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 through Mary.

Clergy/Lay Leadership

Rev. Peter A. Cipriani, Pastor Rev. Flynn, Parochial Vicar Deacon Raymond John Chervenak Deacon Robert McLaughlin Michael Cooney, Director of Music Daniel Ford, Esq., Trustee Masses (Schedules subject to change) Saturday Vigil Mass: 4 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30 AM, 9 AM 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM (Subject to change) 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: 1:30– 2:30 PM or by appointment. Every Tuesday: 7-8:00 PM

Rosary/ Chaplet 7 AM Monday-Saturday, 8 AM First Saturday of each month, Rosary 3 PM Monday-Friday, Divine Mercy

Chaplet and 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 Faith Formation office. contact Grand Knight, Michael Lauzon at (203) 817-7528. Sacrament of Baptism This Sacrament is celebrated on Sundays at 1:00 PM. It is required that parents participate in a Pre-Baptismal class. Classes are held on the third -8 AM. Monday Saturday of the month. Registration is required by calling the parish office. Saint Joseph-8 AM. Wednesday Divine Mercy-8 AM. Friday 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 - The Hour of Darkness The Lifetime of Mercy -

When the hour came, Jesus took His place at table with the Apostles.

What does He then do, institutes the Eucharist, the Hour sins were torturing and killing Him: “Father if it is possi- referred to is of His Passion and what is Passion ble let this cup of suffering pass from my lips.” intense loveand there is no greater more intense and When His disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to intimate Love than God’snow in human formgiven to pray He responded with this version of the Our Father: usthe fullness of His body blood soul and divinity but as a gift of Mercy. “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. And the passion narrative paints the awesome yet horri- Give us each day our daily bread ble picture of the price Christ paid, the Father paid that and forgive us our sins we might receive the fullness of that Mercy lest we per- for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, ish and suffer the fires of Hell. and do not subject us to the final test.”

And that is because there is another hour at work in our The Final Test is that moment when the devil knowing liveswhat we just heard Jesus refer to when Judas this is his last hour to steal us out of the arms of Christ and the Authorities came to arrest Him for his execution: tempts us to despairand so how has our preparation “this is your hour, the time for the power of darkness”, been to that moment? When an Athlete aspires to win and it is a terrible hour whose power remains at work in the Championship he or she does not just show up to this world and in all our lives and why we must draw that one game, one momentpreparation begins the strength from the Hour of Divine Mercy when Christ ex- moment he or she learns to tie one’s cleats. pired on the Cross3:00 PM. Do we not pray in the Hail Mary: “Holy Mary Mother of We see the hour of darkness at work in the Garden of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our Gethsemane when Christ is so overcome and over- death” Why that hour, because it’s the power of dark- whelmed by this power of evilour power of sinthat ness’ last hour to inflict as much damage on our faith as as we heard, ”He was in such agony and he prayed so possiblereminding us that there is perhaps no greater fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood fal- light to scatter such darkness than Devotion to Mary. ling to the ground.” We recognize the power of this dark hour wherever a life is tragically taken and people must Every Hail Mary every Rosary ever recited all the power mourn, wherever there is destruction so hard to recover behind those prayers, that devotion, will be unleashed from, where there is financial ruin, dreams shattered, like a million exploding suns upon that infernal and now hatred, racism, abortion. fleeing darkness.

And needing the comfort and support of His Apostles, Listen to these words of comfort and warning from Christ turning to them, He finds them asleep: “could you not revealed to Saint Faustina regarding His Mercy and the stay awake with me one hourWhy are you sleeping urgent need to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet:

Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.” “When I entered the chapel for a moment, the Lord said

