The Shrine and 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. 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: 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. /Shopper’s Mass Vespers and Benediction: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine ), 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 ): 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 Sacred 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: 5:00 - 5:30 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: 9:30 -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 The Baptism Calendar of the Lord

January 10, 2021 January 10 - Holy Family 2nd Class - Chant Mass

Mass Intentions January 11 - St. Hyginus, & Martyr 4th Class - Low Mass SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 - The Baptism of the Lord

09:00 - Paulette Curan Dublin (L) Birthday January 12 - 10:30 - Pro Populo 4th Class - Low Mass 12:30 - Purgatorial Society January 13 - Baptism of the Lord Monday, January 11 - Weekday (First Week in Time) 2nd Class - Sung Mass 07:00 – Johana Rodriguez (d) 07:30 – George j. Bartlett January 14 - St. Hilary, Bishop, Confessor & 12:15 – Paulina & Adam Kosakowski (L) Doctor 1:15 – Gerry & Cherisse Martelly (L) 3rd Class - Low Mass 06:00 – Johana Rodriguez (d)

Tuesday, January 12 – Weekday January 15 - St. Paul, First Hermit & 07:00 – Eileen Conway (L) Confessor with 07:30 – St. Anthony of St. Maurus 12:15 – Barbara Malona (L) Health 3rd Class - Low Mass 01:15 – Hilda Hernandez (L) 06:00 – Deceased Members of the Barrett Family January 16 - St. Marcellus, Pope & Martyr

Wednesday, January 13 – St. Hilary, Bishop & Doctor 3rd Class - Low Mass

07:00 – Alejandro D. Prudente (d) 07:30 – Anthony Joseph Manciso (d) Next Sunday 12:15 – Annie and Michael Cunningham (d) 01:15 – George Uy (d) January 17 - 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 06:00 – Pablo Wagas Dublin (d) 2nd Class - Chant Mass

Thursday, January 14 – Weekday 7:00 – Ludwik Wysocki (d) My God and my All! 07:30 – Lorenza Facenda 12:15 – Bernard Frank Veneziano 01:15 – Holy Souls in Purgatory Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation 06:00 – Mr. & Mrs. Benignia Rosita (d) in honor of the Friday, January 15 – Weekday Holy Face of Jesus

7:00 – In Thanksgiving to God Every Third Tuesday of the month 07:30 – Marian Rief (d) Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 12:15 – Martine Previmus (L) Next Holy Hour: January 19 01:15 – All Unborn Babies 06:00 – Ward Thomas Henderson (d)

Saturday, January 16 – – Weekday 2019 CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

12:00 – The Atienza Sison Family (L) The grand total of this years Christmas Collection 01:00 – Marcela Osorio (L) Birthday amounted to $41,697. This is $20,772 more than 04:00 – Eleanor Sadlier (d) last year. Once again we thank all parishioners and NEXT SUNDAY - 2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME friends of Holy Innocents for your generosity! May

09:00 - Catherine M. Gaugney (d) the good Lord reward you. 10:30 - Pro Populo 12:30 - Ashley Villa (L) MARCH FOR LIFE

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / + \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a bus for Offerings the March for Life in Washington, DC. The bus de- parts at 8am sharp. Tickets are $55 and may be Sanctuary Candle purchased from Mark A. Bertotti, [email protected] Leith, Moore and Gerber Families (646) 252-3489 or the Parish Office (212-279-5861) Re-

