MOTHER CABRINI CHURCH

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 10, 2020

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, MAY 9

Easter Weekday

8AM +Nicholas Kolovic by Wife, Prena

4PM ++Agnes & Andrew Karasevich & Adele

Rozycki by Rosemary & Theresa

Krushinski

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Fifth Sunday of Easter

7AM +Mother’s Day Novena

9AM Parish Family of Mother Cabrini Church

11AM ++Sophie & Edward Dobrzyn by Family

MONDAY, MAY 11

Easter Weekday

8AM +Mother’s Day Novena

TUESDAY, MAY 12

Ss. Nereus, Achilleus & Pancras

8AM+ Mother’s Day Novena

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Our Lady of Fatima

9AM +Mother’s Day Novena

THURSDAY, MAY 14

St. Matthias

8AM +Mother’s Day Novena

FRIDAY, MAY 15

St. Isidore

8AM +Mother’s Day Novena

SATURDAY, MAY 16

Easter Weekday

8AM +Mother’s Day Novena

4PM +Anne Marie Lee

by Sister, Frances & Fred

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Sixth Sunday of Easter

7AM ++Rose & Edward Bolick

by Their Children

9AM +Mother’s Day Novena

11AM Parish Family of Mother Cabrini Church

Sanctuary Lamp

In Memory of Stanley Salwocki

by Daughter, Carol

Our Church Bells are Ringing this Week. . .

In Memory of Mary and Mickey Anderson

by Mary Ann and Bob Barrett & Family

Friary Mass Candles/Bread & Wine

Special Intention

Mother Cabrini Memorials

In Memory of Florence Yodzio

$40 by Lew and Maura Dryfoos

$25 by David and Joanne Bradley

$10 by Catherine Surak

In Memory of Lucy Surak

$10 by Catherine Surak

In Memory of Shirley Starke

$250 by Daughter, Mary Carol Starke

$ 25 by Margaret King

Exercise Your

“Will Power” Express love and concern for your

parish. Remember Mother Cabrini

Church when making your

estate plans.

PONDER POINT I am the way, the truth and the life,

says the Lord;

No one comes to the Father,

except through me.

John 14:6

ALLELUIA!

Celebrating the

50 Days of Easter!

Your support of Mother Cabrini Parish

. . .even in these trying times!

Remember Mother Cabrini Parish needs your

support now more than ever.

These are trying times for all of us and our parish income has been reduced to a trickle.

Mother Cabrini Parish continues to have bills regarding salaries, basic utilities, property

insurances, etc. To the best of your ability, please remember your parish. It would be most

helpful if you would either mail your weekly offertory gift or drop it in the door mail slot,

located on the side porch of the parish office. I thank all those parishioners

who have been already supporting their parish with their offerings since

this crisis began!

Your pastor, Fr. Martin

RE-OPENING OF MOTHER CABRINI CHURCH

I have received limited information from the

Diocese regarding the re-opening of our church.

With all the given restrictions, this will not be an

easy process, nor will it be “business as usual”. I

will confirm the opening date as soon as I get

word. However, I do know some restrictions which

include: limit of attendees at each Mass; seating

arrangements; wearing of masks; procedures for

receiving Communion; etc. I ask for your patience

and understanding as this will be a challenge for

everyone.

We are working on all the details of re-opening the church, given to us by

the State and the Diocese. PLEASE refer to the Mother Cabrini website

early next week for more precise details of what you can expect. Please

share this information with anyone who may not have access to our

website. Fr. Martin

Christus Consolator”

“The Divine Healer”

Please Pray For the Sick, especially, Ann Barber, Bob Hauer,

Jim Logic, Kapukui Sykes, Justin Wachter, Candida Davis,

Matthew (Butch) Menapace, Betty Menapace, Dennis Shuey, Aunt

Sandy, Uncle Pete, Henry, George Klemick, Connie Yucha, Audrey

Spaulding, Kathy Marquez, Alex & Shirley Stefanowicz, Gertrude

Slawek, Pete Yucha, Allen Hornberger, Mark Senoski, Cassandra

Senoski, Roberta Jasper, Marge Schiccatano, Thomas & Sylvia

Pappas, Barbara A. Verano, Jaden Leiby, Lorraine Gusick, Russ

Jones, Helen Gallagher, Patrick Latsha, Dan Noll, Mark M., Mark

Krzykwa, John Rauch and Jerry Surak.

Notes on the “Christus Consolator” or “The Divine Healer” Statue

The awe-inspiring "Christus Consolator" or "The Divine Healer" statue is located in the lobby of

the domed Billings Administration Building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

Lithographs that ran in the local newspapers the morning the Hospital opened show an open

rotunda, with octagonal design work in the center of the floor. Soon after, that center most spot

was covered over by a 10 1/2-foot Carrara marble Christ statue that has stood there ever since.

