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OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611
E-mail: [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
PARISH REGISTRATION
SACRAMENTS
PRAYER AND DEVOTION
Parish STAFF
Director of Religious Education
Monday — Saturday, 8:45am, CCMondays Ch
Choir Practice Wednesdays 7:30 CH Third Friday, 7:00pm, ICC
Bible Study Group Monday 7:00 p.m. HFR
Catequesis Familiar Sunday, 9:00a.m, MRH Guadalupanos Tuesday, 8:00pm, HFR Curso Biblico/Misioneros Thursday, 7:00pm, HFR Oración Carismática Friday, 7:00pm, CC Cursillistas Wednesday, 8:p.m., HFR Jornadistas Sunday, 1:00pm, ICC
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION After 12:00 Mass until 4:00pm.
(CC, Convent Chapel; Ch, Church; MRM, Msgr. Ryan Hall; H.F.R.: Holy Family Room; ICC Immaculate Conception
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 23, 2016
The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest until it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds. — Sirach 35:17‑18a ************************************************************************ Jubilee Year of Mercy Today’s Gospel graces us with a beautiful prayer that can make every day of our lives a jubilee of mercy: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). Religious Israelites despised the tax collector who prayed it, for collaborating with Gentile occupiers and handling currency that bore the “divine” emperor’s graven image. But the Pharisee’s long-winded self-congratulation, mixed with self-righteous condemnation, was no “prayer” at all. “The Pharisee . . . spoke this prayer to himself” (18:11, emphasis added). Praying the tax collector’s simple, sincere, succinct cry for mercy acknowledges our own sinfulness, and “welcomes” other sinners as brothers and sisters with whom we can identify, even empathize, echoing Pope Francis’ famous comment about not being the one to judge. Indeed, the tax collector “went home justified” (18:14), that is, restored to God’s friendship, for God’s mercy is not prize achieved but gift received. “Let your prayer be brief: for tax collector, prodigal son, and dying thief were all reconciled to God by a single phrase!” (Saint John Climacus, 7th century). ***********************************************************************
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:32 — 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Saturday: Phil 1:18b-26; Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Wis 11:22 — 12:2; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; 2 Thes 1:11 — 2:2; Lk 19:1-10 ***********************************************************************
World Mission Sunday Thank you for your generous response to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on World Mission Sunday. Our parish raised $1,198.00. While some go to serve in other countries to develop the Church and its people, all of us are called to pray and support the Missions from right where we live. These missionaries provide essential education and health care, social outreach and advocacy, and pastoral service. They address basic human needs, while in every moment offering spiritual comfort and support to the suffering and the marginalized. Join them in mission every day as you joined them this past World Mission Sunday!. ************************************************************************
Sanctuary Lamp for the weekend (Oct. 20—Nov. 30) will burn in memory of Giordano Vlacich as requested by Vlacich Family.
PRAYER INTENTIONS F T S H
James Murphy, Vivian Ramirez, Marilyn Albani, Chiara Cumella, Jane Vassil, Chris Giambrone, Pamela Rodriguez & Marie Solazzo
Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life Salvatore J. Ranieri, Patrick Sheils, Mrs. Patricia Hili, Jordan Perisa, Eileen Christman & Ester Scopaz
Sunday, October 23: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Vigil Masses (Saturday): 4:30 Carlo Monas 5:45 Maria Sibeni
Masses of the Day: 7:45 Annette Rufo 9:00 Mario Pezzulic, Christopher Kambitsis, Frank & Dolores LoCascio, Enrique Ceballos & Abelardo Rego 10:30 Socrates Duran, Aida Andrade 12:00 Rev. John McVernon 7:00pm Xuereb Family Monday, October 24: St. Anthony Mary Claret 8:00 Anthony Massalin 12:00 Ann Cullinane Tuesday, October 25: 8:00 Joseph Sabalja 12:00 Assunta & Raffaele Mastrogiacomo Wednesday, October 26: 8:00 Bolivar Ramos, Nazzareno Santini, Jorgelina Britez, Marilyn Rubenstein 12:00 Salvatore Chiaramonte, Elena Picinch 7:30 Ruben Rivera, Miguel & Blanca Pacurucu Thursday, October 27:
8:00 Delfina Botti 12:00 Marie & Vicent Leo, Madeline Florio Friday, October 28: Ss. Simon and Jude
8:00 Thomas Cudahy 12:00 William Byrne & Anne Byrne Saturday, October 29: Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00 Patrick Walsh Sunday, October 30: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time; Priesthood Sunday
Vigil Masses (Saturday): 4:30 Madeline Robertaccio 5:45 Yolan Matusch
Masses of the Day: 7:45 Annette Rufo 9:00 Gaetana Giacone, Angie & Greg Holt, Giordano Vlacich, Salvatore Ranieri, Jose, Florentina, & Benjamin Grefaldon, 10:30 Enrique Cabanilla Pareja 12:00 Frank DiRico 7:00pm Maria Stankiewicz
Annual Grand Prize Raffle
Grand Prize: $2,000 2nd Prize: $1,000 3rd Prize: $500
Drawing Will Be Held on November 24th, 2016 the day of Thanksgiving, Do not Have to Be Present to Win Donation - $25. Tickets available at the parish rectory. ***********************************************************************
THE VIRGEN OF GUADALUPE ASSOCIACION INVITES TO
THE FIESTA LATINA
IN BENEFIT OF OUR PARISH, WE’LL HAVE BALLETS FOLCKLORICOS, LIVE MUSIC, DJ AND THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE MARIACHI “NUEVO SOL” PRICE $10.00 KIDS UNDER 12 FREE
SCHOOL’S GYM SATURDAY OCTOBER 22, 2016
At 5 PM TICKETS FOR SALE IN THE PARISH OFFICE.
For more info: 917-558-6692 ***********************************************************************
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En 1823 se fundó el pueblo de San Rafael de las Quebradillas en Puerto Rico. Este pueblo fue dedicado al santo patrón de los pescadores. Rafael, también es el ángel patrono de la salud. Aunque hoy día su fiesta esta combinada con los otros arcángeles el 29 de septiembre, en el viejo calendario este santo fue conmemorado el 24 de octubre. Rafael (Dios salva) se encuentra en el libro de Tobías y según el autor bíblico, este es el ángel de la guarda de Tobías. El mismo Rafael se presenta como uno de los siete ángeles o arcángeles que llevan las oraciones de los justos al trono de Dios y que gozan de la presencia gloriosa del Santísimo (Tobías 12:15). Mi padre siempre dice que hay que pedir una cosa a Dios, la salud. Si tenemos la salud nada nos falta. Es interesante que en latín, salud y salvación son la misma palabra, salus. El santo patrón de la salud, Rafael nos recuerda que Dios es el único que nos puede salvar, dándonos salud de cuerpo, alma y espíritu.
Mass Book for 2017
If you have had a loved one buried from the parish during the last year, you may reserve one Mass to be celebrated for that deceased person. This Mass must be arranged personally at the Parish Office on 43rd St. during the week (November 7th to 11th). The offering for a Mass will be $15 for a weekday Mass and $25 for a Saturday evening Sunday Mass. The new Mass book for 2017 will open on Saturday, November 12th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, in the Parish Center for anyone who desires a Mass to be celebrated for the intention of a loved one in the next calendar year. The Mass book will be closed during the week of Nov. 14th, and will re-open on Monday, Nov. 21st. ***********************************************************************
Sunday Evening Mass There is an additional Sunday Mass at 7:00 p.m. This will be a ‘pilot/trial’ to see if an additional Mass is warranted, If you would like to reserve that Mass please stop by the church office. ***********************************************************************
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Imagine the frustration of bishops who work strenuously over their ad limina reports, directing study committees, assembling data, honing the texts, traveling to Rome “to the threshold,” only to have it all collapse into a fifteen-minute group meeting with the pope. More than a few have grumbled at the weight of this “treasure” from our tradition, yet from the pope’s vantage point, they are essential to his ministry. Pope John Paul II recalled his own experience as the Bishop of Kraków, visiting with Pope Paul VI in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The memory of those individual visits caused him to strengthen the format, assuring each of the world’s 2,744 bishops a privileged fifteen private minutes with the pope every five years. If you wonder what the pope does all day, the thought of dealing with five hundred bishops a year and reading their detailed reports on diocesan life should help fill up the calendar. Pope John Paul II used to say that he approached each individual meeting with the personal goal of learning something new about the Church, and his lively interest made the visits immensely worthwhile. The content of the private meetings remains under a privilege of secrecy, or as Cardinal Theodore McCarrick once said, “You’re only supposed to quote the pope if he tells a joke.”
