March is the month of Saint Joseph
March is the month of Saint Joseph
MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 19
English Mass: 7:30 AM
No Latin Low Mass
No Latin Low Mass
ST. JOSEPH
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Updated 03/17/2019
Updated 03/17/2019
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The Saint Patrick window of our parish church. The scene depicted is Easter Morning, A.D. 433, when Patrick, the Missionary Apostle of the Irish, first preaches the Gospel to the High King of Ireland at Tara. On this occasion he used the three-leaf shamrock to try to convey an idea of the mystery of the Trinity-in-Unity of God
(photo by Paul Eldridge).
(photo by Paul Eldridge).
THE EPIPHANY PROCLAMATION FOR 2019 IN THE YEAR OF GRACE
(The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts:)
Know, dear brethren, that as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God's mercy we announce to you also the joy of His Resurrection who is our Savior:
The Sunday of Septuagesima is the 17th Day of February.
On the 6th Day of March will fall Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the Fast of the most sacred Lenten Season.
On the 21st Day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day, the Paschal Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 30th Day of May will be the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 9th day of June, the Feast of Pentecost.
On the 20th Day of June, the Feast of Corpus Christi.
On the 1st Day of December, the First Sunday of the Advent of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Brethren: We pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. For you know what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from fornication, that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God: and that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification: in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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SAINTLY REFLECTIONS ON PRAYER |
"Prayer is an all-efficient panoply,
a treasure undimished, a mine which is
never exhausted, a sky unobscured by
clouds, a heaven unruffled by the storm.
It is the root, the foundation, the
mother of a thousand blessings."
Saint John Chrysostom (349-407)
"Because we are human, we are not strong.
Because we are not strong, we pray."
Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
Fr. Desiré Salako has had to travel to Niger because one of his missionary priests has been kidnapped. He asked for the support of our prayers. The New York Times reports that the priest's name is PIERLUIGI MACALLI, S.M.A. It is believed that the kidnappers have taken him out of Niger to Burkino Faso.
Welcome
Welcome to our Parish,
a canonically open parish of the Archdiocese
of Boston. Both the ordinary form of the
Roman Rite (1970 Missal) and the extraordinary
form (1962 Missal) are celebrated here
with the blessing of His Eminence Sean
Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston.
We are always glad to welcome Sunday
visitors to our beautiful, historic church.
We invite you to register with us.
Fr. Charles J. Higgins
Pastor
Pastor
"I am the Immaculate Conception"
"Je suis l'Immaculée conception"
Our Lady to Saint Bernadette Soubirous
"Je suis l'Immaculée conception"
Our Lady to Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Catechesis
THE CREDO OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD OF POPE ST. PAUL VI
(The SOLEMN PROFESSION OF FAITH - 27 thru 30)
Pastor's Note
LOURDES AND THE WORLD OF SECOND EMPIRE FRANCE
(Conference I: March 8th, 2019)
When we look at the ways of God in showing us our Savior and accomplishing the Redemption of the world, we are struck by the way in which God situated things in such a particular time and place. The Universal Savior of Mankind – “Jesus Savior” was known during His visible life on earth as “Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph the carpenter”. And the number of people who knew of Him at all during those brief three-years of His Public Life, were localized in the Roman-ruled administrative areas of western Syria, an utterly insignificant number relative to the population of the world at that time.
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The Miracle of Lourdes
Beginning on February 11th, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto of a large rock outside the town of Lourdes, France. All in all there were 18 distinct apparitions, the last one occurring on July 16th of that same year.
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"O GOD, Protector and Lover of the Humble, who hast bestowed upon Thy handmaid
Marie Bernarde the favor of beholding the Immaculate Virgin Mary, and of conversing
with her; grant, we beseech Thee, that walking through the simple paths of faith,
we may in the end behold Thee in Heaven." |
Parish Mission Statement
"What then is a parish? It is the smallest section of the one universal flock which has been entrusted to Peter by the Lord. Under the authority of a responsible priest who has received the care of souls from his bishop, the parish is, within the Church of Jesus Christ, the first community of Christian life; it is a community cut to human dimensions, in which the shepherd can know his flock and the flock can know their shepherd. At the heart of this area, we find the parish church with its bell-tower, its baptistery, its confessional, its altar and tabernacle, a symbol of unity and the centre of community life." - Blessed Pope Paul VI, reigned 1964-1978
In its present form the Rosary was revealed by St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, in order to stem the flood of the Albigensian heresy, then spreading far and wide throughout Europe. He propagated this form of prayer in obedience to a revelation received from the Blessed Virgin, to whom he had recourse for this purpose, about the year 1206, and to him was due the spread of a devotion, which for many centuries has produced the most marvelous results in the Christian world. The decisive defeat of the Turks at the famous battle of Lepanto (A.D. 1571) and at Belgrade (A.D. 1716) gave occasion both to the institution of this Feast and to its extension to the Universal Church.
