February 03, 2019

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time ======================================================

4° domingo del Tiempo Ordi-nario

Morning prayers at 8:00 am

Saturday, February 2: 8:15 + Pureza Barrera by sister Rebecca Bar- reta 5:30 + Ann Dunne by Tatiana Dunne Sunday, February 3: 9:15 Divine Mercy Chaplet 9:30 + For the special Intention of Gabriel D’Annunzio-Karamousz on his Birthday by Family 11:00 + (Spanish) Israel Ramos by Maria Ramos 12:30 + Joseph Frey by wife Rebecca Frey Monday, February 4: 8:15 + Grace Gonzalez by Dennis & Phillis Nusspickel 12:15 + Mimi & Joe Conboy by Amelia Petagna Tuesday, February 5: 8:15 + Margaret McCormicks & M. Bartram by Carney Family 12:15 + Dorothy Gaffney by McGee Family Wednesday, February 6: 8:15 + FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 12:15 + Gisela Pengel by Rosita Pengel Thursday, February 7: 8:15 + Anne Killip 16th Anniversary by son 12:15 + Dorothy Gaffney by McGee Family Friday, February 8: 8:15 + Tony Matadin by mom Donna Matadin 12:15 + 7:30 + (Spanish) Israel Ramos by Maria Ramos Saturday, February 9: 8:15 + 5:30 + Tatiana Kapeluk by Tatiana Dunne

Sunday, February 10: 9:15 Divine Mercy Chaplet 9:30 + Henry Kaftan by wife 11:00 + Julio Peña by Victor Peña 12:30 + Kazimierz Kuligowski by sister Bible Study every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in

the Lower Church Sacristy. Please remember those on our sick list in your prayers: Michael Anobile, Jason Weeks, Lottie Wojciechowicz, Maria Petrona Paiz Turcios, Nancy Culmone, Franciszka Sienko, Jacqueline Elsasser, Catherine McClung, Val-erie Bruno, Phyllis & Dennis Nusspickel, Mar-tha Banfield, Allen Ryczek, Levieva Svetiana, Molly Tyburczy, John Tyburczy, Julissa Garcia, Carolyn Lattanzio, Joan Dobkin, Laurie Rueck-heim, Judith Ballaster, Steve Belus, Janice L. Whelan, James Cunniff, Joseph Buenos, Patty Behan, Donald Buddenhagen, Matthew Co-lasanti, Joseph Anthony D’Avino, Laura Bor-ruso, Amy Pisarki, John Slattery, Joseph Lauron, Patricia Riordan, Carmelo Reyes, Marylou Ryan, Patricia Taranovich, Eugene Stonebreaker, Zofia Orlowska, Mary Sanz, Robert Keenan, Ryan Marshall, Anne Marie Stampf, Edward Pertell, Genowefa Biernaca, Elizabeth Malenik, Kataryna Gierczynska, Cait-lyn Geer, James Buddenhagen, Bill Wisniewski, Gary Normandia, Eleanor Heiber-ger, Brian Francis Campion, Gemma Ferrara, Frank Sarlie, Peggy Mae, Edwin Soto, Law-rence O’Donnell, Julia Silva, Theresa Good, Mary Knapp Pray for the deceased: Robert James Ke- ough

Newly Baptized

The parish family welcomes the newly bap-tized:

Isabella “Theresa” Grace Reyes

From Fr. Davy’s Desk: On this forth Sunday of Ordinary time the Church reminds us that we are called by God to be his prophets. Through our baptism God called each one of us to take His word and proclaim it to the world. However, we cannot succeed in this call without love for God and grace of God. The first reading focuses principally on a call to proclaim the good news to all. The call to the prophetic min-istry is not solely our business. Rather, it is a collaborative ministry between God and us. We make ourselves available, while God provides the strength and protection. God did not call us by accident. He knew each one of us personally and still knows us now very well. He calls us by our personal names and reminds us: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you came to birth I consecrated you; I have appointed you as the prophet of the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). This means that God does not call strangers to his mission, but those he knows personally. Through the second reading Saint Paul reminds us that the driving force for this prophetic mission must be the cardinal virtues: Love, Faith and Hope. Faith in God sustains us in our prophetic ministry in spite of the obstacles we encounter. Hope in a bright future motivates us to remain focused, and to believe that our efforts will not be in vain. Love must motivate us to be God’s prophets for the salvation of all people. In today’s gospel, Christ demonstrates prophetic love. It is important to know that life is not always easy for a true prophet. He faces oppositions, persecutions, rejections and threats to his life. In spite of all these, Christ did not relent. Instead, he continued to cherish God’s call. When Jesus began His public ministry, the people spoke highly of Him and were amazed at His gracious words. But things changed quickly when he began to challenge their ideas or convictions. The same happens today. When we hear words pleas-ing to us, we accept them, but when they disturb our convictions we reject them. May the readings this Sunday inspire us to be prophets and missionaries both through the words and actions! Fr. Kavungal Davy, CMI Mensaje del Padre Davy: En este cuarto domingo del tiempo ordinario, la Iglesia nos recuerda que Dios nos llama a ser sus profetas. A través de nuestro bau-tismo, Dios nos llamó a proclamar la Palabra de Dios al mundo. Sin embargo, no podemos tener éxito sin la gracia de Dios. La pri-mera lectura se centra principalmente en un llamado a proclamar las buenas nuevas a todos. El llamado al ministerio profético no es únicamente nuestro asunto. Más bien, es un ministerio de colaboración entre Dios y nosotros. Nos hacemos disponibles, mientras que Dios provee la fortaleza y la protección. Dios no nos llamó por accidente. Él nos conocía personalmente a cada uno de nosotros y todavía nos conoce muy bien. Nos llama por nuestros nombres personales y nos recuerda: “Antes de formarte en el seno materno, te conozco, antes de que nacieras te con-sagré; te he nombrado profeta de las naciones” (Jeremías 1: 5). Esto significa que Dios no llama a extraños a su misión, sino a aque-llos que conoce personalmente. A través de la segunda lectura, San Pablo nos recuerda que la fuerza para esta misión profética deben ser las virtudes cardinales: amor, fe y esperanza. La fe en Dios nos sostiene en nuestro ministerio profético a pesar de los obstáculos que encontramos. La espe-ranza en un futuro brillante nos motiva a permanecer concentrados ya creer que nuestros esfuerzos no serán en vano. El amor debe motivarnos a ser los profetas de Dios para la salvación de todas las personas. En el evangelio de hoy, Cristo demuestra amor profético. Es importante saber que la vida no siempre es fácil para un verdadero pro-feta. Se enfrenta a oposiciones, persecuciones, rechazos y amenazas a su vida. Cuando Jesús comenzó su ministerio público, las per-sonas hablaron muy bien de él y se asombraron de sus palabras de gracia. Pero las cosas cambiaron rápidamente cuando comenzó a desafiar sus ideas. Lo mismo ocurre hoy. Cuando escuchamos palabras que nos agradan, las aceptamos, pero cuando alteran nuestras convicciones las rechazamos. ¡Que las lecturas de este domingo nos inspiren a ser profetas y misioneros a través de las palabras y las acciones! Padre Kavungal Davy, CMI

