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Founded in 1854
Very Rev. Edward Murphy — Pastor
Deacon Lawrence Geinosky —Pastoral Associate
121 East Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone (904) 359-0331
Fax (904) 356-8133
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.icjax.org
December 27, 2015
Parish Activity Schedule
SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday 12:10 pm
(Fulfills the Sunday obligation)
Sunday 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine)
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. (Spanish)
WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday Through
Saturday 7:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.
CONFESSIONS: Before all Masses.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA
Every Monday at 7:15 & noon.
HOLY ROSARY: Monday-Friday, after the
7:30
a.m. Mass and Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION: All couples
planning to be married should consult with their
priest a minimum of eight to twelve months in
advance to determine which program they should
attend.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY,
AND JOSEPH
December 27, 2015
Beloved, we are God’s children now;
what we shall be has not yet been revealed.
— 1 John 3:2a
Latin Mass
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
REMINDERS
LARGE CANDLE: The large candles on the left of St.
Theresa’s statue are for use in the Church and are $3.00 each.
It is forbidden to take them home.
Sunday
12:00
Monday
7:30
12:10
Tuesday
7:30
12:10
Wednesday
7:30
12:10
Thursday
7:30
12:10
Friday
7:30
12:10
Saturday
7:30
12:10
People of the Parish
Milly Liva, Healing
By: Auntie Vee
+Coleman & Miyares Families
By: Laura & Tom Coleman
Poor Souls in Purgatory
+Palma Nowicki
By: Iris & Family
Poor Souls in Purgatory
Fr. Edward Murphy
By: Rosemary Danforth
Speck Family
By: Sis Vee
Palma Nowicki
By: Clare King & Joan Noegel
+George Tatum
By: Friends
+Christian Julien
By: Marie Paul
The Lost Souls
By: Ann
+Harold Millan
By: Marie Louise & Alan Ossi
CHOIR: Wednesday 7-8:30pm. Practice will change to
Tuesday the first week of the month. We welcome those who
want to share their talents in singing the Lord’s praises.
Contact: Jerry Picard 374-4647
CCD: 2015-2016 class are in session. DRE: Susan Pagliocca
Email: [email protected]
R.C.I.A: Anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic
faith leading to full initiation into the Church at next year’s
Easter vigil, should contact Deacon Lawrence Geinosky at
(904) 359-0331. Class held every Sunday at 8:45 a.m. in the
Leon Hall
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: After the 7:30 a.m. Mass on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
Volunteers needed.
FIRST FRIDAY SERVICES: All night Vigil every 1st Friday,
beginning at 8:00 p.m. with Rosary/Confessions; Tridentine
Mass - at 8:30 p.m.; Exposition of Blessed Sacrament at 9:30
p.m.; Vigil at 9:45 p.m.; Benediction at 7:00 a.m.
ALLIANCE OF TWO HEARTS: Meets 4th Saturday, 8:30
a.m. in the Chapel of Leon Hall.
HOLY ROSARY: Monday to Friday, after the 7:30 a.m.
Mass, and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Hannah gives her son Samuel back to the
LORD, leaving him in the temple at Shiloh: “As long as he
lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD” (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 — We are children of God when we believe in
the name of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just
as he commanded us (1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24) or Colossians 3:12-21
[12-17].
Gospel — Joseph and Mary find the lost Jesus in the temple in
the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking questions (Luke 2:41-52).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
WOMAN’S COUNCIL: If interested, please contact Pam
Petit 904-725-8276
SAINT PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP: 2ND Saturday of
each month. 9 a.m. Meeting / 10am Adoration Chapel. please
contact Carol at 904.302.2926 or [email protected]
ST. RAPHAEL: Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month at 5:45
in Leon Hall Contact Joanne Mackey 551-9025
THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY
Is for: Matainence
Next week: Hall Renovation
PASTOR’S COLUMN
Dear Parishioners,
On this Feast of the Holy Family, we fondly reflect the beauty,
silence and joy of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Our world is in
urgent need for worthy role models for our family. What better role model than the Holy Family? Solid, healthy family life
is what has sustained our nation throughout the centuries. It is
intimately linked to our patriotism. Regrettably, families are in
peril today. So many children are being raised in broken families and are confused about life. The Church has always been
a beacon of hope for our wounded humanity, a “field house” as
our Holy Father once described Her.
