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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 April 15, 2018 Third Sunday of Easter Parish Coffee Join us for coffee (tea), cake, and conversation next weekend, Sunday, April 22 after the 10 am Mass at. New York Purgatorial Society Mass On April 16 at 7 pm, an Extraordinary Form Latin Mass sponsored by the New York Purgatorial Society will be offered at the Rosary Altar at. Almsgiving Sunday Next Sunday, April 22 there will be a second collection to help the Parish's Deficit Reduction. Members of the Social Concerns Committee will collect donations for Food Sunday. Thank you for your generosity and support. Jubilee Pasta Night - Save the Date! To celebrate the Solemnity of, and as part of our Parish Jubilee activities, a Pasta Dinner will be held on Monday, April 30, at 6:00 pm in St. Dominic Hall at St. Catherine's, following Solemn Mass at 5:15 pm. Come and join us for a homemade dinner of pasta and meatballs and more! So that we can adequately prepare, please RSVP to Rachel in the Parish Office at (212) no later than Thursday, April 26. Jubilee Celebration Our Parish Jubilee celebration begins on Saturday, April 28 with a Sung Mass at 4 pm at St. Catherine's, and will conclude on Saturday, May 5 with a Solemn Mass and Procession at 11 am, followed by a Block Party. For a full schedule of events throughout the week celebrating the Jubilee of our Parish, please see page 6 of this bulletin. Jubilee Dinner - Save the Date! As a part of our Jubilee Celebration, a dinner will be held on Thursday, May 3, at 6:45 pm, in the Lower Church at St. Vincent's. Tickets for the dinner are $35 per person or a table of 8 for $250. Tickets can be purchased after all Masses beginning this weekend, as well as in the Parish Office at St. Vincent s and St. Catherine s during the week. Online payments can be made through the Parish website at Please join us for a celebratory evening! Ascension Day Lessons and Carols On Thursday, May 10 at 7 pm, hosts an ecumenical service of Lessons and Carols for the Cenacle, with a series of Eastertide Gospel readings for the upper room, motets sung by the Schola Cantorum, and congregation hymns. This service is being sponsored by the Archdiocesan Ecumenical Office. 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) Sunday: 3:00 pm (Eucharistic Adoration) 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. Innocent Smith, 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 April Sunday, April 15 Third Sunday of Easter 11 am Parish Coffee at Monday, April 16 6 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Saturday, April 28 - Saturday, May 5 Patronal Octave of Prayer Jubilee Celebration See Page 6 Sunday, April 29 Fifth Sunday of Easter 8 am Low Mass at 9:30 am Sung Mass at 10 am Low Mass at 11 am Solemn Morning Prayer at Procession through the Streets of the Neighborhood 12 pm Solemn Mass at 5 pm Sung Mass at 5:30 pm Solemn Vespers at 6 pm Sung Mass at May Saturday, May 5 Sunday, May 6 Sixth Sunday of Easter 11 am Jubilee Procession and Solemn Mass at 12 pm Block Party on 66 th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues Thursday, May 10 Ascencion of the Lord 12:10 pm Sung Mass at 1 pm Low Mass at 7 pm Lessons and Carols for the Cenacle at Sunday, May 13 Seventh Sunday of Easter Mother's Day Monday, May 14 7 pm New York Purgatorial Society Mass at Saturday, May 19 7:30 pm Solemn Vigil of Pentecost at Sunday, May 20 Pentecost Sunday, May 27 Holy Trinity Monday, May 28 Memorial Day Parish Offices Closed 7 am Mass at 9 am Mass at

3 Jubilee Since you read the Bulletin you know that two weeks from today this parish will celebrate two major anniversaries, 150 years of ministry by the Dominican Friars and Sisters in this neighborhood, and 100 years of service by the current (third) Church of. We often apply the word Jubilee to events like this. I wonder though if we don t need to recall formally what a Jubilee confers and what it demands. The Bible commands the keeping of Jubilees in Leviticus, Chapter 25. Jubilee comes every 50 years as the most radical expression of Sabbath. We are most familiar with the weekly Sabbath when a day of worship and leisure is commanded. But the Law also mandated a Sabbatical Year, when crops could not be sown and the people were to live from the fruits of the earth. But after seven cycles of sabbatical years came the Jubilee in which all land returned to its original ownership, slaves had to be freed and debts remitted. At root, all Sabbath practice testifies to God as the ultimate provider, and indeed the ultimate possessor. In the end, everything we have traces its origin to God s work of creation. Even our capacity to work, to amass wealth, and to organize it fulfills what God gave. In the end, there is nothing we will not leave to His disposition. The command to practice Sabbath is the command to practice trust. Real leisure gets this point: if God has given, He will give. The truth of God s nature gives work and worry, effort and excellence their true proportion. Sadly, Sabbatarian rules have so often become a tool of religious oppression and a religious burden to be worked around. On the other hand, we could describe the whole ministry of Jesus as a restoration of Sabbath rest, as a practice, as an interior disposition, and