Church of St. Patrick in Armonk P.O. Box 6, 29 Cox Avenue, Armonk, N.Y. 10504 (914) 273-9724 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 29, 2017
MASSES: jan. 28 FEB. 5, 2017 Sat 1/28 9:00 5:30 Michael Melosso (D) Sun 1/29 8:30 People of the Parish 10:30 Anthony Zampino (D) 12:00 Tina Johnson (D) Mon 1/30 8:30 Tue 1/31 8:30 Fr. John F. Quinn (D) Wed 2/1 8:30 Julio Majia (D) Thu 2/2 8:30 Fri 2/3 8:30 Claire Finnan (L) Sat 2/4 9:00 5:30 Catechists (L) William Langhans (D) Sun 2/5 8:30 Margaret Acquafredda (D) 10:30 12:00 Vinko Rajic (D) People of the Parish Calendar: SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH, FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FOOD FIRST Each Sunday the food collected goes to support a local food pantry. CCD: 9:20-10:20 Third Grade Mass: 10:30 Community Service Project: 5:00 Mon, January 30 Weekday CCD: 3:30-4:30; 7:00-8:00 Tue, January 31 St. John Bosco Contemplative Prayer Group: 12:30-1:30 Walking with Purpose: 9:30-11:30 Wed, February 1 Weekday CCD: 3:30-4:30; No CCD class 6:00-7:00 Thu, February 2 The Presentation of the Lord Fri, February 3 SS. Blaise, Ansgar; First Friday Contemplative Prayer Group: 1:00-2:00 Sat, February 4 First Saturday Collection: January 21/22 - $3,576.00 in 88 envelopes Maintenance $957.00 in 44 envelopes There will be a collection next weekend for Peter s Pence ParishPay for December: Regular Collection $11,247.00 Please consider using ParishPay Thank you for your generosity 2016 Cardinal s Appeal Final Statement Total amount: $54,670.41 Number of gifts: 126 Average gift: $433.89 Thank you all for your generous support. We received $6,678.24 back to the parish. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, FIFTH SUNDAY IN OR- DINARY TIME FOOD FIRST Each Sunday the food collected goes to support a local food pantry. CCD: 9:20-10:20 Confirmation Class: 9:20-10:20 4th Grade Mass: 10:30 Music Ministry The Music Ministry of St. Pats is looking for choral singers to sing for a Holy Week presentation, Hope in the Shadows: A Contemporary Tenebrae Service. The service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12th at 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays beginning on Wednesday, February 1st in the Church. If you are interested, please speak with John Failla after Mass today.
The 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima Part II Story: On reaching us he said: Do not be afraid! I am the Angel of Peace. Pray with me. Kneeling on the ground, he bowed down until his forehead touched the ground, and made us repeat these words three times: My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You. Then rising he said: Pray thus. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications. Comment: I would think that anyone would be afraid if any spiritual being appeared to them. Do not be afraid is saying more than they may have been startled. Nor should one think that the Angel was scary in appearance: Lucia s description of the Angel gives no hint of the Angel looking scary but on the contrary beautiful in appearance. Fear here could mean awe in the presence of something before unseen, so majestic and beautiful and powerful. Again there is no indication they were afraid that the Angel might do them harm. Fear here could also mean fear of what this heavenly creature as come to ask of them. There is also the possibility that Do not be afraid is an echo of what the Angels declared when they visited other persons as recorded in the Scriptures: as the Angel Gabriel declared to Mary Do not be afraid Mary. Finally, it could be case that all three of these explanations of fear apply which seems most reasonable. The angel identified itself as the Angel of Peace. Is this a reference to the angel s particular identity amongst the other angels of heaven? Possibly so, but no explanation was given. It should be understood that the term angel simply means messenger. In this light the Angel could be saying simply I am the messenger of peace. The main point here is the term peace. The world was in the midst of World War I and atheistic Marxism was beginning to spread in Europe. This address of the angel should be understood in the context of the times, particularly in Russia. While the war was worldwide, we will eventually learn that the primary thrust of the Fatima message was in opposition to the evil of atheistic Marxism. Yes, we learn this in the whole story of Fatima but also in the message of this angel. The angel tells the children Pray with me. Prayer is fundamental to the whole message of Fatima. While the world was at war in a bloody, physical way, there is a more fundamental war that is taking place, a spiritual war. Just as the physical realities of war will deeply wound the soul of mankind, so to the spiritual war will deeply wound the physical reality of mankind s life on earth. All wars and evils that we suffer are the fruits of Satan s war against Christ, His Church and all of mankind. Many who seem complicit and vehicles of his evil are in truth victims duped by his cunning and lies. If we want