Donated in 1896 by William Wallace Spence, a Scottish immigrant and one of the wealthiest

businessmen in Baltimore, the statue is an exact copy of the Christus Consolator that Danish

sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen executed for Copenhagen's Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady -

Copenhagen Cathedral) in 1821.

Through the years, Hopkins employees have rubbed the statue's toes in passing, and patients

often pray before it. It has become a symbol of compassion and hope.

Bishop Ronald Gainer will be celebrating the annual Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Harrisburg at 10AM

on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in the Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick, Harrisburg.

It was Bishop Gainer’s hope that he would be able to celebrate the Chrism Mass with all of the priests and

faithful of the Diocese, but unfortunately, given the continue restrictive policies in place, due to the Corona

Virus pandemic, this is not possible. Consequently, this liturgy will be live streamed on the Diocesan

Website,

https: \\m.utube.com\watch?v=SS3AZHguttM

and on the Diocese of Harrisburg YouTube channel Yutube.com/hbgdiocese.

Due to the social distancing limitations, priests are not invited to concelebrate the liturgy at the Cathedral.

The containers for the three oils to be used for the Sacramental Life of the parishes throughout the Diocese

will be provided at a future date.

MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA - 2020

On Sunday, May 10th at the 11AM televised Mass, we begin our

Novena of Masses, to honor, remember and to pray for our

mothers and the special women in our lives. The remainder

of these novena Masses (May 11 – 18th) will be

celebrated in the Friary Chapel.

Economic Impact Payments for Individuals and Families

If you have not yet received your Economic Impact Payment, for individuals and families, you can file for the payment and obtain information on the status of your payment at: Economic Impact Payments | Internal Revenue Service. This website contains easy to use on-line request payment forms. Also, for general information on the Economic Impact Payments, how much one can expect to receive and who is eligible, please see the two attached documents.

Enjoy Bishop Gainer’s reflection on

“Easter Laughter.”

The article can be found at the end of

this weekend’s bulletin.

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HONOR OUR

VETERANS!

Once again, we are grateful to our local

Knights of Columbus Council #458 for

spearheading the effort to install new

American flags on veteran graves in our parish

cemeteries in time for Memorial Day, 2020.

ANY and ALL volunteers are welcome to join the effort and to give as little or as much time as

they can. We’ve had a fine turnout of volunteers in past years but we can always have more

“boots on the ground!” Remember, many hands and feet will make light work!

The particulars of removing old flags and replacing with new flags are:

FIRST DATE CHOICE ➔ Wednesday 5/20/20 at 4:30 PM

RAIN DATE ➔ Saturday 5/23/20 at 9:00 AM

WHERE ➔ Meet at the flagpole, top of the hill above the Springfield

ballfield

WHO ➔ Men and women, boys

and girls, young and old!

John us in honoring and thanking our brave men and women

by placing a new flag on their graves in time for Memorial

Day!

Come join us in honoring our veterans! In their names, I

thank you!

Fr. Martin

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Don’t Forget Mother Cabrini!

Just a reminder. . . In spite of our church doors being

locked for over a month now, the letter carrier still comes

to the Mother Cabrini Parish Office building six days a

week. He/She deposits our mail through the letter slot in

the side porch door. In the bundle of mail there is always

a parish bill or two. The current situation has reduced our

parish income flow to a trickle which makes it very difficult to pay our regular

occurring bills.

I am most grateful to those parishioners who are sending in or dropping off their

offertory donations to help keep Cabrini afloat. Some parishioners have been most

generous and have made four-figure donations to help us through this financially

arid-period. Praise Jesus!

If you are reading this “E-bulletin” and are sending us your parish support, THANK

YOU VERY MUCH! If you are reading this “E-Bulletin” and haven’t yet sent in your

offertory gifts, please consider doing so, either via USPS or through the side porch

mail slot.

God bless all those Mother Cabrini Parishioners who support the parish. . . in good

times and in bad, in rain or shine, whether on vacation or in town, whether the doors

are locked or unlocked, or in times of health or in times of virus! Thanks

everybody!

Fr. Martin

Mother Cabrini

Parish Picnic

Rescheduled!

After much discussion and the consideration of various alternate

options/scenarios/dates etc., the decision was made to cancel our 2020 Cabrini

Annual Father’s Day Picnic. It wasn’t an easy decision especially when one considers

that the picnic is the parish’s largest fund raising event.

