Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458
Telephone: 718-295-3770
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Fax: 718-367-2240
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www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org
PARISH STAFF
PASTOR
Rev. Fr. Eric Rapaglia
PAROCHIAL VICARS
Rev. Fr. Urbano Rodrigues
Rev. Fr. Alejandro Baumann
PASTOR EMERITUS
Rev. Msgr. John A. Ruvo
PARISH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. John T. Riley
Telephone: 718-295-6080
Fax: 718-561-5205
CATECHETICAL CENTER
COORDINATOR
Sr. Loreto Bigay, S.M.C.
Telephone: 718-295-7397
Fax: 718-295-7656
MASSES:
Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (English)
Sunday:
8:30am (English), 9:30am (Spanish),
11:00am (Italian),12:30pm (English)
Weekdays:
8:30am (English, Mon.-Sat.)
12noon (English, Mon.-Sat.)
7:00pm (English, Mon.-Fri.)
HOLY HOUR:
12:30pm (Sat.)
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
DEVOTIONS: Each night from 6 - 7 pm we will expose
the Blessed Sacrament and say the Rosary, the Divine
Mercy Chaplet, Adoration and nightly devotions until
Benediction.
Monday: Miraculous Medal; Tuesday: Divine Mercy;
Wednesday:O. L. of Perpetual Help; Thursday: St. Joseph;
Friday: St. Pio (1st Friday); O. L. of Guadalupe (2nd and 5th
Friday); St. Anne (3rd Friday);St. John Vianney (4th Friday).
BAPTISMS:
Baptisms are celebrated at 1:45 pm on the 2ND SUNDAY of
each month in SPANISH, the 3RD SUNDAY in ENGLISH.
Arrangements must be made by phoning one of the priests
at the rectory at least one month prior to the Baptism.
Parents and godparents MUST attend a Pre-Baptism
instruction at 8:00 pm on the Monday prior to the Baptism.
Sponsors must present Confirmation Certificates from the
parish from which they received this Sacrament.
MARRIAGES:
Couples desiring to be married must make the necessary
arrangements beginning with a phone call to one of the
priests at the rectory at least six months before the
proposed wedding date. Information will be given
regarding the church requirements to celebrate the
Sacrament of Matrimony.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
A priest should be called whenever anyone is seriously ill.
Families should take care not to wait until the person is
dying. In case of an emergency, the rectory should be
called at any time.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP
New parishioners should register at the rectory as soon as
possible after moving into the parish.
ENVELOPES
Every adult in the parish should receive and use our
envelopes for the Sunday collection. Children attending
our Parish School or Religious Ed. classes receive and are
encouraged to use their children’s envelopes.
MT CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The parish school is located at 2465-67 Bathgate Avenue.
Information concerning the parish school should be
obtained from the school during the normal school hours.
The parish school telephone number is published above.
January 19, 2014
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH
ANNOUNCED MASSES
SUN. JANUARY 19th SECOND SUNDAY IN ORD. TIME
8:30am Rose, Paul & Rocco Neglio
9:30
Pro Populo
11:00
Alfredo Ferrante
12:30pm For our deceased parishioners
MON. JANUARY 20th ST. FABIAN; ST. SEBASTIAN
8:30am For the Holy Souls in Purgatory
12:00pm For the end to gay marriage
7:00pm Erion Mecani
21st
TUES. JANUARY
ST. AGNES
8:30am Pilar Zeledon
12:00pm For the good health of Carolina Ferrante
7:00pm Jose & Lucy Ruiz
WED. JANUARY 22nd DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE
LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
8:30am For an end to abortion
12:00pm Franco Cibelli
7:00pm For vocations to the Holy Priesthood
23rd ST.
THURS. JANUARY
VINCENT
8:30am For vocations to the Religious Life
12:00pm Gaudencia Ignacio & Albert Giacoio
7:00pm For vocations to Holy Matrimony
FRI. JANUARY 24th ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
8:30am For the sick of the parish
12:00pm Michael Verini
7:00pm Leonardo D’Aiello
SAT. JANUARY 25th CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
8:30am For the conversion of hearts
12:00pm Jacqueline Fasano
5:00pm Leonardo D’Aiello
SUN. JANUARY 26th THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8:30am For special intentions
9:30
Pro Populo
11:00
Aniello ed Immacolata Squillante
12:30pm Vincent Di Nino
Italian Presepio
~ At the Belmont Library ~
Extended through
January 30th
SUNDAY MASS COLLECTION
1/12/14 Collection ..............................................$3,072.20
1/12/14 Children’s Collection ............................... . 284.05
Last year’s Collection ….................................... $3,168.25
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REST IN PEACE
Please pray for the deceased members of our parish,
especially Frank Pappas & for our fallen military.
