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OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, FREEPORT, NEW YORK
EASTER 2015
FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 5 APRIL
THE FRUIT OF OUR
CENTENARY YEAR
MASSES
Monday, 6 April
7:30 am † Rose Tsirbas
12:10 pm Easter Novena
Tuesday, 7 April
7:30 am Easter Novena
12:10 pm † Vincenzo Gambino
Wednesday, 8 April
7:30 am † Giuseppa & Giuseppe Caruso
12:10 pm Intentions of Colleen Hennessy
7:00 pm Easter Novena
Thursday, 9 April
7:30 am † Mamie Wright
12:10 pm Easter Novena
Friday, 10 April
7:30 am Easter Novena
12:10 pm † Mary Knoetgen
Saturday, 11 April
9:00 am Intentions of Corryn Silon
5:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport
7:00 pm Easter Novena
Sunday, 12 April, Divine Mercy Sunday
7:00 am Intentions of Bishop Murphy
8:00 am † Decd. Mbrs. of the Holy Name Society
9:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo
11:30 am Dot & † Charlie Frahme (Anniversary Memorial)
† Shirley Corchado
† Mary Coviello
† Rose Capozzi
1:00 pm Easter Novena
BREAD & WINE
Thelma Goberdhan
The Longua Family
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
ALTAR FLOWERS
John and Carol Bachor
† John Cerruti
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 #: _________________________________________________
 FROM THE PASTOR 
5 APRIL 2015
A Divine Mercy Sunday Encounter with
Christ Jesus, Risen From The Dead!
Place: (Every Church)
Date: (11/12 April 2015)
Time: (Every Mass)
(The scene opens in the absolutely beautiful church of Our Holy
Redeemer in Freeport, New York where the Priest has just arrived at the
Celebrant’s Chair. The music is playing, some of the people are singing,
and as the Priest is preparing to collect the prayers of the gathered
assembly, he is cut to the heart by the Presence of Christ Jesus Risen from the Dead and addresses that
Presence.)
Priest: You seek Isabela, Elizabeth, Anthony, Antonio, Therese, and Theresa. They are not here. (Interiorly the
Priest points to empty pews throughout the church.) Behold the place where they were on Easter Sunday.
Christ: I know where they were on Easter Sunday. I rose to meet them. Where are they today?
Priest: I am sorry Lord. I do not know where they are. (With that, the music stops playing, all the people stop
singing, and the Priest begins in the usual way): “In the () Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. The Lord be with you.”)

“You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified. He has been raised; He is not here. Behold the place where they
laid Him.” (Saint Mark XVI:6) Anyone and everyone who came home for the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday
heard those words proclaimed. Even if you were not amongst those who came home for the Vigil, it is very
likely that those words are familiar to you never-the-less. They are the words that greeted Mary Magdalene,
Mary, the mother of James, and Salome when “very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week,
they came to the tomb.” (Saint Mark XVI:2)
The women at the tomb that morning didn’t get it; for they did not yet
understand the Scripture that He had to rise from the dead.” (Saint John
XX:9) That understanding would come when they joined the disciples who
were gathered together on the evening of that first day of the week and
Jesus came and stood in their midst (cf. Saint John XX:19) in the Upper Room
where on Holy Thursday just a few days earlier He said: “this is My Body”;
“this is My Blood”.
It is in the Upper Room where Jesus continues to rise and meet anyone and everyone who seeks Him. If there
is something about that rising again that you still don’t understand/that you still don’t get, keep coming home
and you will recognize Him in the breaking of the bread (cf. Saint Luke XXIV:35).
Easter 2015
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Lord:
How changed is the world this Easter morn! How wondrous the truth on the lips of His faithful
disciples! Can there be any chant more beautiful, any news more desired, any heart that could
seek for more? Jesus Christ is Risen! It is true! He is Risen! Alleluia! The long Lent of human
history was ended that first Easter Sunday morn when Mary Magdalen discovered that the
tomb was empty and the body of her beloved Lord was missing. But that body, cruelly put to
death on the tree of Calvary, was not missing. It was transformed! It was glorified! For the Son
of God made man fulfilled His destiny on this earth and so transformed our destiny from sin
and death to life in Him, life eternal.
