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Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church 2530 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-469-5900; Fax 718-469-5901 e-mail: [email protected] Web Site: holycrossrcchurch.org Sunday Masses: 5:00 PM Saturday; 8:30 AM & 11:30 AM Sunday – in English 10:00 AM domingo en español; 11h30 AM dimanche en créole – à la chapelle 24 th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sept. 15, 2019 ``Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners... I was mercifully treated, so that, in me,... Christ might display all His patience.'' [1 Tim. 1] In Luke 15.1-32, today's Gospel, is the Gospel of the Prodigal Son: ``I shall get up and go to my father, and I shall say to him: «Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.»... Now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found,'' Croix Iglesia Católica Romana de la Santa Cruz Pastor Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Malagreca Parochial Vicar Rev. Bony Monastère Parish Deacon Francis Cuffie Parish Secretaries Uris Boxhill Beatrice Rousseau Yessenia Hernández Pearl Larnage Director of Music Patrick David Spanish Mass Sandra Roper Haitian Mass Frélior Charles Souls in Harmony Junie Leblanc Director of Religious Education Mrs. Catherine Hayes 347-406-6333 Baptism Celebrated once a month in English, Spanish or Creole Reconciliation Confessions: Saturday 9 AM & 4 PM or by appointment Marriages Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance. call Rectory for appointment. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy 2520 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 718 774-3330/282-2770 Rudolph Cyrus. Principal

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Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church

2530 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-469-5900; Fax 718-469-5901

e-mail: [email protected] Web Site: holycrossrcchurch.org Sunday Masses: 5:00 PM Saturday; 8:30 AM & 11:30 AM Sunday – in English

10:00 AM domingo en español; 11h30 AM dimanche en créole – à la chapelle

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sept. 15, 2019

``Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners... I was mercifully treated, so that, in me,...

Christ might display all His patience.'' [1 Tim. 1]

In Luke 15.1-32, today's Gospel, is the Gospel of the Prodigal Son: ``I shall get up and go to my father,

and I shall say to him: «Father, I have sinned against heaven

and against you.»... Now we must celebrate and rejoice,

because your brother was dead, and has come to life again;

he was lost and has been found,''

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Iglesia Católica Rom

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Pastor Rev. Msgr. Joseph P.

Malagreca Parochial Vicar

Rev. Bony Monastère Parish Deacon Francis Cuffie

Parish Secretaries Uris Boxhill

Beatrice Rousseau Yessenia Hernández

Pearl Larnage Director of Music

Patrick David Spanish Mass Sandra Roper Haitian Mass Frélior Charles

Souls in Harmony Junie Leblanc

Director of Religious Education

Mrs. Catherine Hayes 347-406-6333

Baptism Celebrated once a month in English, Spanish or Creole

Reconciliation Confessions: Saturday 9 AM & 4 PM or by appointment

Marriages Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance. call Rectory for appointment.

St. Gregory the Great

Catholic Academy 2520 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226

718 774-3330/282-2770 Rudolph Cyrus. Principal

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FLEA MARKET Sunday, Sept. 15th - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

to rent a table ($25), call Bernadelle (718) 282-9149

Masses and Services for the Week of Sept. 15th

Sept. 15, 2019 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Breaking Bread: p.212) 8:30 AM † My beloved husband, Ozias Andrew by his wife Beverley 10:00 AM Misa en español † Oriel & Marco Martínez por Sandra Martínez 11:30 AM Celebration of Catechetical Sunday & Commissioning of Catechists For the People of the Parish 11:30 AM Messe Haïtienne En Action de Grâce pour Jimmy Jean par sa Mère Marie Adrianne MONDAY, Sept. 16 - SS. Cornelius & Cyprian 8:30 AM Zachary Thompson - Birthday by his Godmother Sandra Mobley TUESDAY, Sept. 17 - St. Robert Bellarmine 8:30 AM Jaden - Birthday by his Grandmother Mayana

Candles the Month of September offered for Health & Thanksgiving for Bridget, Amanda, Julia, Katelyn & Family

Readings for the Week of Sept. 15, 2019 Sunday: .................................... Ex 32.7-14/1 Tm 1.12-17/Lk 15.1-32 Monday: ............................................................ 1 Tm 2.1-8/Lk 7.1-10 Tuesday: ........................................................ 1 Tm 3.1-13/Lk 7.11-17 Wednesday: ................................................. 1 Tm 3.14-16/Lk 7.31-35 Thursday: .................................................... 1 Tm 4.12-16/Lk 7.36-50 Friday: ............................................................... 1 Tm 6.2-12/Lk 8.1-3 Saturday: ............................................................. Ep 4.1-13/Mt 9.9-13 Next Sunday: .................................. Am 8.4-7/1 Tm 2.1-8/Lk 16.1-13

