National Marriage Week is February 7 to 14. Whether you are married or engaged, celebrate with a fun and resourceful date night as we learn the tools for managing daily stress and resolving conflict with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Greg Kolodziejczak. Join us Saturday, February 11 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the Pastoral Center in Braintree.…
Mass Intentions Saturday, February 4 9:00am Priest’s Intentions 10:00am Latin Mass 4:00pm St Rita Sodality; Grace Buglione; Giuseppa Finocchiaro,MMM; Rachel Kaslow; Salvatore & Catherine Branca Sunday, February 5 10:00am Stanislas Grzejka; Maria Padykula, 4th Anniv.; John & Bertha Padykula, In Memory; Michael Annaian, Anniver. 12:00pm Spanish Mass: Hermanos Frias Cazares Monday, February 6 12:05pm Priest’s…
From the Friars: The Salt of the Earth When a person has a conversion experience and they become a disciple of Jesus, they realize that they must change their life. They must reject sin and strive to do good according to God’s Commandments. Part of the Christian’s obligation is to avoid occasions of sin, not…
The Portuguese Community will be having a Penny Sale on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 4:00pm at the Shrine Center. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in this fun activity.
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…