Mass Intentions – S=Mass will be live-streamed +=Deceased *Not a Public Mass
October 28 – Monday — Sts. Simon and Jude
6:30* Intentions for Sondra, Alessandra’s Mother
8:30 S Intentions of Piarist Father Fernando Luis Torres Lanause on His 58th Birthday
12:15 +Ralph A. Cerbone, Jr. ; Prayer of the Faithful: +Carmela Ramsey
7:00 (Sp) +Rosa Aguilar; Acción de gracias por salud, vida y Trabajo para Manuel Ignacio, Mateo Valeriano, Pascual Esteban y Juan Ixquiactap; +Rita Cesa
October 29 —Tuesday — St. Theuderius
6:30* In Thanksgiving for Favors Granted Sondra
8:30 S Dr. Raymondo Tagle-Healing Intention
12:15 David Kennelly-Healing Intention
7:00 (Sp) +Rita Cesa; +Brunilda Almonte-3 Messes de Pallecida
October 30 – Wednesday — St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
6:30* +Joseph Longo, Paul Knull and Larry Young
8:30 S +Juan E. Ramos, Jr. and Family
12:15 Marie Sheehan-Healing and Health Intention
7:00 (Sp) +Candida del Valle; +Rita Cesa
October 31 – Thursday — St. Wolfgang
6:30* +Ana Brinz, Emily Adorno and Marta Indio
8:30 S +Juan E. Ramos, Jr. and Family
12:15 +Carl Vricella; Prayer of the Faithful: +Felicita Barbosa; +Maria Billaueba & Ruben Pallers
7:00(Sp) +Rita Cesa
November 1 – First Friday — All Saint’s Day
6:30* Deceased Members of the Retutas and Corciega Families
8:30 S +Catherine Carolan
12:15 +Ralph A. Cerbone, Jr.
7:00 (Sp) +Eva Leon Colon; Brianne Nicolle Cruz-Birthday Intention;
+Angel, Francisco, Melia y Jesus Flores, Fernanda Espinoza, George Green & Filimon Gonzalez; +Janeli Mayancela, Regorio, Crisanto, Eduardo y Petrona;
+Reyes Tepale y Rosendo Tepale; +Rita Cesa;
November 2 – First Saturday — All Soul’s Day
6:30* Fr. David’s Welfare and Happiness in the Piarist School in Kentucky
10:00 All the Souls; Deceased Members of the Torrens and Gramlich Families
12:15 All the Souls; Deceased Members of the Cerbone Family
5:30 +Ana Rivera;
Prayer of the Faithful: +Bernardo, Camilo, Melchora Abordo and Reginald Culpepper
November 3 — Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 In Thanksgiving for Favors Granted Fr. David
10:00 +David Sheehan
12:00(Sp) +Victor Issac; por las almas del Purgatorio;
+Baltazar Peralta and Maria Angelita Bermeo;
+Maria Presentacion y Abelino Cazho Ortega;
+Simon Alulema, Miguel Guaraca, Cosme Conde y Juan de Dios Dutan;
+Roberto Quizhpi, Maria Rosario, Trinidad, Manuel Jesus Tenesaca, Maria Eulalia Dotán, Manuela Saquitona y Manuel Angamarca;
+Maria Teresa Shagñay, Segundo Andres and Segundo Daniel Chimbo, Maria Nieves Guaman and Nieves Shagñay Guaman
5:00 +Rosa Pena
6:30 Special Occasion Intention; +Gabriel Akim & Joanne Fuinkuin
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A PRAYER FOR THE MOST DESTITUTE SOUL IN PURGATORY
The plenary indulgence to be applied only for the departed by praying for them in a cemetery has been EXTENDED for the entire month of November. Now, some souls in purgatory don't have anyone to pray for them, and for Catholics, the concept of purgatory is a consoling thought, knowing that anyone who reaches this final stage of purification can only go “up.”
However, it is also a belief that those souls in purgatory benefit from our prayers, which somehow shorten the time they spend in purgatory. This stage of the afterlife is still a mystery to us, but we try to understand it from various passages in the Bible as well as the teaching of the Church. Whatever the case may be, in our charity, we can also direct our prayers to souls most forgotten by those on earth, asking God’s mercy to be showered upon them.
Here is a prayer from the Raccolta that directs our prayers to that soul in most need of our prayers.
Pray this prayer when you piously visit a cemetery anytime in November.
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in the garden, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that soul amongst them all who is most destitute of spiritual aid; and vouchsafe to bring it to Thy glory, there to praise and bless Thee forever. Amen.
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HOLY DAY MASSES:
Vigil: 7:00 PM (Spanish)
Holy Day: 8:30 AM, 12:15 PM, 7:00 PM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
Every Friday during Lent: following the 12:15 PM Mass (English), 6:30 PM (Spanish)
CONFESSION TIMES:
Every Saturday from 4 PM to 5:15 PM , or by appointment in the rectory.
ROSARY:
Every Wednesday, following the 12:15PM Mass.
Legion of Mary Rosary in Spanish every Saturday at 1:00PM in the Peralta Rectory Meeting Room.
Every last Sunday of the month at 6PM in French at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET:
Every Wednesday at 7 PM in Spanish in the church.
Every Saturday at 1:30 PM in the Green Bldg.
BAPTISMS:
English: Every Sunday at 2:30PM
Español: 3er Sábados a las 2:30 PM
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS:
Usually meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 PM in the Church. Register for the class at the rectory. You MUST bring BOTH a copy of the child's birth certificate as well as a copy of the Confirmation certificate of the godparents or a copy of the godparent's Catholic marriage certificate if a godparent is married. A letter of suitability from the godparent's Catholic pastor will also be accepted.
SICK AND DECEASED members of the parish are remembered in the Offertory Prayers. If you know of any current or former parishioners who are seriously ill or have passed, or you know of any sick parishioners who need Holy Communion brought to them, please contact the rectory at 718-892-3232 and let us know about their condition.
Announced and Unannounced Masses as well as Perpetual Mass Enrollment may be arranged at the rectory Mon.-Fri. from 8:30AM - 4:30PM.
Immigration issues? Catholic Charities has created a multi-service office to help all immigrants, especially those who have just arrived in the country. The services included in this office are housing, medical services, and immigration lawyers. To receive assistance, you must first call and ask for Christina who will help you make an appointment. The place to go once you have your appointment is the Red Cross Immigration Center, located at 520 West 49th Street, NY, NY 10019, where you will meet with immigration specialists.
St. Helena School has been nominated in the category of “Best Catholic School in the Bronx.” You can vote once each day up until Monday 9/23. To vote, go to: https://bestoftheboro.secondstreetapp.com/og/fa65aba3-0c5f-4a23-af7d-55037e9838d6/gallery/333412626
Born in Bithynia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), circa 248, St. Helena was married to Roman Emperor Constantius and had a son who would become Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to become a Christian. St. Helena, who converted as well, oversaw the construction of churches on Holy Land sites. She would later be credited with discovering the cross upon which Jesus Christ is believed to have been crucified. St. Helena died circa 328 in Nicomedia (present-day Turkey). Shown below, the door to the St. Helena Chapel in Bethlehem.