The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019 Bronx, New York Pastor Rev. Nikolin Pergjini Parochial Vicar Rev. Urbano Rodrigues VOCATIONS Is God calling you to the priesthood or religious life? Speak to one of our priests or call the Archdiocese Vocations Office at (914) 968-1340. BAPTISMS/WEDDINGS Please make arrangements with a Parish Priest at the Rectory office at least six months in advance. EMERGENCY/SICK CALLS If you know a sick parishioner who is in the hospital, nursing home or homebound, kindly let us know. Please call the Rectory at any time, day or night. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the parish is asked to register at the parish office. If you have changed your address or family information, please inform the Parish Office. HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English) 5:30 p.m. (Albanian), 7:00 p.m. (English) Sunday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (Spanish - Auditorium) 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon (English), 1:00 p.m. (Creole - Chapel in Center), 1:15 p.m. (Spanish) Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English), Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Eucharistic Adoration: Monday-Friday 9:30-12 noon, Thursday 6-7:00 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-12 noon & First Friday of the Month 6:00-7:30 p.m. CONFESSION: Saturdays 3:00- 4:00 p.m. & 6:30-7:00 p.m. Sunday Associate Rev. Msgr. Frederick J. Becker Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J. Rev. Richard Veras Deacon Santos Arroyo Deacon Carlos Mercado Director of Music - Jhasoa O. Agosto Parish Website: WWW.STLUCYBRONX.ORG Parish E-mail: STLUCYBRONX@GMAIL.COM RECTORY: 718-882-0710 Fax: 718-882-8876 833 Mace Avenue Bronx, NY 10467 Monday thru Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 Sunday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ————————————————————————————————————————— RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 718-882-0710 x19 Isabel Arroyo, Coordinator ————————————————————————————————————————— ST. LUCY’S SCHOOL: 718-882-2203 830 Mace Avenue Bronx, NY 10467 Mrs. Stefanini, Principal School Website: WWW.STLUCYS.ORG ————————————————————————————————————————— ST. LUCY’S GIFT SHOP: 718-882-0710 Open every day, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed for half hour lunch 12-12:30 p.m. GROTTO - LOURDES OF AMERICA Open every day, morning to evening, weather permitting CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS & A HEALTHY, HAPPY 2019 FROM ALL OF US, TO ALL OF YOU, OUR FAITHFUL AND LOYAL PARISHIONERS, FRIENDS AND VISITORS THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD - JANUARY 6, 2019
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TheEpiphanyoftheLord January6,2019
Bronx, New York
Pastor Rev. Nikolin Pergjini
Parochial Vicar Rev. Urbano Rodrigues
VOCATIONS Is God calling you to the priesthood or religious life? Speak to one of our priests or call the Archdiocese Vocations Office at (914) 968-1340.
BAPTISMS/WEDDINGS Please make arrangements with a Parish Priest at the Rectory office at least six months in advance.
EMERGENCY/SICK CALLS If you know a sick parishioner who is in the hospital, nursing home or homebound, kindly let us know. Please call the Rectory at any time, day or night.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the parish is asked to register at the parish office. If you have changed your address or family information, please inform the Parish Office.
The candle in honor of the Blessed Mother burns this week in memory of
Pietro Vairo
Requested by St. Lucy’s Altar Rosary Society
Norge Mastrangelo & Cindi Borchers-Eaton
The Epiphany of the Lord - January 6, 2019 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!
Your light has come,
the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
— Isaiah 60:1
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Message from Father Pergjini: On New Year’s Eve December 31, 2018, I went to Corpus Christi Monastery in Hunts Point, not far from our parish. For many years it has been my faithful New Year’s Eve visit to spend a few hours in that peaceful place before the Blessed Sacrament. It is a very dear place to me because often I come here to pray and pick up the hosts that we use for consecration in our parish. It is a very beautiful, peaceful and prayerful place. The contemplative Dominican nuns of perpetual adoration are well-known for their hospitality. As soon as I walk in I am welcomed by their gentle smiles. A hot tea or a hot meal often is served in a cozy guest room. It is a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere drinking the hot tea alone or sometimes one of the nuns keeps me company. I finish the tea and then quietly I go to the chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. On that cold night of New Year’s Eve, I thought of all of you dear parishioners, known and unknown to me. I always take a spiritual book in which I take refuge and spiritually rest. I read a page and after I rest looking at the majestic monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the High ceiling of the monastery. It is a time of thanksgiving, thanking Almighty Father for the year of grace that has passed. And now we are ready to usher in 2019. It is a time in which we place ourselves with confidence into the hands of our Almighty Father. We place our unknown future, invoking the intercession of the blessed mother for all of us. This year I took an old book which I bought many years ago of Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. It is a book very dear to me because it has daily mediations from his writings during his long experience as a teacher and well-known theologian. On the last page of this book he powerfully describes the Psalm 16:5 “O Lord, my chosen portion and my cup, you hold my lot in your hands.” In that short page of his reflections I was deeply absorbed by the power of Christ and His Father who sent him to provide for us hope, trust, and salvation. We who firmly believe in the power of Eucharist are not people who are governed by one rule, the blind chance, and our good or bad luck. I read and reread that page with great hope and faith. It was a time spent before Christ in that cold night mediating and digesting the power of that Psalm wisely and spiritually explained by Ratzinger. During those moments of peace and silence I place all of us into His Hands whom we call Father. And calling him Father we are his sons and daughters who beg for his Blessings and guidance always through Christ our Lord. I thank Christ for the gift of our faith in Him and for the good faith of many of you who are part of my priestly ministry. I thank God for what you have done and continue to do for our parish. In those moments of silence I did pray for your intentions, as I always do during the Holy Mass. It is during those divine moments that I invisibly place you before the Blessed Sacrament, the real presence, body and blood, soul and divinity of our Redeemer. During those hours spent in that peaceful and prayerful chapel you were invisibly present, next to me in a very special way. Yes indeed, in my heart and mind I thanked Ratzinger for helping me to enter more prayerfully in the power of prayer and
getting closer to Christ by mediating the beautiful words of Psalm 16:5 "“O Lord, my chosen portion and my cup, you hold my lot in your hands.” "Yes I placed all of you and myself into His hands and begging His Blessing upon us. At midnight I left the monastery and I headed home. Before going into the rectory I did stop in prayer before our beautiful Grotto, and again I thought of all of you saying one Hail Mary. Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Bernadette, and Saint Lucy, beautifully illuminated, were praying for us! Amen.
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Mensaje del Padre Pergjini: En la víspera de Año Nuevo el 31 de diciembre de 2018, fui al Monasterio de Corpus Christi en Hunts Point, no muy lejos de nuestra parroquia. Durante muchos años ha sido mi fiel visita de fin de año pasar algunas horas en ese lugar pacífico frente al Santísimo Sacramento. Es un lugar muy querido para mí porque a menudo vengo aquí para orar y recoger los anfitriones que usamos para la consagración en nuestra parroquia. Es un lugar muy hermoso, pacífico y lleno de oración. Las contemplativas monjas dominicas de adoración perpetua son bien conocidas por su hospitalidad. Tan pronto como entro, me recibe con su amable sonrisas. A menudo se sirve un té caliente o una comida caliente en una acogedora habitación. Es un ambiente relajante y agradable beber solo el té caliente o, a veces, una de las monjas me hace compañía. Termino el té y luego en silencio voy a la capilla donde el Santísimo Sacramento está expuesto. En esa fría noche de la víspera de Año Nuevo, pensé en todos ustedes queridos feligreses, conocidos y desconocidos para mí. Siempre tomo un libro espiritual en el que tomo refugio y descanso espiritual. Leí una página y después de descansar, observé la majestuosa custodia con el Santísimo Sacramento expuesto en el techo alto del monasterio. Es un tiempo de acción de gracias, agradeciendo al Padre Todopoderoso por el año de gracia que ha pasado. Y ahora estamos listos para iniciar el año 2019. Es un momento en el que nos ponemos con confianza en las manos de nuestro Padre Todopoderoso. Colocamos nuestro futuro desconocido, invocando la intercesión de la bendita madre por todos nosotros. Este año tomé un viejo libro que compré hace muchos años al cardenal Ratzinger, papa emérito Benedicto XVI. Es un libro muy querido para mí porque tiene mediaciones diarias de sus escritos durante su larga experiencia como maestro y teólogo famoso. En la última página de este libro él describe poderosamente el Salmo 16:5 " Oh Señor, mi porción elegida y mi copa, tú tienes mi suerte en tus manos". En esa breve página de sus reflexiones, estaba profundamente absorto por el poder de Cristo y su Padre que lo envió para proporcionarnos esperanza, confianza y salvación. Nosotros, que creemos firmemente en el poder de la Eucaristía, no somos personas que se rigen por una sola regla, la posibilidad ciega y nuestra buena o mala suerte. Leo y releo esa página con gran esperanza y fe. Fue un tiempo pasado delante de Cristo en esa fría noche mediando y digiriendo el poder de ese Salmo sabiamente y espiritualmente explicado por Ratzinger. Durante esos momentos de paz y silencio, nos coloco a todos en Sus Manos, a quienes llamamos Padre. Y llamándolo Padre, somos sus hijos e hijas, quienes suplicamos por sus bendiciones y guía siempre a través de Cristo nuestro Señor. Doy gracias a Cristo por el don de nuestra fe en Él y por la buena fe de muchos de ustedes que son parte de mi ministerio sacerdotal. Doy gracias a Dios por lo que has hecho y sigues haciendo por nuestra parroquia. En esos momentos de silencio rezaba por tus intenciones, como siempre hago durante la Santa Misa. Es durante esos momentos divinos que te coloco invisiblemente ante el Santísimo Sacramento, la presencia real, el cuerpo y la sangre, el alma y la divinidad de nuestra Redentor. Durante esas horas pasadas en esa capilla pacífica y orante, estabas presente invisiblemente, junto a mí de una manera muy especial. Sí, de hecho, en mi corazón y en mi mente le agradecí a Ratzinger por ayudarme a entrar más en oración con el poder de la oración y acercarme a Cristo al
mediar en las bellas palabras del Salmo 16:5 "“Oh Señor, mi porción elegida y mi copa, sostienes mi suerte en tus manos." Sí, te puse a todos ustedes y a mí en sus manos y rogándole su bendición. A medianoche salí del monasterio y me dirigí a casa. Antes de ir a la rectoría, me detuve en oración ante nuestra hermosa Gruta, y de nuevo pensé en todos ustedes diciendo Avemaría. Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Santa Bernadette y Santa Lucía, bellamente iluminadas, estaban orando por nosotros! Amén.
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The Announcement of Easter and the
Moveable Feasts
On the Epiphany of the Lord, after the singing of the Gospel, a Deacon or cantor, in keeping with an ancient practice of Holy Church, announces from the ambo the moveable feasts of the current year according to this formula:
Know, dear brethren, (brothers and sisters,) that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God’s mercy we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our Savior.
On the 6th day of March will fall Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the fast of the most sacred Lenten season.
On the 21st day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day, the Paschal feast of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 30th day of May will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 9th day of June, the feast of Pentecost.
On the 23rd day of June, the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
On the 1st day of December, the first Sunday of the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(From the Roman Missal, Third Edition, Appendix I)
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El Anuncio de la Pascua y las Fiestas Movibles
En la Epifanía del Señor, después de que el canto del Evangelio, un diácono o cantor, de acuerdo con una antigua práctica de la Santa Iglesia, anuncia desde el ambón las fiestas móviles del año en curso de acuerdo con esta fórmula:
Sepan, queridos hermanos, (hermanos y hermanas), que, como nos hemos regocijado en la Natividad de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, por lo que con la venia de la misericordia de Dios anunciamos también a vosotros la alegría de su resurrección, que El es nuestro Salvador.
En el día 16 de marzo es miércoles de ceniza, y el comienzo del ayuno de la temporada más sagrado de Cuaresma.
En el día 21 de abril se va a celebrar con alegría el día de Pascua, la fiesta pascual de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
En el día 30 de mayo será la Ascensión de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
En el día 9 de junio, la fiesta de Pentecostés.
En el día 23 de junio, la fiesta del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo.
En el día 1 de diciembre, es el primer domingo de Adviento de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, a quien le damos el honor y la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
(Desde el Misal Romano, Tercera Edición, Apéndice I)
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Our parish will attend the march in Washington, D.C. Please join us in the fight to protect and respect the dignity of human life, from conception to natural death. We as marchers will bring our prayers and the pro-life message to our nation’s capitol. Morning Holy Mass at 5:30 a.m. in the Church and the bus will depart at 6:00 a.m. sharp. We will
return around 10 p.m. Bus fee: $50.00 - Donations are accepted to cover the student fee
To make reservations, please come to the rectory with the bus fee by January 11th. For more information, please contact the parish rectory office at 718-882-0710.
Our most heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all our parishioners who already responded so generously to our Renew + Rebuild campaign. You can still return your pledge card or pick up a pledge card. Call the rectory office (718-882-0710) or make a pledge online at renewrebuild.org
Nuestro más sincero agradecimiento y gratitud a todos nuestros feligreses que ya respondieron con tanta generosidad a nuestra campaña Renew + Rebuild. Todavía puede devolver su tarjeta de compromiso o recoger una tarjeta de compromiso. Llame a la oficina de la rectoría (718-882-0710) o haga una promesa en línea en renewrebuild.org
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