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Bronx, New York

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English) 5:30 p.m. (Albanian), 7:00 p.m. (English)

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (Spanish - Auditorium) 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon (English), 1:15 p.m. (Spanish) 1:00 p.m. (Creole - Chapel in Center)

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English), Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday-Friday 9:30-12:00 p.m., Thursday 5:30-7:00 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & First Friday of the Month 6:00-8:00 p.m.

CONFESSION: Saturdays 3:00- 4:00 p.m. & 6:30-7:00 p.m.

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - NOVEMBER 12, 2017 833 M A , B , NY 10467 - 718-882-0710 - 718-882-8876 ( )

Please join us at this thanksgiving celebration…

Thursday, November 23rd

Thanksgiving Day Mass

9:00 a.m. - English

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction until 12 noon

Please join us for Holy Mass and

adoration as we take this opportunity to thank our Almighty Father

for all that we have.

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Monday- November 13, 2017 - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin

8:00 a.m. All Souls 9:00 a.m. Margarita Burgos

Tuesday- November 14, 2017 - Weekday 8:00 a.m. Emanuele, Rocco, Maria & Chiara Mitarotonda 9:00 a.m. All Souls

Wednesday- November 15, 2017 - Weekday - St. Albert

the Great, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 a.m. All Souls 9:00 a.m. Pasquale Lanzetta

Thursday- November 16, 2017 - St. Margaret of

Scotland; St. Gertrude, Virgin 8:00 a.m. All Souls 9:00 a.m. All Souls 7:00 p.m. Patria Batista

Friday- November 17, 2017 - St. Elizabeth of

Hungary, Religious 8:00 a.m. All Souls 9:00 a.m. Nicola Elezovic

Saturday- November 18, 2017 - Weekday - Dedica-

tion of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin

8:00 a.m. All Souls 9:00 a.m. All Souls 5:30 p.m. Nikoll & Dila Vukaj 7:00 p.m. Louis Sperdini

Sunday- November 19, 2017 - Thirty-Third Sunday

in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Civita, Alberto Vitiello 9:00 a.m. All Souls 9:15 a.m. Antonio C. Moschetta

10:30 a.m. Guido & Anna Lusardi 12:00 p.m. For all Parishioners of St. Lucy’s Parish 1:00 p.m. Creole Mass - Center Chapel 1:15 p.m. Carlos Lemus, Cesaria Sandoval, Hector Garcia

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Wisdom is easily discerned by those who love her (Wisdom 6:12-16). Psalm — My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God (Psalm 63). Second Reading — Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 [13-14]). Gospel — Stay awake! You know neither the day nor the hour (Matthew 25:1-13). 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.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]

November 25, 2017 Plorent Pjerrza & Brixhilda Ndoci

The candle in honor of the

Blessed Mother burns this week for

The Inten on of Anna DeGennaro

Requested by Eva Kavanaugh

DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER,

the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the repose of the souls

of the loved ones of our parishioners and their families.

