ST. A NTH ONY O F CHURCH 129 Y E A R S O F F A I T H & S ERVICE

Served by the Order of Minor (The ) since 1926

PARISH OFFICE 28 STREET, TROY, NEW YORK 12180 PHONE: 518-273-8622 FAX: 518-273-2731 OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm (July & August 9:00am - 2:00pm) LITURGY OF THE

Saturday 4:30 pm PARISH WEBSITE & EMAIL Sunday 9:00 am parishes.rcda.org/stanthonyofpadua 10:00 am Spanish [email protected] 12:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF DAILY MASS Fr. Richard Donovan, OFM – Pastor Monday – Friday 7:15am & 12:10pm Email: [email protected] Fr. Primo Piscitello, OFM – In Residence Fr. Jorge Reyes, OSA – Hispanic Apostolate HOLY DAY MASSES Deacon Charles Z. Wojton Holy Days will be announced. Email: [email protected] Suzanne Turner Parish & Cemetery Business Manager RECONCILIATION Email: [email protected] Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment, please call the friary. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Clement Campana – Council President PASTORAL CARE Please call to arrange for pastoral visitation including Anointing of the Sick and Communion calls to the PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE hospitalized and homebound. Paul Dellio – Committee Chair

PARISH TRUSTEES BAPTISM Paul Dellio, Margaret Fitzgerald Please call to schedule Baptism.

PARISH REGISTRATION: MARRIAGE Please use registration forms in the back of church. Arrangements must be made at least six months in Return completed forms to the friary. WELCOME! advance. Couples must attend a one- day Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation program. THE ROARKE CENTER 107 Fourth Street, Troy 273-8351 An outreach for people in Troy; offering its St. Anthony of Padua: Tuesday after daily Mass members crisis intervention and advocacy. : Wednesday after daily Mass St. Ann Prayer Group: Wednesday 3:00pm

St. Jude: Thursday after daily Mass

The mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church is to minister spiritually, sacramentally and physically to all who enter our doors.

Nineteenth of the Day

Sunday for August 12th

in Ordinary Time St. Jane Francis

de Chantal August 8-9, 2020 th Saturday, August 8 St. Dominic (January 28, 1572 – December 13, 1641) 4:30 Louis DelSignore – daughters, Linda & Marie Charles Hewitt – wife, Linda Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and founder of a religious community. Her mother died when she was 18 months Bill Warren- Pam & Grace old, and her father, head of parliament at Dijon, France, became Donna Savoia – Sheila Nolan the main influence on her education. Jane developed into a woman of beauty and refinement, lively and cheerful in Sunday, August 9th temperament. At 21, she married Baron de Chantal, by whom 9:00 Nick Riley – Vince Commis she had six children, three of whom died in infancy. At her castle, she restored the custom of daily Mass, and was seriously John Cardinuto – Kathy Palmer & Colleen Spain engaged in various charitable works. Doris Corina – Deacon Jerry & Margie Christiano Jane’s husband was killed after seven years of Marion Scorsone – Angie Gavin marriage, and she sank into deep dejection for four months at her 12:00 Marilyn Van Steenburg – John W. Stapleton family home. Her father-in-law threatened to disinherit her Jack Santora – John W. Stapleton children if she did not return to his home. He was then 75, vain, fierce, and extravagant. Jane Frances managed to remain cheerful in spite of him and his insolent housekeeper. th Monday, August 10 St. Lawrence When she was 32, Jane met Saint who th 7:15 William F. McNulty (50 Anniv) – Family became her spiritual director, softening some of the severities

th imposed by her former director. She wanted to become a nun but Tuesday, August 11 St. Clare he persuaded her to defer this decision. She took a vow to 7:15 Epifanio & Mary Nora Jacques – son, Rich & Family remain unmarried and to obey her director.

th After three years, Francis told Jane of his plan to found Wednesday, August 12 St. an institute of women that would be a haven for those whose 7:15 Int. of Paul & Mary Ann Kehn (Wedd Anniv) – health, age, or other considerations barred them from entering The Jacques Family the already established communities. There would be no cloister,

th Thursday, August 13 Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus and they would be free to undertake spiritual and corporal works 7:15 Dan G. Farano – Family of mercy. They were primarily intended to exemplify the virtues of Mary at the Visitation—hence their name the Visitation th Friday, August 14 St. Maximillian Kobe nuns—humility and meekness. 7:15 Nick Riley – The Hansen Family The usual opposition to women in active ministry arose and Francis de Sales was obliged to make it a cloistered

th community following the . Francis wrote Saturday, Assumption of the Blessed Mary his famous Treatise on the Love of God for them. The 4:30 Elena Tassone – sister, Maria congregation consisting of three women began when Jane James Laird – son, James Frances was 45. She underwent great sufferings: Francis de Maurice Germinerio (Anniv) – Family Sales died; her son was killed; a plague ravaged France; her th daughter-in-law and son-in-law died. She encouraged the local Hon. Dan G. Farano (20 Anniv) – Betty Bott authorities to make great efforts for the victims of the plague, and she put all her ’s resources at the disposal of the th Sunday, August 16 sick. 9:00 Thomas Schermerhorn –friend, Mike During a part of her religious life, Jane Frances had to St. Rocco – Special Intention –Maria DeGiorgio undergo great trials of the spirit—interior anguish, darkness, and . She died while on a visitation of of Mahoney – Deacon Jerry & Margie Christiano the community. Jean Barns Fennessy – Family 12:00 Nick Riley – Vince Commis Reflection: It may strike some as unusual that a saint should be subject to spiritual dryness, darkness, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary interior anguish. We tend to think that such things are the usual condition of “ordinary” sinful people. Some th August 15 of our lack of spiritual liveliness may indeed be our

is not observed as a fault. But the life of faith is still one that is lived in Holy Day of obligation this year. trust, and sometimes the darkness is so great that trust is pressed to its limit. (www.francicsanmedia.org)

Parish Offerings for August 1-2, 2020 will be reported in next week’s bulletin.

COUNTERS for Monday, August 10th Margaret Fitzgerald, Keith Eveleth, P.J. Facteau

Our Sunday 9:00am liturgy will continue to be available through our Facebook page, as well as Wednesday Rosary at 7:45am. You Diocesan Appeal 2020-2021 can watch live, or at a later date. On July 1 – June 30, 2021 Facebook, simply search: St. Anthony of Padua Church Troy, NY The Goal for St. Anthony’s Parish

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CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER This year, the Diocesan Appeal will be launched + by mail by the Diocesan Monday-Thursday Stewardship & Development Office.

7:00am-3:00pm Pew Cards and in-church Pledge Envelopes Church will be closed Friday following the have been suspended this year. 7:15am Mass to clean & prepare for weekend.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Fr. Primo and Fr. Richard will be hearing confessions by appointment. Please call the Friary or email the parish if you would like to set up a Parishioners will receive information, brochures time for Reconciliation. The Sacrament will be and pledge cards by mail directly from the administered in the Friary during the week. We Diocesan Stewardship Office are not able to use the confessional box at this over the coming months. time.

PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION Pledges and payments should be made My Jesus, I believe that You are present in payable to “Diocesan Appeal” the most . and returned to the diocesan Stewardship Office.

I love You above all things and I desire to Pledges reminders will be mailed to donors in receive You into my soul. October, December, February, April and May.

Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least Spiritually As always, the easiest way to pledge into my heart. is on-line at I embrace You as if You were already https://donate.thebishopsappeal.org/ there, and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be “We know that God makes all things work together separated from You. Amen for the good of those who have been called according to his decree.” Romans 8:28