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6 March 2016
OUR HOLY REDEEMER
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHERE COMING HOME IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!
 A PERPETUAL ADORATION PARISH 
37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE  FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520
TELEPHONE: (516) 378-0665  FAX: (516) 546-1416  E-MAIL: [email protected]  WEBSITE: OHRFREEPORT.ORG
SACRAMENTAL LIFE

 MASS SCHEDULE 
PASTOR
Rev. Douglas R. Arcoleo
9: 00 a.m.  5:00 P.M.  7:00 P.M. Spanish
ASSOCIATE PASTORS
Rev. Alessandro da Luz
Rev. Carlos Mario Urrego
7:00 A.M., 8:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M.
1:00 P.M. Spanish
5:00 P.M.
DEACONS
Mr. Cristobal Sanchez,
Pastoral Associate
Mr. Bruce Burnham
Mr. Francisco Cales
HUMAN SERVICES
Sister Dorothy Lynch, C.I.J.
Mr. Martinez, Director
(516) 868-8289
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Stuhlinger, Director
Mr. Cacao, Associate Director
(516) 546-1057
Fax: (516) 546-0526
Saturday
Sunday
Weekday
Monday – Friday: 7:30 A.M. & 12:10 P.M.
Wednesday: 7:00 P.M. Spanish
First Friday: 7:00 P.M. Spanish
Every
2nd
&
4th
 BAPTISM 
Sunday of the Month at 3:00 P.M.
 CONFESSION/PENANCE/RECONCILIATION 
Saturday: 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Wednesday: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Friday: 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.
or by appointment.
 ANOINTING OF THE SICK 
Offered after the 5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass
every last Saturday of the Month
or by appointment.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Mr. Crouse, Director
Mr. Petkov
Mrs. Mulé
 MATRIMONY 
Marriages MUST be arranged at least six months
in advance. Please call one of our Priests
at the Rectory to make an appointment.
THRIFT SHOP
Mrs. Jewels, Manager
(516) 623-3247
DEVOTIONS
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Every Friday after the 12:10 P.M. Mass
BUSINESS OFFICE
Mrs. Flaherty
Pastoral Business Associate
Every Saturday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
OF ADULTS (RCIA)
Mr. Cacao, Coordinator
(516) 546-1057
Legion of Mary
Miraculous Medal Novena
SOCIETIES
Every Wednesday at 7:30 P.M.
Nocturnal Adoration Society
First Friday from 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M.
The Fourth Sunday of Lent, 6 March 2016
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Saturday
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
(516) 378-0665
FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 7 MARCH

MASSES
Monday, 7 March, Saints Perpetua and Felicity
7:30 am † Vincenzo Gambino
9:00 am Executive Branch of the US Government
12:10 pm Intentions of Eddie Cucurello
Tuesday, 8 March, Saint John of God
7:30 am Intentions of Dianne Ryan
9:00 am Legislative Branch of the US Government
12:10 pm † Mary Dicanio
Wednesday, 9 March, Saint Frances of Rome
7:30 am † Salvatore Accardi
9:00 am Judicial Branch of the US Government
12:10 pm † Walter Thompson
7:00 pm † Antoinette Pierno
Thursday, 10 March
7:30 am † Larry Kosofsky
9:00 am Republican Party Nominees
12:10 pm † Walter F. Thompson
Friday, 11 March
7:30 am † Michael Honeyman
9:00 am Democratic Party Nominees
12:10 pm † Patrick Thompson
Saturday, 12 March
9:00 am † Antoinette Diana
5:00 pm † Hazel R. Henchey
7:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport
Sunday, 13, Fifth Sunday of Lent
7:00 am Intentions of Bishop Murphy
8:00 am † Louise Callus, † Henry J. Dengel (Birth Memorial)
† Decd. Mbrs. of the Holy Name Society
† Decd. Mbrs. of the Miller, McCarthy, & Kelly Families
9:30 am † Emilia Ortiz
11:30 pm † Agnes Ryan
1:00 pm † Saturnina Filpo
5:00 pm Priest’s Intention
BREAD & WINE
