MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
PAGE
MOST
RC
PRECIOUS
CHURCH BLOOD CHURCH
101 Bay 46th Street, Brooklyn, N Y 11214
Rectory Address
70 Bay 47th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214
Office Address: 62 Bay 47th Street
Phone: (718) 372-8022; Fax (718) 996-6575
JANUARY 1, 2017
January 1, 2017
SOLEMNITY OF
MARY THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
PASTOR
Rev. John J. Maduri
Parochial Vicars
Rev. Israel Perez
Rev. Joseph Han
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Msgr. Joseph Rosa
Faith Formation Director
Mrs. Judina Wilson
Young Adult Minister
Ms. Joanne Fusaro
Youth Minister
Mr. John Chimento
Firefall and Prayer Ministries Leader
Mr. Joshua Mazrin
Parish Retreats Leader/Bulletin Faith Formation
Mr. Jonah Soucy
Music Ministers
Rosemarie Paez, Anthony Paez, Giorgio Lantieri
Secretary
Ms. Eleanor Vitucci
Maintenance
Mr. Oscar Nunez
Our Lady of Grace Academy
Principal: Mrs. Meghan Sarno 718-375-2081
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Vigil 5:00pm 7:00pm (en Español)
Sunday: 9:00am 10:30am (en Español) 12:00 pm
Monday thru Friday: 8:30am
Wednesdays & Fridays: 7:00pm (en Español)
Saturday Morning: 8:00am
PRAYER FOR
MOST PRECIOUS
BLOOD PARISH
In union with the Praying Church we pray: Send
forth the Holy Spirit and renew Most Precious Blood
parish.
O God, in the beginning You created heaven and
earth, and in the fullness of time You restored all
things through Christ. Renew Most Precious Blood
parish now through the Holy Spirit.
You formed us and blew into us the Breath of Life.
Send now Your Spirit into our parish that He may
give new life to our community
Enlighten me and all our parishioners by the Light of
the Spirit and dispel the darkness of our time.
Change indifference into zeal, tepidness into apostolic
fervor.
You introduce us into life and glory through the Holy
Spirit. Grant to the deceased of our parish the joys
of love in the Heavenly Kingdom.
You promised the Holy Spirit, that He might remind
us all that Your Son Jesus Christ has taught us. Send
us Your Spirit to strengthen our Faith, our Hope, our
Love, and our Zeal.
This we ask Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ
Your Son, Who lives with You in the unity of the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
__________________________________________
MISSION STATEMENT:
“The Parish of Most Precious Blood is a multicultural, Eucharistic community called by Jesus
Christ to worship God our Father together and help
each other to live the Christian life. We welcome
new members of any ethnic group. We try to instill
Gospel Values in all, especially the youth. We
desire to reach out more effectively to the
underprivileged. We trust the power of the Holy
Spirit to guide our Parish safely into the future”
PAGE 2
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
MASSES FOR THE WEEK:
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31:
4:00 pm Amelia Iannone by Patricia
SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2017 (New Year”s Day)
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 Noon: COLLECTIVE:
 Marie Staiti by Karin Del Vecchio
 Rosolino Privitera by Family
 People of the Parish
MONDAY JANUARY 2:
8:30 am
TUESDAY JANUARY 3:
8:30 am
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4:
8:30 am
7:00 pm Mass in Spanish
THURSDAY JANUARY 5:
8:30 am Purgatorial Mass
FRIDAY JANUARY 6:
8:30 am
7:00 pm Mass in Spanish
SATURDAY JANUARY 7:
8:00 am
5:00 pm COLLECTIVE:
SUNDAY JANUARY 8, 2017
9:00 am Eulalie Echenlaub by Fr. Maduri
10:30 am
12:00 Noon: COLLECTIVE:
 Marion Palmeire by Nina Fago
 People of the Parish
THE CANDLE OFFERING
FOR THE WEEK OF
JANUARY 1, 2017 IS
IN MEMORY OF
LOUIS F. DE BIANCHI
BY
JEAN & MARIO
CALDARERA
JANUARY 1, 2017
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION church chapel
Monday—Friday 9:00am—10:00am
Saturday 8:30am—9:30am
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA
Tuesdays at 7:00pm in the church chapel
__________________________________________
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays 4:00pm—4:30pm
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Please make arrangements at least six months in
advance before the wedding date as required
by the National Conference of Bishops.
