St. Catherine of Siena

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1 The Parish of and Church of : 869 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY Church of : 411 East 68 th Street, New York, NY (212) parish@svsc.info March 10, st Sunday of Lent Second Collection This Weekend This weekend, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catholic agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christ s love and respect to all people. This week, please give generously to The Catholic Relief Services Collection and help Jesus in disguise. New Weekday Mass at Continuing throughout Lent, we will be celebrating a 1 pm Mass at. Openings for Mass Intentions are available at for the 1 pm Mass. We hope that you might join us during this special season of grace for the 1 pm Mass. Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday during Lent after the evening Masses at (6 pm) and (5:15 pm). Lenten Vespers Sunday Parish Vespers continues at 5:30 pm in the choir stalls at St. Vincent Ferrer. The congregation generally numbers around 25! Please consider joining and making this a part of your Lenten observances. A weekly class immediatly preceeding the service at 5 pm will offer instruction on the music sung at Vespers. Mass and Confessions Saturday Vigil: 6:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 12:00 noon, 6:00 pm Weekdays: 8:00 am, 12:10 pm, 6:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am Confessions Saturday: 5:00 5:50 pm Weekdays: 5:20 5:50 pm Parish Vespers Sunday: 5:30 pm Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am, 5:00 pm Weekdays: 7:00 am, 5:15 pm Saturday: 9:00 am Confessions Saturday: 3:00 3:50 pm Weekdays: 4:40 5:05 pm Parish Study on the 7 Capital Sins This Spring, the Dominican Third Order will lead a Parish Study. This series will be presented by members of the Lay Fraternity of St. Dominic Chapter that meets at. Each class will focus on one of the 7 Capital Sins. The discussions will include a presentation on the moral theology of the sin, the detrimental effects that they can have on our spiritual lives, and practical tips on how to avoid falling into these sins. Continuing this Tuesday, March 12, through Holy Week, the class meets every Tuesday evening from 6:45 7:45 pm in the Lower Church at. Parish Study on the Gospel of Mark Fr. Walter Wagner, o.p. will continue his Parish Study series on the Gospel of Mark on Thursday, March 21 from 6:45 7:45 pm in the Lower Church at. Please check the bulletin weekly for updates as the class continues. Solemnity of St. Patrick Monday, March 18 is the transfered Solemnity of St. Patrick, the Patron of the Archdiocese of New York. There will be a Sung Mass and Procession at 6 pm at. Solemnity of St. Joseph Tuesday, March 19 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church. There will be a Sung Mass and Procession at 6 pm at. Liturgy of the Hours and Other Prayer Monday Friday: 7:20 am (Morning Prayer) 5:30 pm (Office of Readings and Evening Prayer) Wednesday: 6:30 pm (Rosary) 7:30 pm (Holy Hour) Sunday: 3:00 pm (Eucharistic Adoration) Monday Friday: 5:00 pm (Rosary) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Prayer Group Wednesday: 5:45 pm Queen of Peace Prayer Group Saturday: 9:30 am

2 Parish Office 869 Lexington Ave, NY, NY (212) Office Hours: Monday Friday: 9 am 1 pm, 2 5 pm 411 East 68 th Street, NY, NY Office Hours: Monday Friday: 10 am 3 pm Parish Staff Very Rev. Walter Wagner, o.p. Pastor Rev. Joseph Allen, o.p. Vicar Rev. Luke Hoyt, o.p. Vicar for Formation Rev. Jerome Zeiler, o.p. Vicar Bro. Damian McCarthy, o.p. Sacristan Deacon John M. Powers Lee Ann Rubino Business Manager James D. Wetzel Director of Music and Organist Monica Czausz Assistant Organist Lisa Harrelson Coordinator of Catechesis and Youth Ministry Rachel Miller Administrative Assistant Tony Hicks Church Custodian Tracey Hicks Church Custodian High School (212) Sr. Gail Morgan, o.p. Principal Dominican Shrine of St. Jude (212) Parish Calendar March Sunday, March 10 First Sunday of Lent 12 noon Solemn Mass with Litany of Saints in Procession at March St. Joseph Novena Monday, March 11 7 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Tuesday, March 12 6:45 pm Parish Study on The 7 Capital Sins at Friday, March 15 at & Sunday, March 17 Second Sunday of Lent Monday, March 18 St. Patrick (Observed) 6 pm Sung Mass & Procession at Tuesday, March 19 St. Joseph 6 pm Sung Mass & Procession at 6:45 pm Parish Study on The 7 Capital Sins at Thursday, March 21 6:45 pm Parish Study on St. Mark at Friday, March 22 at & Sunday, March 24 Third Sunday of Lent 12 noon Solemn Mass with First Scrutiny at Monday, March 25 Annunciation 6 pm Sung Mass at Tuesday, March 26 6:45 pm Parish Study on The 7 Capital Sins at Thursday, March 28 6:45 pm Parish Study on St. Mark at Friday, March 29 at & Sunday, March 31 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare) 12 noon Solemn Mass with Second Scrutiny at April Tuesday, April 2 6:45 pm Parish Study on The 7 Capital Sins at Friday, April 5 at & Sunday, April 7 Fifth Sunday of Lent 12 noon Solemn Mass with Third Scrutiny at Monday, April 8 7 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Tuesday, April 9 6:45 pm Parish Study on The 7 Capital Sins at Friday, April 12 at & Saturday, April 13 4 pm Low Mass for Palm Sunday at 6 pm Sung Mass for Palm Sunday at

