Reverend James Rodia, O. Praem.

Website: www.stpiocatholicschool.org

ST. RICHARD PARISH PHILADELPHIA, PA

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

SUNDAY June 12th

8:00 James Rementer req. by 1st District Police Family

10:00 HOLY SPIRIT Joseph Pinto requested by

Frank & Michelle Dickerman

11:30 Jack Newton requested by family

MONDAY June 13th

8:00 Luigi Sammarone requested by niece, Mima

TUESDAY June 14th

8:00 Raymond Lubinski requested by niece, Rosalie

WEDNESDAY June 15th

8:00 Mae Kelly requested by Kelly family

THURSDAY June 16th

8:00 Gilda Spano requested by Garafalo family

FRIDAY June 17th

8:00 Margaret McEntle requested by the DeLuca Family

SATURDAY June 18th

8:00 Joseph & Edith DiPietro req by Michael & Loretta

4:30pm All Fathers Living and Deceased

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Our SANCTUARY CANDLE will be burning

this week In Memory of the Birthday of

Lettie Shields requested by Eileen & Joe Ceraso

VOTIVE CANDLES

IMO Anthony Carrea requested by wife, Anna

ITG St. Anthony

ILM 94th Birthday of Nettie Cocco req. by Dennis & Mary

ILM Carmela DeLisio req. by daughter, Angie Gargano

IMO Ambrose Colozzo requested by wife

FROM MY HOUSE

TO YOURS

Dear Parishioners,

In the gospel today, Jesus illustrates for us the

power of forgiveness. We all know it is difficult to ask to be

forgiven. In fact, it is easier for us to boast when we have

done something good - at times to the point that we lose

sight of the bad things we sometimes do. As we look at our

first reading today, we find that David truly feels bad for his

sin. He knew that it was wrong and proclaimed this. Per-

haps David feared that God would take a terrible retribution

on him. But the response from Nathan is, For his part, the

Lord has removed your sin. This is akin to what we hear

from a priest in the confessional.

In the Catechism, we find that only God can forgive

sinners. The son of God also exercises this power, and Jesus

displays it in the gospel today. The woman’s faith has saved

her. It is very humbling to be forgiven of sins. It is also

wonderful and liberating to experience God the Father’s

boundless mercy, love and forgiveness.

Listening to Jesus’ story about the person who

owed a large debt that was forgiven, it seems we can all

find ourselves in this predicament. Sin has a way of weav-

ing itself into our lives. There is one wat to defeat it - to ask

for forgiveness and for the grace to overcome that sin, espe-

cially if it is habitual. In our psalm response, we pray that

the Lord will forgive the wrongs that we do.

What the woman in the gospel had done must have

been bad, or the Pharisee would not have pointed this out to

Jesus to make him realize who she was. Perhaps Jesus knew

who this woman was and what sort of sin she had commit-

ted. Yet, we see with Jesus that this did not matter. He was

going to forgive her. Also, to ensure that she understood she

was forgiven, Jesus added, Your faith has saved you; go in

peace.

It is by our faith that we know we will be saved. It

is by our faith that we understand the healing power of the

words of absolution by the priest in the confessional. It is

by our faith that we will know that Jesus loves us very

much, and that we can be forgiven of our transgressions.

David and the woman in the gospel both felt the healing

power of God’s love. May our faith be so strong that we

will feel it too! As we ask the Lord to forgive the wrongs

we have done, may we have the hope and faith to realize

that God loves us so much that he will, indeed, forgives us.

God Love Ya!

Fr. Reilly

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

will end for the Summer months.

Exposition will resume again in September.

Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time June 12, 2016

FATHER’S DAY REMEBRANCE ENVELOPES

The weekend masses of June 18th & 19th, 2016

will be offered for all Father’s Living and

Deceased. If you would like to have your father remembered

in a special way this weekend, please use the special

Father’s Day Remembrance Envelopes and place them in

the collection by this weekend, June 11th & 12th.

Those envelopes will then be placed on that altar and those

Father’s will be remembered in a very special way at

each Mass.

SAVE the DATE

August 8-12, 2016 at Holy Spirit Hall

“Philadelphia, The ‘Saint’sational City!”

Get to know many holy people who lived or visited our wonderful city, including Pope Francis, Saint John Paul II, Saint John Neumann, Saint Katharine Drexel, Blessed Mother Teresa and many more who

walked the streets of Philadelphia. The cost is $40 per child and information including

registration will be on our website soon.

Opportunity is available for parents and teens to as-sist with the Camp. Please call Maryellen at the Rectory if you are interested 215-468-4777.

PREP (Parish Religious

Education Program) Registration is closed

for the 2016-17 school year.

Orientation for all families is

Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. in School Hall. We start our summer program June 20 - 24.

If you have any questions, please call

Maryellen at the Rectory, 215-468-4777

RCIA Forming the Catholic Faith ! Do you or someone you know want to learn about the

Catholic Faith? Were you Baptized another faith and de-

sire to become Catholic or Catholic and never received

First Communion or Confirmation?