Day of Penance
Wednesday, January 22nd is a day of fasting and prayer
in sorrowful commemoration of the Supreme Court
decision 41 years ago legalizing abortion. If fasting is
not possible, the Church asks her children to do some
other penance.
March for Life Bus Information
For those persons interested in going to Washington,
DC for the annual Pro-Life March on Wednesday,
January 22, 2014 buses are leaving from:
Fordham University [Phone: 207-831-9352]
and
St. Lucy’s Church [Phone: 718-882-0710]
2014 Masses
Sunday and weekday Masses still available
- The Mass is the best gift we can offer for
our deceased loved ones Lectors January 25 - 26
5:00 p.m.
A. Merolla
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
B. Rivera
C. Modesto & Hna. Martina
TBA
R. Powers
Mid-Winter’s Beefsteak Dinner
Saturday, February 8th at 7pm
Caffuzzi Hall
All you can eat steak and french fries
Live entertainment by
The Paul Rich Orchestra
Raffles and 50/50 - Tickets just $35
Call the rectory for more info.
- Carpooling available -
MASS ATTENDANCE FOR WEEKEND OF JAN. 12, ‘14
Adults.. ...................................................... ..580
Children ...................................................... .182
Total ............................................................ 762
January 19, 2014
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH
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CATECHETICAL CORNER
This is the Faith by Canon Francis Ripley
ANGOLO CATECHETICO
Questa è la Fede dal Canonico Francesco Ripley
“Simony”
“Simonia”
Simony, called after Simon Magus, who tried to buy spiritual
power from St. Peter (Acts 8:18), means the buying or selling
of spiritual things for a temporal price or reward. Offerings
made on the occasion of spiritual favors—and not in payment
for them—are not simony, e.g., Mass stipends, offerings on
the occasion of baptisms, marriages, etc. These are meant to
be contributions toward the upkeep of clergy, who are
dependent on the offerings of the people, and also to provide
for the necessities of the public worship of God. It is
customary for Catholics to support their priests in this way, for
thereby they merit special blessings for themselves. In order
to guide people and to prevent abuses in regard to Mass
stipends and stole fees, many dioceses have standardized the
amount which it is usual to offer, although, of course, there is
no question of the performance of a spiritual work being
conditional on a certain offering being forthcoming. Priests
do not sell Masses nor do people pay for Masses. The Mass
cannot be sold, but its offering supposes the outward
necessities: bread, wine, altar, vestments and a person
specially authorized to offer the Mass in the name of Christ
and the Church. The Mass offering is a contribution toward
these external necessities, and especially toward the upkeep of
the priest, who stands at the altar on behalf of the people.
When a Catholic gives a Mass stipend, the Mass is applied
according to his intention.
La simonia, chiamato dopo Simon Mago, che ha cercato di
acquistare il potere spirituale da San Pietro (Atti 8,18),
significa l'acquisto o la vendita di cose spirituali, per un
prezzo temporale o una ricompensa. Offerte fatte in occasione
di favori spirituali, e non a pagamento per loro, non sono
simonia, ad esempio, gli stipendi della Messa, le offerte in
occasione di battesimi, matrimoni, ecc. Questi sono destinate
ad essere contributi verso il mantenimento del clero, che
dipendono sulle offerte della gente, e anche per provvedere
alle necessità del culto pubblico di Dio. È consuetudine per i
cattolici per sostenere i loro sacerdoti in questo modo, per così
meritare benedizioni speciali per se stessi. Al fine di guidare le
persone e per prevenire gli abusi in materia di stipendi della
Messa e il costo delle stole, molte diocesi hanno
standardizzato l'importo che si è solito offerto anche se,
naturalmente, non si tratta delle prestazioni di un lavoro
spirituale essere subordinata una certa offerta sia imminente. I
sacerdoti non vendono Messe né la gente paga per le
Messe. La Messa non può essere venduta, ma la sua offerta
suppone le cose esternamente necessarie: il pane, il vino,
l’altare, paramenti e una persona espressamente autorizzate ad
offrire la Messa nel nome di Cristo e della Chiesa . L'offerta
della Messa è un contributo per queste necessità esterne, e in
particolare verso il mantenimento del sacerdote, che si trova
presso l’altare in nome del popolo. Quando un cattolico dà
uno stipendio per la Messa, la Messa viene applicata secondo
la sua intenzione.
Meditation
Msgr. Romano Guardini (†1968)
It is in this life of faith of the Church that the individual
shares, and in different ways.
The Church is the original principle from which the life of
the individual comes; it is the ground which supports him, the
atmosphere he breathes…the Church is a living whole which
penetrates the individual. It is from it that he draws his life,
without needing to know why….But the “Church” can also be
aloof from the individual, pull itself together, and face him,
the repository of a sacred authority. This is what it does when
it teaches, distinguishes, judges, or commands.
It is to the Church, not the individual, that the new life is
entrusted; the divine teaching, the mystery of Christ, and the
sacred government; and there is likewise conferred on it the
creative power to transmit and to propagate the faith.
The role of the Church is entirely maternal: it bears us, it
is the ground which supports us, and the atmosphere in which
we live. Of course, it is God who is working through it; but
through the intermediary of the Church he gives to the
individual the content of faith and the power to believe….By
recapitulating all, it becomes a teacher, and by exercising
authority, it becomes a judge. Here also it is God who acts
through it, through it alone and not through individuals, even
though they be the most gifted and intelligent of persons. It is
through the intermediary of the Church that God teaches and
judges the faith of the individual, according to the Word: “He
who refuses to hear even the Church, let him be to you as the
heathen and the publican.”
Meditazione
Mons. Romano Guardini (†1968)
E' in questa vita di fede della Chiesa che l’individuo
condivide, e in modi diversi.
La Chiesa è il principio originario da cui la vita
dell'individuo deriva; è la terra che lo sostiene, l'atmosfera si
respira ... la Chiesa è un tutto vivente che penetra l'individuo .
È da essa che egli trae la sua vita , senza bisogno di sapere
perché .... Ma la "Chiesa" può anche essere distaccato presso
l'interessato, tirare se stesso insieme , e affrontarlo , il
deposito di un'autorità sacra. Questo è ciò che fa quando
insegna, distingue, giudica, o comanda.
È alla Chiesa, non l'individuo che la nuova vita è affidata;
l'insegnamento divino, il mistero di Cristo, e il governo sacro;
e non è altresì conferito il potere creativo per trasmettere e
propagare la fede.
Il ruolo della Chiesa è interamente materna: ci sopporta, è
la terra che ci sostiene, e l'atmosfera in cui viviamo. Certo, è
Dio che sta lavorando attraverso di essa, ma per il tramite
della Chiesa, dà all'individuo il contenuto della fede e la forza
di credere .... Per ricapitolare tutto, diventa un maestro, ed
esercitando autorità, diventa un giudice. Anche qui è Dio che
agisce attraverso di essa, solo attraverso di essa e non
attraverso gli individui, anche se essi siano i più dotate e
intelligenti delle persone. È attraverso l'intermediario della
Chiesa che Dio insegna e giudica la fede del singolo
individuo, secondo la Parola: “Chi rifiuta di ascoltare anche
la Chiesa, che sia per te come il pagano e il pubblicano”.
LECCIONES DE CATECISMO
Esta es la Fe por el canónigo Francisco Ripley
“La Simonía”
La simonía, llamado después de Simón Mago, quien trató de
comprar el poder espiritual de San Pedro (Hechos 8:18),
significa la compra o venta de cosas espirituales por un precio
temporal o recompensa. Las ofrendas hechas con motivo de
favores espirituales - y no en el pago de ellos - no son simonía,
por ejemplo, estipendios de misas, ofrendas con motivo de
bautismos, matrimonios, etc. Estos están destinados a ser
contribuciones para el sostenimiento del clero, que son
depende de las ofrendas del pueblo, y también para atender a
las necesidades de la adoración pública de Dios. Es habitual
que los católicos apoyar a sus sacerdotes de esta manera,
porque por ella se merecen bendiciones especiales para ellos.