The 9:00 AM Mass
Monday, 7 March through
Friday, 11 March will be offered for:
SANCTUARY CANDLES
De Lourdes Romaine
Shop Rite of Uniondale
ALTAR FLOWERS
 NO FLOWERS DURING LENT 
Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer:
NAME: _________________________________________________________________________  Living
OFFERING:  Bread & Wine ($20.00) 
 Deceased
 Sanctuary Candles ($33.00)   Altar Flowers ($40.00)
WEEK OF DATE: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________  Cash
 Check #: _____________________
OFFERED BY: (NAME):___________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE #: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
X A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR X
“IF I HAVE HEARD IT ONCE, I’VE HEARD IT A THOUSAND TIMES”
With the passage of time, there are certain things that we hear over, and over, and over again. So much so in
fact, that those things no longer grab our attention; or like some signs, they no longer (like cigarette butts
alongside the curb, or graffiti (not art) on a building wall) catch our eye. Because we don’t see anything we don’t
say anything. (Please, if you see something, say something, do something.)
As true as that is for all of us outside our absolutely beautiful church, it is as equally true for us
inside that church as well. (Some people actually think that Cheerios, candy, cell phones, etc.
belong in church.) Consider the following “inside the church” announcements. Some of them
you hear on a weekly basis, some on a monthly basis, and still others perhaps on an annual
basis. At first, hearing these announcements generated some sort of internal response from
hearers which eventually led to a tangible response that could be seen not just on faces but in a
change of behaviour/practice. We became not just "hearers but doers" (cf. Saint James I:22).
o “Next Sunday is First Works of Mercy, …”
have we forgotten the poor in Freeport?
o “Next Sunday is Tie One On with a Hat and …”
have we forgotten how to dress (in church and outside of church)?
o “Please remember that absolutely no food, candy, …”
have we forgotten what churches are for?
o “Your pledge to the Catholic Ministries Appeal …”
have we forgotten that charity only begins at home?
o “Our Holy Redeemer needs Altar Servers, Ushers, Catechists, …
have we forgotten about following and sharing Christ?
If the City of God (of which we sing) is going to come to completion in Freeport, then as familiar as these
announcements are, and as expected as they may have become, they still warrant consideration, as well as a
change of practice. And the Holy Season of Lent is a good time for that consideration and change. We should
never grow tired from this weekly/monthly/annual exercise, for as Saint Paul says in his Letter to the
Galatians: “for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we don’t give up” (Galatians VI:9).
Your Pastor, Priests, Deacons, and Staff will not give up making announcements because Jesus doesn’t give up
making announcements. Just think of the Ash Wednesday words we’ve heard over and over and over again:
o “Return to Me with your whole heart” (JL II:12).
o “Repent and believe in the Gospel” (Saint Mark I:15).
o “Pray” (Saint Matthew VI:5). o “Fast” (Saint Matthew VI:XVI).
o “Give alms” (Saint Matthew VI:2).
Just think of the Parables that we’ve heard over and over and over again. Parables like
The Prodigal Son. Perhaps in today’s hearing of that Parable a younger son might “return
to the Lord with his whole heart”; an older son might “repent and believe in the Gospel”;
and a Father might pray, fast, and give alms in thanksgiving for both his sons. Thanks be
to God that we’ve not only heard it once, but we’ve heard it a thousand times.
THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
IN OUR LOCAL PARISHES
MASSES  MASSES  MASSES
ST. AGNES CATHEDRAL
Rockville Centre
Monday through Friday: 6:30 A.M., 7:45 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 12:10 P.M.; Monday Eve: 7:30 P.M.;
Saturday: 6:30 A.M., 7:45 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 5:00 P.M. (Vigil), 7:30 P.M. (Vigil), 7:30 P.M. (Vigil-Spanish)
Sunday: 7:00 A.M., 8:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 10:30 A.M. (Lower Hall), 11:00 A.M., 12:30 P.M., 5:00 P.M
OUR HOLY REDEEMER
FREEPORT
Monday through Friday: 7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 12:10 P.M.; Wednesday: 7:00 P.M. (Spanish);
First Friday: 7:00 P.M. (Spanish); Saturday: 9:00 A.M., 5:00 P.M. (Vigil), 7:00 P.M. (Vigil-Spanish);
Sunday: 7:00 A.M., 8:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M., 1:00 P.M. (Spanish), 5:00 P.M.
CURÉ OF ARS
MERRICK
Monday through Thursday: 7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M.; Friday: 9:00 A.M.; Monday & First Friday: 7:30 P.M.;
Saturday: 8:30 A.M., 5:00 P.M. (Vigil); Sunday: 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:15 A.M., 12:45 P.M.
QUEEN OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY
ROOSEVELT
Monday through Friday: 8:00 A.M.; Saturday: 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. (Vigil);
Sunday: 9:00 A.M., 10:30 A.M., 12:00 P.M., 1:15 P.M.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER
BALDWIN
Monday through Friday: 7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M.; Saturday 9:00 A.M., 5:00 P.M. (Vigil);
Sunday: 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:00 A.M., 12:30 P.M., 5:00 P.M., 7:30 P.M. (Spanish)
‘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
Come Home Dressed for
the Supper of the Lamb on
Tie-One-On
‘with a Hat’
and
“No Jeans”
Sunday
Sunday, 10 April 2016
at Saint Lawrence the Martyr in Sayville
(Registration must be received by 25 March)
or
Sunday, 24 April 2016
at Maria Regina in Seaford
(Registration must be received by 8 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
13 March 2016
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Come Home Clothed in
Your Wedding Garment!
Make yourself ready. Men, put on a tie;
Ladies, put on a hat! No jeans!
Bottles for Babies
PARISH LENTEN PROJECT
(Sunday, 7 February to Sunday, 3 April 2016)
During the Holy Season of LENT at Our Holy Redeemer
you have the opportunity to pray for the babies, fast for
the babies, and give alms for the babies as well.
The alms you offer will not only fill up bottles with
spare change, but it will fill The Life Center of Long
Island - a crisis pregnancy center that counsels women
and men who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy
- with hope! Pick up a bottle, take it home, take it to
school and/or to the office, fill it with change, return it to
the Church, and let Our Holy Redeemer and The Life
Center, (631) 243–0066, do the rest!

CATHOLIC CDS AND
LITERATURE
Let us pray with our whole heart for the lives of our
unborn children.
LENT
LISTEN & LEARN
Available Titles Include:
Pregnant?
You are not alone. Choose Life!
Call the Life Center Hotline at:
(631) 243-0066 for assistance.
Confession
The Healing Power of Confession
Three Days that Changed the World
Seven Last Sayings of Christ
The Passion of the Christ
The True Meaning of Easter
Glimpses Along the Way of the Cross
Anger and Forgiveness
DISCOVERING CHRIST
What is the meaning of life?
Why do I need a Saviour?
What does it mean to believe and belong?
Why does Jesus matter?
Thursdays: 10, 17, 31 March, 7, 14, 21, 28 April
6:45 P.M. – 9:15 P.M.
Our Holy Redeemer – Lower Church
Dinner – Video Teaching – Small Group Discussion
To Register, please contact Linda Siani (516) 378-6696; Carolyn Jimenez (516) 546-3910 or
Carolyn Terzulli (516) 546-3910/[email protected]
IF YOU HAVE DISCOVERED CHRIST, PLEASE CONSIDER
FOLLOWING CHRIST AND SHARING CHRIST
SPEND ONE HOUR
WITH HIM
IN THE PERPETUAL
ADORATION CHAPEL
BECOME AN USHER OR A CATECHIST
CATECHISTS
As more and more people “come home” to Our Holy
Redeemer, they need other people to welcome them, seat
them, and bring their offering to the Altar. If you are
interested in being a “greeter and a seater”, then please
call Ms. Judy Germaine at (516) 378-0665.
