ST. RICHARD PARISH PHILADELPHIA, PA
Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
SUNDAY October 4th
8:00 Walter Veasey requested by sister
10:00 HOLY SPIRIT Denise Amaradio requested by
Carol and Salvatore Amaradio
11:30 Charles & Loretta Sullivan requested by
Charles & Carmella Sullivan
MONDAY October 5th
8:00 Edward Pawlak Bequest of Gerald J. Ziccardi
TUESDAY October 6th
8:00 Paul DiPaolo requested by wife and family
WEDNESDAY October 7th
8:00 Anna Garafalo req. by children and grandchildren
THURSDAY October 8th
8:00 Abraham Lindio requested by Aunt and cousin
FRIDAY October 9th
8:00 Ernesto & Immaculata Chieffo req. by daughter in law
SATURDAY October 10th
8:00 Julia Julia and family req. by James & Frances Julia
4:30pm Ernest & Margaret Ciancaglini requested by daughter
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Our SANCTUARY CANDLE will be burning this week
In Memory of Kathleen Kerrigan requested by
mom and family
VOTIVE CANDLES
ILM birthday of Irene Pino requested by her friend
IMO Kathleen Reilly requested by Rosalie Gerace
IMO Nicholas Armata requested by
the Armstrong family
FROM MY HOUSE
TO YOURS
Dear Parishioners,
I believe the words that Pope Francis spoke Saturday
night at the World Meeting of Families echoes beautifully
what the Scripture readings convey to us today. Here is his
address:
Dear brothers and sisters, dear families,
Once, a boy asked me — you know that children ask
hard questions — he asked me, "Father, what did God do be-
fore He created the world?" I can tell you that it was hard for
me to come up with an answer. I told him what I’m saying now
to you. Before creating the world, God loved, because God is
love. But there was so much love that He had within Himself,
this love between the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
it was so great, so overflowing that — I don’t know if this is
very theological, but you’ll understand what I mean — it was
so great that He couldn't be egotistical. He had to come out of
Himself so as to have that which He could love outside of
Himself.
And there God created the world. There God made
this marvel in which we live and, since we’re a little mixed up,
we are destroying it. But the most beautiful thing that God
made, the Bible says, was the family. He created man and
woman, and He gave them everything. He gave them the
world! Grow, multiply, cultivate the earth, make it produce,
make it grow. He presented to a family all of the love that He
made in this marvelous creation.
All of the love that God has in Himself, all of the
beauty that God has in Himself, all of the truth that God has
in Himself, He gives to the family. And a family is truly a fam-
ily when it is able to open its arms and receive all of this love.
Obviously, earthly paradise is here no longer. Life
has its problems. Men, because of the devil’s astuteness,
learned to have divisions among themselves. And all of this
love that God had given was nearly lost. And shortly thereaf-
ter, the first crime, the first fratricide. A brother kills another
brother: war. The love, the beauty, and the truth of God —
and the destruction of war. And between these two poles, we
walk today. We have to decide. We have to decide on which
path to walk.
When the man and his wife made the mistake and dis-
tanced themselves from God, God did not leave them alone.
There was so much love, so much love that He began to walk
with humanity. He began to walk with His people, until the
fullness of time arrived, and He gave the greatest sign of His
love, His Son. And His Son, where did He send Him? To a
palace? To a city, to start a business? He sent Him to a fam-
ily! God came into the world in a family.
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And he was able to do this because this family was a
family that had its heart open to love, that had the doors open
to love. Let’s think of Mary, this young woman. She couldn’t
believe it. "How can this be?" And when it was explained to
her, she obeyed. Let’s think of Joseph, full of dreams to form a
household. He finds himself with this surprise that he doesn’t
understand. He accepts. He obeys. And in the obedience of
love of this woman, Mary, and of this man, Joseph, a family is
created into which comes God.