WEEKLY OFFERING

Weekend of January 26 - 27, 2019

Attendance - 675 Collection - $ 2,927.00

Churches in Need Collection - $ 1,072.00 Votive Candles - $ 637.00

Last year’s attendance - 600

Last year’s Collection - $ 3,434.00 Churches in Need Collection - $ 1,099.00

Last year's Votive Candles - $ 578.00

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to drive, cook and serve food to the homeless at Transfiguration Shelter from February 10-16. Please see the sign-up

sheet at the vestibule of the upper church.

Birthday Announcements

If anyone is celebrating a birthday, we would like to announce it in the bulletin. Please email Fr. Davy or call the rectory and leave the name of the person, the month and day of their birth. (Email address can be found on the front of the

bulletin.)

February 3: Gabriel D’Annunzio Karamouzos

February 4: Stephanie Mendez

February 6: Frank Moley

Anuncios de Cumpleaños

Si alguien esta de cumpleaños, nos gustaría anunciarlo en el boletín. Por favor envíe un cor-reo electrónico al Padre Davy o llame a la rec-toría y deje el nombre de la persona, el mes y el día de nacimiento. (La dirección del correo electrónico se puede encontrar en la primera

pagina del boletín).

Blessing of the Throats The Blessing of the Throats, the feast day of Saint Blaise, will be offered after the Masses this weekend. 11TH EDITION OF NEW YORK ENCOUNTER WITH CARDINAL O’MALLEY, DAVID BROOKS, CHIARA CORBELLA’S HUS-BAND, AND MANY OTHERS The 2019 New York Encounter, Something to Start From, will take place February 15-17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street in Manhattan. The Encounter is a three-day, FREE cultural event organized by members of Communion and Liberation featuring panel dis-cussions, artistic performances and unique ex-hibits. This year’s Encounter will feature a pres-entation on Pope Francis’ vision for a new evangelization with Fr. Julián Carrón, President of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, Austen Ivereigh, Writer and Journalist, and Car-dinal Sean O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston. Another highlight: The life of Servant of God, Chiara Corbella, presented by her husband En-rico. Chiara died at 28 of a rare cancer that was discovered while she was pregnant with her third child. She choose to give birth to Fran-cesco, having rejected treatment that would have endangered her unborn son’s life. These events and many others can be found at http://www.newyorkencounter.org. All are invited!

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

Our food pantry is in need of the following items: coffee, cereal, canned meats (Spam,

ham, corned beef hash), canned vegetables, rice and peanut butter and jelly.

50/50 CLUB

50/50 envelopes are available in the back of the church. Please feel free to take additional envelopes for neighbors and friends.

Minimum donation is $2.00

Donacion minima $2.00

$2.00 = 1 chance to win

$5.00 = 3 chances to win

$10.00 = 6 chances to win

Please make sure your name, phone number and dollar amount are on each 50/50 envelope. (We will make sure your contribution is con-verted into the proper amount of chances to which you are entitled.) All proceeds will be added to our Elevator Fund.

Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage To The Holy Land

ONLY 10 Seats Remaining

March 7 - 15, 2019 Bishop Neil Tiedemann, Spiritual

Director and Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Chaplain.

For a Brochure Contact Prestige World-wide Tours 1-866-293-0982 Samantha@pwwtours.com

BAPTISM

Baptisms are celebrated in English on the last Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. and Spanish baptisms are celebrated on the first Saturday of

every month.

Arrangements must be made at the Parish Office in advance. The birth certifi-cate must be presented. Instructions are re-

quired for parents and godparents before Baptism.

MARRIAGES

Arrangements should be made six months in advance. Pre-Cana Conferences are part of

preparation. The website address is: http://www.pre-cana.org/

MINISTRY TO THE SICK

Priests are available anytime. Ministers of the

Eucharist can be invited to bring Communion to the home of the sick.

SCHOOL OF FAITH FORMATION

Wednesday:

Pre-Communion and Communion Classes 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thursday:

Continuing Classes to Confirmation, Pre- Confirmation and Confirmation

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Please register at the Parish Office. Any letters for Sponsorship, Baptism/Confirmation, as well as a letter for Immigration, you must be a regis-

tered member of the Parish.

CHOIR

Meets each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Church

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