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18 8:30 AM † Manuel J. Estévez by his Family THURSDAY, Sept. 19 - St. Januarius 8:30 AM Eliette & Christopher - Wedding Anniversary by Juliana FRIDAY, Sept. 20 - The Korean Martyrs (Every Friday is a Day of Penance) 8:30 AM † Rosalie Lundi by Clara SATURDAY, Sept. 21 - St. Matthew 8:30 AM † Cora Bernard by her Granddaughters 5:00 PM Bridget Jean-Phillip & Amanda Smith - Birthdays by their Family Bread and Wine for the Month of September offered In Thanksgiving to God by the Wilsons

Please pray for the Deceased of our Parish Olga Martínez; Renia Marcelin; Marie Tertulien; Josephine Mullins; Cándida González; Luc Mauzé; Claudette Grey; Chrisner Charlemagne; Eliza Jones; Yolanda Frezinet; Avenante Laurent; Patrick Davidson; María Dacosta; Ana Elvia Lazo; Marie-Joseline Vertil; Théodore Sannon; Jean-Yvon Alexandre; Emilie Israël; Deacon Marcel Magloire; Walter Morris; Céline Sénat; Josette Joseph; Shawn Louis; Maribel Estrada; Sylvia Dwarika; Leodegario Chávez; Germanie Dieubon; Nixon Laurent Delly; Gladys Small; Harry Lopez; Karl Nozil; Marie-Gisèle Duvivier; Clementina Moss; Jeanette Braswell; Dolores Alexander; Luger DaSilva; Yves Sylvain; Andréa Pierre-Louis

GALA DINNER Last year's was so successful, we decided to do it again:

Friday, October 25th 171st Parish Anniversary Dinner at Glen Terrace

$125 - Tickets presently on sale

RAFFLE The Annual Raffle will take place at the Dinner Dance, Oct. 25th

We have mailed one Raffle book to all active families Please come to the Rectory if you want more Raffles to sell

2020 MASS BOOK All Masses for 2019 have been reserved.

The Mass Book for the Year 2020 will open on Tuesday, Sept. 17th.

We will begin handing out numbers at 7:30 AM, but the Office will not open until 10:00 AM.

We ask a donation of $15 for any Mass, weekday or weekend, reserved with an intention.

Please do not call ahead if time or submit lists ahead of time.

ST. GREGORY CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Registration open - Pre-K to 8th Grade Mon. to Fri., 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - School Office

Please enquire about scholarships

WHY CATHOLIC! In Lent, we had 23 small Groups which met

six times, once a week for five Sessions The entire Program will take 4 years

We are planning to start Season II of Why Catholic This program uses the same method:

small groups, once a week for six weeks It is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church

We will start in the week of October 6th All Small Group members, return to your group!

Registration starts today for new members! NEW ALTAR SERVERS

Any youth - 4th Grade & Up - who would like to train with Msgr. Malagreca to become an Altar Server, come register in church - use th back door -

Thursday, Sept. 26th - between 3:00 PM & 4:30 PM

HEALTH CHECK after all the Masses on Sunday, Sept. 22nd

in our Auditorium

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RELICS OF THE TRUE CROSS In the last weeks, our article discussed the Finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helen in Jerusalem - in the year 326 AD. In our parish, there used to be murals of this finding on the ceilings of the church - but those murals have been lost by the passage of time and repainting. So - what has happened to the Cross since St. Helen discovered it almost 1,700 years ago? Much of what I will tell you is history, but since this was so long ago, there are some legendary aspects also. Of course, when the Cross was discovered, many Christians wanted a "piece". The Bishop of Jerusalem probably sent some pieces off right away - to the Pope in Rome and to the Emperor in Constantinople. The desire to have such a precious relic is great. Nevertheless, the largest part of the Cross was kept in Jerusalem, and St. Helen had the Church of the Holy Sepulcher built in Jerusalem. This great church contains within itself both the Tomb of Jesus and the Hill of Calvary. A reliquary was fashioned, and a very large piece of the Cross was kept in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, together with the sign that had been nailed over Jesus' head. There are various historical records - including the ones of St. Cyril of Jerusalem and the writings of the pilgrim Egeria - which attests to ceremonies of the veneration of the Cross in Jerusalem in the second half of the 300's. And so, while there were already smaller pieces of the Cross in other places, the largest piece stayed in Jerusalem until the year 614 AD. In that year, Persians invaded the Holy Land, and destroyed all the churches (except the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem) and captured the relic of the Cross. Nevertheless, the Byzantine Emperor

