January 17th, 2021 2nd Sunday in OT

2 Domingo del TO

Saturday, January 16: 5:30 + Robert Kenney by Karen & Jim Morganthaler Sunday, January 17: 9:30 + For the repose of the soul of Tamara Saukin by The Krudysz Family & Neighbors 11:00 + (Spanish) Marisol Palma by Hijo, Armando 12:30 FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Monday, January 18: 9:30 12:30 Tuesday, January 19: 9:30 12:30 Wednesday, January 20: 9:30 12:30 Thursday, January 21: 9:30 12:30 Friday, January 22: 9:30 12:30 7:30 + (Spanish) La Virgen de Altagracia by Milady Peña Saturday, January 23: 9:30 5:30 + Patrick & Etta Gannon by Children Sunday, January 24: 9:30 + FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 11:00 + (Spanish) Juana Santos y Inocencia Díaz by Inginia Díaz 12:30 + Andrew Fuglione by Edward & MaryLou LaPlant

Please remember those on our sick list in your prayers: Michael Anobile, Lottie Wojciechowicz, Maria Petrona Paiz Turcios, Catherine McClung, Valerie Bruno, Martha Banfield, Allen Ryczek, Levieva Svetiana, Molly Tyburczy, John Tyburczy, Julissa Garcia, Caro-lyn Lattanzio, Joan Dobkin, Laurie Rueckheim, Judith Ballaster, Steve Belus, Janice L. Whelan, James Cunniff, Donald Buddenhagen, Matthew Colasanti, Joseph Anthony D’Avino, Laura Bor-ruso, Amy Pisarki, John Slattery, Josep Lauron, , Carmelo Reyes, Marylou Ryan, Patricia Taranovich, Eugene Stonebreaker, Zofia Or-lowska, Mary Sanz, Robert Keenan, Ryan Mar-shall, Anne Marie Stampf, Edward Pertell, Genowefa Biernaca, Elizabeth Malenik, Kataryna Gierczynska, Caitlyn Geer, James Buddenhagen, Bill Wisniewski, Gary Norman-dia, Brian Francis Campion, Gemma Ferrara, Frank Sarlie, Peggy Mae, Edwin Soto, Law-rence O’Donnell, Julia Silva, Theresa Good, Mary Knapp, Elizabeth “Betty” Gifford, Baby Jozef Ban, Oliver Jayme Lopez, Mary Barreta, MaryAnne Stampf, Patricia Riordan.

Bread & Wine

The bread and wine at all Masses from January 17th to January 23rd will be in memory of

Evelyn Leonick by M/M R. Pineiro. (Forever In Our Hearts)

Parish Announcement

Beginning Monday, January 18, 2021, our noon Mass will be restored at 12:30 PM on

weekdays.

A partir del Lunes, 18 de Enero de 2021, Nuestra Misa del mediodía se restaurará a las

12:30 PM de Lunes a Viernes.

There will be a second parish collection to help support the cost of fuel the weekend of

January 16th & 17th.

Habrá una segunda colecta parroquial para ayudar a apoyar el costo del combustible el

fin de semana de 16 y 17 de Enero.

A Message from Fr. Sebastian’s Desk:

Call of God

We ignore it as pious talk or platitude when we hear that you and I are called by God. Or we can brush it aside when we hear the discussion on the universal call to holiness. Talking about spiritual matters can even elicit ridicule depending on the audience.

However, today’s scripture brings before us the subtle ways and means through which God is communicating to us, or the way God is calling us. We may wonder why Samuel mistook God’s voice for that of his master Eli, who was a priest (Samuel 3). Allegorically, it gives us the message that there are subtle ways through which God communicates to us.

When we are told that we are blessed to be initiated into the communion of the Church at baptism, we may not easily be convinced by the argument. Only when we look back and see the working of the grace of God in so many ways and at so many critical moments of our life, we will be convinced of the providential ways through which we were guided by Him.

