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28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611 E-mail: [email protected] Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Schedule August 2, 2020 Saturday, August 1: St. Alphonsus Liguori All you who are thirsty, come to the water! — Isaiah 55:1a Alma Tabusco ********************************************************************** Purgatorial Society OUR DEEPEST NEEDS
Sunday, August 2: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary The word of God serves up a tremendous feast for Time us today. Isaiah beckons all who hunger and thirst to English Intentions: come to the Lord for satisfaction. The psalmist cries out, 8am: Hayley Xubert (Special Intentions) “The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our 10am: Jennifer, Francina, Edna, and Stanley Barretto needs” (Psalm 145:16). Saint Paul tells us that nothing Spanish Intentions: can separate us from the love of God. Finally, in the 12pm: Enriqueta Zeron Gospel, we hear the story of the miraculous feeding of Jose Elias Rivera over five thousand people from a mere five loaves and two fish. Most of us have our material needs met on a Monday, August 3 day-to-day basis. These scriptures, nevertheless, have Pietro Iuliano much to say to the contemporary believer. We must ask
Tuesday, August 4: St. John Vianney ourselves, “Where are my deepest hungers? Where are Massalin Family my thirsts?” After material needs are satisfied and, in some cases, over-satisfied, many people still experience Wednesday, August 5: Dedication of the Basilica of St. a deep longing for spiritual balance and well-being. As Mary Major the loaves and fish are multiplied in today’s Gospel, Desta Tjokronolo (Special Intentions) perhaps our prayer can be a longing for the satisfaction Edelmiro Colon of the deepest needs that only God can fill. Ernesto Castro *********************************************************************** READINGS FOR THE WEEK Thursday, August 6: the Transfiguartion of the Lord; Monday: Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Hiroshima Memorial Day Mt 14:22-36 Giuseppina Giambrone Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Friday, August 7: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21- Cajetan; First Friday 28 Branca Tiseo Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; Saturday, August 8: St. Dominic 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 Gennaro DiMicco & Giuliana Boudouvas Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, Agnes Lower 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 Margarita & Jacinto Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Sunday, August 9: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 Time *********************************************************************** English Intentions: Sanctuary Lamp for the week of 8am: Ida Calzolaio August 3-7 will be in memory of Peter Frank Rumore (1st Anniversary) Pipia, as requested by his mother and his 10am: Antonia Gianatiempo family. Spanish Intentions: 12pm: Cesar Peñaranda *********************************************************************** Ketty DeBallas Livestream Schedule Mass will be livestreamed at the following times: Prayer Intentions Monday—Friday: 9am for The Sick and the Homebound Sunday: 10am (English) & 12 noon Pray for people who are infected with COVID-19 (Spanish) Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life *********************************************************************** Horario de transmisión en vivo La misa se transmitirá en vivo en los siguientes Please join us for Live stream Masses horarios: Lunes—viernes: 9am Visit our website: http://www.stjosephastoria.org/ Domingo: 10am (inglés) y 12 del mediodía And our Facebook page: (español) St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church @StJosephRomanCatholicChurchAstoria
Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear hu- Act of Spiritual Communion mility rather than fine clothes. —St. Dominic We are called to make in these times, You have put salt in our mouths that we may thirst for while we are unable to attend Mass and you. receive the Eucharist —St. Augustine *********************************************************************** Church Schedule for Private Prayer Monday – Friday PRAYER TO MAKE A SPIRITUAL Church will open at 8:30am for mass and remain open COMMUNION till Noon with Eucharistic Adoration Saturday no private prayer time, mornings the church My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the will open as needed for Funerals, Weddings, Baptisms. Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all The church will open at 4:30 for 5pm mass and close things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. afterwards. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacra- mentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I Mass Schedule embrace You as if You were already there and The church will open half an hour before every mass unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to service. be separated from You. Daily Mass (Monday-Friday)- 9 am in the Church Saturday: 5pm in English (No Morning Mass) Amen. Sunday: 8am in English, 10am in English, 12 Noon in Spanish ***** *********************************************************************** Horario de la Iglesia para la Oración Privada Lunes a viernes ORACIÓN PARA HACER UNA La Iglesia abrirá sus puertas a las 8:30 am para misa y COMUNIÓN ESPIRITUAL permanecerá abierta hasta las 12 noon con Adoración Eucarística Creo, Jesús mío, que estás real y verdaderamente Sábados la iglesia no estará abierta para oración privada, en el cielo y en el Santísimo Sacramento del Al- En la mañana, la iglesia se abrirá según sea necesario tar. Te amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo viva- para funerales, bodas, bautismos. La iglesia abrirá a las mente recibirte dentro de mi alma, pero no pu- 4:30 para la misa de las 5 pm y cerrará después. diendo hacerlo ahora sacramentalmente, venid al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Y como si Horario de Misas ya os hubiese recibido, Te abrazo y me uno del Las puertas de la iglesia abrirán media hora antes de todo a Ti. cada misa. Misa diaria (lunes-viernes) - 8 :30 am en la Iglesia Señor, no permitas que jamás me aparte de Ti. Señor, no permitas que jamás me aparte de Ti. Sábado: 5pm en Inglés (No habrá misa en la mañana) Domingo: 8am en inglés, 10 am en inglés, 12 mediodía Amen. español *********************************************************************** PRAYER IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC ***** O God of compassion, your people are anxious COMUNIONE SPIRITUALE in this time of pandemic. Send your Holy Spirit among us Gesù mio, io credo che sei realmente presente to dispel our fears. nel Santissimo Sacramento. Ti amo sopra ogni We cry out to you in our confusion; comfort us in our affliction. cosa e ti desidero nell' anima mia. Poiché ora non Grant our leaders wisdom to guide us. posso riceverti sacramentalmente, vieni almeno Strengthen and sustain those who are ill, spiritualmente nel mio cuore. Come già venuto, io and be with those who care for them. ti abbraccio e tutto mi unisco a te; non permettere Help us to travel this road che mi abbia mai a separare da te. in solidarity with our neighbors, Eterno Padre, io ti offro il Sangue Preziosissimo with our eyes fixed on the salvation di Gesù Cristo in sconto dei miei peccati, in suf- promised us through the death and resurrection fragio delle anime del purgatorio e per i bisogni of your Son, della Santa Chiesa. who is Lord forever and ever. Amen. Amen
Decimoctavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Food Pantry 2 de agosto de 2020 Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from Todos ustedes, los que tienen sed, vengan por agua. — Isaías 55:1a 8:00 to 10:00am, to assist any parishioner that is in ************************************************************************ need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit NUESTRAS NECESIDADES MÁS PROFUNDAS card. La Palabra de Dios nos brinda hoy una tremenda fiesta. Please Note: The Secure Food Deposit Box… Isaías llama a todos los que tienen hambre y sed para que vengan a satisfacerse en el Señor. El salmista proclama: Located in the front lobby of our “Abres tú la mano, y sacias de favores a todo church on the Rectory side. Please viviente” (Salmo 145:16). San Pablo nos dice que nada deposit all dry food (pasta, rice, puede separarnos del amor de Dios. Finalmente, en el beans, cans and bottles) there. This Evangelio, escuchamos sobre el milagro de la will assist us in securing that your multiplicación de los cinco panes y dos pescados con que se alimentaron a más de cinco mil personas. Nuestras food donations go directly to the necesidades diarias suelen estar cubiertas. Sin embargo, needy. estas lecturas tienen mucho que decir al creyente ************************************************************************ contemporáneo. Debemos preguntarnos: “¿Dónde está mi hambre más profunda? ¿De qué estoy sediento?”