BREAD & WINE IN MEMORY OF VINCENT TROCCHIA REQUESTED BY WIFE, IDA & CHILDREN

JUNE 10, 2018

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED

TARA FARIA, ANGELINA FRANZO, VINCENT “JIMMY’ MARINELLO

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED SICK

Luke Peterson, Ralph Valenti, Theresa Gonzalez, Natalie Delga-do, Carmelo Pulizzotto, Salvatore Pandolfo, Arthur Malagoli, Thomas Messina, Ann DeForca, Maureen Rivera, Anthony Calabrese, Bina Capotorto, Fred Lesto, Joseph Perrel-li, Jean Bevacqua, George Cagno, Ariana Mainner, Phyllis DiStefano, Julia Bruzzese, Dorothy DeVita, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Frank DiBari, Rose Dee, Calogero & Consiglia Bertolino. Carmine Barone, Michelle Palazzi-Brady, Celeste Scarpaci-Hutra, George Constantin, Isabel Ayala, Frances Cantone, Ve-nancio Rosado, Arlene Kelsch, Anna Castellano, Bernadette DeBenedetto, Vito Pisano

BREAD & WINE IN MEMORY OF REQUESTED BY

Our Parish Mission: By the grace of God, we, the people of the Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Frances Cabrini, firmly rooted in the Apostolic Tradition of the Church and the Holy Scrip-tures, are called to continue the mission of Jesus Christ to build up the Kingdom of God in the

world through our faithful living according to His teachings, our proclamation of the Gospel by word and deed, and the worship of God in our private prayer as well as in our public celebration

of the Sacraments. We can do all things in Christ who strengthens us! (Philippians 4:13)

Masses & Readings for the Week

6/10 TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Genesis 3:9-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1; Mark 3:20-35

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Salvatore Catalano (Anna Fiore)

9:00 AM Antonia & Antonio D’Anna (Family)

11:00 AM Rosario Scro (Carmelina Scro)

12:30 PM Duni, DeMartini & Antonucci Families

6/11 Monday Barnabas, Apostle Acts 11:21b-26; Matthew 5:1-12

8:30 AM Giombattista & Giocchino Consalvo (Family)

6/12 Tuesday 1 Kings 17:7-16; Matthew 5:13-16

8:30 AM Vincent Trocchia (Family)

St. Anthony Novena Week 13

6/13 Wednesday Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor 1 Kings 17:7-16; Matthew 5:13-16

8:30 AM Antonia & Pasquale Micari (Family) Angela Linzy (Family) Marc Vitucci (Family) Frank McLoughlin (Mari & Benny Badolato) Tara Faria (Ralph & Anna Badolato) Father’s Day Intentions

6/14 Thursday 1 Kings 18:41-46; Matthew 5:20-26

8:30 AM Joshep S. An (Gloria & William)

6/15 Friday 1 Kings 19:9a,11-16; Matthew 5:27-32

8:30 AM People of the Parish

6/16 Saturday BVM on Saturday 1 Kings 19:19-21; Matthew 5:33-37

8:30 AM Vittorio Valentino (Wife & Family)

6/17 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Ezekiel 17: 22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Vincenzo Macri (Wife & Children)

9:00 AM Frank Motta (Children)

11:00 AM Antonio Cannizzaro & Leonardo Grassotti

(Family)

12:30 PM Joseph LaForgia & Thomas Connolly

(Family)

WEEK X OF ORDINARY TIME

REFLECTION ON THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

A s we return to the Sunday’s of Ordinary Time we re-sume our reading from the Gospel of St. Mark who

wrote his Gospel as a dramatic story with Jesus at the cen-ter. Jesus is always moving, inviting his disciples and us to follow. Mark wants those who hear and read his Gospel to come to understand Jesus and recognize him as the Son of God. In today’s passage Jesus moves quickly through a growing crowd rebuking those who misunderstand his power, warning those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and redefining their understanding of family. The matter in question is Jesus’ authority as the scribes accuse him of using demonic power to cast out demons. Jesus replies in parables based on one principal: a power that battles against itself is bound to collapse. By implication Satan’s kingdom is still operative, so Jesus’ power must have another source. In the saying, ”No one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man”. Satan is the strong home owner who has been bound and whose property is being plun-dered by Jesus, whose exorcisms demonstrate the over-throw of Satan’s power. The saying about the forgiveness of sins reverts to the issue of Jesus’ authority: all sins are forgivable, except blaspheme against the Holy Spirit. It is a denial of Jesus’ power in his exorcisms, so the implica-tion is that Jesus expels demons by the power of the Holy Spirit. Refusal to accept this is the unforgivable sin. To the news of the arrival of his family, Jesus responds by show-ing that not family ties but doing God’s will is decisive in the Kingdom.

OUR PARISH SCHOOL — ST. PETER CATHOLIC ACADEMY

IS HOSTING 2 EVENTS THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH

OPEN HOUSE 12:00—2:00 PM for children 3 years through 8th Grade. An educational option that is firmly rooted in the Catholic Faith and Christ centered love. Join the Principal, Teach-ers and Staff to tour our school, learn about the academic program and answer any questions

BROADWAY 2:00 PM or 6:00 PM for our first ever Broadway Performance with scenes from Matilda, Anastasia, Frozen, The Greatest Showman and Hamilton. Tickets are $10.00

WOMAN’S SOCIETY YEAR END PARTY NEXT MONDAY

JUNE 18TH 6:00 PM

BBQ IN THE CONVENT BACKYARD

(OR IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DINING

ROOM)

BRING A COVERED DISH OR DESSERT TO SHARE —ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!!

