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Sunday, March 3, 2019| Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C)

PARISH STAFF

Administrator Rev. Fr. José Félix Ortega

Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Israel K. Boadi

Coordinator of Religious Education Sr. Edna Loquias, S.M.C.

Office Manager Mr. Esteban Perez

Parish Secretary Miss Elizabeth Mannini

Music Director & Organist Dr. Stephen Rapp

Cantor Mr. Bilen Eminov

Youth Minister School Principal Mr. Jesus Vargas Ms. Valerie Savino

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Saturday 8:30am | 12:00pm (Both English)

Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass - 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

2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3rd 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 Center.

OLMC SCHOOL: 2465 BATHGATE AVENUE

Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080.

PARISH CENTER

2380 Belmont Avenue Bronx, NY 10458

Open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 3, 2019 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 2

ANNOUNCED MASSES

Sunday, March 3rd Eighth Sunday in Ord. Time 8:30am Maria & Giuseppe Esposito 9:30am Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo 11:00am Luigi Trombetta 12:15pm Thomas & Anna Del Juidice 1:30pm Secundino Eiras—7o aniversario

Monday, March 4th | Weekday; St. Casimir

8:30am Vito A. Marcone 12:00pm Deceased of the Contento Family 6:30pm Maria Beatriz Graciela Zepeda; Lorenzo Almonte, Zenaida Tetecatl & Martha Delfin Hernandez

Tuesday, March 5th | Weekday

8:30am Carmela Feliciano 12:00pm Michele D’Urbano 6:30pm Filip Tom Mirdita

Wednesday, March 6th | Ash Wednesday 8:30am Marie De Dominicis & Family 12:00pm Deceased of the Santaniello Family 6:30pm Vito A. Marcone

Thursday, March 7th | Thursday after Ash Wednesday; Sts. Perpetua & Felicity

8:30am Intentions of Sr. Martina 12:00pm Vito A. Marcone (Month’s Mind) 6:30pm Lucia Petti

Friday, March 8th | Friday after Ash Wed.; St. John of God

8:30am Lindo & Maria Borgatti 12:00pm Danielle Tassio 6:30pm Pasquale & Silvana Marsibilio

Saturday, March 9th | Saturday after Ash Wednesday St. Frances of Rome

8:30am Antonio Russo 12:00pm Marguerite Napoleon 5:00pm Teresa D’Amore

Sunday, March 10th First Sunday of Lent 8:30am Guglielmo & Natale D’Angelo 9:30am Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo 11:00am Matteo e Maria Cuomo 12:15pm Arcangela Cardillo 1:30pm Hilario Garcia

From the Desk of Father José Félix Ortega

When it comes to movies and actors, I confess my complete ignorance and lack of personal interest. Therefore, obviously, I didn’t watch the Academy Oscar’s ceremony last Sunday, but someone sent me a small clip when one of the singers, in accepting her award, said: “I have worked hard for a long time and it’s not about winning. What it’s about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. There’s a discipline for passion: it’s not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down and get beaten up, but how many times you stand up, and are brave and you keep on going.”

In a few days we are starting Lent with the ceremony for Ash Wednesday. We are reminded that we can always come back to God’s mercy, it is about not giving up. It doesn’t matter how many times we fall, sin and leave the Father’s house like the prodigal son, but how many times we stand up again, and are brave to come back and accept His love and mercy for each one of us. Our prize is not a golden statue, but something bigger that lasts forever.

Lent is not about giving up, but about accepting God’s love one more time… and, in doing so, we undoubtedly end giving up a few things. As we embark on this Lenten journey, count on my prayers.

God bless, Father José Félix

+REST IN PEACE+ Pray for all the faithful departed

WEEKEND MASSES - 2/24/19 Collection …………................................................$3,611.36

Last year’s Collection ........................................$3,553.49

WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 2/24/19

Adults: ……. 647 Children: …… 227 Total: …… 874

~ St Anthony’s Bread ~

March 5th - Mimma Rizzo

In Loving Memory of the Deceased Members

of the Rizzo Family

WEDDING BANNS

III. Vincent Romano & Antonia Bueti

HOLY NAME SOCIETY All men of the parish are invited to join the members of the Society at their monthly Corporate Communion Mass next Sunday, March 10th at 8:30 a.m., and after Mass, in the Msgr. Ruvo Meeting Room. There will be a review of the two lessons from My Catholic Faith: Infallibility of the Church; Sphere of Infallibility, followed by a brief meeting. Coffee and cake will be served.