How many Gods are there?; Why did God make me?
Who is Jesus?; Who is the Holy Mother of God?
What is Easter?; What is Christmas?
If you know the answers to these and other questions,
please call Mrs. Joanne Stuhlinger at (516) 546-1057 and
share what you know and Who you know with children
who, believe it or not, do NOT know.
FAITH AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road)
NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL
(516) 379-8660
The SAT is an exam administered to high school juniors and seniors over several hours. Most
colleges use the results of that test to assess the eligibility of a candidate for admission to their
school. Low SAT scores can keep successful students out of some really good colleges. Data shows
that the family income and the education level of a teenager’s parents impacts on the youngster’s
scores. Many families spend significant money on tutoring or test prep classes. An article in the 2 March 2016 New
York Times reported that more than half of the students who took the test paid for test preparation.
The alumni of The De La Salle School come from socio-economic backgrounds that put them at a disadvantage when
they sit for the SAT. Aware of this reality our Graduate Support Program began a series of classes this week that will
help them do well when they take the SAT. A dozen of our graduates now have the same opportunity many of their
more affluent peers have.
With money from a grant from the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund and with content delivered by Americana Student
Center in Rockville Centre, the program concludes less than one week before the administration of the SAT on 7 May.
Many thanks to the Directors of the Schapiro Fund for the financial help and to the administration of Americana
Student Center for the group discount. Success to our De La Salle men!
6 March 2016 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent C (Laetare)
Sunday Readings: Joshua V: 9a, 10-12; II Corinthians V: 17-21; Saint Luke: XV: 1-3, 11-32
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  5:00 PM
GOSPEL QUESTIONS:
(Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions, cut and give to teacher weekly. Keep the Bulletin)
Fill in the blanks:
How many sons did the man have? “The man had _______________________ sons.”
Which of the sons wanted his share of the estate? “The __________________________wanted his share of the estate.”
What did the son do with his share? “The son ____________________________________________________________.”
When the father saw his son returning, what did he do? “When the father saw his son returning he ________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.”
Announcements for ALL OHR Rel Ed Parents: 1. Fridays during Lent, abstinence; Stations of the Cross at 7:30 P.M.
English; 8:30 P.M. Spanish, church. Stations of the Cross is a Parish devotion activity: 7th & 8th graders see
Confirmation packets and bulletin schedule.
2. Change your clocks on Sunday, 13 March: Spring ahead one hour!
3. Please attend Sunday Holy Mass and bring the Gospel reflection to class weekly.
Thank you –OHR Religious Education Office staff!
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Charles Shields III
Joann Flaherty
FAITH AND FINANCES
Donald Gallant
Sheila Walsh
How Can I Increase My Almsgiving This Lent?
(How about giving 25 Cents More a Week?)
Here’s How It Works
based on a regular weekly offering of $50.00
Date
14 February (First Sunday of Lent)
21 February (Second Sunday of Lent)
28 February (Third Sunday of Lent)
06 March (Laetare Sunday of Lent)
13 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
20 March (Palm Sunday)
Your Weekly Offering
$50.00
(50 +.25)
$50.25
(50 +.50)
$50.50
(50 +.75)
$50.75
(50 +1.00) $51.00
(50 +1.25) $51.25
If every Sunday Mass-goer gave alms according to this example, the projected increase in
our Sunday Almsgiving for Lent based on 1000 Sunday Mass-goers would be $5125.00!
