PILGRIMAGE FROM ST. RITA`S TO OUR LADY OF MOUNT

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe
8:00AM RIP Peggy Bertolami (33rd Anniv.)
(English) Req by Children, Peggy & Charles
9:30AM RIP Maria Salazar (3rd Aniversario)
Req by Betty Weill y Familia
RIP Jack Furino (8th Anniv.)
11:15AM
(English)
Req by Peggy & Charles Bertolami
12:30PM
Brazilian / Portuguese
NOV 21, MONDAY: The Presentation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00AM RIP Theresa Tamberino
Req by Claire & Steve Doran
NOV 22, TUESDAY: St. Cecilia
8:00AM RIP Doreen Patrick
Req by Mom & Dad
NOV 23, WEDNESDAY: St. Clement I; St.
Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
8:00AM RIP
Req by
7:00PM
7:30PM
NO MISA
NO MISSA
NOV 24, THURSDAY: Thanksgiving Day;
St. Andrew Dũng-Lac and Companions
9:00AM TRI-LINGUAL
7:00PM
NO MISA
NOV 25, FRIDAY: St. Catherine of Alexandria
8:00AM RIP Anthony Alfieri
Req by Wife Josephine & Family
NOV 26, SATURDAY: Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00AM RIP Estelle Del Giudice (BD)
Req by Family
5:00PM All
those enrolled in the Purgatorial
(Vigil - English)
Society
Masses - Sunday, Nov. 27 — Anthony Verderosa,
Miguel Nieves, Bill & Helen Devaney
Psalm — let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord
(Psalm 122).
GIVING TREE STARTS THE WEEKEND OF
NOVEMBER 26TH. As in the past, you take a
tag, BUY a gift and return it to the tree with the
tag. ALL GIFTS MUST BE NEW. Thank you.
November 20, 2016
Weekend of (11/13) $2,797.00
Those who have entered into eternal rest:
Gilda Patterson, Martha Marini
Those who are sick::
Luis Alvarez, Diane, Paul Colella, Pete Fiscina,
Bob Kruper, Lucille Kruper,
Barbara Mohan, John Palumbo
Antoinette Todero,
Please keep them in your prayers
IN LOVING MEMORY:
BREAD: The Bread is being offered in Loving
Memory of Theresa Tamberino at the request
of Vivian Manzella
WINE: The Wine is being offered in Loving
Memory of Anna & Vincent Porcelli at the
request of Pat & Paul Colella
CANDLES: The Candles are burning in Loving
Memory of Rose & Antoino Puglisi at the
request of Pat & Paul Colella
SANC LAMP/LC: The Sanctuary Lamp is
burning in Loving Memory of Joann Alfieri
at the request of Mom, Josephine & Family
SANC LAMP/CHAPEL: The Sanctuary Lamp is
burning in Loving Memory of Patricia
Porretto at the request of Denise Persichette
SPECIAL INTENTIONS OF:
SANC LAMP/UC:
The Sanctuary Lamp is
burning with Special Intentions of Paul
Colella
MASS BOOK - 2017
Will open Thursday,
November 17th . First come, first served. Must pay for
Masses at the time of request. Cost is $15.00 per regular
Mass, $20. for Purgatorial Mass and $10. each for the
Candles, Host, wine, or the Sanctuary Lamps.
SIMPLE PRAYER OF THANKS
We thank you God for the equations of life — joy
and pain, work and play, sun and rain, victory and
defeat — that having one portion we may understand
the other also. Amen
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving Day with your
families and friends. Give thanks to Almighty God
for all you have and remember those who are less
fortunate. If in your heart you can find mercy
towards a neighbor or a loved one, give to them and
make someone happy. Thanks and God bless.
Fr. Jose Carlos da Silva and Fr. Roberto Cadavid
BLOOD DRIVE - SUNDAY, DECEMBER
11th
FROM 9:00AM TO 3:00PM
Downstairs in the Msgr. Bennett Meeting room.
