St. Frances de Chantal R. C. Church

1273 58th Street Phone: 718-436-6407 Brooklyn, NY 11219 Email: stfrancesrectory@gmail.com Fax: 718-854-2761

Website: www.francesdechantal.org

Baptisms: First Sunday of the month: Marriages: Arrangements should be made during 11:00 AM Mass in Polish at least six months in advance and participation Third Sunday of the month: in a Pre - Cana program is required. during 12:30 PM Mass in English W innym czasie: po uprzednim uzgodnieniu. Prior registration is necessary. Sick and Homebound: The priests are available to bring Holy Communion to those unable to come to Mass. In the event of serious illness please request the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Parish Registration: All parishioners are asked to register so that we may know you and also be able to serve you with reference letters.

December 8, 2019 ● Second Sunday of Advent

PASTOR

Rev. Canon Andrzej Kurowski, SAC

Parochial Vicars Rev. Anthony Zemula, SAC

Rev. Łukasz Dutkiewicz, SAC

Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 PM (English)

6:30 PM (Polish) Sunday 8:00AM (Polish)

9:30 AM (English) 11:00 AM (Polish) 12:30 PM (English

Weekday Masses: 6:30 PM (Polish) Monday to Friday: 7:30 AM (Polish), 8:30 AM (English) 7:00 PM (Polish) Saturday 9:00 AM (Polish Holy Hour on First Friday / Godzina Święta: 6:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Spowiedź: Saturday - 6:00 - 6:30 PM Sunday 6:00 - 6:30 PM Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00-12:00, 3:00-5:00 Night 7:00-8:00 by appointment only Saturday: 9:00-12:00

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT The earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as

water covers the sea. — Isaiah 11:9

THE LONG-AWAITED ONE As the Sundays of Advent unfold the scriptures shift focus from the final coming of the Lord to his historical birth. Today’s scriptures blend the two. Isaiah’s disillusionment with the kings of his own day led him to envision an ideal king who would rule with divine approval and be led by divine wisdom. For centuries the Jewish people anticipated the arrival of that Messiah, who would usher in a blessed age when the whole world would finally dwell in justice and peace. After centuries of such growing expectation, the prea-ching of John the Baptist about the imminent arrival of the Messiah could not help but provoke intense interest. The Baptist’s message about preparation for “the one who is co-ming” (Matthew 3:11) makes clear that Jesus is, in fact, the long-awaited one who is ushering in the new age foretold by Isaiah and all the prophets.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION When the ties of affection and authority that bound Eu-rope’s Catholics unraveled in the sixteenth century, many cultures lost time-honored customs of faith. Some customs proved to be especially difficult for the reformers to wrest away from the people, especially those celebrated in the home. This week in Sweden, a country where the Catholic Church was disestablished four hundred years ago, a Catho-lic martyr from Sicily is the most beloved figure. St. Lucia, Lucy, is celebrated on December 13. The long-story-short is that Lucy was a Christian whose father wanted to marry her off to a pagan fellow, and she rejected her father’s au-thority. To make an example of her, her father had her kil-led. In the course of the brutal martyrdom, Lucy lost her beautiful eyes, but her vision was miraculously restored. The candles worn today by the eldest daughter of the fami-ly are tokens of the fire that refused to harm the saint. So this patroness of light and clear vision is revered on the shortest, darkest days of the Nordic winter. Before the re-form of the Gregorian calendar in the sixteenth century, December 13 was the winter solstice. Today, young girls appear in the morning wearing lighted candles on their crowned heads (battery-operated now after many mishaps), and serve sweet rolls and coffee to everyone in the house. For the Swedes, who are not churchgoers, the “Lucias” are the official heralds of the holiday season and a sign of ever-eryone’s yearning for more light in this world. Europe once abounded with customs like this; the survival of this cu-stom in Scandinavia is a sign of God’s grace, and how ferti-le the soil is to receive the true message of Advent.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday / Sobota – December 7 9:00 5:00 +Lucy +Henry Sabatell by Lucy & Louis Chciacchere 6:30 +Marian Krasowski (rocz. śmierci) Sunday / Niedziela – December 8 8:00 +Władysław Bogdan (3 rocznica śmierci) 9:30 +Grazia +Edoardo Chiarelli by children 11:00 +Janina +Jan Frąk 12:30 +Jan +Janina 6:30 +Aniela +Edward Monday / Poniedziałek – December 9 7:30 Za Parafian / Parishioners 8:30 +Nicholas +Maria Grieco 7:00 O szczęśliwy powrót do Polski Tuesday / Wtorek – December 10 7:30 8:30 7:00 +Katarzyna Artish Wednesday / Środa – December 11 7:30 8:30 7:30 O szczęśliwą operację dla Julity Thursday / Czwartek – December 12 7:30 8:30 7:00 +Genowefa Mazewska Friday / Piątek – December 13 7:30 +Stanisław 8:30 7:00 +Za zmarłych rodziców Walentego i Albinę Saturday / Sobota – December 14 9:00 5:00 6:30 +Genowefa Mazewska Sunday / Niedziela – December 15 8:00 +Zygmunt Kołodziej (rocznica śmierci) i zmarli z

