The Lord is kind and merciful.
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"Love Your Enemies"
In today's Gospel, we hear the well-known "golden rule," Jesus' challenge to "Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6).
Easier said than done, right? It's a principle of mercy that we can all agree with but is difficult to live out. Mercy (misericordia) is to have a heart that suffers for another, even if that other person doesn't deserve it. Our first reading illustrates how David could have killed Saul while he slept, but had mercy and spared him. Mercy often seems foolish, but this is the rising above our fallen natures to live as God desires for us to be.
Easier said than done, right? It's a principle of mercy that we can all agree with but is difficult to live out. Mercy (misericordia) is to have a heart that suffers for another, even if that other person doesn't deserve it. Our first reading illustrates how David could have killed Saul while he slept, but had mercy and spared him. Mercy often seems foolish, but this is the rising above our fallen natures to live as God desires for us to be.
None of us deserve or are owed the mercy of God. We've all sinned and given in to self-centered lust, anger, or pride. But thank God for his mercy and for Christ's offering of himself in our place. God's mercy is extended to us over and over again while we have time on this earth. Will we accept that mercy?
"For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you," Jesus asserts. How can you show that undeserved mercy to others this week?
Consider watching the short video from Bishop Barron's award-winning series Catholicism with these questions in mind:
- What actually is "love," according to Christ?
- How can the attachment to the approval of others block our ability to love as God does?
"Love all men, even your enemies; love them, not because they are your brothers, but that they may become your brothers.”
In this Edition:
- President's Day, February 21 - Parish Updates
- Public Square Rosary Rally Thank You
- Prayer Service for Divorced & Separated Individuals will take place on Saturday, March 5th at St. Joseph's Seminary
- Peter's Pence Thank You
- Pro-Life Corner: 40 Days for Life, Kickoff Rally at IHM on Saturday, March 5th at 11:00AM
- In-Person and Virtual Men's Retreat - Saturday, March 5th
- NYPriest - Day of Vocations, Saturday, March 19th
- Family Faith Activities: Living Ordinary Time as a Family
- 2022 Mass Intentions are NOW ONLINE!
Due to the President's Day Holiday on
Monday, February 21st
- The only services offered will be 8:30AM Mass and 9:00AM - 10:00AM Holy Hour and Confessions
- The Parish Office will be closed in observance of President's Day
- Adoration will be suspended and will resume on Tuesday, February 22nd at 9:00AM
Public Square Rosary Rally Thank You
Thank you to those who attended the Public Square Rosary Rally on February 12th. It was a successful afternoon as we prayed Our Lady’s Rosary and other prayers in her honor. We invoked her blessings on marriage and the family and on our country and the world.
Family Life: Prayer Service for
Divorced/Separated Individuals
The Family Life Office is sponsoring a Prayer Service for Divorced and Separated individuals from the archdiocese on Saturday, March 5th at St. Joseph's Seminary (201 Seminary Ave., Yonkers). Cardinal Dolan will preside.
Our program begins with morning prayer and a reflection by Cardinal Dolan. His Eminence will share his message of comfort, hope, healing and joy for those present.
Light refreshments will be available before and after the prayer service. Archdiocesan and Family Life staff will be available to answer questions and provide resources about issues and topics such as convalidations and annulments, along with information on the Family Life Office’s programs and ministries.
IHM DONATIONS
If you plan to contribute online using WeShare for your recurring IHM contributions, and would like to discontinue receiving mailed envelopes, or if you have any questions or comments about envelopes or WeShare, please use the simple contact form above.
We joyfully announce the forthcoming celebration of Marriage for
I Sammy Thomas O'Hara & Alison Marie Calvello
YEAR-END STATEMENTS
Year-end statements will be mailed out this month to parishioners who contributed $250 or more in the year 2021. If anyone else should require a statement, please call the Parish Office (914-723-0276), after 12 noon weekdays
PETER'S PENCE THANK YOU
Thank you for your generous support in last week’s Peter’s Pence Collection! Our contributions will join those from our brothers and sisters worldwide to help Pope Francis in his ministry to the Universal Church, including relief to people in need and support for the Holy See. If you missed the collection, it is not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence.
