There will be a special Mass on Thursday, February 2nd, for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at 12:05pm in the upper church. This very ancient Feast is also known as Candlemas or Candelaria and is the traditional end of the Christmas Season. On this day we remember when the Light of the…
Mass Intentions Saturday, January 28 9:00am Priest’s Intentions 4:00pm Salvatore Pauta, 2nd Anniversary Remembrance; Rosalie Croteau, MMM Sunday, January 29 10:00am Giuseppe & Patrina Giuffrida; Carmelo & Giuseppina Mazzotta; Manuel Andrade, Antonio DeAndrade, 1 Year Remembrance; Zianne DeAndrade; Janet Callahan, Remembrance; 12:00pm Spanish Mass: Hermanos Frias Cazares; Hector Gómez; Arelis Gómez Monday, January 30 12:05pm…
From the Friars: Blessed are Those Who Mourn One Sunday, I believe in 2007, I celebrated Mass in the local parish church in San Marcos, Nicaragua where our community had a friary. After Mass I was approached by a man with a young boy. He was very friendly but I could not understand what he…
There will be a special second collection on the weekend of February 4th and 5th to help pay for the new boiler that we recently installed. The cost is $30,000 which is a significant amount that was not foreseen in our budget. Thank you ahead of time for your help with this expense. And thank…
You may have noticed the new St. Michael statue in the front of the church. Thank you to the generous benefactors who donated it. During these difficult times it is important to remember the reality of spiritual warfare. The Church reads at Compline (Night Prayer) every Tuesday: “Stay sober and alert, Your opponent the devil…
We began to use the communion rail in order to give people the option to receive while kneeling as a sign of reverence. As was announced, this is not obligatory and everyone has the option to receive standing and on the tongue or in the hand. Those with physical limitations and are not able to…
As most of you have heard by now, we had to purchase a new boiler for heating the upper church. The old one was worn out and had many holes in it due to corrosion. We were very blessed to find a new one and have it installed quickly. It is working very well; thanks…
Mass Intentions Saturday, January 21 9:00am Priest’s Intentions 4:00pm James Vittorioso & Dec’d Family; Sara & Salvatore Zappala & Constance McKiernan, Anniversary Sunday, January 22 10:00am Grace Petralia, Constance & Frank Fiorentini; Helena Grzejka, 10 Anniversary; Michelet Cadet, Anniversary Remb; Michelet Gadet, Anniv. Remembrace; Charles J. Sr., & Camela Russo; Messina & Russo Dec’d Family,…
From the Friars: Dueling Postulants “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Heb4:12 In his motu propio of 9/30/19, ‘Aperuit illis’, Pope Francis declared that the 3rd…
The following is an excerpt from the “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. written on April 16, 1963 You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of…