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The Shrine and Church of the Holy Innocents

“The Little Church 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. Joseph Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Thérèse Holy Sacrifice of the Friday: “The Return Crucifix” and the Passion

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

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine ), Holy : 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. (during ): 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.; of Reparation to the Heart: 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, & 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 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 CORNER Nineteenth Sunday Calendar

In Time August 9 - Tenth Sunday after August 9, 2020 2nd Class - Chant Mass

August 10 - St. Lawrence, Mass Intentions 2nd Class - High Mass th Sunday: August 9 - 19 Sunday in August 11 - Ss. Tiburtius & Susanna, , th 09:00 - Pro Populo 4 Class - Low Mass 10:30 - Purgatorial Society 12:30 - Barbara Stuart Kolner (L) August 12 - St. Clare, Virgin rd 3 Class - Low Mass Monday, August 10 - St. Lawrence, & Martyr 07:00 – Matthew Schnur (L) August 13 - Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners with Com- 07:30 – Dorlly Gina Lopez (d) memoration of Ss. Hippolytus & Cassianus 12:15 – Jacques Telhomme (d) 4th Class - Low Mass 01:15 – Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother 06:00 – Lani Misenas (d) August 14 - Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday, August 11 – St. Clare, Virgin 2nd Class - High Mass 07:00 – Jean Marren (d) 07:30 – Julio Villarman August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12:15 – St. Anthony 1st Class - Morning: Low Mass 01:15 – Bernard F. Devine (d) Afternoon: High Mass 06:00 – Vincent & Jesenia De Parquale (L) W. Anniv. Next Sunday Wednesday, August 12 – St. Frances de Chantal 07:00 – Jean Marren (d) August 16 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 07:30 – Maria Teresa, Lilia Barajas & Family (d) 2nd Class - Chant Mass 12:15 – Jose Precia (L) Health 01:15 – Victor Rivera (d) Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation 06:00 – Shuhan (d) in honor of the Thursday, August 13 – Ss. Pontian, and Holy Face of Jesus Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs 07:00 – Jerry Ottormanelli (d) Every Third Tuesday of the month Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 07:30 – Al Alimento (d) 12:15 – Paul & Florence Salerno (d) Next Holy Hour: August 18th 01:15 – All Holy Souls in Purgatory 06:00 – Thanksgiving DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA

Friday, August 14 - St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr Thursday, August 13 marks the 103rd anniversary of 07:00 – Rev. Fr. Bill Olesik (L) Our Lady’s fourth apparition at Fatima to the three 07:30 – Pierrette Poquet (d) children. Devotions in Her honor will follow the 6:00 12:15 – Vincent McDonnell (L) 01:15 – Carlos Maluenda (d) p.m. Mass consisting of the recitation of the Joyful 06:00 – Serafin Demo (d) Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, a candlelight Eu-

Saturday, August 15 charistic and the traditional “Fatima Fare- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary well” (bring a white handkerchief to wave to Our Lady.)

12:00 – Karissa Gutierrez (L) LORD IN YOUR MERCY, HEAR OUR ! 01:00 – Stephen Waterford (L) For the unity of our country and the fostering of 04:00 – Servant of Mary Grace Bellotti peace and unity at home and abroad.

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ + / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / HEARTFELT THANKS Offerings Sanctuary Candle Many thanks to all the parishioners and benefactors Intentions of Marichu Ematong who have contributed toward the expense of the Altar Bread new microphone for the High Altar and the lectern Intentions of Nanette Demo for the sedilia for priests who wish to begin the cel- Altar Wine ebration of Holy Mass there. Your support and gen- In Memory of Gina Fay erosity to your parish is deeply appreciated.

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY - ATTENTION! August 15 Attire For Church

“Mary has been taken up to by God in body and soul, and the rejoice.” Joy overtakes both angels and men. Why is it that we feel today this intimate delight, with our heart brimming over, with our soul full of peace? Because we are cele- brating the glorification of our mother, and it is on- ly natural that we her children rejoice in a special way upon seeing how the most Blessed hon- ors her. It was on Calvary that Christ, her most blessed Son and our , gave her to us as our mother, when he said to St John: “Behold your mother.” And we received her, along with the be- loved , in that moment of supreme grief. Our of respect for Our Lord The blessed Virgin embraced us in her suffering, as and for the edification of our neighbors, the ancient prophecy was fulfilled: “And a sword we beg men and women, boys and girls shall pierce your own soul.” We are all her chil- to appear modestly and respectfully dressed. Shorts, tank-tops, low cut, backless and dren, she is the Mother of all mankind. And now, minidresses, halters, bared midriffs, the whole human race commemorates her ineffable tight-fitting clothes, etc. assumption. Mary is welcomed to heaven: the do not meet the norm of Daughter of God the Father, Mother of God the Son, Christian modesty and of respect. Spouse of God the . Greater than she no Your cooperation is evidence one but God." of your love for our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and --Taken from The Blessed for His Holy Mother Mary. Virgin, Cause of Our Joy, a by St. Josemaria CHURCH ETIQUETTE Escriva on the of the Assumption Out of respect for our Lord truly present in the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle, please refrain from the following while in the church:

