Reverend James Rodia, O. Praem.Sep 06, 2015 · to the new school year! Before too long, the...
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Reverend James Rodia, O. Praem.
ST. RICHARD PARISH PHILADELPHIA, PA
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
SUNDAY September 6th
8:00 Jerome & Eleanor Masciantonio requested by
John & Maryann Pilla
10:00 HOLY SPIRIT Marge & Marty Pellegrino
requested by Dee & Glen Copeland
11:30 Loretta Galdo requested by Lena
MONDAY September 7th
8:00 Clotilde Liberatore requested by family
TUESDAY September 8th
8:00 Nick Screnci requested by wife & family
WEDNESDAY September 9th
8:00 John Mirra requested by wife
THURSDAY September 10th
8:00 Paul Facenda requested by wife
FRIDAY September 11th
8:00 Elisa & Eduardo Pascale requested by daughter
SATURDAY September 12th
8:00 Michael C. Monaghan requested by Mary & Cass
4:30pm Vincent Bonaventura requested by wife & children
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Our SANCTUARY CANDLE will be burning this week
In Memory of the 1st Anniversary of James Nicholas
requested by Babe, Joe and Colleen
VOTIVE CANDLES
IMO Elaina Marie Horochiwsky requested by
the McManus family
ILM Freddy DeFelice req. by Joan & John Domizio
ILM William Bender requested by Joan & John Domizio
ILM Carlo Lioy requested with love by
wife and daughter —————————————————————————
FROM MY HOUSE
TO YOURS
Dear Parishioners,
I can hardly believe that Monday is Labor Day, thus
indicating that summer is over. Where did it go?? In our coun-
try, Labor Day is a special day, even though it is not a reli-
gious celebration, Catholics happily celebrate it because it
recognizes the value of an activity essential for human beings:
work.
According to history, the idea of celebrating Labor
Day in the United States came from Matthew Maguire, a ma-
chinist from Paterson, N. J., who wanted to recognize those
“who from rude nature have delved and carved all the gran-
deur we behold.”
In most of the European and Latin American coun-
tries, the equivalent of Labor Day is celebrated on May 1, a
date that Pope Pius XII wanted to include in the Catholic litur-
gical calendar, creating the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
This relation between faith and work is not new in the Chris-
tian tradition. In the Gospel, Jesus includes workers, field la-
borers and shepherds in his parables to teach us about God and
his Kingdom.
In the seventh century, a great saint, St. Benedict of
Nursia, founded the order of monks who in time would be
known as Benedictines. Benedict wanted his monks, even
though they lived in a monastery praising God, to also work in
order to earn their livelihood. They would worship God not
only through prayer, but also through their work. In this way,
the Benedictine monks helped improve society in Europe.
Their monasteries expanded throughout the European conti-
nent, giving it spiritual unity. They also taught agricultural
techniques to the people and preserved the classical culture
through their work copying the great Greek and Roman phi-
losophical and artistic works.
This cultural and spiritual revolution was founded in a
simple motto: “ora et labora,” pray and work. Since its begin-
nings then, the church has intimately linked these two activi-
ties: prayer and work.
For us Catholics, prayer is essential. St. Alphonsus
Liguori used to say sharply: “He who doesn’t pray, won’t be
saved.” With this phrase, the saint wanted to emphasize how
important prayer is for our life. In the same way that work
guarantees bodily food, prayer is the nourishment for the
spirit. Without prayer, the soul dies, just like the body does
when it is deprived of food and water.
Attention Seniors
Senior gatherings will resume
Tuesday, September 15th.
Please join us in the St. Richard Parish Hall
12:00-3:00PM
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015
For us Catholics, prayer is essential. St. Alphonsus
Liguori used to say sharply: “He who doesn’t pray, won’t be
saved.” With this phrase, the saint wanted to emphasize how
important prayer is for our life. In the same way that work
guarantees bodily food, prayer is the nourishment for the spirit.
Without prayer, the soul dies, just like the body does when it is
deprived of food and water.
For this reason, Labor Day must be also a Day of
Prayer for us Catholics. Both are intimately related, to the
point that prayer is a kind of “work” — in the sense that it is
an activity in itself — and that work must become a prayer, if
lifted and offered up to God.
On this Labor Day let us keep in our prayers all work-
ers and in a special way for those who work for our spiritual
health. Let us pray that we will always have a worthy job, and
that the tables of families everywhere will be filled with the
bread that nourishes their body, and their souls will be nour-
ished by the Bread of Life given to us by Jesus in the Eucha-
rist.
May Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Our
Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, model of a prayerful worker,
fill our parish with blessings of work and peace this day and
always!
