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Saint Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church
33 New Hyde Park Road, Franklin Square, New York 11010-3692
Parish Social Ministry
Interim Coordinator
Maureen Miedreich
Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Richard M. Figliozzi
Faith Formation
Coordinator
Debbie Hurley
Associate Pastors
Rev. Allan Arneaud
Rev. Johnny Mendonca
Rev. Charles N. Srion
Music Director
Jennifer Wells
Priest in Residence
Rev. Jose Luis Tenas
Trustees
Dennis Canese
Marion G. Dreyfus
Deacons
Joseph Benincasa
Frank Gonzalez
Parish office: (516) 352-0146
Parish FAX: (516) 326-7427
Faith Formation: (516) 354-4554
Social / Outreach: (516) 775-0840
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.stcatherineofsienna.org
Sunday Masses
Parish Membership
Saturday: Saint Catherine Chapel-Sienna Center 5:00PM
Sunday: Saint Catherine Chapel, Sienna Center
7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM
& 5:00PM (Spanish)
ALL are welcome to join our parish family; please REGISTER
on the First Sunday of the Month at the Pastoral Table after
Mass or anytime at the Parish Office. We invite you to be part
of our Parish Ministry through various groups and activities.
Weekday Masses
Adoration: Saint Catherine Chapel, Sienna Center
Every Friday after 8:00AM Mass to 9:00PM
and 24 Hour Exposition every First Friday
Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 8:00AM Mass
Monday through Saturday: 8:00AM
Parish Office Hours (990 Holzheimer St.)
Monday to Thursday: 9:00AM—8:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM—7:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM—4:00PM
Sunday: 10:00AM—1:00PM
Parish Social Ministry Outreach Hours
(995 Lutz Street)
Monday through Friday, 11:00AM-1:00PM
Thursday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Additional hours by appointment only.
Anointing of the Sick
Communal Anointing of the Sick on Thursdays during the
8:00AM Mass. Please notify priest if family member is sick
at home. Emergency Sick Calls: Call 352-0146
Celebrate Baptism
We welcome Children & Adults to Catholicism through
Baptism. Call the Parish Office to make arrangements.
Children: Baptism Celebrated First & Third Saturdays of
each month at 12:30PM.
Baptism Preparation Class: 2nd Tuesday of each month at
7:30PM (pre-registration is required).
Adults: Adults to be Baptized (or Confirmed) are
invited to call the Parish Office for assistance.
Celebrate Marriage
Please make an appointment with a priest or deacon
before making your social arrangements.
Reconciliation (Confession/Penance)
Every Saturday: 4:00PM-5:00PM
Parish Prayer Life
Parishioners with Special Needs
The Church, Saint Catherine Chapel and Sienna Center are
accessible through doors on right side of the Church where
buildings meet. The Sienna Center is also accessible through
its front doors and has an elevator at ground level for upper
and lower levels (left side of staircase) allowing access to
Church as well.
Assisted Listening Devices are available for the hearing
impaired. Please ask an usher if you need one.
Special Needs Advocacy: Dr. Priscilla O’Connell may
be reached by calling the Parish Social Ministry Office at
775-0840; contact if you have other needs to be addressed.
Mass For Those with Special Needs is celebrated on the
3rd Saturday of each month at 3:00PM in Saint Catherine
Chapel-Sienna Center.
Professional Therapy & Counseling
Family, marriage, and individual therapies, provided by
New York licensed therapists, are available to our parish.
Call Dr. Giuliani, Catholic Counseling Ctr., 631-243-2503.
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2015
- MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS
SAT.
5:00 PM
SUN.
Sienna
Ctr.
7:30 AM
9:30 AM
Feb. 7
Legion Of Mary/Pilgrim Statue Gloria Didyk - Dennis Rogan John & Jennie Giordano - Sal Abate Michael Castle
th
Feb. 8 — 5 Sunday in Ordinary Time
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
For The People of the Parish
Rosa, Nicoletta & Nicola Molignano Irene Caputo
Andrew Lang
Frank Garrish - Isabella Lovece
Mass in Spanish
MON.
