Rev. Robert Abbatiello, OFM. Cap.

Pastor – rabbatiello@sacredheartyonkers.org

Rev. John McHugh, OFM Cap.

Associate Pastor – jmchugh@sacredheartyonkers.org

Deacon Gianni DiPaolo

gdipaolo@sacredheartyonkers.org

Br. Roger Deguire, OFM Cap.

Parish Associate – rdeguire@sacredheartyonkers.org

Weekend Associates

Rev. Michael Connolly, OFM Cap.

Rev. Senan Taylor, OFM Cap.

Mrs. Deanne May

Office Manager/Religious Education Coordinator

dmay@sacredheartyonkers.org

Mr. Andrew Bauer

Music Director – abauer@sacredheartyonkers.org

110 Shonnard Pl., Yonkers, NY 10703

www.sacredheartyonkers.org

-A Ministry of the Capuchins of the Province of Saint Mary-

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Church)

Saturday, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (Chapel Reconciliation Room)

(Other times: by appointment, call the Parish Office)

NOVENAS

Miraculous Medal - Monday following 8:30 a.m. Mass

Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Adoration - See Bulletin

Baptisms

Baptisms are usually celebrated on the last

Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

Contact the Parish Office for information.

Marriages

Couples should contact the Parish Office

before setting their wedding date.

Please contact the Parish Office upon engagement;

wedding preparation usually takes at least six months.

Care of the Sick

Please contact the Parish Office when

serious illness or hospitalization occurs.

Anointing of the Sick and regular Communion Visits

can be scheduled.

Family Closet Thrift Shop

Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 Please use entrance in back of High School under Breezeway.

Food Pantry

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 - 3:00

Parish Offices

40 Convent Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Parish Offices: 963-4205 ∙ Fax: 476-4960

Schools: Elementary: 963-5318 ∙ High: 965-3114

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

Sunday Vigil

4:00 p.m.

1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday, Finian Sullivan Tower

2nd and 4th Saturday, Monastery Manor

5:00 p.m. Church

Sunday

8:00, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m.

Weekday

Monday - Friday, 6:45 a.m.

Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Day Schedule

Please consult the Bulletin.

February 23rd – March 1st

Sunday, February 23rd - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lv 19:1-2,17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48

4:00pm Vigil Sp Int For Our Parish Family

5:00pm Vigil Decd Adelaide Groundwater

8:00am Decd Mary Catherine Finnegan 9:45am Decd George “Skippy” Keppler

11:30am Decd Rose D’Ambrosio

Monday, February 24th - Jas 3:13-18/Mt 9:14-29

6:45BSC

8:30BSC Decd Colleen Keller Zambetti

Tuesday, February 25th - Jas :1-10/Mk 9:30-37 6:45BSC Sp Int Fr. Chris Dietrich, OFM Cap. 8:30BSC Decd Fran Cirone Allen

Wednesday, February 26th - Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-18/2Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6,16-18 6:45MC Decd Janice Spinella (Anni)

8:30MC Decd Jose Calanog, Sr. (6th Anni) 7:30pm Decd Hilda & Charles Williams

Thursday, February 27th - Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 6:45BSC Sp Int Fr. Jim Gavin, OFM Cap. 8:30BSC Decd Kay Lyons (Anni) Friday, February 28th - Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 6:45BSC Decd

8:30BSC Decd Antonio & Teresa Careira

Saturday, February 29th

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Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 8:30MC Decd Eleanor Deakyne

Sunday, March 1st - First Sunday of Lent

Gn 2:7-9;3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19/Mt 4:1-11

4:00pm Vigil Decd Christopher Kiernan

5:00pm Vigil Decd Frances Palmerton & Margaret T. Brundage

8:00am Sp Int For Our Parish Family

9:45am Decd Michael Reeve & Robert T. Peterson

11:30am Decd Fr. Bernard Smith, OFM Cap. (10th Anni)

Week of February 23rd

Bread & Wine

Decd Eleanor Deakyne

Sanctuary Lamp

Decd Eleanor Deakyne

STEWARDSHIP OF GOD’S BLESSINGS

February 16, 2020….….……………………….$6,831.45

On-line Giving…………….…………….………$1,071.89

Last Year…………….….……….………….……$8,019.39

Thank you for your continued support of our parish

and its many needs.

May God bless your generosity to Sacred Heart!

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To register for on-line giving,

please go to our website

sacredheartyonkers.org

scroll down on right hand side to

Parish Giving

and follow the online prompts.

Please Pray

for the repose of the souls of

William A. Hogan, Panchita Soto

and all the deceased parishioners of Sacred Heart,

and the Special Intentions of

Our Parish Family members,

listed in our Prayer Intention Book.

The Week Ahead…..