Best Wishes & Blessings to

Kristjan & Klodiane Cekaj

Married on November 4, 2017

We welcome

Jozef Lukolic

Baptized on November 5, 2017

into the Roman Catholic Church and

our Parish community of St. Lucy

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Message from Fr. Pergjini- It was last month, a beautiful day of fall weather. The sun was shining in a blue sky and a light wind lifted the colored leaves as they floated to the ground. We are blessed to be surrounded by many lovely trees on our streets and several more on our parish property. The fall season is a powerful time of reflection as it anticipates the end of the year. Yes, fallen leaves indicate the end of another season, the end of another cycle of summer. The dead leaves with their unique and colorful beauty, keep falling and the ground continues to welcomes them on their way. Their struggle to remain alive and attached to their community of branches seems to have its own life and its own death. The trees are preparing for winter, to be alone and silent, with only a cold wind to whisper through their dry branches. A tree knows how to survive winter and to prepare for a new spring. Do we know? Every year we experience this unique cycle of beauty in God’s creation. As we look at the wonders and the colors of autumn, we find a season that penetrates into the mystery of nature and the mystery of God. It brings a sense of majesty and power just watching and contemplating the beauty of nature. Unfortunately we seldom take the time to enter more deeply into this experience, to see the seasons unfolding within ourselves. It was in this spirit of the fall season that I was anticipating the arrival of Sister Francesca Marcone, here at St. Lucy’s. I had invited her to give a talk to our students. On that lovely day, it was eleven thirty in the morning, our Church was filled with students from the fifth grade up to the eighth grade. Sister Francesca was dressed in a white habit, traditional, simple, and very humble. She is a beautiful young woman. The joyful spirit of her soul adds even more natural attractiveness to her physical appearance. As I was looking at her, I thought of the famous Swiss nun, Sister Pasqualina, who faithfully served Pope Pius XII to the end of his life. Sister Francesca is a young woman in her early thirties. I knew her from my assignment as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Arthur Avenue here in the Bronx. At that time she was a student at Fordham University. She was also a lector who faithfully came every Sunday to attend Holy Mass. Every time she read I felt as though her voice was transporting me back to the voice of the biblical prophets. The voice of Saint Paul seemed to speak to me directly. Sister Francesca’s grandmother was also a faithful parishioner and lector. She was baptized and married in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and had the same powerful speaking voice as her granddaughter. Even then, so many years ago, I wondered if this gifted young woman might become a nun someday? I never shared this with her, but in my heart, I did hope and pray for her. Now here I am introducing Sister Francesca to our students here at St. Lucy’s. Then, she was a young student at Fordham. Now she is a contemplative Benedictine daughter of the Divine Will, living near Bologna in Italy. During her visit with us, she shared her special gift for communicating with students, through a series of questions and answers. The students were looking at her with great interest. In their eyes was a thirst to know something new that they had not seen or heard before. In her voice was a deep and profound passion and love for Our Lord Jesus Christ. Imagine leaving the United States, going to a foreign country without knowing the language, young and far away from her family and friends? She was moving back and forth across the aisle of our Church now, speaking about her life, her family, Sunday Mass, confession, and the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. We were embraced by her commitment and drawn into the power of Christ. Her gentle and clear voice touched everyone. She spoke from the heart. Sister Maria Francesca generously responded to Christ’s call, leaving a career in New York and dedicating her life to prayer and service. The implication was clear. What could we do to answer God’s call? By and by, it was lunchtime for our students. I wondered if they were hungry for earthly food, or hungry to listen more to the voice of our passionate guest? Maybe both? Soon it was time for the students to go back to school and take up their lessons again, hopefully with the memory of this magnificent young women still living in their thoughts. Yes, it was a beautiful autumn day. The fresh air and the colored leaves made me think more about the talk Sister Maria Francesca gave to us. We humans have a final destiny to live in eternity with the redeeming love and joy of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We can look beyond the colored leaves and the trees preparing for winter. Our soul can be touched by the power of Christ’s transcendent beauty, a magnificence that goes clear beyond autumn and winter and all the seasons of life. It is a beauty we can only know through the language of our faith in the Father who revealed Himself in the life of our Redeemer. Thank you, Sister Maria Francesca for coming to Saint Lucy’s Parish. Thanks to our students and our teachers for listening to the voice of someone who has already responded to the eternal call of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to give glory and praise to our Almighty Father. Now it is our turn. Are we ready to answer the call? Are we ready to see the beauty beyond autumn, beyond the struggle of winter, beyond life itself, calling us home, in every season, in all our days and nights, in all our joys and sorrows, in all our loves and losses, in all our wonder and disillusionment, in all our hunger for something more? Sister Maria Francesca, thank you for your inspiration, for pointing out the path, the path of your own life. Please keep all of us in your prayers. Amen.