3 Casting out the Leaven of Malice By abstaining forty long days from earthly food, he consecrated through his fast the pattern of our Lenten observance, and, by overturning the snares of the ancient serpent, taught us to cast out the leaven of malice, so that, celebrating worthily the Paschal Mystery, we might pass over at last to the eternal paschal feast. These are words from the proper preface of today s Mass. This initial section of the Eucharistic Prayer precedes the Sanctus and states the reason we are thankful at this particular Mass. At every Eucharist we give thanks, so even funerals feature a preface, giving a reason to be grateful in grief. The text for today ties our gratitude to the word paschal and to its favorite settings, paschal mystery and paschal feast. Perhaps this sounds obscure, but if you read Passover wherever it says paschal you will have something to carry with you for the ninety days it will take us to reach Pentecost. On this First Sunday of Lent we give thanks for passing over (Pasch or Pascha). This is a movement only secondarily of distance: it describes the passage from one state of affairs to another. Just ponder the number of passovers in our Passover: The Angel of the Lord passes over the houses of the Israelites marked with the blood of the Passover lamb and spares their first born. The Israelites pass over from slavery to freedom across the Red Sea on dry land, through the desert to the Promised Land. Jesus passes over from death to life. The angel of death passes over the baptized who are marked with his blood; thus we too pass over from this life to a promised place where Christ is, and so Christ is Our Passover. Our catechumens will pass over to a new, sacramental life in Christ through Baptism. Through the observance of Lent you and I will pass over to Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost and a deeper perception of our destiny in Christ, and of our Spirit-led walk toward that ascended place. Leaven plays a crucial role in Passover by its absence. Moses bans it from the Passover bread, and from the very house. (Ex. 12:13) Passing over demands an immediate response: the Israelites must leave slavery without taking time to comfort themselves with more filling bread. The prohibition still retains force and spiritual potency as Jews celebrate Passover to this day. For us too: on Easter morning you will hear St. Paul bring this abstinence into the Christian life as he writes to the Corinthians, For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (I Cor. 5:6b-8 elements of this passage will also make up the chant that accompanies your Easter Communion.) Per the preface, if I want to celebrate Easter, and enter heaven, I must get the leaven of malice out of my bread. Okay, what is this malicious yeast? Well, in the literal sense leaven makes my bread rise so that it goes further, so spiritually it must refer to the things I do to make myself go further, inclusive of opportunities, resources, reputation. Perhaps today social media functions as a yeast by which I magnify the impact of my doings, my opinions, and my image. The example shows how leavening demands a moral choice, and it may be for the good. Jesus likens the Kingdom of God to a woman who kneaded dough until the whole loaf was leavened (Matt. 13:33). But St. Paul and the preface tell me that leavening may also deepen and widen evil. Malice refers to the intention or desire to do evil: intention separates malicious deeds from evils we do by accident or fatigue, ignorance or compulsion. So I think the leaven of malice describes a disposition to spread oneself by evil means. Malice permeates my life, as yeast does a loaf, and in consequence I act like a bacterium, permeating my environment in ways that corrupt. What an unappealing image! It leaves me reeking of sleaziness and criminality, and so how could it possibly be true? Ah! But invisibility gives bacteria its power. St. Paul alludes to the microscopic seed of evil so embedded in me as to shape my habits. What is it that I do all the time, in each area of my life, that impacts my world? My answer: blame. I make others responsible for why I have habits of sin, for what went wrong in projects, for the failure of relationships, and for the state of my family and community, of my parish and Church, of the environment and the world. All of the above would be better but for...

