The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents

“The Little Around the Corner” at the crossroads of the world

128 West 37th St. (Just West of Broadway) New York City 10018 Founded 1866 Schedule Rev. Fr. James L. P. Miara, M. Div., Pastor Perpetual Novenas

Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh, Senior Priest Weekdays following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Rev. Fr. Oliver Chanama, In Residence Masses and at 5:50 p.m. and on Saturday following the 12 Rev. Fr. Andrew Bielak, In Residence noon and 1:00 p.m. Masses.

Tel: (212) 279-5861/5862 Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony and St. Anne www.shrineofholyinnocents.org Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Thérèse Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Friday: “The Return ” and the Passion

Weekdays: 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Sunday: Holy Innocents (at Vespers) and 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Devotions Saturday: 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) and 4:00 p.m. Vigil/Shopper’s Mass Vespers and Benediction: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine Low Mass), Holy Rosary: Weekdays at 11:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. 10:30 a.m. (Tridentine High Mass), Saturday at 12:35 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Holy Days of Obligation: Divine Mercy Chaplet: Weekdays at 3:00 p.m.

Vigil at 5:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross (during Lent): 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; Fridays at 12:45 p.m. 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 11:15 a.m.; and after 6:00 p.m. Mass 12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m.; Holy Hour of Reparation to the : 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin High Mass) First Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Confessions

Weekdays: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 12 noon-1:30 p.m.; First Saturday Devotions: 5:15-5:35 p.m. Rosary, 15 minute meditation, prayers & Benediction following 1:00 p.m. Mass

Saturday: 12 noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:15-3:45 p.m. 2000 Hail Marys: Second Saturday of the month Sunday: 9:45-10:30 a.m. and 12 noon-12:30 p.m. from 6:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

And anytime upon request or by appointment Church Hours

Exposition Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. of the Most Blessed Sacrament Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Weekdays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.- 5:45 p.m. Benediction Parish Office/Gift Shop Hours

BAPTISMS Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 3rd & 4th Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.; Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

LATIN TRIDENTINE MASS CORNER Twenty-Nineth Sunday Calendar

In Ordinary Time th October 18 - 20 Sunday After Pentecost with October 18, 2020 Commemoration of the Propagation of the Faith and St. Luke Mass Intentions 2nd Class - Chant Mass

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 19 - St. Peter of Alcantara, Confessor 09:00 - Pro Populo 3rd Class - Low Mass

10:30 - Arlene & Porfirio Misenas October 20 - St. John Cantius Confessor 12:30 - Zenaida Curan Minoza (L) Birthday 3rd Class - Low Mass Monday, October 19 - Ss. John de Brebeuf and Jogues, Priests and Companions, Martyrs October 21 - St. Ursula & Companions, Virgins & Martyrs with Commemoration of 07:00 – Eva de la Fuente (d) 07:30 – Victoriano Ranchez (d) St. Hilarion 4th Class - Low Mass 12:15 – Fr. Rafat Kundoroj (L) 01:15 – Learie Leith (d) October 22 - Feria—Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost 06:00 – Evelyn Peters (d) 4th Class - Low Mass

Tuesday, October 20 – St. Paul of the Cross, Priest October 23 - Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist - 07:00 – St. Anthony Mass of Exposition beginning of 40 hrs. 07:30 – Juliette Carmella Gangichiodo (L) 2nd Class - High Mass 12:15 – All Holy Souls in Purgatory 01:15 – Tamburo (d) October 24 - Mass Pro Pace 06:00 – The Dynes Family (d) 2nd Class - High Mass

Wednesday, October 21 – Weekday Next Sunday 07:00 – Gloria Boulware (d) 07:30 – Ronnie Boulware (d) October 25 - Christ the King - Mass of Deposition 12:15 – Rosaria Ramaglia and Levi Davis (d) & Closing of the 40 Hours nd 01:15 – Mirella Rodriguez (L) 2 Class - Chant Mass 06:00 – Judy Bender (L)

Thursday, October 22 – St. John Paul II, Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation 7:00 – Rev. Fr. Bill Olesik (L) in honor of the 07:30 – All Holy Souls in Purgatory Holy Face of

