Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770/ 3771 | F: (718) 367-2240 www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | Parish E-mail: mtcarmelbx@aol.com Sunday, October 12th, 2014 - XXVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time, - Year A PARISH STAFF ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Salvatore Sportino PAROCHIAL VICARS Fr. Urbano Rodrigues Fr. Alejandro Baumann PASTOR EMERITUS Rev. Msgr. John A. Ruvo PARISH OFFICE 2380 Belmont Avenue Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm C.C.D. PROGRAM COORDINATOR Sister Edna Loquias, S.M.C. PARISH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mr. John T. Riley T: 718-295-6080 | F: 718-561-5205 Schedule of Masses & Services Saturday: 8:30am | 12:00pm | 5:00pm (English) MARRIAGES: Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish) 11:00am (Italian) |12:30pm (English) Arrangements for wedding should be made six month in advance. Make appointment with the priest at Parish Office. Weekday: 8:30am/ 12:00pm/ 6:30pm(English) ANOINTING OF THE SICKS: Confessions: Satur day fr om 4:00pm to 5:00pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Thursday at 5:30pm to 6: 30pm Every Saturday at 12:30pm to 1:30pm First Friday of every month at 12:30pm to 6:30pm Devotions: Novenas:10 minutes before each Mass Monday: Miraculous Medal. Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Thursday: Saint Joseph. Friday: Divine Mercy Chaplet. BAPTISMS: 2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 1:45pm 3rd Sunday of every month in English at 1:45pm Please, stop by the Parish Oﬃce to fill out the application or call for more information. A priest should be called whenever anyone is seriously illness. Please, notify the Parish Office immediately. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: New parishioners should register at the rectory as soon as possible after moving into the parish. Every adult in the Parish should receive and use. Our envelopes for the Sunday Collection. Children attending our Parish School or CCD Program classes receive and are encourage to use the envelopes. MT. CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: The parish school is located at 2465-67 Bathgate Avenue. Any information you need, please call at (718) 295-6080. PARISH OFFICE—NEW LOCATION 2380 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 October 12, 2014 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 2 REST IN PEACE Please, pray for the deceased members of our parish, especially Diana Fernandez. Sunday,October12th|XXVIIISundayIn OrdinaryTime ANNOUNCED MASSES 8:30am 9:30am 11:00am 12:30pm Deceased members of the Anzilotti Family Pro Populo Francesco and Vicenzo Bordenga Gaetana Giugliano MEMORIALS OFFERED THIS WEEK Mass Wine Monday,October13th|Weekday(ColumbusDay) 8:30am Joanne Moccia, Fran Guadango and Ann Legnini 12:00pm Esterina Stefanella 6:30pm Rosa Leo Tuesday,October14th|Weekday 8:30am 12:00pm 6:30pm Michael Verinni Carmen Rosario Mauricio Zavala In Memory of Frank and Concetta Rizzo Requested by Daugther, Mimma WEDDING BANNS… I. Jon-Paul Philip Di Mauro and Tiffany Anne Tatroe Wednesday,October15th|St.TheresaofJesus 8:30am Charles Vento 12:00pm Thomas Macca 6:30pm Lucia Marano Thursday,October16th|Weekday 8:30am 12:00pm 6:30pm Rosa, Vincenzo & Trezza Mariantonio Gabriel, Maria and Lina Vendetta Isaia Barone Friday,October17th|St.IgnatiusofAntioch 8:30am 12:00pm 6:30pm Robert Perrota George and Mary Borgatti Charles Vento Saturday,October18th| SaintLuke,Evangelist 8:30am 12:00pm 5:00pm Addolorata Fasano Padre Pio, Prayer Group Joseph Hawkins LAST WEEKEND MASS COLLECTION Collection ........................................................$2,604.75 Children’s Collection ..................... .................. $309.75 Last year’s Collection …..................................$2,920.80 Thank you all for your generosity!! Religious Education Program Registrations are open. Please, stop by the Catechetical Center on 2380 Belmont Ave Monday thru Friday 9:15am to 12:15pm & 2pm to 4pm. Also by appointment at 718-295– 3770 to Sister Edna Loquias. Columbus Day Mass Tickets For reasons of space and remodeling the interior of the Cathedral of St. Patrick, this year not be providing tickets for Columbus day Mass. Thank you. HOLY NAME SOCIETY All men are invited to join the members of the Holy Name Society at their Corporate Communion Mass, today at 8:30am. After Mass, in the Mgrs. Ruvo Meeting Room (2410 Hughes Ave). There will be a presentation on St. Thomas Aquinas’s Proof of the Existence of God, followed by a brief meeting. Coffee and buns will be served. Lectors for October 18-19 LAST WEEKEND ATTENDANCE Adults………………………………………....592 Children………………………………..