Let us pray together asking God’s help and the protection of the Blessed Mother.

PARISH STAFF

Pastor Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al)

Parochial Vicar ~ Pakistani Community Rev. Tariq Isaac

Retired (Resident) Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus)

Haitian Community Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I.

Deacon William Moser

Deacon Felipe Cruz Deacon Angel Alicea, Retired

Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Rose Patrice, IHM

PREP Coordinator Mrs Julia Thillet

Secretaries Liliana Acero Caroline Guy Judi Schein

Business Manager Timothy Babbage

Music Director Ken Houser

Facilities Manager John Meehan

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

8:45am—3:30pm (closed 11:45am-12:30pm) Rectory: 215-745-1389 Fax: 215-745-8432 Convent: 215-745-3513 PREP: 267-831-8046 Website: www.churchofstwilliam.com Email: office@churchofstwilliam.com

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CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS (postponed) BAPTISM (Lower Church) Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:00PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM

Pre-Baptismal Instructions (Rectory Basement) Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM

For information or scheduling a Baptism, please email Deacon Bill Moser (English) or Sister Rose (Spanish) at the following:

deaconmoser@churchofstwilliam.com s.rose@churchofstwilliam.com CONFIRMATION Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation. RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only For personal request, contact the Rectory. MATRIMONY Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church. Couples intending marriage must contact our Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. Contact: pas-tor@churchofstwilliam.com

For required marriage preparation contact the rectory or PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com

For wedding music contact Ken Houser, Music Director at music@churchofstwilliam.com. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.

MASSES IN CHURCHES ARE POSTPONED until further notice

Sunday Masses on TV - Channel 6 - 5:30am Daily Mass on TV - EWTN - 12:00pm CatholicTV - online - Daily and Sunday Masses are broadcast live at 7:00 & 11:30am

The work of the Church continues in all its many di-mensions during the Coronavirus pandemic and per-haps with even greater force and zeal. The latest pro-vision by Archbishop Nelson Perez responds to many needs of the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese in response to the growing concern over the spread of the virus and the directives of government and health officials.

Priests will continue to offer Holy Mass privately on Sunday and weekdays.

Mass intentions for Masses already in place will be honored and offered by the priest.

All Sacraments will be postponed until further notice.

Latest updates will be on our website at churchofstwilliam.com.

Any questions, please contact Fr. Al at 215-745-1389 or email him at

pastor@churchofstwilliam.com.

Message from Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

With the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus, we are confronted once more with the fragility of our lives, and again we are reminded of our common humanity; that the peoples of this world are our brothers and sisters, that we are all one family under God.

God does not abandon us; he goes with us even now in this time of trial and testing. In this moment, it is im-portant for us to anchor our hearts in the hope that we have in Jesus Christ. Now is the time to intensify our prayers and sacrifices for the love of God and the love of our neighbor. Let us draw closer to one another in our love for him and rediscover the things that truly matter in our lives.

Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Moth-er of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the pro-tection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus.

Please keep the sick in your prayers. Mike Montgomery Christopher Browne Clifford Browne Joe Fenuto Shawn Downey Irene Coyle Stephanie Morgan Jeffrey Jubelirer Sher Anne Shea-Jubelirer Michael Griffin Richard Shea Conor F. Donnelly Matthew Koreck Anne Krause Carmella Dick Donna Griffin Patricia Jordan Michael Wilson Loretta LaBarge Elizabeth Junod Betty Harding

Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed. Greg Joseph Ines Tobon

Sunday Collections for March 15

Church $4,190 Latin America $963

Thank you for your continued support of the parish and all the special collections. Fr. Al

Fourth Sunday of Lent

March 22, 2020

FOCUS: The Lord of all gives sight to the blind.

Jesus’ power and claims divide those who encounter him.

He is the long-awaited one, and he heals all wounds, even

giving sight to the blind. We can trust that Jesus can heal all

the wounds of our lives, giving us sight to see and a light to

follow in the darkness of sin.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: In the first reading, the Lord

sends Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem because the Lord has

chosen the new king from among Jesse’s sons. Samuel goes,

and anoints David in the presence of his brothers. In Saint

Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he exhorts them to live as

children of light. In the Gospel, Jesus encounters a man

blind from birth. After Jesus gives the man sight, the Phari-

sees become divided over the account. The man defends

Jesus, explaining that he must be from God.

REFLECTION: We cannot predict or define God’s saving

presence in the world. The Pharisees couldn’t imagine that

God was present in Jesus, or that the blind man could dis-

cern the presence and actions of God better than they could.

God is bigger and greater than any of us could imagine. The

more profound darkness is to claim to have all the answers.

Adapted for our purposes, this Lent we might pose the blind

man’s question this way, “Who are you Lord, that we might

believe?” For we always are in need of more sight – more

light on the “subject!”

So we ask ourselves:

Do I see Christ’s presence in people and places that sur-

prise me?

What person(s) has helped me “see” and grow in faith?