12:15 – Orson Williams (L) Every Third Tuesday of the month 01:15 – Kathleen G. Mullen (d) Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 06:00 – The O’Donnell Family (d) Next Holy Hour: October 20 Friday, October 23 - St. John of Capistrano, Priest 07:00 – In Thanksgiving ALL SOULS’ DAY MASS REMEMBRANCE 07:30 – Dennis Kilcoyne (d) Anniversary 12:15 – Giovanni D. Amelio (d) All Souls’ Day envelopes have been included in your 01:15 – All Holy Souls in Purgatory envelope packet and are placed throughout the 06:00 – Lauriano Galias (d) Anniversary church for you to list the names of your deceased

Saturday, October 24 – St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop loved ones you wish to remember in the Holy Sacri- 12:00 – Helen and Benjamin Homan (d) fice of the Mass on November 2. Please return the 01:00 – Thanksgiving to the Angels envelope via the collection basket, parish office, or 04:00 – Petra Espiritu (d) place them in any of the boxes in the church by No- vember 1 so they can be placed on the altar. NEXT SUNDAY - 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

09:00 - Barbara Parvis (L) 40 HOURS EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION 10:30 - Christopher Goodwin (L) 12:30 - People of the Parish Sign-up sheets for the annual parish Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotion that will take place on Octo- / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / + \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ber 23-25 are located on the bulletin board in the Altar Offerings vestibule. Volunteers are needed to cover all the hours of adoration, especially the Saturday and Sanctuary Candle Sunday early morning hours. Please commit to a In Memory of specific time of adoration by signing the sign-up Hilaria, Rosalia Cupta and Lolita Gabato sheet today.

OCTOBER - Month of the Holy Rosary

As a beloved daughter of the Blessed Vir- gin Mary, St. Faustina naturally prayed the Rosary every day. She mentions the Rosary several times in her Diary. Faustina experienced first hand the power of the Rosary over Satan. The Blessed Mother often appeared to St. Faustina herself, speaking words of encouragement and ask- ing for prayer and reparation:

314 +When I went to the garden one afternoon, my Guardian Angel said to me, "Pray for the dying." And so I began at once to pray the rosary with the gardeners for 40 HOURS’ EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION the dying. After the rosary, we said various prayers for the dying... Friday, October 23 - Sunday, October 25

412 ....But towards evening I felt very exhausted and S C H E D U L E could not make my Holy Hour, so I asked Mother Superior to allow me to go to bed early. I fell asleep as soon as I Friday, October 23 lay down, but at about eleven o'clock Satan shook my bed. I awoke instantly, and I started to pray peacefully 6:00 p.m. - High Mass of Exposition (Latin Tridentine) to my Guardian Angel. Then I saw the souls who were doing penance in purgatory. They appeared like shad- Followed by Procession and Opening Ceremonies ows, and among them I saw many demons. One of these of the 40 Hours tried to vex me; taking the form of a cat, he kept throw- ing himself onto my bed and on my feet, and he was The church doors will be closed and locked at quite heavy, as if [weighing] a ton. I kept praying the 9:00 p.m. and only those who have signed up for the rosary all the while, and toward dawn these beings van- night adoration will remain in the church keeping ished, and I was able to get some sleep. vigil before Our Lord until 6:00 a.m.

709 October 3, 1936. During the rosary today, I suddenly saw a ciborium with the Blessed Sacrament. The cibori- Saturday, October 24 um was uncovered and quite filled with hosts. From the Church doors will re-open at 6:00 a.m. for ciborium came a voice: These hosts have been received general Adoration of the by souls converted through your prayer and suffering. Most Blessed Sacrament all day At this point, I felt God's presence as a child would; I felt strangely like a child. 12 noon - Mass at Side Altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (English) PRAYER FOR GRACE FOR OUR COUNTRY 1:00 p.m. - Missa pro pace (Mass for Peace, Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Latin Tridentine) Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made pre- sent, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spir- 4:00 p.m. - Reposition of the Most Blessed Sac- it. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite rament and Vigil Mass (English) in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy The church doors will be closed and locked at Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful interces- 9:00 p.m. and only those who have signed up for the sion of Mary with all the angels and and souls in night adoration will remain in the church keeping purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our vigil before Our Lord until 6:00 a.m. country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We Sunday, October 25 - Solemnity of Christ the King spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We conse- Church doors will re-open at 6:00 a.m. for crate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate general Adoration of the Heart and all our dioceses and beg for an outpouring of Most Blessed Sacrament the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, during the morning hours the priests, the Church, and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our presi- 9:00 a.m. - Mass at Altar of Our Lady of dent and leaders. We pray that we are united as one Perpetual Help (Low Latin Tri- nation under God to work together in love as God wants. dentine) 10:30 a.m. - High Mass of Deposition (Latin Tridentine) O Jesus, King of Love Followed by Closing Ceremonies of the 40 Hours I put my trust and Procession. in Thy loving mercy. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament!

