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 July 15, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Almsgiving Sunday Today, Sunday, July 15 there will be a second collection to help the Parish's Deficit Reduction. Medical Meet & Greet Cookout The Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York invites you to the 9th Annual Medical Meet & Greet Cookout for all Health Care Professionals and Students of the Health Professions on Sunday, July 22, following the 5 pm Mass at. Join us for burgers, beer, and fellowship! rsvp to info@dfhcmny.org or (212) ~~~Ministry Appeal~~~ We are in great need of Ushers (Collection Offering) and Greeters at both and churches, especially at the weekend Masses. If you are interested, please contact us through the parish office at (212) and leave your name and contact number and we will get back to you. You can also leave your name and contact number with the guard in the vestibule at any time. Parish Study on the Cardinal Virtues This summer, Bro. John Mark Solitario, o.p. will lead a four-part Parish Study series on the four cardinal virtues prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance which are the hinge virtues that connect all aspects of human excellence. The cardinal virtues shape us as God s sons and daughters, co-heirs to the Kingdom of God with his Son Jesus Christ. The talks will take place on Tuesday evenings (July 17) in the Parish Hall at from 6:45-7:45 pm. Summer Parish Office Hours Throughout the Summer the Parish Office will be open Monday Thursday: 9 am 1 pm, 2 pm 5 pm, and Friday 9 am 1:30 pm. 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 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) Adoration at St. Catherine's During the Summer there will be no Adoration at St. Catherine s until the Fall. The numbers have been reduced significantly during the past few weeks and it seems appropriate that with vacations and parishioners away we take this into consideration. We will announce in September when Adoration will be resumed. We thank all who have supported our Sunday Eucharistic Adoration for the past five months and hope you will join us again in the Fall. 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, o.p. Pastor Rev. Joseph Allen, o.p. Vicar Rev. Luke Hoyt, o.p. Vicar for Formation Bro. Damian McCarthy, o.p. 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, o.p. Principal Dominican Shrine of St. Jude (212) Parish Information Welcome to the Parish of and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York which is administered by the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. For general information about the parish, its many organizations, an overview of the current year s schedule of events, and how to become more involved in our common life, please take a red Parish Handbook. A Music Brochure, Music as Holy Preaching, contains a list of this season s concerts and repertoire for all choral services as well as information about the St. Cecilia Guild. Both of these booklets are available in the narthex of both churches and online. To register as a parishioner, please use the form found at the back of the Handbook or online. Follow us on and sign-up for alerts by notifying parish@svsc.info. Parish Calendar July Sunday, July th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July th Sunday in Ordinary Time August Sunday, August 5 18 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, August 6 Transfiguration 6 pm Sung Mass at Tuesday, August 7 Vigil of St. Dominic 6 pm Solemn First Vespers at Wednesday, August 8 Solemnity of St. Dominic 6 pm Solemn Mass at Sunday, August th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday, August 15 Solemnity of the Assumption 12:10 pm Sung Mass at 1 pm Low Mass at 6 pm Solemn Mass and Procession at Sunday, August th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, August st Sunday in Ordinary Time * Volunteer Appreciation Party post-poned until the end of Summer September Sunday, September 2 22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, September 3 Labor Day Parish Offices Closed 8 am Low Mass at 9 am Sung Mass at Sunday, September 9 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Friday, September 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross 5:15 pm Solemn Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30 pm All Night Watch at Saturday, September 15 9 am Benediction and Sung Mass at Sunday, September th Sunday in Ordinary Time 11 am Parish Coffee at Sunday, September th Sunday in Ordinary Time

3 The Three Enclosed West Chapels (Concluded) Separated from the rest of the church by an elaborate iron grill and by its red tile floor, St. Patrick's Cahpel is in the northwesternmost part of the nave. The grill which is the work of the renowned Samuel Yellin, features three saints associated with Ireland. From left to right they are St. Brigid; St. Patrick, who holds the place of honor just over the gates; and St. Columba. Each of these figures is surmounted by a shield, held by two angels, upon which is shown a symbol appropriate to the siant. Beneath each figure, left to right they read: Dilexisti justitiam (:You have loved righteousness:); Ecce sacerdos magnus ("Behold a great priest"); and In mandatis ejus cupit nimis ("He delights greatly in his commandments:). The chapel's altar, with a wooden reredos, is erected against the east wall. The altar and the platform on which it stands are constructed of Connemara marble. A shield with the cross of Ulster decorates the facade of the altar. A magnificent statue of St. Patrick, supposedly carved in Oberammergau in Bavaria, dominates the reredos. The saint is clothed in episcopal vestments (including jeweled gloves, it will be noticed); in his right hand he grasps a crozier and in his left the Scriptures, while with his feet he tramples a nest of snakes. On the panel to his left an inscription in Latin says: Sancte Patrici ora pro nobis ("St. Patrick, pray for us"), and on the panel to his right there is a similar inscription Sancta Brigida ora pro nobi ("St. Brigid, pray for us"). Above each inscription there is a shield, with a cross of Ulster for St. Patrick on the left and a cow for St. Brigid on the right. The two panels on which the Latin is inscribed have as their background a field of green strewn with golden shamrocks. Overtopping the figure of St. Patrick is an ornate canopy that crowns the reredos. Among its other decorations two round towers, typical of ancient Irish architecture, are discernible. To the right of the altar there is a small niche in the wall that was used for holding some of the vessels needed for Mass. Above and to the right of the niche a bell is hung in the grill; it was rung to signal the beginning of Mass and also to mark certain moments during the celebration of Mass. Across from the altar, against the chapel's west wall, a shrine to the Dominican St. Martin de Porres was erected in the 1970s. As noted on a bronze plaque to the left of the shrine, it serves as a memorial to Fr. Norbert Georges, o.p., a member of Priory who was particularly responsible for promoting Martin's canonization. Against a marble background there stands a superb bronze statue of the saint, the work of the Dominican artist Thomas McGlynn. Martin, much of whose life was given to domestic labor, holds a broom; at his feet are two of the mice that he was in the habit of feeding. To the right of the image of the saint a small statue of the Madonna and Child is fixed to the wall. This figure was carved from ebony and mahongany in Tanzania and installed in the chapel in Finally, a stained glass window is situated in the north wall of the chapel just under the vaulting. The subject of this window is St. Patrick who, like his counterpart in the reredos, is garbed in a bishop's vestments. A scroll over his head repeats the phrase inscribed on the grill, although at greater length: Ecce sacerdos magnus qui in diebus suis placuit Deo ("Behold a great priest who in his days pleased God:). Just east of St. Patrick's Chapel is the chapel dedicated to St. Joseph. An iron grill, certainly on of Samuel Yellin's masterpieces, encloses this space, which is also distinguished by its red tile floor. At the top of the grill there are imaginative and detailed renderings of three events in the life of St. Joseph from left to right they are the marriage of Joseph and Mary, the Flight into Egypt, and the death of Joseph. Further down the grill, waist high, is a verse in Latin from the gospel of Matthew (1:20): Joseph fili David noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam quod enim in eo natum est de Spiritu Sancto est ("Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for what hast been born in her is of the Holy Spirit"). Against the east wall of the chapel is the altar, which is in the form of a table and constructed, like the platform upon which it rests, from light beige marble. A low reredos made of several different kinds of marble rises behind the altar. At its top is a representation of the Holy Spirit in the shape of a dove. Beneath that are five alabaster panels framed by six figures in niches. The panels depict, from left to right, the Annunciation, the Finding in the Temple, the Crucifixion, the Presentation in the Temple, and, finally, a domestic scene with the Child Jesus and Mary and Joseph. The figures in the niches once again from left to right are the Archangel Michael, the Archangel Raphael, the Virgin Mary, the Apostle John, the Archangel Gabriel, and another angel. Running across the top of the panels is a series of Latin words that it is impossible, for this writer at least, to make out. To the right of the altar, as in St. Patrick's Chapel, are a niche for Mass vessels and a bell. Hanging on the wall above the reredos is a remarkable image of St. Joseph within an almond-shaped mandorla decorated with intricate floral patterns, all carved in oak. Against the opposite wall of the chapel there is a marble reproduction of Michelangelo's Pieta. Tradition has it that this sculture was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, just as the original was shown 2 1 /2 decades later at another World's Fair in New York. As in St. Patrick's Chapel, a stained glass window pierces the north wall of St. Joseph's Chapel. Here, St. Joseph is portrayed in a familiar manner, with the Christ Child in his arms. He is framed on three sides by the busts of some of his ancestors, who are recorded in Matthew 1:2-16. Above him is the inscription in Latin, taken from Psalm 80:1: Qui regis Israel qui deducis velut ovem Joseph ("You who rule Israel, you who lead Joseph like a sheep").