as a life with God. The Sermon on the Mount offers the recipe for a Sabbath of the heart. Since we try to ground the practice of our Parish in God s Word, I ask what it means for us truly to keep a Jubilee. Naturally we would like to celebrate the achievements of the past and the strengths of the present. We seek, humanly enough, to build the morale and loyalty of our members. In the process we hope more of the world recognizes we are here with something to offer. But how much more potent will all this effort be if we but start with Leviticus 25. A Jubilee will begin with us recognizing our Parish as a work of God in its origins and in its present. That means He gets the credit. This truth allows us to marvel at the providence that placed us in this neighborhood so rich in resources and so connected to the whole city. Ponder the buildings we inhabit, the art we pray with, the music that so often prays for us, and the people spirit-led to join us. We honor fifteen decades of gifts beyond expectation and devotion beyond deserving. Countless souls, lay, religious, and clerical have poured themselves into this part of Christ s Body and concluded that they got more than they gave. Ours is the story of having what we could never pay for. If this is true, then there is no room in our jubilee for entitlement, arrogance, or sense of superiority. The spirit of comparison would be alien to that of Jubilee. More fitting by far is to recognize the privilege of being gathered together into this wonderful work of His. To my dying day I will be amazed by the gift of my assignment to serve among you. If we acknowledge God s past goodness we will find the strength to open ourselves to the future. The God who gave will give. Of course, reflecting on the future of our church, or of any church, yields lots of worries. Reasonable enough! But the Resurrected Life of Jesus in us wins, and we do not let anxiety craft our policies, any more than we let defensiveness write our sermons. Instead, we tell others the story of His goodness and bet on it ourselves. In Jubilee we commend ourselves and each other to the Advent of His Kingdom, not foolishly, but because we see how much it has already come among us. Our Jubilee gives us a vantage point upon past and future and then shows us ourselves as stewards of God s unfolding work. What we celebrate is not the possession of a heritage, but the gift of a trust, to be received and handed on. It is here that we confront the Jubilee teaching about debt, this in several ways. First, there is the debt of our failure in stewardship. The Sabbath rest of Jubilee days will never be complete, and openness to the future will always be qualified, if there is not first the acknowledgment of failures. Here I ponder calls not returned, questions not answered, needs not perceived, names forgotten, strangers not welcomed, resources wasted, appointments missed. I reflect on homilies below par, confessions heard with distraction, and chances for outreach blown. I remember benefactors and volunteers not acknowledged. Our parish like any institution, makes decisions that hurt people when they are not well thought out, and even when they are. Finally, in our case the work of the merger certainly caused pain to many. All of the above remains in my awareness and for my own contribution to our lapses I am most heartily sorry. But I also ask us to remember all of those who have ever been hurt or dis-edified among us, by any of us, over these many years. May God, who has been the true benefactor, prove the truest healer. For a truly clear heart and happy Jubilee, we who ask mercy must give it. It will not surprise readers of the Bulletin to learn that those who minister (as clergy, staff, or volunteer) encounter from time to time the insensitive, the manipulative, the unappreciative, and the outrageous. It will be for us to take this chance to renew our undefended stance toward our service, trying to be open to all comers. Pastors hearts break when parishioners do not get along. A Jubilee dream has those grudges disappearing as part of this amazing reset. It comes as an extra gift that this Jubilee letter does not need to treat of financial debt. We are blessed to be debt free, having paid an outstanding obligation to the Archdiocese that came to light at the time of the merger. Further, our books show that no one is in debt to us. Thanks for sticking with a long letter. This has been the work part of the Jubilee, but through these practices of acknowledgment we place ourselves in the stream of God s goodness. This will make for an open face and an unaffected smile when the corks are popped. The God who gave will give. Easter Peace! Fr. Walter

