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Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2020

St. John Neumann Feast Day - January 5

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MASSES: Saturday – (Lower Church), 8:45 a.m., 12:10, 5:00 p.m., (English) & 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Sunday (Lower Church) 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM & 11:45 AM (Chinese) 1:30 p.m. (Spanish), 3:00 p.m. (Vietnamese) & 6:00 p.m. Sunday – (Upper Church) 10:15 a.m., (Spanish) & 12:15 p.m. (English) Weekdays – 6:45, 8:45 a.m., 12:10 P.M., 6:45 p.m. Tues & Thurs (Spanish) Holy Days – (Eve of) 6:15 p.m. (English); 7:30 p.m. (Spanish) 6:45, 8:45 a.m., 12:10, 6:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)

SACRAMENTS: BAPTISMS:

Baptisms are administered in Spanish on the 3rd Saturday of the month and in English on the 4th Saturday of the Month. To register for the required classes and interview, come to the Rectory office.

RECONCILIATION: Wednesday – 9:30 a.m., 12:45 P.M. & 6:45 p.m. Saturday – 12:45 p.m. & 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

MARRIAGES: Please make reservations at least 8 MONTHS in advance and before engaging your reception hall. Only parishioners who live within the parish boundaries may be married at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:

In any danger of death or serious illness, please call the rectory promptly. Phone 718-492-9200.

DEVOTIONS: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena:

Wednesday – after 8:45 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Masses. Spanish Novena & Mass 6:45 p.m. (Lower Church)

First Friday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after 12:10 P.M. Mass until 7:00 P.M. Healing Mass – 7:30 p.m. on First Friday

First Saturday: The Fatima Rosary is recited 12:45 p.m.

RECTORY HOURS: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The office will close on Legal Holidays at 2:00 p.m. Urgent sick calls any hour.

BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

526-59TH STREET BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11220

PHONE: 492-9200 www.olphbkny.org

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MISAS: Sábado – (Iglesia de Abajo) 8:45 a.m. & 12:10 p.m., 5:00 p.m. (en Ingles), & 7:00 p.m. (en Español) Domingo – (Iglesia de Abajo) 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:45 (Chínese), 1:30 p.m. (Español), 3:00 p.m. (Vietnamita) & 6:00 p.m. Domingo – (Iglesia de Arriba) 10:15 a.m. (en Español) & 12:15 p.m. (en Ingles) Durante la Semana - 6:45, 8:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 6:45 p.m. Martes & Jueves (en Español) Días de Guardar – (Vísperas) 6:15, 7:30 p.m. (en Español) Día de La Fiesta – 6:45, 8:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Español)

SACRAMENTOS: BAUTISMO:

Los Bautizos serán en Español el 3er Sábado de cada mes, y en Ingles el 4to Sábado de cada mes.

Para las clases y entrevista requisitas favor de registrarse en la Oficina de la Rectoría. RECONCILIACION (CONFESIONES):

Miércoles – 9:30 a.m., 12:45 & 6:45 p.m. Sábado – 12:45 p.m. & 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

MATRIMONIO:

Favor de hacer reservaciones en la Iglesia, por los menos OCHO MESES de antemano, antes de alquilar el salón de recepción.

SACRAMENTO DE LOS ENFERMOS: En caso de emergencia, llamen 492-9200 a cualquier hora. DEVOCIONES: Novena a la Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro:

Miércoles – Después de la misa de las 8:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Misa y Devoción en Español a las 6:45 p.m. (Iglesia de Abajo)

Primer Viernes: Exposición del Santísimo después de la misa de las 12:10 hasta las 7:00 p.m. Misa de Curación - 7:30 p.m. (Iglesia de Abajo).

Primer Sábado: El Rosario en honor a la Virgen de Fátima se reza a las 12:45 p.m.

HORAS DE OFICINA: Lunes a Jueves: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Viernes y Sábado: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Domingo: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. La oficina va a estar cerrada los días feriados a las 2:00 p.m.

BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA PERPETUO SOCORRO

526-59TH STREET BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11220

CASA PARROQUIAL: 492-9200 www.olphbkny.org

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From the Pastor’s DeskFrom the Pastor’s Desk January – February 2020.

Dear Parishioners and Friends of O.L.P.H.

Greetings from OLPH! We’re already 2/3 of our way through winter – only 4 weeks or so till

Spring. And that’s according to the calendar, not Punxsutawney Phil or Staten Island Chuck! I make no predictions regarding Spring-like weather. In Brooklyn, as many of you know, we have weathered a mild winter season this year.

A little Redemptorist rectory news: From a few days before Thanksgiving till January 30th the rectory elevator was out of service for a major upgrade and repair. So some of the priests had to move temporarily to other rectories: Fr. John Murray to Timonium where he received physical therapy; Fr. Clem Krug to the retreat house in West End, NJ; and Fr. Bill Gaffney to New Smyrna Beach, Florida (poor guy!). Fr. Al Olive was transferred to New Smyrna Beach permanently. Fr. Murray will return this week, and Fr. Gaffney in another week or so. Fr. Clem has been back since February 1st. Soon the full community will be back.

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. We have celebrated 7 Sundays in-between the Christmas season and the beginning of Lent. This “ordinary time” of 2020 – when green is the liturgical color – is the Year of Matthew. Most Sundays the gospel will be from Matthew’s gospel. We will pick up Matthew again after Pentecost in June.

As we close out this “ordinary time” – which means it is not Advent or Christmas, nor Lent or Easter – may Mary, our Mother of Perpetual Help, always guide us in our daily living as she points us to her Son, Jesus, our Most Holy Redeemer.

