Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IS THE MOTHER CHURCH
OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PATERSON AND THE SEAT OF ITS BISHOP.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 10, 2016
SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL STAFF
Rector / Pastor
Reverend Monsignor Mark J. Giordani
Parochial Vicars
Reverend Leonardo Lopez
Reverend Luis Alberto Hernandez
Permanent Deacons
Mr. German Vargas
Mr. Guido Pedraza
Mr. Jose Pomales
Mr. Luis Gil
Parish Secretaries
Mrs. Amparo Castellanos
Ms. Ana Amezquita
Ms. Patti Pardo
MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIOS DE MISAS 
WEEKEND MASSES / FINES DE SEMANA MISAS
SATURDAY VIGIL / VIGILIA LOS SABADOS
5:00 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish)
SUNDAY / DOMINGO
8:30 AM (English) 10:00 AM (Spanish)
11:30 AM (English) 1:00 PM (Spanish)
WEEKDAY MASSES / MISAS DURANTE LA SEMANA
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY / LUNES A VIERNES
7:00 PM (Spanish)
FRIDAY / VIERNES
12:05 PM (English)
HOLYDAY MASSES / MISAS EN DIA FESTIVO
MONDAY / LUNES
FRIDAY / VIERNES
7:00 PM (Spanish)
12:05 PM (English)
LIBRARY (GIFT SHOP) / LIBRERIA
HOURS / HORARIOS
Tuesday / Martes: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Saturday / Sabado: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday / Domingo: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Founded: 1820
Families: 589
MAIN ENTRANCE
Main Street
& Grand Street
RECTORY / PRIESTS RESIDENCE
381 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Mon. - Fri.: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
OFFICES: THE BISHOP FRANK J. RODIMER CENTER
387-389 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ USA
Main: 973-345-4070 Fax: 973-345-7831
Email: stjohnpaterson@gmail.com
Web: www.rcdopcathedral.org
www.cathedralofstjohnthebaptist.org
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESSION
Every Saturday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
When possible the Priests are available for Confession before Mass.
Also by appointment by contacting the Cathedral Office.
VISITATION OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY
Please keep us informed when a person is sick or in the Hospital.
Contact the Cathedral Office in order to put his/her name in the Mass Intention list.
If the person needs to receive the Communion, a Priest will visit or send an available
Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister.
FUNERALS
Please contact the Cathedral Office for information.
EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
Every Friday: After the 12:05 PM English Mass until 6:45 PM
HOLY HOUR
Every Monday: After the 7:00 PM Spanish Mass until 8:30 PM
DEVOTIONS
HOLY ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(2000 HAIL MARY MINISTRY AND EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT.)
EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH: From 5:30 AM to 6:00 PM
CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Every Friday: 3:00 PM
Our Mission Statement
Declaracion de Nuestra Mision
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Community is dedicated to the celebration of the Eucharist,
the center of our life, to prayer, holiness of life and service to
the poor.
La Comunidad Parroquial de la Catedral Catolica Romana de San Juan
Bautista esta dedicada a la celebracion de la Eucaristia, el centro de
nuestra vida, a la oracion, al ejercicio de una vida santa y al servicio de
los pobres.
We have a multi-faceted community, greatly enriched by people
from over twenty seven (27) countries, principally from Central
America, South America and the Islands of the Caribbean.
Somos una comunidad polifacetica, grandemente enriquecida por
gentes de veintisiete (27) Paises Naciones especialmente venida de
Centro America, Suramerica, y las Islas de el Caribe.
We strive to grow in our faith and love for God and one another
in our service to our homeless and disadvantaged.
Nosotros tratamos de crecer en fe y en amor a Dios y al projimo en
nuestro servicio a los pobres, los que no tienen techo ni
oportunidades.
We have a strong emphasis on evangelization through prayer
communities, frequent Retreats and Missions.
We are profoundly dedicated to heed the call of Saint John the
Baptist: "Prepare the Way of the Lord." (The Gospel of Jesus
Christ according to Saint Mathew 3:3) and "He must increase
and I must decrease." (The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to
Saint John 3:20)
Hacemos gran enfasis en la evangelizacion a traves de comunidades de
oracion, frecuentes Retiros y Jornadas Misioneras.
Estamos profundamente dedicados a atender el llamado de San Juan
Bautista: "Preparen el camino al Senor." (El Evangelio de Jesucristo
segun San Mateo 3:3) y "Conviene que yo disminuya para que El
crezca." (El Evangelio de Jesucristo segun San Juan 3:20)
.
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  JULY 10, 2016
-MASS INTENTIONSINTENCIONES PARA LA MISA
SATURDAY
July 9,……………………..…Sabado
5:00 pm For St. John’s Parish Community
+Irene Bedani +Frank & Marie Aiazzone
+Deacon Benito Torres
Health: Angelica Buscaglia
7:00 pm Por la comunidad de San Juan Bautista
+ Laura Yepes (7mo Aniv) +Tulio Barragan Orozco
+Olga De La Hoz Mercado (1er mes)
SUNDAY
July 10,................................Sunday
8:30am For St. John’s Parish Community
+Luigi & Felicita Giordani Health: Angelica Buscaglia
+Holy Souls in Purgatory
10:00 am Por la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista
Presentacion del bebé Joa Bohorquez
En Honor a Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Carmen
+Juan De Dios Higuita (10mo Aniv) +Antonio Silfredo Inoa
+Fr. Luis Espinoza +Agustin Rayo Jr.
