www.blessedsacramentnyc.org www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentnyc www.instagram.com/blessedsacramentnyc Church of the Blessed Sacrament Manhattan Rev. John P. Duffell, Pastor Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar Msgr. Michael Crimmins, In Residence Friar Santo Cricchio, OFM Conv., In Residence Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate Deacon Scott Reisinger Tina Silvestro, Director of Religious Education Caroline Sliney, School Principal CHURCH: 152 West 71st Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 Ph: 212-877-3111 SCHOOL: 147 West 70th Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 .Ph: 212-724-7561 MASSES: Fax: 212-799-6233 Fax: 212-724-0735 NEW PARISHIONERS: www.blessedsacramentnyc.org www.sblsnyc.org SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM (Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WKDAY MASS: Every Other Wednesday of the month HOLY DAYS & EVES. OF HOLY DAYS: As Announced. BAPTISM: Arrangements must be made at the Rectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. Parents, and also godparents when possible, must attend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held on the 1 st Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the rectory. CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm, and anytime at the Rectory. MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance at the rectory to ensure the date and the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinary form of celebrating Christian marriage, and should be strongly considered when making Wedding plans. Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or the equivalent, is required by the Archbishop. PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to the Hudson River, from the South side of 77th Street down to the North side of 65th Street. We welcome new parishioners, and invite them to register at the Rectory. The registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of our parish. If you move to another Parish, or change your address within the Parish, please notify us. FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily after the 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holy hour. BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day; Benediction: 5:15 PM. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, before the 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS: Classes in Religion for Catholic children/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High School take place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction in the school. Ongoing religious education is important for the religious development of your children. First Communion and Confirmation require a two year program. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org
SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM (Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WKDAY MASS: Every Other Wednesday of the month HOLY DAYS & EVES. OF HOLY DAYS: As Announced.
BAPTISM:
Arrangements must be made at the Rectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. Parents, and also godparents when possible, must attend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the rectory.
CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm, and anytime at the Rectory.
MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance at the rectory to ensure the date and the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinary form of celebrating Christian marriage, and should be strongly considered when making Wedding plans. Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or the equivalent, is required by the Archbishop.
PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to the Hudson River, from the South side of 77th Street down to the North side of 65th Street.
We welcome new parishioners, and invite them to register at the Rectory. The registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of our parish. If you move to another Parish, or change your address within the Parish, please notify us.
FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily after the 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holy hour.
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day; Benediction: 5:15 PM.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, before the 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS:
Classes in Religion for Catholic children/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High School take place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction in the school. Ongoing religious education is important for the religious development of your children. First Communion and Confirmation require a two year program. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org
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Dear Parishioners and Friends, As we move through summer I hope you are able to enjoy some down time, and are able to stay dry and out of the city heat. I look forward to seeing you upon my return next weekend, and please enjoy these excerpts from the lives of the Saints that we honor and invoke this coming week. Monday the Church celebrates St. Peter Chrysologus (380-450), who served as Bishop of Ravenna in Italy from 433-450. Chrysologus means “golden worded”, as Peter was known for his eloquent preaching. “Let this be the pattern for all when they practice mercy: show mercy to others in the same way, with the same generosity, with the same promptness, as you want others to show mercy to you.” “And the Creator… has made you in His image that you might in your person make the invisible Creator present on earth; he has made you his legate, so that the vast empire of the world might have the Lord’s representative.” On Tuesday we honor St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. As a young man, Ignatius was drawn to the military, yet shortly after he began serving, he was badly wounded by a cannonball. It was during his recovery that Ignatius had a spiritual conversion. As the hospitals of the day were run by Religious, the only reading readily available to Ignatius were religious and devotional works. One work in particular, Ludolph of Saxony’s De Vita Christi, on the life of Christ and the Saints, made its impact on this soldier now turning saint. Once able to walk again, Ignatius made his way to the famous Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat, where he left his dagger and sword at the altar of the Virgin Mary. For the next two decades, Ignatius’ life would be marked by pilgrimage, devotion, study, and discernment, all of which would finally lead him to found a new Order in the Church, the Society of Jesus, dedicated to a life of self-denial and total obedience to the Holy Father, with a special focus on missionary work. Today the Jesuit Order is the largest single Order in the Catholic Church and maintains its focus on missionary work, social justice, and higher education, and has over 16,000 members.
