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READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

 

Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Jn 15:9-17 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-9, 10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21 

 

For readings go to: www.usccb.org/bible/readings/

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Holy Trinity Church is a multiethnic community reflective of her Catho-lic tradition, united in one holy, catholic, and apostolic faith. Together we desire to adore the Triune God with the same reverence and devotion as do our Blessed Mother and all the saints. We invite all Catholics who have moved into the Hackensack~Teaneck area to join us in worship and register as members of our parish. We invite those interested in becom-ing Catholic to visit and join us in our faith, good works and devotion.

The Lord’s Day Masses~Misas Saturday Evening (anticipated) 5:00 PM Sunday 7:00 AM; 8:15 AM (español) 10:30 AM; 12:30 PM 4 PM (Tagalog-2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM (español) Holy Days: 7 AM, 8 AM, 12:10 7:30 PM – bilingual Monday-Friday: 7 AM, 8 AM, 12:10 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM, 12:10 PM Penance & Reconciliation Saturdays: 4:00 PM or by appointment Baptism: Please call to arrange for your child’s baptism soon after birth. Por favor llame para registrarse a su niño para el bautismo con anticipación.  Sacraments of Christian Initiation: Adults and youngsters desiring to be baptized, confirmed or be-come a Catholic please speak to any priest or Mr. Julian Garcia. Anointing of the Sick: Please call for a priest to cele-brate this Sacrament of healing and forgiveness for someone who is seriously ill or in danger of death. Do not wait until the sick person is unconscious. Sacrament of Matrimony: All Catholics should seek to have their marriage blessed by the Church so as to live in God’s good grace & receive Eucharist. Con-tact a priest a year prior to the in-tended date of marriage to ensure proper preparation.

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Paul J. Prevosto, pastor frprevosto@holytrinity1861.org Rev. Octavio Gonzalez, vicar frgonzalez@holytrinity1861.org Rev. Mr. Darren Santo Tomas transitional deacon Rev. Armando Crisostomo, Jr. in residence Mr. Julian Garcia, CRE julian@holytrinity1861.org Mrs. Patricia Coyle, Off. Manager patti@holytrinity1861.org Ms Lynn Berhalter, pastoral asst. lynn@holytrinity1861.org

TRUSTEES Mr. Victor Villarraga, Trustee

Cynthia A. Cappell, Trustee

CONTACTS Telephone: 201-343-5170 FAX: 201-343-5067 Parish email: churchholytrinity@yahoo.com Parish Website: www.holytrinity1861.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday & Thursday: 9:00 AM till 8:00 PM

Tuesday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM

Saturday: 1:00 PM till 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM

CEMETERY OFFICE: 201-342-2096 St. Joseph’s Cemetery located on Hackensack Avenue offers graves, cremation niches, and mausoleums. Planning ahead saves the family much worry and anxiety and guarantees your desires.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY Anticipated M S 5:00 PM Our Mothers, living and deceased SUNDAY May 10 F S E 7:00 AM Our Mothers, living and deceased 8:15 AM Nuestras Madres, vivas y difuntas 10:30 AM Our Mothers, living and deceased 12:30 PM Our Mothers, living and deceased 6:30 PM Nuestras Madres, vivas y difuntas MONDAY May 11 7:00 AM Fr. Giocchino Basile 8:00 AM 12:10 PM Ray Glynn TUESDAY May 12 7:00 AM Fr. Juan Carlos Podesta 8:00 AM John, Josephine & Robert Mangini 12:10 PM Guadalupe Zepeda WEDNESDAY May 13 Our Lady o Fatima 7:00 AM Charlotte Podesta 8:00 AM 12:10 PM Francoa-Gilda Vicchio THURSDAY May 14 Matthias, apostle 7:00 AM John, Josephine & Robert Mangini 8:00 AM Martha, Mary & Stefano Ragonese 12:10 PM William Purcell FRIDAY May 15 Isidore 7:00 AM 8:00 AM Maria Virginia Morocho 12:10 PM Intentions of Jack Dennis Madison SATURDAY May 16 8:00 AM Bishop Charles J. McDonnell 12:10 PM Maria Virginia Morocho A M S 5:00 PM Laura Dugas SUNDAY May 17 S S E 7:00 AM 8:15 AM Manuel Sandoval 10:30 AM Richard & Katherine Dunphy 12:30 PM 6:30 PM Petra Pérez Ramos

