Church of St. Patrick in Armonk

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1 Church of St. Patrick in Armonk P.O. Box 6, 29 Cox Avenue, Armonk, N.Y (914) PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 20, 2018

2 MASSES: MAY 19 may 27, 2018 Sat 5/19 9:00 5:30 Mother s Day Novena 7 Guy Magrone (D) Sun 5/20 8:30 People of the Parish 10:30 12:00 Gina Rose Montalto (D) Fr. John Quinn (D) Mon 5/21 8:30 Mother s Day Novena 8 Tue 5/22 8:30 Mother s Day Novena 9 Wed 5/23 8:30 Rita Fister (D) Thu 5/24 8:30 John & Catherine Daly (D) & Maureen Hollingsworth (D) Fri 5/25 8:30 Maria Brusco Sat 5/26 9:00 5:30 Dr. Alice von Hilderbrand (L) Barry Marzella (D) Sun 5/27 8:30 People of the Parish 10:30 12:00 George Phelan (D) Danny Gizzo (D) Calendar: SUNDAY, MAY 20th PENTECOST SUNDAY FOOD FIRST Each Sunday the food collected goes to support a local food pantry Mon, May 21 St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions Tue, May 22 St. Rita of Cascia Wed, May 23 Weekday Thu, May 24 Weekday Fri, May 25 St. Bede the Venerable; St. Gregory VII; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi Contemplative Prayer Group: 12:30-1:30 Sat, May 26 SUNDAY, MAY 27th THE MOST HOLY TRINITY FOOD FIRST Each Sunday the food collected goes to support a local food pantry. COLLECTION May 12/13: $4, in 98 envelopes Ascension: $795 in 23 envelopes WeShare April 2018: Regular Collection $8, Please consider using WeShare Thank you for your generosity Blessing of Stained Glass Window The blessing of the new stained glass window in memory of Fr. Quinn will take place after the 12 noon Mass on May 20th

3 Theology of the Body (Column 30) Marriage as a Sacrament a study of Ephesian 5:21-33 The grace that God gives us in the sacraments is invisible to us. However, it is not only the grace that is invisible to us in the sacraments, but the reality that we partake in. The sacraments make present the mystery of Christ s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. What took place in time nearly 2000 years ago is eternally present to God. In the celebration of the sacraments, the reality of those events present to God are made present to us. What is visible is united to the invisible, what takes place in time is united to what is eternally present to God. In baptism, for example, the person is really joined to the mystery of Christ s death and resurrection. The person is incorporated into Christ, made one with Him, sharing with Him in His Divine Life. The person truly becomes a child of God in the order of Grace. This invisible reality is present in the visible sign of the person being baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We will return to this because this goes to the heart of what St. Paul is speaking about in his letter to the Ephesians when he says: For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one. This is a great mystery, and I mean in reference to Christ and the church. The sacraments are mysteries. However, I do not us this term mysteries in the generic sense like a mystery novel, but in a historical sense in which the word mystery has been applied to the Paschal Mystery of our faith in Sacred Scripture, namely St. Paul, by the early church fathers, and throughout the history of the Church to Pope St. John Paul II s Theology of the Body. The word sacrament can be, and has been, used in a more generic sense for anything that is an outward sign of an invisible reality. The Church is called a type of sacrament. It is not one of the seven sacraments in the strict sense of the word. Jesus established seven sacraments, giving us the outward sign to designate the sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, and Holy Orders. The outward sign of each sacrament was chosen by Jesus Christ and consists of matter and form. Matter is the stuff of the sacrament: water, chrism, bread & wine, confession of sins, anointing with oil, man and woman, laying on of hands. Form is the word of the sacraments that make the stuff of the sacrament a sacrament rather than a bath, a fragrant oily forehead, still bread and wine, confession without absolution, oily hands and forehead, still two, or just another man. Rather, the words I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with the pouring of water over the forehead means the person has been bathed in the Paschal Mystery of Christ s death and resurrection in a real but invisible manner as with each of the sacraments, including marriage, when a man and woman stand together and freely profess the vows of marriage. When they do so (all other necessary requirements being fulfilled) then they are no longer two but one. However, the sacrament is not complete yet. Just as in Mass when the priest consecrates the bread into the Body of Christ, the reality of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity are truly present, but the sacrament of the Eucharist is not yet complete. The dual consecration of the Body and Blood must take place. In so doing, not only is the reality of Christ s Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity made present, but so is the mystery of Christ s death. The Sacrament is still incomplete until it is consummated consumed at least by the priest but also by the faithful, for the Sacrament of the Eucharist is the Sacrament by which Christ is made present, His sacrifice offered, and He is received. So too in marriage the vows do not complete the marriage. The sacrament of marriage is incomplete until the couple consummates the marriage in the conjugal act. When the couple consummates the marriage, then they become one flesh. Now it can be said they have been joined by God. I get ahead of myself. I will return to the nature of marriage as a sacrament later on. I first wanted to explain the meaning of a sacrament. Now to return to St. Paul s letter to the Ephesians. In Jesus and Mary,

