Sacred Heart Parish Family

Sacred Heart Parish Family
December 13, 2015
Third Sunday of Advent
Sacred Heart Church
303 Paris Street
East Boston, MA 02128
Phone 617.567.5776
Fax 617.567.3042
Mass Schedule
Saturday
Sunday
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
8:30 & 10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Confession
Mass (English)
Mass (English)
Mass (Italiano)
Mass(Vietnamese)
Youth Mass
(Rectory Chapel)
Mon., Wed., & Friday
Tues., Thurs., Saturday
8:00 a.m. Mass (Italiano)
8:00 a.m. Mass (English)
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Wayne L. Belschner Deacon A.J. Constantino
Pastor
Permanent Deacon
Lucy M. Ryan
Executive Secretary
Sharon Love
Music Director
Fr. Chris O’Connor
Weekend Assistance
Sharon Rozzi
Religious Ed. Director
617.567.6509
Fr. Joseph Chinh Nguyen
Vietnamese Community Mary Ann Manfredonia
Principal, East Boston
Domenic Huan Ngo
Central Catholic School
Steven Restrepo
617.567.7456
Parish Seminarians
Parish website: www.rc.net/boston/sacredhearteast
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 6, 2015
Masses for the Week
Prayers for those who are ill
Monday, December 14 - St. John of the Cross
8:00 a.m.
Sister Theresa Lamond
Tuesday, December 15
8:00 a.m.
Carmela, Pasqualina, and
Rosina Gambino
Wednesday, December 16
8:00 a.m.
Holy Souls in Purgatory
Thursday, December 17
8:00 a.m.
Nicola, Gerardo, and
Pasqualina Gambino
Friday, December 18
8:00 a.m.
Antonio, Pasqualina, and
Gerardo Moccia
Saturday, December 19–
19– Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00 a.m.
Souls in Purgatory, Bernice Surette,
Paul McNamara, John and Phyllis Lepore,
Mr. & Mrs. Ngan Thuan, Mr. & Mrs. Tran
Tu Thanh, Sr. Eustace Caggiano, Walter
N. Bostrom, Walter Bostrom, Jr., Marie
Catanuso, John Pelosi, Deceased Members
of Torindo Pelosi Family, Deceased
Members of Patsy Colluccini Family,
Deceased Members of Nicola DeGruttola,
Family, Deceased Members of Alexander
Szirbek Family, Alfred Melchionda, Frank
Appignani, Antonio Constantino, Antonietta
Ciampa, Francesco & Maria Viola, James &
Antonetta Mercurio, Carmella Saia, James &
Gloria Grimaldi, & Jacqueline Palazzolo.
4:00 p.m.
Helen Gillette, Columbia LaRosa, Mark
Vitale, Jim LaRosa, Greg Buscanera, Patricia ChesterBanks, Janet Lang, Geraldine Ventre, Kim Pelosi,
Renee Campanella, Paula Romano-Duggan, Joseph
Oliveri, Sr., James Butler, Larry Atkinson, Ellen
Grato, Edel Richard, Diane Trainito, Lucy Alabiso,
Dennis Grubich, Carol Sinclaire, Frank Roycroft,
Paula Ann Keough, Nancy Shlegal, Gill Gosselin,
Maria Gilmore, Nancy & Alexa Albano, Anna Recupero, Joseph Hughes, Amelia Falanga, Marilyn Marsiglia, Babes Clifford, Rose Maffei, Donald Manfra,
Camile DiOrio, Joseph Yannetty, Caleb Post, Joseph
Gleason, John Fanning, AnitaTaylor, Patricia Homan,
Allicia Smith, Chris Ormond, Viola Norkus, Sheila
Culwell, Ursula Mistretta, Gregory Hetzner, Roseanne
Schettino, Claire DiLeo, Joseph Camgemi, Maureen
DePalma, Eddie Lewis, Anne McNeff, Adam Brown,
Carlo Rossetti, Joanne Barker, Valeria Brown, Milisha
Mohammed, Joyce O’Malley, Cheryl Brown, Deana
Walker, Joyce DiGenio and Anna Guglielmo.
Prayer Works!
Never doubt the power of prayer!
This week’s prayer intention is for those who suffer
from addictions within our community. Please pray
one Our Father and three Hail Mary’s for this special
request. Thank You!
THE SANCTUARY LAMP will burn in
memory of the deceased members of the
Ryan Family from Saturday, December
19th through Friday, December 25th requested by Lucy Ryan.
Deceased Members of Sacred Heart
Sunday, December 20 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:30 a.m.