4 Mass Intentions Sunday, April 15 6:00 pm (Vigil) Gjeldsh & Vialeta Deduvkaj 8:00 am Marie Ogaldez (D) 9:30 am For the People of the Parish 12 noon Beatriz & Ramiro Mendes (D) 6:00 pm Frenc Xerri (D) Monday, April 16 8:00 am For the Deceased members of the Parish and the Order (D) 12:10 pm Mark Flesher (D) 6:00 pm Steven Michael Craig (D) Tuesday, April 17 8:00 am James Mulholland (D) 12:10 pm Concepcion G. de la Cruz 6:00 pm Peter Murphy (D) Wednesday, April 18 8:00 am Joseph & Angeline Sabo (D) 12:10 pm For the Living & Deceased members of the Gorski Family (D) 6:00 pm Joan M. & Salvatore Carvo (D) Thursday, April 19 8:00 am James R. Gay, Jr. (D) 12:10 pm Mary McCauliff (D) 6:00 pm For the Deceased members of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic (D) Friday, April 20 8:00 am Angelina Finguerra (D) 12:10 pm Shirley Mariscal (D) 6:00 pm Barbara Curry Walsh (D) Saturday, April 21 8:00 am Ed Charles (D) Mass Intentions Sunday, April 15 4:00 pm (Vigil) Artura Napolitano (D) 10:00 am John Sanchez (D) 5:00 pm David Gale Monday, April 16 7:00 am For the Province of St. Joseph 5:15 pm Deogracias Religioso (D) Tuesday, April 17 7:00 am Tiziano Molinelli (D) 5:15 pm Marie Lynn Maquiran (D) Wednesday, April 18 7:00 am For the patrons of the Shrine of Saint Jude 5:15 pm Rosa Marie Ubriaco (D) Thursday, April 19 7:00 am Rose Ellen McCarthy (D) 5:15 pm John Breen (D) Friday, April 20 7:00 am Purgatorial Society (D) 5:15 pm Patrick Duncan (D) Saturday, April 21 9:00 am Susan Fox (D) Parish Prayer Intentions Contact the Parish Office to add a name to this list Eleanor Barba, Joseph Robert Cusimano, David Gale, William Heath, Chuck Hawk, Rebecca Smith, & Jumlong Ullitavee. Please pray for the repose of the souls of Giuseppe Cannistracci, Ethel Garcia, Richard Marchhart, Ellorine Martinez, Matthew Martinez, & Katherine Wilson, 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 Rene Concepcion (d); Patrick Donoghue (d); Ramon & Fernando Gonzalez (l); Mary McCarthy (d); For the People of the Parish; Intention of Donor; Intention of Donor 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 Music Notes Choral Music at the 12 noon Solemn Mass on Sunday, April 22 for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Surrexit pastor bonus Tomás Luis de Victoria (c ) Surge, propera, amica mea Surge, amica mea Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ( ) Annual Stillman Mass On Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 pm, the Church of St. Michael (424 West 34th Street) will host the annual Memorial Mass for the founder of the Wethersfield Foundation, Chauncey Devereux Stillman. Fr. Gerald Murray, JCD, pastor of the Church of the Holy Family will be the celebrant and Fr. George W. Rutler, S.T.D., is the host. The Schola Cantorum of will sing Jacobus Vaet s Missa Ego flos campi and Francisco Guerrero s O sacrum convivum á 6. VOCES8 Concert Rescheduled Date The concert at of the renowned British a cappella octet VOCES8 that was cancelled due to the nor easter on March 2 has now been rescheduled for Monday, October 29 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available on the Parish's website. For more information, contact James Wetzel at jwetzel@svsc.info or (212) A Message from the Social Concerns Committee To All Parishioners In the fall and throughout this winter, you have generously donated items used as prizes for the bingo games we host for the women at the Park Avenue Armory Shelter. We have used almost all the wonderful gifts and still need prizes for the month of May and for early September when we start our games after our summer break. So we once again are asking for items for now and early fall. Most coveted items are casual tops, tee shirts,and sweat pants in size M or L, light-weight pajamas in size L, unopened bottles of cologne, large size bottles of body wash and shampoo and body lotion, hand bags and summer hats. All new things, please. Please leave items at the Priory or with the Church guards marked as bingo prizes. Thank you very much in advance as we know you will be as generous as you usually are. Collections April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday Regular Offertory: $75,251 Attendance: 2747 April 8, 2018 Regular Offertory: $15,387 Attendance: 1464 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Notes The Empty Tomb and the Joy of Paschal Time The Feast of Easter is just the beginning of this beautiful season! Before our break, we studied the story of the Resurrection as told in the Gospel of Matthew. After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. Behold, I have told you. Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples. ~Matthew 28:1-8 We depicted the Resurrection story with an empty wooden tomb and clay figures. Now that the children have seen this presentation, they can read the story, retell the story with the figures, create an illustration of the story, or make a Scripture book. Older children might also compare and contrast the Resurrection narratives in the four Gospels. In the Atrium, we study the liturgical calendar of the church. The children learn the seasons of the church year and the liturgical colors that signify them. They know that white is the color of celebration after the feast. Last week when the children returned, we held a procession to change the color of the cloth on our prayer table from Lenten purple to white. We reflect on the joy of salvation through our Risen Lord. On April 22, thirty-two of the parish s precious children will receive this Jesus for the first time at their First Holy Communion. They will also celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time the day before. Please pray for these young parishioners as they make their final preparations for this most joyous weekend. Thank you! Jubilee Preparation This year the Parish is celebrating the 100 th Anniversary of 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.

