St Teresa of Avila. For Catholics

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1 St Teresa of Avila 306 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ March 24, 2019 e s t Mass Schedule SATURDAY 8:30 AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM SUNDAY 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM (Spanish) 1:30 PM 5:00 PM In Memorial Hall DAILY LITURGIES Monday Friday 7:00 AM g 8:30 AM g 12:10 PM OFFICE HOURS MON WED THURS FRI 8:30 am - 4:30 pm TUES 8:30 am - 7 pm SAT SUN Closed with Office Staff at Info Center on Sundays Parish Office: CHURCH HOURS MON - FRI: 6:30 am - 4:30 pm SAT: 8:00 am - 6:30 pm SUN: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm St Teresa School For information: Parish Cemetery and Mausoleum For information and arrangements please call: CEMETERY: MAUSOLEUM: st-teresa.org/st-teresa-of-avilacemetery-mausoleum/ For Catholics Third Sunday in Lent

2 Parish info Pastoral Team PASTOR Monsignor Robert Sterling Meyer PAROCHIAL VICAR Fr Kevin Valle Diaz PRIEST WEEKEND ASSISTANTS Fr Christopher Ciccarino Fr Linh Hoang, OFM Monsignor Christopher J Hynes Fr Jason J Makarow Fr Scott Pontes Fr Gregory Salomone, OP DEACON Kevin R Reina deaconkevin@stteresachurch.org ASSOCIATE TO THE PASTOR Nick Leeper nickl@stteresaavila.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Angela Intili angelai@stteresaavila.org DIRECTOR OF LITURGY AND MUSIC Matthew Still matthews@stteresaavila.org ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Kristen Hoyt kristenh@stteresaavila.org PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR Christine Monaco christinem@stteresaavila.org CHILDREN S MINISTRY DIRECTOR Cassandra Bosquet cassandrab@stteresaavila.org YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR David Carvalho davidc@stteresaavila.org BIG STEPS IN LIFE? HAVING A BABY? We'd love to walk with you through the Baptism process. Call the office and let's get started! GETTING MARRIED? We like weddings, but we really love marriages! Because your marriage is important to God, at least 6 months of preparation is required. Call the office and we'll start the process! NEED AN ANNULMENT? Call Fr Bob. Freedom awaits. Our team can help! WANT A FRESH START? Confessions are heard Saturdays at 4 pm sharp and immediately after the 8:30 am mass. Our priests are also available for confessions 1-1 by appointment. What are you waiting for? INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? The process of initiation for those who wish to become Catholic or complete their sacraments is called the RCIA. Give us a call to start today! PREPARING TO MEET THE LORD? (or just need a little extra grace while sick?) We are ready to pray with you and celebrate the sacrament of the sick. Reach out to us today! WANNA PRAY? The Rosary is recited in the Church after the 8:30 mass weekdays. A Novena is offered to the Blessed Mother under the Miraculous Medal every Monday after the 8:30 am mass. The Liturgy of the Hours is coming - and a prayer Chapel is soon opening - stay tuned! Administrative Team DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP/ CHIEF OF STAFF Karen Imbach kareni@stteresaavila.org EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Betty Bruno bettyb@stteresaavila.org PARISH RECEPTIONIST Lucy Diaz lucyd@stteresaavila.org DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Karen Barisonek karenb@stteresaavila.org ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Ryan Plate ryanp@stteresaavila.org DIRECTOR OF PARISH PLANT/ MAINTENANCE Michael Tenten michaelt@stteresaavila.org TRUSTEES Joseph Oakes g Dolly Donahue FINANCE COUNCIL Thomas Cahill g Thomas Connif f Robert McKeon g Peter Pardo Nancy Piraneo g Jef f Schroeder Claire Toth g Erik van Nispen PARISH INTERN Gabriel Martinez intern3@stteresaavila.org Contact Details 306 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ st-teresa.org St Teresa of Avila Summit GRANDES PASOS EN LA VIDA? TENER UN BEBÉ? Nos encantaría caminar con usted a través del proceso de bautismo. Llama a la oficina y comencemos! CASARSE? Nos gustan las bodas, pero nos encantan los matrimonios! Debido a que su matrimonio es importante para Dios, se requieren al menos 6 meses de preparación. Llama a la oficina y comenzaremos el proceso! NECESITA UNA ANULACIÓN? Llame al Padre Bob. La libertad espera. Nuestro equipo te puede ayudar! QUIERES UN NUEVO COMIENZO? Las confesiones se escuchan los sábados a las 4pm en punto e inmediatamente después de la misa de las 8:30 am. Nuestros sacerdotes también están disponibles para confesiones 1-1 con cita previa. Que estas esperando? INTERESADO EN CONVERTIRSE EN CATÓLICO? El proceso de iniciación para aquellos que desean convertirse en católicos o completar sus sacramentos se llama RICA. Llámenos para comenzar hoy! PREPARARANDOSE PARA ENCONTRAR AL SEÑOR? ( O solo necesita un poco de gracia adicional cuando está enfermo?) Estamos listos para orar con usted y celebrar el sacramento de los enfermos. Ponte en contacto con nosotros hoy! QUIERE ORAR? El Rosario se recita en la Iglesia después de las 8:30 días de semana de misa. Una novena se ofrece a la Santísima Madre bajo la Medalla Milagrosa todos los lunes después de la misa de las 8:30 am. La Liturgia de las Horas se acerca, y pronto se abrirá una capilla de oración, estad atentos! Mass Intentions Saturday, March 23 8:30 am Memorial Mass 4:00 pm Daniel Santiago Abut 5:30 pm Arcangela Bibbo Sunday, March 24 7:30 am Harry Munster 9:00 am Brendan A Gethins Jr 9:30 am David Harvis 10:30 am People of the Parish 11:00 am Deceased Members of the Plog and Sammon Families 12:00 pm Dario Basilone 1:30 pm Carlos Humberto Alvarez 5:00 pm Justin Starr Imperatore Monday, March 25 7:00 am Elizabeth A Murphy 8:30 am William Zotti Jr 12:10 pm Theresa A Caporaso Tuesday, March 26 7:00 am William F Gordon Jr 8:30 am Jennie Costa 12:10 pm Paul Wuest Wednesday, March 27 7:00 am James F Bell 8:30 am Maria Rea 12:10 pm Ilyn Douglass Thursday, March 28 7:00 am Theresa Caporaso 8:30 am Nicholas S Ventola 12:10 pm Mark Huebner Friday, March 29 7:00 am Patrick J Fitzgerald Jr 8:30 am Kathleen Lennon 12:10 pm Sue Burke Saturday, March 30 8:30 am Memorial Mass 4:00 pm Jerry Ertz 5:30 pm Lena, James & Antoinette Russo Sunday, March 31 7:30 am Ann FitzPatrick 9:00 am Richard Frank Gorgiulo 9:30 am Baby Josepha Marie Cuttonne 10:30 am Lois Murphy Gilmartin 11:00 am Eleonora Velez 12:00 pm People of the Parish 1:30 pm Robert O'Sullivan 5:00 pm Justin Starr Imperatore "TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON, AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN. ECCLESIASTES 3:11 A Time to be Healed PARISH SICK: Ann Alexander, Lucy Bustillos, Linda Coiro, Lawrence D'Andre, Joe Deluca, Brendan Duane, Maureen Gillen, Ethel Gilroy, Judy Koziatek, Susan Taylor Mormile, Maureen Robinson, John Zyla A Time to Mourn RECENTLY DECEASED: May all the faithful departed rest in peace