 No talking. If this be done it is to be done at a whisper  No drinking or eating  No texting or browsing on the cell phone. Si- lence them and connect to God!  No lounging or sleeping in the pews  No leaving literature which has not been ap- Solemnity of the Assumption proved by the Rectory of the Blessed Virgin Mary Our RCIA Classes Begin Soon! Holy Masses Applications for our parish’s 2020-2021 Rite of

Saturday, August 15 Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) classes are now being accepted. The classes, which begin on Sep- 10:30 a.m. Low Tridentine Mass in Latin tember 19th, thoroughly explore the beauty and richness of the Catholic Faith and are designed for 12:00 noon in English 1) unbaptized individuals; 2) individuals baptized in 1:00 p.m. High Tridentine Mass in Latin another Christian tradition who desire to become a Catholic Christian; 3) baptized Catholics in need of First and/or the sacrament of Confir- Flower Offering mation; or 4) Catholics who wish to learn more about their Faith The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, classes will By Bozena Rief take place via Zoom on Saturday evening's at 7:00

'When we see a beautiful object, a beautiful gar- p.m. for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to den, or a beautiful flower, let us think that there participate in the RCIA classes, please contact the we behold a ray of the infinite beauty of God, Parish Office at (212) 279-5861 or send an email to who has given existence to that object.' [email protected] requesting an

- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori application..

ST.

St. Clare of Assisi was born in Assisi on July 16, 1194, as Chiara Offreduccio, the beautiful eldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana.

As a young girl, Clare dedicated herself to prayer. At 18-years-old, she heard St. preach during a Lenten service in the church of San Giorgio and asked him to help her live according to the . On in 1212, Clare left her father's home and went to the chapel of the Porziuncula to meet with Francis.

Clare joined the convent of the Benedictine of San Paulo, near Bastia, under Fran- cis' orders. When her father found her and attempted to force her back into his home, she refused and professed that she would have no other husband than Jesus Christ.

Overtime, other women joined her, wanting to also be brides of Jesus and live with no money. They became known as the "Poor Ladies of San Damiano." They all lived a simple life of austerity, seclusion from the world, and poverty, according to a Rule which Francis gave them as a Second Order. St. Clare and her sisters wore no shoes, ate no meat, lived in a poor house, and kept silent most of the time. Their lives consisted of manual labor and prayer. Yet, they were very happy, because Our Lord was close to them all the time.

Clare was so devoted and dedicated to Francis that she was often referred to as "alter Franciscus," or an- other Francis. She encouraged and aided the man she saw as a spiritual father figure, and took care of him as he grew old.

Following Francis' death, Clare continued to promote her order, fighting off every attempt from each pope try- ing to impose a rule on her order that would water down their "radical commitment to corporate poverty."

In 1224, an army of rough soldiers from Frederick II came to attack Assisi. Although very sick, Clare went out to meet them with the Blessed Sacrament on her hands. She had the Blessed Sacrament placed at the wall where the enemies could see it. Then on her knees, she begged God to save the Sisters: "O Lord, pro- tect these Sisters whom I cannot protect now," she prayed. A voice seemed to answer: "I will keep them always in My care." In that moment, a sudden fright struck the attackers and they fled as fast as they could without harming anyone in Assisi.

St. Clare became sick and suffered great pains for many years, but she expressed that no pain could trouble her.

On August 9, 1253, Pope Innocent IV declared Clare's rule would serve as the governing rule for Clare's Or- der of Poor Ladies. Two days later, Clare died at 59-years-old. At Pope Innocent's request, the canoniza- tion process for Clare began immediately, and two years later in 1255, Pope Alexander IV canonized Clare as Clare of Assisi.

St. Clare was designated as the of television in 1958 by Pope Pius XII, because when St. Clare was very ill, she could not attend mass and was reportedly able to see and hear it on the wall in her room.

St. Clare's feast day is celebrated on August 11 in the current liturgical calendar and on August 12 in the old ..

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND

The second collection this weekend will be for the Soli- darity Fund for the Church in Africa. Please be generous and make a real difference in the lives of Catholic faith- ful across the African continent. May the good Lord re- ward you!

Goal for Holy Innocents - $57,000 * Stewardship *

Participation Goal - 67 Regular Collection - 08/02/20 $5,239.00 Online Contributions $ 963.00 Pledged to date - $24,520 Shrines and Candles $1,745.50 Number of donors - 59 Regular Collection - 08/04/19 $6,570.00 Still needed - $32,480 Shrines and Candles $3,610.00

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!