There will be a Second Sunday-Mass Offering on 12/13 March
to help eliminate our financial indebtedness to the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
Financial Indebtedness to DRVC
as of 12/31/14: $450,000.00
Financial Indebtedness to DRVC
as of 12/31/15: $408,000.00
"YOU are Making a Difference!" Thank YOU!
MASS
COLLECTION
ENVELOPE
USERS
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
Jubilee 5:00 pm Year
$ 1,142.75
$ 753.00
$ 2,125.75
$ 703.00
$ 834.00
$ 1,249.25
$ 1,621.00
$ 1,690.50
$ 2,000.00
$ 962.00
31
20
55
17
27
41
45
68
39
19
TOTAL
$13,081.25
362
ff
FIRST
SECOND
COLLECTION
(FUEL)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
175.00
125.00
566.25
371.00
334.00
383.00
355.00
513.00
820.00
213.00
$ 3,855.25
SUNDAY, 27/28 FEBRUARY
OFFERING TOTAL:
$16,936.50

NUMBER OF CHILDREN
ENVELOPE USERS: 216

FAITH AND THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT
WHEN
YOU
GIVE
ALMS
“Each part should be equally concerned for all the others (1 CorinthiansXII:25) for we all
form one body. Acts of charity towards our brothers and sisters – as expressed by
almsgiving, a practice which, together with prayer and fasting, is typical of Lent – is
rooted in this common belonging. His Holiness Benedict XVI
Please Use
Your
Envelope
Please Use
Your
Envelope
GUIDELINES FOR FASTING AND ABSTINENCE
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of FAST and ABSTINENCE.
All Catholics who have reached their 14th 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 also bound to
observe the law of 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.
WHEN
YOU
PRAY
“You, Lord, Who know the hearts of all, reveal
to the President of the United States and the
members of the United States Congress, the
person You have chosen to take the place of
Antonin Gregory Scalia (RIP 13 February 2016) as
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and may that person in fact be
chosen. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.”
Adapted from Acts of the Apostles I:24-25
WHEN
YOU
FAST
FAITH AND PRAYER
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.
07 March: All Aspirants to the Permanent Diaconate
08 March: Monsignor Thomas J. Colgan & Father Allan Sikorski
09 March: Monsignor Ralph R. Sommer & Father Xavier Lakra
10 March:
11 March:
12 March:
13 March:
Father Manuel Zuzarte, S.A.C. & Father William T. Slater
Monsignor Robert J. Clerkin & Father Anthony M. Stanganelli
Father Brian J. Ingram & Father Allan Arneaud
Bishop William F. Murphy & Bishop Nelson J. Perez
and for Our Seminarians
Br. Pierre Toussaint
(Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R.
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.
Mr. Odalis Rodriguez
FROM THE TREATISE "ON PRAYER" BY TERTULLIAN
Of old, prayer was able to rescue from fire and beasts and hunger, even before it
received its perfection from Christ. How much greater then is the power of Christian
prayer. No longer does prayer bring an angel of comfort to the heart of a fiery furnace,
or close up the mouths of lions, or transport to the hungry food from the fields. No
longer does it remove all sense of pain by the grace it wins for others. But it gives the
armour of patience to those who suffer, who feel pain, who are distressed. It
strengthens the power of grace, so that faith may know what it is gaining from the
Lord, and understand what it is suffering for the name of God.
In the past prayer was able to bring down punishment, rout armies, withhold the
blessing of rain. Now, however, the prayer of the just turns aside the whole anger of
God, keeps vigil for its enemies, pleads for persecutors. Is it any wonder that it can call
down water from heaven when it could obtain fire from heaven as well? Prayer is the one thing that can conquer
God. But Christ has willed that it should work no evil, and has given it all power over good.
Its only art is to call back the souls of the dead from the very journey into death, to give strength to the weak, to
heal the sick, to exorcise the possessed, to open prison cells, to free the innocent from their chains. Prayer
cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new
strength to the courageous, brings travelers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor,
overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm.