Mary Rose Gigante
10:00 a.m.
Donato DiPietro - 1st Anniversary
11:30 a.m.
Remo Pizzicannella
1:00 p.m.
Vietnamese Mass
The New Missalettes are donated in memory of . . .
1. The Mario Family
2. The Baglio Family
3. The Penta Family
4. Lena Lamattina
5. Jim & Jennie LaCorte
6. Henry & Mary Santosuosso
7. Angelina & Michelina Scrima
Grand Annual Update
Last week, we raised another $600.00
for the Grand Annual Appeal. To
date we have raised $41,159.00. We
have $8,841.00 left to reach our goal.
We are almost there! We can do this!
We can meet our goal, I am confident. Please if you haven’t made a
donation consider doing so. All of the
money received from the Grand
Annual remains here at the parish.
THANK YOU!
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Parish Offertory Collection
This week we collected $4,473.00
Our weekly goal is $3,700.00
This week we were plus $773.00!
Thank you for your support!
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A note from Fr. Wayne . . .
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The Third Sunday of Advent is
here. So, how have we done in
preparing for the birth of Christ?
Have you taken seriously the
theme of preparation this season
leading up to Christmas is all
about? Let’s take a brief survey
to see how we are doing. . .
Have I been to Confession yet?
Have I taken time to pray a little each day?
Have I read a passage of two from the Bible?
Have I gone to the Advent Stations?
Have I corrected the “politically correct” who say
happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas?
Have I shown greater care and love in what I do?
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Thursday, December 24th
Confessions ~ noon to 1:00 p.m.
Mass at 4:00 p.m. (English)
Friday, December 25th
Midnight Mass (English & Italian)
8:00 a.m. Mass (English & Italian)
10:00 a.m. Mass (English)
11:30 a.m. Mass (Vietnamese)
If you answered no to many of the above, then use
the remaining days to make a good Advent. There is
always time for the preparation. We want Christ to
feel welcomed when He comes on Christmas day.
So forget the last minute gift (unless it’s for me!) and
give that time to Christ. Show Him that He is worth
our time and energy.
Congratulations to the newly installed
members of the Parish Pastoral Council:
Presentation of the
Live Nativity
Lucy Barnello
Robert Celona
Mark Medeiros
Theresa Melionek
Kim Pelosi
Ryan Sherman
Next Saturday,
December 19th
The members
of our school’s
Eighth Grade
Class will present the Nativity at
the 4:00 p.m. Mass. The young
men and women of the class
will give us one of the best gifts
this Advent Season. Please
come and see this prayerful and
moving presentation.
Sacred Heart Parish Family
The following members will be installed soon:
Jane Page Eaves
Cyndi Forina
Thom DePaulo
Cristy Monge
Signs of a Priestly Vocation
How do I know God is calling me?
These qualities may be clues to a priestly vocation:
1. God has given you a desire to be a priest.
2. You have a deep love for Christ and His Church.
3. Other people have mentioned that you would be a
good priest.
4. You desire to live a life of virtue and prayer.
5. You want to help others grow closer to Christ.
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Those needing assistance for Holy Communion.
Recognizing that it may be
difficult for some to make
their way down to aisle for
Holy Communion, I would
like to remind you that
those who sit in the front
pews on either side of the center aisle could remain
there and Holy Communion will be brought to you.
Also, those who sit in the first rows, again on
either side of the center aisle at the mid-break
in the Church, could remain there and Holy
Communion will be brought to you. If you want
to sit with family members anywhere else in the
Church but cannot get out for Holy Communion,
please speak with either Fr. Chris, Deacon A.J.,
or Fr. Wayne prior to Mass and Holy Communion
will be taken to you wherever you are.
Thank you.
Each Wednesday during the
Advent Season, Confession is available
from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Also, Confessions are held every
Saturday after the 8:00 a.m. Community
Mass (during the Holy Hour) and
again Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
Before Christmas, please make a good
confession. Perhaps that can be your gift
to Jesus the season.
ADVENT STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Each Friday of Advent at 6:30 p.m. come
and celebrate the Advent Way of the Cross.
This beautiful devotion is a great way to enter into the Advent Season with a look forward to the Christmas celebration of the
Birth of Christ. The Stations will be celebrated in
the Church.
We are most grateful to the Coro
Dante for a beautiful pre-Christmas
Concert last Sunday. The Italian
Christmas Carols were wonderful
and the musical rendition of the
battle between John the Baptist and
satan was spectacular. We were blessed with such
quality voices and respectable Christmas wishes. A
special thank you to Theresa Melionek for organizing the event and the refreshments from Tony
DiCenso and others were delicious.
