Devotion to Our Lady of

Perpetual Help Every

Wednesday @ 7 pm Mass

Feast Day – October 18

«Venite alle nozze!» Il Vangelo con la parabola del banchetto nunziale ci fa riflettere sulla risposta umana all’invito di Dio al suo banchetto eterno. Alcuni invitati della prima ora hanno rifiutato l’invito, perche’ attratti da diversi interessi; altri hanno persino disprezzato l’invito del re provocando un castigo non solo su di loro, ma sull’intera citta. Il re pero’ non si scoraggia e invia i suoi servi a cercare altri commensali per riempire la sala del suo banchetto. Cosi’ il rifiiuto dei primi ha come effetto l’estensione dell’invito a tutti, con una predilezione special per i poveri e i diseredati. E’ quanto e’ avvenuto nel Mistero pasquale: lo strapotere del male e’ sconfitto dalla onnipotenza dell’amore di Dio. Il Signore risorto puo’ ormai invitare tutti al banchetto della gioia pasquale, fornendo Egli stesso ai commensali la veste nunzale, simbolo del dono gratuito della grazia santificante. Vogliamo domandarci questa domenica dunque come rispondiamo all’invito continuo di Dio, alla sua gioia, alla sua pace e al suo perdono?

The parable of today’s gospel means that when one freely accepts Christ as the Lord and Savior, one must dedicate one’s life to Jesus. In other words, the Christian must be clothed in the spirit and teaching of Jesus. Grace is a gift and a grave responsibility. Hence, a Christian must be clothed in a new purity and a new holiness. In other words, while God, through the Church, opens wide His arms to the sinner, the sinner can only accept His invitation to this relationship of mutual love by loving Him back, and so by making some effort to repent and change his life. It is not enough for one simply to

continue unabated in one’s sinful ways. Although Jesus accepted the tax collectors and prostitutes, he demanded that they abandon their evil ways. The permanent and universal lesson taught by the parable has nothing to do with the clothes in which we go to Church. But it has everything to do with the spirit in which we enter God’s House. It is true that Church-going must neither be a fashion parade nor an occasion of scandal for others, but the garments of the mind and of the heart we wear when we go to worship God are more important. They are the garments of penitence, Faith, reverence and love. The parable ends on a slightly pessimistic note: "For many are called, but few are chosen." It is a sad fact that, although everyone is called to experience the love of God, relatively few will really try to follow His teachings.

Readings for this Sunday:

1st

Reading: Isa. 55.6-9 Psalm: Ps. 145 2

nd Reading: Phil. 1.20-24-,27

Gospel: Matthew 20.1-16

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 am – 6:45 pm

Perpetual Mass Cards & Healing Cards

Available in the office

October 15, 2017 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary

Time

St. Wilfrid’s ELEVATOR Fundraising Event ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-PASTA

Saturday October 28, @ 6:30 pm DOOR PRIZES CASH BAR RAFFLES

Cost: $ 25.00 Adult $15.00 Children 5-11; Free – 4 yrs. old and under

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE @ the office or at the Church lobby every Sunday!

Messa a lume di candele per i nostri

defunti parrocchiani tra 2016-2017

Messa solenne a lume di candele per i nostri fratelli

defunti di San Wilfrid, il 10 di Novembre, venerdi,

alle ore 7:00 pm. Saranno inclusi anche i defunti

dei nostri parrocchiani cui funerali furono

in altre parti del mondo. Per favore contattate

la parrocchia.

Memorial Mass with Candle Light:

Friday, 10 November at 7:00 pm

We will celebrate a Mass with candlelight

for all deceased parishioners between 2016-2017.

If you would like that your loved one be included, please call

the parish office. You can also include your relatives who

died outside St. Wilfrid’s parish.

Fifteen Promises of the Rosary to St. Dominic & Blessed Allan

Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary The Rosary will be a powerful armor against hell. It will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; Those who recommend themselves to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not perish Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune.

Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church

Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death, the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.

I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.

The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.

You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.

All those who propagate the holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.

I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.

All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only son, Jesus Christ.

Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

Nov. 1 - Masses

8 AM – Italian

7 PM – English

----------------------------- Nov. 2 - Masses

8 am – Italian 12 noon – English 7 pm – English/Italian

Limited Free Rosaries available in the office

Let’s remember the departed members of our parish in our prayers:

Antonio Morelli Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen

Come and join IGNIS

Thursday @ 7 pm – Choir practice

(Sings every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month)

Meeting every Friday @ 7 pm

Training every Friday @ 4:30 pm New Members are welcome

There will be a meeting of all altar servers and parents on

Friday, October 20 @ 5 pm.

Attendance is very important.

little boy was kneeling beside his bed with his mother

and grandmother and softly saying his prayers, "Dear God,

please bless Mummy and Daddy and all the family and please

give me a good night's sleep."

Suddenly he looked up and shouted, "And don't forget to

give me a bicycle for my birthday!!"

"There is no need to shout like that," said his mother.

"God isn't deaf."

"No," said the little boy, "but Grandma is."

MASS ATTENDANCE COUNT 2017

At the request of Cardinal Collins a weekend Mass attendance count will be conducted in all parishes and

missions of the Archdiocese on the weekends of October 14/15 and October 21/22. The reason for the count is to help provide an accurate profile of Mass

attendance in the Archdiocese

SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 -

5:00 PM Herberta Aredidon; Franco Di Giandomenico

SUNDAY OCTOBER 15

7:30 AM Emilio Mezza e famiglia; Santo Vena;

Domenico Antonio e Famiglia & Mauro e famiglia

9:00 AM Thanksgiving for 20th Wedding Anniversary of

Raymond & Anna Nguyen

Ramesh Ramanujan; Estrella Polley

10:30 AM Maria Palozzi; George Fazzari

12:00 NOON COMMUNITY

5:00 PM Thanksgiving for Angela

MONDAY OCTOBER 16 – Sts. Hedwig & Margaret

8:00 AM Pietro & Delia Pirri

7:00 PM

7:30 PM Aldo Eliseo – Memorial - Bi

TUESDAY OCTOBER 17- St. Ignatius

8:00 AM In Honor of St. Roch

7:00 PM Maria Covi

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18 – St. Luke

8:00 AM Rosa & Giovanni Bertucci

7:00 PM

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19

8:00 AM

7:00 PM

7:30 PM Marisa Miele – Memorial - Bi

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20

8:00 AM

7:00 PM

7:30 PM Ida Sturino – Memorial - Bi

SATURDAY OCTOBER 21

8:00 AM Luigi De Angelis

1:00 PM Wedding of Sandro & Ines

5:00 PM Franco Di Giondomenico

First Communion: Grp B – October 21 @ 10-12 Confirmation Enrollment Rite October 29 - 9 am & 12 noon mass Class – 1:30- 3:30 pm

Be a

Missionary! October 22

2nd Collection