1 DECEMBER 27, 2020 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 Matthew 2:13-18 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 12:10pm Carlo Bianchi Milagros Valentin TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 Luke 2:22-35 St. Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr 12:10pm Athalene Watt Salvatore Trimboli, Christina Sanzone & Mary Ann Meyers WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 Luke 2:36-40 12:10pm No Intention THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020 John 1:1-18 St. Sylvester I, Pope 12:10pm No Intention 5:00pm No Intention FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021 Luke 2:16-21 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 7:15am No Intention 9:00am No Intention 11:00am No Intention 1:00pm Leontina Munoz SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 John 1:19-28 5:00pm Parishioners of Holy Name of Mary Ted Mancini Michael Bruntvedt Nelly Huiza (1st Anniversary) SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 Matthew 2:1-12 The Epiphany 7:15am Anna & Michael Apollo Anna & Vincent Oliva 9:00am Josephine Dilandso 11:00am Lina, Franco & Gianni Giugliano Rene & Eric Mata 1:00pm Zoila & Ramon Diaz (Living) Maya Urena & Adrianna Diaz (Living) Nelly Huiza (1st Anniversary) Alfredo Gamarra Readings for The Epiphany of the Lord 1st Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Jerusalem will one day be a beacon of prosperity and hope for all nations. 2nd Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Gentiles are coheirs, one body, and copartners in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Wise seers from far-off lands come in search of the new king of the Jews. FOCUS: Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways. Music for The Epiphany of the Lord Entrance Song: We Three Kings Presentation of the Gifts: Angels We Have Heard On High Communion Song: What Child Is This? Mass of Creation Entrance Antiphon: Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the east and see your children gathered from the rising to the setting of the sun. Today is the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. During our New Year may our families “grow in wisdom and have the favor of God upon them.” This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to bring Christmas to the hearts of the poor, by assisting several families, providing in food, in gifts, and money for utility and rent bills. Thanks! Pantry Needs: Paper towel, toilet tissue, cereal, rice, beans, canned vegetables and fruit, pancake mix/syrup, oatmeal, coffee, tea, condiments, muffin/cake mix Please remember the poor boxes as you leave Church today. These generous offerings help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul assist families in need in our own parish. Thank you! St. Vincent de Paul Message There are many available dates to remember a loved one with the Msgr. Mulligan Memorial of Bread & Wine, Candles, or Flowers. These intentions begin on a Sunday and end on the following Saturday. Your loved one will be remembered at every Mass that is celebrated throughout the week. Please stop in the Parish Office to schedule a memorial. Next Sunday’s Liturgy-January 3 Mass Intentions Msgr. Mulligan Memorial
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DECEMBER 27, 2020 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 Matthew 2:13-18
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
12:10pm Carlo Bianchi
Milagros Valentin
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 Luke 2:22-35
St. Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr
12:10pm Athalene Watt
Salvatore Trimboli, Christina Sanzone &
Mary Ann Meyers
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 Luke 2:36-40
12:10pm No Intention
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020 John 1:1-18
St. Sylvester I, Pope
12:10pm No Intention
5:00pm No Intention
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021 Luke 2:16-21
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
7:15am No Intention
9:00am No Intention
11:00am No Intention
1:00pm Leontina Munoz
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 John 1:19-28
5:00pm Parishioners of Holy Name of Mary
Ted Mancini
Michael Bruntvedt
Nelly Huiza (1st Anniversary)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 Matthew 2:1-12
The Epiphany
7:15am Anna & Michael Apollo
Anna & Vincent Oliva
9:00am Josephine Dilandso
11:00am Lina, Franco & Gianni Giugliano
Rene & Eric Mata
1:00pm Zoila & Ramon Diaz (Living)
Maya Urena & Adrianna Diaz (Living)
Nelly Huiza (1st Anniversary)
Alfredo Gamarra
Readings for The Epiphany of the Lord 1st Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Jerusalem will one day be
a beacon of prosperity and hope for all nations.
2nd Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Gentiles are
coheirs, one body, and copartners in the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Wise seers from far-off lands
come in search of the new king of the Jews.
FOCUS: Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in
His ways.
Music for The Epiphany of the Lord Entrance Song: We Three Kings
Presentation of the Gifts: Angels We Have Heard On High
Communion Song: What Child Is This?
Mass of Creation
Entrance Antiphon: Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the
east and see your children gathered from the rising
to the setting of the sun.
Today is the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph. During our New Year may our families “grow in
wisdom and have the favor of God upon them.” This
month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de
Paul was able to bring Christmas to the hearts of the poor,
by assisting several families, providing in food, in gifts,
and money for utility and rent bills. Thanks!
