OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEPORT, NEW YORK 22 MARCH 2020

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MASSES Monday, 23 March, Saint Turibus of Mogrovejo

7:30 am † Louis F. Martini

12:10 pm † Dennis Jones

Tuesday, 24 March, Saint Oscar Romero

7:30 am Kathleen Jaxheimer

12:10 pm † Barbara Shearer

Wednesday, 25 March, The Annunciation of the Lord

7:30 am † Joseph Engemamm

12:10 pm † Barbara Shearer

7:00 pm † Alberto Perez

Thursday, 26 March

7:30 am Kaitlin, Brian, Amelia & Jack Descovich

12:10 pm Joseph de Domenico

Friday, 27 March

7:30 am † Nicholas Rubino

12:10 pm † Linda Kane

Saturday, 28 March

9:00 am † David F. Arcoleo

5:00 pm † Sarah Marie Silon

7:00 pm Reverend Father Alessandro da Luz

Sunday, 29 March, Fifth Sunday of Lent

7:00 am Parish of Curé of Ars/Merrick

8:00 am † Peter Michiels

9:30 am Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport

11:30 am † Jennifer J. Ford, † Maria C. Jaquez-Uceta

† Susan Lembcke, † Leroy Noisette

† Mary Adele O’Neill, † Carmen Torres

1:00 pm † Rigoberto & Sylvia Amador, † Hector Flores

Delmy Guadalupe Serrano

5:00 pm † Reverend Paul Wood

READINGS FOR

29 March 2020 Fifth Sunday of Lent

1st Reading: Ezekiel XXXVII: 12-14

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130

2nd Reading: Romans VIII: 8-11

Gospel: Saint John XI: 1-45

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION “Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord” (See Ephesians 5:8 and John 9:1-41). The Gospel story we read today explains and deepens in our minds and hearts the meaning of the opening words of the 5th chapter of Ephesians quoted above. We are all this blind

man that Jesus restores to sight. He was once in darkness, but after Jesus restored his eyesight he was in the light. It is interesting to consider how his opinion of Jesus keeps growing throughout the account. First he refers to Jesus as “the man called Jesus”; later on, he says, “He is a prophet.” Next he calls Jesus “Lord” and finally he worships Him. He is thrown out of the synagogue, but it doesn’t matter, for he has entered into a new life, a life of light. We too should be growing in our appreciation of Who Jesus is and what He has done for us. During this Lent let us remember what this ultimately means - we will walk more and more in the light, doing what is good, what is pleasing to Him, the Light of the world.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR

THIS TOO SHALL PASS!

An official statement from the Diocese of Rockville Centre reads as follows (the entire statement may be

read at www.drvc.org):

“As of March 15, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control announced that it is recommended

that all events involving 50 people or more be suspended or postponed. In an effort to

promote health and safety of all people, the Diocese of Rockville Centre announces the

following measures:

Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 at 3:00 P.M., all Masses (weekday and weekend),

meetings, and non-essential activities in our parishes are suspended or postponed through

Tuesday, April 2020. This will include all Holy Week and Easter Liturgies.”

Many of us are not happy with this decision. Many of us

believe that we answer (and know that we will answer)

to a Higher Authority than the “Centers of Disease

Control”, a Mayor, a Governor, a President, a Priest, a

Bishop, a Pope … yes, a Higher Authority (we must admit)

than even ourselves. The official statement of the

Diocese of Rockville Centre, does not refute those

beliefs. If our Bishop, uses the Keys of the Kingdom to

loosen or to bind, the Keys given to him by no mere

person but by Jesus Christ (the Higher Authority Himself)

when He handed them to Saint Peter (cf. Saint John XX:22-23) and all of his successors, right down to Pope

Francis and his Bishops in Communion with the Church in Rome, it is incumbent upon all of us, to accept

that decision; and through that humble and obedient act of free will: come to understand it.

I personally, am not happy with the decision, but nevertheless, I

must accept that decision: which is harder for me to do than it is

for me to abstain from eating meat on Fridays, fasting on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday, and/or any other Lenten practice I

might choose.

