THE PEOPLE OF GOD CALLED TO BE THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF

St. Cecilia Church 120 Kearny Ave., Kearny, New Jersey 07032

www.stceciliakearny.org ~ July 19th, 2020 ~ (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time )

Rev. John E. Wassell

Pastor jwassell@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Juan Carlos Velasquez-

Ducayin Parochial Vicar

jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Richard J. Mroz in Residence

Mr. Justo E. Aliaga Permanent Deacon

Mr. Arcadio Arturo Cordova

Permanent Deacon

Mr. Leonidas Aliaga Pastoral Associate

for Faith Formation laliaga@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Margarita Rodriguez Faith Formation Assistant

Mrs. Donna Calcado

Administrative Assistant dcalcado@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Victoria Hernandez

Music Director vhernandez@stceciliakearny.org

Mrs. Patty Martinez

Parish Secretary pmartinez@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Maureen Harris-Coyle

Local Safe Environment Coordinator

mharriscoyle@stceciliakearny.org

Mr. Joseph Reese, Trustee Mr. Albertino Amaro, Trustee

Ms. Silvia Sanchez

Bulletin Editor bulletin@stceciliakearny.org

Cathedral Maintenance

Maintenance

The Community of St. Cecilia is served by: Parish Office Hours

Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.

9 AM-12 PM, 1 PM-5 PM

*Wednesday

9 AM-12 PM, 1 PM-7:30 PM

(the office is closed from 12pm to 1pm)

Saturday 9 AM-12:30 PM

Sunday 9 AM-2:00 PM

Contact us at

Parish Ph. (201) 991 1116

Parish Fax (201) 998 4437 Facebook:

www.facebook.com/stceciliakearny

Young Adults: www.facebook.com/St-Cecilias-YAC

Formed: www.stceciliakearny.formed.org Parish Code: DQNKPN

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Parish Statement

We, the people of God called to be the Catholic Community of St. Cecilia, are a diverse and multi-cultural

community of believers, joined together by a common bond of love for our Lord Jesus Christ while preserving

the uniqueness and traditions of our ethnicity. With a united spirit, we strive to serve our Lord, His

Church, and our community through prayer, worship, ministry and evangelization, and to share our faith

and our talents in service to one another.

We are happy to welcome

all of you back to Sunday

and Daily Masses. While

we can only have a limited

number of people, we hope

the numbers will increase

as we go along. Thank

you for cooperating with wearing a mask, practicing

social distancing and bringing your own sanitizer and

wipes. By following the basic rules, it will help us to

eventually open the Church properly. We are not

powerless in the face of this threat. We have the

power of prayer and we have an all powerful God who

could end this crisis whenever He wills. If you are

feeling overwhelmed or tormented by fear, pour out

your heart to our loving savior Jesus Christ. He is the

divine mercy of God. The prayer of faith strengthens

us and gives us the confidence to face each day with

joy and hope. May God and our Blessed mother

intercede for you and your families.

Fr. John

MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 7:00 am and 12:00 pm-English

Tuesday 7:00 pm Español

Wednesday 7:30 pm Português

Saturday 8:00 am English

Saturday 5:00 pm English (Mass of Anticipation)

Sunday 9:00 am Português

10:30am English

12:00 noon Español

Baptisms, Bautismos, Baptismos

1o Domingo da mes as 1:30pm Português

2do Domingo del mes a la 1:30pm Español

3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30pm English

Contact Fr. Juan Carlos Velasquez at (201) 991-1116

x20, or jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org

Classes for Baptism are held the Saturday before the

Baptism at 12 Noon in the Parish Center Chapel.

Parents and Godparents are required to attend.

Reconciliation, Confesiones, Reconciliacao

Saturday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm in the Church sacristy.

Religious Education, including First Communion

and Confirmation (CCD) for children

Classes are on Sunday (Session I: 9am-10:20am and

Session II: 10:30am-11:50am). Sacramental Prep.

classes one Sunday of the month from 1:15pm-2:45pm.

Marriage, Matrimonios, Casamentos

Please call the priest at least one year in advance.

Por favor llamar al sacerdote un año antes de la boda.

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um ano de antecedencia.

