April 2023 – Chronicles of Czestochowa

Bulletin: April 30, 2023

Rev. Seán O’Mannion Pastor

Our Lady of Czestochowa

(413) 863-4748

84K Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376

CONFESSIONS

Sun: 7:15 –7:45 am & 9:45 –10:15 am

Mon.: 7:15 am – 7:45 am

Tues. – Fri.: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Sat 7:15 – 7:45 am & 3:15 – 3:45 pm

MASSES

Saturday Vigil – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Spanish Mass – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Monday – 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday through Friday – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday – 8:00 a.m. Holy Days – as announced

ADORATION

Tuesday – Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

NIECH BEDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS!

+ Parish Schedule for the Week of April 30, 2023+

J + M + J

SUNDAY, APRIL 30: [Fourth Sunday of Easter]

8:00 am – Eric and Michelle Jacques & Family – int. Yves and Annemarie Jacques

10:30 am (High Mass) + June Stevenson, 3^rd Anniversary – int. Libby and Family

Monday, May 1: [St. Joseph the Worker]

8:00 am + Nancy Faller – int. Betty Fritz

Tuesday, May 2: [St. Athanasius, Bishop &Doctor of the Church][Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]

5:30 pm + William Hogan – int. Michael & Marie Mew

Wednesday, May 3: [St. Philip and James, Apostles][Novena to St. Jude]

5:30 pm – Health, Grace & Blessings for Fr. Charles Jan DiMascola – int. Fritz Family

Thursday, May 4

5:30 pm + Lauren & Jeffrey Tela

First Friday, May 5

5:30 pm + Souls in Purgatory – int. Melissa Wright

Mass Followed by ALL NIGHT VIGIL OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FIRST SATURDAY, MAY 6

8:00 am – Health & Blessings for Marie Jacques – int. Yves & Annemarie Jacques 4:00 pm – Parda Family – int. Donald Parda

6:00 pm – Missa de Populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)

SUNDAY, MAY 7: [Fifth Sunday of Easter] 8:00 am + Tom Kuklinski – int. Beth Knee

10:30 am (High Mass) – Holy Rosary Society

+ KRÓLOWO POLSKI MÓDL SIĘ ZA NAMI +

THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in loving memory of

Jane Scott
for her Birthday
at the request of Elizabeth Larabee

MONDAY, MAY 1^st is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker focusing on the dignity of labor through the humility of St. Joseph. He will be remembered in the Mass at 8:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 2nd is the Feast of St. Athanasius the Bishop of Alexandria and a great champion of orthodox teaching in the Church. He suffered greatly for his defense of the truth. He will be remembered at the 5:30 p.m. Mass.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3^rd is the Feast of St. Philip and St. James the Apostles. They will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m.

St. Philip – The Apostle Philip was one of Christ’s first disciples, called soon after his Master’s baptism in the Jordan. The fourth Gospel gives the following detail: “The next day Jesus was about to leave for Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him: Follow Me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and said to him: We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote, Jesus the Son of Joseph of Nazareth. And Nathanael said to him: Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see” (John 1:43)

St. James the Less – St. James the Less, a brother of the Apostle Jude, was of Cana of Galilee. He is the author of one of the Catholic Epistles in the New Testament. He was favored by an appearance of the Risen Christ (I Cor. 15:7). After the dispersion of the Apostles he was made Bishop of Jerusalem. He was visited by St. Paul (Gal. 1:19). He spoke after Peter at the meeting of the Apostles (Acts 15:13). When he refused to deny the Divinity of Christ, the Jews cast him down from the terrace of the temple and clubbed

him to death. The Breviary contains a very moving description of his death. “When he was ninety-six years old and had governed the Church for thirty years in a most holy manner, the Jews sought to stone him, then took him to the pinnacle of the temple and cast him off headlong. As he lay there half dead, with legs broken by the fall, he lifted his hands toward heaven and prayed to God for the salvation of his enemies, saying: Lord, forgive them for they know not what they do! While the apostle was still praying, a fuller struck his head a mortal blow.” His relics now rest next to those of St. Philip in the church of the Holy Apostles in Rome, and their names are mentioned in the first list in the Canon of the Mass.

MAY 5^th IS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: In honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we will have our All-Night Vigil of Eucharistic Adoration beginning after the 5:30 pm Mass and ending with Benediction at 8:00 am. Please consider signing up for an hour during this vigil. Sign-up sheets are in the front vestibule.

MAY 6^th IS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH: which we celebrate in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. First Saturday Devotions in honor of Our Lady will take place before the 8:00 am Mass along with the Holy Rosary and the Pro-Life Novena.

OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA HOLY ROSARY SOCIETY will gather as a body to process into the 10:30 a.m. Mass next Sunday, May 7^th. Following the Mass, they will have a meeting with a pot luck dinner in the church undercroft. Circles 4, 5, and 6 will set up for the lunch. New members are welcome!

OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Debora Porlier for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Edith Bourbeau, generous donations have been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Karen Ann Zamojski and Carol & Bill Kostecki. Bóg zapłać!

CCD NEWS – Please note that the last CCD class will take place on May 21^st. Thank you for another great year! Please continue to pray for our students and our devoted teachers.

PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated in our calendar. The intentions for this week are:

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Prayer for Priests

O Jesus, Eternal Priest, look down with love upon Thy priests. Fill them with burning zeal for the conversion of sinners. Keep them within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart. Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips purpled with Thy Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of Thy Glorious Priesthood. Let Thy holy love protect them from the world’s contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they minister on earth be one day their joy and consolation in Heaven. Amen.

“Were not our hearts burning within us, …”

Do you feel a calling of the Holy Spirit to serve the Lord in the as a priest, or in the consecrated life?

Call Fr. Jonathan Reardon 413-248-7034, or write: vocations@diospringfield.org

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS to the Priesthood from our Parish and for our Parish so that we might always have a Priest here to celebrate the Mass and administer the Holy Sacraments! Please join in the Divine Mercy Chaplet to pray for vocations to the priesthood every Friday beginning at 4:45 p.m.

ALL CHILDREN OF OUR PARISH MAKING their First Communion will make their confession on Saturday, May 13^th at 9:00 a.m. This will be followed by a rehearsal and a party. The children will receive their First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 14^th at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Pray for our children who for the first time will receive Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament into their hearts to be their Lord and Savior now and forever their friend and companion through life and eternity

SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN THE HOLY LAND –

This weekend our parish welcomes back representatives of the non-profit organization “Land of Peace” which has undertaken a mission of selling Crucifixes, religious artwork and rosaries – all made of olive wood and native to Israel and Bethlehem. Since tourism has been greatly depleted, Christian families in the Holy Land, who depend on tourists, have been greatly impacted. Sale of these goods greatly helps support the poor and needy families in Bethlehem and Jerusalem and will also give you “something” authentic from the Holy Land. We hope you will stop by and browse and shop their unique collections and do your best to support this cause to relieve the suffering of our brothers and sisters in these distant lands.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION – Bishop William Byrne will be at our parish this year to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, May 28^th to our 9th Grade CCD students. The Confirmation Mass will take place at 10:30 am. If you are an adult and have not yet received this Sacrament, there is still time to contact the Rectory to register for adult formation classes. This is an important step for all Catholics. There can be nothing that can take priority to these classes! The Diocese has set certain guidelines and these must be followed.

