Holy Family St. Parish 249 9th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

Office: (718) 768-9471 / Fax: (718) 788-3390

Parish Office Hours / Horario de la Oficina Mon. - Fri. 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 12pm

website: holyfamily-stthomas-brooklyn.org email: [email protected]

MASS SCHEDULES: St. Thomas Aquinas Church Mon. - Sat.: 12:15 PM Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil Sunday 9:00 AM 10:45 AM (Spanish) 12:30 PM

CHURCH OPENS 15 MINUTES BEFORE MASS

Confessions: Saturday 4pm -5pm

Baptisms: 1:30PM Spanish - 2nd Saturday English - 4th Saturday

Pre-baptismal Class 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm English Class—Chapel Spanish Class—Church

For Marriage Preparation or to arrange a baptism, please, call the Rectory

PARISH STAFF:

Administrator: Rev. Rafael Perez

In residence: Rev. Jesús Cuadros Rev. Okrokoto Rev. Francis Fayez

Deacon: Mr. John Flannery (Retired)

Director of Faith Formation & Pastoral Assistant: Sr. Doryne Bermoy, FLP, ext. 102

Administrative Assistant: Mayra Orellana, ext. 103

Receptionist & Bookkeeper: Estelle Gonzalez, ext. 106

Music Minister: Cesar Reyes Holy Family - St. Thomas Aquinas

PRAYER REQUESTS MASS INTENTIONS

“He heals the brokenhearted, and binds Sat 10/02 12:15pm • Anthony Ray Bermoy - Bday in Heaven up their wounds…” Psalm 147:3 • Eternal Rest Anthony Campbell 5:30pm • Eternal Rest Jose Antonio Pons Kathy Gatto Mary C. Debock Lisa Dueno 6:30pm • FREE LATIN AMERICAN PIANO Sue Fleming JoAnn Rimbos Josephine Dijczuk AND SONG RECITAL Michele Battaglia Amelia Arias Paul Isaacs OCTOBER 3RD - 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME George Zook Bertha Chamorro Christopher Gratton 9:00am • Health & Welfare of Frank McCabe Cecilia Alvarado Nydia Morales Antonio Fuentes • Health & Welfare of the Rosarians Francisco Rivera Jose Alvarado Victoria Godkin • Eternal Rest of Anthony Ray Bermoy - 1 month Anniversary Victor Arias Rita Montes Sarita Smith Ofelia Palermo Carmella Sheehan Susy Palermo 10:45am • Salud y Bienestar de Edgardo Cordero en su Cumpleaños Robert O’Connor Ricardo Figueroa Margaret O’Connor • Por el Descanso Eterno de José & Thomas Masino Mary Lynch Jennie Ferrando Mirian Galarza Limari Morales Osoria Morales Ana Morales 12:30pm • Eternal Rest F. Mills Dolores Marcario Lillian Striano Elba Morales Mon 10/04 12:15pm • Eternal Rest Gil Medina - 1 month Anniv. Sylvia Lopez Mrs. Washburn Phyllis Boozer Helen Shrewsbury Ricardo Figueroa Wendy Vasquez Tue 10/05 12:15pm • For the Health & Welfare of Sister Doryne Bermoy and her Family Manuel Vasquez Albert Areas Mary Harned • Eternal Rest Sue Izzi—4 year Anniv. Sr. Pelegrina Cortes Rosa Hernandez Barbara Tennyson • Eternal Rest Aurelie Kaplan Antonia Mercado Thomas Matchett Judy Kruger Wed 10/06 12:15pm • Health & Welfare Carmen Lydia - Bday Redding Irma E. Cortes Kevin Crossan • Thanksgiving Immaculate Heart of Mary Betty Collins Kathy Leonard Petra Yenque • Lydia M Bermoy - Birthday in Heaven Ana Maria Bravo Christopher Tan Ann Wareham Thur 10/07 12:15pm • Eternal Rest of Louis Greco Jade Windsor Rev. Andrew Sioleti Blanca Gallegos Fri 10/08 12:15pm • For the Eternal Rest of Lydia M. Jay Rizzo Debbie Wareham Kennet Quintana Bermoy - 40th Day Jose Torres Maria Quiñones Robert Schienberg, Sr. 1:00pm • HOLY HOUR James Robenson Yolanda Cobo Florence Shrewsbury Sat 10/09 12:15pm • Antonio Franco Sam Iaccone Cathy Ricciuto Eternal Rest of Josue Melendez Gertrude Agoglia Joseph Fagan Melanie Diaz 5:30pm • Eternal Rest Rafael Batista-Medina - Antonio Fuentes Camilo Otalvaro Maria Aviles 40th Day Edward Pruna Dawn Fuentes Stephen Myles 6:30pm • Vigilia Grupo de Oración de Adultos “Vida y Salvación” Herman Moreno Nilda Pruna Linda Bulling Isabel Cordero Roselie Poitevien Robert & Becky Pascual 8pm • Hora Santa—Padre Rafael Perez

