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15 March 2015
FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 15 MARCH
MASSES
Monday, 16 March
7:30 am † James Dean
9:00 am Priest’s Intention
12:10 pm † Franklin Pontecorvo
Tuesday, 17 March, Saint Patrick
7:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo
9:00 am Priest’s Intention
12:10 pm Living & Decd. Mbrs. of the Hennessey Family
Wednesday, 18 March
7:30 am † Falca Vazquez
9:00 am Priest’s Intention
12:10 pm † Eugene W. Flaherty
7:00 pm † Consuelo Rodriguez
Thursday, 19 March, Saint Joseph
7:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo
9:00 am Priest’s Intention
12:10 pm Intentions of James Dengel
Friday, 20 March
7:30 am † Giuseppe Scalamandre
9:00 am Priest’s Intention
12:10 pm † Francisca de la Fe
Saturday, 21 March
9:00 am † Benedetto & Sebastiana Caruso
11:00 am Legion of Mary (ACIES)
5:00 pm † Francisca Milagros Rosario
7:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport
Sunday, 22 March, Fifth Sunday of Lent
7:00 am Intentions of Pope Francis
8:00 am † Decd. Mbrs. of the Holy Name Society
9:30 am † Bishop Paul H. Walsh, † Pedro Antonio Arroyo,
† John DiGrazia, Joseph K. Garneau
11:30 am † Teresa O’Connor
1:00 pm † Maria Olivo
BREAD & WINE
† Albino M. Hroncich
THE FRUIT OF OUR
CENTENARY YEAR
continues with
A TIME TO REMEMBER &
A TIME TO BE REMEMBERED
BREAD &
WINE

SANCTUARY
CANDLES

ALTAR
FLOWERS
 A WORD ABOUT OFFERINGS 
During the Centenary Year (2011-2012) celebration of our
absolutely beautiful church, our Parish family came home for
Mass and we remembered one another with the flowers that
adorn the Altar, with the candles that light up the Sanctuary, with
the bread and wine that is offered, and of course in the way par
excellence, we remembered one another in the Priest’s Mass
Intention that is lifted up with the help of all of our other
remembrances! Thank you for coming home and remembering
one another! Thank you for coming home and remembering Him
Who said:
“Do this in Memory of Me!”
SANCTUARY CANDLES
Father William Fickel
† Dionicio A. Lopez
ALTAR FLOWERS
 NO FLOWERS DURING LENT 
Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer:
NAME: ___________________________________________________________________  Living
 Deceased
OFFERING:  Bread & Wine ($20.00)   Sanctuary Candles ($33.00)   Altar Flowers ($40.00)
WEEK OF DATE: __________________________________________________________________________________________
AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________  Cash
 Check #: ________________
OFFERED BY: (NAME):____________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE #: _________________________________________________
 AN MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR 
15 MARCH 2015
THE MISSION FROM GOD AND THE PARISH MISSION
Every human person has been sent into the world with a common mission from God
to know Him, love Him, and serve Him (in this world) so that we can be happy with
Him forever in the next. Within the Church, that mission is received by us at our
Baptism and then carried out through, with, and in Christ Whose Real Presence
amongst us will bring that mission to completion!
Once a year, our mission as Catholics brings us to the Holy Season of Lent. “Lent”
writes Pope Francis in his 2015 Message for Lent, “is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each
communities and every believer. Above all” he says, “it is a “time of grace” (II Cor vi:2). That grace, freely
offered by God (and please God freely and gratefully received by us), sends us through renewed efforts of
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving into the world to carry out the mission where God will bring it to completion!
The renewal that I have witnessed during the first four weeks of Lent has been truly inspirational! It can be
witnessed in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel where visitors can be found spending time with Jesus 24 hours a
day; 7 days a week! It can be witnessed in our absolutely beautiful church at any one of our seven Sunday
Masses or our three daily Masses (7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 12:10 P.M.)! It can be witnessed in the Sunday
Offertory basket where 25 cents more a week continues to add up in unprecedented ways! It can be witnessed
anywhere and everywhere parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer go!
Yes, through the parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer, the Real Presence of Christ is renewing our Parish and the
Village of Freeport (remember to vote on 19 March) as well. Please keep that renewal going! Come home for
our annual Parish Mission (16, 17, 18 March) and discover the Way to carry out the Mission from God that is
incomplete without you!
Some Reminders During the Holy Season of Lent
ABSTINENCE (>14)
FAST (18-59)
All Catholics who have reached their
th
14 year are bound to abstain from meat on
Ash Wednesday and all the
Fridays of Lent.