Prayer for Our Troops Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Our Parish Community prays for the sick: Brenda Dembow, Rich Kunzweiler, Dora Luciano, Graciela

Moreno, John Pechulis, Stacy Shultze, Daniel Simpson, Jeffrey Tisserand, Caroline Valdez, Josephine Vitiello, Carol Yaner/Loisa Romagnoli, Donna Donatticio, Annette Lison, Mariann Capucco//Kathy, Mrs. Gugliotta ///Sr. Emily Walsh ////David

Arteaga, Maria Cenelia Cardona, Caitlyn Murray Please pray for our Faithful Departed & their loved ones:

Carmelo Velez

MEETINGS

Finance Council July 01 7:30 Rectory

Knights of Columbus May 19 8:00 Council Chambers

Spiritual Renewal May 18 7:30 Rectory

Human Concerns Jun 08 7:00 Convent

St. Vincent de Paul Jun 20 6:00 30 Maple

Pastoral Council May 27 7:30 Parish Hall

Amor de Dios Lunes 7:00 Parish Hall

Rosario Lunes 7:00 Chapel

CCC Dom. 10:00 Convento

HT Prayer Group Thurs 7:30 30 Maple

Fil-Am: Officers Jul 04 6:00 30 Maple

Fil-Am Ministry May 17 1:30 Parish Hall

Children's Choir Thurs 5:45 Chapel

Adult Choir Tues 7:30 Chapel

STEWARDSHIP

Last Sunday’s Collection/Colecta del Domingo Pasado: $2641.00 Additional Easter Sunday Collection: $285.00

Maintenance Collection/Colecta de Mantenimiento: $1998.00

Due to the cancelling of Mass the parish loses $8000/week. If you can kindly make up for your contribution via mail, please do so. Also you can go to the website and donate through GoFundMe or click on the DONATE icon to give to the AC fund through PayPal. Thank you.

Charitable Gift Annuities Making a significant gift to your parish can increase your bottom line! By making a gift for a charitable gift annuity, you receive an income tax deduction and annuity payments for life. Plus, part of each payment is tax-free. Learn more about this wonderful oppor-tunity by contacting Theresa Lynch, Planned Giving Manager, Arch-diocese of Newark at (973) 497-4042 or by email at There-sa.lynch@rcan.org.

The Bread & Wine offered at the Masses this week are do-

nated in Memory of Mary Lavallo.

Deliver us, O Lord, from the scourge of pestilence, we beg you to hear us. Amen.

For the containment of the coronavirus and the sake of our health, gatherings of more than 5 are not recommended. There-fore Masses and other liturgical celebrations and meetings are cancelled indefinitely. The church will NOT be open. We pray for that day that we can again worship as a community. CCD-Catechism is cancelled until fur ther notice. Regis-ter now on line. For next year. If you or someone you know is confined to home, please let us know if you or they need groceries or other items. Please go to the parish website site www.holytrinity1861.org for updates. Pray that we will resume Masses soon. Pray that those infected by the coronavirus and other dis-eases are healed and comforted.

Rice Bowls When we finally reopen please bring your rice bowls to the church. A receptacle will be made

available in the narthex of the church. Thank you for your generosity.

Sanctity of Life

RACHEL’S VINEYARD For post-abortive healing, confidential help, & info call: Newark Respect Life Office (973) 497-4350 or via e-mail rileyche@rcan.org or www.Rachelsvineyard.org

Living with Cancer Support Group

The next Meeting will be on Monday, TBD at 7:00 PM in the

Convent (20 Pangborn Ave.) Text or call Julian if you plan to attend: 1-973-803-7464

Come and join others in prayer, conversation, support and faith as you make this journey. These meetings are only for those journeying. Perhaps the group will have spouse and family meetings if there is a consensus. You determine the direction of these gatherings.

