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Bronx, New York

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English) 5:30 p.m. (Albanian), 7:00 p.m. (English)

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (Spanish - Auditorium) 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon (English), 1:15 p.m. (Spanish) 1:00 p.m. (Creole - Chapel in Center)

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. (Italian), 9:00 a.m. (English), Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday-Friday 9:30-12:00 p.m., Thursday 5:30-7:00 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & First Friday of the Month 6:00-8:00 p.m.

CONFESSION: Saturdays 3:00- 4:00 p.m. & 6:30-7:00 p.m.

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - OCTOBER 8, 2017 833 M A , B , NY 10467 - 718-882-0710 - 718-882-8876 ( )

This picture was taken after Holy Mass on Friday, September 29th. This is the third grade class from our parish school. Pictured here with their teacher, Mrs. Cintron, are the third grade students and our four new Altar Servers, (left to right) Jason Bori, Gabriel James, Rommer Paling and Robert Mitaj.


Monday- October 9, 2017 - St. Denis, Bishop & Companions, Martyrs; St. John Leonardi, Priest

** Only one Mass at 9 a.m.** 9:00 a.m. Almas del Pulgatorio

Tuesday- October 10, 2017 - Weekday 8:00 a.m. Grace McMahon 9:00 a.m. Rosemarie Rocchio

Wednesday- October 11, 2017 - St. John XXIII, Pope

8:00 a.m. Antoinette & Giovanni Iacobelli 9:00 a.m. Gabriella Krill

Thursday- October 12, 2017 - Weekday

8:00 a.m. Jesus Lebron & George Lebron 9:00 a.m. Special Intention 7:00 p.m. Ana Julia Hiraldo

Friday- October 13, 2017 - Weekday

8:00 a.m. Giuseppe Greco 9:00 a.m. Margarita Burgos

Saturday- October 14, 2017 - Weekday - St. Callistus

I, Pope and Martyr 8:00 a.m. Pietro Sale 9:00 a.m. Mary Inzano 5:30 p.m. Gjergj Markut Kalaj 7:00 p.m. For all Parishioners of St. Lucy’s Parish

Sunday- October 15, 2017 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday

in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Margarita & Pasquale Vitiello 9:00 a.m. Margarita Lopez 9:15 a.m. Teresa Trapasso

10:30 a.m. Giuseppe Greco 12:00 p.m. Maria Prena Gazivoda 1:00 p.m. Creole Mass - Center Chapel 1:15 p.m. Evodia Gallardo

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The vineyard of the LORD is the house of Israel (Isaiah 5:1-7). Psalm — The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel (Psalm 80). Second Reading — God’s peace will guard your hearts and minds (Philippians 4:6-9). Gospel — The kingdom of God will be given to those who will produce its fruit (Matthew 21:33-43) The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 [1-10]

October 21, 2017 Ervin Tsale & Nora Marashi

October 28, 2017 Antony Guraj & Kristina Lucaj

November 4, 2017 Kristjan Cekaj & Klodiana Prela

November 25, 2017

Plorent Pjerrza & Brixhilda Ndoci

We welcome

Anthony Dzikovic Baptized on September 30, 2017

William David Balaj Baptized on October 1, 2017

into the Roman Catholic Church and our Parish community of St. Lucy The candle in honor of the

Blessed Mother burns this week for the

Special Inten ons of the Members of the

Immaculate Heart of Mary Altar Rosary Society

All Souls Remembrance envelopes are available in the back of the church. Fill one in with your deceased family and loved ones

names and they will be remembered daily at Holy Mass during the month of November.


