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OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
    28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103
  Phone: (718) 278-1611
  E-mail: religious.ed@stjosephastoria.org
Parish STAFF - St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Astoria, NY
Mass Schedule                                                  Fourth Sunday of Lent
                                                                               March 14, 2021
Saturday, March 13                                                     God did not send his Son into the world
8:00am: Mladenko Grgas                                                          to condemn the world,
5:00pm: Marie Hughes, Marianu & Pawla Cauchi,                      but that the world might be saved through him.
            Cutajar & Portelli Family                                                                                   — John 3:17
            Congratulations to Father Felix on 25 years of   **********************************************************************

            Priesthood!                                      GOD’S MERCY
                                                                  Today’s reading from the second book of Chronicles
Sunday, March 14: Fourth Sunday Of Lent; Second              contains a sort of “mini-history” of Israel. It highlights
Scrutiny; Daylight Saving Time begins                        God’s mercies in choosing Cyrus the Persian to be an
7:45am: People of the Parish                                 instrument of deliverance when the people were in
9:00am: Carolyne Rumore, Giuseppe & Gerarda Sacino,          captivity in Babylon. Despite their sinfulness and the
          Angela Garofolo, Miguel A. Lebron                  deserved punishment they were undergoing, God’s
10:30am: Anselmo Garzon, Celso Thomas Ahuatl Montes          mercy was lavished on the people in the form of a
12:00pm: Pat McHugh                                          miraculous act of liberation.
Monday, March 15                                                  The Letter to the Ephesians, in much more
12:00pm: Ivan Raimondo & Katerina Tomicic                    theological terms, gives a similar account of a God
                                                             “who brought us to life with Christ—by grace you have
Tuesday, March 16                                            been saved.” The author stresses that it was when we
8:00am: Nellie Keely                                         were “dead in our transgressions” that God saved us, an
Wednesday, March 17: St. Patrick                             act of pure grace. He emphasizes that it is not our own
9:00 am: Sergio DaSilvia                                     efforts that freed us from sin (“this is not from you”);
12:00pm: Margaret Trudeau (Special                           rather, “it is the gift of God.” This, of course, is the
Intention),                                                  heart of the entire Pauline corpus, that salvation comes
             Jimmy Lofland                                   to us by faith in God’s mercy, revealed in the death of
Thursday, March 18: St. Cyril of                             Jesus.
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Jerusalem                                                    READINGS FOR THE WEEK
8:00am: Joseph Marsic                                        Monday:    Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-
Friday, March 19: St. Joseph;                                           54
Abstinence                                                   Tuesday:   Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-
                                                                        16
9:00 am: Nellie Keely                                        Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18;
12:00pm: Calogero Guglielmini                                           Jn 5:17-30
7:30 pm: Francesca Tesis,                                    Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47
             Salvatore Mazzara (Special                      Friday:    2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;
             Intention)                                                 Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or
                                                                        Lk 2:41-51a
Saturday, March 20: Spring begins                            Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53
8:00am: Frank Giambrone (Special                             Sunday:    Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9;
            Intention)                                                  Jn 12:20-33
5:00pm: Francesco Russo, Frank                                          Alternate readings (Year A):
            Trivigno, Michael                                           Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11;
          O’Connor, Jim & Eileen O’Connor,                              Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
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          Maurice & Catherine Brosna
                                                                       Sanctuary Lamp for the week of
Sunday, March 21: Fifth Sunday of Lent                                 March 15-19 will burn in memory of
7:45am: Edna Casaccio                                                  Baby Rocco Cangemi.
9:00am: Giordano Vlacich, Fraucieszka Hammer,                          As requested by The Family
          Hector Luis Figueroa Mendez (36th Birthday),
10:30am: Virginia Carrasco, Jose Sarmiento
12:00pm: Coronato & Genna Families                                      Bread & Wine to be consecrated during
                                                                        Masses the week of March 15-19 in memory of
                                                                        Baby Rocco Cangemi.
                                                                        As requested by The Family
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              Prayer Intentions
      for The Sick and the Homebound                                   Sanctuary Lamp for the weekend of
    Maria Carmen Rosa, Maria & Andy Rosano                             March 20 & 21 will burn in memory of
                                                                       Joseph Segota.
   Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life                            As requested by the Segota Family
       Pasquale Camardi, Elizabeth Lynch
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Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma                                                           Food Pantry
              14 de marzo de 2021                                              Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from
                   Dios no envió a su Hijo                                     8:00 to 10:00am, to assist any parishioner that is in
                   para condenar al mundo,                                     need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit
           sino para que el mundo se salvara por él.                           card.
                                                                — Juan 3:17
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LA MISERICORDIA DE DIOS                                                        Please Note: The Secure Food
     La lectura de hoy del libro de las Crónicas contiene                      Deposit Box…
una especie de “breve historia” de Israel, que pone de
relieve la misericordia de Dios en la elección de Ciro el                      Located in the front lobby of
persa para ser instrumento de liberación cuando el pueblo
estaba en cautiverio en Babilonia. A pesar de su pecado y
                                                                               our church on the Rectory side.
el castigo merecido al que estaban siendo sometidos, la                        Please deposit all dry food
misericordia de Dios se prodigó en el pueblo en forma de                       (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles) there. This will
un acto milagroso de liberación.                                               assist us in securing that your food donations go
     La Carta a los Efesios, en términos mucho más                             directly to the needy.
teológicos, da una versión similar de un Dios “que nos
dio la vida con Cristo y en Cristo [y] por pura
generosidad suya, hemos sido salvados”. El autor hace
hincapié en que era cuando estábamos “muertos por                                             PRE-K for ALL
nuestros pecados” que Dios nos salvó, un acto de pura
gracia. Hace hincapié en que no es nuestro propio                                              St. Joseph
esfuerzo que nos ha liberado del pecado (“esto no se debe
a ustedes mismos”); sino que “es un don de Dios”. Esto,                                    CATHOLIC ACADEMY
por supuesto, es el corazón de todos los escritos paulinos,                              REGISTRATION for SEPTEMBER
que la salvación nos llega por la fe en la misericordia de
Dios, revelado en la muerte de Jesús.                                                          FREE NYC DOE
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FIESTA DE LA FE
                                                                                              PreK for All
La oración colecta                                                                    Children MUST be 4 years old
     Esta oración se recita después que el sacerdote dice:                                     by 12/31/21
“Oremos”. Está precedida por un momento de silencio en
el cual la asamblea, en silencio, presenta sus peticiones a                               Apply ONLINE 24 hrs a day at
Dios. El sacerdote que preside la celebración, las                                               MySchools.nyc
“colecta”, de ahí el nombre de esta oración y, siguiendo                                              OR
una tradición antiquísima de la Iglesia: “Se dirige                                       Apply by phone at 718-935-2009
regularmente a Dios Padre por Cristo en el Espíritu
                                                                                          Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Santo” (Instrucción General para el Uso del Misal
Romano, 54). Esta misma oración es la que constituye a                                 Visit our website to take a virtual tour:
la asamblea como una comunidad orante, pues no sólo la                                            www.sjcalic.org
invita a orar, sino a ser consciente de la presencia de
Dios. El Amén que concluye la oración reafirma lo dicho                                     St. Joseph Catholic Academy
por el sacerdote, por ello debe ser contundente. La razón                                   28-46 44 Street LIC 11103
de esta oración que “recoge” la intención del pueblo,
explica la postura orante del sacerdote: de pie y con las                             CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION ON
manos extendidas. Esta oración, al igual que toda la                                      HOW TO SECURE A SPOT
Eucaristía, no será la acción sola del sacerdote, sino de la                                   (718) 728-0724
asamblea presidida por él que actúa en la persona de
Cristo, cabeza de la Iglesia.                                                  Stations of the Cross
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DIOS ME SOSTIENE                                                               The Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) will be prayed
        Tomo para mi seguridad: El poder de Dios para                          together as a parish on each Friday Virtually during Lent.
guiarme, la fortaleza de Dios para sostenerme, la                              More details to follow.
sabiduría de Dios para enseñarme, el ojo de Dios para                          During the week the stations will be prayed by different
cuidarme, el oído de Dios para escucharme, la palabra de                       Language groups after mass:
Dios para hablar por mí, la mano de Dios para
ampararme, el camino de Dios para ir delante de mí, el                         MONDAY ~ ENGLISH ~ after 12 noon Mass
escudo de Dios para protegerme.                                                TUESDAY ~ ITALIAN ~ 2PM
                                                            —San Patricio      WEDNESDAY ~ CROATIAN ~ after 12 noon Mass
                                                                               FRIDAY ~ SPANISH ~ after 12 noon Mass
Parish STAFF - St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Astoria, NY
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Parish STAFF - St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Astoria, NY
Parish STAFF - St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Astoria, NY
Parish STAFF - St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Astoria, NY
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