2866 WEST 17TH STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11224

Phone: (718) 266-1612

Fax: (718) 301-2281

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 27, 2019

Over 118 years of service to the people of God in Coney Island website: www.olsbrooklyn.com

e-mail: rectoryoffice@olsbrooklyn.com

Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace WELCOME TO

A PARISH SERVED BY THE VOCATIONIST FATHERS

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:

Tuesday: 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM (or call anytime to make an appointment) Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays: Closed

PARISH STAFF REV. SHIJU CHITTATTUKARA, S.D.V., .............................................. Pastor e-mail: olsshiju@olsbrooklyn.com

REV. LORENZO GOMEZ, S.D.V., .................................................... Chaplain, Coney Island Hospital

REV. PATRICK NWACHUKWU, S.D.V., ....................................... Chaplain, Saints Joachim and Anne Nursing Center

Ms. Epifania Tolama ..................................................... Parish Secretary e-mail: etolama@olsbrooklyn.com

Mrs. Maria Garces .................. Religious Education Coordinator e-mail: mgarces@olsbrooklyn.com

Ms. Brenda Reyes .............................................. Parish Youth Minister e-mail: brendarc@olsbrooklyn.com

Mr. Robert Weigel.................................. Director of Music/Organist e-mail: olsmusicman@earthlink.net

Mr. Esteban Rodriguez ........................................................ Maintenance

DAILY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Parishioners may sign up for each hour as a worshipper to Jesus in the Eucharist.

All are welcome! The Eucharistic Adoration takes place at the Adoration Chapel in the church.

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BAPTISM (in English): Parents wishing to have their child baptized are asked to make an appointment with the Pastor. Please bring the child’s birth certificate. Baptisms in English are on Saturdays at 11:00 AM.

CONFESSIONS: Confessions are heard Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, or by appointment in the rectory.

MARRIAGE: Please make arrangements with a priest at least six months before the wedding date. Log on to www.pre-cana.org for diocesan guidelines on marriage preparation.

BAUTISMO (en español): Los padres que deseen el sacramento del Bautismo para sus hijos deben hacer una cita con uno de los sacerdotes. Por favor traigan el certificado de nacimiento del niño que va a ser bautizado. Los bautismos en español son los sábados a las 1:00 PM. CONFESIONES: Las confesiones se escuchan los sábados por la mañana de 10:00 AM a 11:00 AM o por cita en la rectoría. MATRIMONIO: Por favor, hagan una cita con el sacerdote mínimo seis meses antes de la boda. Visite www.pre-cana.org y lea las directrices diocesanas sobre la preparación al matrimonio.

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 9:30 AM (English), 11:00 AM (Spanish),

12:30 PM (English)

Weekdays: 8:30 AM

Saturday morning: 9:00 AM Tuesday & Friday evenings: 6:30 PM (Spanish) Holy Days of Obligation: announced in weekly bulletin NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF SOLACE Saturday: 8:30 AM in church before 9:00 AM Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND BENEDICTION Tuesdays: 6:00 PM (Spanish) First Fridays: 5:30-6:30 PM (bilingual) CHOIRS OUR LADY OF SOLACE CHOIR: rehearses Thursdays at 7:30 PM in church choir loft and sings at the Sunday 9:30 AM Mass. OUR LADY OF SOLACE CHILDREN’S CHOIR: rehearses Thursdays at 5:00 PM in church choir loft and sings at the Sunday 9:30 AM Mass on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

CORO ESPAÑOL: rehearses Thursdays at 6:15 PM in church choir loft and regularly sings at Sunday 11:00 AM Mass.

Thir eth Sunday in Ordinary Time ‐ October 27, 2019

Sun. 10/27

9:30AM: Our Lady of Solace Children’s Choir Mass 10:45AM: CCD Classes 11AM: Coro Español Mass 12:30PM: Our Lady of Solace Choir Mass

Mon. 10/28

9:30AM-1:30PM: Catholic Charities Food Pantry

Tue. 10/29

7PM: Cursillo Group

Wed. 10/30

Thu. 10/31

5:00PM: Children’s Choir rehearsal in church 6:15PM: Ensayo del Coro Español en la iglesia 7:00PM: French Creole Prayer Group Meeting 7:30PM: Our Lady of Solace Choir rehearsal in church

Fri. 11/01

SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS 8PM: Grupo de Oracion Carismatica

Sat. 11/02

COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS Confessions 10AM to 11AM in church 7PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet TURN CLOCKS BACK ONE (1) HOUR TONIGHT!

