An Evening Under the Stars

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1 Sacred Heart Parish Family August 9, 2015 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven August 15th Prayer for the Assumption of Mary Father in heaven, all creation rightly gives you praise, for all life and all holiness come from you. In the plan of your wisdom she who bore the Christ in her womb was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven. May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness and join in her hymn of endless love and praise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Sacred Heart Church 303 Paris Street East Boston, MA Mass Schedule Saturday 3:00 p.m. Confession 4:00 p.m. Mass (English) Sunday 8:30 & 10:00 a.m. Mass (English) 11:30 a.m. Mass (Italiano) 1:00 p.m. Mass(Vietnamese) 6:30 p.m. Youth Mass (Rectory Chapel) Mon., Wed., & Friday 8:00 a.m. Mass (Italiano) Tues., Thurs., Saturday 8:00 a.m. Mass (English) Pastoral Fr. Wayne L. Belschner Pastor Lucy M. Ryan Executive Secretary Fr. Chris O Connor Weekend Assistance Fr. Joseph Chinh Nguyen Vietnamese Community Sharon Rozzi Religious Ed. Director Parish website: Staff Deacon A.J. Constantino Permanent Deacon Betty Constantino Youth Coordinator Sharon Love Music Director Domenic Huan Ngo Parish Seminarian Mary Ann Manfredonia Principal, East Boston Central Catholic School

2 Masses for the Week Monday, August 10 8:00 a.m. Gerard Gaeta Anniversary Mass Tuesday, August 11 8:00 a.m. Irene and William Coffey, Jr. Wednesday, August 12 8:00 a.m. Gaetano and Raffaele Pisaturo Thursday, August 13 8:00 a.m. Charles and Alice Deneumoustier Friday, August 14 8:00 a.m. Maria Santina DiMartino Saturday, August 15 8:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory, Bernice Surette, Arcangelo DePasquale, Rose & Elvino Abate, Walter N. Bostrom, Walter Bostrom, Jr., Paul McNamara, Marie Catanuso, Mr. & Mrs. Ngan Thuan, Mr. & Mrs. Tran Tu Thanh, Mary Scarpone, Pasqualina Manzo, Antonio & Marianna Pisaturo, Rosemarie & Albert Arico, Sam Mancuso, John & Phyllis Lepore, Angelo (Chic) & Nancy Potenza, Thomas & Isabell Rivers, Ralph & Joan Pittore, Peter & Antoinette Potenza, Anthony, Louise & Stephen Potenza, Armando & Lucy Ciampa, Laura & Mac MacQuarrie, Mike & Rose Caprio, Debbie Morina, Dorothy & Danny Pedone, Rudy & George Amato, Al Potenza, Kaitlyn Camidge, Mario, Mary & Geraldine Natale, Charles & Charlotte Neal, Pat St. George, Frank, Marge & Jimmy Celona, Jr., Marilyn & Roy Potenza, Joseph & Mary Simole, Tina Pava, Roro Martini 4:00 p.m. James Walz Sunday, August 16 8:30 a.m. The Quartarone Family 10:00 a.m. Terri Antonuccio 8th Anniversary 11:30 a.m. In Honor of The Madonna della Grazia LET US PRAY for those who have died especially for Michael DiFeo and Celeste (Dolly) Belschner from our parish. THE SANCTUARY LAMP will burn in memory of Michael William Lonardo from Saturday, Aug. 15th through Friday, Aug. 21st requested by mother Deborah McLean. EMPO Prayers for those who are ill Helen Gillette, Columbia LaRosa, Mark Vitale, Jim LaRosa, Greg Buscanera, Patricia Chester-Banks, Janet Lang, Geraldine Ventre, Kim Pelosi, Renee Campanella, Paula Romano-Duggan, Joseph Oliveri, Sr., James Butler, Larry Atkinson, Ellen Grato, Paul Dean, Edel Richard, Diane Trainito, Lucy Alabiso, Dennis Grubich, Carol Sinclaire, Cheryl Brown, Frank Roycroft, Paula Ann Keough, Nancy Shlegal, Gill Gosselin, Maria Gilmore, Nancy and Alexa Albano, Anna Recupero, Joseph Hughes, Amelia Falanga, Marilyn Marsiglia, Babes Clifford, Rose Maffei, Donald Manfra, Camile DiOrio, Joseph Yannetty, Caleb Post, Joseph Gleason, John Fanning, AnitaTaylor, Patricia Homan, Allicia Smith, Chris Ormond, Viola Norkus, Sheila Culwell, Ursula Mistretta, Gregory Hetzner, Roseanne Schettino, Claire DiLeo, Joseph Camgemi, Maureen DePalma, Eddie Lewis, Anne McNeff, Adam Brown, Carlo Rossetti, Joanne Barker and Valeria Brown. Prayer Works! Never doubt the power of prayer! This week s prayer intention is for all those serving in the US Navy. Please pray one Our Father and three Hail Mary s for this special request. Thank You! Parish Offertory Collection This week we collected $3, Our weekly goal is $3, We were minus by $ An Evening Under the Stars Please join us on Friday, August 28th at 7:00 p.m. For a Cocktail ~ Lawn Party. Tickets are now available after Mass or at the rectory. Each ticket is $25.00 There will be four Tasting Stations with hot and cold Hors d oeuvres and a Cash Bar. The Cocktail Party will take place on the back Lawn of the Church. Proceeds to benefit Sacred Heart Parish. Sacred Heart Parish Family Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128

