SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESSION Every Saturday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM When possible the Priests are available for Confession before Mass. Also by appointment by contacting the Cathedral Office.

VISITATION OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY Please keep us informed when a person is sick or in the Hospital. Contact the Cathedral Office in order to put his/her name in the Mass Intention list. If the person needs to receive the Communion, a Priest will visit or send an available Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister.

FUNERALS Please contact the Cathedral Office for information.

EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday: After the 12:35 PM English Mass until 6:45 PM

HOLY HOUR Every Monday: After the 7:00 PM Spanish Mass until 8:30 PM

CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY Every Friday: 3:00 PM

DEVOTIONS HOLY ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (2000 Hail Mary ministry and exposition of the most blessed sacrament) Every First Saturday of the Month: From 5:30 AM to 6:00 PM

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes are held on Sunday.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY, YOUNG PROPHETS Meeting Every Friday: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 16, 2019

WELCOME! To the Cathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist! The beauty of this Cathedral expresses the dynamic energies and vibrant faith of our parish community. We invite you to be at home here as you draw closer to God through our worship, our programs, our movements, and our service projects. After one of our liturgies, please introduce yourself to me and the other members of our staff. We are here for you and are honored to have the opportunity to journey together in faith. Msgr. Geno Sylva

SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL STAFF Rector of the Cathedral and Vicar for Special Projects Reverend Monsignor Geno R. Sylva, STD

Parochial Vicars Reverend Leonardo Lopez Reverend Luis Alberto Hernandez

Permanent Deacons Mr. German Vargas Mr. Guido Pedraza Mr. Jose Pomales Mr. Luis Gil

Executive Assistant & Protecting God’s Children Facilitator Mrs. Carol Monroe

Director of Cathedral Music Ms. Jessica Mattiace

Office Manager Mrs. Amparo Castellanos

Coordinators of Catechesis Mrs. Ivannia Vega-McTighe Mrs. Sylvia Ortiz Deacon Jose Pomales

Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Young Prophets Bryany Alvarez

Parish Secretary Ms. Ana Amezquita

Janitor/Custodian Mr. Carlos Mendez

MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIOS DE MISAS

WEEKEND MASSES / FINES DE SEMANA MISAS SATURDAY VIGIL / VIGILIA LOS SABADOS 5:00 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish)

SATURDAY / SABADOS Every first (1) Saturday of each month 9:00 AM (Spanish) in Honor of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Celebrated in the Chapel of Our Lady)

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 8:30 AM (English) 10:00 AM (Spanish) 11:30 AM (English) 1:00 PM (Spanish)

WEEKDAY MASSES / MISAS DURANTE LA SEMANA (Celebrated in the Chapel of Our Lady) MONDAY THRU FRIDAY / LUNES A VIERNES 12:35 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish)

HOLY DAY MASSES / MISAS EN DIA FESTIVO 12:35 PM (English) / 7:00 PM (Español)

OFFICES: THE BISHOP FRANK J. RODIMER CENTER 387-389 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ USA Main: 973-345-4070 Fax: 973-345-7831 Email: info@rcdopcathedral.org Web: www.rcdopcathedral.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon. - Fri.: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

LIBRARY (GIFT SHOP) / LIBRERIA HOURS / HORARIOS Tuesday / Martes: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Saturday / Sabado: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Sunday / Domingo: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Founded: 1820 Families: 890

MAIN ENTRANCE Main Street & Grand Street

RECTORY / PRIESTS RESIDENCE 381 Grand Street Paterson, NJ 07505

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Every third (3rd) Saturday in English 10:30 AM - Spanish 11:30 AM Every Saturday in Spanish: 11:00 AM Parents and Godparents must attend class prior to Baptism.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Pre-Cana courses are required and are given in Spanish in March, June and October.

BIENVENIDO! A la Catedral San Juan Bautista! La belleza de esta catedral expresa la energía dinámica y la fe vibrante de nuestra comunidad parroquial. Te invitamos a estar aquí; tu casa, mientras te acercas a Dios a través de la adoración, nuestros programas, movimientos y proyectos de servicio. Después de una de nuestras celebraciones Eucarísticas, por favor acércate a mí, o a alguno de los miembros de nuestro personal. Estamos aquí para ti, y nos sentimos honrados de tener la oportunidad de caminar unidos en la fe. Msgr. Geno Sylva

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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IS THE MOTHER CHURCH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PATERSON AND THE SEAT OF ITS BISHOP.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 16, 2019

