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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Also by appointment
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY The Church provides certain times and preparation for
weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months
in advance to begin the process.
REGISTRATION Every family and person within the parish is encouraged
to register with the Parish.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. In
July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.
A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents meets
on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Godparents
are welcome. Please register in advance for the class and
Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites: Godparents must be
practicing Catholics in good standing, 16 years of age or
older, Baptized and Confirmed Catholic.
ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are
invited to contact Fr. Valentine at the Rectory at 621-
2222.
CARE OF THE SICK Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries
if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide
spiritual care.
THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, January 5: EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the Ferrigno, Faraone & Combs Family by Ronnie, Maryann & Family 11:00 a.m. Fr. Edward J. Shanahan by Family 12:15 p.m. In Thanksgiving and for the Intentions of Dr. Rudolfo Magpantay on his Birthday by Drs. Rudolfo & Esmeralda Magpantay
Monday, January 6: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Joseph Carbonaro by Mark Trantel
Tuesday, January 7: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Jennifer Harding McGeown by her Family
Wednesday, January 8: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. John Boland by the Sheerin Family
Thursday, January 9: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Lucyan Adam Wierzbicki-1st Anniversary
Friday, January 10: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Angelo Fratianna by Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bell
Saturday, January 11: Christmas Weekday 5:00 p.m. Martha Biasi by Family Angelo DeVito by his Wife, Margaret Pilar Lara by Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lara-Rivas Hank Meier by his Family Mark Trantel by Dee Marvullo
Sunday, January 12: THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Emanuele Abbondandolo by Nick & Cait Yohe 11:00 a.m. Jim Berry by the Clausen Family Rose Della Ratta by her Daughter, Kathy & Angelo Grande Bart Lore by Joanne & Charles Brackenridge 12:15 p.m. Fred Dimino by Jo Dimino
Bob Boeshore Lillian Boeshore
Ted Burger Kathleen Capuano
Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin
John Damiano Linda De Stio
John Paul DiNonno James Dougherty
Eric DuBois Natalie Finamore
Hazel Hill Ida Kelly
Christine Kenney Maria Kim
Douglas Knehr
Anne Krukowski Frank Krukowski
Richard Malon Jonathan Mannina Stuey Manzione
Tom McCormack Brendan Miles Freida Navarro Victoria Oxer Jenna Reggio Trevor Rogers
Anna Sambucci Charles Strecker
Elizabeth Sympson Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde
Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
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FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE
PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING
The Three Wise Men to today’s Gospel reading are perfect
examples of stewards. They traveled from afar to pay homage
to the Christ Child. They brought their gifts to Him as a way to
show their homage. We, too, have been given gifts that we can
present before the Lord and use it for the betterment of others.
Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary
Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.
Mary’s.
Sunday Offertory ~ December 21/22 $7,869.00*
Same Week Last Year $9,274.00*
Mass Attendance for December 21/22 928
Same Week Last Year 980
*Does not include Faith Direct
Offertory and attendance information for
Christmas and for December 28/29
was not available as of the printing deadline.
Lumen Christi Missal
Weekend of January 4/5, 2020 Epiphany of the Lord
Readings: Missal, p. 77
The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804
READINGS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
FOCUS: Jesus is the Savior born for all.
Today, we celebrate the revelation of Jesus’ coming to all
as our Savior. That news is not received gratefully and
joyfully by all – as we see by King Herod’s reaction, and
the actions of many today who do not believe. As
Christians who have the grace of redemption through the
paschal mystery of Christ, may our lives be a joyful and
generous witness to others – that they, too, may come to
share in it. May they, too, have an epiphany.
LITURGY OF THE WORD:
Isaiah prophesies that a light has come to Jerusalem,
while darkness covers the earth. All will come to the city
bearing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the
praises of the Lord. Paul tells the Ephesians that Gentiles
are coheirs of God, along with the people of Israel. In the
Gospel, magi arrive in Jerusalem from the east in search
of the newborn king of the Jews. Herod is troubled by
this, and the magi visit Mary and her child and offer gifts.
Readings for next week, January 12: The Baptism of the
Lord: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-
17
From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI
Celebrants for the Weekend of
January 11/12
Celebrants* Lectors Eucharistic
Ministers
Altar
Servers
Sat 5:00
K. Ditrano N. Ditrano
G. Green
Sun.
