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OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611
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The Baptism of the Lord
January 13, 2019 He saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. - Titus 3:5 *********************************************************************** CALLED TO SERVE For many weeks now, we have been celebrating the appearance of the divine presence in human form. As a child, he came to Mary and Joseph, was seen by the shepherds, and then by some wandering magi from the East. Today we celebrate another showing, later in time, to a group gathered at the Jordan River. John hesitated to baptize Jesus, whom he recognized as “one mightier than I.” But he did as Jesus asked, and the “Holy Spirit descended” and heaven’s voice spoke to Jesus, “You are my beloved Son.” Jesus was beginning his public life of teaching and service. Soon he would start calling others to join him. Peter was one of the first to be called by Jesus. In today’s second reading, he announces the heart of the message, “peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.” Peter was called, and you and I are called to spread that message and to serve God’s word. ***********************************************************************
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11 ********************************************************************
Sanctuary Lamp for the weekend of January 12 – 13 will burn in memory of Chucknsue Savareseas requested by The Groffel Family
Sanctuary Lamp for the week of January 14 – 18 will burn in Thanksgiving for Maria Galati.
Bread & Wine for the weekend of January 12-13 will burn in memory of Chucknsue Savarese. Requested by: The Groffel Family
Bread & Wine for the week of January 14-18 will burn in memory of Remigia De Los Reyes, Jose Molina, Flores, Felix, Pedro, Obdulia, Juan Espinales Requested by: Familia Molina ********************************************************************
On Monday January 21, the
Parish Office will be closed in
observance of Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Please note there will only be one Mass at 9am on this day.
PRAYER INTENTIONS T S H
Jane Vassil, Rosario Family, Wilson Roberto Fattore
Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life Eric Groffel
Saturday, January 12: Vigil 5:00 Kathleen McCormack Chucknsue Savarese Sunday, January 13: The Baptism of the Lord 7:45 Jakov & Ana Lisica 9:00 Peter Paul Aquilina 10:30 Cursillistas (Anniversary) Remigia De Los Reyes Juarez 12:00 Giuseppe Pellegrino 7:00 p.m. People of the Parish Monday, January 14: First Week in Ordinary Time begins 12:00 Lucy Paladino Tuesday, January 15: 8:00 Tommaso Alberto Nancy Wednesday, January 16: 12:00 Cristina Almonte (Thanksgiving) James Hart Sr. , Carmine Megaro 7:30 pm Pio & Fidelia Carrasco Livia Amparo Espinoza Thursday, January 17: St. Anthony 8:00 Boska Boncic Friday, January 18: 12:00 Romilda Greco Saturday, January 19: 8:00 Pat Connelly 5:00 Rino Smokovich (1st Anniversary) Avelina Jurman Sunday, January 20: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:45 Pawla & Marianu Cauchi 9:00 Linda Ruthven 10:30 Pedro Gonzales 12:00 Anna & Biagio Matsalisi 7:00 p.m. Ellen & George Paul
MASS SCHEDULE
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The mystery of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan by St John, the Precursor, proposes the contemplation of an already adult Jesus. This mystery is infinitely linked to the Solemnities of the Lord’s birth and the Epipha-ny that we have just celebrated, as in some ways it takes up and represents their significance to us.
At Christmas we have contemplated the human birth of the Word incarnate by the Virgin Mary. In the 4th century, the Fathers of the Church deepened the un-derstanding of the faith with regard to the Christmas mystery in the light of Jesus’ Humanity. They spoke of the Incarnation of the Word already working like the ‘Christification’ of that humanity that he had as-sumed from His mother. Or put in simpler terms: Je-sus is the Christ from the first instant of conception in Mary’s spotless womb because He Himself, with His Divine Power, consecrated, anointed and ‘Christified’ that human nature with which He became incarnate.
In the mystery of the Epiphany, we then meditated on Christ’s manifestation to all nations that was repre-sented by the Magi, the wise men from the East, who came to adore the Child.
Now, in the mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jor-dan River, we again encounter and represent the truth
of the Lord’s incarnation and His manifestation as the Christ. Jesus’ Baptism is in fact His definitive manifes-tation as the Messiah or Christ to Israel, and as the Son of the Father to the entire world. Here we find the di-mension of the Epiphany which was His manifestation to all nations. The Father’s voice from heaven shows that Jesus of Nazareth is the eternal Son and the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove shows the Trinitarian nature of the Christian God. The true and unique God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, shows Him-self in Christ, through Him, with Him and in Him.
