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Summer Reminder

If you are going to be away during the summer months, please remember to mail in your makeup envelopes. This will be of great assistance to us in trying to meet our many financial obligations. Thank you and Have a great summer!

Archdiocese of Boston Eucharistic Congress

Jesus is Here Saturday, June 18, 2022. 8:30am to 6pm Tsongas Center at UMAS Lowell The Shrine would like to help young people attend the Eucharistic Congress on June 18th. The Shrine has limited tickets available, and transportation as a group can be arranged. Please email Sari at the Shrine office at seaton@hrslawrence.org if you…

Seminary Collection

This weekend’s second collection supports the formation and training of seminarians in the Archdiocese of Boston for service, we pray, as future priests. We are blessed that many are responding to the call to serve as priests. Please be generous and support these seminarians on their journey toward their ordination to the priesthood. For more…

Mass Intentions – June 4th to June 12th, 2022

Mass Intentions from June 4th to 12th, 2022 Saturday, June 4 4:00pm St Rita Sodality, Angela Blatti, Alfio & Rose Petralia (Anniversary), Fr. Patrick Armano ( Alive & well Birthday), George O. Ferguson, Bernard Porter (Special Intention), Paul Wieszeck (Special Intention), In Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity Pentecost Sunday, June 5 9:00am Alfred & Rose…

From the Friars: Pentecost

From the Friars: Pentecost It’s harvest time! Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. Pentecost comes from a Greek word meaning fifty. The Jewish Festival of Pentecost (called Shavuot or “weeks” in Hebrew) fell on the fiftieth day (“a week of weeks”) after the Passover. Shavuot was the celebration of the early wheat harvest, which…

St. Anthony Novena Conclusion

The last evening of the Saint Anthony Novena will be Tuesday, June 7. A reception featuring light refreshments will be held in the Shrine center Immediately following the Mass. All are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to donate pastry for the reception should contact Connie Pickles at 978-682-1529. Pastry can be dropped off at the…

Pentecost Social and Book Sale

There will be refreshments and a book sale at the shrine center after all the Masses on June 4th and 5th. Some excellent Catholic books will be available for adults and Children in English and Spanish, and it will also be a chance to get to know each other better as we celebrate the birthday…

Corpus Christi Procession

Please plan on participating in our outdoor procession for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 19th following the 10:00am Mass. (A reminder that this will be the first day of our new Sunday Mass schedule.) We hope the whole shrine community will come to bear witness to our faith in the Real Presence of…

Feel the Love on the Feast of St Rita of Cascia

As always the celebration of the Feast of St Rita of Cascia is a beautiful tribute to connect with people we have not seen sometimes since our last celebration for various reasons. One thing is certain St Rita throughout the year is not very far from each and everyone’s heart, because we all can relate…

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