St. Catherine of Siena

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1 The Parish of and Church of : 869 Lexington Ave, New York, NY Church of : 411 East 68 th Street, New York, NY (212) parish@svsc.info February 11, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Second Collection This Weekend Today is the Peter's Pence Collection, a collection that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more information, visit Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 14 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a day of fasting and abstinence. The Parish's Solemn Mass with the Schola Cantorum is at 6 pm at. Please see the Parish Calendar on Page 2 for the full Mass schedule. Ashes will be imposed at all Masses and before the 7:30 pm Holy Hour at. 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 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). Parish Coffee Join us for coffee (tea), cake, and conversation next weekend, February 18 after the 10 am Mass in the St. Catherine. Parish Lenten Retreat: Starting the Conversation Thoughts on Eliciting the Truth and then Listening to it As we begin a season of penance in polarized year, we will explore conversation as a discipline for our times. The retreat begins at at 9 am on January 17 with refreshments. The morning features two conferences and shared silence. We will conclude at Noon with the votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lent. If you plan to attend please call Rachel at (212) Dominican Rite Requiem Mass On February 19 at 7 pm, a Requiem Mass sponsored by the New York Purgatorial Society will be offered at the Rosary Altar at. Jubilee Preparation This year the Parish is celebrating the 100 th Anniversary of St. Vincent Ferrer Church and the 150 th Anniversary of the Dominican Parish Ministry in the Archdiocese. Preparations are underway for celebrations to be held during the week of April 28 May 5, If you are interested in volunteering for the upcoming events, please contact Lee Ann Rubino at the Parish Office (212) or lrubino@svsc.info. 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 Liturgy of the Hours and Other Prayer Monday Friday: 7:35 am (Morning Prayer) 5:30 pm (Office of Readings and Evening Prayer) Wednesday: 6:30 pm (Rosary) 7:30 pm (Holy Hour) Monday Friday: 5:00 pm (Rosary) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Prayer Group Wednesday: 6:30 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, OP Pastor Rev. Joseph Allen, OP Vicar Rev. Innocent Smith, OP Vicar for Formation Bro. Damian McCarthy, OP Sacristan Deacon John M. Powers Lee Ann Rubino Business Manager James D. Wetzel Director of Music and Organist Alexander Pattavina 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, OP Principal Dominican Shrine of St. Jude (212) Parish Calendar February Sunday, February 11 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Peter's Pence Collection Monday, February 12 Our Lady of Lourdes 5:15 pm Sung Mass at Tuesday, February 13 6:45 pm Parish Study at Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday 7 am Low Mass at 8 am Low Mass at 10 am Sung Mass at 12:10 pm Sung Mass at 1 pm Sung Mass at 5:15 pm Low Mass at 6 pm Solemn Mass at 7:30 pm Holy Hour with the Imposition of Ashes at Imposition of Ashes will take place at all Masses. Friday, February 16 and All Fridays in Lent at and Sunday, February 18 First Sunday of Lent 12 noon Solemn Mass with Litany of Saints in Procession at Monday, February 19 President's Day Parish Offices Closed Regular Mass Schedule 7 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Tuesday, February 20 6:45 pm Parish Study at Friday, February 23 at and Saturday, February 24 9 am Retreat for Ministers of Holy Communion Sunday, February 25 Second Sunday of Lent Deficit Reduction Collection Food Sunday 1 pm Parish Coffee at Tuesday, February 27 6:45 pm Parish Study at Friday, March 2 at and 8 pm VOCES8 Concert at Sunday, March 4 Third Sunday of Lent Social Concerns Awareness Weekend Monday, March 5 7 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Tuesday, March 6 6:45 pm Parish Study at Wednesday, March 7 St. Thomas Aquinas Holy Hour is Cancelled 7 pm Dominican Rite Mass at Friday, March 9 at and