Anointing of the Sick

Anointing of the sick, please call the Parish Center.

Unción de los enfermos, llamar al Centro Parroquial.

Unção dos Doentes, Por favor chamar Centro Parroquial.

FR. SCOTT’S FAREWELL LETTER

First and foremost, I would like to thank Fr. John Wassell

and the parishioners of St. Cecilia’s for their warm wel-

come and hospitality over the past couple of years. It has

been almost two years that I have been here and I cannot

thank you enough for your gracious welcome. It has been a

pleasure meeting you and ministering to you!

During the past semester, I have had the opportunity to pray

and discern where the Lord is calling me. I have enjoyed

my time at “Oratory Prep” School, not just in the classroom,

but also in working with the young men and their families.

At this point in my ministry, I will be returning to the Dio-

cese of Providence at the end of this academic year.

Buddy, my little Yorkie-Poo, and I will be moving to New-

port, RI. I will be continuing in Catholic education as the

University Chaplain at Salve Regina University while ad-

ministering pastorally to the community at St. Joseph

Church. I understand I have been here a short time, but I

would like to reiterate that I have appreciated and will con-

tinue to appreciate every moment that I spend with you until

June 7th. Thank you!

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THE SICK: Luis Acevedo, Hilda Ajila, Marco Almeida, Margie Augusto, Vicente Avila Nuñez, Efausto Aybar, Naomy Bernales, Romulo Bernales, Fabricio Blancas, Joan Gresw Bobowski, Adrienne F. Brown, Ramon Caicedo, Cecilia Cappiello, Fanny Carmona, Barbara Carter, John Carter, Monica Colon, Adolfo E.

Coria, Alice Crist, Aquila Cruz Ricra, Lila Czaplicki, Gary Davila, Edward De Simon, Stella Dziewienko, Patricia Elson, Harold Faulk, Janette Faulk, Victor Ferdinandi, Florence Frederick, Yancey Garcia, Adolfo Gonzalez Sr., Lucilia Gorge, Sahara Goyenechea, Morgan Greco, Jason T. Gude, Stan Guziejewski Jr, Edna Hasselwander, Juana Herrera, Ida Iccles, Charlie Ide, Roberto Jude, Kevin Kane, Luz LaBoy, Edna Leverock, Magdalene Lewandowski, Frank Lopez, Helen Macchia, Josh Maher, Erick Marrquin, Rosemary Martens, Roberto Matos, John McDonald, Molly McGovern, Linda McKenna, Julia Mendez, Emily Merrill, Honore Metzinger, Sherri Moorman, Natalie Morris, Kimberly C. Mossey, Kevin Murphy, Eleanor Narozny, Leon Narucki, Gabriel Navia, Daren Nicholls, William Orr, Richard Miguel Ortiz, Andrea Ozovck, Estrabonia Perez, Frank & Bonnie Primavera, Brian Rafttery,

Isabel Ramilo, Maria Ressurreição, Rose Rivelini, Olivia Roach, Esperanza Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jose R. Rodriguez, Piedad Rodriguez, Ernesto Rosabal, Elsy Ruiz, Eduardo Sanabria, Sarah Saraiva, Matilde Serrano, Francisco Silva, Mariko Valente, Lisa Marie Van Egmond, Shayne Vaykovich, Madeline Verdinho, Heather Wharton, Cathy Wintjen, Gayle Wright, Victor Wysocki.

*Please notify the Office when a name can be removed from the sick list.

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The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Church: Anthony Scarpa

Requested by: Dan & Dot McCann

The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Chapel for People of the Parish

Requested by:

The Bread and Wine is offered

this week for Armando G. Pedreira

Requested by: Maria Queijo

Remember in your prayers those who have died:

Especially, Isaias Oliveira.

May they rest in God’s

eternal embrace.

