Church of Saint Mary Parish Bulletin: April 16, 2023

Parish Mission Statement

We, the community of Saint Mary’s, Manhasset, building on our rich heritage of Catholic faith and tradition, center ourselves in the Eucharist and honor God in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to be the presence of Christ through our liturgical, educational and social ministries. We dedicate our time, talent and treasure to the service of all as we build the kingdom of God in our world. We commit to this mission in the name of Jesus Christ.

Church of Saint Mary

1300 Northern Boulevard

Manhasset, New York 11030

(516) 627-0385

Fax (516) 627-6070

www.saintmarysmanhasset.org

Schedule of Masses

Thursday 7:00 AM (when school is in session)

Monday–Friday 9:00 AM

Saturday 9:00 AM, 5:00 PM

Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon

Sacrament of Penance

Saturdays from 4:00-4:45 PM and by appointment. Please call 627-0385.

Anointing of the Sick

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated in the Chapel on the second Sunday of the month following the 10:30 AM Mass. If you are unable to come to Church, please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for Anointing or to receive the Eucharist.

Parish Office

627-0385 | Fax 627-6070

Monday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tuesday - Friday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday - (phone only) 10:00 AM–1:30 PM

Sunday 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM

E-mail: information@stmary.ws

Parish Social Ministry

365-2705

Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM

E-mail: socialmin@stmary.ws

St. Vincent de Paul Society: svdp@stmary.ws

Religious Education

627-4028

Monday 12:00 Noon-8:00 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM

Closed on Friday

PARISH DIRECTORY

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Fr. Robert A. Romeo Pastor

627-0385 | ext. 1004 pastor@stmary.ws

Rev. Fr. Dominik Wegiel

Parochial Vicar

627-0385 | ext. 1006 frdominik@stmary.ws

Rev. Fr. Kingsley Nwanwa

Parochial Vicar

627-0385 | ext. 1089 frkingsley@saintmarysmanhasset.org

Parish Staff

Jane Clifford Bulletin Editor bulletin@stmary.ws

Jennifer Fedele Office Manager 627-0385

Marie T. Granieri

Director of Religious Education

627-4028 | ext. 1127 releddirector@stmary.ws

Vincent Hartley

Facilities Manager

627-0385 | ext. 1002

Kathleen Kosciusko Director of Parish Social Ministry 627-0385 | ext. 1126 kkosciusko@stmary.ws

Robert Levulis Music Director 313-7606

Vanessa Quiros Parish Office 627-0385

vquiros@stmary.ws

Sr. Teresa Raftery, IHM

Adult Faith Formation 627-0385 | ext. 1010 traftery@stmary.ws

The Schools of Saint Mary Nursery through 12th Grade

Very Rev. Dom Elias Carr, Can. Reg., Ph.D. President 627-2711 president@stmary.ws

Norma Ragalli Stafford Director of Admissions 627-2711 | ext 1084 nstafford@stmary.ws

Edward Short Vice President of Development 627-2711 | ext 1120 eshort@stmary.ws

Eileen M. Symmons ’82, ’86 Director of Communications 627-2711

esymmons@stmary.ws

Kiera Gmelich Walsh Director of Alumni and Parent Relations 627-2711 | ext. 1162 kwalsh@stmary.ws

Sarah de Venoge Griffin ’02, ’06 Liaison for School Relations sgriffin@saintmarysmanhasset.org

St. Mary’s Elementary School 627-0184

www.stmary11030.org

Theresa A. Kemp Principal tkemp@stmary11030.org

St. Mary’s High School 627-2711

www.saintmaryshs.org

Gerard J. Buckley Principal gbuckley@saintmaryshs.org

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In today’s Gospel, Jesus appears the disciples. He does so again a week later, turning doubting Thomas into a believer.

Living Stewardship ~ Pillar of Formation: Today is also Divine Mercy Sunday. Learn about St. Faustina and the Image of the Divine Mercy. Meditate on that image and on how Jesus is reaching out to you with His merciful hands.

The collection for Sunday, April 2, 2023 (Palm Sunday) amounted to $27,240.00

The collection for Sunday, April 10, 2022 (Palm Sunday) amounted to $26,591.00

Have you enrolled yet? Visit www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is NY281.