Your brother in Christ the Redeemer,

Fr. Jim Gilmour, C.Ss.R.

Pastor

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Desde el Escritorio del PárrocoDesde el Escritorio del Párroco Enero y Febrero del 2020

Apreciados parroquianos y amigos de N. S. del Perpetuo Socorro,

¡Saludos dede la Basílica de NSPS! Ya han pasado 2 meses de in-vierno, faltando 1 mes más para el inicio de la primavera. Así lo in-dica el calendario. El folklore de esta región del país dice que una marmota de Pennsylvania que se llama Punxsutawney Phil u otra marmota que se llama Staten Island Chuck pueden predecir si la pri-mavera llegará temprano o tarde. Ambas marmotas predicen que lle-gará temprano. ¡Yo no me animo a hacer semejantes predicciones! Hasta ahora hemos pasado un invierno templado – gracias a Dios.

Noticias de los redentoristas en la rectoría de NSPS: Desde unos días antes de la fiesta de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving Day) en no-viembre hasta el 30 de enero, el ascensor en la rectoría estaba fuera de uso por unas mejoras y reparaciones que se tenían que hacer. Por lo tanto algunos de los padres tuvieron que ir a otras rectorías tempo-ralmente. El P. John Murray fue a Timonium donde se aprovechó de la terapia física. El P. Clemente Krug fue a la casa de retiros en West End, NJ. El P. William Gaffney fue a New Smyrna Beach, Florida. El P. Alphonse Olive fue asignado a la residencia en New Smyrna Beach, FL, permanentemente. Ya que el ascensor está funcionando de nuevo, el P. Murray volverá esta semana y el P. Gaffney dentro de unos días. El P. Clemente ya volvió el 1º de febrero. Entonces la co-munidad estará completa.

El miércoles próximo es Miércoles de Ceniza. Hemos celebrado 7 domingos entre el tiempo navideño y el inicio de la cuaresma. Este “tiempo ordinario” de 2020 – cuando el color litúrgico es verde – es el Año de Mateo. La mayoría de los domingos hacemos lectura del Evangelio según Mateo. Volveremos a su lectura después de Pente-costés en el mes de junio.

Al cerrar este “tiempo ordinario” – que significa que no es tiempo de Adviento-Navidad, ni tampoco Cuaresma-Pascua – que María, nues-tra Madre del Perpetuo Socorro siempre nos guíe en nuestro camino diario al señalarnos a su Hijo, Jesús, nuestro Santísimo Redentor.

Fraternalmente en Cristo Redentor,

P. Santiago Gilmour, C.Ss.R. Párroco

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Philadelphia Thought They Deserved Better...

But They Got the Very Best

Philadelphia is a proud city. It is the birthplace of the United States. It is where the Founding Fathers conceived of, and brought forth the bedrock document of our nation, the Declaration of Independence. For a time it was our nation’s capital. It is to this day a center of banking, commerce and manufacturing. It will host in October of this year the International Congress of the Family. Pope Francis will visit the city for this great event. He will visit the tomb of a holy, good

man, Saint John Neumann, C.Ss.R. the fourth bishop of Philadelphia buried under the altar at St. Peter the Apostle Church.

In 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, Catholics were a miniscule part of the population of the United States. Only one Catholic, Charles Carroll, from Maryland was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Catholics were spread throughout the 13 colonies. Very few priests were available to serve them. Anti-Catholicism was a daily reality for those who were Catholics.

Very early in our history, America was seen as a land of possibilities and opportunities. Waves of immigrants from Europe began to arrive on our shores. Germans and Irish were the main ethnic groups that came. Ireland a desperately poor nation was a Catholic nation. Southern Germany, the area from which Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI came was largely Catholic. Other ethnic groups came in smaller numbers at that time: Italians, Polish and Slavs. The population of the Catholic Church grew by the arrival of these Catholic immigrants.

The first Redemptorists arrived in the United States in 1832. They had heard in Europe about the missions to the Native American tribes, and dreamed of ministering to them. They were German speaking Redemptorists, and bishops begged them to help minister to the tens of thousands of Germans that arrived each month. This ministry to the German speaking Catholics, was the main focus of the Redemptorists for many years in our history. It was through these German speaking Redemptorists that a young priest, John Neumann, from what is now the Czech Republic, joined the Redemptorists in 1842, the first recruit in the New World for the Redemptorists.

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The Redemptorists saw his many talents and his deep inner core of faith. He was asked to do a number of different ministries. He was a gifted linguist, learning a number of different languages to serve the immigrant people of the young United States. Pope Francis calls priests to be shepherds that, as he says, “have the smell of the sheep.” Father Neumann was one of those types of shepherds, closely involved with his people. He was a devoted, committed priest.

He was stationed in Baltimore, where he was the confessor of the Bishop of Baltimore. This bishop knew of his zeal, and his holiness. He recommended Father Neumann to become the bishop of Philadelphia. Neumann heard of this, and was horrified. He was a simple missionary, he thought, not the bishop type.

When the rumors began to spread that he was being considered, many priests, and prominent Catholics in Philadelphia were horrified. What they knew about him was that he was a foreigner; he spoke English with a heavy accent. He was also a very short, man. Philadelphia thought they deserved better. They wanted a bishop that they could feel proud of, one that could mingle with the upper class people of Philadelphia. Someone with more polish, more refined. Father Neumann was not “the type of bishop” Philadelphia, proud city that it was needed, they thought. What they got was a good, zealous, serious, prayerful, holy shepherd. What they got was the best. What they got was a saint.

Saint John Neumann served as bishop for nine years, from 1851-1860. He died of a massive heart attack while walking on the street, to bring a package to the post office on January 5th 1860 at the age of 49.