3 A note from Fr. Wayne... On behalf of my entire family, I wish to express our profound gratitude to each of you for the many, expressions of sympathy and prayerful condolences for my mother. She had struggled for many years with a combination of Alzheimer's, dementia, and delirium. Although it is always sad to see one you love so dearly suffer and succumb to such a horrible illness, our faith provides us with the great consolation that she is finally at peace. I have been blessed with an extraordinary family which is a testimony to both my mom and dad. I have, also, been blessed to have each of you as my parish family. I am grateful that God has placed me here and has made us a family. Please be assured of my love and appreciation for each of you. To those who helped in so many ways with the Wake, Funeral Mass, and collation, words are inadequate to express my family s thanks. Please know all of you will be in our hearts and prayers. Eternal Rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. Amen May she rest in peace. Amen 2016 Mass Book The new 2016 Mass Book will be available on Tuesday, September 8th after 10:00 a.m. In fairness to all our parishioners, we must ask that for Weekend Mass Intentions; families will be limited to reserve only three Masses. In the past, many people were unable to have a Mass for their loved ones due to the number of people taking many Mass Intentions. There will be no limit on the Weekday Mass Intentions as long as people don t take advantage of the amount of Masses reserved. EMPO From the Deacon s desk. August Devotion The month of August is dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, and increased adoration of the Eucharist is encouraged. August is also dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament We come together, each Saturday morning, immediately after the 8:00 a.m. Community Mass, for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. That hour of prayer is our opportunity to be together with Christ and engage in conversation with our loving and merciful Lord. My Lord Jesus Christ, for the love which You bear to men, You remain night and day in this Sacrament full of compassion and of love, awaiting, calling, and welcoming all who come to visit You. I believe that You are present in the Sacrament of the Altar: I adore You from the abyss of my nothingness, and I thank You for all the graces which You have bestowed upon me and in particular for having given me Yourself in this Sacrament, for having given me your holy Mother Mary for my advocate, and for having called me to visit You in this Church. I now salute Your most loving Heart and this for three ends: 1. In thanksgiving for this great gift; 2. To make amends to You for all the outrages which You receive in this Sacrament from all Your enemies; 3. I intend by this visit to adore You in all the places on earth in which You are the least revered and the most abandoned. Sweet Sacrament we Thee adore, O make us love Thee more and more. The new missalettes will come four times a year and will ensure that our Church looks tidy and looked after. We would like to offer you the opportunity to donate these missalettes in memory of your loved ones. The missalettes come in a quarterly cycle. We will publish each week the names of the families who donated the missalettes for the current quarter. We will only take up to and not exceeding seven names. Each person/family name is a $ donation. Please call the rectory if you would like to donate. Thank You. Sacred Heart Parish Family Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128