In the Gospel according to John, we come across the incident of the two disciples of John the Baptist experiencing Christ when invited for an ‘open house’ with Him. We know that the Son of Man had no place to lay down his head. But it was a game changer in their lives. One of them was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew could immediately convince his own brother Simon to follow Jesus; such was the intense experience he had of Jesus. And it was to this Simon that Jesus entrusted the keys of the Kingdom. What a way to respond to God’s call!

Reflecting on the call of God, I am reminded of a message circulating in the social media about the need to be grateful to the call of God every moment of our life. This message invites us to be grateful to the call of God, always!

“The qualification that gave you a job is the same qualification someone has who still does not have a job. Be grateful. The prayer that God answered for you, is the same prayer others have been praying but without success. Be grateful. The road you use safely on a daily basis is the same road where many others lost their precious lives. Be grateful. The place where God blessed you, is the same place other people too worship in, yet their lives are still in discord. Be grateful. The bed you used in the hospital, you got healed and were discharged, is the same bed many other people breathed their last. Be grateful. The rain that made your field produce good crops is the same rain that devastated someone else's field. Be grateful. Be grateful because whatever you have is not by your power, your might, your talent or your qualifications, but it's just the "Grace of God." HE is the giver of everything you have. For everything you have, be Grateful.”

Fr. Sebastian T. Augustine, CMI Pastor

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there

And unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

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Oración para la Comunión Espiritual

Dios mío, creo que estás presente en el Santísimo Sacramento.

Te amo por encima de todas las cosas y deseo recibirte en mi alma.

Ya que en este momento no puedo recibirte sacramentalmente,

Ven al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón.

Te abrazo como si ya estuvieras allí.

Y unirme totalmente a ti.

Nunca permitas que me separen de ti.

Amén.

St. Anthony & St. Alphonsus Church Guidelines for Attending Mass Post-COVID-19

Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 (English) Friday, Mass at 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)

Saturday, Vigil Mass: 5:30 p.m. (English) Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m. (English), 11:00 a.m. (Spanish), 12:30 p.m. (English)

Please make sure to read before attending Mass and follow the instructions below:

• Please make sure to wear your mask properly when you attend Mass. • Alternative pews will be closed, please see the signs before you take your seat. • There will be no entrance procession or recessional procession. • We will not have any ALTAR server for the time being. • No missal, hymns or worship aids will be available. There will be NO Holy water in the font. • We will have a lector seated in the first pew that will come forward for the readings. • There will be neither exchange of peace nor holding of hands during the Lord’s Prayer. • Communion will be distributed ONLY by the priest at daily Mass. • To receive the Holy Communion there will be an orderly fashion, lining up pew by pew guided by ushers. • Please keep 6 feet distance at all times, especially when you line up to receive the Holy Communion. • The bishop has requested that the Eucharist be received by HAND. There will be no precious blood offered. Weekend Mass Guidelines: Please make sure you follow the above directives when you attend Mass. • We will have the organist and a cantor to lead our music. THERE WILL BE NO CHOIR. • There will be two Eucharistic Ministers to distribute the Holy Communion besides the priest. • The Eucharistic Ministers will not wear gloves, but THEY MUST wear a mask.

Un Mensaje del Padre Sebastian:

El llamado de Dios Lo ignoramos como una charla piadosa o un tópico cuando escuchamos que tú y yo somos llamados por Dios. O podemos dejarlo de lado cuando escuchemos la discusión sobre el llamado universal a la santidad. Hablar de asuntos espirituales puede incluso provocar burlas dependiendo de la audiencia.

Sin embargo, las escrituras de hoy nos presentan las formas sutiles y los medios a través de los cuales Dios nos está comunicando, o la forma en que Dios nos está llamando. Podemos preguntarnos por qué Samuel confundió la voz de Dios con la de su maestro Elí, que era sacerdote (Samuel 3). Alegóricamente, nos da el mensaje de que hay formas sutiles a través de las cuales Dios se comunica con nosotros.

