Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ

2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York 

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday at 5:00pm,  ST. THERESA’S FAMILY IS OUR FAMILY Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am(Italian),  “ST. THERESA STRONG” 10:30am(Family Mass) 12:15pm ,  1:30PM(Spanish) & 5:00pm  WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Saturday 8:00am & 9:00am  DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa  Novenas after Monday morning Masses St. Anthony Novena after Tuesday  morning Masses.  Thursday 12 Noon Mass  & Eucharistic Adoration  Exposition & Benediction of the  Blessed Sacrament First Friday 6:00PM  

CONFESSION Saturdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm  and by appointment   Baptisms take place most Sundays  after the 1:30pm Mass. We ask parents to attend the  preparation meeting. Register at the  Rectory for the meeting.  The date of the Baptism will be dis- cussed at the Baptism meeting.  MARRIAGES Call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding date to make an  appointment with clergy. 

Rev. Msgr. Thomas Derivan, Pastor

Rev. Joseph Ligory, Parochial Vicar Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Rev. Edmundo Gomez, Retired,  Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Nadia Papayani, Dir. of Music Salesian Fathers, Weekend Associates

RECTORY: 7188921900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresachurchbronx.org SCHOOL: 7187923688 FAX: 7188921146 EMAIL: [email protected]  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 7187928434 CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX

FROM THE DESK OF FATHER DERIVAN  On Tuesday, September 14, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross, found by St. Helena on the hill of Calvary. This feast day has particular meaning to Father Joseph, Father Gomez and myself (and to our dear Father Charles) because we were stationed in the parish named after St. Helena. But all of the people the Church celebrate this feast because of the importance for all of us of St. Helena and her finding the Holy Cross, the Cross on which the Lord Jesus was crucified and died for us. Helena’s story sounds very much like the story of many women in our day and age. She was the wife of the Roman general,  Constantius Chlorus, who divorced her to marry a princess to further his political ambition. Helena accepted the task of being a  devoted mother to her son Constantine and working as an innkeeper to support him and herself. But the Lord had a plan for  Helena. When Constantine was older, he too became a Roman general. He prepared for a battle that would determine who the Roman Emperor would be. Before the battle, Constantine had a vision of the Cross in the sky, surrounded by the words “In this sign you will conquer.”  Constantine had his soldiers place a cross on their uniforms. He went into battle and won the victory. Even though he was not yet a Christian, he respected the Christian faith of his mother Helena. He freed the Christians who, for three hundred years, had suffered in the Roman persecution. But he wanted to do more. He wanted to show his love and gratitude to the Cross of Jesus under which he had won the battle. And so he asked his mother Helena, who was now the Empress, to go with his soldiers to Jerusalem to find the actual Cross on which Jesus had died for us. In the year 320, even though she was eighty years of age, Helena accepted this task happily. When they reached Jerusalem, Helena did the sensible thing asked the Christians there to show her the place where Jesus had been crucified. The people had retained the memory of that holy place, even though a pagan temple had been built over the place where the Cross had been. Helena’s soldiers removed the temple and then dug beneath. They found three crosses, one belonging to Jesus, the other two to the two thieves crucified with Him, but all unmarked. Helena trusted in the power of God to reveal to her the True Cross. At the suggestion of the bishop of Jerusalem, she touched the Cross to a crippled woman. When the first two crosses touched the woman, nothing happened. When the woman touched the Cross of Jesus, she was cured. It was God’s way of showing St. Helena and us which was the True Cross of our . Not long afterwards Helena died, her work accomplished. Why is the story of St. Helena and the True Cross important for us? For several reasons. First, it speaks of the steadfastness of  St. Helena who faced many adversities in her life, but remained confident in the plan of God for her. Second, it speaks of the  determination of St. Helena to accomplish the task for which God had placed her on this earth. The Lord had put her here to play two rolesNmother and finder of the Cross. She performed both tasks with love and grace. And third, the story of St. Helena and the Cross tells us on the importance of the Cross in our own lives. The Cross is more than an ancient artifact. It is the symbol of Jesus’ love for us. The Cross reminds us, as St. John so beautifully said, that “God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that all who  believe in Him may not perish, but may have eternal life.” We do not need to touch the actual Cross to experience its power. Simply praying before a Cross, remembering the love of Jesus coming from that Cross to all of us that is power indeed. As we celebrate this feast day, resolve that you will spend even a few moments every day meditating on the Cross, whether that is the crucifix in your home or a cross on your rosary. For those who have faith, the Cross is a symbol of life, not death; a symbol of the Lord Jesus conquering sin and death. May we see the Cross and love the Cross as St. Helena did. “We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.”        God bless you all!

