We Pray... Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família. Catholic Appeal

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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 Reverend Jonas Christal (Brazilian) Sr. Joan Gregoire, SND Deacon Alvaro Soares Business Manager David McLean Director of Religious Education Richard Ouellette Religious Education Secretary Bailey Lizotte High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett (978) Parish Secretaries Marlene Heiss (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English) Custodians Roger Geoffroy Al Stamp Catholic Appeal Next week, Catholics across the Archdiocese will be invited to pledge their support to the ministries and programs supported by the Catholic Appeal that directly benefit Holy Family Parish. Thank you for your prayers and support for a successful 2016 Catholic Appeal. SAT, February 27th, 3rd Sunday Lent 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM William & Vera Daly SUNDAY, February 28th, 3rd Sunday Lent 8:00 AM Memorial Mass 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Terry & James Oliveria 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY, February 29th 8:00 AM McArdle Estate TUESDAY, March 1st 8:00 AM No Intentions 7:30 PM Brazilian Mass WEDNESDAY, March 2nd 8:00 AM Royal Estate THURSDAY, March 3rd 8:00 AM No Intentions FRIDAY, March 4th 8:00 AM No Intentions SATURDAY, March 5th, 4th Sunday Lent 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM John Furtado, Alida Furtado SUNDAY, March 6th, 4th Sunday Lent 8:00 AM Linda Boucher Lamarch 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Joseph Visocchi 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass We Pray...

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. Gert Bailey, Lucy Balkus, Shirley Bell, Ted Bell, Doris Belley, Robert Bolduc, Cyril Braganza, Carol Britton, Buote Family, James Campbell, Bernadette Chartrand, Helena Ciaravolo, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Kevin Conroy, Dom & Claire Contardo, Anne Marie Countie, Nancy Cyr, Jane Daly, Mary Dockett, Doug Duchesne, Paul Ducharme, Cathy Durand, Claire Durkin, Cynthia Evans, Jean Gagne, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Donna Gravelle, Len Hallisey, Denis Hebert, Frank Holden, Rev. Patrick Hollywood OMI, Pauline Jankowski, Sally Kelly, Jim & Annette Knust, Fran Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca Sr., Shirley Morrison, Kathleen Muldoon, Francis O Donnell, Linda Paradise, Rev. Norman Parent OMI, Jeanne Pinard, Doris Poisson, John Quealey, Mary Richardson, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Elaine Robinson, Rev. Lucien Sawyer OMI, Pat Steers, Brian Tanny, Barbara Vayo, Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. Pantry Weekend Please bring a food bag in and place at the altar next weekend. Blessed St. Joseph, Holy guardian of Jesus and Mary, assist us by your prayers in all necessities of life. Ask of Jesus that special grace which he granted to you, to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick and the dying, so that with Mary and with you, heaven may find our family unbroken, joined within the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Amen Holy Hour Tuesday March 1, :00 PM Fast and Abstinence During Lent, Catholics in the United States abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and on all the Fridays of the season. They fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. They are encouraged to continue the fast on Holy Saturday as well, in union with those preparing for baptism. On a fast day, people eat only one full meal; they may also eat two partial meals and should not snack. The laws of fast and abstinence may vary; however, they accomplish the same goals. They help us imitate the example of Jesus, who fasted 40 days to prepare for his ministry. They help us display our common repentance. More than declaring our personal desire for conversion of heart, they strengthen our community by expressing our corporate sorrow for social sin. They teach us a detachment from passions and turn our hearts more toward God and less toward food. They make us more disciplined and more charitable. The purpose of fast and abstinence, then, is not to punish us but to make us more loving, more prayerful, more detached from whatever may keep us from God. Fasting is more effective when sustained by other practices such as prayer, charity, and almsgiving. Lenten liturgical prayers presume that the community is supporting its prayer with fasting and its fasting with prayer. Everyone ages 14 and older is bound by the law of abstinence. Younger children are to be educated in its significance. Other Catholics are expected to avoid meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. However, fasting binds those from 18 to 59 years old. Catholics younger and older than that need not fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Nonetheless, fasting is a praiseworthy penitential practice, even when it is not required. Throughout the year Catholics fast from food and drink one hour before sharing communion. -Paul Turner

