A Very Warm Welcome to St. Mary of the Assumption Parish A Parish in the Diocese of Syracuse

Today’s Traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated by Fr. James A. Schultz

January 24th, 2021 Third Sunday after Epiphany We invite you to visit our website at: www.stmarysoswego.com The website is updated frequently with a weekly schedule of Opportunities for Prayer and Sacraments at St. Mary’s

Please meet our Staff, who along with all our generous volunteers, help keep our parish open to serve the Lord, provide access to the sacraments, and serve our parish community.

Pastoral Administrator: Fr. James A. Schultz [email protected]

Office Manager: Mrs. Kristie Pauldine [email protected]

Parish Maintenance Supervisor: Mr. Bob Demm [email protected]

Interim Music Director & Organist: Mr. Alan Lynch [email protected]

Sacristan: Mr. Tim Weber

Bookeeper: Mr. Jim Schneider

Cantors: Mr. Nick Blaney, Mrs. Kelsey Mulcahey, and Mr. Tim Weber

Office and Church Volunteers: Mrs. Patty Demm, Mrs. Connie Murabito, Mrs. McGee Maniccia, Mr. Peter Pelaquin, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Mary Cay Donovan Trustees: Mary Beth Docos [email protected] Byron Smith [email protected]

PARISH NEWS:

Envelopes for the New Year are DELAYED until February. Please Pick up your Temporary Envelopes now available at the back of Church. Thank You!

❖ Please remember that masks are required at all times for the Sunday Noon Mass, the 5:30 Daily Mass, the 12:10 Daily Mass, and all other Masses that may be added to the schedule. If you have a medical reason that does not allow you to wear a mask, you are welcome to sit up in the choir loft, however, you will still be required to wear a mask upon entering the church, when going up to receive Communion, and at all other places within the Church (besides for the Choir Loft). Thank you for your consideration of others and the NYS and Diocesan guidelines as we all work together to get through these extraordinary times.

If you need Holy Communion brought home to a loved one, please contact Fr. Schultz to set up a day/time by calling the office at 315-343-3953 or email Fr. Schultz at [email protected] .

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish will not be continuing the use of a pyxe and Father Schultz will instead deliver Holy Communion to anyone who is homebound. Thank you and God Bless! Please contact Fr. Schultz with any questions.

TAX STATEMENTS: Will only be prepared upon request. Please

request a statement by filling out this form and returning it by mail or in

the donation box, OR you may email your information and request to: [email protected] Thank You!

NAME: ______ADDRESS: ______PHONE NUMBER: ______EMAIL:______Please join us in celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Richard Morisette And the 55th Anniversary Of the ordination of Fr. John Smegelsky Priest Sons of St. Mary’s!

And honoring the 61st Anniversary of Ordination of Fr. George Wurz!

Tuesday, February 2nd at 5:30 pm This will be a Candlemas (candlelit) English Mass

Registration Required. Please register by visiting: www.stmarysoswego.com or calling 315-343-3953 NEW Mass Schedule !

Daily Mass, Confession, and Adoration will now be on FRIDAYS. (No more Monday daily Mass).

Mass Schedule for January 24th – 31st Weekday Mass:

01/29/21: at 12:15 PM – Daily Mass -Traditional Latin -Offered for the repose of the Soul of Barbaa Collins from Mr. & Mrs. E. Collins ❖ Offered for Graces in this Life for: Tami Ezzi, Stephan Waterford, Jennifer Lee, and Sisters: Ilaria, Irene, Julia, Stephana, and Alfonsina From Jennifer Lee Confession: 11:55-12:10 and at 2:30 Adoration: 1:00-3:00 pm

01/31st/21: at 12 NOON: Sunday Mass Novus Ordo Mass celebrated by Fr. Schultz -offered for Dante Maniccia from Family

* You may Register for All Masses directly at the door, or you may: register on the parish website: www.stmarysoswego.com or by going directly to the registration website: https://parishreservations.com/maryoswego Or by calling the office at 315-343-3953 and leaving a message.

Mass Today is offered for: The Repose of the Souls of :Philip & Nellie Carolin From Therese Bonner St. Mary’s is open for Prayer

Monday-Friday: from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Saturday: from 12 Noon-3:00 pm Stop by to light a candle, say a prayer for your loved ones, keep Jesus company, say the , read through the available meditation books, and find some peace during these troubled times …

Opportunities for Group Prayer this week:

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday at 3:00 the Rosary Group meets at St. Mary’s – all are welcome to join as we pray together for many different intentions

Adoration: FRIDAY: 1:00-3:00 come adore your Savior!

