BREAD & WINE IN MEMORY OF DEACON CARLO V. MELLACE REQUESTED BY FAMILY

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED

GRACE ALAIMO

BAPTISMS THIS SATURDAY,

MARCH 3RD 12:00 PM

Register in the Parish Office Bring a copy of Baby’s Birth Certificate

SECOND WEEK OF LENT

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED SICK

Luke Peterson, Thomas Costantino, Ralph Valenti, Theresa Gonzalez, Natalie Delgado, Carmelo Pulizzotto, Salvatore Pandolfo, Arthur Malagoli, Thomas Messina, Ann DeForca, Maureen Rivera, Anthony Calabrese, Bina Capotorto, Fred Lesto, Joseph Perrelli, Jean Bevacqua, George Cagno, Ariana Mainner, Phyllis DiStefano, Julia Bruzzese, Dorothy DeVita, Johanna Esposito, Tom Lusnia, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Antoinette & Frank DiBari, Rose Dee, Consiglia Bertolino. Carmine Barone, Michelle Palazzi-Brady, Celeste Scarpaci-Hutra, George Constantin, Marisa Schiovello

Masses & Readings for the Week

2/25 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Genesis 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Madeline & Joseph Porcaro (Joan & Diane)

9:00 AM Danny Marra (Family)

11:00 AM Anthony Viola (Wife & Daughter) 12:30 PM Edwin Antonucci (Wife & Son)

2/26 Monday Daniel 9:4b-10; Luke 6:36-38

8:30 AM Frank Iacoviello (Catherine)

2/27 Tuesday Isaiah 1:10,16-20; Matthew 23:1-12

8:30 AM Sister Margaret Wenzel

2/28 Wednesday Jeremiah 18:18-20; Matthew 20:17-28

8:30 AM Josephine Fusaro (Roz Tulli & Family) Concetta Pometto: 100th Birthday (Tulli Family

Special Intention (Jean)

3/1 Thursday Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31

8:30 AM Florence & Robert Caroll (M. Brennan)

3/2 Friday Genesis 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28a;: Matthew 21:33-43,45-46

8:30 AM Mauro J. Monaco (Mom & Dad)

3/3 Saturday Katharine Drexel, Virgin Micah 7:14-15,18-20; Luke 15:1-3,11-32

8:30 AM Joseph & Meri Wos (Wife & Mom)

3/4 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Benedetto & Rosaria Conti (Family)

9:00 AM Deacon Carlo V. Mellace (Family)

11:00 AM Donald Hoskey (Wife) 12:30 PM Nicholas Cassarino (Family)

Our Parish Mission: By the grace of God, we, the people of the Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Frances Cabrini, firmly rooted in the Apostolic Tradition of the Church and the Holy Scriptures, are called to continue the mission of Jesus Christ to build up the Kingdom of God in the world through

our faithful living according to His teachings, our proclamation of the Gospel by word and deed, and the worship of God in our private prayer as well as in our public celebration of the Sacraments.

We can do all things in Christ who strengthens us! (Philippians 4:13)

REFLECTION ON THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

E very Second Sunday of Lent, the Lord offers us in his Transfigura-

tion, a glimpse of the glory that is his with the Father. This glory will one day be ours too, when the Pascal Mystery of the death and resurrec-tion of Jesus is brought to fulfill-ment in us. Our Baptism into Jesus calls us to follow him faithfully, on the path of discipleship, through the Passion and Cross to Risen Glory. Our Lenten journey and the Eucha-rist help us to seek the Lord’s face. We rejoice in his living presence among us and find strength for bear-ing more faithful witness to Jesus in the world. Our time in this holy sea-son of prayer, fasting, abstinence and charity prepares us to renew our

Baptismal (Covenant) Promises at Easter. In our reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, the Book of Genesis, we lis-ten once again to God offering a covenant (last week to Noah and all creation) this week to Abraham. A covenant that calls us to obedience. The Lord says to Abraham: I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the sea-shore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing—all this because you obeyed my command.” St. Paul celebrates the perfect obe-dience of Jesus, whose radiant glory, glimpsed in the Transfiguration, will one day be ours. The Collect (Opening Prayer) of the Mass and the Gospel remind us that “we must listen to God’s beloved Son and respond to Jesus’ invitation to follow him in obedient faith and self-less love.”

The Parish Respect Life Committee invites all parishioners to join them this Sunday, after the 9:00 AM Mass, to pray a Rosary and Mar-ian Litany for Life. We beseech the interces-sion of the Blessed Mother to end the

assault on Life, from Conception to its Natural End

ACA UPDATE as of 2/23/18

PARISH GOAL: $26,349.00

DONORS: 117 PLEDGED: $33,625.00

RECEIVED BY THE DIOCESE:

$32,540.00

RETURNED TO OUR PARISH:

$6,181.00

We received our final distribution check for this 2017 cam-paign in the amount of $1,315.00 that will go into our Church Building Fund. The 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal is underway. For those parishioners who have made a pledge you will receive it in the mail. We will do In Pew pledges in March

Money will also be coming to the Parish from the estate of one of our former parishioners, Josephine Langelli, who left the parish $1,000.00 in her will. Have you remembered Cabrini in your will?