If the answer is YES, then we invite you to become part

of the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) proc-

ess at Saint Richard Parish. The journey will allow you to

deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ and learn about

the Roman Catholic Faith. If interested or if you have any

questions as, please call Maryellen at the Rectory.

Children's Liturgy of the Word Attention all children: During the

Liturgy of the Word (First Reading

through the General Intercessions),

we invite children ages 3-9 to hear the Word

of God and participate in an interactive

homily. We offer this ministry during the

4:30 Vigil Mass. Please consider coming to

this Mass and allowing your child to learn

about this part of the Mass at his/her level.

Pre-Jordan Classes In preparation for Baptism Pre-Jordan classes

are held the third Monday of the month at 7:00

pm in the Church. The parents of the child are

required to attend the class; godparents are

also welcome but not required to attend.

Please call the rectory to make arrangements for the

Baptism and to attend the class. After you have attended

the class and acquired certificates of eligibility for your

godparents, you may then call the rectory for an appoint-

ment to book the date of your choosing. The next

scheduled classes are:

June 20, 2016

July 18, 2016

Pre-Cana Classes In preparation for the sacrament of Marriage,

Pre-Cana classes are required for all couples.

You must register in advance for this class. For registration

and more information visit www.philamarriageprep.com .

Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time June 12, 2016

A Word From Pope Francis

God’s face is the face of a merciful

father who is always patient. Have you thought

about God’s patience, the patience he has with

each one of us? That is his mercy. He always

has patience, patience with us, he understands

us, he waits for us, he does not tire of forgiv-

ing us if we are able to return to him with a

contrite heart....Let us never tire, let us never

tire! He is the loving Father who always par-

dons, who has that heart of mercy for us all.

And let us too learn to be

merciful to everyone. Let

us invoke the intercession

of our Lady who held in

her arms the Mercy of God

made man.— Angelus, March

17, 2013

****HB 1947**** This is a serious and time-sensitive matter. Please

take a few minutes to review the important informa-

tion materials available at the exits after Mass. Sen-

ate hearings begin on or around June 13. Please act

now to contact your senator, and members of the

Senate Judiciary Committee, and urge them to op-

pose This is a serious and time-sensitive mat-

ter. Please take a few minutes to review the impor-

tant information materials available at the exits after

Mass. Senate hearings begin on or around June

13. Please act now to contact your senator, and

members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and

urge them to oppose HB 1947 and any effort to im-

pose civil statute retroactivity.

You can do that quickly and easily by visiting

www.pacatholic.org. That’s the website for our

state Catholic Conference, and you’ll see a promi-

nent link on the homepage about this vital matter.

and any effort to impose civil statute retroactivity.

The following donations were made to the

St. Richard Parish Altar Fund:

IMO Helen Rizzello

$10. Joe & Rose Marazzo

IMO Tony Mancini-

$25. Rose Lioy

IMO Pasquale Prinzo

$50. Ted Scairato Sr. and family

IMO Betty Lou Morris

$20. Dominic & Christine Nardini

IMO Fred DeBeradinis

$200. Barbara Capozzi

• What do I need

to seek forgive-

ness for?

• To whom or what

do I devote most

of my attention?

Lord, your love and

forgiveness bring peace to the

world. Open my heart to show

great love and forgiveness

to all people.

— From Faithful Meditations for Every Day in Ordinary Time,

Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny

VISITATION OF THE SHRINES” BUS TRIP

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016

St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Lodge is having a

bus trip to the following shrines: The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal Shrine,

500 E. Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa,

654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA

National Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel

1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA The cost is $65 and includes snacks on VIP Bus. We will stop for lunch at Club House Diner in Bensalem at your own expense. There will be three pick-up points; -First pick-up 8:15 a.m. Shunk Street between 21st and 22nd -Second pick-up 8:30 a.m. at parking lot at Baldi Funeral-Home, west side of Broad &Reed Streets. -Third pick-up 8:45 a.m. at 7th & Christian Streets. Return to South Philadelphia at approximately 5:00 p.m. If interested, please call Ann Mullen, 267-259-3674

Visitation of the Relics of

St. Thomas More & St. John FisherJune 25 All are invited to venerate the relics of two saints who ex-emplified courage and conviction in the face of persecu-tion, St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher. They were prominent 16th century Englishmen who stood against

King Henry VIII’s attempted supremacy over the Catholic Church, accepting martyrdom instead of abandoning their faith. It isn’t easy to stand up for your faith in the public square. Draw strength from those who already have! The sacred relics will be present at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on Sat, June 25,

2016. The event begins at 4pm with a presentation on the relics, followed by Mass and veneration of the relics. For more information, visit: archphila.org/mercy/calendar.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

7:05 p.m.

Citizens Bank Park

Plan a night out with family and friends and enjoy

an evening benefitting the

Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA), the Archdiocese

of Philadelphia’s largest annual fundraising

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