And what is this testa test of Faiththere is no greater to me, My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying nor worse temptation, which is really the basis of all sinner. Say the chaplet that I have taught you for temptations, than to lose Faith in Christ. It is the cry of him. When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man Christ from the Cross: “My God My God why have you dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle. His abandoned me.” Guardian was defending him, but he was, as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul’s mis- But nowhere will this temptation be as severe than at the ery. A multitude of devils was waiting for the soul. moment of our deathour Gethsemane and on the Cross moment when Hell’s power will be unleashed But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus just as against us, as it was upon Christ hoping to get Him to He is depicted in the image. The rays which issued from lose not just faith in Himself and the Father but all of us; Jesus’ Heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of that how could we possibly be worth saving when our darkness fled in panic. The sick man peacefully Page 3 From The Pastor’s Desk breathed his last. When I came to myself, I understood “Today bring to Me SOULS WHO HAVE BECOME LUKE- how very important the chaplet was for the dying. It ap- WARM, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. peases the anger of God.” These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suf- fered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives Jesus promises: because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried “At the hour of their death, I defend as My own glory out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' every soul that will say this chaplet; or when others say it For them, the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy.” for a dying person, the pardon is the same. When this chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God’s Jesus describes these souls in more heart-breaking detail: anger is placated, unfathomable mercy envelops the “Souls without love or devotion, souls full of egoism and soul, and the very depths of My tender mercy are moved selfishness, proud and arrogant souls full of deceit and for the sake of the sorrowful Passion of My Son (Diary, hypocrisy: My Heart cannot bear this. All the graces that I 811).” pour out upon them flow off them as off the face of a rock.” There is nothing more essential that preparing for this hour of our deathbut we must do so by activating the As Jesus revealed to Saint Faustina regarding the incon- Hour of Power of Christ’s Mercy. With so few people at- ceivable and bottomless depths of this Mercy: tending that one hour of power each week which is the “The flames of mercy are burning Me — clamoring to be Mass, what strength if any will they have to resist this spent; I want to keep pouring them out upon souls; souls demonic onslaught? just don’t want to believe in My goodness (Diary, 177).”

Why are you sleepingsleep-walking through life Having been entrusted with this gold mine of graces that hardly ever attending Masshardly ever praying is infinitely deep and expansive let us spend the remaining hardly ever seeking forgiveness of sinsno wonder the hours of our lives dispensing these graces of unfathom- Divine Mercy Chaplet concludes on day 9 praying for able goodness, peace and healing upon all souls espe- Luke Warm soulsand the words of Christ, truly reveal cially those most in need of God’s Mercy beginning with the cost of His Mercy for us He paid in Gethsemane and ourselves. on the Cross:

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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass Intentions March 28, 2021

Saturday, March 27th Temporary Parish Office Hours: 4:00 p.m. Donald Casazza

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM Sunday, March 28th Closed on Wednesday, Friday, 9 AM to 12 PM 7:30 a.m. Roger Tiberio 9:00 a.m. Joan Ford 10:30 a.m. William J. Kleinknecht Assumption Catholic School 12:00 p.m. Dorothy Massaro Mr. Steven J Santoli, Principal - (203) 334-6271 Grades: Pre-K 3 through 8 Hours: 8:40 AM - 3 PM Weekday Masses Before and After School Programs Available Mon. 3/29 7:30 a.m. Special Intention of (Before School program begins at 7:00 AM and After School Ann Owens 5:30 p.m. Jodie Lesniak program ends 5:30 PM) Tues. 3/30 7:30 a.m. Mary Larson Faith Formation 5:30 p.m. Vasile Macinic Mr. Frank Macari, Director - (203) 367-1108 Email address: [email protected] Wed. 3/31 7:30 a.m. Howard T. Owens, Jr. Tuesday Classes For Grades 1-5 from 4-5 PM 5:30 p.m. NO MASS

For Grades 6-8 from 7-8 PM Thurs. 4/1 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

Office of Faith Formation Hours: Weekdays 10 AM - 3 PM Fri. 4/2 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and Tuesdays 10 AM-5:30 PM Sat. 4/3 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

Parish Finance Council Saturday, April 3rd Easter Vigil Our parish Finance Council is a consultative body of lay 8:00 p.m. For the Intentions of our Easter persons established to advise the pastor in matters pertain- Flower Offerings ing to the financial affairs of the church. The chairman is Sunday, April 4th Easter Sunday Ron Fiske, (203) 330-0375. 6:00 a.m. Helen Sopek Parish Activities 7:30 a.m. For the Deceased Benefactors of American Heritage Girls Troop #4862: Monthly (except our Church summer), 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 4:00 PM , parish center. 9:00 a.m. Special Intention of Jessica Medoff For girls ages 5-18. Jillian Plomin at [email protected]. 10:30 a.m. Deacon Kevin Moore Currently suspended 12:00 p.m. Christopher Robles

Altar Society of St. Joseph the Worker: Monthly, 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month following 7:30 AM Mass. Cleans Our Sanctuary Light and beautifies the Sanctuary and chapels in the church. Will burn this week