THE FOLLOWING MASS INTENTIONS have been sent to various Missionaries. They will be offered as follows and you may unite your prayers to the Missionaries who offer the Masses in their churches:

Sunday, April 30: 8:00 am – Grace & Conversion for Ryan Herk – int. Debbie Herk

Sunday, April 30: 10:30 am + Marlene Jarvenpaa – int. the Shaughnessys

Monday, May 1: 8:00 am + George & Dorothy Piecuch – int. niece, Carol

Tuesday, May 2: 5:30 pm + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels

Wednesday, May 3: 5:30 pm – Grace & Blessings for Mary Kathleen Sparicio– int. the Shaughnessys

Thursday, May 4: 5:30 pm + Brent Kostanski – int. Joe & Barbara Kucenski

FRIDAY, MAY 5: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Alan Schmidt

Saturday, May 6: 8:00 pm – Health & Blessings for Kurt & Natalie Hoernig

Saturday, May 6: 4:00 pm + James Hannigan – int. Joe & Barbara Kucenski

PLEASE NOTE: The above Masses not only assist the souls for whom they are offered, but they also help you and the Missionaries who often times receive very little.

“RADIATE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST” – The 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal. Have you taken the time to donate to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal? Please help our parish meet it’s annual goal of $10,000. No matter the size of your donation, collectively your contribution supports more than 40 ministries including: Catholic school education, feeding the hungry, protecting life from conception until death, helping families in crisis, and our vocations office. There is still time to take part by using the packet sent to your home, donating online at www.diospringfield.org/aca , by calling: 413-452-0670, or take an envelope available here at church. If you’ve already sent in your pledge or donation- Thank you for your support!

MOTHER’S DAY CARDS for our annual Mother’s Day Novena of Masses which will begin on Saturday, May 14^th are presently available in the front vestibule. The Novena will continue for nine days of Masses for all Mothers living and departed.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD a generous donations have been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by The Knights of Columbus Council #737. Bóg zapłać!

We are planning our Annual Giant Tag and Bake Sale

Calling all bargain hunters!

The Annual Giant Tag and Bake Sale sponsored by our Parish Council will take place on Saturday, June 17^th from 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m., rain or shine!

Furniture, house wares, appliances, exercise equipment and other treasures will be at rock bottom prices! Please drop off tag sale items at the rectory garage. PLEASE NO televisions, computers, printers, mattresses, clothing or books. Please call Shirley Webb at 773-7202 if you have any questions.

Must we fast before receiving Holy Communion?

Canon 919 of the Code of Canon Law states, “One who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion.” Actually, this regulation merely reflects an ancient tradition in our Church, which is even rooted in Judaism. In Acts of the Apostles

(13:2), we find evidence of fasting connected with the liturgy. A more normative practice of fasting before receiving Holy Communion appears throughout the Church after the legalization of Christianity in A.D. 313. St. Augustine attested to this practice in his own writings.

Granted, the specific requirements of the fast have changed over time. Prior to 1964, the Eucharistic fast began at midnight. Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964 reduced the fast to a period of one hour.

This rule has two exceptions: First, if a priest celebrates more than one Mass on the same day, as oftentimes happens on Sunday, he is only bound to the one hour fast before the first Mass. The priest may eat and drink something to keep up his strength between Masses even though a full hour fast will not occur before the next reception of Holy Communion.

Second, those who are elderly (at least sixty years of age) or sick as well as their caretakers can receive Communion even if a full hour fast has not been fulfilled. The most important point regarding this question concerns why we ought to fast. St. Paul reminds us, “Continually we carry about in our bodies the dying of Jesus, so that in our bodies the life of Jesus may also be revealed” (II Corinthians 4:10). We too are charged to convert our whole lives– body and soul– to the Lord. This conversion process involves doing penance– including bodily mortification like fasting– for our sins and weaknesses, which in turn strengthens and heals us. Pope Paul VI exhorted the faithful in his apostolic constitution Paenitemini, “Mortification aims at the ‘liberation’ of man, who often finds himself, because of concupiscence, almost chained by his own senses. Through ‘corporal fasting’ man regains strength, and the wound inflicted on the dignity of our nature by intemperance is cured by the medicine of a salutary abstinence.”

Moreover, the fast before receiving Holy Communion creates a physical hunger and thirst for the Lord, which in turn augments the spiritual hunger and thirst we ought to have. In the Old Testament, fasting prepared individuals to receive the action of God and to be placed in His presence. Jesus Himself fasted forty days as He prepared to begin His public ministry (Matthew 4:1ff) and encouraged fasting (Matthew 6:16-18). Likewise, this corporal work enhances the spiritual disposition we need to receive Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. In a sense, we fast so as not “to spoil our appetite” but to increase it for the sharing of the Paschal Banquet. Jesus said in the Beatitudes, “Blest are they who hunger and thirst for holiness; they shall have their fill” (Matthew 5:6). In all, fasting is an exercise of humility, hope, and love– essential virtues in preparing ourselves to receive the Holy Eucharist.

This regulation, however, does not mean we have to be scrupulous and count-off seconds. I remember once I concelebrated Mass with a priest who had eaten one-half hour before Mass and was worried that he would not have a one-hour fast before receiving Holy Communion. He literally set his watch for one-hour, dragged-out the prayers, and stood at the altar while I finished giving everyone else Holy Communion until the hour had ticked away. While we do not want to be lax, we do not need to be scrupulous. The goodness of receiving Holy Communion supersedes the precise “hour of fast” if there is a doubt.

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER

Our Lady, first tabernacle of the Word made flesh, intercede on our behalf to your Son, especially for the Diocese of Springfield and our priests. Through their love for the priesthood and the Eucharist, may they inspire young men to the priesthood that the Mass may continue to be offered so that we may be nourished with your Son’s Body and Blood. Guide especially our youth to your Church so they may thrive by knowing the truth that only comes from Jesus.

Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Amen.

In the Offertory, Christ unites our desires and prayers to His own offering of Himself to the Father. As our intentions are joined to the Passion of Christ, they assume the value of the Passion in the eyes of God.

1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal

Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Frank Janek 4/30/1959

John Kuczek 4/30/1966

Mildred F. Potosek 4/30/1988

Chester W. Skowron 4/30/1989

Walter E. Kulesa 4/30/2003

Anne O. Niedbala 4/30/2011

Anna Sikora 5/1/1922

Barbara Kuzawuski 5/1/1924

Michael Mirecki 5/1/1981

Elaine A. Krejmas 5/1/1986

Edward J. Dranzek 5/1/1998

Theodore A. Pluta 5/1/1998

Adeline S. Cislo 5/1/2013

Judith Byk 5/1/2020

Mary A. Kruczek 5/2/1997

Marguerite A. Zayac 5/2/2004

Raymond Denkewicz 5/2/2017

Marcella Giguere 5/2/2022

Francius Putala 5/3/1947

Konstacji Korda 5/3/1955

Konstanty Traczewski 5/3/1955

Dorothy LaMountain 5/3/1993

Agnes Temesvari 5/3/2022

Bolesłaus Grygo 5/4/1934

Josephine Kopec 5/4/1975

Adeline B. Schab 5/4/1991

John J. Yez 5/4/2010

Veronica E. Krol 5/4/2014

Richard Provost 5/4/2022

Stanislaw Piszkor 5/5/1958

Frank Rudinski 5/5/1963

Mary E. Tucek 5/5/1990

Rosemarie E. Black 5/5/2010

George Kabaniec 5/6/1927

Wojtreck Podosek 5/6/1946

Joseph Pogoda 5/6/1963

Bronislawa Tranowski 5/6/1968

Joan B. Gardner 5/7/1992

Blanche C. Potosek 5/7/2002

Herman J. Letourneau, Jr.5/7/2003

Brenda V. Fleury 5/7/2008

Lassandra McLaughlin-Padua 5/7/2021

+ REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS +

+This Bulletin is sponsored by the St. Stanislaus Society+

Bulletin: April 23, 2023

Rev. Seán O’Mannion Pastor

Our Lady of Czestochowa

(413) 863-4748

84K Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376

CONFESSIONS

Sun: 7:15 –7:45 am & 9:45 –10:15 am

Mon.: 7:15 am – 7:45 am

Tues. – Fri.: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Sat 7:15 – 7:45 am & 3:15 – 3:45 pm

MASSES

Saturday Vigil – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Spanish Mass – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Monday – 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday through Friday – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday – 8:00 a.m. Holy Days – as announced

ADORATION

Tuesday – Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

NIECH BEDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS!

+ Parish Schedule for the Week of April 23, 2023+

J + M + J

SUNDAY, APRIL 23: [Third Sunday of Easter]

8:00 am + Moses Thomas Damon Hart – int. Michael and Marie Mew

10:30 am (High Mass) – Grace & Blessings for Gaetan & Louise Jacques & Family – int. Mom and Dad

Monday, April 24: [St. Fedelis Sigmaringen, Priest & Martyr]

8:00 am + Charles Gloski – int. Family

Tuesday, April 25: [St. Mark, Evangelist][Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]

5:30 pm + Agnes Golembeski – it. Donald Parda

Wednesday, April 26: [Novena to St. Jude]

5:30 pm + Brendan Collins – int. Doug and Mary Lynne Brown

Thursday, April 27

5:30 pm – Living & Deceased Members of the Tosto-Wright Families – int. Melissa Wright

Friday, April 28: [St. Peter Chanel/St. Louis Grignion de Montfort]

5:30 pm + Alice Carter – int. Granddaughter, Debra Adamski

Saturday, April 29: [St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church] 8:00 am + Clare Zak – int. Page, Jack and Kitty

4:00 pm + Lauren & Jeffrey Tela

6:00 pm – Spanish Mass – int. Missa Pro Populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)

SUNDAY, APRIL 30: [Fourth Sunday of Easter]

8:00 am – Eric and Michelle Jacques & Family – int. Yves and Annemarie Jacques

10:30 am (High Mass) + June Stevenson, 3^rd Anniversary – int. Libby and Family

THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in loving memory of

Jane Scott
on her Birthday
at the request of Elizabeth Larrabee

MONDAY, APRIL 24^th is the Feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen. He was known as “the poor man’s lawyer” before becoming a Capuchin priest. He preached throughout Switzerland and died a martyr’s death in 1622. He will be remembered in the Mass at 8:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 25^th is the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. St. Mark was the first Bishop of Alexandria and died a martyr’s death. He will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m. St. Mark is symbolized by a gold winged lion and nimbus on a red field, because he writes of John the Baptist whose voice was like the voice of a lion roaring in the wilderness.

THE ST. JUDE NOVENA is offered every Wednesday at the 5:30 p.m. Mass and all are welcome to come and ask for the help of this saint who is the patron of hopeless cases.

ALL SAINTS: ⛪ Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort

FRIDAY, APRIL 28^th is the Feast of St. Louis Mary de Montfort. A hospital chaplain and the founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Wisdom and the Missionaries of the Company of Mary, he was an apostolic missionary whose preaching led to a spiritual revival. He established numerous confraternities to propagate the recitation of the rosary. His book True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin has influenced many in their spiritual life including Pope John Paul II. He died in 1716.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28^th is also the Feast of St. Peter Chanel, a French missionary in the New Hebrides. He established the Church in Oceana by his charity and courage. He is considered the protomartyr and patron of Oceana. He will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29^th is the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, the great mystic and author known as a peace maker and an advocate of renewal in religious life by discipline, obedience, prayer and charity. She is a Doctor of the Church and the patroness of Italy. She will be remembered in the Mass at 8:00 a.m.

OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Eileen Tela for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.

VISIT http://diospringfield.org/Ministries/child-youth-protection/ for resources for child abuse prevention and reporting.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Edith Bourbeau, generous donations have been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Yvette M. Bissell and Karen Ann Zamojski. Bóg zapłać!

PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated in our calendar. The intentions for this week are:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Fr. Aksamit, Dcn.Nolan, Dcn. DeCarlo	Fr. O’Mannion	Clergy who aresick	Fr. Roach Dcn. Bucci	Dcn. Culliton	Fr. Roux	Msgr. Yargeua

Prayer for Priests

“As the Father has sent Me, so I send you.”

Do you have an interest to share the Lord’s saving mission as a priest, or in the consecrated life? Call Fr. Jonathan Reardon 413-248-7034, or write: vocations@diospringfield.org

MEALS TO GO IS HERE! The Holy Rosary Society will sponsor their “Meals-To-Go” sale after this weekend’s Masses. They appreciate your support, so please pick up a meal and enjoy a night off from cooking!

THE HOLY TRINITY ROSARY SOCIETY – will hold their annual Tag and Bake Sale on Friday May 5^th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and on Saturday, May 6^th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Father Casey Hall, Main Street, Greenfield. No Early Birds, thank you

THE FOLLOWING MASS INTENTIONS have been sent to various Missionaries. They will be offered as follows and you may unite your prayers to the Missionaries who offer the Masses in their churches:

SUNDAY, April 23: 8:00 am – Grace & Conversion for Timothy Herk – int. Debbie Herk

SUNDAY, April 23: 10:30 am + Bea Machado – int. Joyce & Tina Phillips

MONDAY, April 24: 8:00 am + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels

TUESDAY, April 25: 5:30 pm + Jack & Ann Killay – int. the Shaughnessys

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26: 5:30 pm – Grace & Blessings for Elaine Lawton –int. Debbie Herk

THURSDAY, APRIL 27: 5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion for Suzanne Grandinetti – int. Debbie Herk

FRIDAY, APRIL 28: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Thomas Shaughnessy – the Shaughnessys

Saturday, April 29: 8:00 pm + Frank Brissette – int. the Shaughnessys

Saturday, April 29: 4:00 pm + Rick Dufraine – int. the Shaughnessys

PLEASE NOTE: The above Masses not only assist the souls for whom they are offered, but they also help you and the Missionaries who often times receive very little.

