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Immaculate Conception PARISH FAMILY
133 Beach St
eet, Revere, MA 02151 April 5th 2015 Christ is Risen!
He is Truly Risen!
!Cristo ha Resucitado!
Verdaderamente ha Resucitado
Cristo è Risorto!
È veramente Risorto!
Alleluia!
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
Rectory Address: 22 Lowe Street, Revere, MA 02151
Tel.: 781-289-0735
Fax: 781-286-1124
Rectory Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Parish Administraror: Rev. Charles Bourke
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jorge Daniel Lazo Pujada
Religious Ed. Secretary:
Gail Hagstrom
781-289-8126
Parish Secretary: Eleanor Dunn
Business Manager: Nicole Caron
Music Director: Lorraine Zolla 781-284-2615
Religious Workers: Toranzo & Costa Families
781-307-7413
Convent: 119 Beach St, Revere, MA
Sacraments of Baptism and
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Marriage:
Saturday: 3 - 4 PM
Please contact the rectory at least SUNDAY 5 - 6 PM
six months before the wedding.
WEDNESDAY: 6 - 7 PM
and at any time in the Rectory,
please call for an appointment
Immaculate Conception School
127 Winthrop Ave., Revere, MA 02151
Tel: 781-284-0519
Interim principal: Paul Madden
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday: 9:00 AM (St. Jude Novena)
Tuesday to Friday: 7:30 AM
Wednesday: Misa en Español 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 4:00 PM English Mass
6:00 PM & 8:00 PM Neocatechumenal Community (Lower Church)
Sunday:
7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM
12:00 PM& 6:00 PM(Español)
Eucharistic Adoration:
Tuesday: 12 noon to 5:00 PM
(Solemn Vespers )with Benediction at 5:00PM)
Wednesday: 6 - 7 PM in Spanish
Anointing of the Sick
After the 10:30 AM Mass
(upon request.)
Home and Hospital visits by the
priests upon request.
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April 5th
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
TODAY’S READINGS Saturday, April 4 Holy Saturday
7:30 pm EASTER VIGIL
Sunday, April 5 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection
7:30 am Benincaso, Giuseppina & Giambro Illuminato
9:00 am For the People of the Parish
10:30 am Community Mass
Frank Bellofatto
Ralph Zolla
Bob Zolla
Violet Zolla
George Hockney
Monday, April 6 Monday within the Octave of Easter
9:00 am St. Jude Novena
Tuesday, April 7 Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
7:30 am John McGrath
Wednesday, April 8 Wednesday within the Octave of Easter
7:30 am Walter & Helen Strong
7:00 pm Spanish Mass
Thursday, April 9 Thursday within the Octave of Easter
7:30 am
Friday, April 10 Friday within the Octave of Easter
7:30 am Emanuala Giangregorio & Raffaella Pepe
Saturday, April 11 Saturday within the Octave of Easter
9:00 am Robert Sheehan
4:00 pm Richard Kelley
Sunday, April 12 Sunday of Divine Mercy
7:30 am Marie Laber
9:00 am For the People of the Parish
10:30 am Community Mass
Concetta Pasquale
Angelina Orlandino
Camille Tremonte
Salvatore Daniele
Salvatore & Mella Ursino
Vincenza & Michele Minichiello.
12:00pm Spanish Mass
6:00 pm Spanish Mass
MEMORIALS FOR APRIL 2015
CANDLES
Carmen A. Moretti
MISSALETTS Walter & Helen Strong
ALTAR WINE Mary & Arthur Keeley
ALTAR BREAD Jacqui Corliss & Montie Ingram
First Reading — Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen
(Acts 10:34a, 37-43).
Psalm — This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice
and be glad (Psalm 118).
(1) Second Reading — All who are baptized, set your
hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or
(2) Second Reading — Christ our Passover is sacri-ficed;
therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8).
Gospel — Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each
responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9)
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11;
Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday:
Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22;
Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48
Friday:
Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a;
Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21;
Mk 16:9-15
Sunday:
Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24;
1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Our tradition has a way of honoring ageold customs, and is patient with how practices
unfold in different places. The name of today’s
feast illustrates this well. English is a Germanic
language, and our word “Easter,” or German
“Oester,” points back to the pagan goddess Eoestre, the star of
the vernal equinox feast. The Greek title “Pasch” reaches back in
a more helpful manner to the Hebrew “Pesach,” or “Passover.”
“Paschal Triduum” may be slow to replace “Easter” in our vocabulary, but it is clearer about the mystery we celebrate today,
the culmination of three days laden with mystery and meaning.
