Please download the service text to follow along with today’s morning prayer at 8 AM:
Donate to Support Catholic Charities Food Banks
Tomorrow, May 5, is Giving Tuesday at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
Gifts made on May 5 to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens will be matched up to $400K.
In the past 3 ½ weeks, Catholic Charities has distributed over 40,000 meals worth of food in Corona and Elmhurst Queens and East New York, Brooklyn, which have been the hardest-hit communities during this crisis. Families there are in dire need of essentials. Moreover, Catholic Charities has seen a 100% percent increase in demand for food at our existing food pantries throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
St. Charles Borromeo continues to support Catholic Charities in its important ministry and we will be making a contribution to Catholic Charities tomorrow. Please join us by contributing through our website.
Memorial for COVID-19 – Good Shepherd Sunday – May 3, 2020
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Good Shepherd Sunday – May 3, 2020 – Homily (Fr. Smith)
The 4th Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday – the Gospel reading is always about the Good Shepherd. It has been an opportunity for priests to speak about their own vocations. My story is very boring. I wanted to be a priest since 2nd grade, went the usual route through all the stages of seminary life in due order and without any real doubt. I was ordained and have been a priest for over 40 years. I have been very happy; indeed, I think happier than I would have been doing anything else. No drama, no trauma, and no real hook for the homily until we look at the full meaning of today’s Gospel. Here, there is certainly drama, and if I hook you in, perhaps some trauma.
It begins after the story of the Man born blind that we read this Lent. The leaders, shepherds, of the people did not behave well. Rather than being open to the experience of Jesus, they ejected the formerly blind man from the synagogue and sought to persecute Jesus. Jesus was not intimidated and told them “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.”(Jn 9:9) Continue reading “Good Shepherd Sunday – May 3, 2020 – Homily (Fr. Smith)”
Dedicated Mass in time of COVID-19 – Good Shepherd Sunday May 3, 2020
At this Mass, we remembered by name those who are ill and those that have passed away during this time of COVID-19. We also honored the first responders and healthcare workers at the forefront in addressing the pandemic. Continue reading “Dedicated Mass in time of COVID-19 – Good Shepherd Sunday May 3, 2020”
Dedicated Mass in time of COVID-19 – Sunday 5/3 11:15 AM EDT
Please join us online for our weekly Online Community Mass for Good Shepherd Sunday – Fourth Sunday of Easter on 5/3 at 11:15 AM EDT at https://zoom.us/j/819741616 or dial in at +16468769923,,819741616# .
At this Mass, we will remember by name those who are ill and those that have passed away during this time of COVID-19. We will also honor the first responders and healthcare workers at the forefront in addressing the pandemic.
During the Prayer of the Faithful, please turn on your camera when instructed. Light a candle or turn on your cellphone flashlight so that it is visible.
- The Readings and Hymns are available for download here: May 3
- Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
- Help us support Catholic Charities Food Pantries in Brooklyn and Queens online here.
Update from Bishop DiMarzio on COVID-19
Yesterday, Bishop DiMarizio issued a letter providing an update on the diocese’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The text of the letter is below. In the letter, the Bishop:
- reflects on the challenges of our times,
- offers suggestions for ways to experience Jesus when we are unable to receive the sacraments, and
- describes the process by which the diocese will determine when it is safe to reopen churches.