Sunday, February 23rd

Religious Ed 10:45 am Secular Franciscans 1:00 pm

Monday, February 24th

Miraculous Medal Novena following 8:30 am Mass Religious Ed 7:15 pm

Tuesday, February 25th

Padre Pio Rosary 7:30 pm

Wednesday, February 26th Our Mother of Perpetual Help Rosary & Novena 6:30 pm

Thursday, February 27th

Adoration 3:30 - 7:45 pm, Benediction 7:45 pm

Friday, February 28th

Soup and Stations 11:45/12:30

Saturday, February 29th

Lectio Divina 9:15 am

Sunday, March 1st

Religious Ed 10:45 am

6:45 am Mass 8:30 am Mass

1:00 pm Word Service 7:30 pm Mass

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Heart Beat Raffle Winners!

February 13 Carol Pinto

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Sacred Heart Grade School

On-Line Registration for 2020-2021 is open for all students in PreK3

and Kindergarten to 8th Grade. Visit shgsyonkers.org,

go to the Admissions tab and follow the prompts.

Registration for UPK4 for Yonkers Residents

is now open. Please call the School Office 963-5318 x2

for any additional information.

THE SHROUD AND THE PASSION: A Talk on the Shroud of Turin

On Sunday, March 8, at 1:00 P.M. in the Church Hall, Sacred Heart parishioners Ellen Russell and Stephen Corvini will give a presentation on the Shroud of Turin.

The Shroud, a very old burial cloth that for centuries has been kept in the Cathedral in Turin, is famous for bearing the image of a crucified man. This has led to many questions about the cloth and the figure on it, while the attempt to find

answers has led to many arguments and theories, as well as much research and testing. The speakers will summarize the most important of these efforts.

So far, however, no one has been able to produce an indisputable answer to the greatest questions about the Shroud: is

this the burial cloth of Jesus, and is the image a true likeness of Him? On those points, individuals must decide for themselves what they believe.

But even if it were to be proved beyond doubt that the Shroud was a work of art, rather than a “selfie” of the Savior, it would still be worthwhile to learn about and reflect on it, especially during Lent, since the Shroud illustrates so vividly what

crucifixion was like. We therefore gladly invite all to join us for this talk and light refreshments. Ellen Russell is a retired history teacher. She holds a B.A. from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, and an M.A. and Ph.D.

from Fordham University. Stephen Corvini is a physical therapist. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Manhattanville College, and doctorate in physical therapy from New York Medical College.

P R A Y Y L O U R S ENEMIES

E E H A N O T L I L HATE

R N O R E V E N G E LOVE

S E L O I E M V H E NEIGHBOR

E M Y H G O P U T R NO GRUDGES

C I N A H E L I C G NO REVENGE

U E H T B N E B H O PERSECUTE

T S R E O R A S E Y PRAY

E N O G R U D G E S RIGHT CHEEK

O U R S E T L F K TEMPLE

TURN

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This Week: Ash Wednesday and the Beginning of Lent February 26th is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. Please keep in mind that Ashes will

be distributed DURING THE MASSES, FOLLOWING THE HOMILY. Masses will be celebrated at 6:45 AM,

8:30 AM, and 7:30 PM. Please note that ashes will NOT be distributed in the parish office.

Remember that it is the interior attitude of Ash Wednesday, rather than the exterior mark with ashes, that is most

important. As you prepare for the beginning of this holy season, consider how you will respond to what the Scriptures

and Tradition of the Church call us to: prayer, fasting, almsgiving.

During the season of Lent, the Church urges all the Faithful to reflect a spirit of penance in their daily life

through performing acts of fast and abstinence.

FASTING requires that one only full meal be taken per day. Two other smaller meals may be taken during the

day to maintain physical strength, but these two meals together should not equal a full meal in quantity. Fasting on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday obliges all those who have reached the age of 18 and continues to oblige through age 59.

Those not specifically obliged to fast are encouraged to join in the discipline of fasting to the extent that they are able.

ABSTINENCE prohibits individuals from eating meat or poultry on a particular day. Abstinence obliges all

those who have reached the age of 14 and continues to oblige throughout their entire lives. Those not specifically

obliged to abstain from eating meat are encouraged to join in this discipline to the extent that they are able.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of Fast and Abstinence, all Fridays in Lent are days of

Abstinence.

Please Share This Special Invitation for Lent - You Never Know… Lent leads us to the great solemnity of Easter and the celebrations of Christ’s victory over sin and death. The

liturgical celebrations of Holy Week are among the most beautiful of all the church’s liturgies. Wouldn’t it be great if

someone who has never participated in them before was present for the first time? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone

who hasn’t been to them for several (perhaps even many!) years were invited back, BY YOU, to participate in them

once again?

You’ve heard me say it before, but I need you to reach out to our brothers and sisters in the community who

may be looking for a spiritual home, who may be looking to deepen their faith, who may be searching for a way to

experience God’s forgiveness and healing, who may have fallen away from the Church and the practice of their faith and

yet still have that inner longing for a strong spirituality that can’t be easily replaced.

