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Bp. Barron's Advent Reflections
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Friends, today’s Gospel passage celebrates the faith of two blind men. To have faith is—to use the current jargon—to live outside the box, risking, venturing, believing the impossible. When we remain...
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30 Hour Adoration
Beginning 9:00 AM Friday, December 11th through 3:00 PM Saturday, December 12th in the upper Church.
Evening prayer, confessions, & High School Holy Hour on Friday. Saturday Confessions, bilingual Rosary. Closing at 3 PM with
Chaplet & Benediction. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the vestibule of the upper church.
Friday:
9:00 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
9:15 - 10:00 AM Confessions will be heard in English and Spanish
3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy
3:15 - 4:00 PM Confessions will be heard in English and Spanish
6:00 PM Sung Evening prayer, followed by prayers & devotions from the High School Respect Life group
6:30 - 7:30 PM Confessions will be heard in English and Spanish
Saturday:
10:00 - 11:30 AM Confessions will be heard
12:00 PM Bilingual Rosary
2:00 - 4:00 PM Confessions will be heard in English and Spanish
3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy
3:15 PM Benediction & Reposition
Please pray for the following intentions
❖ Reparation for sins
❖ The souls in Purgatory & our beloved deceased
❖ Respect of Human dignity at every stage of life
❖ For an end to the pandemic & for victims of the pandemic
❖ For our nation
❖ For our new Bishop William Byrne
❖ For a Holy and joyful Christmas -
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House Budget Amendment Expanding Abortion Access
The Catholic Church teaches that life itself starts at conception and ends with natural death.
The Massachusetts state legislature is currently debating the annual budget to fund state government for the balance of the fiscal year. As part of that process many amendments are filed for consideration. House amendment number 759 will be considered by the full House in the coming days. This amendment would expand abortion access in the Commonwealth well beyond what is enshrined in state law.While we acknowledge the amendment addresses some concerns that were raised about the deeply troubling provisions of the ROE legislation, the fact remains that abortion would remain an option under certain circumstances for the full term of the pregnancy. That fact alone is in direct conflict with Catholic teaching and must be opposed.
In addition, current law requires a young woman under the age of 18 years old to gain the consent of a parent, guardian or the court to have an abortion. The amendment under consideration would decrease the age of consent to 16 years old. In its simplest terms, a 16 or 17 year old girl would be deprived of the guidance and support of an adult at the time of making this life changing decision.
Finally, although life-supporting equipment would be required to be in the room for abortions performed after 24 weeks, the specific language in the amendment is nuanced enough that the physician would not be required to use the equipment. Specifically, it would “enable” the physician performing the abortion to take appropriate steps, in keeping with good medical practice….to preserve the life and health of a live birth and the patient.
For these reasons we urge the full House of Representatives not to pass amendment number 759.
His Eminence Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. Most Reverend Robert J. McManus
Archbishop of Boston Bishop of Worcester
Most Reverent Edgar M. da Cunha, SDV
Bishop of Fall River
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Pope Francis names new Bishop for Springfield, Massachusetts
Pope Francis on Wednesday named Fr. William D. Byrne as the new Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts in the United States. Until now he has been parish priest of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Maryland.
He succeeds Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski who was appointed as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis by the Pope in June 2020.
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St. Mary's announces Evangelus communications platform
We are very excited to announce that our parish is launching a new communication platform called Evangelus. This great new tool will allow us to communicate in the way that is most convenient to you. Whether you prefer email, text, myParish app, Facebook, Twitter, or our website, you can now stay connected with our parish throughout the week in the method(s) you prefer.
You may have already received an email or text message notifying you or requesting that you opt-in to receive messages from us. To complete your profile, join more groups at our parish, or change your communication preferences simply go to:
eva.us/stmary
If you know someone that would like to connect with our parish, all they need to do is text stmary to 55321.
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