parish - Church of St. Helena

Parish Staff
Pastor
Rev. David Powers Sch.P.
Parochial Vicars
Rev. Nelson Henao Sch.P.
Rev. Richard Wyzykiewicz Sch.P.
Parish Secretary
Mrs. Rosemarie Ortiz
Organists
Mr. Franco Bonanome
Mr. Patrick Marques
Leaders of Song
Mrs. Terry Bonanome
Mr. Alex Henriquez
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Director of Development
Mrs. Stephanie Turtle
St. Helena’s School (718) 892-3234
Early Childhood (3Yr Olds & Pre-K for All)
Elementary School (Grades K-8)
Principal: Mr. Richard Meller
2050 Benedict Avenue
Bronx, New York 10462
Bronx, NY
Mass Schedule (Horario de Misas)
High School:
Monsignor Scanlan H.S. (718) 430-0100
http://www.scanlanhs.edu/
Principal: Mr. Peter Doran
915 Hutchinson River Parkway
Bronx, New York 10465
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Phone: (718) 892-3232
Fax: (718) 892-7713
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Email: [email protected]
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A WORD FROM THE PASTOR:
that city dedicated to the Virgin of the Cloud.
OUR LADY OF THE CLOUD
This devotion has also spread to the United States. Immigrants
from Ecuador in Chicago and New York have confraternities
dedicated to Our Lady of the Cloud and have annual festivities in
her honor.
The Spanish Mass this past
Saturday at 1:30PM was in honor
of Our Lady of the Cloud. The
devotion to The Virgin of the
Cloud, La Virgen de la Nube, is
from Ecuador. It originated 85
years after the Archbishop of
Quito blessed the miraculous
statue of Our Lady of Good
Success on February 2, 1611.
Here is the story of the miracle of
Our Lady of the Cloud.
At the end of the year 1696, the
Bishop of Quito, Don Sancho de
Andrade y Figueroa, was very ill.
Disconsolate at the thought of
losing their Bishop, the people of
Guálupo, a village on the outskirts of Quito, decided to organize a
novena to the Virgin Mary asking her for his recovery.
On December 30, they organized a Rosary procession from the
town of Guálupo to the Cathedral in Quito. On the return trip, at
around 4:30 in the afternoon, Fr. José de Ulloa y la Cadena,
chaplain of the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of Quito,
was leading the group in the praying of the Rosary. He was just
beginning to recite the third decade of the Glorious Mysteries
when he looked up and saw a figure forming in a large cloud in
the late afternoon sky. He pointed to the east and exclaimed to
the crowd: “The Virgin! The Virgin!”
In the sky between the sanctuaries of Guálupo and Quito, the
Blessed Virgin appeared standing on a cloud somewhat darker and
denser than the others, which served as her pedestal. She wore a
crown on her head and carried a bunch of lilies in her right hand
like a scepter. In her left hand she carried her Divine Son. She
was dressed in a white silk tunic that draped to her feet in soft
pleats, half hidden by a majestic mantle. On her head was a long
filmy white veil.
This apparition, which was viewed by close to 500 persons in the
procession as well as many others in the environs of Quito, lasted
for the length of a Glory be and the praying of one Our Father and
one Hail Mary. Testimonies of the miracle include those of the
President of the Royal Chamber Don Mateo de Mata Ponce de
León and other respected town officials. All of the testimonies are
carefully conserved today in the Archives of the Quito
Archdiocese.
As confirmation of the miracle, the Bishop was immediately
healed. Soon afterward, he authorized the devotion to the Virgin
under the invocation The Virgin of the Cloud, and erected an altar
to her in the Cathedral of Quito. The Bishop, who remained very
devoted to the Blessed Virgin and the Rosary, lived some years
more, dying in May of 1702.
News of the miracle spread rapidly throughout that province and it
soon spread to Peru. Some years later, the Prioress of the
Monastery of the Nazarene Mothers, Mother Barbara Josefa of the
Holy Trinity, received permission for a picture painted on linen of
the Virgin of the Cloud to be carried in the annual October
procession through the streets of Lima. This invocation to Our
Lady remains very popular in Lima today.
In Ecuador, a grand procession honoring the Virgin of the Cloud is
held every year on January 1 in the city of Azogues. It is
organized by the Franciscans who constructed a large sanctuary in 2
ROSARY VIRGIN OF
CHIQUINQUIRA, COLUMBIA (1555)
The Spanish Mass here at St. Helena on Sunday will be in honor of
The Rosary Virgin of Chiquinquira. A reception will follow in the
cafeteria. The story of Mary’s appearance there is very interesting.
Way up on the Andean Plateau, 150 kilometers to the north of
Bogata, Columbia, is the city of Chiquinquira, founded in 1856,
and where at the country house of the Spaniard Don Antonio de
Santana, a wondrous miracle occurred.
