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Week of April 22, 2012 Third Sunday of Easter

FULFILLMENTIt is interesting that during the Easter season, when we do not hear a reading from the Old Testament,it becomes so important.This is particularly true today. Peter's speech begins with a prayer formula familiar to Jews: "The God of Abraham . . ." (Acts 3:13). It likewise contains the potent phrases "Holy and Righteous One" and "mouth of all the prophets" (3:14, 18). Peter was stating in no uncertain terms that the law, psalms, and prophets had been fulfilled in Christ. This is reinforced by Jesus himself in the Gospel passage, when he states that everything in the scriptures (to the early Christians "the scriptures" were what we call the Old Testament) had to be fulfilled. Above all, Jesus and Peter both emphasize that we are witnesses to all of this, and are sent forth to bear witness to it in the world. The Latin Missa, from which our word "Mass" comes, means "sent" (as in "mission"). As we leave Mass today, let us remember to be witnesses to all that has been fulfilled in the Risen Christ.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

The season of First Communions is here, and invitations pour in as the new communicants, mostly seven years old, gather extended families for their first reception of the Eucharist. Many years ago, Communion was not for children at all. Twelve to fourteen was the typical time for Roman Catholics to receive for the first time, and in those days this was a transition into the adult world of work and marriage. The custom did not begin to shift to childhood until reforms set in place by Pope St. Pius X began to take hold in the 1920s. If you are going to a First Communion, you can give thanks that the table of the Lord is today open so much more lavishly than before.
--James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

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And PLEASE HELP PROTECT UNBORN LIFE ! See

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ALSO, HELP PROMOTE KINDNESS, SEE

http://fight4kindness.posterous.com/ . And, please pray for our public schools & be an advocate for chapels in all public schools.

See http://pray-4-chapels-in-the-public-schools.posterous.com/

BY the way, if you see an advertisement for Obama on this or any of my other videos, it is NOT because I endorse Obama for re-election. I think Barack & Michelle Obama are both very nice people, but because of their position on abortion (they refuse to restrict abortion in any way, whereas I am pro-life & adamantly against all forms of abortion) & marriage (they refuse to restrict the definition of "marriage" to being the union of man & woman alone, whereas I believe marriage is a Biblical definition given by God to be used strictly for the union of man & woman) I am opposed to their re-election. I have attempted to disallow Obama ads on my YouTube videos but sometimes they keep appearing for some reason.

ALSO, please remember & pray for our judges, elected officials, police officers, 1^st responders, CIA, FBI, Homeland security, and ALL those who dedicate their lives & careers to defending America & freedom, which ultimately helps the entire world, or should, if everything is working right (but this also depends on integrity in all people, for which we also pray) SEE http://pray-4-our-judges-officials-1st-responders-etal.posterous.com/, ALSO, I ask you to pray for racial harmony in America, & to keep our Latino, Black, & other minority Americans in our prayers. SEE http://pray-4-latinos-and-minorities-in-america.posterous.com/

ALSO:

http://keepthefaithforchrist.blogspot.com/

http://keepthefaithbyvanderkok.blogspot.com/

http://www.HEARINGtheWORD.posterous.com

http://www.YouTube.com/vanderKOK

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