In this XVII century painting by Giovanni Crespi, an Angel prepares
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In this XVII century painting by Giovanni Crespi, an Angel prepares
OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEPORT, NEW YORK 15 NOVEMBER 2015 In this XVII century painting by Giovanni Crespi, an Angel prepares to carry the Soul of a Monk and others from Purgatory to Heaven, in response to the Mass said for the repose of their souls by Saint Gregory. OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WHERE COMING HOME IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! A PERPETUAL ADORATION PARISH 37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 TELEPHONE: (516) 378-0665 FAX: (516) 546-1416 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: OHRFREEPORT.ORG SACRAMENTAL LIFE PASTOR Rev. Douglas R. Arcoleo ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Alessandro da Luz Rev. Carlos Mario Urrego MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. Spanish Sunday 7:00 A.M., 8:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. Spanish Weekday DEACONS Mr. Cristobal Sanchez, Pastoral Associate Monday – Friday: 7:30 A.M. & 12:10 P.M. Wednesday: 7:00 P.M. Spanish First Friday: 7:00 P.M. Spanish Saturday: 9:00 A.M. Mr. Bruce Burnham Mr. Francisco Cales HUMAN SERVICES Sister Dorothy Lynch, C.I.J. Mr. Martinez, Director (516) 868-8289 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mrs. Stuhlinger, Director Mr. Cacao, Associate Director (516) 546-1057 Fax: (516) 546-0526 BAPTISM Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month at 3:00 P.M. CONFESSION/PENANCE/RECONCILIATION Saturday: 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Wednesday: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. or by appointment. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Offered after the 5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass every last Saturday of the Month or by appointment. MATRIMONY Marriages MUST be arranged at least six months in advance. Please call one of our Priests at the Rectory to make an appointment. MUSIC MINISTRY Mr. Crouse, Director Mr. Petkov Mrs. Mulé DEVOTIONS THRIFT SHOP Mrs. Jewels, Manager (516) 623-3247 Divine Mercy Chaplet Every Friday after the 12:10 P.M. Mass BUSINESS OFFICE Mrs. Flaherty Pastoral Business Associate RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Mr. Cacao, Coordinator (516) 546-1057 Miraculous Medal Novena Every Saturday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass SOCIETIES Legion of Mary Every Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. Nocturnal Adoration Society First Friday from 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday – Saturday 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. (516) 378-0665 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 15 November 2015 FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 16 NOVEMBER THE FRUIT OF OUR CENTENARY YEAR MASSES Monday, 16 November, Saint Margaret of Scotland and 7:30 am † Dorothy Brehaut Saint Gertrude 12:10 pm † Katherine C. Martin Tuesday, 17 November, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary 7:30 am † Grace Alongi 12:10 pm † Patrick Thompson Wednesday, 18 November, The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne 7:30 am † Barbara Kaider 12:10 pm † Walter F. Thompson 7:00 pm In Thanksgiving to the Divine Trinity Thursday, 19 November 7:30 am † Margaret McKelvey 12:10 pm † Walter Thompson Friday, 20 November 7:30 am † Jean Dengel 12:10 pm † Julie Hague Saturday, 21 November, The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 am † Alexander S. Ladyzinski 5:00 pm Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo 7:00 pm Michael Rebando Sunday, 22 November, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 7:00 am The Intentions of Pope Francis 8:00 am † Louis Michael DiGiacomo 9:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo 11:30 am James Michiels 1:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport BREAD & WINE † Vincent Longo continues with A TIME TO REMEMBER & A TIME TO BE REMEMBERED BREAD & WINE SANCTUARY CANDLES ALTAR FLOWERS Our Holy Redeemer R.C. Church recognizes located at 111 West Merrick Road, as our Sunday Bulletin Advertiser of the Month “Thank you for helping to feed the hungry of Our Holy Redeemer…” SANCTUARY CANDLES ALTAR FLOWERS Veterans Widows & Widowers † Rudi Harbauer Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer: NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ Living Deceased OFFERING: Bread & Wine ($20.00) Sanctuary Candles ($33.00) Altar Flowers ($40.00) WEEK OF DATE: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________ Cash Check #: _________________ OFFERED BY: (NAME):_____________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE #: _________________________________________________ A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR 15 NOVEMBER 2015 Live from … Freeport, it’s the Pastor! “Turned on and Tuned in to What Makes a Nation Great” On Saturday, 7 November 2015, millions of people turned on their televisions and tuned in to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) for its weekly presentation of Saturday Night Live (SNL). There is nothing necessarily unusual about that occurrence. In fact, it has taken place every Saturday night from October to May for the past forty years. What made this week’s airing of SNL so “attractive” was its guest host: Mr. Donald Trump, whose presence in Studio 8H drew more attention than did the issues of his political campaign; issues which really aren’t a laughing matter. Yours truly didn’t tune in to SNL on 7 November 2015. “Been there, done that” as the saying goes. However, since “the Donald” is in the spotlight, it is fitting that a Pastor make mention of the event; especially when he considers that members of the flock entrusted to his care probably did turn on the television and tune in to the program. Prior to his entry into the race for the Republican Committee nomination for President of the United States of America, Donald Trump was most associated (in certain circles) with gambling casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey; a television program called The Apprentice on NBC, or a golf course in Ferry Point, New York. But now, because of his use (or abuse) of “Freedom of Speech”, his name has become associated with Mexico and China, O’Donnell and Kelley, Weiner and Ramos, and “Live from New York …” For the purposes of this Message from the Pastor, the name “Donald Trump” surfaces because, whether you agree or not with what Mr. Trump has to say (and perhaps just disagree with the way he says it), whether you are a member of the Republican Party or not, anyone and everyone who considers themselves an “American” cannot