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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 05-30-2021, The Most Holy Trinity

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A way to understand the Ascension

Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. The solemn feast of the Ascension reminds me of Luli and Oodaaq. Luli is short for “ lulubog-lilitaw,” the name of an island in Palawan that one can see during low tide but is completely invisible during high tide. When I visited Luli several years ago, it was low tide, so from afar, I saw several tourists who seemed to be walking on water. But when I reached the island, I realized they were walking on a sandbar. Oodaaq is almost like Luli.  In 1978, a Danish mapping team in Greenland announced they had discovered the northernmost island on earth. It was submerged in thin ice with its tip barely visible. The team gave the island the Eskimo name “Oodaaq.” Today, it is considered a “ghost Island.” Explorers know it exists, but no one sees it.

Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle

Published May 14, 2021, 9:23 AM Roman Catholics observe Friday, May 14, the Feast of Saint Matthias, the 12th apostle of Jesus Christ, who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, took the place of Judas Iscariot after Judas betrayed Jesus and took his own life out of guilt. St. Matthias (image from Catholic.org) Known as a loyal and avid follower of Jesus from His baptism at the Jordan River until His Ascension, St. Matthias was one of the 72 disciples mentioned in the Holy Bible who were sent out by Christ to evangelize and spread the Word of God. St. Peter, as the leader of the apostles and Vicar of the Church, had one criterion for Judas’ replacement, that like Andrew, James, John, and himself, the new apostle must have been a follower of Jesus from the very beginning.

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