When I was ordained on 13 June 1998, I promised obedience to

Bishop John R. McGann and all of his successors, promising not

that “my will be done”, but rather “thy will be done”; even when

it doesn’t make sense to me. I am asking you, the people of Our

Holy Redeemer in Freeport, entrusted to my Pastoral Care, to find

it within yourselves to do the same; to “go (as Jesus said to do on

Ash Wednesday) into your inner room, close the door, and pray to

your Father in secret. And your Father Who sees in secret will

repay you” (Saint Matthew VI:6). While we know that the inner

room of which Christ speaks is that of our hearts, it is easiest to

gain access to that sacred space when we detach ourselves from people, places, and things by entering into

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a place alone. This is what Christ did, and this is what we must do if we want to share in His victory over

sin, death, and yes: even the coronavirus.

The weakness of human flesh can only be strengthened by the

strength of the Holy Spirit. That strength is developed in the

very way it was developed in the humanity of Christ: through

prayer and fasting. For forty days Jesus detached from

everything that was dear to Him: His family, His friends, His

daily activities, His favourite foods, even Sabbath Day-time in

the Synagogue and the Temple. He went into the desert, and

with no more (because He needed no more) than the Spirit

with Whom the Father anointed Him, defeated every

temptation (even the temptation to “doubt” that He was the

Son of God) with prayer and fasting. He went into that desert,

not because He wanted to do it, but because it was (as Sacred

Scriptures says) thrust upon Him.

And so it is my brothers and sisters that we must – because it

has been thrust upon us from the Higher Authority – detach (without fear of sin or abandonment) from

being at Holy Mass in our absolutely beautiful church at 37 South Ocean Avenue in Freeport. It is only by

going into our inner room, into our desert, that we will find the Way to accept it and even understand it.

Our “at home” journey into the desert on Sunday, does not dispense anyone of us from the Commanded

obligation from God to “keep Holy the Sabbath Day”. Christ taught us in the desert that “Man does not live

by bread alone but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God”. And so, please attend Holy

Mass by tuning into Catholic Faith Network (Optimum Channel 29/137, Verizon FIOS TV channel 296, and

Spectrum channel 162/471 and LIVE STREAM 24/7 at CFNtv.org.); make a Spiritual Communion; and be

nourished by that Word! Be sure however, to remain with Christ one hour. Allow your apartment, your

house, your room, your

dwelling place … to become

your own desert. This is not

simply to avoid catching the

“coronavirus” or any virus for

that matter, but rather, this

directive is a unique

opportunity for us to share in

the Passion, Death and

Resurrection of Christ, and

united through Him, with

Him, and in Him, to emerge

from our desert victorious

over sin, death, and … the

coronavirus so: “Don’t let

your hearts be troubled. You

have faith in God; have faith

also in Me” (Saint John XIV:1).

“I am with you always, even until the end of the age” (Saint Matthew XXVIII:20).

30 Seminarians in August 2020

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Pray for an increase in Vocations to the Sacred Priesthood. Jesus says in Saint Matthew IX:38 “To beg the Master of the harvest to send labourers into the vineyard.” If we want more Priests, we all need to ask.

Loving Father, in Baptism You call us to be a people of hope. Raise up, we pray, especially for our diocese

of Rockville Centre, many good and holy Priests. Grant men throughout our diocese the courage and vision

needed to shepherd and serve Your people as Priests. Open up, in Your love, the hearts of all Your children

that they may discern Your holy will and know Your call in their lives. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(Prayer courtesy of Clifton Diocese/cliftondiocese.com)

FAITH AND VOCATIONS

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FAITH AND PRAYER FOR THOSE SERVING THE LORD WITH GLADNESS

Please Pray for Our Priests O God, Who made Your Only Begotten Son eternal High Priest, grant that those He has chosen as ministers and stewards of Your mysteries may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry they have received. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

