HOLY FAMILY PARISH Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família 30 Grafton Street Lowell MA Main Phone: (978) Brazilian Community: (978)9

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2 Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família 30 Grafton Street Lowell MA Main Phone: (978) Brazilian Community: (978) Fax: (978) Administrator Reverend Nicholas Sannella Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI Padre Elcio Antonio dos Santos Silva Sr. Joan Gregoire, SND Deacon Alvaro Soares Business Manager David McLean Director of Religious Education Claire Couillard Immaculate Conception High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett (978) Parish Secretaries Marlene Heiss (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English) Custodians Roger Geoffroy Al Stamp SATURDAY, January 28th 3;30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Parishioners & Benefactors 7:00 PM Brazilian Mass SUNDAY, January 29th 8:00 AM Memorial Mass *Claire M. Norton* 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Lottie McQuaid 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY, January 30th 8:00 AM McArdle Estate TUESDAY, January 31st 8:00 AM No Intentions WEDNESDAY, February 1st 8:00 AM Louis & Lillian Rocha THURSDAY, February 2nd 8:00 AM Missionary Oblates *Donor Intentions* FRIDAY, February 3rd 8:00 AM No Intentions SATURDAY, February 4th 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Walter & Margaret Dockett & Agnes A Dreven 7:00 PM Brazilian Mass SUNDAY, February 5th 8:00 AM Parishioners & Benefactors 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Parishioners & Benefactors 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass Please remember those in the armed services keeping us safe. We also pray for all who have died serving our country, that they may be welcomed into paradise, where they will live forever with God. TICKET Sales after each Weekend Mass HOLY NAME SOCIETY sponsoring Annual THE Knickerbocker February 12th, 2017 After the 10:00 AM Mass $10.00 each Children 12 and under free

3 those who are ill, those who are now or have recently been in the hospital, and those who have requested our prayers, especially: Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Lucy Balkus, Doris Belley, Cressie Braganza, Cyril Braganza, Bob Brown, Carol Britton, Buote Family, Bill Calhoun, James Campbell, Bernadette Chartrand, Roger Chartrand, Helena Ciaravolo, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Dom Contardo, Br. Augustin Gus Cote, Anne Marie Countie, Jane Daly, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Paul Ducharme, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Jean Gagne, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Donna Gravelle, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Fank Holden, Rev. Patrick Hollywood OMI, Pauline Jankowski, Sally Kelly, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Jim Laitala, Maryann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Pauline Letourneau, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca Sr., Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Aparecida Nascimento, Francis O Donnell, Linda Paradise, Rev. Norman Parent OMI, Jeanne Pinard, Frank Quadros, Mary Richardson, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Elaine Robinson, Sr. Jeanne Rouillard, Freeman Shepherd, Ann Sousa, Barbara Vayo, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge, Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER Tuesday February 7th, 2017 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary and special prayers << The first rules we must observe are the commandments of God. All other rules are merely things dependent upon them and they can produce nothing if they are not rooted in them. St. Margarite Bourgeoys >> lwc Holy Family Religious Education Grade 1-8 at the Immaculate Conception School. 10:00 AM 12:00 Noon February 5 th February 12 th March 5 th March 19 th

4 WEEK ENDING 1/15/2017 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 2146 Utilities 704 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 516 Dizimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 428 A Prayer For Our Country Almighty God, bless our nation and make it true to the ideas of freedom and justice and brotherhood for all who make it great. Guard us from war, from fire and wind, from compromise, fear, confusion. Be close to our president and our statement; give them vision and courage as they ponder decisions affecting peace and the future of the world. Make me more deeply aware of my heritage, realizing not only my rights but also my duties and responsibilities as a citizen. Make this great land and all its people know clearly Your will, that they may fulfill the destiny ordained for us in the salvation of the nations and the restoring of all things in Christ. Amen WORLD MARRIAGE DAY 2017 We are currently preparing for World Marriage Day which will be held here at Holy Family Parish on Sunday February 10 AM. If you are a member of Holy Family Parish or know someone who is a member, celebrating a special anniversary (25th 30th 35th 40th 45th 50th 55th 60th or more) please call the Parish Center (978) with the name and address so we can send a special invitation for the World Marriage Breakfast PRAYERS AND REFLECTIONS Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2017 INTRODUCTION: In a culture obsessed with strength and success, today s readings are startling. The qualities and behaviors identified in the Beatitudes look nothing like economic, political or social strength. Instead, they appear to demonstrate weakness. Paul tells us that God chose the foolish, the weak, the lowly and despised to shame the wise and the strong. Those of us who say we follow Jesus have some soul-searching to do. How do the Beatitudes fit with our professional and life-style commitments? How willing are we to engage in the really hard practices? And what would it mean if we don t want to? PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Let us pray now for the strength to live in the world as Jesus calls us to live. For the church: that we may demonstrate to the world what it means to live the Beatitudes... we pray, For the courage to be peacemakers in our homes, our cities, our nation and across the planet... we pray, For the will to mourn with those around us who are overwhelmed with grief and sorrow... we pray, For the courage to insist on justice for the poor, the outcast, the alienated and the persecuted... we pray, For the will to show mercy toward those we deem unworthy and undeserving... we pray, For the wisdom to recognize and honor strength in those who appear weak... we pray, For those who feel insignificant or useless; for the sick and dying among us; and for those who have died... we pray, PRAYER: God of justice, we, who are bombarded by society s call to be successful, pray that we may be able to live humbly and justly. Give us the courage to closely examine our lives and to respond to the call to live for others instead of ourselves. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen. Pastor Calvin s mother runs a gas station. One row of pumps has a sign that says, Full Service. The other row of pumps says, God helps those who help themselves.

