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St. Mary’s Church
April 21, 2013
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, April 20th
8:00AM Christopher & Giovanni Falcon
5:30PM Jesua Rojas
6:45PM En Honor al Niño Jesus
Sunday, April 21th, Third Sunday of Easter
7:45AM † Myrian Remolina
9:00AM † Ana Angelica Aleman
10:30AM † Everett Demarest
12:00PM † Luz Nelsy Mendez Gomez
1:30PM † Julio Walter Samayoa
7:00PM † German Pelaez
Monday, April 22nd
8:00AM Available
7:00PM Accion de Gracias a Dios
Tuesday, April 23rd, St. George & St. Adalbert
8:00AM Available
7:00PM † Henry Lopez
Wednesday, April 24th, St. Fidelis
8:00AM Available
7:00PM † Elogia Salazar
Thursday, April 25th, St. Mark, Evangelist
8:00AM Available
7:00PM V. de Agua Santa & V. de Guadalupe
Friday, April 26th
8:00AM † Eleazar & Zamira Mosquera
7:00PM † Mercedes Arias
Saturday, April 27th
8:00AM Available
5:30PM † John & Jeanie Eskesen
6:45PM En Honor a la Virgen del Cisne
Sunday, April 28th, Fourth Sunday of Easter
7:45AM † Luis Alberto Romero
9:00AM † Juan Francisco Obeso
10:30AM † Helen Cunniff
12:00PM Accion de Gracias
1:30PM † Manuel Laguna
7:00PM † Rosaura Castillo
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Sanctuary Lamp
Vela del Santuario
The sanctuary lamp will burn this week for:
La vela del Santisimo se enciende esta semana por:
† Walter Samayoa
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
First Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52
Paul and Barnabas addressed many people, and
large crowds gathered to hear them. Some of the
Jews became jealous, and argued with whatever Paul
said. But Paul and Barnabas continued preaching
their message of salvation and everlasting life, until
they were eventually forced to leave the town.
Second Reading: Revelation 7:9, 14b-17
John saw a vision of many people surrounding a
throne and the Lamb. One of the elders told him these were the people who had survived great periods
of trial, but maintained strong faith in God. Now
they would receive eternal protection and comfort
from God as reward for their loyalty.
Gospel: John 10:27-30
Jesus states that his sheep know his voice and follow
him, and will receive eternal life. Jesus also says that
no one can snatch his followers away, because God is
greater than anyone who might try, and Jesus is one
with God.
READINGS OF THE WEEK
Sunday
Acts 13:14, 43-52; Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30
Monday
Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday
Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday
Acts 12:24―13:5a; Jn 12:44-50
Thursday
1 Pt 5:5b-14; Mk 16:15-20
Friday
Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday
Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14
Sunday
Acts 14:21-27; Rv 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
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April 21, 2013
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GREAT MISSION OF EASTER
CHARISMATIC YOUTH RETREAT
In accordance with the Year of Faith, we
have begun the Great Mission of Easter
on Sundays! They continue today until
May 5th from 3:30-4:30 PM. We are
singing evening prayer, having two
youth testimonies and a brief presentation. The mission is taking place on the
grounds of Koinonia Academy at 1040 Plainfield
Ave. All our parishioners are invited and are encouraged to invite friends and family to join in this event!
Come receive the spirit of the Lord!
The charismatic group of our church, Renovacion Carismatica, will host a youth retreat for teens between the ages of 12-18. It
will be on Saturday, April 27th from 8AM4PM in the school gym in Spanish. Breakfast and
lunch will be provided. Contact Fabricio at (908)4056868 or Cruz at (908)937-2292 for more details.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DAY @ MASS
In order to encourage participation at
Mass, the Pastoral Council suggested
starting a Religious Education Day. Today we begin this effort and continue every 3rd Sunday of the month during Religious Education period (May 19, June 16).
Children will read (if they are up to it), pass the collection, bring up the gifts and distribute the bulletins
at the end of some Masses. This will be organized by
Deacon Pedro at 9:00am, Moris Montoya at 10:30am
and Carmen Fuentes at 12:00pm.
FOOD SALE FOR WYD 2013
In order to help raise funds for the youth
from our church who are going to World
Youth Day 2013 in Brazil, the Neocatechumenal groups of our church will be having a food sale today after every Mass in
the parking lot. The next date of the food sale will be
Sunday, May 12th. Please support this great cause!
BILINGUAL HEALING MASS
There will be a healing Mass on Friday,
May 3 at 8PM in the Church. It will be
bilingual. At the end of the Mass, people that are in need of prayers for the
betterment of their health will receive a
special blessing. All are invited to attend!
