Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish Rev. John Tino Pastor Rev. Slawomir Sobiech Parochial Vicar Deacon Edward J. Guster, Jr. Deacon Ruben G. Siavichay CONTACT Deacon Andrew A. Marchello Telephone: 718.845.3691 RECTORY OFFICE Fax: 718.845.8978 Ms. Patricia Kistner Email: church@nativitybvm- 101 - 41 91st Street Faith Formation Coordinator ststanislaus.org Ozone Park, NY 11416 Web: https://nativitybvm- Monday to Friday Mrs. Alexis Rodda ststanislaus.org Director of Music 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Follow on facebook @ Nativity Bvm St Stanislaus February 7th , 2021 5th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS SCHEDULE DEVOTIONS Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal: Mondays Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary following 9:00am Mass: Benediction @ 12 Noon on Saturdays , Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Rosary: Monday - Saturday Monday - Saturday after 9:00am Mass 9:00 am Saturday Vigil Mass SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 5:30 pm English: 2nd Saturday of each month at 12:00 pm 7:00 pm - Spanish Spanish: 3rd Saturday of each month at 12:00 pm Polish: 3rd Saturday or Sunday of each month Sunday 7:30 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 9:30 am Saturday: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Nativity only. 11:30 am Before or after weekday Masses or by appointment. St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Rockaway Blvd & 88th Street Couples should contact the parish office at least six months in advance to make arrangements. Sunday SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK 9:00 am Polish Please call the rectory to notify the priest. 11:00 am Polish FAITH FORMATION OFFICE Divine Mercy Catholic Academy For information regarding sacramental preparation for 101 - 60 92nd Street Telephone: 718-845-3074 • Fax: 718-845-5068 children and adults of our parish, call the rectory at Sister Francis Marie, C.S.F.N., Principal (718) 845-3691, ext. 115 or email: [email protected] February 7th 2021 - 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary --- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Saturday, February 6th, BVM Sunday, February 7th -5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 am Elisa Cortez & Isaac Glenn Beatty By May Cortez 9:00 am Stanislaw & Regina Jielenski Family 5:30 pm Mary Conerty By Alexis Rodda 11:00 am Oboze Blogosla Wienstwo Dia Czonkow Tow. 7:00 pm Jonathan Andre Polanco By Ana Paulino By Serca Jezus Rosa Elena Salazar primer año de fallecida De sus Nietos Por el Alma de Estela y Yolanda de Hermanas Cofradas Sunday, February 7th -5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 14th -6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am Irma Gozdick By Sissy Barbara Rodriguez and Family 9:00 am Chester Guskiewicz By Barbara Sadwoski 9:30 am Purgatorial Society 11:00 am Antonii Wiktovia Sliwa By Helena Swidka 11:30 am Opening of Catholic School Week by DMCA John Dudek By Stella Dudek St. Agatha, Carmine Polidoro By Battista Family Rosa y Segundo Sanacion Fisica y Espiritual By Gloris Velez Monday, February 8th 9:00 am Luciana Garcia The Altar Bread & Wine Tuesday, February 9th 9:00 am Antonio Moscatiallo By Francesca Wife & Kids for the Week of Wednesday, February 10th February 7 - 9:00 am People of the Parish Thursday, February 11th Our Lady of Lourdes February 13, 2021 9:00 am Special Intention by Hobbs Family Is in Loving Memory of Friday, February 12th 9:00 am Joseph Lyons 5th Birthday in Heaven By Chandra Lyons Donald Corran Saturday, February 13th 9:00 am By The Kistner Family 5:30 pm Joseph & Annette Guglielmo By Philomena & Michael Guglielmo 7:00 pm Jonathan Andre Polanco By Ana Paulino Sunday, February 14th , 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time MASS INTENTIONS 7:30 am Special Intention for the Martuscello Family 9:30 am Donald Curran By Kristner Family The Mass Intentions Book for January through 11:30 am For the Souls of Purgatory By Teresa Cando June, 2021 is open for your requests. Christian Edward Guster 14th Birthday in Heaven By Dcn. Ed and Family Irma Palacios By Michelle Palo Antonio You may come to the Rectory For the conversion of Michelle ,Mia ,Alisa, Barzola by Gloris Velez Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Please remember the Rectory closes at 4:pm. The Offering for Weekday Mass is $15; and the Collective Mass Votive Candles are available for anyone who would like to Honor/Memorialize A loved one. Please contact the Rectory During normal hours for further Information. 