3 For Catholics Praying as a family is not something that comes easily to everyone. In fact, a recent study of young Catholic families found that seventy-six percent of parents pray mostly as individuals rather than with family. This is particularly striking when paired with the finding from a similar report that found that eighty-five percent of Catholic parents are likely to watch television with their family while only fifteen percent are more likely to watch alone. In short, families are far more likely to watch television together than they are to pray together. There is good reason to put in the effort when it comes to family prayer. Not only does a rich faith life lead to happiness, but God wants to richly bless your family. Family prayer opens it to the great graces God has in store for you. Speaking on the importance of family prayer, in his document On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life, St Pope John Paul II wrote: The family celebrates the Gospel of life through daily prayer, both individual prayer and family prayer. The family prays in order to glorify and give thanks to God for the gift of life, and implores his light and strength in order to face times of difficulty and suffering without losing hope. But the celebration which gives meaning to every other form of prayer and worship is found in the family's actual daily life together, if it is a life of love and self-giving. (no 93) So, prayer need not be difficult. In addition to attending Sunday Mass, praying at mealtime, and other forms of prayer, a family can pray simply by living charitably among one another. If you are looking for further information or particular ideas to help develop a culture of prayer in the home, check out the links below. [see oringinal article for links: family2/family/family-life/praying-as-a-family/ ] 5 Simple Ways to Pray as a Family 5 Simple Ways to Pray as a Family (in addition to the essentials: Mass, Scripture reading, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the rosary, Penance and Reconciliation, etc.) Week 3: WORSHIP PRAYING AS A FAMILY Courtesy of Derek McDonald, Director of Family Life Ministries and Respect Life for the Diocese of Manchester Pray at meal time: Make the sign of the Cross and have the kids simply say, Thank you, Jesus. Or, you may say the Bless us O Lord prayer, or whatever other words of thanks to God may be on your heart! These are great reminders for the whole family, about where all good things ultimately come from. Bless each other: Parents can offer a blessing by tracing the sign of the cross on their children s foreheads, and children can return the favor. This simple practice welcomes God into your relationships and reminds all that our family belongs to God. Wonder at Creation: Help your children to recognize and adore the glory of God in all things: in the ocean; the night sky; the forest; etc. The awe experienced through His creation can point the family toward God and help to appreciate His power, goodness, and love. Say sorry: When you or your children find yourselves in a situation that requires an apology as remedy, be sure to apologize to God, as well. This will help the family remember its duty to live well in relation to both God and neighbor. Pray through joys and sorrows: Families can pray together in thanksgiving for a good day and for God s help in difficult times. Praying through both good and bad reminds the family of God s presence and that he answers all prayers as He sees fit. 4 Creative Ways to Pray Daily Here is a brief and very practical article by Becky Eldredge, an author and a mother of three young children, that highlights four ways families and households can help children make prayer a part of their life. PRAYER IN FAMILY LIFE Over the last few months, I ve had the opportunity to be with many groups discussing my book, Busy Lives & Restless Souls. Inevitably, after discussing how to make time for prayer in each person s life, the conversation turns to, How do we incorporate prayer in our family s life? I always chuckle and say, I am not expert in how to incorporate prayer in family life, since so much of what we do is figuring it out as we go. Our family uses a core value statement to guide our desire to make prayer part of our family life: As a family, we seek to root our life in God. This principle, combined with the understanding that we are the primary educators of our children s faith, is our catalyst for building a foundation of prayer in our children s lives. Our goal is to teach our children a wide variety of prayer tools that they can hopefully use throughout their lives. Here are four ways we help our children build a prayer toolbox: Christian Music: Our family enjoys music, and one of the varieties of music we expose our children to is Christian music. There are playlists on our phones that include our family favorites, and as we discover new selections we add them to the rotation. Prayer Box: We take turns leading night prayer in our family. Recently, we made a prayer box that includes prayer tools and resources such as books (prayer books, storybooks, and books on saints), candles, paper and pencils, a Bible, rosaries, question cards, and a prayer cube. (The child rolls this cube that has prayers on each side and says the prayer on the side on which it lands.) The prayer box helps whomever is leading prayer have resources to lead. Prayer Bowl: A family member gave us a prayer bowl to collect small cards on which we write our intentions for other people. We remember the intentions as part of our prayer. Prayer Methods: My husband and I try to expose our children to various prayer methods including spontaneous prayer, memorized prayer, praying the Rosary, reading the Bible, listening to music, praying for others, and even praying the Examen. Our children s ability to participate and lead prayer matures as they get older. Giving them the chance to lead prayer increases their buyin and also expands our repertoire of prayer methods we utilize in our family. As a mother, I m very curious to hear from others: What do you do to incorporate prayer in family life? This article [Prayer in Family Life by Becky Eldredge] was originally published on Ignatianspirituality.com.

