February 7th Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Fifth ...

February 7th Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fifth Sunday in St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish
Ordinary Time

101-41 91st Street, Ozone Park, New York, 11416
Tel: 718.845.3691 • Fax: 718.845.8978
www.nativityststans.org
Email: [email protected]

Rev. Paul C. Palmiotto, Pastor
Rev. Andrzej Salwowski, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jean-Farda Tanisma, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Angelo B. Pezzullo, Retired & In Residence

Deacon Andrew A. Marchello, Retired
Deacon Edward J. Guster, Jr.

Mrs. Elizabeth Perretta, Religious Education Director
Jonathan Mercado, Music Director

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

MASS SCHEDULE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Nativity: 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Stanislaus: 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month
(Original birth certificate and must be a parishioners
Monday - Friday with envelopes for at least 6 months).
7:00am ~ 9:00am English SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Saturday Couples should contact the parish office at least six
9:00 am English months in advance to make the proper arrangements.
5:30 pm English MUST BE A PARISHIONER WITH ENVELOPES
7:00 pm Spanish SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Sunday Saturday: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Nativity only.
7:30 am English For confession at other times you can make an
9:00 am Italian individual appointment.
10:30 am English SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
12:00 pm English First Saturday of each month during the 9:00am mass
1:30 pm Filipino 3rd Sunday of each month Please notify a priest whenever anyone is seriously ill
6:30 pm English (Except during summer time) to receive this special sacrament.
Holy Days - As announced in the Bulletin RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
To register or for any information (718) 845-1524
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr This office provides Religious formation and also the
sacramental preparation for children of our parish who
Location-Rockaway Blvd. & 88th wish to receive First Penance, First Eucharist and
Confirmation, must be a parishioner.
Sunday SCHOOL
9:00 am English Divine Mercy Catholic Academy
11:00 am Polish Location - 101-60 92nd St.
12:30 pm English (Except during summer time) Tel: 718-845-3074 • Fax: 718-845-5068
Sister Francis Marie, C.S.F.N., Principal
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Friday Saturday

9:00 am - 12 noon 9:00 am - 12 noon

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary --- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr

First Saturday February 6th Blessed Virgin Mary February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00am Rose Gualtieri (Birthday) 9:00am Stanislaw Zielinski

By Sister By Children
Mary Perro (4th Anniversary)
11:00am (Polish) Za Chorych Cztonkow

By Husband and Family Tow. Serca Jezus
James Walsh
5:30pm 12:30pm For the people of the parish

By Wife and Family February 10th Ash Wednesday (Fast and Abstinence)
Antoni Baj
7:00pm (Polish) For the people of the parish
By Jozefa Kula
7:00pm (Spanish) Por la salud del Reverendo Padre February 14th First Sunday of Lent

Stephen Valdazo

February 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00am For the people of the parish

11:00am (Polish) Adam Adamczyk

7:30am Francesco Paccione and Vito DeVito By Wife

By Maria Paccione Aniela and Antoni Kula
9:00am (Italian) Cristoforo Tufano
12:30pm By Jozefa Kula and Family
By Tufano Family For the people of the parish

10:30am In honor of St. Agatha
By Battista Family
From the Pastor desk
12:00noon Rosina Iannacci
To all the parishioners who played
6:30pm By Son and Family “Catch Up”
Purgatorial Society
after the snow storm with the
Monday February 8th St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin weekly envelopes

7:00am Carmelo Cirrincione Thank You

By Tom Turner

9:00am Zofia Matuszczak

By Daughter and Family

Tuesday February 9th Saturday February 13th

7:00am Joan Haile (Anniversary) 9:00am (Living) Nancy Cimino (Healing)

By Godson, Frank By Hobbs Family

9:00am (Living) Nancy Cimino (Healing) Christian Guster ((9th Birthday)

By Clara, Debbie and Gerard By Grandparents

February 10th Ash Wednesday (Fast and Abstinence) 5:30pm Louis Buonocore

7:00am Kathy Asimake - Murphy By Hobbs Family

By Hobbs Family Joseph Sabatini

9:00am Antonio Moscatiello By Angela Barillaro and Family

By Wife and Family 7:00pm (Spanish) For the people of the parish

3:00pm Service Ashes February 14th First Sunday of Lent

7:30pm Service Ashes 7:30am Giuseppe Sabatini

Thursday February 11th Our Lady of Lourdes By Petras and Beccarino Families

7:00am Maria de los Angeles Rojas 9:00am (Italian) Phyllis Napolitano

By Family 10:30am By Parents and Brother
Holy Name Society
9:00am Stefan Cwikla

By Helen Cwikla Jean and Joe Martinelli

Friday February 12th 12:00noon By Annette and Don Curran
Dominic Giamundo
7:00am Mary Herbert (Anniversary)