7^th ANNUAL STASH BASH at Our Lady of Peace Parish, 90 Seventh Street, Turners Falls, on Saturday, April 29^th from 9:00 – 1:00 in the parish hall in the church hall. Several vendors will have an assortment of their overstocked “stash” (to make a wide variety of different crafts) for sale at very reasonable prices; items such as fabric, quilting supplies, yarn, ribbon, beads, buttons, thread, scrapbooking, rubber stamps, etc. Plenty of parking in the church lot. For information on vendor space, please contact Chris at 413-387-5387. To donate yarn only, please contact Bev at 413-863-7783. Thank You!

GROCERIES ARE PROVIDED: Please help us to help the poor by leaving some of the following in the church vestibule: Coffee, paper towels, laundry detergents, canned goods, crackers, cereal, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, and jam. Thank you!!!

ADULT BAPTISM CLASS (18 years and older) is being offered Friday evenings after the 5:30 pm Mass. Registration ends soon. Please call the rectory for more information.

NOTICE TO CONFIRMATION PARENTS: Sponsor forms are due back to the Rectory ASAP. All sponsors must provide a certificate from their current pastor stating they are practicing Catholics in order to stand as the Sponsor.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION – Bishop William
Byrne will be at our parish this year to administer the Sacrament
of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, May 28th to our 9th Grade
CCD students. The Confirmation Mass will take place at 10:30
am. If you are an adult and have not yet received this Sacrament,
there is still time to contact the Rectory to register for adult
formation classes. This is an important step for all Catholics.
There can be nothing that can take priority to these classes! The
Diocese has set certain guidelines and these must be followed.

“RADIATE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST” –

The 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal. Have you taken the time to donate to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal? Please help our parish meet it’s annual goal of $10,000. No matter the size of your donation, collectively your contribution supports more than 40 ministries including: Catholic school education, feeding the hungry, protecting life from conception until death, helping families in crisis, and our vocations office. There is still time to take part by using the packet sent to your home, donating online at www.diospringfield.org/aca , by calling: 413-452-0670, or take an envelope available here at church. If you’ve already sent in your pledge or donation- Thank you for your support!

SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN THE HOLY LAND – Next weekend our parish will welcome back representatives of the non-profit organization “Land of Peace” which has undertaken a mission of selling Crucifixes, religious artwork and rosaries – all made of olive wood and native to Israel and Bethlehem. Since tourism has been greatly depleted, Christian families in the Holy Land, who depend on tourists, have been greatly impacted. Sale of these goods greatly helps support the poor and needy families in Bethlehem and Jerusalem and will also give you “something” authentic from the Holy Land. We hope you will stop by and browse and shop their unique collections and do your best to support this cause to relieve the suffering of our brothers and sisters in these distant lands.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of James Tudurice generous donations have been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Mary F. Holan. Bóg zapłać!

From the Desk of Fr. John Roach:

GRATEFUL THANKS!

I am very grateful to all of you for the “Happy Birthday” cards and best wishes that I received from so many of you on the occasion of my 90^th birthday. I am so very grateful to Almighty God for calling me to be a parish priest and to you all for all of the care and love you have extended to me over the years, yes, the many, many years! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Gratefully yours in Jesus and Mary! Fr. Roach

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Elizabeth (Vollinger) Gibowicz, generous donations have been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Maureen Vollinger. Bóg zapłać!

STEUBENVILLE EAST: The Office of Youth Ministry is thrilled to announce that the Steubenville East Catholic youth conference hosted by Life Teen is coming back to the diocese this summer. The conference, which features an impressive lineup of engaging speakers, a worship band, exciting and interactive activities, and beautiful prayer-centered experiences will take place at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield the weekend of July 21-23,2023. Registration opens January 17. Please visit lifeteen.com/events/steubenville-east for more info.

ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST

Much of what we know about St. Mark, the author of the Second Gospel, comes largely from the New Testament and early Christian traditions. Mark the Evangelist is believed to be the ‘John Mark’ referred to in the Acts of the Apostles, the history of the early Church found in the Canon of the New Testament.

He was the son of Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12) whose home became a meeting place for the apostles. He is also the cousin of St. Barnabas (Colossians 4:10), a Levite and a Cypriot. Mark joined St. Paul and St. Barnabas on their first missionary journey

to Antioch in 44 A.D. When the group reached Cyprus, Christian tradition holds that Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem, possibly because he was missing his home (Acts 13:13). This incident may have caused Paul to question whether Mark could be a reliable missionary. This created a disagreement between Paul and Barnabas and led Paul to refuse Mark’s accompaniment on their second journey to the churches of Cilicia and Asia Minor.

However, it can be assumed the troubles between Paul and Mark did not last long, because when Paul was first imprisoned, Mark, who was at the time in Rome with plans of visiting Asia Minor, visited him as one of his trusted companions (Col 4:10). Mark’s hopes to visit Asia Minor were most likely carried out, because during Paul’s second captivity and just before his martyrdom, Paul wrote to Timothy at Ephesus advising him to “take Mark and bring him with you [to Rome], for he is profitable to me for the ministry” (2 Timothy 4:11). If Mark returned to Rome at this time, he was probably there when Paul was martyred.

According to Christian tradition, Mark also held a close relationship with St. Peter, who referred to Mark has ‘his son’ in his letter addressed to a number of churches in Asia Minor (1 Peter 5:13). Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus and Papias all indicate that Mark was an interpreter for Peter.

Although Papias states Mark had not personally heard the Lord speak firsthand and, like Luke, Mark was not one of the twelve apostles, some believe Mark was likely speaking of himself when he wrote the description of Jesus’ arrest in Gethsemani. “Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth behind and ran off naked” (Mark 14:51-52). St. Mark lived for years in Alexandria, where he died as a martyr while being dragged through the streets.

Mark’s Gospel was probably written between 60 and 70 A.D., and was based upon the teachings of St. Peter. It is believed Mark provided both Luke and Matthew with basic sources for their Gospel’s.

He was probably the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, although he is not mentioned in connection to the city by either Clement of Alexandria nor by Origen. St. Mark’s symbol is a winged lion. His Feast is celebrated on April 25^th.

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER

Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Amen.

“O You who are mad about Your creature! true God and true Man, You have left Yourself wholly to us, as food, so that we will not fall through weariness during our pilgrimage in this life, but will be fortified by You, celestial nourishment.”

