Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
30th Sunday Ordinary Time – Msgr. LoPinto Homily
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Transcript:
The first reading in today’s liturgy, you heard the Lord reminding the people of their own status. And you might say, well, why did he feel it necessary to do that? Because, if you look at the Jewish scripture, you find that it is something that’s repeated over and over again. And if you come to the gospels in the life of Jesus, you’ll find that it’s repeated, but not in word. It’s repeated in action.
Continue reading “30th Sunday Ordinary Time – Msgr. LoPinto Homily”Early Voting in NY Has Begun
As Fr. Bill mentioned at the end of Sunday Mass, the Church does not direct Catholics to vote for particular candidates. Instead, we are invited to weigh all of the issues:
It falls to faith-filled Catholics in their own conscience to bring Catholic social teaching in its entirety to bear on their voting choices, to ask deeply and without partisanship or self-interest what opportunities to advance the common good are available in 2020, and which candidate will best advance the common good through her actions.
Below is a link to the Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship teaching document on political responsibility issued by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops,
https://www.usccb.org/offices/justice-peace-human-development/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship. Continue reading “Early Voting in NY Has Begun”
Novena to St. Charles Borromeo
This Tuesday, October 27, we will begin a Novena to St. Charles Borromeo. The novena will be prayed daily at 5 PM via Zoom for nine days and will end on Wednesday, November 4, his memorial day. On the nights when we say the rosary or have evening prayer at 5 PM, the novena will immediately follow.
We will use the same novena prayer guide that was handed out last year and is available on our website, Saint Charles Borromeo Novena.
Abigail Meury – Funeral Announcement
Dear St. Charles Parish Family and Friends,
I regret to inform you of the death of Abigail Meury, a devoted parishioner and an active participant in our Sunday book club. She passed Wednesday.
There will be a wake at the Church (19 Sidney Place) in the narthex, beginning at 9:30 AM on Friday, October 30, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM, which can be remotely viewed below.
We extend our condolences to her family and friends.
May she rest in peace.
In Christ,
Fr. Bill
Community Mass – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time
Please join us for Mass for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday, October 25:
- 9 AM EDT public Morning Mass celebrated at the Church (not streamed)
- 11:15 AM EDT Community Mass at celebrated at the Church and also streamed online. Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window below.
- Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here: October 25 . Hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
- Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
- Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
- Help us support Catholic Charities Food Pantries in Brooklyn and Queens online
- Annual Catholic Appeal – Contribute online here. Select “St. Charles Borromeo R.C. Church – Brooklyn” as the parish.
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Fullness of God’s Compassion
Israel in Egypt, Edward Poynter, 1867, Guidhall Art Gallery
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 22:20-26
October 25, 2020
The Jewish people knew themselves to be a people of the covenant. A covenant is more than a recognition that a relationship exists, but one so important that the terms must be clearly defined and accepted. It is more than a contract for goods and services, but a sharing of flesh and blood. A covenant includes a sacrifice in which the contracting parties share a meal as a sign of this union. Continue reading “30th Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Fullness of God’s Compassion”