Dedication
Fourth of
Sunday
the Lateran
of Advent—
Basilica—
—December
—November
21, 2014
9, 2014
Advent
Basilica
Masses for the Week
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014
4:30 VIGIL SPN +Dolores Arnold
by Family
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014
For All Parishioners
8:00 AM SPN
9:30 AM SS
+Alfreda & Zigmund Plocha
by Gene & Kamila Gabbard
11:00 AM SPN
+Michael & Mary Subotich
by Denise & Tina Kane
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014
+Catherine “Cass” Stuski
7:30 AM SS
by Joan Donnelly
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014
7:30 AM SS
+Joseph Potter
by Bill Leifheit
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014
+Fred & Lucy White
7:30 AM SS
by Lynda Eckes
7:00 Vigil SPN For All Parishioners
9:00 Vigil SS For All Parishioners
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014 Christmas Day
8:00 AM SPN For All Parishioners
9:30 AM SS For All Parishioners
11:00 AM SPN For All Parishioners
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014
+Rita Smith
7:30 AM SPN
by daughter Laura Drake
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2014
8:00 AM SPN
+McDowell & McGinley Family
by McGinley Family
4:30 VIGIL SPN +Christopher Arnold
by his Mom
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2014
8:00 AM SPN
+Kathryn & Herbert McAllister
by Herbie, Marie & Aiden McAllister
9:30 AM SS
+Genevieve Portella (9th Anniversary)
by daughter Jeanie & son Gregory
11:00 AM SPN
+Hugh Vincent Johnston
by his Family
Please Pray For The Deceased
Especially Carleton Petersen, Michele Cecilia Williams, and All
Deceased Members of the Parish.
Please Pray For The Sick
Especially Eleanor Napierkowski, Joseph Suarez, Ikey, Robert
Levi, Francis Casper, Joe L., Pat Grosso, Tom Boyle, Jennifer,
Stella Barczak, Katherine Chavis, Mary Mazur, Tina Marchitelli,
Kim W., Dorothea Hatt, Jessica Paley, Dianne Kane, Mary Huet,
Joe Prusinowski, Kathy Brinn, Sandra Kelly, Paul Scheb, Lillian
Drozdowski, Fran Chupka, Linda Lessor, George Shelton, Jessica,
Dolores Heffron, Evelyne Norris, John Pracilio, Carolyn & Richard
McLeer, Baby Isabella Grace, Renette Metkowski, Steven Stanton,
Tina, Peggy R. Elizabeth Steel, and all Sick Parishioners.
Please pray for an end to abortion.
EJOY SOME QUIET TIME WITH THE LORD!
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
St. Philip eri Church
Every Friday:
Every Saturday:
2:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.—9:30 a.m.
Benediction—9:30 a.m.
Sanctuary Lamps
The Sanctuary Candle is burning in the Main Church for:
“In Memory of Michael & Mary Subotich”
from Denise & Tina Kane
The Sanctuary Candle is burning in the St. John Neumann
Chapel for:
“A Special Intention”
Merry Christmas!
From
Father Oliver, Father Piro
& Father Maloney
New Year’s Day
Mass for Mary Mother of God
Wednesday, December 31
6:00 p.m. Vigil - SPN
Thursday, January 1
9:00 a.m.—SPN
Collections
THIS WEEK (December 20-21)
Open
NEXT WEEK (December 27-28)
SPECIAL HOLY FAMILY CAM
Due to the early transmission schedule of
this week’s bulletin, the Collections will be
listed in a future bulletin.
Thank you very much for your generosity
throughout the year.
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Readings for Next Weekend
December 28, 2014
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Lampki
Reading I
Genesis 15:1-6;21:1-3
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 105:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9
Reading II
Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
Gospel
Luke 2:22-40
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+Deceased Members of Kupiec & Heys Family.
+Jennie & Joseph Dabovich of. son John.
+Joseph & Jennie Dabovich of. daughter Maryann.
+Frank Karvell of. Wife.
+Mr. & Mrs. Frank Zalewski of. Daughter.
+Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Nevaline of. Niece.
+Frank & Leon Morris of. Niece.
+Joseph Zalewski of. Sister.
+Henry & Jean Cieplinski & Edward & Anna Donnelly
of. Henry & Kathleen Cieplinski.
+Kasprzak & Konwerski & Kezlaw Family of. Family.