ACTIVE PARISH MEMBERSHIP
We thank all our parishioners who have
filled out a registration card and are now
using the designated offertory envelopes
for our church. Please be aware that you
must have 2 months of active membership to receive any letters for immigration, authorization letters to be a sponsor and any
other letters. If you have not yet registered, you can
do so at our rectory Mon-Fri from 9AM-5PM. Those
that have registered BUT have NOT yet picked up
their envelopes please do so during Masses or in the
rectory during the hours mentioned above.
MOTHER’S DAY MASS INTENTIONS
If you want to include your mother in the
Masses of Mother's Day, May 12th, please
write her name on one of the special envelopes of Mother’s Day or call the rectory
908-756 0085. We are compiling a list of the
names that come to the rectory until Thursday, May
9th. A voluntary donation is appreciated.
RESPECT FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD
In an effort to keep a sacred ambience and
level of decency in our church, we kindly
ask our parishioners not to purchase food
or other items outside of the church after
our Masses, unless otherwise authorized
by our church. They are not affiliated with our parish and also do not have the authority from the town
to sell. Buying from them contributes to their presence outside. Thank you for your cooperation!
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April 21, 2013
MISIÓN DE PASCUA - DOMINGOS
La Gran Misión de Pascua continua hoy
y cada Domingo hasta el 5 de mayo de
3:30-4:30 PM. Cada domingo cantamos
las vísperas, hay un par de testimonios
de jóvenes y una enseñanza breve. Hay
dos misiones en español, una en la plaza entre Front St. y Park Ave y la otra al
lado del supermercado ‘Supremo’ en la E. Front St.
Invitados a todos a venir a este festival de la fe y a
que traigan a algún amigo.
DIA DE EDU. RELIGIOSA EN MISA
Para promover la participación en las
Misas, el Consejo Pastoral ha pedido
empezar un día de Educación Religiosa. Hoy comenzamos este esfuerzo y se
continua cada tercer Domingo de cada
mes durante el tiempo de Educación
Religiosa (Mayo 19, Junio 16). Los niños leerán, pasaran la canasta de colecta, traerán la
Eucaristía y distribuirán los boletines al final de las
Misas. Está siendo organizado por el Diacono Pedro
en la Misa de 9 AM, Moris Montoya a las 10:30 AM y
Carmen Fuentes a las 12 PM.
VENTA DE COMIDA PARA JMJ 2013
Para ayudar reunir fondos para los
jóvenes que se van a la Jornada Mundial de Juventud en Brasil, el grupo
Neocatecumenales de nuestra iglesia
estará vendiendo comida hoy en el
parqueadero después de cada misa.
La próxima fecha que se venderá comida será Domingo, 13 de Mayo. ¡Gracias por su ayuda!
MISA BILINGUE DE SANACION
El grupo carismático de la Divina Misericordia invita a todos a una misa
bilingüe de sanación el viernes 3 de
mayo a las 8 pm. Las personas que
estén en necesidad de oración por su
salud recibirán una bendición especial.
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RETIRO CARISMATICO DE JOVENES
Todos los jóvenes entre 12-18 años están invitados al retiro que el grupo
Unción Juvenil va a hacer el sábado 27
de abril de 8AM-4PM en el gimnasio
de la escuela, en celebración de 1er aniversario del
grupo. Desayuno y lonche será incluido gratis. El
tema será, “Acuérdate de tu Creador en días de juventud.” Para más información, contacte a Fabricio
908-405-6868 o Cruz 908-937-2292.
MEMBRESIA PARROQUIANA
Agradecemos a todos los parroquianos
que se han inscrito y usan regularmente
sus sobres, lo que les hace parroquianos
activos. Tras dos meses de membresía
activa, los parroquianos empiezan a cualificar para cartas de inmigración, recomendación para trabajo y para ser padrino. ¡Si se
han registrado, por favor recojan sus sobres en la
mesa al lado de la sacristía! Para inscribirse, vayan a
la rectoría de 9 AM a 5 PM lunes a viernes.
INTENCION DE MISA PARA
DIA DE LAS MADRES
Si desea incluir a su mama en las Misas para día de las Madres, Mayo
12th, escriba su nombre en un sobre
de el Día de las Madres o llame a la rectoría al 908756-0085. Estamos haciendo una lista de nombres
hasta Jueves, el 9 de Mayo. Agradecemos una donación voluntaria.
RESPETO PARA LA CASA DE DIOS
En orden para mantener un ambiente
de santidad y decencia en nuestra iglesia, le pedimos respetuosamente a todos
nuestros parroquianos que no compren
productos que venden enfrente de las
puertas de la iglesia. No están afiliados
con nuestra iglesia y no tiene permiso
para vender comida o productos afuera de la casa de
Dios ni en la acera según las ordenaciones de la ciudad. Gracias por su cooperación.