ST. JOHN NEUMANN - PROMOTER OF THE 40 HOURS DEVOTION

At the time of his episcopate (1852-1860) there was a strong anti-Catholic sentiment in Philadelphia and having had two churches burned and another barely saved, priests were advising the Bishop, John Neumann, not to proceed with introducing the 40 Hours of continual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, believing it would somehow increase the hostility already directed against the Church. The Bishop had a decision to make and then something happened to make up his mind to proceed with the devotion of the 40 Hours of Adoration: One night, he was working very late at his desk and fell asleep in his chair. The candle on the desk burnt down and charred some of the papers, but they were still readable. He awoke, sur- prised and thankful that a fire had not ignited. He fell on his knees to give thanks to God for protection, and heard His voice saying, "As the flames are burning here without consuming or injuring the writing, so shall I pour out my grace in the Blessed Sacrament without prejudice to My honor. Fear no profanation, therefore; hesitate no longer to carry out your design for my glory." He introduced the practice of 40 Hours Devotion at the first diocesan synod in April, 1853, and the first devotions began at St. Philip Neri Parish, an appropriate place since St. Philip had begun that very devotion in the city of Rome. The holy Bishop then introduced the program for the whole diocese, so that each parish would have Forty Hours Devotion during the course of the year. He wrote a booklet for the devotions and obtained special indulgences for the faithful attending them. The Forty Hours Devotion was so successful it spread to other dioceses. At the Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, the Forty Hours Devotion was approved for all Dioceses of the United States where it continues to this day.

SISTER MARY OF ST. PETER, O. C. D.

Francoise Perrine Elverey was born in Rennes, France October, 1816 of modest and exem- plary parents of deep faith. Little Perrine was often ill and had a difficult disposition to manage. With the guidance of her pious parents, Perrine was trained in the Catholic faith and taught at an early age to overcome self-love and pride. She strove to master her impa- tience and gradually her temper and obstinacy disappeared. She had an abhorrence of sin and reproached herself for the slightest imperfection. Perrine was blessed with a deep love for prayer from her early childhood and had great devotion to the Sacred Heart. At age 10 she discovered and practiced mental prayer. Her mother died when she was 12 years old. For several years thereafter Perrine was trained in her aunts' dressmak- ing shop. During this period Perrine helped some of the other employees with spiritual guidance. After her mother's death, Perrine had turned quickly to the august Queen of Heaven to replace the mother she had lost. Our Blessed Mother gave Perrine many proofs of the adoption during the remainder of her life; even so restraining Perrine, who, as a teen- ager, became relaxed and was tempted to worldliness. With Mary's help, Perrine made a serious Retreat and resolved to become a Carmelite religious. After a five-year de- lay of trials and mortification she was accepted as a Postulant in the Carmel of (her Confessor's choice) in Novem- ber 1839 at age 23. She was given the name Sister Marie of St. Peter. Her ambition at this time was to become a "servant of the Holy Family." As a cloistered religious, the Community found Sr. Mary of St. Peter to be an admirable reli- gious of sound judgement, amiable, serene and exemplary as to obedience. At the time of her Profession, Sister had at- tained a high degree of perfection. In 1843, Our Lord began appearing to Sister Mary of St. Peter, sanctifying her soul and revealing to her in a series of Revelations, His specific desires: that reparation be made for and profanation of Sundays and Holydays through the worship of His Holy Face starting in France where these crimes were arousing the wrath of God's outraged Majesty. This work of Reparation was to be spread far and wide. Our Lord dictated to her the "Golden Arrow" Prayer, approved the "Holy Face Chaplet" designed by Sister (which is recit- ed for the triumph of the Church and the downfall of her enemies), gave Sister the instructions for making the Sacramental of the " of the Holy Name" to be worn for protection, and the Promises for rewarding those persons engaged in the Holy Face Devotion. Jesus warned Sister that the Holy Face Devotion would be the real weapon to overthrow His worst enemies--the "communists" then unknown to the world. (Our Lord's warning was issued two years before the Communist Manifesto was published in 1848.) The Revelations, approved by the Church, covered the period 1843-1848. Sister Mary of St. Peter faithfully carried on with the work Our Lord had assigned to her. While awaiting episcopal approval, Sister was a model of fervor in prayer, obedience and zeal for God's glory and the salvation of souls. Sr. Mary of St. Peter's spirit was tested in every way. In the end, Sister suffered from severe pulmonary tuberculosis and developed an ulcerated throat, which fittingly sym- bolized her life as that of a victim soul repairing especially for . She died on July 8, 1848, in the Carmelite Monastery in Tours, France, in the odor of sanctity, where her heart is preserved. Sister was not successful in her personal efforts to convince the Archbishop of Tours of the necessity for action in car- rying out Our Lord's wishes. This action in Tours, was acted upon later in 1876 by the Archbishop of Tours after the death of M. , an eminently holy layman who actively carried forward the Devotion. Also Our Lord's request that an Association be set up as headquarters for the Devotion was not established until Pope Leo XIII, erected by Papal Bull, the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face in 1885. Thus, the final detail of Our Lord's requests assigned to Sister Mary of St. Pe- ter was completed. She, who had worked so zealously for its accomplishment, did not see its completion in her life- time. Today, the association Our Lord had asked to be organized has become the world-wide Spiritual Center with Priests of the Holy Face Order in charge of serving all who wish to console Jesus in the Holy Face Devotion.

