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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 627 East 187 th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770 | F: (718) 367-2240 www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | E-mail: [email protected] Sunday, December 15, 2019| Third Sunday of Advent (Year C) PARISH STAFF Administrator Rev. Fr. José Félix Ortega Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Israel K. Boadi Religious Education Coordinator Sr. Edna Loquias, SMC Parish Secretary Miss Elizabeth Mannini Youth Minister Mr. Brandon Fernandez Music Director & Organist Dr. Stephen Rapp Cantor Principal Mr. Bilen Eminov Mr. John Musto LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday 8:30am | 12:00pm (Both English) Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass - English) Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish) 11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English) 1:30pm (Spanish) Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English) RITE OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling the Parish Office. RITE OF BAPTISM 2 nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3 rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm Attendance at Pre -Baptism Class is required. Please stop by the Parish Center to register or call for more information. RITE OF MATRIMONY Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial meeting with a priest. PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK If you or someone you know is in the hospital or homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Center. NEW PARISHIONERS We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish Center. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish Center. OLMC SCHOOL: 2465 BATHGATE AVENUE Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080. PARISH CENTER 2380 Belmont Avenue Bronx, NY 10458 Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770 | F: (718) 367-2240
www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, December 15, 2019| Third Sunday of Advent (Year C)
PARISH STAFF
Administrator Rev. Fr. José Félix Ortega
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Fr. Israel K. Boadi
Religious Education Coordinator Sr. Edna Loquias, SMC
Parish Secretary Miss Elizabeth Mannini
Youth Minister
Mr. Brandon Fernandez
Music Director & Organist Dr. Stephen Rapp
Cantor Principal Mr. Bilen Eminov Mr. John Musto
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 8:30am | 12:00pm (Both English)
Saturday Evening: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass - English)
Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish)
11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English)
1:30pm (Spanish)
Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm (All English)
RITE OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm or any time by calling the Parish Office.
RITE OF BAPTISM
2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 2:30pm 3rd Sunday every other month in English at 2:30pm Attendance at Pre -Baptism Class is required. Please stop by the Parish Center to register or call for more information.
RITE OF MATRIMONY
Wedding dates may be scheduled after initial meeting with a priest.
PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK
If you or someone you know is in the hospital or homebound and would be served by a pastoral visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Center.
NEW PARISHIONERS
We invite new parishioners to register at the Parish Center.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
For information please call Sr. Edna at the Parish Center.
OLMC SCHOOL: 2465 BATHGATE AVENUE
Please contact the School Office at (718) 295-6080.
PARISH CENTER
2380 Belmont Avenue Bronx, NY 10458
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
December 15, 2019 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 2
ANNOUNCED MASSES
Sunday, December 15th | Third Sunday of Advent 8:30am Mary & Carl Hellinback 9:30am Bendicion de Christopher Mendez—18 años 11:00am Francesco Cibelli 12:15pm Giacomo Montella 1:30pm Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo
Monday, December 16th | Advent Weekday
8:30am Philip Cammarano, Sr. 12:00pm Luigi Albano 6:30pm Georgina Prince
Tuesday, December 17th | Late Advent Weekday
8:30am Carmen Bonanno 12:00pm Deceased of the Borgatti Family 6:30pm For a special intention
Wednesday, December 18th | Late Advent Weekday
8:30am Francisco & Xiomara Nuñez (living) 12:00pm Deceased of the Borgatti Family 6:30pm Martha Sabatino
Thursday, December 19th | Late Advent Weekday 8:30am Kay Muton 12:00pm Rosario, Calogero & Rosaria Darmetta 6:30pm Deceased of the Marcone Family
Friday, December 20th | Late Advent Weekday
8:30am Aida Verdun & Family (living) 12:00pm Danielle Tassio 6:30pm Lisandro Guzman Feliz
Saturday, December 21st | Late Advent Weekday; St. Peter Canisius
8:30am Richard Pizzonia 12:00pm Padre Pio Prayer Group 5:00pm John R. Peters
Sunday, December 22nd | Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:30am Haidee Ruiz 9:30am Para la Comunidad de Monte Carmelo 11:00am Mariantonia, Vincenzo e Gennaro Del Vecchio
12:15pm Gino Raguso 1:30pm Grazia Scaturro
From the Desk of Father José Félix
The Nativity
After the Guadalupe celebrations, we begin this week the immediate preparation for Christmas with the Novena and the traditional Posadas. Pope Francis at the beginning of Advent went to visit the little town of Greccio, close to Rome, the place where St. Francis of Assisi started the tradition of preparing a Nativity scene to remember the birth of Jesus. On the occasion of his visit, Pope Francis wrote a letter to all of us. In it he says:
“With this letter, I wish to encourage the beautiful family tradition of preparing the nativity scene in the days before Christmas, but also the custom of setting it up in the workplace, in schools, hospitals, prisons and town squares. Great imagination and creativity is always shown in employing the most diverse materials to create small masterpieces of beauty. As children, we learn from our parents and grandparents to carry on this joyful tradition, which encapsulates a wealth of popular piety. It is my hope that this custom will never be lost and that, wherever it has fallen into disuse, it can be rediscovered and revived.”
The Popes have always been examples of this beautiful tradition, placing a big Nativity scene in St. Peter’s square in the Vatican, where all the pilgrims and tourists in Rome could contemplate the mystery of Christmas.
In our Parish we also have our Nativity scene, and I hope that all the families in the Parish are preparing their own. Obviously the most important is to continue to prepare our Heart for the Lord is coming soon.