7:30
9:00 E. Guevara
11:00 A. Finnegan
C. Finnegan MHeffernan
12:15
* Subject to last minute changes.
Schedule
not
available
as of
printing
deadline.
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Dear Friends:
The great American philosopher, John Dewey, though not a Christian, was nevertheless a seeker of
truth in his own way. I admire his views on art. He believes that the artist concentrates some aspect
of ordinary human experience (e.g., time and space, change and permanence, human relationships,
etc.) in an expressive medium (paint, stone, sound, language, etc.), and makes it “available” to a
community. By “intensifying” human experience, the work of art has the “power to create a new ex-
perience, oftentimes…more poignantly felt than that from things themselves” (Art as Experience).
Through art, people understand the world around them more deeply. If it is truly great, a work of art
takes on a life of its own even after the artist finishes it. Each succeeding generation invests it with
layers of meaning that help people better understand themselves, and interact with each other on a
more profound, more human level. As St. John Newman would say, Cor ad Cor Loquitur (“Heart
Speaks to Heart”).
The events of the Bible are not merely creations of the mind; we believe that through them the living
God really speaks to human beings. Still, there are similarities between religious and aesthetic
experience. Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany, and the visit of the Magi to the
Christ Child. Like a work of art, the story has so many levels of meaning, so many perspectives
from which to appropriate it, that Catholics experience (almost literally) an “embarrassment of
riches.” The wise men, like John Dewey, are men of reason whose knowledge of the world leads
them ineluctably to the Lord. Faith and reason, it turns out, are not adversaries, but allies in the
pursuit of Truth. When guided by faith, worldly knowledge arrives at the Source of Wisdom, just as
those who observe the rising of a star learn from the Scriptures (“And you, Bethlehem, land of
Judah…”). Indeed, the very fact that the Magi were not members of the Chosen People is itself
significant; it means that God’s love is not restricted to one segment of the human family, but
embraces all people who follow the “star” as best they can.
Just as the details of the Epiphany story take on levels of meaning over the course of time, the same
holds true for our cover art: the brilliant painting of the Epiphany by Fra Angelico (who, by
coincidence, is the patron saint of artists). How fitting it is that the painting resulted from
collaboration between Fra Angelico and a number of other artists over the course of a years-long
development. Each of these individuals helps us to “see” one or another aspect of the Christ Event:
for example, the kings, each of a different age, represent the three stages of life for the Christian.
The building in the background of the scene may represent the Old Covenant as it gives way to the
New, and the peacock (one of the emblems of the Medici family which commissioned the painting)
is a symbol a of the resurrection, for which all Christians yearn as they make their journey of faith.
The gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh hearken back to the message of the prophets, but now
revere Christ as King, God, and Sacrifice.
Friends, the story of Christ our Savior, timeless and beautiful though it may be, is not, strictly
speaking, finished; the Church, his Mystical Body, must incarnate his presence for a new age. May
we seek out and revere the presence of the Lord in our time, employing God’s gifts of nature and
grace to invite people of goodwill to the joys of heaven.
Faithfully,
Fr. Valentine
THE PASTOR’S PAGE
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2020 Religious Calendars
Thanks to the generosity of Joe Velotti and the
Roslyn Heights Funeral Home, Religious Calendars
for 2020 are available in the Church and Msgr.
Ryan Hall.
We are grateful to them for their generous donation
of these beautiful calendars.
FATHER LAUDER’S LECTURES
Fr. Lauder’s Catholic Novel lectures are being
shown on the Catholic Faith Network (formerly
Telecare) on Mondays at 7:15 p.m. and
Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. The Catholic Faith
Network channels: 29/137 for Optimum and 296 for
Verizon FiOS. All 40 lectures are also on U-Tube.
CHURCH HANDICAPPED RAMP
There is a ramp for handicapped access at the
Church. It can be found off the parking lot, and
goes around to the back of the building. We
encourage you to use it if you have difficulty with
the front steps.
