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HOLY TRINITY PARISHHudson and Germantown, New York429 E. Allen St. – P. O. Box 323 Hudson, NY 12534
February 17, 2019
PHONE: (518) 828 - 1334 WEBSITE: www.holytrinityhudson.org E-MAIL: [email protected]
VERY REV. ANTHONY BARRATT, E.V.Pastor
DEACON RICHARD WASHBURNDeacon
REV. WINSTON BATHPastor Emeritus
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THE BEATITUDES IN SAINT LUKE’S GOSPEL
We are generally more familiar with the Beati-tudes that we find in Chapter Five of Saint Matthew’sGospel. They are a favorite choice for many Massessuch as certain saints’ days or for funerals. As we arejourneying through Year C of our three-year cycle ofSunday readings, today we hear instead the Beatitudesas found in Saint Luke’s Gospel. He gives four beati-tudes (Matthew gives eight); but Luke then pairs themwith four opposites to being blessed…four “woes”! Ina way, he is presenting us with a choice: a true happi-ness that will bring lasting life and joy, or a false happi-ness that will fade and lead to sorrow.
Let us put the Beatitudes in Saint Luke’s Gos-pel into context. Do you remember the Gospel lastweek? It was Jesus calling his disciples Peter, Jamesand John (and calling us too!). The Beatitudes are aperfect follow-on from this call, as they are a series ofprecepts or instructions that lay out what it is to be adisciple of Jesus and so how we are to work for theKingdom. They are like a map, or blueprint, or evenmanifesto for the Christian life: both in terms of basicattitudes and values, as well as in what we should dopractically speaking. It is hardly surprising then, thatthe Beatitudes must be one of the most read Gospelpassages we use in Church, or perhaps even the mostread!
The Beatitudes have a structure which can helpus to begin to grasp their life-giving, if not always easyto understand, message and invitation. Each one beginswith “Blessed are…” A brief class in Biblical languageis needed here so that we can understand what thisword “blessed” means (it is also sometimes translatedinstead as “happy”). The original word (makarios inGreek, or ashre in Hebrew) is a word of congratula-tions or thanksgiving and so really means “well done”,or “congratulations”, or “bravo for you.”
Another language element is that the originaltext does not have any verb: the “are” of “Blessed areyou…” is not there in the written text. This is very im-portant because this linguistic device means that the“well done” is not for the future, but for the present:right now. When we think about it, this changes thewhole dynamic and meaning of the Beatitudes. Theyare not some hope for the future, or even like goals andobjectives in a project to be worked on. No, they are tobe lived right now. It is rather like the command Jesus
gives at the end of the parable of the Good Samaritan(Luke 10: 25-37): “go and do likewise” (that meansnow!). By the way, we will be hearing this parable onthe weekend of 13th-14th July…
The next part of the Beatitudes then leads us tosee why we should have this present happiness or senseof something “well done.” They do this by a small andvery everyday word that actually says a huge and ex-traordinary thing: “for…” If we follow these Beatitudesnow, we are blessed, or happy, or can give thanks be-cause we are living the Kingdom right now. We alsohave a foretaste right now of the blessings of God’sKingdom. We can notice in the Beatitudes that some ofthese blessings happen right now and some of themwill come in the future (“you will be satisfied…youwill laugh”). The little word “for” also means that theseblessings are not really so much a reward for living theBeatitudes, but rather are a consequence of living them:there is a big difference between reward and conse-quence! The Beatitudes then will give purpose, mean-ing and depth to our life, not as a reward for good liv-ing as such, but as a way of having life and having it tothe full.
We also know that living these Beatitudes is noteasy. In fact, we cannot do it without God’s help andHis gifts. That is why we have God’s Word, the sacra-ments, prayer etc. to help us live these Beatitudes. Fi-nally, of course, we have Jesus himself as the modeland the guide for living the Beatitudes. We might saythat Jesus did not only preach and proclaim the Beati-tudes, but rather that he is the Beatitudes. In the Beati-tudes then, he calls us to follow him…to go and
If you want to read and reflect further, there aremany books on the Beatitudes. Here are a few recom-mendations: John Stott The Beatitudes: DevelopingSpiritual Character; Raniero Cantalamessa Beatitudes:Eight Steps to Happiness; and Darrell Johnson The Be-atitudes.