BAPTISMS SATURDAY, JULY 7TH 12:00 PM

Register in the Parish Office Bring a copy of Baby’s Birth Certificate

— OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION — 718-236-9165

ALL CLASSES ARE ON SUNDAY MORNING BEGINNING AT 9:15 AND

ENDING WITH THE 11:00 FAMILY MASS 2018/2019 REGISTRATION FOR

GRADES K — 8 IN THE PARISH OFFICE FROM 9:30 AM — 3:30 PM

MONDAY—THURSDAY OR CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT REGISTRATION IS ONGOING

— OUR PARISH SCHOOL —

ST. PETER CATHOLIC ACADEMY Mrs. Danielle Alfeo , Interim Principal

8401-23rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Phone: 718-372-0025

website: www.SaintPeterAcademy-brooklyn.org

TIME FOR NEW REGISTRATION 3 Year Old — 8th Grade

If you are considering a Catholic Education for your child/children do not let finances or lan-guage be a deterrent: There are many opportuni-ties for scholarships and grants. And The Acade-my has a Spanish speaking translator available to assist in registration and filling out all financial aid papers

Weekly Parish Schedule

Tuesday, june 12 After 8:30 mass st. Anthony novena week 13 Wednesday, june 13

12:00 pm young at heart (church)

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY MEETINGS MONDAY IN OUR PARISH CONVENT FROM 7:30 -10:00 PM

If you are between the ages of 18-39, come join our YAMs. They meet each week for prayer, formation & fellowship. For more information about how to join this group, please contact Joanne Fusaro at 347-247-3355 (phone or text) or email joannefusaro@aol.com

SUMMER SCHEDULE MEETINGS: JUNE 18TH

JULY 9TH & 23RD AUGUST 6TH & 20TH

Father’s Day Envelopes are avail-

able at the entrances of the Church

to remember your father living or

deceased in the Father’s Day No-

vena of Masses throughout the

month of June

METS BASEBALL OUTING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH with the Cluster Youth Group. Tickets $40.00. Includes game ticket and bus transportation leaving from St. Dominic’s at 4:30 PM. Game time 7:00 PM. Infield Prome-nade seats. Call ot text Kenny 718-490-4469 Facebook: Bensonhurst Cluster Youth Ministry

CYCLONE BASEBALL OUTING FRIDAY, JULY 6TH with the Young Adult Ministry (YAMs). Tickets $10.00. Seats behind homeplate. Contact Joanne: 347-247-3355 (phone or text) or email joannefusaro@aol.com Watch the game & stay for the fireworks!

FLAG DAY On June 14, 1777, the Cont inental Congress passed an act es tab l ishing an off ic ia l f lag for the new nation. The resolution ordered that " the f lag of the Uni ted Sta tes be made of thir teen s tr ipes, a l te rnate red and whi te; that the union be thi rteen s ta rs , whi te in a blue f ie ld, representing a new conste l la tion." On August 3, 1949, President Harry S Truman commemo-ra ted the occasion by of f i c ia l l y declar ing June 14th as

F lag Day. Today the f lag consis ts of 13 hori zonta l s tr ipes , seven red a l ternating wi th s ix white . The s tr ipes represent the or ig inal 13 colon ies, the sta rs repre-sent the 50 s tates of the Union. The colors of the f lag are symbol i c: red sym-bol i zes hardiness and valor , whi te symbol i zes puri ty and innocence and blue represents vig i lance, perseverance and jus ti ce.

THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th we will celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony at the 8:30 AM Mass. We will pray the Litany of St. Anthony and Bless and distribute bread

Unfailing Prayer to Saint Anthony Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain

for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.

Most images of St. Anthony depict him holding the Child Jesus and with lilies. It is a part of tradition in Christian art to use lilies as a sym-bol of purity when portraying Our Lady or the Saints and even An-gels. With Saint Anthony lilies have special significance. Lilies are in bloom around much of the world in the month of June. Of even more im-portance there are two incidents hundreds of years old relating to the Saint of Padua and these magnificent flowers. In 1680, on June 13, in the church at Mentosca d'Agesco in Austria,

someone placed a cut lily in the hand of his statue. For an entire year the lily remained fragrant and fully alive, without wilting. Then the following year it grew two more blooms, so that the church was filled with the fragrance of the flowers. A little over a century later, during the anti-clerical, anti-Catholic French Revolution, on the island of Corsica, the Franciscans were forced to leave their parishioners. The people refused to give up their devotions although they had no choice in the matter of the Sacraments because they had no priests. They invoked the intercession of St. Anthony. On June 13 they erected a shrine to the Saint in the de-serted church; the shrine included lilies in his honor. Months later the blooms were still fresh as if they had just been placed there.

ST. ANTHONY BREAD is a term used for offerings made in thanksgiving to God for blessings received through the prayers of St. Anthony. It is used to support the poor. Louise Bouffier, a woman greatly devoted to St. Anthony, seems to be the one who started this prac-tice. She had a small shop in Toulon, France. One morning she found it impossible to open the shop door. Since the safety lock seemed broken she called locksmith and he couldn’t open it and gave up in despair saying the only thing to do was to break open the door. While he went after other tools Bouffier prayed fervently to St. Anthony that the door might be opened without force. She prom-ised, if her request be granted, to distribute loaves of bread to the poor in his honor. She then begged the locksmith to make another effort with his keys. As soon as he did the door came open without the slightest difficulty. As a result of this and other favors granted through the help of St. Anthony his clients increased so rapidly that Bouffier, together with her friends founded the work of charity called “St. Anthony Bread”.