MORE FAITH AND PRAYER
Please continue to say your prayers
for the following members
of our Armed Forces:
Melissa Castillo, Ensign Frank Chavez, Capt. Thomas Collins III,
Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan
Katelyn Ann Foster, RN, Michael George Gonzalez,
Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino,
Capt. Peter Lawless, Corp. Gaelan Lynch, 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, PO Floyd A. Rivera,
Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval,
Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, PFC Ashley Sumner,
Capt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas,
SCPO William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington,
Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams;
Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger.
Please Pray for our beloved deceased:
FRANCES BARTHOLOMEW, MSGR. ROBERT E. FAGAN
KANDACE MERRIC, MSGR. JOHN J. MCCANN
HECTOR G. MONTESDAOCA, CHRISTINA PORPORA
READINGS FOR
13 March 2016
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

1ST READING: ISAIAH XLIII: 16-21
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: 126
2ND READING: PHILIPPIANS III: 8-14
GOSPEL: SAINT JOHN VIII: 1-11
for …
Peter Anglim, Moises Arias, Lorraine Avitabile,
Doris Jean Baptiste, Fran Bartholomew, Vito Bellacosa,
Jayne Biscardi, Bobby Brehaut, Joseph Garry Brisson,
Timothy Claudio, Warren P. Cochol, Barbara Costante,
Brunhilda Cuniglio, Phyllis Doyle, Wendy Eager,
Dorothy Eames, Barbara Emerick, Ana Estevez,
Andrew Feeney, Roseann Feeney; Carmela Filfiley,
Lizzy Ford, Timothy Ford, Dorothy Frahame,
Angela Franklin, Baby Gerard Francis, Michael H.,
Emily Handley, Gwendolyn Herbert, L. Jacques,
Linda A. Kane, Carol Kelly, Anna Kraus, Dominic Lagano,
Karen Larsen, Richard Laudman, Jeanne Longua,
Josephine Lucci, Angelina Macchia, Sean McDonald,
Barbara McEneaney, Donald McIntosh, Philip McSweeney,
Amanda Mucaria, Luis Martin Mussi,William Myers,
Eileen O’Connor, Haydee Pascasio, Stella Pescatore,
Parnelle Phadel, Consuelo Posada, Kathleen Randall,
Baby Rebecca, Kenneth Rischi, Michael Rodriguez,
Miguel Rodriguez, Janice Ryan, Lidiana Santiago,
Marie Sheridan, Bill Smyth, John Sturmer, Millie Torre,
Sharon Trabbold, Barbara Trommer,
Linda Vanek, Greta Villanueva, Gerry Wright
… and please call the Rectory if you know anyone
in serious need of prayers. The names will
remain on our prayer list for four weeks.
Thank you.
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them” (See Luke15:1-32). In today’s readings we see two
different paradigms of how God is. The writer of Exodus sees God as an angry God who casts away
sinners. God tells Moses “let Me alone, then, that My wrath may blaze up against them to consume
them” (See Exodus 32:7-14). In contrast, the writers of the New Testament after having experienced
Jesus Christ in their lives see a God Who welcomes sinners and eats with them. They see a God
interested not so much in casting out sinners, but in gaining them back. We have the parable of the lost
sheep. The shepherd (a picture of God) goes to look for a lost sheep and upon finding it he sets it on his
shoulders with great joy and calls his friends to rejoice with him over the sheep. The woman—again
another picture of God—searches all over the house for her lost coin and rejoices over finding it. Finally
we see the Father—Jesus’ preferred picture of God—welcoming the lost son and encouraging the faithful one to enter into
the feast. We must remember that the true picture of God is the one given by our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the God Who
says to His faithful children “We must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he
was lost and has been found.” How do you see God?