God always knocks at the door of hearts. He likes to
do this. It comes from His heart. But, do you know what He
likes best? To knock on the doors of families and find families
that are united, to find families that love each other, to find the
families that bring up their children and educate them and
help them to keep going forward and that create a society of
goodness, of truth, and of beauty.
The family has a divine passport, is that clear? The
passport that a family has is issued it by God, so that within its
heart, truth, love, and beauty would grow more and
more. Sure, one of you could say to me, "Father, you speak
this way because you’re single." In families, there are difficul-
ties. In families, we argue; in families, sometimes the plates
fly; in families, the children give us headaches. And I’m not
even going to mention the mother-in-law. But in families, there
is always, always, the cross. Always. Because the love of God,
of the Son of God, also opened for us this path. But, in families
as well, after the cross, there is the resurrection. Because the
Son of God opened for us this path. Because of this, the family
is — forgive the term I’ll use — it is a factory of hope, of hope
of life and of resurrection. God was the one who opened this
path.
And the children. The children make us work. We, too,
as sons and daughters also created work. Sometimes, at home,
I see some of my collaborators who come into work with dark
circles under their eyes. They have a baby who is a month old,
or two moths old, and I ask them, "You didn’t sleep?" "Oh no,
he cried all night long." In families, there are difficulties, but
these difficulties are overcome with love. Hate doesn’t over-
come any difficulty. Division of hearts doesn’t overcome any
difficulty. Only love is capable of overcoming difficulties. Love
is a festival. Love is joy. Love is to keep moving forward.
But I would like to stress two points regarding the
family which I would like you to pay special attention to. Not
only would I like you to do this, but we must pay special atten-
tion to this: the children and the grandparents. Children and
young people are the future, they are the strength, those who
take us forward. They are the ones in which we place our
hope. Grandparents are the memory of a family, they are the
ones who gave us the faith, transmitted to us the faith.
To take care of the grandparents and to take care of
the children is the sign of love — I don’t know if it’s the great-
est but I would say the most promising [sign of love] of the
family, because it promises the future.
A people that does not know how to care for the chil-
dren and a people that does not know how to care for the
grandparents is a people without a future, because it doesn’t
have strength and it doesn’t have the memory that will carry it
forward.
And well, the family is beautiful, but it is costly. It
brings problems. In the family, sometimes there is enmity. The
husband fights with the wife or they give each other dirty
looks, or the children with the parents … I advise one thing:
Never end the day without making peace in the family. In a
family, a day cannot end at war.
May God bless you. May God give you strength. May
God strengthen you to keep moving forward. Let us care for
the family. Let us defend the family, because there, there, our
future is in play. Thank you, may God bless you and pray for
me, please.
Announcements
St. Richard Parish Forty Hours Devotion
Sunday October 18th
11:30 Opening Mass with Fr. Rodia, O. Praem.
Exposition following Mass until 7pm Devotions and Benediction ~ Fr. David Driesch, O. Praem Monday, October 19th
Exposition following 8am Mass until 7pm Devotions & Bendiction , Deacon Gerard Jordan, O. Praem Tuesday, October 20th
Exposition following 8am Mass until 7pm
Closing Mass with Solemn Procession & Benediction
Abbot Richard Antonucci, O. Praem.
All Souls Envelopes A special Mass will be celebrated on November 2,
2015 at 7pm for all of our deceased members of our
parish who have returned home to the Lord. We in-
vite you to join us for the mass and use the envelope
provided in you packet and return it before November
2nd so that your loved ones names may be placed on
the altar and be remembered during the month of
November.
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Pre-Jordan Classes In preparation for Baptism Pre-Jordan classes are held the
third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Church. The
parents of the child are required to attend the class; godpar-
ents are also welcome but not required to attend.
Please call the rectory to make arrangements for the
Baptism and to attend the class. After you have attended the
class and acquired certificates of eligibility for your godpar-
ents, you may then call the rectory for an appointment to
book the date of your choosing. The next
scheduled classes are:
October 19, 2015
November 16, 2015
Saint Richard Mixed Bowling League Anyone who is at least 18 years old or out of High
School is welcome to join the St Richard bowling
league.