By Grandson, Frank 6:30pm By Family
Modica Gaetano
9:00am Saluciana Garcia

By Sister Grace Family

Stewardship Please remember in your prayers
the sick of our parish:
Collection for the weekend of
January 30th and 31st at Nativity of the Blessed Dear parishioner in order to update the sick list for
2016 please call the rectory if you have a family
Virgin Mary St Stanislaus B&M Parish member sick… prayer is powerful

5:30pm $662 Arthur Weber, Sr. Maria de los Angeles Rojas
7:00pm $462 Barbara Martuscello
7:30am $903 Eric Ern
9:00am $205 (Italian) Eleanor Martuscello
9:00am $1015 Frank Carbone
10:30am $1697 Giuseppe Anzaldi
11:00am $884 (Polish) John Gaynor
12:00noon $951 Madeline Padilla
12:30pm $180
6:30pm $372 February 10, 2016
TOTAL $7,331

Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis Pray for the Deceased
for February
May they rest in Peace
 Universal: Care for Creation
That we may take good care of creation Robert Daniel Dean, Joseph C. Hess,
a gift freely given–cultivating and protecting Thomas Billotto, Rosario Alogna,
it for future generations. Giuseppina Vicario, Frank Digiola,
Joseph Sabatini, Leonila P. Roque,
 Evangelization: Asia
That opportunities may increase for dialogue Mary R. Allen,
and encounter between the Christian faith
and the peoples of Asia. 

Thank You

to Maria Regina Squirettes of Mary
for Donation of $200.00

May the Lord bless you all and
keep you in His Care!!

The intention of the Mass
Is the Most Precious Gift we can give for Our Beloved
ones who are departed. We Also have Mass Cards that you can give

To your friends and family for their Birthdays,
illness, or a special intention.

The Mass is a truly unique special gift.

February 10, 2016 DIVINE MERCY
CATHOLIC ACADEMY
This year Lent begins with Ash Wednesday
on February 10th. We will have SAVE THE DATE
distribution of ashes during the
DMCA TALENT SHOW
**Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 in the morning.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5TH, 7:00 PM
**At 3:00pm and 7:30pm there will be a NATIVITY CHURCH HALL
Lenten Service with distribution of Ashes.
DMCA FASHION SHOW
*7:00pm Mass (Polish) at St. Stanislaus
with distribution of Ashes during Mass. THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST
ROMA VIEW, HOWARD BEACH
From the Bridge to Life,
~ We help young women and men choose life. (718) 845-3074
~ We provide counseling and support for pregnant women
*
and assist them in obtaining prenatal care, housing and
referrals to appropriate agencies. ATTENTION
~ We run a material assistance program which has helped DEAR PARISHIONERS
thousands of women and their families in the last year. Thank you for your kind
~ We were able to provide, clothes, blankets, diapers, car support in 2015 to our Church.
seats, strollers, high chairs, layettes, cribs and accessories Anyone wishing a statement
for babies and children. Mothers return to us every three of contributions to Nativity of the
months for material assistance for their families. Blessed of the Virgin Mother –
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr
Parish for the year 2015, kindly call

at (718) 845-3691*10 to give your
request and envelope number.

Holy Name Society
Meeting

Sunday February 14, 2016
9:00am Church’s Hall

10:30am Mass to Follow

Ash Wednesday public after receiving the ashes. the Bishop blessed the hair

Ash Wednesday is Feasting is highly inappropriate. shirts which they were to wear

one of the most Small children, the elderly and during the forty days of

popular and impor- sick are exempt from this ob- penance, and sprinkled over

tant holy days in the liturgical servance. them ashes made from the

calendar. Ash Wednesday opens It is not required that a person palms from the previous year.