During his ministry in Philadelphia there was an expansion of the Church, the construction of many churches and the formation of new parishes. He believed strongly in Catholic Education. He begged religious orders of nuns to come and open parish schools and they accepted his invitation. He was instrumental in the founding of another congregation of sisters. He wrote catechisms. He promoted devotion to Jesus present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. He poured his life out in service of God’s people.

He was canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI. His feast day is January 5th. Pope Francis has declared this year to be a year to focus in on the vocation of Consecrated Life. The example of Saint John Neumann, C.SS.R. is a powerful example of what one life, consecrated to God can do for God’s people. Saint John Neumann, pray for us.

Father John McKenna, C.Ss.R.

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There is a famous quote that is

sometimes called a Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. I decided to do a little Google research and found out that although the words are well known, it seems that the Chinese more than likely did not produce these words. As for myself, I wonder whether it is a blessing or a curse to live in interesting times, and secondly, are all times of all ages

interesting. Certainly, we are living in interesting times. On the front page of the newspapers we see the President of the United States signing an important trade bill on one side and on the other side the Speaker of the House is signing the articles of impeachment. Certainly, these are interesting times. We live with continual fear of state terrorism and home-grown domestic violence. Over the course of my lifetime, there was the Vietnam War, the resignation of both a pope and United States President, the election of an African-American President and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the assassinations of President Kennedy as well as great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King whose holiday we mark this month. We have seen men walk on the moon and experienced terrible scandals in the Catholic Church. Is it a blessing or a curse to live in interesting times?

As I prayed over the readings today, I was captured by a verse from the prophet Isaiah in our first reading: God formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength! This verse brought to mind a similar verse from another great Biblical prophet Jeremiah: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Surprisingly similar, both texts speak about an infant in the womb already being claimed by God for a future mission. From the moment of conception, they were loved by the God who breathed life into each of them, endowed them with a soul that will live forever.

This January 22 will mark the 47th anniversary of Roe v Wade: a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that declared a pregnant woman is entitled to have an abortion until the end of the first trimester of pregnancy without any interference by the state. As we know, in many states this has evolved to allowing the termination of pregnancy into the ninth month, and even the present Governor of Virginia said: that in certain very rare cases, a living infant, born alive after an abortion,

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could be allowed to die. I am ashamed of my home state of New York that celebrated the passage of the most unrestricted abortion bill in the United States with a standing ovation by the legislature and the lighting up of, ironically, the Freedom Tower.

When I listed some of the most dramatic moments of the past decades, I believe that the issue of when does life begin and how to protect human life continues to be a major fault line in our nation. I believe the fierce debate about Supreme Court Justice Cavanaugh was far less about what he might or might not have done as a teenager and far more about possible votes on the Supreme Court. At last year’s pro-life march, a group of Catholic high school students were vilified by the media for supposedly verbally abusing an elderly man. CNN has announced that it has settled a lawsuit brought against it for defamation of one of the students.

Whenever I address the issue of life, I do so with some hesitation. I know there may be people who hear me who may have had to make this most difficult decision or had to advise someone else. Sometimes the rhetoric of a few can condemn such people. I do not. I know that God is always merciful and forgiving. No sin is outside his mercy. So, if you bear the scars of having made such a choice, know that you are a child of God.

Secondly, the protection of life in the womb is not only a moral issue. When we reduce this question to a moral issue, it is easy for others to say that is your belief and your welcome to it. I have mine. The core question for me in this debate is always: what are the legal rights of an infant in a womb. When does a living being, very dependent on a mother for life but also clearly a different being, have rights. That is a legal question that I think has been put aside because to ponder it might lead to haunting questions for those who see only a mother’s right and not that of the life she carries.

The final point that I make today is that as Catholics, even though the right to life is so fundamental a right, we must avoid being accused of only being interested in the baby in the womb. Our parish supports Birthright, a wonderful program that seeks to offer a family an alternative to an abortion with emotional and financial support. We must also work for an end to the death penalty, the environmental care of God’s creation, peace in the world, the homeless, food for the hungry, and care of the sick. It is a lie to say Catholics only worry about a single issue. Because we have been gifted with life and the love of God, we are both challenged and called to protect and care for those about to be born, those about to die, and all who have been given the precious gift of life by our Creator. Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.

Father Pat Woods, C.Ss.R.

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Pope Francis’ Christmas

Homily - 2019 “The people who

walked in darkness have seen a great

light” (Is 9:1)

This prophecy of Isaiah never ceases to touch us, especially

when we hear it proclaimed in the liturgy of Christmas Night. This is not simply an emotional or sentimental matter. It moves us because it states the deep reality of what we are: a people who walk, and all around us – and within us as well – there is darkness and light. In this night, as the spirit of darkness enfolds the world, there takes place anew the event which always amazes and surprises us: the people who walk see a great light. A light which makes us reflect on this mystery: the mystery of walking and seeing.

Walking. This verb makes us reflect on the course of history, that long journey which is the history of salvation, starting with Abraham, our father in faith, whom the Lord called one day to set out, to go forth from his country towards the land which he would show him. From that time on, our identity as believers has been that of a people making its pilgrim way towards the promised land. This history has always been accompanied by the Lord! He is ever faithful to his covenant and to his promises. “God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all” (1 Jn 1:5). Yet on the part of the people there are times of both light and darkness, fidelity and infidelity, obedience, and rebellion; times of being a pilgrim people and times of being a people adrift.

