HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The Feast of All Saints

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, November 1, 2009 – All Saints Day
9:00 Deceased Members of the Sodality of Mary
10:30 Special Intention
12:00 Josephine & Walter Peters
Monday, November 2, 2009 – All Souls Day
12:05 Maria DePerna
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Michele & Anita Vanni
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – St. Chas. Borromeo
12:05 Defunti della Famiglia Vincenzo Vanni
Thursday, November 5 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Cervini & Naldi Amici & Anime Dimenticate
Friday, November 6, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 St. Maria Goretti
Saturday, November 7, 2009 – Weekday
No Mass
Sunday, November 8, 2009 – 32nd Sunday in Ord Time
9:00 Deceased Members of the Lido Club
10:30 Pietro &Udila Gobbato
12:00 Sandra Capobianco

The Collection for Sunday, October 25th was $2,226.00.

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR TODAY are in memory of the deceased members of the Sodality of Mary.

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

SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS

How many saints are there? The lists of the canonized contain thousands of names, but the communion of saints is even fuller. In the Book of Revelation, St. John envisioned their number as vast and uncountable. It includes all the wonderful relatives and friends of happy memory, and a lot of really kind strangers you meet along the way. When you start to think about it, goodness encompasses a big number of folks. In the words of Saint Claud de la Colombiere: “It is possible to be a saint anywhere and everywhere when one really wishes to become one.”

FESTA DI TUTTI I SANTI

Lo spettacolo dei santi riempie la nostra anima di sentimenti di riconoscenza per Cristo, di fierezza Cristiana , e di fiducia nella fondata speranza che pregano perchè un giorno li raggiugiamo. Essi ci aiuteranno a comprendere che dobbiamo camminare coraggiosamente seguendo il loro esempio sulla via della vera felicità di cui Gesù ha rivelato il segreto nel discorso della montagna. Il Regno dei cieli sarà dei poveri in spirito e dei miti, di quelli che piangono e hanno fame e sete di giustizia, dei misericordiosi, dei puri di cuore, degli artefici della pace e di quelli che soffrono persecuzioni per Cristo. I Santi hanno compreso questo insegnamento e ne hanno fatto la regola della loro vita.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." - Mt 5: 3, 9

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Readings for the Week of 1 November 2009
Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a
Monday: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40
Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33
Thursday: Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10
Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8
Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Lk 16:9-15
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44

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THE SACREDNESS OF LIFE

Modern society poses a full range of threats to life. We not only have to care for life, but we also have to defend it. In his encyclical, “The Gospel of Life,” John Paul II has identified three issues – abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia – as the banners of what he described a creeping “culture of death.” In past Catholic tradition, capital punishment has not been regarded as “unjust killing” in the way abortion and euthanasia have been. But today, different types of life taking should be systematically related. The U.S. society today sustains nearly 1.5 million abortions annually, is overwhelmingly in favor of capital punishment, and is now moving rapidly toward acceptance of assisted suicide.

Respect for life, reminded us the late Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago, will cost us something. To move beyond solutions and problems, often solved by taking life, will require a more expansive care for life – at is beginning and its end. Assisted suicide, for instance, can be considered a deeply personal issue, but it also directly affects the doctor-patient relationship and, therefore, the wider role of doctors in society. Our witness would be more effective and persuasive to face present-day challenges if we viewed life across the spectrum, from conception until natural death, calling our society to see the connection between caring for life and defending it.

The Christian conception of caring for life, embodied in the daily witnessing and commitment of each one of us, must invite the wider society to see the linkage between care for and defense of life. These efforts from within the Church are essential to match the public witness of the Church in society.

WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Sara Emilia Paternoster, daughter of Ivano and Stacey (Young) Paternoster; and Orianna Amelia Smith, daughter of Douglas Allen and Agnese (Paternoster) Smith, who were baptized in our Church on Sunday, October 25, 2009.

THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Renovation Fund. Our next project is restoring the Lower Church Hall.

THE SODALITY meets today at the 9:00 AM. Mass, during which the deceased members of the Sodality will be remembered. A meeting will follow in the Lower Church Hall.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND is All Souls Day: The month of November is the traditional time for visiting graves of loved ones and to pray for them. From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic Sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may obtain the beatific vision of God. Mass on Monday will be at 12.05 PM in our church. All Souls envelopes are available in the back of the Church.

