May 14, 2017 quinto domingo de pascua - Ciclo a

Sunday 14 Happy Mother’s Day

8:00am

(Eng-Po)

10:00am Feliz Día de la Madre

11:30am Happy Mother’s Day

(Eng-Ital)

Monday 15 Santa Misa/Mass

7:00pm †Christian Millán

†Aldo Gutiérrez

Tuesday 16 Padre Pio Mass

7:00pm †Aldo Gutiérrez

Wednesday 17 Rosary/Santo Rosario - en Familia

Thursday 18 Santa Misa/Mass

7:00pm †Almas del Purgatorio

Friday 19 Santo Viacrusis - en Familia

Saturday 20

8:00am Novena a María Auxiliadora *********************************************************

Theresa Oddo, Giuseppina Vicari, Susana Calzada,

Ana Sanchez, Maria Carmen y Angela Maldonado,

Francis Poluchino, Concetta DePasquale,

Maria Isabel Reyes, Josephine Pellegrino,

Mr. & Mrs. Occhipinti, JoRiley DeAngelis,

Rizzel Flores-Luna, Jose Piscoya, Flor Lozano,

Victoria Then, Angela Espinal, Marianne Messineo,

Maria Yee & Javielina Duran

In Loving Memory of

Cecilia & Louis Faranetta

From the Family

~In Loving Memory of~

Rocco, Robert and

Thomas Casaletto

Peter Oddo

~

Eleanor and Joseph

Pasquariello

~

Alois Family

~

Vincent Bracigliano

~

Fred Ardis, Rose,

Clotilda & Anthony Roma

~

Millie George

~

Rocco Brescia

~

Mary Franco

May 14, 2017, Fifth Sunday of Easter - Cycle A

138 Beech Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 Tel. 973-742-9695 - Fax 973-881-0522

Website: stanthonypaterson.com E-mail: stanthonypaterson1@yahoo.com

Rev. Eider H. Reyes - Pastor Mr. Pedro Cruz, Deacon

Ms. Maria L. Yee, Secretary

Starli Castaños, Seminarian

Mrs. Escari Tucker, Director of Religious Education

Office Hours:: Monday & Tuesday: 8:30am - 2:00pm

Wed: 8:30am-1:30pm Thurs: 8:30am-11:30am

Music: Carlos Castera

Trustees: Mina Dias

Grupo de Oración/Prayer Group:

Lunes/Mondays - 7:00pm(Español)

Novena al Divino Niño: 3º Jueves después de misa

Otros Grupos:

Movimiento Parroquial Juan XXIII -Viernes -7:30pm

Youth Group: J-Squad Thursdays after 7:00pm Mass

Masses:

Sunday: 8:00am English/Portuguese

10:00am Español

11:30am English/Italian

Monday: 7:00pm Español

Tuesday: 7:00pm Español

Thursday: 7:00pm Español

Padre Pio Mass: 7:00pm 3rd Tuesday of the Month

Holy Rosary/Santo Rosario: Saturday: 8:00am

Wednesday: 7:00pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays: 6:00pm to 7:00pm

*Santo Viacrusis: Viernes a las 7:00pm

SACRAMENTS

Baptism/Bautismo

Third Friday of the Month: Baptismal Instructions at

6:00pm in English Cuar-

to Viernes de Mes: Instrucción Bautismal a las 6:00pm en

español Third

Saturday of the Month: Baptism at 2:00pm in English Cuar-

to Sabado de Mes: Bautismo a las 1:00pm en Español

Reconciliation (Confession) - Confesiones

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday after Mass

Lunes, Martes y Jueves despues de Misa

Confirmation 2nd, 3rd & 4th year of High School

Anointing of the seriously sick and elderly. Please call the

Rectory.

Marriage: Engaged couples must contact a Parish Priest of

St. Anthony’s about one year before the proposed wedding

date. The Pre-Cana instructions required by the Diocese

must be completed by every couple.

Homebound and unable to come to Mass on Sunday? Call

the Rectory and Communion will be brought to your home.

New Parishioner

Name ___________________________________

Address__________________________________

Phone ___________________________________

Please drop in collections basket or Rectory mailbox

Together Evangelizing Our Families We welcome new parishioners to St. Anthony’s

Please fill out form below:

