February 21st, 2021 1st Sunday of Lent 1 Domingo de Cuaresma
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
February 21st, 2021
1st Sunday of Lent
1 Domingo de
CuaresmaSunday, February 28:
9:00 Stations of the Cross
9:30 + Joseph Rachuta by Daniela Ramirez
10:35 Estaciones de la Cruz
11:00 + (Spanish) Esneda Buitrago by Marleny
Saturday, February 20: Osorio
5:30 + The Dahlem Family by The 12:30 + PURGATORIAL SOCIETY
Buddenhagen Family
Please remember those on our sick list in
Sunday, February 21: your prayers: Michael Anobile, Lottie
9:00 Stations of the Cross Wojciechowicz, Maria Petrona Paiz Turcios,
9:30 + Joseph Maffia by Barbara Maffia Catherine McClung, Valerie Bruno, Martha
10:35 Estaciones de la Cruz Banfield, Allen Ryczek, Levieva Svetiana, Molly
11:00 + (Spanish) Esneda Buitrago by Marleny Tyburczy, John Tyburczy, Julissa Garcia, Caro-
Osorio lyn Lattanzio, Joan Dobkin, Laurie Rueckheim,
12:30 + Lorraine Guidice by Her Children Judith Ballaster, Steve Belus, Janice L. Whelan,
James Cunniff, Donald Buddenhagen, Matthew
Monday, February 22: Colasanti, Joseph Anthony D’Avino, Laura Bor-
9:30 The recovery and God’s blessing for ruso, Amy Pisarki, John Slattery, Josep Lauron,
Anatol Drzewiecki by Family , Carmelo Reyes, Marylou Ryan, Patricia
12:30 + Norma Alicea (Happy Birthday in Taranovich, Eugene Stonebreaker, Zofia Or-
Heaven) by Niece, Brenda Torres lowska, Mary Sanz, Robert Keenan, Ryan Mar-
shall, Anne Marie Stampf, Edward Pertell,
Tuesday, February 23: Genowefa Biernaca, Elizabeth Malenik,
9:30 + Ludwick Szalyga by Elizabeth Szalyga Kataryna Gierczynska, Caitlyn Geer, James
12:30 + FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Buddenhagen, Bill Wisniewski, Gary Norman-
dia, Brian Francis Campion, Gemma Ferrara,
Wednesday, February 24: Frank Sarlie, Peggy Mae, Edwin Soto, Law-
9:30 + Wladyslaw Kurasz by Elizabeth rence O’Donnell, Julia Silva, Theresa Good,
Szalyga Mary Knapp, Elizabeth “Betty” Gifford, Baby
12:30 Jozef Ban, Oliver Jayme Lopez, Mary Barreta,
MaryAnne Stampf, Patricia Riordan, Elsie
Thursday, February 25: Baumgardt, Barbara Wielunski, Ida M. Lopez,
9:30 + My beloved sister-in-law, Vivian Laila Skye O.
Bontkowski by Michael Bontkowksi
12:30 + Norma Alicea (1 year Anniversary) by Please pray for the deceased: Theresa
Niece, Brenda Torres Kuzmicki
Friday, February 26: Happy Birthday
9:30 + In memory of Ann Marie Karsay (15th February 18: Carmen Julia Torres
Anniversary in Heaven) by Michael February 20: Elizabeth Rendo
Bontkowski February 21: Monica Lincango
12:30 February 23: Stanley Toniuk
7:30 + (Spanish) Blanca Ines Munoz by February 26: Carol Kulikowski
Familia
Saturday, February 27: Devotion to St. Joseph
9:30 In thanksgiving, Feb Roman by
Parents 2021 is the year of St. Joseph. Every
5:30 + The Dahlem Family by The Wednesday after Mass we will say a prayer in
Buddenhagen Family his honor for the rest of the year.A Message from Fr. Jossy’s Desk:
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 2021 B
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers us a pattern that can enable us to get the most out of our Lent
this year.
We are told that the “Spirit sent Jesus out toward the desert where he stayed forty days, put to
the test by Satan.” What did he do for forty days in the desert? He did what many holy men
and women have done in the desert. He listened to God, his Father. As he listened, he also
heard the alluring voice of Satan - a voice that challenged him to be someone else than his
Father wanted him to be. But Jesus spent a long enough time listening in prayer that he gradu-
ally knew who he was and what he had to do. And he returns to the countryside, a
powerful man with a powerful message: “It’s time! The reign of God is at hand. Reform your
lives and believe in the good news!”