We Care for Our Parish Community

Baptism

We celebrate Baptism at 1:30 PM on the second Sunday of the month and at 12:30 PM on the fourth Saturday of the month as scheduled. Please call the Parish Office at least one month in advance to see if a date is available and to arrange to fill out pre-baptismal paperwork. New parents are required to attend a Baptism preparation session held once every month. Those chosen as sponsors for Baptism should lead lives in harmony with the Catholic faith and the role of Godparent.”

Marriage

At least six months before you plan to be married and before you make arrangements for the reception, please make an appointment with one of the priests to begin the necessary preparations.

Children’s Education

Saint Mary’s Elementary School offers excellent education in the spirit of the Gospel from grades N, Pre-K to Eighth grade. For information call 627-0184.

Empowering Character, Innovation and Leadership in our students, Saint Mary’s High School is a dynamic, contemporary, Catholic value-centered school, combining a commitment to academic excellence and educational innovation, with a passion for learning, and an emphasis on moral character development through the pursuit of truth and discovered in faith and reason. For information call 627-2711.

The Religious Education Program provides excellent formation in the Catholic Faith for children in public or private schools. Preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation requires two years. Classes are held at St. Mary’s for Grades 1 through 5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays

4:30-5:30 PM. Classes also meet on Sundays from 9:3010:20 AM for Grades 1 through 8 and on Mondays from 7:00-8:00 PM for Grades 6, 7 and 8. We also offer the option of an online home program for Grades 1 through 7. For information about Grades 1-8 call 627-4028 or email Mrs. Marie Granieri at releddirector@stmary.ws.

Parish Social Ministryã

We care for our sisters and brothers through our Parish Social Ministry and Food Pantry. For information call 365-2705.

Youth Ministry

We reach out to our teens though our Youth Ministry Program. For information email youth@stmary.ws or visit stmarysyouth.weebly.com.

New Parishioners

We welcome new members to the Catholic Church and to Saint Mary’s Parish. If you are new in the area or interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please call the Parish Office.

Opportunities For Prayer

The Church is open Monday to Friday until 8:45 PM, on Saturday until the end of the 5:00 PM Mass, and on Sunday until 6:00 PM so that we may have the opportunity for quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. The Miraculous Medal Novena is said each Monday following the 9:00 AM Mass. Monday to Saturday the Rosary is said following the 9:00 AM Mass. Eucharistic Adoration is held every Monday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the Chapel. On First Saturdays, the Scriptural Rosary is recited following the 9:00 AM Mass.

Masses and Special Intentions

Stephen Sheehan

Sandy Pittman

Jeanette Albanese

Moira Feely

Erica Klock

Jacob Rivera

Jaxson Rivera

Ronald Grubert

Masses for the Week

Monday, April 17th

Easter Weekday Acts 4:23-31, Jn 3:1-8

9:00 AM | Jack Mellert

Tuesday, April 18th

Theresa Fallon

Christine Marchese

Thomas Hyland

Nina Marie

Maria DeAngelis

James McCabe

Chuck Sockett

Kristin O’Shea O’Keefe

Marguerite Barone

Vincent Nicky

O’Donnell

Grace Williams

Laarni Melliza

Donna Chesney

Fred Herman

Josephine Arkwright

Easter Weekday Acts 4:32-37, Jn 3:7b-15

9:00 AM | Laura Finamore

Wednesday, April 19th

Easter Weekday Acts 5:17-26, Jn 3:16-21

9:00 AM | Eugene Rorke

Names will remain on the list for three months. Please email bulletin@stmary.ws if you would like to continue with the listing

Edward O’Donnell

Ann Pardi

Robert Oliveri

Anthony Curreri

125th Brigade Support Battalion

23rd Marine Regiment

25th Marine Regiment

2-4 GSAB Task Force Mustang

2-211th GSAB Task Force

War Horse

51st Security Force Squadron

75th Ranger Regiment

82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron

Alacqua, Alexander, 1LT, USA

Amerson, Jason, CPT, USA

Anderson, Michael, 1LT, USA

Arnold, James, LCpl, USMC

Avasthi, David, Capt, USAF

Baber, Joseph, Maj, USAF

Broderick, Evan, SGT, USA

Broderick, Steven, SN, USN

Brodie, Virgina H., 2ndLt, USMC

Brown, Jason, SGT, USA

Fontanetta, Joseph, Maj, USMC

Hayes, Andrew, Capt, USMC

Hernandez, Steven, SSgt, USAF

Higgins, James, GySgt, USMC

Hilton, Justin, SGT, USA

Hilton, Nathaniel, SGT, USA

Horner, Brian G., 1stLt, USMC

Howard, Edward, PV2, USA

Hussey, James M., GySgt, USMC Jones, Scott B., LT, USN Jones, Katherine L., LTJG, USN