The Baptism in the Jordan returns to the great Christmas theme of ‘Christification,’ Jesus of Nazareth's spir-itual anointing, His presentation as the Anointed One par excellence, the Messiah or the One sent by the Fa-ther for the salvation of mankind. The Spirit that descended on Jesus shows and seals in an incontrovertible way the ‘Christification’ of Jesus’ humanity that the Word had already fulfilled from the first moment of His miraculous conception by Mary. Jesus, from the very beginning, was always the Lord’s Christ, He was al-ways God. Yet, His one, true humanity, that which is perfect in every way, as the Gospel records, constantly grew in natural and supernatural perfection. ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with men’ (Lk2:52). In Israel at 30 years of age, one reached full maturity and therefore could be-come a master. Jesus came of age and the Spirit, descending and remaining on Him, definitively consecrated His whole being as the Christ.
The same Spirit, that descended on the water of the River Jordan wafted over the waters during the first crea-tion (Gen 1:2). Therefore, the Baptism in the Jordan presents yet another truth: that Jesus has started a new creation. He is the second man (1 Cor 15:47) or the last Adam (1 Cor 15:45), that comes to repair the first Adam’s guilt. He does this as the Lamb of God that takes away our sins.
Excerpted from the Congregation for the Clergy
New Mass Schedule
Below is our new Mass Schedule,
5:00 p. m. (English) 7:45am, 9:00am,10:30am (Spanish), 12:00 Noon
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION After 12:00 Mass until 4:00pm
********************************************************************** TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Merry Christmas! Share that cheerful greeting with some folks today. They may wonder if you have had any Elvis sightings lately, attended Star Trekkie conventions, or were Cleopatra in a previous lifetime. Despite the skeptics, today is solidly within the Christmas season. In fact, in some strands of the Christian tradition it represents the clearest manifestation of the mystery of the Incarnation. On Christmas Day, for example, the Gospel reading is the Prologue of John’s Gospel, which reveals the glory of Christ shining through our humanity precisely in his baptism. At any rate, this is an ancient feast, celebrated first in Egypt sixteen centuries ago. More than most other ancient people, the Egyptians understood the life‑giving properties of water. On this day, they drew water from the Nile, so central in the history of their people, and reserved it in honor. Many other places copied the custom, so that St. John Chrysostom wrote of people in Antioch gathering at midnight to collect flowing water into vessels they brought from home since “today there is a blessing on the water.” At home for dinner tonight, decorate the table with beautiful bowls of water and white candles, toast one another with goblets of sparkling water, and light a Christmas candle in the window one last time. ********************************************************************** AUTODISCIPLINA El más grande de todos los guerreros en el asedio a Troya no tenia la preeminencia porque la naturaleza le había dado fuerza y llevaba el arco más grande, sino que debido a la autodisciplina el sabía cómo doblar el arco.
—Daniel Webster
EL EJEMPLO DEL SALVADOR Vean estos trocitos de paja que el mundo desprecia y pisotea: son las buenas cualidades que nuestro Salvador practicaba, y él te ha dado el ejemplo de mansedumbre, humildad, pobreza, penitencia, paciencia y autodisciplina.
—San Antonio de Padua
Annual March for Life As Catholics, we believe that all life is sacred. Participating in the March for Life is an opportunity to be advocates for those who cannot speak for them-selves, and to help our government understand why we believe life is so
sacred and why abortion is immoral. There is a free bus to Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 18 leaving at 6:00am from in front of St. Joseph Church. For more info. or to register for the trip, please contact the Parish at 718-278-1611. **********************************************************************
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS In the next few weeks, we will be sending out tax letters to all our pa-rishioners that donated over $1,000 during 2018. If anyone is in need of a contribution statement for tax purpos-es, please contact the Parish Office.
