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A Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Friend, Colleague and
Disciple of Jesus Christ
Mr. Anthony Porchetta
(Maintenance Supervisor, St. Kevin Church and Academy)
Born: October 2, 1967
Entered Eternal Life: August 2, 2021
(Funeral Arrangements to Follow)
Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him O, Lord!
August 8, 2021 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3
Dear Parishioners,
I am sure you are aware of the Motu Proprio, that was released a couple of weeks ago, by Pope
Francis, “Traditionis Custodes,” (“ The Guardians of the traditions”), regarding the unity within the
Catholic Church and the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy. If you have not had the opportunity to
ready the Motu Proprio, please do so at, (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2021/
documents/20210716-lettera-vescovi-liturgia.html).
Monsignor Steven Aguggia wrote an insightful article for the Tablet Newspaper this week regarding
the spirit of the document. I have attached his article below. If you do not subscribe to the Tablet
Newspaper, please consider doing so so that you do not miss out on articles like this one.
THE SOURCE AND THE SUMMIT OF THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Diocesan Newspaper, The Tablet)
The Second Vatican Council called the liturgy of the Church the
“Source and the Summit” of all the Church’s activity. The Council
Fathers put it this way: “The liturgy is the summit toward which
the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time, it is the
font [or source] from which all her power flows” (SC, no. 10). It is obvious that the celebration of
the liturgy is at the very heart of who we are as Catholics. Among the various liturgies of the
Church, the celebration of the Mass is the highest form of the expression of our Faith, our most
important prayer.
During that same Council, the liturgy of the Church was reformed, and the celebration of the Mass
was changed in many ways, allowing a greater participation by the faithful in the sacred liturgy. This
was accomplished through some significant adaptations, not least of which was that the liturgy was
to be celebrated in the vernacular, that is, the languages spoken by the people rather than in Latin.
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued a Motu Proprio (a document issued by the Pope himself
which has a legal effect in the Church) on July 16, 2021 called “Traditionis Custodes” (The
“Guardians of the Tradition”). The Apostolic Letter limited the celebration of the Mass according to
the Roman Missal of Pope John XXIII of 1962. Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict
XVI had allowed the use of the older ritual for those who were “attached to the older forms” of the
liturgy in order to facilitate and promote unity in the Church.
The whole reason for allowing the continued use of the older rites was to promote unity in the
Church. After consulting with the Bishops of the Church, Pope Francis understood that, instead of
promoting unity, the continued use of the older forms of the celebration of the Mass was, in fact,
(continue)
creating greater division in some places. For this reason, he decided to limit the use of the Latin
celebration of the Mass according to the Missal of 1962.
Why? There is certainly so much good that has come from the celebration of what was known as the
“Extraordinary Form” of the Mass. Many people, individuals, and families, continue to benefit
spiritually from the celebration of the older form of the liturgy. There is great beauty in it and the
Mass nourished generations of Christians including many saints. Why would Pope Francis limit its
celebration?
The answer is summed up in one word: unity, the very reason Pope Saint John Paul and Pope
Benedict allowed its continued use in the first place. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul
said: “I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you
say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the
same purpose” (1 Cor. 1:10). Our unity in Jesus Christ must be lived and experienced by the Church.
If the liturgy of the Mass is the highest expression of who we are as Catholics, then that must be
evident in our celebration. Not necessarily in the way the liturgy is celebrated (there are, in fact,
several liturgies in the Church, East and West) but in the experience of it. However, the Mass of
Pope St. Paul VI, the Novus Ordo, is, as Pope Francis states, the unique expression of the liturgy of
the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church and in celebrating it we are called to be one in the Lord.
What was the problem with the celebration of the older forms of the rites? In some instances, certain
people used the older form of the liturgy as something to hide behind. Refusing to accept the
teaching of the Second Vatican Council, some people did not accept the legitimacy of the new Mass
(the Novus Ordo). This caused disunity among the People of God. To create greater unity in the
Church, the unity that Saint Paul urges us to live, the Holy Father is asking us to gather as the
Church in prayer through the liturgy. We are the one Body of Christ. As the living Body of Church,
we all lift our praise to God in the liturgy of the Mass, the sacrifice of Christ, together celebrating
the salvation we have in Christ Jesus.
Rather than seeing the issuance of the new legislation on the liturgy as a limitation, we can look at it
as an opportunity for everyone to examine our attitudes towards the celebration of the Mass and its
importance in our lives as we come out of the pandemic when our participation was severely limited.
It is an opportunity for everyone to understand the history of the liturgy and to learn better how
beautiful and dignified celebration is essential. It is a chance for us all to gather as a community of
faith in our parishes and together lift up our great “Thanksgiving” to God our Father in the
Eucharist, as one people to celebrating and partaking of the one bread, “Because the loaf of bread is
one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf” (1 Cor 10:17).
Rev. Msgr. Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor, Diocese of Brooklyn
Pastor, St. Pancras Parish, Queens, NY
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Memorial Gifts
ANNOUNCED Week of August 8, 2021
MASS INTENTIONS
The Paschal Candle that will burn
in the Church throughout the year
has been donated by Dr. & Mrs.
