ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 115 EAST FORT LEE ROAD,

BOGOTA NJ 07603

Rectory Office 201-342-6300

Fax: 201-883-9392 mychurch@stjosephbogota.org

St. Joseph Academy 201-487-8641

Fax: 201-487-7405 myschool@stjosephbogota.org

Faith Formation/REC 201-343-4316

Fax: 201-883-9392 faithformation@stjosephbogota.org

Rev. John Galeano, Pastor

Rev. Fernando Diaz, Parochial Vicar Deacon Kevin Regan

The Eucharist Saturday Eve: 5:00pm Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 1:30 Spanish

Misa en español todos los domingos a las 1:30 pm Weekdays: 8am Civic Holidays: 8am Adoration Chapel: Mon—Sat 9:00am-7:00pm

Consult bulletin for special Mass times for Holy Days of Obligation

Sacrament information on page two—Información de Sacramento en la página dos .

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 27, 2019

Parish website: http://www.stjosephbogota.org

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New Parishioners/Nuevos Feligreses: Welcome to our Parish Community! Please register at the Rectory and feel free to contact anyone on our staff regarding the Parish

and its activities. Bienvenido a nuestra comunidad parroquial! Favor de registrarse en la Rectoría y no dude en ponerse en contacto con cualquier persona en nuestro personal con respecto a la parroquia y las actividades

Saint Joseph Church Mission Statement

We have been called together as disciples of the Lord as St. Joseph Parish. We are united with brothers and sisters far and near in the

message and mission of Jesus Christ. As a parish family we will witness to God’s love and presence through our celebration of the sacraments, the proclamation of

God’s Word , the formation of all into discipleship and our service to others.

We are a people who are deeply Eucharistic which strengthens us for the mission that has been entrusted to us. We will use all of the God-given gifts to show that we are eager to welcome the

stranger, feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and comfort the bereaved.

Declaración de la Misión de la Iglesia de San José

Hemos sido llamados juntos como discípulos del Señor como Parroquia de San José. Estamos unidos con hermanos y hermanas

muy cercanos en el mensaje y la misión de Jesucristo. Como familia parroquial, somos testigos del amor y la presencia de

Dios a través de nuestra celebración de los sacramentos, la proclamación de la Palabra de Dios, la formación de todos en el

discipulado y nuestro servicio a los demás. Somos un pueblo profundamente Eucarístico que nos fortalece

para la misión que nos ha sido encomendada. Todos unidos daremos los dones dados por Dios para demostrar que estamos

ansiosos de dar la bienvenida al extraño, alimentar a los hambrientos, refugiar a los desamparados

y consolar a los que sufren.

Sacrament of Reconciliation El Sacramento de la Reconciliación

Every Saturday evening, from 4:00pm to 4:45pm. Todos los sábados por la noche, de 4:00pm a 4:45pm.

Sacrament of Baptism

El Sacramento de Bautismo Please call the Rectory Office to make arrangements at least one month prior for baptisms which are held on the 2nd &

4th weekends of the month during mass. Segundo domingo de cada mes durante la Misa de las 1:30

de la tarde. Por favor, llame a Rosa Sánchez (201-836-0861) para hacer los preparativos.

Sacrament of Matrimony

El Sacramento de Matrimonio Arrangements should be made with a member of the clergy

at least 12 months in advance. Llama al Padre John G. para hacer los preparativos.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Uncion de los Enfermos

If you or a family member is in the hospital and wish to be visited by a priest, please call the parish office. If you call after hours, please leave a message for Father John (x212) or Father Fernando (x224) and they will get back to you as

soon as possible. Por favor, llame a la rectoría para solicitar la visita del

sacerdote. Si se llama en la noche, deje un mensaje para el padre John (x212) o padre Fernando (x224)

CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor Rev. John Galeano.……...…..jgaleano@stjosephbogota.org Parochial Vicar Rev. Fernando Diaz……....……...fdiaz@stjosephbogota.org Deacon Kevin Regan……………………kregan@stjosephbogota.org Principal, Saint Joseph Academy Ms. Stella Scarano…...….….myschool@stjosephbogota.org Administrative Assistant, Saint Joseph Academy Mrs. Sandra Angeli……..…...myschool@stjosephbogota.org Pastoral Director, Faith Formation Mrs. Darlene Wade……..faithformation@stjosephbogota.org dwade@stjosephbogota.org Protecting God’s Children Mrs. Diane Maglione………dmaglione@stjosephbogota.org Director of Music Mr. Michael Chladil…….......mchladil@stjosephbogota.org Business Administrator of Finance Mrs. Wanda Uceta………….....wuceta@stjosephbogota.org Administrative Assistant, Rectory....mychurch@stjosephbogota.org Sr. Elaine Sullivan, FSP……….esullivan@stjosephbogota.org

Rectory Office Hours:

Mon-Thurs…..9:00am-7:30pm Friday……….9:00am-7:00pm Saturday…….9:00am-4:00pm

Closed Sundays

Rectory Office — 201-342-6300 Fax: 201-883-9392 St. Joseph Academy—201-487-8641 Fax: 201-487-7405

Faith Formation/REC—201-343-4316 Fax: 201-883-9392

January 27, 2019 Page 3 MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Saturday January 26 5:00pm Gloria Roseti Req Margaret Oliver

Sunday January 27 8:00am Thomas Connolly Req Kearney Family

10:00am Julia Santa Maria Req Murillo Family

12:00pm Constance Giovanniello

Req Deborah Norlander

Monday January 28

8:00am Joseph Birney Req Elizabeth Montalvo

Tuesday January 29 8:00am Dr. & Mrs. Waldo

Montalvo Req Montalvo Family

Wednesday January 30

8:00am Carmelita Garcia Req Lourdes, Ana, Monica, Tumang

Thursday January 31 8:00am Eddie Lobo Req Miguelina & Miguel

Barreto Friday February 1

8:00am Christiana Deduvkaj (living)

Req Victoria Deduvkaj

Saturday February 2 8:00am Joseph Fattizzi Req Papadopoulos

Family 5:00pm _____________ Req _____________

Sunday February 3 8:00am Maureen Harris Req Tom & Anne

O’Sullivan 10:00am Robert Brue Req The Family

12:00pm Donald McAleer Req Mary & Jimmy Higgins

PARISH CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Sunday 27

Beginning of Catholic Schools Week 10:00 am Gym/Cafe: School Open House 12:00 pm CH: Baptisms (0) 6:00 pm Caf: Confirmation Session

Monday 28

2:30 pm Gym: School Use Only 4:30 pm Gym:St. Joseph Basketball -Jimmy Sepp 7:00 pm Ch: Spanish Prayer Group

Tuesday 29

2:30 pm Gym: School Use Only 4:30 pm Gym:St. Joseph Basketball -Jimmy Sepp 7:00 pm Caf: Faith Formation

Wednesday 30

2:30 pm Gym: School Use Only 4:30 pm Gym:St. Joseph Basketball -Jimmy Sepp 6:30 pm Caf: Girls Scouts -Troop 96683 6:30 pm Gym: School Basketball 7:00 pm CH: Adult Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 31

2:30 pm Gym: School Use Only 4:30 pm Gym:St. Joseph Basketball -Jimmy Sepp

Friday 1

8:00 am CH: SJA at First Friday Mass (end of CSW)

2:30 pm Gym: School Use Only 4:30 pm Gym:St. Joseph Basketball -Jimmy Sepp 7:00 pm Rec Conf: Spanish RICA - Convercion Evangelizacion

Saturday 2 Groundhog Day

8:00 am Gym:Basketball Games 4:00 pm Ch: Reconciliation

Sunday 3

10:00 am Darlene needs Fr. John to celebrate mass at 10.00 am

10:00 am Rite of Welcome for 7th Grade 10:00 am Caf: LOWC 11:00 am GYM: Eucharist Prep 11:00 am Caf: 1st Eucharist Prep Session 2:00 pm Games Basketball - Sepp 6:00 pm Caf: Confirmation

Sanctuary Lamp for the month of January 2019 In memory of Benjamin Yutan Requested by

Nafpliotis & Family

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From the Office of Faith Formation (FF) 201-343-4316 faithformation@stjosephbogota.org

To contact the Faith Formation office please call 201-343-4316 or drestjosephbogota@gmail.com

We have just entered ordinary time on our liturgical calendar. It is the time the fills the gap between the Christmas season and Lenten season on our calendar. I believe that the time Jesus spent healing people, walking on water, turning water into wine and teaching the people about Gods love for all of us was “extraordinary!” His ministry was filled with miraculous events that we can read about in the gospels or listen to in mass on Sunday. His ministry is still filled with miraculous events today! They are performed every time a person helps someone in needs, or feeds the hungry, or shelters the homeless! We are his hands and feet on this earth today…all we need to do is allow the Holy Spirit to guide us! Don’t live an ordinary life…be bold, courageous and extraordinary just like Jesus was and is today!