LaManna, Vincent S., Jr., PVT, USA

Landolphi, Michael, ENS, USN

Lanza, Anthony E., LtCol, USMC

Madden, Michael E., Major, USAF

Major, A. Edward, III, MAJ, USA

Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 161

Marine Transport Squadron 352 McGorry, Patrick F., HM2, USN McKievear, Gary, LT, USA

Millau, Jeffrey, PFC, USMC

Morris, Jr., Brian J., MAC, USN

O’Leary, Jason, SSgt, USAF

Petracca, Evan L., LTJG, USN

Quinn, Anthony, Jr., SGT, USA

Richardson, Timothy, PV2, USA

Radman, Paul Cpl, USMC

Rodi, Caroline G., CAPT, USN

Sharkey, John J., LtCol, USMC

Spivak III, Edmund, Capt, USAF

Sweeney, Timothy, CPT, USA

Swersky, Roberto, Capt, USMC Tafone, Samantha, SGT, USA

Ullrich, Kenneth C., HN, USN Unger, Matthew J., SPC, USA

Vachris, Madison LTJG, USN Wood, Kelly, BMSR, USN

Thursday, April 20th

Easter Weekday Acts 5:27-33, Jn 3:31-36

7:00 AM | John Briscoe (living)

9:00 AM | Eugene Rorke

Friday, April 21st

St. Anselm, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Acts 5:34-42, Jn 6:1-15

9:00 AM | Kathleen Hyer

Saturday, April 22nd

Easter Weekday Acts 6:1-7, Jn 6:16-21

9:00 AM | Carmelo Cataudella

5:00 PM | Catherine Camera

Ramon Vallarino

Anthony Sanchez

Thomas J. Flynn, Sr.

Emmanuel Mesagna

Pat Doherty

Sunday, April 23rd

Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 22-33, 1 Pt 1:17-21, Lk 24:13-35

7:30 AM | People of the Parish

9:00 AM | Eugene G. Rorke

10:30 AM | Martin J. Dupraw

12:00 Noon | Peter C. Mosca

Al Pennisi

Peter D. Kehoe

Antoinette Cammarata Maselli

Anthony Spinetta

Gerrin Hagen

Cover: Hyla Image of The Divine Mercy © Congregation of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, MA 01263. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. .

If you have a service member that you would like to add to this list please e-mail bulletin@stmary.ws. Please include name, rank and branch of service.

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The hours are after the 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, & 12:00 Noon Masses. It is located in the Parish Ministry Center below the church.

Any inquiries, please call 526-627-0385 ext. 1033

Readings and Questions for Faith Sharing on the Third Sunday of Easter

Reading I: Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22-33 God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses.

Reading II: 1 Peter 1:17-21 Conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning.

Bread, Wine & Altar Flowers are offered this week in loving memory of Richard Rice

Third Time

Elizabeth Bunger and Thomas DePaola St. Mary, Holy Family, Manhasset, NY Hicksville, NY

Gospel: Luke 24:13-35

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Question for Adults:

How do I recognize Jesus during the Eucharistic celebration?

Question for Children:

Do I recognize Jesus when He speaks to me?

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Gift Shop is open on SUNDAYS We have beautiful items for All Occasions

Edith & Edward Arienti

Marie & Al Iacono

Marge & Jim Murray

Emma Dailey

Dominick F. Amoruso

Anne Scholz

Henry J. Miller

Tim Dowd

Timothy Dowd

Thomas J. Flynn, Sr.

