15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7/16/2023

Parish life FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 07/16/2023

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The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Monica-St. Elizabeth of Hungary-St. Stephen of Hungary opens its doors to welcome and embrace all in our community. We strive through worship, hospitality and service to receive those seeking a spiritual home. In the midst of diversity of thought, life style, nationality, economic status & age, we endeavor to live as a community of faith and invite you to join our family a family seeking to know and love Jesus Christ.

Saturday, July 15th Vigil 5:30pm Stanley Miller

Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Donald C. Baker ............................ frdcab@stelmo79.org Weekend Associate: .................................... Rev. Anthony Ciorra, IVD Weekend Associate:...............................................Rev. Edward Beck, CP Pastoral Associate: Ms. Maryann Tyrer ........ mtyrer@stelmo79.org Music Director: Mr. John Zupan .................... jzupan@stelmo79.org Wedding Coordinator: Ms. Debbi Burdett.....dbweddingsnyc@gmail.com Parish Manager: Jennifer DeSpirito.............................jdespirito@stelmo79.org Plant Manager: Guillermo Vanegas .......... gvanegas@stelmo79.org Sacristan: Pedro Pizarro ...................................ppizarro@stelmo79.org Administrative Assistant: Gladys Tejada ..... gtejada@stelmo79.org

Church Address : 413 East 79th Street, NYC 10075 Parish Center: 406 East 80th Street, NY, NY 10075 Tel: 212-288-6250 Fax: 212- 570-1562 Email: info@stelmo79.org Our Offices are open: Monday & Wednesday................................. . 9am - 4pm Tuesday - Thursday ....................................... 9am - 7pm Friday ....................................................... Closed Saturday ................................................. 10am - 2pm Sunday ..................................................... Closed Closed for Lunch Weekdays..................1pm - 2pm Visit us at: www.STELMO79.org Follow us on social media by searching STELMO79

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Mon-Sat, 12 noon Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm & 5pm Confessions: Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment

Sunday, July 16th Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Roberta Chapey (Living) 10:00am Steven Romano 12:00pm All Parishioners 5pm Michael Collins Monday, July 17th Weekday 12pm Iren Huszar Tuesday, July 18th Weekday 12pm Kathleen M. Reddington Wednesday, July 19th Weekday 12pm Thanksgiving Thursday, July 20th Weekday 12pm Istvan Csiki Friday, July 21st Weekday 12pm Eldon Medina Saturday, July 22nd St. Mary Magdalene 12pm Joseph O’Mara (Living)

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Caroline Yurkutat, Christopher Elliot Lewis, Maurine Lynch, Danielle Boros, Linda Clarke, Mary O’Connor Lynch, Bruno Franco Adame, Susan Bacerra, Michael Reilly, Dorothy Condon, Marcelle Ferrier, Joanna Jack, all those ill and Victims of Military activities PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Thomas Acheson, Margaret Biggs, John Paul Chihorek, William Bahr, Juzefa Rezgiene, Michael P. Keating & Eugene Flynn

Weekly Readings & Observances

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday after the Noon Mass until 3pm in the church and live on-line Devotions Miraculous Medal on Mondays after Mass in the church and live on-line Divine Mercy Prayed every Friday at 3pm in the church and live on-line Vespers (Evening Prayer) Every Friday at 5:10pm in the Chapel and live on-line Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment Anointing of the sick Every third Saturday of the Month after the noon Mass.

Baptisms & Marriages Please call the rectory office for more information.

Communion for the Homebound: If you know of anyone who cannot attend church because of illness or age, and would like to have communion brought to them, please contact the Parish office, so that we can arrange for a Eucharistic Minister to bring communion to them.

Readings for the week of July 16, 2023 Sunday:

Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:1, 11, 12-13, 14 (Luke 8:8)/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22/Ps 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8/Mt 10:34—11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a/Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 3334/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12/Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 6-7/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20/Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27/Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10—12:14/Ps 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Next Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 (5a)/Rom 8:26-27/ Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Observances for the week of July 16, 2023 Sunday: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Tuesday: St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest Wednesday: Thursday: St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr Friday: St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church Saturday: St. Mary Magdalene Sunday: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time ©LPi

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A Language of Love: The Liturgy of the Word

P

rior to the Second Vatican Council, many Catholics did not read the Bible, nor was reading it encouraged. Church authorities were concerned that the laity would not know how to interpret Scripture, or worse, would interpret it incorrectly.

With the Second Vatican Council, that thinking changed. The Council document the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation states, “Easy access to Sacred Scripture should be provided for all the Christian faithful” (22).

This increased emphasis on the Word of God is clearly evident in the amount of Reflection on the readings at Mass helps the Scripture to become a Scripture proclaimed during the liturgy. lamp to light our path.

