The Catholic Community of Bradford

ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX CHURCH BRADFORD, PA

As we celebrate Easter a little bit different this year, I want to share with you the image of the

butterfly that you may see portrayed on Easter Cards or on Easter banners in our churches. A

butterfly emerging from the cocoon is a symbol of metamorphous, transformation, hope, and

eternal life. As an Easter symbol, the caterpillar stands for Jesus’ life on earth, the cocoon

portrays His crucifixion and burial, and the butterfly represents the Resurrection. So, let us

never take for granted the simple butterfly.

What is the significance of Jesus’ visit after the resurrection? Remember that His followers had

forgotten the message He previously told them that in three days He would rise. They found

themselves in despair and grief, and a sense of hopelessness. The women who went to the

tomb early that Easter Sunday, were going only to finish the Jewish burial process, the were not

expecting to see what they saw. An angel who said to them: “Why do you search for Jesus of

Nazareth; he is risen as He said.” In another account of the scene at the tomb, Mary sees who she thinks is a gardener and

says to him: “Where have you taken Him?” The reply is her name, Mary, and by the sound of her name she comes to

recognize Jesus. She is then given the message to go to the apostles and tell them that He is risen. She does as she is told;

then both Peter and John run to the tomb to see. Peter sees an empty tomb and the clothes folded neatly. John, as scripture

says, saw and believed.

There were two more visits by Jesus – first, the Emmaus journey and second, the apostles in the upper room. What is the

importance of the Emmaus journey? A husband and wife returning home, deep in sorrow, because Jesus was put to death,

their hopes and belief in Him dashed. All of a sudden, this stranger comes up and asks them why they are so sad. Then He

begins to explain the scriptures to them; He has supper with them. He takes the bread and breaks it and at that moment their

eyes were opened. The knew then that the stranger was Jesus. Like the husband and wife, we too come to recognize Jesus in

the breaking of the bread, the Mass. Then, in the upper room, the apostles are both scared and lost. The doors of the room

are bolted shut for they think that they will be next to be tortured. Their grief has closed the doors of their hearts to the words

of Jesus that in three days He would rise. What does Jesus do? He goes through the locked doors of the room and opens the

locked doors of their hearts. Notice what He does not do. He does not shout at them; he does not ridicule them. All He says is

my peace be with you. Jesus breathes His presence upon them. Even with that they were not quite sure. They thought that

they were seeing a ghost. So, what does He do to reassure them? He asks for something to eat. Now they relax and know

that it is Jesus.

So, what then is the significance of these two stories? From Emmaus we are reminded that it is Jesus who teaches at Mass -

from the reading of Scripture, to the homily. Also, at Mass, we continue to recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread – the

consecration. From the upper room, we see the gentleness of Jesus and that same gentleness He offers to us. It is through

their eyes that we come to believe in the risen Jesus. Matthew, in his gospel, has an interesting side note “while they were

going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that happened. They assembled with the elders and

took counsel; they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, ‘you are to say, His disciples came by night and

stole him while we were asleep”. (Matthew 28:11-15) To use a modern term, just a little bit of fake news. We know, from

Scripture, the Apostles were too scared to do such a thing. Secondly, it would have been unthinkable that a Roman guard

would be asleep on duty. It is through the eyes of the people who Jesus visited after His resurrection that we have come to

believe. Have a Happy and Blest Easter.

God Bless, Fr. Ray

APRIL 12, 2020

Fr. Ray

APRIL 12, 2020

2020 Easter Remembrances In Honor of our Living Family and Friends

All Members of the U.S. Armed Forces All Priests & Sisters

All Priests & Sisters of St. Joseph who Served the Bradford Catholic Community

or Came From Our Parishes Keri Baldwin

BCCHS Class of 1963 Dave Bigley

M/M James Bloomquist Theresa Bond

Boutcher Family Robert L. Butler Family

Rose Caswell Lisa Ann Cropper

D.J. Dan Davis

M/M Tom DeVoe Norm Eilers

Diane Gardner Brian Gates Dina Gates Judy Gates Pat Girard

Rev. Raymond Gramata Marty Grandinetti Rev. James Gutting

Harvey/Keister Family Garrett Hollister

Ken & Lynn Hogue Harold & Paulette Little

Jim "Tubby" Maduri Matto Family

McCann Children, Spouses & Grandchildren Louise McCutcheon

Katie Monago Leo Mott Family

Orris Family Helen M. Pecora

Ron Peters Anne Reed

Laura Rhodes Roesch Children & Families

Sampson Family Schmidt Family Preston Taylor Steven Taylor Sharon Troutt Nellie Vecellio Mary Walker Carl J. Yonker