Pantry Needs: Paper towel, toilet tissue, cereal, rice,
beans, canned vegetables and fruit, pancake mix/syrup,
oatmeal, coffee, tea, condiments, muffin/cake mix
Please remember the poor boxes as you leave
Church today. These generous offerings help the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul assist families
in need in our own parish. Thank you!
St. Vincent de Paul Message
There are many available dates to remember a loved one
with the Msgr. Mulligan Memorial of
Bread & Wine, Candles, or Flowers.
These intentions begin on a Sunday and end on the
following Saturday. Your loved one will be remembered at
every Mass that is celebrated throughout the week.
Please stop in the Parish Office to schedule a memorial.
Next Sunday’s Liturgy-January 3 Mass Intentions
Msgr. Mulligan Memorial
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DECEMBER 27, 2020 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Let us prayerfully reflect upon the words of our first Mass of the New Year as we honor the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God.
The Opening Prayer of the Mass is addressed to "God, who has given to mankind the blessings of salvation through the fruitful
virginity of Mary" and it asks that we may "experience the intercession of her through whom we have received the Author of life."
The faith of the Church is already expressed in the Apostles' Creed with the assertion that Christ "was conceived by the power of
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary." The Council of Ephesus (431) used this statement to defend Mary's title as
"Theotokos," not in the sense that the nature of the Word and his divinity had their origin in the Virgin Mary, but that the Word,
the second Person of the Trinity, was born of her according to the flesh. What was born of her was the humanity to which the Word
is united hypostatically.
The mystery of Mary's maternity is expressed in the Entrance Antiphon of the Mass: "Hail, holy Mother! The child to whom you
gave birth is the King of heaven and earth forever." This implies God's choice of her who is "full of grace" (Lk 1:28) as well as her
voluntary consent: "Let it be done to me as you say" (Lk 1:38). The word "conceive" applies not only to the body but also to the
spirit, as was stated by the Second Vatican Council: "The Virgin Mary, who at the message of the angel received the word of God
in her heart and in her body . . . is acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and of the Redeemer.... Rightly,
therefore, the Fathers see Mary not merely as passively engaged by God, but as freely cooperating in the work of man's salvation
through faith and obedience" (Lumen Gentium 53, 56).
The theme of motherhood should be associated with that of "fruitful virginity," which is preferable today because it is one of the
proofs of the divinity of Christ and because it is an example of the way in which God uses lowly and weak means for our salvation.
The Prayer over the Gifts reminds us that in this Christmas season we celebrate "the beginning of our salvation." Hence this feast
fits in very well with the beginning of the new year. "On this feast of Mary, the Mother of God, we ask that our salvation will be
brought to its fulfillment."
The Preface of the Mass states the reason for this solemn feast: "Through the power of the Holy Spirit, she became the virgin
mother of your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who is forever the light of the world. "Mary represents, as it were, the maternal
aspect of God, not only because her Son is also the Son of the Father, but because the Holy Spirit, through whose power she
conceived, took up his dwelling in the Word made flesh. This mysterious relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit, who made
her virginity fruitful, manifests another maternal aspect of the Father, namely, his merciful love. The maternity of Mary is not
therefore something purely functional; she is an authentic icon of the mystery of the Trinity. As the Father from all eternity gener-
ates the Son in the love of the Holy Spirit, so Mary, in the flesh, generated the same eternal Word by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah beautifully summarizes the dogma of the Incarnation: "Marvelous is the mystery
proclaimed today: human nature is made new as God becomes man; he remains what he was and becomes what he was not.
Yet each nature stays distinct and forever undivided." The significance of this feast is found especially in the Prayer after
Communion: "We proclaim the Virgin Mary to be the mother of Christ and the mother of the Church."
Prayer after Communion: Father, as we proclaim the Virgin Mary to be the Mother of Christ and the Mother of the Church, may our
communion with her Son bring us to salvation.
“Miracles happen but they need our help!” That is my favorite quote from Pope Francis. We start our New Year with greatly
honoring Mary in the Sacred Liturgy. The Church in her wisdom knows full well that we need help. Mary gave flesh to the
“Word made flesh!” She gave us the very best; Jesus.
She is our greatest advocate and the best mother. My New Year’s prayer is that we all turn to her and let her do what she does
best. She perfectly turns us to accept her Son’s love and love Him all the more…
From the desk of Fr. David Regan
Fr. Regan
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Desde el escritorio del P. David Regan
Reflexionemos en oración sobre las palabras de nuestra primera Misa del Año Nuevo mientras honramos la Solemnidad de
María, la Madre de Dios.