help but agree with his slogan: Make America Great Again! And he says “again” because the America that we are living in today (the America where the Bible is on the forbidden book list in Public Schools and teachers are forbidden to teach from It. The America where Christmas can be celebrated only if you take Christ out of Christmas. The America where more attention is given to saving the planet than to saving the unborn child. The America where God is taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance.) is an America that is “foreign” to the one nation, under God, that our Founding Fathers broke from Great Britain to establish with liberty and justice for all! It is by “appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world” as did our Founding Fathers to make America, that we the people can make America great again! In other words: turn on the prayer and tune in to God! NOW A WORD FROM OUR POPE (ABOUT THE FAMILY) POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul IV Audience Hall Wednesday, 12 August 2015 The Family - 22. Celebration Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning! Today we open a short series of reflections on the three dimensions that articulate, so to speak, the rhythm of family life: celebration, work, prayer. Let’s begin with celebration. Today we will speak about celebration. And let’s say straight away that celebration is the invention of God. Let us recall the conclusion of the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis, which we have heard: “And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had done in creation” (2:2-3). God Himself teaches us the importance of dedicating time to contemplate and enjoy what has been done well in work. I speak of work, naturally, not only in the sense of employment and profession, but in the broader sense: every action by which we as men and women cooperate in God’s creative work. Thus, celebration is not lazily lounging in an armchair, or the euphoria of foolish escape. No, celebration is first and foremost a loving and grateful look at work well done; we celebrate work. You too, newlyweds, are celebrating the work of a fine period of engagement: and this is beautiful! It is the time to look at your children, or grandchildren, who are growing up, and to think: how beautiful! It’s the time to look at our home, the friends we host, the community that surrounds us, and to think: what a good thing! God did this when He created the world. And He does so again and again, because God is always creating, even at this moment! It may happen that a celebration occurs in difficult or sorrowful circumstances, and perhaps we celebrate “with a lump in our throat”. Yet, even in these cases, we ask God for the strength not to empty it completely. You mothers and fathers really understand this: how many times, for love of your children, you are able to swallow your sorrows so as to let them enjoy the celebration, to savour the good taste of life! There is so much love in this! In the workplace too, at times — without neglecting our duties — we are able to let “infiltrate” a glint of celebration: a birthday, a wedding, a birth, just as a farewell or a new arrival..., it’s important. It’s important to celebrate. These are family moments in the inner workings of the productive machinery: it does us good! A true moment of celebration brings work to a pause, and it is sacred, because it reminds men and women that they are made in the image of God, who is not a slave to work, but its Lord, and thus we too must never be slaves to work, but its “lords”. There is a commandment about this, a commandment which concerns everyone, without exception! Yet we know that there are millions of men and women and even children who are slaves to labour! At this time there are slaves, they are exploited, slaves to labour and this is against God and against the dignity of the human person! The obsession with economic profit and technical hyperefficiency put the human rhythms of life at risk, for life has its human rhythms. The time for rest, especially on Sunday, is ordained for us so that we can enjoy what is not produced and not consumed, not bought and not sold. Instead we see that the ideology of profit and consumerism even wants to feed on celebration: it too is sometimes reduced to a “business”, to a way of making and spending money. But is this what we are working for? The greed of consumerism, which leads to waste, is an ugly virus which, among other things, makes us end up even more tired than before. It harms true labour and consumes life. Irregular rhythms of celebration often make victims of the young. Ultimately, the time for celebration is sacred because God is there in a special way. Sunday Eucharist brings to the celebration every grace of Jesus Christ: His presence, His love, His sacrifice, His forming us into a community, His being with us.... And like this every reality receives its full meaning: work, family, the joys and trials of each day, even suffering and death; everything becomes transfigured by the grace of Christ. The family is endowed with an extraordinary ability to understand, guide and sustain the authentic value of the time for celebration. How beautiful family celebrations are, they are beautiful! Sunday celebrations in particular. It is surely no coincidence that celebrations which have room for the whole family are those that turn out the best! Family life itself, regarded through the eyes of faith, looks better to us than the toils that cost us. It looks to us like a masterpiece of simplicity, beautiful precisely because it is not artificial, not false, but able to incorporate within itself all aspects of real life. It looks to us like something “very good”, as God says at the completion of the creation of man and woman (cf. Gen 1:31). Thus, celebration is a precious gift of God; a precious gift that God gave to the human family: let’s not spoil it! SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2015 12:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Lower Church CHANT MASS – 5:00 P.M. Gregorian chant isn’t just for monks of the Middle Ages! Learn about the living spirituality of Gregorian chant and how to sing it. The chants you learn will be used at a Chant Mass for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. JENNIFER DONELSON Dr. Donelson is an Associate Professor and the Director of Sacred Music at Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York, where she also teaches Sacred Music courses in the Saint Cecilia Academy for Pastoral Musicians. Having Studied Gregorian chant at the Catholic University of America and the Abbey of Saint Peter in Solesmes (France), Donelson has given chant workshops in dioceses and parishes across the country. COME HOME TO: ATLANTIC NURSERY & GARDEN SHOP IN FREEPORT