Pope Francis, reflecting on marriage and family life, recently
offered eight suggestions for healthy families. In lieu of my
jokes that usually follow my column, I have decided to offer
these suggestions of Pope Francis:
1. "I always give this advice to newlyweds: 'Argue as much as
you want. If the plates fly, let them. But never end the day
without making peace. Never!”
2. "It isn't necessary to call the United Nations to come to
one’s home to make peace. A small gesture, a caress, a hello is
sufficient! And until tomorrow - and tomorrow one begins
again.”
3. To learn about forgiveness, there is nothing better than the
Bible, something that the Pope recommends to improve family
life.
"It is not for putting in a shelf, but rather for having it at hand.
It is for reading it often, every day, either individually or in
groups, husband and wife, parents and children; maybe at
night, especially on Sundays. That way, the family can move
forward with the light and the power of the Word of God!”
4. He speaks to engaged couple on the beauty of marriage but
is also very sincere with them. To move forward, they must
strive. "It is a journey full of challenges, difficult at times, and
also with its conflicts, but that is life.”
5. A life filled with children. The Pope never tires of denouncing a culture that does not favor the family. For this reason, he
invited couples to throw themselves into the adventure of parenthood.
"This culture of comfort has, in the last 10 years, convinced us
that it's better to not have children! It’s better! You can go explore the world, go on vacation, you can have a villa in the
countryside, you can be care-free.”
6. And when the children are already here, family life can be
complicated at times. Pope Francis has asked to reflect on the
frantic life that families sometimes experience.
"When I confess young couples and they talk to me about
their children, I always ask one question: 'And do you have
time to play with your children?' .
And many times the father tells me: 'But Father, they are
sleeping when I go to work in the morning and when I come
back at night they are already asleep in bed.' This is not life.”
7. He also has advice for children. Misused technology, he
said, has become one of the elements that separates a family.
"Many children and young adults waste so much time on hollow things: Chatting on the internet, playing with the cell
phone, seeing soap operas. High tech products are meant to
make life simple and to improve the quality of life. But often,
they distract us from what's really important.”
8. For the Pope, a fundamental pillar of family life are the
elderly. They are the future of the people because they are its
memory. For this reason, Pope Francis knows the imprint left
by grandparents.
"One of the most beautiful things in the life of a family, of
our lives, is to caress a child and to let them be caressed by a
grandfather or grandmother.”
Striving, forgiveness, prayer and dedication are the ingredients
that Pope Francis offers to strengthen family life.
Fr. Murphy
P.S. – Please do not forget that January 1st is the
Solemnity of the Mother of God and is a Holy Day
of Obligation. Our mass schedule for this celebration is as follows:
Thursday, December 31st – 12:10 p.m. Vigil Mass
Friday, January 1st, 2016 – 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m.,
2:00 p.m. Spanish & 7:30 p.m. Solemn Missa Cantata Tridentine Mass followed by First Friday All
Night Adoration
PILGRIMAGES TO ITALY AND EUROPE
ITALY TRIP
Fr. Murphy will be joining a pilgrimage to Italy from February 22nd
to March 1st. We will visit Rome, the Vatican, Audience with Pope
Francis, San Giovanni Rotondo (Shrine of St. Pio), Assisi, Macerata,
Loreto, and Siena. Cost of trip including airfare and land $3,095.00
per person. Double occupancy rate. Balance due before December
15th, 2015. For more information, contact Patti at (904) 501-8657
or download brochure from http://www.icjax.org.