Salud y Bienestar: Angelica Buscaglia
11:30am For St. John’s Parish Community
+Claude Offray Jr. +Frank & Marie Aiazzone
+Irene Bedani +Juanita Rodriguez +June Tamaro
Health: Angelica Buscaglia
1:00 pm Por la Comunidad de San Juan Bautista
Acc. Grac. al Señor por el bienestar de Pedro Salerna y Uvaldo Mora
+Marleny Ramirez de Parga +Leticia Santana
Salud y Bienestar: Gabriel Gutierrez
MONDAY
July 11,,………………….……...Lunes
7:00 pm +Luis Antonio Castillo
+Jose Carlos Pagan +Ramon Antonio Nuñez
+Rumualdo Elias Martinez (1er mes)
+Emiiio Johan Lucero Rodriguez
Salud y Bienestar: Angelica Buscaglia
TUESDAY
July 12,.……………………..…..Martes
7:00 pm
+Jose Carlos Pagan
+Jose Robles Castillo +Agustin Rayo Jr.
Salud y Bienestar: Angelica Buscaglia
WEDNESDAY
July 13………………...…....Miércoles
7:00 pm +Frank & Marie Aiazzone
+Frank Diaz +Cindy Villalba (21 aniv)
THURSDAY
July 14,…………………………Jueves
7:00 pm +Francisco Sanchez +Augusto Gonzalez Quiroz
+Cindy Villalba (21 aniv)
Salud y Bienestar: Angelica Buscaglia
FRIDAY
July 15 ,………………………..Viernes
12:05 pm +Fr. Paul Pulvirenti +Justin Pasquariello
Health: Angelica Buscaglia
7:00 pm +Agustina Becco +Agustin Rayo Jr.
Salud Consuelo Romero de Riva Salud y Bienestar: Angelica
Buscaglia
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Moses petitions the people to follow the commandments
God has set before them. He reminds them that the laws
are not in the sky or far away at sea, but are accessible
to them and meant to be followed if they wish to prosper.
Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20
Paul discusses the divine nature of Jesus, and explains
that Jesus was created before anything else. Everything
else was "created through him, and for him."
Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
While discussing everlasting life, a lawyer mentions
loving one's neighbor as oneself. The lawyer then asks
Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus tells him about a
man beaten by robbers, who was ignored by both a priest
and a Levite before a Samaritan stopped and offered him
aid. Jesus asks the lawyer who was neighbor to the
injured man. The lawyer says "the one who treated him
with compassion." Jesus encourages him to go and do
the same.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday
Dt 30:10-14; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37
Monday
Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34—11:1
Tuesday
Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday
Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27
Thursday
Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30
Friday
Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Mt 12:1-8
Saturday
Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“Moses said to the people: ‘If only you would heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and
keep his commandments and statutes that are written in the book of the law, when you
return to the Lord your God with all your hearts and with all your soul…’ ‘You shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart…being…strength…and with all your mind, and
your neighbor as yourself.’ He replied to him, ‘You have answered rightly, do this and
you will live.’ ‘And who is my neighbor?’”
Perhaps the best known parable of Jesus, using the law of the first testament, tells us how we
remain ‘connected’ a very popular expression. Whether we are using an ipad, cell phone or
computer, being connected is essential.
I can ask myself if I really work at being connected - with my heart, my being, my strength and
soul - to my God. Do I have the courage to approach the Lord as did the scholar of the law?
I pray, I keep the commandments, the beatitudes are a guiding force in my life, as I address the
needs of my neighbor. How wonderful to live so well. But am I willing to take the extra step as
portrayed in the person who treated the downtrodden one with mercy? Pope Francis has told
us that when we have experienced mercy, it is then that we can exhibit mercy. We are all called
to be the Good Samaritan.
UNA FRESCA PERSPECTIVA DE LAS LECTURAS DOMINICALES
SU PALABRA HOY por el Reverendo William J. Reilly
Décimo Quinto Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario
10 de julio de 2016
“Moisés dijo a su pueblo: ‘habrás escuchado la voz del Señor, tu Dios, y observado sus mandamientos
y sus leyes, que están escritas en este libro de la Ley, después de haberte convertido al Señor, tu
Dios, con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.’ … El le respondió: ‘Amarás al Señor, tu Dios, con todo
tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con todas tus fuerzas y con todo tu espíritu, y a tu prójimo como a ti
mismo.’ ‘Has respondido correctamente, le dijo Jesús; obra así y alcanzarás la vida’. ‘¿Y quién es mi
prójimo?.’”
Quizá la mejor parábola de Jesús, utilizando la ley del primer testamento, nos dice cómo mantenernos
‘conectados’, una expresión muy popular hoy en día. Ya estemos utilizando un ipad, un teléfono celular o la
computadora, el estar conectados es esencial.
Puedo preguntarme si en realidad trato de mantenerme conectado – con mi corazón, mi ser, mi fuerza y mi
alma – a mi Dios. ¿Tengo el coraje de acercarme al Señor como lo hizo el doctor de la Ley?
Rezo, guardo los mandamientos, las bienaventuranzas son una fuerza que guía mi vida al atender las
necesidades de mi prójimo. Es maravilloso vivir así de bien. Pero, ¿estoy dispuesto a tomar los pasos extras
como lo hizo el que trató con misericordia al herido? El Papa Francisco nos ha dicho que cuando hemos
experimentado misericordia es cuando podemos demostrar misericordia. Todos hemos sido llamados a ser el
Buen Samaritano