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Rev. Christopher M. Ciccarino, S.S.L., S.T.D. Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University

According to a legend stretching over 2,000 years, the remains of the apostle Saint Peter were believed to be buried beneath the Vatican Basilica of Saint Peter. Excavations undertaken in 1939 revealed a Roman graveyard — and the truth about the contents of the early Christian tomb found directly beneath the Basilica’s high altar. Fr. Christopher Ciccarino, a native of Scotch Plains, NJ, received his doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He presently serves as an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology,

Seton Hall University.

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- 2 - St John the Evangelist, Leonia NJ Upcoming Parish Events

Oct 16 Sat Confessions 4:00-4:30pm Oct 16 Sat Food Sharing Weekend Oct 16 Sat NA Meeting LH 7:00pm Oct 17 Sun Food Sharing Weekend Oct 17 Sun—Faith Formation Classes in session Oct 17 Sun Altar Society Meeting following 9:30am Mass in LH Oct 18 Mon Holy Hour, Rosary & Adoration 7:00pm Oct 19 Tue Scavi Presentatioin by Fr. Ciccarino 7:30pm, LH Oct 22 Fri AA Meeting LH 8:00pm Oct 23 Sat Anointing Mass 12 NOON Oct 23 Sat Confessions 4:00-4:30pm Oct 23 Sat NA Meeting LH 7:00pm Oct 24 Sun—Faith Formation Classes in session

PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please PRAY in the name of JESUS, the Healer, that the SICK of ST. JOHN PARISH may be restored to health and that those who ASSIST and CARE for the sick will be given the STRENGTH to continue GOD’S GOOD WILL: Baby Cordelia, Baby Yosef, Baby Johanne, Esther, Rhyan, Susan, Vicky & Child, Richard Allen, Haley Almonte, Marilyn Badami, Chieko & Pauline Bernard, Nita Castro, Anjelica Cola, Sheila Conroy, Joseph Corbo, Diane DeChristina, Mary Ellen Diaka-kis, Carla Errico, Gene Futia, Arturo Gonzalez-Alfonso, James Gonza-lez, Michael Gonzalez, Brendan Horan, Richard Hrbeck, Lori Hulle, Joanne Kennedy, Bella Kluta, Helena Laban, Rosa Lee, Lisa Lo-Shavio, Scott Lyddon, Claudia Marino, George Mulligan, James Mur-ray, Michael O’Connor, Theresa Pagnozzi, Gloria Petti, Rebecca Piro, Betty Roeser, Netti Russo, Richard Samperi, Fabio Santos, Angelo Shingelo, Rob Sinollo, Carolyn Sobering, Dorothy Steffenauer, Tom Sullivan, Michael Tarricone, Anne Vaughan, Julia Venusti, Adam Villavecchia and Anne Webb.

PRAYER FOR OUR MILITARY O Prince of peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them un-flinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devo-tion, the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil. Be their rock, their shield, and their stronghold and let them draw their strength from You. For You are God, for ever and ever. Sgt. Matt Brady Lt. Col. Christopher Caldwell, O.D Lt. Col Dennis Castro, USAF Maj. Michael A. Franson Sgt. Joseph Gonzales Lt. Robert Lucieri, MD Cmdr. Alexander McMahon Seaman E-3 Bethany Squires, US Coast Guard

MASS INTENTION REQUESTED BY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, ST. HEDWIG, RELIGIOUS 5:00 PM PETER PFEIFFER .............................. GLORIA & TOM PFEIFFER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 AM CUOMO FAMILY 9:30 AM JOSEPHINE LANZA ..................................... DR. FRANK LANZA 11:30 AM MARLENE NAZZARO ............................. LISA & FRANK CIRILLO 6:00 PM RIZK & LUPETIN FAMILIES ............................... ELAINE LUPETIN MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST 9:00 AM JAMES QUAGLIETTA ......................... GLORIA & TOM PFEIFFER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, STS. JOHN DE BREBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES, PRIESTS, AND COMPANIONS, NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS 9:00 AM PETER TROMOLONE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS, PRIEST 9:00 AM MICHAEL BUTLER ............................................... MARY LYONS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, ST. HILARION, ABBOT 9:00 AM LAWRENCE RAUSCH ........................................ MARY RAUSCH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, ST. JOHN PAUL II, POPE 9:00 AM ANA COLDITZ BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, ST. JOHN OF CAPISTRANO, PRIEST 9:00 AM NIGONAO S. LEE .......................................... BRIGITTE CHUNG 12:00 PM ANOINTING MASS .............. ST. JOHN’S PARISHIONERS 5:00 PM DANIELLE LEMBO & FLORENCE TURSO ................................................... LEMBO & KUTNER FAMILIES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 AM MANUEL GOMEZ ................................................ ANA COLDITZ 9:30 AM MAURA & PETER KEENAN .............................. BYRNES FAMILY 11:30 AM CAROL & JAY HOFFMAN .............................. JAMES SCANLON 6:00 PM STEPHANIE ANDRETTA ................................. MARY DELLI BOVI

SANCTUARY MEMORIALS The Altar Bread & Wine is in memory of

Nancy Schultz Latterner requested by Judy Ann Valyo

The Sanctuary Lamp is in memory of St. John’s Parishioners

SANCTUARY OFFERINGS The Altar Flowers, Bread and Wine, the BVM Votive Lamp, and St. Joseph Votive Lamp, the Sanctuary Lamp in the Church, Rectory and Convent can be dedicated on a weekly basis.

