07 March 2021 Queenship of Mary Church Third Sunday Northampton, PA PARISH WEEKLY of Lent Rev. Patrick H. Lamb, Pastor Msgr. John S. Campbell, Pastor Emeritus Msgr. Michael J. Chaback, In Residence Deacon Michael W. Doncsecz Mrs. Maureen Tancin, Secretary Mrs. Stephanie Kalavoda, PREP THE CELEBRATION OF MASS Saturday Evening: 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 10:30 AM Mon.Tues. M Wed. 8:00AM Thurs. NO MASS Friday: 9:15AM (SCHOOL MASS) HOLY DAY MASSES 6:30AM, 9:00AM, 7:00PM SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday: 3:00 to 3:45 PM Sunday: 10:00 to 10:25 AM Other times by appointment Lord, you have the words of SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptisms are celebrated on the 4th Sunday of the everlasting life. month. A prebaptismal workshop is required for par- ents, who are expected to be active members for at least three months. Please call Deacon Mike to make RECTORY all arrangements. (6102622227) 1324 Newport Avenue HOLY MATRIMONY Northampton, PA 18067 A minimum preparation time of six months is required Phone: 610 2622227 for the couple by the Diocese for the proper celebra- Fax: 610 2624192 tion of the Sacrament. Please call Father Lamb to Email: [email protected] make all arrangements. (6102622227) Website: queenshipofmary.weconnect.com RECTORY OFFICE HOURS WE WELCOME Monday to Thursday: 9:00AM to 3:00PM NEW PARISHIONERS Friday: 9:00AM to 2:00PM Please introduce yourselves to Father Lamb or Deacon Mike after Mass. CONVENT PHONE (610) 4400134 PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CONVENT ADDRESS 1314 NEWPORT AVE. OfLice of Safe Environment NORTHAMPTON PA 18067 Pamela J. Russo, M.S.W, M.S. Secretary, Youth Protection and Catholic Human RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN Services Good Shepherd Catholic School (6102629171) P.O. Box F, Allentown, PA 18105V1538 Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) 610V871V5200 ext. 2204 Contact the Rectory. (6102622227) [email protected]
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SANCTUARY MASS INTENTIONS LAMP will be lit this week MONDAY MARCH 08 8:00 AM Jeffrey Gober Santucci Family IN MEMORY OF TUESDAY MARCH 09 8:00 AM Robert Molnar John & Joanne Krim PATSY ZINGARELLI WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 8:00 AM Theresa Keiper Daughters The Sisters of Christian Charity will THURSDAY MARCH 11 be directing a Day of Recollection for NO MASS us on Saturday, March 13th from 9:00 1:30PM STATIONS OF THE CROSS (SCHOOL) AM until about 11:30 AM in the Church. If FRIDAY MARCH 12 you would like to sign up for the Day of 9:15AM Joyce Ott Linda & Vinnie Santucci & fam. Recollection, please call the rectory and make 7:00PM STATIONS OF THE CROSS a reservation. We will social distance in the SATURDAY MARCH 13 church. There is no charge for the retreat day, 4:00 PM Jim Scheetz Family but we would like to know ahead of time how many will be attending. The retreat will also SUNDAY MARCH 14 8:00AM Robert Transue Family be Livestreamed for those who want to watch from home. 10:30AM Robert Puskar Margaret Dvorshock This day will allow us to get to know the A note from Sister Donna Brady Sisters foundress, Blessed Mother Pauline, and their special charism. I was asked by our Provincial to come to the Motherhouse in Mendham, NJ and be the local leader or superior there SUNDAY COLLECTION beginning on March 8. This was a shock FEBRUARY 28 - $8549. to me, but we take a vow of obedience, and I have been asked to do a number of May God bless your generosity! ministries in the past that have surprised me, but The Lord always came to my GOOD SHEPHERD rescue and gave me whatever I needed CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS for the ministry. I'm sure He will do the Registrations are now being accepted for grades same here. I want to thank each and K through 8 for the 20212022 school year. We every one of you foryour kindness and are also offering a full day 3 year old and 4 year old Preschool program for next year. Classes inspiration. I have enjoyed my time here are filling up quickly for next year, so if you are with you soooooo much! Pray for me, as interested please call the school at 6102629171 I will continue to do the same for you. to set up a private tour or email our Advance- ment Director Mrs. Tripaldi at mrstripaldig- Love you all, Sister Donna [email protected]. Join us for Stations of the Cross every Thursday during Lent in Queenship of Mary Church. Stations will begin at 1:30.
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Wisdom, Strength By Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
The ceiling painting by Laureti, The Triumph of Religion, is found in the Constantine Room of the Vatican papal apartments. It is a symbolic celebration of the triumph of Christianity over paganism, set in a classical architectural space. The remains of a crushed Hermes lie broken in pieces on the floor, while a crucifix of Jesus Christ sits upon the pedestal. It is fitting that this painting crowns the papal hall honoring Constantine, the first Roman emperor to leave paganism and be baptized a Christian. Constantine had four basilicas built in RomeN including St. Peter’sNand gave Christians freedom of religion in the Roman Empire. The message is clear. The Romans worshiped statues of gods who were mere human creations and projections. In the statue’s place is not just another statue but a crucifix that reminds us of a reality, a historical event. God himself became human in Jesus Christ and showed his divine strength by emptying himself and being crushed by our sins in order to forgive and win back a rebellious humanity. This show of godly power through weakness is foolishness to the Gentiles and inconceivable to the Jews. Yet this humility and love is the wisdom that confounds and the strength that saves. Religion isn’t a business or human invention for personal enthronement. Jesus overturns this idea like he overturns the moneychangers’ tables. Worship of God is all about accepting his initiative and humbly responding in the obedience of faith and the purifying joy of love. + Religion isn’t a business or human invention for personal enthronement. How does my faith foster humility in me? Are my Lenten practices helping me to be purified from sin?
Lenten Church Schedule: Monday: 8:00 AM Mass, church open until 1 PM. Adoration 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The Pope's Monthly Tuesday: 8:00 AM Mass, Adoration 7:30 Intention for March. AM until Mass time. Church open until 1 PM. Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday: 8:00 AM Mass, church open until 1 PM. Adoration 6:30 PM to 7:30 Let us pray that we may PM. experience the sacrament of reconciliation with Thursday: Church closed renewed depth, to taste Stations of the Cross 1:30Pm the infinite mercy of God. Friday: 9:15 AM Mass with School, church open until 1 PM. Adoration 6:30 PM until 7:00 PM. Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM.
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St. Catherine of Bologna was an Italian nun and artist born as Catherine de' Vigri on September 8, 1413 in Bologna, Italy. She was the member of an aristocratic family and the daughter of a diplomat to the Marquis of Ferrara. Catherine received a wonderful education in reading, writing, sing- ing and drawing while being raised at the court of the Duke of Ferrara. Catherine ex- celled in painting, Latin and the viola. When the daughter eventually married, she want- ed Catherine to remain in her service, but Catherine, feeling a calling to the religious life, left the court. In 1426, at 13yearsold, she entered the convent of Corpus Domini at Ferrara and became a Franciscan Tertiary. During this time, her convent disagreed in whether to continue following the Augustini- an rule or to instead adhere to the Franciscan rule. A Rule is a specific expression of the Christian life which calls the men or women of a particular religious order to a daily pattern of prayer, work and charity. Catherine was determined to live a life of perfection, and was admired by her companions for her holiness. In 1432, Catherine and other young women of Ferrara founded a monastery of the Order of Poor Clares, an order founded by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. Catherine was openly willing to serve the more humble roles in the convent. She was a laundress, a baker and a caretaker for the animals. Through her efforts with Pope Nicholas V, the Poor Clare convent at Ferrara erected an enclosure, and Catherine was appointed Superioress. That office made her responsible for providing pastoral care and spiritual oversight to all of sisters. The reputation of the Community for its holiness and austerity became widespread. In 1456, Catherine returned to Bologna with her superiors and the governors there requested she found a second monastery of the same Order and be the Abbess of the convent. Catherine continued to paint and to write beautiful spiritual guides and poetry. She wrote the Treatise on the 7 Spiritual Weapons Necessary for Spiritual Warfare. Her painting of St. Ursula remains on display in a Venice gallery. Throughout her life, Catherine experienced visions of both Jesus Christ and Satan, which she documented in her treatise. In one instance, she had the baby Jesus placed in her arms by the Blessed Virgin Mary. During the Lenten season of 1463, Catherine became seriously ill, and on March 9th she passed away. She was buried without a coffin and her body was exhumed eighteen days later because of many cures attributed to her at her graveside and the sweet scent coming from her grave. Her body was discovered incorrupt and remains so today. That means it has not decayed. Catherine is dressed in her reli- gious habit seated upright on a golden throne behind glass in the chapel of the Poor Clares in Bologna. Her skin has since been blackened due to exposure from oil lamps and soot. Saint Catherine was beatified in 1524 by Pope Clement VII and canonized on May 22, 1712 by Pope Clement XI. She is the patron saint of artists, the liberal arts, against temptations and of Bologna. Her feast day is celebrated on March 9.