Acabamos de entrar en el tiempo ordinario en nuestro calendario litúrgico. Es el tiempo que llena la brecha entre la temporada navideña y la Cuaresma en nuestro calendario. Creo que el tiempo que Jesús dedicó a sanar a la gente, caminar sobre el agua, convertir el agua en vino y enseñar a la gente sobre el amor de Dios por todos nosotros fue "extraordinario". Su ministerio estaba lleno de acontecimientos milagrosos que podemos leer en los evangelios o escuchar en Misa el domingo. ¡ Su Ministe-rio está todavía lleno de acontecimientos milagrosos hoy! Se realizan cada vez que una persona ayuda a alguien en las necesi-dades, o alimenta a los hambrientos, o refugios de los desamparados! Hoy somos sus manos y pies en esta tierra... ¡ todo lo que tenemos que hacer es permitir que el Espíritu Santo nos guíe! ¡ No vivas un life...be ordinario, valiente y extraordinario como Jesús fue y es hoy!

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The Faith Formation Program Needs You! The St. Joseph Faith Formation Program is growing and moving in an exciting direction. If you love your faith, enjoy working with children and their parents, are flexible and are looking for new and inviting ways to reach the young people in our parish YOU are just what the Faith Formation Program is looking for. There are many ways that you can help out in the Faith For-mation Program, you can become a catechist, a co-catechist, an aide, a special events assistant, or office helper. Please prayer-fully consider where You fit in the program. For more information about joining the program please contact Darlene Wade at drestjosephbogota@gmail.com.

¡El programa de formación de la fe te necesita! El programa de formación de fe de San José está creciendo y moviéndose en una dirección emocionante. Si amas tu fe, disfrutas trabajando con los niños y sus padres, son flexibles y están buscando nuevas y atractivas maneras de llegar a los jóvenes en nuestra parroquia eres justo lo que el programa de formación de la fe está buscando. Hay muchas maneras que usted puede ayudar en el programa de formación de la fe, usted puede convertirse en un catequista, un co-catequista, un ayudante, un asistente de eventos especiales, o ayudante de oficina. Por favor, considere con espíritu de oración Dónde encaja en el programa. Para obtener más información sobre cómo unirse al programa, póngase en con-tacto con Darlene Wade en drestjosephbogota@gmail.com.

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TIME The holidays are well behind us; the year stretches out ahead. And what sort of year will it be? To judge by the words of Jesus in today’s Gospel, it will be “a year acceptable to the Lord.” And Jesus surely didn’t mean only the next three hundred sixty-five days fac-ing his listeners at that time. When Jesus announced the “arrival” of God’s fa-vor, it was a message for all time, for every year. Similarly, we read today in Nehemiah how the people gathered with solemnity to hear God’s word as though for the first time. They listened, and then fell to the ground and wept. But the prophet said, “Today is holy do not be sad, and do not weep.” The “year acceptable to the Lord” is this year. The day that is “holy” is this day. The time to listen is now. What sort of year will you have? What sort of day? God’s help is always here. What you do with each day can be holy and acceptable to the Lord if you but listen to and act on God’s word.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength (Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10). Psalm — Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life (Psalm 19). Second Reading — In one Spirit we were all baptized into one body (1 Corinthians 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]). Gospel — The Spirit of the Lord has sent me to pro-claim liberty to captives (Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]; Lk 4:21-30

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catholic Schools Week Monday: St. Thomas Aquinas Thursday: St. John Bosco Friday: First Friday Saturday: The Presentation of the Lord; Blessing of Candles; First Saturday; World Day for Consecrated Life; Groundhog Day

