T HE P ARISH OF O UR S AVIOUR S AINT S TEPHEN AND O UR L ADY OF THE S CAPULAR C HAPEL OF THE S ACRED H EARTS OF J ESUS AND M ARY IN THE C ITY OF N EW Y ORK THIRTY- FIRST S UNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – 3 NOVEMBER 2019 C HURCH OF O UR S AVIOUR Fifty-nine Park Avenue (at East Thirty-eighth Street) New York, NY 10016 www.oursaviournyc.org Parish Office: (212) 679–8166 C HAPEL OF THE S ACRED H EARTS OF J ESUS AND M ARY 325 East Thirty-third Street (between First and Second Avenues) New York, NY 10016 Chapel Office: (212) 213–6027 Our Saviour and Sacred Hearts are both handicapped accessible. Rev. Robert J. Robbins, K.C.H.S. Pastor Rev. Andrew E. Kurzyna Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Kevin Sullivan In Residence Rev. Msgr. Hilary C. Franco Honorary Associate Mr. Paul J. Murray, K.C.H.S. Director of Music and Coordinator of Liturgy Leilani Siri, M.D. & Mr. Thomas J. Travers, K.C.H.S. Trustees MASS FOR THE LORD’S DAY Saturday (Anticipated Mass): 5:00 p.m. (Our Saviour) Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Our Saviour), 11:00 a.m. (Our Saviour), 12:45 p.m. (Sacred Hearts), 3:00 p.m. Korean-English Bilingual (Sacred Hearts), 5:00 p.m. (Our Saviour), 5:30 p.m. (Sacred Hearts) DAILY MASS Monday–Friday: 7:45 a.m. (Our Saviour) Monday–Saturday: 12:05 p.m. (Our Saviour) Monday–Friday: 5:15 p.m. (Sacred Hearts) HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION As announced. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT September–June: Fridays after the 7:45 a.m. Mass until Benediction at 11:50 a.m. (Our Saviour) SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (CONFESSION) Our Saviour: Monday–Friday: 7:20–7:40 a.m., 12:40–1:00 p.m. Saturday: 4:30–4:55 p.m.; Sunday: 10:30–10:50 a.m. Sacred Hearts: Sunday: 5:00–5:15 p.m. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrange at least six (6) months in advance. For information, please call (212) 679–8166 x220. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM For information, please call (212) 679–8166 x210. ANOINTING OF THE SICK By appointment. Please call (212) 679–8166 x210. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN Inter-parish Program (K–8) at the Church of the Epiphany (212) 475–1966. NOVENA DEVOTIONS after the 12:05 p.m. Mass Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony Wednesday: St. Jude Thursday: St. Anne Friday: Sacred Heart NEW PARISHIONERS To register, please fill out a registration form at the Parish Office at Our Saviour. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Monday–Friday: 5:30–6:30 p.m. (Our Saviour) SPACE RENTALS Please contact Mr. Angel Falcon at (212) 810–9004 or [email protected]. The Church Undercroft is available for wedding receptions, Christening parties, meetings, and special events.
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T H E P A R I S H O F O U R S A V I O U R S A I N T S T E P H E N A N D O U R L A D Y O F T H E S C A P U L A R
C H A P E L O F T H E S A C R E D H E A R T S O F J E S U S A N D M A R Y I N T H E C I T Y O F N E W Y O R K
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – 3 NOVEMBER 2019
at (212) 810–9004 or [email protected]. The Church Undercroft is available for wedding receptions,
Christening parties, meetings, and special events.
MA S S IN T E N T I O N S
Sunday, 3 November – Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Rachel Iabrazzo + 9:00 a.m. Romolo Cardone + 11:00 a.m. Members of the Legion of Mary + 12:45 p.m. Members of the Giuffrida & Cassar Families + 5:00 p.m. All Souls’ Triduum 5:30 p.m. All Souls’ Triduum Monday, 4 November – St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop 7:45 a.m. Maura Reyes + 12:05 p.m. Allie Sullivan + 5:15 p.m. Father Robert J. Robbins (L) Tuesday, 5 November – Weekday 7:45 a.m. Ricardo Sumaway + 12:05 p.m. Norberto Rodriguez + 5:15 p.m. Robert A. Robbins + Wednesday, 6 November – Weekday 7:45 a.m. Maria Ines Garcia + 12:05 p.m. Lisa Spoering + 5:15 p.m. Father Robert J. Robbins (L) Thursday, 7 November – Weekday7:45 a.m. Frank Bergold + 12:05 p.m. Father Robert J. Robbins (L) 5:15 p.m. Pro Populo (trans.) Friday, 8 November – Weekday 7:45 a.m. Severa Sumaway + 12:05 p.m. Kenneth E. Nielsen + 5:15 p.m. Jorge Escalante +
Saturday, 9 November – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 12:05 p.m. Robert A. Robbins + Mass Intentions may be reserved through the Parish Office at the Church of Our Saviour. Please stop by or call (212) 679–8166 x210.
