Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

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1 Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 627 East 187 th Street, Bronx, New York T: (718) / 3771 F: (718) Parish Sunday, December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent- Year B PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Fr. Jonathan Morris Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Israel K. Boadi Coordinator of Religious Education Sister Edna Loquias, S.M.C. Business Manager Esteban Perez Parish Secretary Elizabeth Mannini Music Director & Organist Dr. Stephen Rapp Youth Minister Jesus Vargas Cantor Bilen Eminov School Principal Ms. Valerie Savino PARISH CENTER 2380 Belmont Avenue Bronx, NY Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday: 8:30am 12:00pm (Both English) Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass in English) Sunday: 8:30am (English) 9:30am (Spanish) 11:00am (Italian) 12:15pm (English) 1:30pm (Spanish) Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English) RITE OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling the Parish Office. RITE OF BAPTISM 2 nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3 rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm Attendance at Pre - Baptism Class is required. Please stop by the Parish Center to register or call for more information. RITE OF MATRIMONY Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial meeting with a priest. PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK If you or someone you know is in the hospital or homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Center. NEW PARISHIONERS We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish Center. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish Office at (718) MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL 2465 Bathgate Avenue Please contact the School Office at (718)

2 December 24, 2017 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 2 ANNOUNCED MASSES Sunday, December 24 th IV Sunday of Advent 8:30am Giovanni Cozzolino 11:00am Roberto e Lorena Russo 12:15pm Frank Pappas, Frances & Nicholas Longo, Christine & Thomas Covino, Jennie Salce 7:00pm Pro Populo 10:00pm Salvatore Guzzi Monday, December 25 th Nativity of the Lord 8:30am Isaia Barone 9:30am Pro Populo 12:15pm Vito & Laura Signorile Tuesday, December 26 th St. Stephen 8:30am Peter Gaine 12:00pm Pasqualina Messineo 6:30pm Luisa Milo Ferguso Wednesday, December 27 th St. John, Apostle & Evangelist 8:30am Peter Gaine 12:00pm Vincenzo Mannini 6:30pm Deceased Members of the Contento Family Thursday, December 28 th The Holy Innocents 8:30am Salvatore & Giuseppina Florio 12:00pm Michele Sabatino 6:30pm Isaia Barone Friday, December 29 th St. Thomas Becket 8:30am Peter Gaine 12:00pm Michelina Cavaliere 6:30pm Rose Lupo, Giuseppe & Caterina Di Noia Saturday, December 30 th Sixth Day of Christmas 8:30am Angelina Giasullo & Joseph Cea 12:00pm Lino Salvatore 5:00pm Deceased of the DiMucci, Hansen, Qualitero & Campanile Family Sunday, December 31 st The Holy Family 8:30am For a special intention 9:30am Pro Populo 11:00am Defunti Societa Santi Cosmo e Damiano di Matera 12:15pm Deceased of the Marano & DeLuca Family 1:30pm En gratitud al Señor + REST IN PEACE + Please pray for Antonietta Longariello & all the faithful departed WEEKEND MASS COLLECTION - 12/17/17 Collection...$3, Last year s Collection...$4, Adults:. 672 WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 12/17/2017 Children: 233 Total: 905 From the Desk of Father Jonathan Someone mentioned to me earlier this week how time seems to be flying by more quickly then ever. I agreed, but told her that we probably feel that way because we are getting old! She laughed, then added that there might be something more to it than just old age. She explained to me that her children also tell her that they can't believe how fast their days and weeks go by. "When I was growing up," she continued, "the days always seemed to be so long and slow. No longer!" She then gave me her theory: our lives are so full of activity that we don't have time to stop and enjoy the moment. Both children and adults go from one thing to the next every single day, before and after school and work, and we never take time to smell the flowers. I think she is on to something. On the day that Jesus was born, things were so very simple. Mary, Joseph, and a baby were in a quiet stable. The King of Kings was born in silence, broken up only by the sounds of the animals giving glory to the newborn king, in the only way they knew how. How different is that from the noise and complexity of our daily activity! With our busy schedules, do we even have time to stop by the stable and adore the Christ child? Much of our busyness is part of God's will for us, no doubt. We were born in these times and in these parts, not in the first century A.D. Our reality is what it is. We need to take care of our children, parents, jobs, rent, health, and so much more. But perhaps we can slow down our experience of time by living each moment in the presence of God. We can do that in so many different ways. For example, several times a day, stop what you are doing and say a "Hail Mary". Or on the way to or from work, stop by a church and make a visit to Christ in the Eucharist or light a candle as a prayer. Say a prayer of thanksgiving before every meal, even if you are with other people. Before beginning a project at work or home, ask the Lord for wisdom and strength to do it with perfection and love. Pray the rosary on your way to pick up the kids at school. These are all little ways to slow things down and live our lives with meaning. One of my prayers for our parish on this Christmas Day is that in 2018 we don't allow ourselves to be carried away by the hustle and bustle of our surroundings and forget the most important things in our lives, to love God and to love others, especially those in most need of love and mercy. Merry Christmas! God bless, Father Jonathan