All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59
are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday. This means limiting oneself
to a single full meal and avoiding food
between meals. Two other light meals
may be taken during the day.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT
7:30 P.M. in English
 8:30 P.M. in Spanish
You came home for Mass on Ash Wednesday;
why not come home for Mass every Wednesday?
7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 12:10 P.M.
NOW A WORD FROM OUR SAINTS
(ABOUT THE FAMILY)
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO
OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
TO THE EPISCOPATE
TO THE CLERGY AND TO THE FAITHFUL
OF THE WHOLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ON THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
IN THE MODERN WORLD
(22 November 1981)
PART THREE
THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
IV - SHARING IN THE LIFE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH
A Specific and Original Ecclesial Role
50. The Christian family is called upon to take part actively and responsibly in the mission of the Church in a
way that is original and specific, by placing itself, in what it is and what it does as an "intimate community of
life and love," at the service of the Church and of society.
Since the Christian family is a community in which the relationships are renewed by Christ through faith and
the sacraments, the family's sharing in the Church's mission should follow a community pattern: the spouses
together as a couple, the parents and children as a family, must live their service to the Church and to the
world. They must be "of one heart and soul" in faith, through the shared apostolic zeal that animates th em,
and through their shared commitment to works of service to the ecclesial and civil communities.
The Christian family also builds up the Kingdom of God in
history through the everyday realities that concern and
distinguish its state of life. It is thus in the love between
husband and wife and between the members of the family-a
love lived out in all its extraordinary richness of values and
demands: totality, oneness, fidelity and fruitfulness that the
Christian family's participation in the prophetic, priestly and
kingly mission of Jesus Christ and of His Church finds expression
and realization. Therefore, love and life constitute the nucleus
of the saving mission of the Christian family in the Church and
for the Church.
The Second Vatican Council recalls this fact when it writes: "Families will share their spiritual riches
generously with other families too. Thus the Christian family, which springs from marriage as a reflection of
the loving covenant uniting Christ with the Church, and as a participation in that covenant will manifest to all
people the Savior's living presence in the world, and the genuine nature of the Church. This the family will
do by the mutual love of the spouses, by their generous fruitfulness, their solidarity and faithfulness, and by
the loving way in which all the members of the family work together."
(To be continued next week …)
Please Pray for Our Priests…,
O God, Who made Your Only Begotten Son eternal High Priest, grant that those He has chosen
as ministers and stewards of Your mysteries may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry
they have received. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
16 March:
17 March:
18 March:
19 March:
20 March:
21 March:
22 March:
Father Fortunatus Mugisha & Father Gabriel Muteru
All Retired Priests
Father Jude C. Ndughu & Father Vian Ntegerej’Imana
All Seminarians
Father Nicholas Owino Onyach F.M.H. & Father John F. Whelan
Monsignor John F. Bennett & Father James C. Williams, S.M.
Bishop John C. Dunne & Bishop Emil A. Wcela
… and for Our Seminarians,
Mr. Odalis Rodriguez
Reverend
Mr. James Hansen
Heavenly Father, please grant to Your Faithful servants, the grace
and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church each day.
Keep our Seminarians close to You and continue to inspire them
to serve others in Your Holy Name. Please inspire the men
You have called to the Priesthood to respond “yes” to Your call
through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives
and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit
one God for ever and ever. Amen.
Br. Pierre Toussaint
(Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R.
and for Our:
CATECHUMEN
CANDIDATES FOR FULL COMMUNION
Dylon Michael Hernandez
Nakia Senaka Wolfe
ELECT
CANDIDATES FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
& CONFIRMATION
Mary Frances Ament
Anthony Infante
Nadine Militrano
Ruth Ann Militrano
Ana Patricia Regalado
Rita Cristina Mena Gaytan
Valentin Ulloa Ulloa
CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES
Anyelis del Carmen Bernard
Tomas Isaias Muñiz Frias
José María Vásquez
Adelma Luz Marroquin Garcia
Maira Guadalupe Orellana
Kevin Jesus Rodriguez
Xiomara Meji
LENT
“WHEN YOU PRAY” WHY NOT JOIN:
THE LEGION OF MARY
PLEASE JOIN US every Wednesday at 7:15 P.M. in the Rectory Basement
For further information, please call Sheila Walsh, President, at (516) 379–9028

THE NOCTURNAL ADORATION SOCIETY
PLEASE JOIN US every First Friday of the month at 8:00 P.M. in the Adoration Chapel
For further information, please call Jane Dengel, President, at (516) 379-2331.

“WHEN YOU GIVE ALMS” WHY NOT JOIN:
THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS
Calling All Catholic Women!
PLEASE JOIN US every Second Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Lower Church.
For more information, please call Diana Gibson, Regent, at (516) 623-2185

THE KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS
Calling All Catholic Men!