– St. Catherine of Siena

Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Stanley Drinzek 4/23/1966

Mary. G. Gulo 4/23/1973

Frank Gozeski 4/23/1975

Frances M. Lapinski 4/23/2004

Lucien P. Desbien 4/23/2014

Elizabeth A. Hanley 4/23/2015

Clara Jablonski 4/23/2020

John Tranowski 4/24/1927

Joseph Plodzien 4/24/1971

Barbara L. Cutler 4/24/1995

John J. Gibowicz 4/24/2018

Paul Zukowski 4/25/1945

Stephania Skwarzek 4/25/1984

Thomas P. Sliva 4/25/1987

Mary P. Hoynoski 4/25/1988

Walter P. Kenney 4/25/1994

Agnes A. Golembeski 4/25/2008

Stanislaus Dudzinski 4/26/1933

Francisjki Bergiel 4/26/1954

Paul Jablonski 4/26/1955

Henry F. Dlugon 4/26/1977

Stanley J. Wasileski 4/26/1988

John Sliwa 4/27/1955

Antoinette Pelis 4/27/1989

Veronica J. Kulesa 4/27/1996

Nicholas White 4/27/2019

Waclaw Bialecki 4/28/1953

John A. Cuky 4/28/1977

Helen G. Kaczenski-Butynski 4/28/1997

Theodore W. Jablonski, Sr. 4/28/2016

Joseph Brzozowy 4/29/1925

Chester Kopinto 4/29/2007

Linda Hicks 4/29/2014

Frank Janek 4/30/1959

John Kuczek 4/30/1966

Mildred F. Potosek 4/30/1988

Chester W. Skowron 4/30/1989

Walter E. Kulesa 4/30/2003

Anne O. Niedbala 4/30/2011

+ REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS+

+This Bulletin is sponsored by the St. Stanislaus Society+

Bulletin: April 16, 2023

Rev. Seán O’Mannion Pastor

Our Lady of Czestochowa

(413) 863-4748

84K Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376

CONFESSIONS

Sun: 7:15 –7:45 am & 9:45 –10:15 am

Mon.: 7:15 am – 7:45 am

Tues. – Fri.: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

Sat 7:15 – 7:45 am & 3:15 – 3:45 pm

MASSES

Saturday Vigil – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Spanish Mass – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Monday – 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday through Friday – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday – 8:00 a.m. Holy Days – as announced

ADORATION

Tuesday – Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

NIECH BEDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS!

+ Parish Schedule for the Week of April 16, 2023+

J + M + J

SUNDAY, APRIL 16: [Second Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday]

8:00 am + Robert Jarvis – int. Family

10:30 am (High Mass) + Arlene Becklo – int. Janet Artesani

3:00 pm – Divine Mercy Devotion at Our Lady of Częstochowa Church

Monday, April 17

8:00 am + Aileen Manning – int. Brenda Janikas

Tuesday, April 18: [Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]

5:30 pm + Robert Lambert – int. Yves and Annemarie Jacques

Wednesday, April 19: [Novena to St. Jude]

5:30 pm + Mary Kopinto – int. Fritz Family

Thursday, April 20

5:30 pm + Grace & Blessings for Mike & Kaitlyn Jacques and Family – int. Mom & Dad

Friday, April 21:[St. Anselm, Bishop & Doctor of the Church]

5:30 pm – Health, Grace & Blessings for Sophie H. Fritz – int. Family

Saturday, April 22

8:00 am + Fr. Bruno & All Living & Deceased Members of the St. Joseph Community Of Discalced Carmelites Secular

4:00 pm + Lauren & Jeffrey Tela

6:00 pm – Spanish Mass – int. Missa Pro Populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)

SUNDAY, APRIL 23: [Third Sunday of Easter]

8:00 am + Moses Thomas Damon Hart – int. Michael and Marie Mew

10:30 am (High Mass) – Grace & Blessings for Gaetan & Louise Jacques & Family – int. Mom and Dad

THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in loving memory of
Jennifer & Jeffrey Steiner
at the request of their Mom

DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION – Join us here today Sunday, April 16th for Divine Mercy Devotions. The service will begin with Exposition at 3:00 pm, the Hour of Mercy. The Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena prayers will
be recited followed by Benediction.
“A Plenary Indulgence is granted to all faithful and to each individual faithful under the
usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer in keeping with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff, with the soul completely removed from attachment to any form of sin), each and every time they participate attentively and piously in a sacred function or a devotional exercise undertaken in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, solemnly exposed and conserved in the tabernacle.”

OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Carol Kostecki for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Edith Bourbeau, a generous donation has been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Valera Krol Nichols. Bóg zapłać!

PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated in our calendar. The intentions for this week are:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Fr. Pierz	DeaconCulltion	Fr. Aksamit	Fr. Aufiero	Clergy inPurgatory	Fr. Goni	Fr. Lisowski

Prayer for Priests

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS to the Priesthood from our Parish and for our Parish so that we might always have a Priest here to celebrate the Mass and administer the Holy Sacraments! Please join in the Divine Mercy Chaplet to pray for vocations to the priesthood every Friday beginning at 4:45 p.m.

“As the Father has sent Me, so I send you.”
Do you have an interest to share the Lord’s saving mission as a priest,
or in the consecrated life? Call Fr. Jonathan Reardon 413-248-7034, or

write: vocations@diospringfield.org

THE FOLLOWING MASS INTENTIONS have been sent to various Missionaries. They will be offered as follows and you may unite your prayers to the Missionaries who offer the Masses in their churches:
SUNDAY, APRIL 16: 8:00 am + Chet Galvis – int. Connie
SUNDAY, APRIL 16: 10:30 am + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels
MONDAY, APRIL 17: 8:00 am – Grace & Conversion for Jeffrey LaJoie – int. Debbie Herk
TUESDAY, APRIL 18: 5:30 pm – Roland Desreuisseau – int. Dana
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Maryann Thompson
– int. Shaughnessys
THURSDAY, APRIL 20: 5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion for Michael LaJoie – int. Debbie Herk
FRIDAY, APRIL 21: 5:30 pm + Marlene Jarvenpaa – int. Uncle, Dana
SATURDAY, APRIL 22: 8:00 pm – Grace & Conversion for Kathleen Roberts
– int. Debbie Herk
SATURDAY, APRIL 15: 4:00 pm – Health & Blessings for Joel Shaughnessy
– int. the Shaughnessys
PLEASE NOTE: The above Masses not only assist the souls for whom they are offered, but they also help you and the Missionaries who often times receive very little.

St. Faustina Kowalska
and Devotion to Divine Mercy
A sermon by Pope John Paul II

This sermon was given by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of his canonization of Sr.Faustina in 30 April 2000 and his proclamation of the First Sunday after Easter asDivine Mercy Sunday.

Today my joy is truly great in presenting the life and witness of Sr. Faustina
Kowalska to the whole Church as a gift of God for our time. By divine Providence, the life of this humble daughter of Poland was completely linked with the history of the 20th century, the century we have just left behind. In fact, it was between the First and Second World Wars that Christ entrusted his
message of mercy to her.

Those who remember, who were witnesses and participants in the events of those years and the horrible sufferings they caused for millions of people, know well how necessary was the message of mercy. Jesus told Sr Faustina: “Humanity will not find peace until it turns trustfully to Divine Mercy”.

Through the work of the Polish religious, this message has become linked for ever to the 20th century, the last of the second millennium and the bridge to the third. It is not a new message but can be considered a gift of special enlightenment that helps us to relive the Gospel of Easter more intensely, to offer it as a ray of light to the men and women of our time.

What will the years ahead bring us? What will man’s future on earth be like? We are not given to know. However, it is certain that in addition to new progress
there will unfortunately be no lack of painful experiences. But the light of divine mercy, which the Lord in a way wished to return to the world through Sr. Faustina’s charism, will illumine the way for the men and women of the third
millennium.

