Holy Family Parish

Paróquia Sagrada Família

HOLY FAMILY PARISH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Holy Family Parish

Paróquia Sagrada Família

30 Grafton Street Lowell MA 01852

Main Phone: (978) 453-2134 Brazilian Community: (978) 934-0622

Fax: (978) 453-0933 Email: holyfamilylowell@gmail.com

Administrator Reverend Nicholas Sannella

Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI

Deacon Alvaro Soares

Business Manager David McLean

Director of Religious Education Claire Couillard

Immaculate Conception

High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett

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Parish Secretaries Luana Arese (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English)

Custodians John Perry

Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, May 25th 3:00 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM No Intention

SUNDAY, May 26th 8:00 AM Memorial Mass -Joan R. TourvilleJoan R. TourvilleJoan R. TourvilleJoan R. Tourville 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Ruth Evans 11:30 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY, May 27th Memorial Day 8:00 AM No Intention

TUESDAY, May 28th 8:00 AM McArdle Estate

WEDNESDAY, May 29th 8:00 AM Royal Estate

5:30 PM Vigil Mass of Ascension 6:30 PM St. Peregrine & Immaculate Conception Church

THURSDAY, May 30th 8:00 AM No Intention

6:00 PM Ascension Mass

FRIDAY, May 31st 8:00 AM No Intention

SATURDAY June 1st 3:00 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM No Intention 4:00 PM Lower Church 1st Communion Retreat—Brazilian 5:00 PM Brazilian Prep. Classes

SUNDAY, June 2nd 8:00 AM Jose Ascencao Goncalves 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Nina Monteirio 11:30 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass

MONDAY, MAY 27TH 2019

IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY

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MASS SCHEDULE WILL REMAIN THE SAME

<< Jesus, though you hide yourself be-hind the unattractive disguise of the ir-ritable, the exacting, the unreasonable, may I still recognize you.>> ~St. Teresa of Calcutta

The Mass Schedule Remains the same!

HOLY FAMILY PARISH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

We pray…..We pray…..We pray…..We pray…..

For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…

Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Lucy Balkus, Doris Belley, Fr. Gilmond Boucher, Cressie Braganza, Cyril Braganza, Bob Brown, Buote Family, Loretta Caira, Bill Calhoun, Bernadette Chartrand, Roger Chartrand, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Anne Marie Countie, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Maura Dolan, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Andrew Gosselin, Susan Goyette, Donna Gravelle, Sr. Joan Gregoire, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Frank Holden, Pauline Jankowski, Marge Keefe, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Nora & Bob Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Raymond LeLacheur, Pauline Letourneau, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Chris McHardy, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca, Caryn Misquita, Sr. Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Aparecida Nascimento, Patricia Noel, Francis O’Donnell, Linda Paradise, Kim Peirce, Jeanne Pinard, Mary Richardson, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Joel Rivera, Elaine Robinson, Ed Rotondi, Sr. Jeanne Rouillard, Freeman Shepherd, Donna Sherman, Bea Stamp, Marilyn Sullivan, Rose Sweeney, Lorraine Trahan, Barbara Vayo, Steven Vayo, Kristy Williams, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge.

May they experience God’s healing love and May they experience God’s healing love and May they experience God’s healing love and May they experience God’s healing love and comfort.comfort.comfort.comfort.

May 26, 2019 – 6th Sunday of Easter By Joan DeMerchant Introduction The early church struggled with a common problem: who was in and who was not. The requirements were related to the cultural and religious practices of Jewish converts. Similar questions plague us to this day regarding who belongs in our country, our neighborhoods, our schools, even our church. The answers are easily found in Jesus’ call to keep his word of love and peace. You would think we would have figured it out by now, but tribalism runs deep. Prayer of the Faithful

Let us pray now for a world torn apart by our attitudes and our behaviors.

