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• Live Mass:   Sunday 9:00 am
• Live Holy Hour:  Tuesday 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Currently Holy Innocents Church is open from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm Sunday through Saturday for silent prayer. Our Lady of Pompeii Chapel is closed until further notice.

Spiritual Communion Prayer said at Live Mass:  (click here to print prayer)

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.

Springtime Greetings!                                Sunday, May 17, 2020
And indeed, the Spring appears to have finally arrived, with the first genuinely warm evening this past Friday. In our liturgical “seasons,” we also feel the temperature changing. The Easter Season is nearing its completion as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension this Thursday, followed by Pentecost nine days later, bringing a close to Paschaltide.

Amidst this seasonal change, we continue to await the answer to the question of when we will get to see each other in church again. However, in this Sunday’s Gospel we hear Jesus say, “I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” Although our world sometimes leaves us feeling “orphaned,” the presence of the Risen Lord announces to us that we are never alone or abandoned.

Thanks to all who have continued to offer generous donations during this trying time. These gifts are much appreciated and are a great help to your parish.

In addition to our usual live-stream schedule, this week we will also have a Thursday 12 noon live-stream Mass of the Ascension of the Lord. We hope to “see” you there,

Fr. Luke
lukehoyt@hiparish.org
hiparishcouncil@hiparish.org

Please join us in praying for all of those who are being remembered in the Mass intentions for this week:

• Antoinette Gesualdi
• Kate Hewitt
• Maria Josefa Aleivay Zambrano
• Josephine & Philip Bochichio
• Noelle Campbell
• Joseph F. Nugent
• Barbara F. Vaccaro
• The Liu Family
• Kay Stenderhoff
• Louis Filice
• Miguel Ortiz
• Adrien E. Laurencelle

POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE:  Please take a few minutes and read Pope Francis’s message to the city of Rome and the world.  It is simple, direct and beautiful.   Click Here for Pope Francis’s Message

A LETTER FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL:  March 28, 2020
Dear Parishioners,

Hope this finds you well. Sundays are very different these weeks, and we are all missing our church family. We are very grateful for daily Mass and please know we are working on streaming live Mass; more details on this as soon as it is available.

This is a note on another practicality – finance. We have held off addressing this, but given that this situation will likely be status quo for a few weeks, we wanted to reach out now. We are hoping to share some ideas for helping the parish financially (while normal weekly collections are non existent). These weekly collections are CRITICAL to keeping Holy Innocents paying monthly bills (utilities, lay salaries, etc.) and ministries (including parish community outreach which is especially important right now).

1. If you have not signed up for online parish pay (WeShare), simply click here to go directly to the WeShare website. Please note:

2. You can mail your donation weekly to Holy Innocents Parish, 431 Bedford Rd, Pleasantville, NY 10570.

We know this may seem like a minor consideration given so many competing priorities right now, but please know that ongoing weekly donations are what keep the parish operating and able to keep its doors open to minister to the congregation and community.

LETTERS AND DIRECTIVES FROM CARDINAL DOLAN:  COVID-19   click on links below
Letter from Cardinal Dolan dated April 3, 2020
Directives from Archdiocese dated March 24, 2020