HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 7 June 2009
The Most Holy Trinity

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, June 7 – The Most Holy Trinity
9:00 Ponfilio Ventresca
10:30 Mass in Thanksgiving
12:00 Leonardo Cascioli
Monday, June 8, 2009 –Weekday
12:05 Balducchi Family
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 –Weekday
12:05 Antonia Niro
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 –Weekday
12:05 Vincenzo & Elisa Vanni
Thursday, June 11, 2009 –Weekday
12:05 Michele Ronca
Friday, June 12, 2009 –Weekday
12:05 Concetta Cotturo Goetzinger
Saturday, June 13, 2009 –Weekday – St. Anthony
4:00 Wedding of James Thompson & Kelly Millspaugh
Sunday, June 14 – Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
9:00 In Honor of St. Anthony
10:30 In Honor of St. Anthony
12:00 The Romolo - Sperati - Carew Families

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

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

The Trinity is the ultimate social circle. It is infinitely inclusive because it welcomes all to join. The energy that unites Father, Son, and Spirit, and makes them one is love. Love is the glue, the binding force among the Persons of the Trinity. The only one we can know is Jesus Christ, because he became one of us in the Incarnation. We have a lot in common with Him. But we can also exclude ourselves from the Trinity. By rejecting Christ, I reject the society of the Trinity. By refusing to live in love, I release myself from the unity that binds us together and makes us one. Outside this divine circle, I am left to seek another group, the peers and street gangs of the passing world.

SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ

Il termine Trinità apre uno spiraglio sulla vita di Dio e sulla sua azione. Il Dio cristiano non è una potente entità solitudinaria, ma è una “famiglia” di tre persone che si vogliano così bene da essere una cosa sola. La vita di Dio è una comunione d’amore. Noi siamo stati fatti a somiglianza di questa immagine, e siamo quindi partecipi di questo mistero.

All’origine e al termine della storia c’è questa comunione del Padre, del Figlio, e dello Spirito che avvolge tutta la creazione. Tale orizzonte è senza dubbio la sfida più bruciante oggi lanciata alla chiesa e a tutta l’umanità – una sfida a superare ogni confine di etnicismo e indiviualismo. Là dove c’è amore, c’è Dio.

 

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." - Mt 28:19-20

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Readings for the Week of 7 June 2009
Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20
Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7/Mt 5:1-12
Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22/Mt 5:13-16
Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11/Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Mt 5:20-26
Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 5:27-32
Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21/Mt 5:33-37
Next Sunday: Ex 24:3-8/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

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June 1st - 104th Anniversary of the Death of
BLESSED JOHN BAPTIST SCALABRINI

Since 1960, Holy Rosary Church has been staffed by the Missionaries of St. Charles, a religious Congregation founded in 1887 by Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini. Now known as Scalabrinians, they care for the religious and social concerns of immigrants. Eight years later, Bishop Scalabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles and he was instrumental in having the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart care for immigrants. He also convinced St. Frances Xavier Cabrini to come to America in 1889 to care for Italian immigrants.

Few bishops can match the work done by Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini. He was called the Apostle of the Catechism, as well as being “apostle” of millions of immigrants. At his beatification in St. Peter’s Square on November 9, 1997, Pope John Paul II said that Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini intensely lived the paschal mystery by “serving the poor and crucified Christ in the many needy and suffering people whom he loved.”

Bishop Scalabrini did many good things: he organized centers of mutual aid; developed networks; and saved from isolation hundreds of thousands of Italians scattered around the globe. For these reasons, and for being a man of God, the Church declared him blessed. “But it is also true,” wrote Furio Colombo in La Repubblica, “that Scalabrini has been the first (and for decades the only) European intellectual to understand and define the phenomenon of migration, to grasp its revolutionary meaning from a historical and social point of view. He realized he had on hand the revelation of the future, even the political one, of the world.” What distinguished Scalabrini among the saints is that he goes beyond charity and human solidarity. For him, to understand is as important as to act. “The fact is that in him there are two lives closely intertwined: the pastor and the intellectual, perhaps the first great sociologist of migration.”