3 The Law of Communion In recent essays I have pondered the moment of Holy Communion through the lens of the Communion Antiphon which accompanies it. Now we have come to the brink of Lent During the Forty Days we live differently and gain a whole new vantage point for contemplating the Eucharist. While you and I receive it weekly or daily, catechumens prepare assiduously, with longing, to taste and see that the Lord is good, Ps. 34:8. The stunning fact of new communicants prompts us to grasp anew the preciousness of the Holy Things. Significantly, each day of the Lenten season brings a fresh antiphon and this points to the power of the Lenten observance to disclose so much of the Faith. On Ash Wednesday the imposition of ashes takes pride of place in the minds of many. But hopefully this Wednesday, you will come to Mass, receive your ashes, and stay for communion. Ponder the relation of the two moments. As you accept the ashes on to your person you proclaim yourself a penitent, in need of reform and renewal. When you receive the Eucharist you take into yourself the means for carrying out what you have pledged. Already you respond to Jesus who gave us the impossible law of love and then gave us the unimaginable wherewithal to live it. On this first day of Lent, as you prepare and come forward to receive, you will hear the following text recited by the congregation, sung by the Cantor, or chanted by the choir. He who shall meditate on the law of the Lord day and night shall bring forth his fruit in due season. Ps. 77: Here, the Liturgy pairs the reception of the Eucharist and the pondering of Sacred Truth. Seemingly, it says nothing about prayer, fasting, or almsgiving, themes we might have expected. Or does it? I see two levels of connection here. First, if we seek in Lent a stronger communion with Jesus, we must meet him again in the Scriptures. A great prayerful and ascetical commitment for the season would be a meditative reading of one whole Gospel. You may find that texts very familiar to you leap off the page in whole new ways at this particular time in our history or your history. But what we say of Christ, applies equally to His sacraments. Entree to the limitless meaning of the Eucharist will also be through the Word of God. For instance, we cannot grasp the Lord s intent in Holy Communion if we do not know the story of the Passover in Exodus, or even the perennially surprising Gospel of Holy Thursday, John 13 s Washing of the Feet. This too is telling us how Holy Communion serves us in the Christian walk toward God. Quite simply, when we receive communion the Lord is washing our feet, cleansing us, nourishing us, and refreshing us to keep walking. But if I do not perceive the Eucharist apart from God s Word, I also cannot find the Law of God expressed more clearly than in that same Eucharist. Put simply the Scriptures and the Eucharist each give the best explanation of the other. It all comes together in love. In this wondrous sacrament the Lord gives Himself to me without cost and without strings, in a way beyond either my expectations or my understanding. In this is the love. The unilateral choice to befriend another is the law God makes visible in the free gift of creation, and the same Law Jesus fulfills for all of us on the Cross. He befriends us that we may have eternal life. When I receive Communion He fulfills this law for me so that even now I may have a life beyond the bounds set by nature. This Law will be fulfilled in me as the unilateral choice to love becomes the organizing principle of my life. So when I receive Communion in faith, and let it have its way in me, the Law of God set out in the many words of Scripture will also become legible in my own life. Now, as you receive the Eucharist at the outset of Lent, you can see prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as the instruments of communion. By self-denial you uncover your desire for connection at all levels, by prayer you become more alert to this gift, and by your almsgiving you amplify its fruits. When you and I fulfill the Law of Jesus we will not fail to fulfill ourselves. Blessings to you in the planning of your Lent. Fr. Walter

4 Mass Intentions Sunday, February 11 6:00 pm (Vigil) For the People of the Parish 8:00 am Louise Redmond 9:30 am Bradford C. Meckel (D) 12 noon Sally Richardson (L) & Lee A. Delaporte (D) 6:00 pm Mary & Garvey Meade (D) Monday, February 12 8:00 am For the Deceased memebers of the Parish & the Order (D) 12:10 pm Luz V. Gonzalez (D) 6:00 pm Rev. Terence O'Shaughnessy (D) Tuesday, February 13 8:00 am William Cunningham (D) 12:10 pm Jeanne Gorski (D) 6:00 pm Natalie Papadam (D) Wednesday, February 14 8:00 am Lucille McGrath (D) 12:10 pm Margaret Mary Magner (D) 6:00 pm Joan M. & Salvatore Carvo (D) Thursday, February 15 10:00 am Teresa McGovern (D) 12:10 pm Julie Reyes Tuabman (D) 6:00 pm For the Deceased members of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic (D) Friday, February 16 8:00 am Carol Premone (D) 12:10 pm Mark Flesher (D) 6:00 pm Katherine S. Meehan (D) Saturday, February 17 8:00 am Bart & Bridget McGovern (D) Mass Intentions Sunday, February 11 4:00 pm (Vigil) Sandra Nowak (D) 10:00 am Franziska & John Koestner (D) 5:00 pm For the Deceased members of the Logan, Evans, & Joyce Families (D) Monday, February 12 7:00 am Catherine Nespoli (D) 5:15 pm For the Province of St. Joseph Tuesday, February 13 7:00 am For the patrons of the Shrine