AND ‘PURCHASE FOR THE PARISH’ Shop from 27 NOVEMBER THROUGH 6 DECEMBER 2015 and bring this Bulletin page with you. Ten percent (10%) of your pre-tax purchase total*** will be sent home to Our Holy Redeemer “where coming home is what it’s all about!” Christmas Trees, Gift Cards, Ornaments, Poinsettias, Home Christmas Décor, and unique gifts for friends and family, that all benefit our Parish!!! ***Excludes labor and delivery charges and merchandise discounted 20% or more. Custom orders will be rebated when paid in full. FAITH AND EDUCATION SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road) NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL (516) 379-8660 “The Queen of Suspense” is coming to support our ministry at The De La Salle School! Imagine, best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark is allocating time to be the guest speaker at our Christmas Luncheon on 4 December! She describes herself as “a nice Irish Catholic girl from the Bronx.” She is an alumna of Catholic schools and believes strongly in the value of a Catholic school education. She is grateful that revenue from this event will build our scholarship fund. You are invited to come join us in welcoming her to Long Island! Tickets are $85 each for an elegant sit down three-course luncheon with o pen bar. Copies of Mary Higgins Clark’s newest book, All Dressed in White, will be available for sale and the author will autograph the text for you. Please be with us at Carltun on the Park in East Meadow on the first Friday of December. Winners in a cash raffle for prizes of $2,500, $1,000, and $500 will be selected at the event. You do not have to be present to win and tickets can be purchased for $20 each or 3 for $50. Visit www.DeLaSalleSchool.org or call (516) 379-0012 to learn more about this event and to purchase tickets to the luncheon. You can also visit The De La Salle School during the week between 7:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. where you can obtain raffle tickets as well. 15 November 2015 – The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time B Sunday Readings: Daniel XII: 1-3; Hebrews X: 11-14, 18; Saint Mark XIII: 24-32 Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________ Class Day/Session: __________________________________________________ Catechist Name: ____________________________________________________ Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Sun: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM GOSPEL QUESTIONS: (Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions) Fill in the blanks: "In those days after that ______________________________ the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be ____________________________________________________, and the powers in the heavens will be __________________________________________.” "And then they will see 'the Son of ________________________ coming in the clouds' with great power and glory, and then _____________________________ will send out the angels and gather _______________________________ from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.” “…Heaven and earth will pass away, but ______________________________________ will not pass away.” "But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the _____________________." Announcement for Confirmandi: Next week, 22 November is the 12/13 Gospel Reflection DUE for Confirmation. Reflections are to be returned to the Religious Education Office or [email protected]. Tomorrow, 16 November @ 7:30 P.M. is Confession, required for Confirmation. Come to church with an adult. (Please, see letter mailed). Thank you. *All-grade Mass in Church on Sunday, 22 November @ 9:30 A.M. Please sit in reserved front pews. Solemnity coming up! PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Charles Shields III Joann Flaherty Donald Gallant Sheila Walsh FIRST MASS COLLECTION 1:00 pm $ 1,315.00 $ 387.00 $ 2,526.50 $ 742.00 $ 1,488.75 $ 1,224.00 $ 1,922.50 $ 2,603.25 $ 1,797.00 TOTAL $14,006.00 ** E-Giving ** Prior to Weekend 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:30 am 11:30 am FAITH AND FINANCES SECOND COLLECTION YOUR TITHING (25 CENTS AND MORE) IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE (COLA) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 150.00 102.00 520.00 261.00 359.00 390.00 392.00 414.00 632.00 (GOD WILL NOT BE OUTDONE IN GENEROSITY!) SUNDAY, 7/8 NOVEMBER OFFERING TOTAL: $17,226.00 FIRST COLLECTION OFFERING: $14,006.00 SECOND COLLECTION (COLA) OFFERING: $ 3,220.00 $ 3,220.00 WILLS AND BEQUESTS Wills and Bequests have the power to impact future generations. It’s so easy to include our Parish in your Will and still provide for loved ones. You may be able to make a simple bequest by adding the following language: “I give and bequeath the sum of $ __________________ (or the % of), to be used for the general program of Our Holy Redeemer, a Catholic Church in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.” Ensure the future vitality of our Parish with your charitable bequest or consider other Estate Planning options, such as designating our Parish as beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an IRA account. To receive a brochure about Wills and Bequests, please call Barbara Kilarjian at (516) 379-5210 ext. 229 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 268 LEAVE A LEGACY OF FAITH Do you have an IRA? If your family's needs are being met you may wish to include our Parish as a beneficiary. Contact your IRA trustee and ask for change of beneficiary forms to include Our Holy Redeemer as a recipient. Your bequest will give witness to and help pass along the gift SUNDAY , 17/18 OCTOBER of faith to future generations. OFFERING TOTAL: $ ORLD MISSION OFFERING: HOW 25 CENTS AND MORE CANWM AKE A DIFFERENCE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH CHILDREN ENVELOPE 25 CENTS AND MORE, HERE ARENTUMBER WO WOF AYS YOU CAN DO IT: USERS: 241 PARISHIONER A Offering on Offering on Offering on Offering on Offering on 15 November: $ 0.25 22 November: $ 0.50 29 November: $ 0.75 06 December: $ 1.00 13 December: $ 1.25 Yearly individual increase: $344.50 If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday Mass-goers would be: $344,500.0 PARISHIONER B Offering on Offering on Offering on Offering on Offering on 15 November: $0.25 22 November: $0.25 29 November: $0.25 06 December: $0.25 13 December: $0.25 Yearly individual increase: $13.00 If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday Mass-goers would be: $13,000.00. P MORE FAITH AND PRAYER Please continue to say your prayers for the following members of our Armed Forces: Melissa Castillo, Ensign Frank Chavez, Capt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan Michael George Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Capt. Peter Lawless, Corp. