SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2018

The Reverend Myles P. Murphy, S.T.L., Pastor

The Reverend Lino Gonsalves, Parochial Vicar The Reverend Edward Owusu-Ansah, In Residence

Janel Rodriguez, Office Manager, OLV Patricia Molinari, Secretary/Receptionist, OLV Nancy Gilbertson, Secretary/Receptionist, SA

Edith Jeanty, Secretary/Receptionist, SA Carlos Gomez, Director of Maintenance, OLV

Marcial Sandoval, Maintenance, SA Don Barnum, Music Director, Canoni Chorale

Michael Tucci, Music Director, Schola Cantorum

OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH OFFICE Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm

ST. ANDREW’S PARISH OFFICE Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

OUR LADY OF VICTORY MASSES

Saturday (Fulfills Sunday Obligation): 5:15pm Sunday: 10:15am, 12:15pm. 5:15pm Mon. - Fri.: 7:15am, 8:15am, 12:15pm*, 1:15pm** & 5:15pm*** (All in Upper Church.)

* Following the 12:15, the Novena of the day follows.

** Following the 1:15, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by the Novena of the day. *** Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:05 pm, followed by Mass.

Saturday: 12:15pm, 5:15pm (Vigil Mass) Holidays: 8:15am & 12:15pm Holy Day Vigil: 5:15pm Holy Days: 7:15, 7:45, 8:15,11:45am 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45, 4:45, & 5:15pm

CONFESSIONS Mon. - Fri.: 7:45-8:15am,12:45-1:30pm, 5:00-5:30pm

Sat.: 4:50-5:15pm

Church of Our Lady of Victory 60 William Street

NY, NY 10005 PH: 212-422-5535, FAX: 212-785-4457

Church of Saint Andrew 20 Cardinal Hayes Place

NY, NY 10007 PH: 212-962-3972

The Catholic Faith Community of

Our Lady of Victory and the

Church of St. Andrew

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT After the 1:15pm Weekday Mass.

Benediction will be at 5:05pm, before the 5:15 Mass.

BAPTISMS: Please call the rectory for information.

ST. ANDREW’S MASSES

Sunday: 12:15pm, 5:15pm Monday - Friday: 12:15pm, 1:15pm

CONFESSIONS 15 minutes after each Mass

DEVOTIONS Novena after the 12:15 weekday Mass

Novena and Rosary after 1:15pm weekday Mass

PARISH ACTIVITIES Monday: 5:45pm – Legion of Mary (OLV)

4th Friday: 5:45pm – Patrician Catholic Discussion Group (OLV)) As Announced: FiDi Catholic Young Adults

NOVENAS & DEVOTIONS

Mon.: Miraculous Medal Tues.: St. Anthony Wed.: St. Jude Thurs.: The Holy Spirit Fri.: The Rosary

Sat.: The Rosary 1st Fri.: Sacred Heart Novena Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm — Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading — Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel — If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45].

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Over the next two weeks, as we hear of the interior anguish of Jesus, we are led to the Garden of Gethsemane, the scene of a night of suffering, failure, and loss. In Hebrew, the word means “olive press,” and it was an olive grove, although only a few trees remain. Olives can’t be eaten off the trees, they need to be cured—knocked from the trees at harvest time, scooped into a stone basin, and cracked open by a heavy millstone. The crushing stone weight was itself called a “gethsemane,” and once it was lowered onto the olives, oil from the fruit and the inner stone would drip into a groove and flow into jars. The night before his death, Jesus experienced such anguish that scripture says his own blood perspired from him, an image no one who understands olive oil production could miss. Today, the Mount of Olives is within the city of Jerusalem and the site of the Church of All Nations, also known as the Basilica of the Agony. It was built in 1924, funded by Catholics in twelve different countries. An open-air altar on the grounds is used by Anglicans on Holy Thursday every year. Nearby is the Russian Church of Mary Magdalene, built by the czar in 1888, its magnificent golden domes a distinctive landmark. There is also another tiny Catholic Church, called Dominus Flevit, or “The Cry of the Lord,” built in a teardrop shape in the mid-1950s. For centuries, the Franciscan order has had the care of the shrines of the Holy Land, and our Good Friday collection helps sustain these precious sites.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; (procession) Is 50:4-7; Ps 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 18, 2018, Year B

SAVED BY GOD’S LOVE Because the people broke the old covenant, God promised a new covenant, not in the blood of oxen and other animals, but in the blood of the Son, Jesus Christ. This new covenant, foreseen from afar by Jeremiah and the prophets, was not to be engraved on stone, or written on paper, but carved on our hearts, so that we might know God intimately. Not by keeping many laws are we to be saved, but by the love of God, living and real in our hearts through the sacrifice of Christ. Our Eucharist is the pledge of that indwelling of Christ, and of our response of praise and thanksgiving to God for the mercy, love, and kindness shown to us in forgiving our sins and cleansing our hearts of everything evil. God issues this invitation to intimacy by offering us the chance to have our sufferings transformed into the perfect love of the Savior, who first loved us. — © J. S. Paluch Co.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

March 18, 2018

I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

— Jeremiah 31:33

A garden in the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

On all Friday’s dur-ing Lent, we will of-fer the Stations of the Cross immediately following the 12:15 Mass in the Upper Church. All are welcome to attend.

ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND is one of the world's most popular saints. Born in Roman Britain, he was fourteen or so, when he was captured by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream in which God told him how. A few years after returning home, Patrick had a vision of "... a man...from Ireland. His name was Victoricus, and he carried many letters, and he gave me one of them. I read the heading: 'The Voice of the Irish.' As I began the letter, I imagined in that moment that I heard the voice of (the Irish) people (cry) out: 'We appeal to you, holy ser-vant boy, to come and walk among us.'" The vision prompted his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, was later ordained a bishop. and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. Patrick arrived in Ireland in 433, where he remained for nearly 30 years. He preached over all of the country and converted entire kingdoms to Christianity. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God. He also famously used shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity, After years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering Patrick died March 17, 461. www.catholic.org

A CAPPELLA CONCERT

The Psycho-Chor is a collegiate a cappella choir from Jena, Germany,

directed by Maximilian Lörzer. They will perform a selection of

traditional songs and contemporary pop and film music at:

The Church of Our Lady of Victory 60 William St, NY NY 10005

* * * March 21, 2018 * * *

The concert starts at 5:30 pm Admission is FREE!

GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE

Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2018 are invited to attend the Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan

at St. Patrick Cathedral on Sunday, June 3, 2018

at 3:15 pm. Pre-registration is required. Please contact your parish to register. The closing date to register for the Mass is Monday, May 14, 2018.

50th ANNIVERSARY

REPENTANCE God has promised pardon to one who repents, but has not promised repentance to one who sins. —St. Anselm

SAINT JOSEPH

March 19th is the feast day of Saint Joseph, foster-father of Jesus. St. Joseph is the patron saint of a myriad of causes, especially fathers, families, married couples, children, pregnant women, workers, craftsmen, against doubt, the dying, a happy and holy death, and the Catholic Church. St. Joseph is one of the most loved

saints because he is the man whom God chose among all others to be the special guardian of the Incarnate Jesus Christ and His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was the human guardian of the Holy Family, and because of this sacred familial bond and divinely-given mission, he is also the foster-father to all Christians.

ANCIENT PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interest and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful inter-cession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me. Amen.

MASS INTENTIONS

OUR LADY OF VICTORY

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 10:15 am: Ben Tabique 12:15 pm: Dawn Golaszewski 5:15 pm: Irene & Frank Chilelli & Marie Doherty

MONDAY, MARCH 19 7:15 am: In Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:15 am: In Honor of St. Elizabeth Seton 12:15 pm: Carmine, Tom, Michelina and Peggy D’Amato 1:15 pm: In Thanksgiving to St. Joseph 5:15 pm: Deacon David Ciorciari

TUESDAY, MARCH 20 7:15 am: Mary Ellen Flynn 8:15 am: Anthony John & Marie D’Amato 12:15 pm: Angela Vitti 1:15 pm: Patrick Krasniewski 5:15 pm: Frank & Caroline McLaughlin

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 7:15 am: Mike Cennamo 8:15 am: Maria Grazia & Rose D’Amato 12:15 pm: Irene Skowronksi 1:15 pm: Nour Sami 5:15 pm: In Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 7:15 am: Joseph Duffy 8:15 am: Hildo Diego Rasmijn 12:15 pm: Eileen Moran Fitzgerald 1:15 pm: Linda Sorrentino 5:15 pm: Leo William Dunn, Jr.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 7:15 am: Catherine Lang 8:15 am: Helene Rochette 12:15 pm Carmen Cruz 1:15 pm: Sr. Mary Margaret McGovern 5:15 pm: Leo William Dunn, Jr.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 12:15 pm: Doris Bishop 5:15 pm The Morristown Rosarians***

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 10:15 am: The Camissa Family 12:15 pm: Gennarina & Arnaldo Caggiano 5:15 pm: Patrick Kehoe

ST. ANDREW CHURCH

12:15 pm: Jerome David Sherwood 1:15 pm: National Institute of Family & Life Advocates

12:15 pm: Jozef Lassler 1:15 pm: Jozef & Josephine Grunhagen

12:15 pm: Available 1:15pm: Available

12:15 pm: Available 1:15pm: Available

12:15 pm: Available 1:15 pm: Available

12:15 pm: Available 1:15pm: Rocco M. Thompson

*** Indications “for the intentions of”

40 DAYS FOR LIFE Feb. 14– Mar. 25

HELP SAVE LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY

You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 750,000 volunteers! Here’s how to take part: Vigil location: Public right-of-way Across the street from Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger Way, Bleecker St., NY NY 10012. Hours: 8 am—8 pm daily. Contact: Email: 40days.manhattan@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/40DaysManhattan Website: 40daysforlife.com/Manhattan

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny Monday: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday: Spring begins Friday: Abstinence; St. Turibius of Mogrovejo

SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS

3/11/18: $2,269 including the following: St. Andrew: $528 Parish Pay: $198 3/12/17: $2,322

“Give generously and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.” —Deut. 15:10

BE AWARE We need to be aware that happiness can sometimes sneak in through the door we didn’t know we had left open. —Anonymous

AN IRISH WEDDING

I said to my friend, "I know a girl who married an Irishman on St. Patrick's Day." He said, "Oh really?" I said, "No, O'Reilly."

SPRING ARRIVES

TUESDAY MARCH 20TH

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

12:15 pm: Available 1:15pm: Available

No Saturday Mass at St. Andrew’s location

FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH