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 Founded 1866 Schedule Rev. Fr. James L. P. Miara, M. Div., Pastor Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh, Senior Priest Perpetual Novenas

Rev. Fr. Oliver Chanama, In Residence Weekdays following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Rev. Fr. Daniel Sabatos, Visiting Celebrant Masses and at 5:50 p.m. and on Saturday following the 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. Masses. Tel: (212) 279-5861/5862 Monday: Miraculous Medal www.shrineofholyinnocents.org Tuesday: St. Anthony and St. Anne Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Joseph Holy Sacrifice of the Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Thérèse Friday: “The Return Crucifix” and the Passion Weekdays: 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Sunday: Holy Innocents (at Vespers) and 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine ) Devotions Saturday: 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) and 4:00 p.m. Vigil/Shopper’s Mass Vespers and Benediction: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine Low Mass), Holy Rosary: Weekdays at 11:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. 10:30 a.m. (Tridentine High Mass), Saturday at 12:35 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Divine Mercy Chaplet: Weekdays at 3:00 p.m. Holy Days of Obligation:

Vigil at 5:15 p.m. (during ): 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Fridays at 12:45 p.m. 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 11:15 a.m.; and after 6:00 p.m. Mass

12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m.; Holy Hour of Reparation to the : 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin High Mass) First Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Confessions First Saturday Devotions: Weekdays: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 12 noon-1:30 p.m.; Rosary, 15 minute meditation, prayers & 5:15-5:35 p.m. Benediction following 1:00 p.m. Mass

2000 Hail Marys: Saturday: 12 noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:15-3:45 p.m. Second Saturday of the month

from 6:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:45-10:30 a.m. and 12 noon-12:30 p.m.

And anytime upon request or by appointment Church Hours

Exposition Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. of the Most Blessed Sacrament Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Weekdays from 2:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Benediction Parish Office/Gift Shop Hours BAPTISMS Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 3rd & 4th Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.; Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

LATIN CORNER Week of 26, 2019 Calendar

Sixth Sunday of May 26 - 5th Sunday after Easter Mass Intentions 2nd Class - Polyphonic Mass

May 27 - Rogation Mass with

SUNDAY, MAY 26 - SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 2nd Class - High Mass

09:00 - Pro Populo May 28 - Rogation Mass with Procession 10:30 - Marie G. Thomas (d) 1st Anniversary 2nd Class – High Mass 12:30 - Jayden Moore (L) May 29 - Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord MONDAY, MAY 27 - St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 2nd Class – High Mass 07:00 - Stephen Palmer (L) 07:30 - Stephen Palmer (L) May 30 - ASCENSION OF OUR LORD 12:15 - Paul & Florence Salerno (d) 1st Class - Morning: Low Mass 01:15 - Bishop John O’Hara (L) Health Evening: High Mass

TUESDAY, MAY 28 - Easter Weekday May 31 - Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 07:00 - Stephen Palmer (L) 2nd Class – High Mass 07:30 - Francis Leith (d) 12:15 - Gloria Agatha Olive (d) June 1 - Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles 01:15 - St. Anthony with Commemoration of St. Angela 06:00 - Daisy Martinez (L) 4th Class - Low Mass

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 - Easter Weekday Next Sunday

7:00 - Bishop John O’Hara (L) Health June 2 - 6th Sunday after Easter 07:30 - Stephen Palmer (L) 2nd Class - Chant Mass 12:15 - Konstantinos Tsirkas (d) 01:15 - Izzie Verendia (L) 15:15 - Robert Grosskopt (d) Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation 06:00 - Mary Dirrane (L) in honor of the Holy Face of THURSDAY, MAY 30 - The Ascension of the Lord

7:00 - People of the Parish Every Third Tuesday of the month Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 07:30 - Jonathan V. Lepelletier (L) Thanksgiving 8:00 - Melida de la Cruz (L) Next Holy Hour: June 18 11:15 - Bishop John O’Hara (L) Health 12:15 - All Souls in Purgatory DAY 01:15 - Orson Williams (L) 15:15 - Dr. Sariel Ablaza (d) Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day, a National Holiday. 06:00 - The Ludwiszescy Family (L) The schedule at Holy Innocents will be an abbreviated one on that day and will be as follows: Holy Masses FRIDAY, MAY 31 - The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated at 7:00 & 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. 07:00 - Mary & Christy Costello, Pauline & Peter Murray in English and 1:15 p.m. in Latin according to the Ex- 07:30 - Anthony Hadford (L) traordinary Form. There will be no 6:00 p.m. Mass. 12:15 - Anthony & Andrew Salerno (d) Confessions will be heard from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. and 12 01:15 - Zeca Neves (d) noon – 1:30 p.m. The church will close shortly after 06:00 - Michele Aldridge (L) the 1:15 p.m. Mass.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - St. Justn, Martyr CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE COLLECTION 12:00 - Diane Muller (d) 01:00 - Juan Carlos Saucedo (L) Thank you for your generous contributions last week 04:00 - The O’Donnell Family (d) to the Collection for the Church in Central and East- NEXT SUNDAY - THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD ern Europe! As a parish we collected $850.00 to help restore the Church and build the future in more 09:00 - Anthony & Maria Ignacio (L) 10:30 - Ed Harrington (L) than 20 countries. If you missed the collection, it’s 12:30 - People of the Parish not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/