ANOINTING MASS AT ST. JOHN’S

On Saturday, October 23, at 12 NOON, our parish will have a Mass for the Sick which will include The Anointing of the Sick during Mass. All suffering in mind, body or spirit are welcome.

HOLY HOUR ON MONDAY THIS WEEK This week, Holy Hour will be held in the Church on Monday, October 18th at 7PM. All are invit-ed to stop by and bask in the brilliant rays of our Eucharistic Lord. Quiet your heart and mind by taking some time from your busy sched-ule to spend some time with the Lord.

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- 3 - TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 13:1-9 Sunday: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126:1-6; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52

FEAST OF FAITH Only Say the Word

The bread is broken, the banquet is prepared, and now we are invited to the feast. Once more the priest holds the host, now broken, for us to see, and invites us to behold the one “who takes away the sins of the world.” Truly blessed and happy are those invited to this meal, which is a foretaste of the heavenly banquet, the supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:19). We re-spond to this invitation with a prayer to the Lord: we acknowledge that we are not worthy, but at the same time we are confident that the One who comes to us can heal us, body and soul. This prayer echoes the story of the centurion in Luke’s Gospel. The centurion, a Gentile, asks healing for his servant, but does not consider himself worthy to have Jesus come under his roof—he believes that Jesus can heal his servant with a word, without even seeing him. Jesus is amazed at his faith. It is the same for us. We believe that Jesus speaks to us, comes to us, dwells with us, even though we neither hear his voice nor see his face. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

FAITH FORMATION NEWS REMINDER – Faith Formation classes resume today with “GROUP A” classes in session. Next week, Sunday, October 24th “GROUP A” will be working at home & “GROUP B” will be coming in for in-person classes.

WEEKLY COLLECTION St. John’s Tithe 10/9-10/10/2021

Budget: $ 7,000.00 Sunday Collection: $

Seton Hall Preparatory School—New Jersey’s oldest Catholic prep school—will be hosting its annual Open House for 7th and 8th grade boys and their families on Sunday, October 31. Registration Required at: www.shp.org/openhouse. Visitors will tour the campus and our 44-acre Kelly Ath-letic Complex, our state of the art John J. Murphy ‘52 Science Center, learn about the application process and have the opportunity to meet with teachers, coaches, par-ents, and current students. For more information, please contact Michael T. Zinsmeister, Director of Admission, at 973-325-6640 or visit shp.org. Hazard Zet Forward!

ALL SOULS INTENTIONS We are asking that your ALL SOULS INTENTION ENVE-LOPES be returned to church or the rectory as soon as possible in order that we may place the intentions and names on the altar on ALL SOULS DAY and for the fol-lowing nine days for the ALL SOULS NOVENA. The envelope intentions will remain on the altar for the entire month of November, which is dedicated to the POOR SOULS IN PURGATORY. Altar Society Bazaar

Come one, come all to the Altar Society’s Holiday Bazaar in St. John’s Lower Hall on Sat., Nov. 6th and Sun. Nov.7th and enjoy a pre-holiday atmosphere. Prizes, craft items, handmade items, and more will be available for sale! Please come and support the ladies of the par-ish who work so hard throughout the year for the benefit of the parish.

STOLEN Westminster Abbey was stolen? As is the case with all ancient English churches, monasteries, or convents presently in the hands of the Anglicans, the famed Abbey where English mon-archs are crowned and buried, was once the property of a Cath-olic institution. Westminster Abbey was a Benedictine monas-tery. While the Catholic origin of the Abbey may be well known, especially in England, many people are unaware who the Abbey’s heavenly patron is. The Abbey dates back at least to the eighth century, but possibly before. During the time of King St. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066), it had already been in existence as a Benedictine Monastery for about 200 years. During an exile in Normandy, King Edward made a vow that he would go on a pilgrimage to Rome, to the tomb of St. Peter. Being unable to keep this vow, for reasons of state, he requested the Pope to absolve him of it. Pope Leo IX commut-ed the vow, but under certain conditions, one of them being that Edward build or restore, in England, an abbey in honor of St. Peter. This he did by rebuilding the Abbey at Westminster. The relics of the Sainted King are still enshrined at the Abbey, where they are in the company of the earthly remains of many other English Monarchs, some Catholic, and some Protestant.

