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In Loving Memory of

MARY & JOHN JENNERJAHN

MASS

PRAYERS

IN LATIN

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY & LAMB OF GOD

SANCTUS, SANCTUS, SANCTUS

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus

Dominus Deus Sabaoth

Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

Hosanna in excelsis.

AGNUS DEI

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

dona nobis pacem.

Affirm Life By Supporting

Our Parish’s 3rd Annual

Project:

Baby Shower! Help our Parish’s Project Baby Shower Team

prepare a layette for the new babies of expectant

mothers at Pregnancy Help, Inc., in New York City.

The Baby Shower Tree, located in our

55th Street entrance, is filled with Gift Tags for

the layette items needed to welcome God’s gift

of life in these new little girls and boys.

To join our Project Baby Shower Team:

1. Choose a Gift Tag from the Baby

Shower Tree

2. Buy the Baby Gift

3. Deliver your unwrapped Gift to the

baskets by our St. Francis Shrine

before Friday, May 26th.

“Every child that is born...has the face of

Jesus Christ...the face of the Lord.” —Pope Francis

IF YOU ARE GOING

TO A HOSPITAL

Before you check into a hospital or have an

outpatient procedure, we encourage you to see

a priest in our parish and receive sacraments

that can help you.

Just speak to a priest after Mass, or call

the Rectory and we will be happy to arrange

to hear your confession, anoint you with the

Sacrament of the Sick, and give you Holy

Communion, to help you through this

spiritually challenging time.

From the Desk of Monsignor Mathers

My Dear Parishioners,

As we continue to celebrate and rejoice in the

New Life of Easter, you may ask yourself, “How can

I make Jesus’ Easter Life part of my daily life?”

While there are many ways to do this, I would like

to recommend a way called “practicing the presence

of God.”

This spiritual practice is drawn from a book

written by Father Joseph de Beaufort. In this book,

which is entitled The Practice of the Presence of God,

Father de Beaufort compiles the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite

Monk who lived in 17th Century Paris. According to Brother Lawrence, you can find

Jesus and make His Resurrected Life part of your daily life by remembering or being

aware of His Presence even in the smallest and most mundane moments of your day.

The following excerpt from The Practice of the Presence of God gives you an idea of

how Brother Lawrence suggests that you can begin to share your daily life with Jesus:

“(God) requires no great matters of us, a little remembrance of Him from time to time;

a little adoration; sometimes to pray for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your

sufferings, and sometimes to return Him thanks for the favors He has given you, and still

gives you, in the midst of your troubles, and to console yourself with Him the oftenest

you can. Lift up your heart to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in

company: the least little remembrance will always be acceptable to Him. You need not

cry very loud; He is nearer to us than we are aware of.

It is not necessary for being with God to be always at church; we may make an

oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in

meekness, humility and love. Everyone is capable of such familiar conversation with God,

some more, some less: He knows what we can do. Let us begin, then. Perhaps He

expects but one generous resolution on our part. Have courage. We have but little time

to live. … Let us live and die with God. Sufferings will be sweet and pleasant to us while

we are with Him, and the greatest pleasures will be, without Him, a cruel punishment to

us. May He be blessed for all. Amen.”

Father de Beaufort’s spiritual classic, The Practice of the Presence of God, is still in

print. It is a very useful guide to helping you grow in Jesus’ Life and Love, especially

during the Easter Season.

Sincerely in Christ,

Monsignor Douglas J. Mathers

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 OUR LADY OF FATIMA 5:30pm +Arthur Maluenda (Vigil for Sunday)

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017 7:30am MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 9:00am +Mary D’Angelo 10:30am +Aldo Portolano 12:00pm +Kevin Estrada 5:30pm +Agnes P. Mathers

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 ST. ISIDORE, THE FARMER 7:00am MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 8:15am +Margaret Amrhein Everts 12:10pm For Our Parishioners 5:30pm +Ramon Calmet

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017 7:00am +Dr. Mario Maldonado 8:15am MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 12:10pm +Marie Louise Andrei 5:30pm +Ulbaldo G. Amador

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 7:00am MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 8:15am Our Lady of Guadalupe & Juan Diego 12:10pm +John Della Greco 5:30pm +Rose & Andrew Gull

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017 ST. JOHN I 7:00am +Gail R. Schipski 8:15am MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 12:10pm Catholic Guardian Services 5:30pm +Nicholas Camilleri

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 7:00am +John W. Kelliher 8:15am +Mary Germaine Theriault 12:10pm +Margo & Douglas Coldwell 5:30pm MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 ST. BERNADINE OF SIENA 8:15am +Nicolo Seidita 12:10pm MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA 5:30pm +Basilia Virella (Vigil for Sunday)

2017 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER $7,532

2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER $6,831

THANK YOU! WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO USE OUR ENVELOPE SYSTEM. LET US KNOW IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE OFFERING ENVELOPES THROUGH THE MAIL.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP FOR OUR SICK: SABRINA BERTUCCI, MURIEL BRAIND,

ROBERT ELGORT, MARY GOLDSTEIN

FOR OUR DECEASED: ANDREW F. ACKERS, KATHY CROSBY,

MARIE PUCCI

Please call the Parish House to have someone’s name placed on this list. Check to see if someone who is ill consents to having their name published. We only publish the names of recently deceased.

Prayer Requests

A Prayer for Mothers

All-loving God,

we give You thanks and praise

for Your gift of mothers.

May they be blessed with patience and tenderness

to care for their families and themselves with great joy.

We pray for our own mothers

who have nurtured and cared for us;

May they continue to guide us

in strong and gentle ways.

We remember mothers who are separated from their

children because of war, poverty, or conflict;

May they feel the loving embrace of

our God Who wipes every tear away.

We pray for women who are not mothers

but still love and shape us

with motherly care and compassion.

We remember mothers, grandmothers,

and great-grandmothers who are no longer with us

but who live forever in our memory

and nourish us with their love. AMEN.

THE LIGHT OF CHRIST! THANKS BE TO GOD! THE PASCHAL CANDLE IS A LIGHT

THAT LIVES FROM SACRIFICE.

THUS THE CHURCH PRESENTS MOST BEAUTIFULLY THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

OF CHRIST WHO GIVES HIMSELF.

AND SO BESTOWS THE GREAT LIGHT, THE LIGHT THROUGH WHICH

GOD’S WARMTH AND GOODNESS REACH DOWN TO US.

POPE BENEDICT XVI..