Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7/09/2023

Parish life FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 07/09/2023

Mission Appeal Sunday ( Page 6)

The Gloria

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Just a word ( Page 11)

The Roman Catholic Parish of

St. Monica St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Stephen of Hungary

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Mission Statement

Mass Intentions

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 8th Vigil 5:30pm Mary Frances Ward

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

Sunday, July 9th Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Joan Smith 10:00am Anna Ensign 12:00pm All Parishioners 5pm Adelina & Julio Mosquera Monday, July 10th Weekday 12pm Michael O’Donoghue Tuesday, July 11th St. Benedict 12pm Walter & Mary Ferber Wednesday, July 12th Weekday 12pm Thanksgiving Thursday, July 13th Weekday 12pm Priests of St. Monica’s Friday, July 14th St. Kateri Tekakwitha 12pm Souls in Purgatory

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

Saturday, July 15th St. Bonaventure 12pm Catherine Ferro

Weekly Readings & Observances

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday after the Noon Mass until 3pm in the church and live on-line Devotions

Readings for the week of July 9, 2023

Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment

Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 (see 1)/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 Monday: Gn 28:10-22a/Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15ab/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33/ Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, and 15/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19/Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40/Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7/Mt 10:24-33 Next 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

Anointing of the sick

Observances for the week of July 9, 2023

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

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.

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 & Robert Wiegand

Sunday:

Sunday: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Tuesday: St. Benedict, Abbot Wednesday: Thursday: St. Henry Friday: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Saturday: St. Bonaventure, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church Next Sunday: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time ©LPi

St. Stephen of Hungary School Pre-K through 8th Grade Catholic Parochial School 408 East 82nd St., New York, NY 10028 (212) 288-1989 Fax: (212) 517 – 5788 Principal: Ms. Allyson Genova-Hall www.saintstephenschool.org Interested in admission to our parish school? admissions@saintstephenschool.org

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Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

Province Position Posting Position Title: Reports to: Classification: Location:

Provincial Office Administrative Assistant Executive Assistant to the Provincial Full-Time New York, NY

About the USA East Province: The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) is a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded in 1540 by the soldier-turned-priest, Saint Ignatius Loyola. In the vision of their founder, Jesuits seek to “Find God in All Things” and commit themselves to the “Greater Glory of God.” The USA East Province of the Society of Jesus is one of four Provinces within the Society of Jesus in the United States belonging to the worldwide body of Jesuits.

Job Summary: This position entails providing administrative support to the Office of the Provincial and Office of the Socius. This position will work full-time, Monday-Friday during core office hours which are between 8:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.

Essential Functions: x Completes requests for Statements of Good Standing and celebrets for Province members whose last name is within L-Z. x Assists with UEA Consultors’ Meetings, including guestroom reservations for consultors, booking conference room for meeting, and providing breakfast and lunch. x Assists with scheduling UEA Staff Meetings including booking of conference room, setting up luncheon as needed. x Prepares file for archives file upon the death of a UEA Jesuit. x Prepares Jury Duty Excusal Letters. x Works with Treasury department in coordinating and executing annual FACSI project. x Manages annual updates for the Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy Directory) to include updating the USA East Province (UEA) offices in the various sections of the book. x As needed, but at least annually, runs a necrology report from the database and every 2-3 years coordinates with Communications to create a printed version.

The USA East Province of the Society of Jesus 39 East 83rd Street | New York, NY 10028 | T: 212.774.5500 | F: 212.794.1036 | www.JesuitsEast.org

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In the Gloria, the faithful continue to express the joy and praise that the angels sang at Jesus’ birth.

The Gloria

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hen have you received news so amazing that you cheered with joy? Perhaps you were asked to interview for a job that was a long shot. Or you discovered a couple had become pregnant who had thought they were infertile. Or perhaps a cure was found for a disease a friend had been told was fatal.

The joy expressed in these events is the euphoric joy that the Gloria expresses. This joy, though, is deeper, for we are praising God, who has given us everything. God’s love is so great that he sent his only Son, and for that, the angels expressed their joy in the first words of the Gloria, which come from Luke’s account of the Gospel: Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a

manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest / and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

(Luke 2:8–14) The Gloria, which is part of the Introductory Rites at Mass, unites the community in the praise of God and prepares the faithful to hear the words of Sacred Scripture. This hymn of praise is sung on Sundays outside of Advent and Lent as well as on special occasions such as solemnities, feasts, and weddings.