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Mensaje de Padre Pergjini- Fue el mes pasado, un hermoso día de otoño. El sol brillaba en un cielo azul y un ligero viento levantaba las hojas de colores mientras flotaban hacia el suelo. Tenemos la bendición de estar rodeados de muchos árboles preciosos en nuestras calles y muchos más en nuestra propiedad parroquial. La temporada de otoño es un momento poderoso de reflexión, ya que anticipa el final del año. Sí, las hojas caídas indican el final de otra temporada, el final de otro ciclo de verano. Las hojas muertas con su belleza única y colorida, siguen cayendo y la tierra continúa dándoles la bienvenida en su camino. Su lucha por mantenerse vivos y apegados a su comunidad de ramas parece tener su propia vida y su propia muerte. Los árboles se están preparando para el invierno, para estar solos y en silencio, con solo un viento frío para susurrar a través de sus ramas secas. Un árbol sabe cómo sobrevivir el invierno y prepararse para una nueva primavera. ¿Sabemos? Cada año experimentamos este ciclo único de belleza en la creación de Dios. Al mirar las maravillas y los colores del otoño, encontramos una época que penetra en el misterio de la naturaleza y el misterio de Dios. Trae una sensación de majestuosidad y poder simplemente mirando y contemplando la belleza de la naturaleza. Lamentablemente, rara vez nos tomamos el tiempo para profundizar en esta experiencia, para ver las estaciones que se desarrollan dentro de nosotros mismos. Fue con este espíritu de la temporada de otoño que estaba anticipando la llegada de la Hermana Francesca Marcone, aquí en St. Lucy's. La había invitado a dar una charla a nuestros estudiantes. En ese lindo día, eran las once y media de la mañana, nuestra iglesia estaba llena de estudiantes desde el quinto grado hasta el octavo grado. La hermana Francesca vestía un hábito blanco, tradicional, simple y muy humilde. Ella es una hermosa joven. El espíritu alegre de su alma agrega aún más atractivo natural a su apariencia física. Mientras la miraba, pensé en la famosa monja suiza, la hermana Pasqualina, quien fielmente sirvió al Papa Pío XII hasta el final de su vida. La hermana Francesca es una mujer joven de poco más de treinta años. La conocía de mi misión como vicaria parroquial en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo en Arthur Avenue aquí en el Bronx. En ese momento ella era estudiante en la Universidad de Fordham. Ella también era una lectora que fielmente venía todos los domingos a asistir a la Santa Misa. Cada vez que leía sentía que su voz me estaba transportando a la voz de los profetas bíblicos. La voz de San Pablo parecía hablarme directamente. La abuela de la Hermana Francesca también fue fiel feligresa y lectora. Fue bautizada y casada en la iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo y tenía la misma voz poderosa que su nieta. Incluso entonces, hace tantos años, me preguntaba si esta talentosa joven podría convertirse en monja algún día. Nunca compartí esto con ella, pero en mi corazón, esperaba y rezaba por ella. Ahora aquí les presento a la Hermana Francesca a nuestros estudiantes aquí en St. Lucy's. Entonces, ella era una joven estudiante en Fordham. Ahora es una hija benedictina contemplativa de la Divina Voluntad, que vive cerca de Bolonia en Italia. Durante su visita con nosotros, ella compartió su don especial para comunicarse con los estudiantes, a través de una serie de preguntas y respuestas. Los estudiantes la miraban con gran interés. En sus ojos había sed de saber algo nuevo que no habían visto o escuchado antes. En su voz había una profunda y profunda pasión y amor por Nuestro Señor Jesucristo. ¿Imagina irse de los Estados Unidos, ir a un país extranjero sin conocer el idioma, joven y lejos de su familia y amigos? Ella estaba yendo y viniendo por el pasillo de nuestra Iglesia ahora, hablando de su vida, su familia, la misa dominical, la confesión y la presencia de Cristo en la Eucaristía. Fuimos acogidos por su compromiso y atraídos por el poder de Cristo. Su voz suave y clara conmovió a todos. Ella habló desde el corazón. Sor María Francesca respondió generosamente a la llamada de Cristo, dejando una carrera en Nueva York y dedicando su vida a la oración y el servicio. La implicación fue clara. ¿Qué podríamos hacer para responder a la llamada de Dios? Poco a poco, era la hora del almuerzo para nuestros estudiantes. Me preguntaba si tenían hambre de comida terrenal, o si tenían hambre para escuchar más la voz de nuestro invitado apasionado. ¿Tal vez ambos? Pronto llegó el momento de que los estudiantes regresaran a la escuela y volvieran a tomar sus lecciones, con suerte con el recuerdo de esta magnífica jovencita que aún vive en sus pensamientos. Sí, fue un hermoso día de otoño. El aire fresco y las hojas de colores me hicieron pensar más en la charla que la Hermana María Francesca nos dio. Los humanos tenemos un destino final para vivir en la eternidad con el amor y el gozo redentor de Nuestro Señor y Salvador, Jesucristo. Podemos mirar más allá de las hojas coloreadas y los árboles que se preparan para el invierno. Nuestra alma puede ser tocada por el poder de la belleza trascendente de Cristo, una magnificencia que va más allá del otoño y el invierno y de todas las estaciones de la vida. Es una belleza que solo podemos conocer a través del lenguaje de nuestra fe en el Padre que se reveló a sí mismo en la vida de nuestro Redentor. Gracias, Hermana Maria Francesca por venir a Saint Lucy's Parish. Gracias a nuestros alumnos y maestros por escuchar la voz de alguien que ya ha respondido al llamado eterno de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo, para dar gloria y alabanza a nuestro Padre Todopoderoso. Ahora es nuestro turno. ¿Estamos listos para responder la llamada? ¿Estamos listos para ver la belleza más allá del otoño, más allá de la lucha del invierno, más allá de la vida misma, llamándonos a casa, en cada estación, en todos nuestros días y noches, en todas nuestras alegrías y tristezas, en todos nuestros amores y pérdidas, en toda nuestra maravilla y desilusión, en toda nuestra hambre de algo más? Hermana Maria Francesca, gracias por su inspiración, por señalar el camino, el camino de su propia vida. Por favor, mantengan a todos en sus oraciones. Amén.