4 When you and I agree on the but for..., then we have ingested the heady drug of alliance, and we shelter in a fellowship created by our shared opponent, who has become our scapegoat. If malice demands intention, we do not usually intend harm to our foe, but to preserve ourselves at any cost. Once I name this, I see it. When something goes wrong on my watch, I look for who else to hold responsible. After a national tragedy I watch over successive days of the news cycle as tendrils of blame become a web around a person or group. About such people I gain permission to feel righteously offended and morally superior. I may be bad, but at least I am not like them. Thus I build a positive self-image on the defects of others, and I may redirect the reproach of others onto a more obvious target. If Mass attendance is down, who is at fault; if the community runs a deficit, someone has to take the rap; and if social patterns change there must be a villain. I of course am unavailable to answer any of these charges. We will perceive the pervasiveness and import of the leaven of malice if we recognize that it killed Jesus. St. John s Gospel places the collusive intent on the lips of the the High Priest, Caiaphas, who says to the Sanhedrin, You know nothing, nor do you consider that it is better for you that one man should die instead of the people, so that the whole nation may not perish. (John 11: 49-50) As we read the Passion on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, I can see more and more people wanting to put the crown of guilt on Jesus, so that the cries of Hosannah turn into volleys of crucify him. Such behaviors emerge from our instincts because of comparison. We can live with ourselves if we perceive that we are better, or better off, than someone else. Jesus endures his passion because he stands on different ground. His self image rests entirely on the fact of his relationship to the Father: the fact of being created and sustained in life by God enables him to love himself and us. So he is able to be worse off than everyone around him without fighting back. Lent renews Jesus invitation to pass over to the way he lives, and we do this by countering blame with responsibility. I can counter the leaven of malice by making up my mind to acknowledge my own contribution; to the distress in my body and mind, to the pain in my family and community, to the waste of goods and resources, to the divide in culture and politics, to the fracture of relationships. When I do this I stand on the honest ground of being a sinner, and with each taking of responsibility I knead myself with a new leaven until the whole of me is truthful. Telling the truth about myself enables me to perceive the truth about God, who loves sinners. Habitues of the confessional know this truth more and more as it progressively sets them free. Living in the truth seems hard, until I realize how it unburdens me of practicing defense and opens me to this moment, and to the life beyond moments. I will be thankful this Lent for a new chance to hear this call and to set off in haste for the freedom awaiting me on the other side of every true word I say. Blessed Lent. Fr. Walter Tai-Chi Classes Health Advocates for Older People will be sponsoring Tai-Chi classes, the ancient movements and balance exercises to strengthen legs, ankles, knees, and hips. Classes will take place on Mondays, 1:30 2:30 pm in St. Dominic Hall at. All are welcome. Legion of Mary The Legion of Mary welcomes membership into the counsel that meets at on Thursday afternoons at 1:30 pm. Legion meetings consist of prayers, review of work projects, and assignments for the coming week. Our ministry is visiting the sick at Mary Manning Walsh and bringing communion to catholic residents. If you are interested please contact the spiritual moderator, Fr. Joseph