MEMORIAL DONATIONS WE PRAY FOR OUR

BELOVED DECEASED Bread and Wine: Louis Greco

Sanctuary Lamp: Louis Greco JEAN MARIE MAPPLEBECK Mass Candle: Louis Greco

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UPCOMING EVENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Saturday Oct 2 • ♪♫♪ FREE “LATIN AMERICAN PIANO AND SONG RECITAL” ♪♫♪ After the 5:30pm Mass in the Church Music from Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ecuador and Venezuela

Cesar Reyes, Piano Eliam Ramos, Baritone Samarie Alicea, Soprano

Sunday Oct 3 • Blessing of the Animals at 12pm in the Parking Lot. • Please bring your pet to the Parking Lot for a special blessing! Thursday Oct 7 • OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY FEAST DAY - 12:15pm Mass. • People attending this Mass will receive a “Bilingual Pray the Rosary” book as a gift. Friday Oct 8 • First Day of English RCIA - Religious Education Classes for Adults - 6:45pm Saturday Oct 9 • Vigilia Grupo de Oración Carismático Adultos - 6:30pm - 11pm en la iglesia. Sunday Oct 10 • We would like to Congratulate Msgr. Faustino Cordero on his 50th Anniversary to the Priesthood. A Solemn Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am at St. Finbar’s Church 138 Bay 20th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214.

• If you would like to send a congratulatory card you can mail it to his new residence at:

Msgr. Faustino Cordero Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY 11362

Monday Oct 11 • COLOMBUS DAY - RECTORY CLOSED - Mass at 12:15pm

Saturday Oct 16 MEMORIAL MASS HONORING LYDIA BERMOY & ANTHONY RAY BERMOY Mother & Brother of our beloved Sister Doryne Bermoy, they passed a couple of weeks ago in the Philippines.

The Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 12:15pm in St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

Please, pray for the repose of their souls and for the consolation of their family and friends.

MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN THE PEACE OF OUR LORD!

3 Holy Family - St. Thomas Aquinas 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

1st READING FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS 2nd READING FROM THE LETTER TO THE 2:18-24 HEBREWS 2:9-11

The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be Brothers and sisters: He "for a little while" was made alone. I will make a suitable partner for him." So the "lower than the angels," that by the grace of God he might LORD God formed out of the ground various wild ani- taste death for everyone. mals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the For it was fitting that he, for whom and through whom all man called each of them would be its name. The man things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffer- all wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable part- ing. He who consecrates and those who are being conse- ner for the man. crated all have one origin. Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them “brothers.” So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed THE WORD OF THE LORD. up its place with flesh. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (10:2-16) called 'woman,' for out of 'her man’ this one has been tak- en." That is why a man leaves his father and mother and The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, "Is it lawful clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh. for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him. He said to them in reply, "What did command THE WORD OF THE LORD. you?" They replied, "Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her." But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, God RESPONSORIAL PSALM made them male and female. For this reason a man shall Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two R.(cf.5) May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives. but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." Blessed are you who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways! In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; this. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and blessed shall you be and favored. R. marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine adultery." in the recesses of your home; your children like olive plants And people were bringing children to him that he might around your table. R. touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he became indignant and said to them, "Let the Behold, thus is the man blessed children come to me; do not prevent them, for the king- who fears the LORD. dom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, The LORD bless you from Zion: whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem will not enter it." Then he embraced them and blessed all the days of your life. R. them, placing his hands on them.

