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Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Rockaway Beach, NY February 21, 2021  Page ST. ROSE OF LIMA

PASTORAL STAFF

Fr. James Rodriguez, Pastor REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Deacon Juan M. Carattini | Deacon Gilberto Laboy

Celebrated in the Church

Mrs. Bridget Murphy, Director of Religious Education DAILY - Monday-Saturday: 8:30am Ms. Sally Flores, Youth Minister SUNDAY MASSES - Mrs. Erin Romain, Administrative Assistant Ms. Luz Rivera, Business Manager Vigil / Saturday: 5:00pm (English) Sunday: 8:00am (English), RECTORY PHONE: 718-634-7394 9:30am (Spanish), (IF NO ANSWER, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE) 11:00am (English), 12:30pm (Polish) ************************************************************* OFFICE HOURS VISITS TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

CLOSED: CHURCH: SUNDAY: 8AM TO 2PM SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY SATURDAY: 8AM TO 6PM

OPEN: CHAPEL: MONDAY TO FRIDAY: TUESDAY, FRIDAY: 9AM TO 5PM 9AM TO 6PM

OPEN: EXCEPT: WEEKDAY FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: 9AM - 2PM WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: 9AM TO 1PM MORE INFORMATION ON PAGE 2

Sacrament of Reconciliation Perhaps you have been away from Confession for a long time, Weekly Lenten or are unsure how to go to Confession.

Don’t let that keep you away! Just come! Devotions Let Jesus heal you in the Fridays -- 8:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation!

Confession Time on Saturdays Adoration 4:00pm to 4:45pm and Tri-lingual in the Sacristy Stations of the Cross Confessions can also be arranged for (which will be said in the pews) other times/dates by appointment. Call the Rectory and leave a message.

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Current Guidelines for Mass and Church/Chapel Visits Due to the Covid 19 Virus, safety precautions need to be followed. • Social distancing will be strictly enforced. (Note: It will be okay for couples and families to sit together.)

• Everyone who enters MUST wear a face mask covering both nose and mouth.

• There will be no entrance procession for any Masses.

Holy Water remains unavailable at this time. Please do not touch the statues or other devotional objects. • Worship Aids (Missalettes, Hymn Bookks) are NOT available in the Church. If you bring any

from home, please take it with you after Mass. • There will be no Handshake of Peace during the Mass.

• Catholics at Mass should receive Holy Communion in the hand, not on the tongue. There will be no distribution of the Precious Blood.

• Observe a social distance when processing up to receive Communion.

• Wear your mask when you receive the Sacred Host in your hand. Then use social distancing to move to the side, lift your mask and consume the Sacred Host before returning to your seat.

• Before and after Mass it is suggested that there be no gathering in groups to talk.

• Please do not come to church if you do not feel well. It is encouraged that our elderly and other high-risk parishioners remain at home. ======For those who are not able to participate in person, the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass remains in effect until further notice. Diocesan Masses will continue to be broadcast live on the Diocesan cable channel, NET-TV, and streamed online. NET-TV is available in the New York City market on

ALL MASSES ARE CELEBRATED IN THE CHURCH ENTER THE CHURCH USING BEACH 84TH STREET DOORS FOR THE CHAPEL, PLEASE USE THE ENTRANCE BY THE GARAGES

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS AT EACH MASS: 75

Sunday Masses Live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StRoseRBNY

(Daily Masses are not on Facebook. // NO Masses on YouTube.)

Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentaly, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Rockaway Beach, NY February 21, 2021  Page 3 The Word Among Us through waters into salvation firsthand. But if you are -- DAILY MEDITATION: GENESIS 9:8-15 already baptized, you can rejoice too, especially if The waters shall never again become a flood. (Genesis 9:15) you spend these forty days renewing your baptismal

Doesn’t it seem odd to begin Lent with the story of promises. Renounce the devil and all his temptations. Noah’s ark? Could it be because Noah spent forty Affirm your faith in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. days riding out a huge flood and Jesus endured forty Recall God’s covenant with you. As you dedicate

days “among wild beasts” (Mark 1:13)? yourself to God this Lent, you’ll come to know the Well, that’s part of the reason. But beyond that, Lord better. And that will make you more confident there is a promise hidden in God’s covenant with in his love and his grace. Noah. By vowing never again to destroy the earth in So find extra time to pray this Lent. Give more of a flood, he pointed toward a better way to overcome your time and money to people in need. Choose to sin and evil: Jesus’ death and resurrection. And Lent fast, either from food or from a negative activity or gives us forty days to prepare for it! habit. You might feel like Noah on the ark In today’s second reading, St. Peter tells us why sometimes, and it might get messy. But the journey is Noah and his family are perfect Lenten companions worth it because when you finally reach the joy of for us. Through the flood, they escaped a sinful Easter Sunday, you’ll be stepping into a fuller environment and entered a new life with God—just understanding and experience of God’s faithfulness as we escape sin and enter new life through the and his salvation. floodwaters of Baptism. Lent has just begun. Let’s get on the boat! If you’re preparing for Baptism this Lent, you have a special reason to rejoice. You will be passing “Lord, help me follow you into new life this Lent.” Supporting the Parish with a ONE-TIME Donation

If you are able and wish to make a special donation, please use the DONATE Banner on the Parish Website Home Page. The link will take you to the WeShare site where you can make a one-time donation. No recurring donations required. ======ONGOING Electronic Donations

Perhaps you would be able to join the many Saint Rose of Lima parishioners and supporters who use the WeShare website to make continuing electronic donations to the Parish.