Masses for the week of March 22, 2020

Sunday, March 22 5:00pm (Vigil) Ann & Joseph Davino 7:30am Thomas Fala (Birthday Memorial)

9:00am Mary Wehr

10:30am Fernando Vera (26th anniversary)

12:00pm George & Grace Carlin

8:00pm Prep Students and Families Monday, March 23 6:30am Living members of Anthony Nguyen Family 12:00pm Patricia Devlin

Tuesday, March 24

6:30am Seminarians at St Charles Borromeo 12:00pm Edith Vilsmeier 7:00pm Ines Tobon

Wednesday, March 25 6:30am John Allen 12:00pm Living members of Martin Nguyen Family

Thursday, March 26 6:30am All Souls in Purgatory 12:00pm John Le

Friday, March 27 6:30am Sisters of I.H.M 12:00pm James Andrew Gillis (2nd anniversary)

Saturday, March 28 8:00am Joseph Tran (living)

5:00pm Mary Wehr

Mass Book for 2020 There are many Masses available for your loved ones (living or deceased) and your special intentions throughout the year 2020. Please call the rectory at 215-745-1389 or stop by during office hours.

Caring for Friends provides food and friendship to homebound seniors, disabled individuals, the homeless and families in need. Caring for Friends is in need of cooks, drivers and visitor volunteers to bring meals to the homebound. Please contact the rectory if you are able to be of assistance or call Caring for Friends at 215-464-2224.

God bless our newly baptized Ayden Fernando Henriquez

Isabelle Cristian Herrera

Eslaine Cristian Herrera

Divine Mercy Sunday—April 19th Our Lord's Divine Mercy Sunday grants forgiveness of all sins and punishment, even the most hardened sin-ners! All are welcome to join us.

Confessions: 2:00pm—3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet: 2:45pm Mass: 3:00pm with Msgr. Richard Bolger

From February 26 thru April 5, you are invited to join other Christians

for 40 Days for Life—40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are also invited to stand and peace-fully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 2751 Comly Road, and also to help spread the word about this important commu-nity outreach. If you like more info and to volunteer, please contact Anita Flynn at 267-456-4582 or aflynn3250@yahoo.com.

Adoration Chapel

At the present time, the chapel is closed for the safety of everyone due to the coronavirus.

Pray to the Lord at all times.

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Hours: 11:15am—2:00pm Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays Phone: 215-805-8479

Holy Week

Monday to Wednesday ~ Masses at 6:30am and Noon

PALM SUNDAY ~ April 5 Regular Sunday Mass schedule Noon Mass will begin 12:15pm HOLY THURSDAY ~ April 9 10:00am Chrism Mass—Cathedral Basilica 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (upper church) Multi-lingual - Procession to lower church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11:00pm Night Prayer concluding Eucharistic Adoration GOOD FRIDAY ~ April 10 9:00am Morning Prayer (lower church)

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 12:00pm English (lower church) 3:00pm Urdu (lower church) 4:00pm Creole (upper church) 7:00pm Spanish (lower church) Stations of the Cross 7:00pm English (upper church) HOLY SATURDAY ~ April 11 9:00am Morning Prayer (lower church) 9:30am Blessing of Food—multi lingual (lower church) 7:00pm Easter Vigil—multi lingual (upper church) EASTER SUNDAY ~ April 12 7:30am English (lower church) 9:00am English (lower church) 10:30am Spanish (lower church) 12:15pm English (upper church) 1:00pm Urdu (lower church) 5:30pm Haitian (upper church) 8:00pm English (upper church)

Senior Citizen News

St. William Seniors

For the safety of everyone, all meetings have now been put on hold. Please watch this bulletin for information when meetings will resume. Questions, please contact Ro McElroy at 267-210-1524.

St. Cecilia Seniors will not be meeting since the school is closed. Please watch this bulletin for information when meetings will resume. Questions on St. Cecilia Seniors, please call Maryann Stroud at 215-342-4354 between 9am and 7pm.

Message from the Office of Archbishop Perez Pregnant and parenting moms in need of help and sup-port attend Mass in our parishes and live in our neighbor-hoods. We have the opportunity to assess, expand these resources and communicate these resources to those in need of them. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has initiated a nationwide effort called Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service, taking place from March 25, 2020 through March 25, 2021.

We are looking for a volunteer in our parish to be the co-ordinator of this Year of Service. Parish leaders will be asked to attend an informational workshop on April 18th.

We must submit the name of our coordinator by this Wednesday, so I ask anyone interested to please contact Fr. Al at 215-745-1389 by Monday, March 23.

Day of Reflection ~ RCIA Begin your new life as a Catholic with a Lenten Retreat for men and women elect and candidates, Godparents, Sponsors and RCIA teams.

Saturday, April 4th ~ 9:00am to 1:30pm Malvern Retreat House

McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center $35 incl. breakfast & lunch

Register at malvernretreat.com/register or call 610-644-0400. Questions—contact Julia at 484-321-2517 or email jsantoro@malvernretreat.com.

Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

DOMINGO, 22 MARZO 2020 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

CREO, SEÑOR! Y SE POSTRÓ ANTE ÉL!

Es impresionante la fe del ciego de nacimiento ! Creer en Jesús es sentirse seguro en Él. Es confiar totalmente en Él. Es contar con Él. La fe es caminar como hijos e hijas de Dios en la bondad, en la justicia, en el amor. Es un proceso, un camino que nos lleva poco a poco hacia la visión final. Es una confianza total en Dios, un descubrimiento y se-guimiento de Jesús. Exige de nosotros abandonar viejas se-guridades; es un cambio de puntos de vista y modo de com-portarnos y un compromiso de transformar el mundo en el Reino de Dios. Los ciegos ven, descubren la belleza de Di-os, son excelentes músicos y encuentran a Dios! Los que vemos, no vemos bien, no percibimos la belleza moral y espiritual de los demás. SoloJesús es Nuestra Luz ! Cuando te bautizaron, se te abrieron los ojos. Se te dió, el don de la fe! Jesús te iluminó ! Te convertiste ! Sucedió con el ciego. Nosotros quedamos ciegos cuando pecamos ! Necesitamos la conversión. Debemos acercarnos al sacramento del perdón y reconciliación. Jesús te espera ! Jesús será entonces la Luz de tu vida !

EN TIEMPO ORDINARIO

MISA en español: domingo a las 10:30 AM CONFESIONES: Todos los Domingo: 10:00 - 10:20AM.

BAUTISMO: Coordina con Diácono Felipe o Hna. Rosa 2° Miércoles del mes a las 7:00 PM: Charla 3° Domingo del mes a las 12:00 PM: Bautismo Certificado de Bautismo: Llamar la Rectoría 215-745-1389

Visitas y Comunión a los ENFERMOS y ANCIANOS: Consulta con Padre Al. Asistente: Ida Jiménez

ROSARIO: domingo a las 10:00, antes de la Misa.

CÍRCULO de ORACIÓN: Los viernes a las 7:00 PM en el sótano de la Rectoría

CLASES de PREP: los martes: 6:15 a 7:45 PM

SACRAMENTOS para ADULTOS: domingo a las 9:00 AM

LA SEMANA SANTA

Domingo de Ramos: 5 de abril Procesión / Misa en español: 10:15 AM

Jueves Santo: 9 de abril

Misa multilingüe: 7:00 PM

Viernes Santo: 10 de abril Pasión y Veneración Solemne de la Cruz

en español : 7:00 PM

Sábado Santo / Vigilia: 11 de abril Bendición de comida de Pascua: 9:30 AM

Misa multilingüe: 7:00 PM

Domingo de Pascua: 12 de abril Misa en español: 10:30 AM

MISA TELEVISADA Vía UNIVISIÓN 65 /UniMas Verizon Fios 26/ Comcast 251, 797, 1028 HD/ DISH 271, 830, 271 HD, 830 HD Todos los

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Acceso directo a la misas televisadas a través de nuestra nueva página web:

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Reserva la fecha

Domingo, 26 de abril, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

“Enciende su corazón”

Introducción a la Nueva Evangelización con Meghan Cokeley

Venga y conozca la misio n que recibio en su bau-tismo a compartir su fe y a invitar a los otros a una relacio n personal con Jesucristo en el corazo n de la Iglesia Cato lica.

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Oración a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Virgen Santísima de Guadalupe, Reina de los Ángeles y

Madre de las Américas. Acudimos a ti hoy como tus amados

hijos. Te pedimos que intercedas por nosotros con tu Hijo,

como lo hiciste en las bodas de Caná. Ruega por nosotros,

Madre amorosa, y obtén para nuestra nación, nuestro mun-

do, y para todas nuestras familias y seres queridos, la protec-

ción de tus santos ángeles, para que podamos salvarnos de lo

peor de esta enfermedad. Para aquellos que ya están afecta-

dos, te pedimos que les concedas la gracia de la sanación y

la liberación. Escucha los gritos de aquellos que son vulne-

rables y temerosos, seca sus lágrimas y ayúdalos a confiar.

En este tiempo de dificultad y prueba, enséñanos a todos en

la Iglesia a amarnos los unos a los otros y a ser pacientes y

amables. Ayúdanos a llevar la paz de Jesús a nuestra tierra y

a nuestros corazones. Acudimos a ti con confianza, sabiendo

que realmente eres nuestra madre compasiva, la salud de los

enfermos y la causa de nuestra alegría. Refúgianos bajo el

manto de tu protección, mantennos en el abrazo de tus bra-

zos, ayúdanos a conocer siempre el amor de tu Hijo, Jesús.

Intención del Papa Francisco para marzo Intención de oración por la evangelización:

Los católicos en China.

Recemos para que la Iglesia en China

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