You and I are the recipients of the long journey of love that Jesus travelled from Galilee to
Jerusalem, from birth in a stable to death on a cross. When Jesus took that sign of death and
made it the sign of glory, He accomplished the will of the Father Who so loved the world that
He sent His Son not to condemn but to save the world. And this is the salvation which is ours:
Life in Christ Jesus, Life eternal!
My prayer this Easter is that we all with deep faith acknowledge with joy and gratitude that
God’s love triumphed in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and that His resurrection gives
us our new destiny: we share His divine life now and will share it with Him forever in glory! My
prayer is that we all participate in Mass this Easter Sunday as a pledge of our fidelity to Him
Who died and rose. My prayer is that we greet one another with that ancient greeting of
Christians: Christ is Risen! He is truly Risen! Alleluia!
If we do that then I am confident we will be renewed in His life and we will be so filled with His
Spirit that we will seek to share His life with others and witness His life to the world. I am
confident that we will be more eager to care for the sick, reach out to the poor, bear one
another’s burdens and be true brothers and sisters by prayer and action to all who need us in
our parishes, our communities, our nation and the world. The world needs the witness of our
faith in the Risen Christ. The world needs the witness of our hope for the future. The world
needs our love that embraces all those whom our Savior embraced from the cross. May they
too share in the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! For He is Risen. He is truly
Risen! Alleluia!
Your brother and your Shepherd in Christ,
Bishop of Rockville Centre
PO Box 9023, Rockville Centre, New York 11571–9023 • telephone 516.678.5800 • fax 516.678.3138 • www.drvc.org
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
(with help from Pope Saint John Paul II)
URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
EASTER SUNDAY 15 APRIL 1979
1. Resurrexit tertia die...
The third day he rose again...
Today, together with the whole Church, we repeat these words with particular emotion.
We repeat them with the same faith with which—on this very day—they were said for the
first time. We say them with the same certainty that the eye-witnesses of the events put
into this phrase. Our faith comes from their testimony, and that testimony sprang from
seeing, hearing, meeting face to face, touching the pierced hands, feet and side.
The witness sprang from the Fact; yes, on the third day Christ rose again.
Today we repeat these words with all simplicity, because they come from people of
simplicity. They come from hearts that love, and that have so loved Christ as to be
capable of passing on and preaching nothing else but the truth about Him:
Crucifixus sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, died and was buried.
Thus sound the words of this testimony. And with the same simplicity of truth they continue to proclaim:
et resurrexit tertia die.
The third day he rose again
This truth, upon which as upon the "cornerstone" (cf. Eph 2:20) the whole edifice of our faith is based—today we
wish once more to share this faith among us, one with another, as the fullness of the Gospel. We confessors of
Christ, we Christians, we the Church. And, at the same time, we wish to share it with all those who are listening to
us, with all men and women of good will.
We share it joyfully, for how could we not be filled with joy for the victory of Life over Death?
Mors et vita duello conflixere mirando!
Dux vitae, mortuus, regnat vivus!
The Lord of life was dead; but now He is alive and triumphs
(Easter Sequence).
2. How could we fail to rejoice at the victory of this Christ, Who passed through the world doing good to everyone
(cf. Acts 10:38) and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom (cf. Mt 4:24), in which is expressed the fullness of the
redemptive goodness of God? In it man has been called to the highest dignity.
How can we fail to rejoice at the victory of Him Who was so unjustly condemned to the most
terrible passion and death on the Cross; at the victory of Him Who first was scourged,
buffeted, spat upon, with such inhuman cruelty?
How can we fail to rejoice at the revelation of the power of God alone and at the victory of
this power over sin and human blindness?
How can we fail to rejoice at the victory definitively won by good over evil?
This is the day that the Lord has made!
This is the day of universal hope. The day on which there gather about the Risen One, and
join with Him, all human sufferings, disappointments, humiliations, crosses, human dignity violated, human life not
respected, oppression, repression, all the things that cry aloud:
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani
To the paschal victim let there rise today the sacrifice of praise!
The Risen One does not go away from us; the Risen One comes back to us.
