Schedule · 2019-09-18 · celebration of a Low Latin Tridentine Mass at 5:00 a.m. FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS Saturday, January 6 is the first Saturday of the New Year. Devotions of

Rev. Fr. James L. P. Miara, M. Div., Pastor Rev. Fr. Louis Van Thanh, Senior Priest Rev. Fr. Oliver Chanama, In Residence

Rev. Fr. Daniel Sabatos, Visiting Celebrant

Tel: (212) 279-5861/5862

www.shrineofholyinnocents.org

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Weekdays: 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin only during Lent) 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) Saturday: 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin) and 4:00 p.m. Vigil/Shopper’s Mass Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (Tridentine Low Mass), 10:30 a.m. (Tridentine High Mass), 12:30 p.m. Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil at 5:15 p.m. 7:00 & 7:30 a.m.; 8:00 a.m. (Tridentine Latin); 11:15 a.m.; 12:15, 1:15 & 5:15 p.m.; 6:00 p.m. (Tridentine Latin High Mass) Confessions

Weekdays: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 12 noon-1:30 p.m.; 5:15-5:35 p.m. Saturday: 12 noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:15-3:45 p.m. Sunday: 9:45-10:30 a.m. and 12 noon-12:30 p.m.

And anytime upon request or by appointment Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Weekdays from 2:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Benediction

Perpetual Novenas

Weekdays following the 7:30 a.m. and 12:15 & 1:15 p.m. Masses and at 5:50 p.m. and on Saturday following the 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. Masses. Monday: Miraculous Medal Tuesday: St. Anthony and St. Anne Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Joseph Thursday: Infant of Prague, St. Rita and St. Therese Friday: “The Return Crucifix” and the Passion Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima Sunday: Holy Innocents (at Vespers) Devotions

Vespers and Benediction: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (Tridentine Latin)

Holy Rosary: Weekdays at 11:55 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. Saturday at 12:35 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Divine Mercy Chaplet: Weekdays at 3:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross (during Lent): Fridays at 12:45 p.m. and after 6:00 p.m. Mass

All-Night Vigil: First Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m.- Saturday 5:00 a.m. Mass (Tridentine Latin)

First Saturday Devotions: Rosary, 15 minute meditation, prayers & Benediction following 1:00 p.m. Mass

2000 Hail Marys: Second Saturday of the month from 6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Church Hours

Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Parish Office/Gift Shop Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

S c h e d u l e

The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents

“The Little Catholic Church Around the Corner” at the crossroads of the world

128 West 37th St. (Just West of Broadway) New York City 10018

Founded 1866

LATIN TRIDENTINE MASS CORNER

Calendar

December 31 - Sunday within the Octave of Christmas

2nd Class

January 1 - Octave Day of Christmas 1st Class

January 2 - Most Holy Name of Jesus 2nd Class - Sung Mass

January 3 - Feria of Christmastide 4th Class - Low Mass

January 4 - Jesus Christ the High Priest 3rd Class - Low Mass

January 5 - Sacred Heart of Jesus with Com-memoration of St. Telesphorus

3rd Class - Sung Mass

January 6 - Epiphany of the Lord 1st Class - Sung Mass

Next Sunday January 7 - Holy Family 2nd Class

04:00 - Members of the Lay Order of St. Michael (L)

09:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (1) 10:30 - Brian Kearney (d) 12:30 - People of the Parish 04:00 - All Holy Souls in Purgatory 11:30 - In Reparation

09:00 - Fr. Johannes Smith (L) 10:30 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (2) 12:30 - Charlotte Doyen (d)

07:00 - St. Anthony 07:30 - Christian Pepo (L) 12:15 - Poor Souls in Purgatory 01:15 - Bao Nguyen Xuan & Viet Nguyen (L) 06:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (3)

7:00 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena 07:30 - Violeta Adajar (L) 12:15 - In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Trinity 01:15 - Hermelina Enriquez (d) 06:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (4)