NO COMPARISONS How many times have we read or heard about someone who’s gotten into trouble—maybe even fired from a job—because of a brush with the law? While our “Christian” minds tell us to be sorry and even pray for the person, a little voice inside our heads may also be saying, “I’m glad I would never do anything like that.” And perhaps we wouldn’t. But are there some things we do that are still not pleasing in God’s eyes? Today’s readings caution us not to look so intently at someone else’s wrongdoing that we overlook our own weaknesses and shortcomings. When we measure ourselves against the worst people we can think of, we come out looking pretty good. There is a danger, however, in using someone else’s behavior as a way of reflecting our own goodness. ***********************************************************************
Music Ministry News St. Joseph Youth Choir invites children in grades 3 through 8 to join us as we begin another year of ministry in song. We rehearse on Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Join us on
Saturday October 8th in the Gathering Space, for our first practice. All are welcome!. **************************************************************
Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 8:00-9:30 am, to assist any parishioner that is need of food. To register please bring a form of identification. If you would like to donate nonperishable items, including canned foods, pasta, rice etc., please drop the items in specially-marked containers in the Church vestibules. **************************************************************
The Divine Mercy Prayer Group
Please join us for our weekly meeting every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church (Gathering space); Length of meeting is approximately one hour. *********************************************************************** Society of St. Vincent De Paul Gives Back
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking donations of automobiles. For each car, truck, or van, running or not, the Society will give $50/$100 per vehicle to our parish. Perhaps you have no automobile, but a family member, friend, or neighbor has an old or neglected vehicle in his driveway that he would like to dispose of. Call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at (718) 491-2525. Your donation is tax deductible and free towing is available.
Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 23 de octubre de 2016
La oración del humilde atraviesa las nubes, y mientras él no obtiene lo que pide permanece sin descanso y no desiste, hasta que el Altísimo lo atiende. — Sirácide 35:17‑18a ***********************************************************************
Año Jubilar de la Misericordia El Evangelio de hoy nos favorece con una oración hermosa que puede hacer de cada día de nuestras vidas un jubileo de misericordia: “¡Oh Dios!, ten compasión de este pecador” (Lucas 18:13). Los hombres religiosos israelitas (los fariseos) despreciaban al publicano (cobrador de impuestos) que estaba orando, lo despreciaban por trabajar para los romanos y que usaban una moneda que tenía grabada la imagen del emperador “divino”. Pero el fariseo arrogante se congratulaba, una mezcla de autocondenación, pretendiendo hacer “oración” frases que no lo eran para nada. “El fariseo . . . oraba así en su interior” (18:11, énfasis añadido). En cambio la oración del cobrador de impuestos era sencilla, sincera, corta, expresada claramente pidiendo la misericordia y que reconocía nuestra propia pecaminosidad y, “da la bienvenida” a pecadores tanto hermanos como hermanas con quien nos podamos identificar, incluso asemejar, haciendo eco al famoso comentario del Papa Francisco de no ser el que juzgue. Evidentemente el cobrador de impuestos fue “a su casa justificado” (18:14), es decir, restaurada la amistad de Dios, por que la misericordia de Dios no es un premio al que se tiene derecho sino un don otorgado. “Que tu oración sea corta: por que el cobrador de impuestos, el hijo prodigo y el ladrón crucificado al lado de Jesús, todos fueron reconciliados con Dios con una sola frase” (San Juan Clímaco, siglo VII). ***************************************************************
EL GRUPO GUADALUPANO LES INVITA A PARTICIPAR DE
LA FIESTA LATINA
A BENEFICIO DE LAS FESTIVIDADES DE LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE.