Don Antonio, in 1555, being a devout Christian had an oratory
built in his home and requested the Dominican Brother, Fray
Andrews Jadraque, to have the image of the Holy Virgin painted.
The silversmith and painter, Alonzo de Narvaez did the work. The
brother demanded that the Virgin bear a rosary, the official
emblem of his order. The cloth had room for two other images at
the side, and it was decided to put Saint Anthony of Padua at the
right and Saint Andrew the Apostle at the left. The painting was
done in tempora, but since the chapel was of straw, the paint
faded under the action of the sun, the air and the rain.
The damage was such that the town priest had it removed from
the altar as unworthy for the celebration of Holy Mass. The canvas
was taken to Chiquinquira and was used for a rag to dry the
wheat under the sun. Seven years later Dona Maria Ramos arrived
from Spain and grieved to find the chapel used for animals. Day
after day she prayed there that Mary would comfort her soul, and
she was hopeful that her
prayers would be heard.
On Friday, December 26,
1586, at 9:00 o’clock in the
morning, the canvas was
suddenly brightened by the
Holy Virgin. Maria was in
pious astonishment, almost
in a trance, and soon the
miracle drew crowds of
people.
This wonderful happening
was followed by
miraculous cures. The
Church authorities ordered
an investigation to be made of the Virgin of Chiquinquira to verify
the truth of the miracle and in the year 1630, the Dominican
Brotherhood authorized by the archbishop of Bogata, took charge
of the sanctuary, and built a church which was replaced by the
present Basilica in 1801. The Holy See, after discussion of the
wonderful miracle, granted a liturgical feast day on July 9 that is
celebrated with special services also in some sections of Venezuela
and Ecuador as well.
In 1919, by order of the Holy See, the Holy Image was crowned
with splendor in Bogata, and in 1944 it was granted the gold
scepter and precious jewels as the mother queen of Colombia.
The Virgin of Chiquinquira is the comforting heart of Colombia,
Venezuela and Ecuador; prelates, magistrates, and other leaders
of the nation have knelt down at Mary’s feet and throngs of
people, rich and poor, continuously flow to this place to pray for
consolation and guidance through this earthly life.
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Pompilio Maria Pirrotti,
a Piarist Saint - Feast July 15
Pope Pius XI. His remains are preserved and venerated by the
faithful in the Piarist church in Campi Salentina.
It is very important to Pray to Mary
THE “HEBREW” STAR OF DAVID WAS
EARLIER USED BY CHRISTIANS
Domenico Pirrotti was born in Montecalvo,
Italy on September 29, 1710, the sixth of
the eleven children of Jerome and Donna
Pirrotti. His father was a lawyer and was
of the noble class. At the age of 16, he left
home and joined the Piarist fathers in
Benevento, where on February 2, 1727, he
took the religious habit of the Piarists and
professed the four religious vows made by
all Piarists: poverty, chastity, obedience,
and the education of youth. At the same
time, he changed his name to Pompilio
Maria.
Shockingly, the use of the six-pointed star as the Jewish symbol
only goes back to the 17th century, while this symbol was used in
Christian churches centuries earlier. To complicate matters further,
in Hebrew this star is not called a “Star of David” but magen david
-- ‫ מגן דוד‬the “Shield of David”. Why is this an important
difference?
The Hebrew word for shield magen literally means a protective
covering. In Genesis 15, God makes a covenant with Abram,
saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield (magen)". In
Psalms, we find another usage of the word in reference to God
made by King David himself, repeating over and over that God
alone is “our help and our shield” (magen), the provider of true
security. Thus, the "Star of David" is actually a symbol of God's
protection.
He was sent to Chieti to study philosophy, but he became ill and
was transferred to Melfi to finish his studies. Before his priestly
ordination, he was sent to Turi for a year to teach religion and
then to Lecce to teach literature. He was ordained on March 20,
1734 by the Archbishop of Brindisi. For the next ten years, he
traveled throughout Italy preaching and hearing confessions.
Unlike the menorah, the Lion of Judah, the shofar, and the lulav,
the Star of David was never a uniquely Jewish symbol. The
symbol of intertwined equilateral triangles is a common one in the
Middle East and North Africa, and is thought to bring good luck. It
appears occasionally in early Christian and Jewish artwork, but
never as an exclusively Jewish symbol. It is called the “shatkona”
in Hinduism and the “seal of Solomon” in Islam. During the 19th
century the symbol began to proliferate amongst the Jewish
communities of Eastern Europe, ultimately being used amongst
the Jewish communities in the Pale of
Settlement, a region of western Russia
where permanent Jewish settlement was
prohibited. A significant motivating factor
was the desire to imitate the influence of the
Christian Cross. The earliest Jewish usage
of the symbol was inherited from medieval
Arabic literature by Kabbalists for use in
talismanic protective amulets (segulof)
where it was known as a Seal of Solomon.
