14 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Corpus Christi Church July 5, 2020 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, July 6, 2020 7:30 AM Peter Triolo 9:00 AM Bill Corbett – Birth Remembrance 8:00 PM Spanish Intention Tuesday, July 7, 2020 7:30 AM Viola Anna Romano 9:00 AM Maria Barbosa Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7:30 AM Ronald Wos 9:00 AM Maria de Lurdes Martins Thursday, July 9, 2020 7:30 AM Nicholas J. Motto, Jr. 9:00 AM Leroy Barroca (Birth Rem) Friday, July 10, 2020 7:30 AM Fr. Eugene Murphy 9:00 AM Russell Bryan Leach Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:00 PM Elizabeth Cox Joseph & Nancy Carroll The Scarcella Family Jack Correia Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:00 AM Clara de Sousa 8:30 AM Antonio & Helena Mendes Isabel & Leroy Barroca Carlos Nunes da Costa Leonardo & Lurdes Albuquerque Antonio Fernandes de Barros Francisco Costa Jose Fernandes dos Reis Barbosa Maria de Lurdes Barbosa Lima 10:00 AM John Reedy 11:30 AM People of the Parish 5:00 PM Spanish Intention 7:00 PM The Virus Victims Final CMA Numbers for 2020 Goal = $99,400 Pledges = $42,980 Payments = $34,983 Donors = 174 Average = $247 Thank you to all the families who already have made a sacrificial gift. Please consider a yearly offering. PRIEST CELEBRANTS’ SCHEDULE Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:00 PM Fr. Tomaz Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:00 AM Fr. Ngozi 8:30 AM Fr. Basilio 10:00 AM Bishop Anjay 11:30 AM Fr. Ngozi 5:00 PM Fr. Carlos 7:00 PM Fr. Ngozi Corpus Christi Mass on YouTube This Sunday July 5, you can watch Bishop Anjay celebrate the English Mass, Fr. Tomaz will celebrate the Portuguese Mass and Fr. Malcolm will celebrate Spanish Mass. All three Masses will be on YouTube as of 7:00 AM on Sunday. Please type tgomide to watch the Mass in the language of your choice from the comfort of your homes or wherever you are. The masses will be posted to our Facebook page as well. Tell all your friends and family about it so they too can watch. STEWARDSHIP CORNER Sharing Time, Talent and Treasure “Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let your faithful ones bless you,” says the psalmist. Stewardship is this “attitude of gratitude” for the many gifts God has given us. See Psalm 145 (Our Sunday Visitor, ibid., page 12). Since starting public Masses again on Sunday 31 May (150 people), we have risen an average of 100 plus each week; Sunday 28 June (550 people). Total Collection of donations, mail-ins, candle money and poor box: $12,730 Maintenance collection: $2,110 Peter's Pence for Pope: $652
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Corpus Christi Church July 5, 2020
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, July 6, 2020 7:30 AM Peter Triolo 9:00 AM Bill Corbett – Birth Remembrance
8:00 PM Spanish Intention Tuesday, July 7, 2020 7:30 AM Viola Anna Romano 9:00 AM Maria Barbosa Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7:30 AM Ronald Wos 9:00 AM Maria de Lurdes Martins Thursday, July 9, 2020 7:30 AM Nicholas J. Motto, Jr. 9:00 AM Leroy Barroca (Birth Rem) Friday, July 10, 2020 7:30 AM Fr. Eugene Murphy 9:00 AM Russell Bryan Leach Saturday, July 11, 2020
5:00 PM Elizabeth Cox Joseph & Nancy Carroll The Scarcella Family Jack Correia
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:00 AM Clara de Sousa 8:30 AM Antonio & Helena Mendes Isabel & Leroy Barroca Carlos Nunes da Costa Leonardo & Lurdes Albuquerque Antonio Fernandes de Barros Francisco Costa Jose Fernandes dos Reis Barbosa Maria de Lurdes Barbosa Lima 10:00 AM John Reedy 11:30 AM People of the Parish 5:00 PM Spanish Intention 7:00 PM The Virus Victims
Final CMA Numbers for 2020 Goal = $99,400 Pledges = $42,980 Payments = $34,983 Donors = 174 Average = $247
Thank you to all the families who already have made a sacrificial gift. Please consider a yearly offering.