4 Week Ending 2/21/2016 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 2507 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 702 Dizimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 670 Monday Feb. 15: Tuesday Feb. 16: Wed. Feb. 17: Thursday Feb. 18: Friday Feb. 19: Saturday Feb. 20: Sunday Feb. 21: WEEK 3 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Katherine Allen Elizabeth St. Germain Richard O Neil Carol Miller Manny Mendonca Stacey Clermont Bernie Chartrand PRAYER AND REFLECTION February 28, rd Sunday of Lent Todays readings remind us that we live with the burden of choice. God is a patient, loving God who hears the cries and suffering of his people. Mercy is available to all. And yet, we have the freedom to act; and our actions have consequences that sometimes bring pain and suffering to ourselves or others. We may have unleashed suffering that we can t reverse. But we are offered the gifts of repentance and mercy. They are freely given, but we must choose to accept and embrace them. We bring now our needs and the needs of the whole world to God who is kind and merciful. For the church: that we may live as repentant, merciful people remembering your mercy, we pray, For all those experiencing pain and suffering from the actions of others, especially for children remembering your mercy, we pray, For 12-step and other programs that help people to change their lives remembering your mercy, we pray, For families, teachers, counselors, pastors, mentors and all who accompany us in our efforts to change remembering your mercy, we pray, For the courage to acknowledge our own need for repentance remembering your mercy, we pray, For those who do not recognize the consequences of their actions remembering your mercy, we pray, For those preparing for the sacraments and the life changes they bring remembering your mercy, we pray, For all the world s suffering people, especially those in this community; for the sick, the dying, and those who have died (names) remembering your mercy, we pray, Presider Just and merciful God, you know and love us as the imperfect people we are. Grant us awareness, humility and gratitude as we ponder our sinfulness and your constant call to repentance. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who embodied your mercy. Amen. ~CELEBRATION JANUARY 2016 << Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. -Bl. Theresa of Calcutta The Light is On For You Wednesday evenings 7:00-8:00 Parish Center

5 'Senhor, deixa a figueira ainda este ano. Vou cavar em volta dela e colocar adubo. Pode ser que venha a dar fruto.' III Dom Quaresma (Ano C): Ex 3,1-8a.13-15; Sl 102(103); 1Cor 10, ; Lc 13,1-9. Esse texto insere-se numa série de discursos sobre a necessidade de reconhecer os sinais dos tempos. Os sinais são um convite à conversão, pois a missão histórica de Jesus marca o fim da espera e inaugura o tempo da decisão a favor ou contra o enviado de Deus. Duas desgraças públicas daquela época são citadas por Jesus com o intuito de corrigir ideias erradas sobre a ação de Deus. Jesus mostra a necessidade de uma transformação interior e real dos ouvintes, fazendo-lhes o apelo para não se sentirem justos diante de Deus nem considerarem as vítimas de desastres como pecadores castigados. A admoestação de Jesus visa modificar a mentalidade da época, assegurando que todos são pecadores e, portanto, todos são convidados à conversão. Converter-se significa acolher a presença salvadora de Deus oferecida em Jesus. Rejeitá-la seria algo pior que um desastre. Hoje, muitos cristãos ainda pensam que o Pai exigiu a morte do Filho como pagamento pelos pecados da humanidade. Contudo, na ressurreição de Jesus, o Pai mostra que está do lado das vítimas e que o fato de sofrer violência ou desastres não significa ser castigado pelos pecados. O texto prossegue com a parábola da figueira, que vem confirmar esse chamamento à conversão. A imagem da figueira estéril era muito comum na época para indicar o comportamento infiel do povo (cf. Jr 8,13; Mq 7,1). Apesar da não produtividade da figueira, ainda há uma última tentativa: esperar mais um ano. Lembremos que a atuação de Jesus inaugura o ano jubilar (Lc 4,18). Isso significa que na ação e na palavra de Jesus nos é oferecida a última oportunidade de conversão, de decisão, pois o julgamento está próximo (Lc 13,9).. (Extraído da revista Vida Pastoral) Oração Deus, fonte de toda misericórdia e de toda bondade, vós nos indicas- tes o jejum, a esmola e a oração como remédio contra o pecado. Acolhei esta confissão da nossa fraqueza para que, humilhados pela consciência de nossas faltas, sejamos confortados pela vossa misericórdia. Por Cristo, nosso Senhor. Amém. Pe. Jonas D. Christal ( Encontre-nos no Facebook: Comunidade Católica de Lowell LEITURAS DA SEMANA: 2a-: 2Rs 5,1-15a; Sl 41 (42),2.3; Sl 42 (43),3.4(R/. 41 [42], 3); Lc 4, a-: Dn 3, ; Sl 24 (25),4bc-5ab. 6-7bc. 8-9 (R/. 6a); Mt 18, a-: Dt 4,1.5-9; Sl 147 (147B), (R/. 12a); Mt 5, a-: Jr 7,23-28; Sl 94 (95), (R/. 8); Lc 11, a-: Os 14,2-10; Sl 80 (81),6c-8a.8bc ab.14 e 17 (R/. cf. 11 e 9a); Mc 12,28b-34 Sáb.: Os 6,1-6; Sl 50 (51), ab (R/. cf. Os 6, 6); Lc 18,9-14

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