The symbol was also used in Christian
churches as a decorative motif many centuries before its first
known use in a Jewish synagogue. Prior to the 19th century,
official use in Jewish communities was generally known only in the
region of today’s Czech Republic, Austria, and possibly parts of
Southern Germany, having begun in medieval Prague.
The Lord gave him extraordinary gifts. In 1746, while he was in
Lanciano, he rang the church bells at two in the morning and
people flocked alarmed. He told them that they had to pray to
Mary to save their town from an impending earthquake. The
people did as he instructed, and a powerful earthquake struck the
Abruzzo region causing severe damage, but Lanciano was spared.
During the famine of 1765, he had the people of Campi Salentina
also pray to Our Blessed Mother, and the famine never struck the
village. Even today in this city every year on July 15, the day of
his feast, they distribute blessed bread baskets in memory of his
protection.
He lived during a time when Jansenism and anticlericalism were
growing in popularity, and many Catholics had stopped receiving
the Eucharist, but St. Pompilio emphasized the importance of
receiving it frequently along with spreading devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, which served as the focus of
his preaching and spiritual direction. From this sprang complaints
and accusations, resulting in his abrupt departure from Lanciano
in 1747.
He spent the next eleven and a half years in Naples spreading the
same devotions, and he founded there a confraternity called the
Charity of God, which had as its purpose praying for the dead and
practicing the Sacraments of Christian virtues, especially the
reception of daily Communion. In 1765, he wrote a Novena to the
Sacred Heart which spread rapidly throughout the Kingdom of
Naples.
The symbol became representative of the worldwide Zionist
community, and later the broader Jewish community, after it was
chosen as the central symbol on a flag at the First Zionist
Congress in 1897
US ARMY CHAPLAIN CONSIDERED FOR
CANONIZATION
He was accused of being too lenient in giving penances, and he
was expelled from Naples. For the next six years, he travelled
from community to community, preaching and hearing
confessions, and during this time he experienced atrocious
physical suffering. Finally, he was invited to live in the Piarist
community at Campi Salentino by a pious Sacred Heart group.
There, he reorganized the schools and made sure that education
was available to all children and not just those from wealthy
families, and he intensified the religious life of the inhabitants.
After celebrating Mass on Sunday, July 13, 1766, he became ill
while hearing confessions. He was brought to his bedroom and
died there two days later at the age of 56, while reciting the first
vespers of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. He was beatified in 1890 by
Pope Leo XIII and was proclaimed a saint on March 19, 1934 by
A former army chaplain, and the ninth military chaplain to receive
the Congressional Medal of Honor, Father Emil J. Kapaun has
taken a step closer to possible
beatification and sainthood.
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But for Scott Carter, coordinator for
the Father Kapaun Guild, the story
of the priest himself is the real
news. “If someone who grew up so
close to us, in circumstances fairly
similar to us, is able to achieve
sainthood, it’s inspiring. It makes
the faith hit home. It really brings it
to life and makes us realize that
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everything we talk about, the gospel, Jesus' promises, all of this
is real and it is possible to achieve.”
Carter spoke of the number of times the Korean War-era priest
survived battles and his runs onto the battlefield to rescue the
wounded. The priest's pipe was shot out of his mouth several
times.
Fr. Kapaun was born in Pilsen, Kansas to a farming family. He
was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in June 1940. He
served as a U.S. Army chaplain from 1944 through 1946, then rejoined the military chaplaincy in 1948. He was sent to Korea in
July 1950, where he became known for his service with the U.S.
Army's Eighth Cavalry regiment. He would stay up at night to
write letters home on behalf of wounded soldiers.
He was captured by Chinese soldiers at Unsan in North Korea. As
a prisoner, the priest carried a fellow prisoner sixty miles, even
though the man weighed 20 pounds more than he did. He would
share food and wash the clothes of prisoners and pick lice off of
their clothes.
FR. NELSON IS ON VACATION, and he will return in mid
August. Fr. Jose Javier is here and will celebrate the Spanish
Masses. We wish Father Nelson a good vacation. Father Andrew
is visiting for a month. We welcome back both Fr. Andrew and
Fr. Jose Javier, and Fr. Richard has returned from his vacation.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Banns of Marriage
II—David Granda — Maria Bunay
50/50 DRAWING:The July 3 winners are: No. 226 & No. 285 @ $25
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After he was placed in a prisoner of war camp, Fr. Kapaun helped
his fellow prisoners solve problems and keep up morale. His
efforts helped them to survive in a harsh winter. For those who
did not survive, he helped bury their corpses. Fr. Kapaun would
celebrate the sacraments for his fellow prisoners, hear their
confessions, and say Mass. He developed a blood clot in his leg
and fell ill with dysentery and pneumonia. He died May 23, 1951,
at the age of 35, and was buried in a mass grave on the Yalu
River.