…......232 Total……...824 5:00 pm 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Nicky Watson R. Dangcalan I. Ramirez & E. Sepulveda Alessandra Barone Anabella Hansen October 12, 2014 CHURCH OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD Sunday Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-10 As Catholics we are invited to “come to the feast” at significant moments in our lives. Baptisms, First Communions, marriages, ordinations, and funeral rites are all commonly celebrated within the feast of the Eucharist. The clothes we wear—from the baptismal garment to the funeral pall, from fancy wedding garb to simple white albs—reflect our baptismal commitment to be faithful to Christ until we come to the eternal heavenly feast that our Eucharistic celebrations anticipate. All are invited to come to the feast. All are invited to dress in the garment of Christ. Not all respond to the invitation. It has often been asked what would happen if, some Sunday morning, praying as we always do for Christ to come again, Christ actually did return. Would we come to his feast? Would we prefer our small private gathering to the huge mass of people we don’t really want to know? Would we be found wearing the garment of faithfulness we were given in baptism? Where would we be “on that day”? Living God’s Words Over the past few weeks the scriptures have provided us with a feast of images of God’s abundant mercy. Today’s image of the heavenly banquet both completes the picture of God’s generosity and shifts our attention to our response to God’s generous invitation. 3 RIFLESSIONI SULLA PAROLA DI DIO Vangelo della Domenica: Matteo 22: 1-10 In questo mondo globalizzato, ogni cosa che succede nel mondo viene fruita in modo globale. Le persone oggi sanno di più. Ma cosa sanno? C’è una disperata mancanza di certezze quasi mai consapevole, che lascia un senso di angoscia nel fondo del cuore delle persone di oggi. Dio ci ha dato la Parola che è la via della pace, la via della sapienza. La Roccia su cui costruire la nostra “casa”. Per conoscere questa “via” è fondamentale l’annuncio della Parola di Dio, conoscere il messaggio di salvezza che viene dalla Sapienza del Padre, un messaggio destinato ad ogni persona di ogni epoca. Per ottenere l'attenzione, oltre ad avere una buona dose di Spirito Santo, bisogna essere testimoni e parlare da testimoni. La gente prima di ascoltare il contenuto di quello che si dice, ascolta la musica delle parole. E se la musica è noiosa, o, peggio, esigente, moralista, non ascolta. Molto spesso quando si è nell’occasione di ascoltare tanti predicatori odierni, si stacca l’audio e si pensa ai fatti propri. Per essere ascoltati bisogna prima ascoltare quello spiffero di angoscia dentro di noi, saper parlare ai poveri da poveri e non da teoreti. E, magari, parlare da innamorati. Non perché lo si sappia fare. Perché lo si è.” Farsi poveri con i poveri come S.Paolo “Mi sono fatto debole con i deboli, per guadagnare i deboli; mi sono fatto tutto a tutti, per salvare ad ogni costo qualcuno. Tutto io faccio per il vangelo, per diventarne partecipe con loro”. (1 Corinzi 9,2223) Vivere la parola Di Dio L'ostinazione, il rifiuto della conversione è il non voler cambiare vestito, non voler perdere la propria vita, è l'affermazione del proprio «io». Il peccato contro lo Spirito Santo, l'unico imperdonabile, è il rifiuto lucido del perdono, della misericordia, dell'amore. Intentions of Holy Father For the Month of October 2014 General Intention: PEACE “That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence”. Mission Intention: WORLD MISSION DAY “That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world”. Intenzione di preghiera del Santo Padre Per il mese di Ottobre 2014 Intenzione Generale: PACE “Perché il Signore conceda pace alle regioni del mondo più martoriate dalla guerra e dalla violenza”. ENGLISH CLASSES (ESL) Classes being