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IS GOD'S NAME YAHWEH OR JEHOVAH?
In Hebrew the name of God is spelled YHWH. Since ancient Hebrew had no written vowels, it is uncertain how
the name was pronounced originally, but there are records
of the name in Greek, which did have written vowels. These records indicate that in all likelihood the name should
be pronounced "Yahweh."
Shortly before the first century A.D., it became common
for Jews to avoid saying the divine name for fear of misusing it and breaking the second commandment ("You shall
not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain," Dt 5:11).
Whenever they read Scripture aloud and encountered the
divine name, they substituted another Hebrew word,
"Adonai" (which means "Lord" or "my Lord"), in its place.
Eventually Hebrew developed written vowels, which appeared as small marks called vowel points and were
placed above and below the consonants of a word. In the
sixth or seventh century some Jews began to place the
vowel points for "Adonai" over the consonants for
"Yahweh" to remind the reader of Scripture to say
"Adonai" whenever he read "Yahweh."
About the 13th century the term "Jehovah" appeared when
Christian scholars took the consonants of "Yahweh" and
pronounced it with the vowels of "Adonai." This resulted
in the sound "Yahowah," which has a Latinized spelling of
"Jehovah." The first recorded use of this spelling was made
by a Spanish Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in
1270.
Interestingly, this fact is admitted in much Jehovah's Witness literature, such as their Aid to Bible Understanding (p.
885). This is surprising because Jehovah's Witnesses loathe
the Catholic Church and have done everything in their
power to strip their church of traces of Catholicism. Despite this, their group's very name contains a Catholic
"invention," the name "Jehovah."
Jehovah's Witnesses blast orthodox Christendom for
"hiding the name of God" by replacing "Jehovah" with "the
Lord" whenever "Jehovah" appears in Scripture. They
charge this is a Jewish "superstition" that dishonors God
(which it does not). Yet their own organization has a name
that was invented as a result of the same thinking that
produced use of "the Lord."
Taken from Catholic.com, section ‘Quick Questions’
¿ES EL NOMBRE DE DIOS, YAHVEH O JEOVÁ?
En hebreo, el nombre de Dios se deletrea YHWH. Como el
hebreo antiguo no tenía vocales escritas, no hay certeza de
cómo el nombre era pronunciado originalmente, pero hay
registros del nombre en griego, que sí tenia vocales escritas. Estos registros indican que el nombre debería ser pronunciado con toda probabilidad, “Yahveh”.
Poco antes del primer siglo, A.D., era común para los judíos, evitar pronunciar el nombre Divino por miedo de
darle un mal uso y de romper el Segundo mandamiento
(“No tomarás el nombre de Dios en vano”, Dt. 5:11).
Cuando ellos leían las Escrituras en voz alta y se encontraban con el nombre Divino, lo sustituían por otra palabra
hebrea, “Adonaí” (que significa Señor o mi Señor).
Eventualmente, el hebreo desarrolló vocales escritas, que
aparecían como marcas pequeñas llamadas puntos vocales
y eran puestas encima o debajo de las consonantes de una
palabra. Alrededor del sexto o séptimo siglo, algunos judíos empezaron a poner los puntos vocales de “Adonaí”
sobre las consonantes de “Yahveh”, para recordarle al lector de las Escrituras de pronunciar “Adonaí” cada vez que
leyera “Yahveh”.
Alrededor del siglo 13, el término “Jehovah” aparece,
cuando eruditos cristianos tomaron las consonantes de
“Yahveh” y las pronunciaron con las vocales de “Adonaí”.
Esto resultó con el sonido “Yahovah”, que latinizado se
escribe “Jehovah”. El primer uso registrado de esta manera de escribir el nombre, la hizo un monje español Dominico, Raymundus Martini, en el 1270.
Interesantemente, este hecho es admitido en mucha de la
literatura de los Testigos de Jehovah, como en su “Ayuda
para entender la Biblia” (p. 885). Este hecho es sorprendente porque los Testigos de Jehovah detestan a la Iglesia
Católica y han hecho todo en su poder para despojar su
iglesia de todo rastro de catolicismo. Sin embargo, el
nombre que lleva su grupo contiene una invención Católica, el nombre de “Jehovah”.
Los Testigos de Jehovah atacan el catolicismo ortodoxo
por “esconder el nombre de Dios” y reemplazar
“Jehovah” por el Señor cada vez que la palabra “Jehovah”
aparece en la Escritura. Ellos dicen que es una superstición judía que deshonra a Dios (lo cual no es cierto). Sin
embargo, su organización lleva un nombre que fue inventado como resultado de la misma manera de pensar que
produce el uso de “ el Señor”.
Tomado de Catholic.com, sección “Preguntas rápidas”