Reverend James Rodia, O. Praem.

ST. RICHARD PARISH PHILADELPHIA, PA

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

SUNDAY September 6th

8:00 Jerome & Eleanor Masciantonio requested by

John & Maryann Pilla

10:00 HOLY SPIRIT Marge & Marty Pellegrino

requested by Dee & Glen Copeland

11:30 Loretta Galdo requested by Lena

MONDAY September 7th

8:00 Clotilde Liberatore requested by family

TUESDAY September 8th

8:00 Nick Screnci requested by wife & family

WEDNESDAY September 9th

8:00 John Mirra requested by wife

THURSDAY September 10th

8:00 Paul Facenda requested by wife

FRIDAY September 11th

8:00 Elisa & Eduardo Pascale requested by daughter

SATURDAY September 12th

8:00 Michael C. Monaghan requested by Mary & Cass

4:30pm Vincent Bonaventura requested by wife & children

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Our SANCTUARY CANDLE will be burning this week

In Memory of the 1st Anniversary of James Nicholas

requested by Babe, Joe and Colleen

VOTIVE CANDLES

IMO Elaina Marie Horochiwsky requested by

the McManus family

ILM Freddy DeFelice req. by Joan & John Domizio

ILM William Bender requested by Joan & John Domizio

ILM Carlo Lioy requested with love by

wife and daughter —————————————————————————

FROM MY HOUSE

TO YOURS

Dear Parishioners,

I can hardly believe that Monday is Labor Day, thus

indicating that summer is over. Where did it go?? In our coun-

try, Labor Day is a special day, even though it is not a reli-

gious celebration, Catholics happily celebrate it because it

recognizes the value of an activity essential for human beings:

work.

According to history, the idea of celebrating Labor

Day in the United States came from Matthew Maguire, a ma-

chinist from Paterson, N. J., who wanted to recognize those

“who from rude nature have delved and carved all the gran-

deur we behold.”

In most of the European and Latin American coun-

tries, the equivalent of Labor Day is celebrated on May 1, a

date that Pope Pius XII wanted to include in the Catholic litur-

gical calendar, creating the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.

This relation between faith and work is not new in the Chris-

tian tradition. In the Gospel, Jesus includes workers, field la-

borers and shepherds in his parables to teach us about God and

his Kingdom.

In the seventh century, a great saint, St. Benedict of

Nursia, founded the order of monks who in time would be

known as Benedictines. Benedict wanted his monks, even

though they lived in a monastery praising God, to also work in

order to earn their livelihood. They would worship God not

only through prayer, but also through their work. In this way,

the Benedictine monks helped improve society in Europe.

Their monasteries expanded throughout the European conti-

nent, giving it spiritual unity. They also taught agricultural

techniques to the people and preserved the classical culture

through their work copying the great Greek and Roman phi-

losophical and artistic works.

This cultural and spiritual revolution was founded in a

simple motto: “ora et labora,” pray and work. Since its begin-

nings then, the church has intimately linked these two activi-

ties: prayer and work.

For us Catholics, prayer is essential. St. Alphonsus

Liguori used to say sharply: “He who doesn’t pray, won’t be

saved.” With this phrase, the saint wanted to emphasize how

important prayer is for our life. In the same way that work

guarantees bodily food, prayer is the nourishment for the

spirit. Without prayer, the soul dies, just like the body does

when it is deprived of food and water.

Attention Seniors

Senior gatherings will resume

Tuesday, September 15th.

Please join us in the St. Richard Parish Hall

12:00-3:00PM

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

For us Catholics, prayer is essential. St. Alphonsus

Liguori used to say sharply: “He who doesn’t pray, won’t be

saved.” With this phrase, the saint wanted to emphasize how

important prayer is for our life. In the same way that work

guarantees bodily food, prayer is the nourishment for the spirit.

Without prayer, the soul dies, just like the body does when it is

deprived of food and water.

For this reason, Labor Day must be also a Day of

Prayer for us Catholics. Both are intimately related, to the

point that prayer is a kind of “work” — in the sense that it is

an activity in itself — and that work must become a prayer, if

lifted and offered up to God.

On this Labor Day let us keep in our prayers all work-

ers and in a special way for those who work for our spiritual

health. Let us pray that we will always have a worthy job, and

that the tables of families everywhere will be filled with the

bread that nourishes their body, and their souls will be nour-

ished by the Bread of Life given to us by Jesus in the Eucha-

rist.

May Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Our

Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, model of a prayerful worker,

fill our parish with blessings of work and peace this day and

always!

