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Mass Intentions: Week of Sunday, July 19th
| Day | Time | Intention | Requested By | Living or Deceased |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | George Gumina, Sr. Frank Juliano | The Santini Family | Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | Rudolph & Jean Gualtiere Edward Zegarelli | Laura & John Gualtiere Marypat Hughes | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | James Ford Blanche Ryan | The Ford Family John & Maryann Martin | Deceased Deceased | |
| Monday | — | No Mass | ||
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. | William F. Collins | Pat Richards & Jim McEvoy | Deceased |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. | Jessie Muldoon | Father Tim | Deceased |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m. | Holy Souls in Purgatory | The Danahy & Sammel Families | |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. | Patrick Cassidy Finn | The Stack Family | Deceased |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Augie J. & Ann T. Paese Joseph Radelich | The Paese Family The Radelich Family | Deceased Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | George Farland Sister Pat Vetrano, RSM | The Douglass Family The Sans Family | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | Fay Lavelle Frank P. Bartlett | The Hamilton Family Valerie M. Wallace | Deceased Deceased |
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus are three siblings from the village of Bethany, located near Jerusalem. They are prominently featured in the New Testament, particularly in the Gospels of Luke and John, as close friends and followers of Jesus Christ. Their home served as a place of refuge and fellowship for Jesus during His ministry. The story of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus reminds Christians that Jesus desires not only obedience but friendship. He enters homes, shares meals, receives love, weeps with the sorrowful, and brings life where there is death. True discipleship flows from sitting at His feet and rises into loving service.
From the Desk of the Pastor
July 26, 2026
Dear Parishioners,
Here we are well into the summer season with increased travel plans, pool visits, beach openings and outdoor gatherings. This season of sun and fun carries both profound joy and genuine risks. Children are out of school and require full-time supervision and entertainment.
Water safety, sun protection, and bicycle safety require greater vigilance and should be a top concern. Crowded tourist venues will occur with long lines. When tensions rise in close quarters, remember the purpose and see them as opportunities rather than obstacles. Don’t let your blood pressure exceed the temperature during a heat wave.
This is also a time to enroll kids into camps, attend family reunions, religious feasts and carnivals as well as visit and explore our beautiful trails here in Sleepy Hollow & Pocantico Hills, movies at the Kensico Dam or visits to the “ice-cream paradise,” King Cone in Somers.
Wherever you go and whatever you do, please do not forget the Third Commandment: Remember to keep the Sabbath. For Catholics, this means to attend Mass. By visiting new churches and experiencing different liturgies, may you appreciate other faith communities, and if you see something interesting and new, please let me know. I’ll take your ideas, but not a signed bulletin from the Celebrant.
Stay safe!
Fr. Tim
Dear God,
We come before You seeking Your divine protection as we embark on new adventures and explorations. In this season of warmth and rest, we ask You to guide our steps, grant us wisdom, and keep us safe from harm.
Grant us the grace to reflect and rejuvenate, drawing closer to You. Help us to embrace the stillness, to find solace in nature, and to reconnect with our souls. As the sun shines brightly, may our hearts be filled with tranquility and joy.
We thank You for the summer and the joy it brings through gatherings with family and friends. May these moments be filled with laughter, love, and cherished memories. Help us to appreciate the beauty of togetherness and to share Your light with those around us. Amen.
The Word of God
Reading I: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 God comes to Solomon in a dream, as He has done for others. Solomon asks the Lord for “an understanding heart,” unlike others who ask for things like long life or wealth. God admires this and so he grants Solomon’s request.
Reading II: Romans 8: 28-30 The predestined are those who are selected by divine adoption. Man is free to reject this choice. But no one is ever predestined for damnation.
The Gospel: Matthew 13: 44-52, or 13: 44-46 Two parables stress the inestimable value of the kingdom of God and therefore surrender to its demands is true wisdom.