It is important then that we accept the whole message that comes to us from the word of God on this Second Sunday of Easter, which from now on
throughout the Church will be called “Divine Mercy Sunday”. In the various readings, the liturgy seems to indicate the path of mercy which, while re-establishing the relationship of each person with God, also creates new relations of fraternal solidarity among human beings.

Christ has taught us that man not only receives and experiences the mercy of God, but is also called to practice mercy towards others: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”. He also showed us the many paths of mercy, which not only forgives sins but reaches out to all human needs. Jesus bent over every kind of human poverty, material and spiritual. It is not easy to love with a deep love, which lies in the authentic gift of self. This love can only be learned by penetrating the mystery of God’s love.

Looking at him, being one with his fatherly heart, we are able to look with new eyes at our brothers and sisters, with an attitude of unselfishness and solidarity, of generosity and forgiveness. All this is mercy! Sr. Faustina Kowalska wrote in her Diary: “I feel tremendous pain when I see the sufferings of my neighbors. All my neighbors’ sufferings reverberate in my own heart; I carry their anguish in my hear in such a way that it even physically destroys me. I would like all their sorrows to fall upon me, in order to relieve my neighbor”.

This is the degree of compassion to which love leads, when it takes the love of God as its measure! It is this love which must inspire humanity today, if it is to face the crisis of the meaning of life, the challenges of the most diverse needs and, especially, the duty to defend the dignity of every human person. Thus the message of divine mercy is also implicitly a message about the value of every human being. Each person is precious in God’s eyes; Christ gave his life for each one; to everyone the Father gives his Spirit and offers intimacy.

This consoling message is addressed above all to those who, afflicted by a particularly harsh trial or crushed by the weight of the sins they committed, have lost all confidence in life and are tempted to give in to despair. To them the gentle face of Christ is offered; those rays from his heart touch them and shine upon them, warm them, show them the way and fill them with hope.

How many souls have been consoled by the prayer “Jesus, I trust in You”, which Providence intimated through Sr. Faustina! And you, Faustina, a gift of God to our time, a gift from the land of Poland to the whole Church, obtain for us an awareness of the depth of divine mercy; help us to have a living experience of it and to bear witness to it among our brothers and sisters.

May your message of light and hope spread throughout the world, spurring sinners to conversion, calming rivalries and hatred and opening individuals and nations to the practice of brotherhood. Today, fixing our gaze with you on the face of the risen Christ, let us make our own your prayer of trusting abandonment and say with firm hope: Christ Jesus, I trust in You!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! After the 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Service today, April 16th to dismantle the Holy Week Altars. Please come or stay to help if you can! Many hands will make light work!

SACRAMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SICK AND HOMEBOUND – If you know of
anyone who is sick or homebound in need of the Sacraments or who needs assistance with errands, please notify the rectory at 413-863-4748.

MEALS TO GO IS ON ITS WAY! The Holy Rosary Society will sponsor their “Meals-To- Go” sale after Masses on Saturday, April 22nd and Sunday, April 23rd. They appreciate your support, so please pick up a meal and enjoy a night off from cooking!

THE HOLY TRINITY ROSARY SOCIETY – will hold their annual Tag and Bake Sale on Friday May 5th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and on Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Father Casey Hall, Main Street, Greenfield. No Early Birds, thank you!

7th ANNUAL STASH BASH at Our Lady of Peace Parish, 90 Seventh Street, Turners Falls, on Saturday, April 29th from 9:00 – 1:00 in the parish hall in the church hall. Several vendors will have an assortment of their overstocked “stash” (to make a wide variety of different crafts) for sale at very reasonable prices; items such as fabric, quilting supplies, yarn, ribbon, beads, buttons, thread, scrapbooking, rubber stamps, etc. Plenty of parking in the church lot. Fori nformation on vendor space, please contact Chris at 413-387-5387. To donate yarn only, please contact Bev at 413-863-7783. Thank You!

GROCERIES ARE PROVIDED: Please help us to help the poor by leaving some of the following in the church vestibule: Coffee, paper towels, laundry detergents, canned goods, crackers, cereal, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, and jam. Thank you!!!

NOTICE TO CONFIRMATION PARENTS: Sponsor forms are due back to the
Rectory ASAP. All sponsors must provide a certificate from their current pastor stating they are practicing Catholics in order to stand as the Sponsor.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION – Bishop William Byrne will be at our parish this year to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, May 28th to our 9th Grade CCD students. The Confirmation Mass will take place at 10:30 am. If you are an adult and have not yet received this Sacrament,
there is still time to contact the Rectory to register for adult formation classes. This is an important step for all Catholics.There can be nothing that can take priority to these classes! The Diocese has set certain guidelines and these must be followed.

ADULT BAPTISM CLASS (18 years and older) is being offered Friday evenings after the 5:30 pm Mass. Classes will begin April 21st.Please call the rectory for more information.

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www.diospringfield.org/aca , by calling: 413-452-0670, or take an envelope available here at church. If you’ve already sent in your pledge or donation- Thank you for your support!

FROM THE CROSS, FROM THE HEART

See what grace and reflection made out of the greatest criminal. He who is dying has much love, “Remember me when You are in paradise.” Heartfelt repentance immediately transforms the soul. (Diary, 388)

Reflection

Just a short time before his death on a cross next to Our Lord’s, the Good Thief became the Good Disciple. St. Faustina doesn’t say this request came from desperation but from “grace and reflection”. How would our lives change, how would our relationship with Jesus deepen, if we spent time in reflection on what He did for each of us? For you? What graces await!

Prayer

In good times and bad, Lord, I want to be with You. Throughout this day, whatever it may hold, help me grow closer to You. Help me remember You, as I live now and in your Kingdom on earth.

Jesus, I trust in You.

Excerpt from Day by Day with St. Faustina
by Sara Tassone

HE WAITS FOR YOU – Please consider spending time with Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration to make reparation to His Sacred Heart. We have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tuesday – Friday and from 5:00 – 6:00 pm on Saturday

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER

Jesus, I believe that you are truly present Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist. In you I place my whole family. Heal our wounds and renew us in heart and mind with a greater reverence, devotion and love for you in the Holy Eucharist. Our Lady, first tabernacle of the Word made flesh, intercede on our behalf to your Son, especially for the Diocese of Springfield and our priests. Through their love for the priesthood and the Eucharist, may they inspire young men to the priesthood that the Mass may continue to be offered so that we may be nourished with your Son’s Body and Blood. Guide especially our youth to your Church so they may thrive by knowing the truth that only comes from Jesus. Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Amen.

The happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist. Only He gives the fullness of life to humanity! With Mary, say our own “yes” to God, for He wishes to give Himself to you.
Pope Benedict XVI

Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Jean A. Clarke 4/16/2001

Jessie Potyrala 4/16/2003

Maurice R. Emond 4/16/2013

Joseph S. Bocon4/17/1974

Thomas Hughes 4/17/2014

Louis E. Parzych 4/17/2019

Margaret Walchowski 4/18/1977
John Watroba 4/18/2021

Anna Kazanowski 4/19/1959

Joseph Skrypek 4/19/1974

Frank J. Bakula, Jr. 4/19/1992

Mark E. Urban 4/19/1993

Mary A. Kopinto 4/19/2016

Mary J. Kelleher 4/20/2000

Blanche Tetreault 4/20/2020

Agnes Dobosz 4/20/21

Edward Kalapojski 4/21/1932

Ethel Podlenski 4/21/1966

Walter J. Lapinski 4/21/1974

Stephen J. Gulo, Sr. 4/21/1994

Helena A. Herzig 4/21/2001

Henry E. Mleczko 4/21/2012

Sophie Roniejko 4/22/1953

Stanley Drinzek 4/23/1966

Mary. G. Gulo 4/23/1973

Frank Gozeski 4/23/1975

Frances M. Lapinski 4/23/2004
Lucien P. Desbien 4/23/2014

Elizabeth A. Hanley 4/23/2015

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS +
+This Bulletin is Sponsored by the St. Stanislaus Society+

Bulletin: April 9, 2023

Rev. Seán O’Mannion Pastor
Our Lady of Czestochowa
(413) 863-4748
84K Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376
CONFESSIONS
Sun: 7:15 –7:45 am & 9:45 –10:15 am
Mon.: 7:15 am – 7:45 am
Tues. – Fri.: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Sat 7:15 – 7:45 am & 3:15 – 3:45 pm
MASSES
Saturday Vigil – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Spanish Mass – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Monday – 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday through Friday – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday – 8:00 a.m. Holy Days – as announced
ADORATION
Tuesday – Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
NIECH BEDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS!

Parish Schedule for the Week of April 9, 2023

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9: [THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD]
8:00 Ceremonies at the empty tomb & Procession – Parishioners of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church
10:30 am (High Mass) – Benefactors of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church

Monday, April 10: [Monday in the Octave of Easter] 8:00 am + Arlene Becklo – int. Brenda Janikas
Tuesday, April 11:[ [Tuesday of the Octave of Easter] [Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]
5:30 pm + Patricia Collins – int. Doug and Mary Lynne Brown
Wednesday, April 12: [Wednesday of the Octave of Easter] [Novena to St. Jude]
5:30 pm + John Bush – int. George Bush
Thursday, April 13: [Thursday in the Octave of Easter]
5:30 pm + Grace & Blessings for Rev. Nazarene Soosai – int. Betty Fritz
Friday, April 14: [Friday in the Octave of Easter] 5:30 pm + Souls in Purgatory – int. Melissa Wright

Saturday, April 15: [Saturday in the Octave of Easter] 8:00 am + Jewel Scherman – int. Ron & Monica Scherman
4:00 pm + Stephen Collins – int. Doug & Mary Lynne Brown
6:00 pm – Spanish Mass – int. Missa Pro Populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)
SUNDAY, APRIL 16: [Second Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday]
8:00 am + Robert Jarvis – int. Family
10:30 am (High Mass) + Arlene Becklo – int. Janet Artesani
3:00 pm — Divine Mercy Devotion at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church

J MJ +

THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in loving memory of the
Edward & Beverly Milewski
at the request of their son, Brian

Wesołego Alleluja

Dear Parishioners,

May the blessings of Easter and the joy of Eternal Life be yours! Because of the Resurrection we have the certainty of Paradise! May this trust in Jesus always be ours! Wesołego Alleluja i smacznego jajka!
Una muy bendecida Pascua a todos! Fr. Seán O’Mannion

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9th – The “Resurrection Mass of Dawn” will take
place at 8:00 a.m. beginning with the Service at the Empty Tomb followed by the Eucharistic Procession of
the Risen Lord around the church. The first Mass of Easter will follow.

THE 10:30 a.m. MASS OF EASTER DAY will celebrate the Resurrection with the solemn reading of the Gospel of St. John and the enshrinement of the statue of the Resurrected Christ.

DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION – Join us here next Sunday, April 16 th for Divine Mercy Devotions on the Feast of Divine Mercy. The service will begin at 3:00 pm, the Hour of Mercy, with the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena prayers.

AFTER WEEKS OF LENTEN FASTING, great preparations are made for the Easter feast. Tables are artistically set with traditional Easter foods ready for the priests blessing (The Święconka). If the parish is large and the priest
cannot come to the house, beautiful baskets are filled with a representative sampling of the Easter meal, andbrought to the Church or a home singled out as a central gathering place for the priest to bless everyone’s food. The Easter menu for the Święconka is set by tradition – hams, sausages, colored eggs, breads, pastries, and most important, butter carved in the image of the Paschal Lamb, a symbol of Christ. The colored eggs are works of art in themselves and families compete with each other to produce the most beautiful designs. The eggs are decorated in three ways: 1. MALOWANKI: eggs painted in a solid color;

PISANKI: eggs of many colors with traditional and elaborate geometric designs completely covering the egg; SKROBANKI: eggs of solid colors on which outlines of birds, flowers or animals are scratched in delicate lines by a sharp instrument

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, a donations for our Easter Flowers have been made in memory of Raymond & Louise Kervian; Lawrence & Helel Pelletier; Lorraine Coyle; and David W. Phillips from Joyce & Tina Phillips; in memory of Leslie & Gertrude Phillips from Tina Phillips; and in memory of Charles & Cecilia Gloski and Sandra Miner from Joyce Phillips. Bóg wam wielki.

OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Kathy Eichorn for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Edith Bourbeau, a donation has been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Janice Zamojski. Bóg zapłać!

PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated inour calendar. The intentions for this week are:

Sunday Vocations, Seminarians, & Deacon Candidates

Monday Bishop Byrne

Tuesday Deacon Bete

Wednesday Deacon Patten

Thursday Fr. Roux

Friday Deacon Nolan

Saturday Fr. Lunney

Prayer for Priests

O Jesus, Eternal Priest, look down with love upon Thy priests. Fill them with burning zeal for the conversion
of sinners. Keep them within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart. Keep unstained their anointed hands, which
daily touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips purpled with Thy Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of Thy Glorious Priesthood. Let Thy holy love protectthem from the world’s contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they minister on earth be one day their joy and consolation in Heaven. Amen.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS to the Priesthood from our Parish and for our Parish so
that we might always have a Priest here to celebrate the Mass and administer the Holy Sacraments! Please join in the Divine Mercy Chaplet to pray for vocations to the priesthood every Friday beginning at 4:45 p.m.

“I am the Resurrection & the Life” says the Lord. Are you called to help those who hunger for God’s love and mercy? You may be called to a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life. Call Fr. Jonathan Reardon 413-248-7034, or write: vocations@diospringfield.org

CONGRATS TO OUR GIFT BASKET RAFFLE WINNERS!! We thank all who
supported our parish by buying tickets or donating baskets!
THE LUCKY WINNERS ARE: Shirley Webb, Lucy Blys (x2), Anna Jarvis Asha Szychowski, Joseph Zak, Candy Janti, Betsy Srybko, Brian Derry, Carol Murdock.
Mary Korpieski

THE FOLLOWING MASS INTENTIONS have been sent to various Missionaries. They will be offered as follows and you may unite your prayers to the Missionaries who offer the Masses in their churches:

Sunday, April 9: 8:00 am + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels

Sunday, April 9: 10:30 am + Donald Drowski – int. Wife and Family

Monday, April 10: 8:00 am + John & Anna Kobera – int. Mary Kobera

Tuesday, April 11: 5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion for Christopher G. Wallace
– int. Debbie Herk
Wednesday, April 12: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Philip Shaughessy
– int. Shaughnessys
Thursday, April 13: 5:30 pm – Grace & Blessings for Elaine Lawton – int. Debbie Herk

Friday, April 14: 5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion for Shannon Drake – int. Debbie Herk

Saturday, April 15: 8:00 pm – Roland Desreuisseau – int. Dana
Saturday, April 15: 4:00 pm – Marlene Jarvenpaa – int. Dana
PLEASE NOTE: The above Masses not only assist the souls for whom they are offered, but they also help you and the Missionaries who often times receive very little.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Arlene Becko, a donation has been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by her son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Catherine Becklo. Bóg zapłać!