Elizabeth Butler

Albert McGrath

Elaine Owens

John Racioppo

Ema Racioppo

Jean Manzione

Joe Fedele

James & Madalynne Imperato

Joseph & Carmela Maiella

Peter & Maria Verde

Elissa & Paul Meyers

Vincent & Marianne Insante

Amelia & Peter Barracca

Joseph & Louise Imperato

Robert Labriola

Bruno & Margaret Cirillo

Timothy & Mary O’Connor

Eileen O’Connor

Dr. Joseph D’Ambrosio

Agesilas D’Anna

Dorice D’Anna

Vincent & Marie DeVito

Carmina & Francesco Scannello

Brenda McCusker

John & Emma Endrizzi

Douglas Corbett

Easter Flower Offerings In Memory Of

Salvatore & Mary Catalano

Carmine & Antoinette Sosa

Anthony, Rose, & Frank D’Amico

Anna Fiore

Hope P. Della Ratta

Gribbon Family

Peduzzi Family

Bianca & Laurence Marchini

Doreen & Stan Navratil

Rose Pla

Janet McHale

JoAnn Garramone

Vera Haynes

Mario Garramone

Frank Ferro

Doris C. Urig

Joseph & Dorothy Salat

Rocco Sforza

Antonia Sforza

Phil Sforza

Solinda Meloni

Frank Meloni

Mauro Meloni

Henry T. Dierks

Robert “Rocky” Pacent

Vivian & Ralph Canton

Thomas A. Bagnato

Catherine Bagnato

Eugene Bagnsto

Regina Crigcuola

Bernard Kovach

Mr. & Mrs. Marangiello

Mr. & Mrs. Coscia

Helen & Joseph Knopf

Marion & Joseph Mitschel

Yonke Family

For renewed faith for our family

Kathleen Chrystal

Eileen Broderick

Mary Doyle

Nicola Fiore

Salvatore Quaratino

Tragni Family

Fiore & Quaratino Families

Arthur Adamo

John Adamo

Juan Lozano

Chris Aspinall, Sr

Innocent people of Ukraine

Children & adults who were killed in gun violence

Josephine R. Gallo

Margaret F. Kenny

Deceased Members of the Gallo and Kenny Families

Joseph & Harriet Brensic

Dorothy & Frank Crean

Julia & John Kobilca

Audrey & Frank Brensic

Florence Sullivan

Jack Sullivan

Douglas Sullivan

John L. Sullivan

Victoria Strocchia

Strocchia Family

DeRosa Family

Walter & Ethel Meriam

Reinhardt & Nancy Andersen

Irene Krause

Fran Altamura

Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Kelleher

Beatrice & Richard Keating

Barbara Powers

Eleanor Klebon

Antonio Treglia

Maria Treglia

Armando Petruccelli

Teresa Sparagna

Campagna Family

Latona Family

Prezioso Family

Vitale Family

Patrick Edwards

John Kenlon Sr.

Maureen Kenlon

Patrick J. Crosson, Sr.

Caitlin Fennessy

Maura Molloy

Vincent & Catherine Tafuri

T. Mason

Audriene & Bertrand Barry

Felicia Puntolillo

John Breen

Gennaro F. Parrella

Florence H. Lechleider

We endeavor to record your intentions accurately; please forgive any typographical errors. Additional flower offering intentions will appear in a future bulletin.

Rosary Society

Our Mission Statement:

The Rosary Society fosters devotion to Mary through prayer and good works for causes that would be dear to her heart

Invest 20 minutes of your day to pray the Rosary, and see the difference it will make in your life.

If you would like the Rosarians to pray for a special intention, please e-mail us at rosarysociety@stmary.ws.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND

ST. MARY’S ROSARY SOCIETY

ANNUAL COMMUNION BRUNCH

11:00 AM Mass with Induction of New Members

Brunch Immediately Following at the Strathmore-Vanderbilt Country Club Guest Speaker: Rosarian Michele Bernic Raffle Baskets - Spring Plant Sale Reservations are required - Don’t forget to RSVP!

New members of the Rosary Society will be inducted on April 22nd. Any woman of the parish interested in becoming a Rosarian can contact the Rosary Society at rosarysociety@stmary.ws for more information.

IMPORTANT! Any Rosarian who was never FORMALLY inducted (did not receive a blessed medal) may come forward and receive their medal at the April 22nd Mass. Please contact us by email at rosarysociety@stmary.ws if you wish to do so.

“I don’t deny that the Immaculate receives the mercy from the Lord God, but she is the personification of this ‘Divine Mercy’ and that is why a soul is converted and sanctified if it turns to her.” — St.

Maximilian Kolbe

RCIA and Adult Faith Formation

Do You Know Someone Who Would Like to Become a Catholic?

Our door is open for anyone who is interested in joining the Catholic Church, Learning more about the Faith we practice and becoming a fully initiated Catholic for anyone who has not received First Communion or Confirmation. In order to qualify as a Godparent in Baptism the person must have received all the Sacraments of Initiation. They include Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion.

Prayer Group Returns for the Easter Season

The former Lenten Prayer Group, now the Easter Time Prayer Group, will resume meeting on Thursday, April 20th, at 7:30PM. All are welcome, even if you were not able to attend during Lent. The meetings will continue until May 25th.

