HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

September 28, 2008 – 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 Michele & Maria Giacinta Del Borrello
60th Wedding Anniv. Diana & Donald Dickhute
10:30 Rose & Giuseppe Furgiuele
12:00 The Gervasio Family
Flowers on the Altar this Sunday were donated in Memory of Olga Vanni and Jeanette Fabis.
Monday, September 29, 2008 – Michael, Gabriel &
Raphael, Archangels
12:05 Olga Vanni
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 – St. Jerome
12:05 David Armstrong, Sr.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 – St. Therese of the Child of Jesus
12:05 Paul Agosta
Thursday, October 2, 2008 – Guardian Angels
12:05 Giuditta Servini
Friday, October 3, 2008 – Weekday
12:05 Giuseppe & Margherita Mariggio
Saturday, October 4, 2008 – St. Francis of Assisi
No Mass
October 5 – 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 Cristino Marinucci
10:30 Lucia & Nicola Marino
12:00 Angelo Lancellotti
3:00 Wedding of David Mamena & Lucia D’Avella

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

The collection for Sunday, September 21 was $2426.
Next Sunday’s Second Collection will be for the Renovation Fund.

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
In today’s Gospel, St. Matthew introduces the parable of the two sons that deals with Chris’s opponents, who are responsible for their actions.
Behind all the conflict lies a message about taking responsibility for what you believe. The religious leaders of Jesus’ time failed to recognize him for who he was, just as they failed to believe John the Baptist. Ezekiel made the same call to his people in his day: You are responsible for believing; God will neither punish nor credit what happen before. What matters is the decision you make for God today.

VENTISEIESIMA DOMENICA DEL TEMPO ORDINARIO
I farisei hanno saputo dire di sì alla legge, ma hanno opposto un no al Vangelo. I cristiani che hanno aderito al Vangelo, proclamano così male il loro sì, che gli altri non provano il desiderio di cambiare vita.
Per questo è necessario che a convertirsi siano sopratutto e innanzitutto i cristiani, per essere agli altri esempio invitante e trascinatore.
 

 

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Readings for the Week of 28 September 2008
Sunday: Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32
Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51
Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23/Lk 9:51-56
Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16/Lk 9:57-62
Thursday: Jb 19:21-27/Mt 18:1-5, 10
Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5/Lk 10:13-16
Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17/Lk 10:17-24
Next Sunday: Is 5:1-7/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43

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FORMING CONSCIENCES FOR FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP

Our nation faces political challenges that demand urgent moral choices. We are a nation at war, with all of its human costs; a country often divided by race and ethnicity; a nation of immigrants struggling with immigration. We are an affluent society where too many live in poverty; part of a global community confronting terrorism and facing urgent threats to our environment; a culture build on families, where some now question the value of marriage and family life. We pride ourselves on supporting human rights, but we fail even to protect the fundamental right to life, especially for unborn children.

The Church seeks to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with the truth, so they can make sound moral choices in addressing these challenges. The Church does not tell Catholics how to vote. The responsibility to make political choices rests with each person and his or her properly formed conscience.

The Church’s obligation to participate in shaping the moral character of society is a requirement of our faith, a part of the mission given to us by Jesus Christ. Faith helps us see more clearly the truth about human life and dignity that we also understand through human reason. As people of both faith and reason, Catholics are called to bring truth to political life and to practice Christ’s commandment to “love one another.” According to Pope Benedict XVI, “Charity must animate the entire lives of the lay faithful and therefore also their political activity, lived as ‘social charity.’’

The U.S. Constitution protects the right of individual believers and religious bodies to participate and speak out without government interference, favoritism, or discrimination. Civil law should recognize and protect the Church’s right and responsibility to participate in society without abandoning our central moral convictions. Our nation’s tradition of pluralism is enhanced, not threatened, when religious groups and people of faith bring their convictions into public life. The Catholic community brings to the political dialogue a consistent moral framework and broad experience serving those in need.

WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Anthony Santino Clarke, son of Alfred and Lindsay (Santini) Clarke; and Emma Kate Mancuso, daughter of Mario and Leesa M. (Clipper) Mancuso, and Jahangir Stephen Humenik son of Stephen Michael and Neda (Irannejad) Humenik, who were baptized in our Church on Sunday, September 21, 2008.

TODAY’S SECOND COLLECTION is for the Pastoral Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa, which is the fastest growing part of the universal Church and, the neediest part of our family of faith. Thank you for your kind consideration of the urgent needs and the great promise of the Church in Africa.

THE ADULT FAITH FORMATION CLASS is held today after the 9:00 AM Mass in the Lower Church Hall, conducted by Deacon John Rossi.

THE SODALITY OF MARY will meet next Sunday after the 9:00 am Mass in the Lower Church Hall. We welcome new members.

WE HONOR ST. THERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS, whose feast day is Wednesday, October 1st. Everyone is welcome to a holy card and prayer of the Saint at the Altar railing.

THE CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF POMPEI in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will be dedicated by Justin Card. Rigali, Sat., Oct. 4th at 2:00 PM. All are welcome.

NEXT SUNDAY WE WILL CELEBRATE Our Lady of the Rosary, whose feast day is Tuesday, October 7th. Next Sunday, at the conclusion of the 10:30 AM Mass, the SUPPLICA will be recited in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei. After the Mass, refreshments will be served in Casa Italiana, thanks to the Biagio Carannante Family and the Mazzocchi Family.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH: at 12:00 noon, the Annual Christopher Columbus Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Rosary Church, sponsored by the D. C. State Council, Knights of Columbus. Main celebrant and homilist: Rev. Clete Kiley, Chaplain, Institute of Faith and Politics. A civic ceremony will follow at the Christopher Columbus statue in the Church courtyard. Everyone is welcome to participate.

RELIGION CLASSES will begin on Sunday, October 19th. 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 the back of the Church.

OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND SINCERE THANKS to the organizers of the 35th Annual Italian American Open Golf Tournament: Dr. Daniel Stabile of the Lido Civic Club, and our parishioners Sharon Hughes and Kathy DiGiacomo. All net proceeds will benefit Casa Italiana Cultural Center and the Lido Civic Club Scholarship Fund.

DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA ad Anthony Santino Clarke, figlio di Alfred e Lindsay (Santini) Clarke; Emma Kate Mancuso, figlia di Mario e Leesa M. (Clipper) Mancuso; e Jahangir Stephen Humenik, figlio di Stephen Michael e Neda (Irannejad) Humenik, che sono stati battezzati nella nostra Chiesa, domenica, 21 settembre 2008.

LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI è per il Fondo di Solidarietà Pastorale per la Chiesa in Africa, che è quella che sta crescendo più di tutte le altre ed è la più bisognosa di tutte. Grazie per il vostro aiuto hai bisogni urgenti e alla grande promessa della Chiesa in Africa.

LA CLASSE DI CATECHISMO PER ADULTI avra’ luogo oggi dopo la Messa delle nove nella sala sotto la Chiesa col Diacono John Rossi.

IL SODALIZIO DI MARIA si riunirà domenica prossima dopo la Messa delle ore nove nella sala della Chiesa. Nuovi membri sono benvenuti.

ONORIAMO ST. TERESA DEL BAMBINO GESÙ, la cui festa si celebrerà mercoledì, 1 ottobre. Immagini con la preghiera della santa si possono prendere sulle balaustre dell’Altare.

LA CAPPELLA DELLA MADONNA DI POMPEI nella Basilica del Santuario Nazionale dell’Immaculata Concezione sarà dedicata dal Cardinale Justin Rigali, sabato, 4 ottobre alle ore 14. Tutti soni invitati.

DOMENICA PROSSIMA celebreremo la Madonna del Santo Rosario, la cui festa è martedì, 7 ottobre. Domenica prossima, alla conclusione della Messa delle 10:30 si reciterà la SUPPLICA in onore della Madonna del Santo Rosario di Pompei. Seguirà un rinfresco in Casa Italiana, omaggio della Famiglia Biagio Carannante e della Famiglia Mazzocchi.

DOMENICA, 12 OTTOBRE, alle ore 12:00 ci sarà la Messa Annuale in memoria di Cristoforo Colombo sponsorizzata dai Cavalieri di Colombo del Distretto. Il celebrante e omilista è P. Clete Kiley, Cappellano, Institute of Faith and Politics. Una cerimonia civica sarà fatta davanti alla statua di Colombo a fianco della Chiesa. Tutti sono invitati a partecipare.

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.

LE NOSTRE VIVE CONGRATULAZIONI e il nostro grazie agli organizzatori del 35mo Annual Italian American Open Golf Tournament: Dr. Daniel Stabile del Lido Civic Club e alle nostre parrocchiane Sharon Hughes e Kathy DiGiacomo. Il profitto andrà a beneficio della Casa Italiana e del Lido Civic Club Scholarhip Fund.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendar!