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The Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer
and St. Catherine of Siena
Church of St. Vincent Ferrer: 869 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Church of St. Catherine of Siena: 411 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
www.svsc.info | (212) 744-2080 | email: parish@svsc.info
February 6, 2022 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass and Confessions
Join Our Parish St. Vincent Ferrer
We welcome all new parishioners who would like to join our community. Weekdays: 8 am, 12:10 pm*, 6 pm
If you have made the Parish your spiritual home but have not yet registered, Saturday: 8 am, 6 pm (Vigil)
please do. This will help us to help you in case you are asked to be a Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am,
godparent, or in case you would like to get married here. It will also help the 12 noon (Solemn)*, 6 pm
Dominicans more intentionally to keep you in their prayers. Moreover, it will Confessions
be a great means to help you get rooted in and connected to a community. Weekdays: 5:20–5:50 pm
Please visit our website, svsc.info/join-our-parish to register as a parishioner. Wednesday: 7:15–7:55 pm
You can also stop by the Parish office to complete a registration form. Saturday: 5–5:50 pm
Parish Email St. Catherine of Siena
To receive up to date information regarding the Parish schedule and Weekdays: 7 am, 5:15 pm
important announcements, please sign-up for Parish emails via our website, Saturday: 9 am*, 4 pm (Vigil)
svsc.info or email the Parish office, parish@svsc.info. Sunday: 10 am, 5 pm
Confessions
Almsgiving Sunday Weekdays: 4:40–5:05 pm
This weekend, a second collection will be taken-up to help offset our Saturday: 3–3:50 pm
Parish's operating deficit. Donations will also be taken-up after Mass by *Mass is livestreamed via svsc.info.
members of the Social Concerns Committee to support the work of the New
York Common Pantry You can donate to NYCP by cash or check after Mass, Liturgy of the Hours
or you can donate via WeShare on our Parish website, svsc.info. Thank you and Other Prayer
for your generosity.
St. Vincent Ferrer
Peter's Pence Collection Weekdays:
Next week, we will take up the Peter's Pence Collection, which unites us 7:25 am: Reading and Lauds
and Catholics around the world more closely with the Holy Father in two 5:30 pm: Rosary and Vespers
ways: it supports the structures of the Holy See through which the Pope Wednesday:
governs the Church as well as his charitable efforts to assist victims of war, 6:30 pm: Eucharistic Adoration
oppression, natural disasters, and other most in need. Please be generous. For Saturday:
more information visit peterspence.va/en.html. 8:30 am: Reading and Lauds
5:30 pm: Rosary and Vespers
Our Lady of Lourdes and Sunday:
World day of Sick 8:45 am: Reading and Lauds
Friday, February 11 is the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World 5:30 pm: Rosary and Vespers
Day of the Sick. There will be a Sung Mass at 5:15 pm at St. Catherine of
Siena. St. Catherine of Siena
Many of our Dominican Friars serve as chaplains in the hospitals Weekdays:
surrounding St. Catherine of Siena through the Dominican Friars Health Care 4:50 pm: Rosary
Ministry of New York (dfhcmny). Every Thursday, these chaplains sponsor a Thursday:
Holy Hour following the 5:15 pm Mass at St. Catherine of Siena at which we 5:45 pm: Eucharistic Adoration
pray for the sick and those who care for them. Sunday:
As Catholics, it is our duty to pray for the sick: kindness (benignity) is a 3 pm: Eucharistic Adoration
Fruit of the Holy Spirit that may be expressed by visiting the sick (a Corporal
Work of Mercy) and praying for the afflicted (a Spiritual Work). Consider
joining us for Mass and Holy Hour or offering a private prayer for those who
are sick.
Parish Office Chair of St. Peter
Tuesday, February 22 is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter (Cathedra Petri),
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celebrating the papacy and St. Peter as the first Bishop of Rome. There will
St. Vincent Ferrer be a Sung Mass at 6 pm at St. Vincent Ferrer.
869 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10065 The chair itself, a wooden throne that tradition claims the Apostle used
Office Hours: Monday–Friday: as Bishop of Rome, is a relic conserved in St. Peter’s Basilica and which was
9 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm enclosed in a gilt bronze casing by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). In
St. Catherine of Siena 2012, Pope Benedict XVI described the Chair as “a symbol of the special
411 East 68th Street, NY, NY 10065 mission of Peter and his Successors to tend Christ’s flock, keeping it united in
Office Hours: Monday–Friday: faith and in charity.”
10 am–3 pm
Parish Study
Parish Staff Join us for the last two weeks of a Parish Study on 2 Corinthians.
Rev. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, o.p. Fr. Albert Paretsky leads the five week study on Tuesday evenings from
Pastor 6:45-7:45 PM. The final sessions will be held February 8 and February 15 in
Rev. Joseph Allen, o.p. the Parish Hall at St. Vincent Ferrer. Stay tuned for more information about
Vicar upcoming Parish Studies in both Lent and Easter as well.
Rev. Joseph Hagan, o.p. So that we know how many people to expect, please complete a brief
Vicar for Formation registration form on our website, svsc.info/parish-study.
Bro. Damian McCarthy, o.p.
Music Notes
Sacristan
Rev. Br. James Ritch, o.p. Next Sunday, for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Schola will
Transitional Deacon sing music of the Venetian School. During the Renaissance, the Republic
Deacon John M. Powers of Venice was one of the most influential, wealthy, and cosmopolitan cities
in the world, and its Cathedral Basilica of St. Mark’s had a music program
Lee Ann Rubino commensurate with such status. Beginning with Adrian Willaert, the
resident musicians developed compositional traits to exploit St. Mark’s twin
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choir lofts (facing each other across the sanctuary) and its resonant acoustics.
James D. Wetzel
The most innovative of these techniques was “polychoral” writing, or cori
Director of Music and Organist
spezzati, in which multiple groups of singers and instrumentalists played in
Lisa Harrelson alternation from separate locations. The style coalesced through the works of
Director of Religious Education Andrea Gabrielli, a pupil of Willaert’s, and Andrea’s nephew Giovanni.
Ginny McCusker
Parish Administrative Assistant Sic Deus dilexit mundum – Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1532-1585)
Tony Hicks Beati pauperes – Beati qui persecutionem – Adrian Willaert (c. 1490-1562)
Church Custodian Online Giving
Tracey Hicks
Fulfill your stewardship with an online service. Liturgical Publications
Church Custodian
(WeShare) allows you to make donations anytime, based on your personal
St. Vincent Ferrer schedule. Donations can be made with a credit card, debit card, or e-check.
High School To enroll, visit svsc.info and go to "Ways to Give." You can also give via text
(212) 535-4680 message: text keyword SVSC to 800-950-9952. Click the link and complete
Sr. Gail Morgan, o.p. your gift.
Principal Corporate Matching Gifts
Dominican Shrine of Does your employer participate in corporate matching or corporate grants?
St. Jude If so, we are a registered non-profit with Benevity Causes. Donations can be
(212) 249-6067 made through your work place giving portal or SPARK. Please search your
Jude.parish.opeast.org company portal for The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer and
Dominican Friars Saint Catherine of Siena to submit your matching donation.
Healthcare Ministry of 2021 Tax Letters
New York DP Murphy (envelopes) and WeShare will be distributing year end
(212) 988-1351 donation summaries for tax purposes. Please email the Parish Office,
healthcareministry.org parish@svsc.info, if you have not received your notice by the end of the
month or if corrections are needed. Thank for your continued support and
generosity throughout the year.
Mass Intentions Mass Intentions Parish Prayer
St. Vincent Ferrer St. Catherine of Siena Intentions
Sunday, February 6 Sunday, February 6 August Arace, Roseann Connolly,
6:00 pm (Vigil) Barbara 4:00 pm (Vigil) David Gale (D) Arnold Drucker, Frances Esperance,
Mugnolo (D) 10:00 am For the People of the Milley Frias, Angela Gabriela, Dale
8:00 am For the Deceased of the Parish Graves, Maggie Heath, Susan Heller,
Parish & the Order 5:00 pm Carmelo Asuncion (D) Jeanne Krause, Kathy Bojta Krause,
9:30 am Brian Boroughs (D) Barbara Decker Lenihan, Diane Piro,
12 noon James (Jimmy) Neary (D) Monday, February 7 Blair Scribner, and James Sterling.
6:00 pm Thomas David Nelson (D) 7:00 am Anniversary of the Please pray for the repose of the souls of
Deceased Parents of the Members Susan Augustine, Rudolph Bachraty,
Monday, February 7 of the Order James Cummings, Joseph DeFranca,
8:00 am Anniversary of the 5:15 pm Nieves Resurricion (D) Teresa Fenimore, Francisca Garcia,
Deceased Parents of the Members Lloyd Garcia, George Hart, Richard
of the Order Hawkins, Matthew Martinez,
Tuesday, February 8
12:10 pm Betty Warren (D) Monica Meade, P.O. Wilbert Mora,
7:00 am For the Province of St. P.O. Jason Rivera, Gloria Sanz,
6:00 pm Julia G. Phillips (D) Joseph Adolfo Sardina, Fr. Giuse Tran Ngoc
5:15 pm Avelino Asumcion (D) Thanh, O.P. and the souls of all the
Tuesday, February 8 recently deceased.
8:00 am Alice Cavanagh (D) Wednesday, February 9
12:10 pm Mary & Garvey 7:00 am For the Patrons of the Candle Intentions
Meade (D) Shrine of St. Jude St. Vincent – Sanctuary Lamps
6:00 pm Fr. Vincent McHenry (D) 5:15 pm James McMorrow (D) Ramon Javier & Fernando Jose
Gonzalez; John Donnelly (D);
Wednesday, February 9 Thursday, February 10 Ronald Wilson (D); P.O. Jason
8:00 am Jack Kennedy (D) 7:00 am Hospital of Special Surgery Rivera; P.O. Wilbert Mora; People of
12:10 pm Catherine & Patrick Patients, Families & Staff the Parish; Souls in Purgatory.
McGlade (D) 5:15 pm Matilde Spani & St. Vincent – Sanctuary Madonna
6:00 pm Catherine & Patrick Constance Carghill (D) Jack Ryan Keegan
Gorman (D) St. Vincent – Pieta Lamp
Friday, February 11 Well Being of Christians in the
Thursday, February 10 7:00 am For the Purgatorial Society Middle East
8:00 am Mr. & Mrs. Alexander of St. Catherine of Siena St. Catherine – Sanctuary Lamp
Rossani (D) 5:15 pm In Thanksgiving Maria Marta Litrenta
12:10 pm Marie & Jack Powers (D)
St. Catherine – Purgatorial
6:00 pm Deceased Members of the Saturday, February 12 Renato S. Ventigan (D);
Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic (D) 9:00 am Mary & Robert Herman Rosa J. Silan (D)
4:00 pm Mr. & Mrs. Oettinger & St. Catherine – Rosary Altar
Friday, February 11 Family (D)
8:00 am Louise Redmond (D) Maria Marta Litrenta;
Intention of Donor
12:10 pm For the Benefactors and
Donors and Their Intentions for Parish Prayer St. Catherine – Blessed Mother
the Family Mass Intentions Priscilla Ventigan
6:00 pm Martha Leitner (D) St. Catherine – St. Martin de Porres
We continue to pray for the sick, the Maria Marta Litrenta
dying, and their families in Memorial
Saturday, February 12 Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
8:00 am Jeanne Romero NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,
6:00 pm Jeanne Gorski (D) the Hospital for Special Surgery,
Rockefeller University Hospital,
Residents of the Mary Manning
Walsh Home, and the Intentions of
the Dominican Friars Health Care
Ministry.
Mass Intentions and Candles may be reserved in the Parish Office Monday–Friday, 9 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm,
and in the Church Office of St. Catherine of Siena Monday–Friday, 10 am–3 pm.
The Dominican Charism ‒ Study & Sacred Scripture
As was mentioned last fall in two different bulletin articles, it was clear that St. Dominic had a beautiful love
for the Sacred Scriptures. Having been given a copy of the Gospels and the Letters of St. Paul by St. Paul through
a mystical vision and in light of one of St. Dominic’s nine ways of prayer, it is very clear that the Scriptures shaped
not only his devotional life but also his intellectual life. This has been handed down through the centuries to
the Dominicans as well. In our current Book of Constitutions, we see that “Divine revelation, of which Tradition
and Sacred Scripture constitute one sacred deposit, is the material to be meditated and critically examined by
the brothers” (LCO, 79). This is not just a simple glossing over the passages of the Bible or doing a “Bible in a
Year” program. As helpful as those things can be for our spiritual life, the Dominican way of studying the Sacred
Scriptures goes much deeper.
In his Commentary on Isaiah, St. Jerome boldly states, “For if, as Paul says, ‘Christ is the power of God and the
wisdom of God,’ and if the man who does not know Scripture does not know the power and wisdom of God, then
ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” One of the first things that we normally think about with studying
the Scriptures is to come to know Christ better. The constant teaching of the Church, which was interestingly
reflected in stained glass windows in many medievals churches, is that the Old Testament foreshadows the New
Testament, and that the New Testament enlightens the Old Testament. Thus, embarking on a study of Sacred
Scripture helps us not only to understand Christ better but also to understand how the whole of the Bible fits
together in a beautiful fabric of salvation history.
To enter into this, though, we should start with a receptivity to how God wants to shape and form us and how
our own journey of holiness can become a reality. We hear in the letter to the Hebrews that “the word of God is
living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). His Word can work silently and subtly
within us to perfect our mind and heart, intellect and will. For this to happen, though, we need to be receptive to
the grace of God working within us. That, in turn, allows us to see how God’s plan of redemption can unfold in a
personal way in our own lives and the lives of our loved ones.
There is en enlightening passage from the book of Wisdom that draws this out a little more: “For she [wisdom]
is an unfailing treasure; those who gain this treasure win the friendship of God, being commended by the gifts
that come from her discipline...Whatever is hidden or plain I learned, for Wisdom, the artisan of all, taught me”
(Wisdom 7:14, 21-22a). With the Sacred Scriptures, it is God who teaches us interiorly because His “divine truth
speaks in us” (St. Thomas, De veritate, q. 11, a. 1, ad 1 et ad 8). His Word, being effective, speaks to the depths of
our hearts, and the true Teacher enlightens us with His grace and wisdom. Unlike any other type of study or any
other type of instruction, studying the Sacred Scriptures allows us to be shaped by Truth Himself.
From all this, we can see that studying the Sacred Scripture means recognizing that God has a particular plan
for salvation history, that He seeks to actualize it in our lives by working His grace into our souls so that we can be
transformed, and that for this to happen, we need to sit at His feet so that His Word can speak to our minds and
our hearts. Yes, academic teachers and wise counselors can help this process along, but ultimately it is God who
transforms our lives and brings us to holiness.
So how does this relate to a Dominican parish and her parishioners? Well, this means that we should take
the study of Sacred Scripture very seriously. This is true in both the study that the preachers should take up in
preparation for their homilies, conferences, and spiritual counsel and also the study that the parishioners should take
up in their daily lives. Things like the Parish Study and our Wednesday Parish Holy Hours (where we also unpack
passages from the Scriptures during the sermon) as well as spending time reading and studying Scripture at home are
beautiful ways to engage in this study. There are numerous commentaries on the Bible that are also written for the
laity rather than that academic, and these too can bear great fruit as we all God’s salvation in our lives.
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