5:00 p.m. (English) 7:45am, 9:00am, 10:30am (Spanish), 12:00 Noon

OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611

E-mail: l.rosas@stjosephlic.org

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

PARISH REGISTRATION

SACRAMENTS

PRAYER AND DEVOTION

Parish STAFF

gious Education

Monday — Saturday, 8:45am, CCMondays Ch - After Mass

Choir Practice Wednesdays 7:30 CH Third Friday, 7:00pm, ICC

Catequesis Familiar Sunday, 9:00a.m, MRH Guadalupanos Tuesday, 8:00pm, HFR Curso Biblico/Misioneros Thursday, 7:00pm, HFR Oración Carismática Friday, 7:00pm, CC Cursillistas Wednesday, 8:p.m., HFR Jornadistas Sunday, 1:00pm, ICC

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

After 12:00 Mass until 4:00pm.

(CC, Convent Chapel; Ch, Church; MRH , Msgr. Ryan Hall; H.F.R.: Holy Family Room; ICC Immaculate Conception

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2017

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3 ************************************************************************ THE CHOSEN REMNANT Zephaniah is one of the least-known of the Old Testament prophets. He speaks in today’s first reading of impending judgment. But the Lord will leave a “remnant” in Israel. This image of a remnant, or remainder, was to become vital to both Judaism and Christianity. Paul’s letter to Corinth makes obvious his deep concern for the Christians there. They are too self-confident, he says, too sure of themselves. He admonishes them to remember that Christ has given them all they have. Today’s Gospel comprises the opening of Jesus’ “Great Sermon.” As God gave Moses the law on Sinai, so now Jesus gathers his disciples on a hillside to teach them the new law. Each of these Beatitudes contrasts the humiliation of the present with the glory of the future: poverty vs. the riches of God’s kingdom, hunger for holiness vs. fulfillment in the Spirit, persecution vs. the reign of God. Jesus is here speaking to God’s chosen “remnant.” ***********************************************************************

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16 ************************************************************************

Thinking of Remembering a Loved One? Thinking of Remembering a Loved One? To remember the intention of a loved one, you may donate the bread and wine consecrated at Mass for one week or weekend and/or the Sanctuary Lamp (candle lit near the Tabernacle) for one

week. Call or come to the Rectory for more information about how you can remember a loved one. ************************************************************************

First Friday This Friday, February 3rd is First Friday of the month. The Most Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration following the 12:00Noon Mass and will conclude at 4:00pm with Benediction. ************************************************************************

Memorial of St. Blaise ~ Feb. 3rd, 2017

The traditional blessing of throats will take place during the celebration of all Masses on Friday, February 3, 2017

PRAYER INTENTIONS F T S H

Janeth Enriquez, Edna Casaccio, Baby Zayah Ned, Diego Kervabon & Theresa Leous

Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life Robert Cotter, Jr.,Walter Feber, Yolanda Lazaric, Pilar Yepez, Elda Peras, Katherine Filipich, & James Hart

Saturday, January 28: Vigil Mass 5:00 Leo, Maria Anna Cinquemani & Fa. Pasquale Piccirillo

Sunday, January 29: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:45 Daniela & George Hatzisgeorgiadis & Fa. 9:00 Salvacion E. Tawat, Giordano Vlacich, Mary Battaglia, John & Sofia Hatzisgeorgiadis Fa. 10:30 William, Cedenio & Ruiz Families (Health) Saturnino & Alfonso Aguirre 12:00 Anton Frankovic, Vanda Tencic & Vlado Kirsic

7:00pm Mass Inention Available

Monday, January 30:

8:00 Bolivar Ramos 12:00 Mary Battaglia (Health Recovery)

Tuesday, January 31: St. John Bosco

8:00 Manda Panich 12:00 Maria Camilieri

Wednesday, February 1:

8:00 Frank Giambrone, All Souls in Purgatory 12:00 Nicola Rosano, Mary Battaglia 7:30 Nicola Rosano, Pilar Yepez