Please remember to bring back
your gift item from the Advent
Giving Tree no later than Monday,
December 21st. All gifts are to be
unwrapped. Thank you for your Christmas
love and generosity.
ITALIAN CLASSES
Italian Classes take place each Wednesday evening at
7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Please join us for language
lessons and some Italian Christmas Traditions.
Sacred Heart Parish Book Club
East Boston Central Catholic
Those interested in a quality Catholic
Education may want to consider our parish
Catholic School which is East Boston Central
Catholic. There are openings in all grades so please
call the school office now at 617.567.7456. It will be
a call for your child’s future that is worth making.
The Book Club meets each Thursday
evening at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Please
consider joining us for a fun and informative time. The new book for discussion is
written by André Frossard:
Forget Not Love:
The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 6, 2015
SALMO RESPONSORIALE
RALLEGRATEVI: IL SIGNORE È VICINO
Canta ed esulta, perché grande
in mezzo a te è il Santo d'Israele.
Mentre il paese è nella massima miseria morale, Sofonia proclama il suo messaggio e predica al
popolo drammi dolorosi a cui sfuggirà solo un piccolo resto. Tuttavia annuncia anche giorni migliori per
Gerusalemme.
E Dio che si rivela, si fa presente e preserva il
popolo dalla guerra; è lui che, col suo amore, permette all’alleanza di riprendere nuovo vigore.
Anche san Paolo conferma questa realtà ed
esorta a saper leggere negli avvenimenti questa presenza di Dio. Egli, prigioniero, ha ricevuto il soccorso di Dio e quello dei cristiani di Filippi, e perfino
una vaga promessa di liberazione.
La vicinanza del Signore è una presenza di
Dio nella vita cristiana di ogni giorno, fino al compiersi della Parusìa. Vivendo in questa vicinanza, il
cristiano vive nella calma, nella pace, nella preghiera,
nella gioia.
Ecco, Dio è la mia salvezza;
io avrò fiducia, non avrò timore,
perché mia forza e mio canto è il
Signore; egli è stato la mia salvezza.
Attingerete acqua con gioia
alle sorgenti della salvezza.
Rendete grazie al Signore e invócate
il suo nome, proclamate fra i popoli
le sue opere, fate ricordare che il
suo nome è sublime.
Cantate inni al Signore, perché ha
fatto cose eccelse, le conosca tutta
la terra. Canta ed esulta, tu che abiti
in Sion, perché grande in mezzo a te è
il Santo d'Israele.
L’INGRESSO
Tutta la storia lo aspettava
il nostro Salvatore.
Rit: Vieni Gesù, resta con noi!
Resta con noi!
SECONDA LETTURA
Dalla lettera di san Paolo apostolo ai Filippesi
Fratelli, siate sempre lieti nel Signore, ve lo ripeto:
siate lieti. La vostra amabilità sia nota a tutti.
Il Signore è vicino!
Non angustiatevi per nulla, ma in ogni circostanza
fate presenti a Dio le vostre richieste con preghiere,
suppliche e ringraziamenti.
E la pace di Dio, che supera ogni intelligenza,
custodirà i vostri cuori e le vostre menti in Cristo
Gesù.
Egli era un uomo come noi
e ci ha chiamato amici.
Rit: Vieni Gesù, resta con noi!
Resta con noi!
PRIMA LETTURA
Verbum Domini
Dal libro del profeta Sofonìa
Rallegrati, figlia di Sion,
grida di gioia, Israele,
esulta e acclama con tutto il cuore,
figlia di Gerusalemme!
Il Signore ha revocato la tua condanna,
ha disperso il tuo nemico.
Re d'Israele è il Signore in mezzo a te,
tu non temerai più alcuna sventura.
In quel giorno si dirà a Gerusalemme:
«Non temere, Sion, non lasciarti
cadere le braccia!
Il Signore, tuo Dio, in mezzo a te è
un salvatore potente.
Gioirà per te, ti rinnoverà con il suo
amore, esulterà per te con grida di gioia».
Verbum Domini
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Deo Gratias
Alleluia, alleluia.
Lo Spirito del Signore è sopra di me,
mi ha mandato a portare ai poveri il lieto annunzio.
Alleluia.
IL VANGELO
Il Signore sia con tutti voi
Dal vangelo secondo Luca
E con il tuo spirito
Gloria a Te, O’Signore
In quel tempo, le folle interrogavano Giovanni, dicendo: «Che cosa dobbiamo fare?». Rispondeva loro: «Chi ha due tuniche, ne dia a chi non ne ha, e
chi ha da mangiare, faccia altrettanto».