ALL SOULS DAY St. John’s Parish Family will celebrate a Mass of

Remembrance on All Souls Day, Tuesday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m. for all who have gone to the Lord during this past year. It is a time to reflect and remember those in our lives who have died and honor them at this time. All are invited.

Thank you!!!

Thank you to all who made last Sunday’s Mass and Social so memorable. Special thanks to the committee who set up, served, cleaned up, shopped and worked so hard to make this such a special celebration.

~Fr. Bryan

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KIDZ KORNER Answers

1.Elijah 2.Peter 3.Mark 4.Zacchaeus 5.Love your wives

How to Report Abuse The Archdiocese takes very seriously any and all allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, religious and lay staff of the Archdiocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of an act of sexual misconduct to inform us imme-diately so that we may take appropriate action to protect others and provide support to victims of sexual abuse. Individuals who wish to report an allegation of sexual miscon-duct may do so by calling the Archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection 201-407-3256.

~ DEATH ~ WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT.

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.” Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don't know.' 'You don't know? You're a Christian man, and don't know what's on the other side?” The doctor was holding the handle of the door. On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of glad-ness. Turning to the patient, the doctor said, “Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing... I know my Mas-ter is there and that is enough.”

RIGHT TO LIFE RAFFLE TICKETS Raffle tickets to benefit New Jersey Right to Life will be sold after all masses this weekend, October 16-17.

♦ 1st prize - 2022 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV with a retail value of $41,340. ♦ 2nd prize - $1,000 ShopRite Gift Card; ♦ 3rd prize - $750 ShopRite Gift Card, ♦ 4th prize - $500 ShopRite Gift Card.

Support LIFE, buy a $10 ticket. Drawing on November 19.

Stewardship Reflection “For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to

serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (M 10:45)

If you held a mirror up to your life, would it reflect God’s love and mercy? If you are struggling with this, try changing your attitude from “I want more” to “thank you God for everything you have given me, I have enough to share”. This change in perspective will bring you joy through service to others. Pray daily to become less self-centered and to become more God-centered.

THE DIFFERENCE Fifty, seventy-five, a hundred years from now, it will make no difference what kind of house I lived in, which stocks I owned, how large a bank account I accumulat-ed, the model car I drove, the education I received, or the titles I held. What may make a difference is how I influenced children to be concerned, respectful, loving citizens of the nation, world, and Church.

“SCAVI” PRESENTATION THIS TUESDAY This Tuesday, October 19th at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Hall, Fr. Christopher Ciccarino will be presenting a visual tour and explanations of the “Scavi” - excavations beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. Fr. Ciccarino is Associate Dean for Seminary and Academic Studies and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Seton Hall. Don’t miss this oppor-tunity to learn about the fascinating history and treasures of the Vatican Necropolis!

Catholic High School Open Houses Immaculate Conception High School, Thur. Oct.. 21, 258 South Main Street Lodi, NJ 07644, 973.773.2400, ichslodi.org Immaculate Heart Academy, Sun. Oct. 24, Thur. Oct. 28 500 Van Emburgh Ave, Washington Township, NJ 07676 201.445.6800, ihanj.org Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Sun. Oct. 24 492 North Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446 201.327.8003, donboscoprep.org St. Joseph Regional High School, Wed. Nov. 3 40 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ 07645, 201.391.3000 saintjosephregional.org

ShopRite Cards When you purchase a $25, $50, or $100 ShopRite card at the church you receive the full value of the card you pur-chased. ShopRite donates back to St. John’s 5% of what we sell. Thank you to all who faithfully purchase to help support your parish.

BOAT A man wanted a boat more than anything. His wife kept saying no, but he bought one anyway. "I'll tell you what," he told her. "In the spirit of compromise, why don't you name the boat?" Being a good sport, she accepted. When her husband went to the dock for the boat's maiden voyage, he saw painted on the side, "For Sale".

St John’s Knights of Columbus All men over 18 are invited to join the St. John’s parish Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest men’s fraternal organization. For more information or to join, please con-tact Ed Ventura at 201-218-0842.

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KIDZ KORNER 1. Who in the Bible was fed by ravens? 2. Which Apostle was given miraculous powers? 3. Which of the Gospel writers was a cousin of Barnabas? 4. Who climbed a tree to see Jesus? 5. What was St. Paul’s advice to husbands?

Answers on page four

SPIRITUAL EXCERPT

“The only way to get to the Father's heart is to admit who you are, to know your weaknesses and your faults. This is where we fall short. Jesus died that you might live forever. Do you know anyone you would be willing to die for? Do you know anyone at all you would be willing to give your blood for? That's a lot of love. All He's asking in return is repentance for your sins and acknowledgment of your faults. That's a pretty good deal.” Mother Angelica

When Jesus is all we have,

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JUST A REMINDER The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as days of penance, but each individual may substitute for the traditional abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial as penance.

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