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Sunday, December 30, 2018| The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Year C)

PARISH STAFF

Pastor Rev. Fr. Jonathan Morris

Parochial Vicar

Rev. Fr. Israel K. Boadi

Coordinator of Religious Education Sr. Edna Loquias, S.M.C.

Office Manager Mr. Esteban Perez

Parish Secretary Miss Elizabeth Mannini

Music Director & Organist Dr. Stephen Rapp

Cantor Mr. Bilen Eminov

Youth Minister School Principal Mr. Jesus Vargas Ms. Valerie Savino

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Saturday 8:30am | 12:00pm (Both English)

Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass - English)

Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish)

11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English)

1:30pm (Spanish)

Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English)

RITE OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling the Parish Office.

RITE OF BAPTISM

2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm Attendance at Pre -Baptism Class is required. Please stop by the Parish Center to register or call for more information.

RITE OF MATRIMONY

Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial meeting with a priest.

PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK

If you or someone you know is in the hospital or homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Center.

NEW PARISHIONERS

We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish Center.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish Center.

OLMC SCHOOL: 2465 BATHGATE AVENUE

Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080.

PARISH CENTER

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Open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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ANNOUNCED MASSES

Sunday, December 30th| The Holy Family

8:30am Carmela & Eddie Schymanski 9:30am Miguel Montalvo 11:00am Giovanni Santaniello e Defunti della Famiglia

12:15pm Rosemary Perez 1:30pm Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo

Monday, December 31st | Seventh Day in Octave of Nativity; St. Sylvester I

8:30am Angelina Ferrauiola 5:00pm Lena & Alphonse Manna 8:00pm En Gratitud al Señor

Tuesday, January 1st | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 8:30am Rosaria Muscetta 12:00pm Aniello, Immacolata, Domenico & Mario Squillante 6:30pm En Honor a Maria, La Madre de Dios

Wednesday, January 2nd | Sts. Basil the Great

and Gregory Nazianzen 8:30am Louise Oliveri 12:00pm Lucia Petti 6:30pm Rita M. & Salvatore M. Calabro

Thursday, January 3rd | Most Holy Name of Jesus

8:30am Bro. Gilbert Pretto, CSC 12:00pm Arcangela Cardillo 6:30pm Martin Ljuljic

Friday, January 4th | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

8:30am Giovanni & Pasqua Del Vecchio 12:00pm In Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

6:30pm Vincenzo Izzo

Saturday, January 5th | St. John Neumann

8:30am Maria De Dominicis & Family 12:00pm Arcangela Cardillo

5:00pm Silvana Marsibilio

Sunday, January 6th| Epiphany of the Lord

8:30am Vincent McDonnell (living) 9:30am Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo 11:00am Carmela, Filomena, Francesco e Angelo Perri 12:15pm Rita Tartaglione 1:30pm Adamaris Ortega (viviente)

From the Desk of Father Jonathan

As we prepared last week for Christmas at the parish, sever-al times I stopped and reflected on how Mary and Joseph might have prepared for big events in their family. The fact that they were the Holy Family didn't mean they didn't have to cook, prepare the house, send invitations, or even decide which side of the family they would spend time with. Their holiness didn't mean they were free from the difficul-ties we all encounter around the holidays. In fact, perhaps it was even harder for them to live holy days when all around them they saw people living the season with great superficiali-ty. I can picture Mary having conversations with neighbors who didn't know or accept the fact that the Messiah was living right next door! I can picture Jesus having to deal with friends or co-workers who rushed around to get ready for high holy days, all while still making fun of him for his very non-traditional family, with all of the questions and rumors that plagued him about the origin of his step-son and the "questionable character" of his wife as a single mother, now with Joseph. I picture, however, Mary and Joseph living these holy days with deep reflection and peace, despite what was happening around them. They surely knew what was most important was not what other people thought, did, or said. They focused on what would last! We can do that too! Christmas for Christians is just begin-ning. Look to Mary! Look to Joseph! Look to Jesus! They will teach us how to live these holy days! God bless, Father Jonathan

+ REST IN PEACE + Teresa D’Amore, Mario Gravina and all the faithful departed

WEEKEND MASSES - 12/16/18

Collection …………................................................$3,546.44

Last year’s collection.........................................$3,369.13

WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 12/16/18

Adults: ……. 765 Children: …… 264 Total: …… 1,029

MEMORIALS THIS WEEK

Mass Wine, Altar Bread Sanctuary Lamp & Mass Candles

In Loving Memory of

Rose Lupo

Dear Mother - Requiescat in Pace from your only child, Joseph

Thank You Sincerest thanks from the Priests, Sisters and

Staff to all, who with generous hearts, brought Christmas gifts and well-wishes.

Thank you also to our Priests, Sisters, Staff, Choirs, Sacristan, Altar Servers,

Lectors & Volunteers who helped make our celebration of Christmas so meaningful and our church and crèche so beautiful. May our Infant Savior bless you greatly

now and in the New Year.