IN YOUR PRAYERS, please remember Joseph K. Beckman, Brother Robert V. Fontaine, C.S.C., and Father Robert J. Robbins, who are ill. Prayer intentions for the sick will be listed for one month and may be renewed by calling the Parish Office.
FROM THE HOLY FATHER’S TWITTER @Pontifex: Hope is to live in anticipation of meeting the Lord. It’s like throwing an anchor to the other shore and clinging to the rope. #SantaMarta
On THANKSGIVING DAY, 28 November, we will celebrate Mass at 9:00 a.m. at Our Saviour. If you are in town for Thanksgiving, please mark your calendar and begin your day with the Eucharist.
WELCOME If you are a visitor, we welcome you to the Church of Our Saviour and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and hope that you will come back soon. Those who wish to join the parish may register in the Parish Office, which is located at the Church of Our Saviour.
THE HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR NOVEMBER
Dialogue and Reconciliation in the Near East. That a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the Near East, where diverse religious communities share their lives together.
WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP Collections for the week ending 27 October:
Parishioners are encouraged to make their donations online through WeShare, which is accessible via our website: www.oursaviournyc.org.
Please make all checks payable to the Church of Our Saviour.
To help us meet our expenses, please prayerfully consider a sacrificial offering of twenty dollars for your weekly offering to the parish.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS In addition to the regular office hours (Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.), the Parish Office is open on Saturdays from 4:30–6:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., and 4:30–6:30 p.m. The Chapel Office will be open on Sundays from 12:00 Noon–3:30 p.m. and 4:30–6:30 p.m. During the weekend, parishioners can schedule Mass Intentions at both offices.
A SECOND COLLECTION will be taken up this Sunday, 3 November, the monthly collection for the restoration and maintenance of our parish buildings. We are always grateful for your generosity.
The 2020 MASS INTENTION BOOK is now open for those who wish to have Mass offered for their loved ones. There is one book for our parish (Our Saviour and Sacred Hearts). Please call the Parish Office at Our Saviour or stop by during office hours.
Dear Parishioners: Next weekend I will celebrate Sunday Mass at the annual meeting of the New York State legislators at the SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico. At that same meeting, Catholic Charities will receive an award for the important and long-term work done in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria to help the people of Puerto Rico recover from this devastating natural disaster. I mention this not only to let you know that I will not be here next weekend, but more so to point out that in the midst of so much darkness and difficulty for the Catholic Church there is explicit recognition of the important work that we do. And sometimes this credit is even given by those who oppose us on certain core values. In addition, it is positive that the conference, for the first time this year, has made room in its schedule for the celebration of Sunday Mass. Both are positive signs in what sometimes can be a dismal landscape. They encourage us to continue our faithfulness in challenging times. I will remember our parish in the Mass I celebrate next Sunday. – Msgr. Kevin Sullivan
MARIAN CONSECRATION His Eminence, Cardinal Dolan is offering an opportunity to bring to our Archdiocesan family something of a spiritual conversion, a light within the darkness of these troubled times. All are invited to consider joining in consecrating themselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is observed this year on Monday, 9 December. Through the goodness of the Office of Young Adult Outreach, we have received 160 copies of the consecration book, 33 Days to Morning Glory. They are in the narthex and you may take one home. These consecration books map out everything you need to know. Please take one home and use it with your family.
