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Divine Mercy Sunday Corpus Christi Church April 19, 2020

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

THERE WILL NOT BE PUBLIC MASSES Monday, April 20, 2020 7:30 AM Gerard Campbell 9:00 AM Virus Victims Tuesday, April 21, 2020 7:30 AM Medical Staff 9:00 AM John Scala Wednesday, April 22, 2020 7:30 AM Manuel B. Neves 9:00 AM Maureen Reinhart Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:30 AM Grocery Store Employees 9:00 AM John Anderson (9th Anni) Friday, April 24, 2020 7:30 AM Freitas Family 9:00 AM Domingos Barbosa Saturday, April 25, 2020 5:00 PM Jack Begg John Connelly Alice McGuinty Joao, Angelina & Jose Silva Ernest Alvarez Rosa Pires Barbosa John DeSorbo Sunday, April 26, 2020 7:00 AM For the Homeless 8:30 AM Leonardo Forte Albuquerque Mario de Jesus Adão Joao & Gloria Arantes Martins Jose Pereira da Cunha Alice & Antonio Pereira Martins Jose Goncalves Barbosa Francisco Machado Costa Alvaro & Ilda Ramalhete Francisco Costa Jose Fernandes dos Reis Barbosa 10:00 AM John O'Shea 11:30 AM People of the Parish 5:00 PM Spanish Mass 7:00 PM Rev. Lawrence O'Leary

This weekend, in place of the Masses, the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist will be in Exposition on the Altar for your personal prayers; at 5PM Saturday evening, all Sunday morning, and 5PM Sunday evening.

Your Priests will be celebrating all Masses with your intentions, both weekdays and weekends. There is no such thing as a "private Mass". But these are Masses without a congregation.

Corpus Christi Divine Mercy Mass on YouTube

You can watch Fr. Tomaz on YouTube celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday Mass in English and in Spanish for everyone to be able to watch from the comfort of your homes or wherever you are. Masses in both languages will be available on YouTube on Sunday

April 19, 2020 from 10 AM onward. Please go on YouTube and type in tgomide to be able to watch it. Tell all your friends and family about it so they too can watch.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER Sharing Time, Talent and Treasure

Jesus meets the need of each disciple. To the fearful in the upper room, He speaks words of peace. To doubting Thomas, He provides the tangible proof of His resurrection. What do I have to share that might meet someone else’s need? (Our Sunday Visitor, ibid., page 9).

Because of the virus, no public Masses have been celebrated in any Church for 4 weekends, including the big Easter Sunday. Nevertheless, your incredibly generous hearts have sent in $45,195 during these extremely difficult days! Thank you for your great sacrificial love for our beloved Parish of Corpus Christi!!!

Souls in Purgatory



Twenty years ago, on April 30, 2000, Pope Saint John Paul II canonized Saint Faustina Kowalska, the humble messenger of Divine Mercy. During his homily at the Mass of her canonization, while reflecting on the timeliness of the message of mercy for the twentieth century, the Polish pontiff pondered what humanity’s future might be like. He answered plainly. “We are not given to know. However, it is certain that in addition to new progress there will unfortunately be no lack of painful experiences.”1

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted families, parishes, and communities across Long Island and beyond, stands today as one of those painful experiences. What Pope Saint John Paul II knew vaguely to be on the horizon then is sadly ours to experience firsthand now. The devastating effects of the coronavirus – death, illness, fear, uncertainty, isolation, unemployment, financial distress – have invaded our lives. The weight of this Cross has fallen on our shoulders.

