STRENGTH THROUGH FAITH CARDINAL MAHONY LEADS LAST SUPPER MASS.Byline: Holly Andres and Jason Kandel Staff Writers NORTH HILLS - Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. celebrated Holy Thursday Holy Thursday: see Ascension. Mass to an overflow crowd of the faithful, who filled the aisles and doorways at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church as the Easter season The new liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, which took effect in 1970 following its earlier approval by the Second Vatican Council changed the "Sundays after draws to its climax. During the Mass - which commemorates Christ's Last Supper Last Supper, in the New Testament, meal taken by Jesus and his disciples on the eve of the passion. Jesus broke bread and passed a cup of wine among the disciples, identifying himself with the bread and the wine and linking the meal to his impending death on the with his apostles the night before he was crucified, an event that will be recognized during Good Friday Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. services today - Mahony called on those gathered to find strength in their faith. ``We must continue to make our faith strong and pass it along to our children,'' said Mahony, the leader of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. archdiocese, among the largest in the nation. ``All of us have a need for God's strength and power.'' The evening service included the washing of the feet of 12 men, as Christ did - modernized to include women and children. ``Continue before us the great miracle of the church and our faith,'' Mahony said. ``The Mass was a blessing,'' said Connie Barbosa, 78, of North Hills, who had never before attended Mass said by the cardinal. ``It was really special.'' Mahony's celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper marked the end of the Lenten season and the start of the Easter Triduum Msgr. Peter Nugent of St. John Eudes Catholic Church in Chatsworth will use the symbolism of darkness as he addresses strife around the world in his Good Friday homily homily (hŏm`əlē), type of oral religious instruction delivered to a church congregation. In the patristic period through the Middle Ages the focus of the homily was on the explanation and application of texts read or sung during the . ``We all have our share of darkness, including the church. Sinful behavior affects all of us. Sin and anger and hatred in the world, we're all touched by that. We're in bad shape,'' Nugent said. ``But we know there's another day to come.'' The Great Vigil of Saturday will set the tone for Nugent's Easter homily. The Great Vigil Mass includes Scriptural readings and the lighting of candles that symbolize the light of Christ The Light of Christ became a doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that most people would call conscience. This doctrine teaches that the light of Christ "lighteth every man that cometh into the world. rising from the dead. ``Jesus was brought back to life in a glorious way and with that knowledge there is hope for the rest of us (abuse) for The Rest Of Us - (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. ,'' Nugent said. On Easter Sunday - the holiest day of the year for Christians - the Rev. Janet Winslow of Shadow Hills Presbyterian Church will focus her message on how the resurrection of Christ shouldn't be looked at as simply a historical event. ``We can experience resurrection in our own lives. So many people feel dead inside. But our lives can be turned around,'' said Winslow. ``Easter tells us that we can have a fresh beginning.'' ``The significance of Easter is that nothing can separate us from God's love,'' said Winslow. ``God overcame all obstacles, even death.'' Christians around the world look forward to Easter, when there is a true celebration of Christ's resurrection. ``On Easter, there is something beyond death that you can look forward to. No longer are suffering and death the final words in this life,'' said the Rev. Jeffrey Nelson of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Van Nuys. ``Before Jesus, the world had to live in hope that if they followed rules and rituals they could become 'right' with God. Jesus challenged the rules. He said, 'You're already all right with God.' Now we're free to be in service to God.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Cardinal Roger Mahony washes the feet of parishioners during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Thursday evening. (2) A young girl finds a way to amuse herself during the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in North Hills. The Mass commemorates Christ's last night with his apostles before he was crucified. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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