For the church that is still divided by disagreements and factions, that we may remember Jesus’ call to live in love and peace, we pray:

For the incorporation of more women and lay leadership in the church, as we struggle to respond to the Spirit’s advocacy in the 21st century, we pray:

For peace in the Middle East and throughout the world, especially where there is discord among Christians, Muslims, Jews or those of other faiths, we pray:

For those who refuse to respect anyone who looks, speaks, dresses, behaves or believes differently; those whose faith is diminished by inflexibility, we pray:

For those graduating this year who dream of new possibilities for the future; and for those burdened by student loans or barriers to their dreams, we pray:

On this Memorial Day weekend, we pray for all who have died in service of others; and for all leaders whose decisions can lead to war or peace, we pray:

For those burdened by poverty, illness or grief; and those we serve through our parish ministries, we pray:

PRAYER: God of splendor and radiance, strengthen in us the hope for a church and world unified in love and peace. Grant us the conviction to make your vision a reality wherever we are, at this moment in time. We are encouraged by the promise of Jesus to be with us, and we ask this in his name. Amen.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH LOWELL, MA

St. Peregrine—Cancer Saint

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 (ASCENSION THURSDAY EVE)

6:30 P.M.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER

Tuesday, June 4th - 7:00 PM

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary

and special prayers

All are welcome

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PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY

Bless, O Father, our God and Lord, all your children who live in this country. May the ties of fellowship be strengthened, making us one family.

Free us, O Father from fatal catastrophes and disasters. Unite us in our struggle towards progress and prosperity. May it become reality through the productive work of all.

Shine your Light, O Father upon all those responsible for the destiny of this nation. Spread your spirit of peace over the length and breadth of this great land.

Preserve, O Father, the welcoming spirit and hospitality that characterizes the tradition of our people.

Help us to preserve the climate of freedom, justice and opportunity for all. Protect, O Father, our God and Lord, all citizens;

Encourage them in their efforts in the cities and rural areas, along our borders and on the world scene,

And with this build a happy and beneficial future for all our citizens. AMEN

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

ASCENSION OF JESUS

Wednesday, May 29th Vigil of the Ascension

Mass @ 5:30 PM

Thursday, May 30th Ascension of the Lord

Mass @ 6:00 PM

<< Love is the guarantee that the life of the Spirit is growing in us. Love is the sign of the Holy Spirit at work in the Church and in the world. >> ~Thomas Merton

HOLY FAMILY PARISH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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VI Domingo do Tempo Pascal (Ano C): At 15,1-2.22-29; Sl 66(67); Ap 21,10-14.22-23; Jo 14,23-29. Estamos na conclusão do primeiro discurso do adeus ou da con-solação, onde Jesus prepara sua comunidade para viver a relação com ele de outra forma. O trecho deste domingo é a respsta de Jesus à pergunta de Judas Tadeu: “Por que te manifestarás a nós e não ao mun-do?”. Jesus repete o que já dissera, enfatizando a incapacidade do mun-do de amá-lo e de guardar seus mandamentos e, portanto, de captar a manifestação de sua morte e ressurreição. É preciso amar para entend-er e não existe amor sem observância dos mandamentos. Neste cami-nho, Jesus promete a ajuda do Espírito, que recordará os ensinamen-tos, ao mesmo tempo em que confia à comunidade o dom de sua paz, diferente da paz romana e de outras concepções de paz. O sinal da ressurreição e da páscoa é a própria comunidade que vive esta relação de aliança e de fidelidade como Senhor. Ela é, por ex-celência, a morada do Pai e do Filho, a afilhada do Espírito Santo, o sacramento da paz para o mundo. Nenhum outro sinal pode encobrir ou mascarar esta primazia. O rito da paz, celebrado em cada liturgia, atualiza, para cada cele-bração, este dom/presença do Ressuscitado na própria comunidade e para o mundo. Acolhendo este gesto de carinho do Ressuscitado, in-tensifiquemos nossa oração, suplicando ao Espírito que transforme em cultura de paz a violência, que desarme os povos e alimente o mun-do, que nos fortaleça nas lutas pela justiça e solidariedade.

Happy Memorial Day! Feliz Memorial Dia

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HOLY FAMILY PARISH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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