February 12, 2017 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770/ 3771 | F: (718) 367-2240
www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | Parish E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, February 12, 2017| Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
PARISH STAFF
Pastor
Rev. Fr. Jonathan Morris
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Fr. Urbano Rodrigues
Coordinator of Religious Education
Sister Edna Loquias, S.M.C.
Parish Secretary
Elizabeth Mannini
Music Director & Organist
Dr. Stephen Rapp
Cantor
Bilen Eminov
Youth Minister
Jesus Vargas
School Principal
Ms. Valerie Savino
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday: 8:30am (English) | 12:00pm ( English)
Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (English)
Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish)
11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English)
1:30pm (Spanish)
Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English)
PARISH CENTER
2380 Belmont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
9:00am to 8:00pm
Thursday & Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
RITE OF MATRIMONY
Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial
meeting with a priest.
PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK
If you or someone you know is in the hospital or
homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit
by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the
Parish Center.
RITE OF RECONCILIATION
NEW PARISHIONERS
Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling
the Parish Office.
We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish
Center.
RITE OF BAPTISM
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm
3rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm
For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish
Office at (718) 295-3770.
Attendance at Pre - Baptism Class is required.
Please stop by the Parish Center to register or
call for more information.
MOUNT CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080.
February 12, 2017
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
ANNOUNCED MASSES
SUN.FEBRUARY12thSIXTHSUNDAYINORD.TIME
8:30am Laura Signorile
9:30
Pro Populo
11:00
Anna Baggio
12:15pm Alfonso Criscuolo, Gaetano Anastasio &
Maria Malafronte
1:30
Jose Moreno
MON.FEBRUARY13thWEEKDAY
8:30am
Fr. Nicholas F. Basile
12:00pm
Rosa Leo
6:30pm
Frank Pappas, Frances & Nicholas Longo,
Christine & Thomas Covino, Jennie Salce
TUES.FEBRUARY14thSS.CYRIL&METHODIUS
8:30am Isaia Barone
12:00pm John Blaine
6:30pm Antoinette Santullo
WED.FEBRUARY15thWEEKDAY
8:30am
Nicola Copppola
12:00pm Giacinto Calabro & Gabriel Vendetta
6:30pm Lindo & Maria Borgatti
THURS.FEBRUARY16thWEEKDAY
8:30am
Carmine Pistocco
12:00pm
Antonio Maiorino
6:30pm
Feliciana Olivo
FRI.FEBRUARY17thWEEKDAY;THESEVENHOLY
FOUNDERSOFTHESERVITEORDER
8:30am Michelina Salvo & Aldo Menichini
12:00pm Tommaso Mannini
6:30pm Vasili & Marija Pajovic
SAT.FEBRUARY18thWEEKDAY
8:30am
12:00pm
5:00pm
Alfonso Ruiz
Padre Pio Prayer Group
Antonio Maiorino
SUN.FEBRUARY19thSEVENTHSUNDAYINO.T.
8:30am Rita & Victoria Ippolito
9:30
Pro Populo
11:00
Vincenza e Francesco Bordenga
12:15pm Anneliese Dower
1:30
Lydia Gonzalez
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From the Desk of Father Jonathan
RENEW AND REBUILD….
Today we are proud to announce the
commencement of a seven month campaign,
entitled, “Renew and Rebuild”, leading up to the
100th anniversary of the first mass at our historic
church, which we will celebrate with Cardinal Dolan
on September 2, 1917.
As the campaign title infers, the goal is to renew
our pastoral life and to rebuild (restore) our church
and physical plant.
The continued physical
restoration will be more obvious to the eye, but the
renewal of parish life is much more important: if
we have a beautiful edifice and stale parish life,
we will become a museum. We don’t want
that!
REBUILD….
In the coming weeks the parish council will present
to the entire parish the tentative plans for the restoration of the interior of the church. There will
be a short period for comment and revision
before we begin fundraising and launch these projects. More to come on all of this….
RENEW…..
The most important part of this campaign is the
renewal of parish life.
As we read so often in the Sacred Scripture, God
calls us to be his apostles. This means we are sent
by Him to be salt of the earth and light of the
world. Our campaign aims to connect every adult
parishioner with a parish ministry.
We understand that life circumstances affect your
ability to s erve. Work schedules, health, age, and
family commitments all come into play. With this
in mind, the list of ministries and service opportunities inserted into today’s bulletin takes into
account these diverse circumstances. I think you
will agree that this list offers something for
everyone.
WEEKEND MASS COLLECTION - 1/22/2017
Collection ........................................................$4,615.40
Last year’s Collection …..................................$4,876.68
WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 1/22/2017
Adults: …….717 Children: …….253 / Total: ……970
Please review
the insert (in your preferred
language), fill it out, and return it in the baskets
made available in back of the church.
God bless!
Father Jonathan
February 12, 2017
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD
Sunday Gospel: (Matt 5:17-37)
CHOICE
“If you choose you can keep the commandments,”
Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to
whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach
15:15, 16). This is a great mystery: God does not control
us so completely that we cannot choose our own path.
We have certain boundaries, of course, but no one but
we can choose our way within those boundaries.
In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus
reminds us of our freedom and our responsibility for our
lives. He calls us to look beyond the words of the
commandments, all the way to their meaning. Look
beyond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our
love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats
away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured
testimony to the lies and deception that drive our
behavior.
Our vocation is to choose life for ourselves, and to
choose a path through our part of the world that helps
make life possible and more abundant for others as well.
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TIME TO ENRICH OUR FAITH
“Celebration of Christian Mysteries” Class
Continues tomorrow
7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Parish Center
Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Catechetical Office
Bring a family member or friend!
