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The Church Is Our Doorway
To God’s Coming Kingdom
A Look at How the Faithful Can Make Christ’s
Mystical Body Flourish in a Time of Challenge
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Holy Rosary Parish-East Harlem
Pastor:
Rev. Angel S. Dulanto, OSA
Associates:
Rev. Abel G. Álvarez, OSA
Rev. José H. Herrero, OSA
Rev. Gilbert Luis R. Centina III, OSA
CCD:
Dominick Di Certo
THE HOLY FATHER
The Roman Pontiff, as the successor
of Peter, is the perpetual and visible
principle and foundation of unity
of both the bishops and of the faithful.
Lumen Gentium, 23
By Dominick F. Di Certo
A
re you worried about the survival of the Church?
Almost every day we read about the closing
of a church or Catholic school. We all worry that our Parish church will be the next to close.
Is there anything that we can do to save the church?
There is a world of difference between “saving the
Church” and saving a church building. As Catholics, we
know that the Church (God’s Church) has been around
for two thousand years, and, according to Christ, it will continue ❝...you are Peter, and upon this have they forgotten that through
the Church, Christ has promised
to survive until the end of time. As
them help and answers to their
rock
I
will
build
my
church,
and
Jesus informed St. Peter, not even
Satan and all the forces in Hell can the gates of Hell will not prevail prayers and needs?
St. Paul tells us that life is a
take the Church away from us.
journey,
and people with faith
against
it.❞
—Matthew
16:18
What we do need to worry
know
that
it’s a spiritual journey,
about, however, is that people
depending
on
God’
s
help
with
every
step along the way.
take themselves away from the Church. Where have all the
With
body
and
soul
we
wander
along
this spiritual path,
people gone? Where are all those members of the church
wondering
when
it
will
end
and
where
it will lead to. By
community that once attended Sunday Mass? Do they feel
His
death
and
resurrection,
Christ
let
us
know that this
that they no longer need God in their lives? Is the guilt
journey
extends
beyond
this
life,
to
a
life
that
will last for
of a sinful life keeping them away? In their troubled lives,
eternity. For better or worse, Heaven or Hell will be our
destination. Do we need to prepare for this journey? If we
don’t, we’ll be in serious trouble. But, what do we take with
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
us to guarantee a safe trip? We know that our bodies reMasses on Regular Days: 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
quire food to survive. Our souls also need to be fed. What
Masses on Sundays: 8, 9, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
our soul needs is something that only God can provide.
Confessions: Half an hour before Mass or any time by appointment.
It’s called “grace,” that heavenly “soul food” that keeps us
Baptisms: Third Sunday of the month.
close to God and gives us the strength to survive along our
Weddings: Three months after application (ask the Rectory for details).
journey back to God.
Holy Hour: First Friday of the month, after the 7 p.m. Mass.
You can’t go to your favorite café or food store and ask
Welcome to Holy Rosary! ¡Bienvenidos!
for a pound of “soul food” (grace). But you can receive an
We welcome all new parishioners and invite them to introduce themendless supply of it through the Church. Jesus planned it
selves to the priest after Mass. If you have been attending our
that way. When Jesus the Good Shepherd said “feed my
church regularly but have not registered, we invite you to do so
sheep,” His apostles knew that they were receiving Christ’s
by stopping by at the Parish office. Also, if you want to have your
house blessed, see the Rectory or give us a call at 212.534.0740 to
power to provide His people with sanctifying grace. It’s
schedule an appointment. We look forward to meeting you.
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The Church Is Our Doorway
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CHRIST HANDING
THE KEYS TO ST. PETER: 1481-82, Pietro Perugino, fresco, 335 x 550 cm, Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
through the Church, and only through the Church, that
Christ has provided the many ways through which we can
receive an endless supply of this life-giving spiritual energy
to carry us through, and into the loving arms of our dear
Lord.
The Catholic Church offers a treasure of gifts of grace
to bring us strength and courage as we walk, or stumble,
along our spiritual journey through life. These gifts include
the seven sacraments: baptism to make us children of God;
holy communion to feed our soul with the body and blood
of Christ; confession to heal our souls from sin or save us
from everlasting death; confirmation to bring us many special gifts from the Holy Spirit; and all the other sacraments
to provide us with great amounts of life-giving grace. The
Holy Mass—the community worshipping God—is a
prayer of action of Christ and His Church. And, while we
have life, we can build up our own treasure chest of sanctifying grace, which will help us to find our way to heaven.
Unfortunately, death has a way of interrupting our
DECIMOQUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
Primera Lectura: Amos 7:12-15
Salmo Responsorio: Muéstranos, Señor, tu
misericordia y danos tu salvación.
