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Thanksgiving Liturgy Schedule
Wednesday, November 27
7 PM Family Mass - Immaculate Conception Church
Thursday, November 28
7:30 AM Mass - Assumption Church
8:30 AM Mass - Immaculate Conception Church
Our Parish will be accepting non-perishable food at all Thanksgiving Masses to give to local pantries. Thank you for your generosity in providing meals to those in need!
In observance of Thanksgiving, the Parish Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29. In addition, there will not be Adoration this Thursday. Adoration will resume next Thursday, December 5.
Once again, we will share our Thanksgiving collection with our brothers and sisters struggling in Nicaragua. Many years ago, we adopted this School where hundreds of children have been educated in the best Catholic tradition of education. The Parish itself also benefits from our generosity. Let’s make this our best year ever. - Fr. Sorgie
From Fr. O’Dowd:
“Dear good friends of the Parish of Cristo Agonizante,
Our fondest best wishes to all of you from your sister Parish in Managua, Nicaragua, Central America. As the beautiful celebration of Thanksgiving approaches once again, we are reminded of the great gift of gratitude that we owe a God who cared so much for us that He gave us His only Son so that we might live in His abundant love.
I am eternally grateful to your good pastor, Fr. Sorgie, and all of you for the annual Thanksgiving offering that you will be sharing with us once again this year. May Our Blessed Lord bless each of you for your kindness in caring for others. My prayers and best wishes for your families this Thanksgiving.
Father Aurelian O'Dowd
Pastor, Agonizing Christ Parish
Old Managua, Nicaragua”
Jesse Tree 2024
Labels Available This Weekend
Gift labels for the Jesse Tree will be available beginning this weekend. We ask that all gifts be NEW and placed in a gift bag (no wrapped gifts, please) with the label attached to the gift bag. The gift labels will be placed at the entrances of both churches. If you’d like to participate, please return the gifts to either church by Sunday, December 15. This year, the Jesse Tree Ministry will be serving 5 local organizations that aid children and adults in need. Thank you for your generosity!
If you have any questions, please contact us at: [email protected].
Pre‐Baptism Class: Baptismal Catechesis
Parents who are planning for their child’s Baptism are required to attend a Pre‐Baptism Class to prepare themselves for their child’s reception of the Sacrament and to understand the importance of their role in developing their child’s relationship with God. Our Parish offers a class on one Thursday a month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center at Immaculate Conception.
Please call the Parish Office to register for the class in advance so the instructor may have the appropriate materials ready. The upcoming Pre‐Baptism Class is Thursday:
December 19
Please join us for Hospitality Sunday in Fr. Fata Hall on Sunday, December 1 after the 9 AM Italian Mass at Assumption Church.
Enjoy some light refreshments and the company of your fellow parishioners.
Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Every Monday, after the 12 Noon Mass, our Parish prays the Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. On Monday, July 15, we will begin another 9 Mondays of prayer through Our Lady. Bring your intention, as there will be some silence to offer your intention to the Lord through Mary. In addition, each time we begin a novena (every tenth week), Fr. Sorgie will invest anyone with the Miraculous Medal that would like to be.
On November 27, 1830, Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in Paris at the Motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity and asked Catherine to have a medal cast. Our Parish has a relic of St. Catherine which will be venerated during the final hymn of the novena each week.
The Miraculous Medal, also known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces, is a devotional medal, the design of which was originated by Catherine Labouré following the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal of Paris, France. It was first made by goldsmith Adrien Vachette and approved for use by Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen from the Archdiocese of Paris in 1836.
A Tree of Life, rooted in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will be placed in a prominent position of the Prayer Garden at Assumption Church, attached to the new wrought-iron fencing near the waterfall. This Tree of Life will provide an opportunity, with an engraved leaf, acorn, stone, or dove to honor various occasions in the lives of your loved ones and to memorialize them when they have passed into eternal life. Each memorial is made out of durable polycarbonate, also known as Lexan, so that these memorials will stand the test of time.
The procedure is simple: for each memorial, fill out an order form, available below or at the Usher’s tables in each church and in the Parish Office. Please call the Parish Office at (914) 961-3643 with any questions.