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Turkeys Wanted!!! We are in need of turkeys for our annual Thanksgiving Baskets Food Drive that will feed parish families that are in need. If you would like to donate a turkey and/or non perishable canned goods, kindly bring them to the Rectory on Monday,

November 20th from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The more turkeys that we collect, the more families that we will be able to help enjoy a thanksgiving holiday meal.

God bless you for your generosity!

St. Lucy Parish 2017 Pilgrimage

December 15, 2017- Shrine to Our Lady of LaSalette and the beautiful and exciting Christmas Lights Display, Attleboro, MA.

Bus leaves at 11 a.m. and returns by 10 p.m. Bring own food - snack bar and cafeteria tables available. - $45 per person.

Please register and pay for trips at Rectory in advance to assure a seat.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR

AND IN HONOR OF OUR PATRON SAINT LUCY

JOY, IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE! "GREAT CHRISTMAS CONCERT"

Saturday, December 16, 2017 TIME: 6 p.m.

MUSIC BY:

ALL OF OUR PARISH CHOIRS

INVITE OUR PARISH OF SAINT LUCY Christmas is a time of joy in Our Lord

Come and rejoice singing carols of praise for His arrival into our lives. It's Christmas time!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! Do not miss it!

Saturday, December 16, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m.

We will be offering snacks and

refreshments.

CONCIERTO DE NAVIDAD CELEBRANDO EL NACIMIENTO DE NUESTRO

SALVADOR Y EN HONOR DE NUESTRA PATRONA SANTA LUCIA

¡ALEGRIA, ES TIEMPO DE CELEBRAR¡

“GRAN CONCIERTO NAVIDEÑO” Sábado 16 de Diciembre, 2017

HORA: 6 p.m.

PARTICIPACION MUSICAL: LOS COROS DE LA PARROQUIA

INVITA NUESTRA PARROQUIA SANTA LUCIA

Navidad es tiempo de gozo en Nuestro Señor Ven y gózate cantando villáncicos de alabanzas por Su

llegada a nuestras vidas. Es tiempo de Navidad

¡TE ESPERAMOS!

¡No te lo pierdas!

Sábado 16 de Diciembre, 2017 Hora: 6:00 PM

Brindaremos picadera y refrigerios.

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LIVES OF THE SAINTS ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI (1850-1917)

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is the first citizen of the United States to be canonized a saint. The process began only 11 years after her death and she was canonized on June 7, 1946. Born prematurely in Lombardy, Italy, and baptized Francesca, she fervently desired to be a missionary ever since she was a young girl. After applying to enter religious life in several communities, and always turned down because of frail health, she was advised by the bishop to start a religious community herself. As a result, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and ultimately received approval from Rome. Early in 1889 Pope Leo XIII asked her to go to the United States, where there were many Italian immigrants. Within a few months after the arrival of the first group of Sisters, Mother Cabrini had

already opened an orphanage and a school. She became a naturalized citizen in 1909 and during the remainder of her life she founded a total of 67 charitable institutions and houses of her Congregation. During her lifetime she obtained a number of special favors through her prayers. She died in Chicago just before Christmas in 1917.

God our Father, you called Frances Xavier Cabrini from Italy to serve the immigrants of America. By her example teach us concern for the stranger, the sick and the frustrated. By her prayers help us to see Christ in all the men and women we meet.

ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND (1046-1093)

This queen of Scotland died at Edinburgh on November 16, 1093, and was canonized in 1250. She was born in Hungary, where her family was in exile while the Danish king Knute was on the English throne, but they returned to England when Edward returned to power. Later the family had to flee to Scotland because of the struggle between William of Normandy and Harold, the head of the Anglo-Saxon party. In Scotland the cruel Malcolm III was in power and he asked for the hand of Margaret in marriage. She accepted in 1070 at the urging of her family. As Queen of Scotland she patiently endured the savage manner of her husband and gradually turned him into a man of great virtue. Of her 8 children, two are honored as saints: David and Edith (who became Queen of England with the name Matilda). Queen Margaret convoked a council in which she eliminated some of the ecclesiastical irregularities and

reinstated certain Roman customs, such as beginning Lent on Ash Wednesday, the making of the Easter duty and the observance of Sunday as a day of rest. She constructed churches, monasteries and hospices. Immediately after her death she was venerated as a saint and Pope Clement X named her patron of Scotland in 1673. Her feast was extended to the universal Church in 1693.

Lord, you gave St. Margaret of Scotland a special love for the poor. Let her example and prayers help us to become a living sign of your goodness.

ST. GERTRUDE (1256-1302)

St. Gertrude died in the Benedictine monastery at Helfta, Germany, on November 17 in 1301 or 1302. She was inscribed in the Martyrology in 1678 and in the Roman Calendar in 1738 without the formal process of canonization. At the age of 5 Gertrude entered the Benedictine monastery, where she was educated under the care of the abbess, Gertrude of Hackeborn, the sister of St. Mechtilde. Eventually she was professed as a nun and at the age of 26 she received the first of the revelations for which she is famous. She was extremely devoted to the mystery of the Incarnation, expressed in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Eucharist (she promoted frequent Communion). She authored several volumes of spiritual works although they were not discovered until 1536, after which her influence spread throughout Europe. Two centuries later, in France, the devotion to the Sacred Heart was promulgated by St. John Eudes and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Father, you filled the heart of St. Gertrude with the presence of your love. Bring light into our darkness and let us experience the joy of your presence and the power of your grace.

ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY (1207-1231)

Although St. Elizabeth died on November 16, her feast was transferred to this date so that it would not conflict with the feast of St. Gertrude. St. Elizabeth died at Marburg, Germany, in 1231, was canonized in 1235 and was inscribed in the Roman Calendar in 1474. Elizabeth was born in Hungary, the daughter of King Andrew II. At the age of 4 she was promised in marriage to Louis IV of Thuringia and the marriage was celebrated when she was 14. She was the mother of three children but her husband, who had joined the Crusade under Frederick II, died in an epidemic 18 days before the birth of the third child, Gertrude. Left a widow when she was scarcely 20 years old, Elizabeth left the castle at Wartburg and dedicated the rest of her life to extraordinary works of charity. After refusing to marry a second time, she founded a hospital in honor of St. Francis of Assisi at Marburg and donned the gray habit of the Franciscan tertiaries. During the last four years of her life she worked in the hospital she had founded and was greatly esteemed by the people. She died at the early age of 24. Since the 13th century she is a patron of Franciscan tertiaries, together with St. Louis IX.

Father, you helped Elizabeth of Hungary to recognize and honor Christ in the poor of this world. Let her prayers help us to serve our brothers and sisters in time of trouble and need.

-Saints of the Roman Calendar

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Today, November 12th, members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Altar Rosary Society will be outside church distributing grocery bags. We ask that you fill them with canned goods, rice, pasta or any non-perishable food items that can be distributed in the food pantry. Please return the filled grocery bags to the rectory on or before Sunday, November 19th so we can distribute to those in need who rely on our food pantry. Please help us to make this a Happy Thanksgiving for others who need assistance.

Thank you and God bless you for your generosity!

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On Saturday, December 2nd, we are going to have a Day of Recollection for Advent preached by Rev. Joseph Katorsky, S.J. from Fordham University. The day will start with Holy Mass at 9 a.m. followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a talk, confessions and Benediction at 12 p.m. We encourage everyone to attend this special Advent service

Advent Reconciliation Monday

On Monday, December 18th, from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. in all parishes of the Archdiocese of New York, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available for all the faithful.

RECONCILIACION DE ADVIENTO EL LUNES

El lunes, 18 de diciembre a las 4 de la tarde hasta las 8 de la noche, en todas las parroquias de la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York, el Sacramento de la Reconciliación estará disponible para todos los fieles.

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