May you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel! R. THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD.

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1 LECTURA DEL LIBRO DE GENESIS 2 LECTURA DE LA CARTA A LOS HEBREOS 2:18-24 (2,8-11)

En aquel día, dijo el Señor Dios: “No es bueno que el Hermanos: Es verdad que ahora todavía no vemos el uni- hombre este solo. Voy a hacerle a alguien como el, para verso entero sometido al hombre; pero sí vemos ya al que que lo ayude”. Entonces el Señor Dios formo de la tierra por un momento Dios hizo inferior a los ángeles, a Jesús, todas las bestias del campo y todos los pájaros del cielo, que por haber sufrido la muerte, está coronado de gloria y y los llevo ante Adán para que les pusiera nombre y así honor. Así, por la gracias de Dios, la muerte que el sufrió todo ser viviente tuviera el nombre puesto por Adán. redunda en bien de todos. Así, pues, Adán les puso nombre a todos los animales domésticos, a los pájaros del cielo y a las bestias del En efecto, el creador y Señor de todas las cosas quiere campo; pero no hubo ningún ser semejante a Adán para que todos sus hijos tengan parte en su gloria. Por eso ayudarlo. convenia que Dios consumara en la perfección, mediante el sufrimiento, a Jesucristo, autor y guía de nuestra salva- Entonces el Señor Dios hizo caer al hombre en un profun- ción. El santificador y los santificados tienen la misma do sueño, y mientras dormía, le saco una costilla y cerró condición humana. Por eso no se avergüenza de llamar la carne sobre el lugar vacío. Y de la costilla que le había hermanos a los hombres. sacado al hombre, Dios formó una mujer. Se la llevó al hombre y éste exclamó: “Esta si es hueso de mis huesos y PALABRA DE DIOS. carne de mi carne. Esta será llamada mujer, porque ha sido formada del hombre”. Por eso el hombre abandonará a su padre y a su madre, y se unirá a su mujer y serán los dos una sola carne. EVANGELIO SEGÚN SAN MARCOS 10: 2-16

PALABRA DE DIOS. En aquel tiempo, se acercaron a Jesús unos fariseos y le preguntaron, para ponerlo a prueba: “¿Le es licito a un hombre divorciarse de su esposa?”. El les respondió: “¿Qué les prescribió Moisés?”. Ellos contestaron: “Moisés nos permitió el divorcio mediante la entrega de SALMO RESPONSORIAL (Del Salmo 127) un acta de divorcio a la esposa”. Jesús les dijo: “Moisés prescribió esto, debido a la dureza del corazón de ustedes. R.: Dichoso el que teme al Señor. Pero desde el principio. Al crearlos, Dios los hizo hombre y mujer. Por eso dejará el hombre a su padre y a su madre Dichoso el que teme al Señor y se unirá a su esposa y serán los dos una sola carne. De y sigue sus caminos: modo que ya no son dos, sino una sola carne. Por eso, lo comerá del fruto de su trabajo, que Dios unió, que no lo separe el hombre”. será dichoso, le ira bien. R. Ya en casa, los discípulos le volvieron a preguntar sobre Su mujer, como vid fecunda, el asunto. Jesús les dijo: “Si uno se divorcia de su esposa en medio de su casa; y se casa con otra, comete adulterio contra la primera. Y sus hijos, como renuevos de olivo, si ella se divorcia de su marido y se casa con otro, comete alrededor de su mesa. R. adulterio”.

Esta es la bendición del hombre que teme al Señor: Después de esto la gente le llevó a Jesús unos niños para “Que el Señor te bendiga desde Sión, que los tocara, pero los discípulos trataban de impedirlo. Que veas la prosperidad de Jerusalén Al ver aquello, Jesús se disgustó y les dijo: “Dejen que Todos los días de tu vida. R. los niños se acerquen a mí y no se lo impidan, porque el Reino de Dios es de los que son como ellos. Les aseguro que el que no reciba el Reino de Dios como un niño, no entrará en él”. Después tomo en brazos a los niños y los bendijo imponiéndoles las manos.