serve a spot by January 11

JANUARY ROSARY RALLY

Join Holy Innocents Parish on Saturday, January 16 in praying the Holy Rosary publicly at 12 noon in front of Macy’s on Broadway between 34th and 35th Streets for the intentions of the respect for all human life, the traditional family, and our nation, asking Him to save America through the Rosary of His Most Holy Mother and through the intercession of St. Joseph. In The of the Rosary, Saint YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH Louis de Montfort said: “Public prayer is far more powerful than private prayer to appease the anger Pope Francis announced a special year dedicated to St. of God and call down His mercy, and Holy Mother Joseph starting from 8 December 2020 until 8 December Church, guided by the Holy Ghost, has always advo- 2021, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal cated public prayer in times of public tragedy and Church. suffering.” Hope to see you there!! During this period, the faithful will have the oppor- tunity to commit themselves with prayer and good CONTINUATION ON-LINE 54-DAY ROSARY NOVENA works, to obtain, with the help of St. Joseph, head of the heavenly Family of Nazareth, comfort and relief Holy Innocents will continue with from the serious human and social tribulations that the 54-day Rosary Novena indefi- besiege the contemporary world today. nitely. It will be an on-going de- The plenary is granted to the faithful under votion to Our Lady of Pompeii. 5 the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharis- decades of the Rosary will be tic , and prayer for the Pope’s intentions) to Christians who, with a spirit detached from any sin, par- prayed in Holy Innocents Church ticipate in the Year of St. Joseph on these occasions and at the usual daily times. manners indicated by the :

15-decades of the Rosary will be - The plenary indulgence is granted to those who will prayed via Zoom Meetings at meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Lord’s Prayer, 7:00 p.m. each evening. The or take part in a Spiritual Retreat of at least one day that includes a meditation on St. Joseph. “St. Joseph, log-in information for the on-line Rosary remains an authentic man of faith, invites us”, the the same: reads, “to rediscover our filial relationship with the What you need to join Zoom Meeting on computer: Father, to renew fidelity to prayer, to listen and cor- https://zoom.us/j/5182168942 respond with profound discernment to God’s will.” Meeting ID: 518 216 8942 - The indulgence can also be obtained by those who, Password: 5gFd8U following St. Joseph’s example, will perform a spiritu- al or work of mercy. St. Joseph “encourages One tap mobile us to rediscover the value of silence, prudence and +19294362866,,5182168942# US (New York) loyalty in carrying out our duties,” the decree notes. +13017158592,,5182168942# US (Germantown) - The recitation of the Holy Rosary in families and among engaged couples is another way of obtaining Please join us either on-line, in church, or privately! , in order that “all Christian families may Queen of the Most Holy Rosary be stimulated to recreate the same atmosphere of in- pray for us who have recourse to Thee! timate communion, love and prayer that was in the Holy Family.” - Everyone who entrusts their daily activity to the ACT OF SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF GOD protection of St. Joseph, and every faithful who in-

My Lord and my God, even now, I most willingly and vokes the intercession of St. Joseph so that those cheerfully accept whatever form of death Thou wilt seeking work can find dignifying work can also obtain be pleased to send me, with all its anguish, sorrow, the plenary indulgence. On 1 May 1955, Pope Pius XII and pain. instituted the feast of St. Joseph “with the intent that the dignity of work be recognized by all, and that it In your charity, please pray for inspires social life and laws, based on the fair distribu- the happy repose of the soul of tion of rights and duties.” - The plenary indulgence is also granted to the faithful our parishioner Edward Hawkins who will recite the to St. Joseph (for the Latin who died on December 30 and was tradition), or the Akathistos to St. Joseph (for the Byzan- buried following a Solemn High tine tradition), or any other prayer to St. Joseph Mass on Saturday, Janu- to the other liturgical traditions, for the persecuted ary 9 from St. Cecilia's in Green- Church ad intra and ad extra, and for the relief of all point, Brooklyn. May he rest in eternal peace! Christians suffering all forms of persecution.

A PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION OF AMERICA 40 Days for Life: New (Additional) Vigil Site Manhattan 42nd Street O Mary, Mother of mercy Parkmed NYC abortion clinic and Refuge of sinners, we 800 Second Avenue, 6th Floor beseech thee, be pleased (between 42nd & 43rd Street) to look with pitiful eyes Want to be part of saving lives? All it takes is your upon poor heretics and prayers and presence. 40 Days for Life is a peaceful schismatics. Thou who art initiative consisting of 40 days of prayer and fast- the Seat of Wisdom, en- ing and peaceful vigil at abortion facilities. More lighten the minds that are than 17,000 children have been saved from abortion miserably enfolded in the during 40 Days for Life campaigns. There will be a darkness of ignorance and new, second vigil site in Manhattan for the up- sin, that they may clearly know that the Holy Cath- coming Spring campaign: Feb. 17-Mar. 28. If olic and Apostolic Roman Church is the one true you’re interested in helping to organize or volun- Church of Jesus Christ, outside of which neither teer with the campaign, please contact Lau- holiness nor salvation can be found. Finish the work rie: [email protected]. To learn more of their conversion by obtaining for them the grace about 40 Days for Life visit: 40daysforlife.com. to accept all the truths of our Holy Faith, and to submit themselves to the supreme Roman Pontiff, Vigil Hours: the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth; that so, being Monday to Saturday: 6am to 6pm united with us in the sweet chains of divine charity, Prayer vigil will be held on north east corner of there may soon be only one fold under the same 42nd St & 2nd Ave. one shepherd; and may we all, O glorious Virgin, sing forever with exultation: Rejoice, O Virgin "May Christian Nations seek the Mary, thou only hast destroyed all heresies in the protection of the Mother of God whole world. Amen. with an ardor that grows greater Hail Mary, three times, once for North America, once for every day! May they cling more Central America and once for South America. and more to the practice of the

An Indulgence of 500 days (Raccolta, no. 579) Holy Rosary not only as a remedy for their misfortunes but as the very badge of Christian pie-

ty! The Rosary is the protection

of the Mother of God against the enemies of the Catholic Church. To Mary, we fly. We wish to see MARRIAGE BANNS it offered more widely in all places and at all times! The great Virgin of the Rosary is the most III. Dawid P. Szmigielski & Tiffany A. Vassilatos potent Help of Christians." - Pope Leo XIII * Stewardship * "ONE DAY, THROUGH THE ROSARY AND THE Regular Collection - 01/03/21 $10,009.00 SCAPULAR, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD!" Online Contributions $3,317.00 Shrines and Candles $2,804.00 - Mother of God to Saint Dominic

Regular Collection - 01/05/20 $11,053.00 Shrines and Candles $3,056.00 QUOTE OF THE MONTH

Regular Collection - 12/27/20 $5,125.00 “In an earthquake a poor woman was buried under Online Contributions $1,653.00 the ruins of a house which was overthrown. A Shrines and Candles $2,320.50 priest had the stones and the rubbish cleared away, and under them found the mother with her children Regular Collection 12/29/19 $10,313.00 Shrines and Candles $ 3,375.00 in her arms, alive and uninjured. On being asked what devotion she had practiced, she replied that

Your generous contribution to your Parish is she never omitted saying the Rosary and visiting the greatly appreciated! altar of our Blessed Lady.

May the Good Lord reward you abundantly! - St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)