Alcoholics Anonymous Friday, 8:00 PM, parish hall. In loving memory of Narcotics Anonymous Wednesday 7:30 PM, parish hall. John P. Griffith

Bible Study: Thursdays, 9:15 AM and 7 PM, parish center. Study sessions will be posted in our bulletin. Currently Our Devotional Light Suspended Will burn this week for Choir: Adults: Wednesday, 7 PM in the church. For those who passed away Resurrection Choir: Sings at funeral Masses. Contact Michael Cooney, Director of Music, at during the month of March (203) 572-2213 or email [email protected] for details. Currently suspended PRAY FOR OUR SICK Mary Alberico Michael Devaney Sandy MacArthur Knights of Columbus: Monthly, 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7 PM Josephine Amiot Fred Eichhorn Eugene Madara parish hall. Grand Knight Michael Lauzon at Christopher Amiot Diane Fasanella Peter Maioriello (203) 817-7528 or email [email protected]. Solange Anziano Charlie Gordon Noah Martinez

Parish Nurses: Monthly, 2nd Wednesday, Sept. to June, at Lorraine Artale Holly Graham Kaitlin McLaughlin 7 PM St. Vincent Medical Center Ellie Art Edward Grosso Leroy Moye Carol Bertanza Suzanne Hannan Dave Reynolds Blood pressure screening: Currently suspended Michael Black Leonard Iwanski, Jr. Donna Schmidt Sisters in Faith: Monthly, 2nd Monday, 7 - 9 PM, parish Eleanor Bruckmann Clare Kelleher Lillian Squilla hall, except July & August. Ministry for women of As- Letitia Ciccio Christian Kong School Sisters of ND sumption Church. Mary Garbe at [email protected]. Brendan Crosby Tim Lambert Valle Family Nicholas DeMaio Robert Lancia Page 5 MARCH 28, 2021

March 20/21 Stations of the Cross Please join us for our final Stations of the Cross on Good 2021 Friday, April 2nd at 7:00 PM, which is the day the events Weekend Offertory: $4,365.00 actually occurred. Follow the journey of Christ that focus on Online Giving $2,484.00 specific events of His last day, beginning with His condem-

Thank You nation. All are welcome. Mask are required.

The Seven Church Visit Tradition and Pilgrimage The Seven-Church Walk has its roots in the later half of the 16th century, and originated with the Oratory movement founded by St. Philip Neri. This practice continues today in many areas of the world on Holy Thursday Evening fol- Online Giving lowing The Mass of Our Lord's Supper. After Mass, Ado- We realize many of our parishioners are still not be able to ration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place. Those who attend Mass regularly, please consider making your offer- would like to participate in this pilgrimage will leave our tory through Online Giving. Please visit our website and church, your first visit, and travel to nearby churches to click on the Tab “Donate” and create an account. pray before the Blessed Sacrament. Below is a listing of local churches and the times they will remain open. Reconciliation Monday Assumption: Open until 11:00 PM Bishop Caggiano has once again designated Monday, Saint Anthony: Open until 10:00 PM March 29th as “Reconciliation Monday” throughout the Saint Thomas: Open until Midnight Diocese of Bridgeport. Our parish will be one of the Saint Pius X: Open until 11:00 PM churches that will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation Holy Cross: Open until 10:00 PM from 3:00 to 9:00 PM in Church, ensuring that the lay Holy Family: Open until 11:00 PM faithful of Fairfield County will be able to experience God’s St. Margaret Mary : Open until Midnight mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation as Holy Week

begins. Schedule of Services Tenebrae Service for The Easter Triduum

A Tenebrae Service will be held during Holy Holy Thursday: Week, on Wednesday, March 31st at 6:00 ♰ Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m. PM in church (please note there will be NO evening Mass at 5:30 PM). “Tenebrae” ♰ *Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 p.m. is a Latin word that simply means *On-Line Reservations Required for Church only “darkness” or “shadows”. It is a devotion ♰ Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament that dates back to the seventh or eight century A.D. and is following Mass until 11:00 PM characterized by the successive extinguishing of candles ♰ Seven Church Visit and Pilgrimage following Mass as the prayer service progresses. The service promises to be a solemn evening that will benefit the spirit of worship. Good Friday: Masks are required. ♰ A day of Abstinence and Fasting ♰ Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.

