101-41 91st Street, Ozone Park, New York, 11416
Tel: 718.845.3691 • Fax: 718.845.8978 www.nativityststans.org
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Paul C. Palmiotto, Pastor
Rev. Andrzej Salwowski, Parochial Vicar Rev. Jean-Farda Tanisma, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Angelo B. Pezzullo, Retired & In Residence Deacon Andrew A. Marchello, Retired
Deacon Edward J. Guster, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth Perretta, Religious Education Director Jonathan Mercado, Music Director
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish
MASS SCHEDULE
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday - Friday 7:00am ~ 9:00am English Saturday 9:00 am English
5:30 pm English 7:00 pm Spanish Sunday 7:30 am English 9:00 am Italian 10:30 am English 12:00 pm English
1:30 pm Filipino 3rd Sunday of each month 6:30 pm English (Except during summer time) Holy Days - As announced in the Bulletin
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Location-Rockaway Blvd. & 88th
Sunday 9:00 am English 11:00 am Polish 12:30 pm English (Except during summer time)
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday Saturday
9:00 am - 12 noon 9:00 am - 12 noon
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Nativity: 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month
St. Stanislaus: 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month
(Original birth certificate and must be a parishioners
with envelopes for at least 6 months).
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples should contact the parish office at least six months in advance to make the proper arrangements. MUST BE A PARISHIONER WITH ENVELOPES
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Nativity only.
For confession at other times you can make an
individual appointment.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
First Saturday of each month during the 9:00am mass
Please notify a priest whenever anyone is seriously ill
to receive this special sacrament.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
To register or for any information (718) 845-1524
This office provides Religious formation and also the
sacramental preparation for children of our parish who wish to receive First Penance, First Eucharist and
Confirmation, must be a parishioner.
SCHOOL
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy
Location - 101-60 92nd St.
Tel: 718-845-3074 • Fax: 718-845-5068
Sister Francis Marie, C.S.F.N., Principal
February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary --- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr First Saturday February 6th Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00am Rose Gualtieri (Birthday)
By Sister
Mary Perro (4th Anniversary)
By Husband and Family
5:30pm James Walsh
By Wife and Family
Antoni Baj
By Jozefa Kula
7:00pm (Spanish) Por la salud del Reverendo Padre
Stephen Valdazo
February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am Francesco Paccione and Vito DeVito
By Maria Paccione
9:00am (Italian) Cristoforo Tufano
By Tufano Family
10:30am In honor of St. Agatha
By Battista Family
12:00noon Rosina Iannacci
By Son and Family
6:30pm Purgatorial Society
Monday February 8th St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 7:00am Carmelo Cirrincione
By Tom Turner
9:00am Zofia Matuszczak
By Daughter and Family
Tuesday February 9th 7:00am Joan Haile (Anniversary)
By Godson, Frank
9:00am (Living) Nancy Cimino (Healing)
By Clara, Debbie and Gerard
February 10th Ash Wednesday (Fast and Abstinence) 7:00am Kathy Asimake - Murphy
By Hobbs Family
9:00am Antonio Moscatiello
By Wife and Family
3:00pm Service Ashes
7:30pm Service Ashes
Thursday February 11th Our Lady of Lourdes 7:00am Maria de los Angeles Rojas
By Family
9:00am Stefan Cwikla
By Helen Cwikla
Friday February 12th 7:00am Mary Herbert (Anniversary)
By Grandson, Frank
9:00am Saluciana Garcia
By Sister Grace
February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00am Stanislaw Zielinski
By Children
11:00am (Polish) Za Chorych Cztonkow
Tow. Serca Jezus
12:30pm For the people of the parish
February 10th Ash Wednesday (Fast and Abstinence) 7:00pm (Polish) For the people of the parish
February 14th First Sunday of Lent 9:00am For the people of the parish
11:00am (Polish) Adam Adamczyk
By Wife
Aniela and Antoni Kula
By Jozefa Kula and Family
12:30pm For the people of the parish
Saturday February 13th 9:00am (Living) Nancy Cimino (Healing)
By Hobbs Family
Christian Guster ((9th Birthday)
By Grandparents
5:30pm Louis Buonocore
By Hobbs Family
Joseph Sabatini
By Angela Barillaro and Family
7:00pm (Spanish) For the people of the parish
February 14th First Sunday of Lent 7:30am Giuseppe Sabatini By Petras and Beccarino Families
9:00am (Italian) Phyllis Napolitano By Parents and Brother
10:30am Holy Name Society Jean and Joe Martinelli
By Annette and Don Curran
12:00noon Dominic Giamundo By Family
6:30pm Modica Gaetano Family
February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor desk
To all the parishioners who played “Catch Up”
after the snow storm with the weekly envelopes
Thank You
The intention of the Mass Is the Most Precious Gift we can give for Our Beloved
ones who are departed. We Also have Mass Cards that you can give To your friends and family for their Birthdays,
illness, or a special intention. The Mass is a truly unique special gift.
Thank You to Maria Regina Squirettes of Mary
for Donation of $200.00
May the Lord bless you all and
keep you in His Care!!
Pray for the Deceased
May they rest in Peace
Robert Daniel Dean, Joseph C. Hess, Thomas Billotto, Rosario Alogna,
Giuseppina Vicario, Frank Digiola, Joseph Sabatini, Leonila P. Roque,
Mary R. Allen,
Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis
for February Universal: Care for Creation
That we may take good care of creation
a gift freely given–cultivating and protecting
it for future generations.
Evangelization: Asia
That opportunities may increase for dialogue
and encounter between the Christian faith
and the peoples of Asia.
Please remember in your prayers
the sick of our parish:
Dear parishioner in order to update the sick list for 2016 please call the rectory if you have a family member sick… prayer is powerful
Stewardship Collection for the weekend of
January 30th and 31st at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St Stanislaus B&M Parish
Arthur Weber, Sr.
Barbara Martuscello
Eric Ern
Eleanor Martuscello
Frank Carbone
Giuseppe Anzaldi
John Gaynor
Madeline Padilla
Maria de los Angeles Rojas 5:30pm $662
7:00pm $462 7:30am $903
9:00am $205 (Italian) 9:00am $1015
10:30am $1697 11:00am $884 (Polish)
12:00noon $951 12:30pm $180
6:30pm $372 TOTAL $7,331 February 10, 2016
*
ATTENTION
DEAR PARISHIONERS
Thank you for your kind
support in 2015 to our Church.
Anyone wishing a statement
of contributions to Nativity of the
Blessed of the Virgin Mother –
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr
Parish for the year 2015, kindly call
at (718) 845-3691*10 to give your
request and envelope number.
From the Bridge to Life,
~ We help young women and men choose life.
~ We provide counseling and support for pregnant women
and assist them in obtaining prenatal care, housing and
referrals to appropriate agencies.
~ We run a material assistance program which has helped
thousands of women and their families in the last year.
~ We were able to provide, clothes, blankets, diapers, car
seats, strollers, high chairs, layettes, cribs and accessories
for babies and children. Mothers return to us every three
months for material assistance for their families.
DIVINE MERCY
CATHOLIC ACADEMY
SAVE THE DATE
DMCA TALENT SHOW FRIDAY, FEB. 5TH, 7:00 PM
NATIVITY CHURCH HALL
DMCA FASHION SHOW THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST
ROMA VIEW, HOWARD BEACH
(718) 845-3074
February 10, 2016
This year Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 10th. We will have distribution of ashes during the
**Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 in the morning.
**At 3:00pm and 7:30pm there will be a
Lenten Service with distribution of Ashes.
*7:00pm Mass (Polish) at St. Stanislaus with distribution of Ashes during Mass.
Holy Name Society Meeting
Sunday February 14, 2016 9:00am Church’s Hall
10:30am Mass to Follow
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is
one of the most popular and impor-
tant holy days in the liturgical
calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer.
Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is cheifly observed by Catholics,
although many other Christians observe it too. Ash Wednesday comes from the
ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of
ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest
applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words:
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Alternatively, the priest may
speak the words, "Repent and believe in the Gospel." Ashes also symbolize grief, in
this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from
God. Writings from the Second-century Church refer to the
wearing of ashes as a sign of penance. Priests administer ashes
during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of penance. Even
non-Christians and the excom-municated are welcome to re-ceive the ashes. The ashes are
made from blessed palm branches, taken from the previous year's palm Sunday
Mass. It is important to remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of
penitential prayer and fasting. Some faithful take the rest of the day off work and remain
home. It is generally inappro-priate to dine out, to shop, or to go about in
public after receiving the ashes. Feasting is highly inappropriate.
Small children, the elderly and sick are exempt from this ob-servance.
It is not required that a person wear the ashes for the rest of the day, and they may be
washed off after Mass. However, many people keep the ashes as a reminder until the
evening. Recently, movements have developed that involve pastors
distributing ashes to passersby in public places. This isn't con-sidered taboo, but Catholics
should know this practice is distinctly Protestant. Catholics should still receive ashes within
the context of Mass. In some cases, ashes may be
delivered by a priest or a family member to those who are sick or shut-in.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance,
reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday,
through which we attain redemption.
Why we receive the ashes Following the example of the Ninevites, who did penance in
sackcloth and ashes, our foreheads are marked with ashes to humble our hearts and
reminds us that life passes away on Earth. We remember this when we are told
"Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return." Ashes are a symbol of penance
made sacramental by the bless-ing of the Church, and they help us develop a spirit of humility
and sacrifice. The distribution of ashes comes from a ceremony of ages past.
Christians who had committed grave faults performed public penance. On Ash Wednesday,
the Bishop blessed the hair shirts which they were to wear
during the forty days of penance, and sprinkled over them ashes made from the
palms from the previous year. Then, while the faithful recited the Seven Penitential Psalms,
the penitents were turned out of the church because of their sins -- just as Adam, the first
man, was turned out of Paradise because of his disobedience.
The penitents did not enter the church again until Maundy Thursday after having won
reconciliation by the toil of forty days' penance and sacramental absolution. Later, all Christians,
whether public or secret penitents, came to receive
ashes out of devotion. In earlier times, the
distribution of ashes was followed by a penitential
procession.
The Ashes
The ashes are made from the blessed palms used in the Palm Sunday celebration of the
previous year. The ashes are christened with Holy Water and are scented by exposure to
incense. While the ashes symbolize penance and contrition, they are also a
reminder that God is gracious and merciful to those who call on Him with repentant hearts.
His Divine mercy is of utmost importance during the season of Lent, and the Church calls on
us to seek that mercy during the entire Lenten season with reflection, prayer and penance.
By Catholic Online
QUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
Febrero 7, 2016
Isaías 6,2-1.3-8; 1 Corintios 15,1-11; Lucas 5,1-11
En las lecturas de hoy de la Primera Carta a los
Corintios, San Pablo nos dice lo que significa amar.
San Francisco de Sales basó la totalidad de su vida
y sus enseñanzas en el concepto del amor:
Por amor vivimos, sentimos y nos movemos. Todos
nuestros afectos siguen el rumbo de nuestro amor.
El amor es la vida del corazón. Nuestras acciones
son un reflejo de nuestro corazón. Aquellos que
abren su corazón al amor de Dios, transmiten el
amor de Dios cuando actúan. El amor divino todo
lo puede y todo lo soporta, cuando permitimos que
reine en nuestros corazones. Un corazón que está
lleno del amor sagrado vive una vida limpia,
saludable, nueva. Esta nueva vida es alegre y
vigorizante. Es la unión de la perfección.
El amor de Dios siempre se halla presente en
nosotros, pero desafortunadamente nosotros no lo
vemos. Como no captamos la presencia del amor de
Dios en nosotros, con facilidad lo olvidamos.
Entonces nos comportamos como si Dios estuviera
muy lejos de nosotros. El amor de Dios se halla
presente de forma muy especial en sus corazones y
en el centro mismo de su espíritu. Refúgiense de vez
en cuando en la soledad de su corazón, aún si están
en medio de una conversación o transacción.
Hablen con Dios. Las demás personas no pueden
perturbar este espacio de soledad mental, dado que
ellas no tienen la capacidad de adentrarse en su
corazón; este permanece solamente en presencia de
Dios. Nuestra vida se asemeja al movimiento
perpetuo y diverso de las olas del mar. Hay días en
que nos mantenemos a flote gracias a la esperanza,
y hay veces en que nos hundimos en el temor. Aun
cuando todo a nuestro alrededor cambie, nosotros
debemos ser como la aguja de la brújula del
marinero que siempre apunta a la Estrella del Norte.
