THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW / ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA / OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
January 10, 2016 - The Baptism of the Lord
SAINT MATTHEW
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 5:00 pm Nathaniel Pollock (decd) req. by Daughter Claudia
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 8:00 am Usher & Duffett Family (decd) req. by Usher Family 9:00 am Anna Orlando (decd) req. by Rose Frusciante 12:00 pm Delbert W. LeFevre (decd) req. by Wemer Family
MONDAY, JANUARY 11 9:00 am Margaret (Margie) Quinn (decd) req. by Bannon & DeSouza Family
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 9:00 am Costanzo Family req. by Liz Costanzo
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 9:00 am Sophie Washienko (decd) req. by Bruce-Warren Washienko
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 9:00 am John Lis (decd) req. by Bernie Carr
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 9:00 am Matthew Nehrbauer (decd) req. by Jim & Eleanor Dalton
SATURDAY, JANUARY16 9:00 am Maureen Breheny-Brady (liv) req. by Anne Cafferty 5:00 pm James Haubold (decd) req by Walter & Joan Haubold
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
8:00 am Walter Richardson (decd) req. by Eleanor Richardson & Family
9:00 am Rita Vitagliano (decd) req. by Peggy & Joe Muccia 12:00 pm
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 5:00 pm Raffaele Saccoccio (decd) req. by Patsy & Lina Cilurzo
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 8:30 am Special Intentions for Bonnie Taylor 10:30 am Albert Shapiro (decd) req by Carolyn & Frank Pagani MONDAY, JANUARY11 8:00 am Larry Burns (decd) req. by Martin Roos TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 8:00 am Scott Frost (decd) req. by Martin Roos WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 8:00 am Richard & Anita Malarczyk and Family (decd & living) THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 8:00 am FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 8:00 am Denis O’Connor (decd) req. by Marie Doyle SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 8:00 am 5:00 pm Richard Meirowitz (decd) reg. by Mary Meirowitz SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 8:30 am 10:30 am Patrick Harrington (decd)
First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Isaiah tells of the Lord’s Servant, who will be inconspicuous, but will not rest until justice is established. The Lord then tells his servant that he was formed to be “a light for the nations.”
Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38
Peter speaks to a group of pagans for the first time. He explains to them that any person who follows God’s will is acceptable to God, regardless of nationality.
Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
John the Baptist had claimed one would come far more powerful than himself, one who would baptize with the Holy Spirit rather than water. When Jesus came to John and was baptized, the Spirit descended on him and a voice said, “You are my beloved Son. On you my favor rests.”
JANUARY 10, 2016 - THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
WEEKLY COLLECTIONS - Thank You!
SAINT MATTHEW 2016 2015 January 3……....…………………....…..$3738 $3858 Catholic Univ.…………………………….$1280 $1309 Solemnity of Mary……………………..$666 $1319 Christmas (to date)………..………$23,142 $24,428 Christmas Flowers (to date)……..$2269 $2438
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A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS: HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly
The Baptism of the Lord - January 10, 2016
“…the man of any nation who fears God and acts uprightly is acceptable to him. This is the message he has sent to the sons of Israel, ‘the good news of peace’ proclaimed through Jesus Christ who is Lord of all… I take it you know what has been reported all over Judea about Jesus of Nazareth, beginning in Galilee with the baptism John proclaimed, of the way God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good.” This teaching of Peter led Cornelius and his family to baptism and Christ. We listen to the words and realize that we too have been baptized, led to Christ and yes, even anointed with the Holy Spirit and power. We too come up from our Jordan, our baptismal font, and hear the similar words of praise ‘You are my Son. On you my favor rests.’ It is easy to picture the event, the people, the rippling water, a gentle breeze. We might include a word of teaching by John the Baptist. Jesus began His mission. ‘The mission of Christ the Redeemer He has entrusted to His church’, wrote Saint John Paul II. That mission continues today and we are all the hands, the face, the voice of Christ to others. At our baptism we were anointed with oil and the Holy Spirit. We have been given power to do what Jesus did ‘going about doing good.’
FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS
Please keep in your prayers the
ill of our parish especially: Peter
Rasulo, Christopher Liva, Richard
Dosin Sr., John Evans, Susan
Sullivan Manuele, Julia Rae, Mary
Michna, Richard Ryan Sr., Paula
Piluso, John Trevor Dabenigno, Luisa Lopez,
Rosemary Distelhurst, Kay LaBella, Bonnie Taylor,
John Kelly, and Susan Winn.
And for those who have died marked by the sign
of faith, especially: Anna Vellone, Michael Perih
If you know of any parishioners who are ill and would like
to be visited by a priest, please contact the rectory at 914-
478-2822.
Names will be left on the sick list for 4 weeks. Please feel
free to call the rectory to add names of immediate family
members at any time.