6 J u b i l e e C e l e b r at i o n the Parish of st. VinCent ferrer a n d s t. C at h e r i n e o f s i e n a s at u r d ay, a P r i l 28 o Pe n i n g o f t h e o C tav e o f t h e P at ro n ag e 4:00 P m Su ng Ma ss a t St. Ca th e r i n e o f Si e n a s u n d ay, a P r i l 29 11:00 a m Sole m n Mo rn in g Pr a ye r at St. Ca th e r i n e o f Si e n a wi t h Proc e s s i o n to St. Vi n c e n t Fe r re r m o n d ay, a P r i l 30 s o l e m n i t y o f s t. C at h e r i n e o f s i e n a 5:15 P m Sol e mn Ma s s a t St. Ca th e r i n e o f Si e n a 6:00 P m Pa s t a Su p p e r a t St. Do m i n i c Ha l l St. Ca th e r i n e o f Si e n a 6:45 6:00 Pm Pm t u e s d ay, m ay 1 Ju b i l e e Ed itio n o f Pa r is h Stu d y a t St. Vi n c e n t Fe r re r W e d n e s d ay, m ay 2 Ex p os i t i on of th e Ble ss e d Sa c r a m e n t th ro ug h t he Ni ght a t St. Vi n c e n t Fe r re r t h u r s d ay, m ay 3 6:45 P m Ju b i le e C e le br a tio n Din n e r a t St. Vi n c en t Fe r re r s at u r d ay, m ay 5 C o n C lu s i o n o f t h e o C tav e o f t h e P at ro n ag e 11:00 a m Ju b i l e e Pro c e s s io n a n d So le m n Ma s s at St. Vi n c e n t Fe r re r Bl oc k Pa r ty to f o llow

7 "The Catholic Intellectual Challenge of the Contemporary University" On Friday, April 20 and Saturday April 21, the Thomistic Institute will hold a conference entitled "The Catholic Intellectual and the Challenge of the Contemporary University." The conference will feature Patrick Deneen, Ross Douthat, Carlos Eire and Reinhard Huetter. The conference with a 7 pm lecture on Friday, following by a reception. The conference resumes on Saturday at 1 pm. All sessions will be held in the NYU Catholic Center, which is cosponsoring the event. The event is also cosponsored the the University of Notre Dame's Tocqueville Program. Register online at thomisticinstitute.org or thomisticinstitute@dhs.edu. Mother & (Adult) Daughter Retreat May (Mother's Day Weekend) Marianist Family Retreat Center Cape May Point, NJ Knowing that your relationship is special, and the need to nurture it throughout the years, this is a wonderful opportunity to walk upon common ground while celebrating your differences. Eucharist, small group sharing, prayer experiences, socials, and fun are included - beach walks too! The cost is $135 per person. Sign up online at or call (609) for more information. Archdiocesan Hymn Festival Join fellow choir members and cantors from around the tri-state area in discovering and singing the hidden gems of Catholic hymnody as well as beloved favorites. All voices are welcome at this exciting evening of music-making and fellowship! Church of St. Joseph (Somers) Monday, April 16, 7 8:30 pm Suggested donation: $15 (participants keep all distributed music) More information and registration: nyliturgy.org/workshops Contact: liturgy@archny.org or (914) , x8177 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 Archidioces of New York is asked to contact Sr. Eileen Clifford, o.p. at (212) x2949. 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. This Week of Grace The Holy Father s Prayer Intention for April For those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters. That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. From the Calendar of the Bishops of the United States This month we are asked to pray and work to prevent the abuse of Children. Pray for the success of the National Workshop on Christian Unity. The Jubilee of our Parish Pray for those who are organizing this series of events. Pray that our celebrations from April 28 - May 5 will prompt spiritual growth in all of us. Pray that our Jubilee will encourage us to share our faith and hope with those around us. Sunday, April 15 The Third Sunday of Easter The Gospels for this Sunday, in all three years of the cycle, relate the resurrected life of Jesus to the Eucharistic life we live. Pray that our preaching and practice may disclose to more people Christ s real closeness to us in Holy Communion. Pray for the couple to be married today in our parish. Tuesday, April 17 Today is the deadline for filing tax returns. Pray for those who are struggling with this task. Friday, April 21 St. Agnes of Montepulciano, o.p. St. Agnes was a cloistered Nun of our Order who lived in Tuscany from 1268 to Agnes entered the monastic life at the age of nine, became bursar of the community at 14, and superior at 20. Please pray for the Nuns of the Order of Preachers. All of our Apostolates, including this parish, figure in their prayers. Saturday, April 21 A rich sacramental day. Two Baptisms. First Penance for the children who will receive First Holy Communion tomorrow at the 10 am Mass. A wedding. Pray for all receiving sacraments, and for their families.