God Love Ya!
Fr. Reilly
World Meeting of Family Tickets
Each parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will receive
Reserved Standing passes to the Festival of Families on
Saturday, September 26th and the Papal Mass on Sunday,
September 27th.
Our parish will be provided:
* 242 Reserved Standing passes to the Festival of Fami-
lies on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
(our spot is located approximately
between 20th and 22nd Streets).
* 242 Reserved Standing passes to the Papal Mass on the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
(our spot is located approximately
between 20th and 22nd Streets).
There will be no transportation provided by the parish for
this event. SEPTA will be running the Broad Street Line
from AT&T Station to Walnut & Locust, from there you
would have to walk to the Parkway. This will cost two to-
kens and includes roundtrip. No cash will be accepted from
SEPTA those days. If you are interested in attending and
would like to receive passes for any or both events; please
call the rectory.
Pope Francis’s Visit
Commemorative T-Shirt
T-Shirts will be sold online and at the World Meet-ing of Families next month for $25. You can pur-chase yours EXCLUSIVELY from St. Pio School for the low price of $20. This is a pre-papal visit price and available ONLY here, so order yours today, while supplies last. Orders can be dropped off at the rectory.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Established in 1884, the Black and Indian Mission
Collection is the embodiment of the Catholic Church’s con-
cern for evangelizing the Black, Native American and In-
digenous peoples of the United States. Your financial con-
tribution to this fund assists clergy, religious and lay cate-
chists, parishes, schools and catechetical centers for the
evangelization of the Black and Native American peoples
throughout our country. In 2014 alone, over 8.9 million
dollars was collected from the faithful across the United
States and every penny was given out in diocesan grants
plus a little more.
Pope Francis reminds us that everyone is meant to
evangelize. As we embark on another year of evangelization
in the Black Catholic, Native American and Alaskan Native
communities, everyone is encouraged to make a difference
by offering their prayers for the fruitful support of the mis-
sions in the United States and to consider expressing con-
cretely their Christian solidarity through sacrificial offer-
ings.
Your support impacts the daily pastoral work of our
bishops, consecrated religious women and men, and lay-
leadership who labor on Indian reservations, urban centers,
Black Catholic and Alaskan Native parishes, mission
schools and the many, many diocesan programs and projects
that strengthen the work of the Gospel. Locally, through
grants awarded from this collection, a number of parishes
within the Archdiocese are able to fund pastoral outreach
and evangelization programs. It is only through your con-
tinued generosity of this collection that such efforts are real-
ized.
The Collection for the Black and Indian Missions
will be held at St. Richard’s on the weekend of September
12 and 13, 2015. I ask your continued prayers and generous
financial support of this collection.
Sincerely in Christ,
+ Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Philadelphia
A letter from Archbishop Chaput
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015
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The St. Jude Shop at St. Monica’s. 17th & Ritner Streets
is back starting September 9th 2015.
Store Hours:
Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm
Saturday 11am-3pm
Sunday 7:30am-1pm
Special hours for the World Meeting of Families
September 13th - September 26th
Everyday 9am - 5pm Call 215-389-7694 for more information.
Message from the School Principal Please accept sincere good wishes to you as we look ahead
to the new school year! Before too long, the familiar rou-
tines of academia will return. Meanwhile, be sure to enjoy
the remaining days of summer.
School will be opening on the following schedule:
Tuesday, September 8th Grades 1-8 7:50am-11:45am
Wednesday, September 9th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm
K-boys 8:30am-10:30am
Pre-4 boys 9:00am-11:00am
Thursday, September 10th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm
K-Girls 8:30am-10:30am
Pre-4Girls 9:00am-11:00am
Friday, September 11th Grades 1-8 7:50am-2:50pm
K 7:50am-11:45am
Pre-4 7:50am-11:45am
Monday, September 14th Grades Pre 4, K-8 7:50am-2:50pm
Pre 3 9:00am-11:00am
Tuesday, September 15th Grades K-8 7:50am-2:50pm
Pre 3 8:30am-10:30am
Wednesday, September 16th Pre-4, K-8 7:50am-2:50pm
Pre 3 8:00-2:40 pm
There are no changes to our current uniform policy. As you
begin to purchase new pieces, please consider donating us-
able items to school. Uniforms can be purchased at
Cramer’s Kids and Boystown. Gently used uniforms will be
available for pick up/drop off at the time of packet distribu-
tion. All medical/physical forms are to be updated (if re-
quired) and brought back to school on the first day.
As your new principal, know that I look forward to meeting
you soon and beginning our work together.
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