The ancient text of the Gloria is believed to have had its origins in the Eastern Church. In the fourth century, it became part of Morning Prayer.

News of Christ’s birth was not announced to royalty or others in power. It came to simple shepherds working the night shift. God chose these men, inferior by society’s standards, to be the first to hear the Good News. The shepherds confirm God’s love for the poor and the lowly. They demonstrate that God comes to people in their common, ordinary, everyday lives, often when least expected. May we respond with hearts filled with praise as we sing this angelic hymn.

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

Art by Michele Wood. NABRE © 2010 CCD. Permission to publish granted by the Archdiocese of Chicago on October 25, 2018.

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FIVE MINUTE JESUS Using the Gospel for Prayer – The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 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 13:1-9 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

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 We know that the seed is the Word, and the sower is God. So, if I am the seed, how do I spread the Word of God to those in my community?

Wednesday What if I am the soil? Soil not only provides nourishment for growth, but it must also be tended and cultivated. What aspects of my life are nourishment to the Word of God (love, family, etc)? What aspects hinder that growth (stress, habits, etc)?

Thursday God plants the seeds in our life. How can I be rich soil that can provide nourishment to my community?

Friday At different points in our lives, we have become different types of soil - the rocky, the thorny, the shallow and the deep - in being open to the message of the Gospel. How do I keep myself rooted in the deep soil so that I may bear abundant fruit?

Saturday Jesus really challenges us today to listen. In the world, in our community, it seems increasingly difficult to listen because we are surrounded by so much noise. Today, how can I filter some of that noise and listen to the voice of Jesus so I can open my ears and heart to his message?

Just a Word &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WĂƐƚŽƌ Ϭϳ͘ϬϴͲϬϵ͘ϮϬϮϯ

dŚĞ hŶǀĞŝůŝŶŐ tŚĞŶ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŚĂƐ ͞ŚĂĚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĨƌĞƐŚĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ͟ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĞƵƉŚĞŵŝƐƟĐ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŶĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚĂŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘ dŚĞŶ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͘ ŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŶŽƟĐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ͞ĨƌĞƐŚĞŶŝŶŐ͕͟ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌǁĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ ĚŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞũŽŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ͘

dŚŝƐ ƉĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͕ LJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ŚĂĚ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͛Ɛ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ƵŶƐƚĂďůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĐĂƐĞƐ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ŽĨ ĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ǁĞ ŚƵƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ĞƌĞĐƚ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ͕ ůĞĂŬƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞƉĂŝƌĞĚ͕ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ Ěŝƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ĐŚĂŝŶ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŶĞǁ ƐƚŽŶĞ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂĚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂůǀĂŐĞĂďůĞ͘

,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ͞ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ͟ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͛Ɛ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚĞĚ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ͊ /Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ǁĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďƵůůĞƟŶ ŝŶ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ͕ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ ŵĂLJ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ďĞ ƉĂƌƚůLJ͕ ŝĨ ŶŽƚ ƚŽƚĂůůLJ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŝƚƐ ŐůŽƌLJ͘

ŬĞĞŶ ĞLJĞ ǁŝůů ŶŽƟĐĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĐůĞĂŶĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ǁĂƐŚĞĚ͘ KŶĞ Žƌ ƚǁŽ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ĨĂůůĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ / ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ĂƐŬĞǁ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ĚŽŽƌ ǁĂƐ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŽĨ ďĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌƉĞĚ ĐŽƉƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ƚŽŽ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͘ ;ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶĞLJ ďƵĚŐĞƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂůĞ ŽĨ Ăŝƌ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŝƐŚ ŚĂůů͘ dŚĂƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐƟůů ĂǁĂŝƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝƚͿ͘

dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƟĞŶĐĞ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĕĂĚĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ƐƵŝƚĂďůLJ ͞ĨƌĞƐŚĞŶĞĚ ƵƉ͟ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵ ŽƵƌ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ĂƐƚ ϳϵƚŚ ^ƚ ĨŽƌ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͘

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