PRAYER TO ST. HELENA       Holy and blessed St. Helena, with love and devotion you sought to find the Cross of Our Savior. I plead for your intercession that I may have the same love and devotion to Jesus my Lord. Like you, may I accept the trials of life with patience and hope. Under your  protection, may I carry the Cross which the Lord has given me in this life and one day, may I share with you the Crown of eternal life. St. Helena, finder of the Cross, pray for us. Amen

CCD ( Religion Class) REGISTRATION (Religion Classes for children who attend public school)     Applications are now being accepted for classes which are now beginning. Sunday classes: Grade 1, 2, 3 and  Communion Class9:00AM. Wednesday evening classes: Grades 4,5,6,7 (Confirmation Class)7:00PM. HOW TO APPLY Pick up an application in the Rectory Office or download applications from the St. Theresa Church  website: www.sttheresachurchbronx.org Applications are available both in English and in Spanish. SACRAMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Students must complete 2 consecutive years of CCD classes to be eligible to receive sacraments. Elementary school children who have not been baptized must attend CCD to receiving Baptism. For additional information contact Mrs. McCarrick, CCD Coordinator, at [email protected] SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 MESSAGE OF OUR HOLY FATHER FRANCIS FOR THIS SUNDAY  Today’s passage (cf. Mk 8:2735) turns to the question that permeates the whole Gospel of Mark:who is Jesus?But this time Jesus himself poses it to his disciples, helping them to gradually address the question of his identity. Before asking them, the Twelve, directly, Jesus wants to hear from them what the people think about him, and he is well aware that the disciples are very sensitive to the Teacher’s renown! Therefore, he asks: “Who do men say that I am?” It comes to light that Jesus is considered by the people as a great prophet. But, in reality, he is not interested in the opinions and gossip of the people. He also does not agree that his disciples should answer the questions with prepackaged formulas, quoting wellknown individuals from Sacred Scripture, because a faith that is  reduced to formulas is a shortsighted faith. The Lord wants his disciples of yesterday and today to establish a personal relationship with him, and thus to embrace him at thecenterof their life. For this reason he spurs them to face themselves honestly, and he asks: “But who do you say that I am?” Jesus addresses this very direct and confidential question to each of us: “You, who do you say that I am? All of you, who do you say that I am? Who am I for you?”. Each person is called to respond, in his or her heart, allowing each one to be illuminated by the light that the Father gives us in order to know his Son Jesus. And it can also happen to us, as it did to Peter, that we passionately affirm: “You are the Christ”. However, when Jesus tells us clearly what he told the disciples, that is, that his mission is fulfilled not on the wide road to  success, but on the arduous path of the suffering, humiliated, rejected and crucified Servant, then it can also happen that we, like Peter, might protest and rebel because this contrasts with our expectations, with worldly expectations. In those moments, we too deserve  Jesus’ healthy rebuke: “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men.” Brothers and sisters, the profession of faith in Jesus Christ cannot stop at words, but calls to be authenticated by practical choices and gestures, by a life characterized by God’s love; it calls for a great life, a life with an abundance of love for neighbor. Jesus tells us that to follow him, to be his disciples, we must deny ourselves , that is, the demands of our own selfish pride, and take up our own cross. Then he gives everyone a fundamental rule. And what is this rule? “For whoever would save his life will lose it.” Often in life, for many  reasons, we go astray, looking for happiness only in things, or in people whom we treat as things. But we find happiness only when love, true love, encounters us, surprises us, changes us. Love changes everything! And love can also change us, each one of us. The  witnesses of proves it. May the Mary, who lived her faith by faithfully following her Son Jesus, help us too to walk on his path, generously spending our life for him and for our brothers and sisters.         Angelus Address, September 16, 2018

SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS  We are making this appeal to parishioners (past and present), alumni and friends of St. Theresa’s Parish. We are having a School Sponsorship Program in our school. In this, the sponsor offers to help pay a needy student’s tuition in whole or in part. Students are selected by the pastor and the principal particularly because of some unforeseen circumstance that has happened to the family where the child would otherwise not be able to continue in our school. The sponsorship makes it possible for a child to continue to benefit from a good education at St. Theresa’s School. Recipients are chosen by the principal and the pastor according to need.  We ask you to consider becoming a School Sponsor. Full sponsorship is $6300 and partial is $3150. If you are interested, please contact our principal Mrs. Fanelli at 7187923668 or Father Derivan at 7188921900 or drop into our School Office. Your  sponsorship makes a difference!

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY! On the Sunday after Labor Day, our country celebrates National Grandparents Day, first declared by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. As we did on July 25, the World Day of Prayer for Grandparents, we give thanks to the Lord for the blessing of grandparents in the lives of us all. What better way to celebrate this day than by offering this prayer for grandparents, written by our retired  Pope Benedict VI?  PRAYER FOR GRANDPARENTS  Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary, the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne. Look with love on grandparents the world over. Protect them!  They are a source of enrichment for families, for the Church and for all of society. Support them! As they grow older, may they continue to be for their families strong pillars of Gospel faith, guardians of noble  domestic ideals, living treasuries of sound religious traditions. Make them teachers of wisdom and courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature human and spiritual experience.  Lord Jesus, help families and society to value the presence and role of grandparents. May they never be ignored or excluded, but  always encounter respect and love. Help them to live serenely and to feel welcomed in all the years of life which you give them. Mary, Mother of all the living, keep grandparents constantly in your care, accompany them on their earthly pilgrimage, and by your prayers, grant that all families may one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland, where you await all humanity for the great embrace of life without end. Amen!   Pope Benedict XVI TWENTYFOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A LIFE OF SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO OUR LORD  “I command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go.”  (Josh. 1:9) That knowledge that God is always there, always a guiding force can make a life of service to Our Lord one of great joy. Many of our Saints lived exemplary lives of service joyfully giving up all. One of our more modern saints was Mother Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala. Her love for the Lord was so strong and she led a long life serving others. Even as a child in Mexico, Maria had a special devotion and frequently prayed to Our Blessed Mother. Her father, Fortino, ran a  religious goods store situated in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan. While Maria had early plans to marry, she felt a stronger call to the religious life.  Maria spent most of her time serving as a nurse and as the Mother General of the congregation she founded in 1901, the Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Poor. As Mother Superior, María was known for her simplicity, humility and willingness to accept all that came from the hand of God, even if it meant putting herself in danger. From 1911 until 1936, the politicalreligious situation in Mexico became uneasy and the underwent persecution. Maria put her own life at risk by helping priests and the of Guadalajara by allowing them sanctuary in the hospital. Her service to others didn’t just stop with those who were on her side. No, she ensured all God’s children  received sustenance, and through that nonbelievers saw the joy in the truth of Our Lord. She also gave food and care to the persecutors who lived near the hospital; it was not long before they, too, began defending the sick in the hospital run by the Sisters. In forgiving, and showing mercy to all, she was truly following the example of Christ who forgave his persecutors and died for our sins. She died at the age of 85 after suffering from bad health for a number of years. Maria left a legacy worthy of admiration. During her lifetime, 11 foundations were established in the Republic of Mexico. Today, the Congregation with 22 foundations exists in Mexico and four other nations; Peru, Iceland, Greece and Italy. She was canonized by in May of 2013.             (From Franciscan Mission Associates)

THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH        Our Holy Father Pope Francis has declared a special “Year of St. Joseph” from December 2020 to December 2021, to ask for the intercession of St. Joseph to guide our families as we try to respond to God’s will as faithfully as he did. The Pope gave us a prayer for this Year of Joseph. It is a beautiful prayer for you to recite with your family to St. Joseph, patron of families:   PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH  Good St. Joseph, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Good St. Joseph, pray for us. Amen.