4 Mass Intentions Sunday, July 15 6:00 pm (Vigil) For the People of the Parish 8:00 am Bro. Michael Downey, o.p. (D) 9:30 am Gjedlsh & Violeta Deduukaj 12 noon Gloria Alvarado (D) 6:00 pm Claire Mackey (D) Monday, July 16 8:00 am For the Deceased members of the Parish & the Order (D) 12:10 pm Mark Flesher (D) 6:00 pm Patricia, Richard, & Garrett Keegan (D) Tuesday, July 17 8:00 am Philomena McGovern 12:10 pm Diane McSwigin (D) 6:00 pm Denice DeGregario (D) Wednesday, July 18 8:00 am William James (D) 12:10 pm Annemarie Mazzaro (D) 6:00 pm Jacqueline Ely Thompson (D) Thursday, July 19 8:00 am Vid Suljic (D) 12:10 pm Clayton Chiappi (D) 6:00 pm For the Deceased members of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic (D) Friday, July 20 8:00 am Eliezer Pinto 12:10 pm Rev. Barnabas Gorski, ofm (D) 6:00 pm Roy Vincent Diga (D) Saturday, July 21 8:00 am Irene Kilarjian Mass Intentions Sunday, July 15 4:00 pm (Vigil) Pauline Mattiola (D) 10:00 am Jean Joseph Marcellus (D) 5:00 pm In Thanksgiving Monday, July 16 7:00 am For the Province of St. Joseph 5:15 pm Mary Gargan (D) Tuesday, July 17 7:00 am Mrs. Denise Kervabon (D) 5:15 pm Mr. Moran (D) Wednesday, July 18 7:00 am For the Patrons of the Shrine of Saint Jude 5:15 pm Marina Lucido (D) Thursday, July 19 7:00 am Patrocenia Diaz (D) 5:15 pm Mrs. Gross (D) Friday, July 20 7:00 am Purgatorial Society (D) 5:15 pm Special Intention Saturday, July 21 9:00 am Nora Del Rosario (D) Parish Prayer Intentions Contact the Parish Office to add a name to this list Joseph Robert Cusimano, Connie de la Cruz, David Gale, Christopher Heath, William Heath, Carolyn Kelly, Brian Praetzel, Julie Praetzel, Roseann Reilly, Anchalee Sae-Lim, & Jumlong Ullitavee. Please pray for the repose of the souls of Brendan Linson, Catherina Martinez, Helen Salcito Norman, Raymond Schwede, & Peter Wilmot- Sitwell, 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 Daniel Ryan Antoli; Michael Robert Antoli; Rene Concepcion (d); Ramon & Fernando Gonzalez (L); Br. Michael Downey, o.p. (d); Anthony Mortelliti; 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) 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 Ignatius of Loyola Learn about the life of St. Ignatius and hear how we can support the Magis Theatre Company in continuing his vision. Please join us for a movie about St. Ignatius Loyola on August 1 Wednesday at 6 pm at Wallace Hall, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on 980 Park Avenue and 84th Street Advance ticket $25, Seniors & Students $10. At the door $30. For further info call (212) The National Catholic Bioethics Center: Certification Program in Health Care Ethics Come learn how your faith intersects with your health practice! The National Catholic Bioethics Center, together with the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York and ArchCare is offering its Certification Program in Health Care Ethics, a comprehensive 1-year progam in a new satellite location in NYC. Receive certification from the best experts a team of academically accomplished instructors! The Online program starts September 3, with two required seminars held September 28 29, 2018 and May 18, 2019 at the Priory of Saint Catherine of Siena, 411 East 68 th Street, New York, NY. Special tuition pricing is offered for this new progam $2,395 covers the comprehensive 1-year program! Bring a friend or colleague and both get a discount on tuition to $1,995 each! Sign up now, seating is limited! Child Protection Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religiuos, or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York is asked to contact Sr. Eileen Clifford, o.p. at (212) ext She may also be reached via at victimsassistance@archny.org. Information can also be found on the Archdiocesan website In keeping with the Archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this information is provided to ensure that our children remain safe and secure. Collections July 1, 2018 Regular Offertory: $15,342 Solidarity in Africa Offertory: $4,677 Attendance: 996 July 8, 2018 Regular Offertory: $12,477 Catholic Missions Offertory: $4,449 Attendance: 917 Bethany Weekend part study, part fellowship, part retreat. Experience natural beauty and hospitality in our home, as we delve together into the riches of an ancient wisdom. Do you want to go deeper? You find it difficult to take the time to get things straight in your mind. Perhaps you never had the chance to study some of these things, or you did, but it has been too long. And now you have more life experience, and you want to go back and think it through again. You know that others must be wrestling with some of these same issues. Bethany is a place to take a pause and do what you ve been wanting to do. We would like to welcome you into our home, and offer you an opportunity to study a perennial wisdom and how it might be applied today. Upcoming Weekends: Virtue and the Good Life August 4-5 We all know that virtues are important and that we need to cultivate them. We can probably name a number of them. But the deeper truth about virtue is probably more profound and challenging and rewarding than we have yet imagined. We will study and discuss the nature of virtue, the kinds of virtue, how they are cultivated, and the difference it makes, using the greatest thinkers of Western civilization. Lecture notes and recommended reading lists will be provided. The workshop includes three or four lectures, question and answer, guided discussion, and time for fellowship, relaxation and conversation. Our home, Fair Knowe, is at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the bank of the Shenandoah River. An other-worldly peace and beauty provide the backdrop for our gathering, just one hour west of the Capital Beltway. Details 3 or 4 lectures, plus a guided discussion Time for fellowship, relaxation and conversation 3 Home-cooked meals (lunch/dinner/brunch) Evening Reading (such as a Belloc Essay, or a short story) and Discussion. Relevant handouts and reading lists will be provided. Limited financial aid available. Cost: $350 per person ($650 per couple), includes 3 meals (Saturday lunch and dinner; Sunday brunch). Space limited to 14 persons. For more information visit: