December 18 - St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima Church
269 Parkville Avenue • Brooklyn, ew York 11230
Rectory (718) 434-8040
stroseoflimabrooklyn.com
Rev. !ukasz Trocha, Pastor
Sister Maureen Sullivan, Pastoral Associate
Rev. José Lopez, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Ilyas Gill, Pakistani Apostolate Coordinator
Deacon Francis M. Pittie
RECITATIO OF THE ROSARY: Monday to Friday
MASS SCHEDULE:
At 8:40AM before the 9:00AM Mass and after the
Saturday: 5:00 PM (Satisfies Sunday Obligation)
10:45AM Mass on Sundays.
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM (Español), 10:45AM,
12:30 PM (Polish) 5:00 PM (Urdu-Pakistani)
THE DIVIE MERCY CHAPLET: Monday to
Weekday: 9:00 AM
Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass.
Holydays: 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday: 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Tuesday through Thursday: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM to 12:30PM
Emergency calls at any time
COFESSIOS: Saturdays from 4:00PM to 4:45PM in
the lower church (or any time upon request for
appointment).
AOITIG OF THE SICK: The celebration of this
sacrament takes place within the 9:00AM Mass on the first
Saturday of each month (or any time upon request for an
appointment).
WEDDIGS: Couples must make an appointment with
one of the parish priests at least six months prior
to their intended wedding date.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL OVEA: Wednesdays after
the 9:00 AM Mass.
SPAISH CHARISMATIC
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM.
PRAYER
SPAISH CURSILLO ULTREA: Wednesdays at
7:00PM
FILIPIO/EGLISH MARRIAGE
GROUP: Thursdays at 7:00 PM.
ECOUTER
FILIPIO APOSTOLATE: Mass and music in the
Filipino language every second Sunday of the month at
2:00 PM followed by the social gathering.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATIO CLASSES:
Sunday morning from 9:00AM to 10:15AM.
BAPTISMS: For Baptism in English or Español, please
contact Sister Maureen. Parents must register and attend a
class prior to their child’s Baptism. For Baptism in Polish
please contact fr. Luke.
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATIO
AD
BEEDICTIO:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every
Saturday morning in the lower church from 8:00AM to
9:00AM. Come at any time during this Holy Hour to pray
in the presence of the Eucharistic Lord. Benediction takes
place at 8:50 AM.
GROUP:
4th Sunday of Advent
December 18th, 2011
MASS ITETIOS
SATURDAY, December 17th
9:00 Purgatorial Society (December) Antoinette Pitti &
Rose Bernardo
5:00PM + Rev. Richard Falvella
SUDAY, December 18th
8:00 People of the Parish
9:00 + Maria Cox
10:45 + Martin Hopkins
12:30 + Michal Bia!ow"s (Polish)
5:00PM (Urdu/Pakistani)
MODAY, December 19th
9:00
+ Marion & Frank Dukes
TUESDAY, December 20th
9:00
+ Kevin McCormick
+ John Duffy
WEDESDAY, December 21st
9:00
+ Arthur Mitchell
+ Louis Mitchell
THURSDAY, December 22nd
9:00 + Carl Milea
FRIDAY, December 23rd
9:00 + Marcellino Tempro
SATURDAY, December 24th
9:00 Purgatorial Society (December)
VIGIL MASSES FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
5:00PM + Deceased Members of the Squire Family
8:30PM (Spanish)
12:00 Midnight Mass (English & Polish)
SUDAY, December 25th - CHRISTMAS DAY
8:00 No 8:00AM Mass
9:00 (Spanish)
10:45 + Antoinette Pitti
12:30
(Polish)
5:00PM (Urdu/Pakistani)
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH
Mary Lou Jean Baptist, Rita Puglia, Aida Mendez, Rosana
Hidalgo Spigno, Betty Scharff, Dennis Egen, Marino
Candolesas, and also for Jean Claude Louis - Jean.
WEEKLY COLLECTIO
1st Collection - Your Gift to St. Rose of Lima Parish
2nd Collection - Parish Contribution for Catholic Education
COLLECTIO COMPARISO
Weekend of 12/10/11 - 12/11/11 $6066
Weekend of 12/11/10 - 12/12/10 $6174
DOATIOS FOR MOTH OF DECEMBER
Host:
In Loving Memory of Peter Wójcik
Donated by Joan Wójcik
Candles: In Loving Memory of Peter Wójcik
Donated by Joan Wojcik
CHRISTMAS GIFT EVELOPES
All registered parishioners have received these envelopes
and a Christmas schedule in the mail. Extra envelopes are available at the doors of the Church for non-registered parishioners.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER EVELOPES
Please return all the envelopes with the names of your loved
ones (clearly printed), by the weekend of December 17th &
18th. There are extra envelopes available at the doors of the
church. We ask that you submit these on time in order for a list
to be distributed Christmas weekend of December 24th & 25th.