5 Este menino vai ser causa tanto de queda como de reerguimento para muitos Apresentação do Senhor (Ano A) 2 de fevereiro de 2017: Ml 3,1-4; Sl 23(24); Hb 2,14-18; Lc 2, Recebamos a luz clara e eterna. Todos nós que celebramos e veneramos com tanta piedade o mistério do encontro do Senhor, corramos para ele cheios de entusiasmo. Ninguém deixe de participar deste encontro, ninguém recuse levar sua luz. Acrescentamos também algo ao brilho das velas, para significar o esplendor divino daquele que se aproxima e ilumina todas as coisas; ele dissipa as trevas do mal com a sua luz eterna, e também manifesta o esplendor da alma, com o qual devemos correr ao encontro com Cristo. Do mesmo modo que a Mãe de Deus e Virgem imaculada trouxe nos braços a verdadeira luz e a comunicou aos que jaziam nas trevas, assim também nós: iluminados pelo seu fulgor e trazendo na mão uma luz que brilha diante de todos, corramos pressurosos ao encontro daquele que é a verdadeira luz. Realmente, a luz veio ao mundo (cf. Jo 1,9) e dispersou as sombras que o cobriam; o sol que nasce do alto nos visitou (cf. Lc 1,78) e iluminou os que jaziam nas trevas. É este o significado do mistério que hoje celebramos. Por isso caminhamos com lâmpadas nas mãos, por isso acorremos trazendo as luzes, não apenas simbolizando que a luz já brilhou para nós, mas também para anunciar o esplendor maior que dela nos virá no futuro. Por este motivo, vamos todos juntos, corramos ao encontro de Deus. Chegou a verdadeira luz, que vindo ao mundo ilumina todo ser humano (Jo 1,9). Portanto, irmãos, deixemos que ela nos ilumine, que ela brilhe sobre todos nós. Que ninguém fique excluído deste esplendor, ninguém insista em continuar mergulhado na noite. Mas avancemos todos resplandecentes; iluminados por este fulgor, vamos todos ao seu encontro e com o velho Simeão recebamos a luz clara e eterna. Associemo-nos à sua alegria e cantemos com ele um hino de ação de graças ao Criador e Pai da luz, que enviou a luz verdadeira e, afastando todas as trevas, nos fez participantes do seu esplendor. (...) Nós, abraçando pela fé a Cristo Jesus que nasceu em Belém, de pagãos que éramos, nos tornamos povo de Deus Jesus é, com efeito, a salvação de Deus Pai e vemos com nossos próprios olhos o Deus feito homem. E porque vimos a presença de Deus e a recebemos, por assim dizer,nos braços do nosso espírito, somos chamados de novo Israel. Todos os anos celebramos novamente esta festa, para nunca nos esquecermos daquele que um dia há de voltar. Oração Dos Sermões de São Sofrônio, bispo do Séc.VII Ó Deus, força dos que esperam em ti! Hoje contemplamos Jesus, ainda menino,sendo apresentado ao templo. Nós te pedimos a graça de reconhecermos nele a tua salvação que foi preparada e dada a todos os povos e culturas. Dá-nos sempre caminhar na tua luz! Por Cristo, Senhor nosso. Amém. LEITURAS DA SEMANA: 2ª feira: 2Sm 15, ,5-13a; Sl 03; Mc 5, ª feira: 2Sm 18, b.24-25a.30-19,3; Sl 85(86); Mc 5, ª feira: 2Sm 24,2.9-17; Sl 31(32); Mc 6,1-6. 5ª feira: 1Rs 2, ; Cânt. 1Cr 29,10.11ab.11d-12bcd; Mc 6, ª feira: Eclo 47,2-13; Sl 17(18); Mc 6, Sábado: 1Rs 3,4-13; Sl 118(119); Mc 6, º DTC: Is 58,7-10; Sl 111(112); 1Cor 2,1-5; Mt 5,13-16.

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