In our personal history too, there are both bright and dark moments, lights and shadows. If we love God and our brothers and sisters, we walk in the light; but if our heart is closed, if we are dominated by pride, deceit, self-seeking, then darkness falls within us and around us. “Whoever hates his brother – writes the Apostle John – is in the darkness; he walks in the darkness, and

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does not know the way to go, because the darkness has blinded his eyes” (1 Jn 2:11).

On this night, like a burst of brilliant light, there rings out the proclamation of the Apostle: “God’s grace has been revealed, and it has made salvation possible for the whole human race” (Tit 2:11).

The grace which was revealed in our world is Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary, true man and true God. He has entered our history; he has shared our journey. He came to free us from darkness and to grant us light. In him was revealed the grace, the mercy, and the tender love of the Father: Jesus is Love incarnate. He is not simply a teacher of wisdom, he is not an ideal for which we strive while knowing that we are hopelessly distant from it. He is the meaning of life and history, who has pitched his tent in our midst.

The shepherds were the first to see this “tent”, to receive the news of Jesus’ birth. They were the first because they were among the last, the outcast. And they were the first because they were awake, keeping watch in the night, guarding their flocks. Together with them, let us pause before the Child, let us pause in silence. Together with them, let us thank the Lord for having given Jesus to us, and with them let us raise from the depths of our hearts the praises of his fidelity: We bless you, Lord God most high, who lowered yourself for our sake. You are immense, and you made yourself small; you are rich and you made yourself poor; you are all powerful and you made yourself vulnerable.

On this night let us share the joy of the Gospel: God loves us, he so loves us that he gave us his Son to be our brother, to be light in our darkness. To us the Lord repeats: “Do not be afraid!” (Lk 2:10). And I too repeat: Do not be afraid! Our Father is patient, he loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the way which leads to the promised land. Jesus is the light who brightens the darkness. He is our peace. Amen.

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St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr February 3 – Patron of Throat Diseases

The blessing of throats, invoking the intercession of St. Blaise, has become a very popular devotion. St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, de-voted the early years of his life to the study of philosophy and after-ward became a physician. He was ordained to the priesthood and made Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, where he was seized and carried off to prison by Agricolous, the Governor. On his way to prison a distracted mother whose child was suffering from a disease of the throat implored his aid. At his intercession the child was cured, and since that time his aid has often been solicited in cases of a similar disease. After cruel tortures the saint was beheaded in the year 316. Through his intercession many have been cured of throat diseases or protected from them.

The priest in giving the blessing of St. Blaise holds two candles in the form of a cross touching the throat, and prays that through the merits and intercession of St. Blaise the person blessed may be deliv-ered from throat diseases and from every other evil. The priest says: “Through the merits and intercession of St. Blaise, Bishop and Mar-tyr, may God deliver you from all diseases of the throat, and from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

St. Valentine’s Day February 14

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It is a day, specifically on a particular date that we are all encouraged to tell those dearest to us of our love for them. How did it come about? There are many variations of the story that have mainly come down to us from the Middle Ages and may have their origin in England. Who was Valentine? Was he a Saint?

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The most popular version of this Saint’s life goes to say that he was a Roman Priest, who, during the reign of Claudius II, was martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. One story says that Claudius began a friendship with St. Valentine while he was imprisoned for marrying Christian couples and aiding Christians who were being persecuted. While in prison, St. Valentine made the deadly mistake of trying to convert Claudius to Christianity. On February 14, 269, he was beaten and beheaded for this attempted conversion and was buried on the Flaminian Way, an ancient Roman road connecting Rome and Cisalpine Gaul.

While St. Valentine gave his heart to the Lord by refusing to re-nounce his faith, the popular associations of love and happy marriag-es with his name does not link directly to his actions. The associa-tions with February 14 and love originated in the middle ages, when mid-February marked the mating season of birds. Others say when he was in prison, he wrote to his people signing the letters “from your Valentine” and thus the custom of sending Valentine cards.

Archaeologists have unearthed a catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to St. Valentine. Today, he is remembered as the Patron Saint of couples, love, and the young.

While confusion over the origin of St. Valentine led the Church to drop the Saint’s feast day from the liturgical calendar in 1969, the holiday in his name still holds Catholic roots.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our readers!

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Feast Day February 11 and

St. Marie Bernadette Soubirous

St. Marie Bernadette Soubirous was born at Lourdes in 1844. At fourteen years of age she witnessed eighteen apparitions of Our Blessed Lady at Lourdes, instructing her to make known the miraculous healing powers which the Blessed Virgin, by her presence, would give to the waters at Lourdes. The apparition had several messages for Bernadette, one of the most striking being: I cannot promise you happiness in this life, only in the next. The most famous message came when Bernadette asked the lady's name; she replied, I am the Immaculate Conception. This gave believers all the evidence needed to confirm belief, for the term had recently been incorporated into Catholic dogma in 1854. Bernadette

O My God, I beg You, by Your

loneliness, not that You may spare me affliction, but that

You may not abandon me in it.

When I encounter affliction, teach me to see You in it

as my sole comforter.

Let affliction strengthen my faith, fortify my hope,

and purify my love.

Grant me the grace to see Your hand in my affliction,

and to desire no other comforter but you.

Amen

Prayer of St . Bernadette

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herself had never heard the term; when she reported it to the priest she pronounced it incorrectly and asked, What does it mean?