of Saint Jude 5:15 pm Helen & Thomas Fahey (D) Wednesday, February 14 7:00 am David Johnson 5:15 pm Lisa Leonard Lee Thursday, February 15 7:00 am Florencio Babaneo (D) 5:15 pm Renato S. Ventigan (D) Friday, February 16 7:00 am Purgatorial Society (D) 5:15 pm Mr. William Peiler (D) Saturday, February 17 9:00 am Patrick Flanagan (D) Parish Prayer Intentions Contact the Parish Office to add a name to this list Eleanor Barba, Joseph Becker, Caitlin Curran, Joseph Robert Cusimano, David Gale, Carolyn Kelly, John Langeler, Sarah McDermott, Dolores Ninneral, Brian Praetzel, & Marilyn Tei. Please pray for the repose of the souls of Fr. Francis Dobson, Matthew Martinez, Shirley Miller, Nigel Pilkington, Sophia Stainton, & Thomas Wieboldt, 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, and Rockefeller University Hospital. Candle Intentions The seven-day candles are available for an offering of $15 each. St. Vincent Sanctuary Lamps George Bugya, Rene Concepcion (d); Anthony Mortelliti; Tony Mortelliti; Edward C. Perry (d); Louie Trombino (d); For the People of the Parish 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); Helen C. Peterson St. Catherine Rosary Altar Candle Maria Marta Litrenta; Intention of the donor St. Catherine Blessed Mother Candle Priscilla Ventigan Mass Intentions 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.

5 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Notes Purple is for Preparation The effort we put into the 40 days of Lent will make the celebration of Easter a richer and fuller encounter with the Lord. What does this season of preparation mean for our children and families? Why purple? In both the Old and New Testaments, purple is found to be a rare and valuable color symbolizing royalty, wealth and status. In ancient times, the dye used to create purple was not only very expensive to produce, but was also labor intensive. It was considered a great luxury. In the Hebrew Scriptures, purple was worn by kings, used in curtains and carpets in the tabernacle, adorned the altar in the temple and was repeatedly shown to be a costly linen. In the gospels, the Roman soldiers dress Jesus in a purple robe before he begins his walk to Calvary. Each Lent, we are called as his disciples, to walk with him on this journey. How do we speak of this to the children? We know that young children are very sensitive to and have a great interest in colors. When they are small, children enjoy identifying their favorite color. They take great delight in finding their favorite color in the clothes they wear, the foods they eat and items discovered in their environment. For the very young child, colors help offer shape and identity. In the Atrium, we speak about purple as the color for waiting and preparing. Through the presentations of the Liturgical Colors, and later the Liturgical Calendar, the child discovers that the season of Lent is a time of preparation for the great feast of Easter. Through these presentations, along with the solemn changing of the color of the cloth on the prayer table, the children come to participate in the liturgical life of the Church. VOCES8 in Concert On Friday, March 2 at 8 pm at, the renowned British a cappella octet VOCES8 will give its premiere concert in New York City. This group has rocketed to stardom since it was formed in 2005 and is now established as one of the worlds most versatile and best-loved singing groups. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, the ensemble performs a repertory from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements. Tickets are available on the Parish's website and are now also available in the Parish office at St. Vincent Ferrer. For more information, contact James Wetzel at jwetzel@svsc.info or (212) Collections February 4, 2018 Regular Offertory: $15,995 Deficit Reduction: $6,374 Attendance: 1144 Music Notes At the 6 pm Solemn Mass at on Ash Wednesday, February 14, the Schola sings a sampling of music from four of the greatest Renaissance composers: Missa Eripe me Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ( ) Exaltabo te, Domine Domine exaudisti Orlando di Lasso ( ) Ne irascaris Civitas sancti tui William Byrd (c ) Miserere mei, Deus Gregorio Allegri ( ) At the 12 noon Solemn Mass with Litany of Saints in Procession at for the First Sunday of Lent on February 18, the Schola sings two settings of verses of Psalm 90 (91) from which most of the Propers of the Mass are also excerpted: Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 Edmund Rubbra ( ) Scapulis suis George Malcolm ( ) He shall give his angels charge over thee, Op. 38 Craig Sellar Lang ( ) Lenten Fast and Abstinecne 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. Lenten 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 music 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.

