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General InformatioNPUBLIC MASSES HAVE NOT YET BEGUN.
OUR PRIESTS ARE CELEBRATING
ALL THE MASSES IN PRIVATE WHILE REMEBERING THE INTENTIONS.
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New Schedule as we Draw Closer to the Public Celebration of the Sacraments:
Our Church is Open for Prayer:
Monday through Friday from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
At this time the church will not be open in the morning.
Please check this website for changes and updates.
Saturday from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Confession will be offered at 7:00 p.m. behind the screen
Sunday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for Adoration during this time.
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Life of Our Parish in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak
A return to public worship is being planned in the forthcoming weeks and months.
It is anticipated that the reopening of our churches and the resumption of the public celebration of the Sacraments will be a gradual process
marked in phases:
Phase I – Churches Open for Private Prayer and Confessions
Phase II – Celebration of Baptisms and Marriages (limited to 10 attendees)
Phase III – Celebration of the Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside of Mass
Phase IV – Celebration of Daily and Funeral Masses with Limited Attendance
Phase V – Celebration of Sunday Mass with Supervised Attendance
Resumption of Full Parish Mass Schedules and Sacramental Activities
Commencement dates will be announced by the Vicar General.
– The public celebration of Holy Mass is still suspended pending the decision of the Cardinal and health officials.
– Dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass has been granted to all Catholics in our Archdiocese. That dispensation continues until the crisis is over.
– All public celebrations of the Liturgy; the Liturgy of the Hours; Exposition and Adoration; Stations of the Cross, and all other group activities are to cease.
– Weddings, funerals and baptisms are on hold until the quarantine is lifted.. Call the Parish Office (845-343-6013) after the quarantine to reschedule if you had something scheduled during this crisis. .
– The latest public statements and information from the Archdiocese regarding COVID-19 can be found at https://archny.org
– In light of the new mandates, the following will occur here at the Parish of Saint Joseph, effective immediately:
Our Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is suspended indefinitely. Though no public Masses will be offered, the priests of the Parish will continue to offer private Masses. All scheduled Mass intentions will be remembered in these private Masses celebrated by the priests of our Parish.
The Sacrament of Confession will be offered at this time by appointment only. You may call the Parish Office to schedule this. The priests are here to serve you and your family.
The Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion will continue to be celebrated with the extremely sick and the dying. Please contact the Parish Office if you or a loved one needs these Sacraments. They are of great importance, especially for the dying.–––
Electronic Giving
The Weekly Collection remains absolutely essential to our Parish operations. Even though we will not gather physically for Mass, please continue to give via WeShare.
As with everyone else, the outbreak of coronavirus will take a financial toll on our Parish. Please be mindful of what you, personally, can do to help. Please continue your regular support to our Parish. We understand that many of you might be financially affected by this as well, but almsgiving is a concrete way of living.
Please use the web-link below to contribute to our Parish electronically through WeShare::
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Keep Up With the BulletinSt. Joseph's will continue to publish the Bulletin on its usual weekly basis. It can be found here at the website and also will continue to be available in print form in the Principal Church. -
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La Vida de Nuestra Parroquia a la Luz
del Brote de Coronavirus
Para ayudar a frenar la propagación de COVID-19 en nuestra comunidad, el Cardenal Dolan, en colaboración con el liderazgo de la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York y los funcionarios locales de salud, ha establecido los siguientes mandatos:
– La celebración pública de la Santa Misa se suspende a la espera de la decisión del Cardenal y los funcionarios de salud.
– Se ha otorgado una dispensa a todos los católicos en nuestra Arquidiócesis por la obligación de asistir a la misa dominical. Continúa hasta que la crisis haya terminado.
– Todas las celebraciones públicas de la Liturgia, la Liturgia de las Horas, Exposición y Adoración, Estaciones de la Cruz y todas las demás actividades grupales deben cesar.
– Las bodas, los funerales y los bautizos continuarán, pero se celebrarán de manera simplificada y a discreción de los párrocos. Llame a la oficina parroquial para obtener información.
– Las últimas declaraciones públicas e información de la Arquidiócesis sobre COVID-19 se pueden encontrar en https://archny.org.
– A la luz de los nuevos mandatos, lo siguiente ocurrirá aquí en la Parroquia de Saint Joseph con efecto inmediato:
Nuestra Adoración Perpetua del Santísimo Sacramento se suspende indefinidamente. Aunque no se ofrecerán misas públicas, los sacerdotes de la parroquia continuarán ofreciendo misas privadas. Todas las intenciones de misa programadas serán recordadas en estas misas privadas celebradas por los sacerdotes de nuestra parroquia.
La Iglesia Principal estará abierta todos los días para orar de 7:00 a.m. a 1:00 p.m.
Desafortunadamente, nuestro horario cuaresmal de devociones, incluidas las Estaciones de la Cruz los viernes e incluso todas nuestras liturgias de Semana Santa, deben suspenderse a la luz del brote de coronavirus. Esto incluye el Domingo de Ramos, el Triduo y el Domingo de Pascua.
El Sacramento de la Confesión se seguirá ofreciendo los sábados de 4:15 a 5:00 p.m. y 7: 30 a 8:00 p.m., así como el primer jueves 2 de abril, de 4:15 a 5:00 p.m. Tendremos letreros que indiquen cómo los penitentes deben estar a seis pies de distancia mientras esperan en línea y deben confesar al sacerdote a través de la parrilla, no cara a cara. También puede llamar a la Oficina Parroquial para programar una hora para la Confesión. El sacerdote está aquí para servirle a usted y a su familia.
Los sacramentos de la Unción de los enfermos y la Sagrada Comunión continuarán celebrándose con los extremadamente enfermos y moribundos. Comuníquese con la Oficina Parroquial si usted o un ser querido necesita estos sacramentos. Son de gran importancia, especialmente para los moribundos.
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Pray for Deliverance from CoronavirusRise up, O Lord, and help us, and deliver us for the sake of Your name.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy .
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us,
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us.
Holy Mary, Health of the sick,
Pray for us.
Saint Michael, Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, Pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, Pray for us.
Saint Rocco, Pray for us.
All Holy men and women,
Pray for us.
From plague, famine and war,
O Lord, deliver us.
Hear us, O God, our Savior, and by the prayers of blessed and glorious Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary; St. Joseph her spouse; St. Sebastian, your martyr; St. Rocco and of all the saints, deliver Your people from Your wrath, and in Your bounty let them feel certain of Your mercy.
Lord, mercifully heed our supplications and heal our infirmities of body and soul; so that, knowing Your forgiveness, we may ever rejoice in Your blessing.
We beg you, Lord, to hear our sincere pleas, and graciously to avert this plague (this coronavirus) which afflicts us; so that mortal hearts may acknowledge that such scourges come from Your wrath and cease only by Your mercy; through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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UpComing EventsPentecost
What festival is this?
It is the day on which the Holy Spirit descended in the form of fiery tongues, upon the apostles and disciples, who with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, were assembled in prayer in a house at Jerusalem. (Acts II)
Why is this day called Pentecost?
The word "Pentecost" is taken from the Greek, and signifies fifty. As St. Jerome explains it, this was the last of the fifty days, commencing with Easter, which the early Christians celebrated as days of rejoicing at the resurrection of the Lord.
Why is this day observed so solemnly?
Because on this day the Holy Spirit, having descended upon the apostles, the law of grace, of purification from sin, and the sanctification of mankind, was for the first time announced to the world; because on this day the apostles, being filled with the Holy Spirit, commenced the work of purifying and sanctifying mankind, by baptizing three thousand persons who were converted by the sermon of St. Peter; and because on this day the Church of Jesus became visible as a community to the world, and publicly professed her faith in her crucified Savior.
Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the Jewish Pentecost?
Because on their Pentecost the Jews celebrated the anniversary of the giving of the law on Mount Sinai, and God would show by sending the Holy Spirit on this days that the Old Law had ceased and the New Law commenced. God also chose this time, that the Jews who on this day came together from all countries to Jerusalem to celebrate the Pentecost, might be witnesses of the miracle, and hear the New Law announced by the apostles.
