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Founded 1866 The Shrine and Church of the Holy Innocents

“The Little Around the Corner” at the crossroads of the world

128 West 37th St. (Just West of Broadway) New York City 10018 Schedule Rev. Fr. James L. P. Miara, M. Div., Pastor Perpetual Novenas

Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh, Parochial Vicar Weekdays following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Rev. Fr. Oliver Chanama, In Residence Masses and at 5:50 p.m. and on Saturday following the 12 Rev. Fr. Daniel Sabatos, Visiting Celebrant noon and 1:00 p.m. Masses.

Tel: (212) 279-5861/5862 Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony and St. Anne Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Joseph www.shrineofholyinnocents.org Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Therese Friday: “The Return Crucifix” and the Passion Holy Sacrifice of the Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima

Weekdays: 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Sunday: Holy Innocents (at Vespers) 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin only during ) 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Devotions

and 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Vespers and Benediction: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Saturday: 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Holy Rosary: Weekdays at 11:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Vigil/Shopper’s Mass Saturday at 12:35 p.m.

Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine ), 10:30 a.m. (Tridentine High Mass), Divine Mercy Chaplet: Weekdays at 3:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m. (during Lent): and 1:30 p.m. (Spanish only on the first Fridays at 12:45 p.m. Sunday of the month) and after 6:00 p.m. Mass

All-Night Vigil: Holy Days of Obligation: First Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m.- Vigil at 5:15 p.m. Saturday 5:00 a.m. Mass (Tridentine Latin) 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 11:15 a.m.; First Saturday Devotions: 12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m.; Rosary, 15 minute meditation, prayers & 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin High Mass) Benediction following 1:00 p.m. Mass

2000 Hail Marys: Confessions Second Saturday of the month from 6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Weekdays: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 12 noon-1:30 p.m.; 5:15-5:35 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima: 13 of the month from May to October Saturday: 12 noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:15-3:45 p.m. following the Evening Mass

Sunday: 9:45-10:30 a.m. and 12 noon-12:30 p.m. Church Hours

Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. And anytime upon request or by appointment Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exposition of the Most Parish Office/Gift Shop Hours

Weekdays from 2:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Benediction Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

LATIN CORNER Week of 6, 2017 Calendar Mass Intentions August 6 - Transfiguration of Our Lord nd 2 Class

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 - The Transfiguration of the Lord August 7 - St. Cajetan, Confessor with Commemo- ration of St. Donatus 09:00 - Agnes Chang (L) 3rd Class - Low Mass 10:30 - In honor of God our Father 12:30 - People of the Parish August 8 - St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor with 01:30 - In honor of St. Martin de Porres of Ss. Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus MONDAY, AUGUST 7 - (Eighteenth Week in Time) 3rd Class - Low Mass

7:00 - Joseph Gambino (d) August 9 - Vigil of St. Lawrence, Martyr with Com- 07:30 - Christian Pepo (L) memoration of St. Romanus 12:15 - Families in the Book of Life 3rd Class - Low Mass 01:15 - Anthony John D’Amato (d) August 10 - St. Lawrence, Martyr 06:00 - Selso Lopez (d) and All Souls in Purgatory nd 2 Class - Low Mass

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 - St. Dominic, Priest August 11 - Ss. Tiburtius & Susanna, Virgin, Martyrs 4th Class - Low Mass 07:00 - St. Anthony 07:30 - Rita T. Sumakis (d) August 12 - St. Clare, Virgin 12:15 - Lawrence Steeler (d) 3rd Class - Low Mass 01:15 - Charles Joseph Kasper (d) 06:00 - Teresa Donato (d) Next Sunday th August 13 - 10 Sunday after nd WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 2 Class 07:00 - Mildred Miano (d) 07:30 - In Thanksgiving to God for His Love & Mercy of the Assumption 12:15 - Susana Maningas (d) of the Blessed Virgin Mary 01:15 - Pat Page (d) Holy Day of Obligation 06:00 - Celso Farinotti (d) Holy Masses

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 - St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr Monday, August 14

07:00 - William Slattery (d) Vigil Mass at 5:15 p.m. in English 07:30 - Rose Bivona (d) Tuesday, 12:15 - In Thanksgiving to St. Lucy 01:15 - Charles Joseph Kasper (d) 7:00 & 7:30 a.m. 06:00 - Barbara Kolner (Birthday Blessings) 8:00 a.m. Low Tridentine Mass in Latin 11:15 a.m 12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 - St. Clare, Virgin 6:00 p.m. High Tridentine Mass in Latin 07:00 - Sharon Natoli (d) Queen Assumed into Heaven, Pray for us! 07:30 - Michael Frankenberg (d) 12:15 - Firefighter Luis Arena (d) 01:15 - Paul & Florence Salerno (d) DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA

06:00 - Wladyslaw Kulesza (d) Next Sunday, August 13 is the 100th anniversary of Our La-

dy’s 4th apparition at Fatima. Devotions consisting of the SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 - St. Jane Frances de Chantal recitation of the Most Holy Rosary and candlelight Eucharis- 12:00 - Alley Joseph (d) tic will take place at 2:00 p.m. These devotions will take the place of the usual Sunday Rosary and Vespers. 01:00 - Jaime Arnold Abella (d) 04:00 - Sakina Mehmood (L) FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION

NEXT SUNDAY - NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN Please join Pope Francis in praying for the following intention during the month of August: 09:00 - Pro Populo 10:30 - Purgatorial Society Artists 12:30 - Beryl Violet King (d) That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.

DEAR CATHOLIC, PLEASE REMEMBER: TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

As the evolved in the first six centuries, the central pray- Life is short, and death is sure; er, what the Greeks called the and what we call today the The hour of death remains obscure. Eucharistic Prayer, became fairly standard almost everywhere in the West. What we now know as Eucharistic Prayer I, or the Roman A soul you have, and only one - , took a complex shape, not at all like the fluid and spontane- If that is lost, all hope is gone. ous prayers of early Rome, but a real architectural construction. The city of Rome was in a terrible condition by that time, and a The saints teach that devotion to Mary is a sign of series of political upheavals, plagues, and invasions swept through. predestination. Not much of Rome's former glory was left standing, except for the pope, who became a symbol of protection and hope for the troubled An easy devotion is the Three Hail Marys: every people. The structures of law and administration were swept away morning upon waking and every evening before retiring, in the chaos, and the pope gradually assumed authority to restore pray Three Hail Marys in honor of the purity of the and maintain order. Soon, the public liturgy of Rome became the Blessed Virgin Mary; adding after each Hail Mary: “By city's only glory. The Romans wanted "good order" not only in their thy holy and , O Mary make my civic life, but in their liturgy. One prayer, increasingly enriched by music (although when the music tried to overtake the prayer the body pure and my soul holy,” and “O my Mother, pre- pope banned musical instruments entirely) was the new rule of the serve me this day (or night) from mortal sin.” day. That one prayer, the Roman Canon, was solidly in place when the first we have, the Leonine of 540, The grace of Salvation is promised to those who faithful- was compiled. ly persevere in this small but powerful devotion. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

2000 HAIL MARYS MARCEL LEFEBVRE: THE BIOGRAPHY

The next devotion of the 2000 Hail Marys will take place on The definitive biography of Archbishop Lefebvre, Saturday, August 12 beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending with written by the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass. Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais

Marcel Lefebvre's (1905-91) life is fascinating. After at- OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP VIGIL LAMPS tending the French Seminary in Rome he joined his broth- er in the African missions. Consecrated bishop at age 42, There is an opportunity to have one of the 9 Lamps at one year later he was named the 's Apostolic Del- the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help burn for egate for French-speaking Africa. In 1962, he was elected your intentions. All intentions/donors for the weekly Superior General of the 5,000-member Holy Ghost Fa- candles ($10.00) will be placed in the bulletin. The in- thers. John XXIII made him an Assistant to the Papal tentions/donors for monthly ($50.00) and yearly Throne and a member of the Preparatory Commission for ($350.00) candles will be placed in the bulletin once and Vatican II. In 1968, he resigned his post as Superior Gen- a card with the donor’s name and intentions will be eral rather than preside over the destruction of his be- placed in the vigil lamp. Please contact the rectory if loved order. He went into retirement in Rome, only to be you would like to have a candle burn on Our Lady’s Altar called on again and again by seminarians seeking his ad- in this special way. vice on where to get a solid formation. This led to the founding of the SSPX in 1970. All Catholics, particularly those attached to the Tridentine Mass, owe a huge debt PERPETUAL HELP LAMP INTENTIONS of gratitude to this man. We ought to know him better. The book is rich in documentation, often unpublished, Week of August 6, 2017 and in many theological observations." In Memory of 718 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Sewn binding. 54 photographs, 16 maps and charts. Over 2,000 references Maria Libia Florez and 1,500 names cited.