PLEASE JOIN US every First & Third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Lower Church.
For more information, please call Vinny Mastroianni, Grand Knight, at (516) 378-9335

OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Yes, I would like more information about the following (check applicable box(es)) organizations.
Please contact me with more information.
 Legion of Mary  Nocturnal Adoration Society  Catholic Daughters of the Americas  Knights of Columbus
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone #: _________________________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________
Registered Parishioner:
 Yes
 No
Please place this completed form in the Sunday Offertory basket or return to the Rectory office. Thank you.
2015 Easter Novena
(5 April through 13 April)
A Solemn Novena of Holy Masses
for both the living and deceased
will be offered at the Altar of
Our Holy Redeemer
for nine consecutive days.
The Novena will begin on Easter
Sunday, and Novena cards
featuring our “absolutely beautiful”
Crucifixion and Resurrection
Stained Glass windows will
soon be available in the church
and the rectory.
You may place the
enrollment
envelope(s) in the
Offertory basket at
Mass or bring it to
the rectory
before 3 April 2015.
YOU HEA THE GOOD NEWS,
NOW
FOR
YOURSELF!
2015 CMA Goal: $73,800.000
(as of 10 March 2015)
PLEDGES: $46,111.00
PAID PLEDGES: $21,160.50
NO. OF DONORS: 128
WE’RE MORE THAN HALF WAY THERE!!!
Please, if you have not yet made a pledge, consider what you
can do to make a difference and make a pledge to the
2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal today!!!

ff
You can make a difference! Please make your check payable to: Catholic Ministries Appeal and either mail directly
to the Diocese at the address below or deposit it in the Sunday Offertory Basket. Thank you!
Parish: ________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
City, State, Zip: __________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________
Pledge:
$ ______________
Down Payment: $ ______________
Balance:
$ ______________
 Monthly
 Quarterly
 Annually
 Other
Donor Signature: ________________________________________
Catholic Ministries Appeal, Diocese of Rockville Centre, P.O. Box 4000, Rockville Centre, New York 11571-4000 www.drvc.org/cma.html
FAITH AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road)
15 March 2015 – Fourth Sunday of Lent B
Sunday Readings: II Chronicles XXXVI: 14-16, 19-23; Ephesians II: 4-10; Saint John III: 14-21
Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________
Class Day/Session: __________________________________________________
Catechist Name: ____________________________________________________
Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM  7:00 PM  Sun: 7:00 AM  8:00 AM  9:30 AM  11:30 AM  1:00 PM
GOSPEL QUESTIONS:
(Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions)
What did Jesus say to Nicodemus? “Jesus said to Nicodemus, ‘________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________.’”
Who did God give to the world? “God gave to the world ____________________________________________________.”
Why? “____________________________________________________________________________________________.”
Why did God send Him into the world? “God sent Him to the world to _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.”
NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL
(516) 379-8660
“Monday Mem” is a weekly expectation of all students at
The De La Salle School. The teachers take turns and
present the young men with a quote, a prayer, a collection
of math formulas, pictures of famous art works, referee signals from the
NFL, a poem, or, as just happened, an Irish blessing. Each student is to
commit the text or image presented to memory, and then find a time
during the week prior to Friday’s Morning Assembly to recite in the
presence of the teacher who made the assignment what he has
memorized.
Earlier this month we had a week when school was cancelled one day
because of snow and on two other days the arrival of students from
some public school districts was delayed by two hours as a consequence
of the inclement weather. The concession was that the deadline for
reciting the blessing was extended to noon on Friday, just prior to going
to the parish Mass. It was great to see that every student successfully
completed the assignment despite the irregularity in the school
schedule.
If you encounter any of the De La Salle students and ask him if he knows
the Irish Blessing that begins “May the road rise up to meet you” he will
impart that blessing on you! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
FAITH
AND
SPORTS
Our Holy Redeemer will be hosting “Open
Gym Night” on Friday evenings beginning
13 March in the Parish gymnasium located
at 87 Pine Street during the months of
March and April (except for Good Friday, 3
April). It is a great (FREE) activity for
children to have FUN and do something
POSITIVE. The “Open Gym” is only available
to parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer
Parish. The times are as follows: 1st-3rd
Grade-5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., 4th-6th Grade6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., 7th – 9th Grade-7:00
P.M. to 8:00 P.M. If you are interested in
bringing your child to the gymnasium or if
you have any questions, please email
[email protected]
FAITH AND FINANCES DURING THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT
THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING INDIFFERENT
TO YOUR PARISH’S FINANCIAL NEEDS!
(THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN YOUR 25 CENTS AND MORE!!!)
