Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família

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2 Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família 30 Grafton Street Lowell MA Main Phone: (978) Brazilian Community: (978) Fax: (978) Pastor Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Please pray for the recently deceased: Catherine Sheahan Ruth Lombard Pastoral Staff 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) Pat Noel (English) Custodians Roger Geoffroy Al Stamp SATURDAY FEB. 28 VIGIL: 4:00 PM Those enrolled in the Memorial Mass Fund for February: Mary Ahern, Nancy Blanco, Steve Gervais, Isabelle Morrissette, Alexander M. Peters Jr., David Quealey and Louise C. (Petullo) Schiripo SUNDAY MARCH 1: 8:00 AM Armand Cassetta 10:00 AM Isabelle Morrissette 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 6:00 AM Brazilian Mass MONDAY MARCH 2 8:00 AM Parishioners and Benefactors TUESDAY MARCH 3 8:00 AM George & Catherine McWilliams 7:30 AM Brazilian Mass WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 8:00 AM McArdle and Healy Family THURSDAY MARCH 5 8:00 AM Lottie McQuaid FRIDAY MARCH 6 8:00 AM No Intention SATURDAY MARCH 8 VIGIL THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 4:00 AM Walter and Margaret Dockett SUNDAY MARCH 9: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 AM Isabelle Morrissette 10:00 AM Joseph Visocchi 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 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.

3 Pray for 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, Carol Britton, Jackie Britton, the Buote Family, James Campbell, Bernadette Chartrand, Helena Ciaravolo, Millie Ciszek, Dom & Claire Contardo, Anne Marie Countie, Jane Daly, Gary Desmond, Mary Dockett, Claire Durkin, Lee Furtado, Jean Gagne, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Donna Gravelle, Rev. Patrick Hollywood OMI, Pauline Jankowski, David Kloc, Jim & Annette Knust, Maryann Lanzara, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Sheila McCarthy, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca Sr., Rev. Norman Parent OMI, Jeanne Pinard, Doris Poisson, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Rev. Lucien Sawyer OMI, Mary Sperounis, Henry Surprenant, Susan Sykes, Barbara Vayo, and Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. Please call the Parish Center to have a name put on the prayer list. MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER Tuesday March 3 at 7:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary and special prayers Everyone welcome! The Light is On For You! Holy Family and all the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for individual confessions. Inviting Catholics to experience Christ s healing love through the Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the major initiatives of Cardinal Seán and the Archdiocese this year. RECONCILIATION AT HOLY FAMILY RECONCILIATION AT HOLY FAMILY Tuesdays Fr. Jonas at the Church Chapel 6:30 7:15 Wednesdays Fr. Don at the Parish Center 7:00 8:00 PM PRAYER AND REFLECTION For the Second Sunday of Lent March 1, Read: Mark 9:2-10 Does God test our faith? This has long been a disputed question. Whatever our views, today s readings speak to us about faith and trust in God. In two of these readings, God speaks directly, issuing commands one to Abraham, the other to Peter, James and John on the mountain. All of them are challenged to listen and to act. Their responses come from a deeply rooted trust in God. God often challenges us in difficult ways. These models of faith show us how to listen and respond. Let us pray for all whose faith or trust is challenged by the demands of daily living, and especially for those whose challenges seem insurmountable. For the church: that it may be an authentic model of faith and trust. In this time of listening we pray, For those who live in dire circumstances that challenge trust in others or in God: those living in war, violence, poverty or any kind of injustice. In this time of listening we pray, For those who are cynical, doubtful, despairing; for all whose faith is tentative or shaken. In this time of listening we pray, For the grace to probe more deeply into the roots of our tradition and the ability to share what we learn with our children. In this time of listening we pray, For all the needs of this community; for those we have promised to serve through our ministries; for the sick and those who have died (names). In this time of listening we pray, Prayer Gracious God, you call us to be people of deep faith, especially in the most difficult situations of our lives. Hear the concerns we lay before you, and empower us to place our trust in you, who handed over your only Son on our behalf. In his name, we pray. Amen. Celebration 2015