Lent, a season of fasting and wear the ashes for the rest of Then, while the faithful recited

prayer. the day, and they may be the Seven Penitential Psalms,

Ash Wednesday takes place 46 washed off after Mass. the penitents were turned out

days before Easter Sunday, and However, many people keep the of the church because of their

is cheifly observed by Catholics, ashes as a reminder until the sins -- just as Adam, the first

although many other Christians evening. man, was turned out of

observe it too. Recently, movements have Paradise because of his

Ash Wednesday comes from the developed that involve pastors disobedience.

ancient Jewish tradition of distributing ashes to passersby The penitents did not enter the

penance and fasting. The in public places. This isn't con- church again until Maundy

practice includes the wearing of sidered taboo, but Catholics Thursday after having won

ashes on the head. The ashes should know this practice is reconciliation by the toil of forty

symbolize the dust from which distinctly Protestant. Catholics days' penance and sacramental

God made us. As the priest should still receive ashes within absolution. Later, all Christians,

applies the ashes to a person's the context of Mass. whether public or secret

forehead, he speaks the words: In some cases, ashes may be penitents, came to receive

"Remember that you are dust, delivered by a priest or a family ashes out of

and to dust you shall return." member to those who are sick devotion. In earlier

Alternatively, the priest may or shut-in. times, the

speak the words, "Repent and Ash Wednesday marks the distribution of

believe in the Gospel." beginning of the Season of ashes was followed

Ashes also symbolize grief, in Lent. It is a season of penance, by a penitential

this case, grief that reflection, and fasting which procession.

we have sinned and prepares us for Christ's

caused division from Resurrection on Easter Sunday, The Ashes

God. through which we attain The ashes are made from the

Writings from the Second- redemption. blessed palms used in the Palm

century Church refer to the Sunday celebration of the

wearing of ashes as a sign of Why we receive the ashes previous year. The ashes are

penance. Following the example of the christened with Holy Water and

Priests administer ashes Ninevites, who did penance in are scented by exposure to

during Mass and all are invited sackcloth and ashes, our incense. While the ashes

to accept the ashes as a foreheads are marked with symbolize penance and

visible symbol of penance. Even ashes to humble our hearts and contrition, they are also a

non-Christians and the excom- reminds us that life passes reminder that God is gracious

municated are welcome to re- away on Earth. We remember and merciful to those who call

ceive the ashes. The ashes are this when we are told on Him with repentant hearts.

made from blessed palm "Remember, Man is dust, and His Divine mercy is of utmost

branches, taken from the unto dust you shall return." importance during the season

previous year's palm Sunday Ashes are a symbol of penance of Lent, and the Church calls on

Mass. made sacramental by the bless- us to seek that mercy during

It is important to remember ing of the Church, and they help the entire Lenten season with

that Ash Wednesday is a day of us develop a spirit of humility reflection, prayer and penance.

penitential prayer and fasting. and sacrifice. By Catholic Online
Some faithful take the rest of The distribution of ashes comes

the day off work and remain from a ceremony of ages past.

home. It is generally inappro- Christians who had committed

priate to dine out, grave faults performed public

to shop, or to go about in penance. On Ash Wednesday,

QUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO 10 DE FEBRERO, MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA
Febrero 7, 2016
La Cuaresma comienza con el miércoles de Ceniza y es

Isaías 6,2-1.3-8; 1 Corintios 15,1-11; Lucas 5,1-11 un tiempo de oración, penitencia y ayuno. Cuarenta días

que la Iglesia marca para la conversión del corazón.

En las lecturas de hoy de la Primera Carta a los Las palabras que se usan para la imposición de cenizas,
Corintios, San Pablo nos dice lo que significa amar. son:
San Francisco de Sales basó la totalidad de su vida •“Concédenos, Señor, el perdón y haznos pasar del peca

do a la gracia y de la muerte a la vida” O

y sus enseñanzas en el concepto del amor: •“Recuerda que polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás"
Por amor vivimos, sentimos y nos movemos. Todos •“Arrepiéntete y cree en el Evangelio”.

nuestros afectos siguen el rumbo de nuestro amor. ORIGEN DEL MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA
El amor es la vida del corazón. Nuestras acciones
son un reflejo de nuestro corazón. Aquellos que Antiguamente los judíos acostumbraban cubrirse de ceniza cuando
hacían algún sacrificio y los ninivitas también usaban la ceniza

abren su corazón al amor de Dios, transmiten el como signo de su deseo de conversión de su mala vida a una vida
amor de Dios cuando actúan. El amor divino todo con Dios. En los primeros siglos de la Iglesia, las personas que
lo puede y todo lo soporta, cuando permitimos que
querían recibir el Sacramento de la Reconciliación el Jueves Santo,
reine en nuestros corazones. Un corazón que está se ponían ceniza en la cabeza y se presentaban ante la comunidad
lleno del amor sagrado vive una vida limpia,
saludable, nueva. Esta nueva vida es alegre y vestidos con un "hábito penitencial". Esto representaba su voluntad
vigorizante. Es la unión de la perfección. de convertirse. En el año 384 D.C., la Cuaresma adquirió un senti-

do penitencial para todos los cristianos y desde el siglo XI, la Igle-
sia de Roma acostumbra poner las cenizas al iniciar los 40 días de
penitencia y conversión. Las cenizas que se utilizan se obtienen