. Una vez The parish office is now open from 9am to 4pm. satisfechas las necesidades materiales y, en algunos casos, Please wear a face covering when coming to the más que satisfechas, mucha gente sigue ansiando tener office. equilibrio y bienestar espiritual. Al multiplicarse los panes y pescados en el Evangelio de hoy, tal vez nuestra oración La oficina parroquial está abierta es anhelar que nuestras necesidades más hondas sean de 9 a.m. a 4 p.m. Por favor, use satisfechas por el único que puede hacerlo: Dios. ************************************************************************ una mascarilla para cuando venga SAN JUAN MARÍA VIANNEY (1786-1859) a la oficina. 4 de agosto El padre Juan nació en Francia, en una familia campesina pobre y esto le privó de una buena educación We are looking for formal para luego estudiar en latín. A los 19 años lo despidieron del seminario por no ser apto para los volunteers to serve in our estudios. Un amigo sacerdote intercedió por él ante el Religious Education Program obispo para que lo ordenara, ‘no por sus conocimientos, as a Catechist for the 2020- sino por su santidad’. Así fue. Unos años después de 2021 school year. In the ordenado lo enviaron al pueblo de Ars donde había 250 Gospel, Jesus said, “Go, personas alejadas de Dios y de la Iglesia. La gente lo therefore and make disciples rechazó, pero él los amó profundamente, oró e hizo of all nations” (Mt. 28:19). penitencia por ellos. Poco a poco descubrieron en él a un By serving as a Catechist, you will have the sacerdote santo y comenzaron a convertirse. Su fama de opportunity to respond to this call of Christ by santidad se extendió en toda Francia y Asís pasó a ser la helping our children and youth learn and grow in capital de la fe, pues el gobierno francés tuvo que faith as they come to encounter Christ in their lives. construir un ferrocarril hasta Ars para responder a los peregrinos. Su fama de confesor fue grande y su All that is needed is a willingness to spend time with devoción también, pues llegó a confesar hasta 15 horas our children and youth, to share the love of God with diarias, sabiendo incluso los pecados del penitente antes them, and to share our common faith together. In de que se los confesara. answering “YES” to Jesus’ call to serve, you will ************************************************************************ come to experience immense joy and blessings as Misa en vivo atreves del internet you share his Good News with others. The St. Joseph No olvide conectarse diariamente para escuchar la misa a Religious Education Program invites you to share través del website de la parroquia. http://www.stjosephastoria.org/ your time and talent by serving as a catechist to help O en nuestra pagina de Facebook spread the word of Christ to the children and families St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in our parish community of St. Joseph. @StJosephRomanCatholicChurchAstoria Should you be interested or for more information, please email the Religious Education office at: [email protected] or leave a message to Silvia Rivera our DRE, by calling at (718) 278- 1611. We look forward to hearing from you. God bless you! I'm going to attend Mass in church again. Shouldn't I cancel my online giving? Please, do not go back to envelope donations. In fact, if you haven't yet signed up for electronic giving, we ask that you please consider doing so. The convenience and safety of recurring electronic giving will always be most beneficial for our parish under any circumstance. While we are happy to begin a return to church, we all must continue to minimize health risks to parishioners, clergy, staff, and volunteers. As such, in-pew materials and offertory collections are prohibited for the foreseeable future. We encourage those with COVID symptoms, heightened vulnerability, or other health conditions, to continue to watch Mass from home via our live streams. If in doubt, please stay home. Your continued use of electronic giving is critical to our ability to minister safely, and maintain stability as we move forward. Your generosity is always so greatly appreciated; thank you.
The 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal supports the daily work of our Church throughout Brooklyn and Queens in ways no one parish can accomplish alone by supporting the following ministries:
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative, Catholic Charities; Hospital, College and Prison Chaplains; Diocesan Vocations Office; Catholic Migration Services; Office of Faith Formation; Bishop Mugavero Residence for infirmed clergy; Futures in Education Scholarship Foundation
All donations made to the ACA above our parish goal are returned directly back to our parish for opera- tions and improvements.
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