Church of

St. Patrick

in Armonk

P.O. Box 6,

29 Cox Avenue,

Armonk, N.Y. 10504

(914) 273-9724

THIRD SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

JANUARY 22, 2017

MASSES: jan. 21—jan. 29, 2017

Sat 1/21 9:00

5:30

Father John F. Quinn (D)

Bernice Dzielak (D)

Sun 1/22 8:30 People of the Parish

10:30

12:00

Anthony Zampino (D)

Andrew Suozzi (D)

Mon 1/23 8:30 Catherine Daly (D)

Tue 1/24 8:30 Terry Hollingsworth (D)

Wed 1/25 8:30 Theresa & John O’Donnell (D)

Thu 1/26 8:30 Kathleen Dallas (D)

Fri 1/27 8:30 John & Emma Hollingsworth (D)

Sat 1/28 9:00

5:30

——

Michael Melosso (D)

Sun 1/29 8:30 People of the Parish

10:30

12:00

Anthony Zampino (D)

Tina Johnson (D)

Calendar:

Collection: January 15-16 - $3865.50 in 91 envelopes

There will be a collection this weekend for Snow

Removal

ParishPay for December: Regular Collection —

$11,247.00

Please consider using ParishPay

Thank you for your generosity

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22ND, THIRD SUNDAY IN OR-

DINARY TIME FOOD FIRST —Each Sunday the food collected goes

to support a local food pantry.

CCD: 9:20-10:20

Second Grade Mass: 10:30

Mon, January 23 — Day of Prayer for Legal Protection

of Unborn Children; SS. Vincent & Marianne Cope

CCD: 3:30-4:30; 6:00-7:00

Tue, January 24 — St. Francis de Sales

Contemplative Prayer Group: 12:30-1:30

Walking with Purpose: 9:30-11:30

Wed, January 25 — The Conversion of St. Paul the

Apostle

CCD: 3:30-4:30; 6:00-7:00

Thu, January 26 — SS. Timothy & Titus

Fri, January 27 — St. Angela Merici

Contemplative Prayer Group: 1:00-2:00

Sat, January 28 — St. Thomas Aquinas

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH, FOURTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME

FOOD FIRST —Each Sunday the food collected goes

to support a local food pantry. CCD: 9:20-10:20

2nd Grade Mass: 10:30

Music Ministry

The Music Ministry of St. Pats is looking for choral

singers to sing for a Holy Week presentation,

Hope in the Shadows: A Contemporary Tenebrae

Service.

The service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12th

at 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays beginning

on Wednesday, February 1st in the Church. If you are

interested, please speak with John Failla after Mass

today.

2016 Cardinal’s Appeal

Final Statement

Total amount: $54,670.41

Number of gifts: 126

Average gift: $433.89

Thank you all for your generous support. We re-

ceived $6,678.24 back to the parish.

The 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima Part II

Apparition of the Angel

SPRING, 1916

Comment:

When the angel first appeared to the children of Fatima, World War I was raging and the Bolsheviks were gaining

power in Russia. In fact, the very name for their party means “majority.” They had become one of the major politi-

cal parties in Russia. There were two attempts to seize power, one in 1915 and one in 1916, but both failed. It is

interesting to note that in 1915 Lucia and two other girls where tending sheep, when they saw a vision, but did not

know what to make of it and eventually dismissed it. Lucia, in hind sight after the apparitions, recalls that this was

the first visit of the angel, but no communication was made by either the angel or the three girls. While the angel

was appearing to the Lucia and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta in 1916, Rasputin, who by many accounts

seemed to be an agent of the devil, was advising the Tsar of Russia, who in turn was making matters worse in Rus-

sia, allowing the Bolsheviks to gain in power. It was Rasputin who was influencing decisions made by the Tsar

through the Tsarina. Many ascribe the disastrous events of 1916 largely due to the influence of Rasputin. What

were the disastrous events? In general it was the collapse of the power and influence of the Tsar in Russian politics,

opening the way for the Bolsheviks to gain power. In 1917, not only did they have power, but they overthrew the

Tsar and gained control of Russia through the Bolshevik revolution. While the world was at war and Rasputin was

leading Russia astray, an Angel of God was sent to three peasant children to prepare them for God’s response to

these events and the horrors to follow.

In 1916 Lucia dos Santos was 9. She was a very sensible girl for 9 and was entrusted with tending the sheep. Her

cousins could no longer tend them with her, and so she begged her aunt and uncle to let her other cousins Francisco

and Jacinta Martos assist her. They were only 8 and 5, respectively. Lucia was able to convince her aunt to let

them go with her by promising she would teach them their catechism lesson. Lucia, although she could not read,

had already memorized her catechism and was permitted at an early age to receive Holy Communion. In 1916, one

usually did not receive Holy Communion until around the age of 12 or 14.

Lucia does not recall the date of the first apparition of the Angel, she only remembers is was in the spring of 1916.

