THE PEOPLE OF GOD CALLED TO BE THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF

St. Cecilia Church 120 Kearny Ave., Kearny, New Jersey 07032

www.stceciliakearny.org-- April 9th, 2017

Rev. John E. Wassell

Pastor

jwassell@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Danny Santos Rodrigues

Parochial Vicar

drodrigues@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Seymour

in Residence

Mr. Justo E. Aliaga

Permanent Deacon

Mrs. Liliana Soto-Cabrera

Religious Education Coordinator & Office Manager

lsoto@stceciliakearny.org

Dr. Matthew Harden

Organist

mharden@stceciliakearny.org

Mrs. Patty Martinez

pmartinez@stceciliakearny.org

Parish Secretary

Ms. Maureen Harris-Coyle

Local Safe Environment Coordinator

mharriscoyle@stceciliakearny.org

Mr. Joseph Reese, Trustee

Mr. Albertino Amaro, Trustee

Ms. Silvia Sanchez

Bulletin Editor

bulletin@stceciliakearny.org

Cathedral Maintenance

Maintenance

Parish Office Hours

Mon. Tues. Thurs. & Fri.

9am to 12noon, 1pm to 5pm

**Wednesday 9am to 12noon,

1pm to 8pm

Saturday 9am to 12:30pm &

Sunday 9am to 2:00pm

Contact us at

Parish Ph. (201) 991 1116

Parish Fax (201) 998 4437

The Community of St. Cecilia is served by:

Masses for the Week of April 9th, 2017

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Saturday, April 8

5:00pm +Albino Rizzo

Sunday, April 9

(Palm Sunday)

7:30am +Agostino Zappia

9:00am (Port) +Jose & Maria Almeida

10:30am +Deceased Members of the Grant Family

12:00noon (Span) +Domingo Arevalo

Monday, April 10

7:00am +Deceased Mems of Worthington Family

12:00noon +Larry Kirst (Bir thday Remembrance)

Tuesday, April 11

7:00am +Harold George Faulk

12:00noon +Pasqualino Francesco Mattia & Giuseppe DiTrolio

7:00pm (Span) +Castillo-Villega Family (Good Health)

Wednesday, April 12

7:00am +Souls in Purgatory

12:00noon +In Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe

No Portuguese Mass/Holy Week

Holy Thursday, April 13

(Mass of the Lord’s Supper)

7:30pm For the Poor of our Par ish

Good Friday, April 14

(Passion of the Lord)

Services

3:00pm English

6:30pm Portuguese

8:00pm Spanish

Holy Saturday, April 15

(Easter Vigil)

8:30pm The Newly Baptized

Next Sunday, April 16

(Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord)

7:30am People of the Par ish

9:00am (Port) People of the Par ish

10:30am People of the Par ish

12:00noon (Span) People of the Par ish

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MASS SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday 7:00 am and 12:00 pm-English (Chapel)

Tuesday 7:00 pm—Español (Capilla)

Wednesday 7:30 pm—Português (Capela)

Saturday 8:00 am—English (Chapel)

Saturday 5:00pm, English (Church)

Sunday (Church)

7:30am, English

9:00am, Português

10:30am, English

12:00 noon Español

***THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

IS NOT CELEBRATED DURING LENT.***

Reconciliation, Confesiones, Reconciliacao

Saturday: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

English, Español, Português.

Religious Education, including First Communion

and Confirmation (CCD) for children

Classes are on Sunday (Session I: 9am-10:30am & Session II: 10:30am-12noon). For older students preparing for Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation, there are additional Sacramental Preparation classes one Sunday of the month from 1:15pm-2:45pm.

Marriage, Matrimonios, Casamentos

Please call the priest at least one year in advance.

Por favor llamar al sacerdote un año antes de la boda.

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um ano de antecedencia.

Anointing of the Sick

Anointing of the sick, please call the Parish Center.

Unción de los enfermos, llamar al Centro Parroquial.

Unção dos Doentes, Por favor chamar Centro Parroquial.

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Sunday Bible Reflection by Dr. Scott Hahn