God bless, Father José Félix
+ REST IN PEACE + Please pray for Luca Ruocco and all the faithful departed
COLLECTION - 12/8/19
This year …………...............................................$3,923.00
Last year ...……..............................................$3,758.17
WEEKEND ATTENDANCE - 12/8/19
Adults ……. 711 Children …… 246 Total …… 957
MEMORIALS LAST WEEK
* CORRECTION *
Mass Candles
In Loving Memory of
Domenica Bonarrigo & Lena Rizzo From Mimma Rizzo
December 15, 2019 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 3
RECONCILIATION MONDAY
Tomorrow, December 16th 4pm to 8pm
Come prepare your heart for true Christmas joy
wEDDING BANNS
II. Michael Hernandez & Denisse Carrion
Saturday, December 21st 7:00 p.m. in the church
* Tri-lingual *
Come share in this time of prayer and preparation for the Lord’s birth
Gaudete!
Questa terza domenica di Avvento è chiamata anche la domenica della gioia. La ragione è motivata dal fatto che il Signore è vicino. Il Natale, appare, dunque, come la risposta inattesa al bisogno di gioia del cuore umano, in quanto nell’evento dell’Incarnazione il bene, che è Dio, si è legato in maniera indissolubile all’uomo, colmando, in tale modo, la sua solitudine esistenziale. L’origine della gioia cristiana nasce dal fatto di sapere che io sono il termine dell’interesse di Dio. Scrive San Tommaso: “Qualunque possa essere il male che sopravviene, esso è senza paragone rispetto al bene che è Dio; quindi non vi è male che possa interrompere tale bene”.
Potremo essere veramente lieti solo se il Signore è presente nella nostra vita. La gioia cristiana possiede un segreto. Non ha consistenza in se stessa e non nasce puramente dalle cose, ma viene da un “Altro”. San Paolo afferma: Rallegratevi sempre nel Signore. L’espressione “nel Signore” è illuminante! Perché ci dice che la gioia cristiana scaturisce dall’incontro con una persona viva, cioè Gesù Cristo. La sua fonte ultima, allora, è Dio, la Santissima Trinità. Pertanto, l’uomo quanto più si lascia avvicinare, si lascia accarezzare da Dio tanto più conosce la gioia. Rimane attuale per tutti la confessione di S. Agostino: Tu ci hai creati per Te, Signore, e il nostro cuore è inquieto finchè non riposa in Te (Confessioni I,1). “Riposare” in Dio significa scoprire che io sono voluto, amato personalmente dal Signore, che ho un posto nel mondo e nella società e che sono chiamato a partecipare della sua stessa vita divina. Per cogliere il contenuto di questa gioia è necessaria la fede perché solo la fede ci consente di cogliere nella sua profondità il mistero che è il Natale.
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CHRISTMAS 2019
MASS SCHEDULE
~ Tuesday, December 31st ~
6:30pm English/Spanish
~ Wednesday, January 1st ~ 8:30am English 12:00pm English/Italian 6:30pm Spanish/English
DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DE P. JOSE FELIX
El Belén
Después de las celebraciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe empezamos ésta semana la preparación inmediata para la Navidad con la Novena y las tradicionales Posadas. El Papa Francisco al inicio del Adviento fue a visitar cerca de Roma la localidad de Greccio, lugar donde san Francisco de Asís inició la tradición de preparar un nacimiento o Belén para recordar el nacimiento de Jesús. Con ocasión de su visita el Papa escribió una carta donde dice: “Con esta Carta quisiera alentar la hermosa tradición de nuestras familias que en los días previos a la Navidad preparan el belén, como también la costumbre de ponerlo en los lugares de trabajo, en las escuelas, en los hospitales, en las cárceles, en las plazas... Es realmente un ejercicio de fantasía creativa, que utiliza los materiales más dispares para crear pequeñas obras maestras llenas de belleza. Se aprende desde niños: cuando papá y mamá, junto a los abuelos, transmiten esta alegre tradición, que contiene en sí una rica espiritualidad popular. Espero que esta práctica nunca se debilite; es más, confío en que, allí donde hubiera caído en desuso, sea descubierta de nuevo y revitalizada.” Los Papas siempre han sido ejemplo de ésta tradición, colocando un Belén monumental en la Plaza de San Pedro para que todos los peregrinos y turistas en Roma puedan contemplar el misterio de la Navidad. También en nuestra parroquia tenemos el Belén, espero que todas las familias de la parroquia estén ya preparando el Belén. Por supuesto lo más importante es seguir preparando nuestro corazón, ya falta poco, el Señor llega.
Dios les bendiga, P. José Félix
PREGRINACIÓN A TIERRA SANTA
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PRECIO - $3,800
PARA INSCRIPCIONES: P. JOSE FELIX
Lectors - December 21st & 22nd
5:00 p.m. C. Diaz & M. Innocenti
8:30 a.m. N. Watson & Florence
11:00 a.m. N. Trombetta & M. Barrett
12:15 p.m. M. Gerbasi & D. Miantsoko
CHRISTMAS ANGEL TREE
- In the vestibule -
The Church is purchasing religious gifts for the children this year.
Please take an envelope and return with your monetary contribution
by Sunday, December 29th.
Thank you for helping to teach our children the true meaning of Christmas!
+ Gifts distributed on January 5th. +
INCREASED OFFERTORY CAMPAIGN
Thank you again dear parishioners!
+ Know that God will reward you With every good thing +
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