BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION _______________________________________________________________________________________ Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018 “So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.” Very Reverend Christopher M. Ford, Rector Reverend Carlos Piedrahita, Parochial Vicar Reverend Joseph Karikunnel, Parochial Vicar Religious Education Program Grades 1-8, Sunday morning 9:00 to 9:55 A.M. Religious Education Coordinator: Jason Rinaldi, 203-910-2234 [email protected]Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month. Please call the Parish Office to schedule. _______________________________________ Marriage Please contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance. Youth Minister: Gianna Gurga [email protected]Pope Francis Center for Renewal 203-910-2234 Tuesdays-Saturday 8:30-12:30 Parish Trustees: Mr. James Mastriani Mr. Frederick “Fritz” Blasius
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The title minor basilica was conferred upon the church of the Immaculate Conception in 2008 by the authority of the Holy Father entrusted to the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The title minor basilica distinguishes the church in rank from the few churches in the world that bear the title major basilica.
Sunday, February 4 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:30 A.M. +John and Mary Ferrelli 8:00 A.M. +Richard, Helen, Fiore Rinaldi, +Florence Angelino Cormier, +Carmen and Maria Angelino, Tony and Kristin Innaimo 10:00 A.M. +Maria Zappone 12:00 P.M. +Frank Giordano 4:00 P.M. +Michael Goggin 6:00 P.M. Latin Mass (in the Extraordinary Form) Monday, February 5 St. Agatha, Virgin, Martyr 6:00 A.M. +Bertrand Toureaux, +Dylara Alexis, Max, Aline, and Ernest Morisett 7:00 A.M. Special Intention, L/D Members of the O’Brien Family 12:10 P.M. Michael Jacob Ciarlo (L) 5:30 P.M. +Donato Perrone, L/D Members of the Perrone Family Tuesday, February 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs 6:00 A.M. Sons/Daughters of Mary Immaculate 7:00 A.M. +Isaias Estrada 12:10 P.M. Special Intention 5:30 P.M. Parishioners of the Basilica Wednesday, February 7 Weekday 6:00 A.M. +Robert Lafond, +Bruce Slater 7:00 A.M. +Joseph and Ann Cipriano 12:10 P.M. +Thomas Perrelli 5:30 P.M. In Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Thursday, February 8 St. Jerome Emillani, St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 6:00 A.M. Sons/Daughters of Mary Immaculate 7:00 A.M. Joseph & Louise Stramondo (L), L/D Members of the Stramondo Family 12:10 P.M. +John H. Crary III 5:30 P.M. +Charlotte Gravel Friday, February 9 Weekday 6:00 A.M. Sons/Daughters of Mary Immaculate 7:00 A.M. Celebrant’s Intentions 12:10 P.M. Adoro Te Homeschoolers 5:30 P.M. +Mr. & Mrs. Francis Reilly, L/D Members of the Reilly Family Saturday, February 10 St. Scholastica, Virgin 6:00 A.M. +Sister Bernadette, +Fr. Lang Lamet, +Sister Lisa Jessel 12:10 P.M. +Helen & Bill Boughton 4:15 P.M. +Fred Tornero
Sunday, February 11 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:30 A.M. +Elias Tooma 8:00 A.M. +Rose & Dominic Mirabelle 10:00 A.M. +R. Jay Domondon 12:00 P.M. +Janice Cicchetti, +William Hutt, L/D Members of the Cestar Family, in Thanksgiving to Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Francisco 4:00 P.M. +Antonio Macatol 6:00 P.M. Latin Mass (in the Extraordinary Form)
We welcome to our parish family Landon Joseph Rodriguez who was baptized at the Basilica on January 27.
Congratulations to his family.
We pray for the eternal repose of Nicola Varrone, Teresa C. Beaudoin and Frank Varnauskas Sr. and for the consolation of their families. Their funeral rites were held at the Basilica this past week.
“Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord, And may the perpetual light shine upon them.”
2017 Contribution Statements
Please note: Contribution statements for 2017 will be mailed to parishioners upon request. Please contact the parish office at 203-574-0017 for a copy of your statement.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Celebration
Saturday, March 3, 2018 5:30 P.M.