PRIEST CELEBRANTS’ SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:00 PM Fr. Tomaz
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:00 AM Fr. Ngozi 8:30 AM Fr. Basilio 10:00 AM Bishop Anjay 11:30 AM Fr. Ngozi 5:00 PM Fr. Carlos 7:00 PM Fr. Ngozi
Corpus Christi Mass on YouTube This Sunday July 5, you can watch Bishop Anjay celebrate the English Mass, Fr. Tomaz will celebrate the Portuguese Mass and Fr. Malcolm will celebrate Spanish Mass. All three Masses will be on YouTube as of 7:00 AM on Sunday. Please type tgomide to watch the Mass in the language of your choice from the comfort of your homes or wherever you are. The masses will be posted to our Facebook page as well. Tell all your friends and family about it so they too can watch.
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Sharing Time, Talent and Treasure
“Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let your faithful ones bless you,” says the psalmist. Stewardship is this “attitude of gratitude” for the many gifts God has given us. See Psalm 145 (Our Sunday Visitor, ibid., page 12). Since starting public Masses again on Sunday 31 May (150 people), we have risen an average of 100 plus each week; Sunday 28 June (550 people). Total Collection of donations, mail-ins, candle money and poor box: $12,730 Maintenance collection: $2,110 Peter's Pence for Pope: $652
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Pastor’s Notes
This weekend with the 4th of July upon us, I pray that you will celebrate safely with family and friends, to embrace more deeply our freedom as Americans and as Catholics. The Scripture readings this Sunday all point toward the liberating power of God. The Prophet Zechariah speaks of a king riding on a humble donkey; banishing war and proclaiming peace to all nations. St. Paul to the Romans declares how living life in the Spirit destroys the sins of the flesh and death itself. Even Jesus Himself in the Gospel invites all who labor and are heavy-burdened, to find rest and freedom in His yoke/cross. What a blessing it is to see the people of God coming back to Church, to believe in the power of faith over fear. We have set up new dates in July for Masses of First Holy Communion, as well as Confirmation, for the children and young people of our parish. Obviously these celebrations had to be cancelled in the Spring. But all the candidates have been prepared by our wonderful Religious Education leaders and catechists, and the kids are excited to rejoice in these Sacraments! Confessions for penitent persons and Anointings of the Sick are also being offered to all the Catholic faithful. More and more, we are seeing funeral services and Masses for our beloved ones who have died. One of the saddest tragedies of COVID-19 was when people were dying alone, without family members to surround them as they breathed their last breath. Many times we were not able to offer them a funeral Mass; with only outdoor wakes, drive-by church blessings, and graveside ceremonies being given. You will see a list in this bulletin of the faithful departed souls during the height of the Coronavirus, who in some way are connected to our parish. We wish to offer Memorial Masses for their eternal rest, if any family wishes to gather in church to remember these holy deceased ones in their life time. Please call the office for details, and to set up a date and time for the Mass. Also if you know of other parishioners who died and are not on the list, let us know. Please pray for them in the silence and sanctuary of your souls. What a wonder it is to see more and more people returning to “live Masses” each day, while we continue to post “virtual Masses” on the internet for those parishioners at home. I could see tears in the eyes of some receiving Holy Communion for the first time in three months. We will continue with new/temporary protocols of Communion reception after the final blessing at all Masses. And of course we will stay for a while with the new triple disciplines: wearing a mask; purifying your hands; keeping socially distant. May we always hunger more deeply for the gift and grace of the Eucharist, as we become who we are, and create what we do as the Body of Christ: Corpus Christi! Yours in Christ, Father Malcolm
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Jose G. Afonso Mary Augello
Donald B. Bonner Alessandrina Cimaglia
Carmine D’Antonio Manuel DaPonte
William J. D’Avanzo Jr. Joseph C. Forte Efrain Franco
Joan P. Gallucci Lucille C. Going Walter Hobbs Jr.