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 MENSAJE DEL PASTOR 
A USTED TAMBIÉN LE DIERON OTRO AÑO, POR LO TANTO, ARREPIÉNTASE
El Mensaje del Pastor para el I Domingo de Cuaresma (14 de Febrero) en el Boletín de
Nuestro Santo Redentor alentó a sus lectores llevar la barca mar adentro y a echar sus
redes para pescar (San Lucas V:4) con la esperanza de que más personas volvieran al Señor
de todo corazón. Y así sucedió el II Domingo de Cuaresma (21 de Febrero) cuando la gente
(tal vez su cónyuge/hija/hermano/amigo/colaborador/prójimo alguien que USTED pescó)
volvió al Señor al 37 de la Avenida South Ocean, y lo descubrió en la fracción del pan (vea
San Lucas XXIV:35), lo siguieron con San Pedro, Juan y Santiago a la montaña, se
despertaron a la Transfiguración y oyeron al Padre Celestial decir de Jesús: “Este es mi Hijo
Amado, escúchenlo a Él” (San Lucas IX:35).
Cuarenta días transcurrieron entre la Transfiguración y el tiempo del éxodo del Señor el
Viernes Santo, y San Pedro, Juan y Santiago (que también lo acompañarían en Getsemaní
la noche anterior a ese éxodo) tuvieron muchas oportunidades de escucharlo. Le oyeron
hablar de la misericordia en la Parábola del Buen Samaritano (v. San Lucas X). Le oyeron
llamar a Dios “Padre Nuestro” al enseñarlos a orar (v. San Lucas XI) Lo oyeron cuando les
advirtió acerca de la hipocresía: la levadura de los Fariseos (v. San Lucas XII) Y en el
Evangelio del III Domingo de Cuaresma (28 de Febrero)/El Evangelio de la semana pasada,
lo oyeron decir dos veces (referente a sucesos en los que la gente había fallecido
inesperadamente): “si no se arrepienten, todos ustedes perecerán como ellos” (San Lucas
XIII:3b, 5b).
En ambos sucesos citados por Jesús en el Evangelio que acabamos de citar, la gente falleció
inesperadamente. Sus muertes no ocurrieron como consecuencia de sus malas acciones, lo
cual Jesús puso en claro al decir que no eran peores pecadores que los otros (v. San Lucas
XIII:3a, 5a). Es la naturaleza inesperada de sus muertes lo que Jesús utiliza para dirigir a Sus
oyentes al arrepentimiento. Esa es la lección que aprendemos de la higuera (v. San Lucas
XIII:6-9).
San Pedro, Juan y Santiago no perecieron en los trágicos sucesos citados por Jesús. Al igual
que a la higuera de la Parábola se les concedió otro “año” para dar frutos. A ustedes
también se les ha concedido otro año. Si usted sobrevivió los ataques terroristas de 2011
en los que perecieron más de 3000 personas en los Estados Unidos, o los ataques
terroristas de 2012 en los que Christopher Stevens, embajador de los Estados Unidos y el oficial Sean Smith
perecieron en Benghazi, entonces a usted también se le concedió otro año. Si usted sobrevivió el tiroteo de 1999
en el que 15 personas perecieron en la Secundaria de Columbine, o el tiroteo de 2007 que cobró 33 vidas en
Virginia Tech, o el tiroteo de 2012 que cobró las vidas de 28 personas en la
Primaria de Sandy Hook entonces a usted también se le concedió otro año. Si
usted sobrevivió el tsunami que en el 2004 mató a más de 250,000 personas
en el Océano Índico o el terremoto de 2010 en Haití en el que murieron más
de 100,000 personas, entonces a usted también se le concedió otro año. Y si
a usted le han concedido otro año, ¡entonces este es el tiempo en que usted
debe ir a pescar a su cónyuge, hija, hermano, amigo, colaborador, prójimo!
Este es el tiempo para “arrepentirse y creer en el Evangelio.”
¿Cómo Puedo Aumentar Mis Limosnas Esta Cuaresma?
(¿Por qué no dar 25 Centavos Más por Semana?)