Be not afraid...I am with you always. -Jesus

2020 Annual Appeal Shining the Light of Christ

As disciples, we are called to radiate the love of God in our work, our relationships, our service and our giving. As a Catho-lic faith community, our common worship, hospitality, pastoral care and ministry reflect this love to the wider community. By sharing our time, unique talents and personal treasure, we par-ticipate in shining the Light of Christ ever more brightly. So far we have 13% of our goal from only 24 donors. Keep up the good work. Our goal is $44,001. Please give a prayerful donation to this cause of good. You can give in two ways: 1. Complete the donation envelope which can be found in the

church at the doors. Please be sure to indicate our parish Holy Trinity 096. You can give some now and pay the balance over ten months.

2. Go to the Archdiocesan website site www.rcan.org/sharing. Make your pledge and remember to indicate our parish Ho-ly Trinity Parish in Hackensack under “designation”.

Register NOW for CCD online and save with early registration and guarantee a place for your children.

Go to:

www.holytrinity1861.org

Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Growing up I always enjoyed our family road trips whether it was to Cincinnati to visit old friends or Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame or to New Hampshire for a vacation on a lake with the cousins. To this day, I think I enjoy getting there as much if not more than actually being there. I like the adventure, the un-certainty and the scenery. And once I get to where I'm going, I am happy to be there, appreciating what it took to get there. Our sojourn to heaven, to eternal life, is like my road trips. In this life we are traveling on our way to heaven. Sojourning through this life, we experience much of what life has to offer. The excitement, the uncertainty, and the beauty are all there, as long as we open our hearts and minds to see and know all that God is revealing to us on the way. Jesus said he is the way, the way to heaven. And as we go to heaven he leads us by his truth so that we can attain at last to eternal life. Jesus is our GPS, our global positioning system, or should I say our God’s Plan for Salvation. Like the GPS in our car, we have a final destination which is eternal life. But to get there we must follow the Way of Jesus and by listening to his truths we stay in the right direction.

When we take a wrong turn on the road, the GPS starts correct-ing us, putting us back on the right path. Jesus is the truth and when we follow his (God’s Plan for Salvation) guidance, we are heading in the right direction, but when we ignore the truth or follow another path or dabble in falsehoods, lies and sins, Jesus is always there to put us back on the straight narrow to heaven. He said, "the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to de-struction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few." Let's make sure we are on the narrow road that leads to eternal life by following God’s Plan for Salvation, by knowing his truth, and ultimately arriving at our final desti-

nation---eternal life with God and all his angels and saints.

Pax Christi, Fr. Paul

SPIRITUAL LIFE LA VIDA ESPIRITUAL

C , P U Holy Trinity Prayer Group - charismatic prayer every Thurs-day at 7:30 PM at 30 Maple Adoration - every first Friday from 12:30 to 10:00 PM and all other Fridays from 12:30 PM till 6:30 PM.

A Ministry to those Seeking an Annulment

Lynn Berhalter is a Case Assessor for those seeking a marriage annulment. Call Lynn at 201-343-5170.

Donald Hill Seton Hall Scholarship Any parishioner going to Seton Hall is eligible for a grant to attend Seton Hall University. If you are attending or plan to attend SHU please come to the rectory and get an appli-cation. Fr. Paul

 

F P N The food pantry is in need of the following donations: Hot & Cold Cereal, canned vegetables, soup, tuna ish, rice, beans, tomato sauce, coffee, tea, peanut butter, soap, shampoo. Please bring them to the vestibule at the en-trance of the church.

Making Those Funeral Arrangements Planning or even thinking about one’s own funeral is unpleas-ant and therefore something we tend to push far out of our minds. When the time finally comes it leaves the family stressed and overwhelmed by all the decisions they must make. You can relieve some of this stress for your loved ones by planning your Funeral Liturgy (Mass of Christian Burial). Lynn Berhalter would like to assist you in choosing the Scriptures to be read at your funeral Mass according to the archdiocesan guidelines. She can also help you choose the hymns that will add to the solemni-ty of your Mass. This is simple to do and it helps fulfill your wishes and eases your family’s burden. Make an appointment to see Lynn at the rectory to get started. Your plans will be kept on file at Holy Trinity Church and may be amended anytime you wish. Planning ahead ensures your family that the readings and music you desired are carried out and they need not worry. It is a beautiful final gesture, a gift to those who grieve. Call 201-343-5170 now and make your ap-pointment. B C H S : - SAVE THE DATE: Bergen Catholic will be holding their summer "BC LEAD ON" Program for rising 7th and 8th graders from July 13-July 30 2020 from 8am-Noon. Registration begins May 1, 2020 and can be found on the Bergen Catholic website. - LET BC COME TO YOU: Bergen Catho-lic will share a vir tual Open House on Wednesday May 20th. Registration can be found on the Bergen Catholic website. For more information please contact Matt Rosa ’08, Director of Admissions at mrosa@bergencatholic.org