EL TIEMPO Los días de fiesta ya pasaron, el año se nos viene encima. ¿Y qué clase de año será? De acuerdo con las palabras de Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy, será “el año de la gracia del Señor”. Y Jesús con seguridad no se refería solamente a los próximos trescientos sesenta y cinco días cuando hablaba a la gente en ese tiempo. El anuncio de la “llegada” de la gracia de Dios lo hizo Jesús para todos los tiempos, para cada año. De manera similar, leemos hoy en Nehemías cómo la gente se reunía con solemnidad a escuchar la Palabra de Dios como si fuera la primera vez. Escuchaban y luego se postraban con el rostro en la tierra y lloraban. Pero el profeta decía: “Este día está dedicado al Señor… no estén tristes”. El “año de la gracia del Señor” es este año. El día “dedicado al Señor” es hoy. El tiempo de escuchar es ahora. ¿Qué clase de año tendrás? ¿Qué clase de día? La ayuda de Dios siempre está aquí. Lo que haces cada día será santo y aceptable al Señor solamente si escuchas y practicas la palabra de Dios.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Esdras leyó el libro de la ley de Dios ante la asamblea reunida (Nehemías 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10). Salmo — Tú tienes, Señor, palabras de vida eterna (Salmo 19 [18]). Segunda lectura — Del mismo modo que el cuerpo con sus muchas partes forma un solo cuerpo, así también Cristo (1 Corintios 12:12-30). Evangelio — Jesús leyó del profeta Isaías y declara que en su propia persona se cumple la profecía (Lucas 1:1-4; 4:14-21).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Sal 98:1-6; Mc 3:22-30 Martes: Heb 10:1-10; Sal 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mc 3:31-35 Miércoles: Heb 10:11-18; Sal 110:1-4; Mc 4:1-20 Jueves: Heb 10:19-25; Sal 24:1-6; Mc 4:21-25 Viernes: Heb 10:32-39; Sal 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mc 4:26-34 Sábado: Mal 3:1-4; Sal 24 (23):7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lc 2:22-40 [22-32] Domingo: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Sal 71 (70):1-6, 15, 17; 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]; Lc 4:21-30

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario; Semana de las Escuelas Católicas Lunes: Santo Tomás de Aquino Jueves: San Juan Bosco Viernes: Primer viernes Sábado: La Presentación del Señor; Bendición de las velas; Primer sábado; Día Mundial de la Vida Consagrada; Día de la Marmota

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ADORATION CHAPEL Adoration Chapel is open The Blessed Sacrament is

Exposed Daily Monday to Saturday

9-7pm

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El día 3 de febrero se celebra entre misas, maria-chis, fuegos artificiales y muchas expresiones de reli-giosidad popular, la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de Suyapa en Honduras. Fue un sábado del mes de febrero, cuando Alejandro Colindres, un joven humilde labrador, y Jorge Martínez, un niño de ocho años, la encontraron. Según la tradición estos llegaron cansados a la quebrada del Piligüín. Acostándose sobre el suelo, Alejandro sintió lo que le parecía una piedra en su espalda. Por más que intentaba arrojarla lejos, cuan-do se acostaba sentía la misma piedra. Por fin en lugar de tirarla, la puso en su mochila y al amanecer descubrió que no era piedra sino una pequeña ima-gen de María (6.5 cm.) con rostro indígena tallada en madera. En 1780 se le construyó un templo y en 1796 se registró su primer milagro. El Papa Pío XII la pro-clamó Patrona de la República de Honduras en 1925. En las advocaciones latinoamericanas ella es nom-brada como la fortaleza de los humildes.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Saturday’s feast of the Presentation is a day for the blessing of candles. Why does liturgy require candles? In the first years of the church, worship was often at night, and candles and torches were carried from place to place within the worship space as needed. Candles were also a mark of festivity and hospitality when people gathered for prayer in homes, and later on in large buildings with thick walls and dark corners. But even after gaslight and electricity, candles were kept. Part of the reason has to do with the warm, clean light of a candle’s flame. Candles are a good sign of the partnership of God and creation: wax made by bees, gathered and fashioned by human hands into something beautiful and useful. In order for the light to shine, the candle surrenders itself, almost as if it is pouring itself out so that the light can flood into the world. The candle of baptism, placed into our hands, and carried again and again, speaks silently of that same wisdom. If you would save your life, you must lose it. You must pour your life out like Christ so that you may be filled with the light of his love.