REGIS HIGH SCHOOL 55East 84th Street New York, NY 10028  Regis High School, an allscholarship Jesuit secondary school for Catholic boys, announces its Open House for students and their parents, to occur on Thursday, October 7th, from 5:30  8:30PM.  For additional information, please write, email or call:  Eric Di Michele, Director of Admissions at 2122881100, Ext 2057 or edimichele@regisnyc.org  SEPTEMBER 13    SEPTEMBER 16 SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM SAINT CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE  Bishop and Doctor († 407)    Bishop and Martyr († 258) A native of Antioch, Syria, John was brought up by a   widowed Christian mother. After studies in oratory and the law, A welleducated pagan from Carthage, North Africa, Cyprian he went for a few years into the mountains to fast and pray. He became a respected orator and advocate in the law courts. His returned to become a priest in 386. His passionate preaching conversion at the age of fortyfive came about through a  prompted his election as Bishop of Constantinople in 398. friendship with the elderly priest Cecilianus. To the amazement John’s eloquent homilies earned him his surname,  of his friends, Cyprian announced that he would take a vow of Chrysostom, or “Goldenmouthed”but they also raised the ire chastity. He gave much of his property to the poor, forsook his of the highest authorities. Angered by John’s criticism of the beloved pagan writers, and studied Sacred Scripture. After he excesses of the rich, Eucoxia, the emperor’s wife, and  was baptized, Cyprian sought priestly ordination. In 248, he Theophilus, the Bishop of Antioch, conspired against him. In became Bishop of Carthage. 404, they had John exiled to the mountains in Armenia under The next year, Cyprian fled the city in the face of the  full guard. Imprisoned in harsh conditions, John continued to persecutions begun under the Emperor Decius. He continued to write to his supporters, over a hundred of them. To Saint  lead his flock by letters. When he returned to the city, he held a Olympias he admitted, “With a thousand contrivances I could council to set things right, the occasion for his famous treatise not avoid the mischief the cold did me…. I used to suffer from on the unity of the Church. Cyprian also helped the Church continual vomiting, headache, disgust at food, and obstinate avert schism through his support of against the sleeplessness through the long, interminable nights.” Though claims of an antipope. When a plague spread through  his sufferings were everpresent, John always spoke of them in Carthage, he urged the Christians to offer help to the victims the past tense. In 407, John was ordered to Pityus, an even and the poor. harsher spot. His guards forcemarched him until they reached In 258, Cyprian was caught up in another round of  Comana in Pontus. At the chapel of Saint Basilicus, a priest persecution. He refused to sacrifice to the idols and went  gave John Communion. He died there, declaring, “Glory be to willingly to his execution in the presence of his people. God for all things. Amen  Compassionate Father, through the intercession of Saint John Gracious Father, through the intercession of Saint Cyprian of Chrysostom, let me know your certain presence in the midst of Carthage, grant me peace in time of confusion. my pain. 

REQUIRED ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN  The Archdiocese of New York is committed to doing all that is can to protect children and young people from sexual abuse. As part of that effort, we periodically write to the Catholic community to advise them whom they may contact and what steps they can take if they have suffered abuse by someone representing the Catholic church.  “To report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, , religious or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York you may contact the victims assistance coordinator, Mrs. Eileen Mulcahy at 6467942949 or[email protected]. Information can also be found on the archdiocesan websitewww.archny.org. In keeping with  archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this is provided to ensure that our children remain safe and secure.”  “Cualquier persona que necesite reportar algún incidente de abuso sexual de un menor por un sacerdote, diacono, religioso/a, o laico sirviendo en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York, se le pide que por favor contacte al coordinador de asistencia a las víctimas, Seňora  Eileen Mulcahy al 6467942949. Ella también pueden ser contactada vía correo electrónica:[email protected]. Para más información pueden visitar la página en la red de la arquidiócesis: www.archny.org. De acuerdo con las normas de la arquidiócesis sobre el respeto al abuso sexual de menores, esta información se provee para asegurar que nuestros niños permanezcan seguros.”