8:00 AM
Feb. 9
Marcella & Len Kaiser
TUES.
8:00 AM
Feb. 10– St. Scholastica
Bernadette Vadnais
WED.
8:00 AM
Feb. 11– Our Lady of Lourdes
John Colombo, Jr.
THURS.
8:00 AM
Feb. 12
Robert Herman
with love & prayers from: the Entire Caputo Family
BREAD AND WINE
will be used at all Masses
In Memory of our dear friend
Rev. William O’Rourke
with prayers of: Chris & Rosemarie McTigue
OUTREACH
Work We Do To Help Others This Week Is
For the Priest of the Parish
with prayers of: Friends
PARISH ‘IN HOME’ PRAYER PROGRAM
Host Family/Individual:
PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Ronald Tucker
CUP OF PRAYER
Feb. 13
Josephine D'urso
SAT.
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Feb. 14– Ss. Cyril and Methodius
Josephine Calabrese
For the Intention of Arthur & Gladys Claps Olympia, Ralph, & Harry Mirando Teresa Intranuovo -Joan GerminaroCarl Rouzier
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
will burn
For Irene Caputo
The CUP OF PRAYER
FRI.
8:00 AM
SUN.
Sienna
Ctr.
7:30 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
During Week of February 8
SANCTUARY LAMP
The Brugellis Family
PRAY for those serving in MILITARY
U.S.ARMY
USMC
Maj. Thomas Babbitt
Sgt. Patrick Brady
Feb. 15 — 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maj. Catherine Babbitt
PFC Erik Jacobsen
Capt. Shaun R. Cullen A.N.G.
LCpl. Michael P. Kelly
For The People of the Parish
M. Sgt. Peter Jacobsen
Cpl. Thomas R. Kroez, Jr.
Lt. Col. Christopher Congalise
Rosa Zeppieri - Santa & Pasquale Armocida Sgt. Michael Salemi
Lt. Col. Andrew Phillips
Ronald Siletti & Marie Corrado Cpl. Christopher Montes
Kathleen Tator
U.S.NAVY
Cpl. Joseph Blaikie
Rose Triolo
Esn. Anthony Patrick Huskisson
Robert Vitale
Mass in Spanish
ET3 Peter J. King
USAF
E3 Thomas Mannle
A1C Phil Gautiere
Lt. John Debonis
Chaplain Col. Msgr. Mark Rowan
PRAY for the SICK:
Joseph Peciora - Pat Young
Noreen & Paul Lobato
Cynthia Cacioppo
Millie Volpaggie
PRAY for DECEASED and their Families:
Ramon Chaslon Jr., Michele DeFiore,
Cristina Schmidt, Lucrezia Minneci,
Charles Brienza, Rita Brassell,
Filomena Pallotta, Denise Rehm - Mott,
Guiseppina Calabrese
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
As members of Saint Catherine of Sienna Roman Catholic Parish, we are committed by our Baptism to spread the
teachings of Jesus Christ by living our faith in loving service to all people. Inspired by the Holy Spirit and through
worship and prayer, we use our time, talent and treasure, to nourish the soul, care for the needy, minister to
the alienated, nurture the children and WELCOME all people into our community of faith.
Scriptural Reflection for the Week
“…,they brought to [Jesus] all who were ill or possessed by
demons. The whole crowd was gathered at the door….
Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a
deserted place, where he prayed.” (see Mark 1:29-39) How
evident it must have been to the people of Jesus’ time and
place that something new was happening through Him.
The people cared much for those who were suffering. They
wanted to see them cured and well again. This is normal,
isn’t it? But is it the same for us today? Do we want to bring
to Jesus those who may be suffering spiritually and
emotionally, as well as physically? It’s quite easy and common today to remain indifferent to this aspect of human
suffering. We sort of allow ourselves to become immune
when we see it before us. We may feel it’s not our place to
speak words of witness and faith to a suffering person,
even a relative. If that’s the case, how we have missed the
point of being called a Christian. Sharing the Christ in your
heart with another may be the best gift you can offer someone. How might we come to have this conviction? Jesus
Himself gives us the answer. He prayed. Prayer has the
power to melt away the indifference and the sense of being
overwhelmed by human suffering. Prayer helps us to have
a heart like Jesus’ Heart - meek and humble; reaching out
to the person I am with to comfort them by bringing them
Jesus in my words and actions.
The Season of Lent
This year, Ash Wednesday falls on February 18th and
Holy Week begins on March 29th with Palm Sunday and
Easter is on April 5th.
Eucharistic Adoration
Every Friday from 8:30am to 9:00pm (or beginning after
the last Funeral Mass to be scheduled on a Friday morning). Visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament are one of
the most effective powerful and consoling ways to develop
your spiritual life. Consistent, meditative prayer leads one
to live a more charitable and Christ like life.
Confession Times
Every Saturday from 4:00pm to 5:00pm ( and 7:30pm to
8:00pm from April to December). During the time the
Church is not available, confessions are heard in the
Sienna Center. Another option is to call the Office and
arrange a convenient time with one of the priests.
One Final Thought
“We must be like Jesus, God’s gift, who came into the
world because the Father loved the world. Each of us in his
own way must be the Father’s love and compassion toward
the world.”
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Stewardship…..
Reflection
Like St. Paul in the second reading, the good
steward can say, “I do all that I do for the sake of the
gospel in the hope of having a share in its
blessings.”
Living Stewardship
We are grateful this week for all stewards in our
parish who use their gifts of healing and forgiveness
to help repair relationships in families beset with divorce.
SACRIFICING FOR
ONE ANOTHER
or “speaking about Parish funding & finance”...
We demonstrate being good stewards of our Parish by
sharing our blessings through our weekly offertory gift,
and as donors of special funding for others in need.
Mass
AVERAGE
Sat. 5:00PM SC
Sun. 7:30AM SC
9:30AM SC (Family)
11:00AM SC
1:00PM SC
5:00PM SC (Spanish)
Received by Mail
Received thru Faith Direct
480
180
520
358
327
91
Gift
TOTAL
2,431
1,761
2,051
2,713
2,500
224
450
1,250
Last Week’s Offertory
Last Week’s Collection Total:
$13,380
Average Weekly Parish Expenditures: $32,000
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SACRIFICE & SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH.
lit · ur · gy
n. a form of public worship;
a collection of formularies for public worship;
the celebration of the Eucharist
Saint Catherine of Sienna Parish
LITURGICAL CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
February 2015
(Month of Passion of Our Lord)
15 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
15 Family Mass - Level 3
(9:30AM St. Catherine Chapel-Sienna Center)
18 Ash Wednesday
(see Mass Schedule in bulletin)
21 Mass for Those with Special Needs
(3:00PM St. Catherine Chapel-Sienna Center)
22 First Sunday of Lent
22 Family Mass - Level 4
(9:30AM St. Catherine Chapel-Sienna Center)
Scripture Readings for
the NEXT SUNDAY. . .
The Sixth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
2.15.15
Many who try to follow Jesus do not believe this, as we Catholics do.
This fact should not surprise us. Jesus had the same problem with some
of His own disciples. When Jesus first told His own followers that He
would give His body and blood as food and drink as spiritual nourishment for the soul, many of His followers – His disciples – would not accept that. They could not believe Him, so they left Him. Jesus did not try
to call them back. He didn't say, "Now, wait a minute! You misunderstood me! I was only talking symbolically". No! He let them go. If they
could not believe Him, they could not be His disciples. It was that simple.
Then Jesus asked His apostles if they wanted to leave Him too. He was
ready to let His apostles go also. We know that Peter, speaking for the
group said, "Lord, to whom should we go? We know that you only, have
the words of eternal life". The apostles took Jesus at His word, and we
do too.
