St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church

Good Morning Here are the Readings for today: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. May your day be blessed. Reading I Acts 15:7-21 After much debate had taken place, Peter got up and said to the Apostles and the presbyters,...Continue reading

Good Morning Here are the Readings for today: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter. May your day be blessed. Reading I Acts 15:1-6 Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice,... you cannot be saved. Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the Apostles and presbyters about this question. They were sent on their journey by the Church, and passed through Phoenicia and Samaria telling of the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brethren. When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the Church, as well as by the Apostles and the presbyters, and they reported what God had done with them. But some from the party of the Pharisees who had become believers stood up and said, It is necessary to circumcise them and direct them to observe the Mosaic law. The Apostles and the presbyters met together to see about this matter. Responsorial Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. I rejoiced because they said to me, We will go up to the house of the LORD. And now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem. R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. Jerusalem, built as a city with compact unity. To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD. R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. According to the decree for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. In it are set up judgment seats, seats for the house of David. R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. Alleluia Jn 15:4a, 5b R. Alleluia, alleluia. Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Jn 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Pope St. John Paul II said that Jesus intended one of his teachings to be the "Magna Carta" for Christians. (In other words, "The Constitution" for Christians). Hear which Scripture the Pope was speaking about and what it means to apply it to our lives. https://youtu.be/U2Y4On8Zy9E

Here is the link to Father Scott’s homily on All Saints Day; enjoy: https://youtu.be/L8xSbuPRCpI

Good Morning We hope that you have a blessed All Souls Day. Just a reminder to please tune in to our Annual All Souls Day Mass at 6 PM on Mid-Hudson Cable channel 901 or on the St. Patrick’s YouTube Livestream channel, accessible from our parish homepages. If you miss the chance to tune in at 6 PM, you can watch it anytime later on demand. We are sorry that COVID is preventing us from gathering together in person this year, but hope you’ll come pray with us and honor all those who have celebrated funerals in our parishes over the past 12 months.

Good Morning We sure hope that you will join us to celebrate Mass this morning at 9:30 AM on Channel 901 MHC or St. Patrick’s Church in Ravena’s YouTube Channel. Or if you are a St. Patrick’s parishioner, and your last name begins with M through Z (inclusive), you can join us today at 9:30 in person at St. Patrick’s right in Ravena! You can get a worship aid with all the music at our new website. Just go to stmaryscoxsackie.com and click on the button that says Music for November 1 and print it out. Due to health reasons there will be no missalettes inside the church. Don’t forget your mask and hand sanitizer. We hope that you will be with us then

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON ALL SAINTS DAY Good Morning on this Holy Day of All Saints. To those who were at the Vigil Mass last evening at St. Mary’s in Coxsackie, you may have heard in the announcements that the Memorial Mass for All Souls would be celebrated on Sunday at 6pm. PLEASE NOTE that it will be televised live from St. Patrick’s Church in Ravena on MONDAY at 6pm; broadcasting on channel 901 MHC and on the St. Patrick’s YouTube channel.

Box of Joy is available at St Mary's too!!

Good Morning If you are a St. Mary’s Parishioner and your last name begins with M through Z (inclusive), we sure hope that you will join us to celebrate Mass this evening at 4:30 PM at St. Mary’s Church in Coxsackie. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. Due to health reasons, there will be no missalettes in the church, but you can get a worship aid with all the music on our website. Just go to stmaryscoxsackie.com and click on the button that says Music for November 1. Print it out and bring it with you. Don’t forget your mask and hand sanitizer. We hope that you will be with us then

Good MorningHere are today’s readings for today, Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time. May your day continue to be blessed. Reading 1 PHIL 1:1-11 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,... with the bishops and deacons: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you, praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you, because of your partnership for the Gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right that I should think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. Responsorial Psalm PS 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 R. How great are the works of the Lord! or: R. Alleluia. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the company and assembly of the just. Great are the works of the LORD, exquisite in all their delights. R. How great are the works of the Lord! or: R. Alleluia. Majesty and glory are his work, and his justice endures forever. He has won renown for his wondrous deeds; gracious and merciful is the LORD. R. How great are the works of the Lord! or: R. Alleluia. He has given food to those who fear him; he will forever be mindful of his covenant. He has made known to his people the power of his works, giving them the inheritance of the nations. R. How great are the works of the Lord! or: R. Alleluia. Gospel LK 14:1-6 On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy. Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not? But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him. Then he said to them Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day? But they were unable to answer his question.

Good MorningHere are today’s readings for today, Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time. May your day continue to be blessed. Reading 1 EPH 6:10-20 Brothers and sisters: Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.... Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the Devil. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground. So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of peace. In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones and also for me, that speech may be given me to open my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that I may have the courage to speak as I must. Responsorial Psalm 144:1B, 2, 9-10 R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war. R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! My mercy and my fortress, my stronghold, my deliverer, My shield, in whom I trust, who subdues my people under me. R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! O God, I will sing a new song to you; with a ten-stringed lyre I will chant your praise, You who give victory to kings, and deliver David, your servant from the evil sword. R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! Gospel LK 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you. He replied, Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose. Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is impossible that a prophet should die outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling! Behold, your house will be abandoned. But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Good MorningHere are today’s readings for today, Memorial of Sts. Simon & Jude, Apostles. May your day continue to be blessed. Reading 1 EPH 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners,... but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Responsorial Psalm PS 19:2-3, 4-5 R. Their message goes out through all the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge. R. Their message goes out through all the earth. Not a word nor a discourse whose voice is not heard; Through all the earth their voice resounds, and to the ends of the world, their message. R. Their message goes out through all the earth. Gospel LK 6:12-16 Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Good Morning Today we celebrate the Memorial of SAINTS SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES. JUDE is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not mentioned elsewhere in the Gospels, except, of course, where all the apostles are mentioned. Scholars hold that he is not the author of the Letter of Jude. Actually, Jude had the same name as Judas Iscariot. Evidently because of the disgrace of that name, it was shortened to Jude in English. SIMON is mentioned on... all four lists of the apostles. In two of them he is called the Zealot. The Zealots were a Jewish sect that represented an extreme of Jewish nationalism. For them, the messianic promise of the Old Testament meant that the Jews were to be a free and independent nation. God alone was their king, and any payment of taxes to the Romansthe very domination of the Romanswas a blasphemy against God. No doubt some of the Zealots were the spiritual heirs of the Maccabees, carrying on their ideals of religion and independence. But many were the counterparts of modern terrorists. They raided and killed, attacking both foreigners and collaborating Jews. They were chiefly responsible for the rebellion against Rome which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. See more

A recent Gospel passage we heard at Mass (Matthew 22:34-40) speaks directly to what we are experiencing in our society in 2020. Fr. Scott shares how the teachings of Jesus from 2,000 years ago cut right to the heart of our struggles in this moment. https://youtu.be/oujBzhhyOPM To listen to the whole podcast episode, click here: https://youtu.be/uT6PpO4oePQ

Good MorningHere are today’s readings for today, Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time. May your day continue to be blessed. Reading 1 EPH 5:21-33 Brothers and sisters: Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.... Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the Church, he himself the savior of the Body. As the Church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the Church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the Church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. So also husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the Church, because we are members of his Body. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church. In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband. Responsorial Psalm PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Blessed are you who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; blessed shall you be, and favored. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your home; Your children like olive plants around your table. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. The LORD bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Gospel LK 13:18-21 Jesus said, What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches. Again he said, To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.