EL CIRCULO DE ORACION “JESUS ESTA VIVO”

SE REUNE TODOS LOS LUNES ALAS 7:00 PM. VEN ALABAR

Y A BENDECIR AL SEÑOR.JESUS.

We still have coats left. If you know of anyone in need of a coat please call the Rectory.

Page 7 In your charity please

remember in prayer all our families and friends who are sick

or in hospitals or nursing homes, especially for:

Recuerden en sus oraciones a nuestros familiares y amigos que estan enfermos o en hospitals o silos

de ancianos, en especial por:

Pray for the Men and Women in Service to Our Country Please remember all those serving in the armed forces, especially:

Chris Allen Joseph Andrade Timothy Brown

Edel Castillo Yelson Cortez Rafael Cruz

Kevin Cunanan Andrew Gilbert

Alan Hale Aimee Kominiak Larry Kominiak Brian Mitchell

Edward Quinn J.T. Rinke John Rode

Yury Rodriguez Michael Sloginski, Jr

Jake Smith Matt Smith Max Smith

Reynaldo A. Targuino Jeff Vanak

Gavin White

Madeline Banks Brian Groff

Pat Gallagher John Hughes

Allen Lim Andrew Lauto

Lili Mani Cormac McAndrews

Margo Sprague Fran Vicente

Diane Zimmerman John Paul Zimmerman

Mark Zimmerman McKenna Rita Murray

If you, or someone in your family, would benefit from the prayers of the parishioners at Saint Joseph during times of sickness, please call the rectory at 201-342-6300 and speak to a staff member. Names will stay on the announced and/or the printed bulletin list for two months. If you still need prayers, please

call the rectory for another month of prayers. Necesitas una oración por su familia o amigos? Visita la oficina de la rectoría o llame al (En Inglés) 201-342-6300. Los nombres se mantendrán en tanto la anunciada y la lista de anuncios para dos (2) meses. Si usted todavía necesita oraciones, por favor llame a la rectoría o dejar una nota en la mesa. Esta es la

regla también si usted llama para solicitar la visita de un sacerdote.

In memoriam of our beloved brothers and

sisters whose funerals took place here at Saint Joseph Church, we remember and

honor them and their families on the anniversary

of their passing.

En memoria de nuestros hermanos y hermanas

cuyos funerales fueron en Saint Joseph Church,

recordamos y honramos a ellos y su familia en el

aniversario de su muerte.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Subvención descanso eterno a ellos, oh Señor, y deja que la luz perpetua brille sobre ellos. Que las almas de los fieles difuntos, por la misericordia de Dios, descansen en paz.

Amén.

January 27, 2019

Sunday Total-$6,411.00 Food Pantry:$38.00 Maintenance:$143.00 Assessment: $25.00 Thank You so much for your contributions! God Bless you continuously.

Mary Iannone January 29, 2000 Dorothy A. Sheridan January 28, 2001 Brianna Marie Cancel January 29, 2001 Joseph Labriola, Jr. February 3, 2002 Edward T. Black February 2, 2003 Anthony P. Parenti February 1, 2003 Edward F. Meehan February 1, 2003 John T. Granquist, Sr. January 28, 2004 Kathryn Johnson January 28, 2004 Louis Joseph Andrino January 29, 2004 Raymond Morrison January 29, 2004 Evelyn Eng February 2, 2005 Patricia Parkinson February 2, 2007 William A. Scott February 2, 2007 Edward Garlicki January 30, 2007 Helen Lacey January 30, 2008 Jessie Galezia February 2, 2010 David W. McDermott January 30, 2011 Mary Lunch January 31, 2013 William J. Appleton February 1, 2014 William M. Cumiskey February 1, 2015

