The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents “The Little Catholic Church Around the Corner” at the crossroads of the world 128 West 37th St. (Just West of Broadway) New York City 10018 Founded 1866 Easter Sunday “On this day, which the Lord has made, is the solemnity of solemnities, and our Pasch; the Resurrection of Our savior Jesus Christ according to the lesh.” (Roman Martyrology LATIN TRIDENTINE MASS CORNER Week of April 21, 2019 Calendar EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD April 21 - Easter Sunday 1st Class - Solemn High Mass Mass Intentions April 22 - Easter Monday st SUNDAY, APRIL 21 - EASTER SUNDAY 1 Class - High Mass 09:00 - Pro Populo April 23 - Easter Tuesday 10:30 - Cecilia Tan & Family (L) 1st Class - High Mass 12:30 - Easter Novena April 24 - Easter Wednesday MONDAY, APRIL 22 - Monday within the Octave of Easter st 1 Class - High Mass 07:00 - Easter Novena 07:30 - Patricia Guarasci (d) April 25 - Easter Thursday with Commemoration of Greater Litanies 12:15 - Susan Everson (d) st 01:15 - Clare O’Sullivan (L) Thanksgiving Intentions 1 Class - High Mass 06:00 - Sam Radov (d) April 26 - Easter Friday st TUESDAY, APRIL 23 - Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 1 Class - High Mass 07:00 - Leith Scully (d) April 27 - Easter Saturday 07:30 - Easter Novena 1st Class - High Mass 12:15 - L & D Family of Carmine & Lena Salerno 01:15 - St. Anthony Next Sunday 06:00 - Mirella Rodriguez (L) April 28 - Low Sunday (Octave Day of Easter) st WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 - Wednesday within the Octave of 1 Class - Chant Mass Easter FRIDAY PENANCE/ABSTINENCE 7:00 - Gloria Marmolejos (d) 07:30 - Anthony John D’Amato (d) This Friday, April 26, is Easter Friday. It is a First 12:15 - Easter Novena Class Feast and a Solemnity. Therefore, the obliga- 01:15 - Pelagia & Alfons Ropel (d) tion to observe this day as a day of penance and absti- 06:00 - Holy Innocents Volunteer Choir nence from meat is suspended with. Easter week is celebrated as an Octave and therefore considered one THURSDAY, APRIL 25 - Thursday within the Octave of Easter continuous Easter Sunday. 07:00 - Gloria Kaliomaki (d) 07:30 - Rosalina Concepcion (d) A HAPPY & BLESSED EASTER 12:15 - Desmond Fleming (d) The priests and Staff of Holy Innocents wish all of 01:15 - Easter Novena our parishioners and visitors a most joyful celebra- 06:00 - Fr. Justin Wylie (L) tion of the Solemnity of solemnities: the Feast of FRIDAY, APRIL 26 - Friday within the Octave of Easter the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ according to the flesh! May the Risen Christ and His 07:00 - Orson Williams (L)) joyful Mother Mary obtain for you and yours choic- 07:30 - Anthony John D’Amato (d) 12:15 - Andres Belliard (d) est graces and blessings. 01:15 - Carmine & Lena Salerno (d) EASTER DUTY 06:00 - Easter Novena It is one of the Precepts of the Church to confess SATURDAY, APRIL 27 - Saturday within the Octave of Easter one’s sins and to receive Holy Communion once a 12:30 - Easter Novena year. This obligation may be fulfilled from Ash 01:00 - Milagros Pinto (L) Birthday Wednesday through the Solemnity of the Most Holy 04:00 - Rev. Fr. James Miara (L) Trinity, this year Sunday, June 16. NEXT SUNDAY - SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY RISEN CHRIST STATUE 09:00 - Christian Pepo (L) “Lord, Your Glory in Christ, we have seen” 10:30 - Pro Populo Heartfelt thanks to the parishioner who donated the 12:30 - Easter Novena Risen Christ Statue for the intentions of the Tan-Co ****************** *********************************************************** Family. Altar Offerings EASTER BLESSING OF HOMES The Sanctuary Candle If you would like your home blessed during the Easter In Memory of Season with the Easter Water, please contact the Rec- tory Office to make an appointment with Fr. Miara. Louisa Piccaireta FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY DIVINE MERCY NOVENA Next Sunday, April 28, is the Feast of Divine Mercy. From 1931 to 1938 Our Lord revealed the secrets of Following the 12:30 p.m. Mass the Most Blessed Sac- His great mercy to St. Faustina. He designated the rament will be exposed for adoration. A Holy Hour first Sunday after Easter as the Feast of the Divine will begin at 2:00 p.m. consisting of the recitation Mercy. In preparation for this Feast, He asked that a of the sorrowful mysteries of the Holy Rosary with Novena of Chaplets be started on Good Friday. Jesus meditations taken from the Diary of St. Faustina said: “By this novena, I will grant every possible grace and various prayers in honor of our Merciful Savior. to