The Diocese of Phoenix has issued new guidelines for receiving Communion for the next few weeks as we maneuver through this difficult time for our State. Beginning Sunday, May 3rd, you may come to the Church AFTER each STREAMED Mass (5pm---9am---11am) to receive Communion ONLY. There are two posters in the Vestibule that explain the guidelines from the Diocese. Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing as you enter and receive Communion. Fr.David will be at the front of the Church for those who want to receive Communion in the hands and Fr. Joe will be at the Altar area for those who want to receive on the tongue. Thank you and stay well!
Fourth Sunday
after Easter
FEAST OF SAINTS PHILIP and JAMES
Jeremiah,
Chapter 23, Verse 4
I will raise up shepherds for them
who will shepherd them so that they need no longer FEAR or be terrified; none shall be missing.
With
the false rulers (shepherds) who have governed his people the Lord contrasts
himself, the true shepherd, who will in the times of restoration appoint worthy
rulers. He will provide a new king from David’s line who will rule justly,
fulfilling royal ideals. “The Lord our justice” is an ironic wordplay on the
name of the weak King Zedekiah (“The Lord is justice”). Unlike Zedekiah, the
future king will be true to the name he bears.[1]
Fourth Sunday
after Easter[2] A description of
the meekness and patience of Christ's flock and an explanation of the necessity
of the Ascension.
THE Introit of the Mass of to-day is a song of praise
and thanksgiving.
Sing
ye to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia, for the Lord hath done wonderful things,
alleluia. He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the gentiles, alleluia,
alleluia. His right hand hath wrought for Him salvation, and His arm is holy.
Prayer. O God, Who
dost unite the hearts of the faithful in one will, grant to Thy people to love
what Thou commandest, and to desire what Thou dost promise, that among the
changes of this world our hearts may be fixed on that place where true joys reside.
EPISTLE. James i.
17-21.
Dearly Beloved: Every best gift, and every perfect
gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is
no change, nor shadow of alteration. For of His own will hath He begotten us by
the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of His creatures. You know,
my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear but slow to speak, and
slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God. Wherefore
casting away all uncleanness, and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness
receive the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Practice.
In this epistle the Church teaches us that every good
gift comes from God. But the most precious gift is, that He of His grace
through the doctrines and institutions of Christianity, has made us new men,
children of God, and heirs of the kingdom of heaven. The Church admonishes us,
further, to walk worthy of this grace; to love God as our Father, to listen to
His word willingly, without complaining when He chastises us, and to shun all
impurity, anger, and multiplicity of words, in which “there shall not want sin”
(Prov. x. 19).
Aspiration. Help me, O God, to preserve the
grace received in baptism; give me, therefore, a great love for Thy word.
Deliver me from all inordinate passions, that I may walk worthy of Thee, purely
and with patience.
GOSPEL. John xvi.
5-14.
At
that time Jesus said to His disciples: I go to Him that sent Me; and none of
you asketh Me: Whither goest Thou? But because I have spoken these things to
you, sorrow hath filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is expedient
to you that I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I
go, I will send Him to you. And when He is come, He will convince the world of
sin, and of justice, and of judgment; of sin: because they believed not in Me.
And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see Me no longer. And
of judgment: because the prince of this world is already judged. I have yet
many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now. But when He the Spirit
of truth is come, He will teach you all truth; for He shall not speak of
Himself; but what things soever He shall hear, He shall speak, and the things
that are to come He shall show you. He shall glorify Me because He shall
receive of Mine, and shall show it to you.
Why did Jesus say, “I go to My
Father”? To
reprove His disciples for giving way to excessive sorrow over His departure,
which was to be the means of purifying and strengthening their virtue, and of
perfecting the work of redemption, for them and for all the world. Learn from
this, not to give way to too much sorrow in adversity.
How has the Holy Ghost convinced
the world of sin, of justice, and of judgment? He has convinced the world:
1. of sin, by making the Jews know and
lament the monstrous crime which they committed against Christ, and this He
effected particularly at Pentecost.
2. Of justice, by teaching the
innocence and holiness of Jesus, on account of which God gave Him a kingdom,
and required men to worship Him as the true God.
3. Of judgment, by everywhere
overcoming the prince of darkness, destroying his kingdom, casting down the
temples of idolatry, and in their place, by seemingly weak means, establishing
the kingdom of truth and virtue.
How does the Holy Ghost teach all
truths? By
preserving the pastors and teachers of the Church from all errors, in their
teaching of faith and morals, and by instructing each, member of the Church in
the truths of salvation.
Aspiration. Whither am I going? Will my life
bring me to God? O my God and my Lord direct my feet in the way of Thy
commandments, and keep my heart free from sin, that the Holy Ghost, finding
nothing in me worthy of punishment, may teach me all truth, and bring me safely
to Thee, Who art the eternal truth. Amen.
PHILIP, born at Bethsaida, was one
of the first followers of Our Lord. After receiving the Holy Ghost he preached
the Gospel in Scythia and Phrygia (Turkey, Syria and Iran), converting great
numbers to the faith, and was finally crucified and then stoned at Hierapolis,
in Phrygia.
Prayer
to St. Philip
O St. Philip, chosen disciple of
the Lord, who brought Nathaniel to Christ, who most zealously preached thy
Lord, Jesus Christ, and out of love to Him willingly gave thyself to be nailed
to the cross, and put to death, obtain, I beseech thee, for me, and for all
men, grace with zeal to bring others to the practice of good works, to have a
great desire after God and His truths, and, in hope of the eternal blissful
contemplation of God, to bear patiently the adversities and miseries of this
life. Amen.
JAMES, the son of Cleophas, called
the Less, and on account of his sanctity surnamed the Just, and for his kinship
with Christ known as His brother, was, with his brother Judas Thaddeus, chosen
an apostle in the second year of Christ’s ministry. St. James was the first
Bishop of Jerusalem. One day, being requested to preach against Christ, he
publicly proclaimed Him to be the Messiah, in Whom men were bound to believe,
at which the Jewish priests became so enraged that they threw him down from a
pinnacle of the temple, cast stones upon him, and finally killed him outright
with a fuller’s rod (tool used in wool making)
Prayer
to St. James
O St. James, who lived so
temperately and strictly, who, like thy master, prayed so earnestly and constantly
for thy tormentors, I beseech thee that thou wouldst procure us from Jesus
grace, after thy example, to live sober and penitential lives, and to worship
God in spirit and in truth. Obtain for us, therefore, the spirit with which
thou didst write thine epistle, that we may follow thy doctrine, be diligent in
good works, and, like thee, love and pray for our enemies. Amen.
The apostle Philip is the patron saint of hat makers and pastry chefs. He's also the patron saint of Luxembourg and Uruguay. He is famous for being one of Jesus' first disciples.
James, sometimes called James the Lesser, is known as the writer of the epistle of James in the Bible. He was bishop of Jerusalem in the early church. He is the patron saint of pharmacists, hat makers, and the dying.
St James TL / St Philip Facts &
Quotes
·
The
mother of St James, Mary was either a sister or a close relative of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, and for that reason, according to Jewish custom, he was sometimes
called the brother of Jesus.
·
In
the Orthodox Church, St. James is commemorated on October 22. St. Philip
is revered on November 14.
·
The
Roman Catholic feast day of St. Philip and St. James, Apostles, is held May 3.
It honors James, traditionally considered to be the brother of Jesus, and
Philip, considered by scripture to be one of Jesus' earliest disciples (John:
1:43).
·
Philip
teaches us ... to let ourselves be won over by Jesus, to be with him and also
to invite others to share in this indispensable company; and in seeing, finding
God, to find true life. - St. Benedict XVI
St James TL/St Philip Top Events
and Things to Do
·
Read
the Epistle of James. This is a letter that addresses several problems
occurring in the early church involving the rich, lack of humility, and other
issues.
·
Read
the first chapter of the Gospel of John. Philip invites others to come
and see what Jesus was teaching, a common theme in the Gospel of John.
·
Bake
a pastry in honor of St. Philip since he is the patron saint of bakers.
·
Say
a prayer for the dying in honor of St. James, who is the patron saint of those
living their last days of mortal life.
Daily
Devotions
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