PRO LIFE CORNER
FORTY DAYS FOR LIFE
From March 2 through April 10, you’re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood at 175 Tarrytown Road in White Plains and to help spread the word about this important community outreach.
Please visit 40daysforlife.com/whiteplains to sign up for your vigil hours or for more information.
There will be a KICKOFF RALLY at 11:00AM on Saturday, March 5, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School auditorium, 201 Boulevard, Scarsdale. Come and be a part of the pre-eminent human rights movement of our time in your local community!
Forty days of prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil at abortion facilities is proven to work. When prolife people show up outside clinics, the ‘no-show’ rate goes up to almost 75%. Many abortion-minded women have left facilities and chosen life during Forty Days for Life thanks to parishioners witnessing outside the clinics and services provided by the Sisters of Life and our pregnancy centers. For more information, visit https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/spring
It’s Time to Recharge Your Spiritual Batteries!
An In-Person and Virtual Men’s Retreat – Saturday morning, March 5th (the 1st Saturday of Lent). All men of the Parish are welcome. Spend a few hours in a time of restful retreat, quiet prayer, reflection, talks and God’s grace.
Come for the 8:30AM Mass Saturday and know Confessions will be offered from 9:00-9:30AM. Introductions will begin in the Lower Church and on Zoom at 9:30AM. A bite for breakfast and some lunch sandwich wraps will be provided.
Please contact Donato Vaccaro through IHM's Rectory (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org or 914.723.0281).
Sponsored by the Holy Name Societies of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Scarsdale and Annunciation-Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Yonkers
DAY OF VOCATIONS
Sunday, March 19th
You're invited to join us for St. Joseph's Day at St. Joseph's Seminary (201 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers)
St. Joseph Day is a free, day-long event at the seminary for young men. Meet Cardinal Dolan, enjoy great food, and meet the challenge of climbing the Lord's mountain. Wear sneakers and clothes for athletic activity (no shorts).
Young men ages 12 to 18 are invited! It will include prayer, talks, a tour, food trucks, and rock climbing.
Register for free online at nypriest.com/register.
Family Faith Activities:
Living Ordinary Time as a Family
Between the seasons of Advent and Lent, the Church's liturgical season is known as Ordinary Time. As the Church's readings focus on the public ministry of Christ, we realize this time is anything but ordinary.
Here's one way to make the most of Ordinary Time as a family.
Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
The time between big liturgical seasons, the time we're in now can often seem to pale in comparison to the great feasts and fasts of the Church. Ordinary time can seem so - well, ordinary.
The truth is, Jesus is just as present and active today as He is on memorable days like Christmas and Easter. The amazing gift of the Lord, His birth into this world and miraculous life, His sacrificial death and joyous Resurrection - this extraordinary gift is ours every single day. There's nothing ordinary about that.
It might also sometimes seem like the daily life of the family is just too ordinary, that there's nothing too special about it. That's why it's such a beautiful thing to focus on the life of Jesus, during Ordinary Time. We get to see how Jesus takes the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary, and He wants to do the same thing with your family.
One simple way to focus on Christ this season is to read the Daily Readings, together. Set aside just 5 minutes each day to read from the daily Scripture, especially the Gospel.
The time between big liturgical seasons, the time we're in now can often seem to pale in comparison to the great feasts and fasts of the Church. Ordinary time can seem so - well, ordinary.
The truth is, Jesus is just as present and active today as He is on memorable days like Christmas and Easter. The amazing gift of the Lord, His birth into this world and miraculous life, His sacrificial death and joyous Resurrection - this extraordinary gift is ours every single day. There's nothing ordinary about that.
It might also sometimes seem like the daily life of the family is just too ordinary, that there's nothing too special about it. That's why it's such a beautiful thing to focus on the life of Jesus, during Ordinary Time. We get to see how Jesus takes the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary, and He wants to do the same thing with your family.