You can hear the older term, and the resistance to English
influence, in the Irish “Casca” and Scottish “Pask.” Romance
languages stay close to the deep paschal tradition, with the
French “Pâques,” Spanish “Pascua” and Italian “Pasqua.” Memories of our pagan past with “Oester” will not soon fade away:
even Japanese Christians are under her spell, for today’s feast is
called “ I-suta.” Swahili, a young language, takes the more traditional route with “Pasaka.” Each language yields a rich insight
into the feast. Spanish includes a sense that today is a “big Sunday” by adding the designation “Pascua” to the greatest feasts,
such as “Pascua de la Natividad” (Christmas). Once Christ is
risen, every step of life’s journey is illuminated by the light of
the Pasch!
April 5th
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
At Easter, we honor and thank our 628 active and senior
priests who have dedicated their lives in faithful service to
God and His Church. Remember priests such as
Rev Arthur J. Driscoll
Rev. Garret J. Barry
Rev. Philip J. King
Rev. James J. McGowan
Rev. Edward M. Keohan
Rev. Robert W. Thomas
Who have made a meaningful difference in your life, and
consider honoring them with a generous gift to the Clergy
Health and Retirement Trust. Our priests have dedicated
their lives to serving the Catholic faithful here in the Archdiocese of Boston; now, it is our turn to care for them in
their time of need. Thank you for your prayers and support
of this critical effort.
Easter Vigil Baptisms
Congratulations to the Children of our Religious Education
Program who were baptized during our Easter Vigil.
Juan Alcantara
Aliyah Buenrostro
Monserrat Buenrostro
Melanie DeFaz
Jessie Guevara
Diego Lemus Abrego
Sasha Lemus Abrego
Edwin Moran
Danny Moran
Devin Nieves
Denis Quijada
A special Thanks for their teacher Elena Martinez
Weekly Collection
Offertory (March 22nd) $6, 989.00
Thank You for your generosity
Gather with Churches for wage action April 14
Join peoples of faith for a rally with low-wage workers on Tuesday,
April 14th 4-6 pm at Forsyth Park, near the Northeastern and Ruggles MBTA stations. We will call on all employers to pay a just
wage of $ 15 and hour to their workers.
This is family friendly event. It will take place rain or shine.
Massachusetts Interfaith Worker Justice endorses this event.
For more information visit WageAction.org
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Thanks to ALL of the many people who helped to
make our Holy Week Celebration reverent and
meaningful.
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To All Altar Servers and those who directed them.
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Special thanks to our Music Ministry who enhanced
our celebration.
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Our Liturgy Team who did exceptional work on the
environment of our Church.
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WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE AND
OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS
ON GOOD FRIDAY.
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Most especially to Ralph Vertuccio who generously
donated and arranged the Easter flowers. We also
thank those who assisted him in this endeavor.
PASCHAL CANDLE
Thank you to Doreen Manzi for
donating the 2015 Paschal Candle in memory of:
Nunziata Panebianco
John Liset, Jr.
Edward Holland, Sr.
FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT
Dear Parents please remember
the first communion retreat is next
Saturday April 11th in the Lower Church
from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
CONFIRMATION RETREAT
For Confirmation II only
Saturday April 11th at the School’s Gym
from 9 am to 2 pm
Fr. Charles Bourke, Fr. Daniel and The
Parish Staff would like to wish all the
families of our Parish and all those who
are visiting with us this weekend a
Blessed and Joyous Easter. May the light
and life of the Risen Christ fill your lives.
Christ is risen from the dead and by his death He has
trampled our death and has given life to those
who are in the tombs
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April 5th
The Gospel of the resurrection of Jesus Christ begins with the journey of the women to the tomb at dawn on the day after the Sabbath. They go to the tomb to honour the body of the Lord, but they
find it open and empty. A mighty angel says to them: “Do not be
afraid!” (Mt 28:5) and orders them to go and tell the disciples: “He
has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you
to Galilee” (v. 7). The women quickly depart and on the way Jesus
himself meets them and says: “Do not fear; go and tell my brothers
to go to Galilee; there they will see me” (v. 10). “Do not be afraid”,
“do not fear”: these are words that encourage us to open our hearts
to receive the message.
After the death of the Master, the disciples had scattered; their faith
had been utterly shaken, everything seemed over, all their certainties
had crumbled and their hopes had died. But now that message of the
women, incredible as it was, came to them like a ray of light in the
darkness. The news spread: Jesus is risen as he said. And then there
was his command to go to Galilee; the women had heard it twice,
first from the angel and then from Jesus himself: “Let them go to
Galilee; there they will see me”. “Do not fear” and “go to Galilee”.
Galilee is the place where they were first called, where everything
began! To return there, to return to the place where they were originally called. Jesus had walked along the shores of the lake as the
fishermen were casting their nets. He had called them, and they left
everything and followed him (cf. Mt 4:18-22).