Masses for the Week of July 19th, 2020

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, July 18

5:00pm People of the Parish

Sunday, July 19

9:00am (P) +Christopher Correira

10:30am People of the Parish

12:00pm (S) +Jose Andres Placencia Mendez

Monday, July 20

7am People of the Parish

12pm +Iluminada Aldea

Tuesday, July 21

7:00am +William Grozio

12:00pm +Thomas Richard Mangano

7:00pm(S) +Eloina Lucero

Wednesday, July 22

7:00am People of the Parish

12:00pm +Maria, Jose Rebelo

Thursday, July 23

7:00am People of the Parish

12:00pm +Jose Peneda

Friday, July 24

7:00am People of the Parish

12:00pm +Generosa Martinez

Saturday, July 25

8:00am People of the Parish

5:00pm +Junior Teixerira

Next Sunday, July 26

9:00am (P) People of the Parish

10:30am +Jose Sa, Pais & Sogras

12:00pm (S) +Cesar Peña (Birthday Remem.)

(P - Portuguese S - Spanish)

To sign up to give online, go to:

www.stceciliakearny.org

or www.parishgiving.org.

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SUNDAY BIBLE REFLECTION BY DR. HAHN

God is always teaching His people, we hear in today’s

First Reading. And what does He want us to know?

That He has care for all of us, that though He is a God

of justice, even those who defy and disbelieve Him

may hope for His mercy if they turn to Him in

repentance. This divine teaching continues in the

three parables that Jesus tells in the Gospel today.

Each describes the emergence of the kingdom of God

from the seeds sown by His works and preaching. The

kingdom’s growth is hidden—like the working of

yeast in bread; it’s improbable, unexpected—as in the

way the tall mustard tree grows from the smallest of

seeds. Again this week’s readings sound a note of

questioning: Why does God permit the evil to grow

alongside the good? Why does He permit some to

reject the Word of His kingdom? Because, as we sing

in today’s Psalm, God is slow to anger and abounding

in kindness. He is just, Jesus assures us—evildoers

and those who cause others to sin will be thrown into

the fiery furnace at the end of the age. But by His

patience, God is teaching us—that above all He

desires repentance, and the gathering of all nations to

worship Him and to glorify His name. Even though

we don’t know how to pray as we ought, the Spirit

will intercede for us, Paul promises in today’s Epistle.

But first we must turn and call upon Him, we must

commit ourselves to letting the good seed of His

Word bear fruit in our lives. So we should not be

deceived or lose heart when we see weeds among the

wheat, truth and holiness mixed with error, injustice

and sin. For now, He makes His sun rise on the good

and the bad (see Matthew 5:45). But the harvest

draws near. Let’s work that we might be numbered

among the righteous children—who will shine like

the sun in the kingdom of the Father.

SUNDAY MASS READINGS

1st Reading Wisdom 12:13, 16-19

God has shown himself to be a God of justice and mercy.

Responsorial Psalm Psalms 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16

R. (5a) Lord, you are good and forgiving.

5 You, O LORD, are good and forgiving,

abounding in kindness to all who call upon you. 6 Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer

and attend to the sound of my pleading.

R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.

9 All the nations you have made shall come

and worship you, O LORD,

and glorify your name. 10 For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds;

you alone are God.

R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.

15 You, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in kindness and fidelity. 16 Turn toward me, and have pity on me;

give your strength to your servant.

R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.

2nd Reading Romans 8:26-27

The Spirit intercedes for us with God.

Gospel Reading Matthew 13:24-43

Jesus offers parables about the Kingdom of Heaven and explains them to his disciples.

The Office is closed to the public at this moment.

Parish staff can now be reached by calling the

office at (201) 991-1116 and sending a message on

Facebook.

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ST. CECILIA’S GOT “FORMED”

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. (Jeremiah 1:5)

God is a potter who wants to form out of the

clay of our lives something beautiful.

Formed.org is not just a website to teach us

intellectual ideas or Catholic doctrine, but an

instrument God wants to use to form us into

the persons we were meant to be. I’m excited about this

organization that we have contracted with to be available

to our parish providing parish good solid catholic

formation. I hope you will take the time to look at it.

Fr. John

Register at www.FORMED.org ~ Parishioners, enter code:

DQNKPN

FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH CATHOLIC

ON DEMAND PROGRAMMING ON

WWW.FORMED.ORG. FREE PARISH CODE: DQNKPN.

First Communion dates are as follows: Saturday, July 11th

at 11am (English), Sunday, July 12th at 3pm (Spanish),

Saturday, July 18th at 11am (English) and Sunday, July

19th at 3pm (Spanish). Please note that all students who

are going to receive First Communion must first receive

First Reconciliation.