PASTOR’S DESK—ESCRITORIO DEL PASTOR

In the first reading, Ezra gets a strange reaction from the people to whom he reads the book of the law. First they lie down, with faces to the ground, and then they all are weeping. Remember the background of this reading. The people of Israel had returned from exile and needed to become a unified nation. Most had never heard the laws, so when they learned what was expected of them and realized how much of the Law they had broken, they wept from shame. Many probably didn’t know that they had been breaking the law. Others might have been overwhelmed with all the requirements of the law. Ezra and Nehemiah console the people by reminding them that their return makes this a day “holy to the Lord” (Nehemiah 8:10). He adds that they would draw strength from “rejoicing in the Lord.” That may be good advice for us also. We might find ourselves so trapped in sin that we think we could never be forgiven. We need to remember that Jesus loved sinners so much that he gave his life on the cross to free us from sin. No sin can be so bad that God’s love cannot forgive it. In other words, God’s forgiveness is only limited by our failure to ask for it. As the psalms say, God’s mercy endures forever. In fact, the more I have to repent, the more God wants to forgive. So we can rejoice in the Lord’s forgiveness and the Spirit will give us the strength to change our lives. And what about those who find the law overwhelming? That usually means a lack of faith in God’s willingness to help us or in our ability to do the best we can to live as Christians. It can also be because we have forgotten Jesus’ saying that all of God’s laws are contained in the command to love God and love our neighbor as we love ourselves. The more we come to accept God’s presence in our lives and see God in others, the easier it becomes to keep the law of love.

En la primera lectura, Ezra obtiene una reacción ex-traña de las personas a quienes lee el libro de la ley. Primero se acuestan, con la cara hacia el piso, y luego todos lloran. Recuerda el trasfondo de esta lectura. El pueblo de Israel había regresado del exilio y necesi-taba convertirse en una nación unificada. La mayoría nunca había escuchado las leyes, de modo que cuando se enteraron de lo que se esperaba de ellos y se dieron cuenta de cuánto de la Ley habían infringido, lloraron de vergüenza. Probablemente muchos no sabían que habían infringido la ley. Otros podrían haber sido abrumados con todos los requisitos de la ley. Ezra y Nehemías consuelan a la gente recordándoles que su regreso hace que este sea un día “santo para el Señor” (Nehemías 8:10). Agrega que obtendrían fuer-zas de "regocijarse en el Señor". Eso también puede ser un buen consejo para nosotros. Podríamos encontrarnos tan atrapados en el pecado que creemos que nunca podríamos ser perdonados. Necesitamos recordar que Jesús amó tanto a los peca-dores que dio su vida en la cruz para liberarnos del pecado. Ningún pecado puede ser tan malo que el amor de Dios no pueda perdonarlo. En otras palabras, el perdón de Dios solo está limitado por el hecho de que no lo hayamos pedido. Como dicen los salmos, la misericordia de Dios permanece para siempre. De hecho, cuanto más tengo que arrepentirme, más quiere perdonar Dios. Entonces, podemos regocijarnos en el perdón del Señor y el Espíritu nos dará la fuerza para cambiar nuestras vidas. ¿Y qué hay de aquellos que encuentran la ley abru-madora? Eso generalmente significa una falta de fe en la disposición de Dios para ayudarnos o en nuestra capacidad de hacer lo mejor que podamos para vivir como cristianos. También puede ser porque hemos olvidado el dicho de Jesús de que todas las leyes de Dios están contenidas en el mandato de amar a Dios y amar a nuestro prójimo como nos amamos a nosotros mismos. Cuanto más aceptamos la presencia de Dios en nuestras vidas y vemos a Dios en los demás, más fácil se vuelve guardar la ley del amor.

A NOTE ABOUT PARKING IN OUR CHURCH LOT... The Saint Joseph Church parking lot is only to be used for those who are visiting the church and/or the school. When parking in the Church parking lot, please be considerate of others when parking. A parishioner could not access her car due to another car being parked too close.

There is NO overnight parking permitted in the Saint Joseph parking lot.

Any cars parked on church property unlawfully may be towed

A NOTE FROM THE PARISH OFFICE: If you have moved or changed your phone number since registering with our parish, please let the rectory know so we can keep accurate records and get in touch with you when needed. Also, if you are not receiving envelopes and would like to, please call the rectory. Our number is 201-342-6300.

Saint Josephs Holy Name Society meets Every 2nd Sunday of the month at 8:00 mass and invites all church members to attend our meetings immediately following in the school. Coffee and will be served!

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