7/8 MARCH
MASS
E-Giving
Prior to Weekend
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
TOTAL
FIRST
COLLECTION
ENVELOPE
USERS
$ 1,038.00
$ 933.00
$ 1,842.00
$ 822.00
$ 782.00
$ 1,484.75
$ 1,313.75
$ 2,519.25
$ 1,983.50
28
21
65
29
22
34
56
72
38
$12,718.25
365
SECOND
COLLECTION
(COST OF LIVING)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
215.00
179.00
529.25
341.00
229.00
430.00
354.00
452.00
785.00
$ 3,514.25
SUNDAY, 7/8 MARCH OFFERING TOTAL: $16,232.50
NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 184
***E-GIVING - What is E-Giving? Please call the Rectory or visit the secure web site at www.e-giving.org.
LOOK BELOW TO SEE HOW
25 CENTS MORE A WEEK
IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE THIS LENT!
Based on a regular weekly offering of $50.00.
Date
Your Weekly Offering
15 February (Last Sunday Before Lent)
$50.00
22 February (First Sunday of Lent) (50 +0.25) $50.25
1 March (Second Sunday of Lent) (50 +0.50) $50.50
8 March (Third Sunday of Lent)
(50 +0.75) $50.75
15 March (Laetare Sunday of Lent) (50 +1.00) $51.00
22 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
(50 +1.25) $51.25
29 March (Palm Sunday)
(50 +1.50) $51.50
MORE FAITH AND FINANCES
What do you do when inclement weather or sickness prevents you from attending Sunday Mass at Our Holy
Redeemer, or family/business obligations take you to Sunday Mass somewhere other than Our Holy Redeemer?
More than likely, if you use Parish Envelopes to make your offering, you will place “Sunday-missed” envelopes in
the Offertory basket the next time you attend Mass. If you don’t use envelopes, it is more than likely that your
Sunday-missed offering will remain missing. It is not that you intentionally choose to give Our Holy Redeemer less,
it’s just hard to intentionally give to Our Holy Redeemer what you think is more. “Stop thinking”; use envelopes or
use E-Giving! E-Giving, like Offertory Envelopes (thank you for using them) provides you with a way of exercising
faithful stewardship even when inclement weather or sickness prevents you from attending Sunday Mass at Our
Holy Redeemer, or when family/business obligations take you to Sunday Mass somewhere other than Our Holy
Redeemer.
For more information about E-Giving either call the Rectory or visit the secure web site at www.e-giving.org.
FAITH AND THE ROMAN MISSAL
WHEN YOU PRAY/WHEN YOU FAST/WHEN YOU GIVE ALMS
WHEN YOU PRAY
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY/SANCTUS
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He Who comes
in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
LAMB OF GOD/AGNUS DEI
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
Grant us peace.
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY/SANCTUS
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit
in nómine Dómini.
Hosanna in excelsis.
LAMB OF GOD/AGNUS DEI
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona nobis pacem.
The Roman Missal is the book containing the prescribed prayers, chants, and instructions for the celebration of Mass in the Roman
Catholic Church. Published first in Latin under the title Missale Romanum, the text is then translated and, once approved by
a recognitio by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, is published in modern
languages for use in local churches throughout the world.
FAITH AND PRAYER
Please continue to say your prayers
for the following members
of our Armed Forces:
Capt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly,
Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan, Michael George Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin,
Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Sgt. Ramon Marrero,
Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara,
Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan,
Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon,
Sgt. Allyson Parla, Petty Officer Floyd A. Rivera,
Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval,
Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, Capt. John Talafuse,
Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas,
Chief Petty Officer William A. Vega,
Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams,
Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger
Please Pray for our beloved deceased:
JOHN CERRUTI, PAUL DUCHARME
MATTHEW DUNKLE, DORIS DANIELS HUSKE
FERNANDO MORALES, ANN MARY STREIDER
READINGS FOR
22 March 2015
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

1st Reading: Jeremiah XXXI: 31-34
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51
2nd Reading: Hebrews V: 7-9
Gospel: Saint John XII: 20-33
Please
Pray for:
Mary Acosta, Baby Alexa Rae, Peter Anglim, Baby Ava,
Jessie Aue, Naomi Aue, Robert Baciuska, Louise Barone,
Regina M. Barone, Richard Barry, Jayne Biscardi, Robert Biscardi,
Phil Borri, Dorothy Brehaut, Kathleen Breihof, Bill Brino,
Gerard Burton, Louise Callus, Daphne Campbell, Rosa Carlino,
Warren P. Cochol, Barbara Costante, Margaret Crouse,
Richard Daiker, Aileen D’Avanzo, Elsie Diaz, Jose Alexander