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon,Sgt. Allyson Parla, PO Floyd A. Rivera, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, PFC Ashley Sumner, Capt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger . Please Pray for our beloved deceased: KATHRYN PETERSON READINGS FOR 22 November 2015 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE 1ST READING: DANIEL VII: 13-14 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PSALM 93 2ND READING: REVELATION I: 5-8 GOSPEL: SAINT JOHN XVIII 33b-37 for Peter Anglim, Moises Arias, Lorraine Avitabile, Doris Jean Baptiste, Madeline Basalone, Jayne Biscardi Bobby Brehaut, Joseph Garry Brisson, Warren P. Cochol, Barbara Costante, Brunhilda Cuniglio, Arvin De La Rosa, Phyllis Doyle, Wendy Eager, Dorothy Eames, Ana Estevez, Guillermo Ferreira, Kathy Fitzsimmons, Angela Franklin, John C. Hannan, Sr., Michael H., L. Jacques, Linda A. Kane, Carol Kelly, Dominic Lagano, Karen Larsen, Richard Laudman, Josephine Lucci, Angelina Macchia, Sean McDonald, Barbara McEneaney, Donald McIntosh, Amanda Mucaria, William Myers, Haydee Pascasio, Stella Pescatore, Madeline Pitella, Kathleen Randall, Kenneth Rischi, Carolyn Rodriguez, Lidiana Santiago, Marie Sheridan, John Sturmer, Millie Torre, Sharon Trabbold, Barbara Trommer, Gerry Wright … and please call the Rectory if you know anyone in serious need of prayers. The names will remain on our prayer list for four weeks. Thank you. SCRIPTURE REFLECTION Today’s Gospel is viewed by many as part of the signs for the end of the world. (See Mark 13:24-32.) However, we must bear in mind that the expression “end of the world” sintelia kosmos does not appear in the original Greek text of The New Testament. The expression we find in these passages is always sintelia aionios. This expression means “end of the age.” In this passage Jesus was talking about the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and its temple, and therefore, of the end of the Jewish age which turned around the Jewish temple at Jerusalem. As we peruse the history of man in the last two thousand years and what is happening on this third millennium we can see that mankind has witnessed the end of many ages. Each one of them calls us to be ready for the judgment attached to that end. Ultimately, we are all called to be ready for our own judgment, when we ourselves will face God. We all want to be judged favorably by Him. One way of accomplishing this is to follow the Blessed Virgin Mary’s instruction: “Do whatever He tells you.” FAITH AND PRAYER Please Pray for Our Priests O God, Who made Your Only Begotten Son eternal High Priest, grant that those He has chosen as ministers and stewards of Your mysteries may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry they have received. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 16 November: Father Felix John Akpabio & Father Roni Fabien 17 November: 18 November: 19 November: 20 November: 21 November: 22 November: Father Derick Mawuli. & Father Vincent J. Ritchie, S.J. All Seminarians Father Innocent Amasiorah & Father Sathyan Naduviledath, O.I.C Monsignor Kenneth Boccafola & Father Philip K. Eichner, S.M. Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life Bishop John C. Dunne & Bishop Emil A. Wcela and for Our Seminarians, Br. Pierre Toussaint (Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R. Heavenly Father, please grant to Your Faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church each day. Keep our Seminarians close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your Holy Name. Please inspire the men You have called to the Priesthood to respond “yes” to Your call through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God for ever and ever. Amen. Looking for a Miracle?” Well, so is Venerable Father Anthony Vincent Gallo Diocesan Priest, Oblate of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Montforte Irpino: 11 January 1899 – 2 May 1934 For more information please visit: www.fathergallo.com PLEASE PLEDGE TO PRAY FOR VOCATIONS TODAY! Visit: www.invisiblemonastery.com Mr. Odalis Rodriguez Our Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church Freeport, New York Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. Intention: All the Souls of the Faithful Departed Please join us for our Family Rosary Night Friday, 20 November 2015 7:30 p.m. in Church Everyone is Welcome! Our Holy Redeemer Parish 37 South Ocean Avenue Freeport NY 11520 presents its Annual: ‘I Can’t Wait For Christmas’ Pasta Dinner Saturday, 5 December 2015 6:00 P.M. Lower Church Hosted by: The Knights of Columbus Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974 Children (Age 5-12) $5.00 Adults (Age 13 & Up) $20.00 All You Can Eat Spaghetti & Meatballs, Linguine, Clams, Mussels, (While Supplies Last)! Beverages, Coffee, Cake, Desserts 50/50, Door Prizes, Raffles Come Join Us & Have a Night of Fun as You Support the Knights of Columbus! For more information please call Ronnie Flood DGK @ (516) 325-3031 or Vinny Mastroianni GK @ (516) 378-9335 COME HOLY GHOST Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Let us Pray. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Father Arcoleo is glad and rejoicing to announce that THE MOST REVEREND WILLIAM F. MURPHY BISHOP, DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE is scheduled to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation by the anointing with Sacred Chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying of the hand, and through the words “be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”(Catechism of the Catholic Church #1300) on Monday, 30 November 2015 at OUR HOLY REDEEMER! Please pray for the following students who are preparing to receive the Sacrament: Johancy Alfaro Ashley Colon Edgar Alvarado Kisaire Cruceta Steven Alvarenga Naggalie Cruceta Sebastian Arboleda Diaz Alexandra Dixon Steven Argueta Kimberly Dutan Jackeline Arias Henry Fernandez Justin Awe Marvin Fernandez Genisis Bran Rosa Fernandez Jennifer Canas Maritza Flores Iglesias Mystique Carroll Brandi Gross Kyla Chase-Thornton Leila Guillaume Laura Chumpitaz Kayla Johnson Timothy Claudio Justin LaRocca Jacqueline Clukies Keyli Maldonado Louis Maldonado Miguel Maldonado Giovanni Martini Hayley Matthews Brianna Montes Brenda Murillo Diaz Sofia Nester Melanie Nuesi Jerry Nunez Nneka Okike Yesenia Olivera Vasquez Junior Pacheco Matthew Paulson Amanda Payamps Luis Pena Shayra Perez Hernandez Emely Pineyro Chazz Rahynes Mylan Rahynes Angela Reyes Dilan Rockensies Luis Rodriguez Shiann Sanchez Jamie Sanchez Villatoro Stephanie Solis “LIFT ME HIGHER” CAMPAIGN W THE RIDE TO AND FROM THE LOWER CHURCH: WHICH ONE WILL IT BE? A. B. C. D. While some have suggested choice A. (A Slide), choice B. (A See-Saw), and choice D. (A Catapult), I have decided to go with choice C. (An Outdoor Lift). It might not be as much “fun” as the others, nor the most cost effective, but it is the most practical, and once we receive Diocesan-approval to move forward with its purchase, we will be able to move forward with its installation: hopefully in time for our annual I Can’t Wait For Christmas Pasta Dinner” on 5 December 2015. If you have not yet made a financial contribution to our “LIFT Me Higher Campaign”, please consider joining the list of people who have! Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gallo, William Gallo, The Village of Freeport, the Friends of Angie Cullin, Alan & Cathy Richartz, John Anzovino, Margaret Nyland, Diana Gibson, Our Holy Redeemer Parishioners who participate in the “Oceanside Christopher Federal Credit Union Parish Revenue Sharing Program”, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Shorak, Gloria Di Brizzi, Gloria Cintorino, Barbara & Raymond Burkart, Carol Sparaco, Ann Kelly, Doreen & Donald Smith, Angela & Donald Valone, Joseph F. Mercurio, Charles & Deborah Shields, Court Stella Maris #822 Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Adele & Bob Dzienius, Ellie & Harold Mahony, Angela & Peter Ruiz, Widow & Widowers Club, Richard Roman, In Memory of Maria Arroyo, In Memory of Elizabeth O’Sullivan, The Nocturnal Adoration Society, Linda Assaf, Phyllis & Joe Doyle, Tina Scalamandre, Richard & Rita Barry, Clara H. Lomangino, Donald W. Suchan, Cathleen August, Mother of Our Holy Redeemer Legion of Mary, Silvester Guiteau, In Memory of James B. Dempsey, Rosemary Mazza, Gloria Walker, Anonymous Donor, Kathleen M. Randall, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Raynor, Sheila & Bill Walsh, Kenneth Alcorn, Mr.& Mrs. James J. Schlegel, Bill & Donna Maclay, Marie & Janice Basilicata, Teresa Archer, Barbara Brady, In Memory of Ann and William Sarro, In Memory of Lucille Greiner, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Marchese, In Memory of Louise Callus, The Hall Family, Patricia Warren, D’Brickashaw Ferguson Foundation ($10,000.00), Edward Haegele, Nancy Donohue, Judy Germaine, CMA-contributors, Rose & Joe Santino, Anonymous Donor, Andrew Longo OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Yes, I would like to help give Our Holy Redeemer “a LIFT!” Please deposit your donation with this form in the Sunday Offertory basket or drop it off at the Rectory, Monday through Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Checks should be made payable to Our Holy Redeemer Parish). Thank you! Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone #: _______________________________________________ Cell Home Donation Amount: __________________________________________ Cash Check #: _________________ THE FEAST OF SAINT NICHOLAS (6 DECEMBER) IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND SO IS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN: $1911.00 (+$50 Duryea’s Florist Gift Certificate) IN OUR RAFFLE! RAFFLE! RAFFLE! IT IS NOT TOO LATE!!! Enter before 6 December 2015 for your chance to win!!! Tickets may be purchased in the Rectory, Monday - Saturday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. T I C K E T **2015-2016 REDEEMER Raffle! Raffle! Raffle! Daily Drawing $25 / Monthly Drawing $100 / Quarterly Drawing $250 Special Monthly $25 Gift Certificates to Local Merchants Christmas Drawing: $1,911.00 + $50 Duryea’s G.C. on 6 December 2015 Anniversary Drawing: $2,015 Drawing on 11 June 2016 GRAND PRIZE: $25,000 on 25 June 2016 Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ____________________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________________ # of Tickets ____________ @ $50 each (Includes Grand Prize) = amount enclosed $_______________ Mail this Form plus a Check ($50 per Ticket) to: Our Holy Redeemer Parish, 37 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. Your Ticket stub(s) will be mailed back to you. F O R M REMEMBERING THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED “In Lieu of Flowers … … please send donations to Our Holy Redeemer!” The Month of November, dedicated as it is to all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, is a perfect time to remember those who have gone before us marked with the sign of Faith. Here at Our Holy Redeemer in Freeport, as in other parishes throughout the world, that remembrance takes place during an annual nine-day Novena of Masses that begins on the Feast of All Souls/2 November. And while this year’s Novena has come to an end, it will still be a holy and pious thing to prayerfully remember the faithful departed, in as much as we have the Resurrection of the Dead in view, and the splendid reward that awaits those who had gone to rest in Godliness. (cf. II Maccabees xii:43-46). Time and time again when reading the published remembrances/obituaries of parishioners from Our Holy Redeemer, I come across the words: “In lieu of flowers, please send donations to …” What often follows those words are words just as varied as the obituaries themselves, or rather, words just as varied as the lives of the people about whom the obituaries were written. The deceased person was a member of the United States Armed Forces and so the family asks: in lieu of flowers please send donations to “the Wounded Warrior Project”. The deceased person suffered from an addiction to alcohol and so the family asks: in lieu of flowers please send donations to “Alcoholics Anonymous”. The deceased person … Increasingly over the years I have been struck by the following words: “… please send donations to Our Holy Redeemer”. And why have those words followed “in lieu of flowers”? The reasons are just as varied as the people in whose memory the donations are sent: my mother fed the hungry at Parish Human Services, my brother taught the children in Parish Religious Education, my father served as an Usher at Mass, my aunt received all of her Sacraments at Our Holy Redeemer, my dad went to Our Holy Redeemer School, my husband loved going to Mass at Our Holy Redeemer, … If you would like to make a donation to Our Holy Redeemer in memory of your beloved deceased, please know that there are many personalized ways to do so; below are featured a few of them for your consideration. If you are interested in any of them, please contact the Rectory at (516) 378 – 0665. And while such remembrances cannot bring our loved ones back home to Our Holy Redeemer in Freeport, prayerful remembrances can help bring our loved ones home to Our Holy Redeemer in Heaven! Mensa (Altar) Cloth Ciboria Lectionary Roman Missal Cruets Holy Water Receptacle and Aspergillum ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM, AND MAY THEIR SOULS, AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED, THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD, REST IN PEACE. AMEN. Our Holy Redeemer Human Services 87 Pine Street, Freeport, NY 11520 Tel (516) 868-8289 Fax (516) 868-0017 Monday through Thursday 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. THANKSGIVING DAY 2015 Please consider donating any of the following food items and make Thanksgiving Special for our families in need: (GIFT CERTIFICATES are greatly appreciated as freezer/refrigeration is very limited) DINNER FOOD ITEMS Hot Cocoa/Juice/Canned Fruit/Cranberry Sauce/Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy/ Instant Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes/Assorted Canned Vegetables Our Holy Redeemer will include (when available and donated) bread, pie, cookies, candy, and nuts Please bring your Offering to Human Services (Mon.