Sister Teresa can be contacted about our RCIA and other Adult Faith Formation programs at 516-627-0385, ext. 1010. Her office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10:00AM and 4:00PM and other times by appointment.

Parish Social Ministry

Our Food Pantry is in need of Instant Coffee

Daughters of Mary Host Lenten Soup Supper to Raise Money for Good Samaritan House

The very faithful and dedicated Daughters of Mary hosted a delicious soup dinner during Lent to raise money for St. Mary’s Good Samaritan House. The young women cooked eight homemade soups which were served to a full house of parishioners. The women were able to choose where their specific donation was used, and they chose to fund about three months of toiletry items for students in Brooklyn that have no access to these necessities, even through local organizations. The teacher of these students was so grateful for the efforts of the Daughters of Mary. They provided her students - who often feel forgotten - with desperately needed supplies and brought joy to her kids.

For more information on the Daughters of Mary, please contact Cathy Marrissey at cfmorriss@aol.com.

Thank you, girls, for your efforts and for helping us help those in need!

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

In the Gospel today, Jesus stands in the midst of us and says: “Peace be with you!” During Mass we turn to each other and say, “Peace be with you!” As you put your gift into the St. Vincent de Paul box you say, “Peace be with you!” to those who are poor and hungry.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference is able to help our neighbors in need through the generosity of our St. Mary’s parishioners. Each time you donate, either through the collection slots at the doors of the church, or in an envelope marked for St. Vincent de Paul, you are helping our neighbors within St. Mary’s Parish. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, contact the St. Vincent de Paul Society at 516627-0385, ext. 1125, or email SVDP@stmary.ws. To donate furniture, clothing or household items, please call the store in Garden City Park at 516-746-8250. Thank you for your continued support.

The Second Sunday of Easter | April 16, 2023

Religious Education

Dear St. Mary Families,

The coming of the Holy Spirit on Confirmation day (March 29, 2023) blessedly enabled St. Mary Parish Confirmandi to live like true disciples of Christ. The newly bestowed sacrament endows the Confirmed with the actual graces necessary to remain steadfast and faithful to God. Therefore, we may say that St. Mary Confirmandi have been given the grace to live in an open profession of the Catholic faith, even in the midst of sacrifice.

We are so grateful to Bishop Barres, for his presence, inspiring messages, and celebrating the sacrament with us as a St. Mary parish family. We also extend our gratitude to our Pastor, priests, catechists, teachers and musicians. Thank you all, for carrying out this sacramental tradition with great love and commitment. To our Confirmandi parents and sponsors, we are especially grateful for all you have done to build a Catholic journey of faith in the lives of our Confirmed.

Congratulations to St. Mary Confirmandi! We pray that with the seven-fold gifts of the Holy Spirit, you will continually seek to draw closer to the risen Lord.

May all we do, be done with Christ’s love. Happy Easter!

Mrs. Granieri

Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Prayers for the Easter Season

It is only right, with all the powers of our heart and mind, to praise You Father and Your Only-Begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear Father, by Your wondrous condescension of Loving-Kindness toward us, Your servants, You gave up Your Son. Dear Jesus, You paid the debt of Adam for us to the Eternal Father by Your Blood poured forth in loving-kindness. You cleared away the darkness of sin by Your magnificent and radiant Resurrection. You broke the bonds of death and rose from the grave as a Conqueror. You reconciled Heaven and earth. Our life had no hope of Eternal Happiness before You redeemed us. Your Resurrection has washed away our sins, restored our innocence and brought us joy. How inestimable is the tenderness of Your Love! - Saint Gregory’s Easter Prayer

Dear brothers and sisters, Easter does not work magic. Just as the Israelites found the desert awaiting them on the far side of the Red Sea, so the Church, after the resurrection, always finds history filled with joy and hope, grief and anguish. And yet, this history is changed, it is marked by a new and eternal covenant, it is truly open to the future. For this reason, saved by hope, let us continue our pilgrimage, bearing in our hearts the song that is ancient and yet ever new: “Let us sing to the Lord: glorious his triumph!” – Pope Benedict XVI, 2010

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Celebrating Our 170th Anniversary