To return to Galilee means to re-read everything on the basis of the
cross and its victory, fearlessly: “do not be afraid”. To re-read everything – Jesus’ preaching, his miracles, the new community, the
excitement and the defections, even the betrayal – to re-read everything starting from the end, which is a new beginning, from this supreme act of love.
For each of us, too, there is a “Galilee” at the origin of our journey
with Jesus. “To go to Galilee” means something beautiful, it means
rediscovering our baptism as a living fountainhead, drawing new
energy from the sources of our faith and our Christian experience. To return to Galilee means above all to return to that blazing
light with which God’s grace touched me at the start of the journey. From that flame I can light a fire for today and every day, and
bring heat and light to my brothers and sisters. That flame ignites a
humble joy, a joy which sorrow and distress cannot dismay, a good,
gentle joy.
In the life of every Christian, after baptism there is also another
“Galilee”, a more existential “Galilee”: the experience of a personal
encounter with Jesus Christ who called me to follow him and to
share in his mission. In this sense, returning to Galilee means treasuring in my heart the living memory of that call, when Jesus passed
my way, gazed at me with mercy and asked me to follow him. To
return there means reviving the memory of that moment when his
eyes met mine, the moment when he made me realize that he loved
me.
Today, tonight, each of us can ask: What is my Galilee? I need to
remind myself, to go back and remember. Where is my Galilee? Do
I remember it? Have I forgotten it? Seek and you will find it! There
the Lord is waiting for you. Have I gone off on roads and paths
which made me forget it? Lord, help me: tell me what my Galilee is;
for you know that I want to return there to encounter you and to let
myself be embraced by your mercy. Do not be afraid, do not fear,
return to Galilee!
The Gospel is very clear: we need to go back there, to see Jesus risen, and to become witnesses of his resurrection. This is not to go
back in time; it is not a kind of nostalgia. It is returning to our first
love, in order to receive the fire which Jesus has kindled in the world
and to bring that fire to all people, to the very ends of the earth. Go
back to Galilee, without fear!
Pope Francis
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
MASSES
ANNIVERSARY MASSES FOR
APRIL, MAY & JUNE 2015
We are booking Anniversary Masses for those months.
Please call the Parish Secretary or come to the Rectory.
Memorials
Candles: Sept $50
Missaletts: June-July–Aug-Sept-Oct-Dec. $50
Altar Wine: May-June-July-Aug-Sept-Oct $50
Altar Bread: Mar-June-July-Aug-Sept-Oct $100
Music Book: Mar-April-June-July-Aug-Sept-Oct-Nov $ 100
We are booking memorial masses for the year 2015.
Please call the Parish secretary for more information.
THE GRAND ANNUAL 2014
The Grand Annual insures that we can
run the Parish and have something set aside for emergencies.
You received an envelope in the mail, if you have not sent in
your contribution for the Grand Annual 2014 it would be greatly
appreciated at this time. The total today is $ 29,056. Many thanks
to all that have contributed.
Online Giving
Immaculate Conception Parish welcomes the new
Online Giving in our Webpage
www.icrevere.com
Save paper. Save time. And you make your offertory gifts
work harder than ever for our Church by participating in our
Online Giving program. When you give online, your gift
will be transferred conveniently and securely from your
bank account, debit or credit card to Immaculate Conception
Parish
The Boston Catholic Directory
The Boston Catholic Directories are now here for the
year 2015. If you are interested in buying one please
come to the Rectory. The price is $25.00 each.
New Members
Registration form for new parishioners
Please put our names on the Parish Mailing List
Name______________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________
Phone #____________________________________________________
Email______________________________________________________
Mail it or drop it off at the Rectory
5 de Abril del 2015
Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor
El Evangelio de la resurrección de Jesucristo comienza con el ir de las
mujeres hacia el sepulcro, temprano en la mañana del día después del
sábado. Se dirigen a la tumba, para honrar el cuerpo del Señor, pero la
encuentran abierta y vacía. Un ángel poderoso les dice: «Vosotras no
tengáis miedo» (Mt 28,5), y les manda llevar la noticia a los discípulos:
«Ha resucitado de entre los muertos y va por delante de vosotros a
Galilea» (v. 7). Las mujeres se marcharon a toda prisa y, durante el
camino, Jesús les salió al encuentro y les dijo: «No temáis: id a
comunicar a mis hermanos que vayan a Galilea; allí me verán» (v. 10).
«No tengáis miedo», «no temáis»: es una voz que anima a abrir el
corazón para recibir este mensaje».
Después de la muerte del Maestro, los discípulos se habían dispersado;
su fe se deshizo, todo parecía que había terminado, derrumbadas las
certezas, muertas las esperanzas. Pero entonces, aquel anuncio de las
mujeres, aunque increíble, se presentó como un rayo de luz en la
oscuridad. La noticia se difundió: Jesús ha resucitado, como había
dicho… Y también el mandato de ir a Galilea; las mujeres lo habían
oído por dos veces, primero del ángel, después de Jesús mismo: «Que
vayan a Galilea; allí me verán». «No temáis» y «vayan a Galilea».
Galilea es el lugar de la primera llamada, donde todo empezó. Volver
allí, volver al lugar de la primera llamada. Jesús pasó por la orilla del
lago, mientras los pescadores estaban arreglando las redes. Los llamó,
y ellos lo dejaron todo y lo siguieron (cf. Mt 4,18-22).
Volver a Galilea quiere decir releer todo a partir de la cruz y de la
victoria; sin miedo, «no temáis». Releer todo: la predicación, los
milagros, la nueva comunidad, los entusiasmos y las defecciones, hasta
la traición; releer todo a partir del final, que es un nuevo comienzo, de
este acto supremo de amor.
También para cada uno de nosotros hay una «Galilea» en el comienzo
del camino con Jesús. «Ir a Galilea» tiene un significado bonito,
significa para nosotros redescubrir nuestro bautismo como fuente viva,
sacar energías nuevas de la raíz de nuestra fe y de nuestra experiencia
cristiana. Volver a Galilea significa sobre todo volver allí, a ese punto
incandescente en que la gracia de Dios me tocó al comienzo del
camino. Con esta chispa puedo encender el fuego para el hoy, para
cada día, y llevar calor y luz a mis hermanos y hermanas. Con esta
chispa se enciende una alegría humilde, una alegría que no ofende el
dolor y la desesperación, una alegría buena y serena.
En la vida del cristiano, después del bautismo, hay también otra
«Galilea», una «Galilea» más existencial: la experiencia del encuentro
personal con Jesucristo, que me ha llamado a seguirlo y participar en
su misión. En este sentido, volver a Galilea significa custodiar en el
corazón la memoria viva de esta llamada, cuando Jesús pasó por mi
camino, me miró con misericordia, me pidió seguirlo; volver a Galilea
significa recuperar la memoria de aquel momento en el que sus ojos se
cruzaron con los míos, el momento en que me hizo sentir que me
amaba.
Hoy, en esta noche, cada uno de nosotros puede preguntarse: ¿Cuál es
mi Galilea? Se trata de hacer memoria, regresar con el
recuerdo. ¿Dónde está mi Galilea? ¿La recuerdo? ¿La he olvidado?
Búscala y la encontrarás. Allí te espera el Señor. He andado por
caminos y senderos que me la han hecho olvidar. Señor, ayúdame:
dime cuál es mi Galilea; sabes, yo quiero volver allí para encontrarte y
dejarme abrazar por tu misericordia. No tengáis miedo, no temáis,
volved a Galilea.
El evangelio es claro: es necesario volver allí, para ver a Jesús
resucitado, y convertirse en testigos de su resurrección. No es un volver
atrás, no es una nostalgia. Es volver al primer amor, para recibir el
fuego que Jesús ha encendido en el mundo, y llevarlo a todos, a todos
los extremos de la tierra. Volver a Galilea sin miedo.
«Galilea de los gentiles» (Mt 4,15; Is 8,23): horizonte del Resucitado,
horizonte de la Iglesia; deseo intenso de encuentro… ¡Pongámonos en
camino!
Papa Francisco
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El Padre Charles Bourke, el Padre Daniel
y el personal de la Parroquia le deseamos a
usted y a sus familias y a todos los que nos
visitan estos días una Feliz Pascua de Resurrección . Que la luz y y la vida del Señor
resucitado llene siempre sus vidas.
¡Cristo ha resucitado de entre los muertos!
Con su muerte destruyó nuestra muerte,
y con su resurrección ha dado la vida a los
que vivían en las tinieblas.
Muchas GRACIAS a todas la personas que nos
ayudaron a celebrar el Triduo Pascual
de manera digna y alegre.
A las personas que vinieron a limpiar la Iglesia, a los
ministros de communion, los lectores, los coros, los
monaguillos y muy especialmente a Adan Flores y a
todas las personas que participaron a la procession
del Via Crucis el Viernes Santo.
!QUE DIOS LOS BENDIGA!
Novena de la Divina Misericordia
Ha empezado el Viernes Santo y
continuara todos los dias a las 3:00
pm hasta el Domingo
12 de Abril en la Iglesia
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Por Catholic Tv
COVER SHEET
Church Name:
911116: Immaculate Conception
22 Lowe Street, Revere, MA 02151
Phone #
781-289-0735
Contact Person:
Fr Daniel Lazo / Ricardo Toranzo
781-267-3084 / 781 307 7413
781-289-0735
jdlazo1981@hotmail.com
ritoranzo@yahoo.es
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Sunday date of publication
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