23 March: Father Francis R. McMullen & Father Joseph P. Minturn

24 March: Father Christopher Mirabal & Monsignor Joseph A. Mirro

25 March: Father Janusz Mocarski & Monsignor Thomas E. Molloy

26 March: All Parish Associate Pastors

27 March: Father John R. Moore & Father Thomas Moriarity

28 March: Father Stephen P. Morris & Monsignor Robert O. Morrissey

29 March: Bishop John O. Barres & Bishop William f. Murphy

and for Our Bishop! O God, Eternal Shepherd of the faithful, Who tend Your Church in countless ways and rule over her in love, grant, we pray, that John, Your servant, whom You have set over Your people, may preside in the place of Christ over the flock whose shepherd he is, and be faithful as a teacher of doctrine, a Priest of sacred worship and as one who serves them by governing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Visit Bishop Barres on Twitter: @BishopBarres)

Please Pray for Sister Marie Meaghan Loving Father, Your daughter Marie Meaghan chose the Better Part at the feet

of Jesus, and that choice has led her to Religious Life. Please sustain her in prayer and work, as in union with Mary she abandons herself to Your will.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Please consider writing

Sister Marie Meaghan a Congratulatory Note

for taking her first vows:

Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate 2151 Watson Avenue

Bronx, New York 10472

Bishop John O. Barres

MORE FAITH AND PRAYER

Please continue to say your prayers for the following members of our Armed Forces:

Sgt. Benjamin Bonifacio, Colin Byrne, Melissa Castillo, Lt. Frank Chavez, Anthony Costante,

Sgt. Joseph Courtien, Tyler Daly, Staff Sgt. Adam Dengel,

Sr. Medical Admin. Jennifer Dengel, Juan Diaz, Timothy Duffy, Ryan Dugan, Katelyn Ann Foster, RN,

Joseph Gelling, Jr., Michael George Gonzalez, Sgt. Daniel Ingin, Susana Ladino, Corp. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, PO 1st Class Matthew Martin,

Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara, Jose Molina, Jr.,

Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan,

Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Seaman Robert Mugno, Pvt. William Mugno, PO Floyd A. Rivera, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez,

Benjamin Rhodes, Staff Sgt. Dylan Ryan, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden,

Thomas Shearer, Luis Sic, Pvt. 1st Class Ashley Sumner, Sr. Airman Daniel C. Swensen, Lt. Col. David Talafuse,

Lt. Col. John Talafuse, Major Thomas Talafuse, Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega,

Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. Major Lynroy Williams, SPC Zachary Wimbiscus,

Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger

Please Pray

for Patrick Amberlino, John Anderson, Norma Andrino,

Carole Arcoleo, Angelina Auci, Robert Baciuska, Joké Balogan, Jayne Biscardi, Jean Blaney, Kathleen Breihof, Barbara Brady, Shirley Campbell, Daniel Camtion, Kevin Capel, Linda Catalano, John Cochol, Joseph Conroy, Thomas Corcoran, Jo D’Angelo,

Antoinette Dantes, Joan Donofrio, Jeanne DuBon, Peter Espinet, Angie Fermine, Brian Flaherty, Erik Fugusso, Angela Gattuso,

Arlene Goldenberg, Edward Handibode, Mary Hannan, Lloyd Harrison, Mary Horan, Kathleen Hunt, Ann Jackson, Charles Keenan, Ann Kelly, Jane Kohout, Andrew Kopski,

Lillian Kopski, Thomas Krant, Grace Kurkowski, Joseph Lebretore, John Lynam, Sr. Dorothy Lynch,

Linda Malone, Lorraine Martin, Berta Martinez, Jorge Martinez, Joseph Massaro, Vinny Mastroianni, Maureen McCollum,

Barbara McEneaney, Mildred Menendez, Joseph Mercurio, Maurene Molinari, Anne Muldowney, George Nadeau, Richard Neubhert, Evelyna Petkov, Kenneth Rommel,

Thomas Russo, Sr. Corita Marie Ryan, O.P., Janice Ryan, Joseph Scalamandre, Lidia Sedova, Tony Sorrentino, Suzanne Sparagna, Anna Taglieri, Madeline Tartaglia,

Charles Termini, Marybeth Termini, Vincent Termini, Jim Trainor, Eileen Trotta, Brendan Turner, Tim Turner, Anna Mae Verzyl, Gloria Veselitza, Mary Walsh, Allen Watson, Billy Weitzman,

Susan Wilcox, Raymond Worhacz

Please call the Rectory if you know anyone in serious need of prayers. The names will remain

on our prayer list for four weeks.

