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Mass Intentions – February 12th to February 20th, 2022

Saturday, February 12 3:30pm BVM Sodality recite Rosary-Upper church 4:00pm Holy Name Society, Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, Manuel J. Quintal, Michael A. Oliveri (30th Anniv.), Michael Bruno (M.M.M.), Betty & Henry Bruno & deceased family, Archie, Dorothy & Linda Copley Napolitano & deceased family, Angela & Salvatore Fichera (Birthday rem.), Daniel “Dany” Pierro, Tomasina Grillo,…

Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes

This Friday, February 11th, we celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. During these apparitions to St. Bernadette, Our Blessed Mother revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. She also appeared with a rosary in hand and the little saint prayed the rosary often during the apparitions. The message was nothing new but a call…

World Marriage Day

Next weekend we celebrate the World Marriage Day. The Second Sunday in February, February 13, 2022 World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as head of the family, the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life. The Shrine will celebrate the day by recognizing…

World Day for Consecrated Life

Today we rejoice and celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. Over the years, many men and women have chosen to live out their baptismal vocation by professing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They do this by joining a religious congregation, a secular institute, or through private vows. We pray for these people…

From the Friars: Complete giving of self

Three of us friars are temporarily living in an apartment on Essex Street while the new rectory/friary is being built. There is a popular bar/restaurant on the first floor of our building, which is often full of young people. It has struck me as unusual that Sunday nights seem to be especially popular. The contrast…

Mass Intentions – February 5th to February 13th, 2022

Saturday, February 5 4:00pm St. Rita Sodality, Grace Buglione, Rachel Kaslow, Salvatore & Catherine Branca, Angela Blatti (M.M.M.) Sunday, February 6 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time World Day for Consecrated Life 9:00am Michael Annaian 10:30am For all the Holy Rosary Shrine family, Eva Klisiewicz, Teofil Klisiewicz, Maria Padykula (3rd Anniv.), John & Bertha Padykula 12:00pm…

Saint Blaise

The Blessing of Throats is a popular devotion done on the Feast Day of St. Blaise February 3rd, or the weekend close to the Feast Day. This year we will offer only the General Form of the blessing, as opposed to the individual blessing using the traditional crossed candles.

Candlemas Day

This Wednesday, February 2nd, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This is the traditional day for the blessing of candles. If you bring candles with you, they will be blessed at the beginning of the 12:05pm Mass

World Day for Consecrated Life

World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 and in parishes over the weekend of February 5-6, 2022. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired…

From the Friars: What is Love?

During these Sundays of Ordinary Time, we have been reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. Today we have his magnificent description of love, the highest gift, without which all other gifts or good works are worthless. He tells us what love is and what it is not. For example, it is “not…

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