In 1993, Pope John Paul II declared him a Servant of God. In
April 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military honor. Now
the Catholic Church is considering whether he should be
beatified. Six historical consultants of the Vatican's Congregation
for the Causes of Saints have evaluated the documents in his
case for completeness and accuracy. They approved them at a
June 21 meeting in Rome.
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The vote sends Fr. Kapaun's cause to the theological consultants
who will review the priest’s writings and teachings for conformity
with Catholic doctrine and teaching. Their approval would send
the case to a panel of the congregation’s cardinals and bishops,
which could vote to send the case to Pope Francis for final
approval. Pope Francis could then declare him as Venerable.
Separately, medical consultants are examining evidence of two
alleged miracles attributed to the priest’s intervention. One
miracle must be approved for Fr. Kapaun’s beatification, and a
second for his canonization.
OFFERING ENVELOPES
Sunday, July 3, 2016
$4,297.79
Summer Maintenance Collection
$1159.18
Our weekly budget, (Nuestro presupuesto semanal es) $4,231.00
Thank you to everyone for your generosity and for your support and
for all that you do for St. Helena’s Parish. We achieved our weekly
budget goal. Everyone is welcomed here at St. Helena. We are your
spiritual home, and your support means a lot, and together, we are
making a difference.
Envelope users: Please enter the amount of your donation on the
envelope in the space provided. This will be a big help to us when
counting the collection. Also, it is usually not necessary to tape or
staple the envelope closed. Your help is appreciated.
Gracias a todos por su generosidad y por todo lo que hacen por esta
Iglesia de St. Helena.
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FLEA MARKET-The next parish flea market will take
place on Sunday, July 17 from 10AM to 3PM in the green
building.
SUMMER MARIAN BIBLE STUDY-This summer, we
are offering a four-week course entitled Mary: A Biblical
Walk with the Blessed Mother. The same course will be
offered at two different times on Tuesday, July 5, 12, 19, and
26. The FIRST time will be at 1PM (following the 12:15PM
Mass,) and the SECOND time will be at 7:30PM. Both
sessions are being held in the green Parish Family Life
Center and will last about 90 minutes. Participants are
welcome to attend either session, and it is not necessary to
attend all sessions to benefit from the course. This Tuesday,
July 12, we will study the Visitation and the Nativity. Our
Fall Semester course will begin September 6 and will be
Church History.
ST. HELENA WHITE MASS-St. Helena will celebrate our
White Mass, honoring the dedicated work of ALL healthcare
professionals (doctors, nurses, therapists, technicians,
nursing home personnel, etc) and caregivers, including those
who visit the sick and the homebound, this Sunday, July 10
during the 10:30AM Mass. You are invited to wear your
professional uniforms or some appropriate symbol of your
ministry. White Masses are called such for the white coats of
the physicians and were traditionally celebrated on the Feast
of St. Luke, the patron Saint of physicians in hospitals,
chapels, parish churches, and everywhere that physicians
routinely gathered with their chaplains. Today, white Masses
honor all those who work in health care, those who care for a
loved one at home, and those who routinely bring
communion to the sick and the homebound. Everyone is
welcome to participate in this Mass.
SPANISH CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING takes
place every Monday evening at 7PM. Because of the July
Fourth Holiday, the July Spanish Charismatic Mass will take
place at 7:30PM on Monday, July 11. The Mass will be
preceded by prayer and praise and Adoration, beginning at
7PM.
PIARIST COMMUNITY MASS IN HONOR OF
ST. POMPILIO PIRROTTI will be at the 8:30AM Mass
on Friday, July 15, the Feast of St. Pompilio Maria Pirrotti,
the second canonized saint in the Piarist Order.
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES for J uly will be
held at 7PM on July 14 and 28
CARDINAL’S APPEAL-To date, 150 parishioners have
pledged $33,112 to the Cardinal's Appeal. We are just
$2,900 shy of our parish goal. Thank you to all who have
contributed, and if you have not yet done so, please consider
making a gift, large or small, to the appeal and to all of the
good work that is being done by the archdiocese.
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A
CATHOLIC, or are you an Adult Needing Communion,
Confirmation, or the Convalidation of Your Marriage?
Make an appointment with one of the parish priests by
calling 718-892-3232. Leave your contact information, and a
priest will get back to you to set up an appointment.