Thank you.

Please Pray for Our Beloved Deceased:

GIOVANNA BAVARO

Please help Venerable Anthony Vincent Gallo join the ranks of the Canonized Saints.

Pray for a Miracle

for a suffering person through the intercession of the

Venerable Father Anthony Vincent Gallo Diocesan Priest, Oblate of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart

Montforte Irpino, 11 January 1899 – 2 May 1934

For more information please visit: www.fathergallo.com

“WHEN YOU PRAY” WHY NOT JOIN:

THE LEGION OF MARY PLEASE JOIN US every Wednesday at 7:15 P.M. in the Rectory Basement For further information, please call Sheila Walsh, President, at (516) 379–9028

THE NOCTURNAL ADORATION SOCIETY PLEASE JOIN US every First Friday of the month at 8:00 P.M. in the Adoration Chapel

For further information, please call Jane Dengel, President, at (516) 379-2331.

“WHEN YOU GIVE ALMS” WHY NOT JOIN:

THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS Calling All Catholic Women!

PLEASE JOIN US every Second Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Lower Church. For more information, please call Diana Gibson, Regent, at (516) 623-2185

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Calling All Catholic Men!

PLEASE JOIN US every First & Third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Lower Church. For more information, please call Vinny Mastroianni, Grand Knight, at (516) 378-9335

OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Please contact me with more information.

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LENT

NOW A WORD ABOUT PRAYER Prayer is the offering in spirit that has done away with the sacrifices of old. What good do I receive from

the multiplicity of your sacrifices? asks God. I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams, and I do not want the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats. Who has asked for these from your hands?

What God has asked for we learn from the Gospel. The hour will come, he says, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit, and so he looks for worshipers who are like himself.

We are true worshipers and true priests. We pray in spirit, and so offer in spirit the sacrifice of prayer. Prayer is an offering that belongs to God and is acceptable to him: it is the offering he has asked for, the offering he planned as his own.

We must dedicate this offering with our whole heart, we must fatten it on faith, tend it by truth, keep it unblemished through innocence and clean through chastity, and crown it with love. We must escort it to the altar of God in a procession of good works to the sound of psalms and hymns. Then it will gain for us all that we ask of God.

Since God asks for prayer offered in spirit and in truth, how can he deny anything to this kind of prayer? How great is the evidence of its power, as we read and hear and believe.

Of old, prayer was able to rescue from fire and beasts and hunger, even before it received its perfection from Christ. How much greater then is the power of Christian prayer. No longer does prayer bring an angel of comfort to the heart of a fiery furnace, or close up the mouths of lions, or transport to the hungry food from the fields. No longer does it remove all sense of

pain by the grace it wins for others. But it gives the armor of patience to those who suffer, who feel pain, who are distressed. It strengthens the power of grace, so that faith may know what is gaining from the Lord, and understand what it is suffering for the name of God.

In the past prayer was able to bring down punishment, rout armies, withhold the blessing of rain. Now, however, the prayer of the just turns aside the whole anger of God, keeps vigil for its enemies, pleads for persecutors. Is it any wonder that it can call down water from heaven when it could obtain fire from heaven as well? Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God. But Christ has willed that it should work no evil, and has given it all power over good.

Its only art is to call back the souls of the dead from the very journey into death, to give strength to the weak, to heal the sick, to exorcise the possessed, to open prison cells, to free the innocent from their chains. Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travelers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm.

All the angels pray. Every creature prays. Cattle and wild beasts pray and bend the knee. As they come from their barns and caves they look out to heaven and call out, lifting up their spirit in their own fashion. The birds too rise and lift themselves up to heaven: they open out their wings, instead of hands, in the form of a cross, and give voice to what seems to be a prayer.