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Declaraciones de Impuestos En las próximas semanas, estaremos enviando una carta de impuestos auto-máticamente a todos nuestros feligreses que donaron más de $1,000 durante este año. (2018) si alguien necesita una declaración de contribución para pro-
pósitos tributarios, por favor comuníquese con la oficina de la rectoría. **********************************************************************
Valentine’s Day The Cursillistas Group of St. Joseph’s church invites you, your family and friends to our annual dinner dance party to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This event will take place on: Saturday, February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Tickets: $25 per adult, Children $10 12 years old & under). If you want to buy tickets you can get them in the parish. **********************************************************************
Fiesta bailable de San Valentín Venga y únase a nosotros a celebrar el día del amor y la amistad, baile organizado por los cursillistas de la Parroquia el día 9 de Febrero a partir de las 7:00 pm a 12:00 a.m., El costo
del boleto $25 adultos, niños menores de 12 años $10, habrá exquisita comida y lindas sorpre-sas. Obtenga sus boletos en la oficina parroquial. ********************************************************************** Los cursillistas invitan a la comunidad a partici-par de una Ultreya abierta que se llevará a cabo el 13 de Enero a partir de las 12:00 pm a 1:00 pm, en la cafetería de la escuela, después de la misa se servirán refrescos en honor a su décimo quinto aniversario.
El Bautismo del Señor 13 de enero de 2019
Lo hizo mediante el bautismo, que nos regenera y nos renueva, por la acción del Espíritu Santo.
— Tito 3:5 ************************************************************************ LLAMADOS A SERVIR Por muchas semanas hemos celebrado la aparición de la presencia divina en su forma humana. Cuando era niño, Jesús vivió con María y José, al nacer lo visitaron unos pastores y luego algunos errantes magos de Oriente. Hoy celebramos otra situación, ocurrida un tiempo después, a un grupo reunido en el río Jordán. Juan vaciló cuando le tocó bautizar a Jesús, a quien reconocía como “uno más poderoso que yo”. Pero hizo como Jesús se lo pidió, “descendió el Espíritu Santo” y una voz celestial habló a Jesús: “Tú eres mi hijo, el predilecto”. Jesús estaba empezando su vida pública de enseñanza y de servicio. Pronto comenzaría a llamar a otros a seguirlo. Pedro fue el primero que Jesús llamó. En la segunda lectura de hoy anuncia el centro del mensaje: “la paz que traería Jesucristo, el Señor de todos”. Pedro fue llamado, y tú y yo somos llamados a llevar el mensaje y cumplir la palabra de Dios. ************************************************************************
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE La costumbre del bautismo infantil debe ser mucho más que un acto social o una tradición cultural, donde el ropón y los regalos son más importantes que la doctrina cristiana, y los padrinos se escogen no por su buen ejemplo sino por su cuenta bancaria. Según los Hechos de los Apóstoles, familias enteras se bautizaban cuando el padre de familia decidía hacerse cristiano. Esta práctica de bautizar, no solo al nuevo creyente sino también a su mujer y a sus hijos, poco a poco, quedó solo en bautizar los niños del original creyente. El mundo en aquel tiempo estaba basado sobre la familia así como muchas culturas latinas de hoy. El bautizo infantil nació en la Iglesia primitiva y al pasar de los siglos llegó a transformarse en un rito religioso muy importante en la catequesis del nuevo cristiano. El niño viste de ropita blanca que recuerda la presencia de Cristo en su alma, se le regala una vela que lo invita a brillar con la luz de Cristo y se le da una madrina o un padrino que le enseñará a vivir en Cristo. ************************************************************************
STITCHES PRAYER SHAWL GROUP Please join us for our monthly meeting on Friday, January 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Room. We will be knitting and crocheting lap blankets and shawls that be donated to a local nursing home. All are welcome and instruction is provided.
Update on Parish Weekly Collection, December 30, 2018
Sunday Collection ..................................................$6,627 H.E.L.P...................................................................$1,645 Total Collection......................................................$8,272
January 6, 2019
Sunday Collection………………………………$6,087 Diocesan Mission……………………………… $1,616 Total Collection …………………………...…....$7,088 **********************************************************************
The Divine Mercy Prayer Group Please join us for our weekly meeting every Wednesday after the Noon Mass, in the Gathering Space; Length of meeting is approximately one hour. ***********************************************************************
Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 8:00 to 9:00am, to assist any parishioner that is need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit card. Please Note: The Secure Food deposit Box… Located in the front lobby of our church on the Rectory side. Please deposit all dry food (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles) there. This will assist us in securing that your food donations go directly to the needy. ***********************************************************************
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