In Ordinary Time

The 12th annual Legends of the Village OCTOBER 17 2010 award honors our Fr. John McGuire, O.P. along with the Honorable Ed Koch, and Bradford Perkins on Monday, TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY Nov. 8th IN ORDINARY TIME Legends of the Village benefits VillageCare’s array of programs that Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14—4:2; promote better health and well being of older adults and persons Luke 18:1-8 [#147C] living with HIV/AIDS. For more info, call 212 337 5743.

Today’s Gospel reading of the parable of To the University Parish of St. Joseph family the persistent widow is found only in the Gospel of Luke. It is significant that Food for the Poor wishes to thank you for the welcome you Jesus directs this parable to his disciples. extended to Father Jones on his recent visit to your parish. The obvious message in the parable to the disciples is clear enough: “pray always without becoming On behalf of our less fortunate brothers and sisters of Latin weary.” But there is another important message to the American and the Caribbean, we thank you for having shared disciples embedded in this parable. It has to do with the in their lives, They, and you, are blessed by your generosity. In Christ, eschaton (the “end-time”) when Jesus will return in his second The Food For the Poor Family coming. Jesus assures the disciples at the second coming, when he returns as “the Please continue to contribute to the cause www.foodforthepoor.org Son of Man,” God’s judgment of all people will be immediate and just. Justice will be served; of this, Jesus has no doubt. What concerns Jesus is whether or not upon his return, will he, as the Son of Man, find faith on earth.

Luke places the parable of the persistent widow near the end of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, as Jesus draws ever closer to Do service, meet friends, fall in love his own suffering and death. Jesus holds up the persistence of at St. Joseph’s Soup Kitchen the widow as a model for the depth and persistence of faith Attached is a link to a video that was featured in the NYT of a couple that will be needed by the disciples after Jesus’ death, that met at St. Joseph's Soup Kitchen. resurrection, and ascension into heaven. Jesus’ final words to Laina & Nelson: A Love Connection made at St. Joe's Soup Kitchen his disciples in this parable challenge them—and us—to be (New York Times Video) persistent in our faith until the second coming. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/09/19/fashion/weddings/124 8069053130/vows-laina-nelson.html

We welcome four baby boys to our parish  Alexander Youming Marino Son of Peter F. Marino & Alice Ho Xavier High School (30 West 16th St.) will be hosting an Open  House Saturday, Oc. 23rd, from 1 to 4pm. 6th, 7th 9th grade Maxwell James Kilcullen students and their parents are invited to attend, For more Son of Marlon Smikle and Anne Kilcullen info call: (212) 924-7900, ext 1442.  Luke Nolan Gardner Son of Matthew Gardner & Jane Gillard The Academy of St. Joseph (111 Washington Place) is  accepting applications for the PreK-3 - Fourth Grade for Juan Pablo the 2010-2012 school year Please join us for an Open House on Tuesday, October Son Of Bill Derrough & Alvaro Salas 26th at 9:00 am to visit the classrooms, and meet with our Head of School, Angela Coombs. FEAST DAYS, SCRIPTURE CITATIONS AND SPECIAL INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK THE FALL 2010 LOYOLA CHAIR LECTURE Let him easter in us: Gerard Manley Hopkins, SATURDAY, October 16 St. Hedwig, religious, St. Margaret Mary Ignatius of Loyola and the Spiritual Consolations of Alacoque, virgin Poetry By Francis X. McAloon, S.J., associate Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9 12:10 PM professor of Christian spirituality at the Jesuit School 5:30 PM Tim Donohue of Theology of Santa Clara University, and the Loyola SUNDAY, October 17 Chair at Fordham University for fall 2010 9:00 AM Patrick Newman 11:30 AM Daniel & Julia Flannery Monday, Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 6 p.m. 6:00 PM Madeline Delucia Meyer MONDAY, October 18 St. Luke, evangelist 12th-floor Lounge Lincoln Center Campus 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 For more information, call (718) 817-4800 or e-mail 12:10 PM Josephine Motto [email protected]. 5:30 PM Rosemary MacMahon Sponsored by the Graduate School of Religion and Religious TUESDAY, October 19 Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38 St. John de Brébeuf & St. Isaac Jogues and Education their companions, martyrs 12:10 PM Burns & Reynolds Family 5:30 PM Mary Morris WEDNESDAY, October 20 Fall Conference Celebrates Newman Beatification Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48 St. Paul of the Cross 12:10 PM Aiden Fanning & Family (living) 5:30 PM On Saturday, October 23, 2010, a conference to THURSDAY, 21 celebrate the September beatification of John Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53 Henry Cardinal Newman will be held at 12:10 PM Kathleen Mulrooney (living) 5:30 PM Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus. FRIDAY, October 22 The one-day event begins with 8:30 am Mass at St. Paul the Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59 Apostle Catholic Church. 12:10 PM Nellie Keady (living) 5:30 PM SATURDAY, October 23 St. John of Capistrano, priest Cost for the conference including a light lunch is $10 with Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9 advance registration, or $15 on the day of the event. To 12:10 PM 5:30 PM Antonia Schulssman register, or for more conference information, visit www.thework-fso.org, or email Sr. Mirjam Hugens at: MONTHLY PARISH ACTIVITIES [email protected]. Sunday Children’s Religious 10:00 AM Casserly Studies 10:00 AM Scripture Discussion Library 2:30 PM Roman Forum Casserly Lectures 7:00 PM Casserly/ Grad Law Keep up to date on the musings and reflections of the Rectory Dominican Friars. Monday 6:30 PM Centering Prayer Church Subscribe to Dominican Daily YACHT Club for Casserly/L 7:00 PM http://www.op-stjoseph.org/. Young Adults ibrary Tuesday Sign up for our free daily email of news, events & 7:00 PM Aquinas Circle of Casserly/L commentary from the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. Undergraduates ibrary Wednesday 6:30 PM Korean Catholic Casserly/L This week hear Fr. Gillen’s interview with Fr. Bruno M. Students ibrary Shah, O.P. on the “Basic Bodily Dynamics” from the Thursday 6:30 PM 1st /mo Pax Christi Bd Mtg PCMNY series of lectures on the Threefold Body of Christ. 7:00 PM Casserly/L Newman Club ibrary Friday Novena/ Sacred 6:00 PM 1st/mo Church The collection for October 10 was $5,455. We Heart 6:15 PM St. Egidio Prayer Church appreciate your generosity. Saturday We encourage you to enroll via the ParishPay website 10:00-3:00 PM Soup Kitchen Casserly st https://www.parishpay.com/. Select the St Joseph West 12:30 PM 1 /mo Blessing of the Sick Church Alcoholics 6:00 PM Casserly Village link. Use the paperless way to help our ministry. Anonymous