The 9th apparition occurred on February 25th. It was on this day, a Thursday, that Our Lady instructed Bernadette to search near the Grotto, where Our Lady was standing, for water which at first was hard to locate, forcing Bernadette to dig with her hands at a spot that appeared moist. After much effort, water came forth and at first was muddy but then cleared. Bernadette drank of the water as the Lady instructed even though at first Bernadette’s face had mud on it. She did as the lady requested in a spirit of penance and obedience. As a result to this day, clear water flows from a spot where no one previously knew water existed. One of the highlights of a visit to Lourdes for the pilgrim is to be immersed in the waters at Lourdes by attendants at the stations set up for the purpose. There are always long lines of patiently waiting men, women and children who sit and move from bench to bench awaiting their turn. The sick are brought in stretchers and wheelchairs to designated places for them. However, miracles of healing occur only during the procession of the Blessed Sacrament in the afternoon when the priest carrying the Monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament pauses in front of each section of people and solemnly blesses them. It is then in the instances where miracles have occurred you hear the cry of the people “a miracle.” These miracles, however, have to be substantiated through a thorough medical investigation by an independent panel of doctors who sit on the Lourdes medical board (this panel frequently includes non-Catholics and non-Christians). One example would be the case where a woman with a withered optic nerve began to see clearly, even though the nerve remained withered: there is no scientific explanation for why she could now see. (The nerve did in fact heal some time later.) Currently more than 70 healings are recognized by the Church as miraculous; it is reported that a great many more than that occur but are never reported. Every year for example there is an accumulation of crutches at the grotto that are reportedly left by the healed.

Bernadette loathed the attention the apparitions gave her and spent most of the rest of her life trying to hide from people who sought her out. In 1866 Bernadette, at age 22, joined the Sisters of Charity at Nevers, taking the name Sister Marie Bernard. She made her perpetual vows in 1878. She died at the age of 35 in 1879, after a long battle with asthma, causing her ill health throughout most of her life in addition to a bone malady which eventually caused her death. She was beatified by His Holiness Pope Pius XI in 1925, and canonized in 1933. Her body never decayed and remains in a glass case at her convent in Nevers, France. Her feast day is February 18.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy has had an exciting beginning to the new year. Students are making resolutions to strive for personal excellence and are working hard to improve in all subjects. The new

Trimester gives students an opportunity to refocus their efforts and to try their best.

On January 24th students celebrated Chinese New Year. Students in classes Pre K 3 to Grade 8 took to the stage to celebrate the Year of the Rat with songs, dances and poems to extend wishes for good fortune in the new year to our families and friends. Our students learn so much about appreciating and respecting the cultures and traditions of our community through our cultural assemblies.

O.L.P.H. Catholic Academy celebrated Catholic Schools Week 2020 beginning with the opening Liturgy on Sunday, January 26th at the 10:15 Mass. Mass was followed by an open House in St. Gerard’s Hall. Many activities were planned throughout the week including Spirit Day with a Pep Rally, the Religion Fair, Student Appreciation Day, Ring Day for our 8th Graders, and Teacher Appreciation Day. Catholic Schools Week is an exciting week to celebrate our students, our families, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help C.A.B.!! We also celebrate the people who make our Catholic education possible: our parents, families, teachers, priests of the Redemptorist community, and parishioners .

Pre-K 3 Bella Lin

Pre-K 4 Kay Ruiz

Kindergarten Betzabe Alvarado

1st Grade Joshua Munguia

2nd Grade Lillian Jiang

3rd Grade Kevin Zheng

4th Grade Brittany Liu

5th Grade Steven Jiang

6th Grade Eric Li

7th Grade Jaden Nogueras

8th Grade Damariz Flores

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

December • Respect

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November 23 Carlos S. Ponce & Leticia Carbo-Aviles

December 2 Zhen Sheng Shi & Meixue Chen

December 25 Qingguam Li & Linghui Li

November 23 Teagan Lorraine McLaughlin

December 21

Juan Pablo Cortes-Diaz, Kevin Dominguez-Llagas, Abelyn Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Amanda Gonzalez-Rodriguez,

Axel Murillo, José Angel Murillo, Daniel Moises Rojas-Romero, Zoe-Guadalupe Vidals-Mosso

John Arias November 25 Dorothy Morosi November 27 Milan Fabiankovic November 30 Madeline Shea December 5 Dorothy Burke December 5 Luyen Truong December 19 Isabel Maria Suriel December 13 Margaret Ashton December 28

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DATES TO REMEMBER January - February 2020

Friday, January 3 Healing Mass/Pro-Life 7:30 PM Lower Church Saturday, January 4 Baptism Interviews 9:00 AM Rectory St. Vincent dePaul- distributing food 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cafeteria Hora Santa 1:30 PM - 3 PM Lower church Niño Inmigrante 7 PM St. Gerard Hall Sunday, January 5 Hijas de Maria 11:30 AM Cafeteria Monday, January 6 Consejo Hispano 7 PM Notre Dame Hall Tuesday, January 7 Spanish Baptism Class 7:15 PM Upper Chapel Thursday, January 9 English Baptism Class 7:15 PM Cafeteria Saturday, January 11 St. Vincent dePaul- distributing food 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cafeteria Altar Servers Meeting 10:30 AM Lower Church Monday, January 13 Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM Parish Center

Tuesday, January 14 Spanish Baptism Class 7:15 PM Cafeteria Thursday, January 16 English Baptism Class 7:15 PM Cafeteria Saturday, January 18 Altar Servers Meeting 10:30 AM Upper Church Tuesday, January 21 7:00 PM Alta Gracia Mass UC 8:00 PM Alta Gracia Celebration NDH Sunday, January 26 Opening Mass for Catholic Schools Week 10:15 AM Lower Church Monday, January 27 Communion Parents Meeting 7:00 PM Auditorium Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM Parish Center Friday, January 31 Misa de Sanacion 7:30 PM Lower Church Saturday, February 1 Baptism Interviews 9:00 AM Rectory St. Vincent dePaul- distributing food 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cafeteria Jornada Sports Day 1-5 PM Notre Dame Hall Niño Inmigrante 7 PM St. Gerard Hall