Cuando se nos dice que tenemos la bendición de ser iniciados en la comunión de la Iglesia en el bautismo, es posible que el argumento no nos convenza fácilmente. Solo cuando miremos hacia atrás y veamos la obra de la gracia de Dios de tantas maneras y en tantos momentos críticos de nuestra vida, estaremos convencidos de los caminos providenciales a través de los cuales fuimos guiados por Él.

En el Evangelio según Juan, nos encontramos con el incidente de los dos discípulos de Juan el Bautista experimentando a Cristo cuando fueron invitados a una "casa abierta" con él. Sabemos que el Hijo del Hombre no tenía dónde recostar la cabeza. Pero fue un cambio de juego en sus vidas. Uno de ellos era Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro. Andrés pudo convencer inmediatamente a su propio hermano Simón de que siguiera a Jesús; tal fue la intensa experiencia que tuvo de Jesús. Y fue a este Simón a quien Jesús le confió las llaves del Reino. ¡Qué manera de responder al llamado de Dios!

Reflexionando sobre el llamado de Dios, recuerdo un mensaje que circula en las redes sociales sobre la necesidad de estar agradecidos al llamado de Dios en cada momento de nuestra vida. Este mensaje nos invita a estar siempre agradecidos por la llamada de Dios.

“La calificación que le dio un trabajo es la misma calificación que tiene alguien que todavía no tiene trabajo. Estar agradecidos. La oración que Dios respondió por ti, es la misma oración que otros han estado orando pero sin éxito. Estar agradecidos. El camino que usa con seguridad a diario es el mismo camino donde muchos otros perdieron sus preciosas vidas. Estar agradecidos. El lugar donde Dios te bendijo, es el mismo lugar en el que otras personas también adoran, pero sus vidas todavía están en discordia. Estar agradecidos. La cama que usaste en el hospital, te curaron y te dieron de alta, es la misma cama que muchas otras personas respiraron por última vez. Estar agradecidos. La lluvia que hizo que tu campo produjera buenas cosechas es la misma lluvia que devastó el campo de otra persona. Estar agradecidos. Sea agradecido porque todo lo que tiene no es por su poder, su fuerza, su talento o sus calificaciones, pero es sólo la "Gracia de Dios". ÉL es el dador de todo lo que tienes. Por todo lo que tienes, sé agradecido".

Padre Sebastian T. Augustine, CMI Pastor

WEEKLY OFFERING

Weekend of January 9 - 10, 2021

Attendance - 256 Collection - $ 2,388.00

Diocesan Mission Collection - $ 418.00 Votive Candles: $ 579.00

Last year’s Attendance - 609

Last year’s Collection - $ 3,277.00 Last year's Votive Candles - $ 760.00

Happy Birthday

January 16: Ruth Serva January 19: Nora Quintero January 20: Nelson Julio Jr. January 21: Gelkis Liriano January 22: Carmen Viera January 23: Edward Killip

Offertory Envelopes 2021

The postal service is experiencing

delivery delays during this time. Offertory envelopes may be arriving later than

expected. In the meantime, you may use the temporary envelopes available in the

back of the church.

Please write your full name, donation amount, envelope number, date of the

collection and be sure to specify if you are supporting a weekly or

special (second) collection.

We thank you for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.

South-Side Community Mission

The parish will once again be helping provide food for the south-side

community soup kitchen at Transfiguration Parish for the evenings

of January 31 - February 6.

Volunteers are needed to cook and drive. If you are interested, a sign up sheet can be found in the back of the church or you can contact the parish

office.

Annual Catholic Appeal 2020

Parish Goal: $ 38,453.00 Balance: $ 9,283.00

Total Paid: $ 28,636..66

Total Pledged: $ 30,170.00

Please remember to send in your donations to complete your pledges.

Thank you for your support!

50/50 Club

Every month the parish raises funds with the 50/50 Club. Envelopes are available

in the back of the church.

Minimum donation is $2.00 Donacion minima es $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 converted into the proper

amount of chances to which you are entitled.)

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