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665 Christ's Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Altar Offerings Jesus' humanity into God's heavenly domain, whence He will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the Sanctuary Candle meantime hides Him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3). In Memory of

— Catechism of the Catholic Church Donatilde & Frank Zanca

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

A Novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for the Feast of will be prayed beginning on Fri- day, May 31 until Saturday, June 8. The prayers will be recited following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 ASCENSION THURSDAY p.m. Masses and at 5:50 p.m. The Novena prayers to

Holy Day of Obligation the Holy Spirit will replace the regular weekday No- vena Prayers during these nine days. The Novena to HOLY MASSES the Holy Spirit was first prayed by Our Lady and the

Wednesday, May 29 Apostles in the Upper Room following the Ascension

Vigil Mass at 5:15 p.m. (English) of the Lord, thus making this the first Novena ever.

Thursday, May 30 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m. (Traditional Latin) 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

6:00 p.m. (Traditional Latin)

Bus Pilgrimage to the You are cordially invited Shrines of Canada to the celebration of th St. Anne-de-Beaupre; St. Joseph’s Oratory; the 25 Jubilee of Priestly Ordination Our Lady of the Cape of Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh Sacred Heart; St. Kateri Tekakwitha & more! on Sunday, May 26

June 24 - 29 at a multi-lingual con-celebrated Holy Mass

$995 includes the bus, hotels, tip, and 9 meals in English, Vietnamese and Latin at 12:30 p.m. Leaving from Holy Innocents at 7:00 a.m. followed by a festive reception and St. Lucy’s in the Bronx (833 Mace Ave.) at 8:00 a.m. In the Parish Hall For more information and reservations: (212) 279-5861 “You are a Priest Forever!” FATHER’S DAY NOVENA OF MASSES PLENARY INDULGENCE A nine day novena of Holy Masses for all fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and spiritual fathers will take Holy Mother Church grants a Plenary Indulgence to place at Holy Innocents beginning on Father’s Day, the faithful who participate in a Jubilee Mass (25th, Sunday, June 16, and ending on June 24. Envelopes 50th, or 60th anniversary) celebrated by the priest. for this purpose are located throughout the church. Please return the envelope with the names of all those EASTER DUTY you wish to remember in this special series of Masses to the rectory, collection basket, or any of the offer- It is one of the Precepts of the Church to confess ing boxes in the church before Father’s Day so they one’s sins and to receive Holy Communion once a can be placed on the altar. The Holy Sacrifice of the year. This obligation may be fulfilled from Ash Mass is the greatest gift we can give anyone, living or Wednesday through the of the Most Holy deceased. Trinity, this year Sunday, June 16.

ROGATION DAYS MAY – Month of Our Lady

Rogation Days, like their distant cousins the Ember The Blessed Virgin Cures St. Thérèse Days, are "Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, of Lisieux During Her Childhood instituted by the Church to appease God's anger at A Miracle was necessary, and it was man's transgressions, to ask protection in calamities, our Lady of Victories who worked it. and to obtain a good and bountiful harvest." One Sunday during the Novena of Rogation Days are tied to the spring planting and are Masses, Marie went the garden, leav- observed with and the . ing me with Leonie who was reading There are four Rogation Days: the so-called Major Roga- near the window. After a few mo- tion, which falls on April 25, and three Minor Rogations, ments I began calling in a low tone, which are celebrated on the Monday, Tuesday, and “Mama, Mama.” Leonie, accustomed Wednesday immediately before Ascension Thursday. to hearing me always calling out like

Rogation is simply an English form of the Latin rogatio, this, didn’t pay much attention. This which comes from the verb rogare, which means "to lasted a long time, and then I called ask." The primary purpose of the Rogation Days is to her much louder. Marie finally re- ask God to bless the fields and the parish (the geo- turned. I saw her enter, but I cannot graphic area) that they fall in. The Major Rogation say I recognized her and continued to likely replaced the Roman feast of Robigalia, on which call her in a louder tone, “Mama,” I the heathens held processions and supplications to was suffering very much from this their gods. While the Romans directed their prayers forced and inexplicable struggle and for good weather and an abundant harvest to a variety Marie was suffering perhaps even more than I. After some of gods, the Christians made the tradition their own, futile attempts to show me that she was by my side, Marie by replacing Roman polytheism with monotheism, and knelt down near my bed with Leonie & Celine. Turning to directing their prayers to God. By the time of Pope St. the Blessed Virgin and praying with the fervor of a mother Gregory the Great (540-604), the Christianized Roga- begging for the life of her child, Marie obtained what she tion Days were already considered an ancient custom. wanted.