DIVINE MERCY TRIP
Fr. Murphy will be leading a special pilgrimage to Germany, Poland
and Austria from March 28th to April 7th. We will visit a number of
cities in Poland, including Warsaw, Czestochowa, Krakow, Vienna,
Mariazell, and Munich. We will also be in Krakow on Divine Mercy
Sunday at the Divine Mercy Shrine! Cost of trip including airfare
and land $3,280.00. Double occupancy rate. For more information, contact Sr. Joanie Gabbin at (904) 280-7321 or download
brochure from http://www.icjax.org.
Comunidad Hispana:
Comunidad Hispana:
Misas Dominicales: 2:00pm en español
Confesiones: Media hora antes de la Misa. Se puede también
hacer cita llamando a la Basílica.
Misas cotidianas en inglés: 7:30 am y 12:10 pm, de lunes a
viernes y los sábados a las 7:30 am , Horas de oficina de la
secretaría parroquial: lunes a viernes de 8:30 am hasta las
4:30 pm
.
Preparación Matrimonial: contactar al sacerdote seis a ocho
meses por adelantado.
.
Clases de Bautismo: los primeros Domingos del mes
Eucaristía, Confirmación de adultos: contactar a Blanca y a
Noé (904)887-9216.
.
Para otras informaciones contactar a Carmen o Tony
Mckinnon: (904)629-1591- (904)312-1372
La sagrada Familia
New Year’s Eve Dance
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. as we
welcome 2016 with friends at Most Holy Redeemer’s 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Celebration in Bizier Hall. Lots of line
dancing, slow dancing, or just come and socialize. (Don’t
dance? Toe tapping always encouraged).
Music by DJ “Ralphie” – BYOB – heavy Hors d’oeuvres –
$20 per person – Semi Formal.
SECOND ANNUAL FAITH FORMATION DAY WEST
The Office of Christian Formation will be providing the Second Annual Faith Formation Day West on Saturday, Jan. 16
at Queen of Peace Parish. This event is meant to provide
faith formation and catechetical training to those in the western part of the diocese. The day will focus primarily on the
Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The registration information may be found on the
www.dosaformation.org website. For additional information,
contact Erin in the OCF at [email protected]
NEW PARISHIONERS
En la festividad de la Sagrada Familia, recordamos y celebramos que Dios quiso nacer dentro de una familia para que
tuviera
alguien que lo cuidara, lo protegiera, lo ayudara y lo aceptara como era. Al nacer Jesús en una familia, el Hijo de Dios
ha santificado la familia humana. Por eso nosotros veneramos a la Sagrada Familia como Familia de Santos.
Las familias de hoy, deben seguir este ejemplo tan hermoso
que nos dejó Jesús tratando de imitar las virtudes que vivía la
Sagrada Familia: sencillez, bondad, humildad, caridad, laboriosidad, etc. La familia debe ser una escuela de virtudes.
Es el lugar donde crecen los hijos, donde se forman los cimientos de su personalidad para el resto de su vida y donde
se aprende a ser un buen cristiano. Es en la familia donde se
formará la personalidad, inteligencia y voluntad del niño.
Esta es una labor hermosa y delicada. Enseñar a los niños el
camino hacia Dios, llevar estas almas al cielo. Esto se hace
con amor y cariño. “La familia es la primera comunidad de
vida y amor el primer ambiente donde el hombre puede
aprender a amar y a sentirse amado, no sólo por otras personas, sino también y ante todo por Dios.”
If you wish to register as a parishioner of Immaculate Conception
Church, please complete the following and drop it into the offertory
collection basket. A registration form will be mailed to you. Please
indicate if you wish to receive offertory envelopes.
Name:
Address:
City & Zip Code:
Telephone No.
Offertory Envelopes YES__________
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HALL RENOVATION
The Hall Renovation: monthly payment $3,547.59
Collected so far this month
- 3010.50
Balance due
537.09
MONTHLY MESSAGE OF MERCY – JANUARY
Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness and generous love of God
our savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we
had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the
bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit.
