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Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Our Lady of the Assumption Parish 545 Stratfield Road Fairfield, CT 06825-1872 Tel. (203) 333-9065 Fax: (203) 333-2562 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.olaffld.org “Ad Jesum per Mariam” To Jesus through Mary. Clergy/Lay Leadership Rev. Peter A. Cipriani, Pastor Rev. Michael Flynn, Parochial Vicar Deacon Raymond John Chervenak Deacon Robert McLaughlin Michael Cooney, Director of Music Dr. Claire Paolini, Trustee Daniel Ford, Esq., Trustee Masses Saturday Vigil Mass: 4 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30 AM, 9 AM (Family, ex- cept in the Summer), 10:30 AM, and 12 PM Morning Daily Mass: (Mon.-Sat.) 7:30 AM Evening Daily Mass: (Mon.-Fri.) 5:30 PM Holy Days: See Bulletin for schedule Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3- 3:45 PM or by appointment. Every Tuesday: 7-8:00 PM Rosary 7 AM Monday-Saturday 9 AM Friday Morning Rosary (Except for the First Friday of the month) 8 AM First Saturday Rosary Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Anyone interested in becoming a Roman Catholic becomes a part of this First Friday of each month from 8 AM process, as can any adult Catholic who has not received all the Sacraments of Friday to 7:15 AM Saturday. To volunteer initiation. For further information contact the Religious Education office. please contact Grand Knight, Jeffrey Thompson at (203) 374-9262. Sacrament of Baptism This Sacrament is celebrated on Sundays at 1:00 PM. It is required that Miraculous Medal Novena parents participate in a Pre-Baptismal class. Classes are held on the third 8 AM. Monday mornings Saturday of the month. Registration is required by calling the parish office. Saint Joseph Novena 8 AM. Wednesday mornings Sacrament of Marriage Please contact the parish office as soon as possible so as to ensure a proper Parish Membership time and adequate preparation for this Sacrament. Pre-Cana or Engaged En- Our parish family invites all of its members counters are required. to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into the parish is Anointing of the Sick Ministry to the Sick and Elderly requested to register at the Rectory or go to This Sacrament of healing expresses the love of God and our Church for our our website for a registration form. If you sick, our shut-ins and the elderly, unable to come to Church. For the dying, move to another parish, or change your ad- please contact the Rectory immediately. For the confined, the elderly and dress, notify the Rectory. our shut-ins, whether at home, or in the hospital, please inform the Rectory. Page 2 From The Pastor’s Desk Zacchaeus and Jersey Jim Having developed a love for boxing during the early part of the 1920’s, James Braddock (AKA the Cinderella Man) spent those years honing his skills as a successful fighter throughout New Jersey in the light heavyweight division. During his first year, Braddock overwhelmed the competition, knocking out opponent after opponent in the early rounds of most fights. On the evening of July 18, 1929, Braddock entered the ring in Yankee Stadium to face Tommy Loughran for the light heavyweight championship. Loughran who had studied Braddock's boxing style knew about Jim's powerful right hand and spent the match ducking and dodging Jim's punches. Braddock would never land a clean hard punch and lost the 15 round bout to decision. On September 3, 1929, less then two months after the Loughran bout, the stock market crashed and the nation plunged into the "Great Depression". Braddock, like so many other millions of Americans lost everything. With no work available, Jim struggled to put food on the table for his wife and three young children. Jim's fight career hit the skids. He lost sixteen out of twenty-two fights during which time he shattered his right hand landing a punch. Jim swallowed his pride, hung up his boxing gloves and filed for government relief to help support his family. Whatever love Braddock had for the sport was poured into his now increased love for his family who he now desperately sought to provide for, protect, in a word...save. In 1934, due to a last minute cancellation, Braddock was given the opportunity to fight John "Corn" Griffin on the under-card fight for that evening's heavyweight championship fight between Max Baer and Primo Carnera. To the amazement of everyone, he went on to upset Griffin with a third round knockout. This began a series of victories that would propel Braddock to a shot at