23 Bliss Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone: 201-567-0450
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www.smafathers.org
Mass Schedule
Sundays
8:00 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon
Weekdays & Holy Days
8:00 am; 9:30 am; 11:45 am
Christmas & New Year’s Day
8:00 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon
Local and Provincial superior:
Fr. Michael Moran, SMA.
If you invite one of our priests
out to perform a sacramental
function please make sure he is
informed. 201-567-0450 x 218
Confessions
Saturdays 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Bereavement & Visit to the Sick
Contact Fr. Anbu Kumar
201-567-0450 Ext 204
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Rosary
Every Wednesday at 11:00 am
3nd Week of EASTER April 30-May 6
DATE
TIME
Sun. to Sat. 8:00
Sun. Apr 30 10:00
The Little Way of St. Therese of
12:00
Lisieux
2nd Sundays after 12 pm Mass Mon. May 1 9:30
11:45
Bible Reflection Group
9:30
Thursdays: 7:30 pm in the hall Tue. May 2
11:45
Perpetual Mass Association
Wed. May 3 9:30
Office open Monday-Friday
from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
11:45
Thu. May 4 9:30
S.M.A. Vocation Office
Theresa Hicks, Lay Associates
11:45
201-496-8394
Fri. May 5
9:30
Fr. Julien Esse, SMA Priesthood
11:45
201- 894-8611
Sat. May 6
9:30
EASTER COLLECTIONS:
11:45
Followed by Mass, Adoration
and Benediction at 5:30 pm
$2.002.
INTENTION
REQUESTED BY
Liv. & Dec. Benefactors of SMA
Eileen Neary+
Veronica Lee
Petra Viheart & Tony Rex+
Linda Rubio
Joseph Abitante+
Maureen Hamill+
Sister Catherine
JoAnn DiPaolo+
Martha DiPaolo
Michael Giotta+
His Mother
Bill Moran+ Wed. Anniv.
his wife, Jinnie Moran
Julie Nappi+
Robert J. Latino
Thomas & Jessica Lee Family (liv) Thomas and Jessica Lee Fam.
Edward T. Mullins III +
Bob and Kathy Jaeger
Msgr. Thomas Neary +
Neary Fam.
Spec. Int. Neill, Forgrave Fams.
Spec. Int. Neill, Forgrave Fams.
Spec. Int. Stoever, Lukchis Fams.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Today’s Readings
First Reading Acts 2:14. 22-33
The week of May 21 to 27 we will be having
God raised Jesus to life, and all his our “Flores de Mayo” Novena (Sun. to Fri.
every evening at 7:30) with the closing
disciples are witnesses to that.
Mass and Novena beginning at 4 pm on Sat.
Second Reading 1 Peter 1:17-21
the 27th. All are welcome.
It is through Christ that we have
faith in God, who raised him from The Franciscan Sister gift Shop will be open
every Thur. Fri. and Sat. 10 AM to 3 PM.
the dead.
The Garage is open on Sat. There is a wide
Gospel Luke 24:13-35
selection of Communion and Confirmation
The risen Lord walks with his
items. For more info call 201 568 0478.
disciples and talks to them on the
road.
Jesus is a friend who cares, illumines and unites
Rev. Anthony Korir, SMA
Two of the disciples were on the way to their village Emmaus. On their way, Jesus appeared to them incognito, explained the scriptures to them, illumined their hearts and made them go back to the fold of the disciples
in Jerusalem. Jesus Joined as a guest at their meal, but as usual He became the host at their meal. From this delightful incident may we meditate on three things concerning Jesus. He cares, He illumines and He unites.
Jesus Cares
Often, we read in the Gospel that no sooner Jesus Sees anyone in pain, His hands are stretched out to help.
When Jesus saw the two heart-broken disciples on their way to Emmaus, he cared enough to join them on their
way to alleviate their pain and take their sadness away. Jesus loves and cares for us so much that he would not
allow an unnecessary tear in our eyes. He truly binds our wounds and heals our broken hearts.
Jesus illumines
The two travelers on their way to Emmaus had their hopes dashed when Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to the
cross. They were unable to comprehend the purpose of God in the life of Jesus especially in the context of the
Crucifixion. They describe Jesus as a prophet “mighty in deed and in word before God and all his people.”
They even hoped that Jesus would be the one who would redeem Israel. But what they failed to take with right
seriousness are prophecies of Jesus concerning His suffering, death and resurrection. They failed to see beyond
Crucifixion to the possibility of the continuation of Jesus as Israel’s redeemer.
He made them to understand that it was necessary for the messiah to suffer and then enter his glory. Then
Jesus explained about Himself beginning from Moses and all the prophets. The second illumination comes to
them when they recognized Him at the breaking of bread Jesus is the light of the world. He removes darkness
in our minds and hearts. May we pray to Jesus along with John Milton: what is in me dark illumine; what is low
raise and support.
Jesus Unites
In his priestly prayer in the gospel of John Jesus prayed, “Holy father, protect them in your name that you
have given me so that they may be one as we are one (John 17:11). Jesus always yearned and prayed for the
unity of the disciples. The resurrection of Christ narrated by Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary mother of James
and the women was an idle talk and the disciples did not believe in them. The story of the resurrection created a
rift among the disciples and the two disciples from Jerusalem marks the beginning of this drift from the community of the disciples.
We read in the Gospel that the disciples after recognizing Jesus hurried back to Jerusalem. Jesus by appearing to the two drifting disciples brought them back to the fold of the disciples. They who were going away from
Jerusalem and thus from the unity of the disciples were brought back to the same fold by Jesus. Jesus united the
drifting disciples.
As we celebrate this eucharist, may Jesus our friend who cares for us, illumine and unites us as one family
of God
A husband and wife had been married for 60 years and had no secrets except for one: The woman kept in her closet a
shoe box that she forbade her husband from ever opening. But when she was on her deathbed—and with her blessing—
he opened the box and found a crocheted doll and $95,000 in cash.
“My mother told me that the secret to a happy marriage was to never argue,” she explained. “Instead, I should keep quiet
and crochet a doll.”
Her husband was touched. Only one doll was in the box—that meant she’d been angry with him only once in 60 years.
“But what about all this money?” he asked.
“Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.”
A couple are sitting in their living room, sipping wine. Out of the blue, the wife says, “I love you.”
“Is that you or the wine talking?” asks the husband.
“It’s me,” says the wife. “Talking to the wine.”
My fiancé and I went to a counselor to work on our communication issues. Using herself as an example, the counselor
crossed her legs and her arms and exhaled loudly. I was about to say she was showing signs of frustration, but my fiancé
beat me to it, yelling, “I’ve got it! You’re constipated!”
REMEMBER: May 7th is Mothers' Day. Special thanks to all our Mothers.