07:00 - Victoria Morales (d) 07:30 - Frederick Burke (L) 12:15 - Infant of Prague 01:15 - Olga Cadlacon (d) 06:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (5)

7:00 - Lisa Qiyali (L) 07:30 - Luciana Reyes (L) 12:15 - For the Sick 01:15 - Thomas Lombardi, Jr. (d) 06:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (6)

05:00 - Maria Libia Florez - Gregorian (7) 12:00 - Epifania Reyes (d) 01:00 - Marie Mistretta 04:00 - Poor Souls in Purgatory

Week of December 31, 2017 Mass Intentions

SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS

MONDAY, JANUARY 1 - The Octave Day of Christmas

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 - Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 - The Most Holy Name of Jesus

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 - St. John Neumann, Bishop

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 - St. Andre Bessette, Religious

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

MASSES FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD/OCTAVE DAY

OF CHRISTMAS/CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD

Sunday (December 31) at 4:00 p.m. (English) Followed by Exposition and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 p.m. at which time the Te Deum will be sung in order to gain the plenary indulgence fol-lowed by Benediction

11:30 p.m. (High Tridentine Latin Mass of Reparation)

Monday (January 1, 2018) at 9:00 a.m. (Low Tridentine Latin Mass)

10:30 a.m. (High Tridentine Latin Mass)

12:30 p.m. (English)

CONFESSIONS

Sunday, December 31 - 9:45-10:30 a.m. 12 noon-12:30 p.m. Monday, January 1 - 9:45-10:30 a.m. 12 noon-12:30 p.m.

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 31, 2017

My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.

--Luke 2:30-31

COLLECTION REPORT

Regular Collection 12/24/17 $5,220.82 Shrines and Candles Christmas Flowers $2,370.00

Same week last year 12/25/16 $5,172.00 Shrines and Candles $3,221.00 Christmas Flowers $1,498.00 Your continued and generous support to your Parish is greatly appreciated!

Altar Offerings

The Sanctuary Candle Intentions of Leith, Moore & Gerber Families

Adoration Candles Dedicated to Fr. J. Miara Christmas and Pastoral Blessings

C H R I S T M A S C O N C E R T

On Saturday, January 6, 2018 our parish choir will present a Christmas Concert beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the church. All are invited to attend.

Make your way to Bethlehem, go up to the Child, take Him in your arms and dance Him, say warm and tender things to Him, press Him close to your heart… --I am not talking childish nonsense: I am speaking of love! And love is shown with deeds. In the intimacy of your soul, you can indeed hug him tight! --St.JosemariaEscriva

2017 CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

This year’s Christmas collection amounted to $14,619.00. We thank all our parishioners and friends of Holy Innocents for your generosity. If you have yet to make your Christmas gift, please do so as soon as possible. Envelopes for this purpose are located in the back of the church near the bulletins.

SECOND COLLECTION

Next week, our second collection is for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects peo-ple with Christ, here and around the world in develop-ing countries, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. And fifty percent of funds collected remain in our diocese to fund local communications ef-forts. Your support helps spread the gospel message! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/ccc.

NEW YEAR’S HOURS

In observance of New Year’s Day, the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018. The office will be open as usual on Tuesday, January 2 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. for regular business. On Tuesday, January 2, the regular schedule of Masses, Confessions, Devotions and Eucharistic Adoration will be ob-served here at Holy Innocents.

ALL-NIGHT VIGIL

The next All-night Vigil of prayer and reparation will take place this Friday, January 5 beginning at 8:00 p.m. with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the praying of Vespers and Compline at 9:00 p.m. The night of prayer will conclude on Saturday, January 6 with a Eucharistic Procession at 4:30 a.m. and the celebration of a Low Latin Tridentine Mass at 5:00 a.m.

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS

Saturday, January 6 is the first Saturday of the New Year. Devotions of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will take place following the 1:00 p.m. Mass. A good resolution for this new year of 2018, following upon the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions to the three little shep-herds at Fatima, would be a commitment to consecutively make the 5 First Saturdays Devotions.