On Wednesday the Church honors St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), an Italian priest who would eventually found the Redemptorist Order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. As a young priest Alphonsus immersed himself in pastoral work, and spent most of his time with the People of God, both young and old, in the Kingdom of Naples. Alphonsus had a wonderful ability to gather God’s people together in simple ordinary settings so that they could be moved by the life of Christ. He was known to be a humble and effective confessor, and today the Congregation numbers over 8,000 and runs over 700 parishes throughout the world. Friday is the Feast of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests. John, from France, lived from 1786-1859, and how interesting that it took until the 1800s for diocesan priests to receive a proper patron! John’s life was marked by intense fasting, penance, and devotion, and some would say that his model of holiness is too rigorous to be assumed today, but we know that holiness is never out of style and never out of reach with God’s help. John served in a simple parish in a simple town in France, Ars, still there today. John himself struggled to hang on to his vocation, desiring the monastic life, but his people desired his people would not let him flee to the nearby Trappist monastery. John’s devotion to the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament, and Confessional helped the people come close to Christ, and it is this Sacramental way that has made him a model for parish priests. Amid the turmoil of our days- remember that John lived during the Revolution- Christ is always near, in a most special way through the His sacramental presence. Finally, Saturday, we celebrate the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, also known as Our Lady of the Snows. The Legend says that in the 4th Century, a John and his wife, wealthy Romans with no heirs, prayed to Mary that she might show them where they should build a church in her honor. At the height of the Roman summer, on August 5, snow appeared on the Esquiline Hill, marking the spot where they were to build their church. The church of St. Mary of the Snows became one of the Principal Patriarchal (Papal) churches in Rome because it was the first there dedicated to Mary. As always let us pray for peace. Father Duffell
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A medida que avanza el verano, espero que estén disfrutando de un tiempo de inactividad y que puedan mantenerse secos y fuera del calor de la ciudad. Los veré a mi regreso el proximo fin de semana y espero disfruten de estos extractos de las vidas de los santos que honramos e invocamos estos dias.
El lunes, la Iglesia celebra a San Pedro Crisólogo (380-450), quien ejerció como obispo de Ravena en Italia entre los años 433-450. Crisólogo significa "lenguaje de oro", ya que Pedro era conocido por su elocuencia. "Que este sea el patrón para todos cuando practican la misericordia: muestren misericordia a los demás de la misma manera, con la misma generosidad, con la misma prontitud que desearían para ustedes". "Y el Creador ... quien nos ha hecho en su imagen, para que en persona podamos hacer que el Creador invisible esté presente en la tierra; él te ha dado su legado, para que el vasto imperio del mundo pueda tener al representante del Señor". El martes honramos a San Ignacio de Loyola (1491-1556), fundador de la Compañía de Jesús, los Jesuitas. Cuando era joven, Ignacio se sintió atraído por los militares, pero poco después de comenzar a servir, fue herido de gravedad por una bala de cañón. Fue durante su recuperación que Ignacio tuvo una conversión espiritual. Como los hospitales de la época eran administrados por religiosos, las únicas lecturas disponibles para Ignacio eran obras religiosas y devocionales. Una obra en particular, “De Vita Christi", de Ludolph de Sajonia, sobre la vida de Cristo y los Santos, impactó a este soldado convertido ahora en santo. Una vez que pudo caminar de nuevo, Ignacio se dirigió al famoso monasterio benedictino de Montserrat, donde dejó su daga y su espada en el altar de la Virgen María. Durante las próximas dos décadas, la vida de Ignacio estaría marcada por la peregrinación, la devoción, el estudio y el discernimiento, todo lo cual finalmente lo conduciría a fundar una nueva Orden en la Iglesia, la Compañía de Jesús, dedicada a una vida de abstención y obediencia total al Santo Padre, enfocándose especialmente en el trabajo misionero. Hoy la Orden de los Jesuitas es la Orden más grande en la Iglesia Católica y mantiene su enfoque en el trabajo misionero, la justicia social y la educación superior. Cuenta con mas de 16,000 miembros.
