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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 09:59 About NKCC - About NKCC
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VISION AND MISSION

Front Grotto's Virgin Mary

Front Grotto's Virgin Mary

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring Glad Tidings to the poor. He has sent me to bring liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. “ - Luke 4: 18-19

The Mission of St. Michael the Archangel was founded July 5, 1840 with the present Church having been completed in 1850. Our parishioners are a rich mosaic of many cultures and customs and are happy to welcome people of all backgrounds and faiths to our worshipping community.

Today, the mission has grown into the North Kona Catholic Community, which includes St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona, Immaculate Conception Church in Holualoa, St. Pauls Church in Honalo, St. Peters Church in Keauhou and Holy Rosary Church in Kalaoa. NKCC serves over 1,000 parishioners and a steady stream of visitors, many who return year after year.

As you browse our website, we hope that you will discover a bit about our parish. We invite you to contact the parish with your concerns and questions. Above all, we hope that you will visit us, join in our worship of God, and walk with us as we strive to grow in the likeness of the risen Christ.

Credits:  Don Gomez (Video), Moses Crabbe/Gail Souza-Save (Narrators), and
Allie Bennett-Moran (Narrative)

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Readings

The Ascension of the Lord

Reading I - Acts 1:1-11 | Psalm – Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9

Reading II – Ephesians 1:17-23 or Ephesians 4:1-13 or Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

Gospel – Mark 16:15-20

Listen to this week's readings courtesy of the USCCB.

The most recent revision of the Lectionary altered the order of readings for the Ascension of the Lord, changing the Gospels from a one-year to a three-year cycle. The first reading, psalm and the first option for the second reading are constant across the years. Additional options for the second reading are given in year B (two additional options from Ephesians) and C (and additional option from Hebrews).

The Gospel accounts all deal with the Ascension of Jesus into heaven and the mission of the apostles to bring Christ to the whole world. The account in Luke includes the period of waiting that the apostles are to do before the descent of the Holy Spirit. The first reading today from the Acts of the Apostles describes this same event.

The Psalm today matches the Gospel and first reading well, as it is a 'psalm of ascent' one of the royal psalms which celebrate the king taking his throne. Christ in his ascent is seen as taking his place in the heavenly hierarchy. All of these readings, then place the ascension as a foundational event in the history of salvation, for Christ, having destroyed the gates of death now leads all who follow him to the heavenly realm. That is the point of the second reading: all who hear the call of Christ and respond with love will share in the inheritance that is his from the Father.

By Glenn CJ Byer, MA SLD, © 2004, OCP. All rights reserved.

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