Message from Fr. Pergjini- It is October 7, 2017, the feast of our Lady of the Rosary. As a child, I do have the most beautiful memories reciting the rosary at my grandparents’ house. Twice a year we would go to visit them, during summer and winter vacations. My childhood joy, and even later in my life, to visit my grandparents was special. The city where my grandparents lived and my dear parents were born is located near a big lake surrounded by impressive mountains. It was a long and very scenic ride. They lived in an old house surrounded by a beautiful garden. We arrived always in the evening, tired from the long bus ride and hungry. The dinner was always ready, made with love by our grandmother who was great cook. However, we knew very well that we could not eat without praying the rosary. My grandfather who always knelt during the whole rosary surrounded by the whole family remained as a powerful and inspiring image in my mind. As I go back to my childhood, thanking God for having in my life parents and grandparents who lived their faith not only with words but with faithful Christian deeds and treasuring those events of faith and love that nurtured my soul. They planted the seeds in my heart and soul to trust to our Blessed Mother by reciting the rosary. It is true that as a child I did not know the full meaning and the power of those Hail Marys but I did join them and other members of the family to enter into the peace and beauty of our Catholic devotion reciting the rosary. Bringing to my mind today the humble faces of my dear grandparents who were deeply absorbed by the mysteries of our salvation, reciting those Hail Marys brings me peace and trust thanking Almighty Father for placing my early childhood surrounded by the unshakable faith and humility of my grandparents. Their faces reflected the fatigue and the concerns of the day, but they never complained. They placed themselves and all of us into the hands of our Blessed Mother. After the rosary was finished, supper was served with love by my dear grandmother. She was the last one to sit and eat. They did not have a television, but they had a radio. After the supper, one of my aunts used to sing and others joined her as well. It seems that even the neighbors around had the same custom because you could hear them singing too. It was a very joyful atmosphere that I treasure with great longing even today. They were poor but very joyful in their spirit. After the night prayers, they gently used to ask me if I wanted to go with them early in the morning to attend the first Holy Mass at 6 a.m. celebrated by the holy bishop to whom I served as an altar boy. We left at 5:30 a.m. walking in those beautiful early morning days with pleasant weather of summer and sometimes the bitter cold of winter. They quietly moved their lips praying the rosary on the way to cathedral. They placed me in their midst holding my both hands. It was a very unique experience for me to remember the need for silence before Holy Mass.

As I share with you my childhood experience of the rosary, it is impossible to forget the historical event of October 7, 1571. The saintly Dominican Pope, Pius V, on his knees with millions of Catholics around Europe, prayed the rosary to save Europe from the attacks of the Ottoman Empire. It was on October 7, 1571 that the Muslim fleet at Lepanto was defeated. Since then Our Lady of the Rosary continues to be celebrated, encouraging the faithful to pray the rosary. The victory was dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. Even today there are many people who have the blessings to know the value of this powerful spiritual weapon against every kind of evil. I encourage those in desperate need to say the rosary as the best and the most powerful prayer to obtain what they are asking for. Saturday, October 7, 2017, the Polish bishops have urged the faithful to pray a massive rosary prayer crusade along Poland's 2, 000 mile border to pray for the salvation of their country, commemorating the historical defeat of Islam on October 7, 1571. I firmly believe in the power of the rosary. My personal childhood experience of the rosary, thanks to my grandparents, has been a blessing to share with others as others share with me the love and trust that we all have in the intercessions of our Heavenly Mother. We all hope that this beautiful devotion of our Catholic faith becomes a faithful daily prayer for our families, those who are dear to us, for peace in our country and the world, for those who have died, especially the innocent victims of Las Vegas and their families, for the victims of hurricanes and earthquake, and all those who live in despair. Please, please, make a commitment for 15 minutes to say the rosary, alone or with your dear ones. It is October, the month of the Holy Rosary. Pray for us Holy Mother of God! That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen!


Mensaje de Padre Pergjini- Es el 7 de octubre de 2017, la fiesta de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. De niña, tengo los más hermosos recuerdos recitando el rosario en la casa de mis abuelos. Dos veces al año íbamos a visitarlos, durante las vacaciones de verano e invierno. Mi alegría de la niñez, e incluso más adelante en mi vida, para visitar a mis abuelos era especial. La ciudad donde mis abuelos vivieron y mis queridos padres nacieron se encuentra cerca de un gran lago rodeado de impresionantes montañas. Fue un viaje largo y muy pintoresco. Vivían en una vieja casa rodeada por un hermoso jardín. Llegamos siempre por la noche, cansados de la larga excursión en autobús y hambre. La cena estaba siempre lista, hecha con amor por nuestra abuela que era un gran cocinero. Sin embargo, sabíamos muy bien que no podíamos comer sin rezar el rosario. Mi abuelo que siempre se arrodilló durante todo el rosario rodeado por toda la familia permaneció como una poderosa e inspiradora imagen en mi mente. Al regresar a mi infancia, agradeciendo a Dios por tener en mi vida padres y abuelos que vivieron su fe no sólo con palabras, sino con hechos cristianos fieles y atesorando esos eventos de fe y amor que nutrieron mi alma. Plantaron las semillas en mi corazón y alma para confiar en nuestra Madre Santísima recitando el rosario. Es cierto que cuando era niño no conocía el significado completo y el poder de los Ave María, pero me uní a ellos ya otros miembros de la familia para entrar en la paz y belleza de nuestra devoción católica recitando el rosario. Traer a mi mente hoy las caras humildes de mis queridos abuelos que estaban profundamente absorbidos por los misterios de nuestra salvación, recitar los Ave María me trae paz y confianza dándole gracias al Padre Todopoderoso por colocar mi infancia cercada por la inquebrantable fe y humildad de mis abuelos . Sus rostros reflejaban la fatiga y las preocupaciones del día, pero nunca se quejaban. Se colocaron a sí mismos ya todos nosotros en manos de nuestra Santísima Madre. Después de terminar el rosario, la cena fue servida con amor por mi querida abuela. Ella fue la última en sentarse y comer. No tenían televisión, pero tenían una radio. Después de la cena, una de mis tías solía cantar y otras se unieron a ella también. Parece que incluso los vecinos de alrededor tenían la misma costumbre porque se podía escuchar a cantar también. Fue una atmósfera muy alegre que atesoro con gran anhelo aún hoy. Eran pobres, pero muy alegres en su espíritu. Después de las oraciones de la noche, solían preguntarme si quería ir con ellos temprano por la mañana para asistir a la primera Misa a las 6 a.m. celebrada por el santo obispo a quien serví como monaguillo. Nos fuimos a las 5:30 a.m. caminando en aquellos hermosos días temprano en la mañana con clima agradable de verano ya veces el frío amargo del invierno. En silencio movieron sus labios rezando el rosario en el camino a la catedral. Me colocaron en medio de ellos sosteniendo mis dos manos. Fue una experiencia única para mí recordar la necesidad de silencio antes de la Santa Misa.