"But you must go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going before you...'" (Mk 16:7). He comes everywhere,
where people most await Him, where sadness and fear are greatest:, where misfortune and tears are greatest. He
comes to shed the light of the Resurrection upon everything that is subjected to the darkness of sin and death.
3. As He enters the Upper Room though the doors were shut, the Risen Christ greets His disciples gathered there
with the words:
"Peace be with you" (Jn 20:20).
These are the first words of His Easter message.
How great is the good in this peace that He gives us, and that the world cannot give (cf. Jn 14: 27). How closely it is
linked with His coming and His mission!
How necessary for the world is His presence, the victory of His Spirit, the order coming from His commandment of
love, so that men and women, families, nations, continents may enjoy peace.
Today, this greeting of the Risen One, expressed to the Apostles in the Upper Room in Jerusalem—we wish to
repeat this greeting from this place, and address it to wherever it is particularly relevant and particularly awaited.
Peace to you, peoples of the Middle East.
Peace to you, peoples of Africa.
Peace to you, peoples and countries of distant Asia.
Peace to you, brothers and sisters of Latin America.
Peace to you, peoples who live in the various social, economic and political systems!
Peace! As the fruit of fundamental order; as the expression of respect for every human
being's right to life, to truth, freedom, justice and love.
Peace of consciences and peace of hearts. This peace cannot be had unless each one of us
has the awareness of doing everything in his or her power so that a life worthy of the
children of God will be ensured from the first moment of their existence, for all men and
women—brothers and sisters of Christ, loved by Him even to death. I am thinking at this moment in particular of
all those who are suffering for the lack of what is strictly necessary for existence, of all who suffer from hunger, and
above all of the little children, who—in their weakness—are the ones who are specially loved by Christ and to
whom is dedicated this year, the International Year of the Child.
May the Risen Christ inspire in all, Christians and non-Christians—sentiments of solidarity and of generous love
towards all our brothers and sisters in need.
4. Surrexit Christus, spes mea!
Dear brothers and sisters! How eloquent for us is this Day, which speaks with all the truth
of our origin. Christ Jesus Himself is the cornerstone of our whole edifice (cf. Eph 2:20-21).
This stone, cast aside by the builders that God has bathed in the light of the Resurrection, is
placed at the very foundation of our faith, our hope and our love. It is the primary reason
of our vocation and of the mission that each one of us receives at Baptism.
Today we wish to rediscover this vocation, to claim this mission for our own once more.
We wish to let it be filled once more with the joy of the Resurrection. We wish to bring it
near to all people, to those who are near and to those who are far off.
Let us share this joy with one another.
Let us share it with the Apostles, with the women who were the first to bring the news of the Resurrection.
Let us unite ourselves with Mary.
Regina caeli, laetare!
Man can never lose the hope of the victory of good.
May this day become for us today the beginning of a new hope.
Now a Word (about Easter) from Our Saints
The Paschal Sacrament Brings Together
in Unity of Faith Those Who are Far Away
(FROM AN EASTER LETTER BY SAINT ATHANASIUS, BISHOP)
“Brethren, how fine a thing it is to move from festival to
festival, from prayer to prayer, from holy day to holy day.
The time is now at hand when we enter on a new beginning:
the proclamation of the blessed Passover, in which the Lord
was sacrificed. We feed as on the food of life, we constantly
refresh our souls with His precious Blood, as from a fountain.
Yet we are always thirsting, burning to be satisfied. But He
Himself is present for those who thirst and in His goodness
invites them to the feast day. Our Saviour repeats His
words: If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
He quenched the thirst not only of those who came to Him
then. Whenever anyone seeks Him He is freely admitted to
the presence of the Saviour. The grace of the feast is not
restricted to one occasion. Its rays of glory never set. It is always at hand to enlighten the
mind of those who desire it. Its power is always there for those whose minds have been
enlightened and who meditate day and night on the holy Scriptures, like the one who is
called blessed in the holy psalm: Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the
wicked, or stood where sinners stand, or sat in the seat of the scornful, but whose delight is in
the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night.
