SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016

The Reverend Myles P. Murphy, S.T.L. ,Pastor The Reverend Teodoro Cortezano, Parochial Vicar

The Reverend Roshan Sovis, Parochial Vicar The Reverend Edward Owusu-Ansah, In Residence The Reverend Robert Powers, Weekday Assistant

Deacon David Ciorciari, Weekday Assistant

OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH OFFICE Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm

ST. ANDREW’S PARISH OFFICE Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

OUR LADY OF VICTORY MASSES

Saturday (Fulfills Sunday Obligation): 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30, 10:00am, 12:15pm Mon. - Fri.: 7:15, 8:00am 12:15, 1:05 (lower Chapel), 5:15pm Saturday & Holidays: 12:15pm Holy Day Vigil: 4:40, 5:15pm Holy Days: 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 8:40,11:40am 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 4:40, & 5:15pm

CONFESSIONS Mon. - Fri.: 8:00-8:30am, 12:45-1:30pm, 5:00-5:30pm

Sat.: 4:50-5:15pm

DEVOTIONS SERVICES: Each day at 12:45pm Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony Wednesday: St. Jude Thursday: The Holy Spirit Friday: The Rosary Saturday: The Rosary 1st Friday: Sacred Heart Novena Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross

ALL DEVOTIONS FOLLOWED BY: Exposition & Benediction of the Most Blessed

Sacrament until 5:00pm.

BAPTISMS Sundays 1:00pm

ST. ANDREW’S MASSES

Sunday: 12:10pm, 5:10pm Monday - Friday: 12:10pm, 1:10pm

CONFESSIONS 15 minutes after each Mass

DEVOTIONS Rosary and Devotions after the Noon weekday Masses

PARISH ACTIVITIES Monday: 5:45pm – Legion of Mary (Our Lady of Victory) 4th Friday: 5:45pm – Patrician Catholic Discussion Group (Our Lady of Victory) As Announced: FiDi Catholic Young Adults

Church of Our Lady of Victory 60 William Street

PH: 212-422-5535, FAX: 212-785-4457

Church of Saint Andrew 20 Cardinal Hayes Place

PH: 212-962-3972

The Catholic Faith Community of

Our Lady of Victory and the

Church of St. Andrew

Website: www.olvsta.org

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — David is anointed king of Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-3). Psalm — Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading — The Father delivered us to the kingdom of his beloved Son (Colossians 1:12-20). Gospel — The repentant criminal receives Jesus’ promise of Paradise (Luke 23:35-43). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Among the Catholics seeking religious freedom in America were the Carrolls of Maryland, who arrived in 1649 from Ireland via Eng-land. Charles Carroll, born in Annapolis in 1737, was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independ-ence, and was the longest-surviving signer. As was the custom for English Catho-lics, he attended English schools in Belgium and later university in France. By the time he signed the Declara-tion, he was the richest man in America, and his decision to sign would hardly go unnoticed by the king. Because Carroll was so wealthy and because he was a Catholic, he had more to lose than the others. Those who signed became traitors to the Crown and risked losing eve-rything. It is said that someone grumbled that there were many men in the world named Charles Carroll, and he could dodge responsibility if he had to. For that reason, he added a flair to his signature, “of Carrollton,” making it clear that he put everything at risk. His cousin John, also an ardent supporter of the American Revolution, was ordained a Jesuit priest and returned to Maryland at the outbreak of hostilities. Upheavals in Europe forced the Jesuit order to dissolve, leaving Carroll a secular priest. Ultimately, it was John Carroll who was asked to organize the Catholic Church in the new nation. No one was better positioned for this task, a cultured man from an esteemed family, a cherished friend of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and a man so thoroughly attuned to an undercurrent of anti-Catholicism in the colonies that he could charm pow-erful people to a new point of view. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44

THE SOLMENITY OF CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 20, 2016—Jubilee Year of Mercy Ends

Today Luke, evangelist and by tradition artist, sends us forth from this Jubilee Year of Mercy with an unforgettable portrait of Christ the King. The setting for Jesus’ “royal portrait” is the cross. From this “throne,” the crucified “crown prince” welcomes by “executive pardon” the kingdom of mercy’s first citizen, a fellow criminal. The “Good Thief” requests neither deliverance nor salvation, or even forgiveness: “Remember me when . . .” (Luke 23:42). “Today you will be with me,” King Jesus promises, “in paradise.” (23:43). Paradise, even for non-believers, is an image of creation contentedly in harmony with self, fellow creatures, and Creator. Today, we “good thieves” beg Jesus to remember us. We promise to remember that, although Jesus’ kingdom will be fulfilled only when Jesus’ returns, that kingdom begins today in the paradise that will flower from this Jubilee Year of Mercy. We disciples, having been embraced unconditionally and undeservedly by Jesus’ mercy, must now go forth to embrace all others, unconditionally, with that same unfailing mercy. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

John Carroll

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the LORD.” — Psalm 122:1

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Monday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Cecilia Wednesday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Thursday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions; Thanksgiving Day Friday: St. Catherine of Alexandria Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

Women’s Sixth Annual Advent Day of Reflection

You are invited to join your fellow Catholic women for the

sixth annual Advent Day of Reflection on Saturday, December 17, 2016.

