Saint Michael Parish May 1, 2016

Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator

Ms. Grace Galaschewski, Office Manager Sr. Jennie Catanese, M.S.B.T., Receptionist

Sixth Sunday of Easter Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fishtown/Northern Liberties for 185 years.

We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound.

We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de Santo Michael ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 182

años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante.

Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y visitantes a nuestra parroquia. 1

Saint Michael Church Founded 1831

1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766

http://stmichaelsphilly.org E-mail st.michaelrcchurch1831@aol.com

Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets

Office hours at Saint Michael Monday-Thursday 9 -4:00 p.m.

Friday 9 - 1:00 p.m.

MASS /MISA Sunday

Vigil (Saturday) 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (IC)

11:30 a.m. (español)

Daily Mass Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days Noon at

Immaculate Conception (IC) 7:00 p.m. at

Saint Michael (bilingual)

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.

& by request

5/1 6th Sunday of Easter 5:00 PM vigil James McCloskey r/o Dolores Kelly 8:30 AM James McCloskey r/o Geri McTear 10:00 AM Frank Johnson r/o Caroline Johnson 11:30 AM The People of the Parish

5/2 Monday St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 AM The health of Freddie Nagle r/o Ruth Mongan 5/3 Tuesday Saints Philip & James, Apostles 8:30 AM 5/4 Wednesday Easter Weekday 8:30 AM 5/5 Thursday The Ascension of the Lord

Please Note: Today is a Holy Day of Obligation and there is only one Mass. 12:00 noon at Immaculate Conception Church 5/6 Friday Easter Weekday 8:30 AM

5/8 7th Sunday of Easter 5:00 PM First Communion Mass 8:30 AM Robert Campbell r/o His Family 10:00 AM Felicita Bonaparte r/o Antonio Bonaparte 11:30 AM Bonnie Hackett r/o Juanita Rodriguez

SANCTUARY LIGHTS will burn in the Churches this week for

Loretta Walls Eldridge at the request of Ed Eldridge

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: April 24, 2016 1st Collection $ 1,912.00 Catholic Charities $ 75.00 Mother’s Day $ 10.00

LITURGICAL MINISTERS May 8, 2016 5:00 PM Lector & Euch. Min.: As Available 8:30 AM Lector: Bernadette Zotter Euch. Min.: Cass Micenec 10:00 AM Lector: Jean Rober tson Euch. Min.: Maria Tanczak 11:30 AM Lectors: Alfonso Pantosa & Leticia Justo Euch. Min.: As Available

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK:

Ann Marie Szewczak, Edward Holmes, Henry Lucier, Sis Clemens, Ralph Berarducci,

Maria Rivera, Osealdo Rodriguez, Isabella Lederer, Bianca Mercado,

Mary Zarowski, Dorothy Schill, Olga Espada, Hilda Rodriguez, Freddie Nagle, our benefactors,

those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them.

And please remember all our recent deceased.

New Parishioners/Nuevos Feligreses

Welcome. Please call the rectory and make an appointment to register as soon as possible. Bienvenidos. Favor de llamar la rectoría y haga una cita para inscribirse lo mas antes posible.

Change of Address/Cambio de Direccion Please notify the parish secretary if you plan to move.

Favor de notificar la secretaria de la parroquia si planificas mudarse. Collection Envelopes/Sobres para la colecta

Every working person should support the parish by regularly using their envelopes - they can be obtained by calling the rectory or filling out one of the “welcome” envelopes at the entrance of the church.

Cada persona de trabajo debe habitualmente apoyar la parroquia usando los sobres—puedes obtenerlos llamando la rectoría o llenando unos de los sobres maracados “bienvenidos” en entrada de la iglesia. 214-2

May 1, 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter

By listening attentively to the Spirit promised by Jesus, the early Church resolves the question whether Gentile converts need to observe certain Jewish ritual practices.

All are called to dwell in the heavenly Jerusalem, founded on the twelve apostles of the Lamb..

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A Little Bit of Wisdom When you realize there is

nothing lacking… the whole world belongs to you

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May 1, 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter

ASCENSION THURSDAY

The Feast of the Ascension is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven.

Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus and His disciples went to Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem. There, Jesus promised His followers that they would soon receive the Holy Spirit, and He instructed them to remain in Jerusalem until the Spirit had come. Then Jesus blessed them, and as He gave the blessing, He began to ascend into heaven. . It is plain from Scripture that Jesus' ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers.

As the disciples strained to catch a last glimpse of Jesus, a cloud hid Him from their view, and two angels appeared and promised Christ's return "in just the same way that you have watched Him go" . The Ascension of Jesus Christ

is meaningful for several reasons:

1) It signaled the end of His earthly ministry. God the Father had lovingly sent His Son into the world at Bethle-hem, and now the Son was returning to the Father. The period of human limitation was at an end. 2) It signified success in His earthly work. All that He had come to do, He had accomplished. 3) It marked the return of His heavenly glory. Jesus' glory had been veiled during His sojourn on earth, with one brief exception at the Transfiguration . 4) It symbolized His exaltation by the Father. The One with whom the Father is well pleased was received up in honor and given a name above all names. 5) It allowed Him to prepare a place for us . 6) It indicated the beginning of His new work as High Priest and Mediator of the New Covenant . 7) It set the pattern for His return. When Jesus comes to set up the Kingdom, He will return just as He left- literally, bodily, and visibly in the clouds. Currently, the Lord Jesus is in heaven. The Scrip- tures frequently picture Him at the right hand of the Father—a position of honor and authority. Christ is the Head of the Church , the giver of spiritual gifts , and the One who fills all in all .

MAY, THE MONTH OF MARY

The Catholic practice of assigning a special devotion to each month goes back to the early 16th century. Since the best known of those devotions is probably the dedication of May as the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it might come as a surprise that it wasn’t until the late 18th century that this devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome.

In the early years of the 19th Century, it quickly spread throughout the Western Church, and, by the time of Pope Pius IX’s declaration of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had become universal.

Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She is revered for her relationship with Christ, her Son and her love and guidance of her earthly children. She is our advocate and the spiritual mother of all humanity.

In his 1965 encyclical, “Mense Maio,” Pope Paul VI wrote about the importance of Mary’s intercession for all the world, explaining that those who encounter her, encounter her Son, Jesus. . Pope Paul VI went on to write that May is the month Christians offer the Virgin Mother more “fervent and loving acts of homage and veneration; and it is the month in which a greater abundance of God's merciful gifts comes down to us from our Mother’s throne”. The Church rightly honors the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the most ancient times Mary has been honored with the title of “Mother of God” to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs.

Even for people who are not Catholic, she is the Queen of All Nations and every country is her field of jurisdiction.

**************************************** “Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of

the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for

her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God

pass through the Blessed Mother” Padre Pio

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May 1, 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday Scripture Reflections

Reading 1 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29

Perhaps you have seen it coming. In recent weeks, our readings from the Acts of the Apostles have shown a growing split between Jews and Gentiles in the early Christian community.

Many Jewish Christians in Jerusalem felt that the Gentile believers should be required to fulfill the law of Moses. So Paul and Barnabas went on a peacemaking mission to Jerusalem, where they met with Peter and the others. Together they chose a delegation to return to Antioch with a "peace treaty" letter.

In it they assured all Gentiles that the Holy Spirit approved of them as members of the Church. They would not be required to abide by the Mosaic Law. Reading 2 Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 Christian artists would never run out of symbols if they went looking in the Book of Revelation.

Our reading today is filled with symbols that gleam and sparkle. The author envisions the gathering of all Christ's faithful ones in the heavenly Jerusalem. It shines like a diamond; its unsurpassed beauty flows from those who have persevered in faith. Its foundation stones are beautifully inscribed with the names of the apostles.

And, most magnificent of all, God is the temple in this shining city. And Jesus is the lamp glowing over all.

Gospel John 14:23-29 In the gospel today, Jesus continues to speak about love. Those who live will experience God's love in their lives and the gift of peace that only Christ can give.