ST. PAUL THE FIRST HERMIT - January 15 HOLY INNOCENTS BOOKSHELF

Paul of Thebes, commonly known The Celebration of Mass as Paul, the First Hermit or Paul the A Study of the Rubrics of the Roman by Rev. J. B. O’Connell Anchorite, is regarded as the first Christian hermit, who was The author of several liturgically- claimed to have lived alone in the de- related works, J.B. O Connell is not- sert of Egypt from the age of sixteen ed for his ability to clearly explain to the age of one hundred and thir- the complex ceremonial workings of teen years old. the , particularly for the Paul and his married sister lost their parents. In order celebration of Mass by the priest. to obtain Paul's inheritance, his brother-in-law sought This book is the indispensable rubri- to betray him to the persecutors. Paul fled to cal resource for the traditional Ro- the Theban desert as a young man during the persecu- man Liturgy. This book is valued by tion of Decius and Valerianus around AD 250. The Life clergy and laity alike, not only for its concise han- dling of the general rubrics, but also for its chap- of Saint Paul the First Hermit was composed in Latin ters that briefly describe the history of the devel- by Saint Jerome, probably in 375–376. Paul of Thebes opment of the traditional Roman Mass, liturgical was born around 227 in the Thebaid of Egypt. law, the proper understanding of the force of cus- He lived in the mountains of this desert in a cave near tom, the importance of the decisions made by the a clear spring and a palm tree, the leaves of which Sacred Congregation of Rites and the opinions of provided him with clothing and the fruit of which pro- fellow rubricians. O Connell s last revision made vided him with his only source of food until he was 43 for the Roman Mass was printed in 1964 after a years old, when a raven started bringing him half a span of nearly 10 years from his last edition, mak- loaf of bread daily. He would remain in that cave for ing it one of the few rubrical books completely in the rest of his life, almost a hundred years. conformity with the new code of rubrics imple- Father Anthony (the Father of Monasticism) returned mented in 1960 that comprise the 1962 edition of to his monastery taking with him the robe woven with the Missale Romanum. Fully indexed and beautifully palm leaf. He honored the robe so much that he only hardbound in bright red with gold embossing on the wore it twice a year: at the Feast of Easter, and at cover and spine. This is a must for any priest offer- the . Paul of Thebes is known to posterity ing Mass according to the 1962 Missal of the because around the year 342, Anthony the Great was Church' s sacred liturgy. told in a dream about the older hermit's existence, Available in the Gift Shop in the Parish Office and went to find him. Jerome related that Anthony the Great and Paul met when the latter was aged 113. They conversed with each other for one day and one QUOTE ON THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD night. The Synaxarium shows each saint inviting the “Dearly Beloved, each word and deed of Our Saviour other to bless and break the bread, as a token of hon- Jesus Christ or. Paul held one side, putting the other side into the is for us a lesson in virtue and piety. hands of Father Anthony, and soon the bread broke For this end also did He assumed our nature, through the middle and each took his part. When An- so that every man and every woman, thony next visited him, Paul was dead. Anthony contemplating as in a picture the practice of all virtue clothed him in a tunic which was a present and piety, from Athanasius of Alexandria and buried him, with might strive with all their hearts to imitate two lions helping to dig the grave. His example. Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite (Deir Anba Bola) For this He bore our body, so that as far as we could, is traditionally believed to be on the site of the cave we might repeat within us, the manner of His life. where Paul lived and where his remains are kept. The And so, therefore, when you hear mention of some monastery is located in the eastern desert mountains word or deed of His, of Egypt near the Red Sea. The Cave Church of St. take care not to receive it simply as something that Paul marks the spot where Anthony, "the Father of incidentally happened Monasticism", and Paul, "the First Hermit", are be- but raise your mind upwards towards the sublimity of lieved to have met. what He is teaching The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fa- and strive to see what has been mystically handed thers & Brothers) was founded in Hungary in his honor down to us” in the 13th century. He is usually represented with a palm tree, two lions and a raven. St Basil the Great (329-379) Father & Doctor of the Church

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 The Holy Innocents Legion of Mary group subway station. We will be located by the Time meets each Monday in the Parish Hall fol- Square Shuttle downstairs. We recite 20 decades of 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

AN ANCIENT BAPTISTERY

One of the most ancient and enduring sites for baptism in Rome is the church of San Giovanni in Fonte. This church is in fact a baptistery, and houses the font for the Lateran Basilica, the cathe- dral of Rome. The Emperor Constantine sponsored its construction in the year 315, and it is therefore B H S the oldest baptistery in the world. It is the model for nearly all later baptisteries, including perhaps We are Gloria Mary & Stephen Filippo the font in your own parish church. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. The Filippo Team, Associate Brokers with Brown Harris Stevens FORMED

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