Speakers: Father Joseph Koterski, S.J. & The Sisters of Life

Saint Vincent Ferrer Church 869 Lexington Avenue

NYC (66th Street)

8:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m. $25 registration fee (includes lunch)

Please rsvp to nolan.jacqueline29@gmail.com or call 212-721-4507

A PRAYER TO ST. CECILIA for Help to be united with Christ

O glorious saint, who chose to die instead of denying your King, we pray you please to help us as His fair praise we sing. We lift our hearts in joyous

song to honor Him this way. And while we sing, remembering, to sing

is to doubly pray. At once in our hearts and in our tongues we offer double prayer sent heavenward on

winged notes to praise God dwelling there. While in our hearts and tongues we try with song to praise God twice, we ask dear saint,

to help us be united close to Christ! Amen.

• Mass

• Opportunity for Reconciliation

• Divine Mercy Chaplet

• Rosary

SOLEMN MASS HERE ON THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday, November 24th is Thanksgiving Day. There will be one Mass that day at 10:00 A.M. Together at Mass, let us gather to give thanks to God for His many blessings upon us and our parish.

Of course, all family and friends are welcome to join with us. Again, Thursday the 24th is Thanksgiving Day. There will be one Mass of Thanksgiving that day at 10:00 A.M.

Our Canoni Chorale Choir will sing! Please try to attend and make it part of your Thanksgiving observance and celebrations.

Memorial This Week

The Church Sanctuary Lamp In Loving Memory of

The Deceased Members of the Marasigan Family

BE REVIVED! THROUGH THE REVIVE MISSION HERE AT OUR LADY OF VICTORY!

This fall, the Archdiocese of New York is launching an exciting mission and evangelization program throughout the parish clusters called Revive: Faith Every Day,

The three-day program will be led by a priest from one of our religious communities that specialize in preaching missions.

It will be held at Our Lady of Victory Church Monday December 5--Wednesday December 7

from 6pm-7pm.

Mark your calendars! You don’t want to miss it!

FUNDRAISING UPDATES

Recently we asked for donations to pay for statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and

Our Lady of Fatima. We are happy to announce that both have been paid for in full by

3 individuals totaling $9,000.00. We also asked for donations to pay for a brand

new ultra-modern bell system to replace the broken old one dating back to 1991. That too was paid for

in full by one individual totaling $13,000.00. Many thanks to these generous individuals.

God bless!

MASS INTENTIONS

OUR LADY OF VICTORY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20

7:30 am: Patricia & Dennis Brannick 10:00 am: Abel Fernandez 12:15 pm: Lily Joseph

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 7:30 am: Nour Sami 10:00 am: Giovanna, Nicola, & Anna Lucignano 12:15 pm: Rose D’Amato 1:05 pm Mary Rose Mangan 5:15 pm Frances Moore

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 7:15 am: Jin Zhu Zhang 8:00 am: Rose D’Amato 12:15 pm: Holy Souls in Purgatory 1:05 pm: Paul Goepfert 5:15 pm Laura Calbo

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 7:15 am: Jin Zhu Zhang 8:00 am: Emilio Lavia (L) 12:15 pm: Holy Souls in Purgatory 1:05 pm: Obdullo Pizarro Haguermann 5:15 pm: Dionisio Marasigan

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Thanksgiving Day

10:00 am Joseph Williams

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 7:15 am: Anthony & Regina D’Alessandro (L) 8:00 am: Jin Zhu Zhang 12:15 pm: James Costello 1:05 pm: Aurora Garcia 5:15 pm: Katarzyna H. Mysliwiec

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 12:15 pm: Jin Zhu Zhang 5:15 pm: Jin Zhu Zhang

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27

7:30 am: James Geraghty 10:00 am: Giovanna, Nicola, & Anna Lucignano 12:15 pm: Joseph M. Killeen, Sr.

ST. ANDREW CHURCH

12:10 pm: Eileen A. H. Tedesco St. Andrew Novena 5:10 pm: Available 12:10 pm: Anna May Cappelman St. Andrew Novena 1: 10 pm: Eamonn Mulleady

12:10 pm: Margaret Horn St. Andrew Novena 1: 10 pm: Deceased Members of the Kayimbil Family 12:10 pm: Mrs. Mary K. Pulical (L) St. Andrew Novena 1:10 pm: Available

12:10 pm: Rocco M. Thompson St. Andrew Novena 12:10 pm: Available St. Andrew Novena 1:10pm: Available No Saturday Mass at St. Andrew’s location 12:10 pm: Available St. Andrew Novena 5:10 pm: Available

'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING...

but I just couldn't sleep . . . I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned, the dark meat and white, but I fought the temptation with all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation, the thought of a snack became infatuation.

So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door and gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, stuffing with gravy, green beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,

till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground. I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky with a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees... Happy eating to all -- pass the cranberries, please!

Mark Your Calendar! CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Thursday, December 15th at 5:30 with our wonderful Canoni Chorale!

More information to come.

MASS ON SATURDAY AT OUR LADY OF VICTORY & SAINT ANDREW

A reminder that midday Mass at 12:15 P.M. is now offered here at our parish. We hope that

more of you will take advantage of attending Mass on Saturday afternoons. Note that the Rosary is prayed afterwards, and you are all most welcome

to join in it.

KING

OF THE

UNIVERSE!