Holy Cross and St. Patrick Church

Callicoon NY and Lond Eddy NY Holy Eucharist

Mon– Tue / Fri –Sat - 8.30 am in Holy Cross Church Thursday - 7.00 pm in Holy Cross Church Saturday vigil Mass - 4.30 pm in Holy Cross Church Sunday morning mass - 11.00 am in Holy Cross Church Sunday morning mass - 08.30 am in St. Patrick Church

Adoration: Mon-Tue / Fri– Sat - 08.00-8.30 am in Holy Cross

Confession - Saturday 4.00-4.30 pm in Holy Cross Church

Reach us via:

9719, State Route 97 Callicoon—NY—12723

Phone: 845-887-5450 www.holycrosscallicoon.org

FB: Holycross StPatrick

New year mass

New Year Vigil mass @ 7.00 pm

St. Patrick’s Long Eddy @ 8.30 am Morning Mass 11.00 am

Come and join us for celebration of Christ-

mas !!!

Offering for this week is not available at the time of printing

Solemnity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God

Sunday, while much of the world marks the new beginning of the calendar year, the Church will

commemorate the great solemnity of the Mother of God.

Mary’s divine motherhood broadens the Christmas spotlight. Mary has an important role to play in the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. She consents to God’s invitation con-veyed by the angel (Luke 1:26-38). Elizabeth proclaims: “Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Luke 1:42-43, emphasis added). Mary’s role as mother of God places her in a unique position in God’s redemptive plan.

Without naming Mary, Paul asserts that “God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law” (Galatians 4:4). Paul’s further statement that “God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out ‘Abba, Father!’” helps us realize that Mary is mother to all the brothers and sisters of Jesus.

Some theologians also insist that Mary’s motherhood of Jesus is an important element in God’s creative plan. God’s “first” thought in creating was Jesus. Jesus, the incarnate Word, is the one who could give God perfect love and worship on behalf of all creation. As Jesus was “first” in God’s mind, Mary was “second” insofar as she was chosen from all eternity to be his mother.

The precise title “Mother of God” goes back at least to the third or fourth century. In the Greek form Theotokos–God-

bearer–it became the touchstone of the Church’s teaching about the Incarnation. The Council of Ephesus in 431 in-

sisted that the holy Fathers were right in calling the holy virgin Theotokos. At the end of this particular session,

crowds of people marched through the street shouting: “Praised be the Theotokos!” The tradition reaches to our own

day. In its chapter on Mary’s role in the Church, Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church calls Mary

“Mother of God” 12 times. (https://www.franciscanmedia.org/mary-mother-of-god/ )

Dec, 30th, 2017- Jan, 07th - 2018 Dec 30th - Sat– Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 4.30 pm - + Joe Gaschler by Helen Gaschler Dec 31st - Sun - The Holy Familiy of Jesus, Mary Joseph 8.30am - 11.00 am - 7.00 pm -

Jan 01st - Mon - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 8.30 am - 11.00 am - Jan, 02nd - Tue – Sts. Basil the great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and doctors of the Church 8.30am - + William Rieger sr by William Mary Rieger Jan, 03rd - Wed– Christmas Weekday No mass Jan 04th - Thur - USA– st. Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious 7.00 PM - Ann Keegan by Rosemary Keegan

Jan 05th - Fri – First Friday

8.30 am - Gladys manzolillo by Anne and Brian Backlund Jan 06th—Sat– First Saturday 8.30 am + Joe Gaschler by Helen Gaschler Jan 07th—The Epiphany of the Lord 8.30 am - 11.00 am - Mass intentions are open for 2018. If you would like to offer mass for your beloved ones, you are most welcome. Each mass intention is $ 15.00 only !!!

December. 31st, 2017

With peace and Love Fr Joseph Raj MMI and Dn. John Lyttle

+18452481327 (I-message and Whatsapp)

Bible Study There will be NO bible study for one more week. On 8th of Jan, 2018 only we will be having bible study and all of you are welcome to participate in the bible study. It is time to enrich ourselves with the word of God. Please feel free to come and see and know the Word of God

Prayer Requests

G. Rosenberger, P. J. McCarthy, J. Gottesmann,

T. Capuano, , H. Rieger, K. Eschenberg, J. Fee-

ley, R.&J. Sauve, M. Roche, R. Knack, Ron

Rhodes JR, Dan Buddenhagen, Rita Rasmus-

sen, and Brenda Long, Thomas Kaufmann,

Mary Ann.

Word of Gratitude I would like to thank every member who involved in decorating our Holy Cross and St. Patrick’s Church and al-so those who have donated lot of gifts to our church. I sincerely thank and as-sure my prayers to all of you that Al-mighty God bless you all and keep you under Hus protection. May all you do to His Church and to His mission, will be rewarded in double. Let it be your time, talents or any type of material help to keep the mission alive, you will receive the reward from God. I also wish all of you happy New Year 2018 which will definitely bring lot of God’s blessings to you and to your family. May god bless all of us and con-tinue to shower with His blessings.