Thursday, February 2: The Presentation of the Lord; Groundhog Day

8:00 Martin Ward 12:00 Michael Vasa Kozokar

Friday, February 3: St. Blase; St. Ansgar; First Friday; Blessing of throats

8:00 Davide Mignano 12:00 Francesco, Sebastian, Jenny & Francesca Calabro

Saturday, February 4: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday 8:00 Purgatorial Society 5:00 Francesco Piraneo

Sunday, February 5: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:45 Father Vincent Miceli (Special Intentions) 9:00 Mary Battaglia (Health Recovery) Biagio Battaglia 10:30 Jonny Mendez (Intensiones Especiales) Juana & Vincente Otavalo 12:00 Maria Stankiewicz 7:00pm Mass Intention Available

Pasta Night

Saturday, February 4 6:30pm ~ School Social Center

Are you planning on dinning out Saturday night?

What about some delicious Homemade pasta!.

We invite you, your family and friends for a delicious meal of homemade spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread, and a drink. Tickets are only: $15/adults, $5/kids (under 12) Buy your tickets Now!... They are available in our parish office. ***********************************************************************

Valentine’s Day The Cursillistas Group of St. Joseph’s church invites you, your family and friends to our annual dinner dance party to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This event will take place on:

Saturday, February 11, 2017 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Tickets: $25 per adult, Children $10 (7 -12 years old). If you want to buy tickets you can get them in the parish rectory, for further information call at: 718-278-1611

Fiesta bailable de San Valentín Gran fiesta bailable con motivo de celebrar el día de San Valentín. Sábado 11 de Febrero 2017 de 6:00pm a 12am. Venga a celebrar el día del amor y la amistad con su familia y amigos. Todos están cordialmente invitados, boletos a la venta en la rectoría de la parroquia. Adultos $25 y niños $10 (7-12 años), menores de 6 años gratis. **************************************************************

Mass in honor of the Virgin of Suyapa Honduran parishioners from St. Joseph’s church invite to a Mass in honor of our Lady of Suyapa, on Friday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. All are cordially invited to the Mass of our Blessed Virgin of Suyapa, patron saint of Honduras. ***********************************************************************

Mass Book for 2017 The new Mass book for 2017 is open now, for anyone who desires a Mass to be celebrated for the intention of a loved one. The offering for a Mass will be $15 for a weekday Mass and $25 for a Saturday night (Vigil Mass) or Sunday Mass.

Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 29 de enero de 2017

“Dichosos los pobres de espíritu, porque de ellos es el Reino de los cielos”. — Mateo 5:3 ************************************************************************

EL RESTO ELEGIDO Sofonías es uno de los profetas menos conocidos del Antiguo Testamento. Hoy habla en la primera lectura sobre el juicio inminente. Pero el Señor dejará un “resto” en Israel. Esta imagen de un resto, de lo que quedará, será vital para judíos y cristianos. La carta de Pablo a los corintios evidencia su profunda preocupación por los cristianos de allí. Están muy confiados, dice, muy seguros de sí mismos. Los insta a recordar que Cristo les ha dado todo lo que tienen. El Evangelio de hoy incluye el comienzo del “Gran Sermón” de Jesús. Así como Dios le dio a Moisés la Ley en el Sinaí, ahora Jesús reúne a sus discípulos en un monte para enseñarles la nueva Ley. Cada una de estas Bienaventuranzas contrasta la humillación del presente con la gloria del futuro. La pobreza frente a las riquezas del Reino de Dios, el hambre de Dios frente a la satisfacción en el Espíritu, la persecución frente al Reino de Dios. Jesús aquí está hablando al “resto” elegido de Dios. *************************************************************** TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Esta semana recordamos la memoria de san Juan Bosco conocido como “Don Bosco”. Es curioso el apelativo de “Don” ya que es un título para nobles señores. En siglos pasados era el título común para un sacerdote diocesano, mientras que el título hermano se reservaba para sacerdotes y hermanos religiosos. En la Iglesia católica existen dos clases de sacerdotes. Unos son diocesanos o seculares quienes dedican su vida a la diócesis a la que pertenecen. Estos sacerdotes hacen voto de celibato y obediencia al obispo local. El otro grupo de sacerdotes son los que pertenecen a órdenes religiosas. Ellos viven en comunidad y hacen votos de pobreza, celibato y obediencia a su comunidad. En muchas partes a todos los sacerdotes religiosos o diocesanos se les llama “padre”. Este título fue usado en la Primera Iglesia y durante la Edad Media para honrar a hombres santos, ya fueran laicos o sacerdotes. Se les llamaba “padres” sólo cuando habían llegado a mostrar, con una larga vida, que podían animar a los demás con su buen ejemplo. Todos los sacerdotes debían vivir de tal manera que merecieran el título de padre, sin desearlo directamente. ********************************************************************** Misa en honor a la virgen de Suyapa Feligreses hondureños pertenecientes a la iglesia de San José tienen la alegría de invitar a una Misa en honor de nuestra Virgen de Suyapa, el día viernes 10 de Febrero a las 7:30 p.m. Todos cordialmente invitados a la misa de nuestra Santísima Virgen de Suyapa, patrona de Honduras ***********************************************************************