You can go to the WeShare site for a one-time or ongoing donation by going to this web address: https://stroseoflima-queens.churchgiving.com (the link is also available on the Parish Website Main Page

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We appreciate all who are continuing to make their donations electronically, leaving them at Rectory and/or by mail. May God bless you all for your faithful support.

Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Rockaway Beach, NY  February 21, 2021  Page 4 Today's Readings Repent and Believe in the Gospel First ~ I will set my bow in the clouds to serve as a Lent is the time of year we devote to sign of the covenant between me and the earth scrutinizing our lives in the light of our baptism (Genesis 9:8-15). into the death and resurrection of Jesus. Psalm ~ Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those Today’s readings are a nice shorthand who keep your covenant (Psalm 25). catechism of what our baptized lives mean. As Second ~ The water of the flood prefigured baptism, Noah passed through the waters of the flood to a which saves you now (1 Peter 3:18-22). covenant with God, so did we enter into a Gospel ~ Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the angels covenant, a promised relationship with God ministered to him (Mark 1:12-15) through our baptism. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in Peter’s letter gives an explicit explanation the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. of what our baptism means: it is an appeal we ======make to God for a clear conscience. How do we Readings For This Liturgical Year obtain this clear conscience? The words (Starts: First Sunday of Advent 2020 Ends: Christ the King Sunday 2021) proclaimed by Jesus immediately following his Sunday: Year B / Weekdays: Cycle I (in Ordinary Time) temptation show us the way: “Repent, and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). It might be Readings For The Week a good spiritual exercise to keep these readings before us throughout the entire season of Lent, a Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 means to help us return to a life lived by our baptismal promises. © J. S. Paluch Co. Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15

Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Wednesday: Encouraging Vocations Lk 11:29-32 Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Fr. Christopher J. Bethge Thursday: from the DiocesanVocations Office Mt 7:7-12 will be visiting Saint Rose on the Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; weekend of March 6th and 7th. Saturday: He'll be preaching at the Masses. Mt 5:43-48 Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, More information to follow. Sunday: 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

Saint Rose of Lima YOUTH Group GRADES 7 - 12

Interested in being part of this group? Have any questions? Please Pray for the Contact Recently Deceased Sally Flores, our Youth Minister Bridget Veronica (Bridie) Madigan February 16, 2021 Email: YM101208 @Diobrook.org

Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Rockaway Beach, NY February 21, 2021  Page 5 Religious Education News Religious Education Office is keeping in touch with our families by email. If the office does NOT already have your email address, please send it to: [email protected] ======• If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Murphy at the Rectory (718-634-7394)on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9am and 1pm. • You can also send an email to her at: [email protected]

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2021 First Communion and Confirmation

• Letters were sent to all families regarding 2021 First Communion and Confirmation. If you did not receive one, and your child is due to receive this year, please call Mrs. Murphy at the Rectory. • Banner Kits have arrived. Please pick up at the Rectory during Office hours. • Fees can also be dropped off at this time. • Communion and Confirmation pictures and certificates from 2020 are still here at the Rectory. Please pick them up.

Rectory Office Hours: Tuesday and Friday: 9am to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday: 9am to 1pm To avoid disappointment, call the Rectory first at 718-634-7394 to confirm that the Rectory Office is Open.

Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Academy Mrs. Satti Marchan, Principal

To find out the latest Academy information, contact the Academy Office: Phone: 718-474-7079 /// Email: [email protected]

! ! ! ! ! Check out the Academy Facebook Page ! ! ! ! ! https://www.facebook.com/St-Rose-of-Lima-Catholic-Academy-282997298171/

Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Rockaway Beach, NY  February 21, 2021  Page 6 Feast of Faith During Lent Seasonal Changes for the Liturgies of Lent Regulations Concerning