__________________________________________
BAPTISM CLASS AND BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the
second Sunday of each
month
at1:30
pm.
Parents wishing to have
their child (ages: birth to
7 years) baptized are
required to attend a
Baptismal
Instruction
Class.
Please note:
Godparents must
be
Catholics
and
have
received the sacrament of
Confirmation, age 16
years or older. Parents
should bring their child’s
Birth Certificate or a
photo copy and the
Godparents’ Confirmation Certificate to this
class.
If the Godparents do not have a
Confirmation Certificate, one can be obtained
from their church of Confirmation or their
church of Baptism. The Baptism Class will take
place on this Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at
7:15 pm in the Faith Formation Center, located
at 62 Bay 47th Street.
PAGE 3
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
THIS WEEK
MONDAY: 10:30 am The Golden Age
Club will not meet this week
TUESDAY: 7:00 pm Novena in the Church
TUESDAY: 7:30 pm Nights of Faith
Formation
in
the
Faith
Formation Center
TUESDAY: 8:00 pm Knights of Columbus
in the Annex Building
WEDNESDAY: 7:30 pm Women of Grace
in the Faith Formation Center
THURSDAY: 7:00 pm Young Adult
Ministry in the Faith Formation
Center
7:00 pm Youth Ministry in the
Annex and Youth Center Gym
Complex
SUNDAY: 10:30 am King’s Men in the
Annex
_______________________________
THE ROSARY SOCIETY COMMUNION
SUNDAY AND GENERAL MEETING
Next Sunday, January 8, 2017, the Members of the
Rosary Society will have their Communion Sunday
at the 12:00 Noon Mass. The General Meeting will
be next Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 2:30 pm in
the Faith Formation Center.
_________________________________________
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Mary, the Holy Mother of God;
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord;
World Day of Prayer for Peace;
New Year’s Day
Monday:
Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen
Tuesday:
The Most Holy Name of Jesus
Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Thursday: St. John Neumann
Friday:
St. André Bessette; First Friday
Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday;
Julian Calendar Christmas
JANUARY 1, 2017
NEW YEARS’ DAY
MASS SCHEDULE
ARISE
Dear Parishioners,
Saturday, December 31st
Beginning the week
of October
nearly half the parishes
4:00
pm in 2nd,
English
of **********************************************
the diocese, including MBP, will participate in the ARISE
faith formation and evangelization groups ministry. As I will
1, 2017
explain at theSunday,
pulpit next January
weekend in greater
detail, ARISE is
meant to be a means
of on-going
formation to help equip
9:00
am in faith
English
active Catholics10:30
in the work
of evangelization
am in
Spanish and personal
growth in Faith. There will be evening groups consisting of
Noon
English
choir members, 12
EMEs
and in
lectors,
men’s and women’s
groups,
youth and young adults. There will also be daytime
__________________________________
groups as well asSCHEDULE
groups in Spanish.
FORPlease
THEtake a flier in the
vestibule with days and times. Anyone can join any of these
LORD’S
SUPPER
groups. It is my hope that
as manyDAY
of you
as possible will
avail yourselves to ARISE during the six weeks they run this
January
15, 2017
at 4:00pm
Fall. Registration will take
place after
the weekend
Masses.
February
12,
2017
at
3:00pm
Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. John Maduri, Pastor
held in the Faith Formation Center
This growing ministry offers time
for praise and worship, social and
family style dinner, you are welcome to share our
fellowship.
