December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021
St. Joseph Parish is a Roman Catholic Church ministering to the community of Lodi since 1917. We are a community of believers, rich in tradition and growing in diversity. We draw our spiritual strength and power from the FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Eucharistic Presence of our Lord. We provide an atmosphere in which parishioners of all ages and cultures share faith through Sacramental and Liturgical celebrations, on-going faith formation and other social events which enable us to connect our faith with the world in which we live for the greater glory of the Risen Christ.
SERVED BY MASS SCHEDULE
(973) 779-0643 Rev. Fr. RYAN DELA PENA, CRM Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM & 12:00 PM Administrator Saturday: 7:30 AM & 5:00 PM (Vigil) Rev. Fr. SHIJOMON KURIAN, CRM 40 Spring Street Parochial Vicar Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Bilingual), 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM Lodi, NJ 07644 Deacon JORGE OCHOA
SPECIAL MASSES Rectory Hours Monday - Thursday Wednesday, 7pm: Mother of Perpetual Help PARISH STAFF 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, 11am: Holy Hour / Adoration JENNIFER DECAUX stjosephparishlodi Director, Religious Education 1st Friday, 7pm: Sacred Heart of Jesus @gmail.com DIANE LOIACONO 23rd of the month, 7pm: Padre Pio Healing Svc Parish Secretary nd 2 Monday of the month, 7pm: Immaculate stjosephchurchlodi.org CRIS DEGUZMAN Conception (Italian) Pastoral Associate / Bulletin Editor 3rd Sunday of the month, 1pm: Filipino Mass
LIKE ST. JOSEPH, LET US ALWAYS TRUST IN THE PLANS OF GOD
MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 7:30am Dionisia Obinario r/b StaRomana family 5:00 pm Francesca Sergi r/b Dr. Carol Delaney
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 7:30am Gerald, Irene, Baby Jerry & Jerry Jr. LoProto r/b James LoProto 9:30am Salvatore Pollaro r/b Maria Maggiore and son 11:30am Dominick Filippelli r/b Rose Filipelli The parish community of St. Joseph 5:00pm Ana and Joseph Scimeca rejoices and welcomes
r/b daughter, Connie and grandchildren SAMEEN VIERNES GAPUZ TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 7:00am Frank Avitable r/b Dr. & Mrs. Ciro Carafa ZACHARY V. UNAY
12:00pm Ernest Muller r/b wife, Carol as they become children of God through TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH Sacrament of Baptism held in January 2021. 7:00am †Fr. Hector DiNardo, CRM 12:00pm Hilce Ray Ramos r/b mother, Gloria
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 7:00am Ruthe Luna r/b David & Judy DeLeon 12:00pm Dominick Leto r/b mom, dad and sister 7:00pm Maria Gonzales Ronquillo r/b daughter
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH; Our Lady of Lourdes 7:00am For the souls enrolled in St. Michael’s Pious Union 12:00pm Rose, Louis Fernandez & Joseph Patalano r/b family
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 7:00am For the parishioners 12:00pm Robert G. Facella r/b family THE SICK For TH Rodolfo Luz, Emily Shiro, Anthony Luna SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 and all the sick in our parish 7:30am STILL OPEN. PLEASE BOOK AT THE RECTORY. 5:00 pm Dominic Savino r/b Cathy & Annette Positino †
NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH FOR THE DECEASED 7:30am Thanksgiving of Dela Cruz family Nora DeVarso, Mary Scrittorale, Rosalie Ibach, Louise Cangialosi, 9:30am Salvatore Pollaro r/b Domenico & Rosalie LoPiccolo MJ Rodriguez, Judiel Teodoro 11:30am Efren Robert ‘Bobby’ Alcala r/b DeGuzman family and the souls of all our 5:00pm Jean Indelicato r/b Linda & family faithful departed
LECTOR’S SCHEDULE Saturday, February 6 5:00 PM: Scarcella & Carafa Sunday, February 7 7:30 am: Tucci & Maniago 9:00am: Pitocco & Riccobono 11:30 am: Ruby & Nollora 5:00 pm: Fuentes & Castillo Saturday, February 13 5:00 PM: Pedone & Villegas Sunday, February 14 7:30 am: Tucci & Vintaloro 9:00am: Pitocco & Mirante 11:30 am: Ongteco & Gansley 5:00 pm: Kristel & Hero
ORATIO IMPERATA FOR PROTECTION God created all of the AGAINST THE COVID-19 VIRUS stars in the heavens. Revised January 2021
Merciful and compassionate Father, we come to you in our need to seek your protection against the COVID 19 virus that has disturbed and even claimed lives. We ask you now to look upon us with love and by your healing hand, dispel the fear of sickness and death, restore our hope, and strengthen our faith. We pray that you guide the people tasked to find cures for this disease and to stem its transmission. We thank you for the vaccines developed made possible by your guiding hands. Bless our efforts to use these vaccines to end the pandemic in our country. We pray for our health workers that they may minister to the sick with competence and com- passion. Grant them health in mind and body, strength in their commitment, protection from the disease. We pray for those afflicted. May they be re- stored to health. Protect those who care for them. Grant eternal rest to those who have died. Give us the grace in these trying times to work for the good of all and to help those in need. May our concern and compassion for each other see us through this crisis and lead us to conversion and holiness. Grant all these through our Lord Jesus Christ REGULAR ROSARIES your Son who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. ONE-DECADE ROSARIES Amen.
