SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESSION Every Saturday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM When possible the Priests are available for Confession before Mass. Also by appointment by contacting the Cathedral Office.

VISITATION OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY Please keep us informed when a person is sick or in the Hospital. Contact the Cathedral Office in order to put his/her name in the Mass Intention list. If the person needs to receive the Communion, a Priest will visit or send an available Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister.

FUNERALS Please contact the Cathedral Office for information.

EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday: After the 12:35 PM English Mass until 6:45 PM

HOLY HOUR Every Monday: After the 7:00 PM Spanish Mass until 8:30 PM

CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY Every Friday: 3:00 PM

DEVOTIONS HOLY ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (2000 Hail Mary ministry and exposition of the most blessed sacrament) Every First Saturday of the Month: From 5:30 AM to 6:00 PM

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes are held on Sunday.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY, YOUNG PROPHETS Meeting Every Friday: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IS THE MOTHER CHURCH

OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PATERSON AND THE SEAT OF ITS BISHOP.

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time February 10, 2019

Welcome! To the Cathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist! The beauty of this Cathedral expresses the dynamic energies and vibrant faith of our parish community. We invite you to be at home here as you draw closer to God through our worship, our programs, our movements, and our service projects. After one of our liturgies, please introduce yourself to me and the other members of our staff. We are here for you and are honored to have the opportunity to journey together in faith. Msgr. Geno Sylva

SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL STAFF Rector of the Cathedral and Vicar for Special Projects Reverend Monsignor Geno R. Sylva, STD

Parochial Vicars Reverend Leonardo Lopez Reverend Luis Alberto Hernandez

Permanent Deacons Mr. German Vargas Mr. Guido Pedraza Mr. Jose Pomales Mr. Luis Gil

Executive Assistant & Protecting God’s Children Facilitator Mrs. Carol Monroe

Director of Cathedral Music Ms. Jessica Mattiace

Office Manager Mrs. Amparo Castellanos

Coordinators of Catechesis Mrs. Ivannia Vega-McTighe Mrs. Sylvia Ortiz Deacon Jose Pomales

Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Young Prophets Bryany Alvarez

Parish Secretary Ms. Ana Amezquita

Janitor/Custodian Mr. Carlos Mendez

MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIOS DE MISAS

WEEKEND MASSES / FINES DE SEMANA MISAS SATURDAY VIGIL / VIGILIA LOS SABADOS 5:00 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish)

SATURDAY / SABADOS Every first (1) Saturday of each month 9:00 AM (Spanish) in Honor of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Celebrated in the Chapel of Our Lady)

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 8:30 AM (English) 10:00 AM (Spanish) 11:30 AM (English) 1:00 PM (Spanish)

WEEKDAY MASSES / MISAS DURANTE LA SEMANA (Celebrated in the Chapel of Our Lady) MONDAY THRU FRIDAY / LUNES A VIERNES 12:35 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish)

HOLY DAY MASSES / MISAS EN DIA FESTIVO 12:35 PM (English) / 7:00 PM (Español)

OFFICES: THE BISHOP FRANK J. RODIMER CENTER 387-389 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ USA Main: 973-345-4070 Fax: 973-345-7831 Email: info@rcdopcathedral.org Web: www.rcdopcathedral.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon. - Fri.: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

LIBRARY (GIFT SHOP) / LIBRERIA HOURS / HORARIOS Tuesday / Martes: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Saturday / Sabado: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Sunday / Domingo: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Founded: 1820 Families: 890

MAIN ENTRANCE Main Street & Grand Street

RECTORY / PRIESTS RESIDENCE 381 Grand Street Paterson, NJ 07505

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Every third (3rd) Saturday in English 10:30 AM - Spanish 11:30 AM Every Saturday in Spanish: 11:00 AM Parents and Godparents must attend class prior to Baptism.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Pre-Cana courses are required and are given in Spanish in March, June and October.

Bienvenido! A la Catedral San Juan Bautista! La belleza de esta catedral expresa la energía dinámica y la fe vibrante de nuestra comunidad parroquial. Te invitamos a estar aquí; tu casa, mientras te acercas a Dios a través de la adoración, nuestros programas, movimientos y proyectos de servicio. Después de una de nuestras celebraciones Eucarísticas, por favor acércate a mí, o a alguno de los miembros de nuestro personal. Estamos aquí para ti, y nos sentimos honrados de tener la oportunidad de caminar unidos en la fe. Msgr. Geno Sylva

THE CHAPEL OF OUR LADY DeGrasse Street

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE - POR FAVOR VISITE NUESTRA PAGINA DE INTERNET: www.rcdopcathedral.org

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

MASS INTENTIONS-INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA

SATURDAY/ SABADO February 9

5:00 pm (English) For the deceased members of St. John’s Parish Community

†Rosario Ku †Joyce Lucacsko 7:00 pm (Español) Por los miembros fallecidos de la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista

Acc. Grac. a la Virgen de la Candelaria

†Consuelo Romero de Riva †Javier Enrique Martinez Bedoya (1er Aniv) †Cesar Avila Cañari(1er mes) †Nancy Lucia Ganosa Cordoba †Gertrudis Marte †Jose Luis Ramos (12Aniv) †Juana Francisca De La Cruz †Luis Vega Salud: Suhami Maria Perez SUNDAY /DOMINGO February 10 8:30 am (English) For the deceased members of St. John’s Parish

Community †Holy Souls in Purgatory 10:00am (Español) Por los miembros fallecidos de la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista

†Agustin Rayo Jr. †Leonida Quiñones †Jorge Guillermo Guerrero

†Gladys Botello †Luisa Maria Pertuz (8avo Aniv) †Nora Gallego †Alejandrina Vargas Rodriguez †Jose Mercado Cantillo Salud: Ana Sanchez

11:30 am (English) For the deceased members of St. John’s Parish

Community †Arturo Allegra †Billy Hoffman †Henry Santiago

1:00 pm (Español) Por los miembros fallecidos de la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista

†Nora Gallego †Juan Gil Serrano Salud: Ismael Genao Salud: Elmer Sanchez Salud: Suhami Maria Perez MONDAY/MONDAY February 11 12:35pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm Acc. Grac. a Jesus Crucificado †Jose Carlos Pagan †Luis A. Castillo Salud: Suhami Maria Perez TUESDAY/MARTES February 12 12:35 pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory Health: Anna Sanchez 7:00 pm †Hilaria Suriel †Georgina de Torres †Consuelo Romero de Riva Salud: Suhami Maria Perez WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES February 13 12:35 pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm (Español) †Joseily Colon (6to mes) Salud: Suhami Maria Perez THURSDAY/JUEVES February 14 12:35 pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm (Español) †Consuelo Romero de Riva †Genara Gracia Salud: Suhami Maria Perez FRIDAY/Viernes February 15

12:35pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory

7:00pm (Español) En Honor al Sagrado Corazón por el 15 Aniversario del Grupo Contemplación †Felipe Tipiani Salazar †Felipe Tipiani Huayhuas †Viviana Tipiani †Jose Robles Castillo Salud: Suhami Maria Perez

MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR

ONLINE GIVING-DONACIONES EN

LINEA We are excited to announce that our Cathedral now accepts one-time and recurring donations conveniently from our website! You can make your secure donation via electronic check or debit/credit card by simply visiting www.rcdopcathedral.org go into GIVING. More information is available on our website or by calling the parish office at 973-345-4070/78 Nos complace anunciar que nuestra Catedral está ahora aceptando donaciones por una sola vez y/o programadas de manera conveniente en nuestra página de Internet! Puede hacer su donación segura a través de cheque electrónico o tarjeta de débito/crédito, simplemente visitando www.rcdopcathedral.org entrando a GIVING. Encontrará más información en nuestra página de internet o llamando a la oficina al 973-345-4070-78

OUR CATHEDRAL IS SPONSORING TWO SEPARATE CAR RAFFLES

2018 AUDI A3 & 2019 INFINITI QX50 LUXE AWD Each ticket is $100 – Cada ticket $100

Both vehicles have been donated by generous car dealers: Fette Infinity & Bridgewater Audi

Ambos vehículos han sido donados por generosos concesionarios de automóviles:

Fette Infinity y Bridgewater Audi Raffle to be held 06/09/2019 – La rifa sera el 9 de Junio, 2019 The tickets can be purchased in Cash, Check by Credit/Debit

Card or Online Giving, in our website Los boletos se pueden comprar en efectivo, Cheque, con

tarjeta de crédito / débito o entrando a Giving, en nuestra página de Internet

El Grupo Contemplativo, invita a la Celebración de su 15 aniversario de fundación el día 15 de febrero, 2019 empezando con la Santa Misa a las 7:00 pm. A las 8:00 pm Exposición del Santísimo. Luego a las 9:00 pm compartir en el 2do piso del Centro parroquial Rodimer.

FEBRUARY 2-3, 2019

COLLECTION/COLECTA $6,118.00

St. Peter and Why Rome! Why in Rome? Why on that soil of the Italian

peninsula rather than in Paris, Madrid or Antioch did Peter return to die a martyr? Peter, as the one to whom Jesus handed over the keys to the kingdom, comes to Rome in order to represent all of the world’s people. It is only in Rome that he can truly demonstrate the oneness, the very unity of the Church. It is there that he reveals his task of creating the very unity of the Catholic Church, the Church formed by Jews and Pagans, the Church of all peoples. And this is Peter’s mission, as well as that of his successors: To ensure that the Church is never identified with a single nation, a single culture, or a single state but is always the Church of all. To unite humanity over and above every boundary and, in the midst of the world’s divisions, makes God’s peace present. The current successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome, the one who presides in love and unity, Pope Francis, inspires the world. It is incredible to think of how God continues to care for His Church by giving her courageous and holy shepherds. In 2005 when the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI came onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to bless the crowds, the cameras caught the pensive expression on the face of Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago. Later, a reporter asked him what he was thinking about at that moment when he looked so pensive. The Cardinal replied: “I was gazing over towards the Circus Maximus, towards the Palatine Hill where the Roman Emperors once resided and reigned and looked down upon the persecution of Christians and I thought, ‘Where are their successors? Where is the successor of Caesar Augustus? Where is the successor of Marcus Aurelius? And finally, who cares?’ But if you want to see the successor of Peter, he is right there smiling and waving at the crowds.” ¡That is why Rome!

Msgr. Geno Sylva

San Pedro y por qué Roma!

¿Por qué en Roma? ¿Por qué en ese suelo de la península italiana, en lugar de París, Madrid o Antioquía, Pedro volvió a morir mártir? Pedro, aquel a quien Jesús entregó las llaves del reino, viene a Roma para representar a todas las personas del mundo. Solo en Roma puede demostrar verdaderamente la unidad, la unidad misma de la Iglesia. Es allí donde revela su tarea de crear la unidad de la Iglesia Católica, la Iglesia formada por judíos y paganos, la Iglesia de todos los pueblos. Y esta es la misión de Pedro, así como la de sus sucesores: asegurar que la Iglesia nunca se identifique con una sola nación, una sola cultura o un solo estado, sino que siempre sea la Iglesia de todos. Unir a la humanidad por encima de todos los límites y, en medio de las divisiones del mundo, hace presente la paz de Dios. El actual sucesor de Pedro, el obispo de Roma, el que preside en amor y unidad, el Papa Francisco, inspira al mundo. Es increíble pensar en cómo Dios sigue cuidando de Su Iglesia al darle pastores valientes y santos. En 2005, cuando el recién elegido Papa Benedicto XVI llegó al balcón de la Basílica de San Pedro para bendecir a la multitud, las cámaras captaron la expresión pensativa en el rostro del Cardenal Francis George, Arzobispo de Chicago. Más tarde, un reportero le preguntó: ¿En que estaba pensando en ese momento cuando se veía tan pensativo? El Cardenal respondió: "Estaba mirando hacia el Circo Máximo, hacia la Colina Palatina, donde los emperadores romanos una vez residieron y reinaron y menospreciaban la persecución de los cristianos y pensé:" ¿Dónde están sus sucesores? ¿Dónde está el sucesor de César Augusto? ¿Dónde está el sucesor de Marco Aurelio? Y finalmente, ¿a quién le importa? "Pero si quieres ver al sucesor de Pedro, él está allí, sonriendo y saludando a la multitud". ¡Por eso el porque Roma!

Mons. Geno Sylva

Msgr. Geno, Bienvenido a su casa! Lo extrañamos!!!!!