PRAYERS OF SISTER ST. PIERRE GIVEN BY OUR LORD 2021 MASS BOOK TO OPEN

Say daily: Our Father, Hail Mary, & Glory Be in repara- The 2021 Mass Book will open on Wednesday, October tion to the HOLY FACE! 14 for REGISTERED PARISHIONERS of Holy Inno- cents. Registered parishioners are those who receive Ejaculations given by Our Lord for the battle against weekly offertory envelopes in the mail and use them Communism, April 6, 1847: EACH WEEK, which shows active participation in parish "May God arise & let His enemies be scattered & let life. To be considered an active parishioner one should all those who hate Him flee before His Face!" be using their weekly envelopes for a period of 6 "May the thrice Holy Name of God overthrow all their months. Many have very generously donated items over plans!" the years as memorials but this does not constitute an "May the Holy Name of the Living God split them up active, participating parishioner. by disagreements!" On November 4 the Mass Book will open for those friends "May the terrible Name of the God of Eternity stamp and visitors to Holy Innocents, those who are not regu- out all their godlessness!" lar, contributing parishioners to the parish. This is a

"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Cross of our Lord Jesus courtesy to our loyal parishioners who call Holy Inno- Christ & all the other instruments of His Holy Passion, cents home and are not running from parish to parish. A number of parishes report difficulty with their parishion- that You may put division in the camp of Your enemies, ers reserving Mass and many Masses do not have specific, for as Your Beloved Son has said, "A kingdom divided announced intentions. That is not the case at Holy Inno- against itself shall fall." (Revealed by Our Lord on March cents. Mass intentions fill up very quickly here and a 29, 1847 when "Our Lord commanded her to make war on number of our parishioners do not receive the date and the communists because He said they were the enemies time for a Mass they want because someone else re- of the Church & of her Christ." served it, very often a non-parishioner. Also, registered On January 23, 1846, Our Lord complained to Sr. St. Pe- parishioners may return after November 3 to schedule ter that the nation is provoking the justice of God and further Masses, again following the number allotted (see that the HOLY FACE should be offered in reparation or below) and this will be the absolute limit. else, the guilty country will reap chastisements. Again, Secondly, Masses will be limited to 5 Masses (3 in Latin on October 4 Our Lord threatens to punish the world by maximum) one of which may be on a Sunday. The 10:30 the "malice of revolutionary men. On November 22, a.m. Mass will not be available for intentions as that Mass 1846, Sr. St. Peter was asked to offer the HOLY FACE will always be offered Pro Populo which is the obligation unceasingly for the salvation of the country: of the Pastor who always offers that Mass. It will only be possible to schedule Masses in person from "Eternal Father, we offer Thee the adorable Face of Thy Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. or Well-beloved Son, for the honor & glory of Thy Holy by telephone using a credit card. Mass Stipends remain at Name, & for the salvation of our country." (Beginning on $15.00 per Mass. No exceptions will be made to the new December 21, 1846 Sister St. Peter offered the HOLY policy in reserving Masses, particularly the distinction be- FACE to the Eternal Father 100 each day for the salva- tween Registered Parishioners and Friends/Visitors. Thank tion of the country.) you for your understanding. Follow the example of Sr. St. Peter and offer the HOLY