El miércoles, la Iglesia honra a San Alfonso de Liborio (1696-1787), un sacerdote italiano fundador de la Orden Redentorista, la Congregación del Santísimo Redentor. Joven sacerdote, Alfonso se sumergió en el trabajo pastoral y pasó la mayor parte de su tiempo con el Pueblo de Dios, tanto con los jóvenes como con los mayores, en el Reino de Nápoles. Alfonso tenía una maravillosa habilidad para reunirlos en un entorno ordinario y simple y que fueran influenciados por la vida de Cristo. Era conocido por ser un confesor humilde y eficaz, y hoy la Congregación cuenta con más de 8,000 miembros administrando más de 700 parroquias en todo el mundo.
El viernes es la fiesta de San Juan Vianney, patrón de los párrocos. Juan vivió desde 1786 hasta 1859, y es interesante que no fuera hasta el siglo XIX que los sacerdotes diocesanos recibieran por fin un patrón apropiado. La vida de Juan estuvo marcada por el ayuno, penitencia y devoción, y algunos dirían que su modelo de santidad es demasiado riguroso para ser asumido hoy, pero sabemos que la santidad nunca pasa de moda y que siempre estará al alcance con la ayuda de Dios. John sirvió en una pequeña parroquia en una sencilla ciudad en Francia llamada Ars. El propio Juan luchaba por mantener su vocación, deseando la vida monástica, pero su pueblo no quería que se marchara a un cercano monasterio trapense. La devoción de Juan a la Misa, al Santísimo Sacramento y al Confesionario ayudaron a los fieles acercarse a Cristo, y es esta manera Sacramental la que lo ha convertido en un modelo para los párrocos. Recuerden en medio de estos días tan convulsos, que Juan vivió durante la Revolución. Cristo siempre está cerca, de una manera muy especial a través de Su presencia sacramental.
Finalmente, el sábado, celebramos la Dedicación de la Basílica de Santa María la Mayor en Roma, también conocida como Nuestra Señora de las Nieves. La Leyenda dice que en el siglo IV, un tal Juan y su esposa, ricos romanos sin herederos, le rezaron a María para que les mostrara dónde deberían construir una iglesia en su honor. En el apogeo del verano romano, el 5 de agosto apareció nieve en la Colina Esquilina, marcando el lugar donde debían construir su iglesia. La iglesia de Santa María de las Nieves se convirtió en una de las principales iglesias patriarcales (papales) en Roma porque fue la primera allí dedicada a María.
Como siempre les pido orar por la paz.
