I.P. Fr. Donie
WWW.SAINTMARTINOFTOURS.COM
saintmartinoftours.com 5:30 pm Fr. Ben
Lynn Beyer, Bernard Armbruster, Carmen Cantarin, The Maniega Family,
Carrel Conley, Maria & Arturo Lezama, Baby Azra, Joanne Cooley,
Justine Lynch, The Lachner Family, Jan Kovma, Grace Kassarjian, Bea Berlin,
Family of Melissa Gordon, Lisa Trask, Lucy Strouts, Baby Luna, Krissy Kobata,
OUR PRAYERS Kenia Gutierres, Ana Guerra, Bill Moore, Cheryl Pendleton, Nicola Fisher,
Manuel Montero, Lazo Family, Sue Massie, Jackie Turner, Charlie Fischer,
HAVE BEEN Wilma Warner, Debra Hanrahan, Barbara Smith, Deborah Walsh,
REQUESTED FOR: John Clifford, Leya Bogert, John Paul Jackson, Gary Vasey, Jim Riedman,
Anette Jaworski, Chris Jaworski, Amalie Fairchild, Bette Cohen, Dr. Marco
Munoz Peralta, Ana & Denis With, Antonio Navarro, Stanislawa Jaworski, The
Jaworski Family, Isabelle Novorochu, Christina Manshardt, The Rivera Family,
The Blanco Family, Julian White, Alex Ramsbottom, Sharon Daly,
Mireya Peralta, Rita Cornyn, David & Margie Meskauskas, Paul Goldhammer,
Barbara Johnson, Dante, William Shaker, Barbara Sadowski,
Edyte & Ola Musialik, Kevin, Dennis and Georgia Michaels, Mariam Ibriham,
William Nesbitt, Clarence Muirhead, Vivian Shuirman, Rhonda Newman,
Matt Sabatasso, Fely Badillo, Zachary Snyder, Ana Aird, Toni Lauber,
Martha Carol, Marilu RamosHappy Easter!
Alleluia! He is Risen!
Saying those words is like drinking a tall glass of
cold water after being out in the desert all day.
Lent is over and it is now time to celebrate the great
joy of Easter!
At the Easter Vigil, the Exsultet is sung as Mass
begins in darkness, illumined only by candles
throughout the church. The Exsultet is a beautiful
hymn of rejoicing in Christ’s triumph over sin and
death. One part states: O truly necessary sin of
Adam, destroyed completely by the Death of
Christ! O happy fault that earned for us so great,
so glorious a Redeemer!
This line stands out because it calls the sin of Adam
“necessary” and refers to it as “O happy fault.” At
first, this may seem strange. Why is it that we refer
to the sin of Adam, Original Sin, as “necessary” and
“happy.” The answer is Easter. It’s because God, in
His perfect wisdom and love, took sin and the
consequence of sin (death) and used them as the
means of the salvation of the world. That’s what
Easter is all about!
This may be hard to comprehend so it’s worth thinking about more deeply. Without Adam’s sin, there would
be no Jesus. God would not have had to become one of us. So even though the original sin of Adam, as well
as all future sin, is evil and wrong, God in His perfect power and love chose to use it as the very means of the
salvation of the world. How? By allowing the sins of the world to persecute Him and crucify Him, and then,
by turning that suffering and death into the very means of salvation. Jesus destroyed sin by destroying the
consequences of sin which is death. Death loses in the Resurrection! Jesus’ Resurrection takes away the
effects of all sin for those who cling to Him.
Easter is a time when we must do just that. We must “cling” to our resurrected Lord! We must cling to Jesus
who is alive and well. We must cling to His Resurrection and strive to share in it. How do we cling to our
Resurrected Lord? There are many ways. Here is one.
Take joy in everything. Start with whatever it is that burdens you the most. Whatever it is that makes you
angry, sad or depressed. Whatever that is, it can potentially become one of your greatest sources of grace and
joy. Seriously, it can. If the brutal Crucifixion of Jesus, the Son of God, can turn out to be the greatest event
in all of human history, then your personal suffering, your burden, or even your sin can very much become a
source of great joy as long as you let God transform it into part of His Resurrection!
This is the meaning of Easter! Easter means that nothing can keep us from the joy that God wants to give
us. Nothing can steal that joy away. Sure, at times we will struggle just as Jesus did in the Agony of the
Garden and the Via Dolorosa (the Way of the Cross), but those sufferings will not win. The Resurrection
won with Christ and it will win with us when we cling to Him. Jesus persevered and, in the end, rose
victorious. This is Easter!
Know that God wants you to experience the joy of Easter in your life. Let Him fill you with hope and with the
joy that only the Resurrection can bring. God wants Easter to begin now in our lives! Happy Easter!
Lord, help me to cling to You in Your Resurrection. Help me to let you transform every cross and burden in
my life into joy. Lord, may Your joy fill my life and be my strength in all things. Jesus, I trust in You.
https://mycatholic.lifeSMT SCHOOL PARISH OFFICE
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AND THE
SATURDAY VIGIL SUNDAY MASSES LIFE
5:30 PM CANTORS, 7:30 AM NO MUSIC
PIANIST 9:30 AM FAMILY MASS
DAILY MASS 8: 15 AM 11:30 AM SMT CHOIR
FOLLOWED BY ROSARY 5:30 PM CONTEMPORARY I Am The Resurrection And The Life by Susanna Penny
Social Justice Corner
The Hope and Promise of Holy Week and Easter
So much of our time is filled with news of natural disaster and calamities, human suffering and the general decline of human
relationship. The moments of struggle against the secular world are constant. It is easy to lose sight of the Gospel, or Good News,
proclaimed by Christ.