THIS IS MY BODY

by Frank De Lucia

In the last Eucharistic Revival article (see March 19, 2023 bulletin), we looked at one of the earliest recorded Eucharistic Miracles which took place in Lanciano, Italy in the year 750 A.D. Remnants of the host turned into Flesh and Blood, and still exist. In the early 1970s, a sample of the material was determined through scientific analysis to be heart tissue as if just having been drawn from a living person that very day. However, the skeptic might protest that, between the intervening twelve centuries from the miracle and its analysis, the material could not have been safeguarded from tampering. This is known as the scientific Chain of Custody, and is wholly absent from the miracle of Lanciano. In addition, the skeptic would argue that there was no Verifiability, where two or more scientists, independently verify the results of an experiment. This brings us to the years 2008 and 2013,

The first occurred in the Church of St. Anthony, in the town of Sokółka, Poland. On October 12, 2008, a consecrated Host dropped during communion was placed in a vasculum, a container with water used to dissolve the host, and then placed in a locked safe by a religious Sister, Julia Dubowska. A week later, thinking that the host was fully dissolved, Sister Dubowska opened the safe and saw several red dots in the center, appearing to be still connected to the remaining undissolved host. Sister Dubowska called the pastor, who then notified his Bishop. Ten days later, the host was transferred from the locked safe into the locked tabernacle of the rectory. On January 7, 2009, two experts in histopathology, employed in two separate organizational units of the University of Medicine in Bialystok, began their independent examinations. The witnesses to the Host dropping on the floor confirmed that there was nothing unusual about the Host, and the Chain of Custody confirmed that there could not be any tampering from outside sources.

similar set of circumstances occurred. During a Christmas Mass in 2013, a consecrated Host accidentally dropped during communion was

when on two separate occasions and in two separate towns in Poland, the principles of Chain of Custody and Verifiability were met.

As for the samples, the two scientists both concluded that the samples clearly indicated characteristics of human cardiac muscle tissue, not blood, and certainly not mold or bacteria. There was fragmentation of the tissue samples (numerous small cracks), indicating rapid contractions (spasms) of the heart muscle just prior to death, as if the sample had been taken from “…the heart of a living man in agony.” The material was determined to be living, since the cardiac tissue enzymes had not undergone the normal process of self-destruction after death. More astounding was the fact that the heart tissue portion of the Host had inexplicably “bonded” with the remaining unleavened bread portion of the Host, something that is beyond today’s science in replicating!

Five years later, in the Church of St. Hyacinth in Legnica, Poland, a

placed in water and locked in the tabernacle. Upon inspection ten days later, instead of dissolving, a red spot was covering 20% of its surface. On January 26, 2014, samples were given to both the Wrocław Forensic Medicine Institute and the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Szczecin. After examination, and using different methods, both institutions came to the same conclusions. Ruling out mold or bacterial causes, the samples were characteristic of human heart tissue. And the tissue was cross-striated, indicating an agonizing death.

These two modern Eucharistic Miracles should be enough even for the hardened skeptic to question his or her doubts. However, for the faithful, these highly credible cases present simply two more instances that offer something more – a reflection into the agonizing passion and death of Christ, a concept that we should hold close to our hearts at every Mass. For God so loved the world that He suffered tremendously for each and every one of us. We must strive to remember that our God, deserving of all sacrifices, instead voluntarily sacrificed Himself for our salvation. How could our hearts not be filled at such a Truth? Blessed be God, and Blessed be His Holy Name!

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Tuesday, April 25th - St. Elizabeth in Melville - 7:00 - 10:00 PM

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*Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Part A Training - This “BASIC” training is required of all those beginning as Ministers. Those wish to minister in hospitals, nursing homes, eldercare facilities, and to the homebound are required to attend Part B Training in addition to BASIC Training. BASIC Training must be taken before the Part B Training. If you have taken the Part A Training only in the past, but would now like to serve in hospitals, etc. you should indicate your interest in EM Part B Training only. Questions about EM training and service may be directed to Jane Clifford, Coordinator of EMs at St. Mary’s, at bulletin@stmary.ws.

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Venerable Anthony Vincent Gallo

Diocesan Priest, Oblate of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart

Montforte Irpino: 11 January 1899 - Rome: 2 May 1934

O Most Holy Trinity, Who deigned to raise Venerable Anthony Vincent Gallo to the priesthood, and endowed him with precious gifts, especially that of a burning love for suffering and immolation, we humbly beseech You, if it be Your will, that he may be glorified on earth, and that we may obtain through his intercession the particular grace which we ask for with living faith. Amen.