Carta a Tito 3:4-5 Pero se manifestó la bondad de Dios, nuestro Salvador, y su amor a los hombres, pues no fue asunto de
las obras buenas que hubiéramos hecho, sino de la misericordia que nos tuvo. Él nos salvó por el bautismo que nos hacía
What We Do
Fraternus is a program for boys grades 6th12th to grow in the virtues of becoming a
faithful man of Christ.
Fraternus is helping this by fostering a
brotherhood rooted in virtue and in the
richness of the Catholic Faith.
We meet for sport and spiritual activities
every Sunday night at Assumption Church
Gymnasium from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Visit our Website and see all the activities
renacer.
The King of Kings' St. Padre Pio Prayer Group invites all to
join us in praying the following daily prayer:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Beloved Padre Pio, Saint of Pietrelcina, today I add my prayer
to those offered to you every day by those who love and venerate you. Because of your friendship with the Lord, He heals
those you ask to be healed and forgives those you forgive.
Through your visible wounds of the Cross which you bore for
50 years, you were chosen in our time to glorify the crucified
Jesus. Please help us to bring the Cross back in our midst, for
we acknowledge it is the only true sign of salvation.
As we lovingly recall the wounds that pierced your hands, feet,
and side, we not only remember the blood you shed in pain,
but your smile and the invisible halo of sweet smelling flowers
that surrounded your presence: the perfume of sanctity.
Saint Pio, in your kindness, we pray for your powerful intercession for all the people who have entered petitions in our
Saint Padre Pio prayer box at the Basilica of The Immaculate
Conception, that they be helped in their needs and problems,
and that they be healed in their body, soul, mind and spirit,
and rekindle hope in their lives (make the Sign of the Cross).
Bless me and my loved ones, and we gratefully give praise and
thanksgiving to God for all His blessings.
1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8;
Mt 2:13-18
Tuesday:
1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40
Thursday:
1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18
Friday:
Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7;
Lk 2:16-21
Saturday:
1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28
Sunday:
Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13;
Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
FLOWER DONATIONS AND DEDICATIONS
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
If you are interested in purchasing Flowers for the High
Altar to honor a loved one, Please speak to Don Tibbitts.
CATHOLICS IN RECOVERY
meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7p.m. at Assumption
Church, 2403 Atlantic Blvd., . Enjoy fellowship with men and women
who join to celebrate Mass, gather for a meal, and share the experience, strength and hope of their individual journeys.
For more information, visit www.catholicsinrecovery.org.
TV AND ONLINE MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND
Is someone you love unable to get to church? “My Sunday Mass” will
bring spiritual comfort and joy for the homebound. For the Sunday
time and channel guide, visit: www.MySundayMass.org. Please Note:
For those who can get to church, the TV/online liturgy will not meet
the Sunday Mass obligation. Thank you for spreading the word about
Mass for the homebound!
SECOND ANNUAL FAITH FORMATION DAY WEST
Please join us in praying the Rosary each Sunday in front of
the Church at 9:30 am. We pray the rosary for our country.
We are praying for religious freedom, the right to live for all
human beings, and for peace around the world.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS
Ending slavery is everyone’s work. U.S. Catholic Sisters
Against Human Trafficking (USCSAHT) is a collaborative,
faith-based network that offers educational resources, information about access to survivors’ services, and engages in
advocacy in an effort to eradicate modern-day slavery. Visit
the web site: sistersagainsttrafficking.org
The Office of Christian Formation will be providing the Second Annual Faith Formation Day West on Saturday, Jan. 16
at Queen of Peace Parish. This event is meant to provide faith
formation and catechetical training to those in the western part
of the diocese. The day will focus primarily on the Jubilee Year
of Mercy.
The registration information may be found on the
www.dosaformation.org website.
For additional information, contact Erin in the OCF at [email protected]
Basilica Bookstore and Gift shop
TO REPORT SEXUAL ABUSE
Attention: The Diocese of Saint Augustine treats all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with all allegations in a prompt, confidential and thorough manner. To Report Abuse Call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator
(904) 262-3200, ext. 129, or Department of Children and
Families, 1-800-96Abuse.