-Thurs., 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.) or to Church on or before 21 & 22 November. With Gratitude and Thanksgiving Blessings to You! Ministerio de Servicio Social Humano de Nuestro Santo Redentor 87 Pine Street, Freeport, NY 11520 Tel (516) 868-8289 Fax (516) 868-0017 de Lunes a Jueves 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS DE 2015 Compartiendo en el Día de Acción de Gracias para que todos puedan dar gracias Por favor considere hacer la siguiente ofrenda de comestibles para que este Día de Acción de Gracias pueda ser especial para nuestras familias necesitadas: CENA Chocolate Caliente/Jugo/Frutas enlatadas/Pavo/Relleno (Apreciamos certificados de regalo, pues el espacio en las congeladoras es muy limitado) Salsa/Salsa de Arándano (Cranberry)/Papas y batatas en polvo/Verduras enlatadas El Servicio de Ministerio Social añadirá (según la disponibilidad, si lo donan) pasteles, galletitas, dulces, nueces y pan Por favor traiga su Ofrenda a Servicios Humanos (Lun.-Jue., 10:00 A.M. a 1:00 P.M.) o a la Iglesia a más tardar para el 21 /22 de Noviembre. Gracias y que gocen de un bendito Día de Acción de Gracias MENSAJE DEL PASTOR 15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2015 LA COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE DÍAS FESTIVOS Y DÍAS SANTOS La verdad acerca de los días de fiesta y los Días Santos es que deben proveernos la oportunidad de recordar ciertas personas o eventos con gratitud. A decir verdad, si el hombre hubiera sido obediente al mandato del SEÑOR de “observar el Sábado” (vea Éxodo XX:8-11), donde encontramos el criterio para la celebración de los Días Santos / días festivos, quizás no hubiera habido necesidad de tener días festivos. La observación del Sábado nos hubiera enseñado a dar gracias por los frutos de la tierra todos los días y no solo el Día de Acción de Gracias. La observación del sábado nos hubiera enseñado a dar gracias por los hombres y mujeres que nos concibieron, nos criaron y nos enseñaron a conocer, amar y servir a Dios todos los días, y no solo el Día de la Madre o del Padre. Nos hubiera enseñado a dar gracias por los hombres y mujeres que han arriesgado su vida en defensa de nuestros derechos inalienables de la búsqueda de la Vida, la Libertad y la Felicidad todos los días, y no solo el Día de los Veteranos. Pero porque el hombre no mantuvo el Sábado Santo, Dios impulsó al hombre a proclamar el mandamiento. ¡Y porque el hombre no guardó el mandamiento, el hombre tuvo que crear los días festivos! “La Iglesia no tiene soluciones técnicas” para resolver el problema de la comercialización de los Días Santos (aunque el cierre de tiendas en sábado podría ser parte de una solución). "Ella, sin embargo, tiene una misión de verdad que cumplir en todo tiempo y circunstancia a favor de una sociedad que está en sintonía con el hombre, su dignidad y su vocación." (Benedicto XVI, Caritatis in Veritate). Y la verdad del asunto es que la comercialización de los Días Santos nos está llevando cada vez más lejos del Jardín (cf. Génesis III: 24), del Templo (San Mateo XXI: 12-15; San Marcos XI: 15 -19; San Lucas XIX: 45-48; y San Juan II, 13-16), y del propósito para el cual Dios nos creó y para el cual hemos creado los Días Santos. No permita que la venidera celebración del Día de los Veteranos sea otra celebración más. Ese día venga a la Misa, en la cual recordaremos con gratitud a todos nuestros veteranos y bendeciremos a los que asistan. ¡Sin la labor de nuestros veteranos, quizás no tendríamos la opción de reunirnos para la Misa el 11 de Noviembre! SACRAMENTOS DE INICIACIÓN Bautismo, Eucaristía, Confirmación ¿Qué es eso que dices? Eres un adolescente y todavía no has hecho tu Primnera Santa Comunión? ¿Usted es un graduado de la Universidad y todavía no se ha confirmado? ¿Usted es una persona mayor y aun no ha sido Bautizada? ¿Usted se casó por la ley pero todavía no ha recibido el Sacramento Matrimonial? ¿Usted no es católico pero viene a Misa todos los Domingos? Bueno, no se desanime. ¡No es demasiado tarde para llegar a ser un miembro plenamente iniciado en nuestra absolutamente hermosa Iglesia! Por favor complete la forma de abajo y colóquela en la cesta del Ofertorio Dominical o comuníquese con la Sra. Stuhlinger o el Sr. Cacao en la Oficina de Educación Religiosa (87 de la Calle Pine) al (516) 546-1057. Gracias. Nombre (Primero, Segundo, Apellido): _______________________________________________________________ Dirección:_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Número de Teléfono: _____________________________________________________________________________ Dirección E-mail: _________________________________________________________________________________ Por favor marque los Sacramentos que necesita: Bautismo (Confesión) Santa Comunión Confirmación Matrimonio FE Y EL JUBILEO EXTRAORDINARIA DE LA MISERICORDIA MENSAJE DEL PASTOR El Papa Francisco, Pastor de la Iglesia Universal, ha pedido que el próximo Jubileo Extraordinario de la Misericordia (8 de Diciembre 2015 – 20 de Noviembre 2016) “esté vinculado en primer lugar con el Sacramento de la Reconciliación y la celebración de la Santa Eucaristía con una reflexión sobre la misericordia.” Con esto en mente, me alegro de anunciar que durante el Jubileo, además de nuestro horario regular de Misas, ofreceremos la Santa Eucaristía el Primer Domingo del mes (Las Obras de Misericordia del Primer Domingo) a las 5:00 P.M. Además, la oportunidad de confesarse con un corazón quebrantado y el firme propósito de enmendarse no solo estará disponible todos los sábados de 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. y por cita, como en la actualidad, sino que ofreceremos una hora adicional de misericordia para la Confesión todos los Viernes de 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Espero que muchos vengan a casa para recibir estos Sacramentos y en las palabras del Papa Francisco: “obtener el verdadero y generoso perdón del Padre Que renueva todas las cosas con Su Presencia.” Como Católicos sabemos que la