Padre Duffell
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Join Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center at Church of the Holy Family on Friday, September 7, 2018 for a powerful morning presentation on our Catholic faith. Best-selling author and renowned biblical scholar Scott Hahn will go deeper into the meaning of Scripture in the Church and our lives today. Go deeper in your faith—register for this powerful event today! https://stpaulcenter.com/product/new-york-city/ Questions call the St. Paul Center at 740-264-9535 CENTERING PRAYER GROUP The Monday night Centering Prayer Group will not hold meetings From August 1 through Labor Day. Contact person: Mary Jebara 973-714-1409 PALS (PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS) MEET UP GROUP NEW YORK NY Want to find other moms who are going through the emotional journey of pregnancy after loss? Are you in need of a community that meets in person and seems like old friends that you can talk to about the grief and the joys that come with being pregnant again after your other baby died? Then join a local PALS (Pregnancy After Loss Support) Meet-Up. Please contact Megan Brandow-Faller at [email protected] for more information. SPIRIT IN ACTION GROUP Spirit in Action is a group sponsored by the church of St. John the Baptist in New York City. It is a club for mature Catholics over 50 years of age who are interested in getting together for spiritual, cultural, and social activities. Members receive newsletters concerning upcoming events. If you are interested in joining, please call our Hotline: 212-560-2366 and leave a message after the beep. THE JOYJ INITIATIVE-Seeks EMs for The Riverside Premier Rehabilitation and Healing Center The Lord said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The JoyJ needs Eucharist Ministers to bring comfort and joy to those poor souls who anxiously look forward to receiving the body of Christ every week. If you’re not an EM and are interested, we will train you. One EM attends the 12:10 P.M. Mass on Wednesday and takes the hosts to The Riverside where several other EMs have gathered at 1:15 P.M. They divide the floors between them and it usually takes approximately 1 1/2 hours. If you are interested in serving and loving others in your daily life, please leave your contact information at the Rectory. Thank you and God bless you. NEXT WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION – AUG. 5 Soup Kitchen Blessed Sacrament’s Soup Kitchen meets every Sunday at 2PM on 70th Street. Staffed by many wonderful parish volunteers, the Soup Kitchen prepares delicious meals for locals in need.
Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $5,719 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $5,272 was received through WeShare, for a total of $10,991. Thank you for so
generously giving to our regular collection.
Esquina Financiera La suma de la colecta durante las Misas del domingo
pasado fue $5,719. Recibimos $5,272 a través de WeShare para un total de $10,991. Gracias por dar tan
generosamente a nuestra colección regular.
Saturday Evening, July 28th
5:30 Nicholas Mormando +
Sunday, July 29th 8:30 Vicente Gomez + 10:00 Joseph Caceres + 11:15 Juana Paula Brito + 12:30 Fernando Ruiz + (2nd Anniversary) 5:30 Mollie & Rocco Arcomano +
Monday, July 30th 7:30 Anita Manolo + 12:10 Intentions of Libby Goldstein-Hopkins
5:30 Intentions of Christel Middelhoff
Tuesday, July 31st 7:30 Albina Swierzbinski + 12:10 People of the Parish 5:30 Intentions of Christel Middelhoff
Wednesday, August 1st 7:30 12:10 Mr. & Mrs. Francesco Osso + 5:30 Intentions of Christel Middelhoff
Thursday, August 2nd
7:30 12:10
5:30
Maria Brusco + Intentions of Christel Middelhoff
Friday, August 3rd 7:30 12:10 5:30
Gerard Brody + All the Saints in Purgatory Anthony Lombardi +
Saturday, August 4th 7:30 12:10
Cliceria, Virgilio, Alfredo Madriaga, Primitivo de los Santos + In Reparations for Sinners and in Thanksgiving
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Date Your Name Your Spouses Name (Only if BOTH are Registering) Children Address Apt. # City State Zip Telephone Email Your Occupation Your Spouses Occupation How should we address you? (Check One) Mr. & Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Would you like to receive weekly offering envelopes? Yes No If not, would you like us to sign you up for WeShare? Yes No
If you have not registered in the parish and attend our mass regularly, please fill the following form out and return it to the Rectory office. All information will be kept confidential.
What is WeShare? WeShare, LPi’s Online Giving Management System, allows Blessed Sacrament’s parishioners to donate to our parish efficiently, effectively, and securely. It is an automated means for parishioners to support our church financially through one-time or recurring contributions. Summer collections often drop significantly in our parish because of vacation travel, sports schedules and other activities that cause parishioners to attend Mass in other parishes. If you would like to make your giving easy and consistent this summer, please consider our electronic giving option. Currently 455 parish families are using this simple and secure way to make and track their parish giving. If you would like to learn more about this easy, safe and secure way of giving, please visit http://blessedsacramentnyc.churchgiving.com and click on Make a Donation or call 1800-950-9952.