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Pius XII Saw the “Miracle of the Sun”

According to his own testimony, the Pope who declared the dogma of the Assumption saw the “miracle of the sun” four times. This information is confirmed by a handwritten, unpublished note from Pope Pius XII. Pius XII wrote, “I have seen the ‘miracle of the sun,’ this is the pure truth.” The miracle of the sun is most known as the episode that occurred in Fatima, Portugal, on Oct. 13, 1917. According to the Fatima visionaries, Mary had said there would be a miracle that day so that people would come to believe. Thou- sands had gathered at the site of the visions, and the sun “danced,” reportedly drying instantaneously the rain-soaked land and spectators. Pius XII’s note says that he saw the miracle in the year he was to proclaim the dogma of the Assumption, 1950, while he walked in the Vatican Gardens. He said he saw the phenomenon various times, considering it a confirmation of his plan to declare the dogma. The papal note says that at 4 p.m. on Oct. 30, 1950, during his “habitual walk in the Vatican Gardens, reading and studying,” having arrived at the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, “toward the top of the hill […] I was awestruck by a phenomenon that be- fore now I had never seen.” “The sun, which was still quite high, looked like a pale, opaque sphere, entirely surrounded by a luminous circle,” he recounted. And one could look at the sun, “without the slightest bother. There was a very light little cloud in front of it.” The Holy Father’s note goes on to describe “the opaque sphere” that “moved outward slightly, either spin- ning, or moving from left to right and vice versa. But within the sphere, you could see marked movements with total clarity and without interruption.” Pius XII said he saw the same phenomenon “the 31st of October and Nov. 1, the day of the definition of the dogma of the Assumption, and then again Nov. 8, and after that, no more.” The Pope acknowledged that on other days at about the same hour, he tried to see if the phenomenon would be repeated, “but in vain — I couldn’t fix my gaze [on the sun] for even an instant; my eyes would be dazzled.” Pius XII spoke about the incident with a few cardinals and close collaborators, such that Sister Pascalina Lehnert, the nun in charge of the papal apartments, declared that “Pius XII was very convinced of the reality of the extraordinary phenomenon, which he had seen on four occasions.” There was always a close link between the life of Eugenio Pacelli and the mystery of the Virgin Mary. Since childhood Eugenio Pacelli was devoted to Our Lady and was registered in the Congregation of the Assumption, which had a chapel close to the Church of the Gesu, a devotion that seemed prophetic since he would be precisely the one to declare the dogma of the Assumption in 1950. The future Pope celebrated his first Mass on April 3, 1899, at the altar of the icon of Mary “Salus Populi Romani” in the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Eugenio Pacelli received episcopal consecration from Pope Benedict XV in the Sistine Chapel on May 13, 1917, the day of the first apparition of the Virgin of Fatima. As Pope, in 1940, he approved the Fatima apparitions, and in 1942 consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pius XII often spoke with Sister Lucia, the visionary of Fatima, and he asked her to transcribe the messages she received from the Virgin. He thus became the first Pope to know the “third of Fatima,” which Pope John Paul II would later make public.

TODAY'S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK

First Reading -- I saw one like a Son of man coming on the Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21 clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14). Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Ps 51:3-7, 12-13; Psalm -- The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 (Psalm 97). Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 -- 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Second Reading -- Be attentive to the prophetic message, Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 as to a lamp shining in a dark place Thursday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 (2 Peter 1:16-19). Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28 -- Jesus was transfigured, and his clothes became Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Mt 17:14-20 white as light (Matthew 17:1-9).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from for Mass (c) Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpora- Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 tion. All rights reserved. JUBILEE OF FATIMA - 1917-2017 MODESTY IN DRESS

Now that the warm weather is upon us, out of re- spect for Our Lord and for the edification of our neighbors, we ask that men and women, boys and girls appear in church modestly and respectfully dressed. Shorts, t-shirts, tank tops, halter tops, bare midriffs, strapless, off-the-shoulder, back- less or low-cut dresses/tops or tight fitting clothes, beachwear do not fit the norm of Christian modesty or respect. Do not be an occasion of sin for

someone else! Your cooperation is evidence of your love for Our Lord and for His Most Holy Mother and is greatly appreciated.

For your Consideration Attire for Mass Attendance Summer unfortunately brings with it the height of immodesty, in both men and women. In this year dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima let us remember A special invitation to join that words of Our Lady who warned us that "more The Shrine and Parish Church souls go to hell for sins of the flesh than for any oth- of the Holy Innocents er reason." Our Lady of Fatima told Jacinta, "Certain In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary fashions will be introduced that will gravely offend of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima My Son." Jacinta also said, “People who serve God Led by Fr. James Miara, Pastor should not follow fashions. The Church has no fash- On a 10-day Pilgrimage: August 15-24, 2017 ions; Our Lord is always the same.” Therefore To the Marian Shrines of Lisbon, Fatima, please consider. Out of respect for our Lord and for Santarem, Tuy, Pontevedra, Burgos, Lourdes the edification of our neighbors, we request men $3,290.00 and women, boys and girls, to appear modestly and To make a reservation or for respectfully dressed. Shorts, tank-tops, low cut, more information backless and mini-dresses, halters, bared midriffs, contact: Peter’s Way Tours tight-fitting clothes, etc. do not meet the norm of 1-800-225-7662 www.petersway.com Christian modesty and of respect, especially in church. Your cooperation is evidence of your love for our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and for His Mother Mary. Thank you! AIR CONDITIONING COLLECTION

