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OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611
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Parish STAFF
Easter Sunday April 4, 2021
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
— Psalm 118:17 ********************************************************************** REJOICE AND BE GLAD During the first three or four centuries of Christianity, if you asked a Christian to name the feast days of the church, your answer would have been a puzzled stare, for there was only one feast: the Resurrection of the Lord. Every Sunday was a feast celebrating the one great feast. Even though our calendar now has many beautiful and holy feasts, we must continually be called back to the fact that all these other feasts exist because of the feast of Christ’s passover from death to life. The psalm today proclaims this message well: “This is the day.” It is not one of many days, but it is the day of all days, the one that gives all the others their origin, purpose, meaning, and destiny. Listen carefully to Peter’s speech in Acts with its recollection of the Passion, to the words of the apostle Paul, and to the account of Mary Magdalene, John, and Peter finding the empty tomb, and you will hear the many wonderful works that God has done for us through Christ. Rejoice and be glad! ***********************************************************************
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 ***********************************************************************
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, April 5th an will reopen Tuesday,
April 6th at 9am.
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There will be a mass at 3pm on Sunday, April 11th for the Sunday of Divine Mercy.
Prayer Intentions The Sick and the Homebound
William Kinahan, Isai Hernandez, Maria Carmen Rosa Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life
Leonardo Munoz, Egidio Tomicic, John Zgombic
Saturday, April 3: Holy Saturday; Vigil of Easter 9am: Morning Prayer 8pm: Solemn Celebration of the Easter Vigil Sunday, April 4: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 7:45am: People of the Parish 9:00am: People of the Parish 10:30am: Gente de la Parroquia 12:00pm: People of the Parish Monday, April 5: Monday within the Octave of Easter 12:00pm: Karen Ottomanelli Tuesday, April 6: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am: Edelmiro Colon Wednesday, April 7: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 12:00pm: James Losty & Tommy Casey Anthony Mignano, Rose Finnan Elisio & Antonia Amato, Angelina Curatolo Rose Finnan Thursday, April 8: Thursday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am: Araceli, Philip, & Annabelle Belgado, Joseph Sabalja
Friday, April 9: Friday in the Octave of Easter; 12:00pm: Vita & Giuseppe Chiaramonte Saturday, April 10: Saturday within the Octave of Easter 8am: Domenick Guglielmini 5pm: Marianu & Pawla Cauchi, Cutajar & Portelli Family Anica Milovcic Sunday, April 11: Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy 7:45am: Nellie Keely 9:00am: Filippo, Rosario, Gaetana, Giacone, Alfred Krist Ana Viskovic, Rita Rani, Maria Zhuo, Rocco Shi, Maria Zheng, Maria Jiang , Maria Chen, John Zgombic 10:30am: Lissette, Jose, Joseph Molina (Special Intention) Silvia Roque 12:00pm: Louis Saraceni
Mass Schedule
Bread & Wine to be consecrated during Masses the weekend of April 3 & 4 in memory of Hazel Louise Incantalupo. As requested by Incantalupo Family
Message from our Pastor
At this time last year our church buildings were closed. Since then we’ve began livestreaming masses and in June were able to welcome our parishioners back into the church. This Easter my message is that Jesus has lived and died and risen for us. He is the source of our salvation, especially in these continuing difficult times. We pray for all the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and their families over the last year. Jesus carried his cross for us and tells us that we need to carry our crosses, no matter how difficult they may be. Jesus promises to be with us to share our burdens. Generally, when we think of Easter, we think of a time of joy. This Easter some of us might be in a time of sadness. You may be surprised to know that the first Easter started out with sadness as well, but the good news is that the sadness turned into victory. It is that victory we celebrate on Easter. Our faith informs our actions and transforms concern into compassion for our neighbor. We hold tightly to the certain hope that we, though utterly unworthy, are the beloved sheep of our Lord’s pasture, and our gracious shepherd will never slumber in keeping watch over us. The breathless joy of the empty tomb and the promise that we, too, will know such a resurrection is the hope-filled message our upside-down world so desperately needs in these times. Know that our God is providing new possibilities to gather, share and re-imagine how to be a community. Continue to heed the guidelines set by the government and authorities. We encourage all our parishioners to join us in prayer, whether that be in our church or through our livestreamed masses, and to be sure to spend some extra time in prayer during this Easter season. God loves us and demonstrates that for us in the obedience of his son, Jesus. God is with us in our sufferings and in our joys. We need to help and encourage each other. We have the opportunity to be people of hope and promise. In the midst of these dark times, we’re surrounded by the newness and beauty of spring – a powerful sign of the new life God promises us. May I ask you to please continue to encourage self-care and caution. I wish all the gifts of joy, hope, and Easter peace. Rev. Vincent Miceli Pastor
Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 8:00 to 10:00am, to assist any parishioner that is in need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit card. Please Note: The Secure Food Deposit Box… Located in the front lobby of our church on the Rectory side. Please deposit all dry food (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles) there. This will assist us in securing that your food donations go directly to the needy.
Domingo de Pascua 4 de abril de 2021
No moriré, continuaré viviendo para contar lo que el Señor ha hecho.
— Salmo 118 (117):17 ************************************************************************* ALÉGRENSE Y REGOCÍJENSE Durante los primeros tres o cuatro siglos del cristianismo, si se le preguntaba a un cristiano el nombre de las fiestas de la Iglesia, su respuesta habría sido una mirada de sorpresa porque había una sola fiesta: la Resurrección del Señor. Cada domingo era una celebración de la gran fiesta. A pesar de que nuestro calendario tiene ahora muchas fiestas hermosas y santas, continuamente debemos ser llamados de nuevo al hecho de que todas estas fiestas existen a causa de la fiesta del paso (Pascua) de Cristo de la muerte a la vida. El Salmo de hoy proclama este mensaje así: “Este es el día”. No es uno de muchos días, pero es el día de todos los días, el que da a todos los demás su origen, propósito, significado y destino. Escuchen con atención el discurso de Pedro en Hechos recordando la Pasión, las palabras del apóstol Pablo y al recuento que hacen María Magdalena, Juan y Pedro al encontrar la tumba vacía, y oirán las obras maravillosas que Dios ha hecho para nosotros en Cristo. ¡Alégrense y regocíjense! ************************************************************************* FIESTA DE LA FE La mesa de la Palabra De la mesa de la palabra vamos a la mesa eucarística. La Constitución sobre la Sagrada Liturgia tuvo eso en mente de forma muy clara al pedir que: “A fin de que la mesa de la palabra de Dios se prepare con más abundancia para los fieles ábranse con mayor amplitud los tesoros de la Biblia, de modo que, en un período determinado de años, se lean al pueblo las partes más significativas de la Sagrada Escritura”. Fue de esta manera que no sólo se reorganizó un nuevo Leccionario para la Iglesia Católica, sino que se le dio una importancia aún mayor a la lectura de la Biblia, no sólo en el contexto de la liturgia, sino en toda la vida de la Iglesia. Esta reforma litúrgica hizo posible que la comunidad de creyentes conociera los evangelios de Mateo, los de Marcos, Lucas y Juan. En números claros, antes del Concilio Vaticano II sólo se proclamaba el 5% del Evangelio de Marcos y, del Antiguo Testamento, sólo se proclamaban 258 versículos, de los 25,044 versículos que lo componen, es decir, sólo el 1%. Un gran paso, sin duda.
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