Salmo 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14
Aclamación antes del Evangelio: Cf. Lucas 4:18
Evangelio: Marcos 6:1-6
En aquel tiempo,
llamó Jesús a los Doce, los envío
de dos en dos y les dió poder sobre
los espíritus inmundos. Les mandó que no
llevarán nada para el camino, ni pan, ni mochila,
ni dinero en el cinto, sino únicamente un bastón,
sandallas y una sola túnica. Y les dijo: “Cuando entren en una casa, quédense en ella hasta que se vayan
de ese lugar. Si en alguna parte no los reciben ni los
escuchen, al abandoner ese lugar, sacúdanse el polvo
de los pies, como una advertencia para ellos.”
Los discípulos se fueron a predicar al arrepintimiento. Expulsaron a los demonios,
ungían con aceite a los enfermos
y los curaban.
lives and our spiritual journey. And, since no tomorrows
are promised to anyone, we have no way of knowing when
this journey will end. Will it be today, next week, or next
year? If we died today, would we be prepared to explain
to God why we had no time for Him, not even one hour
for Sunday Mass, no time for daily prayer, no time to help
someone in need? Fortunately, God loves us just the way
we are, and He will never stop loving us. But where we
end up after our spiritual journey is over depends entirely
on us. God gives us the freedom to choose life or death,
Heaven or Hell.
As we walk in grace, or struggle in sin, keep in mind
that God is always with us on our road through life. Satan is also along for the ride, trying hard to make us take
the wrong road, the road to Hell, not because he loves us,
but because he hates us and our Creator. But God gives us
grace through the blessings of the Church to overcome all
the temptations that Satan throws our way. With grace
comes the power to say “yes” to God and “no” to the devil.
Sanctifying grace comes from Christ through the Church.
God will save the Church, His Church, but we can help
to save our local parish churches by our daily and Sunday
attendance, and by helping to bring back, with love and patience, those families that have forgotten that the Church
is truly our doorway to heaven.
La Santa Misa: Nuestra Última Oración
La santa misa es el sacrificio de Jesucristo realmente presente en el altar bajo las formas de pan y vino. En la Última
Cena, la noche en que él se entregaba, instituyó el sacrificio
de la eucaristía de su cuerpo
y sangre, con él cual iba permanecer por los siglos hasta su
venida: el sacrificio de la cruz.
Por lo tanto, la misa es: 1)
el verdadero sacrificio en que
se ofrece una víctima santa
y viva, Jesucristo y nosotros
junto con él, en amor y obediencia al Padre; 2) una comida
sagrada (banquete espiritual)
de los hijos de Dios; 3) una
comida pascual, que nos recuerda el paso de Jesus (la Pascua) desde este mundo hasta su Padre—y anticipa nuestra entrada definitiva en el reino de Dios; 4) una comida
comunitaria, es decir, una reunión de la cabeza y de sus
miembros, de Jesús y su Iglesia, su Cuerpo Místico, para
llevar a cabo un culto divino perfecto.
La misa es la oración más grande que tenemos; en ella
damos gracias y alabanzas al Padre por el futuro maravilloso que nos ha dado su Hijo. También pedimos perdón
de nuestros pecados y rogamos que nos dé su bendición a
nosotros y a todos nuestros semejantes. Debemos asistir
a misa con reverencia, atención, y devoción y unirnos con
el sacerdote.
—Carmen Torres
Holy Rosary Parish
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Gospel recording artist Hanan Haddad has responded
to our call for volunteers after reading in last Sunday’s
bulletin that we need a choral group to lead the faithful in singing at the 12:30 p.m. Sunday Mass. She’s determined to have that group formed. Anyone interested
in becoming a part of the singing group may call her at
646.316.0579. The Jordan-born Hanan is a performer
who has cut a record of Gospel music. Her email address: [email protected].
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❝Let me know Thee, O
Thou who knowest me;
let me know Thee,
as I am known.❞
—St. Augustine
❝Conózcate a ti, conocedor mío, conózcate a
ti, como soy conocido.❞
—San Agustín
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The flea market scheduled for next Saturday, July
Be an active member of Holy Rosary Parish! Live your faith by
regularly attending our daily Masses. We have a number of organizations that you can join. Bring along your friends and family.
For more details about how you can become a member, please
call our Parish office at 212.534.0740.
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July 16, 2006
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• Asociación de la Virgen de la Nube. Ernesto Robles.
• Caballeros del Santo Nombre. Efraín González, 212.828.2823.
• Camino (Neocatechumenal Way), Ira Comunidad de Holy Rosary.
Arturo Rodríguez, 646.296.6394.
• Carismáticos (Circulo de Oración). Emiliano Toribio, 917.587.7565.
• Cursillistas. Teófilo Peralta.
• Damas del Santo Rosario. María Yrizzáry.
• Hijas de María. Jackie and Jennifer Vásquez.
• Legión de María. Francisca González, Carmen Torres.
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For the many different
needs of our parish, of the
Universal Church and for the
relief of the poorest of the
poor among us, at any time you
can send your offering to Holy
Rosary Parish. Please consider
including the Parish in your will.
Come, join us!