________________________________________
THEOLOGY of the BODY
for TEENS
DISCOVERING GOD’S PLAN FOR LOVE
AND LIFE
A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR TEENAGERS
PRESENTED BY STUDENTS OF
FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF
STEUBENVILLE
Friday January 6, 2017 * 5:00pm—10:00pm
Saturday January 7, 2017 * 9:00am—10:00pm
Most Precious Blood Church*70 Bay 47 Street
DYNAMIC CONFERENCES * LIVELY
DISCUSSIONS
PRAISE AND WORSHIP * FUN
ACTIVITIES
$10.00 per person includes dinner on Friday
lunch and dinner on Saturday
PAGE 4
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
JANUARY 1, 2017
RCIA CANDIDATES
MEMORIAL CANDLE STAND RENEWAL
Do you want to be baptized in the Catholic Church?
Are you feeling like you’re being called to receive
Christ in the Eucharist? Have you been baptized in
the Catholic faith or received First Holy
Communion and need to complete your
Sacraments?
Were you baptized in another
Christian denomination and now feel like you want
to be a part of the Catholic community? Are you or
were you a part of another religion and feel like
Catholicism is the religion for you? Are you getting
married in the Church but need to complete your
Sacraments of Initiation?
Do you feel like
something is incomplete in your life and you want
to learn more about God and the life of Jesus?
The Memorial Candle renewal payment of $100.00
a candle may be mailed to the rectory. If you know
the name of the Candle Stand where your candle(s)
is located please indicate it on the form and if you
know the number of your candle, please include it
also). Anyone wishing to purchase a memorial
candle must come to the office and see either
Eleanor or Gerry.
GOD IS CALLING YOU—ASK ABOUT RCIA—
ANSWER HIS CALL—JOIN THE NEXT
SESSION OF CLASSES
The five candle stand names are:
1) Divine Mercy, 2) St. Anne, 3) St. Lucy
4) St. Anthony and 5) Padre Pio
__________________________________________
Please call 718-372-8022 for more information
__________________________________________
The Mass Book, for January 1 to June 30,
2017, is now open. You can book up to six
(6) Masses. Only three (3) Masses for the
same time.
_________________________________________
A HAPPY & HEALTHY
NEW YEAR
FILLED WITH THE LORD’S
BLESSINGS
FROM THE PRIESTS
AND THE STAFF OF
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
_______________________________
PASSIONS
THE
PARISH
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY,
JANUARY 2, 2017 FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
HOLIDAY. THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD AT 9:00 AM.
We should employ our passions in the service of
life, not spend life in the service of our passions.
—Richard Steele
TIME
Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is
made of.
—Benjamin Franklin
PAGE 5
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
HAPPY NEW BEGINNING
This day that we celebrate has many meanings both
in secular and religious terms, though they really are
interrelated. Whether it is the beginning of the new
year, the feast of the circumcision, the feast of Mary
Mother of God, or the Sunday Sabbath, there is
meaning in each of these celebrations.
The new year brings for most people all kinds of resolutions, not withstanding the fact that relatively few
keep them. Perhaps this is due to the fact that human resolve is not the best way to go about achieving
our goals. We need first to look at our Lady, particularly as it pertains to the circumcision. If you recall
the reflection of two weekend’s back, and St. Joseph’s place in the birth of Jesus, we saw a profound
obedience of faith being lived out. With the circumcision of our Lord the same theme is once again recreated for us. Traditional Jewish law requires the
circumcision of boys. Mary and Joseph dutifully follow the dictates of their faith without question. Similarly, they faithfully kept the Sabbath as a day of rest
but most especially as a day to give God His due glory
and worship. Whether it is Joseph protecting the
Child Jesus and Mary from King Herod, his and
Mary making the arduous journey for the census requirements, Joseph taking Mary into his home even
though he was likely perplexed at first by her pregnancy, he and Mary presenting our Lord at the Temple, all of it was done with obedient faith. Mary is
rightfully called Mother of God not only because of
the Christ she bore in her womb but because of the
Christ she bore and bares through time and eternity
in her heart. Joseph is rightfully called the Patron of
the Universal Church because the Church as the
Bride of Christ, looks to Joseph as one who was and
is faithful in all things.