Fasting and Abstinence

Today is the First Sunday of Lent. • Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days During this season of preparation for of mandatory fasting and abstinence from Easter, our churches look stark and meat. simple—no flowers at the altar, no • All Fridays in Lent are days of mandatory festive banners or decorations. And our abstinence from meat. liturgies feel different, too. The organ is • The obligation to fast applies to those quiet except to accompany the singing of aged 18-59. the assembly. The Gloria, our Sunday • The obligation to abstain from meat song of rejoicing, is not heard except on applies to those aged 14 and older. solemnities, and we will not sing the • Those fasting may eat only one normal- sized meal. Two smaller meals may be Alleluia, our joyful acclamation of eaten, if needed for strength. These smaller praise, until the Easter Vigil. meals together should not equal a normal- sized meal. No food may be eaten between “Alleluia cannot always meals. Be our song while here below,” • The Bishops of the United States says an eleventh-century hymn. recommend voluntary fasting on the other “Alleluia our transgressions weekdays of Lent. It is a praiseworthy Make us for a while forego; tradition to fast on Holy Saturday, until the For the solemn time is coming Easter Vigil. When our tears for sins must flow” • It is worth remembering that every Friday (Alleluia dulce carmen, J. M. Neale, trans.). of the year is a day of penance, unless a Solemnity falls on a Friday. In the United These changes in the liturgy will States, on Fridays outside of Lent, one may catch our attention, and make us eager choose either to abstain from eating meat or to perform some other act of penance. for the festive outpouring of joy that will return with Easter. This year, may the stripped-away liturgies of Lent remind us to strip away what is not essential in our lives to make space for the crucified and risen One, and thus to be ready to sing “Alleluia” once again when Easter +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ returns. Weekly Holy Hour with

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Military: We continue to pray for all US Armed Forces personnel serving throughout the world ------NOTE: Although some Mass Intentions may not be available Sick: Carmen Baez, Liz Bennett, Melissa Blake, Carol for inclusion in this Bulletin, the Priest will offer the Mass Brothers, John Caetano, Deacon Juan M. Carattini, Madeline for the Intentions in the PARISH MASS BOOK. Carroll, Liza Casillas, Anthony Cook, Sr. M. Doretta Cornell, Francesca Corteciano, Doreen Cregg-Archibald, Jimmy Cushley, Lisa Dinoffer, Joanne Dombkowski, Phyllis Falletta, Nancy Fasano, Elmer Fonseca, Amilcar Fortuna, Jayne Gallo, First Sunday of Lent Fr. Peter Gillen, Lucy Gomez, Gloria Gonzalez, Juan Camilo Gori, Alicia Greenberg, Marylou Grimaldi, Sister Patricia Saturday, February 20 Hannan RDC, Mary Hynes, Joseph Kessler, Thomas Kirby, 5:00pm Francesco Naglieri (Deceased) Eleanor Kursar, Robert LaMantia, Denise Ledwith, Joanne Lindner, Christine Logue, Kari Lynch, Diana Lyons-Dillard, Bridie Madigan, Norma Manzo, Graciella Marrugo, Tony Sunday, February 21 Martinez, Patti McCabe, Robert McCormack, Robert Angelo 8:00am People of Saint Rose Meano, Jennifer Mejia, Mary Mills, Patricia Mills, Larry 9:30am Milagros Abreu (Deceased) Moyse, FM, Bridget O'Connor, Benedict Onugha, Icenie Paite, Los Difuntos de Angelina Ronnie Page, Allison Petrenas, Jeriel Palguachi, Brendan Salem and Leon DeAsis (Deceased) Raftery, Patricia Rome, Muriel Rope, Andrea Rosario, Pat S., Richard Schwarz, Nicole Seagriff, Patricia Sellier, Elaina M. Claro DeAsis (Deceased) Stevenson, Steven Stevenson, Felix Suero, Patricia Tuite 11:00am Michael J. McCarthy (Deceased/7th Anniversary) 12:30pm Czeslaw Oleszkiewicz (Deceased) Family of Zapolskich (Deceased)

Monday, February 22 Saints and Special Observances 8:30am Wha Yoang Suh, Raymond Suh and Family (Living) Sunday: First Sunday of Lent; Rite of Election;

Rite of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion; Rite of Sending Tuesday, February 23 8:30am Robert Netter (Deceased)

Monday: The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle Washington’s Birthday; Wednesday, February 24 Julian Calendar Lent begins 8:30am Jeanette Kerrigan (Deceased)

Tuesday: St. Polycarp Thursday, February 25 8:30am John Antulov (Deceased/Birthday) Wednesday: Wednesday in Lent

Friday, February 26 Thursday: Purim (Jewish observance) begins at sunset 8:30am Barbara Kursar (Deceased)

Friday: Abstinence Saturday, February 27 8:30am Jerry Antulov (Deceased/Anniversary) Saturday: St. Gregory of Narek

Second Sunday of Lent

Altar Gifts This Week Saturday, February 27 Bread and Wine -- In Memory of 5:00pm Paul Fasano (Deceased) Francesco Naglieri by Linda and Vincent Naglieri Sunday, February 28 ************************ 8:00am James and Jeanne Kohler (Deceased) Altar Candles -- Im Memory of 9:30am Los Difuntos de Angelina Michael J. McCarthy by Bridie McCarthy 11:00am People of Saint Rose 12:30pm

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