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La Santa Famiglia di Gesu’, Maria e Giuseppe

L’inquietudine e l’incomprensione di Maria e di Giuseppe, nonostante la loro vicinanza a Gesù, nonostante che siano stati preparati da Dio al compito di accompagnare i primi passi della vita di Gesù, ci riportano a quello che è il nostro atteggiamento di fronte all’opera di Dio in noi e intorno a noi. Ogni essere è un mistero per quelli che lo circondano. La sofferenza che nasce da questa solitudine collettiva non trova pace se non nella fede. Noi siamo vicini gli uni agli altri perché siamo tutti amati di un amore divino. L’amore che ci unisce, lungi dall’abolire il nostro essere diversi gli uni dagli altri, rafforza, anima e sviluppa quanto c’è di originale in noi. Ma solo una carità che venga da Dio può mettere nei nostri cuori una tale disposizione. Maria e Giuseppe non hanno capito a fondo ciò che Gesù diceva o faceva. Ma hanno accettato, nella fede e per amore, di vederlo compiere la sua vita e adempiere alla sua missione, partecipandovi nell’oscurità della loro fede. Che lezione per noi! Quando non capiamo l’azione del nostro prossimo, perché supera le nostre capacità, dobbiamo saper amare senza capire: solo con un tale atteggiamento tutto diventa possible. (c)lachiesa.it

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Hannah conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28) or Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14. Psalm — Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord (Psalm 84) or Psalm 128. Second Reading — See what love the Father has be-stowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2, 21-24) or Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]. Gospel — The boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. They found him in the temple, in the midst of the teachers (Luke 2:41-52). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today’s feast is new as feasts go, and it sets us this year in a very modern crisis. Amid conflicting schedules and commitments, a young man, testing the limits, has strayed from his parents and gone off to the big city. Mary and Joseph search frantically, only to find the child Jesus in the temple, conversing with the elders and schol-ars of the law, who are amazed at his wisdom. In the time of Jesus, the temple was the religious cen-ter of Jewish ritual. Outside of Jerusalem, people gath-ered in the synagogues, centers of learning, for daily prayer and study. Still, everyone longed to journey to the temple to participate in the offerings, and to fulfill certain obligations of the law that could only be done there. On this feast, we catch a glimpse of the family of Jesus: par-ents dealing with the normal stresses of raising a child, and yet completely grounded in the ways of faith and tra-dition. There has always been an appreciation in Christianity for the value of pilgrimage—the journey to holy places that is a symbol of our life’s journey to God, and a sense of connection to important events in our family history. During the Christmas season, many of us undertake pil-grimages to the family homestead for festival meals, to the parishes where we were formed in the faith, or per-haps even to a beautiful manger scene or festival of lights. There are few better days than this in our calendar for spending time with the family, especially on a short pilgrimage to a favorite place. Just make sure that no one gets left behind!

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JANUARY 1, 2019 SOLEMNITY OF MARY,

MOTHER OF GOD

MASS SCHEDULE ~ Monday, December 31st ~

5:00pm English 8:00pm Spanish

~ Tuesday, January 1st ~ 8:30am English 12:00pm English/Italian 6:30pm Spanish/English

I pastori si avviarono in fretta e trovarono Maria e Giuseppe, e il Bambino deposto nella mangiatoia. (Lc 2,16)

~ Durante l’Anno Nuovo, andiamo anche noi in fretta ogni giorno

per trovare il Bambino Gesu’, Maria e Giuseppe ~

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Ana entregó su hijo Samuel al Señor, dejándolo en el templo de Siló (1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28) o Sirácide 3:2-7, 12-14. Salmo — Señor, dichosos los que viven en tu casa (Salmo 84 [83]) o Salmo 128(127). Segunda lectura — Somos hijos de Dios cuando cree-mos en el nombre de su Hijo, Jesucristo (1 Juan 3:1-2, 21-24) o Colosenses 3:12-21 [12-17]. Evangelio — José y María encuentran a Jesús perdido en el templo en medio de los maestros (Lucas 2:41-52). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

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TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El primer domingo después de la Navidad celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia. Los latinos somos un pue-blo muy unido en familia. Para nosotros es más que un pequeño grupo compuesto de padre, madre, hijos e hijas. La familia para nosotros los latinos es un conjunto grande de abuelos, abuelas, tíos, tías, primos, primas, compadres, comadres, suegros, suegras y otros más además del padre, la madre y los hijos. Para los latinos una fiesta que cele-bra la familia de Jesús es la cosa más natural del mundo. Extrañamente esta fiesta no es muy antigua. En reali-dad es una celebración que data de comienzos de la época moderna en el siglo XVII. Antes de estas fechas la fami-lia de Jesús casi siempre era entendida como compuesta por Jesús, María y Ana (la madre de María). Se daba por hecho que José estaba por allí. Pero en el siglo XVII mu-chos perdieron sus padres pues tenían que ir a las fábricas a trabajar. Por eso el magisterio instituyó la conmemora-ción de la Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José para recordar a los padres cristianos su deber ante sus hijos y su esposa.

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A PRAYER OF GRATITUDE Thank you God

for Your many blessings this year.

Help us to grow in love and service through Mary,

Your tender Mother and ours. Amen.

MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS

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For 2019, try to pray the Rosary each day if you don’t already. Get distracted? Say it a decade at a time. Find an mp3 on the internet and pray along!

~ Blessed are you, Mary, among women ~

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