MASS FOR THE FALLEN IN BATTLE will be celebrated by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 10:30 AM with the participation of the new Italian ambassador to the United States, H.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata and of the diplomatic and military personnel of the Italian Embassy in Washington. Refreshments will follow in Casa Italiana. All are invited.

ON SUNDAY, November 15, 2009, at 9:00 AM the MEMORIAL MASS for deceased members of the Lido Civic Club of Washington will be held at Holy Rosary Church. Also, after Mass in the Church Hall, the ANNUAL FATHER DONANZAN BREAKFAST will be held, sponsored by the Holy Name Society. Price for the breakfast is $7 (adults) and $2(children and students).

ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Holy Rosary Church is resuming its courses for Adult Faith Formation on the first Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2009, from 10:30 to 11:15 AM. Each course lasts six weeks. All adults are welcome to attend.

A WORLD OF THANKS to Maestro Bruno Fusco for organizing and directing a beautiful and profitable “Opera Night” in memory of Luciano Pavarotti on the occasion of Columbus Day Celebration.

Also, our sincere thanks to Ann Marie and Bill Leali and to all the generous volunteers for preparing and hosting another successful annual Polenta Dinner.

THE 2010 MASS BOOK is now open. Please call the parish office to schedule Masses for the upcoming year.

DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA a Sara Emilia Paternoster, figlia di Ivano e Stacey (Young) Paternoster; e Orianna Amelia Smith, figlia di Douglas Allen e Agnese (Paternoster) Smith, che sono state battezzate nella nostra Chiesa domenicà, 25 ottobre 2009.

LA SECONDA COLLETTA oggi è per il fondo restauri. Il nostro prossimo progetto è di restaurare la sala sotto la chiesa.

IL SODALIZIO si incontra oggi alla Messa delle 9, durante la quale si ricorderanno i membri defunti del Sodalizio. Seguirà la riunione nella sala sotto la chiesa.

LUNEDI’ 2 NOVEMBRE commemoriamo tutti i fedeli defunti. Fin dall’inizio la Chiesa ha onorato la memoria dei fedeli defunti e ha pregato in suffragio delle loro anime, specialmente col Sacrificio Eucaritico, affinchè purificati, possono godere la visione beatifica di Dio. Nella nostra Chiesa la Messa al Lunedì è alle ore 12:05. Buste per offerte di Messe per i defunti sono dispomibili all’entrata della Chiesa.

MESSA PER I CADUTI IN GUERRA sarà celebrata dall’Arcivescovo Pietro Sambi, Nunzio Apostolico per gli Stati Uniti, domenica 8 novembre, 2009, con la partecipazione del nuovo Ambasciatore Italiano, S.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata e del personale diplomatico e militare dell’Ambasciata di Washington. Dopo la Messa un rinfresco è offerto in Casa Italiana. Tutti sono invitati.

DOMENICA, 15 novembre, 2009, alle ore 9, la Messa in suffragio dei defunti membri del Lido Civic Club di Washington avrà luogo nella Chiesa del Santo Rosario. Inoltre, la Colazione Annuale in memoria di Padre Donanzan seguirà in Casa Italiana. Biglietti: $20 (adulti), $10(bambini e studenti).

ISTRUZIONE RELIGIOSA PER ADULTI: La Chiesa del Santo Rosario resume i corsi di istruzione religiosa per adulti la prima domenica d’Avvento, 29 novembre 2009, dalle 10:15 alle 11:15. Ogni corso dura sei settimane. Tutti gli adulti sono benvenuti.

MOLTE GRAZIE al Maestro Bruno Fusco per aver organizzato e diretto il programma musicale “Opera Night” in onore di Luciano Pavarotti in occasione delle celebrazioni del Giorno di Colombo.

Inoltre, un grazie sincero a Ann Marie e Bill Leali e a tutti i generosi volontari per aver preparato e servito con grande successo un altro “Polenta Dinner.”

IL LIBRO DELLE MESSE PER IL 2010 è ora aperto. Per prenotare Messe, favorite chiamare l’ufficio parrocchiale.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your Calendar!