CATHEDRAL OF THE

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Mission Statement We, the worshipping community of the Cathedral of the Immaculate

Conception of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, rooted in the Gospel and the celebration of the Eucharist, seek to make known God’s love in the

world through serving one another, sharing our faith and welcoming all.

Established 1848

125 Eagle Street Albany, New York 12202-1718 Telephone: 518-463-4447 Email: CICAlban@rcda.org Website: www.cathedralic.com

Most Reverend Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D. Bishop of Albany

Very Reverend David R. LeFort, S.T.L., V.G. Rector Reverend John Tallman, Parochial Vicar

Reverend Paul Mijas, Parochial Vicar Mr. Timothy J. Kosto, II, Deacon

Schedule of Liturgical Celebrations The Holy Eucharist (Mass) The Lord’s Day: Saturday 5:15 p.m. (anticipated Mass) Sunday’s 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 a.m. Holy Days: Please check the bulletin and website. The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 11:30 a.m. Saturday 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and other times by appointment

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Camp Veritas 2020:

Camp Veritas is a one-week play-and-pray

sleep away summer camp for teens going in-

to 7th-12th grades. It will be held July 19th-

25th at Mount Saint Mary College in New-

burgh, NY. Enrollment is now open. More

details can be found at

www.campveritas.com

The Cathedral Brunch at Wolferts Roost

Country Club will be on Sunday April 26th at 12:30 pm.

Who can endure the day of God's coming?

Who wishes to face the refiner’s fire? How

do you prepare yourself to meet him? The

Lord is coming, we learn, but before we

meet him, he will burn away everything in

our lives that would keep us from experienc-

ing him fully.

The King of Glory is coming, and we must

be prepared to receive him, says the Re-

sponsorial Psalm. There the gates refer to

the elders of the city waiting to welcome the

King returning from battle. With them, we

bow to receive the Lord of Hosts.

The Second Reading shows that we do not

have to face the Lord of Hosts alone. Jesus

has become one of us in every way but sin.

He has taken upon himself our sinful na-

ture and through his death on the Cross

has made amends for the sins of all. As we

prepare to meet our Lord, Jesus is at our

side.

In light of the earlier readings, the Gospel

telling us how Jesus first comes to his peo-

ple in the Temple can be a bit of a shock. In

contrast to the ’Refiner’s fire” the Lord of

Hosts, and the one who takes our sins upon

himself through the Cross, now we see Je-

sus entering the Temple as a helpless infant

in Mary’s arms, protected by Joseph. The

Son of God approaches his people in the

most vulnerable way. Those in the temple

see a poor couple carrying two turtledoves,

obviously people of little or no importance.

But Simeon and Anna, inspired by the Holy

Spirit, see more. In the infant, they see the

salvation of the nations. Likewise, we are

called to welcome Jesus in those who are

most vulnerable in our society.

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

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Calling all our young artists! Students in

grades K-12 are invited to participate in the Catholic Campaign for Human Develop-ment 2020 Contest for Young Artists.

All contest submissions are due by February 14 to Sister Betsy Van Duesen, Catholic

Charities at 40 North Main Ave., Albany.

All entries submitted will be displayed at the Empire State Plaza and one entry from Grades 7-9 and one entry from Grades 10-

12 will be entered in the national contest.

Mass Intentions– Having a mass offered for an individual is a wonderful way to honor their memory. If you wish to request a mass

intention, please call or email the rectory of-fice at: 518-463-4447 or CICAl-

ban@rcda.org, or you may enclose the filled out form below along with your donation. Just drop it in the collection basket or mail

it to the rectory.

The donation for a mass intention is $10.00. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Mass Intention request: If the date and time are available, I would like to request a mass intention for the following:

Date_______________________________________

Mass Intention For ________________________

Please indicate if the intention is for living or deceased

THE CATHEDRAL OFFERS ON-LINE GIVING You can make your charitable donations online. Just go to the Cathedral website at www.cathedralic.com. At the top of the main

page you will see the link to make your donation. It’s quick, easy and SECURE!

The Collection for January 26th was $3,121.62

Thank you for all you have given to

the Cathedral.

Please pray for our sick; Fr. William Pape, Fr.

Frank O’Connor, Jeffrey Abraham, Robert Buell, Shirley Anderson, Lucy Apisa, Stephen Beattie, Carol Bruce, Grace Isabelle Caruso, Carmella Cervera, Mary Faith Colvin, Patricia Contti, Theresa Cooney, Marc Daniels, John Dare, Jr., Denise Degasparis, Michael Dolan, Ann Doherty, JoAnn DeLucia, Diane Fontanelli, Janette Fusco, Gus Franze, Bernice Girma, Ka-ren Goral, Carol Greenshields, Jean Gutbrodt, Bryan Hanley, Jacqueline Heisler, Kelly Hem-ming, Kenneth Hockeson; Douglas Hoffeler, Al-fred Iwanie, Dorothy Jordan, Reny Jose, Bill

Keane, Amy Keegan, James Laung, Donald Law, Gayle Leonard, Rebecca Leno, Therese Lenz, Di-ane Lo Prete, Ted Murawski, Marie-Ann Melen-fant, John McGrath, Mary Grace Meneses Sr., Maria Mercurio, CSJ, Stephanie Merenda, Di-ane Mueller, James Murphy, Mary Murphy, Shane O’Donnell, Josephine Pitcherale, Marcia Pedone, Catherine Rappazzo, Mark Roman, Matthew Rosato, Megan Ruthman, Elaine Spoor, Adam Ventura, Sebastian Vicencio, Richard Warner, Raphael Warner Rosa Maria Santos

We welcome into the life of God

and the Church

Maya Fung

who was baptized on January 25th, 2020.

May she grow in grace, faith and holiness.

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Cathedral Liturgical Celebrations, Meet-ings and Mass Intentions for the week of February 1, 2020 – February 8, 2020

Saturday, February 1, 5:15PM Mass Intention: M. Aref Korkmaz

Intention: Max Martinez

Sunday, January 26, 9:00AM Mass 10:00AM Religious Ed.

11:00AM Mass Intention: George Damiano

5:00PM Mass Monday, February 2,

12:15PM Mass Intention: Seamus Boyle

Tuesday, February 3,

7:15 AM Mass 12:00PM AA Meeting

Wednesday, February 4, 12:15 PM Mass

Thursday, February 5, 7:15AM Mass

Friday February 6,

12:15 PM Mass Intention: Evelyn Awad Hakim

Saturday, February 7

5:15PM Mass Intention: Max Martinez

Intention: Nadia Rahal Sunday, February 8,

9:00AM Mass Intention: Marjorie Nardacci 10:00AM Religious Ed.

11:00AM Mass 5:00PM Mass

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