Allen, o.p. or the acting presidents Maria Martha Litrenta at (212) Parish Facebook Page The Parish has a Facebook page to help spread the word about special liturgies, lectures, and social events at the Parish. Find us and 'like' us by within Facebook. Dominican Third Order Are you a layperson who believes that you are called to a more profound interior life through the charisms of the Dominican Order? You may want to visit the Dominican Third Order (Lay Fraternity) Chapter that meets in the Parish Center of on the third Thursday of each month from 6 8 pm. All are welcome. To learn more visit or visit our blog at

5 Mass Intentions Sunday, March 10 6:00 pm (Vigil) Jose Valle (D) 8:00 am Dr. Rafael Urquia (D) 9:30 am Jeremiah Moriarty (D) 12 noon Laura Bropson 6:00 pm Jeannette Regan Monday, March 11 8:00 am For the Deceased Members of the Parish & the Order (D) 12:10 pm J. Harry Ertle (D) 6:00 pm Sarah McDermott (D) Tuesday, March 12 8:00 am Irma Navarro (D) 12:10 pm Sarah McDermott (D) 6:00 pm Mary Jane Shanahan (D) Wednesday, March 13 8:00 am For the Deceased Members of the SVF 8 am Mass Community (D) 12:10 pm Gloria Alvarado (D) 6:00 pm For the Deceased Members of the Foye, Armstrong, Gorman, Donohoe, & Murphy Families (D) Thursday, March 14 8:00 am Irma Navarro (D) 12:10 pm Mark Flesher (D) 6:00 pm Dennis Flanagan (D) Friday, March 15 8:00 am Thomas Flynn (D) 12:10 pm Jeanne Gorski (D) 6:00 pm Melissa Fishel (D) Saturday, March 16 8:00 am Joseph Sabo (D) 6:00 pm (Vigil) Manuel Anthony May (D) Mass Intentions Sunday, March 10 4:00 pm (Vigil) Margaret McNicholos (D) 10:00 am Sara Ashenafi (D) 5:00 pm For the People of the Parish Monday, March 11 7:00 am For the Province of St. Joseph 1:00 pm Mary Ann Guzzino (D) 5:15 pm For the Souls in Purgatory (D) Tuesday, March 12 7:00 am Sylvia Arena (D) 1:00 pm For the Sick in the Neighboring Hospitals Wednesday, March 13 7:00 am For the Patrons of the Shrine of Saint Jude 1:00 pm For Our Parishioners Thursday, March 14 7:00 am For the Purgatorial Society of (D) 1:00 pm For the Dominican Friars of Friday, March 15 7:00 am Donatella Phillips (D) 1:00 pm For the Healthcare Workers in the Surrounding Hospitals Saturday, March 16 9:00 am Julia C. Abaya (D) 4:00 pm (Vigil) St. Joseph Novena Parish Prayer Intentions Contact the Parish Office to add a name to this list. Albania Burgos, Roseann Connolly, Joseph Robert Cusimano, Donald D'Angelo, Megan Guy, William Heath, Marie Harrington, Joseph Henao, Cody Ingram, Margaret King, Carolyn Mann, Elisa Marshall, Maurice Murphy, Calvin Neana, Dolores Ninnerall, Donald B. Pinto, Brian Praetzel, Julie Praetzel, Christina Ram, Roseann Reilly, Isabell Rivera, & Rosemarie Villanova. Please pray for the repose of the souls of Ethel Garcia, Patricia Hubbard, Ellorine Martinez, Sarah McDermott, Mrs. & Mrs. Ernest Witty, & Lucille Witty, and the souls of all our recently deceased. We continue to pray for the sick, the dying, and their families in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery, Rockefeller University Hospital, & the Intentions of the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry. Candle Intentions St. Vincent Sanctuary Lamps Rene Concepcion (D); Ramon & Fernando Gonzalez (L); Anthony Mortelliti; For the Souls in Purgatory; For the People of the Parish; Intention of Donor; Special Intention St. Vincent Sanctuary Madonna Jack Ryan Keegan St. Vincent Pieta Lamp Well-being of Christians in the Middle East St. Catherine Sanctuary Lamp Maria Marta Litrenta St. Catherine Purgatorial Candle Renato S. Ventigan (d); Rosa J. Silan (d) St. Catherine Rosary Altar Candle Maria Marta Litrenta St. Catherine Blessed Mother Candle Priscilla Ventigan Mass Intentions and Candles may be reserved in the Parish Office Monday Friday, 9:00 am 5:00 pm, and in the Church Office of Monday Friday, 10:00 am 3:00 pm.