6 months-- $35/candle 1 year-- $70/candle Readings for the week of February 7,2021 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39 Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c [31b]/Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20—2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30 [1a]/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1a]/Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [1a]/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13 [1]/Mk 8:1-10 Next Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Cor 10:31—11:1/Mk 1:40-45 GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE February 7, 2021 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time If I only knew then what I know now, how different life would be. This sentiment, expressed in myriad ways, is found on every human being’s lips at one point or another. Life may have brought us to a vulnerable place where we see some of the poor choices we made and the effects they are having. Perhaps we fell into some destruc- Remember in your prayers the sick of our parish: tive and dysfunctional relationships or behaviors and are finding Arthur Weber, Sr., Barbara Martuscello, Christopher Cucci, Frank how they held us captive. Our zeal and passion for life may have Carbone, Frank Sorrentino, Stephen Petrillo, drifted away and we are waking up to the reasons apathy has taken John Gaynor, Juan Ureña, Kenneth Ordonez, Luz Marina hold. Life can be hard. In fact, some would describe their lives as a Castillo Madeline Padilla, Maria de los Angeles - Rojas, drudgery. They walk through each day with an anxious unsettled- Shirley Aguilar, Irene Gaynor, June Dotterman, Rose Anzaldi, Gertrude ness, wondering when their restlessness will cease. There is a temp- Gwardjak, Paul J. Chapman,Fr. Angelo Pezzullo, Fr. Paul Palmiotto, tation to believe that what I see is all I will get. Mortality and hope- Erma Aloisio, Zoe Bonowitz, , Maria Abreu, lessness await the dawn. If I could only have known what would Maddalena Marsicano, Beatrice Arango , Kai Sawe, John Wicedomini, Jr., come in the future, I could have made better choices and avoided all Eric Kelly, Rafael Perez, Remington Stafford, Dorothy Bonowitz, Thomas J. of this misery! Hurlman, Philip Schlesinger, Ann San Fillippo, Danny C. Lourine, Ruth Foresta, Francisco Rivera, Sr. Marguerite Torre, Elizabeth Mercantante, Really? While we can certainly give into weakness, sin, impulsive- Mary Bellina, Rose Calia, Francis, Ed & Violet Boes, Anjanelli Hall, Ramon ness, and idiosyncrasies that cause us to stumble over ourselves, life Usera, Domenica Anzaldi, Juana Liriano is really a journey. If we don’t make the mistake of wallowing in the mire of self-pity and realize the new life God is calling us to, then Our Prayer there are thrills, adventures, surprises, and soul-searching graces we Merciful Jesus be with us now. Bless those who are ill with Your healing can surely miss. We are not tethered to our past nor are we bound to embrace. Give them Your strength to endure the trails of their illness and the ills life can bring upon us. We are never hopeless or helpless. grant them healing if it be in accord with Your Holy will and that of our The problem is that our myopic vision only allows us to see the mis- Father in Heaven. Amen ery and misfortune that is before us, not the potential that can come from choosing healthier and more life-giving options. Jesus came that we might have fullness of life. We need to learn how to reach for Jesus’ hand and let him help us to our feet. We need to allow God into our pain and heal our past. We have to wrestle with our histories, agonize and search and cry out for the Divine healing we need to restore our faith, hope, and love. Job could not see how his story would end or trust the guidance of the God who called him. We live in that same blindness and suffer from Remember in your prayers the deceased of our parish: the same lack of confidence. Once we allow ourselves to be touched by God’s healing power, we begin to see that all of the pieces of our lives are necessary parts of a greater whole. Along the way of our lives, God uses our omissions and failures to create new things and Our Prayer possibilities. When doors close, others open and we can be amazed by the joyful and unexpected surprises we receive. Once we know Eternal rest grant, unto them O Lord, and may the power of God’s creative, healing, life-giving, forgiving, and perpetual light shine upon them.