Saints of the Week
February 14th
Sts. Cyril & Methodius
Pray for us
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RIFLESSIONE SULLA PAROLA DI DIO
Vangelo della Domenica: (Matt 5, 17-37)
L’ideale religioso degli Ebrei devoti consisteva
nell’osservare la legge, attraverso la quale si
realizzava la volontà di Dio. Meditare, adempiere
la legge, era per l’Israelita la sua “eredità”, “una
lampada per i suoi passi”, suo “rifugio”, la sua
“pace” (cf. Sal 119).
Gesù è la pienezza della legge perché egli è la
parola definitiva del Padre (Eb 1,1). Paolo ci dice
che “chi ama il suo simile ha adempiuto la legge...
Pieno compimento della legge è l’amore” (Rm 13,8
-10).
Ed è anche in questo senso che Gesù è la
pienezza di ogni parola che esce dalla bocca di Dio:
“Perché Dio ha tanto amato il mondo da dare il suo
Figlio unigenito... perché il mondo si salvi per
mezzo di lui” (Gv 3,16-17).
Il cristiano è prima di tutto il discepolo di Gesù,
non colui che adempie la legge. I farisei erano
ossessionati dalla realizzazione letterale e
minuziosa della legge; ma ne avevano
completamente perso lo spirito. Di qui la parola di
Gesù: “Se la vostra giustizia non supera quella
degli scribi e dei farisei...”.
L’amore non è prima di tutto un sentimento
diffuso per fare sempre quello di cui abbiamo
voglia, ma al contrario il motore del servizio del
prossimo, secondo i disegni divini. Ed è per questo
che Gesù enumera sei casi della vita quotidiana noi vedremo oggi i primi tre - in cui si manifesta
questo amore concreto: la riconciliazione con il
prossimo, non adirarsi, non insultare nessuno, non
commettere adulterio neanche nel desiderio, evitare
il peccato anche se vi si è affezionati come al
proprio occhio o alla propria mano destra, non
divorziare da un matrimonio valido...
Il contrasto con i criteri che reggono il mondo
attuale non potrebbe essere maggiore. Per quali
valori i cristiani scommetterebbero? Ancora una
volta siamo confortati dalla affermazione di Cristo:
“Il cielo e la terra passeranno, ma le mie parole non
passeranno (Mt, 24, 35).
Giornata Mondiale del Matrimonio...
Dal Vangelo di Matteo 19,4-5
Ed egli rispose: «Non avete letto che il
Creatore da principio li creò maschio e
femmina e disse: Per questo l'uomo lascerà
suo padre e sua madre e si unirà a sua moglie
e i due saranno una carne sola?
REFLEXIONEMOS LA PALABRA DE DIOS
Evangelio del Domingo: (Mat 5, 17-37)
TÚ DECIDES
“Si tú lo quieres, puedes guardar los
mandamientos”, nos dice Eclesiástico (Sirácide).
Dios “ha puesto delante de ti fuego y agua; extiende
la mano a lo que quieras” (Eclo 15:15, 16). Este es
un gran misterio: Dios no nos controla tan
completamente que no podemos elegir nuestro
propio camino. Es cierto que tenemos límites, pero
nadie sino nosotros mismos podemos elegir el
camino dentro de esos límites.
En la lectura de hoy del Evangelio según san
Mateo, Jesús nos recuerda que somos libres y
responsables de nuestra vida. Nos llama a ir más
allá de las palabras de los mandamientos para
considerar su significado. Si vas más allá del
adulterio verás el egoísmo que envenena nuestro
amor. Si vas más allá del asesinato verás la ira que
corroe nuestra compasión. Si vas más allá del falso
testimonio (perjurio) verás las mentiras y engaños
que producen este comportamiento.
Nuestra vocación es elegir la vida para nosotros
mismos, y tomar un camino a través de nuestro
mundo que haga la vida posible y más abundante
para otros también.
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Y respondiendo Jesús, dijo:
¿No habéis leído que aquel
que los creó, desde el principio
los hizo varon y hembra, y
añadió: ``Por esta razón el
hombre el hombre dejará a
su padre y a su madre y se
unira a su mujer, y los dos
seran una sola carne?
(Mat 19, 4-5)
Lectors for February 18th & 19th
5:00pm
8:30am
9:30am
11:00am
12:15pm
1:30pm
A. Zervos & A. Hansen
(revision) B. Rivera & N. Watson
L. Ortega & L. Velasquez
F. Matera & C. Martone
S. Hernandez & D. Miantsoko
C. Diaz & I. Ramirez
Valentine’s Day Dance
Today
at 3pm in Fatima Hall
Our Youth Group, in conjunction with
our Couples Group (Las Parejas)
is holding a Valentine’s Day fundraiser
to help pay for their annual retreat
Tickets just $10 each or $20 per couple
Come for the food, music and fun!
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Ballo per San Valentino
Oggi alle
3pm nella Cappella di Fatima
Sponsorizzato dal Gruppo Giovanile e dal Gruppo
Parrocchiale delle Coppie. L’evento ha lo scopo di
raccogliere soldi che aiutino il Gruppo Giovanile
a sostenere le spese per il loro ritiro annuale.
Biglietti solo $10 a persona e $20 a copia
Ottimo e abbondante cibo,
con tanta musica e divertimento
Partecipate numerosi!
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Baile para San Valentino
Hoy a las
3pm en el Salon de Fátima
Nuestro Grupo de Jóvenes junto con
el Grupo de Parejas están organizando
una baile por el Día del Amor y la Amistad,
para fondos del retiro anual de jovenes.
Boleto - $10 cada uno o $20 para cada pareja
Ven a comer, escuchar buena música
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