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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
March 8, 2009 – Second Sunday in Lent
9:00 Living Members of the Holy Name Society
10:30 Umberto & Erminia Romano
12:00 Nicolangelo & Carmela Pasquini
Monday, March 9, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Filippo D’Avanzo
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Ponfilio Ventresca
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Michele Ronca
Thursday, March 12, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Concetta Cotturo Goetzinger
Friday, March 13, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Father Angelo Solini
Saturday, March 14, 2009 – Lenten Weekday
4:00 Wedding of Trevor Hirst & Kristin O’Connor
March 15, 2009 – Third Sunday of Lent
9:00 Ponfilio Ventresca
10:30 Giuseppe & Margherita Mariggio
12:00 The Reaney-Carew Families
The collection for Sunday, March 1st was $2,529.00
Second collection/Renovation Fund was $1,252.00
LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Silvio Colandreo
10:30 Marco Randazzo and Adriano Romano
12:00 Alex LoBianco
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Have you been to the mountaintop?
Was Jesus transformed, or were his disciples? These three friends of Jesus
were not always the most perceptive bunch. They weren’t a particularly
wise or well-schooled group of folks, especially when it came to formal
religious training. But on one special day they glimpsed the truth about
their friend and teacher. The story of Jesus’ transfiguration in front of
Peter, James and John serves as inspiration and promise that we, too, can
catch a glimpse of God’s glory, regardless of our walk of life or prior
training. All that is required is a willingness to follow Jesus to the
mountaintop.
SECONDA DOMENICA DI QUARESIMA
Nel vangelo di oggi, Mosè ed Elia, gli attesi, riconoscono che il
messia è Gesù. Messia, quest’uomo costantemente perseguitato e infine
crocifisso? È quest il lato irritante del vangelo. Le nostre certezze
poggiano sull’esperienza incomunicabile di alcuni testimoni. Non vi sarà
più un altro tempo di salvezza, non vi sarà un altro messia oltre Gesù.
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Then a cloud came, casting a shadow
over them; then from the cloud came a voice, "This is my beloved Son.
Listen to him." Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but
Jesus alone with them. - Mk 9:7-8
Readings for the Week of
8 March 2009
Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/ Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38
Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28
Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31
Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/ Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/ 1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn
2:13-25
OCCASION FOR GROWTH
Even if the financial
crisis is spread throughout the world, this is no time for
discouragement, says the leader of Caritas Internationalis, Honduran
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga. Instead, this time of scarcity
should be an occasion for growth, and solidarity is the solution.
Society must not fall into
what the Honduran Cardinal calls the “Cain’s Syndrome,” which is not to
bother about others. The present global financial crisis is not so much
economic as ethical, because crises flourish when we marginalize ethics
from life. As children of God, we should never take an attitude of “let
he who can save himself, “ but help one another, thereby avoiding
related consequences of poverty, such as the spread of violence and
organized crime. Indeed, if greed helped push us into this crisis,
stated Supreme Knight of Columbus, Carl Anderson, then generosity will
be necessary to help pull us out of it.
The second source of fear
is terrorism. We are still afraid. We are acutely aware of the world’s
many perils. Anybody who boards a plane, who knows what and who Iran and
North Korea are, who remembers Mr. Bush’s-post-9/11 failures to secure
chemical plants, to complete the urgent mission in Afghanistan, to catch
Osama Bin Laden, does not need to be convinced of the reality of
terrorism. The new Administration is quite aware of its duty to protect
the homeland, without striking the apocalyptic gong of
fear-for-fear’s-sake. But more importantly, as Christian pilgrims, we
know the end of the story at the beginning: resurrection follows
crucifixion, and life will overcome death.
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WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH
Lorenzo Garrett Baldwin, son of William Cooper and Lucia (Gasperini)
Baldwin; and Kaia Alaina Jones, daughter of DaSean C. and Abigail (Battad)
Jones, who were baptized in our church on March 1, 2009.
TODAY’S SECOND COLLECTION is for Catholics in Central and Eastern
Europe who need your help to continue to revitalize the church in 28
countries throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
Union. The collection funds vital pastoral and social projects and
contributes to programs that promote Catholic life. Please be generous
in today’s collection for the church in Central and Eastern Europe.
THE ANNUAL FATHER NICOLA DECARLO BREAKFAST, sponsored by the Holy
Name Society, takes place today at Casa Italiana after the 9:00 am Mass.
Tickets for the catered breakfast with the guest speaker Phil Finelli, a
Lido Civic Club and Holy Name Society member, are $7.00. All are invited
to honor the founder of our church.
LASAGNA DINNER, BAKE SALE & BAZAAR: Holy Rosary Parish Annual
fundraiser will be held at Casa Italiana on Sunday, March 29th from
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The menu includes homemade lasagna, homemade
meatballs, salad, Italian bread, desert, orange drink, coffee & tea.
Price: Children 5 & under: Free; 6-12: $8.00. Adults: for tickets sold
in advance: $17.00; at the door: $20.00. For further information, call
Gay Ferrante at (301)384-0985. All are welcome!