4 The Hour That Makes My Day Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen A selection from A TREASURE IN CLAY, the autobiography of Archbishop Sheen. On the day of my Ordination, I made two resolutions: 1. I would offer the Holy Eucharist every Saturday in honor of the Blessed Mother to solicit her protection on my priesthood. The Epistle to the Hebrews bids the priest offer sacrifices not only for others, but also for himself, since his sins are greater because of the dignity of the office. 2. I resolved also to spend a continuous Holy Hour every day in the presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. In the course of my priesthood I have kept both of these resolutions. The Holy Hour had its origin in a practice I developed a year before I was ordained. The big chapel in St. Paul's Seminary would be locked by six o'clock; there were still private chapels available for private devotions and evening prayers. This particular evening during recreation, I walked up and down outside the closed major chapel for almost an hour. The thought struck me - why not make a Holy Hour of adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament? The next day I began, and the practice is now well over sixty years old. Briefly, here are some reasons why I have kept up this practice, and why I have encouraged it in others: irst, the Holy Hour is not a devotion; it is a sharing in the work of redemption. Our Blessed Lord used the words "hour" and "day" in two totally different connotations in the Gospel of John. "Day" belongs to God; the "hour" belongs to evil. Seven times in the Gospel of John, the word "hour" is used, and in each instance it refers to the demonic, and to the moments when Christ is no longer in the Father's Hands, but in the hands of men. In the Garden, our Lord contrasted two "hours" - one was the evil hour "this is your hour" - with which Judas could turn out the lights of the world. In contrast, our Lord asked: "Could you not watch one hour with Me?". In other words, he asked for an hour of reparation to combat the hour of evil; an hour of victimal union with the Cross to overcome the anti-love of sin. F S econdly, the only time Our Lord asked the Apostles for anything was the night he went into his agony. Then he did not ask all of them... perhaps because he knew he could not count on their fidelity. But at least he expected three to be faithful to him: Peter, James and John. As often in the history of the Church since that time, evil was awake, but the disciples were asleep. That is why there came out of His anguished and lonely Heart the sigh: "Could you not watch one hour with me?" Not for an hour of activity did He plead, but for an hour of companionship. he third reason I keep up the Holy Hour is to grow more and more into his likeness. As Paul puts it: "We are transfigured into his likeness, from splendor to splendor." We become like that which we gaze upon. Looking into a sunset, the face takes on a golden glow. Looking at the Eucharistic Lord for an hour transforms the heart in a mysterious way as the face of Moses was transformed after his companionship with God on the mountain. Something happens to us similar to that which happened to the disciples at Emmaus. On Easter Sunday afternoon when the Lord met them, he asked why they were so gloomy. After spending some time in his presence, and hearing again the secret of spirituality - "The Son of Man must suffer to enter into his Glory" - their time with him ended and their "hearts were on fire." The Holy Hour. Is it difficult? Sometimes it seemed to be hard; it might mean having to forgo a social engagement, or rise an hour earlier, but on the whole it has never been a burden, only a joy. I do not mean to say that all the Holy Hours have been edifying, as for example, the one in the church of St. Roch in Paris. I entered the church about three o'clock in the afternoon, knowing that I had to catch a train for Lourdes two hours later. There are only about ten days a year in which I can sleep in the daytime; this was one. I knelt down and said a prayer of adoration, and then sat up to meditate and immediately went to sleep. I woke up exactly at the end of one hour. I said to the Good Lord: "Have I made a Holy Hour?" I thought his angel said: "Well, that's the way the Apostles made their first Holy Hour in the Garden, but don't do it again." One difficult Holy Hour I remember occurred when I took a train from Jerusalem to Cairo. T The train left at four o'clock in the morning; that meant very early rising. On another occasion in Chicago, I asked permission from a pastor to go into his church to make a Holy Hour about seven o'clock one evening, for the church was locked. He then forgot that he had let me in, and I was there for about two hours trying to find a way of escape. Finally I jumped out of a small window and landed in the coal bin. This frightened the housekeeper, who finally came to my aid. At the beginning of my priesthood I would make the Holy Hour during the day or the evening. As the years mounted and I became busier, I made the Hour early in the morning, generally before Holy Mass. Priests, like everybody else, are divided into two classes: roosters and owls. Some work better in the morning, others at night. An Anglican bishop who was chided by a companion for his short night prayers explained: "I keep prayed up." The purpose of the Holy Hour is to encourage deep personal encounter with Christ. The holy and glorious God is constantly inviting us to come to Him, to hold converse with Him, to ask for such things as we need and to experience what a blessing there is in fellowship with Him. When we are first ordained it is easy to give self entirely to Christ, for the Lord fills us then with sweetness, just as a mother gives candy to her baby to encourage her child to take the first step. This exhilaration, however, does not last long; we quickly learn the cost of discipleship, which means leaving nets and boats and counting tables. The honeymoon soon ends, and so does our self-importance at first hearing the stirring title of "Father." Sensitive love or human love declines with time, but divine love does not. The first is concerned with the body which becomes less and less responsive to stimulation, but in the order of grace, the responsiveness of the divine to tiny, human acts of love intensifies. Neither theological knowledge nor social action alone is enough to keep us in love with Christ unless both are preceded by a personal encounter with him. When Moses saw the burning bush in the desert, it did not feed on any fuel. The flame, unfed by anything visible, continued to exist without destroying the wood. So personal dedication to Christ does not

5 deform any of our natural gifts, disposition, or character; it just renews without killing. As the wood becomes fire and the fire endures, so we become Christ and Christ endures. I have found that it takes some time to catch fire in prayer. This has been one of the advantages of the daily Hour. It is not so brief as to prevent the soul from collecting itself and shaking off the multitudinous distractions of the world. Sitting before the Presence is like a body exposing itself before the sun to absorb its rays. Silence in the Hour is a tête-á-tête with the Lord. In those moments, one does not so much pour out written prayers, but listening takes its place. We do not say: "Listen, Lord, for Thy servant speaks," but "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth." I have often sought some way to explain the fact that we priests are to know Christ, rather than know about Christ. Many translations of the Bible use the word "know" to indicate the unity of two-in-one flesh. For example: "Solomon knew her not," which meant that he had no carnal relations with her. The Blessed Mother said to the Angel at the Annunciation: "I know not man." St. Paul urges husbands to possess their wives in knowledge. The word "know" here indicates two-in-one flesh. The closeness of that identity is drawn from the closeness of the mind with any object it knows. No knife could ever separate my mind from the idea it has of an apple. The ecstatic union of a husband and wife described as "knowing" is to be the foundation of that love by which we priests love Christ. Intimacy is openness which keeps back no secret and which reveals the heart open to Christ. Too often friends are just "two ships that pass in the night." Carnal love, despite its seeming intimacy, often can become an exchange of two egotisms. The ego is projected onto the other person and what is loved is not the other person, but the pleasure the other person gives. I have noticed throughout my life that whenever I shrank from the demands that the encounter made on me, I would become busier and more concerned with activities. This gave me an excuse for saying: "I don't have time," as a husband can become so absorbed in business as to forget the love of his wife. It is impossible for me to explain how helpful the Holy Hour has been in preserving my vocation. Scripture gives considerable evidence to prove that a priest begins to fail his priesthood when he fails in his love of the Eucharist. Too often it is assumed that Judas fell because he loved money. Avarice is very rarely the beginning of the lapse and the fall of the ambassador. The history of the Church proves there are many with money who stayed in it. The beginning of the fall of Judas and the end of Judas both revolved around the Eucharist. The first mention that Our Lord knew who it was who would betray him is at the end of the sixth chapter of John, which is the announcement of the Eucharist. The fall of Judas came the night Our Lord gave the Eucharist, the night of the Last Supper. The Eucharist is so essential to our one-ness with Christ that as soon as Our Lord announced It in the Gospel, It began to be the test of the fidelity of His followers. First, He lost the masses, for it was too hard a saying and they no longer followed Him. Secondly, He lost some of His disciples: "They walked with Him no more." Third, it split His apostolic band, for Judas is here announced as the betrayer. So the Holy Hour, quite apart from all its positive spiritual benefits, kept my feet from wandering too far. Being tethered to a tabernacle, one's rope for finding other pastures is not so long. That dim tabernacle lamp, however pale and faint, had some mysterious luminosity to darken the brightness of "bright lights." The Holy Hour became like an oxygen tank to revive the breath of the Holy Spirit in the midst of the foul and fetid atmosphere of the world. Even when it seemed so unprofitable and lacking in spiritual intimacy, I still had the sensation of being at least like a dog at the master's door, ready in case he called me. The Hour, too, became a magister and teacher, for although before we love anyone we must have a knowledge of that person, nevertheless, after we know, it is love that increases knowledge. Theological insights are gained not only from the two covers of a treatise, but from two knees on a prie-dieu before a tabernacle. Finally, making a Holy Hour every day constituted for me one area of life in which I could preach what I practiced. I very seldom in my life preached fasting in a rigorous kind of way, for I always found fasting extremely difficult; but I could ask others to make the Hour, because I had made it. Sometimes I wished that