As we celebrate Palm Sunday and enter Holy Week, culminating in the glory of our Lord through his Resurrection, let’s focus
briefly on some signs of hope in the world around us.
The emergence of more numerous and recognizable voices for the dignity of life and respect for those faith-based values:
movies like Voiceless and I Can Only Imagine, celebrities like former Bachelor star Sean Lowe, Kathie Lee Gifford and
Joy Behar, and increasing numbers of politicians creating a dialogue more open to life at all stages.
A growing movement among young adults to support life, as evidenced by the group Students for Life and its increasing
voice in the Pro-Life conversation. http://www.lifenews.com/2018/03/14/watch-awesome-video-has-young-students-
explain-why-theyre-pro-life/
The words of Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist (RIP) and supporter of euthanasia, who said, “However bad life may
seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
Success in the courtroom, as evidenced by the victory for religious freedom last week, when a federal judge allowed the
Trump administration’s religious exemptions to the Obamacare/ACA abortion mandate to stand.
An increasing number of States which are prohibiting abortions based on a diagnosis of Down Syndrome, currently law in
Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio and North Dakota. Pennsylvania’s legislature is currently working on enacting one, and also
currently prohibits sex-selection abortions. (And I, in my naiveté, thought that only happened in China.)
The overwhelming response on March 12 of 100,000 Irish citizens who took to the streets of Dublin in support of their Eighth
Amendment protecting the unborn in response to an upcoming referendum over the possible repeal of the Eighth
Amendment. https://aleteia.org/2018/03/12/tens-of-thousands-of-irish-march-to-save-pro-life-amendment/
The hand of God is present in all things, creating good from bad, inviting all to a conversion of the heart. Let us follow His Gospel
with strength and fortitude as we extend our hand toward others.
Happy Easter! - Erin Lynch, Respect Life Ministry Coordinator
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New Catholic Courses, an 8 week series with Fr. Ben from April 12 thru June 7 . This course will
be done in two parts, first covering the Book of Daniel for 4 weeks, followed by 4 weeks on the Book of
Revelation. Please join us for this new class. To register call the parish office at 310.476.7403 or email to
rsvp@saintmartinoftours.com
Part 1: The Book of Daniel invites the reader to explore a unique chapter in salvation history. Today’s
Christians can feel intimidated by society’s increasing disdain for religion, something which Daniel
understood all too well. God’s faithfulness to Daniel during his persecutions and sufferings is the same
faithfulness he offers us today. Daniel is thus a very timely book for today’s Christians, reminding us of
the unchanging nature of God’s love and fidelity, even in the midst of darkness. Part 2: Fr. Alfred McBride, O. Praem.
sets the record straight with an authentic Catholic interpretation of the Book of Revelation. He gives you three keys to
understanding the Book of Revelation and offers sustaining hope for Christians who have experienced or will experience
the trials and persecutions that have always accompanied the Church. In addition to discussing the end of the world, Fr.
McBride presents authentic Catholic teaching on topics including the Rapture, the "mark of the beast," the Antichrist, the
thousand years of peace, and the Unveiling the Apocalypse.School
Corner
Easter 2018
Dear SMT Friends,
Greetings from Saint Martin of Tours School and blessings for Holy Week and the Easter Season.
At this most joyous time of the Church year, we are reminded of the immense depth of God’s love
for each of us and the gratitude we have for our many blessings. As we move toward the culmination of
the school year in a few short months, there are so many good things for us to celebrate. Our students
have recently received their acceptances to the region’s best Catholic and private schools (Loyola,
Marymount, Harvard-Westlake, Marlborough, Archer, Crespi, Louisville, and both Notre Dame High
School and Academy, just to name a few). It has been another excellent year for placement of our SMT
students. Now they have the satisfying but difficult task of choosing among many great options. Our
academic decathletes and our sports teams have also just finished very successful competitions, earning
5th place overall in the academic competition and undefeated in the regular season of 5/6 boys
basketball. Shortly after Easter vacation, we will be treated to a wonderful production of “The Music
Man” through our Encore Arts program. Later in April, the Class of 2018 will be traveling to
Washington, D.C. for a travel/study experience in our nation’s capital. Soon after that, it will be
time for Grandparents’ Day and First Holy Communion, followed by Sports Day, and then graduation.
As we enter this good but busy time of year in the life of our school community, we take time to cherish
these wonderful school traditions. On behalf of the SMT school community, I wish you a time of peace
and joy.
Easter blessings,
Dr. Colvert
Get ready for the St. Martin of Tours annual
EASTER EGG HUNT
Sunday, April 1st
following the 9:30am Mass
Bring your family and join us for coffee, donuts
and an exciting Easter egg hunt for the kids!
NO need for an Easter egg Basket this year!
Please note: lower gate will be closed…… parking available prior to Mass
at the first field entrance.THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
The path of salvation has been opened to everyone.
Jesus went all the way down, journeying into pain, despair,
alienation, even godforsakenness. He went as far you can go
away from the Father. Why? In order to reach all those who
had wandered from God. In light of the Resurrection,
the first Christians came to know that,
even as we run as fast as we can away from the Father,
we are running into the arms of the Son.
Let us not domesticate these still-running lessons of the
Resurrection. Rather, let us allow them
to unnerve us, change us, and set us on fire.
- Bishop Robert Barron
Word on Fire
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