Moreover, my friends, the God Who first established this feast for us allows us to celebrate it
each year. He who gave up His Son to death for our salvation, from the same motive gives us
this feast, which is commemorated every year. This feast guides us through the trials that
meet us in this world. God now gives us the joy of salvation that shines out from this feast,
as He brings us together to form one assembly, uniting us all in spirit in every place, allowing
us to pray together and to offer common thanksgiving, as is our duty on the feast. Such is
the wonder of His love: He gathers to this feast those who are far apart, and brings together
in unity of faith those who may be physically separated from each other.”
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.
6 April:
7 April:
8 April:
9 April:
10 April:
11 April:
12 April:
Aspirants to the Permanent Diaconate
Monsignor Richard Figliozzi & Father John V. O’Farrell
Father Robert Romeo & Father Gerard Gentleman
Father Dennis Whelan & Monsignor John J. Tutone
Father Lawrence J. O’Leary & Father Janusz Mocarski
Father Charles Ugwu & Father Peter O’Rourke, C.P.
Bishop William F. Murphy & Bishop Nelson J. Perez
… 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
Dylon Michael Hernandez
RECEIVED INTO FULL COMMUNION
OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Nakia Seneca Wolfe
NEOPHYTES
Mary Frances Ament
Anthony Infante
Nadine Militrano
Ruth Ann Militrano
CANDIDATES FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
& CONFIRMATION
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 Mejia
Come Home Dressed for
‘50’
‘50’
The Diocese of Rockville Centre’s
Golden Wedding Liturgy
Honouring Couples Married
Fifty Years or More
This spring, couples that have been married
fifty years or more will be honoured
at one of two Liturgies on
the Supper of the Lamb on
Tie-One-On
‘with a Hat’
and
“No Jeans”
Sunday
Sunday, 19 April 2015
at Saint Lawrence the Martyr in Sayville
(Registration must be received by 6 April)
or
Sunday, 26 April 2015
at Maria Regina in Seaford
(Registration must be received by 13 April)
Both Liturgies will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Couples may register for ONLY ONE Liturgy.
 Forms are available in the Rectory.
 Complete the form, have it signed by Fr. Arcoleo,
and then return it to the Office of Worship.
 You will receive a confirmation of registration in
the mail approximately one week before the liturgy.
 There will be reserved seating for the couples
only.
 Seating for friends and family will be on a firstcome, first-serve basis.
 Photo opportunities with the celebrating Bishop
will be available after the liturgy.
 You will receive a complimentary photograph and
certificate in the mail approximately four to six
weeks after the liturgy.
For more information please call
the Rectory at (516) 378-0665
SECOND SUNDAY
OF THE MONTH
12 April 2015
Divine Mercy Sunday
Come Home Clothed in
Your Wedding Garment!
Make yourself ready. Men, put on a tie;
Ladies, put on a hat! No jeans!
Don’t be reduced to silence!
FOR THE SAKE OF HIS SORROWFUL PASSION
COME HOME AND CELEBRATE
DIVINE MERCY
on
SUNDAY, 12 APRIL 2015
MASS TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM (SPANISH)

Jesus, I Trust in Thee!
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy,
Veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy,
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
Begins at 3:00 PM
* Participants in this celebration are encouraged to have the interior disposition of complete detachment from
sin, even venial sin, receive Sacramental Confession (within nine days before or after the celebration), receive
the Holy Eucharist, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father.
FAMILY FILM
NIGHT
Friday, 10 April 2015
7:30 P.M.
Lower Church
Everyone is Welcome!
Bring the Whole Family!
Please Come Home and See!
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,
which makes it very hard for Our Holy Redeemer to pay bills and provide services.
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.
I USE E-GIVING!
Question: What is E-Giving?
Answer:
E-Giving is short for electronic giving. It is an automatic transfer program
which allows you to make contributions without writing checks.
Question: What are the advantages of E-Giving?
Answer:
It saves time and work! It helps the church stabilize its budget. Surveys have
shown that it can enhance the total amount of gifts to your organization. Members
or supporters may donate while on vacation or on a business trip anywhere in the
world.
ENROLLING
Question: How do I enroll in E-Giving?