Duran Tatis, Barbara Emerick, Charles Ettlinger, Roseann Feeney,
Doreen Flood, Lois Foley, Lynn Giordano, Veronica Groth,
Ina Haddow, Edmund Haegele, Llyod Harrison, Pearl Harrison,
Susan Huyler, Luis Jaquez, Nora Jannetto, Baby Joshua,
Baby Juliana, Linda A. Kane, Sara Kataeva, Carol Kelly, V. Krant,
Nancy Lamb, Karen Larson, Cecelia Lerro, Josephine Lucci,
Elly Marcus, Baby Mae, Aura Marine, Michele Mars,
Mary Mazzucca, Barbara McEneaney, Amanda Mucaria,
William Myers, Jean Nicholich, Madeleine Orefice, Alma Ortiz,
Cathy Pomerico, Denis Preziosi, Joseph Rebando,
Libarand Ramos, Kathleen Randall, Yldebrando Rangel, Jim Reed,
Maeve Eileen Resciniti, E. Reynoles, Frederick Roberts,
Sylvia Roberts, Deacon Cris Sanchez, Lidiana Santiago,
Maria Santos, Brielle Saracini, Linda Schultz, Edward Shea,
Carmen Spearmen, Lavern Stephenson, Ernie Stoessel,
John Sturmer, Marge Thompson, Sharon Trabbold, Mary Vetere,
Karen Walsh, Ric Wankel, Stephen Wojcik, Gerard Wright
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
In this Sunday’s Gospel we find one of the most famous phrases from the Bible: “For God so
loved the word that He gave His Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not
perish but might have Eternal Life.” (See Saint John 3, 14-21). This verse has been called the
Gospel in miniature, and also, the heart of the Gospel. It has been said that it is so simple that
even a child can understand it, and yet at the same time so deep that a life study could not
exhaust the richness of its meaning. Some wonder if God cares. This verse says it all. Yes, He
does! He loves us! Do you realize how much you are loved? Look at the Cross. God gives us
His only Son so that we may have eternal life. God was willing to surrender His only Son to
show us how much He loves us. How should we respond to these words? How can we love
God back in the same way? We can because “the love of God has been poured out in our hearts”. (See Romans 5,5)
Take as an example the lives of love of the Saints that went before us, and above all the example of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, in whose life we see exemplified the love of God in action.
Catholic CDs and Literature
Available at Our Holy Redeemer in the main vestibule of the church

LENT
LISTEN & LEARN
(Different and new titles by inspirational speakers will be added every week.)
FAITH AND SOCIAL MINISTRY
HUMAN SERVICES
OUR HOLY REDEEMER
(516) 868-8289
23 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY
(516) 623-3247
We Will Be Closed
Monday, 16 March through
Monday, 23 March, Re-Opening
on Tuesday, 24 March
SHOPPING HOURS:
Thanks be to God for the Spirit of Generosity
that inspires you to help us to do the
Lord’s work here in Freeport!
Want to Volunteer?
Please call
Mr. Alfonso Martinez, Director
He is waiting to hear from YOU!
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Closed every Wednesday
DONATIONS ACCEPTED:
Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
and by appointment.
(516) 623 – 3247
Volunteers Accepted All the Time!
FAITH AND THE ROMAN MISSAL
FEAST DAY: 17 MARCH
FEAST DAY: 19 MARCH
Saint Patrick
Saint Joseph
BISHOP
SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Collect
Collect
O God, Who chose the Bishop Saint Patrick
to preach Your glory to the peoples of Ireland,
grant, through his merits and intercession,
that those who glory in the name of Christian
may never cease to proclaim
Your wondrous deeds to all.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God,
that by Saint Joseph’s intercession
Your Church may constantly watch over
the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation,
whose beginnings You entrusted to his faithful care.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
During the Holy Season of Lent, let us pray for
the Canonization of
Venerable Father Anthony Vincent Gallo
so that he may in turn give our Christian brethren in Iraq
the heroic virtue to endure their plight.
“O Most Holy Trinity, Who deigned to raise Venerable Anthony Vincent Gallo
to the Priesthood, and endowed him with precious gifts, especially a burning love
for suffering and immolation, we humbly beseech You, if it be Your Will, that
he may be glorified on earth, and that we may obtain through his intercession
the particular grace (heroic virtue for Christian Iraqis) which we
are asking for with living faith. Amen.
Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) was founded by the Holy Father to share the love of Christ with the poor
and the churches in the East. Your prayers and generous financial support will help Pope Francis to build up the church,
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“God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”
Saint John III: 16
COME HOME FOR OUR MISSION
Spread the Eucharistic Fire Everywhere!
The Holy Eucharist needs to be:
firmly believed,
devoutly celebrated,
and intensely lived in our lives.
Our Holy Redeemer Parish Mission
16, 17, 18, March 2015
9:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M.