      For those who wish to complete the sacraments or become a Catholic, the Church has the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), which is the formal title for the whole process of preparing adults for entrance into the Catholic Church.  The RCIA program prepares men and women to receive the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Each year we welcome new members into our Catholic faith and the ceremony is celebrated at our Easter Vigil Mass. If you are thinking of entering more fully into the Catholic Church, pray about it and let the Lord do the rest. Please pass this  information on to some other person whom you may know who may benefit from it. You may wish to contact Mrs. Marie McCarrick, our Religious Education coordinator, at [email protected] for further information and enrollment. God bless you!

CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM to SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS: Please support our 5:00PM or by appointment in the Rectory. advertisers; it is their support that makes this bulletin possible, and when you visit them, please let them know that you read their advertisement in St. Theresa ‘s bulletin. SEPTEMBER 17 SAINT  Bishop and Doctor († 1621) SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2021  5:00PM Antoinette Delmonico    Robert was born of an Italian noble family that had fallen on SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 hard times. His father hoped that he would become a doctor, 7:30AM Parishioners of St. Theresa   but instead Robert chose to join the Jesuits. After he was  9:00AM Fr. Richard Seagraves    ordained, he became a professor at the University of Louvain in 10:30AM Sonny Zeolla    Belgium, where he lectured on ’ Summa 12:15PM Patricia & Ralph Bockino   Theologiae and encountered the teachings of the Protestants. His skill at disputing the latter would gain him a reputation as 1:30PM Maria Estelle Espinal & Marie Theresa   one of the finest scholars of the Catholic counter. 5:00PM Timothy J. Grealy    In 1599, Robert was made a cardinal, and from 1602 to 1605 he MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 served as Archbishop of Capua. 8:00AM Andrea Kola (Living) (Blessings for School Year) Despite his learning and honors, Robert Bellarmine had a 9:00AM Helen Virgintino     lifelong commitment to the poor. He lived with great austerity and lavished all his resources on those who were less fortunate TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 than he. Once he removed the tapestries that lined the walls of 8:00AM Kathy Lundquist     his own room to offer them to the poor. “The walls won’s catch 9:00AM Incoronata DiBartolomeo   cold,” he explained. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Toward the end of his life, Robert authored The Art of Dying 8:00AM Fr. Charles Smarsh    Well and a commentary on the psalms. According to Pope  9:00AM Marco Errichiello  Benedict XVI, “Bellarmine teaches with great clarity and with the example of his own life that there can be no true reform of THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 the Church unless there is first our own personal reform and the 8:00AM Fr. Tom D’Angelo conversion of our own heart.” 9:00AM Msgr. Neil Graham  12NOON Linda VetterL  Merciful Father, through the intercession of Saint Robert  FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 Bellarmine, help me to see my true, neverending need for you. 8:00AM Msgr. John Ruvo 9:00AM Benedetto DiBartolo SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 8:00AM Robert DeGennaro HANDICAP ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH The side entrance to the Church on Pilgrim Avenue will be 9:00AM Benedetta LoCicero open every Sunday for anyone who is handicapped or in a 5:00PM Carmela, Benjamin & Albert Gregoria  wheelchair. Also this same entrance will be opened every SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 weekday until 9:30AM. 7:30AM Parishioners of St. Theresa  9:00AM Marie Sansalone  10:30AM Diane Kandel ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER  12:15PM Grace March All new or unregistered parishioners are asked to please register 1:30PM Rafael Rios  by phone or in person at the Rectory or fill out the information 5:00PM Marguerite Seigler   below. Many items of importance will be mailed home in the        course of the year.   NAME______   ADDRESS______   PHONE#______   Nancy Cardone, Thomas Egan, Louise Esposito,  CELL#______ Josephine Graziano, Maryann Maiorana, Joseph Pisano,   Margie Primiani, Frances Riccio, Toni Spahr, Nicholas Vasti,  Benny Primiani, Antoinette Primiani, Lisa Primiani EMAIL______ Antoinette Primiani, Lisa Primiani     PLEASE RETURN TO THE RECTORY OFFICE. (718) 792-0270 | www.schuylerhill.com “Serving the Throggs Neck Community Over 65 Years” James E. McQuade, Owner Funeral Home 3535 E. TREMONT AVE, BRONX

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