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Sunday, February 2 Hijas de Maria 11:30 AM Cafeteria Hora Santa 1:30 PM - 3 PM Lower church Monday, February 3 Consejo Hispano 7 PM Notre Dame Hall Tuesday, February 4 Spanish Baptism Class 7:15 PM Upper Chapel Thursday, February 6 English Baptism Class 7:15 PM Cafeteria Friday, February 7 Healing Mass/Pro-Life 7:30 PM Lower Church Saturday, February 8 St. Vincent dePaul- distributing food 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cafeteria Monday, February 10 First Reconciliation Parents meeting 7:00 PM Auditorium Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM Parish Center

Tuesday, February 11 Spanish Baptism Class 7:15 PM Upper Chapel Thursday, February 13 English Baptism Class 7:15 PM Cafeteria Saturday, February 15 Altar Servers Meeting 10:30 AM Lower Church Monday, February 24 First Reconciliation Parents meeting 7:00 PM Auditorium Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM Parish Center Friday, February 28 Misa de Sanacion 7:30 PM Lower Church Saturday, February 29 First Reconciliation 10:00 AM Upper Church

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ANNOUNCED MASSES January - February 2020

Wednesday, January 1

10:15 +Purgatorian Society

12:15 +James Burke

1:30 (Spanish)

NO EVENING MASS

Thursday, January 2

6:45 Purgatorian Society

8:45

12:10 For the Bagnall Family

6:45(Spanish) +Jorge Amores (birthday)

+Carmen Bayona Friday, January 3


8:45 Isabella Zocche

12:10 Margaret & Partner Lola Grant

RIP to those who have died a

tragic death.

7:30 English Healing & Pro-Life

Saturday, January 4


12:10 +Debra Krachie

5:00 +Della & +Denis Sweeney

7:00 (Spanish) +Secundino Mosquea

Sunday, January 5

7:30 For the People of the Parish

9:00 +Gloria Butler (anniversary)

10:15 Pillar Family

12:15 +Theresa Maddalena (birthday)


10:15 (Spanish) +Aracelis Abreu Leung

+Juan Herminio Nuñez

+Reyes Pastran

+María Perez

En Agradecimiento al Divino

Niño Jesus

+Marino Serrano-Luna

Acción de Gracias al Niño

Inmigrante

+Mohan Tuli

1:30 (Spanish) +Noel Emanuel

Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) Ta On Chua Va Duc

Me Xin Binh An

Thanksgiving to OLPH

Peace on the Nguyen Family

John Phan Trach Canh

Monday, January 6


8:45 +John & Bridget Mulkern

(anniversary)

12:10 +Edward & +Philip McGarrity

Tuesday, January 7


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10 +Mary Heneghan Dunn

6:45 (Spanish) +Julian Placencia 3

meses



8:45 +Dolores Giordano

12:10 +Thomas, +Julia, +AnnMarie,

+Kevin and +Rev. John

Costello, C.Ss.R.

6:45 (Spanish) +Noel Emmanuel

Marroquin

Thursday, January 9


8:45 +James Patrick Heneghan

12:10 +William McLaughlin

(anniversary)

6:45(Spanish) Virgen Maria Auxiliadora

Friday, January 10



12:10 +Mary McHale

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Saturday, January 11


12:10+Eunice Thompson

5:00 +Mary Rynn

7:00 (Spanish) +Juvencio Veliz

+Norberto Quezada

En honor al niño Bendito

+Por el eterno descanso de Dora

Esperanza merchan

Sunday, January 12


9:00 Special Intention Sony Jean Michel

Thornton & Sony Thornton

10:15 +Patrick Tuohy (birthday)

12:15 +Jack Connolly


10:15 (Spanish) +Reyes Pastran

+Milan Fabiankovic


Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) +Giuse Nguyen

Khac Hung

Catarina Nguyen Thi Duyen

Maria Nguyen thi Moc

Maria Nguyen Thi Nhu Giuse

Nguyen Quoc Hung

Monday, January 13



12:10 +Michael & Mary Lynch &

family

Tuesday, January 14


8:45 +Harold Jurgensen

12:10 +Mary Jurgensen

6:45 (Spanish) Misa Pro-Vida



8:45 Mary E. Hemeghan Carey

12:10 +Murphy & Sullivan Family

6:45 (Spanish) +Fernando Trejo

Thursday, January 16


8:45 +Celina Rosa Bocaranda-

Hernandez

12:10 +Patrick Tuohy (anniversary)

6:45 (Spanish) Virgen Maria

Auxiliadora

Friday, January 17


8:45 +Theresa Greaney & the

Greaney /Family

12:10 Lucas Zocche



12:10 +Irene & Albert Bevacqua

5:00 +Thomas Dunn

7:00 (Spanish) +Crispina Genis

Sunday, January 19


9:00 +Milan Fabiankovic

10:15 +Mark Nevilles

12:15 +Charlotte & Robert Costello


10:15 (Spanish)

1:30 (Spanish) +Norberto Martinez

3:00 (Vietnamese) Ana Nguyen Thi

Huong

+Giuse Tran Thai Long

Anna Chin Tran

+Maria Tran Thi Nga

Monday, January 20



12:10 +Jose H. Ledesmo

Tuesday, January 21


8:45

12:10 Benjamin Brosnan (birthday)