Rev. William Fickel, S.S.S.
Three Days and Three Expressions of Living the Eucharist
We need to become what we receive, ‘The Body of Christ’
Encounter God’s love for you in the Eucharist!
Day 1 - 16 March: Deepen your personal love for the Eucharist
and the celebration of the Mass.
Day 2 - 17 March: Acquire a deeper appreciation of the gift the
Eucharist is in living your daily life.
Day 3 - 18 March: Lay the foundation for a change of your life
when you live the love you receive.
Saint Peter Julian Eymard said, “This divine fire that is the Eucharist…the sparks
of this Eucharistic fire are all those who love Jesus Christ. True love wants the
glory of the beloved. The Eucharist is the reign of Jesus Christ in the world and
above all in the hearts of all God’s children. This is the beautiful, delightful
mission is ours, to be people of Eucharistic love.”
 UNA INVITACIÓN DEL PASTOR 
15 DE MARZO DEL 2015
¡Como Pastor de la Iglesia Católica Romana de Nuestro Santo Redentor en Freeport,
deseo que todos los que piensan en Nuestro Santo Redentor como su "casa" sepan lo
mucho que aprecio su participación en la ofrenda de tiempo, talento, y tesoro que nos
ayuda a ver porqué es importante venir a casa! ¡Cristo está presente en esa ofrenda, y por
Él, con Él y en Él, "nosotros el pueblo" nos reunimos para ir en pos de nuestro deseo de
vivir y compartir el mensaje del Evangelio!
El Evangelio vivido y compartido por creyentes como ustedes, ha permitido que la gente
por todas partes experimente la vitalidad de la Presencia Real de Cristo en el Santísimo
Sacramento. ¡En un sentido muy real la fe de ustedes proclama la Presencia Real de Cristo en Palabra y
Sacramento al mundo!
Cada año durante la Santa Cuaresma, Nuestro Santo Redentor ofrece a todos una Misión
con el fin de enriquecer esa proclamación. Este año hemos invitado al Padre William
Fickel S.S.S., de la Congregación del Santísimo Sacramento a que nos muestre ese
Camino mediante lo que él llama "tres día Eucarísticos" (16 al 18 de Marzo); diseñados
para involucrarnos en lo más profundo de nuestro espíritu, a fin de crecer en nuestro
aprecio del gran Mysterium Fidei/Misterio de la Fe y descubrir nuevos modos de traer la
Presencia Real de Jesús a nuestra vida cotidiana.
16 de Marzo/Primer Día: Eucaristía – como medio para encontrar el amor de Dios. Nos sentimos
solos cuando no hay amor en nuestra vida. La Eucaristía satisface el corazón. Los períodos de
oración nos ayudan a cultivar una actitud de atención receptiva a la voz interior. El Espíritu Santo
remueve la separación y nos conduce a la unión con lo divino. No hay mejor modo de evangelizar
que una oración que nos dé el sentido de estar unidos en el amor de Dios.
17 de Marzo /Segundo Día: Eucaristía – El amor de Dios en el poder sanador de Jesucristo nos
anima. La celebración de la Eucaristía abraza compasivamente el sufrimiento de la humanidad
despertando en nuestros corazones la misericordia de Dios. Dios derrama su perdón sobre
nosotros. El Espíritu Santo transforma nuestras vidas en el Cuerpo vivo de Cristo. Evangelizamos
dando testimonio de los sufrimientos de Cristo sanando a una humanidad sufriente.
18 de Marzo /Segundo Día: Eucaristía – El amor de Dios en la Misión de Jesucristo. Habiendo
compartido la Santa Comunión se nos envía como discípulos de Cristo. Se nos encomienda la
obra de ser agentes de la comunión compartiendo nuestra vida con otros. Cristo mostró su amor
en servicio humilde. Esas acciones de comunión evangelizan a otros a creer en el amor de Jesús.
Esos tres días enfocados en la Eucaristía nos ofrecen la oportunidad de ser
bendecidos por el poder transformador del Espíritu. Nuestra celebración de la
Eucaristía permanece incompleta hasta que experimentamos el modo de vivir la
vida Eucarística. San Agustín enseño: "Oímos las palabras 'él Cuerpo de Cristo' y
respondemos 'Amén.' Seamos pues el Cuerpo de Cristo para que nuestro Amén
sea verdadero." [San. Agustín, Sermón 272] así que aparte las fechas (16 al 18 de
Marzo) y haga planes para asistir a estos tres día de oración y enriquecimiento
espiritual mediante los cuales nuestra parroquia durante la Santa Cuaresma
compartirá la experiencia de los discípulo de camino a Emaus al escuchar la
explicación de la Escrituras: "¿No ardían nuestros corazones cuando Él nos habló
por el camino?” ¡Espero que aparten el tiempo para participar en la Misión
Propague el Fuego Eucarístico por todas partes!