Heraclius defeated the Persian Emperor in 628, and regained the relic of the Cross for Christian worship. There is an interesting story that he wanted to return the Cross to Jerusalem himself, that he began to carry it on his back to enter the city, but a mysterious force held him back. However, when he took off his crown and his royal garments, and dressed in

penitential garb and went barefoot, he was able to return the Cross to Jerusalem. You may know that the Holy Land suffered centuries of wars between Muslim and Christian forces. Over the centuries, continual pieces of the Cross were broken off and sent around the world. In around the year 1,000, the Crusades began - Christian forces from Europe entered the Holy Land to regain the holy sites back from Muslim hands. At this

time, Christians in Jerusalem began to hide all movable relics, including the largest piece of the Cross, or send them to Constantinople or Rome. In 1187, the great Battle of Hattin was waged, won by the Muslim forces under Saladin. It is said that Saladin took the largest relic of the Cross, which Christians then tried to ransom back. At present, there are large pieces of the Cross in various churches - the Church of the Holy Cross in Rome (where part of the sign is also kept) and the Greek monastery on Mt. Athos having the largest pieces, but also Notre Dame in Paris and the monastery of the Holy Cross near Vienna. Our parish is blessed to have two relics, which many people venerated during the Novena of the Holy Cross this year. We then put it in a place of prominence on the Feast of the Cross - Sept. 14 - so that all could see it. For to venerate the True Cross of Christ is to recognize that Jesus has saved us by His Blood poured out on the Cross.

\ Friday, Oct. 4th - Feast of St. Francis 6:30 PM Blessing of animals We invite you to bring you pets

to the Parking Lot by the garages for the Procession and blessing in church

Friday, Oct. 4th - First Friday 7:30 PM Exposition & Rosary 9:00 PM Holy Hour 10:00 PM Benediction

Sunday, Oct. 27th - 4:00 PM Mass in honor of the Divino Niño

Sunday, Sept. 81th ................................................... $ 8,565 Catholic University ................................................ $ 1,749 Number of Envelopes (in the 1st Collection) ............. 584

GENERATIONS OF FAITH Pledged to date .................................................... $970,968 Number of Pledgers ..................................................... 324 Paid to date ......................................................... $377,543

ANNUAL APPEAL - 2019 Goal ....................................................................... $ 58,800 Number of Pledgers ..................................................... 160 Pledged to date ..................................................... $ 44,494 Paid to date .......................................................... $ 34,627

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RELIQUE DE LA VRAIE CROIX Dans les dernières semaines, notre article parlait du Retrouvement de la Sainte Coix dans l'an 326 AD. Dans notre paroisse, il y avait des peintures de cette retrouvement sur le plafond de l'église - mais ces peintures ont été perdues dans le passage du temps et avec répeinture. Alors - qu'est-ce qu'il est arrivé à la Croix que Ste. Hélène a découverte il y a presque 1,700 ans. Beaucoup de ce que je raconte maintenant est histoire, mais, étant donné que ça fait longtemps, il y a des aspects légendaires aussi. Bien entendu, au moment de la découverte de la Croix, beaucoup de chrétiens en voulaient un "morceau". L'Évêque de Jérusalem - le plus probable - a envoyé des morceaux de toute de suite - au Pape à Rome et à l'Empereur à Constantinople. Le désir d'avoir une tant grande relique est grand. Néanmoins, le morceau le plus grand de la Croix se gardait à Jérusalem, et Ste. Hélène a fait construire l'Église du Saint Sépulchre à Jérusalem. Cette grande église contient au-dedans le Tombeau de Jésus et le Mont Calvaire. On a fabriqué un reliquaire, et un morceau très grand de la Croix se gardait dans l'Église du Saint Sépulchre, ensemble avec l'affiche qui avait été cloué sur la tête de Jésus. Il y a plusieurs archives historiques - ceux de St. Cyril de Jérusalem et les écritures du pèlerin Égérie - qui donnent témoignage aux cérémonies de la vénération de la Croix à Jérusalem pendant la deuxième partie du siècle des années 300. Ainsi, quoiqu'il y avaient des morceaux plus petits de la Croix dans des autres endroits, le morceau le plus grand est resté à Jérusalem jusque l'an 614 AD. En cette année, les Perses ont envahi la Terre Sainte et ont détruit toutes les églises (excepté l'Église de la Nativité à Bethléhem) et ils ont pris la relique de la Croix. Néanmoins, l'Empereur Byzantin Hercalius a battu l'Empereur Perse en 628, et il a recouvert la relique de la Croix pour le culte chrétien. Il y a une histoire

intéressante - il voulait remettre la Croix à Jérusalem lui-même, et il a commencé à porter la Croix sur son dos pour entrer dans la ville, mais une force mystérieuse l'a retenu. Quand cependant il a enlevé sa couronne et ses vêtements royaux, et s'est vêtu de vêtement pénitentiel, et marchait pieds nus, il pouvait rentrer pour remettre la Croix à Jérusalem.