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
The Christmas Mass schedule can be found by the doors of
the Church. As to the New Year’s schedule, please note the
following:
!" Saturday, December 31st., New Year’s Eve
5:00 PM (no 9:00 AM Mass)
!" Sunday, January, 1st., New Year’s Day
Standard Sunday schedule
MASS BOOK FOR 2012
The Mass Book for 2012 is now open. Please come to the
rectory to reserve your Masses.
VOLUTEERS APPRECIATIO IGHT
Our parish would not be the same were it not for the countless volunteers (ushers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, CCD
teachers, sacristans, members of the committees, etc.) who very
generously share their time and skills with the entire parish
community. Volunteers, please mark your calendar! You are
cordially invited to a dinner reception in your honor. The reception will take place in the St. Joseph House - The Cultural Center on Wednesday, December 28th, at 7:00 PM. Please confirm
your interest by calling the rectory by Tuesday, December 27th.
GIVIG TREE
We would like to thank everyone who was able to
participate in this Advent project. Through your generosity, we
were able to distribute almost 250 Christmas gifts to those who
were in need.
STROKE PREVETIO SCREEIGS
On Thursday, January 12, 2012, from 11AM to 6PM, our
parish will be hosting stroke prevention screenings, sponsored
by PRECISIO SCREEIG, PLUS, Long Island’s FIRST
and ONLY locally owned and operated Stroke Screening Company, serving the community since 2001. Unlike other companies, they give immediate results and pictures. Licensed Ultrasound Technologists will perform four non-invasive, painless
ultrasound exams to determine your risk of Stroke, Aneurysm,
Peripheral Arterial Disease, and Osteoporosis. All Carotid Artery Doppler exams are reviewed by their board certified Interventional Radiologist. Your physician cannot order these tests
without clear evidence of symptoms. Individual tests are $50,
any 3 for $120, and all 4 for $140. Please call Precision Screening Plus at 800-679-1070 to set up an appointment, or if you
would like additional information.
GOD’S PROMISE
The lengthy passage from Samuel is a wonderful
exposition of God’s promise to the house of David: that
his throne would forever be gloriously occupied by his
descendants. Hidden in the mystery of the prophecy is the
promise of the Savior, the Messiah, Son of God and Son
of David. The prophet Nathan, speaking in God’s name,
poetically turns around David’s plan to build a house for
God, and announces God’s plan to build a “house,” that
is, a dynasty for David. From this house of David will
come the Messiah, the Christ, not in kingly splendor as
David ruled, but as a humble man, destined to rule forever
and over all. When God gives a gift, it’s amazing what we
are given - so different from what we ever could have
imagined.
© Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
TODAY’S READIGS
First Reading - I will fix a place for my people. I will
plant them so that they may dwell in their place without
further disturbance (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16).
Psalm - For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord
(Psalm 89).
Second Reading - To the only wise God, through Jesus
Christ, be glory forever and ever (Romans 16:25-27).
Gospel - Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it
be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:26-38).
SAITS AD SPECIAL OBSERVACES
Sunday:
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Wednesday: Saint Peter Canisius
Thursday:
Friday:
Sunday:
Winter begins
Saint John of Kanty
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
AGELS OF PEACE
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITIO
Children of the parish are somewhat focused on Santa
Claus these days, who is keeping an eye on who’s
naughty and nice. Santa Claus, with his heavenly patron
Saint Nicholas, has been more or less in charge of giftgiving to American children for a hundred years or so. In
other places, perhaps more attentive to our Christian
tradition, there are different gift-bearers. In Greece, Saint
Basil delivers the presents on his feast day, December 31,
and makes sure everyone is sprinkled with holy water.
