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VOL. 3 NO. 10 PARISH NEWSLETTER OCTOBER, 2015 ST. CAPISTRANO October 23 St . John was born in Italy in 1386. He was a lawyer and governor of the city of Perugia. When enemies of the city threw John into prison, he started to think about the real meaning of life. John’s political enemies were not in a hurry to release him. He had plenty of time to realize that what mattered most was the salvation of his soul. So when he was miraculously set free, John entered a Franciscan monastery. He was thirty at the time. For John, life as a poor friar was a big change. He had to sacrifice his independence for the love of Jesus. And he tried with all his heart to do this. After he became a priest, John was sent out to preach. He and his former novice master, St. Bernardine of Siena, spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus everywhere. John preached throughout Europe for forty years. All who heard him were moved to love and serve the Lord better. An outstanding moment in the life of this saint came at the battle of Belgrade. The Turks had made up their minds to conquer Europe and to wipe out the Church of Jesus. The pope sent St. John Capistrano to all the Christian kings of Europe to beg them to unite to fight the mighty Turkish army. The kings obeyed this poor, barefoot friar. He stirred up their love of God and their courage with his fiery words. But even though a big army of Christians came to fight Mohammed II and his Turks, it looked as though they would lose. The enemy army was much bigger. Then it was that the saint himself, though he was seventy years old, ran to the front lines and encouraged the men to keep fighting. Holding his crucifix up high, this thin, small old man kept crying, “Victory, Jesus, victory!” And the Christian soldiers felt full of more courage than ever. They fought until the enemy ran away in fear. St. John Capistrano died a short time later, on October 23, 1456. He was proclaimed a saint in 1724. Just one person can do great things: the person who is on God’s side. We can ask St. John Capistrano to share with us some of his enthusiasm and courage to do what is right ~Saints for Young Readers for every day - Volume 2
Transcript of ST. CAPISTRANO October 23
VOL. 3 NO. 10 PARISH NEWSLETTER OCTOBER, 2015
ST. CAPISTRANO
October 23
St . John was born in Italy in 1386. He was a lawyer and governor of the city of Perugia.
When enemies of the city threw John into prison, he started to think about the real
meaning of life. John’s political enemies were not in a hurry to release him. He had plenty of
time to realize that what mattered most was the salvation of his soul. So when he was
miraculously set free, John entered a Franciscan monastery. He was thirty at the time. For John,
life as a poor friar was a big change. He had to sacrifice his independence for the love of Jesus.
And he tried with all his heart to do this.
After he became a priest, John was sent out to preach. He and his former novice master, St.
Bernardine of Siena, spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus everywhere. John preached
throughout Europe for forty years. All who heard him were moved to love and serve the Lord
better.
An outstanding moment in the life of this saint came at the battle of Belgrade. The Turks had
made up their minds to conquer Europe and to wipe out the Church of Jesus. The pope sent St.
John Capistrano to all the Christian kings of Europe to beg them to unite to fight the mighty
Turkish army. The kings obeyed this poor, barefoot friar. He stirred up their love of God and
their courage with his fiery words. But even though a big army of Christians came to fight
Mohammed II and his Turks, it looked as though they would lose. The enemy army was much
bigger. Then it was that the saint himself, though he was seventy years old, ran to the front lines
and encouraged the men to keep fighting. Holding his crucifix up high, this thin, small old man
kept crying, “Victory, Jesus, victory!” And the Christian soldiers felt full of more courage than
ever. They fought until the enemy ran away in fear.
St. John Capistrano died a short time later, on October 23, 1456. He was proclaimed a saint
in 1724.
Just one person can do great things: the person who is on God’s side. We can ask St. John
Capistrano to share with us some of his enthusiasm and courage to do what is right
~Saints for Young Readers for every day - Volume 2
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Birthday Celebration of Blessed Mother Mary
O n Sunday, September 6, our parish had a wonderful celebration of the birthday of our Blessed Mother Mary. The
event was coordinated by Cora Verdadero and members of the Legion of Mary. It was attended by more than 150
people.
Fr. Paul Da Silva opened the celebration with a
very inspirational talk about the life of Saint Anne and
the birth of Mary. He explained that St. Joachim and
St. Anne had been praying to have a child for
twenty years. They experienced pain, distress, and
humiliation for being unable to conceive a child. In
the eyes of their peo- ple they had committed a grave
sin which called for the Lord’s reprobation. Their
love for the Lord was unwavering and they prayed
continuously to be relieved of this painful disgrace.
The Lord sent an an- gel from Heaven to reassure
Joachim. He an- nounced to him “your infertility
will soon come to an end.”
Carl Cooper led the group with a selection of Marian hymns.
The “Living Rosary” followed, which was comprised of 59 children and adults, each person holding a large rosary bead.
The Rosary was led by Kathy Skiba, president of the Legion of Mary. The program and prayers were projected on the big
screen with slides prepared by Terry Culpepper. Fr. Virgil Tolentino provided the projector, music, and sound system,
and Luis Lopez provided technical assistance.
The guests offered flowers to the Blessed Mother, Infant Jesus and St. Anne. The children blew out the candles on the
birthday cake after singing Happy Birthday. The cake was donated by the Rosary Altar Society.
Unlike previous Blessed Mother birthday celebrations, the entertainment included “The Magic Show of Simon Shargo” a
famous magician. It was fun and amazing, especially to the children. Simon invited some children to participate in the
performance. The afternoon ended with line dancing led by Fr. Virgil.
Everyone enjoyed the hotdogs and ice cream compliments of Ron and Kathy Skiba. Their daughters Melissa and
Jennifer assisted in serving the guests. Rochielle Guanlao and family put together a very attractive “Candy Corner” that
the children were unable to resist.
The Legion of Mary would like to thank those who participated in underwriting the event. The funds were used for the
materials to make the large rosary beads and to pay for the magician. They also would like to thank all those who assisted in
the preparation and running of the event.
Everyone commented after the celebration that “it was fun for the whole family!!”
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It is with great joy that the parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima Parish welcome to full membership the following young men and women:
Christopher Francis Almeida Matthew Sebastian Hanzich Vincent Vincent Almeida Brittany Teresa Hoang Reuben Lorenzo Arguelles Julianna Elizabeth Arocho Anthony Nicholas Joseph
Joshua Alberto Bannon Susan Kateri Klein Carly Catherine Bressler Matthew Nicholas Bucci Joey James Lockwood Andrew Nicholas Buchek Christopher Anthony Lowry Mathew Anthony Buchek Krysten Alexi Cecilia Buquis Taylor Veronica Maher
Gabriel Matthew Montero Matthew Leo Calora Austin David Mosier Katherine Kateri Cape Annette Anastasia Chukwu Christienne Manaoag Napiza Freddy Nicholas Cingerana Nicolette Kateri Nunes Johnny Sebastian Cingerana Joseph Abraham Clyburn Brianna Elizabeth Paredes
Ariana Clare Percivale Paige Clare Daly Michaela Cecilia Piepoli Cole Nicholas Dawson Casey Michael DeMarco Roy Lorenzo Ramirez Joshua Nicholas Detal Nicholas Matthew Recine Selena Zoe Dieterman Rachel Miriam Rokicki Elijah Francis DiGirolamo Gianna Elizabeth Rossi Zarina Rose Dranchak
Timothy Ignatius Sauer Nicholas Michael Eldridge Maggie Anne Schneider Ashley Marguerite Enabosi Michael Pio Schweyher Jonathan Joseph Fernandes Danielle Therese Soto
Kyle Andrew Gallardo Vincent Matthew Truong Ryan Thomas Gough Adelle Rebecca Warachi Shawn Florian Green Tyshawn Andrew Wilson David Spyridon Guevara C yril Cyril Gutierrez Brianna Teresa Zeitler
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October 11, 2015 seven students from Shore Middle
School were so moved by Bens presentation, they
showed up at the National Down Syndrome Buddy
Walk in South Plainfield, NJ to give Ben and his
brother Jacob and other families their support and did
the walk with them.
After the walk Ben slipped into a Mickey Mouse
costume along with Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck,
Daisy, Olaf, Winnie the Pooh, Buzz Light Year, and
Woody, and took pictures with all the little children.
Kudos Ben, we love you!