+Alfreda & Zygmunt Plocha of. Joanne & Leon Plocha.
+Frances & Henry Jaworski of. Joanne & Leon Plocha.
+Bernard Barczak, Sr. of. wife Stella & Family.
+Barbara Uszacki of. husband Raymond.
Health & Blessings for Mary Mazur of. her Son.
Health & Blessings for Jeanie Libucki
of. brother Gregory.
Please Join Us To Celebrate
DECORATIG FOR CHRISTMAS
Today, December 21 at 11:45 a.m. (Sunday)
(after the 11:00 a.m. Mass)
Today after the 11:00 a.m. Mass, we need volunteers to help
bring boxes with decorations downstairs from the choir loft
and to begin putting up our Christmas decorations. Please
join us!
2015 Sacramental Dates
First Reconciliation
Tuesday, February 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Confirmation
Sunday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. Mass
First Holy Communion
Sunday, May 3 at 11:00 a.m. Mass
175th Anniversary of
St. Philip Neri Parish
OPENING MASS
Sunday, January 11, 2015, 11:00 AM
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ANNIVERSARY MASS
Sunday, April 19, 2015, 11:00 AM
Celebrated by
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Homilist:
Rev. W. Frederick Kindon
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
A Spiritual Sentence:
“jesussaidlearnfrommebecauseiam
humbleandgentleinspirit.”
Christmas Eve Vigil Masses:
7:00 p.m.—St. Philip Neri Church
9:00 p.m.—St. Stanislaus
Christmas Morning Masses:
8:00 a. m. & 11:00 a.m.—St. Philip Neri Church
9:30 a.m.—St. Stanislaus
Matthew 11:29
CHRISTLIFE—DISCOVERING CHRIST
WEDNESDAYS AT 6:45 PM FROM JANUARY 7 TO FEBRUARY 25
Please join us at St. Philip Neri Church for Discovering Christ. Enjoy a free dinner, listen to a
dynamic teaching and join in a small group discussion about the meaning of life in Jesus Christ. Discovering Christ is a seven-week series that will begin Wednesday, January 7, and includes a lifechanging retreat.
We invite you to watch a Discovering Christ youtube video to learn more about the course: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-QPh2_3n2k
This course is designed for you to revitalize your faith or to bring your friends and family who have been
away from the church and are open to exploring the meaning of life in Jesus Christ.
Pastor’s Letter
Dear Parishioners,
As Aaron approached his little lamb Bah-Bah, the lamb did not move.
Aaron cried, “You must get better.” The drummer boy’s lamb, his close
companion, had been run over by a Roman soldier whose chariot wheels
had done unspeakable damage. Wondering what to do next Aaron notices
the star and he thinks of the three kings. They would know what to do.
He carries his lamb accompanied by the donkey and camel to the spot
where the star stood still, over the place where the kings were adoring the
babe. He is directed by Balthasar to present his plea before the babe, the
King of Kings. The three earthly mortal kings have presented gifts but
Aaron has nothing to offer, only himself and his gift of music. He plays for
the newborn King and his lamb is healed. But before he is aware of the miraculous healing another miracle takes place.
Aaron’s heart had been filled with hatred for all people. Bandits had taken
the lives of his own parents. Now as he gives his whole self before the
baby Jesus he realizes that the hatred he has carried for so long was
wrong. It only hurt others and him. For Aaron it was just what was
needed, to go before the newborn King and offer all he had, himself and his
music.
His offering, his letting go, opened his heart to be transformed by the
Prince of Peace. Yes Bah-Bah the Lamb was healed and yes Aaron’s
heart was no longer filled with hatred but with God’s love.
Do not be concerned that you do not have the
gifts of the great kings to offer to the Christ
child. Offer yourself. Give your heart, your
love and your life to Jesus this Christmas, and
receive the gift of Jesus himself.
Father Oliver
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Gina Baiocco
Kathleen Bachich Green
Bichao Family
Thomas & Sophie Boyle
Lenny Byers
Thom Byers
Christopher M. Carsello
Angela Cerf
Anna Chintala
Henry & Jean Cieplinski
Lawrence Clifford
-ancy Clifford
Frank & Aniela Cywinski
Donna Dawson
Jean Dobrzanski
John Dobrzanski
Joseph Dobrzanski
Rose Dobrzanski
Edward & Anna Donnelly
Jeanne & Dan Eckes
Erncharles Family
Jason Forman
Lillian Holton
Sam Holton
Mary Jane Hunt
Frances & Henry Jaworski
Kane & Stuski Families
Tommy King
Charles Kolbik
Rose & Michael Kolbik
Kubiak Family
Michael Kubiak, Sr.