"All this has come to pass that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled," Jesus says in today's Gospel (see Matthew 26:56).Indeed, we have reached the climax of the liturgical year, the highest peak of salvation history, when all that has been anticipated and promised is to be fulfilled. By the close of today's long Gospel, the work of our redemption will have been accomplished, the new covenant will be written in the blood of His broken body hanging on the cross at the place called the Skull. In His Passion, Jesus is "counted among the wicked," as Isaiah had foretold (see Isaiah 53:12). He is revealed definitively as the Suffering Servant the prophet announced, the long-awaited Messiah whose words of obedience and faith ring out in today's First Reading and Psalm.The taunts and torments we hear in these two readings punctuate the Gospel as Jesus is beaten and mocked (see Matthew 27:31), as His hands and feet are pierced, as enemies gamble for His clothes (see Matthew 27:35), and as his enemies dare Him to prove His divinity by saving Himself from suffering (see Matthew 27:39-44).He remains faithful to God's will to the end, does not turn back in His trial. He gives Himself freely to His torturers, confident that, as He speaks in today's First Reading: "The Lord God is My help...I shall not be put to shame." Destined to sin and death as children of Adam's disobedience, we have been set free for holiness and life by Christ's perfect obedience to the Father's will (see Romans 5:12-14,17-19; Ephesians 2:2; 5:6). This is why God greatly exalted Him. This is why we have salvation in His Name. Following His example of humble obedience in the trials and crosses of our lives, we know we will never be forsaken. We know, as the centurion today, that truly this is the Son of God (see Matthew 27:54).

Tema do Domingo de Ramos

A liturgia deste último domingo da Quaresma convida-nos a contemplar esse Deus que, por amor, desceu ao nosso encontro, partilhou a nossa humanidade, fez-Se servo dos homens, deixou-Se matar para que o egoísmo e o pecado fossem vencidos. A cruz (que a liturgia deste domingo coloca no horizonte próximo de Jesus) apresenta-nos a lição suprema, o último passo desse caminho de vida nova que, em Jesus, Deus nos propõe: a doação da vida por amor. A primeira leitura apresenta-nos um profeta anónimo, chamado por Deus a testemunhar no meio das nações a Palavra da salvação. Apesar do sofrimento e da perseguição, o profeta confiou em Deus e concretizou, com teimosa fidelidade, os projectos de Deus. Os primeiros cristãos viram neste “servo” a figura de Jesus.A segunda leitura apresenta-nos o exemplo de Cristo. Ele prescindiu do orgulho e da arrogância, para escolher a obediência ao Pai e o serviço aos homens, até ao dom da vida. É esse mesmo caminho de vida que a Palavra de Deus nos propõe. O Evangelho convida-nos a contemplar a paixão e morte de Jesus: é o momento supremo de uma vida feita dom e serviço, a fim de libertar os homens de tudo aquilo que gera egoísmo e escravidão. Na cruz, revela-se o amor de Deus – esse amor que não guarda nada para si, mas que se faz dom total. Portal dos Dehonianos

Reflexión Bíblica Dominical del Dr. Scott Hahn

“Todo esto ha sucedido para que se cumpla lo que escribieron los profetas”, dice Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy (cf. Mt

26,56). Más aún, hemos alcanzado el clímax del año litúrgico, la cumbre más alta de la historia de la salvación, cuan-

do está por cumplirse todo lo que había sigo predicho y prometido. Cuando concluya el extenso Evangelio de hoy, la

obra de nuestra redención se habrá cumplido, la nueva alianza se escribirá con la sangre de su Cuerpo quebrantado,

colgado de la cruz en el “lugar de la Calavera”. En su Pasión, Jesús es “contado entre los malhechores”, como Isaías

había predicho (cf. Is 53,12). Él es revelado definitivamente como el Siervo Sufriente que anunció el profeta, el

Mesías tan esperado cuyas palabras de fe y obediencia resuenan en la primera lectura y en el salmo de hoy. Los insul-

tos y tormentos de la primera lectura y el salmo recurren en el Evangelio: Jesús es golpeado y hecho blanco de burlas

(cf, Mt 27,31); sus manos y pies son taladrados; sus enemigos se sortean sus vestiduras (cf. Mt 27,35); y lo retan a

probar su divinidad salvándose del sufrimiento (cf. Mt 27,39-44). Él permanece fiel la voluntad de Dios hasta el final,

no se vuelve atrás durante la prueba. Se entrega libremente a sus perseguidores confiado en que, como dice la primera

lectura, “El Señor Dios es mi auxilio…no quedaré avergonzado”. Como hijos de la desobediencia de Adán, estábamos

destinados al pecado y a la muerte, pero hemos sido liberados para la santidad y la vida por la obediencia perfecta de

Cristo a la voluntad del Padre (cf. Rm 5,12-14.17-19; Ef 2,2.5.6. Por esta razón Dios lo exaltó grandemente. Por eso

tenemos la salvación en su nombre. Sabemos que al seguir su ejemplo de humildad y obediencia en las pruebas y cru-

ces de nuestras vidas, no quedaremos abandonados. Sabemos, como el centurión del que nos habla hoy el Evangelio,

que verdaderamente este es el Hijo de Dios (cf. Mt 27,54).