Weekly EM and Lector Schedule
Saturday, July 28th 5:30 pm 1st Laura Nielsen
2nd Elizabeth Hutton POF Vincent Gardino
EM
Joe Tessitore, Amy Kathuria, Merleann Taylor, Elizabeth Hutton
Sunday, July 29th
8:30 am 1st John Hunt 2nd Brendan Contant
POF James Palazza
EM
Deacon Scott, Louella Prince, Vivian Villaluz, John Hunt, Brendan Contant
10:00 am 1st Todd Reppert
2nd Julian Joseph POF Shirley Rodriguez
EM Deacon Scott, Todd Reppert, Judy Braun, Mary Bradley, Nellie Gonzalez-Arce, Julie Tom, Shirley Rodriguez
11:15 am 1st Oscar Henk 2nd Ramon Gimenez POF Fernando Bueno EM
Celia Navarro, Cindy Ochoa, Junior Santiago
12:30 pm 1st Anita Pearl
2nd Ingrid Leacock
POF EM
Ed Casey Ed Casey, Sheila Pender, Anne Jason, Raul Garcia-Moncada, Mark Murphy, Lola Gordon, Lidia Stempien
5:30 pm 1st Elizabeth Brooke Murray
2nd John Gasdaska
POF Regina Ohashi
EM John Fox, Elizabeth Brooke Murray, John Gasdaska, Helena Maria Lim, Adriana Gonzalez, Elizabeth Kubinski, Regina Ohashi
Celebrants for the Weekend of August 4th – 5th
Sat. 5:30pm Msgr. Crimmins Sun. 8:30am Father Duffell 10:00am Father O’Shea 11:15am Father Jimenez 12:30pm Msgr. Crimmins 5:30pm Father Duffell
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DOWNEY SIDE AGENCY Downey Side Adoption Agency is seeking families interested in adoption. Fr. Paul Engel ofm Cap is the Director of the agency that places older children from 7- 17 years old with permanent families. All are welcome to schedule a free orientation meeting to learn more about adoption by calling 212-714-2200. Learn more about adopting an older child and Downey Side at www.downeyside.org
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Registration is now open for our Sunday Religious Education Program for children. classes begin on September 9. Register by August 1. Registration Packets have been emailed to the parents of current students and posted on the Sunday School website (www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org). Paper copies will also be available at the rectory. You must register your child each year. If your child is not a current student, please email me at [email protected] so I can send you a packet via email or stop by the rectory to pick up a paper copy of the registration packet. If you need additional information please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111 or email the above address. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR SUNDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM We need Catechists ! Consider you gifts and talents ....... can you be a Catechist or an Assistant for the children in our Religious Education Program? It is a vital ministry that paves the way for our future church. A successful program depends on many volunteers. All who work with children must complete a screening process as provided by the Archdiocese. It consists of a background check and attending an abuse awareness and prevention class here at Blessed Sacrament or online. If you have questions about our Religious Education Program and wish to volunteer please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Thinking of becoming a Catholic? Are you Baptized Catholic but have not received Communion or Confirmation? Inquiry discussions for adults will begin on Monday, September 24 at 6:30 pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at the parish office (212-877-3111) to register or seek information.
For all kids 18 years and younger, children do Not need to show registration, documentation, or an ID to receive their meals. Find out more by calling 311, texting NYCMeals to 877-877, or visiting schoolfoodnyc.org or the SchoolFood App.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 29th - MASSES AT 8:30AM AND 12:30PM INTRODUCTORY RITES GATHERING HYMN: Gather Us In #730 LITURGY OF THE WORD Readings begin on page 236 FIRST READING: 2 Kings 4:42-44
PSALM RESPONSE: Psalm 145:10-11,15-16,17-18
R:/ The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. SECOND READING: Ephesians 4:1-6 GOSPEL READING: John 6:1-15 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Can be found on Page 14
OFFERTORY HYMN: The Church’s One Foundation #637 COMMUNION HYMN: On this Day, O Beautiful Mother #806 RECESSIONAL HYMN O God beyond all Praising #769