9:30 AM Louis & Anna Ambrosio r/b children Jenny Vega r/b Lizardi Family

11:00 AM Gildardo Cuautli (Aniversario Luctuoso) r/b familia Maria Cristina Neris r/b Familia Arce

12:30 PM Maria Della Rocca: Happy Birthday r/b Anna Bagni

8:30 AM Jennie Lamano r/b daughter, Lillian; and Joanne & Deborah

8:30 AM 6:30 PM

8:30 AM

8:30 AM

8:30 AM Mr. & Mrs. Jonathas Prophete r/b daughter-in-law, Solange

12:00 PM Cleomie Milfort & family r/b Cloene Adonis

6:30 PM

3:00 PM FEAST OF OUR LADY OF SOLACE BILINGUAL MASS

9:30 AM In Memory of the Deceased Members of the De Angelis, D’Aniello & Russo Families

11:00 AM Almas del Purgatorio Por el eterno descanso de Elvira Reyes Sandoval & Miguel Tellez Reyes

12:30 PM Aunt Lucille & Uncle Bill Kluisza r/b Tommy & Faith Hopkins

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, October 20, 2019 Total attendance: 748 1st collection: $2,431

Same week last year: $2,702 Indian Mass: $420

Thank you for your generosity!

FLOWERS TO THE BLESSED MOTHER Available

SANCTUARY LAMP Available

BREAD AND WINE In Memory of William Romani

r/b Gaglioti Family

ALTAR CANDLES Available

OCTOBER MEMORIALS

SACRAMENTAL CARE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

ALL SAINTS DAY (Holy Day of Obligation)

Friday, November 1, 2019 SCHEDULE OF MASSES:

8:30 AM (in English) 12:00 PM (in English) 6:30 PM (in Spanish) 9:00 PM –12:00 midnight. (Eucaristic Adoration)

TODOS LOS SANTOS (día santo de obligación)

HORARIO DE MISAS: 8:30 AM (en inglés) 12:00 PM (en inglés) 6:30 PM (en español) 9:00 PM-12:00 medianoche (Adoracion Eucaristica)

TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR NEXT WEEK!

Thir enth Sunday in Ordinary Time Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

HOLY NAME GROUP MEAL OUTREACH Saturday, November 9th

11:00 AM in the school cafeteria

ALIMENTOS POR GRUPO DE SANTO NOMBRE

el sábado, 9 de noviembre 11:00 AM

cafeteria de la escuela

Campaña Católica Annual 2019 “Fe y Buenas Obras”

2019/10/21

Promesas recibidas: 150

El Objetivo Diocesano: $25,270.00

LA CANTIDAD RECIBIDA: $21,136.68

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Annual Catholic Appeal 2019 “Faith & Good Works”

As of 10/21/2019

Pledges received: 150

Diocesan Assigned Goal: $25,270.00

AMOUNT PLEDGED: $29,911.75

AMOUNT RECEIVED: $21,136.68

FIRST ANNUAL FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF SOLACE

Saturday, November 2, 2019 (ALL SOULS DAY)

Join us as we celebrate our Patron, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Solace.

FESTIVITIES WILL BEGIN:

Silent Adoration. If you wish to participate, you must sign up.

A procession will at begin at Gargiulo’s parking lot (W. 15 St. & Surf Ave.), proceed down Mermaid Ave., and end in front of the church, followed by the recitation of the Rosary.

We encourage children to dress up as a saint of their choosing and participate in the procession in honor of

All Saints Day.

There will be a Solemn Bilingual Mass (ALL SOULS DAY MASS) in the church. A reception will take place in the auditórium after Mass.

This is our first-ever celebration in honor of Mary, Our Lady of Solace.

Please, join us!

(DIA DE LOS FIELES DIFUNTOS)

ACTIVIDADES COMIENZAN:

Adoración en silencio. Si desea participar durante la adoración debe apuntarse. EL SÁBADO, 2 de NOVIEMBRE, 1:45 PM: Comenzará una procesión en el estacionamiento de Gargiulo (W. 15 St. y Surf Ave.), continuará por Mermaid Ave., y terminará frente a la iglesia, seguido de la recitación del Rosario. Animamos a los niños a vestirse como un santo que ellos elijan y participar de la procesión, en honor del

Día de Todos Santos. EL SÁBADO, 2 de NOVIEMBRE, 3:00 PM: Habrá una Misa Solemne bilingüe (MISA DEL DIA DE FIELES DIFUNTOS) en la iglesia. Seguido por una recepción en el auditorio después la Misa. Esta es nuestra primera celebración

en honor a María, Nuestra Señora de Consuelo. ¡Acompañenos, por favor!

To offer the Eucharist and Sacrifice for our deceased is an act of mercy of our Catholic faith. Remember to offer a Mass for your loved ones on birthdays or anni-versaries. The Mass book for 2020 is now available.

ROSARIO DE LOS NINOS Primer Viernes del Mes

5:30PM en la iglesia

Thir eth Sunday in Ordinary Time ‐ October 27, 2019

UNDERSTANDING THE SACRED SCRIPTURE II

L ord, to whom shall we go?” (John 6:66-69) Peter’s faith-filled rhetorical question voices the human longing for a trustworthy source to provide meaning, direction, and clarity to life. Peter, and believers through the ages, have turned to Christ for the words which give meaning to life’s

journey, and the words which lead to eternal life.