Peut-être vous savez que la Terre Sainte a souffert des siècles de guerres entre les forces musulmanes et chrétiennes. Sur le temps, on continuait à détacher des morceaux de la Croix pour les envoyer de partout. Vers l'an 1,000 ont commencé les Croisées - des forces chrétiennes de l'Europe sont entrées dans la Terre Sainte por regagner les lieux saints des mains musulmanes. Pendant ce temps, les Chrétiens à Jérusalem ont commencé à cacher les reliques portables, le morceau plus grand de la Croix y inclus, ou à les envoyer à Constantinople ou à Rome. En 1187, on

a fait la grande Bataille de Hattin qui a eté gagnée par les forces musulmanes sous Saladin. On dit que Saladin a pris la relique la plus grande de la Croix, et que les Chrétiens ont essayé de la racheter, Actuellement, il y a des grands morceaux de la Croix en plusieurs églises - l'Église de la Sainte Croix à Rome (où on garde aussi un morceau de l'affiche) et le monastère grec sur le Mt. Athos ayant les morceaux les plus grands, mais aussi Notre Dame de Paris et le monastère de la Sainte Croix proche de Vienne. Notre paroisse est bénie - nous possédons deux reliques. Nous avons offert la relique pour vénération les soirées de la Neuvaine, et l'a située dans un endroit d'importance pour la Fête de la Croix - 14 septembre - afin que tous la contemplèrent. Car vénérer la vraie Croix du Christ est reconnaître que Jésus nous a sauvés par Son Sang versé sur la Croix.

LIVRE DE MESSES 2020 s'ouvrira le mardi, 17 sept. - 10h00 AM Nous demandons une donation de $15

pour une intention 0487 - Holy Cross, Brooklyn

LTC 2019 Le Renouveau Charismatique va offrir une semaine de entraînement pour les Leaders en créole. Celui-ci est un cours intensif présenté par le CHARIS, avec des conférenciers internationaux. Le cours aura lieu la semaine du 10 novembre jusqu'au 17 novembre et il aura lieu au Don Bosco Retreat Center à Stony Point, NY. Le cours - instructions, logement et repas - est $900. Voyez Mgr. Malagreca pour les fiches d'inscription.

JOURNÉE CHARISMATIQUE HAÏTIENNE samedi, 21 septembre

N.D. du Perpétuel Secours, Galloway, NJ ``Tu ne porteras pas du faux témoignage''

Autobus: $35 - Voyez Gisèle PÈLERINIAGE HAÏTIEN

samedi, 5 octobre Sanctuaire N.D. de Fatima, Washington, NJ

``Saint est Son Nom'' Autobus: $35 - Voyez Gisèle

mardi, 1er octobre 7h30 PM Messe Charismatique Haïtienne

vendredi, 4 octobre - Fête: St-François d'Assise 6h30 PM Bénédiction des animaux

On vous invite à amener les animaux domestiques à la cours proche des garages

pour la Procession des animaux et la bénédiction premier vendredi, 4 octobre

7h30 PM Exposition & Chapelet 9h00 PM Heure Sainte 10h00 PM Bénédiction dimanche, 27 octobre - 4h00 PM Messe en l'Honneur du ``Divino Niño''