Mary I. Ignizio Virginia M. Mahoney
Patrick L. Mantovi Annette E. Marks
Olinda M. Marques Maria Mendes
Adelino P. Mendes Frank H. Miola
Harold E. Montoux Timothy O’Sullivan Orsolo Pasquarelli
Julia Pereira Frances Petretta
Lisa Petretta Robert J. Reiser
Lucia Ribeiro Paulino Santos Rose Talarek
Henry A. Tomaszewski Philip E. Yovino
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HAPPY 4th of JULY Let us celebrate our freedom as Americans on this 244th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, along with our religious liberty as Roman Catholics through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ!! 2020 is proving a profound year for all people in our country, in search for a deeper sense of true freedom: freedom from the pandemic and death; freedom from racism and prejudice; freedom from sin and evil. Then God Bless America!
God bless America, land that I love; Stand beside her, and guide her,
Through the night, with the light from above. From the mountains, to the praries; From the oceans, white with foam;
God bless America, my home sweet home; God bless America, my home sweet home.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 5:00 PM - Confirmation Ceremony conferred by Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski. The Ceremony can be viewed on YouTube under “TGomide”.
Congratulations and Thank you Each year the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Immaculata #144 present their awards and scholarships to the eighth grade students in the Religious Education Program. Their 2020 recipients are as follows:
Marion McCormack Memorial Award (Exemplary Service to the
Religious Education Program)
Josephine Owens
Catholic High School Scholarship Awards (Awarded to long term students in the program)
Alexander Baker (Chaminade High School) Daniel Carsey (Kellenberg Memorial High School)
Penelope Kearns (Sacred Heart Academy) Julia Ocasio (Kellenberg Memorial High School)
The presentations will be made at a later date.
We congratulate our five Confirmation Candidates who received their First Holy Communion
on Sunday, June 28, 2020:
Angelina Diaz, Sebastian Gomez, Ashley Hernandez, Giselle Majano, Kevin Romero.
A special "thank you" to Father Malcolm, Father Ngozi, and Deacon Brian.
Banns Of Marriage
2nd Time: Heather Gessner, Corpus Christi & Thomas Ward, St. Aidan
Jose Molina & Maribel Jaco, Corpus Christi
Please remember the sick in your daily prayers, including the following who have asked to be included in our list:
Connie Altvater, Armandina Araujo, Vinnie Benedetto, Anne Boland, Erin Burke, Marie Byrnes, Jeanne Carroll, Michael Castalino, Arlene Cavanagh, Manuel DaPonte, Frank de Carolis, Anthony Donnelly, Kate Donovan, Virginia Fallon, Joanne Fitzgerald, Lilly Fuentes, Kenneth Gallagher, Vanessa Gomes, Robert Hartlett, Eileen Hendrickson, Sue Krebs, Diane LaBianca, Joseph LaBianca, Vincent Lodato, Christine Lucivero, Jason Lopes, Jack Maia, Rosemary Mastandrea, Pat Nicolosi, Susan O’Brien, Melissa Ogunsuyi, Ann Phelan, Linda Pires, JoAnn Russo, Mary Santucci, Robert Santucci, Lisa Simeone, MaryAnn, Andy & Jaclyn Simonetti, Alice Squeri, Beatriz Silva Pontes, Paul Tubito, Lorraine Verdade, Phillip Washburn, and any other members of our parish who are sick at this time.
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Español DECIMOCUARTO DOMINGO
EVANGELIO DE SAN MATEO 11, 25-30 En aquel tiempo, Jesús exclamó: Te doy gracias, Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, porque has escondido estas cosas a los sabios y entendidos, y las has revelado a la gente sencilla! Gracias, Padre, porque así te ha parecido bien. El Padre ha puesto todas las cosas en mis anos. Nadie conoce al Hijo sino el Padre, y nadie conoce al Padre sino el Hijo y aquel a quien el Hijo se lo quiera revelar. Vengan a mí, todos los que está fatigados y agobiado por la carga, y yo los aliviaré. Tomen mi yugo sobre ustedes y aprendan de mí, que soy manso y humilde de corazón, y encontrarán descanso, porque mi yugo es suave y mi arga ligera.
