Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 QUEEN OF APOSTLES C AT H O L I C C H U RC H 4401 Sano Street, Alexandria, VA 22312 (703) 354-8711 www.queenofapostles.org CLERGY Fr. Leopoldo M. Vives, DCJM, Pastor Fr. Juan Espino, DCJM, Parochial Vicar Fr. Javier O Connor, DCJM, Parochial Vicar Fr. Ignacio de Ribera, DCJM, In Residence Deacon Richard C. Caporiccio SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Vigil Masses on Saturday: 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm (in Spanish) Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12 Noon, 2:00 pm (Ghana Community) WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday: 6:30 am and 9:00 am No 6:30 am Mass on Federal Holidays Saturday: 8:00 am HOLY HOUR SCHEDULE Thursday: 7:30-8:30 pm CONFESSION SCHEDULE Monday-Friday: 7:00-7:30 am Wednesday: 6:30 pm until last penitent Thursday: 7:30-8:30 pm during Holy Hour Saturday: 4:00-5:00 pm and 6:00-7:00 pm Sunday: 8:30-9:00 am and 10:00-10:30 am EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday 7 am through Saturday 7:45 am QUEEN OF APOSTLES CATHOLIC SCHOOL 4409 Sano Street, Alexandria, VA 22312 Mrs. Jodi Reagan, Principal Mrs. Maria Fox, Secretary (703) 354-0714 www.queenofapostlesschool.org
Queen of Apostles Vision Statement To be a family of families committed to growing in discipleship of Christ and eager to invite others to join our family. Joining Our Parish Family Welcome to Queen of Apostles! We warmly invite you to join our parish family. So that you might receive all of our parish communications, and so that our clergy and staff may respond appropriately to your various sacramental needs, we encourage you to register at Queen of Apostles through the Parish Office. Registration will also be needed to receive a certificate of eligibility to be a Godparent for Baptism; to be a Sponsor for Confirmation; to enroll your child in Religious Education; to begin Baptismal preparation for your child (unless permission is received from your parish); and to prepare for Marriage. Parish registration forms are available in the vestibule and at the Parish Office, located at 4329 Sano St. (next door to the ). Please notify the Parish Office of any family status changes or if you have moved outside of the parish by calling (703) 354-8711, or e-mail general@queenofapostles.org. Mary, Queen of Apostles, pray for us. Way of St. James, Pilgrimage to Spain Thank you for your spiritual and financial support of the Pilgrimage to Spain. In June, nine young men will travel with Fr. Juan to Madrid to visit the DCJM House of Formation. Then the pilgrims will walk/hike ~140 miles of the Camino de Santiago. As you pray for Andres, Billy, Christopher, Daniel, Deion, Erki, Matthew, Nicholas, and Vincent, during this journey of faith, they will be praying for you and your intentions. Prayer intentions may be placed in the green prayer intentions box in the church vestibule/at fundraisers. You can help defray the costs of the pilgrimage by attending the Spanish-inspired dinner on Mar. 24 in Hannan Hall. Also, you may purchase raffle tickets for themed gift baskets during the Friday dinners in Hannan Hall. Donations by cash or check, payable to Queen of Apostles, are greatly appreciated. You may donate by credit card through Faith Direct and making a one time donation: https://membership.faithdirect.net/va324. Knights of Columbus 60th Anniversary You are cordially invited to join the Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul II Council 4522 as they celebrate their 60th Anniversary. The Celebration will be held in the Queen of Apostles Catholic School Gymnasium, Sunday, Apr. 8, from 2:00-5:00 pm. The event will include heavy appetizers, beer/wine, sodas etc., a short, structured program and lots of time to socialize with Knights, parishioners, and special guests. Costs: $15 single, $25 couple, and $35 for families (each price includes two adult drink tickets per adult). Reservations taken until Apr. 2. There will be no at-the-door admissions. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Brother Edward White at edwardswhite@verizon.net or Grand Knight Roger Williams at sbrog11@yahoo.com. Financial Peace University Are you tired of living in anxiety about your money? Are you living paycheck-to-paycheck? Are you frustrated that you can't save money or that you can't make a dent on your credit card debt? With Dave Ramsey s Financial Peace University, you CAN take control of your money, get out of debt, and create a plan for your future. QofA is offering a 9 week class in the Conference Room of the Parish Office, beginning on Sunday, Apr. 15, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Baby-sitting available. For more information, please contact Hernando Herrera at (703) 675-7415 or grey_pilgrim67@hotmail.com. Religious Education Classes will not meet on Palm Sunday, Mar. 25 and Easter Sunday, Apr. 1. We wish our Religious Education families a prayerful Holy Week and a joyous Easter. Classes resume on Apr. 8 with doors opening at 8:30 am. Sacrament of Confirmation: Students and sponsors are to attend the mandatory practice for Confirmation on Friday, Apr. 13 at 6:30 pm in the church. If a sponsor is unable to attend the practice, a parent may attend. Sacraments of Initiation - RCIA (adults) and Religious Education (students) The Elect who are preparing to receive the Three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist) on Easter Vigil, and their godparents/ sponsors, are to attend the mandatory rehearsal on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 11 am in the church. During Lent, the calls us to reflect on our own baptismal graces through prayer, penance, and almsgiving. We are also called to pray the 8 students and adults who are approaching the reception of the Three Sacraments of Initiation on Easter Vigil. Rehearsal for Sacraments of Initiation Students and Adults, March 31 Students and adults who are receiving the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) on Easter Vigil have a mandatory rehearsal with their godparent/sponsor on Saturday, Mar. 31. Students, adults, and their godparent/sponsor are required to attend. Please meet inside the church by 10:50 am for the 11 am meeting and rehearsal. Easter Vigil Mass begins promptly at 9:00 pm. Students and adults who are receiving Sacraments, and their sponsors, are to meet inside the church by 8:15 pm. Altar Servers The schedules for Holy Week and Easter are posted. Please check the altar server sign-in book to review assignments. If you cannot serve, please find a substitute. Thank you for your commitment to this ministry especially during these special days of Lent and Easter. Thank You for your generous contribution to the Poor Box. This weekend s collection will go toward the Poor Sisters of St. Joseph. Next weekend s collection will go toward the Parish Charity. Page 2 www.queenofapostles.org
Pastor s Letter Hosanna to the Son of David! Celebrating today s Liturgy we join the innumerable crowd who throughout the generations has welcomed Jesus acclaiming, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel! Thus we enter these days which we call Holy Week. Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Deut 5:12). How will we observe these holy days, Holy Week? Are we planning accordingly? What will make this week different, holy? On April 1, 2012 Pope Benedict asked this same question to the youth gathered in Rome for the Palm Sunday: What is really happening in the hearts of those who acclaim Christ as King of Israel? Clearly, they had their own idea of the Messiah, an idea of how the long-awaited King promised by the prophets should act. Not by chance, a few days later, instead of acclaiming Jesus, the Jerusalem crowd will cry out to Pilate: Crucify him!, while the disciples, together with others who had seen him and listened to him, will be struck dumb and will disperse. The majority, in fact, was disappointed by the way Jesus chose to present himself as Messiah and King of Israel. This is the heart of today s feast, for us too. Who is Jesus of Nazareth for us? What idea do we have of the Messiah, what idea do we have of God? It is a crucial question, one we cannot avoid, not least because during this very week we are called to follow our King who chooses the Cross as his throne. We are called to follow a Messiah who promises us, not a facile earthly happiness, but the happiness of heaven, divine beatitude. So we must ask ourselves: what are our true expectations? What are our deepest desires, with which we have come here today to celebrate Palm Sunday and to begin our celebration of Holy Week? Let as set aside some time every day to meditate the Gospel, to prayerfully read the Passion, to contemplate Jesus suffering. Let us follow the Liturgy s invitation at the beginning of today s celebration: Therefore, with all faith and devotion let us commemorate the Lord s entry into the city for our salvation, following in his footsteps, so that, being made by his grace partakers of the Cross, we may have a share also in his Resurrection and in his life. The Divine Mercy Novena Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said: "These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My soul felt the most revulsion in the Garden