Bienvenidos La Ultreya de San Jose le da la bienvenida a dos nuevos Cursillistas: Idelfonso Garcia and Eladio Salgado

 

CASH - BINGO Sunday, January 29, 2017

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SCHOOL SOCIAL CENTER

28-46 44 Street, Astoria, NY 11103

Players of

all ages are welcome!

$5 FOR ADMISSION

(includes one card)

Additional cards for sale

50/50

Refreshments and snacks will be available for purchase

Hot dog Pretzels Popcorn Chips Cookies

Coffee Sodas Water and more….

Generations Of Faith Reminder

Please remember to make you payments payable to the Catholic Foundation. Please mail your payments to:

Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn & Queens Generations of Faith Campaign Office

PO Box 7356 Berlin, CT 065037

We can not accept payment in the Parish Office and please do not place your payments

in the collections baskets. Thank you to all the parishioners who are participating in

Generations of Faith! *********************************************************************** TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Until very recent decades “Holy Thursday” and “Good Friday” were centered on personal pious devotions, not public liturgy. In urban America, at least in cities with a significant Catholic population, Holy Thursday was about veneration of the Blessed Sacrament. People were encouraged to walk to seven churches for a “visit” to each parish’s repository, a kind of temporary tabernacle on a side altar, closer in proximity to the faithful than the usual tabernacle on the distant high altar. On Good Friday, the most popular form of devotion was the Stations of the Cross, or a three-hour program of word and preaching beginning at noon. The Holy Thursday seven-church hike was a way of participating in a custom of the city of Rome. Traditionally, each day in Lent was assigned to a particular parish church or basilica in the city. Each week of Lent thus had seven churches, and pious people tried to get to each one of them. The pilgrimage was a symbol of unity and also the journey of faith. Originally, the pope would go to each place for a liturgy, but political strife removed the pope from Rome in 1305. With the papacy relocated in France, the custom ceased until Pope Leo XIII expressed interest in restoring it in 1900, and Blessed John XXIII fully restored the custom in 1959. By the time Pope Leo began to revive the custom, many American cities had enough parishes and monasteries that the faithful could vicariously participate in the revived tradition of stational liturgies by a very long walk! ***********************************************************************

Update on Parish Weekly Collection

This week collections were as follows: January 22, 2017

Regular Sunday Collection……….………..…....$5,505 Latin America & Aid to Eastern European & African Churches………………………………………… $920.00 Total Collection....................................................$6,425 ***********************************************************************

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS We are sending a tax letter automatically to all our parishioners that donated over $750 during this year. (2016) If anyone is in need of a contribution statement for tax purposes, please contact the rectory office. Thank you. *********************************************************************** No Clothes We thank the people who have donated clothes in the past for the less fortunate. As space is limited, we will be unable to continue accepting these items. Please do not leave packages in the church vestibule or gathering space . You can donate directly to St. Margaret Mary at 9-18 27th Ave, Astoria, NY 11102, or Hour Children located at 36-11 12th St. - Long Island City. ***********************************************************************

The Divine Mercy Prayer Group

Please join us for our weekly meeting every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Holy Family Room; Length of meeting is approximately one hour.

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