on November 3 at 7:15pm in Msgr. Ruvo Room. Registrations in the Parish Office. $75.00 per person and for the year Intenzione Missionaria: GIORNATA MISSIONARIA MONDIALE “Perché la Giornata Missionaria Mondiale risvegli in ogni fedele la passione e lo zelo di portare a tutto il mondo il Vangelo”. Educazione Religiosa per Adulti Si prega di lasciare il Vostro nome e numeroalla rettoria se soete interessati. REFLEXIONEMOS LA PALABRA DE DIOS Evangelio del Domingo: Mateo 22: 1-10 Como católicos estamos invitados a “venir a la fiesta” en momentos significantes de nuestra vida. Los bautismos, las primeras comuniones, los matrimonios, las ordenaciones y las exequias normalmente se celebran dentro de la celebración de la Eucaristía. La ropa que nos ponemos —desde la vestidura bautismal hasta el sudario, desde el sofisticado atuendo de bodas hasta las sencillas albas blancas— refleja nuestro compromiso bautismal de ser fieles a Cristo hasta que lleguemos al banquete celestial que nuestras celebraciones eucarísticas anticipan. Todos están invitados al banquete. Todos están invitados a revestirse de Cristo. No todos responden a la invitación. A menudo se ha hecho la pregunta de lo qué pasaría si una mañana de domingo, mientras oramos como siempre lo hacemos para que Cristo vuelva de nuevo, él se presentara ante nosotros. ¿Iríamos a su fiesta? ¿O acaso preferiríamos nuestra pequeña reunión privada en vez de la enorme multitud de personas que en realidad no queremos conocer? ¿Nos encontraría con la vestidura de la fidelidad que se nos dio en el Bautismo? ¿Dónde estaríamos en “ese día”? Vivamos la Palabra de Dios En el curso de las semanas anteriores las Escrituras nos han brindado un festín de imágenes de la abundante misericordia de Dios. La imagen del banquete celestial de hoy completa la descripción de la generosidad de Dios y vuelve nuestra atención hacia nuestra respuesta a la generosa invitación de Dios. Intenciones del Santo Padre Para el mes de Octubre 2014 Intención General: PAZ “Para que el Señor conceda paz a las regiones del mundo más afectadas por la guerra y la violencia”. Intención Misional: DIA MUNDIAL DE LAS MISIONES “Para que el Día Mundial de las Misiones despierte en cada cristiano la pasión y el celo por llevar el Evangelio a todo el mundo”. Adults Religious Education Classes Every Thursday at 7:00pm in the Catechetical Center. Registrations are open. Educación Religiosa para Adultos Todos los Martes a las 7:00pm en el Centro Catequistico. Registraciones abierta. Mt. Carmel’s 108th Anniversary Dinner Dance Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Maestro’s Caterers in the Bronx Cocktails: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Dinner: 4:00-8:00 p.m. Reservations: $85.00 per person At the Dinner Dance the drawing for our annual raffle will take place. First Prize: $5,000 Second Prize: $2,000 Third Prize: $1,000 - You are also welcome to place an Ad in the Commemorative Journal. The proceeds will further the mission of the Parish. RAFFLE Please support our street festival by buying tickets for the Raffle. Tickets are $20 each, 6 for $100. Parishioners can team up with each other so as to share the cost of purchasing tickets. The drawing will occur at the Dinner Dance in October at Maestro’s. This Week’s Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday N.A . at 5:30pm in Fatima Hall Zumba Class at 8:30pm in Fatima Hall Neo-Cat. at 8pm in Fatima Hall Neo-Cat. at 7pm in Fatima Hall A .A . at 6:30pm in Fatima Hall Zumba Class at 8pm in Fatima Hall Friday “Bereavement Group” at 1pm in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm. Spanish Choir Practice at 7:30pm Saturday Neo-Cat. at 8pm in Fatima Hall CLASES DE INGLES (ESL) Las clases inician el 3 de Noviembre a las 7:15pm en Msgr. Ruvo Room. Registracopmes en la Oficina Parroquial. Costo $75.00 por persona y por el año entero. CATEQUESIS FAMILIAR 25 de Octubre, 2014 Les recordamos que la Catequesis Familiar para el día Sábado, 25 de Octubre se ha cambiado el horario. El nuevo horario es de 11:00am a 1:30pm. Para mayor información, comuníquese con la Hermana Edna Loquias al (718) 295-3770. FAMILY CATECHISM October 26, 2014 Family Catechesim will held on October 26 at 9:30am to 12:30pm. If you need more information, please, contact, Sister Edna Loquias at (718)295-3770