This sacrament of the Holy Eucharist comes to us through the sacrifice
of the Holy Eucharist, the sacrifice of the Mass. This is evident because
the Mass is the renewal of Jesus' death on the cross. In this sacrifice He
gave up His human life, His physical body and blood, for our salvation. It
was at the Last Supper that Jesus instituted the sacrament and sacrifice.
It was the night before He died. Jesus knew that He soon had to leave
His friends. Friends He loved so much. He wanted to leave them a connection to remember Him by, but He did much better than that, He left
Himself. At the Last Supper, Jesus was looking ahead to the next day
when He would die on the cross. This is why He said, "This is my body,
which will be given up for you. This is my blood, which will be shed for
you". Then He commanded "Do this in memory of me". We fulfill that
command every day. As Jesus at the Last Supper was looking ahead to
Calvary, so we in the sacrifice of the Mass, look back to Calvary.
Reading I - Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46
Reading II - 1 Corinthians 10: 31 - 11: 1
Gospel Mark 1: 40-45
This is why St. Paul could say: "When we eat this bread and drink this
cup, we proclaim the death of the Lord". It's the same sacrifice on the
cross and in the Mass – the same sacrifice. Jesus chose this very speFor weekday readings visit our diocesan website at
cial way to remain here with us. It was not just an empty promise when
www.drvc.org and go to THE DAILY READINGS
Jesus said, "I will be with you all days, even to the end of the world". He
meant that! Jesus remains here with us today in the Mass as our Savior,
Why is Eucharistic Adoration Important ? in Holy Communion, as our spiritual food and in our tabernacle as our
Part 2
friend. Jesus died on the cross to give us this sacrament of His presence
By Rev. Johnny R. Mendonca among us. This is the sacrament of Jesus' love for us.
As Catholics we believe that Jesus gave us His own body and
blood in the special sacrament we call the Holy Eucharist. We
Catholics actually believe that Jesus is really present in this sacrament! For us Catholics, the Holy Eucharist is not just a symbol.
It is not just a memory. It is not just a promise. It is really Jesus
Christ. The Holy Eucharist is not some ‘thing’. It is some ‘one’. It
is Jesus, our Lord and our God. This is what we mean by the
Catholic doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
This is why we call the Holy Eucharist "the Blessed Sacrament".
All the sacraments are blessed! All the sacraments give us the
grace of Jesus but this sacrament gives us Jesus himself. This is
what we Catholics believe. Why do we believe this? Not because
some theologians say so, not even because the Church says so.
We believe this for only one reason, because Jesus Christ says
so, and we believe Him.
Cont.►
I like the way Blessed Mother Teresa put it. She said, "When we look at
the cross, we know how much Jesus loved us. When we look at the
tabernacle, we know how much Jesus loves us now". Some Catholics
think, that we can share in the Eucharist and gain grace from the Eucharist only in the Mass by receiving Holy Communion. This idea limits the
power and the love of Jesus too much. Certainly participation in the sacrifice of the Mass and receiving Holy Communion is the most powerful
source of grace for us, but it is not the only source of Eucharistic grace.
After the sacrifice is completed, the sacrament continues on. Jesus, in
His sacramental body and blood remains here with us as our friend, just
as He promised. This is why Eucharistic Adoration is so important.
This is why we should visit our Lord, our friend, Jesus, in the Blessed
Sacrament, to return His love for us and to draw spiritual strength and
nourishment and encouragement from that love.
( To be Continued )
First Year Confirmation students
Grade 7
Chosen Retreat
Thank you to our parents for their faithfulness; in spite of the snow,
slush and cold they brought their children on Saturday January 24
and Saturday January 31- days of prayer and faith-filled fun at
St. Vincent de Paul Church. We learned about: “Why we are here”;
“The depth of God’s love” and Reconciliation and Forgiveness”.