What more need be said on the duty of prayer? Even the Lord himself prayed. To him be honor and power for ever and ever. Amen.

This excerpt is from Tertullian’s second century treatise On Prayer. It is used in the Roman Catholic Office of Readings for Thursday of the 3rd week in Lent. The accompanying biblical reading is Exodus 34:10-28.

Easter Novena of Holy Masses

The Solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection

will be celebrated at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer with an

Easter Novena of Holy Masses.

This Solemn Novena will offered from

4 April 2010 to 12 April 2010

This Novena is for both the living and the deceased.

You may place the enrollment envelope in the collection basket at Mass or bring it to the rectory no later than

10 April 2020.

Your remembrances will remain by the Altar throughout the Easter Novena.

“The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words: ‘Come all you who are sick I will restore your health.’”

(St. Bernadette Soubirous)

Easter Novena cards featuring our “absolutely beautiful”

Stained Glass windows are available in the Rectory and in the Church.

This Solemn Novena will be offered for nine consecutive

days beginning 12 April through 20 April 2020.

FAITH AND EDUCATION

NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL

County Executive Laura Curran has ordered all Nassau County Public and Non-Public K-12 Schools closed for the next two weeks. Following this order, The De La Salle School will be closed until Friday, 27 March, and reopening on Monday, 30 March

At The De La Salle School we traditionally conclude Lent with the praying of the Stations of the Cross during Holy Week. Again, this year our eighth graders will lead us in this reflection on the

passion and death of Jesus. We offer our students’ reenactment of aspects of Jesus’s way of the cross to the parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer and to all in the larger community as an invitation to reflect on the greatness of God’s love for each of us.

Please consider joining us in prayer in the gymnasium of The De La Salle School for about 45 minutes starting at either 7:00 PM on Tuesday, 7 April or at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, 8 April. We hope that you will have the opportunity to join us on this special journey of our faith.

Applicants for membership in our incoming class of fifth graders are finding their way to our door! Any parent who is interested in enrolling his/her son in our 5th grade class for September is encouraged to act soon while seats are still open. Applications during this time of school closures should be mailed to the school or dropped off at the Rectory.

22 March 2020 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent A Sunday Readings: I Samuel XVI: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians V: 8-14; Saint John IX: 1-41

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________

Class Day/Session: ________________________________________________________

Catechist Name: __________________________________________________________

Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Sun: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 5:00 PM

GOSPEL QUESTIONS: (Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions, cut and give to teacher weekly. Keep the Bulletin)

Fill in the blanks:

Who did Jesus pass by? “Jesus passed by_______________________________________________.”

What did Jesus tell his disciples when they asked who had sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

“Jesus told his disciples when they asked who had sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind

____________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________.”

What does the word “Siloam” mean? “The word “Siloam” means _____________________________________.”

Who did not believe that the man was blind? “_________________________________ did not believe that the

man was blind.”

Did the blind man come to believe in Jesus? “______________________ the blind man came to believe in Jesus.”

OFFERTORY TOTALS

AVERAGE 2018-2019

2020 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT FIRST OFFERING TOTAL: $ 8,126.35

2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT FIRST OFFERING TOTAL: $13,062.35

TOTAL SECOND OFFERING FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT: $ 2492.00 (FUEL)

2020 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT ENVELOPE USERS TOTAL: 236

2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT ENVELOPE USERS TOTAL: 564

**PLEASE MAKE A COMMITMENT TODAY TO INCREASE YOUR WEEKLY OFFERING!**

My Commitment to Increase My Weekly Financial Offering to My Parish (Please Complete this Form and Return it to Church or the Rectory as Soon as Possible)

First Name:________________________Last Name:___________________________Telephone:__________________

Address: __________________________________City:___________________State:__________Zip:______________

Envelope Number (If Known):_______________E-Mail Address:_____________________________________________