In the Bible, we encounter not a dead letter, but a person: “Word of God…..living and Active” (Hebrews 4:12). This is not a word we can manipulate or spin to suit our whims. It is Jesus Christ, who comes with a fearsome power over all elements, over life and death. The Word of God is All-Knowing, All-Loving and All-Powerful.

The Second Vatican Council instructs us thus: “And let all remember that prayer should accompany the reading of the sacred scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for we speak to God when we

pray; we listen to Him when we read the sacred writing” (Dei Verbum, no. 25). We should respond to whatever God says to us through reading and listening. We must take what we receive in the Word of God into our daily lives and allow it to change us. Otherwise, we deceive ourselves into believing we are following him simply because we have performed the act of reading the Bible.

“Remember that Our Lord gathers up the words we speak to Him in our prayers. Listen with devotion to the Word of God, whether you hear it in familiar conversation with your spiritual friends or at a sermon. Make all the profit of it you possibly can and receive it into your heart as a precious pearl, imitating the most Holy Virgin Mary, who preserved carefully in her heart all the words that were spoken in praise of her son.” — St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622).

According to St. Augustine, the Divine Word (Luke 8:11) falls on a weak and sensitive element and it becomes a Sacrament. This word also falls on impure hearts, and it makes them chaste; on the wicked and makes them saints. It finds them in sin, and it converts them to God.

What miraculous wonders has not this Word produced! It falls on the heart of an adulterous David, and it makes him a royal penitent. It falls on the heart of a Magdalen; it finds her a worshipper of sin yet makes her a model of penance. It falls on Mathew, and from a public usurer, makes him an evangelist.

Just as rain and snow, come down from the heavens and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving the end for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10-11)

Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario ‐ 30 de octubre de 2019

ENTENDER LA SAGRADA ESCRITURA II

S eñor, ¿a quién iremos?” (Juan 6, 66-69) La pregunta retórica llena de fe que hace Pedro, expresa el anhelo humano por una fuente confiable que brinde significado, dirección y claridad a la vida. A lo largo de los siglos, Pedro y los creyentes, se han vuelto a Cristo en busca de las palabras que dan

sentido a la vida, y las palabras que conducen a la vida eterna.

En la Biblia, encontramos a una persona: "Palabra de Dios ... viva y eficaz" (Hebreos 4, 12). Esta no es una palabra que podamos manipular a nuestro antojo. Es Jesucristo, quien viene con un poder temible sobre todos los elementos, sobre la vida y la muerte. La Palabra de Dios es omnisciente, amorosa y poderosa.

El Concilio Vaticano II nos instruye así: “Y que todos recuerden que la oración debe acompañar la lectura de la Sagrada Escritura, para que Dios y hombre puedan hablar juntos; porque cuando oramos, hablamos con Dios; lo escuchamos cuando leemos la sagrada escritura” (Dei Verbum, no. 25). Debemos responder a lo

que Dios nos dice leyendo y escuchando. Debemos llevar lo que recibimos en la Palabra de Dios a nuestra vida diaria y permitir que nos cambie. De lo contrario, nos engañamos creyendo que lo estamos siguiendo simplemente por el hecho de leer la Biblia.

“Recuerda que Nuestro Señor escucha las palabras que le hablamos en nuestras oraciones. Escuche con devoción la Palabra de Dios, sea en una conversación familiar con sus amigos o en un sermón. Aproveche al máximo todo lo que pueda y recíbalo en su corazón como una perla preciosa, imitando a la Santísima Virgen, que conservó cuidadosamente en su corazón todas las palabras en alabanza a su hijo.” — San Francisco de Sales (1567-1622).

Según San Agustín, la Palabra Divina (Lucas 8, 11) desciende sobre un elemento débil y sensible y se convierte en un Sacramento. Esta palabra también desciende sobre los corazones impuros, y los hace castos; sobre los impíos y los hace santos. Los encuentra en pecado y los convierte a Dios.

¡Qué maravillas milagrosas no ha producido esta Palabra! Al corazón de un David adúltero, lo convierte en un penitente real. En el corazón de una Magdalena; del pecado lo convierte en modelo de penitencia. De Mateo, un usurero público, lo convierte en evangelista.

“Así como la lluvia y la nieve, desciendan de los cielos y no regresen allí hasta que hayan regado la tierra, haciéndola fértil y fructífera, dando semilla al que siembra y pan al que come, así será mi palabra de que sale de mi boca; No me volverá vacío, sino que hará lo que me agrade, logrando el fin para el cual lo envié.” (Isaías 55, 10-11)