That can be the pattern of Lent for us this year. Jesus invites us into the desert, the quiet of our
hearts, and he asks us to listen. He knows that our Father will speak to us about who we are
and what we are to do. He also knows that Satan will also speak to us - alluring us with all
kinds of contradictory messages. And he asks us to stay in the quiet of our hearts long enough
to come to know and believe his Father’s words of love and mercy.
Our willingness to listen will prepare us well to come back to our countryside and announce
our recognition that the reign of God is at hand. We will be prepared at Easter to renew our
baptismal commitment to reform our lives and live more deeply the good news. The real
temptation of our Lent will be to leave our desert too quickly. If we fall for Satan’s trickery
(“You don’t really need all that quiet time!”), then our Lent may be like many other times in
our lives - just another time we lived through.
If we are willing to stay in our desert and listen, we will be rewarded for our patience and we
will be renewed. What choice will you - will I - make this Lent? Will we dare to enter the
desert and stay to listen, or will we leave too quickly? Our choice can make all the difference
to our lives!
Fr. Jossy Vattothu, CMI
Parochial VicarSt. Anthony & St. Alphonsus Church Guidelines for Attending Mass Post-COVID-19
Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (English)
Friday, Mass at 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Saturday, Vigil Mass: 5:30 p.m. (English)
Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m. (English), 11:00 a.m. (Spanish), 12:30 p.m. (English)
Please make sure to read before attending Mass and follow the instructions below:
• Please make sure to wear your mask properly when you attend Mass.
• Alternative pews will be closed, please see the signs before you take your seat.
• There will be no entrance procession or recessional procession.
• We will not have any ALTAR server for the time being.
• No missal, hymns or worship aids will be available. There will be NO Holy water
in the font.
• We will have a lector seated in the first pew that will come forward for the readings.
• There will be neither exchange of peace nor holding of hands during the Lord’s Prayer.
• Communion will be distributed ONLY by the priest at daily Mass.
• To receive the Holy Communion there will be an orderly fashion, lining up pew by pew
guided by ushers.
• Please keep 6 feet distance at all times, especially when you line up to receive the Holy
Communion.
• The bishop has requested that the Eucharist be received by HAND. There will be no precious
blood offered.
Weekend Mass Guidelines: Please make sure you follow the above directives when you
attend Mass.
• We will have the organist and a cantor to lead our music.
• There will be two Eucharistic Ministers to distribute the Holy Communion besides the
priest.
• The Eucharistic Ministers will not wear gloves, but THEY MUST wear a mask.Un Mensaje del Padre Jossy:
PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA 2021 B
En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos ofrece un modelo que nos permite sacar el máximo
provecho de nuestra Cuaresma este año. Se nos dice que el "Espíritu envió a Jesús hacia el
desierto donde permaneció cuarenta días, puesto a prueba por Satanás." ¿Qué hizo durante
cuarenta días en el desierto? Hizo lo que muchos hombres y mujeres santos han hecho en el
desierto. Escuchó a Dios, a su Padre.
Mientras escuchaba, también oyó la voz seductora de Satanás, una voz que lo desafió a ser
otra persona de lo que su Padre quería que fuera. Pero Jesús pasó el tiempo suficiente
escuchando en oración que poco a poco supo quién era y qué tenía que hacer. Y regresa al
campo, un hombre poderoso con un mensaje poderoso: "¡Es hora! El reinado de Dios está
cerca. ¡Reformad vuestras vidas y creed en las buenas noticias!"
Ese puede ser el modelo de Cuaresma para nosotros este año. Jesús nos invita al desierto, a la
tranquilidad de nuestros corazones, y nos pide que escuchemos. Sabe que nuestro Padre nos
hablará acerca de quiénes somos y de lo que debemos hacer. También sabe que Satanás
también nos hablará, seducándonos con todo tipo de mensajes contradictorios. Y nos pide que
nos quedemos en la tranquilidad de nuestros corazones el tiempo suficiente para llegar a
conocer y creer las palabras de amor y misericordia de su Padre.
Nuestra disposición a escuchar nos preparará bien para volver a nuestro campo y anunciar
nuestro reconocimiento de que el reinado de Dios está cerca. Estaremos preparados en La
Pascua para renovar nuestro compromiso bautismal de reformar nuestra vida y vivir más
profundamente las buenas noticias.