Parish Statement

We, the people of God called to be the Catholic Community of St. Cecilia, are a diverse and multi-cultural community of believers, joined together by a common bond of love for our Lord Jesus Christ while preserving the uniqueness and traditions of our ethnicity. With a united spirit, we strive to serve our Lord, His Church, and our community through prayer, worship, ministry and evangelization, and to share our faith and our talents in service to one another.

Rita Chesney, John Carter, Joan Greswsk Bobowski, Barbara Bingham, Barbara Carter, Betty Dybus, Kevin Kane, Luz LaBoy, Linda McKenna, Emily Merrill, Josh Maher, Estrabonia Perez, Rose Rivelini, Olivia Roach, Sean Saraiva, Kevin Murphy, Cecilia Cappiello, Isabel Ramilo, Sophie Maguire, Sahara Goyenechea, Chris Chew, Jason T.

Gude, Natalie Morris, Maria L. Costa, Madeline Verdinho, Ann Chapman Dow, Frank Lopez, Adolfo E. Coria, Julia Mendez, Miguel Rodriguez, Ida Eccles, Hilda Ajila, Brian Rafttery, Adrienne F. Brown, Kimberly C. Mossey, Daren Nicholls, Sherri Moorman, Gayle Wright, Maria Ressurreição, Anne Toussaint, Edward De Simon, Marco Almeida, Lila Czaplicki, Salvador Sanchez, Francisco Silva, Roberto Jude, Maria Agudelo, Honore Metzinger, Eleanor Narozny, Fanny Carmona, Victor Ferdinandi, Ann Dow Cole, Heather Wharton, Helen Macchia, Erick Marrquin, Florence Frederick, Edna Hasselwander, Frank & Bonnie Primavera, Magdalene Lewandowski, Kathryn D’Antuono, Leonor Monroy, Vicente Avila Nuñez, Roberto Matos, Alice Crist, Ramon Caicedo,

Adolfo Gonzalez, Sr., Richard Nunn, Luis Acevedo, Victor Wysocki, Esperanza Rodriguez, Monica Colon, Margie Augusto, Rosemary Martens, Morgan Greco, Cammile Capone, Hugh Dalzell, Mariko Valente, Jose Faneco, Lucilia Gorge, John McDonald, Juana Herrera, Oswaldo Ojeda, Stan Guziejewski, Jr., Harold & Janette Faulk, Piedad Rodriguez, Rafael Klee, Lisa Marie Van Egmond, Andrea Ozovck, Cathy Wintjen, & Charlie Ide.

*Please notify the Office when a name can be removed from the sick list.

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The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Chapel for People of the Parish

Requested by:

The Bread and Wine will be

Consecrated at all Masses this week for:

People of the Parish

Requested by:

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The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Church: Domingo Arevalo (Anniversary)

Requested by:

Sanchez-Rivera Family

This Week at Saint Cecilia’s:

Mon 4/10

Tue 4/11

Wed 4/12

7:00pm All Choirs –Rehearsal for Holy Thursday & Easter Vigil - Church

Holy Thursday 4/13

8:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel

5-6pm Youth/Children choir rehearsal - Church

7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Church

Good Friday 4/14

8:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel

10:30am Stations of the Cross – West Hudson Park

Services - Church

3:00pm English

6:30pm Portuguese

8:00pm Spanish

Divine Mercy Novena after each Service

Holy Saturday 4/15

8:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel

8:30pm Easter Vigil - Church

Divine Mercy Novena after Mass

Easter Sundday 4/16

1:30pm Divine Mercy Novena - Church

Remember in your prayers those who have died:

May they rest in God’s eternal embrace.

Collections/Colectas/Administração

Last week’s first collection was: $4,764.00 The second collection was: $1,748.00

Parish Online Giving: $85.00

As always thank you for your generosity.

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--Sacramental Preparation Classes ONLY: Sunday,

April 9th, 2017 from 1:15pm to 2:45pm in the School.

No Classes for 9:00am and 10:30am Sessions on Palm

Sunday.

-HS Cofirmation II interviews: (Last Names N-Z)

Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 from 3:30pm-5:30pm in

the Parish office.

-NO CLASSES for all students next Sunday, Apr il

16th for the Easter holiday. Classes will resume Sunday

April 23rd, 2017. Don’t forget to attend Masses and

Services during Holy Week, see bulletin for

schedule.

Have a happy easter!