La oración de apertura de la Misa está dirigida a "Dios, que ha dado a los hombres las bendiciones de la salvación mediante
la virginidad fecunda de María" y pide que podamos "experimentar la intercesión de aquella por quien hemos recibido
al Autor de la vida". " La fe de la Iglesia ya está expresada en el Credo de los Apóstoles con la afirmación de que Cristo "fue
concebido por la fuerza del Espíritu Santo y nació de la Virgen María". El Concilio de Éfeso (431) utilizó esta declaración
para defender el título de María como "Theotokos", no en el sentido de que la naturaleza del Verbo y su divinidad tuvieron su
origen en la Virgen María, sino que el Verbo, la segunda Persona del Trinidad, nació de ella según la carne. De ella nació
la humanidad a la que se une hipostáticamente el Verbo.
El misterio de la maternidad de María se expresa en la Antífona de entrada de la Misa: "¡Dios te salve, Madre santa! El niño
que diste a luz es Rey del cielo y de la tierra para siempre". Esto implica la elección de Dios de la "llena de gracia" (Lc 1,
28), así como su consentimiento voluntario: "Hágase en mí como dices" (Lc 1, 38). La palabra "concebir" se aplica no solo
al cuerpo, sino también al espíritu, como lo afirmó el Concilio Vaticano II: "La Virgen María, que al mensaje del ángel recibió
la palabra de Dios en su corazón y en su cuerpo ... es reconocida y honrada como verdaderamente la Madre de Dios y
del Redentor ... Con razón, por lo tanto, los Padres ven a María no sólo como comprometida pasivamente por Dios, sino
como cooperando libremente en la obra de la salvación del hombre a través de la fe. y obediencia "(Lumen Gentium 53, 56).
El tema de la maternidad debe asociarse con el de la "virginidad fecunda", que hoy es preferible porque es una de
las pruebas de la divinidad de Cristo y porque es un ejemplo de la manera en que Dios utiliza los medios humildes y débiles
para nuestro bienestar. salvación.
La Oración sobre los Dones nos recuerda que en esta temporada navideña celebramos "el comienzo de nuestra salvación".
Por tanto, esta fiesta encaja muy bien con el comienzo del nuevo año. "En esta fiesta de María, la Madre de Dios, pedimos
que nuestra salvación se cumpla".
El Prefacio de la Misa expresa el motivo de esta fiesta solemne: "Por el poder del Espíritu Santo, se convirtió en la madre
virgen de tu único Hijo, nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que es por siempre la luz del mundo". María representa, por así decirlo,
el aspecto maternal de Dios, no sólo porque su Hijo es también el Hijo del Padre, sino porque el Espíritu Santo, a través de
cuyo poder ella concibió, tomó su morada en el Verbo hecho carne. Esta relación misteriosa entre María y el Espíritu Santo,
que hizo fecunda su virginidad, manifiesta otro aspecto maternal del Padre, a saber, su amor misericordioso. La maternidad
de María no es, por tanto, algo puramente funcional; es un auténtico icono del misterio de la Trinidad. Así como el Padre
desde la eternidad engendra al Hijo en el amor del Espíritu Santo, así María, en la carne, generó el mismo Verbo eterno por
el poder del Espíritu Santo.
La antífona del Cántico de Zacarías resume bellamente el dogma de la Encarnación: "Maravilloso es el misterio proclamado
hoy: la naturaleza humana se renueva cuando Dios se hace hombre; permanece como era y se convierte en lo que no era. Sin
embargo, cada naturaleza permanece distinta. y por siempre indiviso ". El significado de esta fiesta se encuentra especial-
mente en la oración después de la Comunión: "Proclamamos a la Virgen María como madre de Cristo y madre de la Iglesia".
Oración después de la Comunión: Padre, al proclamar a la Virgen María como Madre de Cristo y Madre de la Iglesia, que
nuestra comunión con su Hijo nos lleve a la salvación.
"¡Los milagros ocurren pero necesitan nuestra ayuda!" Esa es mi cita favorita del Papa Francisco. Comenzamos nuestro
Año Nuevo honrando enormemente a María en la Sagrada Liturgia. La Iglesia en su sabiduría sabe muy bien que necesita-
mos ayuda. María dio carne al "Verbo hecho carne". Ella nos dio lo mejor; Jesús.
Ella es nuestra mayor defensora y la mejor madre. Mi oración de Año Nuevo es que todos nos volvamos hacia ella y
la dejemos hacer lo que mejor sabe hacer. Ella nos hace perfectamente aceptar el amor de su Hijo y amarlo aún más ...