Answer:
On your computer, go to the Parish Web site, www.ohrfreeport.org and then
click on the “Donate” tab and then on “Donate Now” tab and then submit
our zip code, 11520, then click on “Donate Now” under the Our Holy
Redeemer name, then click on the “Register Now” tab and follow the simple
instructions.
PAYMENT METHODS
Question: If there is a credit card charge, how does the charge appear on the payee's statement? Is it
to E-Giving or Our Holy Redeemer? How would the person who makes a charge recognize
where the charge went from the description on their statement?
Answer:
The charge appears as E-Giving. E-Giving combined with the date and amount on their
statement should be all they need.
For more information about E-Giving visit the secure web site at www.e-giving.org.
FAITH AND FINANCES
If you still aren’t convinced that
25 Cents more a week
can actually make a difference,
please see it for yourselves below.
PARISHIONER A
PARISHIONER B
Offering on 05 April: $ 0.25
Offering on 12 April: $ 0.50
Offering on 19 April: $ 0.75
Offering on 26 April: $ 1.00
Yearly individual increase: $344.50
Offering on 05 April: $0.25
Offering on 12 April: $0.25
Offering on 19 April: $0.25
Offering on 26 April: $0.25
Yearly individual increase: $13.00
If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model
of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase
in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday
Mass-goers would be: $344,500.00
If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model
of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase
in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday
Mass-goers would be: $13,000.00.
THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING INDIFFERENT
TO YOUR PARISH’S FINANCIAL NEEDS!
(THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN YOUR 25 CENTS AND MORE!!!)
28/29 MARCH
MASS
E-Giving
Prior to Weekend
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 am
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
1:30 pm
TOTAL
FIRST
COLLECTION
ENVELOPE
USERS
$ 1,141.00
$ 773.00
$ 2,367.00
$ 825.00
$ 1,114.50
$ 1,521.00
$ 535.00
$ 2,823.25
$ 2,996.00
$ 3,249.00
30
27
81
27
52
38
19
86
102
43
$17,344.75
505
SUNDAY, 28/29 MARCH OFFERING TOTAL: $17,344.75
NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 224
FAITH AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road)
5 April 2015 – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord B
Possible Sunday Readings: Acts X: 34a, 37-43; Colossians III: 1-4 or I Corinthians V: 6b-8;
Sequence; Saint John XX: 1-9
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)
Fill in the blanks:
Who came to the tomb on the first day of the week? “________________________________________________ came
to the tomb on the first day of the week.”
Who did she run to? “She ran to _____________________________________________________________________.”
What did she say to them? “She said to them: ‘___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________.’”
Which of the disciples arrived at the tomb first? “_____________________________________________________ were
the first disciples to arrive at the tomb.
What did Simon Peter see when he entered the tomb? “Simon Peter saw _______________________________________
when he entered the tomb.”
NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL
FAITH AND SPORTS
(516) 379-8660
Kryston shares his talents as cantor for our Lenten prayer service.
Marcus delivers a clear and confident science fair presentation about acid rain.
Miguel displays the novel he just borrowed from the Freeport Library
using his new library card.
Oscar demonstrates that he has mastered the concept of percent.
Game 7 Sports
Noe rejoices that he earned 102 on a social studies test.
&
Such signs of promise fulfilled abound at The De La Salle School. The
examples above represent evidence of positive growth in a sampling of
students over the span of a couple of days.
‘Open Gym’ Night
Each illustration offered is a glimpse of the power of Jesus’ resurrection to
transform our lives. As we celebrate Easter we are grateful for the gift of
new life in the hereafter and for the signs of salvation in the present as well.
Easter Blessings to all, always and everywhere!
are coming home in May
to Our Holy Redeemer!
For Information please call
Mr. Marc Von Essen at (516) 632-5118
FAITH AND MUSIC
Notes from our Music Director, Michael Crouse
How about another exciting Concert Series on the Mile?!