Así es Como Funciona
basado en una ofrenda regular semanal de $30.00
Fecha
Su Ofrenda Semanal
14 Febrero (1 Domingo Cuaresmal)
$30.00
21 Febrero (2 Domingo Cuaresmal) (30 +.25)
$30.25
28 Febrero (3 Domingo Cuaresmal) (30 +.50)
$30.50
06 Marzo (Domingo Laetare)
(30 +.75)
$30.75
13 Marzo (5 Domingo Cuaresmal) (30 +1.00) $31.00
20 Marzo (Domingo de Ramos)
(30 +1.25) $31.25
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¡Si todo el que asiste a Misa da de acuerdo a este ejemplo el incremento proyectado de
las Limosnas Cuaresmales basado en 1000 Asistentes a Misa sería de $5125.00!
Lecturas para el
13 de Marzo de 2016
V Domingo de Cuaresma
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1ra Lectura: Isaías 43:16-21
Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 125
2da Lectura: Filipenses 3,7-14
Evangelio: San Juan 8:1-11
 Oremos 
(Por los Hombres y Mujeres en las Fuerzas Armadas)
Melissa Castillo, ENS Frank Chavez, Cpt. Thomas CollinsIII,
Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan, Katelyn Ann Foster, RN,
Michael G. Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino,
Capt. Peter Lawless, Cpl. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero,
Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles,
Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno,
Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, PO Floyd A. Rivera, Benjamin Rhodes,
Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seidon, Luis Sic,
PFC Ashley Sumner, Capt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon,
Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington,
Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams, Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger
Reflexión Semanal
“Este recibe a los pecadores y come con ellos” (Vea Lucas 15:1-32). En las lecturas de hoy vemos dos
modos diferentes de ver a Dios. El escritor del Exodo ve un Dios airado que rechaza a los pecadores.
Este Dios le dice a Moisés: “Deja que mi ira se encienda contra ellos hasta consumirlos” (Vea Exodo
32:7-14). En contraste, los escritores del Nuevo Testamento, después de haber experimentado a
Jesucristo en sus vidas, ven un Dios que recibe a los pecadores y come con ellos. Ven a un Dios que no
se interesa en rechazar a los pecadores, sino en volverlos a ganar. Tenemos la parábola de la oveja
perdida. El pastor (una imagen de Dios) sale a buscarla y al encontrarla se la pone sobre los hombros y
llama a sus amigos para que se regocijen con él. La mujer—de nuevo otra imagen de Dios—busca la
moneda perdida hasta encontrarla y se regocija por ella. Finalmente vemos al Padre—la imagen
preferida de Jesús para explicar a Dios—que recibe con los brazos abiertos a su hijo perdido y anima al
hijo fiel a entrar en el banquete. Tenemos que tener presente que la imagen verdadera de Dios es la que nos brinda el
Señor Jesucristo. Este es el Dios que dice a sus fieles: “Era necesario hacer fiesta y regocijarnos, porque este hermano tuyo
estaba muerto y ha vuelto a la vida, estaba perdido y lo hemos encontrado.”
LOST AND
FOUND
To the Pharisees, Jesus addressed this
parable: “A man had two sons, and the
younger son said to his father, ‘Father,
give me the share of your estate that
should come to me.’ So the father
divided the property between them. ….
The younger son collected all his
belongings and set off to a distant
country where he squandered his
inheritance. When he had freely spent
everything … he found himself in dire
need. Coming to his senses … he got
up and went back to his father. While
he was still a long way off, his father
caught sight of him, and was filled with
compassion. His son said to him,
‘Father, I have sinned against Heaven
and against you; I no longer deserve to
be called your son.’ … His father
ordered his servants, ‘Let us celebrate
with a feast, because this son of mine
was dead, and has come to life again;
he was lost, and has been found.’”
 Saint Luke XV: 11-17, 20-22  
Directions: Find the words below from
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Words can go horizontally, vertically, and
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