St Dominic R C Church

St. Athanasius - St. Dominic Parish Office, in observance of Columbus Day, will be closed on Monday October 12.
We will reopen for business on Tuesday, October 13, at 9 AM.
We will have one Parish Mass at 9am on Monday, October 12th at St. Athanasius Church, see you at Mass. Have a great weekend and God Bless.🇺🇸

La oficina parroquial de San Atanasio y Santo Domingo permanecerá cerrada el lunes 12 de octubre con motivo del Día de Colón.
Reabriremos el martes 13 de octubre a las 9:00 a. m.
Se celebrará una misa parroquial el lunes 12 de octubre a las 9:00 a. m. en la iglesia de San Atanasio; nos vemos en misa. ¡Que tengan un excelente fin de semana y que Dios los bendiga! 🇺🇸

L'ufficio parrocchiale di St. Athanasius - St. Dominic rimarrà chiuso lunedì 12 ottobre in occasione del Columbus Day.
Riprenderemo le attività martedì 13 ottobre alle ore 9:00.
Lunedì 12 ottobre verrà celebrata una Messa parrocchiale alle ore 9:00 presso la chiesa di St. Athanasius; vi aspettiamo. Buon fine settimana e che Dio vi benedica. 🇺🇸

"Young at Heart Seniors" is CANCELLED for tomorrow (Thursday). They will meet next Thursday. Thank you.

📣 Important Traffic & Route changes for our Parish Office and Parking Lot—St. Athanasius

📣 Avisos importantes sobre el tráfico y las rutas de acceso a la oficina parroquial y al estacionamiento

📣 Importanti modifiche alla viabilità e ai percorsi per l'ufficio parrocchiale e il parcheggio—

*SAINT OF THE DAY*
*Our Lady of the Rosary*
(Feast Day: October 7)

It was St. Dominic in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries who encouraged everyone to say the Rosary. St. Dominic was greatly saddened by the spread of a terrible heresy called Albigensianism. With the members of his new Order of Preachers, he was trying his best to destroy this dangerous heresy. He begged the Blessed Virgin for help, and it is said that she told him to preach devotion to the Holy Rosary. St. Dominic obeyed and he was very successful in stopping the heresy.

The Holy Rosary is a simple devotion which can be practiced by all people-old and young, learned and unlearned. It can be said anywhere, at any time. While we say the Our Father, ten Hail Marys and Glory to the Father, we think about great moments in the lives of Jesus and Mary. In this way, we grow closer and closer to Jesus and his Blessed Mother. We learn to imitate their holy lives.

Mary is very pleased when we say the Holy Rosary often and well. She used to say it with St. Bernadette when she appeared to her at Lourdes. The three little children of Fatima learned from Mary the power of the Rosary. Mary taught them that the Rosary obtains graces and saves sinners from hell.

A Dominican pope, Pius V, established today's feast. It is to show our gratitude to Mary for a military victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571.

Reflection: By prayerfully meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, we are able to follow the example of Mary who "heard the Word of God and cherished it in her heart."

🇮🇹💙 COLUMBUS DAY Mass, sponsored by the Italian Federation💙🇮🇹

All are welcome as we celebrate Italian heritage, community, and the Columbus Day Parade! 🎉

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026

⛪ Pre-Parade Mass: 10:30AM
📍 St. Athanasius R.C. Church

⏰ Parade Start: 1:00 PM
📍 Meet on 61st Street & 18th Avenue

We hope to see you all there as we celebrate Italian heritage, proud achievement of the Italian American community!🇮🇹💙

*SAINT OF THE DAY*
*St. Bruno*
(Feast Day: October 6)

Bruno was born around 1030. This founder of the Carthusian order of monks was at first not a hermit at all. For eighteen years he was a professor of theology in his own country of France. He tried his best to bring his students closer to God. Then he was given an important position in the diocese of Rheims.

But Bruno was not impressed with the honors or frightened by responsibilities. He became aware that his heart was longing to be alone with Jesus. St. Hugh of Grenoble gave Bruno and his friends a hidden desert land called Chartreuse. There they built a church and little huts to live in. This was the beginning of the Carthusian order. They were very happy there, working their fields, fasting and praying, hidden in God.

After six years, however, Pope Urban II, one of Bruno's former students, required a great sacrifice of him. He asked him to go to Rome to be his advisor. It broke the saint's heart, but he obeyed. He left one of the monks in charge at Chartreuse. Bruno served Pope Urban II well. Then finally he was allowed to live his monk's life nearer to Rome. So with new disciples, Bruno began all over again in Calabria, Italy.

As we know by his letters, St. Bruno was always a cheerful, active man. He did not want to see any of his monks sad. He describes their hard life in delightful expressions. Bruno urged a close friend to come see for himself.

St. Bruno died in 1101. His order continues today. It is the only religious order in the Church that has never had to be reformed. The followers of St. Bruno keep his loving, self-sacrificing spirit alive.