Online Giving is available at www.stmarysoswego.comThank you for your generous support! Collection from 01/10/21: $1,466.00

For both the Traditional Latin Mass and Novus Ordo Mass, Please kneel (if possible) and use the COMMUNION RAIL to receive Holy Communion. When a Traditional Latin Mass is celebrated, the rubrics of the Extraordinary Form of the (Latin) Mass will be observed and Holy Communion will only be given on the tongue. If you do not feel comfortable receiving on the tongue, you may make a Spiritual Communion.

St. Mary’s Parish Office Hours:

Mon-Thursday: 11:00-4:00 (closed from 3:00-3:30 for Rosary on Tue/Wed/Thur)

*Friday: The office is open for appointments only.

Please call the office at 315-343-3953 or email [email protected] or [email protected] to schedule an appointment with Fr. Schultz on Fridays

Our cheerful Volunteers dedicate their time to allow St. Mary’s Church to be open for private and group prayer during the week and on the weekend. These same volunteers also keep the Parish Office open.

At the parish office you can: At the parish office you can: Schedule a Mass for: ($10 donatoin) Dedicate a Candle: locations of available candles: o A special intention or for graces ($10 donation) for a person o Sanctuary Light o Healing for someone who is sick o Altar o For the Repose of a Soul o Blessed Mother Statue o Holy Family Altar o St. Joseph Altar

Thank you to Patty, Mary Cay, Connie, McGee, and Peter who all keep the doors to the Church and Office open – You are appreciated! If you would like to sign up as an emergency alternate to assist with keeping St. Mary’s Church open, please call 315-343-3953 to have your name and contact info added to our list, or email your information to: [email protected]. Thank you!

The Knights of Columbus Council #227 are having their Annual Collection for Unity Acres

This collection is active: January 3-February 21st

Unity Acres is a House of Hospitality for men. It’s mission is to provide a safe, caring, and permanent home for men – in particular, mean who have become chronically homeless due to alcohol or substance abuse, or due to other factors. A list of suggested items may be found on the table in the vestibule. Thank you for your generosity

First Saturday Devotion : Starting The First Saturday of the Month: February-June at 10 am During her July 1917 apparition at Fatima, Our Lady said to Lucia, "Behold, my daughter, my Heart encircled with thorns, with which ungrateful men pierce It at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. Give me consolation, you, at least; and make known on my behalf that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who on the First Saturday of five consecutive months confess their sins, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the purpose of making reparation to my Immaculate Heart." There will be a 10am Saturday morning Mass at St. Mary’s for the 1st Saturdays: February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, and June 5th.

CONDITIONS TO FULFILL THE FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION There are five requirements to obtain this extraordinary promise of grace from the . On the first Saturday of five consecutive months, one is obliged to:

1. Have the intention of consoling the Immaculate Heart in a spirit of reparation.

2. Go to confession (within 20 days before or after the first Saturday).

3. Receive Holy Communion.

4. Say five decades of the Holy Rosary.

5. Meditate for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary with the intention of keeping Our Lady company (for example, while in church or before an image or statue of Our Lady).

You can download a copy of their First Saturday booklet at the bottom of the First Saturday Devotion website page, which provides more information and explanation about the Devotion. The Holy Family Altar Candle is lit for ` Dante Manicia ~ from Family

Fr. Schultz’s Column Pax Christi! Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you for all you do all year for the protection of all life. All life is sacred and each person should be treated with dignity. As baptized Catholics we are to be Holy members who live out a life of holiness and morality. In the Old Testament one matter of justice that was stressed (because the Israelites were once foreigners themselves) was to be just in a trial; the judge was not to consider their status or if they were a foreigner or alien, but he was to administer justice fairly. Sometimes we have to take a moment and examine how we treat people; poor and rich, etc. The alien deserved justice in Israel and so does every person in the world today. We try to look on all with love and to pray for our enemies with the help of God’s grace. The Bishops of New Jersey have called for a day of prayer and fasting on January 22nd, the anniversary of Roe vs Wade. In their letter they write, "As we mark this tragic event in our nation's history, we remember the millions of lives lost to abortion and pray for the mothers and fathers left to suffer the tragic effects." As Catholics we want to make sure we don’t equivocate all issues; the Church and common sense say that protecting innocent life is the foremost issue – Thou shalt not kill. Second, we as Catholics have to gain strength from the constantly in order to ‘overcome evil with good’. If we aren’t fighting for these people at least in prayer, something is not right. For us who haven’t done much, or have helped support this terrible policy, we should do reparation and beg God for strength and wisdom. Finally, for all of us caught up in this culture of death here in our country, let us pray the rosary for the end of abortion and all injustices towards life. Let us pray the rosary for peace and healing especially for those who have been lied to or deceived, for those hurting and for those feeling hopeless. The power of the rosary is just an amazing thing – it brings so much good into the world and our souls! God’s mercy is beyond our comprehension, if only we will turn to Him. So many people today are carrying heavy burdens and Our Lord says to us; “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” I recently heard from a priest who when saying the rosary, after each Hail Mary, adds the words: “Jesus I trust in you”. I can only imagine the effect that this prayer has on this priest’s heart. So be brave friends, pray for all life, young and old, and study the wisdom of the Church which is guided by the Holy Spirit. If our salt loses its flavor, we are good for nothing but to be trampled underfoot – instead, with great courage, may we choose to please the Lord and with the guidance of the Holy Spirt: Be the Light of the world! God bless,