Saturday, August 7th Hugh McGowan for God’s
5:00PM: People of St. Kevin Parish Blessings on all those living
Elba Jimenez By M ilady Jimenez with Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Giuseppe D’Amico By M aria D’Amico
Edward McCann By Julianne M cCann
Gaetano Giannattasio The Altar Candles are offered this
By Giovanna Giannattasio week by Your Friends at Gleason
Carmela Ieraci By Giulia Ieraci Funeral Home for Janet Baglieri.
Anthony Porchetta
Sunday, August 8th The Bread & Wine are offered this
9:00AM: Angelo Esposito By Maria Giambra week by Your Friends at Gleason
11:00AM: Bishop Raymond Chappetto Funeral Home for Janet Baglieri.
By Annie & Gerard Picardi
Monday, August 9th
9:00AM: Antonio & Alberti Tito Morinigo
By Mercedes Karapasas
Please Pray for the Sick and
Tuesday, August 10th
9:00AM: Salvatore Castellano Homebound of
By Kreso & Lillian Dadic our parish family:
Wednesday, August 11th
9:00AM: Rosanne McArdle By Maureen McA rdle Beatrice and Eugene Fortunato,
Jennifer Schiff, Rita Capello,
Thursday, August 12th Arleen DiCicco, Mericar Maravilla,
9:00AM: Joseph Castellano By Kreso & Lillian Dadic Maryann Dotzler, Michael Heeran,
Friday, August 13th
Lorraine Panza, Christina Scherer,
9:00AM: Frank Lenzo By Tino Lenzo Julia Kozar, Winnie O’Grady,
Patricia Munch, Robert H. Brennan,
Saturday, August 14th Thomas J. Hurlman, Carole A. Graves and
9:00AM: Josephus Cabaluna By Priscilla Cabaluna those diagnosed with COVID-19.
Saturday, August 14th
5:00PM: People of St. Kevin Parish
Paul Panza By T he Panza Family Please Pray for our
Anna Silbia Morgra By L uisa Hamilton Faithful Departed:
T. Maddabina Meli By Francesca Castelli
Shelly Cruz By Maribel K erby
Anthony Porchetta and
Sunday, August 15th
the Victims of COVID-19.
9:00AM: Angela Ann Scilla & Theresa Mowatt
By Josephine Rizzo
11:00AM: James Alderdice May they Rest in Eternal Peace!
By Agnes Rus & The Apostolic Oblates
August 8, 2021 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 6
Stewardship Column Help those who are in Need—
Corporal Works of Mercy
Food/Items for “The Market” can be dropped off any time
when the Church and Rectory are opened.
We are in need of the following items:
Collection for July 31/August 1 2021: $ Coffee, Black Beans, Jelly, Corn Oil, Non-Dairy Milk,
Mass Count: Non-Dairy Creamer, Applesauce, Juice, Sugar,
Don’t forget to drop off your August 50/50 Crackers, Rice, Jello, Pudding, and Cookies,
envelope along with your stewardship envelope.
“You got to be in it to win it.” For Donation Drop Off :
The Church is opened daily until 1:30PM
Please consider making your weekly stewardship and the Rectory is opened
contributions via our electronic giving Monday—Thursday 9-3PM
application. Please refer to the parish website
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
“Giving” section for more information on how to
contact the rectory.
make your contributions online. Thank you for your generosity!
Enrollment is fast and free.
Goal: $995,000.00 Pledged: $1,211,608.00
# of Donors: 340
Rec’d: $1,125,308.00 Balance: $73,931.34
ST. KEVIN MISSION TO NICARAGUA
Thank you SO MUCH!
In every society, infants are among the most
vulnerable. Even in the world’s wealthiest countries,
their vulnerability often moves us to tears.
The babies, children and young adults of the Mustard
Seed Communities in Nicaragua are born with
disabilities. They will not be treated in local
hospitals unless money for their care is paid up front.
They do not receive anything beyond the most
minimal government support. Without Mustard Seed
Communities, they would be begging on the streets
for their survival.
You can be the difference! You can be the presence
Parish Goal: $108,738.00 of their loving brother Jesus. Your gift, lar ge or
small, will directly affect their care.
Pledged: $97,096.00 A check or cash designated “Mustard Seed
Received: $88,296.84 Communities” can be placed in the collection basket,
Donors: 162 the poor boxes, or left in the Rectory. And the One,
Who sees what is done in private, has promised to
St. Kevin, Pray for Us! bless us. (Matt. 6:4)
“In God we Trust!” Thank you so much! Blessings, Margaret and Tony
REGISTRATION FOR OUR
FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM IS ONGOING!
If you have a child, or know of a child, who is in first through
eight grade and attends public school, he/she should be enrolled
in a parish faith formation program.
Please contact Mrs. Rosaria Surace (Coordination of Religious
Education), for more information.
If your family is returning to the program, you can re-register
on our parish website: https://stkevinflushing.org/faith-
formation#parish-program
As of now, the 2021-2022 formation year, will be taught
remotely. This can change as we get closer to September.
We will be in contact with you.
Please remain attentive to your emails, the bulletin and website.
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