The Rogation Days were marked by the recitation of Finding no help on earth, poor little Thérèse had also the Litany of the Saints, which would normally begin turned toward the Mother of heaven and prayed with all in or at a church. her heart that she take pity on her. All of a sudden the

After Saint Mary was invoked, the congregation would Blessed Virgin appeared beautiful to me, so beautiful proceed to walk the boundaries of the parish, while that never had I seen anything so attractive; her face reciting the rest of the litany (and repeating it as nec- was suffused with an ineffable benevolence and tender- essary or supplementing it with some of the peniten- ness, but what penetrated to the very depths of my soul tial or gradual ). Thus, the entire parish would was the “ravishing smile of the Blessed Virgin.” At that be blessed, and the boundaries of the parish would be instant, all my pain disappeared, and two large tears marked. glistened on my eyelashes, and flowed down my cheeks silently, but they were tears of unmixed joy. Ah! I THE MSGR. ALOYSIUS DINEEN MONSTRANCE thought, the Blessed Virgin smiled at me, how happy I

Msgr. Aloysius Dineen, who was Pas- am, but never will I tell anyone for my happiness would tor of the Shrine & Parish Church of then disappear. Without any effort I lowered my eyes, the Holy Innocents from 1931-1951, and I saw Marie who was looking down at me lovingly; commissioned a beautiful mon- she seemed moved and appeared to surmise the favor strance to be used for the daily ex- the Blessed Virgen had given me. Ah! It was really to position and adoration of the Most her, to her touching prayers that I owed the grace of the Blessed Sacrament. On the base of Queen of heaven’s smile. Seeing my gaze fixed on the this sacred vessel is the engraving: Blessed Virgin, she cried out, “This Ostensorium was made from gold, silver and precious stones giv- “Thérèse is cured!” Yes, the en by parishioners, friends and pass- little flower was going to be ers-by. Pray for their intentions. born again to life, and the lu- Rev. Aloysius C. Dineen, Pastor” minous Ray that had warmed For years, this monstrance has been her again was not to stop its in disrepair. It was recently fixed favors; the Ray did not act all and replated, restoring it to its pris- at once, but sweetly and gently tine condition. This restored mon- it raised the little flower and strance will be blessed and used for strengthened her in such a way the first time on the , Thursday, June 20. The that five years later she was cost for refurbishing the monstrance was $2,500. A cus- expanding on the fertile moun- tain of Carmel. tom-made case ($995) was also ordered to protect this piece of history and patrimony so that it does not get —(taken from Story of a Soul, damaged again. If anyone would like to help with either the autobiography of the Little of these expenses, please contact the Rectory Office. Flower)

ST. FAUSTINA AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION

The crusade day, (Note: Every When referring to the reception of month, each novice spent one Holy Communion, the term day, appointed by the Sister “Communion on the tongue” is Directress, as the so-called day used. The term “Communion in of the crusade. On that day she the mouth” was never used. And was obliged to practice greater this is because Holy Communion is recollection and union with the to be placed on the tongue of the Lord Jesus in the Eucharist, ask communicant, and not put into the the Sister Directress for some additional mortification, mouth. And so when receiving Holy Communion and offer all her work, prayer and sufferings to the please observe the following: Lord Jesus in atonement for sinners. Some sisters con- tinued this practice even after leaving the noviti- 1) Extend your tongue far enough for the priest to ate.) which is the fifth of the month, happened to fall place the Sacred Host upon it. on the First Friday of the month. This was my day for 2) Do not simply open your mouth without ex- keeping watch before the Lord Jesus. It was my duty to make amends to the Lord for all offenses and acts tending your tongue, forcing the priest to insert of disrespect and to pray that, on this day, no sacri- the Sacred Host into your mouth. He should not have to place his fingers into your mouth. lege be committed. This day, my spirit was set aflame with special love for the Eucharist. It seemed to me 3) Do not grab the Host or lunge at the priest’s that I was transformed into a blazing fire. When I was fingers, jerking your head forward. As he ap- about to receive Holy Communion, a second Host fell proaches you, slightly tilt your head back, open onto the priest’s sleeve, and I did not know which host your mouth, and extend your tongue without I was to receive. After I had hesitated for a moment, moving your head or tongue. This will ensure the priest made an impatient gesture with his hand to that the priest’s fingers do not come in contact tell me I should receive the host. When I took the Host with your tongue and mouth. Remember, he he gave me, the other one fell onto my hands. The must purify his fingers and drink the ablutions. priest went along the altar rail to distribute Commun- The thought is not a pleasant one when ion, and I held the Lord Jesus in my hands all that someone’s saliva is on the fingers!! time. When the priest approached me again, I raised the Host for him to put it back into the chalice, be- 4) When the Sacred Host is placed onto your tongue, cause when I had first received Jesus I could not speak close your mouth and return to your pew. before consuming the Host, and so could not tell him While all of this sounds elementary and like com- that the other had fallen. But while I was holding the Host in my hand, I felt such a power of love that for mon sense, it is brought up because a number of the rest of the day I could neither eat nor come to my people do not know how to receive Holy Communion senses. I heard these words from the Host: I desired on the tongue. There are those who just open the to rest in your hands, not only in your heart. And at mouth without extending the tongue. There are that moment I saw the little Jesus. But when the some who lunge at the priest’s fingers as if they are priest approached, I saw once again only the Host. going to grab the host and bite his fingers. If you are not doing the above, please familiarize yourself (From the Diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul, 160) with how to receive Holy Communion on the Tongue properly and begin to do it. COLLECTION REPORT Holy Innocents Bookshelf