4 FEBRUARY 8, 2015 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 1870 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 484 Dizimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 748 Utilities 679 FEBRUARY 15, 2015 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 1127 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 0 DIzimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 0 Holy Family Religious Education classes will continue on Wednesday March 4. Class times are: Grade 1 4:30 5:30 Grade 2 4:30 5:40 Grades 3,4,5 5:45 6:50 Grades 6,7,8 6:00 7:15 High School 6:55 8:00 All classes will be held in the Church Hall. If you have questions for classes from grades one through eight, please call Dick Ouellette at (978) X15.. If you have questions for the High School of Religion, please call Jerry Dockett at (978) Thank you so much for purchasing a fundraiser calendar! The winners for the third week are: 2/15 $ Dave McLean 2/16 $ Tom McLean 2/17 $ Christine McLean 2/18 $ Judith Burns 2/19 $ Cintia Maia 2/20 $ Rita Wrenn 2/21 $ Diane Lewin-Allen The winners for the fourth (last) week are: 2/22 $ Louise Kilmartin 2/23 $ Fr. Jonas Christal 2/24 $ Mauri DaSilva 2/25 $ Suzanne Beebe 2/26 $ Simonne Belanger 2/27 $ Caroll&Bob MacInnis 2/28 $ Frederick Bell Thank you to all who donated to this fundraiser. We ll do it again in June! We re collecting for the needy! If you did not take a paper bag as you left the church this weekend, please fill one of your own and bring it back next weekend. At the offertory bring your bag to the altar. Some suggestions are: spaghetti, instant potatoes, beans, Ritz crackers, beef stew, fruit snacks, soap, deodorant, tooth paste, or a donation of cash/check to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. =========================== Estamos coletando para os necessitados Se você não levou uma sacola ao sair da Igreja este fim de semana, por favor encha uma sacola sua e traga no próximo fim de semana. No ofertório traga sua sacola até o altar. Algumas Sugestões:, macarrão, instante de batata, feijão em lata, bolachas Ritz, sopas tadas, potinhos de fruta, barras de sabonete, desodorante, pasta de dente, o em cheque ou dinheiro para a Sociedade St. Vincent de Paul.

5 Este é o meu filho amado. Escutai o que ele diz! II Dom Quaresma (Ano B): Gn 22,1-2.9a ; Sl 115(116B); Rm 8,31b- 34; Mt 9,2-10. A transfiguração é um desvelar-se provisório do mistério de Jesus para três testemunhas privilegiadas, uma antecipação da ressurreição. Várias imagens desta cena nos reportam à manifestação de Deus a Israel em Êxodo 24,9-18: o monte, os seis dias, os três acompanhantes, o esplendor, a visão, a nuvem. Elias, profeta, e Moisés, a principal testemunha daquela aliança, agora se tornam testemunhas da glória de Jesus. É toda uma alusão ao êxodo e à aliança de Deus com o seu povo, firmada agora na pessoa de Jesus.O relato da transfiguração, situado entre dois anúncios da paixão, quer revelar aos discípulos que o destino do Messias é a glória, mas o caminho é a cruz. Marcos ressalta a incompreensão dos discípulos (v. 6) e lembra que só há um caminho: ouvir e seguir Jesus. O mais importante é o testemunho do Pai, como no batismo do Jordão, focalizando a pessoa de Jesus em quem os discípulos devem crer. Para os discípulos, significa aceitar a cruz, o que implica uma mudança radical no modo de pensar e de viver. A reação dos discípulos diante da cruz é a reação de qualquer ser humano. Diante da doença, ou do fracasso, ou da morte, nós nos perguntamos: Por que isso? Se Deus existe, por que o mal? Cada porquê é a expressão de um porquê mais profundo sobre o sentido da vida, que se torna explícito em certos momentos da existência quando somos forçados a fazer um julgamento sobre a nossa vida e sobre o mundo. Deus não quer o sofrimento; em Jesus ele vence a dor e a morte e não nos quer resignados. E no entanto, há um sofrimento que não podemos evitar, aquele que nos faz sair de nós mesmos e nos educa ao amor e à solidariedade. Ter domínio de si, perdoar, ser feliz, apesar de tudo, recomeçar depois de cada fracasso, aceitar nossos próprios limites e os de quem convive conosco, praticar a não-violência em um mundo cheio de violência... Tudo custa, mas sem isso não podemos crescer como pessoas. A partir desta ótica, podemos descobrir o desígnio de Deus até mesmo no sofrimento mais absurdo. O Cristo transfigurado, com roupas resplandecentes, é a resposta ao Cristo despido na cruz. O caminho cristão é um caminho de seguimento de Jesus, de ser filho(a) no Filho, de amar dando a vida. (Extraído do Dia do Senhor) Oração Ó Senhor, nosso Deus, que nos mandaste ouvir o teu Filho muito amado, alimenta-nos sempre com a tua palavra, para que, com fé firme e pura, tenhamos nossa alegria na glória de Cristo, por quem te pedimos, na unidade do Espírito Santo. Amém.. Pe. Jonas D. Christal ( Encontre-nos no Facebook: Comunidade Católica de Lowell LEITURAS DA SEMANA: 2a feira: Dn 9,4b-10; Sl 78(79); Lc 6, a feira: Is 1, ; Sl 49(50); Mt 23, a feira: Jr 18,18-20; Sl 30(31); Mt 20, a feira: Jr 17,5-10; Sl 1; Lc 16, a feira: Gn 37, a.17b-28; Sl 104(105); Mt 21, Sábado: Mq 7, ; Sl 102(103); Lc 15, o DQ: Ex 20,1-17; Sl 18(19); 1Cor 1,22-25; Jo 2,13-25.

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