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2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER - DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY APRIL 7TH, 2013 A.D. HAPPY EASTER! Santa Maria Parish A ministry of the Idente Missionaries RECTORY: 2352 St. Raymond’s Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 Tel.: 718-828-2380 CONFERENCE ROOM: 1573 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 WEB PAGE: www.santamariaparish.us a BIG Thank you - Our sincere gratitude for your Easter Gift to Santa Maria Parish. Your extra generosity will truly help foster our mission of preaching the Gospel of the Risen Lord here in the Bronx. Many Easter Blessings to Each of You and your Families. Sincerely, Fr. Martin and the Parish Staff. [ IN MEMORIAM \ The new portable bells for the sanctuary have been donated in memory of Saveria E. Verlezza by her family. Please remember her in your prayers when you hear the bells ring during the consecration. Solemnity of The Annunciation of the Lord - Monday - April 8th, 2013. All are invited to celebrate the Incarnation of the Lord during our regular scheduled Masses. The Eucharistic Adoration this day from 8:45am to 9:45am will be offered for all unborn babies and their families. Rev. Fr. Biju Joseph Thalupadan, M.Id, S.T.L. Parochial Vicar. Rev. Deacon Marek Wasilewski, M.Id, M.Div. Director of Religious Education & Youth Minister Rev. Fr. Martin I. Esguerra, M.Id, D.Min. Pastor TRUSTEES - Mr. Jesse Mojica - Mrs. Ann Ring SACRISTAN - Mr. Alfred Selvakumar MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays: 7:00am, 8:15am, 7:00pm Saturdays: 8:15am, 5:00pm (Vigil for Sunday) Sundays: In italiano 8:15am En español 9:15am English: 10:30am, 12noon, 5:00pm Weekday Holydays: 7:00am, 8:30am. 11:00am, 7:00pm Parish Council: All members are reminded that our next Parish Council Meeting will take place in the Zerega Conference Room this Tuesday, April 9th immediately following the 7:00pm Mass. We hope to see you there! Free Nutritious Hot Meals every Wednesday at 10:15 AM in front of Santa Maria Church! Come...get a meal for your self or for someone you know is homebound! NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you to our Parish and ask that you please register in the Rectory.

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Page 1: Santa Maria Parish€¦ · 4/7/2013  · 9:15 am Lazara Maria Rosa, Segundo Daniel Mayancela, Jose Antonio Guasco, Louis Antonio Loja, Jesusa and Mayancela Lazo 10:30 am Arnaldo and

2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER - DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY APRIL 7TH, 2013 A.D.

HAPPY EASTER!

Santa Maria Parish A ministry of the Idente Missionaries

RECTORY: 2352 St. Raymond’s Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 Tel.: 718-828-2380 CONFERENCE ROOM: 1573 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

WEB PAGE: www.santamariaparish.us

a BIG Thank you - Our sincere gratitude for your Easter Gift to Santa Maria Parish. Your extra generosity will truly help foster our mission of preaching the Gospel of the Risen Lord here in the Bronx. Many Easter Blessings to Each of You and your Families. Sincerely, Fr. Martin and the Parish Staff.

IN MEMORIAM The new portable bells for the sanctuary have been donated in memory of Saveria E. Verlezza by her family. Please remember her in your prayers when you hear the bells ring during the consecration.

Solemnity of The Annunciation of the Lord - Monday - April 8th, 2013. All are invited to celebrate the Incarnation of the Lord during our regular scheduled Masses. The Eucharistic Adoration this day from 8:45am to 9:45am will be offered for all unborn babies and their families.

Rev. Fr. Biju Joseph Thalupadan, M.Id, S.T.L. Parochial Vicar.