An Archdiocesan Wide Drive to
Replenish Dwindling Food Pantries
January 24 - January 31, 2016
Feeding Our Neighbors is a united effort to fight
hunger. This campaign is a response to Timothy Cardinal
Dolan's call that we all do our part to replenish the food
pantries and soup kitchens in our community, which so
many families in our community rely on to survive.
Sponsored by Catholic organizations throughout the
Archdiocese of New York and managed by Catholic
Charities, 100% of contributions to the campaign will
support local food pantries that serve New Yorkers, non-
Catholics and Catholics alike.
Organizational participants in Feeding Our Neighbors
include all Archdiocesan Catholic schools, local parishes,
the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), the Archdiocesan
Office of Religious Education, and the Catholic Charities
Federation. There are three simple ways to participate
and contribute to the Campaign:
Donate Money to support emergency feed programs
within the Archdiocese
Collect food to support a local food pantry in your
community
Volunteer your time and support at a local food pantry
Our parish will be collecting food to help our local food
cupboards. Food items needed are:
PASTA, PASTA SAUCE, TUNA, PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY, CEREAL, POWERED MILK, JUICE,
MACARONI & CHEESE, CANNED VEGGIES,
FRUIT & STEWS, RICE, BEANS, OATMEAL
PACKETS, STUFFING MIX, GRANOLA BARS,
PANCAKE MIX, SYRUP, BISCUIT MIX, BOXED
MASHED POTATOES.
Food donations can be dropped off in the back of the
churches in the Feeding Our Neighbors Food Boxes.
For more information please visit:
www.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors
Donate to Feeding Our Neighbors
Over 800,000 neighbors struggle to afford food. The drop in temperature coincides with a drop in food donations.
Catholic Charities, in partnership with UJA/Federation and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies is aiming to collect more than 1,000,000 meals by January 31, 2016.
We are off to a good start, but we need your help.
Donate food, time or money to make sure no one goes hungry.
If you would like to make an offline gift, you may mail your check or credit card information to:
Catholic Charities
Office of Development, 11th Floor 1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
For help or additional information, please contact our Development Office:
646-794-2051 or [email protected]
Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own
At first glance, the Baptism of the Lord might seem an odd feast. Since the Catholic Church teaches that the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the remission of sins, particularly Original Sin, why was Christ baptized? After all, He was born without Original Sin, and He lived His entire life without sinning. Therefore, He had no need of the sacrament, as we do. In submitting Himself humbly to the baptism of St. John the Baptist, however, Christ provided the example for the rest of us. If even He should be baptized, though He had no need of it, how much more should the rest of us be thankful for this sacrament, which frees us from the darkness of sin and incorporates us into the Church, the life of Christ on earth! His Baptism, therefore, was necessary--not for Him, but for us.
Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the
medieval Scholastics, saw Christ's Baptism as the
institution of the sacrament. His Flesh blessed the water,
and the descent of the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove)
and the voice of God the Father announcing that this was
His Son, in Whom He was well pleased, marked the
beginning of Christ's public ministry.
A possible location where John baptized Jesus Christ
East of the River Jordan.
THE WAY
2016 Winter – Spring Session
“Celebrating Lives”
Presented by Dr. Stephen
and Mrs. Janet Kelly on the
John Cleaver Kelly Clinic in
Uganda, Thursday, January
21 at 7:30pm at Sacred
Heart Church, Dobbs Ferry
in Oussani Hall.
ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA
COFFEE HOUR takes place every
Sunday after the 9:00 AM Family
Mass. The St. Stanislaus Kostka
Society welcomes all
parishioners to join them.
Lectors Workbooks for 2016 are available and can be picked up in the Sacristy.
The Mass Book for 2016 is open through March 18th. If you would like to reserve a Mass in memory of a loved one, please contact the church office at 914-478-2822.
This Week’s Candle Memorials :
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tabernacle Candle
In Memory of Thomas Lindgren
requested by Joan Farrell
Welcome to Father John Effah Awiti who
will be helping us
out for the months of
January & February
while Fr. Matthew
Yeboah is home in
Ghana.
What are the Corporal Works of mercy?
Pope Francis has asked us to rediscover the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Throughout the Gospels Jesus admonishes us to follow his example, an example that sets down tangible ways we might better serve our brothers and sisters in need. As its name implies, the Corporal Works are directed toward serving the body: corpus, in Latin, means “body."
THERE ARE SEVEN CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
1. Feed the hungry 2. Give drink to the thirsty 3. Clothe the naked 4. Shelter the homeless 5. Visit the sick 6. Visit the imprisoned 7. Bury the dead
This Jubilee we should make a concerted effort to perform these beautiful Works of Mercy.
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What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy?
While the Corporal Works of Mercy focus more on the needs of the body, the Spiritual Works focus on the needs of the soul. Just as we should help others with their physical needs, so too must we help them with their spiritual needs.
THERE ARE SEVEN SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY
1. Admonish the sinner 2. Instruct the ignorant 3. Counsel the doubtful 4. Bear wrongs patiently 5. Forgive offenses willingly 6. Comfort the afflicted 7. Pray for the living and the dead
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