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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
April 1, 2007 - Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
9:00 Chris Marinucci
10:30 Enrica & Pasquale DePandi
12:00 Angela Smith
April 2, 2007 - Monday of Holy Week
12:05 Gloria Guercio
April 3, 2007 - Tuesday of Holy Week
12:05 Raffaele, Biaggio & Vincenzo Iacono
April 4, 2007 - Wednesday of Holy Week
12:05 Louis Grapentine
April 5, 2007 – Holy Thursday
12:05 Saint Maria Goretti
7:00 Pietro & Udilia Gobatto
April 6, 2007 – Good Friday
12:05 Stations of the Cross
7:00 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
April 7, 2007 - Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
7:00 For All Our Parishioners
April 8, 2007 - Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord
9:00 Luigi Ruzzi
10:30 Michele Santillo
12:00 Francesco Marinucci
The collection for March 25 was $2,641.00
LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Geraldine Oliveto and Anne Giese
10:30 Adriano Romano and Enzo Brunitto
12:00 Alex LoBianco
DOMENICA DELLE PALME
Gesù entra nella sua città di Gerusalemme seduto su un asinello, in
mezzo alla calcca e al baccano. Così si presenta al suo popolo il re
dolce e mite, che vuole servire e non farsi servire. E se noi ripetiamo
in ogni Messa l’osanna di quel popolo, dipende dal fatto che il nostro
Signore viene a noi sotto forme ancor più semplici: il pane e il vino,
sostegno della nostra vita quotidiana. Il nostro Dio cura il suo
prestigio, nascondendosi.
PASSION SUNDAY
Palm Sunday is especially holy and this whole week is holy. It
brings us back to recall what Jesus has done for us, his family. Jesus
is saying we are his; we are welcome; he is here for us. Maybe this is
our invitation to step out of the box or prison. But we must remember
also that whoever is in prison, is a refugee, is homeless, is an
immigrant, is disable, no matter how, these are all part of Jesus’
family. They are all part of us. We are all part of them. All of us are
welcome by Jesus who took on our sins, who suffered, died, and rose for
all of us. We must remember.
LET US PRAY FOR ALL the sick of the parish and for those who have
died, especially for Luigi Contin.
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As he was approaching
the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of his disciples
began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had
seen. - Lk 19:37
THE BEST EXAMPLE
Servant, Sufferer and Lord
are important images of Jesus in Holy Week. They help us to grasp what
is really going on and why Holy Week is so important. Luke’s passion
narrative adds to this picture by presenting Jesus as the best example
of fidelity, because even in death he remains faithful to his own
teachings about love of enemies, concern for marginal persons and trust
in God as his heavenly Father.
Luke’s passion narrative
adds three sayings to the corpus of the last words of Jesus. In each
instance Jesus shows himself faithful to the principles that he taught
during his own public ministry. With his prayer “Father, forgive them,
they know not what they do,” Jesus practices love of enemies and shows
himself faithful to his own principle of love of enemies. In his promise
to the “good thief” (“today you will be with me in paradise,”), Jesus
continues his ministry to marginal persons even while he is on the
cross. And in expressing his trust in God to the end (“Father, into your
hands I comment my spirit,”), Jesus exemplifies his own insistence on
trusting in God’s compassionate care.
In the third of these
sayings Jesus makes his own the words of Psalm 31:6.
Psalm 31 is the prayer of
an innocent sufferer, the victim of plotting by his enemies. Likewise,
Jesus is an innocent sufferer, the victim of trumped up charges, lying
witnesses and corrupt officials. Thus the psalmist and Jesus stand in
solidarity with other innocent sufferers in the past and present. Like
the psalmist, Jesus is left alone to face his suffering and so he prays
to God. Throughout his public ministry according to Luke, Jesus prayed
at the most important moments in his career: his baptism, his choice of
the Twelve Apostles, Peter’s confession of him as the Messiah and so on.
Now at the moment of death Jesus hands himself over to his Father’s
care, awaiting vindication at Easter. (Daniel J. Harrington, s.j.)
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WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Cole
Angelo Butler, son of Wayne Michael and Pamela Ysabel (Diaz) Butler, who
was baptized in our Church on March 25, 2007.
THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Renovation Fund. This
money will be used for the restoration of the interior of our Church.
The work will be done during the summer. Please, be generous.
THE SODALITY OF MARY will meet next today, April 1, 2007. Members
are asked to attend the 9:00 AM Mass and receive Holy Communion,
followed by a meeting in the Lower Church Hall.
GOOD FRIDAY IS A DAY OF FAST AND ABSTINANCE: Catholics who have
reached their 14th year are bound to abstain totally from meat.
Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are limited to one full meal and
lesser food for the other two meals. Between meals no solid foods are
allowed.
ON GOOD FRIDAY our parish will take up the annual collection for
the Holy Land. We ask you to be generous. Your financial contribution
will support the works of the Catholic Community in the Middle East and
to protect the Holy Places and Christian shrines.
WE ARE ACCEPTING FLOWERS 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 $15. 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.
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.
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DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA
CHIESA a Cole Angelo Butler, figlio di Wayne Michael e Pamela Ysabel
(Diaz) Butler, che fu battezzato nella nostra Chiesa il 25 marzo 2007.
LA SECONDA COLLETTA DI OGGI sarà per il Fondo Restauri. I fondi
raccolti saranno usati per il restauro dell’interno della nostra Chiesa
del Santo Rosario. Grazie.
IL SODALIZIO DI MARIA si incontrerà oggi, 1 aprile, 2007. I
membri sono pregati di attendere la Messa delle 9 e ricevere la
Comunione in gruppo. Dopodichè si incontreranno nella sala della Chiesa.
ILVENERDÌ SANTO È GIORNO DI DIGIUNO E ASTINENZA: I cattolici che
hanno compiuto i 14 anni devono astenersi dal mangiar carne. I cattolici
tra i 18 e i 59 anni possono consumare un pranzo principale e due
spuntini. Non e’ permesso di prendere cibi solidi fuori pasto.
IL VENERDÌ SANTO la nostra parrocchia farà la colletta annuale
per la Terra Santa. Siate generosi. Il vostro contributo finanziario
andrà a sostenerre i lavori della Comunità Cattolica nel Medio Oriente e
a proteggere i Luoghi Sacri.
VENGONO ORA ACCETTATE OFFERTE PER I FIORI DI PASQUA che
adorneranno il santo sepolcro il Giovedi Santo e l’Altare Maggiore la
Dominica de Pasqua. Favorite usare le buste marcate “Fiori de Pasqua”
che si trovano nel Bollettino o all’entrata della Chiesa. Le offerte
possono essere dedicate a uno dei vostri cari o date semplicemente come
dono.
FAVORITE RESPONDERE ALLA LETTERA PASQUALE invitata ai
parrocchiani e amici usando l’acclusa busta di risposta con la vostra
offerta per la S. Pasqua. La parrocchia depende molto da questa colletta
per coprire le spese di tutto l’anno.
IL NOSTRO GRAZIE SINCERO a tutti i parroccchiani che si sono
generosamente impegnati ad assicurare un grande successo al pranzo
annuale della Lasagna e Bazaar. Un grazie speciale ai membmri del
Sodalizio di Maria e ai loro mariti e amici come pure ai tanti giovani
il cui aiuto fu molto apprezzato.
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