Father Anthony
THE WEEK AHEAD
THURSDAY, February 21 Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy
MONDAY, February 18 Presidents’ Day Holiday - Federal Holiday
Morning Mass will be at 9:00 a.m. All parishoffices will be closed for the day.
WEDNESDAY, February 20 The Gathering - 7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s
Academy
We need to keep our Church fresh, vi-brant and welcoming. Our campaign thereforegives thanks for the past, celebrates the pre-sent and provides for the future. Now is thetime for us to seize the opportunity to rededi-cate ourselves to our baptismal vows and beactive witnesses for Jesus in our own day toopen hearts to the truths of His Gospel. Let usgo forth and together build for the future. Letus Re-ignite our Faith!
For more information please refer to:
Income Tax Statements
Parishioners who wish to have statements with re-spect to their 2018 contributions to Holy Trinity Par-ish may call St. Mary’s Rectory at 518 828-1334. Wewill gladly provide documentation that will allow youto get appropriate credit on your Income Taxes.
MagnificatA Ministry to Catholic Women
Join us for a Women’s Breakfast sponsored byAlbany NY Chapter of Magnificat
Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm(doors open at 8:30 am)
Holiday Inn Express, 400 Old Loudon Road,Latham, NY 12110
Registration by mail -- due March 1, 2019Registration Fee $20.00; Online $22.00(Clergy & Religious Free - Please RSVP)
Please send a check payable to:
ALBANY NY CHAPTER OF MAGNIFICATPO Box 340, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Register online using PayPal or credit card at:
https://magnificatnevinsbreakfast.eventzilla.net
Registration Information:
Kathleen Carroll:
518-930-8380
Time to BringIn YourPalms
Approximately one month from now the sea-son of Lent will begin with our Ash Wednesday cele-brations on March 6th. We invite parishioners to bringin their palms from last Palm Sunday, which we willconvert into ashes. Loose palms may be left in any ofthe Church vestibules. Please do not place plasticbags, rubber bands twist ties, etc. in the recepta-cles. Thank you.
Volunteers Needed
Germantown Food Pan-try
Join our great volunteer team! Call Ar-lene Liepshutz at 518-537-6136 for further in-
RECYCLE
EASTER BASKETS -PAILS - BUCKETS
Every year, the Salvation Armyprovides filled Easter baskets for all of theresidents at the Fireman's Home. Jill Wis-hon Sterling has asked if our parishionersmight be able to help by bringing in anynew or lightly used Easter baskets/pails/buckets that they might be willing to partwith. Please leave them in the vestibule ofthe Church or call Maura if you need pickup. Thanks so much!
Sacrificial Giving
We are giving the fullest expression of our faith whenwe have a genuine desire to share with others and doall that we can to build up our parish and our Church.
HUDSON
Regular Offertory Last Weekend (Feb. 10)….….. $ 7,553.00Utilities………………………………………… 475.00
GERMANTOWN
Regular Offertory Last Weekend (Feb. 10) …...…... $ 2,424.00Utilities……………………………………… 291.00Seminarian Support………………………… 45.00
The following Eucharistic Momenthas been shared by the perpetualAdoration Committee to promote Eu-charistic adoration:
Sunday, February 17
The Eucharist is one of the seven sacraments in theChurch, and “The whole liturgical life of the Churchrevolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and thesacraments” (CCC, 113). “Sacraments are ‘powersthat come forth’ from the Body of Christ, which isever-living and life-giving. They are actions of theHoly Spirit at work in His Body, the Church” (CCC,1116)
God’s Blessings upon Brynlee Stewartand Deusen Keyser and theirfamilies on the occasion of their recentBaptisms.
Welcome to God’s family and to thecommunity of Holy Trinity Parish!