Attencion:
La Diocesis de San Augustine le da seria consideración a toda
acusasion de mala conducta sexual y dispone de todos dichos
casos de manera pronta, completa y confidencial. Para
reportar tal abuso, llame a: Coordinador Diocesano de
Auxilio a Victimas (904) 262-3200, ext. 129 o Departamento
de Ninos y Familias del Estado de la Florida 1-800-90Abuse
(1-800-962-2873)
Open Wed-Sun 9 a.m. 2 p.m.
PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
Andrea Socol, Ronald Carnes, Brad Ruiz, Karolyne Meredith, Robin
Pierre, Travis Davis, Billy Vaught, Julia R. Martinez, Rosanne Pafford (Fr. Murphy’s sister), Jocelyn Battisti, Joseph Fore, Jimmy Ossi,
Joey Gill, Jennifer Spain & Family, Frank Pirisino, Pauline Jones,
Christine Cassara, Terra Watkins, Nicholas Everhart, Pauline Stichweh, Georgette Pidal, Kate Cronk, Juanita Rall, Nelta Nzuzu, Andrew
Gilligan, Tim Geinosky, Tammy Havey, Lucinda Bennett, Carol
Harden, Barry Beasley, Joseph Charles, Dorothy Hartman, Ruben
Parra, Lois Placke, Raymond Tubel ,Colby Larsen, James Simonelli,,
Sara Jones, Kristin Eaker, Don & Carol Lucus, Judy Pamula, Rosa
Broadnax, Delores Hambleton
PRAY FOR THE DECEASED OF OUR PARISH
Fr. Antonio Leon, Mary Pappas, Augusto Suarez, Pat Mastroleo,
Annetta Jones, Fayvette Randall, Tom Pappas, Betty (B.J.) Johnson,
Julius Osuagwu, John Williams, , Rosa Maria Fluriach, Nick Debs;
John Lopez, Kelly La Duke, Lorraine Carroll, Elizabeth Yeager, Ray
Godfrey Lewis, Mary Pinkston, Carolyn Bautista, Daniel Urbanus,
John M. Sesnick, Ella Marie Nowicki, Minnie Thompson, George
Helow, Austin Steele, William Sundmacker, Harold Tarkington, Richard Overholt, Juan Martinez, Serafina Kinnare, George Kenefake,
Willie Cote, Rosa Smith, Stan Mazur, Jean Floyd, Dan Selhorst,Tena
DeSalvo, Edgardo Obenza, Charles Dalton, Thomas Mumford, Flo
Thibault, Richard Brazo, Sr., Jose Pellon, Larry Murray, Betty Ann
Salvatore, Chuck Brean, George Kowkabany, June Mahoney, Alberta
Zito, Regino Soto, Eugene Pagliocca, Daniel Balogh, Robert Gillespy,
Zena Filo, Richard Kopec, Marleen Walenberger, John Broadnax,
Dr. Isabella K. Sharpe, Joann Bastien, Terry Thomas, Concepcion
Martin, Joanie Griadek, Lella Serbi,,Crisenta Bacolor, Rudy DeGuzman, Orlando Bacolor, Mitch Nowicki & Palma Nowicki, Lynne,
Leo Charles, Isaias Bautista, Don & Lucy Drinkwater, Shawn
Boschen, George Deihl, Graciela Goebertus
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Immaculate Conception
have been temporally suspended.
For other locations go to http://neflaa.org/wiktor/
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph
Monday:
The Holy Innocents
Tuesday:
Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity
of the Lord; St. Thomas Becket
Wednesday: Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity
of the Lord
Thursday:
Seventh Day within the Octave of the
Nativity of the Lord; St. Sylvester I;
New Year’s Eve
Friday:
The Octave of the Nativity of the Lord;
Mary, the Holy Mother of God;
World Day of Prayer for Peace;
First Friday; New Year’s Day
Saturday:
Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen;
First Saturday
Church Name: Immaculate Conception
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Contact: Patricia (904) 359-0331
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