HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

Serving Italians and all Catholics on the move in the Greater Washington DC Area since 1913

Bulletin
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Exaltation of the Holy Cross

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

September 14, 2008 –Exaltation of the Holy Cross
9:00 Holy Name Society
10:30 Vincenzo Avallone & Luisa Masiello
12:00 Maria DeSantis
Monday, September 15, 2008 – Our Lady of Sorrows
12:05 Rose Mary Mazzuca
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 – Cornelius Pope, Cyprian, Bishop
12:05 Nella Fiori
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 – Weekday
12:05 Nunziato DiPerna
Thursday, September 18, 2008 – Weekday
12:05 Nunzio DiPerna
Friday, September 19, 2008 – Weekday
12:05 Barbara Flaim
Saturday, September 29, 2008 – Weekday
No Mass
September 21, 2008 – Twenty-Fifth Sunday of
Ordinary Time
9:00 Lily Brooks
10:30 Fausto & Rosa Falcone
12:00 Flaim Family
 

The collection for Sunday, September 7 was $1,606.00
The collection for Catholic University was $572.00

LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Sal Mazzuca
10:30 Marco Randazzo and Adriano Romano
12:00 Alex LoBianco

THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
Today we celebrate the Emperor Heraclius’ recovery of the holy Cross when the cross had been taken as war booty by the Persians. It is wonderful for us to have this feast to recall to us in the beginning of autumn the basic mystery of our faith. The feast forces us to a personal examination of the progress we have made in dying to self in order to live unto God.

As we face our sufferings and even accept them, we need faith to unite our sufferings to the one who suffered for us, the one lifted up on the cross. If we have faith, then the triumph of God’s love in the cross of Christ will also be our triumph.

ESALTAZIONE DELLA SANTA CROCE
La festa di oggi ci ricorda che Dio salva attraverso la croce. Nel vangelo, Nicodemo non ha capito che soltanto Gesù, inviato dal cielo, ci può rivelare il Padre. Dalla croce, trono regale dal quale Cristo tutti gli uomini attira a sè, dona la vita a quanti lo contemplano con fede. È l’unico salvatore che Dio, nel suo amore infinito, ci dona per comunicarci la sua setssa vita.

 

"And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so he who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. - Jn. 3:14-16

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Readings for the Week of 14 September 2008
Sunday: Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17
Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35
Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17
Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31-13:13/Lk 7:31-35
Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Lk 7:36-50
Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3
Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15
Next Sunday: Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a

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ARE YOU GENERATIVE?

What do you want to leave behind? Maybe it is more true for men – or not – but it is sometimes said that in the first season of a man’s life he is busy proving what he can do and leaving his mark on the world. Only after that, beginning perhaps in his 40s, can he then take stock of what he is about and, now at a different level, take on certain things and let go of others, including the illusion of things that are simply not authentically his. At his stage and beyond, he is able to be truly “generative,” to give life to others as a mentor and guide.

Generativity is not so much about biological reproduction as personal relationship, a relationship that often involves some form of initiation. At least that is often said to be true of men, perhaps because their gender is not physically endowed with the capacity to bring forth the next generation. And so men, it is said, give life to others --- exercise generativity --- when they have reached a point of wisdom and understanding, not before.

All of that may or may not be true about human beings. But what about us as church? How generative are we and our structures? Do we have room to mentor, to initiate others, whether they are interested in a particular vocation or simply the universal call to holiness?

A church is no exception to other social organizations --- if it cannot be generative, it will be among the declining and dying. We either grow or diminish. Generativity is not an option. To refuse it would seem to be a death wish. Or blasphemy. Or both.

- BRYAN FROEHLE

WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Emma Lauren Jones, daughter of Bryan E. and Gabriela (Lavezzari) Jones, who was baptized in our Church on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

TODAY WE WELCOME with joy into the community of adult Christians the following parishioners: Sofia Curzi, Giancarlo Curzi, Valeria Lamarra, Matt Evans, Chris Evans, Julia Potterfield Patricia Villamil, Edgar Moreno, Matt Parreco, Mark Parecco.
We are deeply grateful to Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, for conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation to our parishioners, and to Alex LoBianco for preparing them with great dedication.