peace in our world, we must win the spiritual war of good against evil. Only God is good and all goodness comes from God. Evil is the rebellion against God: the truth of His existence, the truth of His laws, the truth of His goodness, mercy, and love. Only by acknowledging the primacy and the need of God can we hope to defeat evil. Prayer is an act of humility by which the creature turns in necessity to God, our creator, for every good thing. To begin without prayer, to hope to conquer evil and achieve peace without prayer, is to begin and hope without God, on our own. This is pride. Since it is hopeless, all means to reach the end of a just world become permissible and grave evils are justified in the hearts and mind of mankind. True prayer puts things in their proper order, all goodness and peace and justice and truth come from God. God must have primary place in our life. Prayer is essential. Notice the manner of the Angel s prayer: Kneeling on the ground, he bowed down until his forehead touched the ground. The Angel is not a physical being and yet even the manner of his prayer says loudly that we must pray with our bodies. The unity of the soul and the body is proclaimed. Lucia explains that they imitated the Angel s gestures as if a force or urge to do so was compelling them. The Angel wanted them to pray thus. This does not mean we must always pray thus or ever. The Angel wanted their prayer not to be just spiritual but physical word and body. So should our prayer be in deference to God whom we pray to, a spiritual and physical proclamation of adoration of God. A note to be remembered: this physical manner of prayer is the manner in which Muslims pray. It will be much later before I get to this, but I want to make a note of it now while covering the Angel s actions. Lesson: 3. Pray with your body and soul in adoration of God. 4. Pray for Peace In Jesus and Mary,
TEEN LIFE Coordinators: Melissa Gordon, Faith Lorenzo, Vera Scavone Elsewhere in the Diocese Women s Morning of Reflection Choosing the Better Part: What we can learn from the Women of the New Testament. 9:45am Talk given by Fr Jason Smith, LC or Fr. Donald O Keefe, LC St. Patricks Church Feb 17, May 19 and Jun 16, 2017 137 Moseman Road Yorktown Heights, NY 9:00am Mass with Parish, Confession available, Adoration in the Chapel Bring A Friend! Light Breakfast Buffet, Babysitting available. regnumchristinyctnj.org $10 fee to cover costs appreciated KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The members of Sisqua Council would like to express their sincere appreciation to Father Galens and the Parishoners of St. Patrick s for their generous support of our 2016 50/50 raffle. We collected almost $6,000 in chance book sales. This is a vital fundraising effort for us to continue our commitment to various charitable causes. First Prize went to Lynn Watson of St. Patrick s in Armonk, Second Prize to William Reilly, Sr. of St. Mary s in Katonah and Third Prize to Lian Schur of St. Francis in Mount Kisco. We will also be making a donation to each of the four parishes where we sold chances. TOM O'BRIEN GRAND KNIGHT SISQUA COUNCIL
Please keep the Following in your Prayers Lillian Ward Eileen Sullivan Jaspare Miranda John Puttre Joy Lichten Patricia Tkach Mario & Gloria Guiliano Barbara Grasso Paul Benfari Mike Gagliardi Mario J. Guiliano, Children s Masses Jeannie Morris Katerinna MacNeil Perinna Ruggerio Isabel D Onofrio Teresa D Onofrio Isa D Onofrio Caroline Pizzorusso Susan Beninati Francis Roy Sedore Sr.Jon Adam Claire Finnan I try to rotate the grades 1-7 for a homily directed at them. Also, the children will sponsor the Mass by doing the readings, handing out bulletins, and their parents setting up the coffee social after Mass. The dates of these Masses are as follows: Jan 22 Grade 2 Feb. 12 Grade 5 Jan. 29...Grade 3 Mar. 5 Grade 6 Feb. 5 Grade 4 Losing a child under any circumstance is terrible. Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can help tremendously. Emmaus Ministry: for parents whose children of any age have died by any cause. Please join us. All are welcome. One-day retreats offered twice at St. Joseph s Seminary: Saturday, February 11, 2017, and Saturday, February 25, 2017, 9:30 7:30 pm One-day retreat offered at The Church of the Magdalene, Sleepy Hollow: Saturday, April 1, 2017 Cost: $25 per person, $40 per couple Scholarships are available. Family Life / Respect Life Office To register online, www.emfgp.org/archny, or contact Sue DiSisto, Coordinator for Parenting and Family Life Education: susan.disisto@archny.org or (646) 794-3191 Sat, March 18, 9:30am - 12:30pm St. Patrick s Church: Cost: $25 Register online at regnumchristinyctnj.org Coffee, tea, light breakfast - bring your favorite to share. Morning retreat will include a talk, meditation, Mass and Reconciliation Questions? email Linda at ladyyoli@aol.com or call 914.391.2309 Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents Whose Children of Any Age Have Died by Any Cause One-Day Spiritual Retreat: February 11 or February 25 or April 1, 2017 Call 646-794-3191.