6:45 (Spanish) +Ramon Emilio

Rodriguez

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8:45 +Kathleen Kenny Tobin

12:10


Marroquin



8:45

12:10


Auxiliadora

Friday, January 24


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10 +Dr. Dante Quovangvong



12:10 Thanksgiving to the Holy Cross

5:00 +Eileen McDermott

7:00 (Spanish) +Angelito Trejo

+Gillermo Martin Flores Farfan

Los esposos +Justina y Neftaly

Farfan

Accion de Gracias a la Divina

Misericordia

Sunday, January 26


9:00

10:15 +Michael Doyle

12:15 +Victor Tulko


10:15 (Spanish) +Lidia Frias

+Eusebio Ortiz Nery


Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) +Phao Lo Phan

Trach Thank

+Ta On Cao Bink An

+Phao Lo Nguyen Tho

Ta On

Monday, January 27



12:10 +Arthur Z. Corpuz

Tuesday, January 28


8:45 +Idanes Lourdes Rodriguez

12:10 +Sr. Maria Jane Freun

6:45 (Spanish) +Lydia Frias &

+Ceferino Frias



8:45 Thomas Kirwan

12:10 +Alejo Soto (anniversary)


Marroquin



8:45 +Marguerite Morris (birthday)

12:10 +Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

6:45 (Spanish) Virgen María

Auxiliadora

Friday, January 31


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10

7:30 (Spanish) Misa de Sanacion

Saturday, February 1


12:10 +Bridgete Walsh

5:00 Thanksgiving to the holy cross

7:00 (Spanish)

Sunday, February 2


9:00 +Thomas Conry anniversary

10:15 Mary Wade, Maurice & Family

12:15


10:15 (Spanish) +Aracelis Abreu Leung

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En acción de gracias al Niño

Jesus

1:30 (Spanish) +Noel Emanuel

Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) Phaolo Nguyen Tho

Ta On

+Teresa Truong Thi Luyen

Thanksgiving to OLPH and

Our Lord

Monday, February 3



Tuesday, February 4


8:45

12:10

6:45 (Spanish) Por la Familia Mesa

Wednesday, February 5


8:45 +Janne Finesa

12:10 +Thomas Costello, +Julia Costello,

+AnnMarie Costello, +Rev. John

Costello, C.Ss.R. & +Kevin

Costello


Marroquin

Thursday, February 6


8:45 +Angel Sky Alarcon

12:10 +The Begnal Family

6:45(Spanish) +Virgen Maria

Auxiliadora

Friday, February 7


8:45 Lucas Zocche)

12:10 +Jean (Howe) Stockhausen

7:30 English Healing & Pro-Life



12:10 Thanksgiviing to St. Jude

5:00 +John Moran

7:00 (Spanish)

Sunday, February 9


9:00

10:15 +Michael Doyle

12:15


10:15 (Spanish) +Cumpleaños en el

cielo de Aracely Abreu Leung


+Maria Perez


Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) +Gloria Salas

+Phanxico Nguyen Hum Han

Special intention of Nguyen

Thi On


Monday, February 10



12:10 In Honor of Our Lady of Lourdes

Tuesday, February 11


8:45

12:10 +Michael & Mary Lynch and

family

6:45 (Spanish) Pro-Vida Aracely

Marquez



8:45 +Ward & Crennan families

12:10 +Joseph Stacey (birthday)


Marroquin

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8:45

12:10 +John Kate Brody (anniversary)


Auxiliadora

Friday, February 14


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10 +Isabel Maria Rosodo



12:10 Anointing of the Sick Our Lady

of Lourdes

5:00 +Angel Sky Alarcon

7:00 (Spanish)

Sunday, February 16


9:00

10:15 +John James Beale

12:15 +Edward & +Philip McGarrity


10:15 (Spanish) +Maximo Peña


Por el 3er Aniversario en el

Cielo Kasey Sosa Cortes


Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) +Phanxico Nguyen

Hum Han

+Teresa Truong Thi

Thanks to God for the peaceful

year

God’s blessing on the New Year

of the Family Thu

Monday, February 17



12:10



8:45

12:10 +Laird Family

6:45 +Ramon Emilio Rodriguez



8:45 +Sr. Geraldine Woods, C.S.J.

12:10 6:45 (Spanish) +Noel Emmanuel Marroquin



8:45

12:10 +Rosario Hernandez

12:10 In Honor of the Miraculous

Medal

6:45 Virgen María Auxiliadora

Friday, February 21


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10 +Bernaded Luna

7:30 (Spanish) Misa de Sanacion



12:10 Thanksgiving tothe Holy Spirit

5:00 +Dawn Fuentes

7:00 (Spanish)

Sunday, February 23


9:00 Betty Kirwin (birthday)

10:15 +Teresa Egan (annviversary)

12:15


10:15 (Spanish) +Lydia Frias


1:30 (Spanish) +Dario Antonio Diaz

3:00 (Vietnamese) Thanks be to God

and Mary our Mother

+Peter Nguyen

Peace on the Family

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Monday, February 24



12:10



8:45

12:10

6:45 (Spanish) +Lydia Frias &

Ceferino Frias



8:45

12:10 6:15 7:30 (Spanish) +Noel Emmanuel Marroquin Thursday, February 27


8:45

12:10 +Sonny Stacey (birthday)


Auxiliadora

Friday, February 28


8:45 Lucas Zocche

12:10 +Arthur Z. Corpuz



12:10 +Idanes Lourdes Rodriguez

5:00 Living & Deceased members of

the Sweeney, Burke, Watters &

Moakler Families

7:00 (Spanish)

Sunday, March 1


9:00

10:15 Mary Ann Pillar

12:15 +Rosemary Nardiello


10:15 (Spanish) +Rafael y Caridad

Garcia

+Aracelis Abreu Leung

+Juan Herminio Nuñez (por 3

años de fallecido)