We need in light of Mary and Joseph’s obedient fidelity to ask ourselves where we are in our own journey
of faith. Can we say that like them we accept and
strive earnestly to live all the teachings of the Church,
not just those that are easy or we agree with? (What
you bound on earth is bound in heaven); Can we say
that we like Mary and Joseph can lay aside our fears
(desires, sins, compromises, excuses) to achieve the
greater goal of union with God (we are called to move
―from glory to glory to glory‖ as St. Paul reminds
us); can we like Mary and Joseph say that we reverence the Sabbath and don’t just put up with an hour
at Mass? (Thou Shalt keep holy the Sabbath).
JANUARY 1, 2017
Think about it for a moment. If we had Mary and
Joseph’s obedient fidelity, their courage and
perseverance in the face of fear and temptation, their
love for the Lord that made everyday a Sabbath
celebration for them, then we may find ourselves well
prepared to achieve the goals of the new year. Of
course, this brings us to another question. What are
our goals? Studies show that the number one goal of
people entering the new year is to lose weight,
followed by more exercise, and other physical/
material things of that sort. They are certainly
worthwhile goals as our Lord wants us to respect our
bodies. What though of the deeper things? Can we
resolve to pray more, not just with words but with a
listening heart, to immerse ourselves in the Word of
God, to be more faithful sons and daughters of the
Church, to be more giving of ourselves, more
charitable. These are things that are accomplished
only by the obedient fidelity manifest in the lives of
Mary and Joseph, not by our willing it.
In a very real sense we are all called to be Mothers of
God. After all, what does a mother do but give life
and nurture it. We are called in the many and varied
vocations of life to also give birth to Christ and to
nurture that faith in our own lives as well as in the
lives of others by our words and examples. Like St.
Joseph we are also called to be patrons of the
universal Church. What is a patron but one who
supports and guards another. We too are called to
support and guard the mission of Christ through the
Church by sharing our time, talents and treasure –
and especially by being faithful to her teachings, life
and ministry. We can see then that the life of Mary
and Joseph is not just about them two thousand years
ago, but it is also about us today.
We oftentimes hear that priests are called to be other
Christs. That is certainly true through the grace of
the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Yet all of us, by
virtue of the Sacrament of Baptism, are also called to
be other Christs. It is not an easy task to be sure.
Yet we have to start someplace. The feasts we
celebrate this day remind us that we may need first to
become other Marys and Josephs before we can
become other Christs, for they are the ones above all
others, quietly and uncompromisingly, became Christ
bearers themselves, and through that fidelity, helped
change the world by bearing the Christ. We are
called to do no less.
Happy New Year and Happy New Beginning to you
and your loved ones!
Fr. John Maduri
PAGE 6
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
A REFLECTION ON HUMILITY
I heard someone say recently that humility can be
defined as “absence of pride”. There is certainly an
appeal to this, as pride is the great flaw in human
nature together with our concupiscence, or inclination towards sin. However, I find this definition to
be extremely limited in its scope and one that does
not capture the fullness of the beauty of humility.
As the “mother and foundation” of all the human
virtues, humility seems less like a lack of something
and more like a fullness of something. Instead of the
absence of some particular evil, it seems to contain
a depth to it.
Dietrich von Hildebrand writes extensively about
humility in his work Transformation in Christ. Now
becoming a spiritual classic, the book’s central
theme is that the principle mission of the Christian
is to be transformed into the image of Christ here on
Earth. Among the path of holiness, there are certain
attitudes which we need to adopt in looking at the
world around us. These attitudes towards the world
help us to grow spiritually and transform us from
the inside out. Humility is one of these attitudes. It
is something we adopt within ourselves which allows us to view reality as it truly is, it is an opening
of oneself up to the world of beauty and truth. The
reason for this is that a crucial part of humility involves understanding ourselves as we truly are. Hildebrand writes that “humility is truth, and the soul
of pride is falsehood.” If we are prideful, we deceive ourselves, and often attempt to fool others.
Everything we have, our possessions and talents, are
gifts freely given to us by God. Though we have to
cooperate with Him in order for there to be results,
this ability to cooperate with a free will is also a
gift. We are so completely indebted to God that we
can take no credit for ourselves.