I invite you once again to offer a special invitation to someone who may be waiting for you to deliver it! Please

pray about it. You never know…

A Little Goes a Long Way! As we enter into the journey of Lent 2020, allow me to invite you to reflect on a simple phrase or two from the

Sacred Scriptures each day. Some of us set out on strenuous Lenten disciplines which we may not always be able to

complete. Like a little yeast which leavens a whole batch of dough, allow a small part of God’s Word to touch your

heart and resonate in your mind throughout the day. Perhaps begin and end your day reading the same verse or two and

look for evidence from the day’s activities of the ways in which you experienced and lived God’s Word.

Ash Wednesday , February 26 - Joel 2:12-13

Thursday, February 27 – Lamentations 3:40

Friday, February 28 – Hosea 6:1

Saturday, February 29 – Hosea 12:6

Sunday, March 1 – Leviticus 26:12

Fr. Bob

From the Pastor’s Desk 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

This is a phrase we have heard many times before and still, perhaps, we find it difficult to put into practice. The

Book of Leviticus further reminds us to bear no hatred for a brother or sister in our heart; take no revenge on anyone,

cherish no grudges against anyone. A tall order for us, perhaps!

In our second reading, from St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, reminds us that we are the temple of God

and the Spirit of God dwells in us. Therefore, we are holy! There are few greater compliments one can pay us than to

call us the Temple of God! Do we believe that? Do we act in such a way that our life reflects what we believe?

In our gospel passage this weekend, Jesus continues instructing his disciples in a way that opens their minds to a

broader and more inclusive understanding of the commandments. His challenges are significant! Turn the other cheek,

give more than is asked for, go the extra mile, give to those who ask and do not turn your back on one who wants to

borrow are all difficult enough in themselves. But then Jesus adds, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute

you. We’re told not to seek revenge or retaliation, and not to cause offenses to escalate in any way. How much more

can he ask of us?

Lent is just around the corner. In fact, it starts this coming Wednesday. Throughout our days of fasting, prayers

and penance, almsgiving and reflecting on the special call to holiness we receive during the six weeks of Lent, we are

given many opportunities to hear how Jesus put into practice himself all that he taught us to do. Our Servant-Leader has

given us great examples of how to bring God’s Word to life in us and how to keep it alive! We sang in our response

today, “the Lord is kind and merciful.” We imitate the Lord when we do the things that he did; when we speak the way

he did; when we seek to follow God’s will above all else, as he did.

Let us try to take a few moments this week and consider the following questions:

Is there anyone in my life right now that I find difficult to love? To forgive?

Do I have a good self-image as a Temple of God? Do I treat that Temple with reverence and respect? What in

my life speaks of holiness?

Have I ever turned the other cheek when someone has hurt me, insulted me, embarrassed me? Have I ever gone

the extra mile for someone or given more than I was asked for?

Is there anyone in my life I might consider an enemy? Why? What happened between us? Do I still love that

person? Have I ever taken the Lord at his word and prayed for someone who has persecuted me in some way? Do I

seek revenge rather offer forgiveness? Do I hold on to grudges rather than let them go?

If anyone of these questions were particularly difficult for you to reflect on, try it again. Be sure to begin your

reflection with a prayer, asking for an outpouring of God’s Spirit on you and an open mind and heart to respond after the

teaching and example of Jesus.

LENTEN JOURNEY

Distributed with the bulletin this weekend is a Lenten Journey Calendar. Our Lenten Journeys are varied and we hope

that you will take advantage of creating your own. On the insert are suggestions for Prayer and Faith in Action that we

can all do to make this a meaningful Lent

LENTEN LUNCH – STATIONS OF THE CROSS

St. Francis of Assisi is credited with popularizing the devotion known as the Stations of the Cross. It is a particularly

Franciscan devotion because it asks us to look at and reflect on images of Jesus in his final hours of suffering and glory

and respond from our hearts in prayer. Join us for a Lenten Lunch (Soup and Salad) hosted by the various parish

organizations each Friday at 11:45 in the Church Hall followed by the Stations of the Cross at 12:30 in the church.

This Friday, February 28th is sponsored by the Liturgical Ministers. Continued on previous page

Sacred Heart High School: Accepting Applications Now!

Even if a prospective student missed one of our Open Houses at Sacred Heart High School or

perhaps didn’t list us on the TACHS exam form, or perhaps didn’t even take the TACHS exam, or

perhaps a current high school student is interested in transferring into SHHS, parents and students can

make an appointment at any time to visit the school, meet our principal, learn more about our pro-

grams, both academic and extra-curricular, and tour the facility. Please call the school and ask for Mr.

Brendan Clark, our Director of Admissions (914-965-3114, Ext. 114). We look forward to hearing

from you!