FACE to God the Father unceasingly for the United SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND States of America in these days leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election, that the enemies of Christ Here I Am, Send Me! Today, on World Mission Sun- and His Church will be put asunder and that the Com- day, we respond, “Here I Am, Send Me,” to our munist, Socialist, Marxist and Atheistic agenda of the baptismal call to mission, and we offer, at the Eu- Democratic Party will be crushed by the heel of Our charistic celebration, our prayers and our generous Lady! financial support, through the Society for the Prop-

agation of the Faith, to continue the mission of Je- sus. Today we are “sent” out to witness to mission in the world through our prayers and sacrifices for our brothers and sisters around the world.

* Stewardship * Goal for Holy Innocents - $57,000 Regular Collection - 10/11/20 $4,254.00 Participation Goal - 67 Online Contributions $ 760.00 Pledged to date - $25,435 Shrines and Candles $1,788.50

Number of donors - 64 Regular Collection - 10/13/19 $7,575.00 Still needed - $31,565 Shrines and Candles $3,751.50

If you have not made your pledge/gift to this year’s Your generous contribution to your Parish is Appeal, please do so today! greatly appreciated!

Thank you for your generosity. May the Good Lord reward you abundantly!

Often children who have died before birth have no grave The Shrine to the Unborn or headstone, and sometimes not even a name. At The Blessed by Cardinal O’Connor on December 28, 1993 Church of The Holy Innocents, we invite you to name your child(ren) and to have the opportunity to have your baby's name inscribed in our "BOOK OF LIFE". Here, a candle is always lit in their memory. All day long people stop to pray. On the first Monday of every month, our 12:15pm Mass is celebrated in honor of these children and for the comfort of their families. We pray that you will find peace in knowing that your child(ren) will be remembered at the Shrine and honored by all who pray here.

We will inscribe the names of babies who have died before and at birth in our Book of Life, and as always, we invite you to visit the Shrine if you are in New York City.

SUBWAY ROSARY

The Shrine is dedicated in Memory of the Children Our Regina Mundi Praesidium of the Legion of Mary Who Have Died Unborn conducts a Subway Rosary on the second and fourth We invite you to name your child(ren) Saturdays of the month. All are invited to join in and provide the opportunity to have this evangelization effort to spread devotion to Our your babyʹs name inscribed in our “Book of Lifeʺ. Lady. Anyone interested in joining is asked to gath- er at Holy Innocents by 10:00am. The group will LEGION OF MARY – REGINA MUNDI then proceed to 42nd and Broadway Time Square subway station. We will be located by the Time The Holy Innocents Legion of Mary group Square Shuttle downstairs. We recite 20 decades of meets each Monday in the Parish Hall fol- lowing the 6 p. m. Mass. For more infor- the Holy Rosary and return back to Holy Innocents mation on joining this ministry as an active around 12:15. Come for all or part of the Subway or auxiliary member please contact Melissa Rosary.

Becker at: [email protected] Upcoming Subway Rosaries

Will resume when restrictions are lifted

PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA SHRINE

Please join us on Thursday, October 22 for a one-day Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, PA, to celebrate the 100th Birth Anniver- sary of St. John Paul II. We will depart from Holy Innocents Church at 8:30 a.m. and return by 6:30 p.m. For more

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