Instructions for First Communion

1. In order to best prepare for First Communion, we are

asking that all children be present for First Communion 1

hour before the start of the Mass. We will rehearse how

First Communion will be done with social distancing.

2. Everyone that will be attending Mass must be wearing a

face mask in order to enter the Church.

3. The only entrance to the Church will be from the side of

the parking lot.

4. Upon arrival, all children should find Leo Aliaga, the

Director of Faith Formation, or Margarita Rodriguez, the

Faith Formation Assistant.

5. When the Mass ends we will have tables outside in or-

der for the children to receive their certificates.

6. Important: The only children that will receive Fir st

Communion are the children that have already received

First Reconciliation.

If you have further questions, please contact Margarita at

201-658-6493 or Leonidas Aliaga at 949-354-1137.

With grief, we announce that Fr. Scott Pontes, the week-

end associate priest at Saint Cecilia will no longer be with

us though we wish him the best. Please see his farewell

letter on the parish website

https://www.stceciliakearny.org/news-events/. For this

reason, we will not be able to provide to a Portuguese

Mass for First Communion. Please forgive us.

The Sacrament of Confirmation dates are still yet to be

determined. At this moment we ask that students begin to

hand in all their materials to receive the Sacrament of

Confirmation found in the Parent’s Handbook. Those

students that have handed in their documents do not need

to hand in anything else. The documents asked for are: the

saint report, service hours, Continued

Confirmation sponsor and the letter explaining why you

would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

These documents will need to be handed in before each

candidate has their Confirmation interview. Confirmation

interviews will be scheduled in August using sign-up

sheets on Flocknote.

Finally, all Sacraments will be received in the

Church. All individuals that enter the Church must

have a face mask.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the

office. May God bless you!

Leonidas Aliaga

Pastoral Associate, Director of Faith Formation

laliaga@stceciliakearny.org

201-991-1116

LOST AND FOUND

We believe your personal items are important to you.

Therefore, we want to inform our parishioners and visitors

that any personal belongings found in our church or

chapel, or in and around our parking lot, are kept in the

Parish Center office. Please feel free to contact our office

if you have left or lost an item. A description of the item

will be required when claiming your item. If anyone finds

an item in or around our church property, please bring it to

the Parish Center office. We thank you for your

assistance in this matter.

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Boletín en Español

EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA

Las fechas para la Primera Communion serán lo siguiente:

sabado, 11 de julio a las 11am (Misa en ingles), domingo,

12 de julio a las 3pm (Misa en español), sábado, 18 de

julio a las 11am (Misa en ingles), domingo, 19 de julio a

las 3pm (Misa en español), Una inscripción online

también será enviada para seleccionar las fechas. Por

favor tomen en cuenta que tu niño tiene que recibir la

Primera Confesión antes de tener su Primera Communion.

Instrucciones para la Primera Comunion

1. Para prepararnos mejor para la Primera Comunión,

pedimos que todos los niños estén presentes para la

Primera Comunión 1 hora antes del comienzo de la Misa.

Ensayaremos cómo se hará la Primera Comunión con

distanciamiento social.

2. Todos los que asistirán a la Misa tienen que usar

mascarilla para poder ingresar a la Iglesia.

3. La única entrada a la Iglesia será desde el lado del

parqueado.

4. Al llegar, todos los niños deben encontrar a Leo

Aliaga, el Director de Formación de Fe, o Margarita

Rodríguez, la Asistente de Formación de Fe.

5. Tendremos un fotógrafo y camarógrafo presente en la

Misa.

6. Por favor, abstenerse de tomar fotografías durante la

Misa. Cuando termine la Misa, tendremos mesas afuera

para que los niños reciben sus certificados.

7. Importante: Solamente los niños que han recibido la

Primera Confesión podrán recibir la Primera Comunión.

Para más información contactar a:

Leonidas Aliaga

Pastoral Associate, Director of Faith Formation

laliaga@stceciliakearny.org

201-991-1116

Las fechas para lel Sacramento de Confirmación

no han sido determinadas todavía.

