The Parish of Immaculate Conception & Assumption of Our Lady
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The Parish of Immaculate Conception & Assumption of Our Lady 53 Winter Hill Road, Tuckahoe, New York 10707 www.assumption-immaculate.org Rectory & Cemetery: 961-3643 • Immaculate Conception School: 961-3785 • Religious Education Office: 961-1076 Pastoral Staff Rev. Anthony Sorgie, Pastor Rev. Paul Waddell, Parochial Vicar Rev. Seán Connolly Deacon Anthony Viola Deacon Carl Degenhardt Parish Staff Sr. Cora Lombardo, Director - Religious Education Ms. Maureen Harten, Principal - ICS Regional School Offices Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening 4:00 PM at Assumption 5:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Sunday at Immaculate Conception: 8:00 AM • 10:00 AM • 12:00 PM • 5:00 PM Sunday at Assumption: 9:00 AM Spanish Mass/Misa en Español: 11:30 AM at Assumption todos los Domingos Bilingual Italian/English Mass/Messa in Italiano: 9:00 AM at Assumption on the first Sunday of the month Weekday Masses: (recitation of the Rosary before Mass) Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM at Assumption 8:30 AM • 12:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Saturday: Battle of Lepanto in 1571 8:30 AM at Immaculate Conception Don Juan of Austria and Cardinals Holy Day Masses: Franciscan Church of the Visitation Vigil: 7:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Ain Karim Solemnity: 8:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 4:30 and 7:30 PM Israel at Immaculate Conception 7:30 AM at Assumption (Monday-Friday only) Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Assumption on Saturday: 3:30 - 3:55 PM Visit the News page of our parish web site to see Immaculate Conception on Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 PM short video clips from the parish’s or by appointment with priest on duty Our Lady of Fatima Centenary events: Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 12:00 PM Mass www.assumption-immaculate.org/info/news.php with 7:00 PM Benediction Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Mondays and First Fridays after the 12:00 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception October 22, 2017 Reposition and Benediction is at 7:00 PM Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Mission Statement With the Eucharist as our source, Mary as our patroness and the Holy Spirit as our guide, we the Roman Catholic Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady, Tuckahoe, seek to give meaning to our faith by following Christ’s command to care for His people, by foster- ing actions that nourish both the spiritual and social needs of our people and build community within and without our parish. From the Desk of Fr. Connolly October 22, 2017 October: the Month of the Holy Rosary The Battle of Lepanto On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval vic- tory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope St. Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the rosary throughout Europe. In his 1883 encyclical Supremi Apostolatus Officio, Pope Leo XIII echoed the words of the oldest known Marian prayer (known in the Latin tradition as the Sub Tuum Praesidium) when he wrote, “It has always been the habit of Catholics in danger and in troublous times to fly for refuge to Mary. This devotion, so great and so confident, to the august Queen of Heaven has never shone forth with such brilliancy as when the militant Church of God has seemed to be endangered by the violence of heresy … or by an intolerable moral corruption, or by the attacks of powerful enemies.” Foremost among such attacks was the Battle of Lepanto, a perilous and decisive moment in European and world history. Troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire had invaded and occupied the Byzantine Empire by 1453, bringing a large portion of the increasingly divided Christian world under a version of Islamic law. For the next hundred years, the Turks expanded their empire westward on land, and asserted their naval power in the Mediterranean. In 1565, they attacked Malta, envisioning an eventual invasion of Rome. The next year, three Catholic powers on the continent, Genoa, Spain, and the Papal States, formed an alliance called the Holy League, to defend their Christian civilization against Turkish invasion. Its fleets sailed to confront the Turks near the west coast of Greece on October 7, 1571. Crew members on more than 200 ships prayed the rosary in preparation for the battle, as did Christians throughout Europe, encouraged by the Pope to gather in their churches to invoke the Virgin Mary against the daunting Turkish forces. Pope Pius V was granted a miraculous vision of the Holy League’s stunning victory. Without a doubt, the Pope understood the significance of the day’s events, when he was eventually informed that all but 13 of the nearly 300 Turkish ships had been captured or sunk. He was moved to institute the feast now celebrated universally as Our Lady of the Rosary. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21 This reading addresses Cyrus, King of Persia – a non-Jew “… repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what who respected the religions and customs of those he con- belong to God.” This is a well-known Gospel account. Al- quered. Under him, the Babylonian captivity ended and though the role of the Pharisees is clear, it is interesting that the Jewish people returned home and rebuilt the temple. the Herodians are mentioned. The Herodians and the Phari- In fact, he sent with them vessels from the original tem- sees had opposing opinions about the payment of the census ple and provided them with financial support. tax; the Herodians would favor paying the tax – the Pharisees would not. This alliance between the Pharisees and Herodi- Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b ans reflect their mutual determination to undermine Jesus. In writing the Epistles, St. Paul commenced with a formal salutation, such as we see in the beginning of this first Next Week: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time letter to the Thessalonians. Although St. Paul made ev- ery effort to be self-sufficient, relying on God and his own 1st Reading: Exodus 22:20-26 labors, the Thessalonians did send him support, which 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 St. Paul understood to express their faith, love and hope. Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 - 1 - Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady October 22, 2017 - Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Volume 35, No. 43 Immaculate Conception Church Next Weekend’s Celebrants: th Saturday, October 21 Vigil: 29 Sunday in Ord. Time Immaculate Conception: 5:00 PM Deceased of the Culhane Family Mem. Vigil: 30th Sunday in Ord. Time - Saturday, Oct. 28 th Sunday, October 22 29 Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM: Fr. Sorgie 8:00 AM Antonia Lembo Mem. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday, October 29 10:00AM Margaret Carroll Mem. 8:00 AM: Fr. André 12:00 PM Frank & Maria Costa Mem. 10:00 AM: Fr. Paul 5:00 PM Anthony Curtin Mem. 12:00 PM: Fr. Collins Monday, October 23 St. John of Capistrano 5:00 PM: Fr. Paul 8:30 AM Jose Pereira Mem. 12:00 PM Pasquale C. D’Onofrio Mem. Assumption Tuesday, October 24 St. Anthony Mary Claret Vigil: 30th Sunday in Ord. Time - Saturday, Oct. 28 8:30 AM Rosa Graziella Solano Mem. 4:00 PM: Fr. Tierney 12:00 PM Elsa Cepero Mem. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday, October 29 Wednesday, October 25 Weekday 9:00 AM: Fr. Sorgie 8:30 AM Alfonsina & Francesco De Luca Mem. 11:30 AM: Fr. Connolly (Spanish) 12:00 PM Joan Aunchman Mem. Thursday, October 26 Weekday 8:30 AM People of the Parish 12:00 PM Michele Reino Mem. Friday, October 27 Weekday Pardon Prayer Given by the Angel of Peace to the Children at Fatima - 1916 8:30 AM Anthony Reino & Maria Reino Mem. (Prayed 3 times) 12:00 PM Grace Molly & Matthew James Talmo Mem. Saturday, October 28 Saints Simon and Jude My God, 8:30 AM Deceased of Iamartino & Elia Families Mem. I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! Saturday, October 28 Vigil: 30th Sunday in Ord. Time I beg pardon for those who 5:00 PM Angelo Mastroianni Mem. Do not believe, do not adore, Sunday, October 29 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Do not hope and do not love Thee. 8:00 AM Olympia Spidalieri Mem. 10:00 AM Rosemary Albano Mem. 12:00 PM Giovanni Russo, Maria Rummo & The Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are scheduled at 1:30 PM on select Sundays at Immaculate Conception or Assumption. Call Ernesto Rummo Mem. the rectory as soon as possible to make arrangements. Baptismal 5:00 PM Amato Braccia Mem. catechesis (instruction) is offered on one Thursday of each month. The Sacrament of Matrimony: Please call Fr. Sorgie, our pastor, to arrange for the date and church of your wedding at least six months Assumption Church in advance, prior to any other plans for your expected wedding date. Wedding arrangements will be handled by our Wedding Coordinator, Sat 10/21 4:00 PM Mildred Joan Pinto Mem. Mrs. Marge Russo: (914) 629-1691. Note: there are no weddings on Sundays. Sun 10/22 9:00 AM Michael Vulpis Mem. Godparent/Sponsor: Eligibility forms to be a godparent or sponsor 11:30 AM Parishioners and Their Families can only be given to active and participating members of the parish Mon 10/23 7:30 AM Frances Visconti Mem.