EPIPHANY SACRAMENTALS

Epiphany Water and chalk will be blessed following the 6:00 p.m. Mass on FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. Please bring the water you wish to be blessed marked with your name and place it in the sacristy prior to Holy Mass. The blessed chalk will be available all weekend for you to take to your homes so you may mark the names of the three Magi (Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar) over your doors, as a witness of your faith and a pro-tection against evil: (20 + C + M + B + 18)

January 4 - St. Elizabeth Seton

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first na-tive born American to be canonized by the Catholic Church.

Elizabeth grew up in the upper class of New York society. In spite of her high society background, Eliz-abeth's early life was quiet, simple, and often lonely.

In 1794, Elizabeth married the wealthy young William Seton. The first years of their marriage were happy and prosperous.

Within four years, William's father died, leaving the young couple in charge of William's seven half brothers and sisters, as well as the family's importing business.

Eventually William's business and health failed. He was finally forced to file a petition of bankruptcy and, in a final attempt to save William's health, the Setons sailed for Italy.

Unfortunately, William died of tuberculosis while in Italy.

Elizabeth's deep concern for the spiritual welfare of her family and friends eventually led her into the Catholic Church.

While in Italy, Elizabeth became interested in the Catho-lic Faith and, over a period of months, her Italian friends guided her in Catholic instruction.

Elizabeth's desire for the Bread of Life was to be a strong force leading her to the Catholic Church.

Having lost her mother at an early age, Elizabeth felt great comfort in the idea that the Blessed Virgin was tru-ly her mother. She asked the Blessed Virgin to guide her to the True Faith and officially joined the Catholic Church in 1805.

At the suggestion of the president of St. Mary's College in Baltimore, Maryland, Elizabeth started a school in that city. The school had originally been secular but once news of her entrance to Catholicism spread, sev-eral girls were removed from her school. It was then Seton, and two other young women who helped her in her work, began plans for a Sisterhood. They estab-lished the first free Catholic school in America. When the young community adopted their rule, they made pro-visions for Elizabeth to continue raising her children.

On March 25, 1809, Elizabeth Seton pronounced her vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, binding for one year. From that time she was called Mother Seton.

Although Mother Seton became afflicted with tuberculo-sis, she continued to guide her children. The Rule of the Sisterhood was formally ratified in 1812. It was based upon the Rule St. Vincent de Paul had written for his Daughters of Charity in France. By 1818, in addition to their first school, the sisters had established two orphan-ages and another school. Today, six groups of sisters can trace their origins to Mother Seton's initial foundation.

Mother Seton died in 1821 at the age of 46, only sixteen years after becoming a Catholic. She was beatified by Pope John XXIII on March 17, 1963 and was canonized on September 14, 1975 by Pope Paul VI.

January 5 - St. John Neumann

This American saint was born in Bohemia in 1811. He was looking for-ward to being ordained in 1835 when the bishop decided there would be no more ord inat ions . John wrote to bishops all over Europe but the story was the same everywhere no one wanted any more priests.

But John didn't give up. He had learned English by working in a factory with English-speaking workers so he wrote to the bishops in America. Finally, the bishop in New York agreed to ordain him. In order to follow God's call to the priesthood John would have to leave his home forever and travel across the ocean to a new and rugged land.

In New York, John was one of 36 priests for 200,000 Cath-olics. John's parish in western New York stretched from Lake Ontario to Pennsylvania. John spent most of his time traveling from village to village, climbing moun-tains to visit the sick, staying in garrets and taverns to teach, and celebrating the Mass at kitchen tables.

Because of the work and the isolation of his par-ish, John longed for community and so joined the Re-demptorists, a congregation of priests and brothers dedi-cated to helping the poor and most abandoned.

John was appointed bishop of Philadelphia in 1852. As bishop, he was the first to organize a dioce-san Catholic school system. A founder of Catholic education in this country, he increased the number of Catholic schools in his diocese from two to 100.