I had kept a record of the thousands of letters that I have received from priests and laity telling me how they have taken up the practice of the Holy Hour. Every retreat for priests that I ever gave had this as a practical resolution. Too often retreats are like health conferences. There is a general agreement on the need for health, but there is lacking a specific recommendation on how to be healthy. The Holy Hour became a challenge to priests on the retreat, and then when the tapes of my retreats became available to the laity, it was edifying to read of those who responded to grace by watching an hour daily before the Lord. A monsignor who, because of a weakness for alcohol and consequent scandal, was told to leave his parish went into another diocese on a trial basis, where he made my retreat. Responding to the grace of the Lord, he gave up alcohol, was restored to effectiveness in his priesthood, made the Holy Hour every day and died in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As an indication of the very wide effect of the Holy Hour, I once received a letter from a priest in England who told me in his own language: "I left the priesthood and fell into a state of degradation." A priest friend invited him to hear a tape on the Holy Hour from a retreat I had given. Responsive to grace, he was restored again to the priesthood and entrusted with the care of a parish. Divine Mercy wrought a change in him, and I received this letter: We had our annual Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament last week. I encouraged enough people to come and watch all day and every day, so that we would not have to take the Blessed Sacrament down because of a lack of a number of people to watch. On the final evening, I organized a procession with the First Communicants strewing rose petals in front of the Lord. The men of the parish formed a Guard of Honor. The result was staggering: there were over 250 people present for that final procession and Holy Hour. I am convinced that our people are searching for many of the old devotions which many of the parishes have done away with, and this is very often because we priests cannot be bothered putting ourselves out. Next year I hope that our Solemn Exposition will be even better attended because now the word is getting around. These last couple of weeks I have started a Bible study group; this is to encourage our people to read the Word of God. I start with reading of Scripture which we meditate on that evening; we then have a short Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and meditation on the text until the time of the Benediction. I have also started going around the parish and saying a Mass in one house in every street each week, and inviting all people in that particular street to come and take part. The response has been quite good, especially since I am only starting. I do not wish to become an activist priest, so I rise early and make my Holy Hour. I still have my own personal problems to contend with, but I have taken courage from your words: "you will have to fight many battles, but do not worry because in the end you will win the war before the Blessed Sacrament." Many of the laity who have read my books and heard my tapes are also making the Holy Hour. A state trooper wrote that he had my tapes attached to his motorcycle and would listen to them as he was cruising the highways: "Imagine," he wrote, "the bewilderment of a speeder being stopped by me while from the tape recorder was coming one of your sermons about the Eucharist." He found it difficult at first to find a church that was open during the day at a time he could make his Hour. Later on, he found a pastor who was not only willing to open the church, but willing to make the Hour with him. Most remarkable of all was the effect the preaching of the Holy Hour had on non- Catholic ministers. I preached three retreats to Protestant ministers - on two occasions to over three hundred in South Carolina and Florida, and on another occasion to a smaller group at Princeton University. I asked them to make a continuous Holy Hour of prayer in order to combat the forces of evil in the world, because that is what our Lord asked for the night of His Agony. I addressed them: "You are not blessed with the same Divine Presence in your churches that I believe we possess. But you do have another presence that we do also, and that is the Scripture. At the Vatican Council we had

6 a solemn procession of the Scriptures into the Council every morning as a form of the Presence of God. You could make the Hour before the Scriptures." Many came to me later to inquire about the Eucharist, some even asked to join with me in a Holy Hour before the Eucharist. Most remarkable of all was the telephone call I received early one morning in Los Angeles. The caller announced himself as Reverend Jack McAllister. He was most insistent that he see me. I told him that I was catching a plane for New York at midday and would be glad to see him at the airport before leaving. A very distinguished Christian gentleman appeared, Mr. Jack McAllister, who told me that he was engaged in a work of world evangelization, sending tapes on the Gospel to all parts of the world, and also mailing millions of copies of sermons and scriptures to every quarter of the globe: "There is one thing missing from world evangelism, and that is a spiritual practice which will make it successful. What would you recommend?" I recounted how much I depended on a daily Holy Hour before the Eucharist, and then suggested that since he was not blessed with the Eucharist, he could ask all of his people to spend one continuous hour with the Scriptures, in prayer and reparation for the sins of the world. One year later I received a pamphlet from him entitled: "Jack McAllister writes to ONE HOUR WATCHERS." A paragraph from that pamphlet reads: Please... if you are honestly concerned about making Christ known to literally every creature - give God one hour a day. You are needed in God's prayer-force to prepare for work in the totally unevangelized areas of the world. Do you love them enough to pray? Will you 'pay