La verdadera tentación de nuestra Cuaresma será abandonar nuestro desierto demasiado
rápido. Si nos enamoramos de las artimañas de Satanás ("¡Realmente no necesitas todo ese
tiempo tranquilo!"), entonces nuestra Cuaresma puede ser como muchas otras veces en
nuestras vidas, otra vez que vivimos.
Si estamos dispuestos a quedarnos en nuestro desierto y escuchar, seremos recompensados por
nuestra paciencia y seremos renovados. ¿Qué opción tomarás esta Cuaresma? ¿Nos
atreveremos a entrar en el desierto y quedarnos a escuchar, o nos iremos demasiado rápido?
¡Nuestra elección puede marcar la diferencia en nuestras vidas!
Padre Jossy Vattothu, CMI
Vicario ParroquialWEEKLY OFFERING Lent
Lent is a time of preparation to celebrate
Weekend of February 13 - 14, 2021 the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. It's a
40-day season supported by the three
Attendance - 262 pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving,
Collection - $ 2,082.00 beginning with Ash Wednesday and
Second Fuel Collection - $ 700.00 ending at sundown on Holy Thursday.
Votive Candles: $ 301.00 This is our chance as Catholics to
reawaken the gifts of the Holy Spirit by
Last year’s Attendance - 630 reflecting, repenting, and restoring to
Last year’s Collection - $ 3,536.00 wholeness in Him.
Last year’s Fuel Collection - $ 1,115.00
Last year's Votive Candles - $ 808.00 ABSTINENCE: The faithful who have
reached 14 years of age are required to
abstain totally from meat on Ash
Wednesday & Good Friday. and the
The Stations of the Cross fridays of Lent.
During the season of Lent, please join us FASTING: All the faithful between the
in praying the Stations of the Cross. We ages of 18 and 59 are bound to fast on
will be praying on Fridays after all Ash Wednesday & Good Friday. This
Masses, and on Sundays at 9:00 AM and practice involves limiting oneself to a
10:35 AM in Spanish. single full meal and avoiding food
between meals. If need be, two lighter
The Stations of the Cross are a way for meals may be taken.
us to pray and meditate on Christ’s
ALMSGIVING: Acts of charity are an
sacrifice for us all. Each station
essential part of the Christian life
represents events from being throughout the year – but most
condemned to death to His burial in the especially during Lent.
tomb and eventual Resurrection. This
devotion has been long encouraged by
the church, especially during Lent and
Good Friday.Black & Indian Missions Collection Spiritual Communion Prayer
The Black and Indian Mission Collection Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus,
(BIMC) exists to help diocesan I believe that you are present in the Most
communities to build the Church and Holy Sacrament. I love you above all
preach the Gospel of Jesus among the things and I desire to receive you in my
African American, Native American, and soul. Since I cannot at this moment
Alaska Native people of God. Every year, receive you sacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart. I embrace you
it is the amazing generosity of Catholic
as if you were already there and unite
faithful, just like you, who enable the
myself wholly to you. Never permit me to
Black and Indian Mission Office to be separated from you.
support the following important priorities:
Amen.
• Enlivening Parish Life & Catechists
• Helping Educators Reach Kids BAPTISM
• Empowering Evangelizers
• Encouraging Vocations Baptisms are celebrated in English on the last
Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. and Spanish
baptisms are celebrated on the first Saturday of
There will be a special collection the every month.
weekend of February 28th.
Arrangements must be made at
the Parish Office in advance. The birth
certificate must be presented. Instructions are
50/50 CLUB required for parents and godparents before
Baptism.
50/50 envelopes are available in the
back of the church. Please feel free to
take additional envelopes for neighbors MARRIAGES
and friends. Arrangements should be made six months in
Minimum donation is $2.00 advance. Pre-Cana Conferences are part of
preparation. The website address is:
Donacion minima son $2.00 archyny.org
$2.00 = 1 chance to win
$5.00 = 3 chances to win PARISH MEMBERSHIP
$10.00 = 6 chances to win
Please register at the Parish Office. Any letters
Please make sure your name, phone for Sponsorship, Baptism/Confirmation, as well
number and dollar amount are on each as a letter for Immigration, you must be a
50/50 envelope. (We will make sure registered member of the Parish.
your contribution is converted into the
proper amount of chances to which you CHOIR
are entitled.)
Meets each Monday at 7:00 p.m. in ChurchYou can also read