PALABRA DEL SEÑOR.

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Dear Parish Family, Querida Familia Parroquial,

"Will I still be loved"? "Am I loveable as I am"? "Do they "¿Seguiré siendo amado"? "¿Puedo ser amado, así como still love me"? These are questions which every child soy"? "¿Todavía me aman"? Todos los niños se hacen deals with every day. If they do not get answers to these estas preguntas día a día. Si no obtienen respuestas a questions by the daily interactions estas preguntas a través de las they have with family, friends, and interacciones diarias que tienen neighbors, they will doubt that “Only a love greater than the con la familia, amigos y vecinos, they are loved, and they will re- dudarán que son amados y se en- treat within or act out for attention. pain of not being loved as cerarán en sí mismos o actuarán This is not something which chil- mal para llamar la atención. Esto dren alone have to deal with. we should have can rescue no es algo con lo que los niños ten- Grown adults and spouses too gan que lidiar solos. Los adultos must daily deal with these same us from the prison of cyni- mayores y los cónyuges también questions which arise from the deben lidiar diariamente con estas events of daily life. If they do not cism, unforgiveness and mismas preguntas que surgen en el get assurances of a love that is diario vivir. Los cónyuges se sepa- mutual, spouses will drift apart, self-centeredness which rarán y las relaciones se deteriora- and relationships will decay. One flows from these wounds.” rán, si es que no existe la seguri- of the beautiful tasks of a married dad de un amor mutuo. Una de las couple is to show the uncondition- tareas hermosas de los esposos es al love of Christ to each other in demostrarse mutuamente el amor such a way that even their children will be caught up in incondicional de Cristo de manera tal que incluso sus hi- that love and be transformed. jos sean cautivados por ese amor y sean transformados.

Jesus has to deal with many people in today's gospel En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús tiene que lidiar con mu- who doubt that such a love is possible, including his own chas personas que dudan que tal amor sea posible, in- disciples. Their hearts are hardened perhaps because in cluidos sus propios discípulos. Sus corazones están en- their own lives, they have not received the love they durecidos quizás porque en sus propias vidas no han hoped for in their own families. Perhaps the children that recibido el amor que esperaban incluso en sus propias appear are painful reminders of that. Only a love greater familias. Quizás los niños que aparecen son recordatorios than the pain of not being loved as we should have can dolorosos de esa realidad. Solo un amor más grande que rescue us from the prison of cynicism, unforgiveness el dolor de no ser amados como deberíamos, puede res- and self-centeredness which flows from these catarnos de la prisión del cinismo, la falta de perdón y el wounds. What if Jesus was calling each one of us to egocentrismo que brotan de estas heridas. ¿Qué pasaría draw near to him as these little ones do in the gospel and si Jesús nos estuviera llamando a cada uno de nosotros rest in his embrace and be made new by his life-giving a acercarnos a él, descansar en sus abrazos y ser reno- touch? In the Eucharist, Jesus makes himself one flesh vados por su toque vivificante, como lo hace con estos with us and so is able to come close enough and deep pequeños niños del evangelio? En la Eucaristía, Jesús se enough to reach those places of pain within. Only then, hace una sola carne con nosotros y, por lo tanto, puede can we live by and for his love every day. acercarse lo suficiente para llegar a esos lugares de dolor

en nuestro interior. Solo entonces podremos vivir por su - Rev. Rafael Perez amor y para su amor todos los días. - Rev. Rafael Pérez

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Solemn Mass, Oct 10th at 10:30am St. Finbar 138 Bay 20th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214.

If you would like to send a congratulatory card you can mail it to his new residence at:

Msgr. Faustino Cordero Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY 11362

Blessing of the Animals On Sunday, Oct 3rd In celebration of the Feast Day of St. , known for his love of all of God’s crea- tures, we will be holding Blessing of the Animals at 12pm on this day.

Please, bring your pet to the parking lot, lo- cated on 8th St. between 4th and 5th Ave- nue, for a special blessing.

The Mass honoring St. Francis of Assisi will be celebrated on Monday, October 4th at 12:15pm.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, PRAY FOR US!

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