CINEFORUM sponsored by the Friends of Casa Italiana, today at 2 PM: The Leopard by Lucchino Visconti with Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Dilon, on the 50th Anniv. of the publication of the The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Pino Cicala. Refreshments will be available.

RELIGION CLASSES will begin on Sunday October 19, 2008. Children who will be 7 years old next year and can receive Holy Communion, and youngsters 12 and over who wish to receive Confirmation are encouraged to register. Parents can pick up registration forms in back of Church.

FALL MAILING: Our parishioners and friends will receive the Fall Mailing from our Church which will include a brochure with the schedule of events for FY 2008-2009, memberships forms for the Sodality of Mary and the Holy Name Society, a subscription renewal form for the new Voce Italiana, a brochure of our Casa Italiana Language School, and an order form for the book of the history of our parish, “An Italian American Community of Faith: Holy Rosary in Washington, DC. Please respond to this annual mail. Thank you.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS to last week’s second collection for The Catholic University of America! Your gift will make great things possible by providing direct financial aid to students from dioceses across the country.

OUR SINCERE THANKS to the Officers and members of the Saint Gabriel Society for their generous gift of $1,300.00 to Holy Rosary Church; and to Liliana Polo for contributing $750.00 on behalf of Agnese Castagna for the new Humeral Veil in memory of Bruno Castagna and Clara Castagna in Martello.

DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA a Emma Lauren Jones, figlia di Bryan E. e Gabriela (Lavezzari) Jones, che e’ stata battezzata nella nostra Chiesa domenica, 7 settembre 2008.

OGGI SALUTIAMO CON GIOIA i nostri confirmandi del 2008: Sofia Curzi, Giancarlo Curzi, Valeria Lamarra, Matt Evans, Chris Evans, Julia Potterfield, Patricia Villamil, Edgar Moreno, Matt Parreco, Mark Parecco.
Siamo profondamente grati all’Arcivescvo Pietro Sambi, Nunzio Apostolico per gli Stati Uniti, per conferire il Sacramento della Cresima ai nostri parrocchiani; e ad Alex LoBianco per istruirli nella fede con tanta dedicazione.

CINEFORUM sponsorizzato dagli Amici di Casa Italiana, oggi alle ore 14:00: Il Gattopardo di Lucchino Visconti con Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale e Alain Dilon, nel 50mo anniversario della pubblicazione di Il Gattopardo di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. La discussione dopo il film sarà guidata da Pino Cicala. Rinfreschi saranno disponibli.

LE CLASSI DI CATECHISMO cominceranno domenica 19 ottobre, 2008. Bambini che avranno sette anni l’anno prossimo e posssono ricevere la Prima Comunione, e ragazzi, 12 e sopra, che desiderano ricevere la Cresima, sono incoraggiati a iscriversi. I moduli d’iscrizione si trovano nel retro della Chiesa.

IN QUESTI GIORNI, parrocchiani e amici riceveranno posta contenete un depliant con l’orario degli eventi parrocchiali per l’anno fiscale 2008-2009, applicazioni per il Sodalizio di Maria e la Società del Santo Nome, una forma per rinnovare l’abbonamento a Voce Italiana, un depliant della nostra Scuola di Lingua, e una forma per ordinare il libro della storia della nostra Chiesa, “An Italian American Community of Faith: Holy Rosary in Washington, DC.” Favorite rispondere a questo apppello annuale. Grazie.

GRAZIE PER LA VOSTRA OFFERTA la scorsa domenica per l’Università Cattolica d’America. Il vostro dono farà possibili grandi cose, provvedendo assistenza economica agli studenti delle diocesi americane.

UN GRAZIE SINCERO ai responsabili e ai membri della Società di San Gabriele per aver contribuito alla Chiesa $1,300.00; e a Liliana Polo per aver donato $750.00 a nome di Agnese Castagna per il nuovo velo omerale in memoria di Bruno Castagna e Clara Castagna in Martello.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendar!