As we begin Holy Week, let us open our minds and hearts to the Lord Jesus. This Holy Week reminds us of His love for all of us, particularly, when we have to face difficult times with Coronavirus challenging our wel- fare and health. Holy Week services are cancelled, but the Lord will be with us as we celebrate Holy Week in our homes. Today, Palm Sunday, the priests and sisters will be outside of our church from 9:00am to 11:00am to hand out blessed palm to those in cars only. Parishioners may drive by the front of church on Rising Sun Avenue and you will be handed blessed palm on the passenger side of the car. NO WALK UPS PLEASE! I wish you a Holy Week and Easter blessings! Fr. Al C H U R C H O F S T W I L L I A M
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As we begin Holy Week, let us open our minds and hearts to the Lord Jesus. This Holy Week reminds us of
His love for all of us, particularly, when we have to face difficult times with Coronavirus challenging our wel-
fare and health.
Holy Week services are cancelled, but the Lord will be with us as we celebrate Holy Week in our homes.
Today, Palm Sunday, the priests and sisters will be outside of our church from 9:00am to 11:00am to hand
out blessed palm to those in cars only. Parishioners may drive by the front of church on Rising Sun Avenue
and you will be handed blessed palm on the passenger side of the car. NO WALK UPS PLEASE!
I wish you a Holy Week and Easter blessings! Fr. Al
C H U R C H
O F
S T
W I L L I A M
Church of St. William 6200 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS (postponed) BAPTISM (Lower Church) Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:00PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM
For information or scheduling a Baptism, please email Deacon Bill Moser (English) or Sister Rose (Spanish) at the following:
[email protected][email protected] CONFIRMATION Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation. RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only For personal request, contact the Rectory. MATRIMONY Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church. Couples intending marriage must contact our Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. Contact: [email protected]
For required marriage preparation contact the rectory or PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com
For wedding music contact Ken Houser, Music Director at [email protected]. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.
Schedule of Masses on TV and online
Sunday Mass on TV - Channel 6 - 5:30am
Daily Mass on TV - EWTN - 12:00pm
Sunday Mass at 11:00am from Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul in
Philadelphia
On any mobile device and your computer ~ CatholicTV.org
Daily Mass Monday thru Friday—9:30am (live) rebroadcasts at 7:00pm &
11:30pm
Saturday Mass at 9:30am
Saturday Mass at 7:00pm from Basilica of National Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception
Sunday Spanish Mass at 8:00am (live) rebroadcasts at 5:30pm & 10:00pm
Sunday Mass at 10:00am from Basilica of the Sacred Heart at University
of Notre Dame
Sunday Mass at 4:00pm from San Antonio’s San Fernando Cathedral
(Spanish & English)
Sunday Mass at 7:00pm & 11:30pm from American’s Catholic Television
Network
PARISH STAFF
Pastor Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al)
Parochial Vicar (Pakistani Community) Rev. Tariq Isaac
Retired (Resident) Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus)
Haitian Community Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I. Deacon William Moser Deacon Felipe Cruz Deacon Angel Alicea, Retired Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Rose Patrice, IHM
As we approach Holy Week, the time to reflect on the greatest mysteries of our Faith, we find ourselves in the middle of the COVID-19. I am sure many ques-tions come to mind. The reality is that we have been called to continue our trust in God and the Mysteries we celebrate in Holy Week which go beyond our churches. I recommend checking CatholicPhilly.com as your main contact for Holy Week Services.
Palm Sunday is the triumphal entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem. His entrance took place about 2000 years ago, but His presence remains with us. We still claim Jesus to be our Lord and Savior in the middle of this coronavirus spread almost all over the world. Blessed palm “is a sacramental rich in power to re-mind all of us of Christ’s victory over sin and death. It certainly has special signif-icance during the pandemic.”
Holy Thursday reminds us of the institution of the Holy Eucharist and the Priesthood of Jesus Christ. Traditionally is called the Last Supper. The Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Holy Thursday by the Archbishop and the Holy Oils will be distributed to parishes at a later time. The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins the sacred triduum and will be celebrated by priests privately without a congregation.
The liturgy for Good Friday, also to be celebrated privately, features prominent-ly a long list of solemn intercession prayers for the needs of the world. This year a plea for relief from the pandemic appears in a prayer approved by Archbishop Nelson Perez, following the suggestion of the USCCB, as the 11th intercession: “For an end to the pandemic: Let us pray, dearly beloved, for a swift end to the coronavirus pandemic that afflicts our world, that our God and Father will heal the sick, strengthen those who care for them, and help us all to persevere in faith.”
Holy Saturday, is normally a somber period of reflection on the death of Jesus, followed by the holiest night of the liturgical year: the Easter Vigil Mass celebrat-ing the resurrection of Christ. The private celebration of the Mass this year will omit the reception of Catholics into the church through the sacraments, but will be deferred to another time.
Easter Sunday is the celebration of Jesus Resurrection. Easter Masses also will be celebrated privately in parish churches, and presumably streamed from them via the internet where possible. Approximately, 42 parishes and shrines in the Philadelphia Archdiocese are making private daily and Sunday Masses available along with other liturgies and devotions via livestreamed video on parish websites and Facebook pages. I urge you to visit CatholicPhilly.com for a list.
Fr. Al Pastor
Palm Sunday ~ The Passion of the Lord
April 5, 2020
FOCUS: We recall and commemorate the events of our
salvation as we begin Holy Week.
As we remember the suffering and death of Jesus, we are
drawn more deeply into the mystery of God’s steadfast love
for all humanity: God so loved the world that he sent his
only Son that all may be saved.
LITURGY OF THE WORD: Saint Matthew writes of
Jesus’ celebrated entry into Jerusalem, where some of the
very large crowd … cut branches from the trees and strewed
them on the road. Isaiah prophesies of one who will speak
to the weary a word that will rouse them. Paul writes to the
Philippians about the total self-giving of Christ and his exal-
tation by the Father. In the Gospel, Matthew gives his ac-
count of the last hours of Jesus, including their Passover
meal, his betrayal, and his passion, death, and burial.
REFLECTION: Isaiah suggests that our first responsibility
isn’t to speak, but to listen. God’s gift of a "well-trained
tongue" comes because "God opens my ear that I may
hear." If our words are to bear fruit they must come from the
silence we observe as we listen for God’s Word. Lent is a
good time to train ourselves to listen better – to God and
those around us each day.
So we ask ourselves:
Do I consider myself a good listener?
What do those closest to me say about my listening
skill?
Masses for the week of April 5, 2020
Sunday, April 5 5:00pm (Vigil) Richard Kurth (7th anniversary)
7:30am Carissa Sachs & Felecia Torres (living)
9:00am For Priests and Sisters of St. William Parish 10:30am Lida Mejia
12:00pm Paul Corbett 8:00pm For All Students Monday, April 6 6:30am Haitian Community 12:00pm Hispanic Community
Tuesday, April 7
6:30am Pakistani Community 12:00pm Ines Tobon
Wednesday, April 8 6:30am Ines Tobon
12:00pm Marie Erdelmann (11th anniversary)
Thursday, April 9 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday, April 10 9:00am Morning Prayer on Good Friday Saturday, April 11 7:00pm Easter Vigil
Please keep the sick in your prayers
Mike Montgomery, Christopher Browne, Clifford Browne, Joe Fenuto, Shawn Downey, Irene Coyle, Stephanie Morgan, Jeffrey Jubelirer, Sher Anne Shea-Jubelirer, Michael Griffin, Richard Shea, Conor F. Donnelly, Matthew Koreck, Anne Krause, Carmella Dick, Donna Griffin, Patricia Jordan, Michael Wilson, Loretta LaBarge, Elizabeth Junod, Betty Harding
Pray for those we rely on Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Staff, EMTs, Scientists, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, Media, Military, Delivery People, Truck Drivers, Grocery Store Workers, Pharmacists, Food Pantries, Sanitation Workers, Government Officials, Essential Store Employees, Veterinarians, Animal Shelter Staff
Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed
God bless all of you Hospital Patients, Those sick at home, Teachers, Students, Parents, those working from home, and all those adhering to the guidelines set forth by our medical and government officials.
Take time
to pray
the rosary
Find free meals for students while schools are closed www.phila.gov/COVID-19 “youth meal sites”
To ensure that students can still have nutritious meals while all schools are closed, the School District of Philadelphia, several charter schools, and the Philadelphia Housing Authority are coordi-nating with the City’s Office of Children and Families to provide grab-and-go meals for children and youth throughout the city.
Meals are available from 9 a.m. to noon only on Mondays and Thursdays. All children and youth are eligible, and no ID is re-quired. Families will receive 6 meals per student—3 breakfasts and 3 lunches.
All schools within the School District of Philadelphia will be closed through at least April 6, 2020.
Here are some nearby schools offering meals:
Barton School (4600 Rosehill St.) 19120
Thomas Finletter School (6100 N. Front St.) 19120
Benjamin Franklin School (5737 Rising Sun Ave. ) 19120
Thurgood Marshall School (5120 N. 6th St. ) 19120
Northeast High School (1601 Cottman Ave.) 19111
Grover Washington Middle School (201 E. Olney Ave. ) 19120
Every Home is a Domestic Church According to the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic
Constitution on the Church: “The family, is so to speak, the
domestic church.” (Lumen Gentium #11) This means that it
is in the context of the family that we first learn who God is
and to prayerfully seek His will for us. In the following bullet
points you will find some suggestions on how to build your
“domestic church” through a life of prayer that can help all
the members of your family.
Begin praying as a family and reading from Scripture daily,
pray a Family Rosary (each member leads a decade, and
everyone shares intentions). Have a crucifix in a prominent
place in the home, and in every bedroom. Begin family tradi-
tions based on the seasons celebrated in the liturgical calen-
dar. Make your vacation a holy pilgrimage by visiting the
shrines and saints of our land and the world.
Celebrate Holy Week in your Home
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Holy Week Services have
been cancelled for 2020. However, we have an excellent
opportunity to celebrate Holy Week and Easter in our own
home.
We have never imagined that the current coronavirus
gives us a new view of our faith in God and the church and
an additional understanding of Holy Week and Easter for all
of us. We can enjoy our faith despite difficult times in our
world.
We can find ways to mark the seasons in our homes in a
sacred way.
For example, households might
wash each other’s hands or feet on
Holy Thursday before you have
dinner.
On Good Friday, pray the Stations and
venerate a cross.
On the Vigil of Easter or on
Easter Sunday plan a family
dinner.
Gather pictures of your fami-
ly when each member re-
ceived the Sacraments, such
as Baptism, First Holy Com-
munion and Confirmation. Then, before the meal, offer a
prayer of thanksgiving for all the blessings you have received
and pray for the people who are sick now from the Corona-
virus.
Happy Easter!
Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me
to be separated from You.
There will be numerous opportunities to
watch Holy Week services on TV.
Please visit
CatholicTV.org
CatholicPhilly.com
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Que la paz, el Amor, la Unidad y la Esperanza estén siempre con nosotros. Padre Santo y Misericordioso, tu Hijo unige nito, al entregarse hoy a la muerte e instituir la Eucaristí a, el banquete del amor y la unidad, nos reu ne en el Á gape de los hijos de Dios; con-cede a quienes celebramos hoy el amor y la unidad, que abundemos en caridad y plenitud de vida. Tu que vives reinas por los siglos de los siglos. Áme n. Lectura : 1 Corintios 11, 23-26 / Breve reflexión Oremos diciendo: Te rogamos, Señor. Roguemos al Sen or, para que se digne conservar a su Iglesia en la paz , en el amor, y en la unidad. Roguemos al Sen or, para que a ejemplo de Cristo, que lavo los pies de los discí pulos, aprendamos a servirnos unos a
otros con amor fraterno y humildad. Roguemos al Sen or, para que …………….
Como hijos de un mismo Padre, pidámosle en la oración que el mismo Jesucristo nos enseñó, que nos conceda siempre el pan de la fraternidad, la caridad, la fe y la esperanza. Padre nuestro….
Bendí cenos y bendice tambie n estos alimentos que vamos a compartir, a fin de poder servirte con mayor fidelidad y alegrí a. Amén.
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Acceso directo a la misas televisadas a través de nuestra nueva
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Sitios para recibir comida para los alumnos
www.phila.gov/COVID-19 “youth meal sites”
Lunes y Jueves 9:00—12:00 am
Para cada alumno: 3 desayunos y 3 almuerzos
LA SEMANA SANTA
Domingo de Ramos: 5 de abril En familia, levanta sus ramos y rezan: Señor
Jesús, con este ramo bendito quiero acompañar-
te, estar cerca de to para esperar tu resurrección.
Dame la fuerza para estar siempre a tu lado.
Amén.
Jueves Santo: 9 de abril
Gracias, Señor, por haberte quedado para siem-
pre con nosotros a través del pan y vino que
compartimos en cada misa; gracias también por
ensenarnos que debemos estar siempre al servi-
cio de los demás especialmente de los mas po-
bres y necesitados. Amén.
Viernes Santo: 10 de abril
Señor Jesús, Tu me conoces y me quieres, en-
tregaste tu vida por mi y por todas las perso-
nas, perdóname porque muchas veces no hago
tu voluntad. Amen.
Sábado Santo / Vigilia: 11 de abril
Señor Jesús, a veces no tenemos puesta toda
nuestra confianza en tu Palabra, nos olvidamos
fácilmente de tus promesas. Ayúdame con tu
Espíritu para confiar siempre en ti. Amén.
Domingo de Pascua: 12 de abril
Cristo Jesús, que por amarnos murió y resucitó de los muer-
tos. Este es el día esperado por todos los hombres. Este es
el día en que todo comienza de nuevo, goce la tierra inunda-
da de luz tan brillante, huyan las sombras antiguas, aléjese el
miedo. Amén.
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