THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW / ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA / OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

January 10, 2016 - The Baptism of the Lord

SAINT MATTHEW

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 5:00 pm Nathaniel Pollock (decd) req. by Daughter Claudia

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 8:00 am Usher & Duffett Family (decd) req. by Usher Family 9:00 am Anna Orlando (decd) req. by Rose Frusciante 12:00 pm Delbert W. LeFevre (decd) req. by Wemer Family

MONDAY, JANUARY 11 9:00 am Margaret (Margie) Quinn (decd) req. by Bannon & DeSouza Family

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 9:00 am Costanzo Family req. by Liz Costanzo

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 9:00 am Sophie Washienko (decd) req. by Bruce-Warren Washienko

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 9:00 am John Lis (decd) req. by Bernie Carr

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 9:00 am Matthew Nehrbauer (decd) req. by Jim & Eleanor Dalton

SATURDAY, JANUARY16 9:00 am Maureen Breheny-Brady (liv) req. by Anne Cafferty 5:00 pm James Haubold (decd) req by Walter & Joan Haubold

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

8:00 am Walter Richardson (decd) req. by Eleanor Richardson & Family

9:00 am Rita Vitagliano (decd) req. by Peggy & Joe Muccia 12:00 pm

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 5:00 pm Raffaele Saccoccio (decd) req. by Patsy & Lina Cilurzo

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 8:30 am Special Intentions for Bonnie Taylor 10:30 am Albert Shapiro (decd) req by Carolyn & Frank Pagani MONDAY, JANUARY11 8:00 am Larry Burns (decd) req. by Martin Roos TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 8:00 am Scott Frost (decd) req. by Martin Roos WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 8:00 am Richard & Anita Malarczyk and Family (decd & living) THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 8:00 am FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 8:00 am Denis O’Connor (decd) req. by Marie Doyle SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 8:00 am 5:00 pm Richard Meirowitz (decd) reg. by Mary Meirowitz SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 8:30 am 10:30 am Patrick Harrington (decd)

First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

Isaiah tells of the Lord’s Servant, who will be inconspicuous, but will not rest until justice is established. The Lord then tells his servant that he was formed to be “a light for the nations.”

Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38

Peter speaks to a group of pagans for the first time. He explains to them that any person who follows God’s will is acceptable to God, regardless of nationality.

Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

John the Baptist had claimed one would come far more powerful than himself, one who would baptize with the Holy Spirit rather than water. When Jesus came to John and was baptized, the Spirit descended on him and a voice said, “You are my beloved Son. On you my favor rests.”

JANUARY 10, 2016 - THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS - Thank You!

SAINT MATTHEW 2016 2015 January 3……....…………………....…..$3738 $3858 Catholic Univ.…………………………….$1280 $1309 Solemnity of Mary……………………..$666 $1319 Christmas (to date)………..………$23,142 $24,428 Christmas Flowers (to date)……..$2269 $2438

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP 2016 2015 January 3……....…………………....…..$2696 $3058 Catholic Univ.……………………………..$789 $767 Solemnity of Mary…………………….$1008 $679 Christmas (to date)………..………$12,098 $16,448 Christmas Flowers (to date)……..$2160 $2438

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS: HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly

The Baptism of the Lord - January 10, 2016

“…the man of any nation who fears God and acts uprightly is acceptable to him. This is the message he has sent to the sons of Israel, ‘the good news of peace’ proclaimed through Jesus Christ who is Lord of all… I take it you know what has been reported all over Judea about Jesus of Nazareth, beginning in Galilee with the baptism John proclaimed, of the way God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good.” This teaching of Peter led Cornelius and his family to baptism and Christ. We listen to the words and realize that we too have been baptized, led to Christ and yes, even anointed with the Holy Spirit and power. We too come up from our Jordan, our baptismal font, and hear the similar words of praise ‘You are my Son. On you my favor rests.’ It is easy to picture the event, the people, the rippling water, a gentle breeze. We might include a word of teaching by John the Baptist. Jesus began His mission. ‘The mission of Christ the Redeemer He has entrusted to His church’, wrote Saint John Paul II. That mission continues today and we are all the hands, the face, the voice of Christ to others. At our baptism we were anointed with oil and the Holy Spirit. We have been given power to do what Jesus did ‘going about doing good.’

FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS

Please keep in your prayers the

ill of our parish especially: Peter

Rasulo, Christopher Liva, Richard

Dosin Sr., John Evans, Susan

Sullivan Manuele, Julia Rae, Mary

Michna, Richard Ryan Sr., Paula

Piluso, John Trevor Dabenigno, Luisa Lopez,

Rosemary Distelhurst, Kay LaBella, Bonnie Taylor,

John Kelly, and Susan Winn.

And for those who have died marked by the sign

of faith, especially: Anna Vellone, Michael Perih

If you know of any parishioners who are ill and would like

to be visited by a priest, please contact the rectory at 914-

478-2822.

Names will be left on the sick list for 4 weeks. Please feel

free to call the rectory to add names of immediate family

members at any time.