Presencia Verdadera de Dios permanece con nosotros siempre, hasta el final de la edad (vea San Mateo XXVIII:20). Por eso durante la Santa Temporada Cuaresmal, el Jueves Santo, los miembros de varios grupos asociado con Nuestro Santo Redentor pasan una hora con Él ante el Santísimo Sacramento hasta que “se lo llevan” a la Medianoche. Esa hora que pasamos con Él, es lo que Él quería de Santos Pedro, Juan y Santiago cuando los llevó al Jardín de Getsemaní después de la última Cena. Es una hora en la que nos invita a velar y orar (vea. San Lucas XXII). Como Pastor de la iglesia local de Freeport les pido que por favor hagan el compromiso de “pasar una hora con Él” fuera de la Misa viniendo todas las semanas a nuestra Capilla de Adoración Perpetua. “Su compromiso a la Capilla de Adoración Perpetua” (escribió Monseñor Murphy el 6 de Enero de 2003 en conmemoración del centenario de nuestra Parroquia) “creo que es un testimonio al hecho de que todas las actividades de ustedes como parroquia provienen de su vida de oración.” Seleccione en el boletín de hoy "un día de la semana" y "una hora del día" en los que pueda volver a casa a "velar y orar" con Nuestro Santo Redentor en nuestra Capilla de Adoración Perpetua. Tengo la esperanza de que al menos tres personas velen y oren cada hora del día; todos los días de la semana, durante todo el Año Santo (diciembre 8, 2015 hasta el 20 de noviembre, 2016). Con su hora en la Capilla de Adoración Perpetua, y nuestras horas adicionales de Confesión Misericordiosa, y la Santa Misa, juntos colaboraremos para – en las palabras del Papa Francisco - "lograr que la celebración del Año Santo sea para todos los creyentes un verdadero momento de encuentro con la misericordia de Dios ... una experiencia viva de la cercanía del Padre ... una verdadera experiencia de la misericordia de de Dios.” En Unión Con María, Nuestra Madre de la Misericordia, Padre Arcoleo COMPROMISO CON LA ADORACIÓN PERPETUA Sí, “pasaré una hora con Él” en nuestra Capilla de Adoración Perpetua. He indicado abajo las horas y el día en que me comprometo a “vigilar y orar”. POR FAVOR HAGA UN CÍRCULO ALREDEDOR DEL DÍA DE LA SEMANA Domingo Lunes Martes Miércoles Jueves Viernes Sábado POR FAVOR HAGA UN CÍRCULO ALREDEDOR DE LA HORA 12:00 Medianoche – 1:00 A.M. 12:00 Mediodía – 1:00 P.M. 1:00 A.M. – 2:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. 2:00 A.M. – 3:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. 3:00 A.M. – 4:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. 4:00 A.M. – 5:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. 5:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. 6:00 A.M. – 7:00 A.M. 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. 7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. 7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. 9:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. 10:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 Mediodía 11:00 P.M. – 12:00 Medianoche NOMBRE: ______________________________________________________________________ TELÉFONO: _____________________________________________________________________ DIRECCIÓN E-MAIL: _______________________________________________________________ AHORA UN MENSAJE DEL PAPA (SOBRE LA FAMILIA) PAPA FRANCISCO AUDIENCIA GENERAL Plaza San Pablo Miércoles, 24 de Junio de 2015 La Familia - 20. Heridas (I) Queridos hermanos y hermanas, ¡buenos días! En las últimas catequesis hemos hablado de la familia que vive las fragilidades de la condición humana, la pobreza, la enfermedad, la muerte. Hoy sin embargo, reflexionamos sobre las heridas que se abren precisamente en el seno de la convivencia familiar. Es decir, cuando en la familia misma nos hacemos mal. ¡Es la cosa más fea! Sabemos bien que en ninguna historia familiar faltan los momentos donde la intimidad de los afectos más queridos es ofendida por el comportamiento de sus miembros. Palabras y acciones (y omisiones) que, en vez de expresar amor, lo apartan o, aún peor, lo mortifican. Cuando estas heridas, que son aún remediables se descuidan, se agravan: se transforman en prepotencia, hostilidad y desprecio. Y en ese momento pueden convertirse en laceraciones profundas, que dividen al marido y la mujer, e inducen a buscar en otra parte comprensión, apoyo y consolación. Pero a menudo estos «apoyos» no piensan en el bien de la familia. El vaciamiento del amor conyugal difunde resentimiento en las relaciones. Y con frecuencia la disgregación «cae» sobre los hijos. Aquí están los hijos. Quisiera detenerme un poco en este punto. A pesar de nuestra sensibilidad aparentemente evolucionada, y todos nuestros refinados análisis psicológicos, me pregunto si no nos hemos anestesiado también respecto a las heridas del alma de los niños. Cuanto más se busca compensar con regalos y chucherías, más se pierde el sentido de las heridas —más dolorosas y profundas— del alma. Hablamos mucho de disturbios en el comportamiento, de salud psíquica, de bienestar del niño, de ansiedad de los padres y los hijos... ¿Pero sabemos igualmente qué es una herida del alma? ¿Sentimos el peso de la montaña que aplasta el alma de un niño, en las familias donde se trata mal y se hace del mal, hasta romper el vínculo de la fidelidad conyugal? ¿Cuánto cuenta en nuestras decisiones —decisiones equivocadas, por ejemplo— el peso que se puede causar en el alma de los niños? Cuando los adultos pierden la cabeza, cuando cada uno piensa sólo en sí mismo, cuando papá y mamá se hacen mal, el alma de los niños sufre mucho, experimenta un sentido de desesperación. Y son heridas que dejan marca para toda la vida. En la familia, todo está unido entre sí: cuando su alma está herida en algún punto, la infección contagia a todos. Y cuando un hombre y una mujer, que se comprometieron a ser «una sola carne» y a formar una familia, piensan de manera obsesiva en sus exigencias de libertad y gratificación, esta distorsión mella profundamente en el corazón y la vida de los hijos. Muchas veces los niños se esconden para llorar solos... Tenemos que entender esto bien. Marido y mujer son una sola carne. Pero sus criaturas son carne de su carne. Si pensamos en la dureza con la que Jesús advierte a los adultos a no escandalizar a los pequeños — hemos escuchado el pasaje del Evangelio— (cf. Mt 18, 6), podemos comprender mejor también su palabra sobre la gran responsabilidad de custodiar el vínculo conyugal que da inicio a la familia humana (cf. Mt 19, 69). Cuando el hombre y la mujer se convirtieron en una sola carne, todas las heridas y todos los abandonos del papá y de la mamá inciden en la carne viva de los hijos. Por otra parte, es verdad que hay casos donde la separación es inevitable. A veces puede llegar a ser incluso moralmente necesaria, cuando precisamente se trata de sustraer al cónyuge más débil, o a los hijos pequeños, de