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LA RELIQUIA DE LA VERDADERA CRUZ En las semanas pasadas, nuestro artículo hablaba del Hallazo de la Santa Cruz por Santa. Helena en Jerusalén - en el año 326 AD. En nuestra parroquia, había pinturas de este hallazo en el techo de la iglesia - pero estas pinturas se perdieron en el paseo del tiempo y con pintar de nuevo. Entonces, ¿qué pasó con la Cruz que Santa. Helena descubrió hace casi 1,700 años. Mucho de que yo cuento ahora es histórico, pero - ya que hace mucho tiempo - hay algunos aspectos de leyenda también. Por supuesto, al descubrirse la Cruz, muchos cristianos querrían un "pedazo". El Obispo de Jerusalén - a lo mejor - envió algunos pedazos en seguida - al Papa en Roma y al Emperador en Constantinopla. El deseo de tener una reliquia tan grande es grande. Si embargo, el pedazo más grande de la Cruz se guardaba en Jerusalén, y Sta. Helena hizo construir la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro en Jerusalén. Esta iglesia grande contiene adentro la Tumba de Jesús y el Monte Calvario. Se fabricó en un relicario, y un pedazo muy grande de la Cruz se guardaba en la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro junto con el letrero que había sido clavado sobre la cabeza de Jesús. Hay varios archivos históricos - los de San Cirilo de Jerusalén y las escrituras de la peregrina Egeria - que dan testimonio a las ceremonias de la veneración de la Cruz en Jerusalén durante la segunda pitad del siglo de los años 300. Así, aunque había varios pedazos más pequeños de la Cruz en otros sitios, el pedazo más grande se quedó en Jerusalén hasta el año 614 AD. Es aquel año, los Persas invadieron la Tierra Santa y destozaron todas las iglesias (eccepto la Iglesia de la Natividad en Belén) y se apoderaron de la reliquia de la Cruz. Sin embargo, el Imperador Bizantino Hercalio conquistó la Imperador Persa en 628, y recobró la reliquia de la Cruz para

el culto cristiano. Hay una historia interesante - é querría devolver la Cruz a Jerusalén el mismo, y comenzó a llevar la Cruz en su espalda para entrar en la ciudad, pero una fuerza misteriosa lo impidió. Cuando se quitó su corona y sus vestiduras imperiales, y se vistió de ropa penitencial, y caminaba descalzo, sin embargo, pudo entrar para colocar la Cruz en Jerusalén. Quizás Ud. sabrá que la Tierra Santa ha sufrido uno cuantos siglos de guerra entre fuerzas musulmanas y cristianas. En el

tiempo, se sequía despegando pedacitos de la Cruz para enviarlos por todos lados. Hacia el año 1,000 se comenzaron las Cruzadas - fuerzas cristianas de Europa entraron en la Tierra Santa oara regañar los lugares santos de las manos musulmanas. En este tiempo, los cristianos en Jerusalén comenzaron a esconder las reliquias movibles, incluso el pedazao más grande de la Cruz, o a enviarlas a Constantinopla o a Roma. En 1187, se hizo la gran

Batalla de Hattin que fue ganada por las fuerzas musulmanas bajo Saladín. Se cree que Saladín tomó la reliquia más grande de la Cruz, y que los cristianos después trataron de rescatarla. Actualmente, hay grandes pedazos de la Cruz en varias iglesias - la Iglesia de la Santa Cruz en Roma (donde se guarda también un pedazo del letrero) y el monasterio griego en el Monte Athos tendiendo los pedazos más grandes, pero también Notre Dame de Paris y el monasterio de la Santa Cruz en Viena. Nuestra parroquia es bendecida - poseemos dos reliquias. Hemos ofrecido la reliquia para veneración las noches de la Novena y la colocamos en un lugar prominente para la Fiesta de la Cruz - 14 de septiembre - para que todos la contemplaran. Porque venerar la verdadera Cruz de Cristo es reconocer que Jesús nos ha salvado por Su Sangre derramada en la Cruz.

LIBRO DE MISAS - 2020 se abrirá el martes, 17 de sept. - 10:00 AM

Se pide una donación de $15 para una intención Favor de no telefonar o entregar listas de antemano

PRÓXIMA ASAMBLEA CARISMÁTICA

domingo, 13 de octubre - 2:30 PM Santo Sacramento

Euclid Ave. & Fulton Street ``Un corazón contrito Tú no lo desprecias''

viernes, 4 de octubre - Fiesta de San Francisco 6:30 PM Bendición de animales

Les invitamos a traer los animales domésticos al patio, cerca de los garajes,

para la Procesión de animales y la bendición primer viernes, 4 de octubre

7:30 PM Exposición y Rosario 9:00 PM Hora Santa 10:00 PM Bendición

domingo, 27 de octubre - 4:00 PM Misa en Honor del Divino Niño

RELIGION CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

will begin Sunday, September 22nd Registration will be open:

Sundays, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM ................................................................ Sept., 15, 22 & 29 Please bring: Baptismal/Birth Certificate Church membership envelope Communion Certificate (if requesting Confirmation) Transfer Letter - if coming from another parish Registration Fee (No checks) 1st & 2nd Years Registered Families .......... $65 Non-Registered Families ........................... $80 3rd Year or more Registered Families .......... $50 Non-Registered Families ........................... $65 RCIA (Adults) ............................................................ $25 There is an additional fee for those receiving Sacraments, $50 for Communion, $100 for Confirmation, paid in the spring)

Come to the School Annex - through church yard