February is the month of the Holy Family and of the Holy Face of Jesus
February is the month of the Holy Family and of the Holy Face of Jesus
MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, February 19
English Mass: 7:30 AM
No Latin Low Mass
No Latin Low Mass
Feria
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Updated 02/17/2019
Updated 02/17/2019
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The parish banner, "AT THE NAME OF
JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BEND." The reverse side
reads "ST. MARY'S PARISH NEWTON UPPER FALLS".
The church's banner is from the old parish church of St. Mary's. The flowers decorating the sanctuary on our celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes last week were donated in memory of Richard Johnson on his Year's Mind (photo by Rod Phillips).
The church's banner is from the old parish church of St. Mary's. The flowers decorating the sanctuary on our celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes last week were donated in memory of Richard Johnson on his Year's Mind (photo by Rod Phillips).
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: Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain. And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty; I so fight, not as one beating the air: but I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection, lest perhaps when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all in Moses were baptized, in the cloud and in the sea: and all did eat the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink: (and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ). But with most of them God was not well pleased.
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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)
IN MEMORIAM
The photo above is of our late parishioner PAUL ELDRIDGE, who died on December 12th, 2017.
Paul and his late wife Betsy were active parishioners here at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes for many years. Paul put his skill as a photographer to the service of the parish and documented our parish life with his pictures for the better part of a decade. Paul & Betsy both shared January birthdays; Betsy on January 1st ... and Paul on January 31st.
They are remembered today
at our 10:30 AM Latin Mass.
The photo above is of our late parishioner PAUL ELDRIDGE, who died on December 12th, 2017.
Paul and his late wife Betsy were active parishioners here at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes for many years. Paul put his skill as a photographer to the service of the parish and documented our parish life with his pictures for the better part of a decade. Paul & Betsy both shared January birthdays; Betsy on January 1st ... and Paul on January 31st.
They are remembered today
at our 10:30 AM Latin Mass.
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 - 23 thru 26)
Pastor's Note
SEPTUAGESIMA: THE EASTER CYCLE BEGINS
Ten weeks from today is Easter Sunday. On this Sunday of Septuagesima we begin the Easter Cycle of the Church’s Year of Grace. Now therefore is the time for us to begin our own personal remote preparations for the penitential season of Lent.
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Scripture Study
COLLECTS OF THE ROMAN MISSAL - FEBRUARY 17th, 2019 A.D.:
St. Bernadette Missale Romanum 1962 (MR '62)
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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)
The High Altar and Sanctuary right before the Tridentine High Latin Mass, Sunday, February 10, 2019
The High Altar just before Candlemas began, Saturday, February 2, 2019
Closeup of the Mary Altar on Sunday, January 27, 2019
“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)
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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
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Parish Patronal Feast,
the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes.
Parish Masses at 7:30 AM and 12:30 PM
the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes.
Parish Masses at 7:30 AM and 12:30 PM
(External Solemnity next Sunday,
February 10th)
February 10th)
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
