First Saturday, September 5, 2020-St. Teresa of

Calcutta

8:15 AM – † Teresa Manzo

5:00 PM † Rose Brino

† Frances and Joseph Raineri

Healing for Vanessa Martinez Healing for Msgr. Mark Giordani & Frank Petrelli

Sunday, September 6, 2020-23rd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

9:00 AM - † Araceli Danilewicz

† Mary Puglia

† Emanuella and Mario Boncini

Healing for Msgr. Mark Giordani

11:00 AM † Mario Portanova – 1 Year Mass

† Emily Tavecchio

† Bertha Butts

† Ennio Batelli

Special intentions for Ray and Rose VanHouten

Healing for Joan Kirwan

Healing for Barbara Boyle

1:00 PM – Special blessings to Milagros and Esteban

Urena as they celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary

Special Intentions for Proclamadores de la Palabra

Monday, September 7, 2020-LABOR DAY

8:15 AM – † Margie Ann Ryan

Special intentions for Josephine Robertiello Tuesday, September 8, 2020-The Nativity of the Blessed

Virgin Mary

8:15 AM - † Maria Gajewski

† Msgr. Charles Cassidy

† Mary Romano

† Mario Portanova

Birthday blessings for Arianna Maglio

Wednesday, September 9, 2020-Saint Peter Claver,

Priest

8:15 AM - † Sr. Rose Mary Barrood

Special blessings to Milagros and Esteban Urena as they

celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary

4:00 PM – Urena Wedding Anniversary Mass

Thursday, September 10, 2020

8:15 AM - † Rev. Msgr. Thomas G. Madden

† Sr. Dorothy Jose Lichtenberg

Friday, September 11, 2020

8:15 AM - † Salesian Bishop Emeritus Emilio Allue

In memory of all those who lost their lives on 9/11 Saturday, September 12, 2020-The Most Holy Name of

Mary, BVM

8:15 AM – † Mario Portanova

5:00 PM † Rose Brino

† Irene Sciro

† Michael and Mary Baskinger

† William and Caroline Mandara

Saturday, September 12, 2020 – Continued 5:00 PM- Healing for Helida P. DiGiacomo Healing for Msgr. Mark Giordani & Frank Petrelli

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020-24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00 AM - † Raymond Swan

Healing for Msgr. Mark Giordani and Frank Petrelli

Healing for Jose Laracuente

Blessings for the coming school year for Gabriel

Laracuente

11:00 AM † Michele Rossi

† Lucy Clark

† Josephine and Thomas Portelli

† Vincenzo Cassibba – 1 Year Mass

† Pasquale Pianelli

Healing for Msgr. Mark Giordani and Frank Petrelli

1:00 PM – Special intentions for the Lord of Miracle

Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen take one or two others along with you, so that every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses... Amen I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three...’”

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Which seems better, that everyone know about a disagreement with you, or discreetly find a way to address it, with no one else being aware of it? Certainly, there is faster healing resulting in peace and contentment. One of the greatest powers we possess, is the power to forgive. Unfortunately, it is a power we seem to hold in reserve and often refuse to use. How often we have heard the phrase ‘forgive and forget’, but an unfair accusation or allegation cannot be easily forgotten. A wise, holy monk taught me to respond to a hurt with ‘forgive and remember without bitterness.’ Try it, it works.

HIS WORD TODAY, by Rev. William J. Reilly

THE 23rd SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME 9/6/2020-Sunday-Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20 9/7/2020-Monday-1 Cor 5:1-8; Lk 6:6-11 9/8/2020-Tuesday-Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 9/9/2020-Wednesday-1 Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26 9/10/2020-Thursday-1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38 9/11/2020-Friday-1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Lk 6:39-42 9/12/2020-Saturday-1 Cor 10:14-22; Lk 6:43-49

Online Giving Please consider Online Giving. Visit our parish

website at www.stgerardmajella.org for more

information or to sign up. This will allow you

to:

Set up your own contributions

Change your contribution at any time

Your donation is automatic and safe

Electronic giving is efficient, practical

and easy.

For more information call Gloria at the Rectory

973-595-8446.

Deceased Parishioners:

Please keep in your prayers those of

our parishioners, family or friends

who have entered into eternal rest.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

and let the eternal light shine upon

them. We specially pray for those who lost

their lives due to the corona virus.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

Mass is at 8:15 am Rectory Hours: Monday thru Friday

10:00 am to 2:30 pm

Closed in observance of the

Holiday.

Weekdays: Monday-Friday-8:15 am

Saturday: 8:15 am and 5:00 pm

Sunday: 9:00 am and 11:00 am in

English and 1:00 pm in Spanish

Everyone entering the Church must

wear a Face Mask.

Sanctuary

Lamp Flowers

The Bread

and Wine

The Sanctuary Lamp

burns in loving memory of

Kay Stasiak

Flowers are given in loving

memory of Rose Brino

The Bread and Wine is offered in memory of

Nelda Burke

Special prayers of remembrance to

all who lost their lives on 9/11 and

also for those who subsequently died

with medical issues as a result of 9/11.

Never forgotten.

OUR PRAYER GARDEN If you wish to order a Paver in memory of

a loved one, the cost is $150. Your choice

of inscription on the paver. Please call the

Rectory at 973-595-8446 to place your

order.

RELIGIOUS STATUE RESTORATION

Do you have treasured statues that need a

loving touch? Tom Aiello, a local artist,

has the ability to do this for you. Please

give Tom a call at 973-557-3385 or

e-mail him at taiello1991@gmail.com

for more details.

The Nativity of the Blessed

Virgin Mary Feast Day: September 8th

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

the Nativity of Mary, or the Birth of the

Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day

celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of

Jesus.

Your gifts, blessings and generous

donations to our Parish Community are

deeply appreciated. Please use your

parishioner envelopes. Kindly

remember to place your offering in

the baskets by both entrances inside

the Church. If you are unable to

attend Mass, please mail your

donations to the Rectory at 501 West

Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07522

Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated on

Sunday, September 13th at the 9:00 AM Liturgy. Religious education classes will

begin the end of September. A Parent

Orientation meeting will be held on Sept. 27th.

More information to follow. PLEASE

REGISTER ON LINE. Registration forms

are available at the Rectory for Grades 1

thru 7 and for RCIC. Confirmation forms are also available beginning with Grade 8.

Rectory hours are 10:00 am to 2:30 pm.

St. Gerard Majella School

Opening September 9th

Welcome Back Faculty, Staff and Students

to St. Gerard Majella School for the 2020-

2021 scholastic year. This will be a new

normal one for all of us. We rely on the

Lord to carry us through this school year.

Together we will go forward and be stronger

to one another. Let us remember that with

God all things are possible and without God

nothing is possible. Sr. Jo-Ann Pompa, M.P.F.School Principal

The school hours are from:

8:00 am – 3:00 pm. Pre-K to Grade 8

After school care will be available until

5:30 pm

St. Joseph Regional High

School SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH

at 11:00 am Visit our Campus, meet faculty, staff

and coaches, speak with teachers and

students, and learn about our academic

and athletic program, scholarship and

financial aid.

Reserve your spot; SJRNJ.ORG

40 Chestnut Ridge Road

Montvale, NJ 07645

Would you like to remember a loved one

with a candle in church? Your choice of

wording on candle. They are available to be

placed by the statues of: St. Joseph, St

Gerard, The Blessed Mother, Padre Pio and

St. Michael. The cost for one year is $100.

Please call the Rectory at 973-595-8446

with your request.