MASS INTENTIONS-INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA SATURDAY/SABADO JUNE 15 5:00 pm †Holy Souls in Purgatory For the deceased members of St. John Parish Community 7:00 pm (Español) Por los miembros fallecidos de la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista †Carlos Rudy Medina †Agustin Escobar Cardemas (1er mes) †Rosa Llerena Salud: Maria Suhami Perez Salud: Maria Samaritano Salud: Evaristo Lopez SUNDAY/DOMINGO JUNE 16 8:30 am (English) For the deceased members of St. John Parish Community †Holy Souls in Purgatory †Eliodoro Pedrozo †Luis Pedrozo †Manuel Martinez Sr. †Esteban Martinez †Ari Palomino Health: Victoria Felizzola 10:00am (Español) A Santa Laura Montoya Por los miembros fallecidos de la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista Acc. Grac. al Señor de la Misericordia †Manuel Roman †Gladys Botello †Rosa Llerena †Rafael Martinez †William Parris †Nicanor Altamar †Nicanor Altamar †Luis Geraldino †Marco Carvajal †Ana Ofelia Arcila †Ramona Rodriguez †Edison Velez †Jorge Guillermo Guerrero †Rosminia Hernandez de Cantillo †Antonio Maldonado †Ramon Marti †Antonio Fabregas †Zoila Vasquez Rebata †Ricardo Fontalvo Torres †Jose Fontalvo Martinez †Julio Consuegra Gonzalez †Alex Fontalvo Bustos †Terence Smau Salud: Evaristo Lopez †Juan Cancino Salud: Suhami Maria Perez 11:30 am (English) For the deceased members of St. John Parish Community †Eustace Anselmi 1:00 pm (Español) For the deceased members of St. John Parish Community Acc. Grac. A San Martin de Porres †Prospero Mosquera †Inocencio Acevedo †Ramon Acevedo †Ruben Garcia †Antonio Garcia †Juan Serrano Sr. †Rosa Llerena †Juan Serrano Jr. †Luis Millet †Ramon Desiderio Acosta †David Rivera †Alberto Antonio Rodriguez Torrenegra MONDAY/LUNES JUNE 17 12:35 pm †Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm †Jacinto Sanchez (2do mes) †Rosa Llerena Salud: Evaristo Lopez TUESDAY/MARTES JUNE 18 12:35 pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm (Español) †Mario Sanchez †Laszlo Moharita †Rosa Llerena WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES JUNE 19 12:35 pm (English) †Holy Souls in Purgatory

7:00 pm (Español) †Rosa Llerena Salud: Roberto Roajs THURSDAY/JUEVES JUNE 20 7:00 pm ††Rosa Llerena †Jeremiah Chico Pugh †Nora Gallego †Enrique Alarco Miranda FRIDAY/VIERNES JUNE 21 Acc. Grac. al Sagrado Corazon de Jesus †Marina Olga Martinez (4to mes) †Rosa Llerena

Registrations

Kindergarten – High School (Ages 5-17), Pre-Communion, Communion,

Post-Communion & Confirmation Preparation

June 30, 2019 After every Mass

At the Bishop Rodimer Parish Center Certificate of Baptism is required or Birth certificate in

the case the child is not Baptized.

Registraciones Junio 30, 2019

Después de cada Misa En el Centro Parroquial Rodimer El certificado de Bautizo es requerido o

el certificado de Nacimiento en el caso de que el niño no este Bautizado

June 8-9, 2019COLLECTION/COLECTA

$6,771.50

The Parish Community of St. John the Baptist extends an invitation to all of you to celebrate the Feast of St. John the Baptist on Monday, June 24 at 7 P.M. The Mass will be bilingual, followed by light refreshment

at the Bishop Frank J. Rodimer Center!

La comunidad parroquial de San Juan Bautista les invita a todos a celebrar la

fiesta de San Juan Bautista el lunes 24 de junio a las 7 p.m. ¡La misa será bilingüe,

seguida de un refrigerio en el Centro Obispo Frank J. Rodimer!

The Trinity Is Just A Fancier Way of Saying That God Is Love!

Often, when we hear the word “Trinity” what comes to mind is a complicated and abstract notion which seems to have no impact on our lives. Yet nothing could be further from the truth! For as the Christian writer G.K. Chesterton stated: “The Trinity is just a fancier way of saying that God is love.” It is in the very designation of God as love, that we discover our true calling.

Other religions speak of their gods as performing loving acts, yet for the Christian love is not what God does but who God is. And it is the mystery of the Trinity which describes and defines this loving way of Divine Being. Since God is love, His very being must be structured according to love. In other words, God is the supreme relationship, highest community, most elevated family. For in His very nature, which is relational, there is a play of lover, beloved and the love they share. And this is the Father—lover, the Son—beloved, and the Holy Spirit—the love they share. The Trinity is the play among these Three. For God, to be is to be love itself, that ever dynamic relationship of lover, beloved and the love shared. The Trinity signals the absoluteness of the relational nature of being. In other words, that which is ultimately real is that which exists for the other, in relationship with the other, in communion and family with the other.

Talking about God as love discloses who we are and what is the source of our joy. For we have been made in the image and the likeness of the Trinitarian relationship of Father, Son and Spirit. Thus, for us to be most ourselves, most alive, most full of joy, is when we are most like the One in whose image we have been made. It is when we are living a life in relationship with others and not closed in on our own egos that our lives have meaning, purpose and, joy. Pope Benedict XVI said: “The strongest proof that we are made in the image of the Trinity is this: love alone makes us happy because we live in a relationship, and we live to love and to be loved. Borrowing an analogy from biology, we could say that imprinted upon his genome, the human being bears the profound mark of the Trinity, of God as love.”