of Olives. It was on their account that I said: 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by.' The last hope of salvation for them is to flee to My Mercy." In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls." The different souls prayed for on each day of the novena are: DAY 1 (Good Friday) - All mankind, especially sinners DAY 2 (Holy Saturday) - The souls of priests and religious DAY 3 (Easter Sunday) - All devout and faithful souls DAY 4 (Easter Monday) - Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him DAY 5 (Easter Tuesday) - The souls of separated brethren DAY 6 (Easter Wednesday) - The meek and humble souls and the souls of children DAY 7 (Easter Thursday) - The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy DAY 8 (Easter Friday) - The souls who are detained in purgatory DAY 9 (Easter Saturday) - The souls who have become lukewarm During the Solemn Novena leading to Divine Mercy Sunday, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy should be offered each day for the day's intentions. Novena Pamphlets are available in the church. For additional information, please visit http://www.thedivinemercy.org/ message/ or https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/novena.htm. www.queenofapostles.org Page 3
This Week In Our Parish Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - March 25: 10:25-10:30 am Palm Sunday Procession Hannan Hall 3:00-5:30 pm Ghana Group Adoration Chapel 6:00-8:00 pm Prayer Group Monday of Holy Week, March 26: Cupertino Room 7:00-9:00 pm Hispanic Legion of Mary Notre Dame Graduate School 7:30-9:00 pm RCIA in English Tuesday of Holy Week, March 27: 2:00-3:00 pm QofA School s Living Stations of the Cross Applegarth Property 5:00-7:00 pm Open House Hannan Hall 7:00-9:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Wednesday of Holy Week, March 28: Parish Office 6:30-8:00 pm Legion of Mary Hannan Hall 7:00-9:00 pm Ghana Prayer Group Notre Dame Graduate School 7:30-9:00 pm RCIA in Spanish Holy Thursday, March 29: 10:00pm-11:00 pm Holy Hour Vestibule 11:00 pm-12:00 am All-night vigil of the Blessed Sacrament Good Friday, March 30: Parish Office closed Vestibule 12:00 am-11:00 am Eucharistic Exposition 12:00-1:00 pm Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday, March 31: 10:50 am-12:30 pm Rehearsal for Sacraments of Initiation 1:00 pm Blessing of Easter Food School 4:00-6:30 pm Spanish Prayer Group School 7:00-9:00 pm Ghana Choir Early Bulletin Deadlines Please note the early bulletin deadlines for April: The deadline for submitting announcements for the Apr. 1 (Easter Sunday) bulletin was Monday, Mar. 19 by 9 am. The deadline for submitting announcements for the Apr. 8 (Divine Mercy Sunday) bulletin is Monday, Mar. 26 by 9 am. Please email bulletin announcements to Mayra Saunders at m.saunders@queenofapostles.org. Se Ofrecen Clases de Inglés y Ciudadanía Caridades Católicas ofrece clases de inglés y de ciudadanía los lunes y miercoles de 7 a 9 pm en la Escuela Católica Reina de los Apóstoles. Las inscripciones para el nuevo semester serán el 4 y 9 de abril a las 7 pm. Si requiere más información, por favor llame a Hogar Immigrant Services al (571) 208-1572. English and Citizenship Classes Catholic Charities offers low-cost English and Citizenship classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9 pm at Queen of Apostles Catholic School. Registration for classes will be on Apr. 4 and 9 at 7 pm. For more information please call Hogar Immigrant Services at (571) 208-1572. Vocations Morning by morning He wakens - wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. Listen in prayer daily to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, seek to know your vocation. If He is asking you to consider the priesthood or consecrated life, contact Fr. Juan at general @queenofapostles.org or Fr. J.D. Jaffe at j.jaffe@arlingtondiocese.org or (703) 841-2514. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord For the faithful response of all men and women called to follow Christ and His Passion through a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, we pray to the Lord. Sorrowful Heart of Mary, pray for us. Adorers Needed Urgent need for permanent Adorer (on a weekly basis) on Thursday morning, 1 am- 2 am. If you are interested in supporting the Adoration Ministry during this hour, please contact Alexa Urban at (703) 241-1096 or moleski47@gmail.com. Adorers are needed (on a weekly basis) on Monday 1 pm-2 pm, and Friday 3 pm-4 pm. If you are able to be a scheduled Adorer on a regular basis, please contact Rosalie Mainey at (703) 256-5765 or rosalieam@msn.com. Living Stations of the