The day ended with Mass. Special thanks to Saverio Grosso,
Pam O’Boyle, Lynette Fernandez, Caterina Viti, Maria Valone,
Patricia Johnson, Anna Ruperto and Giuseppina Ubaldini.
Faith Formation
News
Level 3 Mass
All third grade students and their families are invited
to attend Mass on:
Sunday, February 15, 2015
9:30 am
Sienna Center
Scriptures Study
The Thursday Morning Scripture Group will now be
meeting in the Lower Level of the Sienna Center
on Thursday, Morning at 9:00 am, until further
notice.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Reconciliation
This is an opportunity to participate in the
Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of your Lenten
observance:
Levels 3 & 4 - Saturday, February 28th
Levels 5 & 6- March 7th
12:30 pm in the Sienna Center
Level 7 - Thursday, March 19th
Level 8 - Thursday, March 12th
7:00 pm
Saint Catherine Chapel - Sienna Center
There are no Faith Formation classes scheduled
for the week of February 16th. Classes resume
the week of February 23rd. Ash Wednesday is
February 18th.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN MENS
2015 VOCATIONS RETREAT
with Bishop William Murphy
“Veni, sequere me”.
Come, follow me.
Ages: High School & Up
Seminary of the Immaculate
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February 13 — February 15, 2015
More Info: Vocations@DRVC.ORG @516-678-5800 X214
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 23rd WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
2015
Sapientia Cordis
“I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame”
(Job 29:15)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On this, the twenty-third World Day of the Sick, begun by Saint John Paul II, I turn to all of you who are burdened by
illness and are united in various ways to the flesh of the suffering Christ, as well as to you, professionals and volunteers in the field of health care. This year’s theme invites us to reflect on a phrase from the Book of Job: “I was eyes
to the blind, and feet to the lame” (Job 29:15). I would like to consider this phrase from the perspective of “ sapientia
cordis” – the wisdom of the heart.
1. This “wisdom” is no theoretical, abstract knowledge, the product of reasoning. Rather, it is, as Saint James describes it in his Letter, “pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty
or insincerity” (3:17). It is a way of seeing things infused by the Holy Spirit in the minds and the hearts of those who are
sensitive to the sufferings of their brothers and sisters and who can see in them the image of God. So let us take up the
prayer of the Psalmist: “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Ps 90:12). This “sapientia
cordis”, which is a gift of God, is a compendium of the fruits of the World Day of the Sick.
2. Wisdom of the heart means serving our brothers and sisters. Job’s words: “I was eyes to the blind, and feet
to the lame”, point to the service which this just man, who enjoyed a certain authority and a position of importance
amongst the elders of his city, offered to those in need. His moral grandeur found expression in the help he gave to the
poor who sought his help and in his care for orphans and widows (Job 29:12-13).
Today too, how many Christians show, not by their words but by lives rooted in a genuine faith, that they are “eyes to
the blind” and “feet to the lame”! They are close to the sick in need of constant care and help in washing, dressing and
eating. This service, especially when it is protracted, can become tiring and burdensome. It is relatively easy to help
someone for a few days but it is difficult to look after a person for months or even years, in some cases when he or she
is no longer capable of expressing gratitude. And yet, what a great path of sanctification this is! In those difficult moments we can rely in a special way on the closeness of the Lord, and we become a special means of support for the
Church’s mission.
3. Wisdom of the heart means being with our brothers and sisters . Time spent with the sick is holy time. It is a
way of praising God who conforms us to the image of his Son, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his
life as a ransom for many” (Mt 20:28). Jesus himself said: “I am among you as one who serves” (Lk 22:27).
With lively faith let us ask the Holy Spirit to grant us the grace to appreciate the value of our often unspoken willingness
to spend time with these sisters and brothers who, thanks to our closeness and affection, feel more loved and
comforted. How great a lie, on the other hand, lurks behind certain phrases which so insist on the importance of “quality
of life” that they make people think that lives affected by grave illness are not worth living!
4. Wisdom of the heart means going forth from ourselves towards our brothers and sisters . Occasionally our
world forgets the special value of time spent at the bedside of the sick, since we are in such a rush; caught up as we are
in a frenzy of doing, of producing, we forget about giving ourselves freely, taking care of others, being responsible for
others. Behind this attitude there is often a lukewarm faith which has forgotten the Lord’s words: “You did it unto
me’ (Mt 25:40). For this reason, I would like once again to stress “the absolute priority of ‘going forth from ourselves
toward our brothers and sisters’ as one of the two great commandments which ground every moral norm and as the
clearest sign for discerning spiritual growth in response to God’s completely free gift” ( Evangelii Gaudium, 179). The
missionary nature of the Church is the wellspring of an “effective charity and a compassion which understands, assists
and promotes” (ibid).
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 23rd WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2015
5. Wisdom of the heart means showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters while not judging them.
Charity takes time. Time to care for the sick and time to visit them. Time to be at their side like Job’s friends: “And
they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his
suffering was very great” (Job 2:13). Yet Job’s friends harboured a judgement against him: they thought that Job’s
misfortune was a punishment from God for his sins. True charity is a sharing which does not judge, which does not
demand the conversion of others; it is free of that false humility which, deep down, seeks praise and is self-satisfied
about whatever good it does.
Job’s experience of suffering finds its genuine response only in the cross of Jesus, the supreme act of God’s solidarity
with us, completely free and abounding in mercy. This response of love to the drama of human pain, especially innocent suffering, remains for ever impressed on the body of the risen Christ; his glorious wounds are a scandal for faith
but also the proof of faith (cf. Homily for the Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II, 27 April 2014).
Even when illness, loneliness and inability make it hard for us to reach out to others, the experience of suffering can
become a privileged means of transmitting grace and a source for gaining and growing in sapientia cordis. We come
to understand how Job, at the end of his experience, could say to God: “I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you” (42:5). People immersed in the mystery of suffering and pain, when they accept these in
faith, can themselves become living witnesses of a faith capable of embracing suffering, even without being able to
understand its full meaning.
6. I entrust this World Day of the Sick to the maternal protection of Mary, who conceived and gave birth to Wisdom incarnate: Jesus Christ, our Lord.
O Mary, Seat of Wisdom, intercede as our Mother for all the sick and for those who care for them! Grant that,
through our service of our suffering neighbours, and through the experience of suffering itself, we may receive and
cultivate true wisdom of heart!
With this prayer for all of you, I impart my Apostolic Blessing.
From the Vatican, 3 December 2014
Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier
FRANCISCUS
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
(Ashes will be distributed at all Masses and services.)
Schedule
8:00 AM - Mass
12:00 NOON - Mass
4:00 PM - Liturgy of the Word
7:00 PM - Mass
All Masses and services are
being held in the Saint Catherine
Chapel - Sienna Center
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Pope Francis: Christians' two parameters: memory
and hope.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis warned that lukewarm Christians who’ve lost the memory and enthusiasm of their first
encounter with Christ are in grave danger of letting the devil
into their homes. Christians, he explained, must always
retain that memory of their first meeting with Christ and their
hope in Him to help them go forward with the courage of their
faith. The Pope’s words came at his morning Mass on Friday
(January 30th) celebrated at the Santa Marta residence.
Listen to this report by Susy Hodges:
Taking the inspiration for his reflections from the Letter to the Hebrews, Pope Francis said somebody who no
longer remembers his or her first meeting with Jesus is an empty and spiritually inert person, as only lukewarm people
can be. The day of that first encounter with Christ, he stressed, must never be forgotten.
Lukewarm Christians in grave danger
“Our memory is so important for recalling the grace received because if we chase away that enthusiasm which comes
from the memory of that first love, this enthusiasm coming from that first love, then a huge danger arrives for
Christians: a lukewarm (faith). Lukewarm Christians. They’re there, immobile and yes, they’re Christians, but they’ve
lost the memory of that first love. And they’ve also lost their enthusiasm. In addition, they’ve lost their patience,
to tolerate life’s problems with the spirit of Jesus’ love, to tolerate, and to bear on their shoulders the difficulties…. Lukewarm Christians, poor things, they’re in grave danger.”