Michael Kubiak, Jr.
Kwasizur Family
Dan Kwasizur
Frank & Jackie Kwasizur
Rose & Frank Kwasizur
Alfred & Janet Labb
Ellen Labb
Scott Labb
Caroline & Frank Lengel
Bill & Ruth Lewis
Lind Family
Alex & Catherine Mangini
Foster McKoskey, Sr.
Kathy McKoskey
Ed Micofsky
Frederick Mlynarski
Clayton Monroe
Katie Morris
Betsy Mulrooney
-aulty Family
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen -evaline
Mame O’Brien
Mary & Pasquale Panzera
Carl Petersen
Alfreda & Zigmund Plocha
Edward C. Podgurny
Debbie Pracilio
Purul Family
Margaret Santisi
Father Sikora
Kay Smith
Ronald Smith
Ronald L. Smith
Catherine Stuski
Anthony & Laura Torre
Caroline Trock
Robert Trock, Jr.
Vince Uporsky
Veasey Family
Lucy & Fred White
Fred White
Katherine Wilhelm
Theodore Wilhelm
Frances & Theodore Yannone
Frank & Joe Yannone
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Zalewski
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zalewski
Christmas Eve Vigil Masses:
7:00 p.m.—St. Philip Neri Church
9:00 p.m.—St. Stanislaus
Christmas Morning Masses:
8:00 a. m. & 11:00 a.m.—St. Philip Neri Church
9:30 a.m.—St. Stanislaus
About the Author
This Little Babe
Written by the Jesuit martyr Robert Southwell
This little Babe so few days old,
Is come to rifle Satan's fold;
All hell doth at his presence quake,
Though he himself for cold do shake;
For in this weak unarmed wise
The gates of hell he will surprise.
With tears he fights and wins the field,
His naked breast stands for a shield;
His battering shot are babish cries,
His arrows made of weeping eyes,
His martial ensigns Cold and Need,
And Feeble Flesh his warrior's steed.
His camp is pitched in a stall,
His bulwark but a broken wall;
The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes,
Of shepherds he his muster makes;
And thus as sure his foe to wound,
The Angels' trumps alarum sound.
My soul with Christ join thou in fight,
Stick to the tents that he hath pight;
Within his crib is surest ward,
This little Babe will be thy guard;
If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy,
Then flit not from this heavenly boy.
From Forty Martyrs of England and Wales by
James Walsh, SJ, pages 24-25
Saint Robert Southwell was born at Horsham
St. Faith, Norfolk, in 1562. His father, a
courtier of Elizabeth I, conformed to Protestantism out of ambition. His mother, however, remained a Catholic, and Robert was
brought up in the old faith. He was only in
his fifteenth year when he entered the English
College at Douai, and two years later he
sought admission to the Society of Jesus in
Belgium but was refused on account of his
youth. He persisted, however, and showed
his determination by walking all the way to
Rome, where he was admitted to the Jesuit
novitiate in 1578. Ordained a priest, he returned to England in 1586, and for the next
six years, he labored with great zeal and
success in and around London. It was at this
time also that he produced his many wellknown works of prose and poetry, which give
him an honored place in the history of the
golden age of English literature. He had
many hairbreadth escapes, but was finally
arrested near Harrow in 1592, betrayed by a
Catholic girl who had fallen into the hands of
Richard Topcliffe. He was tortured with
extreme severity both in Topcliffe’s house and
in the Tower of London, but his tormenters
failed completely to extract any confessions
from him. After two and a half years in
prison, he was tried in Westminster Hall and condemned to death for his priesthood. Next day,
21 February, 1595, at the age of thirty-three, he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn.
On the scaffold he prayed for the Queen, professed his faith and his priesthood, and begged his
friends to pray for his perseverance in the final struggle. His last words were: “This my death,
my last farewell to this unfortunate life, and yet to me most happy and most fortunate. I pray it
may be for the full satisfaction of my sins, for the good of my country, and for the comfort of
many others. Which death, although it seems here disgraceful, yet I hope that in time to come
it will be to my eternal glory.”