DURING THE MONTHS OF
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER …
St. Mary’s welcomed the following new parishioners:
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony (Jennifer) DellaPolla
Dr. & Mrs. Vincent (Aliana) Rizzo
The following were united in Marriage:
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher (Angela Mascarenas) Martin
The following received the Sacrament of Baptism:
James Alexander Ferreira
William Edmund Goldner
Riley Katherine Henning
Willow Paige Janik
Jacob Julius Kohut
Caroline Elizabeth McCabe
Mirella Marie Rizzo
Cody Swimmer
And may those who died live with Christ forever,
John Michael Aufiero
Kenneth C. Botensten
Laura Delavale
Jeanne Dorn
Robert Napolitano
Jean E. Thomas
Mark Trantel
CAPT Brendan Echausse
COL Daniel Friend
PFC Joseph M. Friend
LCdr Christian R. Foschi
PFC Steven Hyyti
CAPT David Jacobs
SK1 John D. Klick
PFC Michael P. Lanciki
MAJOR Eric W. Lipp
Cpl Caitlin Lyons
LT. Dennis Mackin
Cpl Tommy Mozer
SGT Julio Ortiz II
LCpl Jonathan Peres
GSGT Jonathan Porto
PVT Michael Starczewski
SGT Luke Whitting
RCT Jordan J. Williams
Lord, hold these men and women in your loving hands and protect them as they protect
us and bless them for their self-forgetting acts. We pray for peace in our world and an
end to war. Amen.
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE
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Processional Hymn
Psalm Response Gelineau Gradual 67C
The Epiphany of The Lord January 5, 2020
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Presentation Hymn
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Communion Hymn
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Recessional Hymn
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RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Office is closed on Saturday and Sunday
A REMINDER REGARDING
DONATIONS TO ST. MARY’S
All checks should be made payable to St. Mary’s
Church. If the check is for a special purpose, please
indicate that on the memo line. For example:
Human Concerns, 300 Club, Religious Education,
Diocesan Collection, etc.
We thank you for your generous support of our
Parish and its activities.
PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST
I/we would like to register in the parish of St. Mary’s. Please send me a Parish Census to complete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary’s. Please send my Census to: NAME:___________________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________ _________________________________________ PHONE:__________________________________ E-MAIL: __________________________________
Please return to the Rectory Office or place in the collection basket.
TELEVISED MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND - Each
week through television, Passionist Communications brings
The Sunday Mass to the sick and homebound. It can be
seen in the New York area (Long Island) on WLNY - Ch. 10
or 55 at 9:00 AM on Sunday; WNYW - Ch. 5 at 5:30 AM
on Sunday. Closed captioning is available for each Mass. In
addition to this Mass schedule The Sunday Mass is now
airing on ABC from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. each Sunday
morning. For information consult the website at
www.TheSundayMass.org.
DIVORCED OR SEPARATED CATHOLICS OF
LONG ISLAND - a social organization for single persons,
including widows, widowers and singles, is having a new
member orientation meeting on Tuesday, January 20th at
7:30 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Council #6526 of St.
Frances De Chantal, 1869 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh
(parking in rear of building). Non-Denominational, ALL
ARE WELCOME. Bring proof of single status to join. An-
nual dues are $30, and refreshments will follow the meeting.
For further information, please call Carol at 516 794-4933
or Fran at 516 889-5790.
COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A New Living Option for Independent Seniors
Harvest Houses, Residences for Independent Seniors
Syosset, NY and Floral Park, NY
Harvest House--a very special place for you!
Harvest House - a positive housing option for independent
seniors. Home for eight (65+) who choose the fullness of
living in companionship, enjoying nutritious meals, private
bedroom, common living space to be with friends, share
ideas, stories, good times. Enjoy the spirit of a happy
home, a secure environment minus the burden of managing
a home or apartment and…it is affordable!
for information call: Sister Jeanne A. Brendel, O.P.
516 496-9796.
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EPIPHANY PRAYER
Dear Jesus,
As You led the Three Kings to You
By the light of a star,
Please draw us ever closer to You
By the light of Faith.
Help us to desire You as ardently as they did.
Give us the grace
To overcome all the obstacles that keep us
Far from You.
May we, like them, have something
To give You when we appear before You.
Mary, Our Mother, help us to know Your Son.
Amen.