(following the Vigil Mass) McCarthy Hall (church basement)
Ticket Price: $12 Children under 12 are free!
Entertainment: Horgan Dance Academy Music by Rock of Cashel
Tickets go on sale THIS weekend and will also be available in the parish office during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. We had a great time last year...don’t miss the fun!!!
Basilica Ladies Guild
The Ladies Guild will be assisting with the St. Patrick’s Day dinner being held on Saturday, March 3. We are calling upon women of the parish (not just Ladies Guild members) and any men ( yes, we need you too! ) that would like to help with the event. We need help with ticket sales at all the Masses, decorating for the event, set up, servers, and help with cleanup. Please contact Joy Brown at 203-206-7122 to volunteer.
The help we received for the Christmas Party was overwhelming. Thank you so much. Come join us again for this event!
Ladies Guild meetings will resume on March 15 . We have a very special speaker planned. It’s never too late to join the Ladies Guild. You can drop your $10 annual dues in the basket marked “Ladies Guild.” We are a beautiful fellowship of women serving our parish and Our Lady.
Thank you and May God Bless you!
A Celebration Anniversary of Conferring of the Title Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The title of minor basilica was conferred on the Church of the Immaculate Conception on February 9, 2008. In recognition of the anniversary, there will be a reception (sandwiches and cake) after the 12:00 Noon Mass on Sunday, February 11. Parishioners and friends of the Basilica are most welcomed to attend. Please join us on that day.
Divorce Support Group Our Lady of Loreto Church, 12 Ardsley Road, Waterbury
The Separated/Divorced Support Group is a 10 week program to help participants regain balance in their lives. The pain and suffering that accompanies a marital breakup is a shared experience with all who have been in this situation. The group will help participants understand what they are going through and that others have gone through the same things. The group has a maximum of 10 participants in order to insure everyone has the chance to express part of the program. The facilitator has survived divorce and her experiences and education background make her most qualified to conduct the sessions. If you are recently separated or divorced and are interested in attending our meetings or would like to learn more about the program, please contact Barbara at 203.910.1561. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential and all are welcome!! The spring session begins on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in our Parish hall. Classes begin at 6:30 p.m.
Spring session sign-up deadline is March 7th.
Please mark your calendars to attend one of the performances. Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz is a powerful Catholic multimedia production about St. Maxi-milian Kolbe. Actor Leonardo Defilippis cap-tures the darkness of this troubling time in a visceral and heartfelt performance. The show also incorporates chilling footage from Poland and Germany during World War II. With its message of standing firm in the face of persecution, Maximilian has special signifi-cance for our time.
From Fr. Edmund Nadonly
St. Josephine Bakhita
February 8 International Day of Prayer and Awareness
against Human Trafficking The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the In-ternational Union of Superiors General has designated February 8 as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. February 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. Once Jose-phine was freed, she became a Canossian nun and dedi-cated her life to sharing her testament of deliverance from slavery and comforting the poor and suffering. She was declared a Saint in 2000.
On February 8, Catholics all over the world are encour-aged to pray and raise awareness about this phenome-non. Through prayer, we not only reflect on the experi-ences of those that have suffered through this affront to human dignity, but also comfort, strengthen, and help empower survivors.
The Basilica Life Teen Group is open to all teens, Grades 9-12!
We meet Sundays from 4:00 -6:15 P.M. beginning with the 4:00 P.M. Mass
Questions? Call/Text Gianna Gurga,
Youth Ministry Coordinator (860) 385-2003
Archbishop Blair has appointed Father Michael Casey, currently Vocation Director and Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral, to assume the Pastorate of St Francis of Assisi Parish in New Britain and Campus Chaplaincy at Central Connecticut State University while remaining Director of Vo-cations.
Congratulations and our prayers for Fr. Casey as he begins his new ministry
The Holy Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14. Ashes will be distributed at all the Masses: 6:00 A.M., 7:00 A.M., 12:10 P.M., and 5:30 P.M. In addition there will be three prayer services that day with the distribution of ashes at 10:00 A.M., 3:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addi-tion, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Stations of the Cross
Wednesdays: 3:00 P.M.
(beginning February 21)
Fridays: 6:00 P.M.