Reflexión Bíblica Dominical del Dr. Scott Hahn

Dios está siempre instruyendo a su pueblo, escuchamos en

la primera lectura de esta semana. ¿Y qué quiere hacernos

saber? Que se preocupa por todos nosotros; que aunque es

un Dios de justicia, aún los que lo desafían y dudan de Él,

pueden esperar en su misericordia si regresan a Él

arrepentidos. Esta enseñanza divina continúa en las tres

parábolas que Jesús cuenta en el Evangelio de hoy. Cada

una describe el surgimiento del reino de Dios de semillas

sembradas por su trabajo y predicación. El reino crece de

manera oculta—como la acción de la levadura en el pan,

que es improbable, inesperada. De igual manera sucede

con el gran árbol de mostaza, que crece de la más pequeña

de las semillas. Una vez más, las lecturas de esta semana

cuestionan: ¿Porqué Dios permite al mal crecer al lado del

bien? ¿Porqué permite que algunos rechacen la Palabra de

su reino? Porque, como cantamos en el salmo dominical,

Dios es lento a la cólera y rico en bondad. Jesús nos

asegura que es justo: Los malvados y los que inducen a

otros al pecado, serán arrojados en el horno encendido al

final de los tiempos. Pero por su paciencia Dios nos

enseña que, sobre todo, desea arrepentimiento; y quiere

reunir a todas las naciones para que lo adoren y glo-

rifiquen su Nombre. Aunque no sabemos orar como

deberíamos, el Espíritu intercede por nosotros, nos

promete San Pablo en la epístola dominical. Pero primero

hemos de volver a Él y llamarlo; debemos comprometer-

nos a dejar que la buena semilla de su Palabra dé frutos en

nuestras vidas. Por tanto, no debemos engañarnos ni

descorazonarnos cuando vemos cizaña entre el trigo,

verdad y santidad mezclada con error, injusticia y pecado.

Por ahora, Él hace salir su sol sobre buenos y malos (cf.

Mt 5,45). Pero la cosecha se acerca. Trabajemos para que

seamos contados entre los hijos justos, que brillarán como

el sol en el reino del Padre.

MATRIMONIOS

Las parejas deben llamar al sacerdote

un año antes de la boda.

HORARIO DE OFICINA

Por ahora la oficina no está abierta al pblico.

Solamente pueden llamar por teléfono al (2010 991-

1116 o mandar un mensaje en Facebook.

Boletim em Português

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para nos ensinar ideias intelectuais ou doutrina Católica, mas um instrumento que Deus quer usar para nos formar nas pessoas que fomos destinados a ser. Estou entusiasmado sobre esta organização com quem contratamos para estar disponível aos nossos paroquianos formação solida na nossa fé Católica. Espero que tiram um pouco de tempo para o visitar. Pe. John www.formed.org código para paroquianos: DQNKPN

CASAMENTOS

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um

ano de antecedencia.

16º DOMINGO DO TEMPO COMUM

A liturgia do 16º Domingo do Tempo Comum

convida-nos a descobrir o Deus paciente e cheio de

misericórdia, a quem não interessa a marginalização

do pecador, mas a sua integração na comunidade do

“Reino”; e convida-nos, sobretudo, a interiorizar

essa “lógica” de Deus, deixando que ela marque o

olhar que lançamos sobre o mundo e sobre os

homens.

A primeira leitura fala-nos de um Deus que, apesar

da sua força e omnipotência, é indulgente e

misericordioso para com os homens – mesmo

quando eles praticam o mal. Agindo dessa forma,

Deus convida os seus filhos a serem “humanos”, isto

é, a terem um coração tão misericordioso e tão

indulgente como o coração de Deus.

O Evangelho garante a presença irreversível no

mundo do “Reino de Deus”. Esse “Reino” não é um

clube exclusivo de “bons” e de “santos”: nele todos

os homens – bons e maus – encontram a

possibilidade de crescer, de amadurecer as suas

escolhas, de serem tocados pela graça, até ao mo-

mento final da opção definitiva.

A segunda leitura sublinha, doutra forma, a bondade

e a misericórdia de Deus. Afirma que o Espírito

Santo – dom de Deus – vem em auxílio da nossa

fragilidade, guiando-nos no caminho para a vida

plena.

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