My New Weekly Contribution Will Be: $________________________________

or

My New Monthly Contribution Will Be: $________________________________

14/15 MARCH TOTAL FIRST OFFERING

03 DEC. 2017 TO 25 NOV. 2018 AVERAGE TOTAL FIRST OFFERING

02 Dec. 2018 to 24 Nov. 2019 Average Total First Offering

MASS OFFERING MASS OFFERING MASS OFFERING

Automated Giving $ 1,240.00 E-Giving $ 1,004.26 Automated Giving $ 1,147.43 Prior to Weekend $ 1,541.85 Prior to Weekend $ 677.31 Prior to Weekend $ 856.12

5:00 pm $ 896.00 5:00 pm $ 1,573.83 5:00 pm $ 1,608.66

7:00 pm $ 510.00 7:00 pm $ 531.17 7:00 pm $ 653.91

7:00 am $ 1,008.25 7:00 am $ 1,174.22 7:00 am $ 1,214.14

8:00 am $ 490.00 8:00 am $ 1,004.73 8:00 am $ 909.26

9:30 am $ 526.00 9:30 am $ 1,173.20 9:30 am $ 1,347.40

11:30 am $ 747.00 11:30 am $ 1,489.04 11:30 am $ 1,580.31

1:00 pm $ 638.00 1:00 pm $ 1,489.99 1:00 pm $ 1,750.02

5:00 pm $ 529.25 5:00 pm $ 851.12 5:00 pm $ 1,015.02

TOTAL $ 8,126.35 TOTAL $10,068.87 TOTAL $12,109.26

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T I C K E T

OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE

FREEPORT NEW YORK

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SANCTUS, SANCTUS, SANCTUS

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dòminus Deus Sàbaoth.

Pleni sunt coeli et terra in glòria tua. Hosànna in excèlsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nòmine Dòmini.

Hosànna in excèlsis.

AGNUS DEI

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi;

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi;

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi;

dona nobis pacem.

FAITH AND THE ROMAN MISSAL

MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

¡ESTO TAMBIÉN PASARÁ!

Una declaración oficial de la Diócesis de Rockville Centre dice lo siguiente (la declaración completa se

puede leer en www.drvc.org):

“A partir del 15 de marzo de 2020, los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades anunciaron

que se recomienda suspender o posponer todos los eventos que involucren a 50 personas o

más. En un esfuerzo por promover la salud y la seguridad de todas las personas, la Diócesis

de Rockville Centre anuncia las siguientes medidas:

A partir del lunes 16 de marzo de 2020 a las 3:00 P.M., todas las misas (entre semana y fin de

semana), reuniones y actividades no esenciales en nuestras parroquias se suspenden o posponen

hasta el martes, 16 abril de 2020. Esto incluirá todas las liturgias de Semana Santa y Pascua.”

Muchos de nosotros no estamos contentos con esta

decisión. Creemos (y sabemos que responderemos) a una

Autoridad Superior que los "Centros de Control de

Enfermedades", un Alcalde, un Gobernador, un

Presidente, un Sacerdote, un Obispo, un Papa ... sí, una

Autoridad Superior (debemos admitir) que incluso

nosotros mismos. La declaración oficial de la Diócesis de

Rockville Centre no refuta esas creencias. Si nuestro

Obispo usa las Llaves del Reino para atar o desatar, las

Llaves que le entregó no una persona sino Jesucristo (la

Autoridad Superior misma) cuando se las entregó a San Pedro (San Juan XX: 22 -23) y a todos sus sucesores,

hasta el Papa Francisco y sus Obispos en comunión con la Iglesia de Roma, incumbe a todos nosotros

aceptar esa decisión; y a través de ese acto humilde y obediente de libre albedrío: llegar a comprenderlo.

Personalmente, no estoy contento con la decisión, pero, sin

embargo, debo aceptar esa decisión: que es más difícil para mí

que abstenerme de comer carne los viernes, ayunar el Miércoles

de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo, y / o cualquier otra práctica de

Cuaresma que pueda elegir.