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THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH MONTHLY THEMES FOR THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH Sacred Scripture describes St. Joseph as “a Just SCHEDULE FOR LENT man” (Matthew 1:19) which can also be translated as Confession “righteous,” “upright,” or, “he who is virtuous in all We encourage everyone to avail of the things.” If we want to learn from St. Joseph, we must Sacrament of Reconciliation before Holy Week begin by imitating the virtues he practiced daily in his Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 pm quiet, hidden life. All Fridays of Lent 6:00 to 7:00 pm The monthly themes for the Year of St. Joseph are taken from St. Joseph’s virtues and titles as prayed in the Lita- Ash Wednesday, February 17 ny of St. Joseph. Imposition of Ashes within Mass at 7:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm (Service only) & 7:00 pm January – Most Valiant Protector of Church St. Joseph had the entire Church under his protection Stations of the Cross since the Holy Family was the Church. Our Lady is the Fridays of Lent 7:00 pm Mother and Image of the Church, the Holy Spirit the soul Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord of the Church and Christ the Church’s head. To Joseph Saturday, March 27 at 5:00 pm this treasure was entrusted and by his wit, his obedience Sunday, March 28 at 7:30 am, 9:30 am (bi- and his sacrifice he valiantly defended them. lingual), 11:30 am & 5:00 pm February – Joseph Most Chaste Novena to St. Joseph with Mass Chaste love requires that one wills the good to another March 11 to 18, 7:30 pm on weekdays, without taking the other to oneself as one’s own. To Jo- 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday with seph was entrusted the Divine Child and His fairest Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Mother. Chaste in body but also in heart, Joseph loved
March 19 at 7:30 pm, Feast of St. Joseph, conce- freely which created the interior tranquility of order in lebrated Mass with Most Rev. Michael Saporito the Holy Family. Source: yearofstjoseph.org
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE Holy Thursday, April 1 Mass of the Last Supper at 7:00 pm followed by Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 12:00 pm on Good Friday
Good Friday, April 2 Service of the Passion at 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm
Holy Saturday, April 3 Easter Vigil - Mass of the Resurrection at 8:00 pm
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, April 4 Mass at 7:30 am, 9:30 am (bi-lingual), 11:30 am and 5:00 pm
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Sunday, April 11 Holy Hour with singing of the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 pm
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES & IMPORTANT EVENTS The 2021 Annual Appeal is well underway. We have $(Pledge Amount) already pledged. The outpouring of support from many parishioners like you helps sustain the important ministries across the Archdiocese of Newark. These pro- grams help to make our own parish a more vi- brant place of worship. If you have yet to give, please pick up a pledge form at the back of the church or visit www.rcan.org/sharing. Thank you for your prayers and support.
This annual observance is a great prompt for everyone to reflect on the gift of marriage is to our Church and our country, as well as an opportunity for couples to build up their own marriages.
FEBRUARY 11: FEAST OF
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PRAYING
Distraction During Prayer
Question: I get annoyed with myself when I am dis- tracted while I pray. Is it a sin? How can I be more attentive?
Answer: The mind is a marvelous and complex thing, producing amazing thoughts, images, wisdom and inspiration. Yet at times it is like a two-year-old: it does not follow directions, does what it wants and loves to tell us “no!” This is probably the oldest and most common problem in the spiritual life- dealing with distraction. It comes in all forms: good intentions forgotten, wandering thoughts at Mass, daydreaming, etc. A little poem says it all: When the soul begins to pray, the brain always wants to play!
There are many ways to handle distractions. If we are distracted by thoughts about our families or friends, we should pray for them. If we lose our fo- cus, we need just “re-collect” ourselves. If some worry or concern just won't leave our mind, then we deal with it and come back to prayer or make it part of our prayer. And when words just won't come, the only prayer we might offer is our pres- ence, our suffering, and our desire to be close to the Lord. Most importantly, we need to be patient with ourselves. These things are not sinful, but re- minders of our human frailty. Our weaknesses and good efforts are all acceptable to God, who reads the love in our hearts and the good intentions of our minds. ©LPi
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