El amor de Dios siempre se halla presente en quemando las palmas usadas del Domingo de Ramos del año ante-
nosotros, pero desafortunadamente nosotros no lo
vemos. Como no captamos la presencia del amor de rior. Esto nos recuerda que lo que fue signo de gloria pronto se
Dios en nosotros, con facilidad lo olvidamos. reduce a nada. También, fue usado el período de Cuaresma para
preparar a los que iban a recibir el Bautismo la noche de Pascua,
imitando a Cristo con sus 40 días de ayuno. La imposición de ceni-

Entonces nos comportamos como si Dios estuviera za es una costumbre que nos recuerda que algún día vamos a morir
muy lejos de nosotros. El amor de Dios se halla y que nuestro cuerpo se va a convertir en polvo. Nos enseña que
presente de forma muy especial en sus corazones y todo lo material que tengamos aquí se acaba. En cambio, todo el
bien que tengamos en nuestra alma nos lo vamos a llevar a la eter-

en el centro mismo de su espíritu. Refúgiense de vez nidad. Al final de nuestra vida, sólo nos llevaremos aquello que
en cuando en la soledad de su corazón, aún si están hayamos hecho por Dios y por nuestros hermanos los hombres.
en medio de una conversación o transacción. Cuando el sacerdote nos pone la ceniza, debemos tener una actitud
Hablen con Dios. Las demás personas no pueden de querer mejorar, de querer tener amistad con Dios. La ceniza se
les impone a los niños y a los adultos.

perturbar este espacio de soledad mental, dado que CAMINANDO EN LA FE DE LA IGLESIA NATI-

ellas no tienen la capacidad de adentrarse en su

corazón; este permanece solamente en presencia de VIDAD DE LA SANTÍSIMA VIRGEN MARÍA
101-41 91st. Street, Ozone Park, NY 11416
Dios. Nuestra vida se asemeja al movimiento

perpetuo y diverso de las olas del mar. Hay días en RETIRO DE CUARESMA
que nos mantenemos a flote gracias a la esperanza,
y hay veces en que nos hundimos en el temor. Aun Nacer de Nuevo: Con Cristo
cuando todo a nuestro alrededor cambie, nosotros Misericordioso a Una Vida Renovada.
debemos ser como la aguja de la brújula del
marinero que siempre apunta a la Estrella del Norte. Sábado 20 de Febrero
Nuestra voluntad siempre debe mirar, buscar y
aspirar al amor de Dios. No existe nada que nos 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
pueda remover del amor de Dios porque el
Aprovechando que estaremos en Cuaresma, los invitamos a
compromiso que hemos hecho, de nunca renunciar este retiro a rezar, a ordenar, a morir al pecado dejando
atrás lo viejo, y renacer de nuevo. Nuestra vida, es un
constante, renovarse para ir creciendo en misericordia

y para ser más de Dios. En esta Cuaresma podemos

al amor misericordioso de Dios, nos mantendrá hacer mucho, si queremos. Podemos convertirnos,
firmes incluso cuando enfrentados a los cambios
que esta vida nos imponga. No pierdan el coraje, ni si queremos. Podemos dejar que Dios habite en nuestro ser

dejen que su espíritu se hunda en un mar de si queremos, y así actuaremos y seremos como El,
contradicciones. Dios jamás dejará de atender sus
corazones, porque el amor de Dios es eterno. que es Dios. Pidamos la intercesión de María Santísima

Madre de la Iglesia para ser como Dios y servirle.

Predicador: Diácono Marco López

Lugar: Sótano de la Iglesia

Ministerio de Música: Florencio Ureña

Para Información 1-646-327-4087

Church Name: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church City: Ozone Park, NY
Account Number: 04-1009
Routing Code: B
Run Number: 6
Phone Number: 718-845-3691
Contact: Fr. Paul C. Palmiotto
Transmission day and time is scheduled for Tuesdays by 2:30pm