Last summer Our Holy Redeemer sponsored our first concert series
at 175 Woodcleft Avenue, also home of our weekly "Mass on the
Waterfront". Under the direction of Michael Crouse, we provided
six evenings of wonderful and varied entertainment, culminating
with a sacred and Americana program given by members of our
choir. We had such artists as These Three Tenors, Andy Cooney, The
Belles of Broadway and more. Many in attendance have been
asking if we are going to do it again...and the answer is...with your
help...YES!
We are asking for both your input and your donations to raise enough funds to support this summer's
series. At the end of this page there are a few questions that will help us to plan the best evenings for
these programs, so that as many of you as possible may attend.
We also plan to create a decorative plaque with the names of each person, business, or family who donates
$100.00 dollars (or more) towards the funding of the series, which will be permanently displayed at
175 Woodcleft Avenue.
We hope many more will take advantage of these wonderful evenings of music, and we need your help in
spreading the word!
It would be of great assistance if you would take the time to answer the following questions, and then
return the questionnaire to the rectory by _________________________:
1. Were you able to attend any of the concerts last summer?
If yes, how many? _________ Did you find it an enjoyable evening?
2. If no, were you unavailable on Wednesday evenings?
 Yes
 No
 Yes
 No
 Yes
 No
Check the best evening for you to attend:
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
(We must avoid the busy weekends. For the past two years, the Freeport Art's Council has provided a
program on Thursday evenings.)
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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:
DAVID MERKLIN
READINGS FOR
12 April 2015
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
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1st Reading: Acts IV: 32-35
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118
2nd Reading: 1 John V: 1-6
Gospel: Saint John XX: 19-31
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Please
Pray for:
Mary Acosta, Baby Alexa Rae, Peter Anglim, Baby Ava,
Jessie Aue, Naomi Aue, Robert Baciuska, Mary Bailey,
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,
Joseph DiMaio, JoAnn Ehehalt, Barbara Emerick, Charles Ettlinger,
Roseann Feeney, Doreen Flood, Lois Foley, Noemi Funes,
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, Aura Marine,
Mary Mazzucca, Barbara McEneaney, Philip McSweeney,
Armand Micciulli Jr, Amanda Mucaria, William Myers, Jean Nicholich,
Madeleine Orefice, Alma Ortiz, Cathy Pomerico, Denis Preziosi,
Joseph Rebando, Libarand Ramos, Kathleen Randall,
Yldebrando Rangel, Jim Reed, Baby Maeve Eileen Resciniti,
E. Reynoles, Frederick Roberts, Sylvia Roberts, 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
He is Risen! Truly Risen! The Gospel story of today is a story of faith. The Apostles did not
understand the resurrection yet. They hardly believed in it, but now they see proof. The tomb
was empty and the burial cloths and the cloth that had covered the head of the dead Jesus were
rolled up in a separate place and left behind. Jesus was no longer in the grave! He was no longer
dead! He had risen! HE WOULD NEVER AGAIN NEED BURIAL CLOTHS! How should this affect
us? To quote Saint Paul in today’s Second Reading: “Brothers and sisters: If then you were
raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God” (See John
20:1-9 and Colossians 3:1-4). Saint Paul is telling us that WE HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH HIM, that we
are no longer dead in sin, that we are alive in Christ. So, as Saint Paul says: do not seek what is of
this world, rather, “seek what is above.” Ask yourself, what am I seeking? What is it my utmost
concern? The answer to that question is a good indication of your faith in the Resurrection.
Because, if we really believe that we have been raised with Him, then, we will seek first and
foremost the things that are above, that is, all the good things that will show we are in union with the Resurrected
Christ. All the good things that show that we are EASTER people, yes, people of the Resurrection!
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believing the resurrection that comes
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 DEL PASTOR 
5 DE ABRIL DEL 2015
¡UN ENCUENTRO DE DIVINA MISERICORDIA CON JESUCRISTO RESUCITADO
DE ENTRE LOS MUERTOS!
Lugar: (En todas las Iglesias)
Fecha: 11/12 de Abril de 2015
Tiempo: en Todas las Misas
(La escena tiene comienzo en nuestra absolutamente Hermosa iglesia de Nuestro Santo Redentor en Freeport,
Nueva York con la llegada del Sacerdote a la Silla del Celebrante. La música está tocando, algunos de entre el
pueblo están cantando, y a medida que el Sacerdote se prepara para colectar las oraciones del pueblo, su
corazón se conmueve ante la Presencia del Resucitado Jesucristo y se dirige a esa Presencia.)