4 EMPO Summer is just about here! It is important to examine our dress code for Holy Mass. There is a time and place for just about everything. How we dress for Church fits into this category. How we dress should be guided by the spirit of respect and modesty we have for ourselves, Church, and the people around us. The Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a House of Worship and Prayer; it is the House of God where we gather as God's people. It is "The Temple of God" where we celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of our Faith. Does it matter what we wear when we enter Church to participate in Religious services? The answer is yes! Absolutely!! Despite changing cultures, some things do not and should not change. RESPECT is the key word. We can be casual and comfortable and still be respectful and modest in our attire. In recent years, we have become lax and careless in this area. The Church of God is not a beach, a backyard, a mall, a sporting event, or a park. Styles change, but RESPECT for God's House, for yourself, and for others, does not. We have forgotten that how we look and dress for different occasions makes a statement about who we are and what values guide our personal lives. Parents need to teach their sons and daughters what is modest, appropriate, and respectful for church, as well as, many social events. But parents must first look at the example they give by the way they dress. Church is no place for tee-shirts with inappropriate or vulgar words and expressions, cut offs, (male or female); halter tops; tank tops, crop tops. At times it is embarrassing to see how some enter the House of God. Does it matter? YES!!!! It is about RESPECT for God, for self and for others!! Just something to think about in the weeks ahead. What we believe... The Understanding of Moral Acts Another important foundation of Christian morality is the understanding of moral acts. Every moral act consists of three elements: the objective act (what we do), the subjective goal or intention (why we do the act), and the concrete situation or circumstances in which we perform the act (where, when, how, with whom, the consequences, etc.). For an individual act to be morally good, the object, or what we are doing, must be objectively good. Some acts, apart from the intention or reason for doing them, are always wrong because they go against a fundamental or basic human good that ought never to be compromised. Direct killing of the innocent, torture, and rape are examples of acts that are always wrong. Such acts are referred to as intrinsically evil acts, meaning that they are wrong in themselves, apart from the reason they are done or the circumstances surrounding them. The goal, end, or intention is the part of the moral act that lies within the person. For this reason, we say that the intention is the subjective element of the moral act. For an act to be morally good, one's intention must be good. If we are motivated to do something by a bad intention even something that is objectively good our action is morally evil. It must also be recognized that a good intention cannot make a bad action (something intrinsically evil) good. We can never do something wrong or evil in order to bring about a good. This is the meaning of the saying, "the end does not justify the means" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos ). Sacred Heart Parish Family Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128

5 EMPO GESÙ PANE DI VITA I segni della presenza di Dio accanto al suo popolo in cammino nel deserto furono particolarmente due: il pane venuto dal ciclo (manna) e l'acqua scaturita dalla roccia: sono anche i segni attraverso i quali Dio fa sentire la sua presenza efficace al suo fedele profeta. Gesù, sacramento vivente del Padre in mezzo agli uomini, lascia un segno che non è soltanto indicativo della presenza, ma efficace di essa. L I L INGRESSO GLORIA Rit. Al tuo santo altar Mi appresso, O Signor, Mia gioia e mio amor. O Signore che scruti il mio cuore, Dal maligno mi salvi il tuo amore. Rit. Tu sei forza, sei vita immortal Perche triste cammino tra il mal? Rit. Gloria a Dio nell'alto dei cieli e pace in terra agli uomini di buona volontà. Noi ti lodiamo, ti benediciamo, ti adoriamo, ti glorifichiamo, ti rendiamo grazie per la tua gloria immensa, Signore Dio, Re del cielo, Dio Padre onnipotente. Signore, Figlio unigenito, Gesù Cristo, Signore Dio, Agnello di Dio, Figlio del Padre; tu che togli i peccati del mondo, abbi pietà di noi; tu che togli i peccati del mondo, accogli la nostra supplica; tu che siedi alla destra del Padre, abbi pietà di noi. Perché tu solo il Santo, tu solo il Signore, tu solo l'altissimo Gesù Cristo, con lo Spirito Santo nella gloria di Dio Padre. Amen. PRIMA LETTURA Dal primo libro dei Re In quei giorni, Elia s'inoltrò nel deserto una giornata di cammino e andò a sedersi sotto una ginestra. Desideroso di morire, disse: «Ora basta, Signore! Prendi la mia vita, perché io non sono migliore dei miei padri». Si coricò e si addormentò sotto la ginestra. Ma ecco che un angelo lo toccò e gli disse: «Alzati, mangia!». Egli guardò e vide vicino alla sua testa una focaccia, cotta su pietre roventi, e un orcio d'acqua. Mangiò e bevve, quindi di nuovo si coricò. Tornò per la seconda volta l'angelo del Signore, lo toccò e gli disse: «Alzati, mangia, perché è troppo lungo per te il cammino». Si alzò, mangiò e bevve. Con la forza di quel cibo camminò per quaranta giorni e quaranta notti fino al monte di Dio, l'oreb. Verbum Domini Deo Gratias SALMO RESPONSORIALE Gustate e vedete com'è buono il Signore. Benedirò il Signore in ogni tempo, sulla mia bocca sempre la sua lode. Io mi glorio nel Signore: i poveri ascoltino e si rallegrino. Magnificate con me il Signore, esaltiamo insieme il suo nome. Ho cercato il Signore: mi ha risposto e da ogni mia paura mi ha liberato. Guardate a lui e sarete raggianti, i vostri volti non dovranno arrossire. Questo povero grida e il Signore lo ascolta, lo salva da tutte le sue angosce. L'angelo del Signore si accampa attorno a quelli che lo temono, e li libera. Gustate e vedete com'è buono il Signore; beato l'uomo che in lui si rifugia. SECONDA LETTURA Dalla lettera di san Paolo apostolo agli Efesini Fratelli, non vogliate rattristare lo Spirito Santo di Dio, con il quale foste segnati per il giorno della redenzione. Scompaiano da voi ogni asprezza, sdegno, ira, grida e maldicenze con ogni sorta di malignità. Siate invece benevoli gli uni verso gli altri, misericordiosi, perdonandovi a vicenda come Dio ha perdonato a voi in Cristo. Fatevi dunque imitatori di Dio, quali figli carissimi, e camminate nella carità, nel modo in cui anche Cristo ci ha amato e ha dato se stesso per noi, offrendosi a Dio in sacrificio di soave odore. Verbum Domini Deo Gratias Alleluia, alleluia. Io sono il pane vivo, disceso dal cielo, dice il Signore, se uno mangia di questo pane vivrà in eterno. Sacred Heart Parish Family Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128