She relates the story as follows:

Story:

As it drew closer, we were able to distinguish its features. It was a young man, about fourteen or fifteen years old,

whiter than snow, transparent as crystal when the sun shines through it, and of great beauty.

Comment:

An angel is a spiritual being created by God. Angels do not have physical bodies. Angels exist outside the realm

of time, in the realm of eternity, they do not have an “age” as we understand it. Also, angels are neither male nor

female. What Lucia is describing is how the angel appeared to them, so that they could experience the angel’s pres-

ence in a tangible and describable form. As we are now, we are not able to experience a pure spiritual being, as it

actually and truly is of itself. With Divine intervention, a vision or experience of a pure spiritual reality is possible,

but indescribable. We do not have the language for it. This is often the case in scripture, the angels appear in vari-

ous forms comprehensible to the human recipient. This does not mean the form the angel takes does not reflect in

some manner the reality of its being, but who is to say? They have appeared in such a way that the recipients did

not know they were entertaining angels. In this case, the Angel appeared in such a manner that they knew this was

not a fifteen year old boy – but an angel. Lucia does relate that the beauty and mystical quality of the angel was

beyond description.

Lesson:

Angels do exist. This reaffirms what the Church has always taught and continues to teach, with certainty.

Angels are very beautiful.

To be continued:

In Jesus and Mary -

TEEN LIFE Coordinators: Melissa Gordon, Faith Lorenzo, Vera Scavone

Women’s Morning of Reflection

Choosing the Better Part:

What we can learn from the Women of the New Tes-

tament.

9:45am Talk given by Fr Jason Smith, LC or Fr Donal

O’Keefe, LC

St. Patricks Church

Feb 17, May 19 and Jun 16, 2017

137 Moseman Road Yorktown Heights, NY

9:00am Mass with Parish, Confession available,

Adoration in the Chapel

Bring A Friend! Light Breakfast Buffet, Babysitting

available.

regnumchristinyctnj.org $10 fee to cover costs ap-

preciated

Elsewhere in the Diocese

Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,

and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES are an oppor tunity to

retreat from the hectic world and encounter Jesus

Christ in a profound and personal way. The retreat

focus’s on the Gospels and fullness of the Catholic

faith, opening the soul to the transforming power of

grace. Offered by the Legionaries of Christ, this si-

lent retreat is comprised of guided meditations, pri-

vate reflections, Mass, opportunities for Confession

and spiritual direction.

FOR WOMEN: Jun 23-25 20

Register early to secure a spot! – private room and

bathroom

St Lawrence Retreat Center Beacon, NY

Go to regnumchristinyctnj.org or (914) 244 3685

Children’s Masses

I try to rotate the grades 1-7 for a homily directed at them.

Also, the children will sponsor the Mass by doing the

readings, handing out bulletins, and their parents setting

up the coffee social after Mass. The dates of these Masses

are as follows:

Jan 22 …… Grade 2 Feb. 12 …… Grade 5

Jan. 29 ……...Grade 3 Mar. 5 …… Grade 6

Feb. 5 …… Grade 4

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

REVELATION

The Kingdom Yet to come

An Eleven-Part Bible Study Featuring Jeff Cavins

Beginning January 26

Ending April 6

Total of 10 Lessons

Thursday Evenings t 7:00 p.m.

Church of St. Patrick in Armonk

Cost/Registration $30 Registration Fee

Registration forms at each entrance to the church

For More Information Call Fr. Galens at 914-273-9724 or

Email: pastor.stpats@outlook.com

Please keep the Following in your Prayers

Lillian Ward Jeannie Morris

Eileen Sullivan Katerinna MacNeil

Jaspare Miranda Perinna Ruggerio

John Puttre Isabel D’Onofrio

Joy Lichten Teresa D’Onofrio

Patricia Tkach Isa D’Onofrio

Mario & Gloria Guiliano Caroline Pizzorusso

Barbara Grasso Susan Beninati

Paul Benfari Francis Roy Sedore

Mike Gagliardi Sr.Jon Adam

Mario J. Guiliano, Claire Finnan

Losing a child under any circumstance is terrible. Fo-

cusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can

help tremendously.

Emmaus Ministry: for parents whose children of

any age have died by any cause. Please join us. All

are welcome.

One-day retreats offered twice at

St. Joseph’s Seminary: Saturday, February 11, 2017,

and Saturday, February 25, 2017, 9:30–7:30 pm

One-day retreat offered at

The Church of the Magdalene, Sleepy Hollow: Sat-

urday, April 1, 2017

Cost: $25 per person, $40 per couple

Scholarships are available.

To register online, www.emfgp.org/archny, or con-tact Sue DiSisto, Coordinator for Parenting and Family Life Education: susan.disisto@archny.org or (646) 794-3191

Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents Whose

Children of Any Age Have Died by Any Cause

One-Day Spiritual Retreat: February 11 or February

25 or April 1, 2017

Call 646-794-3191.

Family Life /

Respect Life Office