PARISH OF ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN 333 E. 206th Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10467-4003 Phone: (718) 547-6655, FAX: (718) 547-6579

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 15, 2017

ST. BRENDAN REGIONAL SCHOOL

Pre-K thru Grade 8 PRINCIPAL: MS. Michele Pasquale

Phone: (718) 653-2292 FAX: (718) 653-3234

WEBSITE: stbrendanschoolbronx.org

ST. ANN REGIONAL SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Ajeia Beebe Phone: (718) 655-3449

FAX: (718) 547-4020

CLERGY PERSONNEL Fr. Raul G. Miguez, Pastor Fr. Sancho Garrote, In Residence Deacon Paul Hveem

RECTORY HOURS Monday thru Friday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Closed for Lunch from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: (718) 654-6424 Ms. Judith Cordero

MASS SCHEDULE MONDAY through SATURDAY MASS: 9:00AM SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: 5: 00 ENGLISH, 6:30PM (ESPAÑOL) SUNDAY MASS: 8:30AM, 10:00AM, 11:30 AM (ESPAÑOL), 1:00PM

WEEKLY WEDNESDAY EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

Benediction and Eucharistic Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the 9:00AM MASS until 6:30 PM

As Jesus said at Gethsemane, “Will You Not Spend An Hour With Me ? ”

REGISTERED PARISHIONERS attending and supporting this Parish are entitled to a statement of good standing. They should be active members of this parish for a minimum of ONE YEAR, attend Sunday Mass regularly and give a good example in word and deed. MARRIAGES: Preliminary arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS prior to the proposed date of marriage. Couples must speak to a Parish Priest to enroll in MARRIAGE PREPARATORY COURSES and to schedule use of the Church. BAPTISMS: Instruction is required for Parents and Godparents. Please call the Rectory THREE MONTHS in advance to make arrangements.

CONFESSIONS: EVERY SATURDAY 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM & EVERY MONDAY AFTER MASS

THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY OF ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN: MEETS ON THE 2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE 8:30 AM MASS

MASS INTENTIONS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 8:30 AM Carmen Bonet 10:00 AM All the Parishioners 11:30 AM Isidro Rodriguez-Gomez David Rodriguez Fernando Etayo 1:00 PM Timothy Sullivan

MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY -

THE RECTORY IS CLOSED

9:00 AM Patrick & Anne Maher

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 SAINT ANTHONY

9:00 AM Mariotti and Armanini Families

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017 9:00 AM Marino De Los Reyes

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 9:00 AM Hamlet Gomez

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 SAINT FABIAN

SAINT SEBASTIAN 9:00 AM Luisa Melo

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 SAINT AGNES

9:00 AM Bonnie Heitman 5:00 PM Stephen G. Joyce 6:30 PM En Honor a Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

LITURGICAL LIFE

JANUARY 15, 2017

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: John Keane

Tina Kimmel Delva Williams

Rosemarie Sullivan

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED: Stephen G. Joyce

Bridget Fee Anne Doorish

Guadalupe Fernandez Joyce Jackson

Virginia Kowalchuk

SANCTUARY CANDLE THE SANCTUARY CANDLE IS OFFERED THIS WEEK IN LOVING MEMORY AND

FOR THE INTENTIONS OF:

ALL PARISHIONERS, DECEASED AND LIVING, OF ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN

HOST & WINE THE HOST & WINE IS OFFERED

THIS WEEK FOR THE INTENTIONS OF:

GJOK DEDA

REQUESTED BY:

HANA NIKAJ

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JANUARY 15, 2017

FILM SERIES

January 15th: 1 Hour 31 minutes BELLA After Nina (Tammy Blanchard) is fired from her waitressing job for being late, she leans on the restaurant's chef, Jose (Eduardo Verastegui), for support. Though they don't know each other very well, Nina confides in Jose that she is pregnant and considering an abortion. Understanding that Nina is going through a tough time, Jose invites her to his home. They spend the day together and tell each other their most painful secrets, and what Nina learns about Jose changes her life forever.

****************************** January 22nd: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes

BABETTE’S FEAST (1987)

In a remote 19th-century Danish village, two sisters lead a rigid life centered around their father, the local minister, and their church. Both had opportunities to leave the village: one could have married a young army officer and the other, a French opera singer. Their father objected in each case, and they spent their lives caring for him. Many years later - their father is now deceased - they take in French refugee, Babette Hersant, who agrees to work as their servant. After winning the lottery, Babette wants to repay the sisters for their kindness and offers to cook a French meal for them and their friends on the 100th anniversary of their father's birth. It proves to be an eye-opening experience for everyone.