the title against the nearly invincible cham- pion Max Baer who had the reputation of being the hardest puncher of all time. When asked what motivated Brad- dock to box, he responded: “Milk.” A reference to his determination to provide for his family. James Braddock is very akin to today’s Gospel figure of Zacchaeus. As desperate as Zacchaeus is to get a glimpse of Jesus, and as much maneuvering as he does to at last get that look, it is actually Jesus who makes the first contact with him. But it is in the condition that Jesus finds Zacchaeus’ heart that is the catalyst for this inti- macy. Christ is drawn to the heart that expresses a willingness to sacrifice and confront adversity: “Behold Lord half of my possessions I will give to the poor. And if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” Because more than any donation to the poor we may give, is the Christ-focused love that inspires us, in- spired Zacchaeus to do just that and make amends and penance as well for his greed and sinfulness. And not only for his own benefit but for the benefit of his entire household. When James Braddock was cruising along collecting paycheck after paycheck, he was enjoying his profession and comfortable rich lifestyle. However, when that was all taken away from him, he maintained his appreciation for boxing but redeveloped a more passionate love for his whole family. That catalyst for his incredible comebackA adversity. And it is precisely this adversity that demanded of James Braddock the sacrifice of his whole body, not to collect a boxing purse, but to put milk on the table for his children. We hear Saint Paul say today: “We always pray for you, that God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and ever effort of faith; that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you in Him.” No one endured any greater contest of having to suffer in order to provide for one's household, the entire human and angelic family, than what Christ endured during His passion. And Christ courageously stepped into that arena of our fallen human condition, squaring off at one at the same time against humanity's most vicious and unrelent- ing opponents: Hell, sin, suffering and death. And the purse that Christ collected by virtue of His Passion was our salvation...for there is no greater treasure, no greater wealth in all God's possession than me and you. As any Cross reminds us...we are worth fighting for, worth dying for. And so our Christ, our Church our each other are worth our always fighting the good fight of faith. There is that part of us who deeply appreciate the Passion of Christ, would have it so despite its horror, since it demonstrates in the most glaring fashion the deepest truest nature of real love: sacrifice and suffering. Whatever punch Braddock landed or absorbed was for his familyAwhatever dock job he had to wait day in and day out for, was for love of his family. In our own lives, the more demanding the world gets, the more perverted and depraved our culture becomes and more criticized and condemned Christianity isAthe deeper and more profound our encounter with Christ will be and the more intensely passionate our love for our families will be especially for our kids who are in the cross hairs of the Devil's awful fury. Page 3 OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time Mass Intentions November 3, 2019 Saturday, November 2nd 4:00 p.m. William C. Haffey Parish Office Hours: Sunday, November 3rd Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM 7:30 a.m. Rosa & Antonio Cuccaro Friday, 9 AM to 12 PM 9:00 a.m. Deceased members of the Knights of Columbus Assumption Catholic School 10:30 a.m. Deceased parishioners of Assumption Mr. Steven J Santoli, Principal - (203) 334-6271 12:00 p.m. Steven Petrone Grades: Pre-K 3 through 8 Hours: 8:40 AM - 3 PM Weekday Masses Before and After School Programs Available Mon. 11/4 7:30 a.m. Luisa Marie Vaz & Family (Before School program begins at 7:00 AM and After School 5:30 p.m. Albertino Santos program ends 5:30 PM) Tues. 11/5 7:30 a.m. Ralph Cipriani Faith Formation 5:30 p.m. Dr. Joseph Sciarrillo Mr. Frank Macari, Director - (203) 367-1108 Weds. 11/6 7:30 a.m. Robert Massino Email address: [email protected] 5:30 p.m. Rose Massino Tuesday Classes For Grades 1-5 from 4-5 PM Thurs. 11/7 7:30 a.m. Special Intention of For Grades 6-8 from 7-8 PM Kenneth McLellan Office of Faith Formation Hours: Weekdays 10 AM - 3 PM 5:30 p.m. Barbara Conklin and Tuesdays 10 AM-5:30 PM Fri.
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