For more information or interested please call
Jennie at 215-906-6066
The family which experiences
the joy of faith communicates
it naturally. That family is the
salt of the earth and the light
of the world; it is the
leaven of society. Pope Francis,
October 27, 2013
I CAME! I SAW! I CONQUERED! Thousands of years ago, Julius Caesar used similar
words to describe one of his victories. This past week, another
leader from Rome came to the United States to “conquer” us
with words. Pope Francis visited Washington DC, New York
and Philadelphia addressing members of Congress, the United
Nations, the Catholic Hierarchy, and visiting a school, a
prison, and many other places, even our Mary Undoer of
Knots Grotto at the Cathedral. People packed every venue and
stood on every street and watched Pope Francis kiss many
babies and wave to millions. The question we need to ask,
whether our experience was in person or from TV, is whether
or not we were conquered. The message from Pope Francis is
simple – to be loving, respectful, compassionate and to care
for all that God created. He challenged us to think out of our
own comfort zone, and work to alleviate hunger, oppression,
injustice and to reach out to immigrants regardless of their
legal status.
In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus tell his followers
"Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the
kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you,
whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will
not enter it." Children are capable of loving unconditionally
especially when raised in a loving and faith-filled environ-
ment. We need to live our lives by placing Jesus Christ at the
center. He is all about love and all good things and helps us
deal with the bad things that happen to us. All of us need to
seek a deeper relationship with Jesus in the most simple of
ways – to pray and act in a Christ-like manner and to have our
faith reinforced by giving thanks and praise to God every
week at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
This week we celebrate Respect Life Sunday. The
theme is “Every Life is Worth Living” from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. We are created in
the image and likeness of God and we are ALL God’s chil-
dren. God loves us unconditionally even when some of our
actions are not very life-affirming.
Let us take our memories of this past week and
change Julius Caesar’s words to “HE CAME, WE SAW, WE
WERE CONGUERED.” Let us deepen our own relationship
with Jesus Christ and help create a more faith-filled, loving
and compassionate community.
Respect Life Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for the precious gift of life.
Help us to cherish and protect this gift, even in the midst of fear, pain, and suffering. Give us love for all people, especially the
most vulnerable, and help us bear witness to the truth that every
life is worth living. Grant us the humility to accept health when
we are in need, and teach us to be merciful to all.
Through our words and actions, may others encounter the outstretched hands of Your mercy. We ask this
through Christ, Our Lord. Amen
St. Richard Charismatic Prayer Group
The prayer group meets every
Tuesday evening in the
Our Lady of Knock Meeting Room (St. Richard Rectory Basement)
7:15-8:45pm
All are welcome to join us. Bring a friend or two!
SODALITY NEWS SODALITY ANNUAL RETREAT DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015
St. Richard Parish Hall 19th and Pollock Sts, Phila TIME: 9am to 3pm
ADMISSION: $10 per person CELEBRANT: Father Michael S. Olivere
Come join us for a day of prayer and reflection. You do not need to be a member.
ALL are WELCOME! Refreshments available. Bring a brown bag lunch.
We begin in CHURCH Registration 9am, Rosary 930am, Mass 10am
Don’t forget your rosary!
Questions contact Linda Coffea 215 518-2336.
St. Vincent DePaul Clothing Drive It’s that time of year once again. Time to put away the summer gear and get out the sweaters. That means it’s time to clean out the closets and drawers of the things that you no longer wear. Please consider donating what you don’t want to those less fortunate
Saturday, October 17, 2015
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Saturday, October 17, 12:00-2:00 p.m. 2015 Entrance/Scholarship Exam Dates:
October 24, and November 7, 8:30-noon Application is required to take the exam. Application
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215-563-8930 x 252.
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