Con el fin de orientar a las personas y para evitar los abusos en
relación con estipendios de misas y robaron honorarios,
muchas diócesis han estandarizado la cantidad que se suele
ofrecer, aunque, por supuesto, no se trata de la ejecución de
una obra espiritual de ser condicionada a una cierta oferta de
ser próxima. Los sacerdotes no venden misas ni qué la gente
paga para las misas. La Misa no se puede vender, pero su
oferta supone las cosas externas necesarias: el pan, el vino, el
altar, las vestimentas y una persona especialmente autorizada
para ofrecer la misa en el nombre de Cristo y de la Iglesia. La
ofrenda de la Misa es una contribución a estas necesidades
externas, y especialmente hacia el mantenimiento del
sacerdote, que se sitúa en el altar en nombre del pueblo.
Cuando un católico da un estipendio para la Misa, la Misa se
aplica de acuerdo a su intención.
Meditación
Mons. Romano Guardini (†1968)
Es en esta vida de fe de la Iglesia que las comparte el
individuo, y de diferentes maneras.
La Iglesia es el principio original de la que proviene la vida
del individuo, sino que es la tierra que lo apoya, la atmósfera
que respira ... la Iglesia es un todo viviente que penetra en el
individuo. Es a partir de él que él dibuja su vida, sin necesidad
de saber por qué .... Pero la “Iglesia” también puede ser ajeno a
la persona, rehacerse, y él, el registro de una autoridad sagrada
cara. Esto es lo que hace cuando se enseña, distingue, jueces o
comandos.
Es a la Iglesia, no el individuo, que la nueva vida se le
confía, la enseñanza divina, del misterio de Cristo, y el
gobierno sagrado, y no es lo mismo confirió sobre ella el poder
creativo para transmitir y propagar la fe.
El papel de la Iglesia es totalmente materna: nos da, es la
tierra que nos sostiene, y el ambiente en el que vivimos. Por
supuesto, es Dios quien está trabajando a través de él, pero a
través de la mediación de la Iglesia que le da a la persona el
contenido de la fe y el poder de creer.... Por la recapitulación
de todo, se convierte en un maestro, y mediante el ejercicio de
la autoridad, que se convierte en un juez. Aquí también es Dios
quien actúa a través de él, a través de su cuenta y no a través
de las personas, aunque sean los más dotados e inteligente de
las personas. Es a través de la mediación de la Iglesia que Dios
enseña y juzga a la fe de la persona, de acuerdo con la Palabra:
“El que se niega a escuchar, incluso la Iglesia, sea para ti como
el gentil y el publicano”.
This Week’s Calendar
Monday
N.A. at 5:30pm in Fatima Hall
ESL Class at 7:30pm
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Exercise Class at 8:30pm in Fatima Hall
Tuesday
Adult Rel. Ed. at 7pm
in Catechetical Center
Knights of Columbus at 8pm
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Neo-Cat. at 8pm in Fatima Hall
Wednesday
Neo-Cat. at 7pm in Fatima Hall
ESL Class at 7:30pm
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Thursday
A.A. at 6:30pm in Fatima Hall
Exercise Class at 8pm in Fatima Hall
Friday
Bereavement Group at 1pm
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Spanish Choir Practice at 7pm
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Saturday
Spanish Adult Rel. Ed. at 10am
in Msgr. Ruvo Mtg. Rm.
Neo-Cat. at 8pm in Fatima Hall
Giorno di Penitenza
Mercoledì, 22 gennaio è un giorno di astinenza e
preghiera in triste commemorazione della decisione 41
anni fa della Corte Suprema che legalizzò l’aborto. Se
il digiuno non è possibile, la Chiesa chiede ai suoi figli
di fare qualch’altra penitenza.
Día de Penitencia
Miércoles, 22 enero, es un día de ayuno y oración en
recuerdo doloroso de la decisión del Tribunal Supremo hace 41 años que legalizó el aborto. Si el ayuno
no es posible, la Iglesia pide a sus hijos a hacer alguna otra penitencia.
Pro-Life Holy Hour
Join us every second and fifth Friday
of the month at 6pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Patroness of the unborn, pray for us
Lectors & Choir Members Needed
Is the Holy Spirit leading you to serve at
Mass as a Lector or Choir Member?
Please come to the rectory and leave your name
* Serve the Lord with gladness *