Zeher & Marrone Grandchildren

2020 Easter Remembrances In Memory of our Deceased Family and Friends

Abrams Family Cliff & Louise Ackley

All Priests & SistersWho Served the Bradford Catholic Community

Emery Allen Family All US Military Troops

Lorenzo & Olympia Alviti M/M Hugh Ashmore Bob & Billie Austin

Bobbi Jo Austin Domenic & Martha Auteri

Joseph Auteri Victor V. & Betty Autieri Vincent Anthony Autieri

Anne Taylor Babasick Donald & Joan Bailey

Mary Barr

M/M Joseph Bednar Kathleen & Jerry Beeman

Kathy Stewart Behan Tom & Katie Behan Dominic, Blanche & Vera Ann Belardia

Belardia, Cantone, Sabolizzi & S ebastian Families

Henry & Winifred Bennardi Randy Bish

Ralph & Gerda & Ann Bizzaro Vernie Black Family

Dave Block James & Jean Bloomquist

Wayne T. Bond Contt’d ...

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Carmelo & Fortunata Bongiovanni Vicki Tanner Boser Buccolini Family

Josephine Buccolini James & Lucille Burton

John & Mary Ann Burton M/M Gerald Bushey

Joseph Butler Robert L. Butler

Tom Butler Christine Camera

Thomas & Amelia Camera Don Campbell

Marianne Campbell Ralph & Josephine Campogiani

R.P. Campogiani III Frances & Foster Cannon

Matthew Cannon Lena & Bruno Cary Connie Cavallaro

M/M Joseph Cavallaro Yogi Cavallaro

Flora & Domenic Chiarenza Rose Chiarilli

Louis & Violet Coffey Tony, Ange, Carmen &

Marcia Comilla Conklin Family Joan Connelly

Fred Coppersmith

Patrick Costello, Jr. Joe Cotillion

Vicky Girard Cottillion M/M Jack Cunningham

Shawn Cunningham Amy Curcio Brian Curcio James Curcio Robbie Curcio

Robert & Mary Cuthbertson Aiden Davis Ron Davis

Don Davis, Jr. Don & Bev Davis, Sr.

Marge DeBias David DeFrank

Nita & Lou DeFrank Louis & Loretta DeSantis

2020 Easter Remembrances (cont’d) In Memory of our Deceased Family and Friends

Bob & Robin DiStrola

Julius & Madeline Doriguzzi Lacoe & Louise Drumm M/M William Drumm

Edward & Louise Dudick Dunson Family

LeRoy, Pauline & Connie Dunson Lawrence & Betty Eckman

Jean & Al Elsholz M/M Ernie Emmons

Homer & Kyle Everett M/M Earl Everitt

John & Helen Ewell Joseph & Mary Fabian

Jack & Peggy Fargo Farrell & Sutherland Family

Jacob, Genevieve & Roger Farrell John & June Farrell

Gene Fazio Rose, Al & Jim Fenstemaker

Christine A. Fire Frank J. Fire

Tom, John & Dorothy Frontino Marshall Frost

John & Arline Fuoco Bill & Robbie Getz

Agnese & John Giordano Angelo & Angela Giordano

Girard Family Don Girard

Joseph & Angie Girard Tom Girard Joe Gleason

Richard & Alice Goodnoe Gramata, Virostko, Genovesi & Salvaro Families

Pierre Gregg Geraldine Grego

Arnold & Cornelia Gulnac Brother James Gulnac

Robert Guthrie Tom & Diane Hannahs

Hannon Family Joseph Hannon

Raymond Haumesser Family M/M Dick Hill

Anna Lee & Harry Himes Holleran Family

Cont’d...

