HOLY FAMILY PARISH

Paróquia Sagrada Família

HOLY FAMILY PARISH THIRD 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 Reverend Cristiano G Barbosa

Deacon Alvaro Soares

Business Manager David McLean

Director of Religious Education Claire Couillard

Immaculate Conception

High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett

(978)808-4505

Parish Secretaries Lira De Moraes (Brazilian)

Cathy Martel (English)

Custodians Marlene Heiss John Perry of

Immaculate Conception

Remember April 27th, 2014

A young member of Holy Family Parish, Logan Nadeau, recently

graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at

Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Ok.

Logan is the son of Norman and Tracy Nadeau of Lowell. He

graduated from Lowell High School in 2014, received his bachelor's

degree in 2018 from UMass Lowell and entered the Pilot

training program. In addition, Logan received the

Academic Excellence Award!

He has been assigned to Little Rock Air Force in Little Rock, Ark.

Many thanks and blessings go out to Logan and to all of our brave

men and women serving our country..

HOLY FAMILY PARISH MUSIC MEMBERS ARE MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AT 11:30 AM. SEE DETAILS BELOW. ALL ARE WELCOME Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85179020002?pwd=MzJFdmNlWGRpU1grWXRXSDdQMldzdz09

Meeting ID: 851 7902 0002 Password: 000495

If you can’t connect online, you can also phone-in:

+1 646 558 8656

Meeting ID: 851 7902 0002 Password: 000495 Note: We’ve set this up as a recurring meeting, so the connection details provided above will remain the same going forward for as many weeks as we continue using this medium for our celebration. Please wait until Sun-day morning to connect.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

We pray…..

For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…

John Leonard (ADD)

Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Lucy Balkus, Rina Bedford, Fr. Gilmond Boucher, Bob Brown, Buote Family, Loretta Caira, Bill Calhoun, Roger Chartrand, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Anne Marie Countie, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Joshua Geoffroy, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Andrew Gosselin, Susan Goyette, Donna Gravelle, Karen Graham, Sr. Joan Gregoire, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Frank Holden, Marge Keefe, Carole King, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Nora & Bob Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Raymond LeLacheur, Carol Leonard, John Leonard, Terry Lesard, Pauline Letourneau, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Barbara Matyl, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Chris McHardy, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca, Caryn Misquita, Sr. Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Aparecida Nascimento, 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, John Stamulonis, Marilyn Sullivan, Rose Sweeney, Lorraine Trahan, Barbara Vayo, Steven Vayo, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge.

May they experience God’s healing love and

comfort.

PRAYER AND REFLECTION

3rd Sunday of Easter

April 26, 2020

INTRODUCTION The challenging questions continue. How do we

encounter this risen Christ? Where do we find him? Our search is no different from our early Christian brothers and sisters. When they broke bread together in the Eucharist, they realized that he was there. By participating in this holy meal as members of a be-lieving community, we experience that same pres-ence among us. We learn about the power of being with one another in the simplest gestures of life. What could be more universal than breaking bread together — whether at an altar or an ordinary table?

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Let us pray for the world that needs the presence of the risen Christ.

For the church: May we recognize Christ’s presence in every Eucharistic celebration ... we pray,

For Christians who are deprived of celebrating the Eucharist — especially where there is war, poverty or the lack of pastoral leaders ... we pray,

For those who are responsible for communicating the importance of the Eucharist: for parents guardians, godparents and catechists ... we pray,

For individuals and organizations that provide bread for the hungry or that advocate for the most vulnerable among us ... we pray,

For children who are preparing to celebrate their first Communion, and for new recipients of the Eucharist ... we pray, For those who cannot be present in this celebration because of illness, work, lack of transportation or any kind of disability ... we pray, PRAYER: God of abundance: We are grateful for this Eucharistic feast in which Jesus is made known to us. Make us worthy participants in every celebra-tion of the breaking of the bread. Open our hearts to Christ’s ongoing presence among us. We pray in the name of him who is with us always on the road of life. Amen.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

From the Desk of:

Fr. Donald G. Lozier, OMI

April 20, 2020

Easter Greetings to you all! This Holy Season is quite different; staying at home and away from everyone is not our usual way of acting. Fr. Gil and I are well. We continue the regular routine of the Tewksbury community. We had the funeral of one of our confreres, Fr. Roger Cyr, OMI. He was with us in Natick. He died of “old age”.

Some members of our parish have been “meeting” at 11:30AM each Sunday. It’s electroni-cally but meaningful. We need to stay in touch – and remain united in prayer. Blessings to you all.

Fr. Don

MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary

and special prayers

All are welcome!

<< The more you are united, the more Jesus Christ

will be in your midst as a father and good shep-herd. And thus, loving one another and living in harmony together are a sure sign that we are walk-

ing the path right and pleasing to God. >>

† St. Angela Mericil ~lwc

Our parish offers “Online Giving”, a web

based electronic contribution application.

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Mass Intentions & Memorial Masses

throughout the COVID-19 quarantine will be rescheduled at a later date.

Be safe, be well!

Date tentative!

HOLY FAMILY PARISH THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

Os olhos dos discípulos se abriram e eles reconheceram Jesus.

III Domingo do Tempo Pascal (Ano A): At 2, 14. 22-33; Sl 15 (16); 1Pd 1, 17-21; Lc 24, 13-35.

No evangelho de hoje, os dois discípulos que partem de Jerusalém para Emaús, estão tristes porque suas expectativas de libertação fracassaram. Eles haviam depositado sua esperança num messianismo político. Mas, o encontro com Jesus ressuscitado faz crer num Messias que realizou o verdadeiro projeto de salvação de Deus, passando pelo sofrimento da cruz. Jesus manifesta-se ao longo do caminho, guiando os discípulos na releitura da Palavra de Deus, a antiga promessa de salvação. Assim, eles descobrem que as promessas e esperanças proféticas realizam-se plenamente em Jesus, através de sua fidelidade à vontade do Pai. A busca insistente de permanecer na presença de Jesus ressuscitado possibilita aos discípulos o reconhecimento ao partir o pão, gesto por excelência da comunhão cristã. A escuta atenta da palavra e o repartir do pão abre os olhos e impulsiona para a missão. Os dois discípulos retornam a Jerusalém e testemunham a fé no Senhor ressuscitado: O Senhor ressuscitou verdadeiramente! (v.34). Na 1ª leitura, a vida de Jesus de Nazaré, sua entrega e morte na cruz, são interpretadas conforme o desígnio salvífico de Deus. A citação do Salmo 16,10 (v. 15), aplicada a Cristo, mostra o sentido de sua ressurreição como plenitude de vida. A 2ª leitura destaca que fomos resgatados pelo precioso sangue de Cristo, cordeiro sem defeito e sem mancha.

Os discípulos reconhecem Jesus ao partir o pão, sinal de sua entrega total por amor. O Senhor ressuscitado caminha ao nosso lado, revelando-se de modo especial na palavra e na eucaristia. Que possamos permanecer fiéis à proposta libertadora de Jesus, repartindo o pão e acolhendo todas as pessoas.

(Extraído da revista Vida Pastoral)

Nossa paróquia oferece“Dando on-line”, baseado em uma

web aplicativo eletrônico contribuição.

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HOLY FAMILY PARISH THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

Please join me in support of Project Bread's COVID19 Relief Fundraiser -Bill Dunn

The 2020 Walk for Hunger has been cancelled for this year due to COVID19.However, Project Bread’s fund raising efforts carry on with a renewed energy toward providing relief to families that are impacted by the Pandemic. Families that were already living on the edge of poverty now find themselves unemployed in fear

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