Novena to the Holy Spirit
Friday after Ascension Thursday -- Saturday, the Vigil of Pentecost
This is the prototype of all novenas. It commemorates the nine days between the Ascension of Our Lord and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost Sunday. During this time Our Lady and the twelve Apostles prayed in the upper room for the coming of the Paraclete.
O Holy Spirit, O my God, I adore Thee, and acknowledge, here in Thy divine presence, that I am nothing and can do nothing without Thee. Come, great Paraclete, Thou father of the poor, Thou comforter the best, fulfill the promise of our blessed Savior, Who would not leave us orphans, and come into the mind and the heart of Thy poor, unworthy creature, as Thou didst descend on the sacred day of Pentecost on the holy Mother of Jesus and on His first disciples. Grant that I may participate in those gifts which Thou didst communicate to them so wonderfully, and with so much mercy and generosity. Take from my heart whatever is not pleasing to Thee, and make of it a worthy dwelling place for Thyself. Illumine my mind, that I may see and understand the things that are for my eternal good. Inflame my heart with pure love of Thee, that I may be cleansed from the dross of all inordinate attachments, and that my whole life may be hidden with Jesus in God. Strengthen my will, that I may be made conformable to Thy divine will, and be guided by Thy holy inspirations. Aid me by Thy grace to practice the divine lessons of humility, poverty, obedience, and contempt of the world, which Jesus taught us in His mortal life.Oh, rend the heavens, and come down, consoling Spirit that, inspired and encouraged by Thee, I may faithfully comply with the duties of my state, carry my daily cross most patiently, and endeavor to accomplish the divine will with the utmost perfection. Spirit of love! Spirit of purity! Spirit of peace! Sanctify my soul more and more, and give me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give. Bless our Holy Father the Pope, bless the Church, bless our bishops, our priests, all Religious Orders, and all the faithful, that they may be filled with the spirit of Christ and labor earnestly for the spread of His kingdom.
O Holy Spirit, Thou Giver of every good and perfect gift, grant me, I beseech Thee, the intentions of this novena. May Thy will be done in me and through me. Mayest Thou be praised and glorified forevermore!
Amen.
Please visit our parish's page on YouTube for videos of Masses and other devotions.–––
A New Plenary Indulgence Granted to those who Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet During this Pandemic
The Church is responding to the problems we all face as a result of this pandemic with great seriousness and generosity. The Holy Father is throwing wide open the doors of the Church’s storehouses of grace for the faithful, making it as easy as possible for all of us to be assured of the graces we need to speed the sick and the dying through Purgatory, and to be assured of the graces needed for salvation at the moment of our deaths.
Spread the news of these special graces to every Catholic on the front lines of facing this disease that you know. Make sure they know how to make use of these graces.
New Plenary Indulgence
Because of the pandemic, anyone who, with “the will to fulfill the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the Holy Father's intentions), as soon as possible,” recites the Divine Mercy Chaplet with the intention “to implore from Almighty God the end of the epidemic, relief for those who are afflicted and eternal salvation for those whom the Lord has called to Himself,” can receive a plenary indulgence each day.This great news was announced in an official decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary on March 20, 2020.
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Perpetual AdorationSpiritual Communion
Sadly, Our Parish's Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament must be suspended in light of the global health emergency we are facing. We encourage our dear parishioners to pray a daily Spiritual Communion in place of the celebration of Holy Mass and Adoration. One version of this powerful prayer is:
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.---
For more than 20 years, Our Eucharistic Lord has been exposed for the Adoration of the Faithful 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Our faithful parishioners sacrifice their time and energy to pray before the Blessed Sacrament to make up for the little love Our Lord Jesus receives from so many throughout the world. It is a wonderful thought to consider how many graces have poured forth from our Parish for the sanctification and peace of the world by the prayers of our parishioners before the Holy Eucharist. Perpetual Adoration makes our Parish truly special.
Will you consider becoming a Guardian of the Blessed Sacrament?
Choose any hour of any day or night to honor Jesus
in the Holy Eucharist. Call Marty or Clarice Suchy
at 845-692-4510 to become a Guardian."A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."
– St Padre Pio
"Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with exposition needs a great push. People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of prayer."– St, Teresa of Calcutta
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