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God Behind the Scenes by Kathleen M. Basi
Several times in the past few years, I’ve made major life shifts on the spur of the moment. For instance, starting a weightloss program for myself, or potty training a toddler. One day, without any discussion or preparation, I said, “That’s it, I’m doing this now.” And I did. As time passes, though, I’m beginning to realize that these seemingly abrupt direction changes aren’t as sudden as they appear on the surface. Always, in the weeks or months before the turning point, there’s an undercurrent of awareness buried deep down, where I’m not always cognizant of it. Quiet questions form in unguarded moments but go unanswered. Solutions whisper, but I resist. Around and around it goes, until the day when, without realizing it, I reach a fork in the road andNas Yogi Berra advisedNtake it. Weight loss and toilet training may seem like trivial examples, but I think they illustrate a deeper truth. God is always working in the background, like a computer processor that whirs and whirs. You don’t always know what it’s doing. Actually, you hardly ever know what it’s doing! But you under- stand it’s doing something that keeps the whole system running, and when it needs your attention it’s going to throw a popup in your face, and you’ll be forced to respond. Likewise, God will eventually punch through our distractions and nudge us in a new direction. That’s not to say we can just sit by complacently and wait for God to beat through the tangled web of busyness we build around our consciousness. It’s our job to clear the roadblocks; to navigate the “undercurrent” until it melds into smoother waters. We have to nurture the spiritual life and be open to God’s guidanceNon his timeline, not ours. The most important insights and decisions in life cannot be rushed. God works through processes, and there just aren’t any shortcuts. Embrace these times, even when they make life uncomfortable. There’s a purity of mind in discerning and pursuing new directions that automatically brings our focus toward God. In these moments, when we become aware of that deep, quiet current running beneath the clutter and static of life, we can feelNreally feel and not just knowNthat God abides within us. And that is a great blessing. + Often, seemingly abrupt decisions aren’t as sudden as they appear.
SUNDAY READINGS March 07, 2021 Exodus 20:1–17 or Exodus 20:1-3, 7–8, 12–17 You shall not have other gods beside me. 1 Corinthians 1:22–25 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we The Parish gratefully acknowledges proclaim Christ crucified. the following contributions to the Queenship of John 2:13–25 Mary Memorial Fund. [Jesus said,] “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.” IN MEMORY OF RICHARD NIEDERMEYER WEEKDAY READINGS Children & Grandchildren March 08-13 Monday, Lenten Weekday: 2 Kgs 5:1—15ab / Lk IN MEMORY OF HERMINA AUGUSTINE 4:24–30 Bernie Stanz Tuesday, Lenten Weekday: Dn 3:25, 34–43 / Mt IN MEMORY OF THERESA SCHWARTZ 18:21–35 Charles & Michael Schwartz Wednesday, Lenten Weekday: Dt 4:1, 5–9 / Mt 5:17– 19 IN MEMORY OF THERESA RENNER Thursday, Lenten Weekday: Jer 7:23–28 / Lk 11:14– Terry Trinkle 23 IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE YASTRZAB Friday, Lenten Weekday: Hos 14:2–10 / Mk 12:28–34 Judith Stanczak Saturday, Lenten Weekday: Hos 6:1–6 / Lk 18:9–14 Eileen Sipos
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