Text Box: Text Box: SCHEDULED MASSES SUN. July 20 10:00 For the people of the Parish MON. July 21 Readings Mi 6: 1-4, 6-8 Mt 12: 38-42 8:00: Brilliantina Izzo By: Mary Montegriffo and Millie and Jimmy Galantucci TUES. July 22 Readings Mi 7: 14-15, 18-20 8:00: Brilliantina Izzo By: Theresa Laudicina WED. July 23 Readings Jer 1: 1, 4-10 Mt 13: 1-9 8:00: Thomas Maguire By: Miranda Wack THURS. July 24 Readings Jer 2: 1-3, 7-8, 12-13 8:00 Colette Lane By: Neil and Anne Marie Mahoney FRI. July 25 Readings 2 Cor 4: 7-15 Mt 20: 20-28 8:00: Carmen Abad By: Dr. and Mrs. Gil Vasquez SAT. July 26 Readings Jer 7: 1-11 Mt 13: 24-30 8:00: Pasquale and Patricia Ann DelGenio By: Nancy 5:00 Margaret Marlow By: Kuhlmann Family Please Pray For The Sick: Fannette Sheehan, Mildred Waters, Mary Strammiello, John Harvey, Jean Marie Pratt, James McMannus, Spencer Needleman, John Lettenberger, Charlotte Lowit, Text Box: LITURGY NEWS What do flowers have to do with liturgy?  Well, aside from the obvious beauty that the flowers add to the sanctuary, flowers are also emblems of spiritual joy. Flowers have always been used to decorate churches, but they have been placed on the altar only since the thirteenth century. Our model for using flowers comes from the GIRM and our tradition calls for natural, fresh, sweet-smelling flowers to be used around the altar.  They could be artificial out of necessity if they are made of cloth, porcelain or wax, but not paper. Flowers are not used during Advent or Lent.  The absence of flowers helps us set a spirit of waiting during Advent and a spirit of dryness during Lent.  So that when flowers arrive back on the altar at Christmas and Easter respectively, we can feel that extra joy that the seasons bring with them. The Church recognizes the symbolical significance of flowers in a special way on Laetare Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent) or Rose Sunday.  On that Sunday, the Holy Father blesses a sacred ornament called the Golden Rose. It is a golden rosebush with leaves, buds and blooming roses in a golden vase.  Sometimes the Golden Rose is given as a gift to people, cities, or churches in recognition of services to the Holy See. The Golden Rose shows Christ’s majesty. Pope Innocent III said: "As Laetare Sunday, the day set apart for the function, represents love after hate, joy after sorrow, and fullness after hunger, so does the rose designate by its color, odor and taste; love, joy and satiety respectively." Flowers are true reminders of the beauty of God’s creation. Though they are only a small part, flowers add a great deal to our liturgies. Let us live our faith and our liturgies together. Assumption_Liturgy@earthlink.net Scott A. Battaglia Director of Music Ministries Text Box: Sunday, July 20, 2008 Text Box: BVM Text Box: Assumption Text Box: Collections Weekly Offering