CONFIRMATION PHOTOS WITH THE BISHOPThere are still several people who have not yet picked up
their photos. They may be picked up at the Rectory, Monday
-Friday 9AM—4:30PM or by appointment. Ther e is no
cost for these photos.
COINS FOR THE POOR-We all have spare change.
Perhaps it is the coins you are carrying from your last trip
abroad. Perhaps it is the change you received from your last
purchase at the drugstore or the supermarket or the
department store. We have many people who come to
the Rectory looking for some money for food or the bus or to
assist them in an urgent need. The bills and change put in the
poor box go to help these people who come to us with so
many different needs. As Catholics, we can be of service to
our brothers and sisters, and one way is by putting some
extra money in the poor box. So, the next time you have that
annoying spare change or a few extra bills, please consider
putting it in the poor box, and showing your children how
important it is that we all help the poor.
BOOKSTORE will r e-open in September.
PARISH CARNIVAL A SUCCESS
We are very thankful to all the volunteers who made our first
carnival in 25 years a tremendous success. We took in
$20,000 and netted a profit of just under $18,000, and we are
looking forward to next year’s event, which will be bigger
and better. All of the raffle prize winners haven been notified
and can pick up their prizes in the Rectory. Prizes still to be
picked up:
Michael Mayta
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Veronica
367697
Rosita Arayon
367186
Orlando Perez
367133
Pedro Vargas
367144
Katia Gill
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Juan Jr.
367173
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Please Pray for the Sick of our Parish
Joanne Frances Bernadette Sanabria, Sylvia Carballo,
Ruben Mercado, Mike Adorno, Catherine Holden,
Carmelle and Nicole and Marie Denise Antoine,
Eustaguia Mejias, Indrowdi Sadu, Rosa Pena, Adam Mary,
Brenda Jackson, Jennifer Alleyne, Carlos Negro,
James Leunge, Carol Primak, Lucy Cannavacciuolo,
Dominic Lane, Aaron Sylvester, Sean Gaffney,
Peter Vaccaro, Gino Vaccaro, Veronica Gonzalez, Bertha Mero
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE is the thir d novel
written by Catholic author Michael Gryboski. It is a modern
retelling of the life of St. Thomas More, and its setting is
inspired by the Empire State. The main character is a devout
Catholic. His novel is available at Amazon.
BEN HUR COMING IN AUGUST-Ben-Hur is an
upcoming 2016 American historical epic action film directed
by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and
John Ridley. It is based on the 1880 novel Ben Hur: A Tale
of the Christ by Lew Wallace and has been termed a “ readaptation”, “reimagining," and "new interpretation" of the
novel. Prior film adaptations of the book include the 1925
and the 1959 films of the same name. This film stars Jack
Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbel, Nazanin Boniadi,
and Rodrigo Santoro. It is scheduled to be released on
August 19 in North America.
The film is about a nobleman, Judah Ben Hur (Jack Huston),
who is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his
childhood friend and adoptive brother Messala (Toby
Kebbell). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and
attempts to get revenge by challenging his adoptive brother
in a grand chariot race while being forever changed after a
series of encounters with Jesus of Nazareth. Unlike earlier
adaptations, Jesus has a prominent role in this version.
Santoro received a personal blessing from Pope Francis in
his role as Christ.
APPLY NOW to be a Yale Young Global Scholar in
Beijing-YYGS-Beijing is an immersive 9-day pre-collegiate
experience, February 3-11, 2017, designed to cultivate the
next generation of leaders and China scholars, helping to
build stronger links between China and a rapidly changing
world. Through a highly competitive application process, up
to 80 talented high school students will have the opportunity
to learn from distinguished Yale faculty, students, alumni,
and practitioners, all while experiencing state-of-the-art
facilities at the Yale Center Beijing. Apply online by Oct. 24
at: http:/apply.globalscholars.yale.edu/apply
BACKPACK GIVEAWAY-Hope for Us will host a
backpack giveaway at three different locations for hundreds
of children in the Bronx on August 13.You can donate:
unused backpacks, unused school supplies, money, or gift
cards. All donations are tax deductible. You can drop off
your donations in the rectory by August 12. For more
information, call Vera Acquah at 646-229-4256.
ADORATION CHAPEL-Holy Cross Parish, 620 Thieriot
Avenue, has an Adoration Chapel, which is open MondayFriday from 10AM - 9PM.
DONATION CHALLENGE-The Msgr. Scanlan H.S.
Board of Directors is challenging you to contribute to the
2015-2016 Annual Giving Campaign. The Board will match
your donation - dollar for dollar up to $75,000. Contributions
may be sent to Msgr. Scanlan High School and indicate that
it is for the Matching Donation Challenge.