THE HOLY SOULS IN NOVEMBER It is a pious tradition to devote extra time in prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory during the month of November. An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, may be obtained by those who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. The indulgence is plenary each day from the 1 to 8 of November. On all other days of the year it is partial. In order to receive these indulgences, you must be free from all attachment to sin, including venial sin, pray for the Holy Father’s intentions (see the opposite page of the bulletin), reception of Holy Communion, and the Sacrament of Penance (Confession). Holy Communion and Penance must be received within seven days. Please pray for all the faithful departed: our families, friends, former parishioners, and those who have nobody to pray for them. It is a work of mercy to pray for the dead. Our life is a preparation to meet the Lord, which comes at the moment of death. When St. Monica died, she reminded her son, St. Augustine, that our focus at every burial is not on the grief of separation, but on the hope of resurrection. As she so beautifully said: “Bury my body wherever you will, do not be concerned about that. One thing only I ask of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord.”
Psalm 130 (De profundis) Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice! O let your ears be attentive
to the sound of my pleadings. If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand? But with you is forgiveness, that you may be revered.
I long for you, O Lord, my soul longs for his word. My soul hopes in the Lord
more than watchmen for daybreak. More than watchmen for daybreak,
let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption.
It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
WORLD DAY FOR THE POOR
How can we fail to note that the Beatitudes with which Jesus began his preaching of the kingdom of God open with the words: “Blessed are you who are poor” (Luke 6:20)? The meaning of this paradoxical message is that the kingdom of God belongs to the poor because they are in a position to receive it. How many poor people do we encounter each day! It seems that this passage of time and the advances of civilization increase their numbers rather than diminishing them. Centuries go by and the Beatitude appears even more paradoxical: the poor are always poorer, and today they are poorer than ever. Yet Jesus who inaugurated his kingdom by placing the poor at the center, wanted to tell us precisely this: he inaugurated the kingdom, but he has entrusted to us, his disciples, the task of carrying it forward with responsibility for giving hope to the poor. Especially at times like our own, there is a need to revive hope and to restore confidence. This responsibility is not something that the Christian community may underestimate. The credibility of our proclamation and the witness of Christians depends on it. – Pope Francis
REFLECTION ON TODAY’S GOSPEL Today, the liturgy presents for our meditation the well-known Gospel episode of Jesus' meeting with Zacchaeus in the city of Jericho. Who was Zacchaeus? A rich man who was a “publican” by profession, that is, a tax collector for the Roman authorities, hence, viewed as a public sinner. Having heard that Jesus would be passing through Jericho, the man was consumed by a great desire to see him, and because he was small of stature, he climbed up into a tree. Jesus stopped exactly under that tree and addressed him by name: “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5). What a message this simple sentence contains! “Zacchaeus”: Jesus called by name a man despised by all. “Today”: yes, this very moment was the moment of his salvation. “I must stay”: why “I must”? Because the Father, rich in mercy, wants Jesus "to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:10). The grace of that unexpected meeting was such that it completely changed Zacchaeus’ life: “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold” (Luke 19:8). Once again, the Gospel tells us that love, born in God's heart and working through man's heart, is the power that renews the world. – Benedict XVI
ORGANFEST AT ST. JOSEPH’S SEMINARY
Are you a fan of great organ music? Join us for a day dedicated to celebrating and enjoying the “king of instruments” – the pipe organ! You’ll hear from Jared Lamenzo, director of music at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral; enjoy breakout sessions with some of New York’s Catholic musicians; have the chance to participate in a roundtable discussion with representatives of three organ builders; and enjoy a concert on the Seminary’s 41-rank Casavant Frères pipe organ. Organfest takes place on Saturday, 23 November from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers. Tickets can be purchased at nyliturgy.org/organfest.
NATIONAL VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK will be celebrated in our country this week, 3–9 November. Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a vocation. We also give thanks to God for the dedicated priests who serve this community of faith.
Next Sunday, 10 November, we will take up a second collection for the ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES. The AMS was established by Saint John Paul II in 1985 to provide the Catholic Church’s full range of pastoral ministries to those in the United States Armed Forces. While the salaries and retirement of military chaplains are paid for by the government, the AMS receives no funding from the military or the government in support of programs and services vital to the mission and ministry of its mission, including Vocations, Evangelization and Catechesis, Sacramental Records, Tribunal and Veterans Affairs. Unlike a conventional diocese, the AMS has no parishes or parish registries. The AMS has no weekly collections and relies solely on the generosity of private donations to support its aforementioned programs and services. Your support of the 2019 Triennial National Collection for the AMS will bring the Gospel, the sacraments and other forms of spiritual support to men and women who serve our Country and defend our freedoms, including parishioners and families from your own parish family.
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