Sacerdote: Tú buscas a Isabel, Antonio y Teresa. No están aquí (Interiormente el Sacerdote señala a algunas
bancas vacías por la iglesia.) He aquí el lugar en el que estaban el Domingo Pascual.
Cristo: Yo sé donde estaban el Domingo Pascual. Resucité para encontrarme con ellos. ¿Dónde están hoy?
Sacerdote: Lo siento Señor. No sé dónde están. (En ese momento la música para, todo el pueblo deja de
cantar, y el sacerdote comienza del modo usual) “En el () Nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. El
Señor esté con ustedes.”)
POR SU DOLORASA PASIÓN
VENGA A CASA A CELEBRAR LA
DIVINA MISERICORDIA
el
DOMINGO, 12 DE ABRIL DE 2015
NUESTRO HORARIO DE MISAS ES COMO SIGUE:
7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM (ESPAÑOL)

La Coronilla a La Divina Misericordia,
Veneración de la Imagen de la Divina Misericordia,
Exposición del Santísimo y Bendición
¡Jesús, en Ti confio!
Comienza a las 3:00 PM
* Se anima a los participantes a tener una disposición interior completamente desprendida del pecado, hasta del
pecado venial, recibir Confesión Sacramental (dentro de nueve días antes o después de la celebración), recibir la
Santa Eucaristía y orar por las intenciones del Santo Padre.
Pascua del 2015
Estimados Hermanos y Hermanas en el Señor Resucitado:
¡Cómo está cambiado el mundo en esta mañana Pascual! ¡Cuán maravillosa la verdad que nos
dicen Sus fieles discípulos! ¿Puede haber algún canto más hermoso, alguna noticia más deseada,
algún corazón que pueda desear más? ¡Jesucristo ha Resucitado! ¡Es cierto! ¡Ha Resucitado!
¡Aleluya! La larga Cuaresma de la historia humana terminó en la primera mañana Pascual cuando
María Magdalena descubrió que la tumba estaba vacía y el cuerpo de su amado Señor no se
encontraba en ella. Pero ese cuerpo, que había sufrido una muerte cruel en el árbol del Calvario,
no se había desaparecido, ¡Se había transformado! ¡Se había glorificado! Porque el Hijo de Dios
logró que el hombre cumpliera Su destino en esta tierra y de ese modo transformó nuestro destino
del pecado y la muerte a la vida en Él, vida eterna.
Usted y yo somos recipientes de la larga jornada de amor que Jesús recorrió de Galilea a Jerusalén,
de su nacimiento en un establo hasta su muerte en la cruz. Cuando Jesús tomó esa señal de muerte
y la transformó en la señal de la gloria, cumplió con la voluntad del Padre, que tanto amó al mundo
que envió a Su Hijo no para condenar al mundo, sino para salvarlo. Y esa salvación que es nuestra
es: ¡la Vida en Cristo Jesús, la Vida eterna!
Mi oración en esta Pascua es que todos con fe profunda reconozcamos con gozo y gratitud que el
amor de Dios triunfó en la resurrección de Jesús de entre los muertos y que Su resurrección nos da
un nuevo destino: compartimos Su vida divina ahora y la compartiremos con Él para siempre en
gloria! Oro que todos participemos en esta Misa este Domingo Pascual como promesa de nuestra
fidelidad a Él que murió y resucitó. Oro que nos saludemos unos a otros con ese antiguo saludo
Cristiano: ¡Cristo ha Resucitado! ¡Verdaderamente ha Resucitado! ¡Aleluya!