IN THE COMMUNITY EN LA COMUNIDAD

Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Vocation Discernment Weekends

Hawthorne, NY August 1-16, 2020 We invite women ages 19-44 who are discerning a religious vocation to join us for a weekend to experience our prayer and apostolate. Reservations are required. For more info contact Sr. Catherine Marie, OP at 845-745-1319 or vocationdirector@hawthorne-dominicans.org

Carnival News Plan B is in effect. The carnival tentatively will be July 1-July 5. If this turns out to be an issue, then we have a plan C! If you can be a volunteer and run a booth (18+), please call the rectory at 201-343-5170 and leave your name and number.

Juanita Walker* Jannine Walker* Margaret Tasha Williams* Marion Mastroandrea* Ruth Raffaele* Mary Ahearn* Ute Coyle* Sophie Williams* Mary Zajac* Julia Gonzalez* Isabel Velez* Lucy Yachachak* Patti Dorosett* Virginia Hrubes Alexis Snider Anna Martin* Editha Martin Maria Christina Principe* Catherine Nelsen* Frances Pinkas* Mae McCann* Jean Santo* Heather Montgomery Augusta Allis* Anna Krucan* Anna Ammirata* Fanny Galdini* Josephine Oneglia* Jenny Trynasty* Rosa Espinoza Maria Guartan Mary Mokotoff*

Kathryn Driscoll* Loretta Phillips Marietta Pizzuto Antoinette Perinno Kathy Beyer Dorothy A. Keehn* Lucila Reinales* Cristina Castillo* Ellen Santoro* Irene Kennedy* Erika Lotito* Gina Tufano Diane Chrzanowski Rita beverley Rosa Glashow Linda Stoothoff Elsa Sandoval* Ana Sala* Venus Velez-Santiago Alicia Velez-Gonzalez Tracey Velez Franchette Velez- Bondies Kasie Samaniego Victoria De Amashta* Maria Muljaj* Grace Monico* Rose Woerner* Emma Garcia Bertha Paredaes G.* Anne Prevosto* Marion Fedirko* Helen Fedirko*

TRICKY TRAY DINNER Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Immaculate Conception Church of Hackensack is hosting a Tricky Tray and Dinner on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Graycliff Restaurant, 122 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie. Doors open at 6 pm. Numbers to be called promptly at 8 pm. The evening includes a sit-down dinner and 5 tickets for a Mystery Prize for $45. Tickets are now available from Sue at the rectory of-fice. Please call 201-440-2798 or see our website www.icchackensack.com for more information

Catholic Charities Bins To Open Again

Sentinel Management has notified Catholic Charities that our Donation Bins are anticipated to be open as of May 18th. We are grateful for your patience and look forward to your con-tinued support. We need clothing, small appliances, shoes,

linens, sheets, towels, stuffed animals, novels, toys, knickknacks, and children’s books.

We pray for an end of this virus in our society and throughout the world. Thank you with all our heart.