the price' of spiritual battle for one hour daily? Christ asked: 'What, could you not watch with Me one hour?' At the end of the first year, he wrote and told me that seven hundred ministers had pledged one hour a day. Spiritual READING for Lent Catholic Family Handbook, The Time-Tested Ways to Help You Strengthen Your Marriage and Raise Good Kids By Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik (Sophia Institute Press) Using Scripture and Church teachings in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, Fr. Lovasik helps you understand the proper role of the Catholic father and mother and the blessings of family. He shows you how you can secure happiness in marriage, develop the virtues necessary for a successful marriage, raise children in a truly Catholic way, and much more. As I am now writing this book (about six years after our meeting in the airport) he sends this message: "We have now mobilized and trained over 100,000 One-Hour-Watchers. We are preparing to train an elite army to pray four to six to eight hours daily - 'pray ye therefore' - the only solution to the problems of World Evangelism." One of the by-products of the Holy Hour was the sensitiveness to the Eucharistic Presence of our Divine Lord. I remember once reading in Lacordaire, the famous orator of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris: "Give me the young man who can treasure for days, weeks and years, the gift of a rose or the touch of a hand of a friend." Seeing early in my priesthood that marriages break and friends depart when sensitiveness and delicacy are lost, I took various means to preserve that responsiveness. When first ordained and a student at the Catholic University in Washington, I would never go to class without climbing the few stairs to the chapel in Caldwell Hall to make a tiny act of love to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Later, at the University of Louvain in Belgium, I would make a visit to Our Lord in every single church I passed on the way to class. When I continued graduate work in Rome and attended the Angelicum and Gregorian, I would visit every church en route from the Trastevere section where I lived. This is not so easy in Rome, for there are churches on almost every corner so that you may pray to get across the street; the church on the other corner is to thank God that you made it. Later as a teacher at the Catholic University in Washington, I arranged to put a chapel immediately at the entrance of the front door of my home. This was in order that I might never come in or go out without seeing the sanctuary lamp as a summons to adore the Heart of Christ at least for a few seconds. I tried to be faithful to this practice all during my life, and even now in the apartment in New York where I live, the chapel is between my study and my bedroom. This means that I can never move from one area of my small apartment to another without at least a genuflection and a small ejaculation to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Even at night, when I am awakened and arise, I always make it a point to drop into the chapel for a few seconds, recalling the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord, offering a prayer for the priests and religious of the world, and for all who are in spiritual need. Even this autobiography is written in his Presence, that he might inspire others when I am gone to make the Hour that makes Life. Up to this point a reader may form a very incorrect judgment of the author. While it is true that this practice of sensitiveness to the Eucharistic Presence has been a powerful means of keeping my head above water, it by no means argues to the integrity of my priesthood. Respect for the Eucharist is not the whole of the priesthood; it is just one of the facets. It is true that many may have seen me in the front of the church, but this is no more guarantee of my love of God than was the presence of the Pharisee in the front of the temple. The Publican in the back, who would not even dare life his head, was far more acceptable to God. At the Last Supper, Peter boasted to the Lord that though all others denied him, he would not; and yet in the cold courtyard of Caiaphas, he said to the maid who asked him if he had been with the Master: "I know him not." I know thousands of priests who have not had the practice of making frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament, but I am absolutely sure that, in the sight of God, they are a thousand times more worthy than I. In any case, this is the story of the means I chose in my priesthood to be able to keep step with my brother priests in the service of the Lord. [Reprinted from Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton Sheen (Ignatius Press). Copyright 1980 by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

7 Parish Ministries PARISH GIVING PARISH GIVING IS A SAFE, SECURE AND EASY WAY TO MAKE ON-LINE PARISH AND CHURCH RELATED DONATIONS AND PAYMENTS. Have you signed up yet? Since January 1, 34 new parishioners have registered for Parish Giving. Thank you to those who continue to use Parish Giving and those who have recently registered and recognize the benefits of this easy and secure way of donating to our parish. stewardship of treasury Weekend of March budgeted $26,415 actual $23,503 deficit $2,912 Means of Giving Cash Envelopes 299 Online Givers 143 Loose Checks 32 SAFETY COMMITTEE Update! In the wake of the tragic New Zealand shootings, we were advised by the State Office of Homeland Security that there were no credible threats to schools or houses of worship. Plain clothes officers and NJ State Troopers were passing through to all NJ houses of worship last weekend. The motto to follow is "If you see something, say something". No concern should be overlooked. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING DATES, WHICH ARE TARGET DATES: April Passover April 20 - is the anniversary of several tragedies such as Waco, Columbine and Oklahoma City, as well as Hitler's birthday April 21 - Easter April & May: several Muslim holidays There are several events at Rutgers on March 31 regarding anti-semitism, racial discrimination and all discrimination, which has Rutgers on high-alert. We are committed to pray for all those affected and take all measures to ensure everyone's safety. ministry of the week: GOOD FRIDAY BLOOD DRIVE Our annual St Teresa and American Red Cross Good Friday Blood Drive will be held from 1-7pm in the Avila Room on Friday, April 19, Appointments are highly recommended and can be made on-line now at: redcrossblood.org and enter St Teresa of Avila when asked for zip code or sponsor. St. Teresa's Blood Drive Coordinator is Gloria M Ron-Fornes and can be reached at gmforne@gmail.com with any questions. Christ Child Society of Summit Upcoming Event 4/4 9th Annual Baby Shower and Mass April 4th Mass 11:30am Lunch 12:15pm Memorial Hall Suggested donation $50; Layette items appreciated. Please RSVP or call Margaret Strong at (908) Welcoming New Members Now! Our mission is to help at-risk children in the local area. Some of our programs include: LAYETTE PROGRAM Providing new baby clothes to newborn babies in-need TUTORING PROGRAM (K thru 7) SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM for children (Pre-K thru 12) KNITTING ANGELS BLANKETS FOR BABIES Sewing and Assembly COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM NEW LITERACY PROGRAM: Readers to Leaders To find out more about or organization, go to our website or contact MARGARET STRONG at (908) or by at ccssummit@gmail.com A FEW CAPTURES FROM OUR ST PATRICK COFFEE FELLOWSHIP

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS CAN THE LAITY HELP SAVE THE CHURCH? A panel discussion sponsored by Sacred Heart University Saturday, March 23 from 8:30am- 1 pm at the West Campus Guest House (3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT. The keynote speaker is Michael W Higgins, a distinguished Professor of Catholic Thought at SHU. Light lunch will be served. Admission is $15. To register, and for more information, please visit FIND YOUR GREATNESS - 4 HABITS THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE featuring Dr Allen Hunt will take place on March 30 from 9am-1 pm at St Virgil Catholic Church, 250 Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains. Our lives change when our habits change. Based on Matthew Kelly's book The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic, this half-day event will introduce you to four simple habits that will help you reach your full potential. Tickets are $25 available through DynamicCatholic.com or by calling HAITI SOLIDARITY NETWORK OF THE NORTHEAST invites you to the Cutivating Hope, One Leader at a Time Dinner Dance on April 27 at 8 pm in the Caldwell Unicersity Student Center. Please send ticket, ad journal and/or contributions to Sr Pat Stringer, OP, 1 Reyerson Ave, Caldwell, NJ Checks made to Haiti Solidarity Network of the North East, or HSNNE. haitisolidaritynetwork.org Donations are tax deductible. Questions to Pat Franks, pats_hope2@yahoo.com. DIVINE MERCY CONFERENCE The 14th Annual Divine Mercy Conference is scheduled for April 6, 2019 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. The featured speaker is Father Frank Pavone. Other speakers include Monsignor James Lisante; Abby Johnson; Sister Donata Farbaniec; Sister Monica Ward; and Jim White. For more information and registration, please visit TheDivineMercy.org/ bronx or call OASIS 2019 DAY OF PRAYER FOR WOMEN Women of Faith Hosted by: The Religious Teachers Filippini; Villa Walsh, 455 Western Avenue, Morristown. April 6, :30AM 3PM Weaving a Tapestry of Holiness with Avis Clendenen - Author and speaker Spend a day of spiritual reflection and renewal with women from across New Jersey and New York. The Day includes: Two Multimedia Conferences, Mass, Reconciliation, Rosary. Bring your own lunch. Beverages will be available throughout the day. There is also a Religious Gift Shop. Registration Fee: $15.00 The entire day will be spent in the Auditorium which is handicapped accessible. For more information, contact: Sr Elaine Bebyn, MPF srelaine@villawalsh.org x 143 Kindly register by March 20, THE 32ND ANNUAL LITURGY FOR PARENTS WHOSE CHILD HAS DIED will be held on Friday, May 3, at 7:30 PM at Notre Dame RC Church, 359 Central Avenue, North Caldwell. All parents who have suffered the death of a child of any age are invited to attend with their families and friends. During the mass, each child will be mentioned by name during the intercessions. A personal witness will be given after the mass. Must register here: or call Lauren Egan DAILY QUIET TIME SUNDAY message HIGH SCHOOL in Lent ALPHA CONNECT on Sundays at 6 pm 3/24, 3/31 10 Locust Drive Summit Dinner Provided ALPHA RETREAT 4/6-4/7 LENTEN Daily SHARING GOD'S BLESSINGS ANNUAL APPEAL update! Thank you to our parishioners who have generously donated to the Appeal to date. There is still time to make a pledge. Please complete a pledge envelope and drop it in the collection basket or bring to the parish office or follow our link. TO DATE: GOAL: $132,610 NUMBER OF DONORS: 37 AMOUNT PLEDGED: $34, BALANCE TO GOAL: $98, SCHOOL News We hope you all had a Happy St Patrick's day! Our children learned that St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and that he found joy in serving God. Teachers read stories of Leprechauns and the kindergarten class even made traps to catch this pesky, little guy!! It was great seeing our St Teresa Dads at the breakfast last week. We hope you enjoyed your time with your children and that you keep the interviews that they gave you. Those are priceless!! Kindergarten enjoyed their visits with Chief Weck and Lt Proctor. They came in to talk to the children about their important jobs as community helpers in our town. We may have some future police officers here at St Teresa's!! We thank you both for taking the time to talk to our students! Our chick eggs hatched and we had 6 fluffy, feathered friends. It was an exciting week for the children to watch these chicks being born. During Lent, our Kindergarten and Year to Grow class will be attending the 12:10 mass on Fridays. We still have availability in our preschool. If you are interested, please call to set up a tour.

