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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770/ 3771 | F: (718) 367-2240
www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | Parish E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, March 5, 2017| First Sunday of Lent - Year A
PARISH STAFF
Pastor Rev. Fr. Jonathan Morris
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Fr. Urbano Rodrigues
Coordinator of Religious Education Sister Edna Loquias, S.M.C.
Parish Secretary Elizabeth Mannini
Music Director & Organist
Dr. Stephen Rapp
Cantor Bilen Eminov
Youth Minister School Principal
Jesus Vargas Ms. Valerie Savino
PARISH CENTER
2380 Belmont Avenue Bronx, NY 10458
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00am to 8:00pm
Thursday & Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday: 8:30am (English) | 12:00pm ( English)
Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (English)
Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish)
11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English)
1:30pm (Spanish)
Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English)
RITE OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling the Parish Office.
RITE OF BAPTISM
2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm Attendance at Pre - Baptism Class is required. Please stop by the Parish Center to register or call for more information.
RITE OF MATRIMONY
Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial meeting with a priest.
PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK
If you or someone you know is in the hospital or homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Center.
NEW PARISHIONERS
We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish Center.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish Office at (718) 295-3770.
MOUNT CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080.
March 5, 2017 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 2
ANNOUNCED MASSES
SUN. MARCH 5th FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
8:30am Alfonso Ruiz 9:30 am Pro Populo 11:00 am Luigi Trombetta 12:15pm Jane Verini 1:30pm Difuntos de la Familia San Pedro
MON. MARCH 6th LENTEN WEEKDAY 8:30am Marie De Dominicis & Family 12:00pm Ann Evangelist 6:30pm Richard Pizzonia
TUES. MARCH 7th LENTEN WEEKDAY; STS. PERPETUA & FELICITY 8:30am For the Intentions of Sr. Martina San Pedro (L) 12:00pm Giuseppe Ruscigno 6:30pm Anthony Zinzi
WED. MARCH 8th LENTEN WEEKDAY; ST. JOHN OF GOD 8:30am Loretta Saccente 12:00pm Rosa Anastasio 6:30pm Caryl Borgatti
THURS. MARCH 9th LENTEN WEEKDAY; ST. FRANCES OF ROME 8:30am Rocco Neglio 12:00pm Emiliano Rodriguez 6:30pm Giuseppe Ruscigno
FRI. MARCH 10th LENTEN WEEKDAY 8:30am Guglielmo & Natale D’Angelo 12:00pm Anna Evangelist 6:30pm Rosa Leo
SAT. MARCH 11th LENTEN WEEKDAY 8:30am Fr. Nicholas F. Basile 12:00pm For a special intention 5:00pm Luisa Cora; Nina & Romilda Guerra
SUN. MARCH 12th SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
8:30am Pasquale Marsibilio 9:30 am Pro Populo 11:00 am Antonio, Filomena e Concetta Del Sisto
WEEKEND MASS COLLECTION - 2/262017
Collection ........................................................$4,616.96 Last year’s Collection …..................................$4,090.48
WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 2/26/2017
Adults: …….705 Children: …….231 / Total: ……936
From the Desk of Father Jonathan How happy I am to be back in the parish after these two weeks in the hospital and recovery! I am more appre-ciative than ever of the gift of health and more aware of the fragility of our human condition. Every day is a gift! Every breath is a gift! Every person in my life is a gift, including you! This week we began the season of Lent, forty days of spiritual workout (plus Holy Week) in preparation for the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord. Just like when we exercise our body we can enjoy even more a good meal, so it is that when we exercise the soul, we can enjoy more the festivities of Easter. Let me tell you the plan I have for my own Lenten sea-son. It has three parts: 1) I am going to give something up that I enjoy 2) I am going to add something to my daily routine that will be good for me 3) I am going to do something special for someone else each day. My hope is that at the end of Lent I will not just have "suffered" through penance, but rather grown as a Christian. Would you like to join me in these three goals? Or do you have another plan? Send me a note, if you like, to share with me your spiritual exercises for Lent. You can send me an email at [email protected] or drop a handwritten note off at the parish office.