las heridas más graves causadas por la prepotencia y la violencia, el desaliento y la explotación, la ajenidad y la indiferencia. No faltan, gracias a Dios, los que, apoyados en la fe y en el amor por los hijos, dan testimonio de su fidelidad a un vínculo en el que han creído, aunque parezca imposible hacerlo revivir. No todos los separados, sin embargo, sienten esta vocación. No todos reconocen, en la soledad, una llamada que el Señor les dirige. A nuestro alrededor encontramos diversas familias en situaciones así llamadas irregulares —a mí no me gusta esta palabra— y nos planteamos muchos interrogantes. ¿Cómo ayudarlas? ¿Cómo acompañarlas? ¿Cómo acompañarlas para que los niños no se conviertan en rehenes del papá o la mamá? Pidamos al Señor una fe grande, para mirar la realidad con la mirada de Dios; y una gran caridad, para acercarnos a las personas con su corazón misericordioso. La Iglesia Católica Romana de Nuestro Santo Redentor en Freeport Presenta: Un Tesoro de Valor Incalculable Descubra Nuestra Herencia Católica y Aprenda a Orar Usando el Canto Gregoriano SÁBADO, 21 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2015 Taller de Música Litúrgica 12:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Baja Iglesia MISA CON CANTO GREGORIANO – 5:00 P.M. ¡El Canto Gregoriano no es solo para monjes! Aprenda acerca de la espiritualidad viva del Canto Gregoriano y cómo cantarlo. Los cantos que aprenderemos se usarán en la Misa para la Solemnidad de Jesucristo Rey del Universo. ORADOR CLAVE: LA DRA. JENNIFER DONELSON Es Profesora Asociada y Directora de Música Sagrada en el Seminario de San José en Yonkers, NY, donde también enseña a Músicos Pastorales cursos de Música Sagrada en la Academia de Sta. Cecilia de NY. Habiendo estudiado el Canto Gregoriano en la Universidad Católica de América y en la Abadía de San Pedro en Solesmes (Francia), Donelson ha dado talleres de canto en diócesis y en parroquias por todo el país. El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo JESÚS ENSEÑA A ORAR 2607 Con su oración, Jesús nos enseña a orar. El camino teologal de nuestra oración es su propia oración al Padre. Pero el Evangelio nos entrega una enseñanza explícita de Jesús sobre la oración. Como un pedagogo, nos toma donde estamos y, progresivamente, nos conduce al Padre. Dirigiéndose a las multitudes que le siguen, Jesús comienza con lo que ellas ya saben de la oración por la Antigua Alianza y las prepara para la novedad del Reino que está viniendo. Después les revela en parábolas esta novedad. Por último, a sus discípulos que deberán ser los pedagogos de la oración en su Iglesia, les hablará abiertamente del Padre y del Espíritu Santo. LA VIRGEN MARÍA VISITA TU HOGAR Este grupo visita los hogares con la imagen de la Virgen de Fátima para rezar el Rosario con la familia tan a menudo como lo deseen. Si desea que lo visiten a usted o a su familia o amistades, favor llame a Berta al (516) 379-8270 o a Gresmy al (516) 670-2687. Grupo Carismático Cristo Vive GRUPO SANTO REDENTOR Lo invita a acompañarlos todos los domingos de 7:30 a 9:00 P.M. en el Auditorio. El grupo Cristo Vive visita los hogares de las personas que no pueden salir. Favor llamar a Cándido Bran al (516) 852-4320 para información. Acompáñenos los martes de 7:00 P.M. a 9:00 P.M. en el sótano de la Escuela. Para más información por favor llame a Ivette Vasquez al (516) 469-9559. Oremos LECTURAS PARA EL (Por los Hombres y Mujeres en las Fuerzas Armadas) 22 Noviembre de 2015 Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo 1ra Lectura: Daniel 7, 13-14 Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 93 2da Lectura: Revelación 1, 5-8 Evangelio: San Juan 18, 33b-37 Melissa Castillo, ENS Frank Chavez, Cpt. Thomas CollinsIII, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan, Michael G. Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Capt. Peter Lawless, Cpl. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, PO Floyd A. Rivera, Benjamin Rhodes, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seidon, Luis Sic, PFC Ashley Sumner, Capt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams, Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger Reflexión Semanal Muchos consideran las palabras del Evangelio de hoy como parte de la señal del fin del mundo. (Vea Marcos 13:24-32.) Sin embargo, la expresión sintelia cosmos, “fin del mundo” no aparece en el texto griego original del Nuevo Testamento. La expresión griega original que encontramos en estos pasajes es sintelia aionios. Esta expresión significa fin de la edad, no fin del mundo. En este pasaje Jesús estaba hablando de la destrucción de la ciudad de Jerusalén y de su magnífico templo, y por lo tanto, de la destrucción de la edad que giraba alrededor del templo judío de Jerusalén. Al observar la historia del hombre en los dos últimos milenios y lo que está sucediendo en este tercer milenio podemos ver que la historia ha presenciado el fin de muchas edades. Cada uno de esos fines nos llama a alistarnos para el juicio que dicho fin conlleva. A fin de cuentas todos tenemos que alistarnos para nuestro propio juicio cuando iremos a enfrentarnos con Dios. Todos queremos ser juzgados favorablemente por Él. La mejor manera de lograr eso es seguir las instrucciones de la Santísima Virgen María: “Hagan todo lo que Él les diga.” “Jóvenes Adultos Creciendo en Cristo” Invitamos a todos los jóvenes hispanos a que nos acompañen en nuestras reuniones todos los viernes desde las 7:30 PM. Las reuniones tendrán lugar en la Sala Grande de la Escuela. Ven a compartir tus inquietudes, hacer nuevas amistades y a crecer con Cristo en lo humano y espiritual, con alegría juvenil. Para más información, llama a Carlos Portillo al (516) 849-4568, Marta al (516) 765-1210. COMING AGAIN WITH GREAT GLORY Jesus said to His disciples, “In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory, and then He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.” Saint Mark XIII: 24-27 Directions: Find the words below from today’s Scripture reading in the puzzle. Words can go horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in all directions (as shown). ANGELS BRANCH CLOUDS COMING DARKENED DISCIPLES EARTH FALLING GENERATION GLORY GREAT HAPPENING HEAVEN JESUS KNOW LEAVES LIGHT NEAR POWERS SHAKEN SPROUTS STARS SUMMER TENDER THINGS TRIBULATION WINDS WORDS D D Z W T R P S T G S K B Q T V S W I N D S A M L P W N H M G O T Q W S A F N O L O Z T S D N Z A G O A B W G I S J R H N O I N R L N E S T E E X A A A E I N L S R K A Z S L Q E K S H V I E S K R K U H P S S E T U N A D P E N S M X I I D N L G M U E N P B R A N C H R W S L O M E H Y A Z S J S G O X D L Y G E S E X H P E I N W F C R A E N R S X L R Y D I B K T R I B U L A T I O N R M Z Y D E N E K R A D G U H B O R Q T E N D E R N G H T S U C L N S E V A E L H F T S T A E R G