DORMITION OF OUR LADY - August 13

“The holy Apostles held a conference concerning the burial of the most sacred body of their Queen and Lady. As they remembered that, ac- cording to the custom of the at burial, the deified body of their Master had been anointed with precious ointments and spices and wrapped in the sacred burial cloths; they thought not of doing other- wise with the virginal body of His most holy Mother. Accordingly they called the two maidens, who had assisted the Queen during her life and who had been designated as the heiresses of her tunics, and instructed them to anoint the body of the Mother of God with highest reverence and modesty and wrap it in the winding-sheets before it should be placed in the casket.

With great reverence and fear the two maidens entered the room, where the body of the blessed Lady lay up- on its couch; but the refulgence issuing from it barred and blinded them in such a manner that they could nei- ther see nor touch the body, nor even ascertain in what particular place it rested.

In fear and reverence still greater than on their entrance, the maidens left the room; and in great excitement and wonder they told the Apostles what had happened. They, not without divine inspiration, came to the con- clusion, that this Ark of the covenant was not to be touched or handled in the way. Then and saint John entered the and perceived the effulgence, and at the same time they heard the celes- tial music of the angels, who were singing: “, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” Others responded: “A Virgin before childbirth, in childbirth and after childbirth.” From that time on many of the faithful ex- pressed their devotion toward the most blessed Mary in these words of praise; and from them they were hand- ed down to be repeated by us with the approbation of the holy Church.

The two holy Apostles, saint Peter and saint John, were for a time lost in admiration at what they saw and heard of their Queen; and in order to decide what to do, they sank on their knees, beseeching the Lord to make it known. Then they heard a voice saying: “Let not the sacred body be either uncovered or touched.”

Having thus been informed of the will of God, they brought a bier, and, the effulgence having diminished somewhat, they approached the couch and with their own hands reverently took hold of the tunic at the two ends. Thus, without changing its posture, they raised the sacred and virginal Treasure and placed it on the bier in the same position as it had occupied on the couch. They could easily do this, because they felt no more weight than that of the tunic. On this bier the former effulgence of the body moderated still more, and all of them, by disposition of the Lord and for the consolation of all those present, could now perceive and study the beauty of that virginal countenance and of her hands. As for the rest, the omnipotence of God protected this his heavenly dwelling, so that neither in life nor in death any one should behold any other part except what is common in ordinary conversation, namely, her most inspiring countenance, by which She had been known, and her hands, by which She had labored.

Then the Apostles consulted further about her burial. Their decision becoming known among the multitudes of the faithful in Jerusalem, they brought many candles to be lighted at the bier, and it happened that all the lights burned through that day and the two following days without any of the candles being consumed or wast- ed in any shape or manner.

The Apostles took upon their shoulders the sacred body and the tabernacle of God and, as priests of the evan- gelical law, bore the Propitiatory of the divine oracles and blessings in orderly procession from the Cenacle in the city to the valley of Josaphat. This was the visible accompaniment of the dwellers of Jerusalem. But be- sides this there was another invisible multitude, that of the courtiers of heaven. It was composed of the thou- sand angels of the Queen, continuing their celestial songs, which were heard by the Apostles and disciples and many others, and which sweetly continued for three days. In addition to these many other spirits had de- scended from heaven, namely, many thousands or legions of angels with the ancient Patriarchs and Prophets, among whom were saint , , , saint Elizabeth and the Baptist and numerous oth- er , who were sent by our Savior Jesus to assist at the exequies and burial of His most blessed Mother. When the procession came to the holy sepulcher in the valley of Josaphat, the same two Apostles, saint Peter and saint John, who had laid the celestial Treasure from the couch onto the bier, with joyful reverence placed it in the sepulcher and covered it with a linen cloth, the hands of the angels performing more of these than the hands of the Apostles. They closed up the sepulcher with a large stone, according to custom at other burials. The celestial courtiers returned to heaven, while the thousand angels of the Queen continued their watch, guarding the sacred body and keeping up the music as at her burial. The concourse of the people lessened and the holy Apostles and disciples, dissolved in tender tears, returned to the Cenacle."

*the above account is taken from The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mary of Agreda. This 4 volume work was promoted by Blessed Solanus Casey, O. F. M. Cap.

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 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 follow- ing the 6 p. m. Mass. For more information the Holy Rosary and return back to Holy Innocents on joining this ministry as an active or auxil- around 12:15. Come for all or part of the Subway iary member please contact Melissa Becker Rosary. at: [email protected] Upcoming Subway

A QUOTE ON THE Will resume when restrictions are lifted

By looking at Mary’s Assumption into Heaven we under- stand better that even though our daily life may be marked by trials and difficulties, it flows like a river to the divine ocean, to the fullness of joy and peace. We understand that our death is not the end but rather the entrance into life that knows no death. Our setting on the horizon of this world is our rising at the dawn of the new world, the dawn of the eternal day.”

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