God bless!
Father Jonathan
WEDDING BANNS
III. Omar Lovera and Patricia Garcia II. Mark Bonifacio and Lisa Cruz Brian Hernandez and Adriana Diaz
St. Anthony’s Bread - March 7th
Mimma Rizzo
In Loving Memory of the Deceased Members of the Rizzo Family
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION - 2/19/2017
Collection ........................................................$4,441.32 Last year’s Collection …..................................$4,666.60
+ REST IN PEACE + Please pray for Mario Rapaglia,
Salvatore Silvestri, Genaro Suriel and all the faithful departed
March 5, 2017 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 3
REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD STRENGTH AGAINST TEMPTATION
Sunday’s Gospel: (Matt 4:1-11) The first Sunday of the season of Lent always includes a Gospel account of the temptation of the Lord Jesus in the desert by the devil. This year, the story is set against the backdrop of the first reading from Genesis, which recounts the very first temptation by the devil. That story is set in a garden of delight. The Gospel story is set in the desert. As believers, we know that temptation comes our way in our own gardens of delight as well as the deserts of our lives. As Lent begins, our attention is drawn to that temptation within each of us to become like God—we want control, power, and answers to all of life’s difficult questions. As communities of faith, we are given this season of repentance so that we can join our hearts with others on the difficult journey of conversion. We look to God and to one
RIFLESSIONE SULLA PAROLA DI DIO Vangelo della Domenica: (Matt 4, 1-11)
Gesù viene presentato come il nuovo Adamo che, contrariamente al primo, resiste alla tentazione. Ma egli è anche il rappresentante del nuovo Israele che, contrariamente al popolo di Dio durante la traversata del deserto che durò quarant’anni, rimette radicalmente la sua vita nelle mani di Dio - mentre il popolo regolarmente rifiutava di essere condotto da Dio. In ognuno dei tre tentativi di seduzione, si tratta della fiducia in Dio. Si dice, nel Deuteronomio (Dt 6,4): “Ascolta, Israele: Il Signore è il nostro Dio, il Signore è uno solo. Tu amerai il Signore tuo Dio con tutto il cuore, con tutta l’anima e con tutte le forze”. Significa esigere che Dio sia il solo ad essere amato da Israele, il solo di cui fidarsi. Ciò significa anche rinunciare alla propria potenza, a “diventare come Dio” (Gen 3,5). A tre riprese, Satana tenta Gesù a servirsi del suo potere: della sua facoltà di fare miracoli (v. 3), della potenza della sua fede che pretenderebbe obbligare Dio (v. 6), della dominazione del mondo sottomettendosi a Satana e al suo governo di violenza (v. 9). Gesù resiste perché Dio è nel cuore della sua esistenza, perché egli vive grazie alla sua parola (v. 4), perché egli ha talmente fiducia in lui che non vuole attentare alla sua sovranità né alla sua libertà (v. 7), perché egli sa di essere
impegnato esclusivamente a servirlo (v. 10). © la chiesa.it
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in various forms of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Some people suggest that this recovers an ancient tradition in the church, when in fact the practice belongs to a later time. The custom of showing the consecrated host to the people, en-cased in a vessel called a monstrance, developed in a period of history when even very pious people received Communion only rarely. The opportunity to see the host raised high above the head of the priest at Mass, or to see the host exposed outside of Mass, was thought by many to be a form of spiritu-al Communion. Without question, our Catholic practice of reserving the consecrated host both for adoration and Communion of the sick and dying is a cherished tradition. Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at how these traditions developed and how the Church envisions reservation and adoration today. We do this by the light of the liturgical reforms that have restored a heightened appreciation for how receiv-ing the Body and Blood of Christ is central to our worship. “Perpetual Adoration,” “Reservation,” “Benediction,” and “Reposition” are all part of the Catholic vocabulary. Often the terms are misused, and a tangled history—as well as widely varying practices in our parishes—adds to the confusion. Many Catholics today have never participated in Benediction, or even spent time in adoration on Holy Thursday night. There’s plenty of interesting history, much of it surprising and challenging, and we will do our best to inform you along the way.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
- VIA CRUCIS -
FRIDAYS + VENERDÌ + VIERNES 11:15am - Italiano
5:45pm - English
7:00pm - Español
Meditiamo un po’...
