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Parish STAFF
OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103
Phone: (718) 278-1611
E-mail: religious.ed@stjosephastoria.org
Third Sunday of Lent
Mass Schedule March 7, 2021
Saturday, March 6: First Saturday I, the Lord, am your God . . .
8:00am: Purgatorial Society You shall not have other gods besides me.
— Exodus 20:2a, 3
5:00pm: Antonieta S. DeBazalar, Anka Pesa, **********************************************************************
Janet Pope Sullivan TOTAL ALLEGIANCE
Sunday, March 7: Third Sunday of Lent; First In previous weeks we have seen how the theme of
covenant—as a preparation for the baptismal covenant
Scrutiny celebrated at Easter—occupies an important place in our
7:45am: John & Zabrina Collazo (Special Intention)
cycle of Lenten readings. The notion of covenant as a
9:00am: Rosario, Gaetana, Filippo Giacone,
relationship between two parties carries with it an
Alfred J. Krist, Andrew Galosic,
expectation of mutual accountability and fidelity to the
Gaetano Giannattasio, Thomas Aldorasi,
terms of the covenant. When God forged the covenant
Don DePratt
with the Jewish people on Mt. Sinai, it was a pledge of
10:30am: Romulo Encalada, Jose Jesus Ruiz &
God’s protection, and it would forever permit them
Maria Rosa Ruiz (Special Intention)
familiar access as the Chosen People. For their part, the
12:00pm: Amato & Giovannina Delligatti Jewish people were to observe the dictates of the law,
Monday, March 8: St. John of God summarized most succinctly here in the form of the Ten
12:00pm: Frances & Toby Pizzitelli Commandments. To be in a covenantal relationship
with the Lord God requires an exclusive relationship,
Tuesday, March 9: St. Frances of Rome just as discipleship with Jesus—ritualized in baptism—
8:00am: Albert Ferado demands a total allegiance to him and none other.
Wednesday, March 10 ***********************************************************************
12:00pm: Katerina Galea, Sebastiano & Jenny Calabro, READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Iolanda Marinzulich Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-
30
Thursday, March 11 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;
8:00am: Mile Lipovac Mt. 18:21-35
Friday, March 12: Abstinence Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;
12:00pm: Ante Vuksevic Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23
Saturday, March 13 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;
8:00am: Mladenko Grgas Mk 12:28-34
5:00pm: Marie Hughes, Marianu & Pawla Cauchi, Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14
Cutajar & Portelli Family Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6;
Sunday, March 14: Fourth Sunday Of Lent Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21
7:45am: Mass Available Alternate readings (Year A):
9:00am: Carolyne Rumore, Giuseppe & Gerarda Sacino 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6;
10:30am: Anselmo Garzon Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-
12:00pm: Pat McHugh 38]
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Lenten Regulations Abstinence & Fasting
The Church requires all the faithful who have
reached their 14th year of age to abstain totally
from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of
Lent. All the faithful between the ages of 18 and
59 are also bound to observe the fasting regulation
on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice
involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and
avoiding food between meals.
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Lenten Folder
Please make sure to take home a Lenten folder for
Prayer Intentions 40 Days of Sacrificial Offering through your daily
for The Sick and the Homebound personal sacrifices. Please return your envelope
Maria Carmen Rosa, Maria & Andy Rosano with offering of $1.00 per day, in the Sunday
Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life basket or bring it to the parish office at the end of
Pasquale Camardi lent.
Thank you.
Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma Food Pantry
7 de marzo de 2021 Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from
Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios . . . 8:00 to 10:00am, to assist any parishioner that is in
No tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí. need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit
— Éxodo 20:2a, 3
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LEALTAD TOTAL
En semanas anteriores hemos visto cómo el tema de Please Note: The Secure Food
la alianza, en preparación para la alianza bautismal que Deposit Box…
se celebra en Semana Santa, ocupa un lugar importante
en nuestro ciclo de lecturas de Cuaresma. La noción de Located in the front lobby of
una alianza como una relación entre dos partes lleva
consigo la expectativa de la responsabilidad mutua y la
our church on the Rectory side.
fidelidad a los términos del pacto. Cuando Dios forjó la Please deposit all dry food
alianza con el pueblo judío en el monte Sinaí, se trataba (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles) there. This will
de una promesa de la protección de Dios, y que siempre assist us in securing that your food donations go
les permitiría el acceso familiar como Pueblo Escogido. directly to the needy.