Although Pope Saint John Paul II could not have foreseen the particularities of the pain we are enduring, he knew the soothing balm that would bring us peace. He understood what would “illumine

the way” during this time, namely, “the light of divine mercy,” the supernatural gift that uplifts every generation.2 What he proposed to humanity in his homily two decades ago, he still proposes from

“the window of the Father’s house”3 today: A radical receptivity of God’s “great and unfathomable mercy.”4

This Divine Mercy Sunday 2020, encouraged by Pope Saint John Paul II who points to merciful light in the midst of darkness, the Diocese of Rockville Centre receives anew the message of mercy entrusted to Saint Faustina. Together, on this Second Sunday of Easter, we look upon the Image of the Divine Mercy. In contemplating this serene painting of Our Lord, we discover again three aids for these days of crisis: Christ’s gaze, His action, and a timely prayer.

First, beginning at the top of the Image, we encounter the gaze of mercy. There, the Lord’s eyes look upon us. How good this is to hear and know

Divine Mercy Sunday Letter

1 Pope John Paul II, Homily at the Mass for the Canonization of Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska, April 30, 2000.2 Ibid. 3 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Homily at the Funeral Mass of the Roman 4 Pontiff John Paul II, April 8, 2005. Faustina Kowalska, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul (Stockbridge, MA: Marian Press, 2007) no. 570.

from Most Rev. John O. Barres on April 19, 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,


Pope John Paul II, Homily at the Mass for the Canonization of Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska, April 30, 2000. Ibid. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Homily at the Funeral Mass of the Roman Pontiff John Paul II, April 8, 2005. Faustina Kowalska, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul (Stockbridge, MA: Marian Press, 2007) no. 570.

of the Divine Mercy, the familiar line is more striking. Its five words formulate perfectly a prayer in the midst of so much uncertainty. How good is the Lord! He still teaches his disciples how to pray (cf. Lk. 11:1), and He invites us to make these words the signature of our lives. This prayer is not offered blindly. It is said after having met the Lord’s gaze and having been vivified in His life-giving rays. Our bold placing of trust arises from “the ocean of mercy” He has shown to us and from

which we have received.10 Through our contemplation of the Image, we recall that God has moved towards us, that He has loved us, and that He has shown mercy to us, and therefore, we know it is reasonable to say, “Jesus, I trust in you.”

The Lord’s look, His love, and that brief prayer are special gifts this year. They offer consolation. They provide peace.

The Image of the Divine Mercy also serves as “a reminder of the demands of [His] mercy.”11 As Pope Saint John Paul II said in his second encyclical, Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy), “Jesus Christ taught that man not only receives and

experiences the mercy of God, but that he is also called ‘to practice mercy’ towards others.”12 In short, we who have received mercy are called to give mercy.

In these weeks, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy are being lived radiantly. Witnesses of mercy are in our midst, and our gratitude flows to the many who are sharing what they have received.

again! Jesus looks at us. He sees us as we are, laden, especially now, with the anxieties, burdens, and challenges of life. He sees us just as he saw those Gospel figures whom we met this Lent - the Samaritan woman at the well, the man born blind, and Martha and Mary, the grieving sisters of Lazarus. He loves us as He loved them. When feelings of loneliness or discouragement arise, when questions pervade our hearts or perplexities disturb our peace, the Image reminds us that we can look to the Lord and always find Him looking at us. In his eyes, we can discover “the look of love which [we] crave.”5 There, we can meet mercy, “the greatest attribute of God,” which “no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.”6

Second, in contemplating the Image of the Divine Mercy, w e n o t e t h e t w o r a y s emanating from Our Lord’s breast, one red and one pale. As the Lord to ld Saint Faustina, “The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls.”7 With the Church through centuries, we see in them the sacraments, Baptism and Eucharist, and we trace these gifts of life back to their source, His pierced side (cf. Jn. 19:34). These glorious rays flow from woundedness. Their origin is in the victory of the Cross. They highlight an act of love, a total gift of self. This pale ray and red ray remind us that the Lord has acted for us. Undeserving though we were, he loved us to the end (cf. Jn. 13:1) and laid down his life for us. “God is love, and Mercy is His deed.”8 And we are the beneficiaries of that mercy. In these weeks, when God might seem unmoved or distant, these rays proclaim again the tender mercy shown from the Cross. They profess that God has acted and that He still acts with a mercy that sustains the world.