Please Pray for the Deceased and their Grieving Families:
Inocencia Ortiz, Angela Suarez, Michael Costello, Iris Arcelay,
Ruth Cueva, Barbara Marino McGovern, Fr. Richard Neilson
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ANUNCIOS EN ESPANOL
FLEA MARKET-El proximo Flea Market domingo,
Julio 17 en el Family Center (Casita verde). Están invitados!
CURSO DE BIBLIA DE VERANO: El P. David ofrecerá
(en Inglés, por supuesto) un curso de cuatro semanas sobre el
Camino Bíblico de la Virgen María. Pueden tener la
información en la rectoría.
MISA BLANCA: En la misa del 10 de julio se honr ar á a
todos aquellos que trabajan en el área de la salud (doctores,
enfermeras/os, terapistas, técnicos, casas de ancianos, etc.) y
también a todos aquellos que visitan a los ancianos o
enfermos en sus casas. Se les invita a venir con sus
uniformes o algún simulo apropiado a su ministerio o
trabajo. Esta celebración se realizará también en inglés en la
misa de 10.30 am.
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FORMACION: Una de las cosas que más apoyamos los
Escolapios es la formación, ese es nuestro carisma, la
formación en la piedad y las letras; o sea, en el intelecto y en
la fe. Una de las mejores maneras para conocer nuestra fe, lo
que ella significa y la forma en que puede transformar
nuestras vidas es a través de la formación. Pues bien, les
adelanto algunos programas en español que tenemos
preparados para Septiembre.
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Taler de Oración y Vida: Siguiendo el método del P.
Larrañaga, muy conocido en el mundo, este taller es muy
valioso para crecer en nuestra vida de oración. Cada jueves a
las 7 pm a partir del 25 de agosto hasta el 8 de diciembre.
Mes de la familia: Tendr emos dur ante cada domingo del
mes de septiembre temas sobre sexualidad y todo lo
referente al tema Pro-Vida (la per sona humana, amenazas
para la vida, etc.). Hay temas para los padres y los hijos. Se
realizarán estas actividades después de la misa de 12. Se
distribuirá almuerzo entre los que están inscritos y la
actividad será de una hora y media.
Una fe bien construida: El P. Nelson continuar á dictando
este curso que profundiza sobre el significado de ser
Católico y su relación con nuestra vida diaria. El curso se
seguirá dando los martes de 7.30 a 9 pm. desde la primera
semana de septiembre hasta el comienzo del mes de
diciembre. Ya les confirmaré las fechas exactas. Piensa
durante este tiempo que clase deseas tomar, cada cual es
responsable de su propia formación. SIGAMOS
CRECIENDO JUNTOS EN NUESTRO CAMINO
HACIA EL SEÑOR!!!
Viaje del P. Nelson: Me despido, quer idos her manos,
hasta el 16 de agosto. Estaré unos días en México dando
unos retiros a los jóvenes que iniciarán el año del noviciado.
También estaré recibiendo los votos simples de aquellos que
están terminando el noviciado este año. He dado una
explicación sobre este proceso vocacional en el artículo del
día de hoy. Después estaré unos días con la familia.
El P. José Javier Vanegas me estará substituyendo y es
posible que el P. Baltasar lo haga en las últimas misas antes
de mi regreso. Los dos son hermanos escolapios, sé que
ustedes colaborarán con ellos.
Los diferentes ministerios (Eucaristía, lectores, ujieres,
música, misericordia, oración, etc) saben hacer su trabajo.
Les pido continuar en la misma línea, atendiendo las
sugerencias y turnos que les indican sus líderes.
Bendiciones para todos. Que el Señor les proteja siempre,
sea que te quedes en la ciudad o se vayan de viaje. Deseo de
corazón regresar rápido para continuar construyendo
comunidad en el discipulado de Jesucristo.
MISERICORDIOSOS COMO EL PADRE
Estamos aquí para escuchar la voz del Espíritu que habla a toda
la Iglesia en nuestro tiempo, el cual es precisamente el tiempo de
la misericordia. De esto estoy seguro. Estamos viviendo el
tiempo de la misericordia, desde hace 30 años o más, hasta hoy.
Esta fue una intuición de san Juan Pablo II, apóstol de la Divina
Misericordia. El tuvo la visión de que este era el tiempo de la
misericordia, gracias al mensaje de santa Faustina Kowalska. El
papa Francisco precisamente continua el legado, proclamando el
8 de diciembre de 2015, el ano jubilar de la misericordia. Esta
predicación de la misericordia con diferentes acentos tiene, pues,
como efecto, o mejor dicho, como causa, un mensaje
esencialmente cristocentrico. El Espíritu Santo es el que da a los
fieles un instinto para encontrase profundamente con Cristo.
