Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sunday, January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH STAFF Father Abuchi F. Nwosu ............................................................ Pastor [email protected] Father Peter Oddo .................................................. Weekend Assistant Deacon Anthony Barile Deacon Al Kucinski Deacon Edward Muller (retired) Dan Salvatore ............................. Coordinator of Religious Education Caroline Mazzola .................................................................. Secretary Ann Johnson .......................................................................... Secretary PARISH OFFICE 203 Newton-Swartswood Road • Swartswood, NJ 07860 WEEKEND MASSES Hours ...................................................... 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday ................................................................. 5:00 pm Phone ............................................................. 973-383-3566 Sunday ............................................. 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am Fax ................................................................. 973-383-3831 Email ............................. [email protected] Web ............................................ www.olmcswartswood.org DAILY MASSES Monday-Saturday ................... 8:30 am (except Wednesday) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Wednesday .............................................................. 7:00 pm Hours ...................................................... 9:00 am - 1:00 pm First Friday Mass ................................................... 2:00 pm Phone ............................................................. 973-579-2355 @Homestead Nursing Home Email .................................................. [email protected] Holy Days ............................................. 8:30 am & 7:00 pm YOUTH MINISTER Aneesha Begraft .................... [email protected] EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday ................................................. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm DEACON AL KUCINSKI CONTACT INFORMATION (973)383-4158 .................................................. [email protected] SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday ....................................................... 4:15 - 4:45 pm KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, Council 9920 Vincent Kornmeyer ....................................... Grand Knight SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM, MARRIAGE & [email protected] ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact the office to arrange. January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: Saturday, January 30 Joseph Barnet, Ted Cassera, Canterbury Family, Fr. Angelus HEB 11:1-2, 8-19 / MK 4:35-41 Croce, Stephanie Cuomo, Emma Finnegan, 8:30 am Healing of Dan & April Impink Henry Kochanski, John Kucinski, Fr. Peter by Connie Van Hoven Oddo, Jennifer & Bella, Larry Domonkos, 5:00 pm Intentions of Fr. Abuchi Susanne Martone, Deacon Ed Muller, George by Born Again Catholic Shammas, Stephanie, Charles Sullivan, Constance VanHoven, Brooke Zaleski Sunday, January 31 DT 18:15-20 / 1 COR 7:32-35 / MK 1:21-28 7:30 am Marco Mancini by Parish Staff A GOOD STEWARD 9:00 am Intentions of James Stadelman By Ron & Ann Johnson 11:00 am Steve DeAngelis by K of C Council 9920 Sunday Monday, February 1 January 24 $ 1,772.00 HEB 11:32-40 / MK 5:1-20 Online Giving $ 395.00 8:30 am Joan G. Nisch by Parish Staff Tuesday, February 2 – Feast of the Presentation of Thank you for your generosity! the Lord MAL 3:1-4 / HEB 2:14-18 / LK 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 8:30 am In Memory of Edward Muller, Sr. by Deacon Ed & Mary Lou Muller This Week the Sanctuary Lamp Wednesday, February 3 HEB 12:4-7, 11-15 / MK 6:1-6 Burns In Honor of 7:00 pm Karen Marie Green by Tom & Darlene Scarince Fr. John Paul Ezeonyido Thursday, February 4 HEB 12:18-19, 21-24 / MK 6:7-13 8:30 am Steve DeAngelis by Eleanor Long WOMEN AND MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES Friday, February 5 – Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin We ask God the Father, through the intercession of St. and Martyr Michael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in HEB 13:1-8 / MK 6:14-29 our Armed Forces. May they be brought back safely to those 8:30 am Intentions of Patricia Brady whom they love: Major Brandon Bennett, NJ Army National by Ron & Ann Johnson Guard (Federal); Larisa Furs, US Navy; Capt. Jason Gieniewski, US Army; Pvt. Daniel Michael Mobilio, Army; Captain Richi M. Pazdzierski, US Army; Captain Jane Petrick, Saturday, February 6 – Memorial of Saint Paul Miki Army; Lt. Daniel T. Pevarnik, Jr., National Guard; Pvt. Chance and Companions, Martyrs Phillips, Army; Captain Cheryl Ryan, US Army; Seaman HEB 13:15-17, 20-21 / MK 6:30-34 Recruit Tyler Joseph Salonia; Ethan Swartz; Michael Valeich, 8:30 am Intentions of Rose Grabinski Staff Sergeant; Pvt. Kyle Titus, US Army; Pvt. Zachary by Ron & Ann Johnson Wharton, Robert Williams, Airm an 5:00 pm Vito Candella by Lombardo Family Sunday, February 7 JB 7:1-4, 6-7 / 1 COR 9:16-19, 22-23 / MK 1:29-39 7:30 am Deceased Members of Muller & Weisser Families by Deacon Ed & Mary Lou Muller 9:00 am Intentions of Lee Swiatek By Ron & Ann Johnson 11:00 am Cathy Powell by Eleanor Long January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – February 2 Scriptural Novena to Saint Joseph The image of St. Joseph gazing By lovingly at Jesus in his arms can Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D. provide a model for our prayer. While little is known definitively Our local church of about the life of St. Joseph, much Paterson is happy to can be imagined from the fact that announce that our Bishop he was the foster father of Jesus. Emeritus -Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli has For example, as a loving father, he likely held the published a Scriptural infant Jesus in his arms. Novena in Honor of St. This particular image is a perfect model for us with Joseph. Along with the novena prayers, the bishop regard to contemplative prayer. offers biblical reflections on St. Joseph for each day. The author of the 19th-century book The Life and It is written with deep devotion and respect for Jesus' Glories of St. Joseph reflects on this image. earthly father, these nine biblical reflections and prayers will help you to grow in your knowledge and St John the Evangelist enjoyed for a brief hour a love of St. Joseph. You, your family, and the Church blissful ecstasy while reclining on the Bosom of the across the world will be blessed by praying to the Savior but how many times did not the Savior Himself take His repose on that of Joseph and sleep sweetly in holy, humble, Just, and trustworthy St. Joseph. He his arms? Every kind of divine and human light has the power to assist and protect us as he did most inclosed in the Heart of the Savior must in a sense have perfectly for Mary and their Son. This Scriptural been infused into the soul of Joseph when He thus Novena can be easily used in private and public lovingly reposed in his embrace … we must place the devotions. incomparable Joseph at the head of all the greatest Our Holy Father- Pope Francis declared 2021 as the contemplatives since he lived in a continual state of year of St. Joseph. Our parish will order these books contemplation in its most exalted form. to make some copies available. The books will be According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, available in February. This will guide us for prayers “Contemplative prayer is the simple expression of and Novena before the Feast of St. Joseph on March the mystery of prayer. It is a gaze of faith fixed on 19. Jesus, an attentiveness to the Word of God, a silent love. It achieves real union with the prayer of Christ to the extent that it makes us share in his mystery.” (CCC 2724) Men’s Evening of Lenten Recollection Contemplation might best be summarized by the With a Father's Heart: An Evening of Reflection phrase, “I look at him and he looks at me,” a description of prayer that “a certain peasant of Ars … on St. Joseph is an opportunity for men from used to say while praying before the tabernacle” (CCC around the diocese to enter deeper into Lent on 2715). Friday, February 26, from 7pm – 9pm. Doesn’t that phrase perfectly summarize the life of St. Together, we grow in faith, journey closer to God, Joseph, who so often looked at Jesus while he gazed and strengthen our family bonds. back at him? Conditions at the time of the event will determine if If we want to ascend the heights of the contemplative it's to be live or virtual. life, look to St. Joseph as a supreme example! If live, the night will include a Lenten meal of Quote of the Week: “Simeon took Jesus in his arms and praised God. He delicious bread and hearty soup. said, ‘Now, master, let your servant go in peace Sign up according to your word, because my eyes have seen your visit: https://insidethewalls.org/lentenreflection salvation.’”—Luke 2:28-30 January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Memoril of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs – February 6 Nagasaki, Japan, is Memorial of Saint Blaise familiar to Americans as the city On February 3, 2021, the on which the second Memorial of Saint Blaise, bishop atomic bomb was and martyr, priests and deacons dropped, may impart the blessing of throats immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a over the people in a general way, as half centuries before, 26 martyrs of Japan were in the blessing at the conclusion of crucified on a hill, now known as the Holy Mountain, Mass or other liturgical overlooking Nagasaki. Among them were priests, celebrations, without crossed brothers, and laymen, Franciscans, Jesuits, and candles and without the faithful coming forward members of the Secular Franciscan Order; there were individually. Individual blessing of throats is catechists, doctors, simple artisans, and servants, old suspended this year. Since not all parishioners will men and innocent children—all united in a common be here on February 3, we will offer general blessing faith and love for Jesus and His Church. on this Sunday, January 31. Brother Paul Miki, a Jesuit and a native of Japan, has become the best known among the martyrs of Japan.