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HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, we consecrate ourselves and our family
to You. May we be completely united in a love that is lasting, faithful and open to the gift of new life. Help us to grow
in virtue, to forgive one another from our hearts, and to live in peace all our days. Keep us strong in faith, persevering in
prayer, diligent in our work and generous to those in need. May our home, O Holy Family, truly become a domestic church where we reflect Your example
in our daily life. Amen.
L F M FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY
The winter weather is fast approaching
and we realize that some of our elderly
parishioners are physically unable
to shovel snow from their own walkways.
Family Life Ministry has volunteers
who are available and willing
to do the work for you!
If you are interested in this service,
please contact Renee Socci @ 516-426-2946.
Friday, January 1, 2021,
is the Solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God. Our Mass
schedule is as follows:
Thursday, December 31 Eve of the Solemnity 5:00pm Fr. David M. Regan
Friday, January 1, 2021 Solemnity of Mary 7:15am Fr. Edmund Ani
9:00am Fr. Edmund Ani
11:00am Fr. David M. Regan
1:00pm (Spanish) Fr. Fernando Echeverri *Presider subject to change
Fellow Holy Name of Mary FACEBOOK friends... Our parish community invites you to log onto our Facebook
page, Holy Name of Mary Parish VS @VSNYUSA,
click like and share.
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If you or someone you know attends Mass regularly
at Holy Name of Mary and is not a registered parishioner,
we ask that you please come into the Parish Office and
fill out a short Registration form. This will be helpful if
you should need recommendation letters, certificates
and, especially, sponsor certificates for Baptism or
Confirmation. Registration is mandatory for these
requests. All donations are recorded by your Church
envelope that you receive in the mail.
Loose checks will not be recorded.
Join in the Spirit at Holy Name of Mary School, an
AdvancEd Accredited School. To register your child for
Nursery (full day, age 3), Pre-K (full day, age 4),
Kindergarten (full day, age 5) or Grade 1 through 8,
contact our School Office to make an appointment
at 516-825-4009, or visit www.hnomschool.org for
registration materials and details. Before and after
school care is available for all registered students.
Follow Holy Name of Mary School on Instagram and
Facebook @ hnomschoolvalleystream.
*Stay at home if you don’t feel well or have symptoms
*Masks must be worn by all present
*Sanitize your hands when you enter & leave the Church
*Keep social distancing in the pews, as indicated by the
blue tape, on the Communion line & when you exit.
Please do not remove any tape to make space to sit.
*Bathrooms will be locked. All hymnals have been
removed. Holy water fonts are not available.
*Please hold your hand out FLAT when receiving
Communion. As per Diocesan directives,
you must not wear gloves. Keep your face covering ON
until right before your receive, then immediately
put it back on after receiving Communion.
If you must receive by mouth, wait till the end of the line.
The priest will sanitize his hands after each person.
*There are collection boxes placed in the main aisle
where you can place your donation.
*The Church will be sanitized daily at 2pm and
after each weekend Mass.
Covid 19 has impacted our families and Church in many
ways. This parish was pained by losing her kind and
compassionate pastor, Msgr. Rom, due to Covid-
19. Around Long Island, churches have seen an average
decline of offering by 20 percent. Here at Holy Name of
Mary, we are averaging a weekly decline of 30-40 percent
in offerings.
Please consider what your family is capable of giving. Con-
sider the needs of your family, how the pandemic
impacted your home, speak and pray about it as a family
and then, if you are able, please consider a commitment to
increasing your offering. The opportunities to give are:
Envelope System-If you are a registered parishioner,
you should be receiving donation envelopes in
the mail. If you are not registered, please stop by the
Parish Office to fill in a short registration form.
Faith Direct-The best way to ensure our parish receives
the support needed for our operating expenses and
ministries is with eGiving through Faith Direct. It is
easy to enroll; www.faithdirect.net and use our Church
code, NY78.
All Those Who Are Sick
Father of Goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need.
Louis Adduci, Harry Beket, Anthony Ippolito
Kevin Lynch, Theo Mahoney, Phillip Sassa
Michael Senerchia, Barry Slocam
All Those Who Have Died
For the souls of the faithful departed, may they be received into the eternal life and peace of heaven.
Mauro Buen Lomboy, Rosario Parrino
Because of the restrictions due to COVID-19, we can
only schedule five Baptisms at a time. Baptisms in
English are scheduled for the second & fourth Sunday
DECEMBER 27, 2020 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God And to you, my brothers and sisters, That I have greatly sinned, In my thoughts and in my words, In what I have done and In what I have failed to do, (Pray while striking the breast three times)
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, All the Angels and Saints, And you, my brothers and sisters, To pray for me to the Lord our God. GLORIA Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
NICENE CREED I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including
and became man, bow your head) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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