The ability to learn languages that had brought him to America led him to learn Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Gaelic so he could hear confessions in at least six languages.

John died on January 5, 1860 at the age of 48.

SAINTS THIS WEEK

BEARERS OF THE WORD

The Church has placed a number of notable feast days immediately after Christmas. The feasts of Stephen, John the Evangelist, and the Holy Innocents form a sum-mary of the life lived in Christ, the Word made flesh. What do these have to do with the feast of the Holy Family, which crowns the Octave of Christmas? These feasts remind us that suffering will occur in fulfilling the mission of Christ, and that we are all called to be bear-ers of this Word whose birth we celebrate.

We also see this manifested in the lives of Joseph and Mary, both of whom took social and religious risks in obe-dience to the will of God, and both of whom were open to the word of God sent to them from on high. In these ways they prefigured the life of Jesus himself.

Most likely, few of us found ourselves at Mass this past Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, but the essence of these feasts and the essence of the holiness of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus remain central, a holiness we celebrate today. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

You are invited to join a 10-Day Pilgrimage to Poland

with the Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents

with Rev. James Miara, Pastor

“The Life and Legacy of St. John Paul II”

May 6 – 15, 2018

Warsaw * Niepokalanow * Lichen * Kalisz * Czestochowa * Zakopane

Krakow * Wadowice All-Inclusive Package: $3,290.00

Contact: Peter’s Way Tours 1-800-225-7662

January 6 - St. Andre Bessette When Alfred Bessette came to the Holy Cross Brothers in 1870, he carried with him a note from his pastor saying, "I am sending you a saint." Chronic stomach pains had made it impossible for Alfred to hold a job very long.

The Holy Cross Brothers were teachers and, at 25, Alfred still did not know how to read and write.

The Holy Cross Brothers took him into the novitiate but soon found out that Brother Andre wanted to work but wasn't strong enough. They asked him to leave the order, but An-dre, out of desperation again, appealed to a visit-ing bishop who promised him that Andre would stay and take his vows.

After his vows, Brother Andre was sent to Notre Dame Col-lege in Montreal as a porter.

In 1904, he requested permission to build a chapel to Saint Joseph on the mountain near the college. The Archbishop refused to go into debt and would only give permission for Brother Andre to build what he had money for.

Andre took his few hundred dollars and built what he could ... a small wood shelter only fifteen feet by eighteen feet. He kept collecting money and went back three years later to the Archbishop who granted him permission to keep building as long as he didn't go into debt. Through kindness, caring, and devotion, Brother Andre helped many souls ex-perience healing and renewal on the mountaintop. There were even cases of physical healing. But for everything, Brother Andre thanked St. Joseph.

Despite financial troubles, Brother Andre never lost faith or devotion. He had started to build a basilica on the mountain but the Depression had interfered. At ninety-years old he told his co-workers to place a statue of St. Joseph in the unfinished, unroofed basilica. Brother Andre died soon after on January 6, and didn't live to see the work on the basilica completed.

On October 17, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI declared Blessed Andre a Saint.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION There's no more unusual setting to celebrate today's Feast of the Holy Family than Barcelona, Spain and the towering unfinished sandcastle known officially as the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia. In 1882, the plan was hatched to build a vast place of worship in reparation for the revolutionary and liberal leanings of the city. The modern artist Antoni Gaudi dedicated his life to the project, living in the building, attending Mass daily, and giving up his personal wealth. When people pressed him to pick up the pace, he responded, "My cli-ent is not in a hurry." (Gaudi's cause for beatification is moving along, and he could be the first professional artist and architect to be beatified.) The Spanish Civil War, a disaster for the Catholic Church in which thou-sands of priests, brothers, and nuns were murdered, halted work in 1935. In the 1950s work began anew, speeded up by computers in the 1980s. Still, the final stage of construction is not due to end until 2026. If the original methods had stayed in place, it would take sev-eral hundred more years to complete the plan. So far there are eight towers, with four to go. The highest steeple is three feet shorter than the nearest hill, since the architect didn't want his work to surpass God's art-istry. The three faces of the basilica each have three doors, with the faces named Passion, Nativity, and Grace. The interior is crammed with geometric figures that almost seem to spin, crazy-quilt windows, spiral staircases, and jumbles of statues and figures. Although inspired by ancient Gothic cathedrals, the style is called Expressionist, and very little is left unexpressed by the masonry. If you can't afford a visit, Sagrada Fa-milia maintains a web site, and virtual visits are free. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PRAYER VIGIL