REVEREND PEDRO ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ, O.S.A. ORGANIST OF THE MONASTERIO DE SAN
LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID Featuring organ Works by Viola, Soler, Bach,
Mendelssohn and Guridi CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOSEPH
On Sunday, February 4, 2018, 12:00 p.m., the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave., will present Music Director and Organist of the Real Monasterio del Escorial, Rever-end Pedro Sánchez, in Concert on the Cathedral’s amazing Austin or-gan. The program will feature organ
works by Viola, Soler, Bach, Mendelssohn and Guridi. A free-will offering will be accepted at the door.
Thanksgiving after Communion (Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas)
Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for even though I am a sinner,
your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, You have fed me with
the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation.
May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways
and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience,
humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good.
May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible,
and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual.
May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me
safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.
And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you,
with Your Son and Holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy,
gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints.
Grant this through Christ our Lord, AAMEN.
Catholic Schools Week 2018
The week opened with Mass on Sunday, January 28.
Some of St. Mary students attended the TV Mass with students from Blessed Sacrament
Left: Getting to the heart of the matter in Ms. Tirado’s 7th grade Science class! Right: Pre-K students making their own planets to go along with our STREAM theme this trimester, Space.
The Cursillo community of the Arch-diocese of Hartford (English) is looking to reconnect with all who have at-tended a three-day Cursillo weekend. We are interested in keeping you in-formed of the revitalization efforts in the Archdiocese and to provide support
in your spiritual journey of prayer, study and action. C o n t a c t J i m B r z e z i n s k i a t 2 0 3 - 8 8 8 -8615 or [email protected].
Shadow Stations of the Cross Presented by the Confirmation Students
Friday, March 2, 2018 6:00 P.M.
at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Come and be inspired by this moving reflection of Christ’s journey to the Cross.
The Pope Francis Center for Renewal “Home is Where the Heart is.”
This week, The Pope Francis Center for Renewal was pleased to witness one of our regular guests moving into his own apartment. While this may seem to be a mundane thing to many people, this guest had a series of misfortunes that led him to take up residence in a shack positioned un-der the Mixmaster in Waterbury. He remained there for almost 3 years. This is hard to imagine on a good weather day, but this guest weathered all the winter storms, blistering cold temperatures, Nor’easter storms, etc., that you can remember over the last three years. Lack of
work, over-loaded social services, personal challenges and crisis, lack of adequate affordable housing as well as the red tape involved with finding emergency help, kept this guest living in a crisis mode for years. The stories this person can tell about being treated like less than an animal would move even hardened hearts. Many landlords would slam the door in his face and say, “We don’t take in homeless people!” Nevertheless, this guest persevered and found a place he could call home. With assistance from the Pope Francis Center for Renewal and the Brian Gibbons Homeless Outreach, this person was able to finally move back into safe place and restart a life that was neglected by poverty for too long. It is hard to imagine people living in third world conditions in Waterbury, but it is the hard, cold reality for many, many people in the Greater Waterbury area. Every one of them has their own story but The Center for Renewal has only one story for them….We say they are all children of God; or as St. Teresa of Calcutta would often say, “They are Jesus in the most distressing disguise of the poor.” We are our brother’s keeper and when one suffers, we all suffer. When one makes joyful progress, we all make progress both as a church and as a society that brags about modern progress. Let us enjoy true happiness by rejoicing with our friends who make progress against all odds with the help of the love of God and his disciples who serve.
Coming to the Basilica
2018 Live Stations of the Cross Presented by the Adoro Te Student Drama Group
Baldacchino Restoration We are profoundly grateful to Georgianna Middlebrook who generously made a bequest to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception toward the restoration of the Baldacchino through the Middlebrook Family Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation. Please excuse the scaffolding in the sanc-tuary during the next six weeks. It will be well worth it, I assure you, to see the beautiful Baldacchino, (a one third scale copy of the Baldacchino at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome) as it looked when the church was dedicated 90 years a g o t h i s c o m i n g M a y . Fr. Ford
Friday, March 16, 2018 6:00 P.M.
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Friday, March 23, 2018 7:00 P.M.
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