Initial Pricing
$200 per Leaf
$300 per Acorn
$500 per Stone
$600 per Dove
Order Form
As the Parish continues to renovate and restore the Prayer Garden, the state of the Memorial Bricks had been noticed. After years of being in the ground, the bricks had become dirty and discolored. The Parish will provide the service of a thorough cleaning of all the bricks and a repainting of the engravings, which will be done by Cave Company of Long Island. Now framed and elevated, they are no longer at risk of being stepped on, so this cleaning will last for many years to come. If you or your family have a memorial brick and would like to assist the Parish in the cost of the process ($20 per brick), please fill out and submit the form below.
Please make checks payable to ICA Parish.
Form
Remember a Loved One
Reserve a Mass or Donate Flowers
2025 Mass Book is Open
The 2025 Mass Book is open and will take Mass Intentions for the living and deceased during the year 2025.
The cost for Announced Masses is $20. No more than five Mass Intentions can be taken at any given time. To arrange for and donate flowers to either church in honor of a loved one, call the Parish Secretary at the number below for details.
Information for all memorials can be obtained by calling the Parish Office:
(914) 961‐3643
As we journey through the liturgical year, consider using the Jesuit Examen of Consciousness as a way to grow in your faith life.
Examen of Consciousness
Feast of the Transfiguration
Sunday August 6, 2023
Several of you, after the 12 Noon Mass, asked for a copy of the poem I read at the beginning of my homily. My good friend Peter Ricca, a Green Beret Veteran of the Vietnam War, graciously allowed me to make it available to you.
Fr. André, OFM
The Difference
by Peter Ricca
Do you think there’s a difference
between listen and hear?
I sure do and the difference
is quite clear!
Hear is strictly automatic.
Sound, Ear drum. Reply.
Listen is all heart.
I’m here if you want to cry.
Hear is “hurry up”;
I’ve got something to say.
Listen is take your time,
I’ve got all day.
So keep that in mind when
a friend comes to your door.
You may need to listen as
you’ve never “listened” before!
After thoughtful consideration and with the blessing of Cardinal Dolan, our Parish has returned to the two options for receiving Holy Communion: in the hand and on the tongue.
As a reminder, when you receive Holy Communion:
You should be in a state of grace, with no mortal sin on your conscience.
You should make a reverent bow to the Body of Christ before stepping up to the minister of Holy Communion.
Before receiving, respond “Amen” when the minister says, “The Body of Christ.”
If receiving in the hand, you should make a throne, placing your left hand over your right hand, with your hands at chin level and parallel to the ground. You should never take the host from the minister; the Body of Christ should be received in the palm of your hand.
If receiving on the tongue, please stick your tongue out of your mouth so that the minister has the proper area to place the Body of Christ.
It has come to our attention that there are a number of individuals arriving for Mass late and leaving Mass early. We appreciate that you lead busy lives, but, out of respect for the Third Commandment and the holy sacrifice of the Mass, you should be arriving at least 5 minutes before the start of Mass so that you can prepare yourself to experience the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Just as you would never leave a friend’s house after putting the last bite of dinner into your mouth, you should never leave church with the Body of Christ still in your mouth and should remain to receive the final Blessing from the priest as he sends you forth into your lives in Jesus’ name, which is a beautiful way to begin your week.
A Prayer of Pope Francis to
Mary, Undoer of Knots
Holy Mary, full of God’s presence
during the day of your life,
you accepted with full humility the Father’s will,
and the devil was never capable
of tying you up with confusion.
Once with your Son,
you interceded for our difficulties,
and full of kindness and patience,
you gave us example
of how to untie the knots in our life.
By remaining forever Our Mother,
you put in order and make more clear
the ties that link us to the Lord.
Holy Mother, Mother of God and our Mother,
to you who untie with a motherly heart
the knots of our life,
we pray to you to receive us in your hands,
and to free us of the knots and confusion
with which our enemy attacks.
Through your grace, your intercession,
and your example deliver us from all evil,
Our Lady,
and untie the knots
that prevent us from being united with God,
so that we, free from sin and error,
may find God in all things,
may have our hearts placed in God,
and may serve God always
in our brothers and sisters.
Amen.
On Saturday, March 18, Fr. Joseph Kelly concelebrated the 5 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception. He spoke of his book On Second Thoughts: A Book of Stories. Below is the synopsis (courtesy of Amazon) and a link to the Amazon page.
In his book On Second Thoughts: A Book of Stories, Father Joseph Kelly recalls experiences from his eventful life (e.g., his childhood in New York City, his time in the U.S. Navy, his life of priestly service) and reflects on those experiences and how they illustrate faith and the presence of God in all things. His engaging stories are an aid to the reader’s own faith in God inviting meditation and prayer.