The Baby Jesus is in charge elsewhere, called the
Christkind in Austria and Belgium, El iño Jesús in
Columbia, and Le Petit Jesus in France, where he shares
his duties with Père oël. In the Czech Republic almost
everyone is atheist, but Je_íšek, the infant Jesus, brings
gifts to one and all. In Poland the “Star Man” is said to
bring the gifts, although often he turns out to be the
village priest in disguise. Saint Nicholas, not his
Americanized cousin, is the giver in Holland, where he
wears a bishop’s miter, and in Russia, where he wears a
bishop’s crown. Soviet Russia tried to dethrone Saint
Nicholas and promote Grandfather Frost, but no one was
much fooled by this attempt to squeeze religion out of
Christ’s birth. One country has a saintly woman in charge
of the gifts, Saint Lucy, honored in Sweden on December
13, when children serve their parents breakfast in bed, and
others awake to news that they have been nominated for a
Nobel Prize. Some children have a second round of gifts
on Epiphany, when the magi assume the gift-giving
duties. In general, the gifts of Christmas are simple
pleasures, not great heaps of treasures. Once upon a time,
a new pair of socks or an orange was enough for us. No
matter what gifts we receive, all of them are to point us to
the true gift, and the true giver.
-Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
LIKE A CHILD
One who aspires to the grace of God must be pure,
with a heart as innocent as a child’s.
-St. Nicholas
CHRISTMAS I THE HEART
Christmas! ’Tis the season for kindling the fire of
hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the
heart.
-Washington Irving
WATCHIG AD WAITIG
In his love Christ has filled us with joy
as we prepare to celebrate his birth,
so that when he comes at the end of time
he may find us watching in prayer,
our hearts filled with wonder and praise.
-Adapted from the second Preface for Advent, Roman Missal
Fourth Sunday of Advent
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee
called azareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary
- Luke 1:26-2
MSZA "W. W J. POLSKIM:
! niedziele - godz. 12:30; soboty letnie - godz. 20:00
! w #wi$ta ko#cielne - zapowiedziana godzina
SAKRAMET POJEDAIA:
! w Pierwsze Pi"tki Miesi"ca o godz. 19:00-20:00
! zawsze w nag!ych wypadkach lub po wcze#niejszym
umówieniu si$
! w zapowiedziane soboty od godz. 16:00 (dolny ko#ció!)
! podczas rekolekcji
SAKRAMET MA!#E$STWA:
! narzeczeni proszeni s" o skontaktowanie si$ z kap!anem
przynajmniej 6 miesi$cy przed planowan" dat" #lubu
SAKRAMET CHRZTU:
! w trzeci" sobot$ miesi"ca o godz. 12:00 (w po!udnie)
BIURO PARAFIALE:
! otwarte w godz. 9:00-16:00 & 19:00-21:00 w dni pracy;
8:00-16:30 w soboty; 9:00-12:30 w niedziele
! kontakt telefoniczny po polsku z ks. %ukaszem Trocha:
u Ró%y - tel. (718) 434-8040, nast$pnie wybra& #1 w
trakcie wiadomo#ci tak by us!ysze& meniu po polsku.
ZAPRASZMY & PRZYPOMIAMY -
MSZE POLSKIE W OKRESIE "WIATECZYM.
Podajemy plan Mszy #w. w okresie #wi"tecznym:
niedziela, 25 grudnia, Pasterka godz. 24:00 w g'rnym
ko#ciele.
niedziela, 25 grudnia, Bo(e Narodzenie, godz. 12:30 w
g'rnym ko#ciele.
poniedzia!ek, 26 grudnia, Drugi Dzie) Bo(ego
Narodzenia, godz. 12:30PM w dolnym ko#ciele.
ODWIEDZIY Z KOL&DA.
Je(eli pragniesz spotka& si$ z
ks. %ukaszem na wsp'lnej modlitwie w domu oraz
porozmawiac na nurtuj"ce Ciebie pytania, prosz$
wype!nij poni(szy kupon i przeka( do zakrystii, lub
bezpo#rednio ksi$dzu %ukaszowi. On skontaktuje si$ z
Tob" telefonicznie:
Zg!oszenie na Koled$ 2011
Imi$& Nazwisko: ............................................................
Nr. tel. kontaktowego: .....................................................
Adres:...............................................................................