Third, we read the “signature” at the bottom of the Image, “Jesus, I trust in you.”9 On this year’s Feast

5 See Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter, Deus Caritas Est, 18.6 Kowalska, Diary, nos. 301 and 699.7 Ibid, no. 299.8 Ibid, no. 651.9 Ibid, no. 47.10 Ibid, no. 1319.11 Ibid, no. 742.12 Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Dives in Misericordia, 14.


protect, love and serve life.”14 The truth and beauty of the encyclical is underscored in these days when our fragility is before us and society is united in its concern for life.

The second anniversary falls on May 18th, when we will celebrate the centenary of Pope Saint John Paul II’s birth. Spending time with this indefatigable preacher of mercy, it is good to remember that his life was not immune to crisis and turmoil. He witnessed and experienced much that could have weighed him down. However, throughout his journey, he turned to the Lord and sought to know His mercy. May he help us invite the Divine Mercy into our lives, especially in these days.

Together with Pope Saint John Paul II and Saint Faustina, let us implore Almighty God:

I fly to Your mercy, Compassionate God, who alone are good. Although my misery is great, and my offenses are many, I trust in Your mercy, because You are the God of mercy; and, from time immemorial, it has never been heard of, nor do heaven or earth remember, that a soul trusting in Your mercy has been disappointed.15

Let us pray for the souls of those who have died from the coronavirus and for the solace of their families. We entrust them to the Divine Mercy.

And whatever may come, let us never fail to say, Jesus, I trust in you.

Sincerely in Christ,

Most Reverend John O. BarresBishop of Rockville Centre

We call to mind the heroic virtue and tender mercy alive in our families and among our neighbors. With Pope Francis, we think, too, of those women and men who are “writing the decisive events of our time: doctors, nurses, supermarket employees, cleaners, caregivers, providers of transport, law and order forces, volunteers, priests, deacons, religious men and women and so very many others.”13 In this challenging time, mercy is on display.

Divine Mercy Sunday falls this year between two notable anniversaries in the life and pontificate of Pope Saint John Paul II. Both of which provide insight and wisdom for our present situation.

The first anniversary occurred on March 25th, when we marked twenty-five years since the release of Pope Saint John Paul II’s encyclical letter on the Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). That letter shone the light of the Divine Mercy on threats against life. It articulated the good news of life, a gift from God that leads to eternal life with God, and it called every person to “respect,

13 Pope Francis, Extraordinary Moment of Prayer, March 27, 2020.14 Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Evangelium Vitae, March 25, 1995, 5.15 Kowalska, Diary, no. 1730.


Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of Virgins, my mother. To you do I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not on my petition, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen

Final CMA Numbers for 2020 Goal = $99,400 Pledges = $26,160 Payments = $16,280 Donors = 96 Average = $273

Thank you to all the families who already have made a sacrificial gift. Please consider a yearly offering.

Please remember the sick in your daily prayers, including the following who have asked to be included in our list:

Connie Altvater, Armandina Araujo, Vinnie Benedetto, Anne Boland, Marie Byrnes, Jeanne Carroll, Michael Castalino, Arlene Cavanagh, Vincent Ciurleo, Manuel DaPonte, Frank de Carolis, Anthony Donnelly, Kate Donovan, Virginia Fallon, Joanne Fitzgerald, Lilly Fuentes, Kenneth Gallagher, Vanessa Gomes, Robert Hartlett, Eileen Hendrickson, Sue Krebs, Diane LaBianca, Joseph LaBianca, Vincent Lodato, Christine Lucivero, Jason Lopes, Jack Maia, Pat Nicolosi, Melissa Ogunsuyi, Linda Pires, JoAnn Russo, Mary Santucci, Robert Santucci, Lisa Simeone, Alice Squeri, Beatriz Silva Pontes, Paul Tubito, Lorraine Verdade, Phillip Washburn, and any other members of our parish who are sick at this time.