Jesus also promises to send the Paraclete, or the Comforter, to his disciples. The Paraclete is the Holy Spirit, who will guide the Church for all time. Jesus' followers will not be left on their own.

Domingo Escritura Reflexions

Primera lectura Hechos de los Apóstoles 15:1-2, 22-29 Quizás lo has estado viendo venir. En las recientes semanas, nuestras lecturas de Hechos de los Apósto-les han mostrado una creciente división entre los judíos y los gentiles en la comunidad cristiana cre-ciente.

Muchos judíos cristianos en Jerusalén creye-ron que los creyentes gentiles debían cumplir la ley de Moisés. San Pablo y Bernabé fueron en una mi-sión pacificadora a Jerusalén, donde conocieron a Pedro y a otros. Juntos escogieron una delegación para ir a Antioquía como un "tratado de paz".

En este aseguraban a todos los gentiles que el Espíritu Santo los aprobaba como miembros de la Iglesia. Ellos no tenían que someterse a la Ley de Moisés. Segunda lectura Apocalipsis 21: 10-14, 22-23 Los artistas cristianos nunca carecerán de símbolos si miran en el Apocalipsis.

Nuestra lectura de hoy está llena de símbolos que espigan y relucen. El autor tiene la visión de una reunión de todos los fieles cristianos en la santa Je-rusalén. Brilla como un diamante; sobrepasa la be-lleza que mana de los que han perseverado en la fe. Las rocas que le sirven de base son hermosamente inscritas con los nombres de los apóstoles.

Y lo más magnífico de todo, Dios es el tem-plo de esta brillante ciudad. Y Jesús es la lámpara que brilla sobre todo. Evangelio Juan 14:23-29 En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús continúa ha-blando sobre el amor. Los que vivan experimentarán el amor de Dios en sus vidas y el don de la paz que sólo Cristo puede dar.

Jesús también promete enviar al Paráclito, o Consolador, a sus discípulos. El Paráclito es el Espí-ritu Santo quien guiará a la Iglesia todo el tiempo. Los seguidores de Jesús no son dejados solos.

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ST. MICHAEL’S PRESENTS THE GREAT MISSION

“in the public square of Philadelphia” CONTINUING TODAY, May 1st,

and for the next two consecutive Sundays of Easter:

May 8th and May 15th Meetings will be held at

Norris Square Park Susquehanna Avenue & Hancock Street

at 3:00 PM To help us all to increase our faith in God.

Faith comes from hearing. What must we hear to have faith

COME! HEAR! LISTEN! ======================================== REMINDER: MANNA COLLECTION As the Lord provided manna from heaven to feed the hungry, the archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services MANNA Canned Food Collection affords our faith community the opportunity to assist struggling families and individuals in our area that are in need of food. Please return your MANNA bags with your donations to the Church and/or Rectory ASAP. Thank You.

PLEASE NOTE—INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING BAPTISMS:

Those wishing to have their children baptized— Classes will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month, at 10:30 a.m. in the Rectory. The Sacrament of Baptism will take place on the 4th Saturday of every month at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael’s Church. ==================================== Marriage/Matrimonio Arrangements must be made six months in ad-vance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Debe hacer arreglos seis meses de antemano para cumplir los requisitos diocesanos. Care for the Sick/Cuido para los enfermos In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría inmediatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas mayores y enfermas o cuando alguien este en el hospital y desee una visita del sacerdote llame la rectoría.

ATTENTION ALL PARISHONERS!

The CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL

is taking over The Walnut Street Theater with:

SISTER ACT, THE MUSICAL

July 13, 2016—8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $95 per person

and a portion of all tickets sold will support the Catholic Charities Appeal.

When wannabe disco diva Deloris witnesses a crime, the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.

Come and enjoy the music, the fun and help support Catholic Charities.

Visit CatholicCharitiesAppeal.org

or call 215-587-5650 for more information. ======================================

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accompanied by Verdi band; Children’s pavilion, Video game theater;

12 ethnic food vendors; over 20 craft vendors; Musical entertainment featuring vocalist Jessica DiDonato and

Sinatra Tribute Singer, Stephen Ritrovato

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