Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família

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1 Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família

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, DRE High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett (978) Parish Secretaries Marlene Heiss (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English) Custodians Al Stamp Worldwide Marriage Encounter Oh house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! As we begin the anticipation of Advent, let us walk together in the love of God by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Dec 2-4, 2016 in Duxbury, MA and Jan 20-22, 2017 in Duxbury, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at or visit us at SATURDAY, November 26th 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Marlene LaMarre (15 years) SUNDAY, November 27th 8:00 AM Parishioners & Benefactors 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Yolanda Vasguez 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY, November 28th 8:00 AM Royal Estate TUESDAY, November 29th 8:00 AM Andre Belanger WEDNESDAY, November 30th 8:00 AM McArdle Estate THURSDAY, December 1st 8:00 AM No Intention FRIDAY, December 2nd 8:00 AM No Intention SATURDAY, December 3rd 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Frederick Hamel SUNDAY, December 4th 8:00 AM Thomas Kelly 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Joseph L. Mann 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. 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 Ignatowicz, Pauline Jankowski, Sally Kelly, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jeromi 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, Freeman Shepherd, Ann Sousa, Barbara Vayo, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge, Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TRIP A trip to the Christmas Lights Display at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA will take place on Thursday, December 1, The coach will depart 12:30 p.m. from the rear parking lot of St. William Church 1351 Main St. Tewksbury. A concert with Fr. Pat is on the program. Cost: $25 p.p. Bring a bag lunch or eat in the Shrine cafeteria. Return to Tewksbury by 8:00 pm. Make check payable to Oblate Foreign Missions mail to Br. Richard Cote, OMI, P.O. Box 9088 Lowell, MA Info: rcote@omiusa.org telephone: (978) between 6 and 8 pm. Thank you for your kind consideration Daily Prayers for Advent Week One Sunday: Dear Lord, help me to always be ready. I do not know when you will come. (Matthew 24:44) Monday: Holy God, your glory is shelter and protection, you are my shelter from the storm and the rain. (Isaiah 4:6) Tuesday: Just as the water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the Lord. (Isaiah 11:9) Wednesday: Clear a path in the desert! Make a straight road for the Lord, our God! (Isaiah 40:3) Thursday: With all my heart I praise the Lord, and with all that I am I praise his holy name! Friday: One thing I ask, Lord: that I may live in your house all my life. (Psalm 27:4) Saturday: Loving God, help me to take the gift I have received and give it as a gift (Matthew 10:8) HOLY TRINITY CHURCH We invite you to attend on the First Saturday of each month a Marian Devotion which will consist of 15 Decades of the Rosary and other prayers to honor Our Lady. It will be held at Holy Trinity Church 340 High Street Lowell, MA 6:00 PM We hope you will consider joining us For further information please call (Anna or Ted)

4 Holy Family Religious Education Grade 1-8 December 11th, 2016 December 18th, 2016 January 8th, 2017 January 22nd, nd Grade Parent Info. Mtg. - 1st Penance 7PM 10:00 AM 12:00 Noon at the Immaculate Conception School PRAYER AND REFLECTION Prayers for the 1st Sunday of Advent November 27, 2016 As we begin this Advent season, we focus on the universal spiritual practice of being awake deeply aware. It s not that we re sleeping, but that it s so easy to become distracted by the ordinary demands of life especially in this holiday season. It is so easy to overlook what is truly most important, but staying alert is hard. God is always present to us; Jesus comes in many guises, many ways. If we re not alert, we miss it all. What will it take to keep us focused? My friends, let us pray that this holy season will make us alert to Christ s coming through the needs and concerns of all people. For those who are alert to opportunities for justice and meeting the needs of the poor and disenfranchised with waiting hearts, we pray, MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER Tuesday December 6th 2016 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary and special prayers All are welcome! For the millions around the world living and dying with AIDS with waiting hearts, we pray, For those who keep us aware, whose voices prod and disturb us with waiting hearts, we pray, For eyes that see the signs of God s action in our world with waiting hearts, we pray, For those who can lead us into national unity in this time of disunity with waiting hearts, we pray, Food St. Vincent DePaul Pantry In the event that you may have missed picking up a food bag on your way out of church this weekend, feel free to fill one from home and place at the altar next weekend December 3rd & 4th. For the grace to be alert to the needy, the sick and the dying in this community and wherever we venture each day...with waiting hearts, we pray, For those who have died and those who grieve for them with waiting hearts, we pray, PRAYER: God who is ever present, we need your help to stay focused in the midst of compelling distractions that confront us every day. Grant us the capacity to see the face of Jesus wherever he appears among us, and help us to live this Advent season in fine-tuned awareness. We humbly ask this in his name. Amen.