Cuando fui ordenado el 13 de junio de 1998, prometí obediencia

al obispo John R. McGann y a todos sus sucesores, prometiendo

no "hacer mi voluntad", sino "hacer tu voluntad"; incluso cuando

no tiene sentido para mí. Les pido a ustedes, la gente de Nuestro

Santo Redentor en Freeport, confiados a mi Cuidado Pastoral, que

encuentren dentro de ustedes mismos hacer lo mismo; "ir (como

Jesús dijo que hiciéramos el Miércoles de Ceniza) a tu habitación

interior, cerrar la puerta y rezar a tu Padre en secreto. Y tu Padre

que ve en secreto te lo pagará ”(San Mateo VI: 6). Si bien sabemos

que la habitación interior de la que habla Cristo es la de nuestros

corazones, es más fácil obtener acceso a ese espacio sagrado cuando nos separamos de las personas, los

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lugares y las cosas entrando en un lugar solo. Esto es lo que hizo Cristo, y esto es lo que debemos hacer si

queremos compartir su victoria sobre el pecado, la muerte y sí: incluso el virus corona.

La debilidad de la carne humana solo puede ser fortalecida por

la fuerza del Espíritu Santo. Esa fuerza se desarrolla de la misma

manera que se desarrolló en la humanidad de Cristo: a través

de la oración y el ayuno. Durante cuarenta días, Jesús se separó

de todo lo que le era querido: su familia, sus amigos, sus

actividades diarias, sus comidas favoritas, incluso el día de

reposo en la sinagoga y el templo. Se fue al desierto, y sin más

(porque no necesitaba más) que el Espíritu con quien el Padre

lo ungió, derrotó toda tentación (incluso la tentación de

"dudar" de que fuera el Hijo de Dios) con oración y ayuno. Él

entró en ese desierto, no porque quisiera hacerlo, sino porque

(como dicen las Sagradas Escrituras) fue llevado allí por el

Espíritu Santo.

Y así, mis hermanos y hermanas debemos, porque nos ha sido

impuesto por la Autoridad Superior, separarnos (sin temor al pecado o al abandono) de estar en la Santa Misa en nuestra absolutamente hermosa iglesia en 37 Sur de la Avenida Ocean Freeport. Es solo yendo a nuestra

habitación interior, a nuestro desierto, que encontraremos el Camino para aceptarlo e incluso entenderlo.

Nuestro viaje "en casa" al desierto el domingo no exime a ninguno de nosotros de la obligación ordenada

por Dios de "santificar el día de reposo". Cristo nos enseñó en el desierto que "el hombre no vive solo de

pan sino de cada palabra que sale de la boca de Dios". ¡Entonces, asista a la Santa Misa sintonizando

Catholic Faith Network (Canales 29/137 de Optimum, canal 296 de Verizon FIOS y 162/471 de Spectrum y

LIVE STREAM 24/7 en CFNtv.org); haga una comunión espiritual; y aliméntese de esa Palabra! Sin embargo,

asegúrese de permanecer con Cristo una hora. Permita que su apartamento, su casa, su habitación, su

vivienda ... se conviertan en su

propio desierto. Esto no es

simplemente para evitar

contraer el "virus corona" o

cualquier otro virus, sino que

esta directiva es una

oportunidad única para poder

compartir la Pasión, Muerte y

Resurrección de Cristo, y

unirnos a través de Él, con Él, y

en Él, para salir de nuestro

desierto victorioso sobre el

pecado, la muerte y ... el virus

corona: “No dejen que sus

corazones se turben. Tienen fe

en Dios; tengan fe también en

Mí ”(San Juan XIV: 1).

“Estoy con ustedes siempre, hasta el fin de las edades” (San Mateo XXVIII:20).

Comunión Espiritual Oh Jesús mío, Creo que estás

presente en el Santísimo Sacramento. Te amo sobre

todas las cosas, y deseo recibirte en mi alma.

Puesto que en este momento no puedo recibirte

sacramentalmente,ven por lo menos espiritualmente a mi

corazón. Te abrazo como si ya estuvieras allí y me uno

completamente a Ti. Nunca permitas que me separe

de Ti. Amén.