Going forward:
The Divine Mercy Chapel was built within the Father Anthony Domenic Sorgie Parish Center in 2020. You can enter the Chapel by going to the Parish Center front door, which is located behind the School, and, after being let in, walking to the Chapel.
It has come to our attention that the names of the pastors of our three local parishes (IHM, St. Joseph's, and ICA) are being used in an email scam. We would like to officially state that Fr. Sorgie would NEVER ask for gift cards or anything of the sort through email. If you have any doubts about the veracity of an email, please call the parish office - (914) 961-3643 - and speak to a staff member before responding.
If Fr. Sorgie were to ask for assistance, he would reach out through more personal means, such as a phone call or speaking in person. Thank you for your assistance in stopping this cyber-crime.
The image below provides an example of where to find the information detailed underneath. It is not an actual Scam email.
The opening of our long-awaited, new Parish Center began with the move of all Parish Offices out of the Rectory. The Parish Center can be entered from the original entrance to the school building. There is a handicap ramp between the Church and School and a new sign to lead you directly to the new center.
For all Parish business, please visit our new offices and see the center as we prepare for its complete opening.
From March 16-18, 2023, our Parish hosted 40 hours of continuous Adoration in Immaculate Conception Church. If you missed any of the livestreams, you can view them using the connected video module. It contains a playlist of the 40 Hours. Simply click the icon in the top right (three lines; directly above "1/7") to select a specific event.
If you have prayer requests or questions, please message Fr. Sorgie HERE.
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Closed for Lunch: 12:45 - 1:45 PM
Daily Visitation
8 AM - 4 PM
In Immaculate Conception Church, Confessions will be heard in the Confessional near the handicapped-accessible entrance on Saturdays from 4:00-5:00 PM.
In Assumption Church, Confessions will be heard in the Confessional on Saturdays from 3:30-3:55 PM.
On every Thursday and the First Friday of every Month, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed at 9:00 AM in the Divine Mercy Chapel of the Parish Center with Adoration continuing until Benediction at 3:00 PM.
On Mondays, after the Noon Mass, the Miraculous Medal Novena will be prayed.
If you wish to have a Mass said or a Mass card prepared during this COVID-19 crisis, send a note with $20 to Maria either by mail or email [email protected] with all the information including to whom you want the card sent.
The construction of the new Columbarium and Terrace Gardens at Holy Mount Cemetery is complete. This project gives our Parishioners – and anyone else – an opportunity to spiritually and respectfully have their loved one’s ashes rest intact on the Sacred Grounds of Holy Mount Cemetery. There are 1,642 niches; some are already sold.
Please call Maria, Administrative Assistant of Holy Mount Cemetery, to schedule an appointment to view the 3-D Model of the Columbarium or to reserve a niche(s) for you or your loved ones at (914) 961-3643 on Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. You may also email her HERE. A 50% deposit is required for reservation. More detailed information and additional images of the model can be found HERE.
While we have resumed public Masses, we urge all who can to please consider joining the convenient online WeShare automated giving program. Click on this link to set up automatic giving to keep our Parish ready and solvent to reopen with strength and speed when we can. After the page opens, look around WeShare at the collection opportunities and click on the yellow button, "Make a Donation", and follow the directions. God bless you for your continuing sacrifices.
For those of you who have returned to Mass, you will have the opportunity to give your envelopes and contributions at the offertory.
You can also place them in the donation boxes located in both our churches when they are open.* These Masses will be livestreamed.
O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.
At the foot of the Cross, you participated
in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith.
You, Our Lady of New York, know what we need.
We are certain that you will provide,
so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee,
joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves
to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us:
He who took our sufferings upon Himself,
and bore our sorrows to bring us,
through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection.
We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.
Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test –
and deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
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Listen to "Could God Ever Love Someone Like Me?"
with Fr. Mike Schmitz
Don't miss "Forgiven!"
"Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. Eyepop Productions, Inc.
"Boatlift" was executive produced by Stephen Flynn and Sean Burke and premiered on September 8, 2011, at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: Remembrance/Renewal/Resilience in Washington, D.C."
Courtesy of YouTube Channel "RoadtoResilience"
Note: Contains video and images from 9/11/01