Por su parte, el pueblo judío debería observar los
requisitos de la ley, que se resumen aquí en los Diez
Mandamientos. Para estar en una relación de pacto con el
Señor Dios requiere una relación exclusiva, al igual que
ser discípulo de Jesús –que expresamos ritualmente en el
Bautismo– exige una total lealtad a Él y a ningún otro.
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Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Stations of the Cross
The Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) will be prayed
together as a parish on each Friday Virtually during Lent. Visit our website to take a virtual tour:
More details to follow. www.sjcalic.org
During the week the stations will be prayed by different St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Language groups after mass: 28-46 44 Street LIC 11103
MONDAY ~ ENGLISH ~ after 12 noon Mass
CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION ON
TUESDAY ~ ITALIAN ~ 2PM
HOW TO SECURE A SPOT
WEDNESDAY ~ CROATIAN ~ after 12 noon Mass
(718) 728-0724
FRIDAY ~ SPANISH ~ after 12 noon Mass
The Litany of St. Joseph
Knowing by experience St. Joseph’s astonishing influence with God, I would
wish to persuade everyone to honor him with particular devotion. I have always
seen those who honored him in a special manner make progress in virtue, for
this heavenly protector favors in a striking manner the spiritual advancement of
souls who commend themselves to him.
—St. Teresa of Avila
You have probably heard of St. Maximilian Kolbe. The heroic priest who
gave his life for another prisoner in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Saint
Maximilian was a zealous promoter of Our Lady and Marian consecration. He
founded the Militia Immaculatae in 1917 to spread devotion to Our Lady around the world. But have you
heard of Fr. Joseph Kentenich, another great promoter of devotion to Our Lady?
In 1941, Fr. Kentenich was arrested by the Gestapo and put in prison in Germany. For medical reasons, the
Mazis did not intend to send him to a concentration camp. Zealous of Our Lady, however, Fr. Kentenich
requested he be sent to the concentration camp at Dachau. He wanted to offer his suffering for the Marian
movement he had initiated in 1914, called Schoenstatt. He founded the Schoenstatt Movement in order to
teach Our Lady’s virtues to people and transform the world through Marian consecration. Father Kentenich
spent three years in Dachau.
Father Kentenich’s method of Marian consecration is known as the “covenant of love.” He believed that a
covenant of love with Mary would transform the world by turning the members of Schoenstatt into
“apparitions of Mary.” Not literal apparitions, of course; rather, by imitating Mary’s virtues, the members of
Schoenstatt would become reflections of Mary, “apparitions” of Our Lady, in the world. The Church and the
world need such apparitions!
The Church and the world also need “apparitions” of St. Joseph: men and women who radiate the virtues
of St. Joseph, especially his faithful love as a husband and father. In a world plagued with gender ideology and
confusion about marriage and the family, reflections of Mary and St. Joseph are very much needed.
Consecration to St. Joseph and imitation of his virtues will make this happen.
THE LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH WILL PREPARE YOU FOR TOTAL CONSECRATION TO YOUR
SPIRITUAL FATHER AND TEACH YOU HOW TO RESEMBLE HIS VIRTUES.
The litany dates back to at least the 16th century and has been prayed by countless saints. The version you will
pray was approved and indulgenced by St. Pope PiusX in 1909. Through the Litany of St. Joseph, you will
learn the virtues and wonders of your spiritual father and become an “apparition of St. Joseph” in the word.
I take refuge in thy arms [St. Joseph], so that thou mayest lead me in the path of virtue.—St. Clement Mary
Hofbauer
SAINT JOSEPH IS YOUR MODEL FOR LOVING JESUS, MARY, AND SOULS.
Models are meant to be replicated. Through imitation of St. Joseph’s virtues, you will become like your model
and have a tremendous impact on the world. Saint Joseph’s virtues will become your virtues. You are to
become “another Joseph.”
His [St. Joseph’s] eminent virtues constitute his merit and he becomes our model.
—Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
St. Joseph is our guide and our model. Because our vocation is like his. We must live his life, practice his
virtues, and assimilate his spirit.
—St. Peter Julian Eymard
Let us love Jesus above all, let us love Mary as our mother, but then, how could we keep from loving Joseph,
who was so intimately united to both Jesus and Mary? And how can we honor him better than by imitating his
virtues? Now, what else did he do in all his life but contemplate, study, and adore Jesus, even in the midst of
his daily labors? Behold, therefore, our model.
—St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
Litany of St. Joseph
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Noble Offspring of David, pray for us.
Light of Patriarchs, pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Chaste Guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.
Foster-Father of the Son of God, pray for us.
Zealous Defender of Christ, pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.
Joseph Most Just, pray for us.
Joseph Most Chaste, pray for us.
Joseph Most Prudent, pray for us.
Joseph Most Courageous, pray for us.
Joseph Most Obedient, pray for us.
Joseph Most Faithful, pray for us.
Mirror of Patience, pray for us.
Lover of Poverty, pray for us.
Model of Workmen, pray for us.
Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us.
Guardian of Virgins, pray for us.
Pillar of Families, pray for us.
Comfort of the Afflicted, pray for us.
Hope of the Sick, pray for us.
Patron of the Dying, pray for us.
Terror of Demons, pray for us.
Protector of Holy Church, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V: He has made him lord of his household,
R: and prince over all his possessions.
Let us pray. O God, who, in your loving providence, chose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your
most Holy Mother, grant us the favor of having him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we
venture as our protector. You who live and regin forever and ever. Amen
As a member of the Diocese of Brooklyn, you are part of a family of
Catholics who practice their faith and live a life of stewardship
throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
Through your participation in the Annual Catholic Appeal, you can help maintain vital
programs and ministries that serve Jesus by reaching out in love to our brothers and sisters
in the Lord.
Q: What do the contributions from the Annual Catholic Appeal support?
A: Simply, PEOPLE. Our greatest challenge as Catholics is to play our part in loving and serving our neighbor. So many of our
brothers and sisters are in need, and we are blessed when we freely share our gifts with others with God’s Love, Compassion and
Joy.
The Annual Catholic Appeal is at the center of our efforts to put Jesus’ love to work. By making a pledge commitment, you make
possible the work which go beyond any one parish alone; outreach to those in need through our diocesan social ministry programs;
increase our Church's efforts in recruiting and training candidates for priesthood and religious life; Support Faith Formation; enable
Catholic Charities to continue their multi-services in our community; support our retired priests; make chaplains available to
hospitals, prisons and schools; and ensure that we are able to continue assisting the newest members of our community--
immigrants.
Q: How is the money donated used – is there a list?
Q: Does our parish benefit from this effort?
A: Our parish benefits – the diocesan wide ministries benefit - and all living in Brooklyn & Queens benefit. Your kindness nurtures
the Words of Christ in many wonderful ministries, programs and services provided throughout Brooklyn and Queens – including
those in our parish. As an example, the future of all parishes depends on having enough priests to minister to them. The Annual
Catholic appeal does the job of supporting vocations in ways that no one parish alone could ever hope to accomplish ensuring that
there will be priests to celebrate Mass in all of our parishes.
In addition to this one clear example, our parish will also receive all funds raised over the parish goal to fund parish initiatives. In
essence, your support of the ACA allows our parish to utilize funding on other initiatives. Of course, your weekly support of our
parish is crucial and you are encouraged to continue to share your generosity with our parish primarily through the Sunday
collection. But it is also important to remember that the Church extends far beyond the walls of our beautiful church and great
parish.
Q: I can only give a small amount, my gift is not important – so, why should I give?
A: We are asking people to give proportionately to their ability - every gift is important. The Lord has shared many gifts with each
of us. As Christians we are called to share His blessing with others. Your gift is truly a personal sacrifice – one that we are most
grateful for, so reflect upon this decision as you share your gift. No matter if it is a one time gift of $50 or a pledge for the year of
$2,500, every gift gets our parish closer to fulfilling its responsibility to the broader Catholic Community in Brooklyn and Queens.
Every Gift makes a difference!
The Diocese of Brooklyn is made up of people like you from 178 different parishes bonded together in the love of
Christ. Part of being a responsible Catholic is looking after others, particularly those in need. As St. Paul says,
“When one member suffers, we all suffer. When one rejoices, we all rejoice.” that is why we have the Annual
Catholic Appeal.
Our Parish Goals is $50,048.
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