Fr. “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.” - St. Padre Pio 54-Day Rosary

Dear Friends in Christ,

All parishioners are invited to join in a 54-day Rosary Novena, which will begin on January 25th (The Conversion of St. Paul—a wonderful moment in the Church) and end on March 19th, which is the Feast of St. Joseph.

This is a powerful and wonderful novena (tied to our Lady of Pompeii). I don’t know of a bigger one!

Consider what intention you will say the Novena for: Your family Our country A good spouse Yourself Etc.

The novena consists of two periods: 27 days of petition and 27 days of thanksgiving (confidence), Pope Francis has declared this to be the Year of St. Joseph. I do hope that you will consider taking part in this novena and may God bless your efforts! The booklets will be available this weekend.

Fr. Schultz

Conversion of St. Paul (First Reading at Mass) --Acts 22:4-8

“I persecuted this Way to death, binding both men and women and delivering them to prison. Even the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify on my behalf. For from them I even received letters to the brothers and set out for Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem in chains for punishment those there as well. “On that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me’ I replied, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecuting.’ Our Lady of Pompeii May 8th

Unlike so many of Our Lady’s titles, which go back centuries for their origin, this one is quite recent. The events which gave rise to this title took place less than one hundred years ago. By the last half of the nineteenth century the Valley of Pompeii, near Naples, was practically deserted. Of the comparatively few people who still lived there, most had lost their ancient Catholic faith; ignorance and superstition prevailed. Only a handful of people bothered to attend the services in the little parish chapel.

In October 1872, a man named Bartolo Longo came to the valley. He was the husband of the Countess of Fusco, who had some property there; and Bartolo came to see what condition it was in. He had been reared a Catholic and was probably still one in name, although it seems he was not very devout.

On October 9th, a few days after his arrival, he was walking along a rather desolate road when suddenly a voice spoke to him. It told him that if he wished to be saved, he should spread devotion to the Rosary and that the Blessed Virgin had promised, that was the way to find salvation. Bartolo fell on his knees and replied that if the Virgin had truly so promised then he would be saved; he would not leave the valley until he had popularized the Rosary.

His early efforts to interest the people in the Rosary devotion do not seem to have been very successful, but he persisted, and in two or three years he had gathered quite a group around him for daily recitation of the prayers in the little chapel.

The Bishop visited the valley in 1875, and complimented Bartolo on the good work he had done. He suggested that a church be built there in honor of Our Lady of Pompeii, and then, turning prophet, the Bishop pointed to a field near the chapel and declared that someday a basilica would stand on that spot.

As the number of people taking part in the daily recitation of the Rosary grew, it was decided to obtain a picture of the Blessed Virgin, to help the faithful meditate as they prayed. On October 13, 1875, Bartolo went to Naples to see if he could find a suitable picture, but after searching for several days, to his great disappointment, he found that any really good picture would cost around four hundred francs, and he had nowhere near that amount to spend.

He didn’t want to return empty handed, however, and disappoint the good people of Pompeii, so he somewhat reluctantly accepted a secondhand painting from a junk store for five lire. A trucker not knowing what the package contained pitched it on top of a load of garbage and so the picture arrived at the chapel. The people were pleased with the dilapidated picture and enshrined it. Almost immediately several took place through Mary’s intercession as Our Lady of Pompeii. A church was built, 1876-1891 and a new basilica, 1934-1939, ordered by Pope Pius XI. If you have found a Home… ...at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, please consider registering with us. Please register online at www.stmarysoswego.com or use the forms found in the back of church. You can return the forms by placing them in the donation box or donation slot in the back of church.