An Archdiocesan Wide Drive to

Replenish Dwindling Food Pantries

January 24 - January 31, 2016

Feeding Our Neighbors is a united effort to fight

hunger. This campaign is a response to Timothy Cardinal

Dolan's call that we all do our part to replenish the food

pantries and soup kitchens in our community, which so

many families in our community rely on to survive.

Sponsored by Catholic organizations throughout the

Archdiocese of New York and managed by Catholic

Charities, 100% of contributions to the campaign will

support local food pantries that serve New Yorkers, non-

Catholics and Catholics alike.

Organizational participants in Feeding Our Neighbors

include all Archdiocesan Catholic schools, local parishes,

the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), the Archdiocesan

Office of Religious Education, and the Catholic Charities

Federation. There are three simple ways to participate

and contribute to the Campaign:

Donate Money to support emergency feed programs

within the Archdiocese

Collect food to support a local food pantry in your

community

Volunteer your time and support at a local food pantry

Our parish will be collecting food to help our local food

cupboards. Food items needed are:

PASTA, PASTA SAUCE, TUNA, PEANUT BUTTER

& JELLY, CEREAL, POWERED MILK, JUICE,

MACARONI & CHEESE, CANNED VEGGIES,

FRUIT & STEWS, RICE, BEANS, OATMEAL

PACKETS, STUFFING MIX, GRANOLA BARS,

PANCAKE MIX, SYRUP, BISCUIT MIX, BOXED

MASHED POTATOES.

Food donations can be dropped off in the back of the

churches in the Feeding Our Neighbors Food Boxes.

For more information please visit:

www.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors

Donate to Feeding Our Neighbors

Over 800,000 neighbors struggle to afford food. The drop in temperature coincides with a drop in food donations.

Catholic Charities, in partnership with UJA/Federation and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies is aiming to collect more than 1,000,000 meals by January 31, 2016.

We are off to a good start, but we need your help.

Donate food, time or money to make sure no one goes hungry.

If you would like to make an offline gift, you may mail your check or credit card information to:

Catholic Charities

Office of Development, 11th Floor 1011 First Avenue

New York, NY 10022

For help or additional information, please contact our Development Office:

646-794-2051 or ccinfo@archny.org

Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own

At first glance, the Baptism of the Lord might seem an odd feast. Since the Catholic Church teaches that the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the remission of sins, particularly Original Sin, why was Christ baptized? After all, He was born without Original Sin, and He lived His entire life without sinning. Therefore, He had no need of the sacrament, as we do. In submitting Himself humbly to the baptism of St. John the Baptist, however, Christ provided the example for the rest of us. If even He should be baptized, though He had no need of it, how much more should the rest of us be thankful for this sacrament, which frees us from the darkness of sin and incorporates us into the Church, the life of Christ on earth! His Baptism, therefore, was necessary--not for Him, but for us.

Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the

medieval Scholastics, saw Christ's Baptism as the

institution of the sacrament. His Flesh blessed the water,

and the descent of the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove)

and the voice of God the Father announcing that this was

His Son, in Whom He was well pleased, marked the

beginning of Christ's public ministry.

A possible location where John baptized Jesus Christ

East of the River Jordan.

THE WAY

2016 Winter – Spring Session

“Celebrating Lives”

Presented by Dr. Stephen

and Mrs. Janet Kelly on the

John Cleaver Kelly Clinic in

Uganda, Thursday, January

21 at 7:30pm at Sacred

Heart Church, Dobbs Ferry

in Oussani Hall.

ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA

COFFEE HOUR takes place every

Sunday after the 9:00 AM Family

Mass. The St. Stanislaus Kostka

Society welcomes all

parishioners to join them.

Lectors Workbooks for 2016 are available and can be picked up in the Sacristy.

The Mass Book for 2016 is open through March 18th. If you would like to reserve a Mass in memory of a loved one, please contact the church office at 914-478-2822.

This Week’s Candle Memorials :

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tabernacle Candle

In Memory of Thomas Lindgren

requested by Joan Farrell

Welcome to Father John Effah Awiti who

will be helping us

out for the months of

January & February

while Fr. Matthew

Yeboah is home in

Ghana.

What are the Corporal Works of mercy?

Pope Francis has asked us to rediscover the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Throughout the Gospels Jesus admonishes us to follow his example, an example that sets down tangible ways we might better serve our brothers and sisters in need. As its name implies, the Corporal Works are directed toward serving the body: corpus, in Latin, means “body."

THERE ARE SEVEN CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

1. Feed the hungry 2. Give drink to the thirsty 3. Clothe the naked 4. Shelter the homeless 5. Visit the sick 6. Visit the imprisoned 7. Bury the dead

This Jubilee we should make a concerted effort to perform these beautiful Works of Mercy.

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What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy?

While the Corporal Works of Mercy focus more on the needs of the body, the Spiritual Works focus on the needs of the soul. Just as we should help others with their physical needs, so too must we help them with their spiritual needs.

THERE ARE SEVEN SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

1. Admonish the sinner 2. Instruct the ignorant 3. Counsel the doubtful 4. Bear wrongs patiently 5. Forgive offenses willingly 6. Comfort the afflicted 7. Pray for the living and the dead

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