6 Vangelo Il Signore con tutti voi E con il tuo spirito Dal vangelo secondo Giovanni Gloria a Te, O Signore In quel tempo, i Giudei si misero a mormorare contro Gesù perché aveva detto: «Io sono il pane disceso dal cielo». E dicevano: «Costui non è forse Gesù, il figlio di Giuseppe? Di lui non conosciamo il padre e la madre? Come dunque può dire: "Sono disceso dal cielo"?». Gesù rispose loro: «Non mormorate tra voi. Nessuno può venire a me, se non lo attira il Padre che mi ha mandato; e io lo risusciterò nell'ultimo giorno. Sta scritto nei profeti: "E tutti saranno istruiti da Dio". Chiunque ha ascoltato il Padre e ha imparato da lui, viene a me. Non perché qualcuno abbia visto il Padre; solo colui che viene da Dio ha visto il Padre. In verità, in verità io vi dico: chi crede ha la vita eterna. Io sono il pane della vita. I vostri padri hanno mangiato la manna nel deserto e sono morti; questo è il pane che discende dal cielo, perché chi ne mangia non muoia. Io sono il pane vivo, disceso dal cielo. Se uno mangia di questo pane vivrà in eterno e il pane che io darò è la mia carne per la vita del mondo». Verbum Domini Laus Tibi, Christe IL CREDO DEGLI APOSTOLI Credo in Dio, Padre onnipotente, Creatore del cielo e della terra. E in Gesù Cristo, Suo Figlio unigenito, Signore nostro; il quale fu concepito di Spirito Santo, nato dalla vergine Maria; soffrì sotto Ponzio Pilato, fu crocifisso, morì e fu sepolto; discese agli inferi; il terzo giorno risuscitò dai morti; ascese al cielo; siede alla destra di Dio Padre onnipotente; da dove verrà per giudicare i vivi ed i morti. Io credo nello Spirito Santo; la santa Chiesa universale; la comunione dei santi; la remissione dei peccati; la risurrezione della carne; la vita eterna. Amen. Mistero della fede Tu ci hai redenti con la tua croce e la tua risurrezione: salvaci, o Salvatore del mondo. OFFERTORIO COMUNIONE FINALE EMPO Ti ringrazio, O Mio Signore, Per le cose che sono nel mondo. Non lasciarmi vagare nel buio Nella notte che la vita ci dà. Rit. Alleluia, O Mio Signore. Alleluia, O Dio del ciel. Alleluia, O Mio Signore. Alleluia, O Dio del ciel Quando il cielo si tinge d azzurro Io ti penso e Tu vieni a me. Non lasciarmi vagare nel buio Nella notte che la vita ci dà. Rit. Rit: T adoriam, Ostia divina, T adoriam, Ostia d amor. Tu degli angeli il sospiro, Tu dell uomo sei l onor. Rit. Tu dei forti la dolcezza, Tu dei deboli il vigor. Rit. Tu salute del viventi, Tu speranza di chi muor. Rit. Ti conosca il mondo e t ami, Tu la gioia d ogni cuor. Rit. Dio mi parto da Te - Parto da questo altar Vieni Gesù con me - Solo non mi lasciar Vieni Gesù con me - Solo non mi lasciar L Angelus V. L Angelo del Signore portò l annunzio a Maria; R. Ed ella concepì per opera dello Spirito Santo. V. Eccomi, sono la serva del Signore. R. Si compia in me la tua parola. V. E il Verbo si fece carne. R. E venne ad abitare in mezzo a noi. V. Prega per noi, santa Madre di Dio. R. Perché siamo fatti degni delle promesse di Cristo. Preghiamo: Infondi nel nostro spirito la Tua grazia, o Padre: Tu che all annuncio dell Angelo ci hai rivelato l Incarnazione del Tuo Figlio, per la Sua Passione e la Sua Croce guidaci alla gloria della Risurrezione. Per Cristo nostro Signore. Amen. Sacred Heart Parish Family Paris Street, East Boston, MA 02128

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