January 19, 2020 APRIL 12, 2020

Jessie Holleran

Jim & Bea Holleran Eva Huey

Dr. Jerry Hull M/M Steve Hvizdzak

Margaret Iacozza Mary & William Kane

Thomas Keane Kelley Famly

Edward C. Kemick Family Joan G. Kemick

Dennis Keverline Florence & Walter Keverline

David M. Kloss Edward & Eleanor Kloss

Janice Klussman Norma Koester

Stephen & Marilyn Kopp Joe & Pauline Kurtz Geraldine Larkham

Janice Larson Joseph, Rena & Vicky Leo

Molly Pistner Lewis Edna Logan

Alice & Charles Loughlin Gwen & Ed Loughlin

Russ Louk Alex & Georganna Luke

Anthony Luzzi Dale Maduri

Angie & Ralph Mangus Mary & George Matto

Sandra Sullivan McArter Bob & Kristin McCann

McCarthy & Rae Families

Mickey McClelland John & Scott McCord McDonald Family McMillen Family

Bob & Ethel McMillen Neal McMillen

Josephine McNamara Rose Meabon

Geraldine & Cyril Merkt William & Barb Meyer

Ray, Edith, Joe & Andrew Middlebrough

2020 Easter Remembrances (cont’d) In Memory of our Deceased Family and Friends

Joseph & Rena Monti Thomas Murphy

John Nadji Regis & Sally Newell

Howard & Elizabeth Nickel

Gerrie & Pete O'Conner William J. O'Donnell

Margaret & Edward Olson Andrew Onuffer

Anthony Onuffer Family Patrick & Anna Palmer Louis & Josphine Pantuso

Margaret Pantuso Parsons Family

Alfredo & Beverly Pecora Michael F. Pecora Andrew Pehonsky

John & Sue Pehonsky Millie & Andy Pehonsky

Pat & Mike Pehonsky Angie Petino

John, Julia & Pete Pierotti Piersimoni & Schaming Families

Piganelli Family Baker & Amelia Piganelli Emogene & Sam Piganelli

John (Jim) Piganelli M/M John Piganelli, Sr.

Stephan Piganelli

Stephen Piscitelli, Jr. Bernard & Frances Pistner. Sr.

Nick & Mary Pitrillo Place Family

M/M Joseph Pokelemba Wilhelm Potkovick Daniel Joseph Rae Daniel Scott Rae

M/M Robert Reese G. Scott & Dorothy Rhodes

Don & Grace Rich Gloria Jean Rich

John & Doris Rich John & Katherine Rich, Jr.

Joseph & Anna Rich Dominic Rich Family

Phillip Rich Ann & Walter Roberts

Cont’d...