BALLETS FOLKLORICOS, CANTANTES, HUMORISTAS Y LA PRESENTACION DEL
MARIACHI “NUEVO SOL.” VALOR $10 MENORES DE 12 AÑOS GRATIS AUDITORIO DE LA ESCUELA, SABADO 22 de
OCTUBRE 22,2016 5 PM A 11PM Info:917-558-6692 VENTA DE BOLETOS EN LA
RECTORIA DE LA IGLESIA. TE ESPERAMOS !!!!!!
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are an adult who is not baptized and who is seeking information about the Catholic Church, you are invited to:
"COME & SEE." RCIA is the process for you.
If you are a baptized non-Catholic adult seeking information about the Catholic Church, you are invited to "COME & SEE."
RCIA is the process for you.
If you are a baptized Catholic who is seeking to complete initiation into the Catholic Church through the Sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist you are invited to "COME &
SEE." RCIA is the process for you.
If you have been married civilly, but not yet in the Catholic
Church and are interested to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony
Please call the Parish Rectory to make an appointment for an
interview with Rev. Vincent Miceli, Pastor or
Rev. Cesar Pena, Parochial Vicar. Classes will start in October
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Sunday Religion Classes start with the 9:00 a.m. Mass, then coming over to School for Religion Class from
10:15-11:30am Children are required to come each year to learn more
about God, their Catholic Identity and the Sacraments. New Registrations must bring a copy of the child’s birth
and Baptismal Certificates. Classes started on September 25, 2016
Grades 1 - High School
For Further information call at 718-278-1611 Ext. 1018 Fax: 718 -956 3589
E mail: [email protected] Mrs. Loretta Rosas, Director of Faith Formation
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Apertura del Libro de Misas PARA EL 2017
Del 7 al 11 de Noviembre, los familiares que hayan tenido un funeral en la parroquia durante el pasado año puede ir personalmente a la Oficina de la parroquia para reservar una misa para el 2017. El Nuevo libro de Misas se abrirá el 12 de noviembre en la casa parroquial, de 9 a 11a.m., para quien quiera reservar una misa para el próximo año. El libro se cerrara durante la semana del 14 de Noviembre y volverá abrir el 21. La donación de las misas es de $15 para las misas de la semana y $25 para la las misas de los sábados en la noche y los domingos.
Update on Parish Weekly Collection
This week collections were as follows: October 16, 2016
1st Collection: .………………………………$5,812.00 2nd Collection World Mission Sunday...........$1,19800 Total Collection Amount: ……………………7,010.00
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FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY Family, marriage and individual therapy, provided by New York State licensed therapists including therapists who specialize in Depression, Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence, are available to our parishioners at 147 other parishes. This program, under the direction of Dr. George Giuliani, has been conducted in the diocese for the past 41 years for the convenience of parishioners. It is provided by the Catholic Counseling Center, which is independent of and not controlled or supervised by the parish or diocese. Most insurance policies, including Medicare, are honored. For confidential information and appointments, call Dr. Giuliani at the Catholic Counseling Center at: (631) 243-2503 or visit: www.thecatholiccounselingcenter.com
Welcome to Our Parish Please mark one: Please register me and, yes, send me envelopes. Please contact me about becoming a Catholic or
completing my initiation as a Catholic through the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation.
Please contact me about Religion Education for my child.
Please contact me about how I can volunteer.
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