One simple way to focus on Christ this season is to read the Daily Readings, together. Set aside just 5 minutes each day to read from the daily Scripture, especially the Gospel.
Click the button below to view the readings for each day of February.
Family Challenge:
Make this a daily question at dinner, on the drive home from school, or before bed:
What extraordinary way did you see the Lord working on this ordinary day? Model simple answers for your kids from your own day to help them begin to recognize how God is present in the little joys and struggles of everyday life... and that's extraordinary!
Here are some examples that might be helpful as you get started:
- "I was having a hard time at work, so I asked God to give me patience and suddenly I felt so much calmer and I got all my work done!"
- "I heard some good news from a friend so I thanked God for blessing them and remembered how blessed I am too."
- "I was tired and a little cranky, so I stopped for a few minutes to ask Jesus to give me strength, and He did!"
- "The snow on the tree branches just looks so beautiful today, it reminds me of the beauty of God's creation!"
“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man, an ordinary woman, and their ordinary children.”
- High School of Religion: HSOR will not meet on Wednesday, February 23rd due to Winter Break. HSOR will meet in person for Ash Wednesday at the 7:30pm Mass in the Church and receive blessed ashes that evening. Keeping in mind the Lenten fasting (for 18-59 yr old people) and abstinence (age 14 and up), following Mass we will have "garage pizza". When we get back to a normal schedule, we normally meet at the Church on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:45PM. HSOR is "A night out in the middle of the week!" Some of our activities are: prayers and pizza, scavenger hunt, faith on film, basketball & more!
- The College Evenings: The next College Meeting will be Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:00PM at IHM Rectory (8 Carman Rd.) Please contact the group's Coordinator, Daniella Ashman, or the Co-Coordinator, David Pereira for more information (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org). CLICK HERE to sign up for the email list.
- Forming a new parish young family group: Any father or mother of a young one who would be interested in some weekly prayer and socializing with other parents of young child(ren), please contact the rectory (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org or 914-723-0281).
- Spread the word! IHM Class of 1976 Reunion: The Class of 1976 is starting to plan a class reunion for Saturday, April 23, 2022. The tentative agenda is to hold a Mass followed by a dinner/cocktail party with music and lots of reminiscing. If you or a loved one graduated IHM in 1976, please email Kathy LiCalzi Catanzariti or Theresa Vaccaro Nicholson through ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org.
- The Centering Prayer Group will be suspended for the Month of February. The group normally meets every Wednesday in the Parish Library from 1-2PM. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, contact Elise Kuhn at 914-725-4728.
Shed light on your faith
through online courses!
Introducing Enlighten, from Fordham University &
the Archdiocese of New York
Although we participate week after week, sometimes we don’t realize the meaning and origins of what we say and do at Mass and how we are called to live as Catholics. Now, you can deepen your understanding through a joint program of the Archdiocese of New York and Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education.
Enlighten: Faith Education for Today’s Catholic will expand your knowledge of our faith through online courses.
Course Schedule:
Enlighten course registration opens no later than 10 weeks before each session starts on my.fordham.edu. Registration for each session closes 7 days before the session begins.
Upcoming Sessions:
April 2022 Session – April 25th to June 1st
Learn more or register at archny.org/enlighten
Questions?
Contact the Archdiocese of New York's Office of Adult Faith Formation
Email: AdultFaithFormation@archny.org | Phone: (646) 794-2581
Parishioners who attend DAILY MASS, can sign up to receive an email each day for the readings of the day. If you would like to subscribe to the emails for the daily readings, Click HERE
For THIS SUNDAY's Readings, February 20/21, 2022, Click HERE
Please be advised that you can print them out at home or you can use your phone or tablet to follow along with the readings in church or at home.
IHM'S 2022 MASS INTENTION BOOK
IS NOW ONLINE!
For those who wish to request a Mass Intention for 2022 online, please click here.
All requests will be subject to approval.