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Clases para la preparación del Bautismo ser á el 14 de
julio y julio 28 a las 7PM
CARNAVAL DE LA PARROQUIA FUE TO DO UN ÉXITO
Estamos muy agradecidos con todos los voluntarios que
hicieron posible nuestro primer verdadero carnaval de
nuestra parroquia en los últimos veinticinco años. Fue un
éxito TREMENDO!!! El total de utilidades que dejó el
carnaval estuvo muy cerca de los 18.000 dólares y eso que….
este año estábamos aprendiendo! Todos los ganadores de la
rifa han sido notificados, pueden pasar por la rectoría para
recoger sus regalos.
Estos son los nombres de las personas que aún no han
reclamado en la rectoría los premios del festival:
Michael Mayta
Veronica
Rosita Arayon
Orlando Perez
Pedro Vargas
Katia Gill
Juan Jr.
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SAN POMPILIO MARIA PIRROTI SCH. P
Era hijo del noble Girolamo Pirotti y Orsola Bozzuti. El 30 de
septiembre, fue bautizado en la Iglesia Colegiata de la Asunción
de Montecalvo Irpino (Avellino, Diócesis de Benevento), y se le
dio el nombre de Domenico Michele Giovan Battista Pioratti. A
los dieciocho años ingresó en la Orden de las Escuelas Pías
(Escolapios), fundada por San José de Calasanz en 1617, tomó el
nombre de Pompilio María, en memoria de su hermano muerto
en el seminario. Maestro, sacerdote, predicador popular y de
ejercicios espirituales, no siempre fue entendido por los
superiores y la autoridad, se dirigió a las diversas regiones de
Italia, produciendo de una amplia colección de cartas de
dirección espiritual y confidencial.
El 2 de febrero 1727, tomó el hábito religioso de los Escolapios
en el Noviciado de San Maria Caravaggio en Nápoles y al final
del primer año de noviciado, obtuvo una dispensa del segundo
año de libertad condicional, el 25 de marzo 1728, hizo la
profesión solemne en Brindisi con los votos de pobreza, castidad,
obediencia, y de educar a la juventud de acuerdo con la Regla de
la Orden, cambiándose completamente el nombre en Pompilio
María.
Desde Nápoles fue enviado a Chieti para continuar sus estudios
en filosofía, pero cayó enfermo y a la esperanza que el cambio de
clima lo beneficiaría, fue trasladado a Melfi (Potenza), donde
continuó sus estudios con éxito sagrado y profano. En 1733, con
la reputación de un teólogo y aún no de sacerdote, fue a Turi
(Bari), dando inicio a la enseñanza de las letras y de educador de
la juventud. Regresó al Reino de Nápoles, fue asignado a la Casa
de los Escolapios en Campi Salentino (Lecce), como Maestro
Superior y de novicios. Durante la hambruna distribuyó "fettoline
de pan" para los pobres. Propagador de la devoción al Sagrado
Corazón de Jesús (él escribió la primera novena en Italia), la
Eucaristía y la Virgen María, a quien llamó "Madre hermosa"
difundió la práctica del Viacrucis. También se le llama el "mártir
del confesionario". Pompilio murió el 15 de julio 1766 en el
municipio de Salento.
El Papa Leo XIII lo beatificó en 1890.
El Papa Pio XI lo santificó el 19 de marzo de 1934.
Los padres escolapios te invitan a celebrar la Santa Misa en
honor a San María Pirrotti, el día viernes 15 de julio a las
8:30am
BUEN DIA, HERMANOS:
Recibe un cordial saludo en Cristo.
Misericordiosos como el Padre: El Evangelio según san Lucas
para este domingo contiene sin duda una parábola llena y rica de
misericordia, se trata de la historia del Buen Samaritano.
La parábola que nos muestra Jesús en el evangelio de hoy nos
muestra hasta donde se extiende el horizonte de la misericordia.
Un fariseo se presenta ante Jesús y le pregunto cómo alcanzar la
vida eterna. El Señor le muestra que la respuesta ya la conoce,
que sólo ha de recordar lo que ya está escrito en la Ley.
Precisamente en la primera lectura, Moisés nos da ya la clave de
lo que tenemos que hacer: “Os infundiré mi espíritu, y viviréis;
os colocaré en vuestra tierra, y sabréis, que yo, el Señor, lo digo y
lo hago. Oráculo del Señor.”
El fariseo cae en su propia trampa porque ya sabía aquello que ya
sabía desconocer. No lo ignoraba en teoría, y aquí viene la clave,
pero si en la práctica. Este fragmento del evangelio me conmueve
casi más que la misma parábola porque deja al descubierto algo
que puede ser habitual en nuestro proceder. Sabemos lo que el
Señor quiere, pero no lo llevamos a cabo, como si todos sus
mandatos no tuvieran que ver con la vida real. Nuestra vida se
puede convertirse en una sucesión de excusas, justificaciones,
para no ayudar al prójimo.