PLEASE NOTE
Due to the February School break,Sunday School Classes have been resched-uled and will resume on March 3.
PLEASE JOIN HOLY TRINITY PARISH
FOR A TRADITIONAL MARDI GRASSHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE DINNER
TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH
Where: St. Mary’s Academy
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmCost: $8/ Adults, $5/ Children 12 & Under
Readings for the Week of February 17
Sunday: Jer 17:5-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 4, 6 [40:5a]/1 Cor 15:12,16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26
Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, 20-21 [14a]/Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac-4,3b and 9c-10 [11b]/Mk 8:14-21Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [17a]
/Mk 8:22-26Thursday: Gn 9:1-13/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and22-23 [20b]
/Mk 8:27-33Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19Saturday: Heb 11:1-7/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11 [cf. 1]/Mk 9:2-13Next Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10,
READINGS AND HYMNS (HUDSON)Reading: p. 71 Opening Hymn: # 419 Closing: # 440
MASSES FOR THIS WEEK
MONDAY: Weekday (February 18)
9:00 AM Marilyn Donahue - William Fisher, Sr.
Rudolph Skoda - Joanne Walker
Patricia Smegoski - Rob & Patrice Perry
Frances Soule - Peter & Robin Merante
TUESDAY: Weekday (February 19)
7:15 AM Marilyn Donahue - Judy McDonald
Rudolph Skoda - Frieda Van Deusen
Lise Freilinghaus - R. Romanchuk
Frances Soule - John & Cindy Yusko
WEDNESDAY: Weekday (February 20)
7:15 AM Delores Housman - Charlie Housman
Marilyn Donahue - Betty & John Unson
Clint Winant - Marian Coons
James Zegers - Charles & Linda Meicht
THURSDAY: Weekday (February 21)
7:15 AM Marilyn Donahue - Bob & Mary Delaney
Salvatore Lalumia - Wife
Alvin Zempko - Betty & John Unson
FRIDAY: The Chair of St. Peter The Apostle (February 22)
7:15 AM Pietro Mongillo - Maria Fisher & Family
Michael Erickson - Elaine Erickson, Mom
Rudolph “Rudy” Skoda - Charles & Linda Meicht
Alfonse Acciani - Steve & Betsy Acciani
9:00 AM For All Who Serve In The Armed Forces of Our
(G’TWN) Country
7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: (February 23)4:00 PM Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Grener - Daughter, Valerie
(HUD) Mary Grand - Bob & Janice Pendergast
Phyllis Yandik - Jim Skoda
Rudolph Skoda - Mr. & Mrs. Garth Walker
5:30 PM Living & Deceased of Our Parish(G’TWN)
SUNDAY MORNING MASS: (February 24)
9:00 AM Pietro Mongillo - Wife, Caterina Mongillo(HUD) Florence & James McDonald - Judy & Jenny
McDonaldMary Rosalie Grand - David B. DolanShanna Estes – Mom and Arieonna
11:00 AM Maureen Szigethy - Martha Szigethy & Family(G’TWN)
The sacraments are wonderful gifts from God to us.
BAPTISM: Congratulations! If you would like toarrange preparations and a date for Baptism, pleasecontact the Parish Office.
RCIA: For those enquiring about the CatholicFaith or wishing to complete their sacraments: wel-come! Please contact the Parish Office and we will bevery glad to help you further.
RECONCILIATION: Celebrated on Saturdays2.30-3.45 pm in Hudson, before and after Masses inGermantown, or at anytime by appointment. (Note: itis best to call ahead first to check on the availability ofa priest)
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Priests regularlyvisit the hospitals, nursing homes and the homebound.Please do contact the Parish Office if you or someoneyou know is in need of the anointing of sick.
MARRIAGE: Congratulations! So that proper ar-rangements (paperwork, preparations etc.) can bemade, please contact the Parish Office or Fr. Anthonyat least six months before the desired date.
VOCATIONS: If you are considering a vocation tothe priesthood, diaconate or religious life, please con-tact Fr. Anthony to share thoughts and prayers further.