Il pane del cielo che ci hai dato, o Padre, alimenti in noi la fede, accresca la speranza, rafforzi la carità, e ci insegni ad aver fame di Cristo, pane vivo e vero, e a nutrirci di ogni parola che esce dalla tua bocca.
Si rinnovi, Signore, la nostra vita e col tuo aiuto si ispiri sempre più al sacrificio, che santifica l’inizio della Quaresima, tempo favorevole per la nostra salvezza.
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REFLEXIONEMOS LA PALABRA DE DIOS Evangelio del Domingo: (Mat 4, 1-11)
FORTALEZA ANTE LA TENTACIÓN El primer domingo del tiempo de Cuaresma siempre incluye el relato evangélico de la tentación del Señor Jesús en el desierto por el diablo. Este año tiene como trasfondo la primera lectura de Génesis, en la que se narra la primera tentación del diablo que ocurre en el jardín del Edén. El relato del Evangelio transcurre en el desierto. Los creyentes sabemos que la tentación viene tanto en nuestros propios jardines como en los desiertos de nuestra vida. La Cuaresma comienza, y nuestra atención se dirige a esa tentación dentro de nosotros de hacernos como Dios –queremos control, poder y respuesta a todas las difíciles preguntas de la vida. A nuestras comunidades de fe se les ofrece este tiempo de arrepentimiento para que podamos unir nuestro corazón al de otros en el difícil camino de la conversión. Nos volvemos a Dios y hacia los demás buscando fortaleza ante la tentación.
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TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Luego de una larga peregrinación, una imagen de Cristo llegó al pueblo de Esquipulas, Guatemala, el 9 de marzo de 1595. Dicha imagen negra de Cris-to crucificado fue esculpida por Quirio Cataño a pe-dido de los habitantes del pueblo recién evangeliza-do. En 1595, la recién esculpida estatua de Cristo iba rumbo a su destino, pero por cada pueblo que pasaba la gente pedía que lo dejaran una noche para que los fieles pudieran admirarla y rendirle culto a Cristo. Por tanto, la imagen tardó varios meses en llegar a su destino final. Recientemente, una réplica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas también tuvo problemas en llegar a su destino. Dicha copia, hecha en Guatemala para la comunidad guatemalteca de Los Ángeles, Califor-nia, tuvo problemas al cruzar la frontera entre Méxi-co y Estados Unidos, ya que las autoridades de inmi-gración no permitieron pasarla por falta de docu-mentos. Los fieles no tuvieron otra opción que pa-sarla, a precio de “mordidas” y a escondidas, por lo cual se le llama el Cristo “Mojado” de Esquipulas. Cristo tuvo que entrar en este país como muchos in-migrantes latinos, a escondidas.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
EL AMOR Y LAS OBRAS
Dios no quiere nuestras obras, sino el amor que las inspira.
—Sta Teresa de Ávila
Lectors for March 11th & 12th
5:00pm C. Vera & F. Spano
8:30am M. Mongiovi & C. Marino, Jr. 9:30am A. Cardona & M. Gonzalez 11:00am F. Matera & C. Martone 12:15pm M. Gerbasi & E. Chow, SJ 1:30pm L. & D. Almiron
IMPORTANT USHERS’ MEETING
Monday at 7pm in the Parish Center
Lenten Mission Next week - March 13 thru 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Come with your family!
Mision Cuaresmal Dal 13 al 15 marzo a las 7:00 p.m.
¡Vengan con sus familias!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9
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