The Spiritual Virus of Acedia & Its Vaccination The early Christian desert father Evagrius of Pontus (345-399) presented “eight wicked thoughts” which would become in the pen of St. Gregory the Great the seven capital sins. It is easy for us to think of these as spiritual viruses, diseases of the soul. Among these eight, Evagrius notes the spiritual sickness of “acedia.” Evagrius describes acedia (from the Greek literally meaning “lack of care”) thus, “The demon of acedia, also called the noonday demon (cf. Ps. 90:6), is the most oppressive of all the demons. He attacks the monk about the fourth hour [10am] and besieges his soul until the eighth hour [2pm]. First of all, he makes it appear that the sun moves slowly or not at all, and that the day seems to be fifty hours long. Then he compels the monk to look constantly to-wards the windows, to jump out of his cell […]. And further, he instills in him a dislike for the place and for his state of life it-self, for manual labor, and also the idea that love has disap-peared from among the brothers and there is no one to console him. […] he deploys every device in order to have the monk leave his cell and flee the stadium.” This spiritual virus “in the middle of our day”, that is in the mid-way point of our commitments and work, bids us to leave and flee, to “go to the window” (or Windows, if you prefer) to look for distraction. Acedia, a dangerously unnamed virus, is born from a sadness about the divine joy. As a consequence, we go looking. Evagrius fingers five symptoms of this virus of the soul: a certain interior instability, an exaggerated concern for one’s health, aversion to manual work, neglect in observing the rule, and general discouragement. We are all monks today. We all have our commitments. We each have “cells” in which we ought to stay. Yet perhaps by now each of us knows all too well the boredom of this daily chamber, this quotidian monotonous routine. What is to be done? Evagrius has five suggestions. The first is a recognition that we are sick, that we need to be saved. He calls it simply “tears.” The second is motto of another great monk, St. Bene-dict: prayer and work. The third remedy against acedia is to dash the dark thoughts against the Rock, who is Christ: “Lord, come to my assistance…”, or the “Jesus” prayer. Fourth, Evagrius says one ought to meditate on death! Why? One reason is it counteracts the self-centeredness that can set in. However, it also restores a sense of the meaningfulness of the passing time. Finally, perseverance in a daily routine. St. Ignatius of Loyola counsels us to never make a decision in time of darkness and desolation (though that is precisely our instinct!) In matters of perseverance, perhaps little matters except that we endure, we continue. This too shall pass, and Evagrius simply notes that “a state of peace and ineffable joy ensues in the soul after this struggle.” None of us are really alone. In case you are curious, acedia would later be translated as sloth. However, be careful! it is something far more pernicious than laziness.

Quoted as in Jean-Charles Nault. The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2015): 28-29.

Ibid.

Justin M. Anderson Associate Professor of Moral Theology, Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange

Reflection by Sr. Mary Martha, FSP As I keep making my way through the various challenges of 2020—fear of sickness and contagion, unemployment, disap-pointments, cancellations, isolation, and the daily predictions of what could happen that seem to loom on the horizon in every newspaper article I read—I am learning to simplify. Yes, simplify. To what point? Well, to remember that the main thing IS the main thing. God is in charge, not me, not the virus, not all the deprivations, not anything you or I can think of. Only God is in charge. And God is good, tremendously good, more than I can imagine. This good God has an unshakeable faithful love for each and every one of us, and for humankind as a whole. Therefore, I, a simple creature, will praise Him. I can trust Him, of that I have no doubt (on my better days!) and I will praise him, because he is caring for me and helping me care for others in all this. I see him inspiring good in the hearts of people even in the midst of chaos and sorrow. And that loving and caring has a divine power that we cannot see, but we can sort of sense it, and its value and power reaches into Eternity. God works with us, with our “yesses.” Those “yesses” to goodness said in love become part of a beauti-ful sacred story. So I will trust, I will praise, and I will love, by the grace of God

L S F El Sacramento de Reconciliación: El sábado a las 4-4:45 PM o por cita. El Sacramento del Bautismo: Por favor llame para regis-trarse a su niño para el bautismo con anticipación. Los Sacramentos de Iniciación: Adultos (aquellos tienen 12 años o más) que buscan el bautismo o confirmación debe pre-guntar acerca de RCIA o Catequesis de Adultos con el Padre. El Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos: Por favor llame a sacerdote a celebrar este sacramento de sanación y per-dón para alguien que está enfermo gravemente. Favor de no esperar hasta que el enfermo este inconsciente. El Sacramento del Matrimonio: Las parejas deben contac-tar a un sacerdote con un año de anterioridad a la fecha deseada del matrimonio. Es un pecado grave no casarse sin el Sacra-mento del Matrimonio; Ud. no puede recibir los otros Sacra-mentos y no puede ser un padrino o una madrina.