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George Roberts Fred Roemer

Pam & Charles Roney Fannie Ross Frank Ross

Peter & Sandina Ross M/M Donald Rupple

Norman Rupple Sankner Family

Bruno & Adele Salerno Bill Sampson

Bruce Sampson Vivien & Clinton Sampson

Cindy Sayers Paul & Marian Sayers M/M Nick Schiappa

Schreiber Family Harry & Connie Schreiber

John & Fannie Scrivo Rozanne Scrivo

Carla Zandi Shamblen Beverly Gulnac Shrimplin

Brandon Shurilla

Stephen & Grayse Simko Samuel Slocum

Bill & Sade Sloppy Howard & Nellie Sluga

Edward Smith M/M Francis Smith

Harry J. & Genevieve Smith Jim & Joan Smith

Mark Smith Frank & Alice Sokoly

Joe, Mary & Fred Spadafore Dan, Audrey, Judy & Joe Stidd

Stoltz & Piscitelli Families Ange & Norm Strotman

2020 Easter Remembrances (cont’d) In Memory of our Deceased Family and Friends

Elizabeth Sullivan

Domenic & Rose Talerico Andrew Taylor

M/M R.C. Taylor Earl & Marjorie Tischer

Anne Tominez Mike & Jane Tominez John & Martha Tomko

Joe Troutman, Sr. Almeda & Joe Verolini

Basil & Rena Vicere M/M Pacifico Vicere

Mary & Samuel Vicere Vincent J. Vicere

M/M Albert Vicere & Michael Louis Vigliotta

Zachary Vigliotta Dominic & Domenica Vigliotti

Helen Vigliotti Ottario & Sylvia Vigliotti

Sharon Lee Vigliotti Dolores Vinelli

John & Louise Vinelli M/M Joseph Vinelli

Mike Vinelli, Sr. Nancy Wagner

Virginia & Dorm Wallace

Ward Family Rick Wareham

Steve White Cindy Whyte Bill Wilson

Adina Lyn Wolcott Robert Wolcott

James E. Yonker Zurat Family

MASS INTENTIONS

No public masses until further notice

Monday, April 13 SB Parishioners SF Frank Smith (Morris Family) Tuesday, April 14 SF Robert McMillen (Tom & Nancy Black) Wednesday, April 15 SB Dominic DeStevens (Vince & Mary Lou Iaderosa) Thursday, April 16 SB Anthony & Bernice George (Fred & Brenda Ruth) SF Tony Calo (Morris Family)

April 17 SB W. Ed & Frances Arrowsmith (Family) Saturday, April 18 SF Chohrach Family (Dorothy Chohrach) SB Jim & Flo Garrigan (Chris Lechner) Sunday, April 19

SF Walter & Florence Keverline (Family) SB Louis Pascarella (Family) OM Walter & Ann Roberts (Rita Costello)

These intentions will be said by Fr. Ray and Fr. Jim at private masses during the week.

St. Francis Paschal Candle donated by Mike & Dawn Kozminski is

in memory of Lawrence D. Bernhard

GOD’S HOUSEKEEPERS

Apr 13 - Apr 17: TEAM 2: D. Jadlowiec/V. Comilla

D. & L. Williams/K. Smeal

Readings for the Week APR 12, 2020

Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/ Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/ Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 [5b]/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a [22]/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 [21a]/ Mk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Pt 1:3-9/ Jn 20:19-31

Thomas Ackley, Virgil Anderson, Mary Beth Behan, Barb Bernheisel, Theresa Bond, Barbara Boser, Jane Bowes, Kathy Bryant, Bonnie Buccolini, Gigi Carroll, Annie Champagne, Dick Clark, Billie Cummins, Marianne Curcio, Paul

Curcio, Charlotte Cuthbertson, Denise Douthit, Alliyson Feldman, Patrick Franco, Virginia Frigo, Pat Geary, Pat Girard, Jill Henry, Dominic Iaderosa, Jody Iaderosa, Mary Lou Iaderosa, Craig Johnson, Judy Keenan, Mary Keesler, James Kibby, Bill Kline, Mason LaBrozzi, Rita Leone, Paula Louk, Barbara Matto, Colleen McNamara, Shannon McNamara, Dick Melka, Mariana Militelo, Anne Miller, Joe Monago, Lou Monti, Cheri O’Mara, Dom Piganelli, John Pockey, Dan Popiel, Courtney Prentiss, Stacie Riddel, Angela Rimer, Steve Schmidt, Judy Signor, Steve Skaggs, Hailey Smith, Bonnie Swackhamer, Alex Tingley, Mary Webster, Matthew Whelan, Corrine Wilson, Donna Whitford, Lisa Zurat

May they be strengthened by the healing presence of God’s Spirit.

(If a name has been removed from this list that you feel should still be included, please call the parish office.)

A Special Note:

We know these are difficult times for everyone, including you and your family. Our Parishes remain committed to the spiritual care of our parishioners and the faithful in our communities. Although how we do that is changing tempo-rarily, our purpose remains the same. Please be assured of our prayers for you and your families, particularly in the daily private Masses Father Ray and Father Jim are offering for your intentions.

St. Bernard Church remains open daily for your visits, candle lighting and to pick up a bulletin/reminder.

Our Parish office is temporarily closed to walk-in traffic but still open for phone calls or messages to try to meet your needs.

Please be aware that like any family, our parish has ongoing operating costs. We are entirely dependent upon you to meet those financial obligations. Please continue to make your weekly offertory gifts through our online giving, mail, or slide an envelope under the front door. If you have any questions, contact the office at 362-6825.

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