Divine Sunday Readings

First Reading – Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47 • Jesus’ disciples in the early Church joined in prayer, the Eucharist, and sharing their possessions with the needy. Do we follow that example as Christian stewards? Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 • As Christian stewards, we understand God is merciful and we should put our complete trust in Him. Rejoice in the Lord’s day provided for us. Second Reading – 1 Peter 1:3-9 • Christian stewards rejoice in Jesus’ resurrection that gives faith and hope to share in His glory. Gospel – John 20:19-31 • As good stewards we find peace through developing a closer relationship with Jesus, Who is our Lord and our God.


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Español SEGUNDODOMINGO DE PASCUA

Evangelio Según San Juan Al atardecer del primer día de la semana, estaban los discípulos en una casa, con las puertas cerradas por mieo a los judíos. Y en esto entró Jesús, se puso en médio y les dijo: “Paz a vosotros”. Y diciendo esto, les enseño las manos y el costado. . Y los discípulos se llenaron de alegría al ver al Señor. Jesús repitió: “Paz a vosotros. Como el Padre me ha enviado, también os envío yo”. Y, dicho esto, exhaló su aliento sobre ellos y les dijo: “Recibid el Espíritu Santo; a quienes les perdonéis los pecados, les quedan perdonados; a quienes se los rentengáis, les quedan retenidos”. Tomás, uno de los Doce, llamado el Mellizo, no estaba con ellos cuando vino Jesús. Y los otros discípulos le ecían: “Hemos visto al Señor”. Pero él les contestó: “Si no veo en sus manos la señal de los clavos, si no meto el dedo en el agujero de los clavos y no meto la mano en su ostado, no lo creo. A los ocho días, estaban otra vez dentro los discípulos y Tomás con ellos. Llegó Jesús, estando cerradas las puertas, se puso en médio y dijo: “Paz a vosotros”. Luego dijo a Tomás: “Trae tu dedo, aqui tienes mis manos; trae tu mano y métela en mi costado; y no seas incrédulo, sino creyente”. Contestó Tomáz: “Señor mío y Dios mío”. Jesús le dijo: “Porque me has visto has creído? Dichosos lo que crean sin haber visto”. Muchos otros signos, que no están escritos en este libro, hizo Jesús a la vista de los discípulos. Estos se han escrito para que creáis que Jesús es el

Mesías, y Hijo de Dios, para que, creyendo, tengáis vida en su nombre.

Hoy, el Segundo Domingo de Pascua. El Santo Padre Pablo II lo denomino Domingo de la Divina Misericordia. Mediante el Señor Resucitado,la misericordia del Señor triunfó sobre la crueldade, la compasión de Dios triungó sobre la injuria. El Evangelio nos dice que el Señor Resucitado transformó a sus temerosos discípulos en agentes del perdón.La Resurrectión no borra las heridas pero les da un nuevo significado y un nuevo poder. Las heridas que permanecen en el cuerpo glorificado del Señor Resucitado nos recuerdan su misericordia y su comunión con los pecadores. Hoy no tenemos el lujo, como dos mil años atrás cuando Tomás puso su mano en el costado de Jesús para poder personalmente ver, oír y tocar a Cristo. Pero nosotros creemos que É lha resucitado y nos ha dado a todos la esperanza de vida eterna. DICHOSOS LOS QUE CREEN SIN HABER VISTO. La fiesta de la Divina Misericordia pone como centro el amor de Dios y y el amor a la humanidade, nos hace ver a cada ser humano como algo único e irrepetible, por lo tanto es una fiesta que nos mueve a la confianza. Sor Faustina nació en el año 1905 en Polonia, como la terceira de diez Hermanos en la família de Kowalski. Desde pequena se destacó por el amor a la oración, laboriosidad, obediência y sensibilidade ante la pobreza humana. A los 20 años entró en la Congregación de las Hermanas de la Madre de Dios de la Misericorida, donde como Sor María Faustina vivió 13 años. El 30 de abril de 2000, el Santo Padre Juan Pablo II canonizó a Sor Faustina.