Before the Council, the readings followed a one-year cycle, with two readings proclaimed during Mass. With the reform of the liturgy, people in the course of a prescribed number of the faithful hear a much greater portion of the years. (51) Bible proclaimed.

The readings for the liturgy now follow a Since the Lectionary includes only portions of three-year cycle with three readings and a psalm Scripture, reading the surrounding text of the day’s proclaimed during Sunday Mass. Typically, the order reading will enhance understanding. The text that of the readings follows the format of a reading from the comes before and after the reading provides the context Old Testament, a Psalm, a reading from the New for the portion proclaimed in the liturgy. That context Testament, and a Gospel reading. may give insight into the intent of the author, which The synoptic Gospel accounts, those from often reveals a new and deeper understanding of God. Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are divided over a three-year The ambo, the place where the readings are period. In Year A, Matthew’s Gospel account is heard, proclaimed during the liturgy, is intended to reflect the in Year B, Mark’s account, and in Year C, Luke’s. John’s dignity and nobility of God’s word. The US bishops’ Gospel account is used throughout the three-year cycle, document Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture and in particular during Lent, the Triduum, and Easter. This Worship, 61, explains, “Here the Christian community expansion of the number of readings at Mass affirms the encounters the living Lord in the word of God and statement in the Vatican II document the Constitution prepares itself for the ‘breaking of the bread’ and the on the Sacred Liturgy, which called the use of Sacred mission to live the word that will be proclaimed.”

Scripture in the liturgy “of the greatest importance” (24).

Reading and meditating on the Scriptures, The document went on to state: exploring them during Bible study, or sharing their meaning for our lives with others in a small faith The treasures of the bible are to be opened up community enhances the experience of hearing the more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided Word proclaimed at the liturgy. Reflection on the for the faithful. In this way a more representative Scripture helps it to become for us a living Word, portion of the holy Scripture will be read to the a lamp for our feet and a light for our journey.

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Connecting the Liturgy with Our Lives © 2019 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. 800-933-1800; www.LTP.org. Text by Kathy Kuczka.

Photo © John Zich. Permission to publish granted by the Archdiocese of Chicago on October 25, 2018.

FIVE MINUTE JESUS Using the Gospel for Prayer – The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 23, 2023

It’s simple. 1. Read the Gospel for the following Sunday slowly, reflecting on the story it tells. 2. Reflect on the questions assigned for each day. 3. Make some resolution about how what you read can be lived that day. 4. Then thank God for speaking to you through this reflection.

Gospel Matthew 13:24-30 Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?' He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

Monday Was there something in this reading that spoke to me? Challenged me? What was it? Why did it have this effect on me?

Tuesday The householder chooses to let the wheat and weeds grow together until harvest. How can I apply this principle of patience and discernment in my own life when faced with challenging situations or difficult people?

Wednesday Consider the householder, the slaves, and the enemy. How do their responses relate to my own journey of faith? What can I learn from their roles?

Thursday The wheat represents the righteous and the weeds symbolize the wicked. How can I apply this imagery to my life? Are there any areas in my life where I need to cultivate righteousness? Or maybe uproot weeds of negative influences?

Friday In today’s parable the wheat and the weeds are intertwined and tangled together. In the confusion of modern life, how do I maintain a clear vision of what is wheat in my life?

Saturday What are instances where I have experienced the coexistence of good and evil, or righteousness and wrongdoing? How have I navigated through such situations?

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ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂƐƚ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵŽƚŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂŶ ĞĨĨŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŝƐŬ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĨƌĂƵĚ ďLJ ƐĞŶĚŝŶŐ ͞ůŝǀĞ͟ ĐŚĞĐŬƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝů͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞŐƵŶ ƚŽ ƵƚŝůŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Ăƚ ŝƚŝďĂŶŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ďŝůůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ƚŽ ƐŝŐŶ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ŝĨ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ͘

dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƚŝŵĞ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐ͘ tĞ ^ŚĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ŽƵƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƉĂŐĞ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ Ă ĨƵůů LJĞĂƌƐ͛ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŽŶĞ ƚŝŵĞ͘ hƐĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ;ĨŽƌ ǁĞĞŬůLJ dŝƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞͿ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ ŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽůLJ ĂLJƐ͘ / Ăŵ ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ tĞ ^ŚĂƌĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ƉĂŐĞ ĂƐ ƌŽďƵƐƚ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ / ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĂĐŚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŵĞ ŝĨ / ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ŚĞůƉ ŝŶ ƐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƵƉ͘

Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ͕ &ĂƚŚĞƌ ĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ / ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐ͘ dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďŽƚŚ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ͘

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