HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

October 28, 2007 –Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 Luigi Ruzzi
10:30 Erminia & Umberto Romano
12:00 Filippo Finelli
Wedding Anniversaries of:
• Silvio & Yolanda R. Colandreo (50 Yrs.)
• Giovina M. & Lawrence J. Landis (30 yrs)
3:00 Wedding of Michael J. McDonald & Antonietta  Calabrese
Monday, October 29, 2007 – Weekday
12:05 Stefano Vanni & Fosca Vanni
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 – Weekday
12:05 Margaret F. Goetzinger
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 – Weekday
12:05 Giuseppina, Francesco Iacond, Giovanni Arcamone
Thursday, November 1, 2007 – All Saints Day
12:05 All Souls in Purgatory
Friday, November 2, 2007 – All Souls Day
12:05 Maria DiPerna
Saturday, November 3, 2007 – Weekday
No Mass
November 4, 2007 –Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 Deceased Members of the Sodality of Mary
10:30 Caduti in Guerra
12:00 Antonio DiBari

The collection for Sunday October 21 was $2,619.00
The collection for World Mission Sunday was $976.00

LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Salvatore Mazzuca
10:30 Adriano Romano and Enzo Brunitto
12:00 Alex LoBianco

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
In today’s Gospel Jesus is talking to the Pharisees, “who were convinced of their own virtue and despised everyone else.” In the parable the tax collector left the temple justified, while the Pharisee did not. Why? Because the Pharisee compares himself to others and he condemns them. As a consequence, he did not go home justified. How different from the tax collector from whose lips Jesus has given us one of the most powerful and beautiful short prayers found in the New Testament: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” His humility and willingness to admit that he had sinned has brought about his forgiveness.

TRENTESIMA DOMENICA DEL TEMPO ORDINARIO
Per il benpensante Fariseo, il caso del pubblicano è senza soluzione. Ma Dio lo giustifica, perchè si è posto in atteggiamento di umiltà, che Dio trasforma in purificazione, comunione e giustizia. Il Fariseo invece non ha alcuna apertura verso Dio, tanto è preoccupato dal rendimento delle sue azioni religiose, che alimentano le sue “benemerenze” nel tempio. La preghiera di uno autosufficiente e sprezzante si riduce a un monologo dinanzi a un Dio muto.

"The tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." - Lk 18:13-14

PORNOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK

This year from October 28 to November 4 people throughout our nation will be participating in “The White Ribbon Against Pornography” (WRAP) campaign during Pornography Awareness Week to express their concern for and protest against increasing obscenity in our nation and for personal renewal and commitment to the virtue of chastity. You are invited to join the WRAP Campaign or in some other way to express your concern.

The fact that pornography is a serious problem and it is affecting youth, marriages, and family life is clear. Each year 40 million U.S. adults regularly visit Internet pornography websites. 47% of Christians say that pornography is a major problem in the home. The average age of the first exposure to Internet pornography is 8; and teens are the largest consumer.

Also, thousands of women and children are brought to countries, including the United States, against their wishes as victims of human sexual trafficking. More than half of these victims are children who are often exploited for sexual purposes, including prostitution, pornography and sex tourism. Your help to raise awareness in the community to this modern slavery can save lives.

Helpful Suggestions to Protect your Family

• Spend family time together at meals, recreation, leisure
• Pray together daily on a regular basis
• Be aware that pornography destroys marriages and hurt families
• Monitor TV programs and music
• Set limits on computer use and use filter software
• Keep the computer in a visible place in the house
• Monitor cell phone and iPOD use
• Eliminate chat rooms; they can be dangerous, especially for children
• Select appropriate video games, books, magazine, and movies for the family.

Banns of Marriage:

• Donald Clinge & Maria-Jose Cañadas
• Burke Wiest & Shameera Dean
• Daniel Dolan & Rachael Valentino
• Daniel J. Keniry & Margaret J.A. Peterlin
• Michael Joseph & Antonietta Calabrese

OUR C.C.D. CLASSES BEGIN TODAY and will continue each Sunday until the Christmas break. They will then resume until May, 2008, when the sacraments the children are preparing for will be administered.

THE POPULAR POLENTA DINNER is held today in Casa Italiana from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tickets (including sausages-chicken-and wine): $20 (adults), $10 (children 12 and under).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST is All Saints Day. It is a holy day of obligation and Catholics are obliged to attend Mass. Mass will be at 12:05 PM in our Church.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND is All Souls Day. The month of November is a traditional time for visiting graves of loved ones and 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 FOR THE FALLEN IN BATTLE will be celebrated by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S. next Sunday, November 4, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. with the participation of the diplomatic and military personnel of the Italian Embassy in Washington. Refreshments will follow in Casa Italiana. All are invited.