God Love Ya!

Fr. Reilly

World Meeting of Family Tickets

Each parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will receive

Reserved Standing passes to the Festival of Families on

Saturday, September 26th and the Papal Mass on Sunday,

September 27th.

Our parish will be provided:

* 242 Reserved Standing passes to the Festival of Fami-

lies on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

(our spot is located approximately

between 20th and 22nd Streets).

* 242 Reserved Standing passes to the Papal Mass on the

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

(our spot is located approximately

between 20th and 22nd Streets).

There will be no transportation provided by the parish for

this event. SEPTA will be running the Broad Street Line

from AT&T Station to Walnut & Locust, from there you

would have to walk to the Parkway. This will cost two to-

kens and includes roundtrip. No cash will be accepted from

SEPTA those days. If you are interested in attending and

would like to receive passes for any or both events; please

call the rectory.

Pope Francis’s Visit

Commemorative T-Shirt

T-Shirts will be sold online and at the World Meet-ing of Families next month for $25. You can pur-chase yours EXCLUSIVELY from St. Pio School for the low price of $20. This is a pre-papal visit price and available ONLY here, so order yours today, while supplies last. Orders can be dropped off at the rectory.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Established in 1884, the Black and Indian Mission

Collection is the embodiment of the Catholic Church’s con-

cern for evangelizing the Black, Native American and In-

digenous peoples of the United States. Your financial con-

tribution to this fund assists clergy, religious and lay cate-

chists, parishes, schools and catechetical centers for the

evangelization of the Black and Native American peoples

throughout our country. In 2014 alone, over 8.9 million

dollars was collected from the faithful across the United

States and every penny was given out in diocesan grants

plus a little more.

Pope Francis reminds us that everyone is meant to

evangelize. As we embark on another year of evangelization

in the Black Catholic, Native American and Alaskan Native

communities, everyone is encouraged to make a difference

by offering their prayers for the fruitful support of the mis-

sions in the United States and to consider expressing con-

cretely their Christian solidarity through sacrificial offer-

ings.

Your support impacts the daily pastoral work of our

bishops, consecrated religious women and men, and lay-

leadership who labor on Indian reservations, urban centers,

Black Catholic and Alaskan Native parishes, mission

schools and the many, many diocesan programs and projects

that strengthen the work of the Gospel. Locally, through

grants awarded from this collection, a number of parishes

within the Archdiocese are able to fund pastoral outreach

and evangelization programs. It is only through your con-

tinued generosity of this collection that such efforts are real-

ized.

The Collection for the Black and Indian Missions

will be held at St. Richard’s on the weekend of September

12 and 13, 2015. I ask your continued prayers and generous

financial support of this collection.

Sincerely in Christ,

+ Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Archbishop of Philadelphia

A letter from Archbishop Chaput

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

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The St. Jude Shop at St. Monica’s. 17th & Ritner Streets

is back starting September 9th 2015.

Store Hours:

Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm

Saturday 11am-3pm

Sunday 7:30am-1pm

Special hours for the World Meeting of Families

September 13th - September 26th

Everyday 9am - 5pm Call 215-389-7694 for more information.

Message from the School Principal Please accept sincere good wishes to you as we look ahead

to the new school year! Before too long, the familiar rou-

tines of academia will return. Meanwhile, be sure to enjoy

the remaining days of summer.

School will be opening on the following schedule:

Tuesday, September 8th Grades 1-8 7:50am-11:45am

Wednesday, September 9th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm

K-boys 8:30am-10:30am

Pre-4 boys 9:00am-11:00am

Thursday, September 10th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm

K-Girls 8:30am-10:30am

Pre-4Girls 9:00am-11:00am

Friday, September 11th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm

K 7:50am-11:45am

Pre-4 7:50am-11:45am

Monday, September 14th Grades Pre 4, K-8 7:50am-2:50pm

Pre 3 9:00am-11:00am

Tuesday, September 15th Grades K-8 7:50am-2:50pm

Pre 3 8:30am-10:30am

Wednesday, September 16th Pre-4, K-8 7:50am-2:50pm

Pre 3 8:00-2:40 pm

There are no changes to our current uniform policy. As you

begin to purchase new pieces, please consider donating us-

able items to school. Uniforms can be purchased at

Cramer’s Kids and Boystown. Gently used uniforms will be

available for pick up/drop off at the time of packet distribu-

tion. All medical/physical forms are to be updated (if re-

quired) and brought back to school on the first day.

As your new principal, know that I look forward to meeting

you soon and beginning our work together.

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