The Schools of Saint Mary What a Season for the St. Mary’s > G Lady Lady

Congratulations to the Saint Mary’s High School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team on their second consecutive state championship win! After an undefeated regular season and capturing the Nassau-Suffolk GCHSAA “AA” League title, the Lady Gaels went to the state semifinals and ultimately defeated the Nichols School Vikings (Buffalo) on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gymnasium. With a score of 66-49, the team held their ground and proved they were once again most worthy of the GCHSAA Class “AA” New York State crown. We’re so proud of the coaches, players, and family members who helped make this dream a reality through faith, dedication, teamwork, and determination. Thank you for sharing your talents on and off the court. We offer special thanks to the faculty, administration, and fans who showed up in force to cheer on the Lady Gaels throughout the season. We are united and stronger as the St. Mary’s community when we support our students representing our school. Watch social media for details on the team, as plans for the Federation Tournament are in progress for later this month upstate! Go, GAELS!

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT EDWARD SHORT, VP OF DEVELOPMENT AT 516-627-2711 OR EMAIL: ESHORT@STMARY.WS. PHOTOS BY G. SHEMITZ FOR THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ESYMMONS@STMARY.WS FOR PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH/PRINT OR FOR MORE ABOUT THIS STORY.

This Is My Body

In our first bulletin article last week, we reviewed the reasons why the Catholic Church requires the Faithful to believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist, and what that belief means. In this article, and future ones, we will go on to explore the times when God has reaffirmed this Truth in instances known as Eucharistic Miracles.

- Frank De Lucia

One of the earliest recorded Eucharistic Miracles took place in the small town of Lanciano, Italy in the year 750 A.D. In the Church of St. Legontian, a monastic priest, who struggled with his faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, asked God to remove his doubt. One morning when he was celebrating Mass, as he said the words of consecration, he witnessed the bread and wine turn into visible flesh and blood. The blood then coagulated into five individual globules of different shapes and sizes. All those in attendance bore witness to this seemingly inexplicable event. The monk turned to the congregation and spoke: “‘O fortunate friends to whom the Blessed Lord has deigned to reveal himself in this Most Holy Sacrament and to make himself visible before your eyes and to dispel my own unbelief. Come, brothers, and gaze at our God drawn near us. Behold the Flesh and Blood of our most beloved Christ.” [1][2]

In the early 1970s, the Archbishop of Lanciano, with the approval of the Vatican, gave a sample of the Flesh and Blood to the esteemed Dr. Edoardo Linoli, director of the hospital in Arezzo as well as a professor of anatomy, histology, chemistry, and clinical microscopy. After extensive scientific examinations of the Flesh and Blood, Dr. Linoli came to several astounding conclusions.

The Flesh was determined to be real flesh, and the Blood was real blood, both belonging to a human. The Flesh came from muscular heart tissue with no trace of any sort of embalming chemicals, ancient or modern. The Blood was found to be type AB, the same type which has appeared in various other miracles throughout the world including on the Shroud of Turin. Possibly the most fascinating find was that the Flesh and Blood were in such a state as if just having been drawn from a living person that very day, despite being exposed to both atmospheric and biological elements for over twelve centuries.

Dr. Linoli published his findings in 1976, the report of which was verified by both the WHO and the UN through countless additional scientific analyses. Readers can find the original documentation “Histological, immunological and biochemical studies on the flesh and blood of the eucharistic miracle of Lanciano (8th century)”[3] online here: https://www.

thechivalricfool.com/miracles/themiracle-of-lanciano-italy

The miracle of Lanciano is a display of God’s infinite understanding of our natural human doubts, and His unfathomable Mercy at such. He sent us this sign as a reminder, yes, but also as an affirmation of what we claim to believe. Thus, we must make a resolution to remember always, that the True God is present upon the altar. And if you have received Him today, He is within you.

[1] Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association. (n.d.). Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano. Retrieved March 9, 2023, from http://www. therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/lanciano. html

[2] Nasuti, F. N. (n.d.). The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano Historical, Theological, Scientific and Photographic Documentation. https://www.keepingfaith. me/resources/common/pdfs/The%20 Eucharistic%20Miracle%20of%20 Lanciano%20-%20Historical,%20 Theological,%20Scientific%20and%20 Photographic%20Documentation.pdf.

[3] Linoli O. Ricerche istologiche, immunologiche e biochimiche sulla carne e sul sangue del miracolo eucaristico di Lanciano (vii secolo) [Histological, immunological and biochemiccal studies on the flesh and blood of the eucharistic miracle of Lanciano (8th century)]. Quad Sclavo Diagn. 1971 Sep;7(3):661-74. Italian. PMID: 4950729.

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.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Sundays at the 9:00 AM Mass

What Is It? After the Opening Prayer, children gather and are dismissed from the church with a blessing by the priest, proceed to the chapel for the Sunday Readings and a short reflection on the Gospel, all on a level that children can understand. They are returned to the church at the beginning of the Creed.

Get Involved! We are in need of a few more people who would like to break open the Gospel reading for the children. Please consider sitting in on Sunday to see what it’s about and/or email Jane at bulletin@ stmary.ws.

Celebrating

You are cordially invited to a special Mass and Brunch in celebration of our senior priests who reside at St. Pius X Residence

Sunday, March 26, 2023

11:00 AM Mass

12:00 Noon Brunch

This is a ticketed event. To register, Contact: Kathy Scarallo

Diocese of Rockville Centre 516 678-5800 ext. 264 kscarallo@drvc.org

Knights of Columbus

Father William A. Daly S.J. Council #2122

Serving St. Mary’s Parish in Manhasset and St. Aloysius Parish In Great Neck www.kofc2122.org

What is a Knights of Columbus Family?

We are Catholic families building a bridge to our faith.

Our lives, time, efforts, and resources are dedicated to these values: Charity. Unity. Fraternity. Patriotism.

We come from different places, backgrounds, and all stages of life. But the common thread is our Catholic faith. We are Catholic families seeking to improve ourselves and the world.

It’s one thing to say who you are. It’s another thing is to live it. Put your values into practice.

Become a Knights of Columbus family.

Interested? Please call:

Tony Racioppo 917 539 0859

Dan Garcia 516 358 1817

Ladies interested in joining the Columbiettes

Please contact Maura Clifford at Macliff56@gmail.com

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.

Ephesians 5:8-14- “Live as a children of light, for light produces all kinds of goodness and righteousness and truth” Try to live and learn what is pleasing to the Lord. God will shed light into your relationship. Have faith and Allow the Holly Spirit to transform your relationship. Apply for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience:

June 23-25, 2023 in Huntington, NY

Worldwide Marriage Encounter sponsors a variety of in-person and virtual marriage experiences, some on weekends and some on seven weekdays. Couples explore their relationship with each other, God, and the Church. Registration is limited; there is a $100 application fee. For more information or to apply, call Chuck & Maria Reiss at 631-486-8607 or https:// wwmenyli.org/. Marriage Struggling?

Do you feel alone?

Are you frustrated or angry with each other?

Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other?

Does talking about it only make it worse?

Are you separated or divorced, or thinking about separation or divorce?

Another marriage-saving weekend is coming to the Metro/New York Area:

April, 21-23 2023

November, 4-6 2022

The Retrouvaille Program helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. To be connected directly and confidentially to someone who can help, or to register, contact:

1-800-470-2230 or www.helpourmarriage.org

Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille is a 5013c non-profit, peer ministry. Couples of all faiths, or no faith, are encouraged to attend, and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.

Retrouvaille

(Retro vi – French for rediscover)

Because No Marriage is Beyond Hope