Commentary by Fr. Sylvester Juergens S.M. (1894-1969)
Commentary by Fr. Sylvester Juergens S.M. (1894-1969)
St. Joseph about to leave this earthly live and be carried into Heaven, with Jesus and Mary
The High Altar and Sanctuary after the Tridentine High Latin Mass, Sunday, March 10, 2019
The High Altar and Sanctuary right before the Tridentine High Latin Mass, Sunday, February 10, 2019
Closeup of the Mary Altar on Sunday, January 27, 2019
CATHOLIC APPEAL 2019
Please support this year's Catholic Appeal
for the Archdiocese of Boston. Today is
"Commitment Sunday".
Please take a Pledge Envelope and either make a pledge today and put the envelope in the Second Collection Offertory or take it home with you, making a Pledge Later.
Please take a Pledge Envelope and either make a pledge today and put the envelope in the Second Collection Offertory or take it home with you, making a Pledge Later.
Our Parish Assessment is:
$32,574.00
$32,574.00
Our Parish Number is:
294
294
CATHOLIC APPEAL envelopes are at the entrance tables to the church.
"Glorify the Lord generously, and do not stint the first fruits of
your hand. With every gift show a cheerful face, and dedicate your tithe with
gladness. Give to the Most High as He has given, and as generously as your hand
has found. For the LORD is the One who repays, and He will repay you sevenfold."
Sirach 35
Sirach 35
PARISH LENTEN MISSION FOR 2019
"LOURDES AND THE WORLD OF SECOND EMPIRE FRANCE"
"LOURDES AND THE WORLD OF SECOND EMPIRE FRANCE"
Please join us for this year's Lenten Parish Mission over six Fridays of Lent beginning on
Friday, March 8th, from 7:30-8:30 PM. The service consists of the Via Crucis
(Stations of the Cross), followed by a sermon, distribution of Holy Communion outside of Mass,
and concluding with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
“GRATITUDE IS THE THING THAT BRINGS US THE MOST GRACE...I HAVE LEARNT THIS FROM EXPERIENCE; TRY IT AND YOU WILL SEE. I AM CONTENT WITH WHATEVER GOD GIVES ME, AND I SHOW HIM THIS IN A THOUSAND LITTLE WAYS.”
Saint Therese of Lisieux (+1897)
PARISH LENTEN CHARITY PROJECT:
CLOTHES DONATION TO SAINT FRANCIS HOUSE,
MARCH 31st - APRIL 7th, 2019
"St. Francis House serves approximately 50 clothing appointments per day (M-F),
which is 250 full sets of clothing per week to our guests in need. Please join us in
helpng our brothers and sisters by donating clean, practical clothing. Your effors
and generosity are appreciated by the thousands who come to St. Francis House each
year for a fresh set of clothes in times of need. Please - all items must be
clean, in good condition and (at most) gently used."
DONATION ITEMS
Thank you for your support!
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• Sturdy footwear: winter boots, walking shows, sneakers |
We cannot accept the following: |
| • Pants, jeans, slacks, sweats | • NO children's items |
| • Shirts: long and short-sleeve | • NO household items, including linens, kitchen items, or furniture |
| • 3X & larger: long and short-sleeve shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts | • NO used socks/underwear/ undergarments or sleepwear |
| • Winter hats and gloves | • NO damaged or discolored items |
| • NEW ONLY socks, underwear and undershirts (in original packaging) | • NO food |
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Donations for the St. Francis Clothes-Drive may be left in the front
vestibule of the church on Sunday, March 31 or Sunday, April 7th. |
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PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Classes meet in the Lower Church Hall.
Grades K-Pre-Confirmation: 8:30 - 10 AM; includes Sunday Mass.
New students are always welcome
Jean Johnson, Director
Patti Strom, Latin Mass Children's Cathechism
WEEKLY THURSDAY A.M. BIBLE STUDY
Led by David Allen, Thursday mornings at 8:20 AM (after the 7:30 AM Parish Mass.) Lower Rectory Conference Room.
This is an open group and all are invited to attend at any time.
CURRENT STUDY: GOSPEL OF SAINT JOHN
Padre Pio
of Saint Mary's, Needham
The Cemetery Office is located at the parish rectory
on 270 Elliot St., Newton Upper Falls and is
open
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Telephone: 781-235-1841
saintmaryscemetery.org
Telephone: 781-235-1841
saintmaryscemetery.org
New Content
- Catechesis Link
January 12, 2019 - New page reference link on our Home page to the Catechesis section
- Catechesis
January 6, 2019 - New Our Catholic Faith section
- Easter Vigil
April 22, 2018 - Added selected Easter Vigil photographs to home page
- Search Feature
February 12, 2018 - Added Google Search Engine to quickly find information throughout the entire site
- Bulletin Audio
January 28, 2018 - Improved (clearer, louder) audio for all Sunday Mass recordings
- Online Giving
January 22, 2018 - ConnectNow new portal for one-time and recurring credit card and eChecks donations
- Divine Mercy Chaplet
July 16, 2017 - Transcript of Sunday, April 23, 2017 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Service, with the complete Divine Mercy Chaplet. Listen and pray with Father!
- Flickr.com Galleries
March 19, 2017 - Direct link to old website's Flickr.com (Yahoo) Photo Gallery
- Mystery of Lourdes
February 16, 2017 - Omnis expertem maculae Mariam - Hymn soundtrack and Latin lyrics
"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ"
St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church