FATHER CAESAR DONANZAN BREAKFAST, sponsored by the Holy Name Society, will take place on Sunday, November 11, 2007 after the 9:00 Mass. The speaker will be Thomas Stallone, President of the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC. A catered breakfast will be served in Casa Italiana ($7 per person). For reservations, call Don Ricciardella at (301)571-0413 or the parish office.

HOLY ROSARY IS SPONSORING A DAY BUS TRIP to Lancaster, PA on November 23, 9:30 a.m.-6:00 pm. Price is $75 and includes bus fare and a ticket to see “The Miracle of Christmas” at the Sight & Sound Theater. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Sergio or Maria Fresco at 301-262-3150 or abruzzo_sicilia@hotmail.com

HOLD THE DATE: Renaissance Christmas dinner at Casa Italiana on December 1, 2007.

MONONGAH 100 YEARS LATER: A commemoration of America’s worst mines disaster will be held at Casa Italiana on Dec. 2, 2007. The noon Memorial Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, and will be followed by a seminar with three prominent experts on this terrible tragedy together with a photo exhibit, a video and a reception. All are invited to participate.

Annuncio Matrimoni:

• Donald Clinge & Maria-Jose Cañadas
• Burke Wiest & Shameera Dean
• Daniel Dolan & Rachael Valentino
• Daniel J. Keniry & Margaret J.A. Peterlin
• Michael Joseph & Antonietta Calabrese

LE CLASSI DI RELIGIONE (C.C.D.) INIZIANO OGGI e continueranno ogni domenica fino alle feste natalizie. Poi saranno riprese fino a maggio, 2008, quando i sacramenti per i quali i bambini si stanno preparando saranno ricevuti.

IL POPOLARE PRANZO DELLA POLENTA ha luogo oggi in Casa Italiana dalle ore 12:30 alle ore 15:30. Biglietti (salsicce-pollo e vino inclusi): $20 (adulti); $10 (Bambini sotto i 12 anni).

GIOVEDÌ PRIMO NOVEMBRE, è la festa di Tutti i Santi. È un giorno di precetto e i cattolici sono obbligati di andare a Messa. Nella nostra Chiesa la Messa è alle ore 12:05 p.m.

VENERDÌ 2 NOVEMBRE commemoriamo tutti i fedeli defunti. Fin dall’inizio la Chiesa onora la memoria dei fedeli defunti e prega in suffragio delle loro anime, specialmente col Sacrificio Eucaristico, affinchè purificati, possono godere la visione beatifica di Dio.

MESSA PER I CADUTI IN GUERRA sarà celebrata dall’Arcivescovo Pietro Sambi, Nunzio Apostolico presso gli Stati Uniti, la prossima domenica, 4 novembre, all ore 10:30 con la partecipazione del personale diplomatico e militare dell’Ambasciata Italiana a Washington. Dopo la Messa un rinfresco è offerto alla Casa Italiana. Tutti sono invitati.

COLAZIONE IN MEMORIA DI P. CESARE DONANZAN, organizzato dalla Società del Santo Nome, avrà luogo domenica 11 novembre dopo la Messa delle ore 9:00. L'oratore sarà Thomas Stallone, Presidente del Lido Civic Club di Washington. La colazione sarà servita in Casa Italiana ($7 per persona). Per prenotazioni, chiamare Don Ricciardella (301)571-0413 o l’ufficio parrocchiale.

GITA IN PULMAN a Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Venerdì, 23 novembre 2007. Partenza dalla Chiesa del S.Rosario alle 9:30 e ritorno alle ore 18. $75/adulti, $54/teen (13-18 anni), $42/bambini (12 & sotto) e include il bigletto per vedere il teatro “Il Miracolo di Natale,” il biglietto del pulman e la mancia all’autista. Per ulteriori informatzioni, chiamare Sergio o Maria Fresco a 302-282-3150 o abruzzo_sicilia@hotmail.com

RISERVA LA DATA: Cena Rinascimentale di Natale a Casa Italiana il primo di dicembre 2007.

MONONGAH 100 ANNI DOPO: Commemorazione del peggiore disastro minerario d’America avrà luogo a Casa Italiana il 2 dicembre 2007. La Messa Commemorativa di mezzogiorno sarà celebrata dall’Arcivescovo Pietro Sambi, Nunzio Apostolico presso gli Stati Uniti, e sarà seguita da un seminario con tre prominenti esperti di questa terribile tragedia insieme ad una mostra fotografia e un docomontario, come pure un ricevimento. Tutti sono invitati a partecipare.