No Evening Mass ♰ *The Passion of the Lord Service 3:00 p.m. Due to our Tenebrae Service on Wednesday, March 31st *On-Line Reservations Required for Church only at 6:00 PM in church, there will be NO evening Mass at ♰ Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. 5:30 PM. Holy Saturday: No First Friday Adoration ♰Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m. First Friday in April falls on Good Friday; therefore, there ♰Blessing of Easter Food 12:30 p.m. will be NO Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. ♰*Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. *On-Line Reservations Required for Mass Capacity Update As you may have read, effective March 19th, there is no Church and Hall capacity limitation on Mass attendance. However, the state Easter Sunday: still requires masks, social distancing, and regular cleaning. ♰*Masses: 6:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., Given the requirement of social distance, we MUST con- 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. tinue to use every other pew and maintain six feet distance between individuals/household units. We will continue to *On-Line Reservations Required for require on-line registration for our weekend and Holy Day Church and Hall

Masses. In addition, we will live-stream our weekend *The email via Flocknotes that contained the sign up Masses (with the exception of the 7:30 AM Mass) to ac- information for our registered parishioners has been commodate more people in the parish hall. sent out. You MUST reserve your spot(s). Page 6 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Newly Baptized: Readings for the Week

Last weekend we welcomed Sunday: Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Psalm Lila Grace-Raffaella Loschiavo 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 [2a]/Philippians

into the Roman Catholic Faith, through 2:6-11/Mark 14:1—15:47 or 15:1-39 the saving waters of Baptism. Monday: Isaiah 42:1-7/Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a]/ John 12:1-11

Praying the Tuesday: Isaiah 49:1-6/Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 The Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet begins and 17 [cf. 15ab]/John 13:21-33, 36-38 on Good Friday in preparation for the celebra- Wednesday: Isaiah 50:4-9a/Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and tion of the Feast Day. Novena and Chaplet 33-34 [14c]/Matthew 26:14-25 pamphlets are available in the Church Vesti- Thursday: Chrism Mass: Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Psalm bule to guide you. 89:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [2a]/ 1:5-8/ Luke 4:16-21 Divine Mercy Prayer Service Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Exodus Divine Mercy Sunday is a very special Sunday when the 12:1-8, 11-14/Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 Divine Floodgates from are wide-opened and Je- [cf. 1 Corinthians 10:16]/1 Corinthians sus offers us the total forgiveness of all sins and punish- 11:23-26/John 13:1-15 ment to any soul, who goes to Confession and receives Friday: Isaiah 52:13—53:12/Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, Him in Holy Communion, on that day. Please join us for our 15-16, 17, 25 [Luke 23:46]/Hebrews 4:14-16; prayer service, which will include the Chaplet of Divine 5:7-9/John 18:1—19:42 Mercy on Sunday, April 11th. Our service will be held at Saturday: Vigil: Genesis 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Psalm the "hour of mercy," 3:00 PM in the afternoon, which is 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] or the hour that Jesus died. Psalm 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 [5b]/Genesis 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Psalm 16:5, 2021 Sword & Shield Charity Golf Classic 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Exodus 14:15—15:1/Exodus Fifth Annual Knights of Columbus Sword and Shield Golf 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 [1b]/Isaiah 54:5-14/ Classic Co-Sponsored by Our Lady of the Assumption Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1-11/ Council #11077 and St. Matthew Council #14360 will be Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Baruch 3:9-15, 32— held on Monday, June 14th at Brownson Country Club 4:4/Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [John 6:68c]/Ezekiel in Huntington, CT. Please contact Co-Chairman Greg 36:16-17a, 18-28/Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] Matera at [email protected] or (203)209-2164, for player and sponsor opportunities. or Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or Psalm 51:12- 13, 14-15,18-19 [12a]/Romans 6:3-11/Psalm Christ Life Program 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Mark 16:1-7 A new Christ Life program will begin at St. Pius X, Fair- Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22- field on April 9th, with “Discovering Christ”. Please 23 [24]/Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b- contact St. Pius directly for additional information. 8/John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 or Luke 24:13-35

Communion Antiphon

“Father, if this cup cannot pass me by, thy will be done.” - Psalm 22:2

Parishioner’s Corner Looking for some further outstanding reflections on the Sunday Mass Reading? Please visit Assumption’s own Dr. Frank DeStefano’s wonderful “Sunday Sunday” blogs at https://doctorfrank.blogspot.com/.

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