Português SEGUNDO DOMINGO DA PÁSCOA

Neste Segundo Domingo da Páscoa, o evangelista São João nos fala do encontro de Jesus ressuscitado com os apóstolos. Jesus entra na sala, saúda os apóstolos com a pz ee eles se alegram. Mas faltava Tomé, que não quis acreditar quando os outros, depois, lhe disseram que Jesus ressuscitado estivera com eles. Era uma noticia difícil de acreditar e Tomé duvidou. Uma semana depois, novamente no Domingo, Jesus aparece novamente aos apóstolos e, desta vez, Tomé estava com eles. E Jesus desafia Tomé para que ele toque nas suas feridas, para probar que ele, Jesus, não era um fantasma, não era uma alucinação, mas que ele havia realmente resuscitado dos mortos. A resposta de Tomé é uma resposta tão maravilha. Ele faz a sua profissão de fé exclamando: MEU SENHOR E MEU DEUS. Todos nós passamos por momentos de dúvidas nas nossas vidas. A fé não é a certeza de uma realidade que vemos, que tocamos. A fé é a certeza de uma realidade que não podemos ver ou tocar. Não vimos Jesus ressuscitado, mas fundamentamos a nossa fé no testemunho dos apóstolos e dos discípulos, que, a pesar da sua incredulidade, dão tetemunho de que eles viram, o Senhor ressuscitado. Quando sentimos as nossas dúvidas de fé, vamos dizer como São Tomé: MEU SENHOR E MEU DEUS.

Jesus aparece aos apóstolos no primeiro dia da semana, isto é, no Domingo. Os evangelistas mostram pouco interesse pela precisão cronológica e no entando, estão todos de acordó acerda de uma data: foi no primeiro dia da semana que os discípulos viram o Senhor, e por este mootivo as comunidades cristãs escolheram este dia para o dedicar à leitura da Palabra à celebração da Ceia do Senhor à oração e à partilha dos bens.

Este domingo é o domingo da Divina Misericórdia. Essa devoção se deve a Santa Faustina Kowalska. Em seu Diário, a religiosa relatou ter recebido instruções de Jesus, através de aparições, para que desse a conhecer ao mundo a sua Misericórdia. “Hoje estou enviando-te a toda a humanidade com a minha misericórdia. Não quero castigar a sofrida humanidade, mas desejo curá-la estreitando-a ao meu misericordioso coração. Quanto maior for a miséria, tanto mais direito tem à minha misericórdia. A fonte da minha misericórdia foi na cruz. Desejo que no primeiro domingo a seguir à Páscoa se celebre a Festa da Misericórdia. A irmã Faustina nasceu na Polónia no dia 25 de Agosto de 1905 e faleceu no dia 5 de Outubro de 1038, em Cracóvia. Foi canonizada pelo Papa João Paulo II no dia 30 de Abril de 2000. INTENÇÕES – Sexta-feira, 24 de Abril de 2020 + Alpoim e Otília Real + Miguel Almeida + António e Ana Maria da Silva + Adélio e Rosa Martins + Luisa Maria de Pinho + Domingos Correia Martins + José Gomes + Júlia Alves Rodrigues + António Pires + Alberto Rodrigues + Fernando Lucas + Teolinda & Francisco de Sousa INTENÇÕES – Domingo, dia 26 de Abril 2020 + Leonardo Forte Albuquerque + Mário de Jesus Adão + João e Gloria Arantes Martins + José Pereira da Cunha + José Gonçalves Barbosa + Francisco Machado Costa + Álvaro e Ilda Ramalhete + Francisco Costa + José Fernandes dos Reis Barbosa + Alice & Antonio Pereira Martins

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