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Dzie) & Czas wizyty: (prosz$ zakre#li&)
Poniedz; Wtorek; Czwartek; Piatek, Sobota, Niedziela;
godz. 11:00 - 13:00; 13:00 - 15:00; 15:00 -17:00;
17:00 - 19:00, 19:00 - 21:00
Czwarta iedziela Adwentu 2011
Temu, który ma moc utwierdzi! was zgodnie z
Ewangeli" i moim g#oszeniem Jezusa Chrystusa,
zgodnie z objawion" tajemnic", dla dawnych wieków
ukryt", teraz jednak ujawnion", a przez pisma prorockie
na rozkaz odwiecznego Boga wszystkim narodom
obwieszczon", dla sk#onienia ich do pos#usze$stwa
wierze, Bogu, który jedynie jest m"dry, przez Jezusa
Chrystusa, niech b%dzie chwa#a na wieki wieków. Amen.
1 List do Tesaloniczan 5,16-24
W szóstym miesi"cu pos#a# Bóg anio#a Gabriela do
miasta w Galilei, zwanego azaret, do Dziewicy
po&lubionej m%'owi, imieniem Józef, z rodu Dawida; a
Dziewicy by#o na imi% Maryja. Anio# wszed# do iej i
rzek#: B"d( pozdrowiona, pe#na #aski, Pan z Tob",
<b#ogos#awiona jeste& mi%dzy niewiastami>. Ona
zmiesza#a si% na te s#owa i rozwa'a#a, co mia#oby znaczy!
to pozdrowienie. Lecz anio# rzek# do iej: ie bój si%,
Maryjo, znalaz#a& bowiem #ask% u Boga. Oto poczniesz i
porodzisz Syna, któremu nadasz imi% Jezus. B%dzie On
wielki i b%dzie nazwany Synem ajwy'szego, a Pan Bóg
da Mu tron Jego praojca, Dawida. B%dzie panowa# nad
domem Jakuba na wieki, a Jego panowaniu nie b%dzie
ko$ca. a to Maryja rzek#a do anio#a: Jak'e si% to stanie,
skoro nie znam m%'a? Anio# Jej odpowiedzia#: Duch
)wi%ty zst"pi na Ciebie i moc ajwy'szego os#oni Ci%.
Dlatego te' )wi%te, które si% narodzi, b%dzie nazwane
Synem Bo'ym. A oto równie' krewna Twoja, El'bieta,
pocz%#a w swej staro&ci syna i jest ju' w szóstym miesi"cu
ta, która uchodzi za niep#odn". Dla Boga bowiem nie ma
nic niemo'liwego. a to rzek#a Maryja: Oto Ja s#u'ebnica
Pa$ska, niech Mi si% stanie wed#ug twego s#owa! Wtedy
odszed# od iej anio#.
!ukasz 1, 26-38
REFLEKSJA AD CZYTAIAMI IEDZIELYMI... W
okresie Adwentu zwracamy szczególn" uwag$ na
Maryj$, która prze(y!a swój jedyny w swoim rodzaju
Adwent. By!a Ona pierwsz" w#ród “ubogich Pana”,
oczekuj"cych z wiar" przyj#cia Zbawiciela, a przede
wszystkim
do#wiadczy!a
szczególnego,
dziewi$ciomiesi$cznego Adwentu, nosz"c w !onie
Jezusa. Maryja, jako pierwsza chrze#cijanka, jest dla nas
wzorem wiary. Równie( my jeste#my zaproszeni do
przyj$cia z wiar" s!owa Bo(ego, przez które mo(e si$ w
nas duchowo pocz"& i narodzi& Jezus Chrystus. Oby#my
mieli w sobie wielkoduszno#& Maryi i gotowo#& wej#cia
w pe!nienie woli Boga. Ks. Maciej Zachara, MIC, „Oemus”
OP!ATEK WIGILIJY. Po#wi$cony op!atek wigilijny
mo(na nabyc za dobrowoln" ofiar" po polskiej Mszy #w.
przy wej#ciu do Ko#cio!a lub w kancelarii parafialnej w
godzinach urz$dowania.
ITEERARIO DE MISAS E ESPAÑOL:
!"Domingos: 9:00am. (Español)
El 12 de cada mes misa en honor de Nuestra Senora de
Guadalupe en la iglesia de abajo a las 7:30pm.
HORARIO DE LA RECTORIA:
!"Lunes a Viernes: 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Martes a Jueves: 7:00pm - 9:00pm.
Sabados y Domingos: 9:00am -1:00pm.
COFESIOES:
!"Sabados de 3:30pm - 4:30pm en la Iglesia de abajo
(o a cualquier hora por cita)
UCIO DE LOS
!" Este sacramento se administra en la misa de 9:00am el
primer Domingo de cada mes.