Welcome and God Bless! Your donations pay the bills to keep St. Mary of the Assumption Parish financially healthy. Your generosity is necessary and vital to our mission to allow for frequent access to the Sacraments, traditional teaching based on the catechism and dogma of the , prayer opportunities, and helping bring souls to Christ. Thank you! All gifts are tax deductible according to law. Help us keep track of your giving: 1) Please consider using online giving at www.stmarysoswego.com for automatic electronic payments using a credit or debit card, or direct debit to your bank account. This is the preferred method of giving because it is accurate, dependable, and reduces volunteer workloads. See our website for the signup link. 2) If you give via check (payable to St. Mary’s Church or St. Mary of the Assumption Parish) or cash, it is important that you use your pre-printed envelopes. If you forget your Envelope, or are an unregistered guest, please use a blue envelope, provided on the donation tables, and include your name, address, and phone number. (When registering, choose "envelopes.") 3) You may want to set up online banking to send paper checks on the cycle of your choice to: St. Mary of the Assumption Parish/St. Mary’s Church at St. Mary’s Church, 103 West 7th Street, Oswego NY, 13126. Please include the word "donation" and your parishioner number, if known, in the memo or note section. 4) Anonymous cash donations or loose checks can be put into the collection basket; however, despite our volunteers' best efforts, loose checks may not be properly matched to parishioner accounts or recorded for year-end statements. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the parish office.

To request and schedule intentions for both of our Masses, contact the parish office at 315-343-3953 or stop in during office hours, to reserve a date before paying for a Mass. The stipend check must be made out in the exact amount of $10 per Mass and made payable to St. Mary’s Church. Mass intentions can be for those who are living, for those who have passed away, and for those who may be sick.

CANDLES burn on the Sacred Heart Altar, Holy Family Altar, and the St. Joseph Altar. Would you like to have a dedicated candle burn in memory of a loved one OR for a special intention? To schedule a dedicated candle intention call 315-343-3953 or stop in during office hours . Donations for 7 day Sacred Heart, Holy Family, and St. Joseph Altar Candles are $10.00 each.

ALTAR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS: You may dedicate altar flower arrangements on the altar to family and friends or in loving memory of a deceased loved one. Please call the parish office at 315- 343-3953 or stop in during office hours to arrange for a floral arrangement dedications. Altar flower donations are $50.00 (for two on either side of Tabernacle).

Starting February 5th at 12:15 through the FIRST Friday of every month: February through October!

“I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the first Friday for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace nor without receiving the sacraments; my divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in that last moment.” — Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary

How to complete the First Friday’s Devotion: 1. Receive Holy Communion on each First Friday; 2. The nine Fridays must be consecutive; 3. They must be made in honor and in reparation to His Sacred Heart.

12 Promises of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life. 2. I will give peace in their families. 3. I will console them in all their troubles. 4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in death. 5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings. 6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy. 7. Tepid souls shall become fervent. 8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection. 9. I will bless those places wherein the image of my Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated. 10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts. 11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my Heart. 12. In the excess of the mercy of my heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour. HISTORY OF THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST 5 SATURDAYS - OUR BLESSED MOTHER'S REQUESTS This rich devotion to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart of saying the rosary daily and making begins with an angel appearing to three children Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta in 1916 in the Cova de Iria in Fatima, Portugal to teach them to pray. They were taught the following two prayers in preparation for the Blessed Mother’s apparitions, and were to pray them in addition to their custom of praying the rosary each day.

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love Thee. I ask pardon for all those who do not believe in Thee, do not adore Thee, do not hope in Thee, do not love Thee.”

“Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly and I offer Thee the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of the same Son Jesus Christ, present in the Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for all the sacrileges, outrages, and indifferences by which He Himself is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.”

The Blessed Mother first appeared to the children on May 13, 1917 and told them that she was sent by God with a message for the world, which at the time was suffering the effects of the first world war. She promised that Heaven would grant peace to the world if her requests for prayer, adoration and consecration were heard and obeyed. She explained that war is a punishment for sin and warned that God would further punish the world by means of war, hunger and persecution of the church, the Holy Father and Catholics.

“If My requests are not granted, Russia will spread its errors throughout the world, raising up wars and persecutions against the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will suffer much and various nations will be annihilated.”

The Blessed Mother repeatedly emphasized the necessity of praying the rosary daily, wearing the Brown of Mount Carmel and of performing acts of reparation and sacrifice.

In December 1925, Our Lady and the Child Jesus appeared to Sister Lucia, who had become a Dorothean sister living in a convent at Pontevedra requested the institution of the . She showed her heart to Sister Lucia encircled with thorns. The Christ Child said:

“Look My daughter, at My Heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce Me at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You, at least, try to console Me, and announce in My Name that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with all the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturdays of five consecutive months, confess, receive Holy Communion, recite the Rosary and keep Me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary with the intention of making reparation to Me.”