San Pablo en la segunda lectura, señala que todo ha sido hecho a
través de Cristo, que es el Primogénito del Padre. Jesús ha venido
a enseñarnos siendo misericordioso como el Padre. Fijémonos,
finalmente, en algún detalle de esta rica parábola. Tanto el
sacerdote como el levita, dan un rodeo, es decir, eligen un
camino más largo, quizás para no entretenerse y poder cumplir
con sus obligaciones religiosas. Jesús nos muestra el camino más
corto que conduce directamente a Dios. Estamos en el año de la
misericordia y el Papa Francisco nos los recuerda: “Tenemos que
abrazar la cultura del encuentro, no basta con dar limosna, sino
de ponerlo todo al servicio de los demás.” ¿Cómo se puede
lograrlo? Nuestra fe, la vida de oración, las obras de
misericordia y la práctica sacramental nos ayudan a recorrer el
mismo camino de Cristo: vivir según la medida de su amor.
Mis queridos hermanos, el que fue despreciado por el levita y por
el sacerdote no fue despreciado por el samaritano que descendía.
nunca hay excusas para no practicar la caridad. Jesús, que se ha
hecho nuestro prójimo, nos recuerda que nadie debe ser ajeno. Él
nos ha recogido en los momentos difíciles de nuestra vida, y nos
ha introducido en la posada que es simbolizada por la Iglesia. En
ella somos curados cuando estamos heridos por el pecado y
también se nos educa, como hace el samaritano con el posadero,
y así aprender a amar a los demás. Jesús viéndonos muertos en el
pecado y ver que nadie nos podía curar, bajo del cielo y se hizo
hombre. Aceptando sufrir por nosotros y se compadeció,
haciéndose nuestro prójimo.
P. Jose Javier
Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, July 10, 2016-Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Mario Barris
10:30 Altagracia, Carmen, José & Manuel Capellán
12:00 Julio Medina
Virgen de Chiquinquira
Migdalia Morales
Ninito Viajero
Virgen de Guadalupe
Jacinto Pumavilla y familia
Gertrudis Guasco y familia
Isidoro Pumavilla
Angela and Manuel Diaz (65th Anniversary)
(Intentions)
1:30
Jose M. Garcia
5:00
Peter Hernandez
MONDAY, July 11, 2016-Feast of St. Benedict
6:50
Julieta Arroyo (Intentions)
8:30
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
12:15 The Shine Family Intentions
7:30
Raquel de Henao (80th Birthday-Intentions)
TUESDAY, July 12, 2016-Feast of St. Veronica
6:50
David Savino (Intentions)
8:30
Bridget and Pat Joe Early
12:15 Fr. Steven Markantonis for Healing Intentions
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2016-Feast of St. Henry
6:50
In Thanksgiving for Favors
8:30
Frank and Albina Greco
12:15 Xavier, Francis, Meera, Staven and
Jair Joseph (Intentions)
7:30
Fr. Fabian Lopez
THURSDAY, July 14, 2016-Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha
6:50
Fr. Frederick Sullivan
8:30
Alessandra Mia Savino (Intentions)
12:15 Fr. Harry R. Tiercelin
FRIDAY, July 15, 2016-Feast of St. Bonaventure and
St. Pompilio Maria Pirrotti
6:50
Lydia Haynes Intentions
8:30
Deceased Members of the Piarist Order
12:15 Fr. John P. Cody
SATURDAY, July 16, 2016-Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
6:50
Telma Anith and Family (Intentions)
8:30
Sherry Edmonds
12:15 Ralph A. Cerbone, Jr.
5:30
Luz Santiago
SUNDAY, July 17, 2016-Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Pietro Di Vietri
10:30 Daisy George
12:00 Christopher Arce Gonzalez
Migdalia Morales
Ariadna Morales
1:30
Kevin Rodriguez
5:00
Carlos Fernandez
Readings for the Week of July 10, 2016
Sunday: Dt 30:10-14/Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 or Ps
19:8-11/Col 1:15-20/Lk 10:25-37
Monday: Is 1:10-17/Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23/Mt 10:34-11:1
Tuesday: Is 7:1-9/Ps 48:2-8/Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Ps 94:5-10, 14-15/Mt 11:25-27
Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Ps 102:13-21/Mt 11:28-30
Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Is 38:10-12, 16/Mt 12:1-8
Saturday: Mi 2:1-5/Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14/Mt 12:14-21
Next Sunday: Gn 18:1-10a/Ps 15:2-5/Col 1:24-28/Lk 10:38-42