JUNE IS THE MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART

The devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that was propagated by St. John Eudes (1601-80) and received new impetus from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-90), chose the heart as a symbol of the overflowing love and mercy of God for all people, especially sinners – a point that had been obscured not only by the widespread secularism of the day, but also by the prevailing influence of Jansenism, a spiritual movement that exaggerated human sinfulness and unworthiness.

We participate in Jesus Christ’s redemptive love for each one of us especially by attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion. “Do this in memory of Me.” The command of Jesus to repeat his actions and words “until he comes” urges us to be faithful to our Eucharistic celebration on Sunday but also as often as we can during the week, particularly during the month of June. “Participation in the holy Sacrifice indentifies us with his Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints.”

THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Renovation Fund. The projects for this year are making handicapped-assessable restroom facilities in Casa Italiana, enlarge its kitchen, and restoring the lower Church Hall.

TODAY IS SODALITY SUNDAY. Installation of new officers takes place at the 9 a.m. Mass. Following the Mass, there will be a meeting in the Lower Church Hall.

ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY: A Mass of Thanksgiving on the 63rd Anniversary of the Italian Republic is celebrated today at 10:30 a.m. We welcome this morning H. E. Giovanni Castellaneta, Italian Ambassador to the U.S., and other diplomatic and military personnel from the Italian Embassy in Washington. After the Mass, refreshments are served in Casa Italiana, thanks to the generosity of Biagio Carannante.

ALTAR SERVERS AND LECTORS ARE NEEDED for all Sunday Masses! Boys and girls (age 8-18) are needed to serve our Sunday Masses. Young adults and adults are needed as Lectors at our Sunday Masses. We will provide training and will accommodate their service to their personal schedule. Interested people please call Fr. Lydio at 202-638-0165. Thank you.

SINCERE THANKS to all parish societies: the Sodality of Mary, the Altar Society and the Holy Name Society, as well as all our parishioners, who generously contributed $890.00 toward the expenses for the burial of John Wayne Massaro, Jr., who at the age of 29 died of an epileptic attack 2 weeks ago in Manassas, VA, and whose family decided to take him back to Italy.

LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI sarà per il Fondo Restauri. I progetti di quest’anno prevedono di rendere accessibile agli endicappati la Casa Italiana, di allargare la cucina e di restaurare la sala sotto la Chiesa. Siate generosi.

IL SODALIZIO DI MARIA si incontra oggi alla Messa delle 9, quando al luogo l’installazione dei nuovi “officers.” Dopo la Messa, l’incontro mensile del sodalizio si terrà nella sala della chiesa.

FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA: Una Messa di ringraziamento per il 63mo anniversario della Repubblica Italiana è celebrata oggi alle 10:30 a.m. Diamo il benvenuto a S. E. Giovanni Castellaneta, Ambasciatore d’Italia presso gli U.S. e altri rappresentanti del corpo diplomatico e militare dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington. Dopo la Messa ci sarà un rinfresco nella Casa Italiana, omaggio di Biagio Carannante.

CHIERICHETTI E LETTORI sono richiesti per le nostre Messe domenicali. Ragazzi e ragazze (età 8-18) sono richiesti per servire alle Messe domenicali. Giovani adulti e adulti sono richiesti le Messe domenicali. Noi li prepareremo e accomoderemo i loro servizio al loro calendario personale. Persone interessate sono pregate di contattare P. Lydio al 202-638-0165.

MOLTE GRAZIE alle nostre società parrocchiali, il Sodalizio di Maria, la Società dell’Altare, e la Società del Santo Nome, come pure quei parrochiani che generosamente contribuirono $890.00 per coprire parte delle spese per il funerale di John Wayne Massaro, Jr., che all’età di 29 anni morì di un attacco epilettico due settimane fa in Manassas, VA, e la cui famiglia desiderò di seppelirlo in Italia.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your Calendar!

Confirmation conferred by the Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Pietro Sambi
Italian Festival at Villa Rosa