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Mass Intentions: Week of July 5th
| Day | Time | Intention | Requested By | Living or Deceased |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | For the Parishioners | Living and Deceased | |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | Fransene and Morezzi Families Peter D. Mercatili, Sr | Stephen Fransene The Krauss Family | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | James Ford Nicholas Parlante | The Impastato Family The Omboni Family | Deceased Deceased | |
| Monday | — | No Mass | ||
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. | No Mass | ||
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. | Audra Pianka Vasil Syku | The Pianka Family Michael Syku | Living Living |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m. | Dolores Catanzaro Holy Souls in Purgatory | Father Tim The Danahy and Sammel Families | Deceased |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. | Raymond M. DiLeo Vasil Syku | Father Tim Frango Syku | Deceased Living |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Joanne Coza Stephen Zaranski | The Radelich Family The Farrell Family | Deceased Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | Sister Eileen Kelly Frank Fudali | The Byrnes Family The Stiloski and Cilliberti Families | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | Katherine Lavelle-Hamilton Deceased Members of the Byrnes Family | The Hamilton Family Bob and Rosemary Byrnes | Deceased |
The Bread & Wine and the Sanctuary Candle are
being offered at this time of celebrating 0ur
Country’s Independence for those people
throughout the world who are struggling and
fighting for Religious and Political freedom.
From the Desk of the Pastor
Dear Parishioners,
This weekend America celebrates its 250th (semi quincentennial) birthday/anniversary, or as historians refer to as, the Signing of the Declaration of Independence (freedom) from Great Britian on July 4, 1776. This document formally announced the colonies’ break from Britain and articulated the foundational ideals of the United States: equality, unalienable rights, and the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. May we strive more to be united, as UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
Our celebration of the “Fourth of July” should cause us to reflect on freedom and the great price that was paid to win it. This is not the degree of outer freedom that determines our happiness or fulfillment, but the inner freedom that comes from the presence of the Spirit in our lives. This coincides with St. Paul’s view of life in the Spirit. It is the extent of our inner freedom that determines the fullness of our lives.
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on the gift of freedom that we enjoy. How do we use this gift to make our world a better place? How do we show our Catholic faith? We continue to live in a climate of diminished respect and tolerance for differences. Civil discourse and dialogue seem to be less regarded as a value for building consensus.
Independence Day provides us with an opportunity to give thanks for the many and varied sacrifices of those who have gone before us in our country. It is also a wakeup call for us to consider how we are advancing the values that have long characterized the United States of America.
Let us continue to pray for all those who have given their lives to ensure our freedom and those who continue to work to keep that freedom, complete and true. This celebration causes us to build a just and peaceful society in our own nation and to be a shining example for other nations.
Enjoy your all-American favorite classics: hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans; German potato salad; Texas chili; Italian sausage and peppers, BBQ ribs, California guacamole, New England clam bake, Mexican corn—and don’t forget the ice-cream, the watermelon, and of course, FIRE WORKS!!!
Happy Independence Day!
God Bless America, the land that I love!
Fr. Tim
The Word of God
Reading I: Zachariah 9: 9-10 Israel’s future king will come to Jerusalem humbly riding on the colt of a donkey. He will bring peace to all nations.
Reading II: Romans 8:9, 11-13 Believers in Christ are to live in His Spirit. On the Last Day, God will resurrect the bodies of the saints.
The Gospel: Matthew 11: 25-30 Only a remnant will trust Jesus. They are to learn from Him as the model of obedience to the Father out of mutual love. Jesus is gentle and humble. He invites us to come to Him, and He will in turn give us more than a bodily rest as held in the Old Covenant, but rather a heavenly rest in the New.