March 3, 2019 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 3

Lenten Retreat Program Led by Fr. Henry

Sundays from 3pm to 4:15pm in the Parish Center

Please sign up after Mass + Let’s prepare our hearts for Easter +

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — One’s speech shows the bent of one’s mind. Praise no one before he or she speaks (Sirach 27:4-7). Psalm — Lord, it is good to give thanks to you (Psalm 92). Second Reading — We are given victory over death through Jesus. In the Lord our labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:54-59). Gospel — A good person produces good, an evil person produces evil. The mouth speaks from the goodness of the heart (Luke 6:39-45). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Many Catholics who are not active in the Church will still seek out ashes this Wednesday. Likewise, many Jews who are not otherwise observant will follow the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, with great exactness, fasting and refraining from work and entertainment. People cus-tomarily dress in white as a symbol of purity and a re-minder of God’s promise that our sins will be made white as snow. While the overture to Ash Wednesday for Chris-tians may be a festive Mardi Gras celebration, for Jews it is the New Year feast of Rosh Hashanah. Ten days before the Day of Atonement to God, people are expected to repair breaks in human life. These are days for offering forgiveness and seeking to repair harmed relationships with family, friends, or coworkers. Everyone is expected to seek out someone and “clear the air” by asking for un-derstanding for any mean words or thoughtless deeds in the past year. Perhaps the ashes you receive will be invested with deeper meaning if you follow a similar plan. This year, Rosh Hashanah will be September 29, and Yom Kippur October 8. A conversation with some Jewish friends or neighbors about their experience of a season of repent-ance may be a blessing on your Lent.

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MEMORIALS

Mass Candles

In Loving Memory of Joseph G. Cea

From Patricia Tarul

- VIA CRUCIS -

FRIDAYS + VENERDÌ + VIERNES

11:15 a.m. - Italian

5:45 p.m. - English 7:00 p.m. - Spanish

La Messa Oggi

Il brano di oggi è, per certi versi, la illustrazione e la spiegazione di quello di ieri; questo è esattamente non accogliere il Regno come farebbe un bambino: la dimensione della critica, del giudizio, della ges-tione privatistica della Parola di Dio. “Privatistica” vuol dire guardare a se stessi. Poi a se stessi, e poi… a se stessi. Vedere in sé e nel proprio vantaggio per-sonale, nei propri criteri di giudizio l'unica misura della realtà: è questo il peccato di Adamo. Lui ha voluto decidere da solo ciò che è bene e ciò che è male; lo sappiamo, una scelta di morte. Il cristiano ha un unico maestro: il Signore. Il cristiano esamina se stesso ed il suo peccato e non giudica il fratello se non per aiutarlo a crescere, magari con l'esempio e non con la critica. Il cristiano si preoccupa di produrre frutti buoni, ben sapendo che solo se il suo albero è buono potrà farlo e cerca di accumulare un tesoro buono da donare ai fratelli. L'uso corretto delle parole in questo quadro è fondamentale: ce lo ricorda costantemente Papa Francesco: “Non ci sono chiacchiere innocenti. La lingua è per lodare Dio, ma quando la usiamo per parlare male del fratello o della sorella, la usiamo per uccidere […] l'immagine di Dio nel fratello”. Qualcuno potrebbe dire che una persona meriti le chiacchiere; ma in questo caso “vai, prega per lui! Vai, fai penitenza per lei!”.

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LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — La palabra da a conocer los senti-mientos de la persona. No alabes a nadie antes que haya hablado (Eclesiástico 27: 4-7). Salmo — ¡Qué Bueno es darte gracias, Señor! (Salmo 92 [91]). Segunda lectura — Se nos ha dado la victoria sobre la muerte por medio de Jesús (1 Corintios 15:53-58). Evangelio — Una persona buena produce lo bueno, una persona mala produce lo malo (Lucas 6:39-45). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Cuando era niño mi padre me llevaba al rancho de mi abuelito en México. En una de esas visitas mi abuelo y mis tíos estaban quemando la tierra en su rancho. Mien-tras el fuego ardía, papa Manuel nos explicaba que era necesario reducir todo en cenizas para que la tierra reco-brara sus fuerzas y quedará más fértil. Sin saberlo, mi abuelo me dio la imagen que hasta hoy sostiene mi con-cepto del Miércoles de Cenizas y de la Cuaresma. El Miércoles de Cenizas es la fiesta cristiana que por lo menos doce siglos ha señalado el comienzo de la Cua-resma. No cabe duda que para los latinos este día es de particular atracción. Es uno de los pocos días del año li-túrgico en cual llegamos al templo en masa con tal de recibir las cenizas en la frente. Nosotros somos un pueblo enraizado en la tierra y sabemos que la tierra necesita quemarse de vez en cuando para seguir produciendo. Nosotros como la tierra necesi-tamos dominarnos y cultivarnos para producir frutos y flores para el Señor y los demás.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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