A medida que comparto con ustedes mi experiencia de infancia del rosario, es imposible olvidar el acontecimiento histórico del 7 de octubre de 1571. El santo Papa dominicano, Pío V, de rodillas con millones de católicos por toda Europa, rezó el rosario para salvar a Europa desde los ataques del Imperio Otomano. Fue el 7 de octubre de 1571 que la flota musulmana de Lepanto fue derrotada. Desde entonces se sigue celebrando la Virgen del Rosario, animando a los fieles a rezar el rosario. La victoria fue dedicada a Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Incluso hoy en día hay muchas personas que tienen las bendiciones de conocer el valor de este poderoso arma espiritual contra todo tipo de mal. Animo a aquellos que necesitan desesperadamente decir el rosario como la mejor y más poderosa oración para obtener lo que están pidiendo. El sábado, 7 de octubre de 2017, los obispos polacos han instado a los fieles a rezar una cruzada de oración masiva a lo largo de la frontera de 2 000 millas de Polonia para orar por la salvación de su país, conmemorando la histórica derrota del Islam el 7 de octubre de 1571. I firmemente creen en el poder del rosario. Mi experiencia personal de la infancia del rosario, gracias a mis abuelos, ha sido una bendición para compartir con los demás como otros comparten conmigo el amor y la confianza que todos tenemos en las intercesiones de nuestra Madre Celestial. Todos esperamos que esta hermosa devoción de nuestra fe católica se convierta en una fiel oración diaria para nuestras familias, para los que nos son queridos, para la paz en nuestro país y en el mundo, para los que han muerto, especialmente las víctimas inocentes de Las Vegas y a sus familias, a las víctimas de los huracanes y del terremoto, ya todos los que viven en la desesperación. Por favor, por favor, haga un compromiso por 15 minutos para decir el rosario, solo o con sus seres queridos. Es octubre, el mes del Santo Rosario. ¡Ruega por nosotros Santa Madre de Dios! Que podamos ser dignos de las promesas de Cristo. ¡Amén!


Please join us in praying for our nation.

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017 Time: 12 noon Place: The local Public Square Rosary Rally will take place at Loreto Park on Morris Park Avenue between Tomlinson and Haight Avenues.

Please be there at least 15 minutes before the rosary will start to have time to fill out the attendance sheet and for distribution of handouts.

St. Lucy Bible group will resume on the following Saturdays: October 21st and November 4th in the rectory from 1:30pm to 3pm. New members Welcome!! El Grupo de la Biblia de Sta. Lucia regresará los siguientes Sabados: Octubre 21 y Noviembre 4 en la rectoria de 3pm a 4:30pm. Bienvenidos nuevos miembros!!