Nuestra voluntad siempre debe mirar, buscar y
aspirar al amor de Dios. No existe nada que nos
pueda remover del amor de Dios porque el
compromiso que hemos hecho, de nunca renunciar
al amor misericordioso de Dios, nos mantendrá
firmes incluso cuando enfrentados a los cambios
que esta vida nos imponga. No pierdan el coraje, ni
dejen que su espíritu se hunda en un mar de
contradicciones. Dios jamás dejará de atender sus
corazones, porque el amor de Dios es eterno.
10 DE FEBRERO, MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA La Cuaresma comienza con el miércoles de Ceniza y es
un tiempo de oración, penitencia y ayuno. Cuarenta días
que la Iglesia marca para la conversión del corazón.
Las palabras que se usan para la imposición de cenizas,
son:
•“Concédenos, Señor, el perdón y haznos pasar del peca
do a la gracia y de la muerte a la vida” O
•“Recuerda que polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás"
•“Arrepiéntete y cree en el Evangelio”.
ORIGEN DEL MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA Antiguamente los judíos acostumbraban cubrirse de ceniza cuando
hacían algún sacrificio y los ninivitas también usaban la ceniza
como signo de su deseo de conversión de su mala vida a una vida
con Dios. En los primeros siglos de la Iglesia, las personas que
querían recibir el Sacramento de la Reconciliación el Jueves Santo,
se ponían ceniza en la cabeza y se presentaban ante la comunidad
vestidos con un "hábito penitencial". Esto representaba su voluntad
de convertirse. En el año 384 D.C., la Cuaresma adquirió un senti-
do penitencial para todos los cristianos y desde el siglo XI, la Igle-
sia de Roma acostumbra poner las cenizas al iniciar los 40 días de
penitencia y conversión. Las cenizas que se utilizan se obtienen
quemando las palmas usadas del Domingo de Ramos del año ante-
rior. Esto nos recuerda que lo que fue signo de gloria pronto se
reduce a nada. También, fue usado el período de Cuaresma para
preparar a los que iban a recibir el Bautismo la noche de Pascua,
imitando a Cristo con sus 40 días de ayuno. La imposición de ceni-
za es una costumbre que nos recuerda que algún día vamos a morir
y que nuestro cuerpo se va a convertir en polvo. Nos enseña que
todo lo material que tengamos aquí se acaba. En cambio, todo el
bien que tengamos en nuestra alma nos lo vamos a llevar a la eter-
nidad. Al final de nuestra vida, sólo nos llevaremos aquello que
hayamos hecho por Dios y por nuestros hermanos los hombres.
Cuando el sacerdote nos pone la ceniza, debemos tener una actitud
de querer mejorar, de querer tener amistad con Dios. La ceniza se
les impone a los niños y a los adultos.
CAMINANDO EN LA FE DE LA IGLESIA NATI-
VIDAD DE LA SANTÍSIMA VIRGEN MARÍA
101-41 91st. Street, Ozone Park, NY 11416
RETIRO DE CUARESMA Nacer de Nuevo: Con Cristo
Misericordioso a Una Vida Renovada.
Sábado 20 de Febrero
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Aprovechando que estaremos en Cuaresma, los invitamos a
este retiro a rezar, a ordenar, a morir al pecado dejando
atrás lo viejo, y renacer de nuevo. Nuestra vida, es un
constante, renovarse para ir creciendo en misericordia
y para ser más de Dios. En esta Cuaresma podemos
hacer mucho, si queremos. Podemos convertirnos,
si queremos. Podemos dejar que Dios habite en nuestro ser
si queremos, y así actuaremos y seremos como El,
que es Dios. Pidamos la intercesión de María Santísima
Madre de la Iglesia para ser como Dios y servirle.
Predicador: Diácono Marco López
Lugar: Sótano de la Iglesia
Ministerio de Música: Florencio Ureña
Para Información 1-646-327-4087
Church Name: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church City: Ozone Park, NY Account Number: 04-1009 Routing Code: B Run Number: 6 Phone Number: 718-845-3691 Contact: Fr. Paul C. Palmiotto Transmission day and time is scheduled for Tuesdays by 2:30pm
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