Rev. Deacon Marek Wasilewski, M.Id, M.Div. Director of Religious Education & Youth Minister

Rev. Fr. Martin I. Esguerra, M.Id, D.Min. Pastor

TRUSTEES - Mr. Jesse Mojica - Mrs. Ann Ring

SACRISTAN - Mr. Alfred Selvakumar

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekdays: 7:00am, 8:15am, 7:00pm Saturdays: 8:15am, 5:00pm (Vigil for Sunday) Sundays: In italiano 8:15am

En español 9:15am English: 10:30am, 12noon, 5:00pm

Weekday Holydays: 7:00am, 8:30am. 11:00am, 7:00pm

Parish Council: All members are reminded that our next Parish Council Meeting will take place in the Zerega Conference Room this Tuesday, April 9th immediately following the 7:00pm Mass. We hope to see you there!

  

  

  

Free Nutritious Hot Meals every Wednesday at  10:15 AM  in  front of Santa Maria Church!  Come...get  a  meal  for  your  self  or  for someone you know is homebound! 

NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you to our Parish and ask that you please register in the Rectory.

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Mass Intentions Saturday, April 6th 8:15 am John Bucci and the Deceased Members of the Bucci Family and Mary Scimia 5:00 pm Mary and Louis Carigliano and For the Health and Holiness of Estephanie Rivera Sunday, April 7th - Divine Mercy Sunday 8:15 am Giuseppe Galati and Maria Aliberti 9:15 am Manuel Reyes, José Reyes, Luís Antonio Loja Mayancela, Manuel Fernando Guasco Guaman, y por las intenciones de José Gilberto Guasco Loja 10:30 pm For All Souls In Purgatory, For all Prisoners On Death Row, and For The Conversion of Sinners 12 noon Deceased Members of the Green and LaCroce Families, Daniel Delgado, Jose Miguel Pagan, For God’s Blessing on Anthony Baez on his Birthday. For God’s Blessings on Guarin and Baclig Families. 5:00 pm For Intentions, Health and Holiness of Renata Tausend and Philip Murray Monday, April 8th 7:00 am All Souls in Purgatory 8:15 am Antonia Carite 7:00 pm Nazzarena Micheli Tuesday, April 9th 7:00 am For the Intentions of Madeline Canto, Ruth Ann Resz, Aurora and Micah Rios 8:15 am Thomas Paladino, August and Mary Tangredi, and Deceased Members of Paladino and Naclerio Families 7:00 pm Deaceased Men of the Spano and Mecurio Families Wednesday, April 10th 7:00 am All Souls 8:15 am Thanksgiving to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Jude, and Our Lady of Lourdes 7:00 pm Deceased Men of the Romita Families and For the Recovery of Walter Forthch Thursday, April 11th 7:00 am All Souls 8:15 am Dino Pezzulo 7:00 pm Jose Elias Aracena Friday, April 12th 7:00 am All Souls 8:15 am In Honor of the Sacred Heart 7:00 pm Dorothy Furilla Saturday, April 13th 8:15 am Dominick Marango 5:00 pm Florence Simonetti Sunday, April 14th 8:15 am Filadelfio DiFranco and Dino Pezzulo 9:15 am Lazara Maria Rosa, Segundo Daniel Mayancela, Jose Antonio Guasco, Louis Antonio Loja, Jesusa and Mayancela Lazo 10:30 am Arnaldo and Francisca Anchundia 12:00 pm Deceased Members of the Agliardo & Tangredi Families 5:00 pm Michael, John and Joe McNiff

Altar Servers Saturday, April 13th 5:00 pm G. Rodriguez, M.Harrison, C. Troche Sunday, April 14th 8:15 am J. Richardson, O. Tapia, M. Reynoso 9:15 am A.& C. Aracena, C. Cardenas, E. Lucero, S. Tapia, C. Cureno 10:30 am M. & C. D’Aloia, R. Giron, A & A Estevez 12 noon A. Lopez, K. Pinelli, A. Persuad, S. Cataldo 5:00 pm I. Livica, M. Mojica, K.&K. Ortiz, K.Velez

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REFLECTION ON THE READINGS 

Second Sunday of Easter (April 7)  