Many thanks to the parishioners who have donated to the special Air Conditioning collection last week. RCIA PROGRAM $3,452 was collected. May the good Lord reward your generosity. If you have not yet contributed you may RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of still do so. Just mark an envelope “air-conditioning” Adults and it is the process through which adults and it will be put into that fund. join or complete their initiation into the Catholic Church.

Religious Instruction is offered to the adults: MASS TIMES  Who desire to become a member of the Catholic Church A vacation from God is never taken. When traveling and and receive Baptism preparing trips and vacations, do not forget to find the local church where you will be staying and attend Holy  Who have been baptized in the Catholic Church but not Mass there. Much effort is put into finding the perfect confirmed yet. hotel, restaurants and recreational activities. How much  Who want to renew and strengthen their faith after years effort is put into finding a church? Remember, it is a away from the Catholic Church. mortal sin to miss Holy Mass on a Sunday or Holy Day of  Baptism and Confirmation will be conferred on , 2018. Obligation and traveling does not dispense one from the  Registration is open now until mid September, 2017 Sunday Mass obligation! The following website will help  Classes will commence at the end of September, 2017. you in finding a church while on vacation: www.masstimes.org For further information, and/or to register, please call/email the The purpose of the Mass Times ministry is to help Catholics get Parish Office at:212-279-5861 / [email protected] to Mass by helping them find churches and worship times world- or Fr. Louis Van Thanh at 845-541-8406 / [email protected] wide by easily providing worship times, church locations, con- tact information, website links and maps. Visit our website at www.shrineofholyinnocents.org

The Shrine to the Unborn SUBWAY ROSARY

Blessed by Cardinal O’Connor on December 28, 1993 Our Regina Mundi Praesidium of the Legion of Mary conducts a Subway Rosary on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. All are invited to join in this evangelization effort to spread devotion to Our Lady. Anyone interested in joining is asked to gath- er at Holy Innocents by 10:00 a.m. The group will then proceed to either Herald Square, Duffy Square, or a subway station for the recitation of the 20 dec- ades of the Holy Rosary and return back to Holy In- nocents around 12:30 p.m. Come for all or part of the Subway Rosary!

Upcoming Subway Rosaries August 12 August 26

The Shrine is dedicated in Memory of the Children Who Have Died Unborn We invite you to name your child(ren) We become what we love and who we love shapes and provide the opportunity to have what we become. If we love things, we become a your babyʹs name inscribed in our “Book of Lifeʺ. thing. If we love nothing, we become nothing. Imi- tation is not a literal mimicking of Christ, rather it Often children who have died before birth have no grave means becoming the image of the beloved, an image or headstone, and sometimes not even a name. At The Church of The Holy Innocents, we invite you to name your disclosed through transformation. This means we child(ren) and to have the opportunity to have your baby's are to become vessels of God's compassionate love name inscribed in our "BOOK OF LIFE". Here, a candle is for others. always lit in their memory. All day long people stop to - Clare of Assisi pray. On the first Monday of every month, our 12:15pm Mass is celebrated in honor of these children and for the comfort of their families. We pray that you will find peace CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS in knowing that your child(ren) will be remembered at the OF THE AMERICAS Regina Angelorum Court Shrine and honored by all who pray here. Looking for a way to be of service to God We will inscribe the names of babies who have died before and community? Come check out this and at birth in our Book of Life, and as always, we invite group of dynamic, Catholic women! We you to visit the Shrine if you are in New York City. meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, at 7:15pm in the Parish Hall. Bring a friend! More info: 201-914-0923 LEGION OF MARY

Weekly Meeting of the Legion of Mary BOOK DISCUSSION will be in the Parish Hall at 7:00pm every Monday, Join “Rooted in Jesus Christ” — our parish’s “ongoing” Adult following the 6:00pm Latin Mass Faith Formation Community — to discuss ways to share the beauty of our Faith with others! We meet every Sunday, from 3:30pm to 5pm in the Lower Church Hall of the YOUNG ADULT Shrine & Parish Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 West 37th Street (west of Broadway). For additional information THURSDAY EVENINGS 7:15pm contact Henry Artis at [email protected] or Greg D’Uva at Social afterwards [email protected]. EVERYONE is invited and encour- More info: 212-279-5861 aged to attend!

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