En este Evangelio encontramos la imagen de un Jesús que abre sus manos para acogernos en médio de nuestra pequenez y encontramos la firme
esperanza de saber que en médio de nuestras tribulaciones, cargos de consciência, agobios y preocupaciones está Jesús a nuestra espera. Jesús experimentó el rechazo de los poderes polítios y religiosos de su tempo y fue acogido por la gente sencilla. En vez de sentirse frustrado ante el poco éxito con la gente importante, dió gracias al Padre por haber dispuesto las cosas así. Se trata del estilo de actuar de Dios que elige a los humildes para confundir a los soberbios. Dios escogió pueblo pequeno para hacerlo depositário de su revelación. Jesús se manifestará como un rey en su entrada triunfal en Jerusalén, montado en burrito. Dios para triunfar no necessita un despliegue impresioante de recursos sino que se hace fuerte con la debilidade de los que lo aman. Es la fuerza del amor. Para os doctores de la ley, el importante era cumplir los 613 mandamiento de la Ley. Era el único caminho de la salvación. Con Jesús, el supremo mandamento es el Mandamiento del Amor.
Un yugo generalmente conecta a dos bueyes para qu trabajen como equipo. Cuando Jesús nos invita a llevar su yugo y a aprender de él, es como si nos estuviera dando acceso a los mejores equipos y al mejor entrenamiento para el juego de la vida. Nos invita a unirnos a Él en su arreo, a darle la oportuniad de enseñarnos como se debe hacer en los momentos difíciles. El yugo de la ley de Dios está inspirado por el amor. Es mejor que el yugo del mundo, inspirado en la competência, el egoísmo, el stress, el tener más que lo demás. HERMANO, ESPERAMOS POR USTED EN NUESTRA MISA. SIN SU PRESENCIA LA FAMILIA NO ESTÁ COMPLETA.
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Português DÉCIMO QUARTO DOMINGO DO TEMPO
COMUM
EVANGELHO DE MATEUS 11, 25-30 Naquele tempo, Jesus exclamou: “Eu Te bendigo, ó Pai, Senhor do céu e da terra, porque escondeste estas verdades aos sábios e inteligentes e as revelaste aos pequeninos. Sim, Pai, Eu Te bendigo, porque assim foi do t eu agrado. Tudo Me foi dado por meu Pai. Ninguém conhece o Filho senão o Pai e ninguém conhece o Pai senão o Filho e aquele a quem o Filho o quiser revelar. Vinde a Mim, todos o que andas cansados e oprimidos, e Eu vos aliviarei. Tomai sobre vós o meu jugo e aprendei de Mim, que sou manso e humilde de coração, e encontrareis descanso para as vossas almas. Porque o meu jugo é suave e a minha carga é leve”.
Entre os fariseus do tempo de Jesus, a imagem do jugo era aplicada à Lei de Deus – a suprema norma de vida. Tratava-se de um jugo pesadíssimo. A impossibilidade de cumprir, no dia a dia, os 613 mandamentos da Lei, criava consciências pesadas
e atormentadas. A Lei aprisionava em lugar de libertar e afastava os homens de Deus em lugar de os conduzir para a comunhão com Deus. Jesus veio libertar o homem da escravidão da Lei. Quando Jesus pronuncia as palavras: “Vinde a mim, vós todos que estais afligidos e oprimidos, e Eu vos aliviarei”, Ele tem diante dos olhos as pessoas que encontra todos os dias pelas estradas da Galileia: muita gente simples, pobre, doente, pecadora, marginalizada... Este povo acorre a Jesus para ouvir a sua palavra – uma palavra que incutia sempre esperança! Jesus vai em busca destas multidões cansadas, desgarradas, como ovelhas sem pastor, e promete-lhes alívio e consolação.
Deus não se revela àqueles que se julgam superiores aos demais, aos que se julgam inteligentes. Ele se revela somente àqueles que tem um coração de criança. No Evangelho de hoje, quando Jesus se refere aos sábios e inteligentes, Ele se refere aos fariseus e doutores da Lei. Eles julgavam-se superiores ao povo e impunham ao povo tantas obrigações que fazia com que o povo se sentisse desanimado. Jesus, ao contrário, apresenta um Deus misericordioso, um Deus cheio de bondade, um Pai celestial.
INTENÇÕES - DOMINGO DIA 12 + António e Helena Mendes + Isabel e Leroy Barroca + Carlos Nunes da Costa + Leonardo e Lurdes Albuquerque + António Fernando de Barros + Francisco Costa + José Fernandes dos Reis Barbosa + Maria de Lurdes Barbosa Lima