4 TEEN LIFE Coordinators: Melissa Gordon, Faith Lorenzo, Vera Scavone Religious Education Congratulations to all of our Religious Ed students upon successfully completing another year of studying Jesus teachings! We will be registering students for next year s classes beginning Monday, June 4th. Watch for our blast ...then go to St. Patrick in Armonk website. Click on the Religious Ed page and then the Registration Packet. Read through the Packet for details and then download and print out the Registration form. Return to the Religious Education office or the Rectory office with your payment enclosed Simple as that! Outside the Parish Golden Jubilee Wedding Mass Sunday, June 3, :15 p.m. Saint Patrick s Cathedral It is our honor to invite couples of the archdiocese celebrating 50 years of marriage during 2018 to this Golden Jubilee Wedding Mass at Saint Patrick s Cathedral. The Mass will be celebrated by His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan. All who wish to attend the Mass must register by Monday, May 14, Please contact your parish secretary to register. Pews will be reserved for Golden Jubilee couples and one (1) family/friend to provide any needed assistance. Additional guests will be accommodated in pews outside the reserved section. All Golden Jubilee couples will receive a commemorative certificate. Couples who are unable to attend the Mass can request a certificate through their parish.

5 Please keep the following in your Prayers Barbara A. Jon Adam Enza Dattero Jane Dean Teresa D Onofrio Barbara Grasso Mario & Gloria Guiliano Robert Kalian Katerinna MacNeil Jaspare Miranda Jeannie Morris WeShare WeShare is our current online giving system at St. Patricks. WeShare replaced ParishPay in October If you have not yet activated your WeShare account, you will receive an over the next few weeks asking you to confirm the address for your account. You can use the following link to access WeShare at any time to manage or review your contribution schedules. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office at or churchofstpat@optonline.net FOOD FIRST Non-Perishable Food Items Needed: *Cereal Thank you! Nick Piteo Caroline Pizzorusso John Puttre Amanda Ross Perinna Ruggerio Fran Samit John Scrocca Francis Roy Sedore Eileen Sullivan Patricia Tkach Sheelagh Rabo Annual Golf Outing Register now at Monday, June 4th at Whippoorwill Country Club 12 noon Registration 1 pm Shot Gun Dinner at 5:30 pm $250 Lunch, Golf & Dinner $100 Dinner Only $500 Hole Sponsor Any questions, contact Kevin Mannix at kevin@hybridadv.com or Anthony Caravetta at anthony.caravetta@gmail.com or Parish Office at Save the date St Patrick's Parish BBQ Saturday, June 9th at 6pm Confessions that day will be at 4pm and Mass will be at 5pm Centering Prayer Workshop Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop June 2nd after 9am Mass - 1pm in Wallace Hall All are invited to attend. Centering Prayer is a Catholic form of meditation that guides us into a deeper relationship with God and helps us to listen to God s quiet voice within. The fruits of this prayer lead to a more peaceful way of living so that the turbulence of the times does not impact us. The basic steps of Centering will be taught and there will be time to experience the prayer. Coffee/tea, fruit and bagels will be served. Call or churchofstpat@optonline.net to register. Registration also accepted at the door!