REFLEXIÓN SEMANAL
En este Evangelio hallamos una de las frases más famosas de la Biblia: “Porque tanto amó Dios al
mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que crea en Él tenga Vida Eterna.” (Vea
Juan 3, 14-21). A este versículo bíblico lo han llamado el Evangelio en miniatura y también el
corazón del Evangelio. Es tan sencillo que hasta un niño lo puede entender y sin embargo tan
profundo y maravilloso que toda una vida de estudio no bastarían para agotar las riquezas de su
significado. ¿Está Dios está interesado en nosotros? Este versículo lo dice todo. ¡Sí! Dios está
interesado en nosotros. Dios nos ama. ¿Entiende lo mucho que Dios lo ama? Nos entrega a su
Hijo único por nosotros. ¿Y cómo debemos responder a estas palabras? ¿Cómo podemos amar a
Dios de ese modo? Podemos hacerlo porque Dios ha derramado su amor en nuestros corazones
(Romanos 5, 5) Tomo como ejemplo la vida de amor de los Santos y sobre todo el ejemplo de la
Santísima Virgen María, en cuya vida vemos ejemplificado el amor de Dios en acción.
El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas
El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas
Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo
Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo
2567 Dios es quien primero llama al hombre. Olvide el hombre a su Creador o se esconda lejos de su faz, corra detrás de sus ídolos o
acuse a la divinidad de haberlo abandonado, el Dios vivo y verdadero llama incansablemente a cada persona al encuentro misterioso de la
oración. Esta iniciativa de amor del Dios fiel es siempre lo primero en la oración, la actitud del hombre es siempre una respuesta. A medida
que Dios se revela, y revela al hombre a sí mismo, la oración aparece como un llamamiento recíproco, un hondo acontecimiento de Alianza.
A través de palabras y de actos, tiene lugar un trance que compromete el corazón humano ... a través de toda la historia de la salvación.
 Oremos 
22 de Marzo de 2015
(Por los Hombres y Mujeres en las Fuerzas Armadas)
Cpt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz,
Michael G. Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Susana Ladino, Sgt. Ramon Marrero,
Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate,Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles,
Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Mjr. Paul Minihan,
Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla,
Petty Officer Floyd A. Rivera, Benjamin Rhodes, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez,
Edwin Sandoval, Luis Sic, Cpt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon,
Corp. Daniel Vargas, Chief Petty Officer William A. Vega,
Cpt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams
LA VIRGEN MARÍA VISITA TU HOGAR
Este grupo visita los hogares con la
imagen de la Virgen de Fátima para
rezar el Rosario con la familia tan a
menudo como lo deseen. Si desea
que lo visiten a usted o a su familia
o amistades, favor llame a Berta
al (516) 379-8270 o a Gresmy al
(516) 670-2687.
V Domingo de Cuaresma

1ra Lectura: Jeremías 31, 31-34
Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 50
2da Lectura: Hebreos 5, 7-9
Evangelio: San Juan 12, 20-33
Grupo Carismático Cristo Vive
GRUPO SANTO REDENTOR
Lo invita a acompañarlos
todos los domingos de 7:30
a 9:00 P.M. en el Auditorio.
El grupo Cristo Vive visita
los hogares de las personas
que no pueden salir. Favor
llamar a Cándido Bran al
(516)
852-4320
para
información.
Acompáñenos los
martes de 7:30 a
9:30 P.M. en el
sótano
de
la
Escuela. Para más
información llame a
Carlos
Morales
(631) 575-3244.
“Jóvenes Adultos Creciendo en Cristo”
Invitamos a todos los jóvenes hispanos a que nos acompañen en nuestras reuniones todos los viernes
desde las 7:30 P.M. Las reuniones tendrán lugar en la Sala Grande de la Escuela. Ven a compartir tus
inquietudes, hacer nuevas amistades y a crecer con Cristo en lo humano y espiritual, con alegría juvenil.
Para más información, llama a Carlos Portillo al (516) 849-4568, Marta al (516) 765-1210.
PROGRAMA SUPLEMENTAL DE ALIMENTOS
Para mujeres embarazadas y postparto por 6 meses, infantes y para niños hasta los 5 años de familias con bajo ingreso.
Proveemos asistencia de alimentos, educación nutricional y evaluación de salud. Le damos referencia a médicos y agencias de servicios humanos.
LLAME al 516-377-0157 o VENGA A NUESTRA OFICINA: Caridades Católicas: Programa WIC, 38 Saint John’s Place, Freeport, N. Y. 11520
El USDA es un Empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades
LA FE Y EL MISAL ROMANO
FIESTA: 17 DE MARZO
FIESTA: 19 DE MARZO
San patricio
San josé
OBISPO
ESPOSO DE LA SANTÍSIMA VIRGEN MARÍA
ORACIÓN colecta
ORACIÓN colecta
O Dios, que escogiste a San Patricio Obispo
para que predicara Tu gloria en Irlanda,
concédenos mediante sus méritos e intercesión,
que los que se glorían en el nombre de Cristiano,
jamás dejen de proclamar
tus obras maravillosas a todos.
Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Tu Hijo,
que vive y reina Contigo
en la unidad del Espíritu Santo,
un solo Dios, por los siglos de los siglos.
Amén.
Dios Todopoderoso, concédenos,
que mediante la intercesión de San José
Tu Iglesia pueda constantemente velar el
desarrollo de los misterios de la salvación,
cuyos principios Tu encomendaste a su fiel cuidado.
Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Tu Hijo,
que vive y reina Contigo
en la unidad del Espíritu Santo,
un solo Dios, por los siglos de los siglos.
Amén.
AHORA UNA PALABRA DE NUESTROS SANTOS
(ACERCA DE LA FAMILIA)
EXHORTACIÓN APOSTÓLICA
FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO
DE SU SANTIDAD JUAN PABLO II
AL EPISCOPADO, AL CLERO Y A LOS FIELES DE TODA LA IGLESIA
SOBRE LA MISIÓN DE LA FAMILIA CRISTIANA
EN EL MUNDO ACTUAL
PRIMERA PARTE
LUCES Y SOMBRAS DE LA FAMILIA EN LA ACTUALIDAD
Situación de la familia en el mundo de hoy
6. La situación en que se halla la familia presenta aspectos positivos y aspectos negativos: signo, los unos, de la
salvación de Cristo operante en el mundo; signo, los otros, del rechazo que el hombre opone al amor de Dios.
En efecto, por una parte existe una conciencia más viva de la libertad personal y una mayor atención a la calidad
de las relaciones interpersonales en el matrimonio, a la promoción de la dignidad de la mujer, a la procreación
responsable, a la educación de los hijos; se tiene además conciencia de la necesidad de desarrollar relaciones
entre las familias, en orden a una ayuda recíproca espiritual y material, al conocimiento de la misión eclesial
propia de la familia, a su responsabilidad en la construcción de una sociedad más justa. Por otra parte no faltan,
sin embargo, signos de preocupante degradación de algunos valores fundamentales: una equivocada concepción
teórica y práctica de la independencia de los cónyuges entre sí; las graves ambigüedades acerca de la relación de
autoridad entre padres e hijos; las dificultades concretas que con frecuencia experimenta la familia en la
transmisión de los valores; el número cada vez mayor de divorcios, la plaga del aborto, el recurso cada vez más
frecuente a la esterilización, la instauración de una verdadera y propia mentalidad anticoncepcional.
En la base de estos fenómenos negativos está muchas veces una corrupción de la idea y de la experiencia de la
libertad, concebida no como la capacidad de realizar la verdad del proyecto de Dios sobre el matrimonio y la
familia, sino como una fuerza autónoma de autoafirmación, no raramente contra los demás, en orden al propio
bienestar egoísta.
Merece también nuestra atención el hecho de que en los países del llamado Tercer Mundo a las familias les faltan
muchas veces bien sea los medios fundamentales para la supervivencia como son el alimento, el trabajo, la
vivienda, las medicinas, bien sea las libertades más elementales. En cambio, en los países más ricos, el excesivo
bienestar y la mentalidad consumista, paradójicamente unida a una cierta angustia e incertidumbre ante el
futuro, quitan a los esposos la generosidad y la valentía para suscitar nuevas vidas humanas; y así la vida en
muchas ocasiones no se ve ya como una bendición, sino como un peligro del que hay que defenderse.
La situación histórica en que vive la familia se presenta pues como un conjunto de
luces y sombras.
Esto revela que la historia no es simplemente un progreso necesario hacia lo mejor,
sino más bien un acontecimiento de libertad, más aún, un combate entre libertades
que se oponen entre sí, es decir, según la conocida expresión de san Agustín, un
conflicto entre dos amores: el amor de Dios llevado hasta el desprecio de sí, y el amor
de sí mismo llevado hasta el desprecio de Dios.
Se sigue de ahí que solamente la educación en el amor enraizado en la fe puede
conducir a adquirir la capacidad de interpretar los «signos de los tiempos», que son la
expresión histórica de este doble amor.
(Continuará la próxima semana...)

John
III:16
He gave His only begotten Son so
shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world that
that whoever believeth in Him