Marroquin

3:00 (Vietnamese) Peter Tuyen - Get

Well


+Phaulo Phan Trach Minh

Monday, March 2


8:45 +Isabella Zocche)

12:10

Tuesday, March 3


8:45

12:10 +Catherine Fitzpatrick

6:45 Por el descanso eterno de Kasey

Sosa Cortes

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Redemptorist Community

Rev. Karl Esker, C.Ss.R., Rector Rev. James Gilmour, C.Ss.R., Pastor Rev. Norman Bennett, C.Ss.R. * Rev. James Cascione, C.Ss.R.* Rev. Michael Cunningham, C.Ss.R.* Rev. William Gaffney, C.Ss.R. Rev. Clement Krug, C.Ss.R.* Rev. Joseph Lu * Rev. John Murray, C.Ss.R. * Rev. Ruskin Piedra, C.Ss.R. * Rev. Francis Skelly, C.Ss.R.* Rev. Joseph Hung Duc Tran, C.Ss.R.*

Pastoral Associate

Chinese Apostolate

Rev. Norman Bennett Rev. Joseph Lu Vietnamese Apostolate

Rev. Joseph Hung Duc Tran Parish Deacons

Rev. Mr. Jesús Soto Rev. Mr. Hector Blanco Rev. Mr. Danny Rodriguez

Director of Religious Education

Mrs. Maritza Mejía

Parish Music Director

Joseph Giordano

Sisters in Residence at O.L.P.H. Convent

Sr. Lucille Ann Aliperti, CSJ Sr. Patricia Maria Carroll, CSJ Sr. Mary Doyle, CSJ Sr. Teresa Ryan, CSJ Sr. Judith Shea, CSJ Shea, CSJ Sr. Maureen Sullivan, CSJ Sr. Theresa Wong, IHM

Parish Pastoral Council-2017-2018 Rev. Karl Esker, C.Ss.R. Rev. James Gilmour, C.Ss.R. Rev. Michael Cunningham, CSsR Rev. Joseph Lu Sr. Lucille Aliperti, C.S.J. Luis Arias Alice Butler Tony Coppola Julia Fernández Joseph Giordano Fidel Hernández Edwin Li Maritza Mejía Priscilla Moronta Fabian Otavalo Stephanie Rivera Irma Soto John Trandinh

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Staff and Personnel

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Parish Organizations

EDUCATIONAL:

R.C.I.A. – R.I.C.A. Rectory Office 526 59th Street – 718-492-9200 Office of Religious Education 5901 6th Avenue – 718-439-1281

LITURGICAL: Music Ministry Joseph Giordano – 718-492-9200 Judy Hernandez – 917-202-0366 Marcos Marte – 347-749-3556

Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors – English Sr. Lucille Aliperti, CSJ 718-439-5100

Eucharistic Ministers – Hispanic Luis Arias – 718-439-4594

Lectors – Hispanic Fidel Hernández – 646-596-0784 Ushers – Hospitality Ministry Jorge Barraza – Hispanic – 718-419-9041 Louis Nevilles – English – 718-439-6003

Altar Servers Rev. John Murray Adriana Muñoz

PASTORAL:

St. Vincent de Paul Sr. Lucille Aliperti, CSJ

Juan Neumann Center Redemptorist Immigration Services 545 60th Street – 718-439-8160 Mon.-Thurs. 9 AM-12 PM, 1-3 PM Wed. 9 AM-12 PM, 1-3 PM, 6-8 PM Sat. 9 AM-12 PM Advocate for the Disabled Rev. Norman Bennett, C.Ss.R. Rev. John Murray, C.Ss.R. Legion of Mary / Legión de María Curia – St. Alphonsus Hall – 3rd Sunday, 2:30-4:00 PM Praesidium N.S. del Perpetuo Socorro – Rectory – Saturday, 4:00 PM - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy of Brooklyn 5902 6th Avenue – 718-439-8067 Principal: Margaret Tyndall Hijas de María First Sunday, Mass and Meeting: 10:15 AM Ana Concepción and Ana León Santo Nombre 2nd Sunday, Mass and Meeting: 10:15 AM Rev. Ruskin Piedra, C.Ss.R. Arturo Vázquez Cofradía del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús 3rd Sunday, Mass and Meeting: 10:15 AM Ana Concepción

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Cursillistas Every Wednesday, 7:30 PM Upper Chapel Eugenia Tlaxcantitla Prayer Group – Hispanic St. Gerard Hall, Fridays, 7:30 PM Roberto Rodríguez – 347-461-6621 Jornada – Youth Sundays, 1-3 PM, Parish Center Rev. Charles McDonald, C.Ss.R. Stephanie Rivera Circle of Friends 558 59th Street – Notre Dame Hall Tuesdays, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Sr. Lucille Aliperti, CSJ Knights of Columbus Brooklyn Council #60 5901 6th Avenue, Room 4 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 PM Ben LaSpina – 347-782-8036 Ladies Auxiliary of the Basilica Eileen McConeghy – Notre Dame Hall First Sunday each month Mass and meeting: 9:00 AM

Catholic War Veterans 3rd Thursdays Al-Anon Tuesdays, 1:00 PM 5901 6th Avenue Sundays, 7:00 PM 5901 6th Avenue Cub Scouts of America St. Gerard Hall Andres Reinoso 347-760- 5613

SPORTS:

O.L.P.H. Soccer League Kevin Henneman – 718-614-4460 Martin Brennan – 718-836-4178 Swimming Teams – Boys & Girls CYO OLPH / St. Andrew Girls: Charles Boulbol 917-331-5600 Boys: Ray Wendt – 718-833- 8047

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