rodziny 9:30 +Theresa Sansevero by family 11:00 +Za dusze w czyśćcu cierpiące 12:30 6:30 +Zmarli z rodziny Irlów

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OPŁATKI W kancelarii i zakrystii można już zaopatrzyć się w poświęcone opłatki. Pa-miętajmy, że tylko poświę-cone opłatki mogą być spożywane w Wigilię.

KOPERTY NA KWIATY I NOWENNĘ Z tyłu kościoła znajdują się koperty na kwiaty na Boże Narodzenie oraz koperty na nowennę mszy świętych.

JASEŁKA

22 grudnia po sumie zapraszamy do sali pod kościo-łem na Jasełka w wykonaniu Grupy CHANTALKI z Polskiej Szkoły im. Gen. Kazimierza Pułaskiego.

BIERZMOWANIE W marcu 2020 r. zaplanowane jest w naszej parafii bierzmowanie. Wszystkich dorosłych , którzy nie byli bierzmowani, a chcieliby przystąpić do tego Sakramen-tu prosimy o niezwłoczny kontakt z ks. Łukaszem.

ZABAWA SYLWESTROWA Jak co roku parafia organizuje zaba-wę sylwestrową. Bilety w cenie $ 120 do nabycia w kancelarii lub zakrystii.

UWAGA Informujemy, że w przyszłym roku jesienią planujemy pielgrzymkę do takich miejsc jak: Sagrada Familia, Montserrat, Lourdes, San Sebastian, Santiago de Compostela, Avila. Osoby zainteresowane proszone są o PILNY kontakt z ks. Proboszczem - 718-436-6407.

SPOTKANIA AA PO POLSKU Prowadzone są w każdy wtorek o godz. 7:30 wieczorem w salce pod plebanią.

GRUPA MODLITEWNA Spotyka się w każdy piątek po Mszy świętej wieczornej w salce pod plebanią.

INFORMACJA Przypominamy, że wszelkie zaświadczenia: przynależności do parafii, matki/ojca chrzestnego, sponsora do bierzmo-wania, wydawane są tylko w przypadku oficjalnej przynależ-ności do parafii. W celu zapisania się do parafii prosimy zgłaszać się do kancelarii, albo do księdza w zakrystii. Nie ma żadnej opłaty za zapisanie się oraz rocznych opłat. PROSIMY również o zgłaszanie do kancelarii zmian adresu zamieszkania. Wystarczy zadzwonić pod nr tel. 718-436-6407

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Observance of The Blessed Virgin Mary, The Patron of United State, on MONDAY, December 9.

Mass at 8:30 AM (no extra masses)

ENVELOPES Flower offering envelopes as well as Christmas novena envelopes are available in the back of the church.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Monday: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday: International Human Rights Day Wednesday: St. Damasus I Thursday: Our Lady of Guadalupe Friday: St. Lucy Saturday: St. John of the Cross

*********************** II NIEDZIELA ADWENTU

Adwentowe wołania: „Nawróćcie się, bo bliskie jest królestwo niebieskie” oraz „Przygotujcie drogę Panu” wciąż są aktualne. Pan przychodzi, by zbawić narody, wprowadzić je do swojego królestwa. Musimy jed-nak podjąć wysiłek usuwania

przeszkód na drodze do niego. W dzisiejszej modlitwie mszalnej prosimy Boga, aby w tych wysiłkach wspierał swoją łaską.

UROCZYSTOŚĆ NIEPOKALANEGO

POCZĘCIA NAJŚWIĘTSZEJ MARYI PANNY W PONIEDZIAŁEK, 9 grudnia, będziemy obchodzi-li uroczystość Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP

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W 1829 r. Maryja Niepokalanie Poczętą wybrana została przez Biskupów amerykańskich Patron-ką Stanów Zjednoczonych Ame-ryki. Msze święte w tym dniu wg co-dziennego rozkładu tzn.: 7:30 ra-no po polsku, 8:30 rano po angiel-sku i 7:00 wieczorem po polsku.

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