6 PARISH STUDY ON THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH Led by Rev. Albert Paretsky, O.P. Tuesdays from 6:45-7:45 pm January 16 March 20, 2018 Lower Church (Parish Hall) of 869 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10065

7 Alexander Pattavina in Recital The Parish's Assistant Organist, Alexander Pattavina, will give an organ recital on Thursday, February 22 at 7 pm at. Works of Bach, Hindemith, Messiaen, Vierne, Brahms, and Schumann. The recital is given as an undergraduate degree requirement of The Juilliard School where Alex is a senior and is free admission. Catholic Artist Society Lecture Duncan Stroik, architect, author, and professor at the University of Notre Dame, will give a lecture entitled "A Counter-Reformation for Sacred Art Today" on Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 pm at the Catholic Center at New York University (238 Thompson Street, south of Washington Square Park). A reception and sung Compline will follow the lecture. Admission is free. Eucharistic Adoration Seminar The Archdiocese of New York will host a Eucharistic Adoration Seminar on Friday, February 16 at 7 pm at St. Joseph's Seminary, 201 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers, NY The seminar will be presented by James Monti, author of "Praying in the Presence of Our Lord." For more information and registratioin visit nyliturgy.org/workshops, or contact liturgy@archny.org or (914) , x La Scuola d'italia Open House La Scuola d Italia Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian bilingual and bicultural school serving PreK through High School (Liceo Scientifico), will be hosting an Open House on February 8 and March 14 from 5-6:30 pm, at 12 East 96 th Street. To register visit or call (212) For over 40 years, our school continues to be a special place where students and faculty from different cultures enjoy a sense of belonging, while following a curriculum that offers the best of both the Italian and American educational systems. The school offers a warm, nurturing community as well as rigorous academics and a global mindset. Our teaching has been deeply rooted in the European classical tradition, offering a strong foundation in liberal arts, mathematics and science as well as an in-depth study and appreciation of American, European and Italian civilization and culture. La Scuola offers a curriculum that leads to a high school diploma (Maturità) that is recognized and highly and widely appreciated by universities in the United States, Italy, and throughout the European Union. Our graduates attend some of the top colleges and universities in the world. This Week of Grace The Holy Father s prayer intention for February That those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption. This week National Marriage Week lasts until Valentine s Day. Pray for all married couples that they may discover together the unqualified love for which their vocation is shaping them. Pray for those who struggle in their marriages. Pray for couples pondering marriage. Sunday, February 11 The Sixth Sunday of the Year In other years this is the Feast of our Lady of Lourdes Therefore it is also the World Day of the Sick Pray for the Patients in New York Presbyterian Hospital, Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, The Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Residents at Mary Manning Walsh Home. Pray for those who care for them, and for all who devote their lives to the care of the sick Pray for our Friar Chaplains and for Sr. Margaret Oettinger, O.P., and all who give pastoral care to the sick. Pray for our own Fr. Joseph Allen who is with a group of pilgrims at Lourdes today. Today is also World Marriage Day. See above. Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday Pray for all who receive ashes today and undertake penance. May they persevere in their endeavors and find that penance yields a harvest of peace and joy. Pray that the Lord will use the experience of receiving ashes to invite inactive Catholics to resume the practice of the Faith. Pray for our catechumens and candidates for communion that the weeks ahead may bring a real growth in faith, hope, and love. All around us this will also be Valentine s Day. Pray for those who find themselves in love today. That by God s grace this may become an occasion for their growth.