Several key factors went in to the decision. The current restrictions of no more

than ten people gathering together while maintaining a 6 foot “social distance”

makes food preparations in the Shed virtually impossible. A lot of folks come

together in close proximity for those pre-picnic food production days and we just

can’t put our volunteer’s health in jeopardy.

Only God knows when everyone will feel safe enough to resume large and close

proximity activities like the picnic. If the public is still cautions in June about

socializing at a public picnic, we run the risk of running a picnic to which

considerably fewer people might come! Running the risk of wasting all the labor

(and food preparation!) that goes into preparing for our picnic and the commitment

to the three day event, is just too risky.

Fortunately, the RCA Groups management understood our predicament and

accepted our June cancellation. After checking the possibilities of various dates

and the availability of the Ranshaw picnic grounds, the good news is. . .

We reserved August 14, 15 & 16 as the alternate

days for our

Mother Cabrini Parish Picnic in Brady!

(Depending of course that conditions will be

favorable at that time?!?)

Please God, we hope and pray that the current Covid 19 situation will have worked

itself out by then and that we can gather and enjoy each other’s company in a more

tranquil time.

I ask that all our wonderful volunteers to pencil in the August picnic dates as well

as the few weeks before that for food preparations. Please keep in mind, rarely do

all dates fit in for everyone. We had to juggle a number of considerations, pros &

cons, and the August dates seemed to be the best option given these

circumstances.

The disruption which this corona virus has caused is unprecedented. Multiple

facets of our lives and the lives of others have been affected. With patience, firm

resolve and determination, we’ll get through this like previous generations faced

their challenges.

I hope and pray all Mother Cabrini Parishioners will rally around the August Picnic

event and help make it as good as ever! Please stay tuned for more information!

Thank you, Fr. Martin

2020 United States Census

Several weeks ago, I, as a local “Faith Leader,” received information concerning the

current 2020 Census. The Census Bureau is looking to local “faith communities” as a

vehicle to encourage people to take the census seriously and to complete the

information requested. Please look for the insert Census page deeper in this

weekend’s bulletin.

The Census goes way beyond simply “counting people.” Knowing the size of our local

population has an impact on our political representation and the amount of federal

aid which comes to our region which is a good thing for us.

Please complete your census form and encourage others to do so. A lack of

response from our citizens will have a negative impact our region.

Our collective response helps to direct many, many dollars in federal funds to local

communities for schools, roads, and other public services. Results from the 2020

Census will be used to determine the number of seats each state has in Congress

and your political representation at all levels of government.

Do your Duty! Complete your census form!

Your faith, your community, and the census:

What is the 2020 Census? The census is a count of every person who lives in the United States and its territories. It happens

every 10 years. It includes a few simple questions about things like age, sex, and the number of

people who live in your home. The 2020 Census will collect the same data as the 2010 Census.

Why am I hearing about the 2020 Census from my house of worship? The U.S. Census Bureau is partnering with faith-based institutions to promote the 2020 Census.

These institutions volunteered to help because they understand how important a complete count is

for their congregants and community. They are trusted voices in their communities and are

critical to conveying the importance of the 2020 Census.

In addition, faith communities often serve the same people that use many of the federal programs

that receive funding based on census data. These programs include those that address poverty,

hunger, homelessness, child care, emergency services, and public safety.

Will the 2020 Census ask me to identify my religion? No. The U.S. Census Bureau asks about race and ethnicity in the decennial census, but it does not

collect information about religious affiliation. Why not? U.S. law prohibits the Census Bureau

from requiring anyone to disclose their religious affiliation.

Why should I respond to the 2020 Census?

Being counted matters for you and your community regardless of your religious affiliation. The

2020 Census will determine how many representatives your state will have in Congress. Census

results will also help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated to states

and communities each year for housing, schools, food assistance, health care, and other vital

services.

Is the 2020 Census confidential? Yes. The U.S. Census Bureau is required to protect your

privacy and keep your answers confidential. By law, your

personal information cannot be used against you or anyone

else by any government agency or court, and it can’t be

accessed by the police department, DHS, ICE, FBI, or CIA.

For more information, visit: 2020CENSUS.GO

A BRAIN TEASER FOR THE

FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER

See the next page for our

Easter Sunday

“Kids Korner” page!

ALLELUIA!

Celebrating the 50 Days of Easter!

5th Sunday of Easter

10 May 2020

Entrance Antiphon

O sing a new song to the Lord,

for he has worked wonders;

in the sight of the nations

he has shown his deliverance, alleluia. Cf. Ps 98 (97):1-2

Gloria

(When it is prescribed, this hymn is either said or sung:)

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,

we bless you,

we adore you,

we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory,

Lord God, heavenly King,

O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us;

you take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

Collect

Almighty ever-living God,

constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,

that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism

may, under your protective care, bear much fruit

and come to the joys of life eternal.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Acts 6:1-7

As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their

widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the

disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among

you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall

devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” The proposal was acceptable to the whole

community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor,

Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles who

prayed and laid hands on them. The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in

Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Psalm 33

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

or R. Alleluia.