6 Music Notes Next Sunday, for the Second Sunday of Lent, the Schola music of American 20th century composers. Mass, Op. 84 Vincent Persichetti ( ) The Lord is my light Peter Hallock ( ) Cry aloud (No. 1 from Three Prophecies from Isaiah) John Ness Beck ( ) New York Purgatorial Society Mass On Monday, March 11 at 7 pm, a sung Requiem Mass in the Dominican Rite sponsored by the New York Purgatorial Society will be offered at the Rosary Altar at. Lenten Fasting and Abstinence According to the Current Discipline: Laws of Days of Abstinence: For all aged 14 and older, obligatory abstention from flesh meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays of Lent. Laws of Days of Penance: Applies to all the Faithful during the entirety of Lent and Fridays outside of Lent. Laws of Days of Fast: For all aged 18 to 59, inclusive, one full meal permitted and two other meals, which, when combined, are less than a full meal, on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Law of the Eucharistic Fast: Complete fast from all food and drink (excluding water and medicine) for one hour before the reception of Holy Communion. This applies throughout the year. Lenten Liturgical Observances The penitential season of Lent (from the Old English meaning spring and also known as Quadragesima in Latin, meaning fortieth ) begins on Ash Wednesday. In Lent, violet vestments are worn and the Gloria and Alleluia are omitted. According to the General Instructions of the Roman Missal, the document governing the celebration of the Ordinary Form of the Mass, the organ is to be used only to give necessary support to the singing. Thus, as much as possible, the Mass is sung a cappella, the hymn accompaniments are subdued, and the organ voluntaries are omitted. As the Church strips herself of festal trimming entering into the spiritual desert, her faithful are likewise called to a heightened order of penitence, fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving. Making a good confession, attending daily Mass, and praying the Office, Stations, and Rosary are all worthy resolutions. Protection of Children Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religious, or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York is asked to contact Sr. Eileen Clifford, o.p. at (646) or victimsassistance@archny.org. Information can also be found on the archdiocesan website org. In keeping with archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this information is provided to ensure that our children remain safe and secure. National Pilgrimage to Lourdes Fr. Joseph Allen, o.p. invites you to join him on the 65th U.S. National Pilgrimage to Lourdes: June 30 - July 9. The Pilgrimage is accompanied by a medical staff and clergy to assist the needs of the pilgrims. For details, contact Fr. Joseph Allen at joseph.allen@opeast.org or the Lourdes Pilgrimage office, toll free: , or lourdespilgrimageoffice@comcast.net. The deadline for reservations is March 15. Franciscan Spirit Tours: Refresh Your Spirit, Renew Your Soul Franciscan friars Fr. Michael Sevigny, ofm Cap. and Fr. Jim Sauer, ofm will be leading several upcoming pilgrimages to Holy sites around the world. Proceeds benefit the work of the Franciscans. For more information, or to arrange a private, custom pilgrimage please contact Franciscan Spirit Tours toll free at (646) ir at info@franciscanspirittours.com. You may also see the full itineraries online at www. FranciscanSpiritTours.com. Mention you were referred by the bulletin and the parish will receive a contribution. Our upcoming pilgrimages include: Italy/Greece Shrines, Wines, & Castles (Portugal) The Camino Oberammergau/Prague (Passion Play) Plus our regularly scheduled pilgrimages: "Franciscan Italy" "Great Women of Faith" (Paris/Lourdes/Lisieux) "Holy Land The Living Rosary" "Footsteps of St. John Paul II" (Poland/Prague) "Our Lady in the New World" (Guadalupe/Mexico) "Catholic Spain" "Fatima" "Journey to Peace" (Medjugorje) "Footsteps of Pope Francis" (Argentina/Uruguay) "Catholic Ireland" "Church of John and Paul" (Greece/ Turkey) June 2019 Riverboat Cruise with His Excellency Archbishop DiNoia, o.p. You are invited on a riverboat cruise through Europe May 30 June 9, His Excellency Archbishop Joseph Augustine DiNoia, o.p. is the special guest on this trip and he will celebrate daily Mass throughout the course of the journey. The itinerary begins in Budapest, undoubtedly on of Europe's most beautiful cities. On May 31 the group will rendezvous at the Danubius Hotel Gellert, an exquisite, four-star hotel on the banks of the Danube known for its thermal baths. There, they will enjoy two days before embarking on a seven-day river cruise through Europe's most beautiful cities; Bratislava, Vienna, Salzburg, Durnstein, Melk, Passua, and Regensburg. The final destination is Nuremburg, where a farewell dinner will be enjoyed on June 8 before returning home the next day. The trip starts at $3695 per person and is filling up quickly. If you would like the trip brochure, contact the tour director Joseph Long at jlong@prorome.com or (570)

7 Please join us for Parish Study on SEVEN Tuesdays in Lent 5 March The Sin of Anger Mr. John Stehn 12 March The Sin of Lust Mrs. Maria Grizzetti 19 March The Sin of Pride Dr. Marie George 26 March The Sin of Envy Dr. Robert Cuervo 2 April The Sin of Avarice Mrs. Lauren Onak 9 April The sin of Sloth Mrs. Maria Grizzetti 16 April The Sin of Gluttony Deacon Walter Wiggins Saint Vincent ferrer Parish Hall LexinGton Avenue at 66th Street 6:45 PM An Apostolic Work of The Our Lady of the Assumption Chapter of the Third Order of St. Dominic At the Parish of and SVSC.INFO fb.com/assumptionoplayfraternitynyc LayDominicans.org