MATRIMOIOS:
!" Las parejas deben de hacer una cita con el sacerdotes 6
meses antes del dia de su boda.
BAUTISOS:
!" Favor contactar Sister Maureen. Los padres deben
registrarsen para una clase, antes del bautiso.
ADORACIO AL SATISIMO:
!"Cada Sabado en la iglesia de abajo de 8:00am - 9:00pm.
OVEA A LA MEDALLO MILAGROSA
!"Cada Miercoles despues de la misa de 9:00am.
SATO ROSARIO:
!"Lunes a Viernes a la 8:40am e la Misa de 9:00am.
ULTRELLA-CURSILLO:
!"Miercoles a las 7:30pm.
EDUCACIO RELIGIOSA:
!"Domingos de 9:00am a 10:15am.
SADDE LA FE
POSADAS AVIDEÑAS
Estas posadas/novenas de Navidad comenzaron el 16 de
Diciembre. Se invitan para que se inscriban para poder orar
por cada uno de sus familias.
HORARIO DE LAS MISAS DE AVIDAD:
MIERCOLES, DICIEMBRE 24 – MISA DE VISPERAS: A
LA 830 P.M.
JUEVES, DICIEMBRE 25 - A LAS 9:00 A.M.
ESPECIALES RECOOCIEMIETOS Reconocemos la
labor y la dedicacion de todas las personas que
colaboraron con la celebracion de la fiesta de Guadalupe,
en especial al comite Guadalupano.
Cuarto Domingo de Adviento
18 de diciembre de 2011
El Santo, que va a nacer de ti,
será llamado Hijo de Dios. -Lucas 1:35
LA PROMESA DE DIOS
El largo pasaje de Samuel expone de manera
maravillosa la promesa de Dios a la dinastía de David:
que su trono siempre estaría ocupado gloriosamente por
sus descendientes. Oculta en el misterio de la profecía
está la promesa del Salvador, el Mesías, Hijo de Dios e
Hijo de David. El profeta Natán, quien habla en nombre
de Dios, desbarata poéticamente el plan de David de
construir una casa para Dios y anuncia que el plan de
Dios es construir una “casa”, una dinastía, para David. De
esta dinastía de David provendrá el Mesías, el Cristo,
quien no llegará con el esplendor majestuoso con el que
reinó David sino que vendrá como un hombre humilde,
que gobernará por los siglos de los siglos. Cuando Dios
hace un regalo; lo que recibimos es asombroso: es muy
distinto a lo que podríamos haber imaginado.
© Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
LOS SATOS Y OTRAS OBSERVACIAS
Domingo:
Miércoles:
Viernes:
Sábado:
Domingo:
Cuarto Domingo de Adviento
San Peter Canisius
San Juan de Kety San Esteban
La Vigilia de Navidad
La Natividad del Señor (Navidad)
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura - El Señor promete a David que su casa
permanecerá para siempre (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,
16).
Salmo - Cantaré eternamente las misericordias del Señor
(Salmo 89 [88]).
Segunda lectura - Pablo ora para que Dios sea
glorificado mediante Jesucristo (Romanos 16:25-27).
Evangelio - El ángel Gabriel anuncia a María que ella
concebirá al hijo de Dios (Lucas 1:26-38).
TRADICIOES DE UESTRA FE
En el Cristianismo hay muchas y variadas imágenes de
la escena de la Anunciación narrada por Lucas (1:26-38).
Casi siempre se ve al ángel Gabriel que, bajando del
cielo, se acerca a la Virgen María. La jovencita, a veces
está trabajando, pero casi siempre está en oración o
leyendo la Sagrada Escritura. Ella se voltea para ver al
ángel, quien normalmente apunta hacia el cielo con un
dedo, recordando que su mensaje es de origen divino.
Estas imágenes son reconocidas como “La Anunciación”
y conmemoran el mensaje anunciado: Jesús.
Hay que ver más allá del ángel y la Virgen en estas
imágenes. Es necesario seguir el dedo de Gabriel y ver
que Dios se manifiesta en este anuncio. Muchas veces
Dios es presentado como el Padre celestial y/o el Espíritu
Santo que envía rayos de luz hacia el vientre de la Virgen.
A veces en estos rayos se encuentra un pequeño grano de
trigo: semilla del Verbo Divino. En esa semillita se
encuentra el anuncio verdadero: Dios se hace uno de
nosotros. El anuncio es la Encarnación del Hijo de Dios.
-Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.