Si hacemos eso confío que seremos renovados en Su vida y estaremos tan llenos de Su Espíritu que
trataremos de compartir Su vida con otros y seremos testigos de Su vida al mundo. Confío que
estaremos más dispuestos a cuidar de los enfermos, ayudar a los pobres, llevar las cargas los unos
de los otros, y ser verdaderos hermanos y hermanas por oración y acción a todos los que nos
necesitan en nuestras parroquias, nuestras comunidades, nuestra nación y el mundo. El mundo
necesita el testimonio de nuestra fe en el Cristo Resucitado. El mundo necesita el testimonio de
nuestra esperanza para el futuro. El mundo necesita que nuestro amor abrace a todos los que el
Salvador abrazó desde la cruz. ¡Que ellos también compartan en la resurrección de nuestro Señor y
Salvador, Jesucristo! ¡Porque Él ha Resucitado! ¡Aleluya!
Su hermano y Pastor en Cristo,
Obispo de Rockville Centre
PO Box 9023, Rockville Centre, New York 11571–9023 • telephone 516.678.5800 • fax 516.678.3138 • www.drvc.org
REFLEXIÓN SEMANAL
Él ha resucitado, si ciertamente ha resucitado! El Evangelio de hoy es una historia de fe. Los
apóstoles todavía no entendían la resurrección. Apenas si creían en ella, pero ahora tenían prueba
absoluta. La tumba estaba vacía y los lienzos y el sudario que cubrían la cabeza de Jesús habían
sido abandonados. Jesús ya no estaba en la tumba—ya no estaba muerto. ¡Había resucitado!
JAMÁS NECESITARÍA NI LOS LIENZOS NI EL SUDARIO. ¿Cómo debería afectarnos esto? Para citar a
San Pablo en la Segunda Lectura de hoy: “Hermanos: Puesto que ustedes han resucitado con
Cristo, busquen los bienes de arriba, donde está Cristo, sentado a la derecha de Dios” (Vea Juan
20:1-9 y Colosenses 3:1-4). San Pablo nos está diciendo que NOSOTROS HEMOS SIDO RESUCITADOS
CON CRISTO. Ya no estamos muertos en nuestros pecados. Estamos vivos en Cristo. Por eso, San
Pablo pasa a decirnos que debemos buscar “los bienes de arriba.” ¿Qué buscamos? ¿En qué nos
interesamos? La respuesta nos muestra nuestra fe en la Resurrección, porque si de veras creemos
que hemos sido resucitados con Cristo, entonces, buscaremos “los bienes de arriba.,” ¡las cosas que muestran que
somos el pueblo de la Pascua, sí el pueblo de la Resurrección!
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
2570 Cuando Dios lo llama, Abraham se pone en camino “como se lo había dicho el Señor” (Gn 12, 4): todo su corazón “se somete a la
Palabra” y obedece. La escucha del corazón a Dios que llama es esencial a la oración, las palabras tienen un valor relativo. Por eso, la
oración de Abraham se expresa primeramente con hechos: hombre de silencio, en cada etapa construye un altar al Señor. Solamente más
tarde aparece su primera oración con palabras: una queja velada recordando a Dios sus promesas que no parecen cumplirse (cf Gn 15, 2-3).
De este modo surge desde los comienzos uno de los aspectos de la tensión dramática de la oración: la prueba de la fe en Dios que es fiel.
 Oremos 
12 de Abril 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
ADORACIÓN NOCTURNA
¿Interesado en pasar
una hora en oración con
Cristo
durante
los
Primeros viernes del
mes? Si desea hacerse
miembro favor, llame al
Diácono Cristóbal a la
Rectoría (516) 378-0665.
Domingo de la
Misericordia Divina

1ra Lectura: Hechos 4, 32-35
Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 117
2da Lectura: I Juan 5, 1-6
Evangelio: San Juan 20, 19-31
ULTREYA
Todos los miércoles
después de la misa de las
7:30 pm celebramos la
Ultreya en el sótano de la
Iglesia. Será muy bien
recibido. Por favor, llame
a Rosario Ricse al
(516) 425-8339.
GRUPO SEÑOR DE LAS MISERICORDIAS
Lo invita a acompañarlos
todos los lunes a las 7:30
pm en la Capillita del
Antiguo Convento para
rezar juntos la Novena al
Señor de las Misericordias.
Favor llame a Berta al
(516) 379-8270.
“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.
FE Y DEPORTES
¡Noche de "Gimnasio Abierto" de Game 7 Sports en Mayo en Nuestro Santo Redentor!