(lower Rectory). You must be sure to have a picture
I.D. and make sure you drink plenty liquids on the
day you come. Any questions, please call Nair @ 718
- 706 - 0216. thank you for your support!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6;
Lk 21:1-4
Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11
Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9;
Lk 21:12-19
Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:
1b-5;
Lk 21:20-28
Thanksgiving Day (suggested):
Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9;
Lk 17:11-19
Friday:
Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a;
Lk 21:29-33
Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36
Sunday:
Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14;
Mt 24:37-44
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Among the Catholics seeking religious freedom in
America were the Carrolls of Maryland, who arrived in
1649 from Ireland via England. Charles Carroll, born in
Annapolis in 1737, was the only Catholic signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and was the longestsurviving signer. As was the custom for English Catholics,
he attended English schools in Belgium and later
university in France. By the time he signed the
Declaration, he was the richest man in America, and his
decision to sign would hardly go unnoticed by the king.
Because Carroll was so wealthy and because he was a
Catholic, he had more to lose than the others. Those who
signed became traitors to the Crown and risked losing
everything. It is said that someone grumbled that there were
many men in the world named Charles Carroll, and he
could dodge responsibility if he had to. For that reason, he
added a flair to his signature, “of Carrollton,” making it
clear that he put everything at risk.
His cousin John, also an ardent supporter of the
American Revolution, was ordained a Jesuit priest and
returned to Maryland at the outbreak of hostilities.
Upheavals in Europe forced the Jesuit order to dissolve,
leaving Carroll a secular priest. Ultimately, it was John
Carroll who was asked to organize the Catholic Church in
the new nation. No one was better positioned for this task,
a cultured man from an esteemed family, a cherished
friend of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and
a man so thoroughly attuned to an undercurrent of antiCatholicism in the colonies that he could charm powerful
people to a new point of view.
HOLY YEAR OF MERCY
December 8, 2015 ~ November 20, 2016
“It is a favorable time to heal wounds, a time to offer everyone the way of Forgiveness and Reconciliation.”
Corporal Works of Mercy
To Feed the Hungry
To Give Drink to the Thirsty
To Clothe the Naked
To Shelter the Homeless
To Care for the Sick
To Visit the Imprisoned
To Bury the Dead
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Spiritual Works of Mercy
To Convert Sinners
To Instruct the Ignorant
To Advise the Doubtful
To Comfort the Sorrowful
To Bear Wrongs Patiently
To Forgive Injuries
To Pray for the Living and Dead
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“A Time to Heal, to Help, to Forgive
KINGSHIP
The book of Samuel recounts for us today the
anointing of David as king of Israel. It was the elders
of Israel who declared David king that day, but it
was God who called David to shepherd Israel. Thus
mandated by the citizens of his kingdom and by his
God, David took his place in a long line of kings.
The apostle Paul speaks to us of kingship as
well, but on a much higher plane: the kingship of
Jesus our Lord. As great as David was, he and all
earthly monarchs who came before and after him in
their kingdoms around the world are minor kings by
comparison to the true King. And lastly, we hear the
story of that true King in perhaps his weakest moment: near death, hanging on a cross, taunted by a
common criminal and by the world at large.
ST. JOHN’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL
announces “Peter F. Vallone Scholarship
Examination” Saturday, December 3rd,
2016, 8:30am - 12:noon. applications on
website: www.stjohnsprepschool.org or call
the Admissions Office: 718 - 721 - 7200, ext.
699
ALL BAPTISMS / BAUTISMOS THIRD
SATURDAY /TERCER SABADO
BAPTISM SCHEDULE—ENGLISH
JUBILEE OF MERCY
DECEMBER 8, 2015 ~ NOVEMBER 20, 2016
Lord Jesus Christ,
You have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze
freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by
money;
Made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to
the repentant thief.
Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that
you spoke to the Samaritan woman: “If you know the gift
of God!”
You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
Of the God who manifests his power above all by
forgiveness and mercy:
Let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord
risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in
weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those
in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them
feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.
Send you Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its
anointing,
So that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace and
from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm,
may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to
captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this of you, Lord Jesus, through the intercession
of Mary, Mother of Mercy;
You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit
for ever and ever. Amen. - Pope Francis
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FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND INDIVIDUAL
THERAPY
Family, marriage and individual therapy, provided by
New York State licensed therapists including
therapists who specialize in Depression, Divorce
Mediation and Domestic Violence, are available to our
parishioners at 147 other parishes. This program,
under the direction of Dr. George Giuliani, has been
conducted in the diocese for the past 41 years for the
convenience of parishioners. It is provided by the
Catholic Counseling Center, which is independent of
and not controlled or supervised by the parish or
diocese. Most insurance policies, including Medicare,
are honored. We are currently looking for licensed
therapists in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens. For
confidential information and appointments, please call
Dr. Giuliani at the Catholic Counseling Center at
(631) 243-2503 or go to our website at: http://
www.thecatholiccounselingcenter.com.
TUESDAY CLASS 7:00PM SATURDAY CEREMONY 2:PM
Nov 15, 2016
Dec 13, 2016
Nov 19, 2016
Dec. 17, 2016
HORARIO de BAUTISMOS—ESPANOL
MIERCOLES/CHARLA 7:00PM
SABADO BAUTISMO 1:PM
16 A Nov 2016
14 A Dec 2016
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FAITH FORMATION - REGISTRATION
CLASSES STARTED ON THE 11TH OF
SEPTEMBER!
THE HOLY LAND: 10 Days: April 26 - May 5,
2017. Visiting: Haifa - Tiberias - Nazareth - Bethlehem Jerusalem. Hosted by Father Jose Carlos da Silva.
$3,395.00 from New York / (Air/land tour price is $2699
plus $696 government taxes/airline surcharges). If
interested, see Father Jose Carlos for brochure.
FREE ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES,
HANAC COMMUNITY SERVICE
CENTER. Open Registration - Tuesday Thursday, 5:00pm - 8:00pm. @ George Douris
Tower, 27-40 Hoyt Avenue So., Astoria, NY (718 396 - 5016) English as a Second Language;
Preparation for High School Equivalency Exam
(GED) Preparation for Citizenship Exam.
Join Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio, and Futures in
Education in support of Catholic Schools at the
Spirit of Christmas Concert at Lincoln Center,
starring the New York Tenors - Daniel Rodriguez,
Andy Cooney and Christopher Macchio, as well as
The Voice of Italy 2014 winner. Sr. Cristina
Scuccia, on Monday, December 12, 2016 at
8:00pm. For tickets contact Lincoln Center at 212
-721-6500.
ADVENT RECONCILIATION MONDAY,
DECEMBER 19, 2016. Our Diocese will join
the Archdiocese of New York in celebrating Advent
Reconciliation Monday. On this special day, all the
parishes of our dioceses will offer the Sacrament of
Reconciliation from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, in
preparation for the great Feast of the Lord’s
Nativity.
COMUNIDAD HISPANA
20 de noviembre de 2016 Nuestro Señor
Jesucristo, Rey del Universo
SOCIEDAD DE DAMAS Y CABALLEROS:
REUNION MENSUAL EL PRIMER DOMINGO DEL
MES, DESPUÉS DE LA MISA HISPANA EN EL
SALÓN MSGR BENNETT. TODOS SON
BIENVENIDOS.
CURSILLISTAS: SE REUNEN EL 2DO, 3RO Y
4TO DOMINGOS DEL MES DESPUES DE LA MISA
HISPANA, “CRISTO CUENTA CONTIGO Y
NOSOTROS CON EL”.
GRUPO DE ORACION CARISMATICO: SE
REUNE TODOS LOS MARTES A LAS 7:00 PM EN
LA CAPILLA DE SAN DAMIANO. TODOS SON
BIENVENIDOS.
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE FATIMA: INVITA ASU
REUNION EL TERCER DOMINGO DEL MES DESPUES
DE LA MISA HISPANA PARA REZAR EL ROSARIO POR
LA PAZ DEL MUNDO EN HONOR A NTA. SRA. DE
FATIMA. CONTACTAR A CAROLINA CHINO.
El grupo de la Virgen de Guadalupe invita a rezar el
santo Rosario, el 2do domingo de cada mes, después de
la misa hispana.
El cenáculo de la Virgen, invita a rezar el Santo Rosario
por la sanación de la comunidad y unidad de las familias,
el 4to domingo del mes, después de la misa hispana.
REINADO
El libro de Samuel nos relata la unción de David
como rey de Israel. Fueron los ancianos de Israel
quienes declararon a David como rey ese día, pero
fue Dios quien llamó a David para que pastoreara a
Israel. Mandado así por los ciudadanos de su reino y
por el Señor, David ocupó su lugar en un largo
linaje de reyes.
El apóstol Pablo también nos habla de realeza,
pero en un plano muy superior: la realeza de Jesús
nuestro Señor. Tan grande como fue David, él y
todos los reyes terrenales anteriores y posteriores, en
sus reinos, son reyes menores en comparación con el
verdadero Rey. Finalmente, escuchamos el relato
del verdadero Rey en, tal vez, su momento más
débil: cerca de la muerte, colgando en una cruz,
insultado por un criminal común y por el mundo en
su totalidad.
REINO DE AMOR Y PAZ
Hoy celebramos en la Iglesia la Solemnidad de
“Jesucristo, Rey del Universo”. Por Jesús hacemos
parte del Reino de la Luz. Con esta solemnidad termina el Año Litúrgico. Ahhh… también termina el
Año de la Misericordia.
El día en que celebramos al Rey del Universo, la liturgia nos ofrece la imagen de Cristo Jesús reinando
desde una cruz, desde la cual ofrece la salvación al
que lo busca con fe y abre sus brazos para reunir al
mundo entero en una sola familia.
“Somos de tu misma sangre”, le dicen los ancianos
al rey David, con lo cual están reconociendo la unidad y fidelidad, que debe imperar entre el pueblo y
su rey. ¿Quién otorga tal dignidad? El Padre celestial, quien tiene el poder para unir a las naciones del
mundo en un solo pueblo: el Reino de la luz. Y
¿Quién puede ser merecedor de gobernar ese Reino?
Aquel que ha derramado su sangre por la redención
de todos: Jesucristo, el Hijo amado del Padre. Sólo
Él tiene el derecho de ser llamado Rey, porque lo ha
conquistado con su sacrificio y con su entrega total
en la cruz. Así, pues, la cruz es el punto de fusión
del amor y el poder que une al universo entero.
Jesús es Rey, pero está claro que no es un rey como
los del mundo, si es que se los puede llamar reyes,
ya que Él no utiliza su poder en beneficio propio. Él
nos enseña que todo poder (político, religioso, intelectual) debe estar al servicio de los oprimidos, pobres y desvalidos. Por eso, a lo largo de su vida
Jesús “pasó haciendo el bien”: cura a los enfermos,
expulsa a los demonios, practica el servicio, rechaza
el dominio y la violencia, da testimonio de la verdad.
Tiene para todo una palabra especial de perdón y de
ánimo. Su reinado es una conquista espiritual.
Jesús en la cruz, despojado de todo, perdonando, escuchando, devolviendo mal por bien, manifiesta la
síntesis y es expresión de la buena noticia que debe
reinar en nuestro corazón sólo el amor, sólo el servicio salva a las personas.
EL AMOR DETRÁS DE LAS OBRAS
Dios no desea nuestra obras; Dios desea el amor
que las anima.
—Santa Teresa de Ávila