Vennero anche dei pubblicani a farsi battezzare e
gli chiesero: «Maestro, che cosa dobbiamo fare?».
Deo Gratias
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Ed egli disse loro: «Non esigete nulla di più di quanto vi è stato fissato».
Lo interrogavano anche alcuni soldati: «E noi, che
cosa dobbiamo fare?». Rispose loro: «Non maltrattate e non estorcete niente a nessuno; accontentatevi
delle vostre paghe».
Poiché il popolo era in attesa e tutti, riguardo a Giovanni, si domandavano in cuor loro se non fosse lui il
Cristo, Giovanni rispose a tutti dicendo: «Io vi battezzo con acqua; ma viene colui che è più forte di me, a
cui non sono degno di slegare i lacci dei sandali. Egli
vi battezzerà in Spirito Santo e fuoco. Tiene in mano
la pala per pulire la sua aia e per raccogliere il frumento nel suo granaio; ma brucerà la paglia con un
fuoco inestinguibile».
Con molte altre esortazioni Giovanni evangelizzava il
popolo.
Verbum Domini
L’umil Bernardetta del messo divin
per mano s’affretta al fiume vicin. Rit.
Un soffio di vento l’avviso le da’
che questo momento di grazie sarà. Rit.
COMUNIONE
Rit: Osanna al Figlio di David,
osanna al Redentor!
Apritevi, o porte eterne: avanzi il Re della
gloria. Adori cielo e terra L’eterno suo
poter. Rit.
O monti stillate dolcezza: Il Rel d’amor
s’avvicina; si dona pane vivo ed offre pace
al cuor. Rit.
Laus Tibi, Christe
O Vergine, presso L’Altissimo trovasti
grazia e soccorri i tuoi figliuoli donando il
Salvatore. Rit.
IL CREDO
Credo in un solo Dio, Padre onnipotente, creatore
del cielo e della terra, di tutte le cose visibili e
invisibili.
Credo in un solo Signore, Gesù Cristo, unigenito
Figlio di Dio, nato dal Padre prima di tutti i secoli.
Dio da Dio, Luce da Luce, Dio vero da Dio vero;
generato, non creato; della stessa sostanza del Padre;
per mezzo di lui tutte le cose sono state create. Per
noi uomini e per la nostra salvezza discese dal cielo; e
per opera dello Spirito Santo si é incarnato nel seno
della Vergine Maria e si é fatto uomo. Fu crocifisso
per noi sotto Ponzio Pilato, morì e fu sepolto. Il
terzo giorno é risuscitato, secondo le Scritture; é
salito al cielo, siede alla destra del Padre. E di nuovo
verrà, nella gloria, per giudicare i vivi e i morti, e il
suo regno non avrà fine.
Credo nello Spirito Santo, che é Signore e dà la vita,
e procede dal Padre e dal Figlio e con il Padre e il
Figlio é adorato e glorificato e ha parlato per mezzo
dei profeti.
Credo la Chiesa, una, santa, cattolica e apostolica.
Professo un solo battesimo per il perdono dei
peccati. Aspetto la risurrezione dei morti e la vita del
mondo che verrà.
Amen.
Onore, lode e gloria al Padre e al Figlio ed
allo Spirito Santo nei secoli sarà. Rit.
FINALE
Noi cerchiamo te, O Signor
Noi preghiamo te, O Signor
Noi cantiamo a te, O Signor
Tu ci ascolti, O Signor
L’Angelus
V. L’Angelo del Signore portò l’annunzio a Maria;
R. Ed ella concepì per opera dello Spirito Santo.
Ave Maria
V. Eccomi, sono la serva del Signore.
R. Si compia in me la tua parola.
Ave Maria
V. E il Verbo si fece carne.
R. E venne ad abitare in mezzo a noi.
Ave Maria
V. Prega per noi, santa Madre di Dio.
R. Perché siamo fatti degni delle promesse di Cristo.
OFFERTORIO
Preghiamo:
Infondi nel nostro spirito la Tua grazia, o Padre: Tu
che all’annuncio dell’Angelo ci hai rivelato l’Incarnazione del Tuo Figlio, per la Sua Passione e la Sua
Croce guidaci alla gloria della Risurrezione. Per
Cristo nostro Signore. Amen.
È l’ora che pia la squilla fedel,
le note c’invia dell’Ave del Ciel.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria.
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