3 December 24, 2017 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 3 GOD S PROMISE The lengthy passage from Samuel is a wonderful exposition of God s promise to the house of David: that his throne would forever be gloriously occupied by his descendants. Hidden in the mystery of the prophecy is the promise of the Savior, the Messiah, Son of God and Son of David. The prophet Nathan, speaking in God s name, poetically turns around David s plan to build a house for God, and announces God s plan to build a house, that is, a dynasty for David. From this house of David will come the Messiah, the Christ, not in kingly splendor as David ruled, but as a humble man, destined to rule forever and over all. When God gives a gift, it s amazing what we are given so different from what we ever could have imagined. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. THIS WEEK S MEMORIALS Mass Wine Pasquale Marsibilio By the Marsibilio Family Altar Bread Domenica Bonarrigo By Mimma Rizzo Sanctuary Lamp Connie & Anthony Montemorra Always in our hearts Your Children, Grandchildren & Great-grandchildren Mass Candles Frank Pappas We love & miss you Mommy & Aunties TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In Greece, St. Basil delivers presents on his feast day, Dec. 31, and makes sure everyone is sprinkled with holy water. The Baby Jesus is in charge elsewhere, called the Christkind in Austria and Belgium, El Niño Jesús in Columbia, and Le Petit Jesus in France, where he shares his duties with Père Noël. In the Czech Republic almost everyone is atheist, but Ježíšek, the infant Jesus, brings gifts to one and all. In Poland the Star Man is said to bring the gifts, although often he turns out to be the village priest in disguise. St. Nicholas, not his Americanized cousin, is the giver in Holland, where he wears a bishop s miter, and in Russia, where he wears a bishop s crown. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. LA PROMESSA DI DIO Dopo la testimonianza di Giovanni Battista, ecco la testimonianza di Maria, madre di Dio, che ha serbato preziosamente in cuor suo le grandi cose che il Signore aveva fatto per lei. Il concepimento verginale di Cristo, così chiaramente esposto nel vangelo di oggi (Lc 1,34-35), non è un fatto isolato, una grazia a sé. Ma non ci è presentato nemmeno come il modo più adatto per la nascita del Messia. Ci è dato come sicurezza che il figlio, nato da Maria, sarà dunque santo e chiamato Figlio di Dio, perché lo Spirito Santo scenderà su di te, su te stenderà la sua ombra la potenza dell Altissimo. La nascita di Gesù dalla Vergine Maria non è una verità aggiunta alla verità dell Incarnazione; è parte integrante di questo stesso mistero. E la divina condiscendenza, per mezzo della quale viene richiesto il consenso di Maria, perché possa realizzarsi il progetto divino, è ciò che san Paolo chiama la rivelazione del mistero taciuto per secoli eterni, ma rivelato ora... a tutte le genti perché obbediscano alla fede (Rm 16,25-26). lachiesa.it Christmas Angel Tree Make a child s Christmas happier! Take an Angel and return it to the Parish Center with an unwrapped toy ~ The toys will be distributed on Sunday, January 7, 2018 ~ The Advent - Christmas Concert A heartfelt thank you to all who attended! Special thanks to Dr. Rapp, Cas Cibelli Nick Trombetta, our Choirs, and all those who worked behind-the-scenes decorating the church and preparing for the reception. Your generous spirits will be blessed by God! Thank you for an inspirational evening! We pray that Emmanuel, God-with-us, be in our hearts and in minds in Merry Christmas! See you next year!

4 LA PROMESA DE DIOS El largo pasaje de Samuel expone de manera maravillosa la promesa de Dios a la dinastía de David: que su trono siempre estaría ocupado gloriosamente por sus descendientes. Oculta en el misterio de la profecía está la promesa del Salvador, el Mesías, Hijo de Dios e Hijo de David. El profeta Natán, quien habla en nombre de Dios, desbarata poéticamente el plan de David de construir una casa para Dios y anuncia que el plan de Dios es construir una casa, una dinastía, para David. De esta dinastía de David provendrá el Mesías, el Cristo, quien no llegará con el esplendor majestuoso con el que reinó David, sino que vendrá como un hombre humilde, que gobernará por los siglos de los siglos. Cuando Dios hace un regalo; lo que recibimos es asombroso: es muy distinto a lo que podríamos haber imaginado. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. UN REGALO PARA NUESTROS NIÑOS Tomando un Angelito de nuestro árbol de Navidad en la entrada de la Iglesia e intercambiarlo por un regalo, para los Niños de la parroquia... Los regalos serán entregados el domingo,7 de Enero del 2018 MUCHAS GRACIAS! TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE De las muchas tradiciones latinoamericanas para celebrar el Adviento y la Navidad, las Posadas parecen ser lo mejor conocido en EE. UU. Tienen su origen en la última mitad del siglo XVIII cuando las estrepitosas Misas de Aguinaldo dejaron de ser celebradas en México. Para remplazar la festividad de esas Misas, los laicos decidieron celebrar en sus casas tomando lo que habían visto dramatizado en los templos, esto es, el recorrido de José y María mientras buscaban posada en Belén. Como las Antífonas de la O de la liturgia oficial cristiana, estas Posadas llegaron a ser celebradas nueve noches consecutivas. 200 años después, muchos latinos continúan celebrando las Posadas en EE. UU. Recuerdo como de niño cantábamos En el nombre del cielo recorriendo las calles del barrio hasta llegar a la casa donde nos abrirían con cantos, tamales, galletitas y chocolate. Ese recorrido de José y María lamentablemente sigue todos los días en los pasos temerosos y cansados de tantos inmigrantes en este país. Como la Sagrada Familia, otras familias latinoamericanas continúan buscando hospedaje con la esperanza de dar a luz una nueva vida para sus hijos e hijas. Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

5 Lectors for December 30 th & 31 st 5:00pm V. Vera & A. Zervos 8:30am M. Gerbasi & N. Watson 9:30am M. Melendez & M. Gonzalez 11:00am E. Mannini 12:15pm B. Kajtazi & V. Vera 1:30pm C. Modesto & J. Mejia READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] During the Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128: 1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40] MERRY CHRISTMAS! BUON NATALE! FELIZ NAVIDAD! The Light of the World has come!

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