Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church Pastor Iglesia Iglesia Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Director of Religious Education Malagreca Sainte Mrs. Catherine Hayes Parochial Vicar Católica la 347-406-6333 Rev. Bony Monastère Baptism Parish Deacon Celebrated once a month in Francis Cuffie English, Spanish or Creole Cruz Parish Secretaries Romana Reconciliation Beatrice Rousseau Confessions: Saturday 9 AM Yessenia Hernández Croix & 4 PM or by appointment Pearl Larnage Marriages de de Arrangements should be made Director of Music la at least 6 months in advance. Santa Santa call Rectory for appointment. Patrick David Spanish Mass St. Gregory the Great Sandra Roper Catholic Academy Eglise Catholique Romaine de de Romaine Catholique Eglise Haitian Mass 2520 Church Avenue Frélior Charles Brooklyn, NY 11226 Souls in Harmony 718 774-3330/282-2770 Lawrence Cooke. Principal Junie Leblanc 2530 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-469-5900; Fax 718-469-5901 e-mail: [email protected] Web Site: holycrossrcchurch.org Sunday Masses: 5:00 PM Saturday; 8:30 AM & 11:30 AM Sunday – in English 10:00 AM domingo en español; 11h30 AM dimanche en créole – à la chapelle SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT - Mar. 8, 2020 ``Bear your share of hardship for the Gospel with the strength that comes from God...Christ Jesus destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.'' [2 Tim. 1.8,10] ``He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as light... `This is My Beloved Son, with Whom I am well pleased: listen to Him'.'' th Masses and Services for the Week of Mar. 8 Mar. 8, 2020 - 2nd Sunday of Lent WEDNESDAY, Mar. 11 (Breaking Bread: p. 82) 8:30 AM † Julia Licata & Ana Ricci 8:30 AM † Deceased Members of the Charles Family by Gina Ríos by the Family THURSDAY, Mar. 12 10:00 AM Misa en español 8:30 AM † Ginette Antoine Leger by her Family Por el Pueblo de la Parroquia 7:00 PM Parents' Meeting 11:30 AM Rashaun & Rebecca - Birthdays by their Family FRIDAY, Mar. 13 11:30 AM Messe Haïtienne (Every Friday in Lent is a Day of Abstinence from Meat) An Action de Grâce par Clara 8:30 AM † Olga Bonne-Année 7:30 PM Via Crucis en español by her Daughter Mirlande Bonne-Année 7:30 PM Stations in English - church MONDAY, Mar. 9 - St. Frances of Rome 7:30 PM Chemin de la Croix - Haïtien - chapelle 8:30 AM † Joyce Peters by her Family SATURDAY, Mar. 14 TUESDAY, Mar. 10 8:30 AM †Nora Taylor & Josie Cunniffe 8:30 AM In Honor of the Holy Cross by the Taylor Family by Kettly Clergé 5:00 PM † Hugh Fermin by his Wife Cynthia Bread and Wine for Month of March offered God's Blessings on the Family by Joycelyn Adrien th th Candles Month of March offered PALM SUNDAY - APR. 4 -5 In Thanksgiving by Cheryl Coutain All Masses will begin outside for Palm Blessing] Readings for the Week of Mar. 8, 2020 Modification of schedule: th Sunday: .......................................... Gn 12:1-4/2 Tm 1.8-10/Mt 17:1-9 Saturday, Apr. 4 ................................. 5:00 PM as usual th Monday: ........................................................... Dn 9.4-10/Lk 6.36-38 Sunday, Apr. 5 Tuesday: ..................................................... Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 8:00 AM - English; 9:45 AM Spanish Wednesday: ................................................ Jer 18.18-20/Mt 20.17-28 11:45 AM - English & Creole Thursday: ..................................................... Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (At 11:45, both Masses will join in the Palm Blessing in Friday: ................................................. Gn 37:3-4,12-18/Mt 21:33-46 the Parking Lot by the Garages. The procession will Saturday: ................................... Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 come around the block and the languages groups will Next Sunday: ..................................... Ex 17.3-7/Rom 5.1-8/Jn 4:5-42 separate to the church and the chapel. 5:00 PM Film: ``The Passion of the Christ'' Please pray for the Deceased of our Parish th Gladys Small; Harry Lopez; Karl Nozil; Marie-Gisèle Duvivier; Clementina HOLY MONDAY, APRIL 6 Moss; Jeanette Braswell; Dolores Alexander; Luger DaSilva; Yves Sylvain; Reconciliation Monday - Confessions: Andréa Pierre-Louis; Elisabeth Joseph; Ginette Léger; Albertina Lewis; 9:15 AM to 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM th Clarine Pitt; Jemma Palmer; Michael Max Saintvil; Nicole Rosemé; Élie HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Saint-Jean; Junior Passee; Marie-Thérèse Jérôme; Ruby Jacob; André 8:30 AM Morning Prayer Antoine; Marie-Bernadette Damus; Juno Samuel; María Laing; Joy 7:30 PMMASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER Superville; Sherma Chrysostom; Shaunelle Lafond; Natalie Auguiste; [3 languages] Myriame Sèche; Leslie Daniel; Trevor Ross; Marie-Solange Jérôme; Steven [Adoration in the chapel] 9:30 PM - 10:15 PM English Holy Hour th 10:15 PM - 11:00 PM Haitian Holy Hour FRIDAY, MAR. 13 - 7:30 PM 11:00 PM - MIDNIGHT Spanish Holy Hour and all the Fridays in Lent th GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Stations of the Cross in English in church [Day of Fast and Abstinence] TUESDAY to SATURDAY, MAR. 17th to 21st 8:30 AM Morning Prayer in church Week of Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 AM Repository in the Chapel open for private A schedule will be distributed Mar. Mar 15th. prayer to 2:00 PM We will begin sign up for Holy Hours on Feb. 22nd 12:00 PM SPANISH GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE MONDAY to WEDNESDAY, Mar. 23rd to 25th 3:00 PM ENGLISH GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE: Each night at 7:00 PM 5:30 PM WAY OF THE CROSS in the Street Lenten Retreat: preacher Fr. Albert Smith from St. Lucia "Dramatized" [three languages] Jacob; Virginie Jean 7:30 PM HAITIAN SERVICE th RICE BOWLS HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 11 8:30 PM THE EASTER VIGIL [3 languages]: The Rice Bowl Program is run by Catholic Relief Services as a Ceremony of Light; Vigil of the Word; Lenten daily program of giving for the poor. Take home a Rice Baptisms; Easter Mass Bowl and put something in every day of Lent. Catholic Relief Services is the arm of the Church in the U.S. to help countries in great need. THE TRANSFIGURATION The Gospel of the Transfiguration is read every year on Master's deepest humiliation on the Mount of Olives and the Second Sunday of Lent, specifically because this Calvary. event occurred in Jesus' last year of ministry, and from b) For us, the Transfiguration is, and always will remain, Mount Tabor he set out for the last time for Jerusalem. In heaven's testimony to Christ's divinity. All the miracles of a certain sense, he went from Mount Tabor to Mount Christ served this end, to reveal the divinity of Christ. Calvary. Since October of 2002, the event has been Jesus passed His life on earth as a poor, ordinary, simple incorporated by the Holy Father into the Rosary as the Jew. But at the Transfiguration, one may say, He threw Fourth Mystery of Light. off the dark mantle of humanity and revealed Himself in The Transfiguration is an event in the life of Jesus. It full divine splendor. In spirit we gaze upon Him glorified happened towards the end of His Ministry, after almost 3 and we say: `Lord, I believe. You are the Christ, the Son years of preaching and miracle-working, shortly fo the living God.' Yet another truth is proclaimed before He went to Jerusalem to be crucified and in today's mystery, that is, some day we too will rise from the dead. Jesus brought Peter, James be glorified. Using words from St. Paul, the and John to the top of Mount Tabor in Galilee, Church's prayers of today tell what today's feast where He was "transfigured" before them, they anticipates: `We eagerly await a Savior, our Lord "saw His glory", and Moses and Elijah appeared. Jesus Christ. He will refashion the body of our In fact, the Feast of the Transfiguration is lowliness and conform it to the body of His glory.' celebrated on August 6th, and begins what has c) Lastly, what is the importance of the Trans- been called "little Lent" - you can measure from figuration to the liturgy itself?...What once hap- Aug. 6th to Sept. 14th - 40 days: Jesus came pened during the night on Mount Tabor happens down from the Mountain and walked to the Cross - Sept. again every time the Holy Sacrifice is offered. We may 14th is the Feast of the Cross. Here is what Pius Parsch see only the appearances upon the altar, but with the has to say about the "Meaning of the Transfiguration" - a) eyes of faith we behold the glorified Christ. We see, in for the apostles; b) for us; c) for the liturgy: fact, the King of glory with His court, the saints of the Old "a) For the apostles, the Transfiguration formed part of and New Covenant. Liturgy actualizes in our very their training. It should have disposed them to believe in presence the sanctifying act of Christ at His the divinity of Christ, even during His Passion and Death. Transfiguration...The purpose of the liturgy is the divine In particular, the three favored apostles should have transfiguration of the participants." become sufficiently mature to remain faithful during their Ash Wednesday ..................................................... $ 3,044 st THIRD SESSION FOR PARENTS Sunday, Mar. 1 ..................................................... $ 9,629 THURSDAY, MAR. 12th - 7:00 PM Black & Indian Missions ...................................... $ 2,069 Parents must come to 4 Sessions Number of Envelopes (in the 1st Collection) ............ 667 Parents of children preparing for GENERATIONS OF FAITH Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation Pledged to date ...................................................