ANNIVERSARY LITURGIES FOR CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES

The Archdiocese of Newark is once again preparing the

annual tradition of honoring those couples in the

Archdiocese who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and

fifty years of Christian marriage in the year 2017. These

anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph

Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in

Newark as follows: April 30, 2017 at

3:00pm for 5 years and 25 years (All

counties) and May 7, 2017 at 3:00pm for

50 years (All Counties) The presence of a

large number of couples will give favor-

able witness to the strength and stability of

Christian marriage in today’s society.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

THURSDAY/ JUEVES/ QUINTA FEIRA Morning Prayer 8 AM (Chapel) Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Misa de la Cena del Señor/Missa da Ceia do Senhor

7:30 PM After Mass, Procession to the Repository, Adoration

and Night Prayer until Midnight (Chapel)

FRIDAY/ VIERNES/ SEXTA-FEIRA Morning Prayer 8 AM (Chapel) Stations of the Cross 10:30 AM

(West Hudson Park) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3:00 PM Celebração da Paixão do Senhor 6:30 PM

Celebración de la Pasión del Señor 8:00 PM

SATURDAY/ SÁBADO/ SABADO Morning Prayer 8 AM (Chapel)

Easter Vigil Vigilia Pascual/Vigília Pascal

8:30 PM

EASTER SUNDAY DOMINGO DE PASCUA/DOMINGO DE PÁSCOA

7:30 AM English, 9:00 AM Portuguese, 10:30 AM English & 12 Noon Spanish

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

There will be Eucharistic Adoration in Portuguese, the

last Sunday of every month from 5pm to 7pm in the

Church. All are welcome to join.

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION

A Pontifical Collection

Christians around the world are united in a special way

during Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Our hearts, minds

and prayers are also especially aware of the Holy Land.

Our parish, once a year on Good Friday, is called on to

support Christians in the Holy Land. Many Christians in

the Holy Land depend on the collection for their live. As

a pontifical collection requested by Pope Francis, the

annual Good Friday Collection offers a direct link for

parishioners to be witnesses of peace and to help protect

the Holy Places. When you donate on Good Friday, you

are supporting Christians in the Holy Land. Franciscans

and others in the Holy Land are housing and feeding the

poor, providing religious formation and education,

maintaining shrines and parishes, and conducting

pastoral ministry. For more information, visit

www.MyFranciscan.org. The Good Friday Collection is

requested by the Holy Father, please be as generous

as your abundance allows.

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Boletín en Español Boletim em Português

EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA

--Clases de Preparación Sacramental

SOLAMENTE: Domingo, Abr il 9, 2017

de 1:15pm to 2:45pm. Las sesiones de 9am

y 10:30am no asistirán hoy.

-Entrevistas para estudiantes de la Confirmación II

(Apellidos de N–Z) Miércoles, Abril 12, 2017 de

3:30pm a 5:30pm en la oficina del Centro Parroquial.

-NO HAY CLASES para todos los estudiantes el

Domingo, Abril 16, 2017 por el día de la Pascua.

Regresaremos Domingo, Abril 23, 2017.

No se olviden de asistir a la Misa y eventos de la

Semana Santa. Ver boletín para el horario.

Feliz pascua!

Santa Cecilia se enorgullece en presentarle

“Administración mejorada a través de la transferencia

electrónica de fondos.” Nos hemos asociado con Parish

Giving para ofrecer este programa a todos nuestros feli-

greses.

Inicie session al sitio http://www.stceciliakearny.org de

nuestra iglesia Santa Cecilia y haga clic en el logo. Se

puede seguir las instrucciones para registrar con

nosotros.

ADORAÇÃO DO SANTÍSSIMO SACRAMENTO Haverá uma Hora Santa diante do Santíssimo Sacramento na nossa igreja todos os últimos domingos de cada mês das 5 as 7 da noite. O itinerário será o seguinte: das 5 as 6 será ua hora de adoração particular com a igreja em total silencio, das 6 as 7 haverá adoração comunitária seguindo um programa com orações e cânticos. Todos os paroquianos e não paroquianos estão convidados a participar o tempo inteiro ou algum tempo; não é necessário estar presente todo o tempo o mais importante é encontramos algum tempo para vir e estar na presença do nosso Senhor e Salvador verdadeiramente presente na Eucaristia. Se houver alguma mudança do dia da Hora Santa num mas qualquer, será anunciado nas missas e boletim.

CLASES DE CONSAGRACIÓN A MARIA

(32 días a un Glorioso Amanecer)

Las clases se llevarán a cabo los

Martes a las 7:00pm en el Sótano de

la Iglesia. Primera clase empieza

este Martes, Abril 11, 2017.

También habrá una Novena a la

Divina Misericordia, empezando el

Viernes Santo.

Para el horario, ver pagina 4 del boletin.

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ou doutrina Católica, mas um instrumento que Deus quer usar para nos formar nas pessoas que fomos des-tinados a ser. Estou entusiasmado sobre esta organização com quem contratamos para estar disponível aos nossos paroquianos formação solida na nossa fé Católica. Espero que tiram um pouco de tempo para o visitar. Pe. John www.formed.orgcódigo para paroquianos: DQNKPN

CASAMENTOS

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um ano de antecedencia.