Exult, you just, in the Lord;

praise from the upright is fitting.

Give thanks to the Lord on the harp;

with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises. R.

Upright is the word of the Lord,

and all his works are trustworthy.

He loves justice and right;

of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full. R.

See, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him,

upon those who hope for his kindness,

To deliver them from death

and preserve them in spite of famine. R.

1 Peter 2:4-9

Beloved: Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and,

like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices

acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture:

Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion,

a cornerstone, chosen and precious,

and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.

Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith:

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

and

A stone that will make people stumble,

and a rock that will make them fall.

They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.

You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the

praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia.

I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;

no one comes to the Father, except through me. Jn 14:6

Alleluia, alleluia.

John 14:1-12

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my

Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare

a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that

where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know

where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No

one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on

you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for

us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has

seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father

and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is

doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works

themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater

ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”

Profession of Faith

I believe in one God,

the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

(At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

(The Apostles’ Creed may be used instead of the Nicene Creed.)

The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer over the Offerings

O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice

have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead,

grant, we pray,

that, as we have come to know your truth,

we may make it ours by a worthy way of life.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Communion Antiphon

I am the true vine and you are the branches, says the Lord.

Whoever remains in me, and I in him, bears fruit in plenty, alleluia. Cf. Jn 15:1, 5

Prayer after Communion

Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord,

and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries

to pass from former ways to newness of life.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Regina Caeli Queen of Heaven

Regina Caeli/Queen of Heaven is an antiphon addressed to the

Blessed Virgin Mary that is used in place of the Angelus prayer

during the Easter season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.

History

The authorship of the Regina Caeli is unknown. It has been

traced back to the 12th century and is found in an antiphonary

of about 1200 now in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. In the first half

of the 13th century it was in Franciscan use, after night prayer.

Queen of Heaven

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.

For he, whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.

Has risen as he said, alleluia.

Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.

R. For the Lord is truly risen, alleluia.

Regina Caeli

Regina coeli, laetare, alleluia.

Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.

Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.

Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Alleluia,

R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

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Google “Regina Caeli” (see video results) to find numerous choirs

singing our beautiful Easter anthem honoring

Mary, the Mother of our Risen Lord!

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

ALLELUIA!

Celebrating the 50 Days of Easter!

EASTER LAUGHING

Professors and authors in the field of Homiletics seem to be divided in their opinions whether preachers should tell jokes within a homily. In my own experience when I do tell a funny story, I’m fairly convinced that it might be the only thing most listeners will remember from the homily. In his book, Images of Hope, Pope Benedict XVI refers to a practice that originated in his native Bavaria and made its way throughout Germany in the 15th century. It’s called “Easter Laughing” – Risus Paschalis in Latin. The Easter homily and homilies throughout the Easter Season had to contain a story that made people

laugh. The church resounded with joyful laughter as a symbol of the joy Christians know in the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It was reasoned that Isaac – an Old Testament image of Christ - came down from the sacrifice on Mount Moriah with laughter on his face – the laughter of redemption because his life was spared. That act of redemption pointed to the perfect redemption accomplished by the Paschal Mystery which should put a big smile on the faces of the faithful. It was also considered that they were laughing at Satan. The Resurrection was seen to be a “trick” that God played on Satan. Because of Christ’s death on the cross and his three days in the tomb, Satan was rejoicing in his apparent victory. However, his victory party was short lived. On Easter the tables are turned and Jesus rose victorious. The Resurrection was God tricking Satan. The faithful mocked Satan with their Easter Laughing. Unfortunately, funny stories or jokes within sermons came to a halt in the 17th century by a decree of Pope Clement X. It seems that the stories of many preachers were a tad bawdy – perhaps more than a tad – which offended the faithful and became an abuse of the Word of God. Too bad this custom had to be placed under a papal ban. I think it would be wonderful to experience a church full of people – when that can happen again – and filled with uproarious laughter. I think such laughter would be a rightful expression of the joy that is ours in the knowledge that through the Paschal Mystery, sin, sorrow, suffering and death have lost their power to overcome us. As Saint Peter told us in the second reading for the Sunday of Divine Mercy, “You rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy (I Pt 1: 8).” Risus Paschalis – maybe it’s time to dust off the old custom and once more give it a try – with appropriate stories, of course. In Christ,

PENTECOST SUNDAY

MAY 31

Check your closets! Wear something red

on

Pentecost Sunday!!