LIVES OF THE SAINTS SAINT TERESA OF AVILA

(1515-1582) Teresa was born at Avila, Spain, in 1515 with the family name of Teresa de Cepeda y de Ahumada and was of Jewish descent on her father’s side. It was the golden age of Spain, because of the vast amount of that precious metal that poured into Spain from Latin America and also because of the large number of excellent spiritual treatises published during that period. As a child she was very devout and even wished for martyrdom at the hands of the Moors, but during adolescence her fervor cooled somewhat and she was for a time a typical vain and sentimental girl. At the age of 20, however, she was greatly moved by reading the letters of St. Jerome and she decided to become a nun at the Carmelite monastery of the Incarnation at Avila. Shortly after her entrance she became seriously ill and had to be sent away for treatment. She returned to the monastery after her cure but she was practically an invalid for several years. After reading the Confessions of St. Augustine and being deeply impressed by an image of the Ecce Homo, Teresa, at the age of 40, resolved to dedicate herself seriously to the practice of prayer.

During her lifetime she made more than 40 new foundations of Carmelite nuns of the strict observance. -Saints of the Roman Calendar

OUR FOOD PANTRY

NEEDS YOUR HELP!!

Our parish food pantry, that supplies food to families in need each week, is running very low. We are especially in need of rice and pasta. Please bring your non-perishable food donations to the rectory. Thank you & God bless you for your generosity!


Dear Friends, Come Holy Spirit! 40 Days for Life!

Let the graces flow! We join our prayers with and for you as we unite in vigil at the multiple Campaigns throughout the Archdiocese of New York for the next 40 days (September 27th thru November 5th). Here is a listing of the locations and contact information for the vigil sites around the Archdiocese.

Bronx Location: Bronx Abortion 2070 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Fr. Pilsner (718) 881-8000 ext.451, [email protected]

Manhattan Location: Planned Parenthood 26 Bleecker Street, NY, NY (Public right-of-way across the street) Contact: Ingrid (276) 525-2556 [email protected]

White Plains Location: Planned Parenthood 175 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Gerald Yeung (914) 837-7008 [email protected]

Goshen Location: Planned Parenthood 7 Coates Drive Goshen, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Veronica Murphy (845) 551-8560 [email protected]

Newburgh Location: Planned Parenthood 136 Lake Street #11, Newburgh, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Wendy Wood (845) 820-4366 [email protected]

Spring Valley Location: Planned Parenthood 25 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Eileen Peterson (845) 492-6709 [email protected]

Poughkeepsie Location: Planned Parenthood 17 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (Public right-of-way outside) Contact: Maureen Haege (845) 853-6529; [email protected]

Remember, you can sign up to pray and witness at one of these sites by going online at www.40daysforlife.com. Whether for 10 minutes or 1 hour, your presence at the vigil site is always valuable! It changes lives! Also, check out this awesome and moving video put out by 40 Days for Life. It may be a great way to evangelize your friends, family, and co-workers, and to invite them to participate in these 40 days of intentional prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Know of our prayers for you and our gratitude for all you do to advance the culture of life. God bless you, Sr. Virginia Joy, SV and Sr. Pia Jude, SV


Msgr. Becker has left the hospital and is now in rehab at Cabrini, 115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. He is most grateful for all your prayers

and good thoughts and asks for your continued prayers during his time of healing.

The Holy Mass Book for 2018 is open. Holy Masses are celebrated for deceased loved ones. Please limit the number of Masses to 8, so as to permit everyone the opportunity to have a Mass available to reserve. Cost is $15 per Mass.

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Another very beautiful way to remember dear members of our families, friends, or those who do not have any one to pray for them or to offer a special intention/petition is to reserve an intention for one of the following:

The Bread and Wine that will be consecrated at Mass for a chosen week.

The Sanctuary Lamp that burns by the tabernacle for a chosen week. The Candles that burn in honor of our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph

for a chosen week.

Dates are available for the remainder of this year 2017 and for 2018.

St. Lucy Parish 2017 Pilgrimages October 13, 2017 - Shrine to Mary, Help of Christians, Stony Point, NY -bus leaves 9 a.m. and returns by 5 p.m. $30 per person. December 15, 2017-Shrine to Our Lady of LaSalette and the beautiful and exciting Christmas Lights Display, Attleboro, MA - bus leaves at 11 a.m. and returns by 10 p.m. $45 per person.

Please register and pay for trips at Rectory in advance to assure a seat.

BLOOD DRIVE- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH Bi-Annual Parish Blood Drive for Hudson Valley Blood Center will take place from 9:30am to 3:30pm in the School Cafeteria. Give the Gift of Life to someone else. Your Pint of Blood WILL make the difference to someone who desperately needs it. Please sign up in the church vestibule next Sunday and bring your picture ID at the time of the Blood Drive. Bring a Friend.

Remember, WALK-INS ARE WELCOME!

We are most grateful to all of our parishioners for responding so generously to the collection for the victims of tragedies that hit the Caribbean and Mexico. $5,600 was collected and will be sent to the relief fund.

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