5 Portanto, ficai atentos! 1º Dom Advento (Ano A): Isaías 2,1-5; Salmo 122; Romanos 13,11-14; Mateus 24, O evangelho está situado no discurso escatológico (caps. 24 e 25) e introduz o tema da vigilância, ressaltado em diversas parábolas (24,45-25,30). Exorta a preparar a vinda do Senhor, que vem para realizar a salvação na história. Propõe uma escolha radical: acolher ou recusar o Filho do Homem, o Senhor Jesus que se manifesta nas atividades cotidianas, como comer, beber, casar. O trabalho no campo caracteriza a missão dos discípulos/as. Com a forma imperativa vigiai (v.42), os discípulos são convidados a estar preparados: viver com disponibilidade, dedicando-se ao serviço do Reino, acolhendo a sua presença em cada momento. Na 1ª leitura, Isaías utiliza a imagem das peregrinações religiosas ao templo de Jerusalém, para ressaltar a esperança universal de salvação. O povo estava passando por um momento de crise político-religiosa. Mas, incentivado pelo profeta, encontra na palavra de Deus, a instrução e a norma para trilhar o caminho da vida, transformando as armas da guerra em instrumentos de paz. A 2ª leitura insere-se após a proclamação do mandamento fundamental do amor ao próximo (cf.v.9). Quem assume com radicalidade esse princípio vive o kairós de Deus, isto é, o tempo de salvação. É hora de despertar, de acordar para o tempo novo de libertação. O Senhor nos reveste com a sua graça para que caminhemos como filhos da luz, libertos das obras das trevas. Iniciando hoje o advento e o novo ano litúrgico, somos chamados a permanecer em atitude vigilante para acolher os sinais de Deus. A palavra do Senhor nos desperta, nos mantêm acordados para o compromisso de sermos construtores de paz. A luz da salvação refulge em nós sob a forma de amor fraterno e solidário. A vinda do Senhor é antecipada na celebração eucarística. Mas nós não celebramos apenas sua presença, e sim o desejo que ele venha, que possamos estar com ele em todos os momentos da nossa vida e, sobretudo na outra vida. E enquanto caminhamos neste mundo sejamos vigilantes, nos despojando a cada dia das ações das trevas e nos revestindo das armas da luz. (Extraído da Revista de Liturgia) Oração Ó Deus das promessas, dá ao teu povo o firme desejo de buscar o teu reino, para que, acolhendo com obras de paz e justiça o Cristo que vem ao nosso encontro, LEITURAS DA SEMANA: 2ª feira: Is 4,2-6; Sl 121(122); Mt 8, ª feira: Is 11,1-10; Sl 71(72); Lc 10, ª feira: Is 25,6-10a; Sl 22(23); Mt 15, ª feira: Is 26,1-6; Sl 117(118); Mt 7, ª feira: Is 29,17-24; Sl 26(27); Mt 9, Sábado: Is 30, ; Sl 146(147); Mt 9,35-10, º Dom Advento (Ano A): Isaías 11, 1-10, Salmo 72; Romanos 15, 4-9; Mateus 3, 1-12.

6 ADVENT WREATH By Paul Turner An Advent wreath symbolizes our longing for the coming of Christ. The wreath is a circle of evergreen branches into which are set four candles. Traditionally, three candles are violet and one is rose, but four violet or four white candles may also be used. The wreath symbolizes many things. Evergreens signify God s enduring promise of redemption, evident like green branches in the midst of snow. The circle signifies our hope for the return of Christ, whose kingdom will have no end. The colors of the candles match the traditional colors of the vesture for the four Sundays of Advent. Violet garments signify our penitent hope for salvation. The rose color, which may be worn on Advent s Third Sunday, signals that the season is nearly over joy is at hand! The wreath s most luminous symbol is its growing light. One candle is lit on the First Sunday of Advent, two on the Second, three on the Third and all four on the Fourth. In the northern hemisphere, Advent comes at a time when the days decrease to their shortest length. As the hours of darkness increase, we light more candles on the wreath. The wreath, which symbolizes the coming of Christ, grows in intensity as the anniversary of Jesus birth draws near. The Advent wreath may be used at home or at church. It should be blessed on the First Sunday of Advent after the homily at Mass, at Evening Prayer Saturday night, or during a prayer service that includes biblical readings and Advent songs. At home, the wreath could be blessed by a family member and lit during the evening meal to remind everyone of the true meaning of this holy season. This bulletin insert originally appeared in MINISTRY & LITURGY, a pastoral planning resource used by the worship leaders in your parish as an aid for better liturgy. Resource Publications, Inc. Advent Wreath Prayers Week One The first candle is lit and the prayer is Stir up Thy might, we beg Thee, O Lord, and come, so that we may escape through Thy protection and be saved by Thy help from the dangers that threaten us because of our sins. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. During the first week the candle is left burning during the evening meal.

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