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SACRAMENTOS DE INICIACIÓN

Bautismo, Eucaristía, Confirmación

¿Qué es eso que dices? Eres un adolescente y todavía no has hecho tu Primnera Santa Comunión? ¿Usted es un graduado de la Universidad y todavía no se ha confirmado? ¿Usted es una persona mayor y aun no ha sido Bautizada? ¿Usted se casó por la ley pero todavía no ha recibido el Sacramento Matrimonial? ¿Usted no es católico pero viene a Misa todos los Domingos? Bueno, no se desanime. ¡No es demasiado tarde para llegar a ser un miembro plenamente iniciado en nuestra absolutamente hermosa Iglesia!

Por favor complete la forma de abajo y colóquela en la cesta del Ofertorio Dominical o comuníquese con la Sr. Cacao en la Oficina de Educación Religiosa (87 de la Calle Pine) al (516) 546-1057. Gracias.

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ADORACIÓN NOCTURNA

¿Interesado en pasar una hora en oración con Cristo durante los Primeros viernes del mes? Si desea hacerse miembro favor, llame al Diácono Cristóbal a la Rectoría (516) 378-0665.

Acompáñenos los martes de 7:00 P.M. a 9:00 P.M. en el sótano de la Escuela. Para más información por favor llame a Ivette Vasquez al (516) 469-9559.

Grupo Carismático Cristo Vive Lo invita a acompañarlos todos los domingos de 7:30 a 9:00 P.M. en el Auditorio. El grupo Cristo Vive visita los hogares de las personas que no pueden salir. Favor llamar a Cándido Bran al (516) 852-4320 para información.

“Jóvenes Adultos Creciendo en Cristo” Invitamos a todos los jóvenes hispanos a que nos acompañen en nuestras reuniones todos los viernes desde las

7:30 PM. Las reuniones tendrán lugar en la Sala Grande de la Escuela. Ven a compartir tus inquietudes,

hacer nuevas amistades y a crecer con Cristo en lo humano y espiritual, con alegría juvenil.

Para más información, llama a Carlos Portillo al (516) 849-4568, Marta al (516) 765-1210.

REFLEXIÓN SEMANAL “Hermanos, en otros tiempos ustedes fueron tinieblas, pero ahora, unidos al Señor, son luz.” (Vea Efesios 5:8 y Juan 9:1-38 El relato del Evangelio que leemos hoy explica y profundiza en nuestras mentes y corazones el significado de las palabras de apertura del capítulo 5 de Efesios que hemos citado arriba. Todos nosotros somos este ciego al que Jesús le restaura la vista. En otro tiempo ese ciego estuvo en tinieblas, fue tinieblas, pero después del milagro el estaba en la luz, era luz. Es interesante considerar como su opinión de Jesús continúa progresando en el relato. Primero él se refiere a Jesús como “el hombre que se llama Jesús”, entonces más tarde, afirma que Jesús “es un profeta.” Finalmente le llama a Jesús “Señor” y entonces se postra delante de Jesús y lo adora. Como resultado lo expulsan de la sinagoga, pero en realidad no

importa, pues ha entrado en una nueva vida, una vida de luz. Nosotros también debemos crecer en aprecio de quien Jesús es y de lo que Él ha hecho por nosotros. Hagamos de esta Cuaresma un período en el que crecemos en nuestro aprecio de quien Jesús es. Recuerde que en realidad lo que esto significa es que andaremos más y más en la luz, haciendo lo que es bueno, lo que le agrada a El, la Luz del Mundo

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CAN YOU SEE?

Directions: Find the words below from today’s Scripture reading in the puzzle. Words can go horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in all directions (as shown).

As Jesus passed by He saw a man blind from birth. His

disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be

made visible through him. We have to do the works of the One Who sent Me while it

is day. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am

in the world, I am the Light of the World.” When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and

smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means Sent).

So he went and washed, and came back able to see.

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