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The Joy of Giving
BAPTISMS. At 1:30 p.m. last July 8, Fr. José H. Herrero,
OSA baptized Steven Adrian Pintado, son of Fausto Bolivar Pintado and Aida Beatriz Pintado. Carlos Segarra and
Ludmila de Segarra stood as godparents. At 3 p.m. on the
same date, Fr. Angel S. Dulanto, OSA, pastor of Holy Rosary Church, baptized William Benjamin Velazquez and
Jillian Kristina Velazquez, the twins of beaming parents
Jeorge Lazarus Velazquez and Kristen Ann Velazquez.
Donna Marie Di Certo and Benjamin Tejada stood as godparents for William Benjamin; Laura Anne Chu and Peter
Chu, for Jillian Kristina.
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Kudos to a group of parishioners who are unequivocally committed to restoring the images of the saints
in the church: Jerry Cepeda, Carlos Soto, Sara Soto
(granddaughter of Sara Soto), Danny Parrilla, and Pedro Franco. They volunteer their time, effort and material resources to achieve this noble purpose. May their
tribe increase!
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The first thing Rita María Illescas did when she moved
into the neighborhood was to visit Holy Rosary, the
church closest to her new home. And while attending
Sunday Mass, she picked up a copy of our parish bulletin and right away responded to its invitation to register
as a parishioner. She introduced herself to the parish
priest, made some Mass offerings and brought her family, including a grandchild, to the 7 p.m. weekday Mass.
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22, to raise funds for the repair of the church has been
postponed to a still undetermined date in the fall. Flea
Market al Aire Libre is part of a series of activities being
launched by the Pro-Restoration Committee to raise at
least $75,000 for the immediate repair of the church’s
roof. Committee president Magdia de Jesús cited the
delay in the granting of a city permit to close the street
around Holy Rosary Church as the main reason for the
cancellation.
“I am the way, the truth
and the life. No one
comes to the Father
except through me.”
Since 1898
Editor: Gilbert Luis R. Centina III, OSA; Executive Editor: Dominick Di Certo; Contributing Editors: Magdia de Jesús, Carmen Torres, Carmen Bonet; Business Manager: Wilson Irizzáry; Circulation: Sara Cepeda, Fructuoso Pérez
Published every Sunday, HOLY ROSARY CHURCH welcomes contributions from parishioners. Email articles, news and other parish-related events to [email protected]. Holy Rosary Church
assumes no responsibility for loss or damage of unsolicited materials. Editorial/Circulation/Advertising: 444 East 119th St., New York, NY 10035. Tel: ☎ 212.534.0740 Fax: � 212.534.7572.
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GUIDE TO WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS
S
unday/Domingo/July 16
8 am: Virgen del Carmen [ Jackie Rivera]; Virgen de
la Nube [Ecuatorianos]; 9 am: Donante; 11 am*:
Ismenia Bourdierd(+) [Ramón Bourdierd]; Iris Durán(+)
[ José Espada]; José Nesto(+) [Providencia Andrades];
12:30 pm: Virgen del Carmen [ Jackie Rivera].
M
T
onday/Lunes/July 17
8 am: Donante; 7 pm: María del Carmen Morales(+) [Alejandrina Morales]; Eugenia Torres(+) [Carmen Torres].
uesday/Martes/July 18
8 am: Donante; 7 pm: Inocencia Castillo(+) [Rita
María Illescas]; San Judas Tadeo (Acción de Gracia) [María Batle].
W
T
ednesday/Miercoles/
July 19
8 am: Donante; 7 pm: Angela Cerda(+) [Rita María Illescas].
hursday/Jueves/July 20
8 am: Donante; 7 pm: Antonio(+) [Familia Illescas Obando];
Rafael Barbosa(+) [Familia
Barbosa].
F
riday/Viernes/
July 21
8 am: Donante; 7
pm: Acción de Gracia [Familia Illescas Obando]; San
Antonio de Padua (Acción
de Gracia) [María Batle];
Margarita Ortíz(+) [ Juanita
Tomas].
S
aturday/Sábado/July 22
8 am: Donante; 7 pm: St. Therese of the Child
Jesus [Anthony McKiernan].
*The 11 a.m. Mass is sponsored by Damas del Santo Rosario
HOW TO READ THIS GUIDE: Each day of the week serves as the heading
under which you may find the time of the Mass, the name/s of the person/s
or the specific intention for which the Mass is offered, and the name/s of the person/s who requested the offering. A cross (+) indicates the person is deceased. The
name of the person who offers the Mass is enclosed in brackets. “Donante” means no
one has made any offering.
REGISTER NOW for the school year
beginning this September!
Mount Carmel —
Holy Rosary School
371 Pleasant Avenue,
New York, NY 10035
Children
of all faiths
are welcome
(Between 119th and 120th streets,
one block east of 1st Avenue)
✓Grades Pre-K4 to 8
✓Scholarhips Available
(Becas Disponibles)
For September 2006
Please call
212.876.7555
to schedule an
appointment
to visit at your
convenience.
Suzanne Kaszynski
Principal
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