HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

April 5, 2009 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Distribution of Palms after all Masses
9:00 Cristino Marinucci
10:30 Nick D’Angelo
12:00 Rocchina Amelia & Antonio Pompa
April 6, 2009 – Monday of Holy Week
12:05 Saint Maria Goretti
April 7, 2009 – Tuesday of Holy Week
12:05 Filippo D’Avanzo
April 8, 2009 – Wednesday of Holy Week
12:05 Carannante & Lubrano Famiglie
April 9, 2009 – Holy Thursday
12:05 Pompeo & Clementina DiFranco
7:00 Mass and Procession - Guiseppina Molvino
April 10, 2009 – Good Friday
12:05 Stations of the Cross
7:00 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
April 11, 2009 – Holy Saturday
7:00 Easter Vigil Liturgy
April 12, 2009 – Easter Sunday - Resurrection of the Lord
9:00 Concetta Cotturo Goetzinger
10:30 Carannante & Lubrano Famiglie
12:00 Sebastiano Del Borrello

The collection for Sunday, March 20th was $2,871.00

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

PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION

With Palm Sunday we enter into Holy Week. The two gospel readings show us the real contrast we experience in Holy Week: rejoicing and grieving, happiness and infinite sadness, celebration and sorrow. The only way we can share Christ’s glory is to share in his death. We are servants; we cannot be better than Jesus. If we want to celebrate on Easter, we must go through the passion and death, the ignominy, the pain, the dying. Then we can rise on Easter with Jesus. As disciples and servants of Jesus, we follow Him daily, living the full human life with sorrow and joy, caring for each other, struggling to be the best we can to and for each other. We must say “yes” to dying with Jesus, say “yes” to Jesus in others even when we cannot see him or even see them. Only then can we rise to new life.

DOMENICA DELLE PALME

Nella passione secondo Marco, Gesù è spesso esposto all’incredulità e alla incomprensione. Questo isolamento è presente anche nella passione. Nel Getsemani quelli che dovevano vegliare con lui si addormentano; i discepoli fuggono al momento dell’arresto. L’isolamento è totale e la pretesa messianica di Gesù è schernita e ridicolizzata. Sulla croce, mentre i discepoli si tengono a distanza, Cristo si trova solo, tanto che gli sembra d’essere stato abbandonato anche dal Padre. Ma non appena la morte ha suggellato questa solitudine, Gesù viene proclamato messia e figlio di Dio e un gruppo di discepoli si forma di nuovo attorno a lui.

Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!" - Mk 11:9-10

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Readings for the Week of 5 April 2009
Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 /Is 50:4-7/ Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1---15:47 or 15:1-39
Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/ Lk 4:16-21
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13---53:12/ Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/ Jn 18:1---19:42
Saturday Vigil: Gn 1:1---2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15---15:1/ Is 54:5-14/ Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32---4:4/ Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mk 16:1-7
Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7

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THE RISEN LORD IN THE SUFFERING MIGRANTS

Enforcement-only regimes and Latino-bashing on the part of some left-behind nativist advocates is nonsense. Most Americans want immigration solved and they realize that mass deportation will not do that. Immigration priorities should be redefined by the Obama administration. The Homeland Security Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement should deport high-risk criminal illegal immigrants, not law-abiding citizens contributing to the national wellbeing – including longtime residents with children here and compelling claims to stay. For example, there are more than 30,000 Haitian citizens who have been ordered deported from the United States back to an island of unimaginable suffering and extreme poverty. “Mr. Obama recently issued an order that allowed Liberian immigrants to stay temporarily in the United States. Immigrants from Somalia, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras have also been granted TPS in recent years. Why are immigrants from a disaster-wracked country that is the poorest in the hemisphere less deserving?” (WP, 3/30/09)

The new President, as he promised during his campaign, must push for comprehensive legislation that balances law enforcement with opening of new legal pathways to citizenship. Bringing “out of the shadows” the 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants will ultimately benefit the economy. “The Constitution’s bedrock protections do not apply to just the native-born. The suffering that illegal immigrants endure – from raids to workplace exploitation to mistreatment in detention – is a civil rights crisis. It cannot be left to fester while we wait for the big immigration bill that may or may not arrive under this president.” (NYT, 3/29/09). We agree with the Catholic bishops of Nebraska that “the system of laws and policies now governing immigration in the United States is in need of reform. Therefore, anyone who voices concern about illegal immigration must also be willing to engage in some degree of respectful political advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform.”

WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Simone Lucille Allen, daughter of John and Annmarie (Williams) Allen; and Riley Quinn Sullivan, son of Erik and Theresa Lynn (Farley) Sullivan, who were baptized in our church on Sunday March 29, 2009.

THE SODALITY OF MARY will meet today after the 9:00 AM Mass in the lower church hall.

THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the renovation fund. This money will be used for making handicapped-accessible the restrooms facilities for Casa Italiana, enlarging its kitchen, and restoring the church hall.

WE ARE ACCEPTING EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS for the repository on Holy Thursday, and the main altar on Easter Sunday. Please, use the appropriate envelopes marked “Easter Flowers” which can be found in the bulletin or at the church entrance. Each pot costs $20. Offerings may be given in memory of a loved one or as an outright donation.

PLEASE RESPOND TO THE EASTER MAILING sent out to all parishioners and friends last week by using the enclosed reply envelope for your Easter Offering to our Church. The parish depends heavily on this collection to meet its year-round expenses.

THE 2009 FESTA ITALIANA will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2009, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This year’s featured region is Puglia. Please mark your calendar to join us. Volunteers are needed to assist with the cultural activities, children’s entertainment, and silent auction

ADULT FAITH FORMATION CLASS will resume on Sunday, April 19th after the 9 AM Mass in the conference room in the lower level of the Rectory.

ON GOOD FRIDAY, which is a day of fast and abstinence, our parish will take up the annual collection for the Holy Land. Your financial contribution will support the works of the Catholic community in the Middle East and protect the Holy Places and Christian Shrines. Please be generous.

OUR SINCERE THANKS to all those parishioners who worked hard to make our annual Lasagna Dinner and Bazaar a success. Special thanks to the members of the sodality of Mary, their husbands, and friends, as well as to the many young people whose help was very much loved and appreciated.

DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA a Simone Lucille Allen, figlia di John e Annmarie (Williams) Allen; e a Riley Quinn Sullivan, figlio di Erik e Theresa Lynn (Farley) Sullivan, che sono stati battezzati nella nostra chiesa domenica, 29 Marzo, 2009.

IL SODALIZIO DI MARIA si incontrerà oggi dopo la Messa delle 9 a.m. nella sala sotto la chiesa.

LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI sarà per il fondo restauri. Questo fondo sarà usato per rendere accessibile agli endicappati i servizi di Casa Italiana, di allargare la cucina e di restaurare la sala sotto la chiesa.

VENGONO ORA ACCETTATE OFFERTE PER I FIORI DI PASQUA, che adorneranno il Santo Sepulcro il Giovedì Santo e l’Altare Maggiore la domenica di Pasqua. Favorite usare le buste marcate “fiori di Pasqua,” che si trovano nel bollettino o all’entrata della chiesa.


FAVORITE RISPONDERE ALLA LETTERA PASQUALE inviata a tutti i nostri parrocchiani e amici la settimana scorsa, usando la busta di risposta con la vostra offerta della Santa Pasqua. La parrocchia depende molto da questa colletta per coprire le spese di tutto l’anno.

LA FESTA ITALIANA avrà luogo domenica, 28 giugno, 2009, dalle 11.30 alle ore 17.00. La regione d’Italia che sarà illustrata quest’anno è Puglia. Marcate il vostro calendario e programmate di participare. C’è bisogno di VOLUNTARI che assistono nelle attività culturali, giochi per bambini, lotteria, e altre attività. Favorite contattare Melanie Pedri di FIERI International al 240-687-1106.

LA CLASSE DI RELIGIONE PER ADULTI riprenderà domenica 19 aprile, 2009.

IL VENERDÌ SANTO, che è giorno di digiuno e astinenza, la nostra parrocchia farà la colletta annuale per la Terra Santa. Il vostro contributo finanziario andrà a sostenere i lavori della comunità cattolica nel Medio Oriente e a proteggere i luogi sacri. Siate generosi.

IL NOSTRO GRAZIE SINCERO a tutti i parrocchiani che si sono generosamenti impegnati ad assicurare un a grande successo al pranzo annuale del Lasagne e Bazaar. Un grazie speciale ai membri del Sodalizio di Maria e i loro mariti e amici, come pure a i tanti giovani, il cui aiuto fu molto apprezzato.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your Calendar!