Ven y Ora con NosotrosVen y Ora con Nosotros Hora SaHora Santa nta -- Todos los viernes a las 6:30 PM en la iglesia Todos los viernes a las 6:30 PM en la iglesia Adoración Adoración -- El primer viernes de la mes desde las 12:30 hasta El primer viernes de la mes desde las 12:30 hasta las 10:00 PM en la capillalas 10:00 PM en la capilla CCC CCC -- Una hora de reflexión de la Biblia cada domingos 10:00 Una hora de reflexión de la Biblia cada domingos 10:00 AM en el Convento.AM en el Convento. Amor de Dios Amor de Dios -- Grupo de Oración todos los lunes a las 7:00 Grupo de Oración todos los lunes a las 7:00 PM en Salón Parroquial de Sor Emily WalshPM en Salón Parroquial de Sor Emily Walsh El Rosario El Rosario -- Todos los lunes a las 7:00 PM en la capilla. Todos los lunes a las 7:00 PM en la capilla.

La Llamada Anual 2020 Su respuesta a la Llamada Anual apoya diversos ministerios de la Arquidiócesis de Newark. Gracias por su apoyo. Por favor, haga una donación a esta causa del bien. Puedes dar de dos maneras: 1. Complete el sobre de donación que se puede encontrar en

la iglesia en las puertas. Por favor asegúrese de indicar nuestra parroquia Holy Trinity 096. Puede dar algo ahora y pagar el saldo durante diez meses.

2. Vaya al sitio web de la Arquidiócesis www.rcan.org/sharing. Haga su promesa y recuerde indicar nuestra pa-rroquia Holy Trinity Parish en Hackensack bajo

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De los sermones de san Máximo de Turín, obispo CRISTO, DÍA SIN OCASO La resurrección de Cristo destruye el poder del abismo, los recién bautizados renuevan la tierra, el Espíritu Santo abre las puertas del cielo. Porque el abismo, al ver sus puertas destruidas, devuelve los muertos, la tierra, renovada, germina resucitados, y el cielo, abierto, acoge a los que ascienden. El ladrón es admiti-do en el paraíso, los cuerpos de los santos entran en la ciudad santa y los muertos vuelven a tener su morada entre los vivos. Así, como si la resurrección de Cristo fuera germinando en el mundo, todos los elementos de la creación se ven arrebatados a lo alto. El abismo devuelve sus cautivos, la tierra envía al cielo a los que estaban sepultados en su seno, y el cielo presenta al Se-ñor a los que han subido desde la tierra: así, con un solo y único acto, la pasión del Salvador nos extrae del abismo, nos eleva por encima de lo terreno y nos coloca en lo más alto de los cielos. La resurrección de Cristo es vida para los difuntos, perdón para los pecadores, gloria para los santos. Por esto el salmista invita a toda la creación a celebrar la resurrección de Cristo, al decir que hay que alegrarse y llenarse de gozo en este día en que actuó el Señor. La luz de Cristo es día sin noche, día sin ocaso. Escucha al Apóstol que nos dice que este día es el mismo Cristo: La noche está avanzando, el día se echa encima. La noche está avanzando, dice, porque no volverá más. Entiéndelo bien: una vez que ha amanecido la luz de Cristo, huyen las tinieblas del diablo y de-saparece la negrura del pecado porque el resplandor de Cristo destruye la tenebrosidad de las culpas pasadas. Porque Cristo es aquel Día a quien el Día, su Padre, comunica el íntimo ser de la divinidad. Él es aquel Día, que dice por boca de Salomón: Yo hice nacer en el cielo una luz inextinguible. Así como no hay noche que siga al día celeste, del mismo modo las tinieblas del pecado no pueden seguir la santidad de Cristo. El día celeste resplandece, brilla, fulgura sin cesar y no hay oscuridad que pueda con él. La luz de Cristo luce, ilumina, destella continua-mente y las tinieblas del pecado no pueden recibirla: por ello dice el evangelista Juan: La luz brilla en la tiniebla, y la tiniebla no la recibió. Por ello, hermanos, hemos de alegrarnos en este día santo. Que nadie se sustraiga del gozo común a causa de la conciencia de sus pecados, que nadie deje de participar en la oración del pueblo de Dios, a causa del peso de sus faltas. Que nadie, por pecador que se sienta, deje de esperar el perdón en un día tan santo. Porque, si el ladrón obtuvo el paraíso, ¿cómo no va a obtener el perdón el cristiano?

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Holy Trinity Church #6004 34 Maple Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601 TELEPHONE 201 343-5170 CONTACT PERSON Fr. Paul Prevosto EMAIL: churchholytrinity@yahoo.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 8 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION May 10, 2020 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: 150 copies please