Cross Join Queen of Apostles School for the Living Stations of the Cross on Tuesday, Mar. 27 at 2:00 pm in the church. Open Houses for Parishioners to Visit the Newly Purchased Home (New Rectory) Tuesday, Mar. 27, 5 to 7 pm Please be mindful of our new neighbors and do not park on Applegarth Court. Please park in the parish parking lot or on Sano Street and walk to the home. Holy Saturday Recollection Please join us for a talk on the Solitude of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Holy Saturday, Mar. 31, 9-10 am in Hannan Hall. Holy Saturday is dedicated to accompanying Our Blessed Mother and prayerfully anticipating the arrival of Our Lord s Resurrection. All the wounds that were scattered over Jesus entire body were reunited in Mary s heart. St. Bonaventure Page 4 www.queenofapostles.org
Nourishing Our Souls With Holy Scripture Readings for Next Week The Resurrection of the Lord - Easter Sunday Acts 10:34A, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-9 Adoration Chapel Hours Monday, 7 am Wednesday, 8 pm (Mar. 26-28) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday Holy Week Confession Times 7:00-7:30 am & 6:30-7:30 pm 7:00-7:30 am & 6:30-7:30 pm 7:00-7:30 am & 6:30-8:00 pm 5:00-7:00 pm 12 noon-3:00 pm & 5:00-7:00 pm 4:00-6:00 pm 30 minutes before each Mass No Morning Masses Please note that on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday no morning Masses are celebrated. Holy Hour and Eucharistic Exposition on Holy Thursday Night On this solemn Holy Thursday night (Mar. 29) we invite you to meditate on the Passion of Our Lord and spend some time with Him in prayer. There will be a Holy Hour at 10 pm and Eucharistic Exposition throughout the night. It will conclude at 11 am on Good Friday. A sign-up sheet is provided by the door of the Chapel. Parish Office Closed The Parish Office will be closed on Mar. 30 in observance of Good Friday. Fast and Abstinence Everyone over 14 years of age is bound to observe abstinence (no meat) on all Fridays during Lent. On Good Friday, everyone between the ages of 18 and 60 years of age is bound to observe the law of fast. Only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one s needs; but together they should not equal another full meal. Stations of the Cross On Good Friday, there will be Stations of the Cross in English at 12 noon. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. Blessing of Easter Food There will be a blessing of Easter food on Holy Saturday, Mar. 31 at 1 pm in the church. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Masses this Week Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25: 7:30 am Living and Deceased Members of the Saunders and León-Duarte Families 9:00 am (L) Grayson M. Ball 10:30 am Living and Deceased Parishioners 12:15 pm +Jaime Garcia, Sr. Monday of Holy Week, March 26: 6:30 am +Elisa Felipe Dionisio 9:00 am +Giuse Nguyen Xuan Phung 7:00 pm Tuesday of Holy Week, March 27: 6:30 am (L) Fr. Javier O Connor, DCJM 9:00 am +Mary Nguyen Thi Tuy Wednesday of Holy Week, March 28: 6:30 am +Carmela Longo 9:00 am +Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thach, Sr. Holy Thursday, March 29: 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord s Supper Friday of the Passion of the Lord - Good Friday March 30: 3:00 pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (English) 7:00 pm Celebración de la Pasión del Señor (Español) Holy Saturday, March 31: 9:00 pm Vigil of Easter Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 1: 8:00 am +Annemarie Lang 10:00 am Living and Deceased Parishioners 12:00 pm +Clarissa Trono De Guzman Father, we adore You. Lay our lives before You. How we love You. Jesus, we adore You. Lay our lives before You. How we love You. Spirit, we adore You. Lay our lives before You. How we love You. Please pray for the members of our parish who are ill Kevin Bonko, Rosa María Santos, Carmelita Mate, Melba Padilla, Leonor Cabrestane, Roger Trozado, Michael McSherry, Daniel O Donohue, Jeanie Miller, Maddie Respicio-Cabatic, Helen Brooks Ruth Foreman and Baby, Charles Ferris, John Harchick, Jr., Dominic Blansett, Daisy Atiyeh, Dick Owens, Linda Intihar, Melencio Morales, Reyes Duran, Luong Bui, Nick Tullier, Rose Maalouf, Nicole Pack, Barbara J. Banis, Numa Osuna, Jr., Timmy Burnway, Etelvina and Patricia León-Duarte, Catherine Hanniff, Kristi Burns, Kathleen Donohoe, Mark Bush, Joseph Covas, Margaret Peiffer, David Stemcosky, Rita Sulit, Jason Banis, Emma Collins, Juana Mejia, Lisa Nyce, Monique Brooks, Debby Spraht, Consuelo Jocson, Cheryl McGlynn, Theresa Corcoran, Cordelia Carcamo, Donna Smith www.queenofapostles.org Page 5