souls.” (Diary, #796). “I desire that during these At 3:00 p.m. the Hour of Mercy will be celebrated nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, at which time the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be sung that they may draw therefrom strength and refresh- and the glorious mysteries of the Holy Rosary ment and whatever grace they need in the hardships prayed. A Eucharistic Procession and Benediction of of life, and especially at the hour of death. On each the Most Blessed Sacrament and veneration of the day you will bring to My Heart a different group of First-Class relic of St. Faustina will conclude the souls, and you will immerse them in this ocean of My devotions for the day. mercy, and I will bring all these souls into the house of My Father…”(Diary, # 1209) The intentions for the No- Please note that Vespers will not be sung this Sunday! vena as dictated by Jesus are as follows: st 1 day - All mankind, especially all sinners Eucharistic Holy Hour of Reparation nd in honor of the 2 day - Priests and Religious 3rd day - All devout and faithful souls Holy Face of Jesus th 4 day - Pagans and those who do not know Jesus Every Third Tuesday of the month 5th day - Heretics and schismatics Following the 6:00 p.m. Mass 6th day - Meek and humble souls and the souls of Next Holy Hour: May 21 little children 7th day - Souls who especially venerate and glorify God’s mercy WITH DEEP GRATITUDE th 8 day - Souls in Purgatory Many thanks to the parishioners/families who have do- 9th day - Souls who have become lukewarm nated $19,134 toward New Kneelers project. $7,866 is The Novena will be prayed here at Holy Innocents publicly still needed to cover this expense. Any generous souls with veneration of the First Class relic of St. Faustina as who would like to help are asked to place your donation follows: in an envelope marked “New Kneelers” and to return it Easter Sunday, April 21 - 10:15 a.m. (prior to the to the Rectory or in one of the collection boxes. Solemn High Mass) BETHLEHEM O HANDICRAFTS Easter week, Monday through Friday: 5:40 p.m. Our group, Bethlehem O Handicrafts, is honored to Easter Saturday, April 27 - Following the 1:00 p.m. visit Holy Innocents Church the weekend of April Latin Mass with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 27th and 28th, 2019 to display the beautiful olive If you are not able to pray the novena publicly, please wood religious articles handmade by our Christian take a novena leaflet and pray it at home on your own. community in Bethlehem, the Holy Land. Bus Pilgrimage to the SECOND COLLECTION Shrines of Canada The second collection this Easter Sunday will be the special St. Anne-de-Beaupre; St. Joseph’s Oratory; “My Easter Gift to my Parish” collection. Please make a Our Lady of the Cape sacrificial gift to Holy Innocents this Easter in gratitude for Sacred Heart; St. Kateri Tekakwitha & more! the 5 Daily Masses, 4 Sunday Masses, Traditional Latin Mass- es, 3 hours of daily confessions, 4 hours of daily Eucharistic June 24 - 29 Adoration, novenas and devotions which take place here. $995 includes the bus, hotels, tip, and 9 meals Your generosity is needed so that Holy Innocents may con- tinue to be a place of prayer and peace in the Garment Dis- Leaving from Holy Innocents at 7:00 a.m. trict in this great City of New York. and St. Lucy’s in the Bronx (833 Mace Ave.) at 8:00 a.m. COLLECTION REPORT For more information and reservations: (212) 279-5861 Regular Collection - 04/07/19 $ 6,432.00 Shrines and Candles $ 3,111.00 THE PASCHAL CANDLE Regular Collection - 04/08/18 $ 6,422.80 Many thanks to the parishioner who Shrines and Candles $ 3,301.00 donated this year’s Paschal Candle offered for an end to abortion. Your generous contribution to your Parish is greatly appreciated! May the Good Lord reward you abundantly! Our Lady and the Resurrection by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. It is not only a pious opinion that the Risen Savior first appeared to His Mother Mary on East- er Sunday. No less than six Doctors of the Church, including SS. Ambrose, Anselm and Albert the Great held that Our Lady was the first witness of the Resurrection. Pope Benedict XIV declared that this fact is "based on the tradition proclaimed by ancient architectural and liturgical monuments, starting from Jerusalem itself." Therefore it is not surprising that St. Ignatius of Loyola in his Spiritual Exercises simply as- sumes that Jesus "appeared in body and soul to His Blessed Mother" immediately after rising from the dead. In fact, Ignatius makes this Marian mystery the first of fourteen meditations on the risen life of Christ.