Regular Collection - 05/19/19 $6,043.82 No Turning Back: Shrines and Candles $2,657.00 A Witness to Mercy

Regular Collection - 05/20/18 $8,115.82 By Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC Shrines and Candles $3,464.00 From runaway teen to Marian Priest: No Your generous contribution to your Parish is Turning Back - A Witness to Mercy is Fr. greatly appreciated! Donald Calloway, MIC's riveting personal

story of conversion after reading a book May the Good Lord reward you abundantly! about Our Lady. Before his radical con- THE CARDINAL’S ANNUAL APPEAL version to Catholicism, he was a high school dropout

who had been kicked out of a foreign country, institu- Goal for Holy Innocents - $55,500 tionalized twice, and thrown in jail multiple times.

Pledged to date - $20,997 Told in his own words, No Turning Back captures how

Number of donors - 38 Divine Mercy, through the intercession of the Blessed

Still needed - $34,503 Mother, touched his life and has inspired thousands of people around the world to trust in our Lord's mercy. If you have not made your pledge/gift to this year’s Ap- peal, please do so today! Thank you. Available in the Gift Shop in the Parish Office

Often children who have died before birth have no grave The Shrine to the Unborn or headstone, and sometimes not even a name. At The Blessed by Cardinal O’Connor on December 28, 1993 Church of The Holy Innocents, we invite you to name your child(ren) and to have the opportunity to have your baby's name inscribed in our "BOOK OF LIFE". Here, a candle is always lit in their memory. All day long people stop to 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 in knowing that your child(ren) will be remembered at the Shrine and honored by all who pray here.

We will inscribe the names of babies who have died before and at birth in our Book of Life, and as always, we invite you to visit the Shrine if you are in New York City.

SUBWAY ROSARY

Our Regina Mundi Praesidium of the Legion of Mary The Shrine is dedicated in Memory of the Children conducts a Subway Rosary on the second and fourth Who Have Died Unborn Saturdays of the month. All are invited to join in this We invite you to name your child(ren) evangelization effort to spread devotion to Our Lady. and provide the opportunity to have Anyone interested in joining is asked to gather at Holy your baby's name inscribed in our “Book of Life". Innocents by 10:00am. The group will then proceed to 42nd and Broadway Time Square subway station. We will be located by the Time Square Shuttle downstairs. We recite 20 decades of the Holy Rosary and return back to Holy Innocents around 12:15. Come for all or part of the Subway Rosary.

Upcoming Subway Rosaries

June 8 June 22

VOLUNTEER SINGERS NEEDED

"Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, al- “For nothing, healed them, but thy word, ways and for everything giving thanks..." o Lord, which healeth all things” - Ephesians Ch 5. -Wisdom 16:12 The Shrine & Parish Church of Holy Innocents Volunteer School of the Word of God choir needs your voice! All ages welcome. We meet on

Every Thursday, following the 6:00 pm Latin Mass Sundays at 9:30am in the Church Hall. Please email Ra- chel Aldridge at [email protected] if you are inter- In a recollection atmosphere, focusing on ested in joining. No prior experience necessary. the Word of God and through live preach- ing, the listener is introduced to the faith and the love of God which leads to a per- LEGION OF MARY

sonal-living encounter with the Lord. As Weekly Meeting of the Legion of Mary quoted by St. Teresa of Avila “Prayer means being alone, will be in the Parish Hall frequently, with Him who we know loves us”. at 7:00pm every Monday, For information: call/email 212.279.5861|[email protected] following the 6:00pm Latin Mass

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