A beautiful thing about humility is that it is something we can work at, just like any other virtue.
Though it is undoubtedly true that some are born
with a greater disposition towards humility and others less so, it is a gift which can be sought after and
achieved by all, as long as we’re willing to put in
the work for it. Self-reflection and taking time to
contemplate the beauty and goodness of the created
world and allowing it to lead us to God are some
JANUARY 1, 2017
critical paths to achieving this. We must be struck
by wonder by the mystery of it all; to do so we have
to put ourselves at a disposition open to it. This spirit of wonder, feeling small in the presence of something so magnificently bigger than us, is the beginning of true humility.
As a final note on humility, to be humble does not
mean to constantly beat ourselves down. There’s an
old saying, “humility is not thinking less of oneself,
but thinking of oneself less.” It is an awareness that
there are billions of people on this Earth and that
God loves every single one. We are part of something huge, and what an honor it is; a free gift of
God. And when we become small, the Lord is magnified in our hearts. When we do this, we do not
lose who we are, or fade away. We become more
alive; our personalities reach their greatest potential.
We are his little children, and he is our loving
Father. When we abandon ourselves into his arms,
he does not make us fade, but forms us to be fully
alive. This is the great mystery of humble submission to God. By willing Him to be Lord over our
life, we become more alive.
In this New Year, let us strive to let him be the master of our lives and transform us into images of him
here on Earth. May his light shine through us for the
salvation of souls. “Lord, you must increase and I
must decrease!”
By Jonah Soucy
__________________________________________
THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE
The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is
proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for
the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed
by the invocation of God’s loving kindness, the
shining glory of God’s face turned toward us in
love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by
God’s own peace!
Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In
Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God’s face is
shown to us and God’s presence is made known to
us in faithful and loving kindness.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
PAGE 7
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
Parroquia Preciosísima Sangre
JANUARY 1, 2017
LA GUADALUPANA PEREGRINA
TIEMPO DE NAVIDAD
MISAS DE ESTA SEMANA
Sábado 31 de diciembre:
7 de la noche
Esta semana el cuadro de la Virgen de Guadalupe
estará en casa de la hermana
María de Jesús
FELIZ AÑO NUEVO PARA TODA
LA FAMILIA PARROQUIAL
última misa del año
CELEBRA CON NOSOTROS EL
DON DE LA VIDA Y DE LA FE
año nuevo 2017
Domingo 1 de enero:
10:30 a.m.
SANTA MARIA, MADRE DE DIOS
Miércoles 4 de enero:
6:40 p.m. Rezo del Rosario.
7:00 p.m. Santa Misa.
Viernes 6 de enero:
LOS REYES MAGOS
6:40 p.m. Rezo del Rosario.
7:00 p.m. Misa Solemne y Bendición de los niños
DESPUÉS DE LA MISA,
FIESTA DE REYES MAGOS
sobre los Bautizos
Si desea bautizar a su hijo/a menor de
siete años, debe traer los Documentos siguientes
para separar la fecha de bautismo: Certificado de
Nacimiento de su hijo/a y Certificado de Bautismo
y Confirmación de los padrinos. Los horarios de
Oficina están en la portada del Boletín. Los
bautizos son los sábados a las 12 del día.
____________________________________
GRUPO DE ORACIÓN
Si quieres encontrarte con Jesús de una manera
distinta a través de la Palabra de Dios, la Alabanza,
la Adoración, los cantos y la alegría de la
comunidad que se reúne como familia, participa con
nosotros.
TODOS LOS LUNES. A LAS 7:30 P.M.
PAGE 8
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
Most Precious Blood Church
70 Bay 47th Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11214
CONTACT PERSONS
Eleanor Vitucci
PHONE:
1-718-372-8022
SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Acrobat 9.0 Standard
NUMBER OF PAGES SENT
1 through 8
PRINTER:
PHOTOSMART PREMIUM FAX C410 A
SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017
TRANSMISSION TIME:
Wednesday before publication date.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION:
JANUARY 1, 2017