Acts 2:42‐47   Ps 118:2‐4.13‐15.22‐24  1Pe 1:3‐9   Jn 20:19‐31  

 The central point of this Sunday’s readings  is the believer’s attitude with respect  to  Christ’s  resurrection.  The  attitude  of  the  first  Christian community  in Jerusalem  is one of living  in unity while holding all things  in common,  of  living with  joy  and  purity  of  heart,  of  being  guided  by  the teachings of the Apostles, the Eucharist, prayer, and of praising the Father (Acts 2:42‐47). These signs of love and unity make it possible that others be attracted  to  the  community  and become  a part of  it.  Christ  already  has said: “This  is how all will know that you are my disciples,  if you have  love for one another” (Jn 13:35). Conversion cannot be obtained by one’s own efforts; it is the fruit of grace, and Christ places as a condition that we are to love one another in order to receive whatever we ask the Father. Do we truly  live that  joy, that purity of heart, that unity of  love characteristic of the  first  community  that  would  serve  as  an  example  for  non‐believers leading to their conversion by grace? The other attitude is of those who, in order  to believe  spiritual  things, want  to  see  them with  their own eyes, such as  the Apostle Thomas. How different  is  the behavior of  that other community  that  St. Peter praises because  its members believe  and  love Christ without having seen him (1Pe 1:8). Christ calls them blessed because they  believe  in  him without  having  seen  him  (Jn  20:29).  The  reason  is simple: the vision that we can acquire by means of our senses is too small to contemplate all  the spiritual  reality  found  in Christ’s  resurrection. One needs  another  type of  vision, one much more profound, higher:  It’s  the vision of faith that the Lord provides, that brings us joy and purity of heart, that  allows  us  to  contemplate  the most  profound mysteries  above  our own natural lights  

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REFLEXION SOBRE LAS ESCRITURAS    

Segundo domingo de Pascua (7 de abril)  

Hch 2:42‐47   Sal 118:2‐4.13‐15.22‐24  1Pe 1:3‐9   Jn 20:19‐31  

  El centro de las lecturas de este domingo es la actitud del creyente ante la resurrección  de  Cristo.  La  actitud  de  la  primera  comunidad  cristiana  de Jerusalén es  la de vivir unidos y tener todo en común,  la de vivir con alegría y sencillez  de  corazón,  la  de  acudir  a  la  enseñanza  de  los  Apóstoles,  a  la eucaristía, a la oración y la alabanza al Padre (Act 2:42‐47); este signo de amor y de unidad es  lo que hace que el Señor agregue cada día a  la comunidad más miembros. Ya lo había dicho Cristo: “Si os tenéis amor los unos a los otros, en esto  conocerán  que  sois mis  discípulos”  (Jn  13:35).  La  conversión  no  puede obtenerse  por  el  propio  esfuerzo,  es  fruto  de  la  gracia  y  Cristo  nos  pone  la condición de amarnos los unos a los otros para conseguir todo lo que pidamos al  Padre.  ¿Vivimos  verdaderamente  aquella  alegría,  aquella  sencillez  de corazón,  aquella  unidad  de  amor  de  la  primera  comunidad,  que  servía  de ejemplo a los no creyentes para ser convertidos por la gracia? La otra actitud es la de aquellos que, para creer en las cosas espirituales, quieren verlas, como el Apóstol  Tomás,  con  sus  propios  ojos.  Diferente  es  el  comportamiento  de aquella otra  comunidad que  alaba  San Pedro porque  sus miembros  creían  y amaban  a  Cristo  sin  haberle  visto  (1Pe  1:8).  A  estos  llama  Cristo “bienaventurados” porque creen sin ver (Jn 20:29). La razón es muy sencilla: la visión que podamos adquirir por nuestros sentidos es demasiado pequeña para contemplar  toda  la  realidad espiritual que  tiene  la  resurrección de Cristo. Se necesita otro tipo de visión más profunda, más alta: es la visión de la fe que el Señor nos otorga, que nos deja alegres y sencillos de corazón, que nos hace contemplar  los  más  profundos  misterios  divinos  por  encima  de  nuestras propias luces. 

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