- Position Opening: Administrative Assistant needed at St. Joseph’s Seminary, reporting directly to the Rector, fulltime with fulltime benefits. Send resume plus cover letter to William.cleary@archny.org.
To report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religious or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York may contact the victims assistance coordinator, Mrs. Eileen Mulcahy at (646) 794-2949 or victimsassistance@archny.org. Information can also be found on the archdiocesan website, www.archny.org. In keeping with archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this announcement is published periodically to ensure that our children remain safe and secure.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Attention busy Catholic family men, professionals and students: The Knights of Columbus online membership program allows Catholic men (ages 18+) and their families to enjoy the benefits of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization at their own convenience. In addition to many web-based spiritual resources, online members have access to the top-rated Knights of Columbus life insurance program as well as the option (but not the obligation) to transfer their membership to a local Knights of Columbus council.
Contact Bob Maffucci at 917-319-5525 or robert.maffucci@kofc.org for a special promo code on kofc.org/JoinUs that will unlock a special limited time no-risk offer of one full year of FREE online membership. Bob can also connect men interested in traditional membership with the officers of a nearby Knights of Columbus council.
SUNDAY, February 20, 2022
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Saturday 5:30PM Vigil - Al Attisani & Gondiosa Family by Phyllis Attisani)
7:30AM - Sr. Mary Margareta McKenna, RDC by Anne Habermann
9:00AM - Anna LoParrino by Ben & Roseann LoParrino
10:30AM - Eduardo Gayanelo (1st Anniversary) by Dennis & Veronica Gayanelo
10:30AM - Eduardo Gayanelo (1st Anniversary) by Dennis & Veronica Gayanelo
12:00PM - Biagio Catalano by Gino & Maria LaVerghetta
MONDAY, February 21, 2022
St. Peter Damian
St. Peter Damian
8:30AM - Paul J. Curran by Thomas & Catherine Souther
TUESDAY, February 22, 2022
Chair of St. Peter
6:45AM - Constantino Caruso by Giuseppina Bonavita
9:00AM - Antonia Coviello by John Cerino
WEDNESDAY, February 23, 2022
St. Polycarp
6:45AM - Harper Bosco (Birthday) by John Bosco
9:00AM - Phil Pinto, Jr. by John Cerino
THURSDAY, February 24, 2022
6:45AM - Salvatore Caruso by Giuseppina Bonavita
9:00AM - Augusta Bitay by Christopher & Karen Pelella
FRIDAY, February 25, 2022
6:45AM - William Kugler by Bogdan & Maura-Kugler Vasilescu
9:00AM - Nicholaus Herbold by Mary Wolff
SATURDAY, February 26, 2022
Mem. Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30AM - Leno & Carlo Longo by Vincent & JoAnn Silvestri
5:30PM -Philip A. Pinto, Jr. by Johanne Grogan
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Fr. Thomas Lynch
Fr. Patrick Curley
Sr. Danielle Baran
Louis Ranucci
Jason Bergen
Christopher Kesicke
Barbara Grossberg
Thomas Cori
Rose Kelly
Suzie Irwin
Ven & Priscilla Parameswaran
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Ven & Priscilla Parameswaran
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Fabiola Rincon
Frederick H. Bruyns
Catherine Schoetz
Joyce Levine
Ronald Carlucci
Angelina Boccia
Frank O'Connor
For all those suffering from the Virus
The Deceased of Our Parish
Rita E. Carey
Biaggio Ferrara
Eileen A. Tallent
All Victims of the Virus
- As part of the Communion of Saints and members of the Body of Christ, it is important for us to pray for our sick members and for those who have died.
- If you wish to be included by name, please contact the Rectory (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org or 723-0276).
- If you are calling for another person, please ensure his/her permission.
- Our parish will keep the name of a deceased parishioner or loved one for 2 weeks on our bulletin and Sunday Mass lists.
KIDS KORNER
Please see this week's "Kids Korner"
prepared by our bulletin publisher, Bon Venture.
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