Pope Francis said when he thinks about lukewarm Christians he is struck by two distasteful images, the one described
by Peter who talks of the dog that returns to its own vomit and the other described by Jesus of people who chase
away the devil and decide to follow the gospel but when the devil later returns with reinforcements they open their
doors of their house to him. The Pope said this is like returning to the vomit of that evil that was earlier rejected and
vice-versa.
“A Christian has these two parameters, memory and hope. We must evoke our memory so as not to lose the beautiful
experience of that first love which feeds our hope. Many times that hope is in darkness but (a Christian) still goes
ahead. He or she believes and goes forward because they know that hope never disappoints us, in finding
Jesus. These two parameters are the very frames within which we can safeguard the salvation of the good people
which comes from the Lord.”
Memory and hope equal faith
The Pope said this salvation must be protected in order that the tiny mustard seed will grow and bear fruit.
“It’s painful and heart-breaking to see so many Christians - so many Christians! – half-way along the road, so many
Christians who’ve failed along this road towards a meeting with Jesus, going away from this encounter with Jesus.
This road where they’ve lost the memory of that first love and no longer have any hope.”
TAX TIME
If you wish for us to send you a statement of your contributions to Saint Catherine’s Parish for
2014, please email your request to parishoffice@stcatherineofsienna.org or call Our Welcome
Desk at 516-352-0146 ext. 400. Kindly have your envelope number ready when you call.
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COME SEE FR. TONY, FR. JASON, DEACON DARRELL
AND THE SPIRIT PLAYERS IN
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
OUR PARISH
Saint Catherine of Sienna
During Lent
Beginning Thursday 2/19/15
There will be daily evening Mass
7:00PM
DATE/TIME
PLACE
TICKETS
SAT. Feb. 28th 7:30 PM
SUN. Mar. 1st 2:00 PM
Cook Auditorium
101 Maple Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590
$13 Adults, $8 Seniors/Childr en under 13
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CALL: Diane Buono (516) 502-6050
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE ST. BRIGID’S OUTREACH PROGRAM
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Married Couples!
Are you looking for the perfect Valentine’s Gift?
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Just might be what you are looking for.
The original and still the best communication weekend for married couples.
The next weekend on Long Island is scheduled for
February 13-15, 2015 at the Montfort Spiritual Center
in Bay Shore, NY.
Space is limited. For more information about the weekends or to
apply, call 1-877-697-9963 or visit our website at
http://www.wwme.org.
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The Knights of Columbus Empire Safety Driving Course
on March 7th 2015 from 9:00AM-3:00 pm
at St Anne’s Parish, 34 Dartmouth Street, Garden City,
New York 11530.
$45.00 per person.
Empire Safety Driving Course saves you 10% on insurance and
points on the license.
For more information Call 516-352-5904
March 3, 2015
Saint Catherine of Sienna
Parish Evening of Reflection
An evening of Lenten Prayer
See more details in next week’s bulletin
DIOCESE & COMMUNITY
February 10, 2015
Marian Healing
7:00 PM
St. Anastasia’s Church
45-14 –245th Street, Douglaston Little Neck, NY 11362
For more details call 718-631-4454
February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015
“Dancing on the Head of a Pin:
The Angelic Doctor on Angelic Natures.”
A Workshop on Angels
6:30pm—9:00pm
The Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
440 West Neck Road, Huntington
For more details call
516-352-0146 ext. 147
March 1- 3, 2015
2015 Lenten Mission
Topic: Fighting the Wrong Enemies!
Presenter: Fr. Dwight Lewis
Sunday: 5:30pm
Monday: 9:00am & 7:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am & 7:30pm
For more details call 516-623-1400