Presented by The Holy Name Society of

ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN Sundays, 2:30pm

MSGR. BOYLE MEDIA CENTER (In the School Building, Enter using the Ramp)

207th Street

ANNOUNCEMENTS!

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 15, 2017

THE ALTAGRACIA COMMITTEE - WALKING WITH THE VIRGIN HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ALL PARISHIONERS TO

A SOLEMN MASS FOR THE VIRGIN OF ALTAGRACIA.

DATE: SATURDAY, JAN. 21, 2017

TIME: 6:30 PM

AFTER THE MASS,

JOIN US FOR A SMALL RECEPTION IN THE CONVENT.

EL COMITE ALTAGRACIANO - CAMINANDO CON LA VIRGEN

TIENE EL HONOR DE INVITAR A TODOS LOS

FELIGRECES A SU MISA SOLEMNE

A LA VIRGEN DE LA ALTAGRACIA.

DIA: SABADO, 21 ENERO 2017

HORA: 6:30 PM

DESPUES DE LA MISA

TENDREMOS UN BRINDIS EN EL CONVENTO.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS JANUARY 8, 2017

GRAND TOTAL: $5,469.00

REGULAR: $4,484.00

NOVENA TO THE VIRGIN OF ALTAGRACIA

PRAY THE ROSARY AND THE NOVENA

EVERYDAY AT 7:00PM

ENDING FRIDAY, JAN. 20TH

NOVENA A LA VIRGEN dE LA ALtAGRAcIA

ORA EL ROSARIO Y LA NOVENA

TODOS LOS DIAS A LAS 7:00PM

TERMINANDO VIERNES, 20 DE ENERO

COMMUNICATIONS & CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: $985.00

SCRIPTURE INSIGHTS WEEKDAY READINGS

At the beginning of the new year, many of us make resolutions, committing ourselves to changes that will make us a better person. Our spiritual life might also benefit from changes. The first two Sundays of Ordinary Time focus on the call of the Lord, an ideal starting point for a recommitment to discipleship. Who is the servant in the First Reading? Is it Isaiah himself, or the whole of the people? In any case, the servant is the one or ones who will make God known to the ends of the earth. Chosen by God, the servant’s mission is to be a light to the nations. The psalm refrain could serve as our first words in prayer every day. If we take seriously our identity as the servant of the Lord, what better posture of readiness could we adopt? Paul begins his First Letter to the Corinthians by announcing that he is an Apostle of the Lord. We know from Paul’s writings that he did not meet Jesus, yet he says that his ministry is in Jesus’ name. Like the servant in Isaiah, who was formed “from the womb,” Paul believes that his mission predates his life. It was God’s plan that he be a servant of the Lord. Unlike the synoptic Gospel accounts, John does not describe the baptism of Jesus, but recounts what John the Baptist reports about it. The key insight is that John sees his ministry as connected to that of Jesus. John’s baptism anticipates the baptism Jesus will confer, and John’s instruction was clearly from the same source that brings Jesus to ministry. Like John, we are connected by the same Spirit to Jesus; thus we are commissioned to do the same work. Where do you see the call of the Lord in each of the

readings? When have you felt the call of the Lord? What do you understand by the words of the psalmist:

“Your law is within my heart”?

MONDAY JANUARY 16, 2017 HEBREWS 5:1-10 MARK 2:18-22

TUESDAY

JANUARY 17, 2017 ST. ANTHONY, ABBOT

HEBREWS 6:10-20 MARK 2:23-28

WEDNESDAY

JANUARY 18, 2017 HEBREWS 7:1-3, 15-17

MARK 3:1-6

THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2017

HEBREWS 7:25—8:6 MARK 3:7-12

FRIDAY

JANUARY 20, 2017 ST. FABIAN, POPE

ST. SEBASTIAN, MARTYR HEBREWS 8:6-13 MARK 3:13-19

SATURDAY

JANUARY 21, 2017 ST. AGNES, VIRGIN & MARTYR

HEBREWS 9:2-3, 11-14 MARK 3:20-21

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JANUARY 15, 2017