9 Lenten Events SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY LITURGICAL CHOIR AND CONCERT March 30 During 5:30pm Mass - Concert immediately following. CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY MASS & BABY SHOWER April 4 11:30 am - Mass and Luncheon immediately following (Memorial Hall) HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT April 6, 7 5pm 4/6-1 pm 4/7 (10 Locust Drive) LENTEN WEEKEND RETREAT FOR MEN April 5-7 CHRISM MASS April 15 8 pm (Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart) Holy Thursday, April 18 MORNING PRAYER - 8:30 am MASS OF THE LORD S SUPPER - 7:30 pm Good Friday, April 19 MORNING PRAYER - 8:30am BLOOD DRIVE 1 7pm (Avila Room) PASSION OF THE LORD - 3 pm PASSION OF THE CHRIST PLAY 7 pm (Memorial Hall) STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN ENGLISH 7 pm (Church) Holy Saturday, April 20 MORNING PRAYER - 8:30am EASTER VIGIL - 7:30pm Easter Sunday Mass Schedule, April 21 7:00am Sunrise Mass (Mausoleum) 7:30am 9:00am 9:30am (Memorial Hall) 10:30am 11:00am (Memorial Hall) 12:00pm 1:30pm (Spanish) Daily Mass During Lent MARCH 6 -APRIL 17 MONDAY - FRIDAY 7 AM, 8:30 AM 12:10 PM followed by Individual Stations of the Cross on Fridays SATURDAY 8:30 AM MEMORIAL MASS followed by Confessions 4:00 PM SHARP Confessions Sacred Heart University Liturgical Choir Saturday, March 30 The Sacred Heart University Liturgical Choir will be visiting us to sing during the 5:30PM mass on Saturday, March 30th, with a brief concert immediately following in the church. Admission is free and all are invited to attend. This choir is a large group of committed student singers who rehearse and provide music for the university Sunday liturgies in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit located on campus. A wide variety of uplifting music is offered in the spirit of prayer. The music used includes a mix of contemporary and traditional hymns, anthems and service music, up-tempo as well as more traditional in style, all a part of the great heritage of Catholic sacred music. Our pastor, Fr. Bob serves on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University Christian Marriage Anniversary Liturgies We are once again preparing the annual tradition of honoring those couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty years of Christian marriage in the year These anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark as follows: APRIL 28, 2019 at 3:00 PM (for 50 Years) JUNE 2, 2019 at 3:00 PM (for 5 years and 25 years) It is our desire that every couple in the Archdiocese deserving of such recognition be present at the appropriate liturgy. The presence of a large number of couples will give favorable witness to the strength and stability of Christian marriage in today's society. Please contact the parish office to register to attend.

10 LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAITH 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 Oak Knoll School THURSDAY evenings 6 PM - 9 PM Fr Scott Pontes Choir Room Al Pach, MDiv Palma Anton, MA THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION LORD, HAVE MERCY: Book Study MEXICO MISSION SUMMER 2019 PILGRIMAGE JUNE 27 to JULY 3,2019 Please join us on the annual pilgrimage to SAN MARTIN CABALLERO, our sister parish in Iztapalapa, Mexico. The pilgrimage has been a life changing experience for so many in both parishes. While these people have little in material goods, you will be inspired by the tremendous faith and love they have for Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother. Some walking is required. Love for authentic Mexican food is recommended. Breaking out of your American shell is inevitable! TRIP DETAILS June 27 AM to July 3 PM $950 per person Includes airfare, food, and accommodations ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS High School students under 18 must be accompanied by a parent Contact Vinny Candela for info: call OR vcandela@singletreetech.com Stay at the church facilities Visit the sponsored children in their homes Day trip to Guadalupe Shrine of Our Lady Work activity on the church grounds Assist with daily medical and dental clinic Fellowship with our brothers and sisters Men For All Seasons PRESENTS Lenten Weekend Retreat For Men APRIL 5-7, 2019 ESOPUS, NY Marist Brothers Retreat Center at Esopus, 1455 Broadway, Esopus, NY You are invited to join us for a Spirit-filled weekend at the beautiful Marist Retreat Center in Esopus, NY on the Hudson River. Fr Guiseppe Siniscalchi, CFR The weekend kicks off on Friday evening, April 5 with dinner beginning at 6pm. The Retreat Center is approximately 90 minutes from Summit. Dress code is casual and comfortable. We'll return to St Teresa's on Sunday afternoon by 4pm. The cost will be $ (per person) and includes accommodations and all meals. If you have any questions, please or call: Deacon Kevin krreina@gmail.com or TEAR HERE Name Address Address Zip Home Phone Cell Phone Emergency Contact Relationship Emergency Contact Home # Emergency Contact Cell # Any food allergies? Payment of $195 per person (must be attached) Make your check payable to St Teresa of Avila Designate: Men's Retreat Mail form and payment to Kevin Reina, 15 Fairview Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901