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO TALK ABOUT OUR FAITH? For many of us our
faith is very personal, we’re not comfortable talking about it and don’t
want to be seen as “pushy.” Yet, why not share something that means so
much to you? Pick up an invitation at the back of the church and invite
someone you know to come back. This invitation may be just the
opportunity your friends and family members have been waiting for. For
more information and to read Archbishop Wuerl’s pastoral letter,
Belonging to God’s Family, visit
www.maybe-its-God.org.
ANNUAL JUBILARIAN MASS: The annual Jubilarian celebration of
marriage honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 50+ years
will be held Sunday, June 7, 2009, 2 p.m. at the Basilica of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Archbishop Wuerl will be
the celebrant. Please call the parish office or use the sign up forms in
the back of the church to register. Names of Jubilarians need to be
turned in to the Archdiocese before April 27, 2009.
2009 ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL: As you know, this is the time of the
year that we are asked to offer our financial assistance to support the
work of the Archdiocese of Washington by responding to the annual
Archbishop’s Appeal. We want to thank all those who have responded by
mail or during our in-pew solicitation Sunday. If you did not receive a
pledge form, you can find pledge envelopes and pencils at the Church
entrance. It is essential that ALL active households in our community
participate in order for us to reach our 2009 Parish goal of $15,668.70.
Please prayerfully consider a pledge to the 2009 Archbishop’s Appeal.
FORTHCOMINGS EVENTS: March 15, Festa della Vendemmia; March 29,
Annual Lasagna Dinner/Bake Sale/Bazaar
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DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA
a Lorenzo Garrett Baldwin, figlio di William Cooper e Lucia (Gasperini)
Baldwin; e a Kaia Alaina Jones, figlia di DaSean C. e Abigail (Battad)
Jones, che sono stati battezzati nella nostra chiesa il 1 marzo, 2009.
LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI è per i Cattolici dell’Europa Centrale e
Orientale, che hanno bisogno del vostro aiuto per continuare a dar vita
alla chiesa in 28 nazioni attraverso l’Europa Centrale e Orientale e
l’ex-Unione Sovietica. La colletta aiuta importanti progetti pastorali e
sociali e contribuisce a programmi che promuovono la vita Cattolica. Per
favore siate generosi per questa colletta per la chiesa nell’Europa
Centrale e Orientale.
LA COLAZIONE ANNUALE IN ONORE DI P. NICOLA DECARLO ha luogo oggi
in Casa Italiana dopo la Messa delle 9:00. I biglietti per la colazione
con un discorso di Phil Finelli, membro del Lido Civic Club e della
Società del Santo Nome, sono $7.00. Tutti sono invitati a onorare il
fondatore dell nostra chiesa.
IL PRANZO DELLA LASAGNA & BAZAAR: Questo popolare evento annuale
della parrocchia del Santo Rosario avrà luogo domenica, 29 marzo, dalle
11.30 alle 16.00. Il cibo squisito è tutto fatto in casa e i prezzi sono
modici: bimbi sotto i 5 anni: gratis; bambini tra i 6 e dodici anni: $8;
adulti: per biglietti comprati prima, $17: per i biglietti comprati alla
porta, $20. Tutti sono benvenuti!
PERCHÈ È COSÌ DIFFICILE PARLARE DELLA NOSTRA FEDE? Per molti di
noi la nostra fede è molto personale, non ci sentiamo a proprio agio a
parlarne e non vogliamo sembrare dei fanatici. Eppure, perchè non
partecipare qualcosa che significa tanto per te? Prendi su un invito
all’entrata della chiesa e invita qualcuno che tu conosci a ritornare.
Questo invito può essere proprio l’opportunità che i tuoi amici e membri
della tua famiglia aspettavano. Per ulteriore informazione e per leggere
la lettera pastorale dell’Arcivescovo Wuerl, “Appartenendo alla famiglia
di Dio,” visita
www.maybe-its-God.org.
MESSA GIUBILARE ANNUALE: La celebrazione giubilare annuale del
matrimonio che onora coppie sposate 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, e 50+ anni avrà
luogo domenica 7 giugno, 2009 alle ore 14:00 nella Basilica del
Santuario Nazionale dell’Immacolata Concezione. Il celebrante sarà
l’Arcivescovo Wuerl. Per favore chiamate l’ufficio parrocchiale o usate
gli appositi formulari all’entrata della chiesa per registrarvi. I nomi
dei giubilari devono pervenire all’Arcidiocesi prima del 27 aprile,
2009.
APPELLO DELL’ARCIVESCOVO 2009: Come sapete, ora è il tempo quando
ci si richiede di contribuire all’Appello dell’ Arcivescovo, i cui fondi
sono necessari per il lavoro dell’ Arcidiocesi di Washington. Il nostro
grazie a quanti hanno già contribuito o hanno promesso di contribuire.
Se non avete la forma per rispondere all’Appello, buste speciali si
trovano all’ entrata della chiesa. Quello che è essenziale è che TUTTE
le famiglie della nostra parrocchia partecipino in modo di raggiungere
la somma assegnata quest’anno alla nostra parrocchia di $15,668.70.
Favorite considerare una donazione all’Appello dell’Arcivescovo.
MARCATE IL VOSTRO CALEDARIO: 15 marzo: festa della Vendemia; 29
marzo: pranzo della lasagna & bazaar.
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