THIS SUNDAY AT THE 11:OO MASS:

Our 3rd Grade will be our hosts. They will be our greeters, gift bearers and lead us in the Prayer of the Faithful NEXT SUNDAY 4th Grade

— OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION — 718-236-9165

ALL CLASSES ARE ON SUNDAY MORNING BE-

GINNING AT 9:15 AND ENDING WITH THE 11:00 FAMILY MASS

2017/2018 REGISTRATION FOR GRADES K — 8 IN THE PARISH OFFICE

FROM 9:30 AM — 3:30 PM MONDAY—THURSDAY OR

CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT

— OUR PARISH SCHOOL — ST. PETER CATHOLIC ACADEMY Mrs. Danielle Alfeo , Administrator 8401-23rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214

Phone: 718-372-0025 website: www.SaintPeterAcademy-brooklyn.org

TIME FOR NEW REGISTRATION 3 Year Old — 8th Grade

If you are considering a Catholic Education for your child/children do not let finances or lan-guage be a deterrent: There are many opportunities for scholarships

and grants offered by your Parish and our Dio-cese.

The Academy has a Spanish speaking transla-tor available to assist in registration and filling out all financial aid papers

Weekly Parish Schedule

Sunday, February 25 9:15 AM religious ed class Monday, February 26 7:30 pm young adult ministry (convent)

Wednesday, February 28 12:00 pm young at heart (church)

THE LIFE CENTER OF NEW YORK INVITES

YOU TO ITS ANNUAL ST. PATRICK‘S

DAY DINNER SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH

AT 2:00 PM AT THE KNIGHTS OF

COLUMBUS $40.00 PER PERSON

INCLUDES CORN BEEF & CABBAGE

DINNER WITH IRISH SODA BREAD,

BEER, WINE, SODA, COFFEE & TEA & DESSERT

ENTERTAINMENT BY THE O’MALLEY IRISH

DANCE ACADEMY RAFFLES & 50/50

CALL 718-748-4490 FOR RESERVATIONS

J E S U S Sight & Sound Theatres invites you to ex-perience the greatest rescue story of all time! Jesus is the action-packed musical stage adventure that takes you on a miraculous journey alongside the most famous person ever to walk the earth and the everyday people whose lives he changed forever.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST $125.00 INCLUDES BUS TRANSPORTATION, LUNCH & SHOW 8:30 AM Depart from Church 12:15-1:45 PM Lunch at Good-N– Plenty Restaurant 3:00-5:45 PM Show 6:00 PM Depart for home

For information and reservations call: Ter-ry 718-256-5133 or Jo 718-266-0659 Make Checks payable to: St. Frances Cabrini Young at Heart

LENTEN REFLECTION FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

FROM THE WRITINGS OF OUR POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI

T he Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity. This is a favourable time to

renew our journey of faith, both as individuals and as a community, with the help of the word of God and the sacraments. This journey is one marked by prayer and sharing, silence and fasting, in anticipation of the joy of Easter. This year I would like to propose a few thoughts in the light of a brief biblical passage drawn from the Letter to the Hebrews: (Chapter 10)

“Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works”. These words are part of a passage in which the sacred author exhorts us to trust in Jesus Christ as the High Priest who has won us forgiveness and opened up a pathway to God. Embracing Christ bears fruit in a life struc-tured by the three theological virtues: it means approaching the Lord “sincere in heart and filled with faith” (v. 22), keeping firm “in the hope we profess” (v. 23) and ever mindful of living a life of “love and good works” (v.

24) together with our brothers and sisters. The author states that to sustain this life shaped by the Gospel it is important to participate in the liturgy and community prayer, mindful of the eschatolog-ical goal of full communion in God (v. 25) The Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord (this week) puts before our eyes the glory of Christ, which anticipates the resurrection and announces the divinization of man. The Christian community becomes aware that Jesus leads it, like the Apostles Peter, James and John “up a high mountain by themselves” (Mt 17: 1), to receive once again in Christ, as sons and daughters in the Son, the gift of the Grace of God: “This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favor. Listen to him” .(Mt 17: 5) It is the invita-tion to take a distance from the noisiness of everyday life in order to immerse oneself in God’s presence. God desires to hand down to us, each day, a Word that penetrates the depths of our spirit, where we discern good from evil (cf. Heb 4:12), reinforcing our will to follow the Lord.

PARISH LENTEN ACTIVITIES

STATIONS OF THE CROSS ITALIAN: OGNI DOMENICA DOPO LA MESSA ALLE 9:00 AM

ENGLISH: FRIDAYS AFTER THE 8:30 AM MASS CLUSTER YOUTH: WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK, MARCH 28TH 7:00 PM Beginning at ST. DOMINIC to ST. MARY MOTHER OF JESUS

CLUSTER: GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH

ALMSGIVING: LENTEN COIN FOLDERS & THE ANNUAL DIOCESAN CATHOLIC APPEAL

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SATURDAYS: FROM 4:00 - 4:30 PM

MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK: MARCH 26TH FROM 3:00 - 9:00 PM

GIORNATA DI PREGHIERA PER LA QUARESIMA: 17 MARZO 8:00 AM PARTENZA DALLA PARROCCHIA PER IL CENTRO

DELL’IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE, DOUGLASTON. PER MAGGIORE INFORMAZIONI CONTATTARE SERAFINA CORTESE 718-837-0866

MORNINGS OF PRAYER FOR LENT AND EASTER SEASONS The 13 Tuesdays in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony

MARCH 20TH - JUNE 12TH:

Tuesday morning after the 8:30 Mass we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and pray the Novena Prayers with a reflection on the Novena theme ending with Benediction