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A This Gospel takes us back to the Last Supper. In John’s Gospel the Last Supper begins with the washing of the feet, the announcement that one among them would betray Jesus, the new commandment to “Love one another, as I have loved you,” and telling Simon Peter that he would deny Him. These seem to be the preliminaries before Jesus’ important discourse that we hear in the Gospel today. There is much to reflect and speak of in this passage; “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” “In my Father’s house there are many dwellings…I am going to prepare a place for you,” “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father,” “whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these,” Each of these could be the source for a homily. The saying of Jesus I will reflect on is this, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Jesus tells us that he is the truth. Later in this Gospel when Jesus is before Pilate, Jesus brings up truth and Pilate responds with the question; “What is truth?” We have the truth in Jesus, and we have his word that he is the truth, as well as his teachings and commandments, yet so many people question the truth. We have replaced truth with moral relativism that does not acknowledge any objective truth, but rather that truth is defined by each individual. This moral relativism has become pervasive in our society. How often do we hear in a discussion about some important moral issue when there is disagreement, “that’s what you believe, but it’s not what I believe.” This approach has been subtly incorporated into the language of even the most devout when arguing some issue. How often do we hear, or maybe even ourselves say something like, “Abortion is wrong and is a sin, for me.” as though it could be right for others? Moral truth is not a matter of personal opinion, it is the acceptance of the truth of the Gospel. When we create our own truth we have no need of conversion or redemption, for we make ourselves the truth and delude ourselves that all that I think and believe is right, because my opinion is as valid as anyone else’s. Pope Saint John Paul II, and Popes Benedict and Francis have spoken on the error of relativism. Pope Benedict described it as, “Dictatorship of Relativism,” and Pope Francis often quoted this when he speaks of various objective truths that are seen as relative to individual views. The church challenges us to turn to the truth of the Gospel, not the false belief that I define my own truth. In the Gospel Jesus makes it clear that there is an objective truth, and that truth is Jesus. This is a call for us to step aside from the temptation of moral relativism and to reclaim the reality of the truth that comes from Jesus. It is when we accept these truths that we will find ourselves challenged to conversion. Turning away from the false god of self, and turning to the One

True God. This is what the Victory of Jesus and our celebration of Easter is about, Jesus is our Savior, and His victory is our victory. He is the one who sets us free and leads us to everlasting life. This calls for us to acknowledge that Jesus is “the way, the truth and the Life.” And to allow him to transform us in his truth. Jesus is the truth that will truly set us free, while all else is rubbish.

Congratulations to the children

that received first holy communion

Felicidades a los niños de la Primera Comunión

Children/Niños

Aquethzaly Alvarez Justin C Jones

Ebony Calixto Alexander Martinez

Ashley Cruz Heidi Monje

Karyme Cruz Arlyn Montesino

Pedro M Cruz Angiescka Pardo

Amy Duran Katherine Perez

Lee Fenco Sebastian Pires

Christopher Flores Anyella Ramos

Valery R Hernandez Adamaris Romero

Jahayra Herrera Andria Villaman

urgente! Necesitamos que pagues tu diezmo. By now you should have received our invitation to celebrate in our parish community. Please participate by returning the commitment card, if you have not already done so, and continuing to support our mission through your regular contribution. Thank you, every person helps build our Church.

Week of: May 1st – May 7th

Collections

First

Collection

Second

Collection

Total

Collection

Monday 5/1 $ 21.00 —— $ 21.00

Tuesday 5/2 $ 16.00 —— $ 16.00

Thursday 5/4 $ 48.00 —— $ 48.00

2000 Hail Mary’s 5/6 $ 15.00 —— $ 15.00

First Communion 5/6 $ 530.00 $ 116.00 $ 646.00

Sunday 8:00am $ 330.00 $ 72.00 $ 402.00

Sunday 10:00am $1,510.00 $ 293.00 $ 1,803.00

Sunday 11:30am $ 359.00 $ 47.00 $ 406.00

Mail $ 30.00 —— $ 30.00

Total Collection —— —— $3,387.00

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION IN

PROCESS AFTER ALL SUNDAY MASSES

Religious Education starts on September 10th.

Registrations for all Programs: Candidates for

Confirmation; 1st and 2nd Year for First Holy

Communion and RCIA. $50.00 registration. Any

questions, call Escari Tucker at 973-742-9695 x12

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Registración para las clases de educación religiosa todo

los domingo despues de cada misa con Escari Tucker.

Inscripciones para todos los programas: Candidatos

para la confirmación; 1º y 2º año para la primera

communion y RCIA. Las classes comienzan el 10° de

Septiembre. Inscripción $50.00. Cualquier pregunta por

favor llame a Escari Tucker 973-742-9595 x12

Messa in Onore de Padre Pio

Marteldì, 16 Maggio al ore 7:00pm

Mass in Honor of Padre Pio

Tuesday, May 16th at 7:00pm

Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor

Jueves, 25 de Mayo a las 7:00pm

The Ascension of the Lord

Thursday, May 25th at 7:00pm

TALLER PARA TODOS LOS PROCLAMADORES DE LA PALABRA

Sábado, 17° de Junio de las 9:00am - 12:30pm Lugar: John Paul II Center, 775 Valley Rd, Clifton

Regístrese: http://www.cse.edu/summerinstitute