Unfortunately, today many are unable to perceive the beauty, greatness and consolation

contained in the word “father”, with which we can turn to God in prayer. It may be hard for some to understand what it means to say that God is our Father. But it is from Jesus, from his filial relationship with God, that we can learn the true nature of our Father who is in heaven. Jesus reveals to us the truest nature of the Father, that He is love. In our prayers as His children, we can enter this family of love that is Father, Son and Spirit. And we can enter this divine family of love by never being afraid to call our God with the affectionate words that a child uses, calling him “Abba, Father”, for that is what Jesus did!

One behalf of the priests, deacons, staff, and volunteers of the Cathedral of St. John the

Baptist, I’m honored to extend to all of our fathers our prayerful best wishes! HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! By your witness and love, thank you for inspiring us to address God as “Abba, Father!”

Msgr. Geno Sylva

From the Rector’s Desk

¡La Trinidad es solo una forma más elegante de decir que Dios es amor!

A menudo, cuando escuchamos la palabra "Trinidad", lo que nos viene a la mente es una

idea complicada y abstracta que parece no tener ningún impacto en nuestras vidas. ¡Sin embargo, nada podría estar más lejos de la verdad! Así como el escritor cristiano G.K. Chesterton afirmo: "La Trinidad es solo una forma más elegante de decir que Dios es amor". Es en la designación de Dios como amor, que descubrimos nuestro verdadero llamado.

Otras religiones hablan de sus dioses como actos de amor, sin embargo, para el amor

cristiano no es lo que Dios hace, sino quién es Dios. Y es el misterio de la Trinidad el que describe y define esta forma amorosa del Ser Divino. Puesto que Dios es amor, su propio ser debe estructurarse de acuerdo con el amor. En otras palabras, Dios es la relación suprema, la comunidad más elevada, la familia más elevada. Porque en su misma naturaleza, que es relacional, hay un juego de aquel que ama, el amado y el amor que comparten. Y este es el Padre, que ama, el Hijo, el amado y Espíritu Santo, el amor que comparten. La Trinidad es el juego entre estos Tres. Para Dios, ser es ser el amor mismo, esa relación siempre dinámica del que ama, el amado y del amor compartido. La Trinidad señala lo absoluto de la naturaleza relacional del ser. En otras palabras, lo que en última instancia es real es lo que existe para el otro, en relación con el otro, en comunión y familia con el otro.

Hablar de Dios como amor revela quiénes somos y cuál es la fuente de nuestra alegría.

Porque hemos sido creados a imagen y semejanza de la relación trinitaria del Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu. Por lo tanto, para nosotros ser más nosotros mismos, más vivos, más llenos de alegría, es cuando somos más como Aquel en cuya imagen hemos sido creados. Es cuando estamos viviendo una vida en relación con los demás y no encerrados en nuestros propios egos y es que así nuestras vidas tienen sentido, propósito y felicidad. El Papa Benedicto XVI dijo: “La prueba más fuerte de que estamos hechos a imagen de la Trinidad es la siguiente: el amor solo nos hace felices porque vivimos en una relación, y vivimos para amar y ser amados. "Tomando una analogía de la biología, podríamos decir que, impreso en su genoma, el ser humano lleva la profunda marca de la Trinidad, de Dios como amor".

Desafortunadamente, hoy en día muchos no pueden percibir la belleza, la grandeza y el

consuelo contenidos en la palabra "padre", con los cuales podemos recurrir a Dios en oración. Puede ser difícil para algunos entender lo que significa decir que Dios es nuestro Padre. Pero es de Jesús, de su relación filial con Dios, que podemos aprender la verdadera naturaleza de nuestro Padre que está en el cielo. Jesús nos revela la verdadera naturaleza del Padre, que Él es el amor. En nuestras oraciones como Sus hijos, podemos ingresar a esta familia de amor que es Padre, Hijo y Espíritu. Y podemos ingresar a esta familia divina de amor sin tener miedo de llamar a nuestro Dios con las palabras cariñosas que usa un niño, llamándolo "Abba, Padre", ¡porque eso es lo que hizo Jesús!

De parte de los sacerdotes, diáconos, personal y voluntarios de la Catedral de San Juan

Bautista, me siento honrado de extender a todos nuestros padres nuestros mejores deseos y oración. ¡FELIZ DÍA DEL PADRE! Por tu testimonio y amor, gracias por inspirarnos a dirigirnos a Dios como “Abba, ¡Padre!"

Mons. Geno Sylva

Congratulations to the winners of our Car Raffle and thank you to

everyone for your support! ¡Felicitaciones a los ganadores de nuestra rifa y gracias a todos por su apoyo!

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos

We are now accepting registrations for adults who have not received or are

missing any of the Sacraments.

INVITE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS

PROGRAM

Estamos aceptando registraciones Para los adultos que no han recibido

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donations. Thank you. La catedral ayudará donando pasta. Esperamos sus donaciones. Gracias.

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