On Sunday, December 31, the Most Blessed Sacrament will be exposed following the 4:00 p.m. Mass until the singing of the Te Deum at 11:00 p.m.

Schedule

7:00 p.m. - Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary 8:00 p.m. - Mysteries of Light 9:00 p.m. - Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary 10:00 p.m. - Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary

Please commit to a specific time of adoration by signing the sign-up sheet located on the bulletin board in the vestibule.

The Shrine to the Unborn Blessed by Cardinal O’Connor on December 28, 1993

The Shrine is dedicated in Memory of the Children

Who Have Died Unborn We invite you to name your child(ren)

and provide the opportunity to have your babyʹs name inscribed in our “Book of Lifeʺ.

Compliments of

LESLIE STUART, INC. 149 West 36th Street 8th Floor, New York, NY 10018

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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS

Regina Angelorum Court

Looking for a way to be of service to God and community? Come check out this group of dynamic, Catholic women! We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, at 7:15pm in the Parish Hall. Bring a friend! More info: 917-301-5859

LEGION OF MARY

Weekly Meeting of the Legion of Mary will be in the Parish Hall at 7:00pm every Monday,

following the 6:00pm Latin Mass

Often children who have died before birth have no grave or headstone, and sometimes not even a name. At The Church of The Holy Innocents, we invite you to name your child(ren) and to have the opportunity to have your baby's name inscribed in our "BOOK OF LIFE". Here, a candle is always lit in their memory. All day long people stop to pray. On the first Monday of every month, our 12:15pm Mass is celebrated in honor of these children and for the comfort of their families. We pray that you will find peace in knowing that your child(ren) will be remembered at the Shrine and honored by all who pray here.

We will inscribe the names of babies who have died before and at birth in our Book of Life, and as always, we invite

you to visit the Shrine if you are in New York City.

YOUNG ADULT HOLY HOUR THURSDAY EVENINGS 7:15pm Bible Study afterwards More info: 212-279-5861

SISTERS OF LIFE Hope & Healing After AbortionI

If you are suffering from the pain of a past abortion, know that there is hope and healing. Contact the Sisters of Life at

866-575-0075 or e-mail [email protected]

For information on the DAYS OF PRAYER AND HEALING

FOR WOMEN IN NEW YORK

DAYS OF PRAYER AND HEALING FOR MEN: For more information or to register for men please call

Lumina at 877-586-4621 or email [email protected]

VOLUNTEER SINGERS NEEDED

"Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, always and for everything giving thanks..."

- Ephesians Ch 5.

The Shrine & Parish Church of Holy Innocents Volun-teer choir needs your voice! All ages welcome. We meet on Sundays at 9:30am in the Church Hall. ease email Rachel Aldridge at [email protected] if you are interested in joining. No prior experience necessary.

SUBWAY ROSARY

Our Regina Mundi Praesidium of the Legion of Mary con-ducts a Subway Rosary on the second and fourth Satur-days of the month. All are invited to join in this evange-lization effort to spread devotion to Our Lady. Anyone interested in joining is asked to gather at Holy Innocents by 10:00 a.m. The group will then proceed to either Her-ald Square, Duffy Square, or a subway station for the rec-itation of the 20 decades of the Holy Rosary and return back to Holy Innocents around 12:30 p.m. Come for all or part of the Subway Rosary!

Upcoming Subway Rosaries

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