VISIT http://diospringfield.org/Ministries/child-youth-protection/ for resources for child abuse prevention and reporting.

The Octave of Easter and the Sunday of Divine Mercy
The Octave of Easter ends on the Second Sunday of Easter

The celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection continues in the Church for eight days, called the Octave of Easter. Each day of the Octave is ranked as a Solemnity in the Church’s liturgical calendar, the highest ranking of liturgical feasts. At Masses during the Octave of Easter, as on Sundays, the Gloria, is recited or sung. And at the end of each Mass of the Octave, the double Alleluia is sung at the dismissal The idea of an Octave of a great feast has its roots in the Old Testament. There are many Jewish feasts that lasted for eight days, for example, the feast of Passover and the feast of Tabernacles. In the Catholic Church, we celebrate eight days of Christmas as well as eight days of Easter.
The Gospel readings at Masses during the Octave of Easter include passages from the Gospels that relate various appearances of the Risen Jesus. Reflecting on these Gospel texts is a wonderful way to prolong the celebration of Easter. Each day during the Octave, we proclaim in the Gospel Acclamation: This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Sunday of Easter, the Sunday of Divine Mercy. In the Jubilee Year 2000, at the Mass in which he canonized the humble religious Sister Faustina Kowalska, Blessed John Paul II declared that from then on throughout the Church the Second Sunday of Easter would also be called the Sunday of Divine Mercy. This is entirely appropriate since, as Blessed John Paul II reminded us, “Divine Mercy is “the Easter gift that the Church receives from the risen Christ and offers to humanity… .”
Blessed John Paul II frequently reminded us that “mercy is an indispensable dimension of love.” He would refer to mercy as “love’s secondname.” God’s love was revealed and actualized as mercy. We see this in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. And this is what we are called to live and actualize today in our lives and in the life of the Church. Our Lord told Saint Faustina three ways we are called to exercise mercy toward our neighbors: by deed, by word, and by prayer. To love as Jesus loved includes practicing mercy towards others. Jesus taught us in the Beatitudes: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. At Mass on the Sunday of Divine Mercy, we will hear the Gospel account of Our Lord’s appearance to the apostles on the night of the first Easter Sunday. When He appeared to them, the Risen Jesus showed them his hands and his side. He showed them his glorious wounds. These wounds reveal the divine mercy. And then Our Lord imparted to his apostles his own power to forgive sins and entrusted to them and their successors the ministry of reconciliation when he said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are
forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained. In the sacrament of Reconciliation, we have a blessed opportunity to experience the divine mercy in a powerful way through the forgiveness of our sins. In this sacrament, we encounter our merciful Savior through the ministry of his priests. Through Saint Faustina, our Lord promised an abundance of graces to the faithful who devoutly observe the Sunday of Divine Mercy. There will be special celebrations of the Sunday of Divine Mercy in many of our parishes. There are various devotional practices revealed through Saint Faustina that can help us in our
spiritual lives: the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the image of Divine Mercy, and the simple prayer: Jesus, I trust in You. These devotions are not ends in themselves — they help us to put mercy into action in our lives, to live the Beatitude: Blessed are the merciful. Showing mercy to our neighbors is a requirement of
Divine Mercy devotion. As Our Lord said to Saint Faustina: I demand from you deeds of mercy which are to arise out of love for me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse yourself from it.

At Mass on the Sunday of Divine Mercy,

we will pray Psalm 118 (the responsorial psalm that day).

This is one of a series of psalms that the Jewish people call the Hallel. They were songs of praise used on feasts that recalled God’s deliverance of his people from slavery in Egypt. Psalm 118 is one of thanksgiving to God forhis steadfast love and mercy in rescuing his people from their enemies. In psalm 118, we read:
Let the house of Israel say, ‘His mercy endures forever.’ Let the house of Aaron say, ‘His mercy endures forever.’ Let those who fear the Lord say, ‘His mercy endures forever.’Jesus himself would have prayed this psalm at the Last Supper. When we pray it, we remember Christ’s passion and death and we thank God for raising Jesus from the dead. It reminds us to trust in the Lord and
his merciful love. It truly endures forever In the Divine Mercy image, we see two rays of light shining from the heart of Jesus, one red, the other white. The red represents Christ’s blood and the mystery of the Eucharist. The white represents the water of Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Spirit. From the Sacred Heart of Jesus, God’s merciful love shines forth and illumines the world.
As we celebrate the Sunday of Divine Mercy, let us “give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his mercy endures forever” (Psalm 118:1). And may the Lord help us to spread his mercy and to bear witness to it among all our brothers and sisters!
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YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER
Jesus, I believe that you are truly present Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist. In you I place
my whole family. Heal our wounds and renew us in heart and mind with a greater reverence, devotion and
love for you in the Holy Eucharist.
Our Lady, first tabernacle of the Word made flesh, intercede on our behalf to your Son, especially for the
Diocese of Springfield and our priests. Through their love for the priesthood and the Eucharist, may they
inspire young men to the priesthood that the Mass may continue to be offered so that we may be nourished
with your Son’s Body and Blood. Guide especially our youth to your Church so they may thrive by knowing
the truth that only comes from Jesus.
Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Amen.

“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love, It produces Love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.”
St. Thomas Aquinas

Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Peter Skydzielewski 4/9/1932

Wanda L. Majewski 4/9/1986

Veronica Putala 4/9/1997

Bruce T. Mackie 4/9/2003

Mary Koscinski 4/10/1958

Alfred Mirecki 4/10/2004

Skepania Mlowski 4/11/1923

Joseph Zigmond 4/11/1952

Mary Kurtyka 4/11/1975

Felix Naida 4/11/1995

Victoria Traceski 4/11/2007

Chester J. Schab 4/11/2011

Timothy A. Avery 4/11/2016

Edwin Niedbala 4/11/2019

Natalie Sokoloski 4/11/2020

Joseph J. Zukowski 4/12/1963

Chester M. Pietraszek 4/12/1976
Regina I. Kostecki 4/12/1979

Brian Billiel 4/12/1993

Victoria E. Kulis 4/12/2007

Stanislaus Kurtyka 4/13/1946

Antonina Bocon 4/13/1949

Louis Kozlowski 4/14/1973

Mary C. Baron 4/14/1996

Walter A. Gaines 4/14/1998

Stefania Milewski 4/15/1923

Katirina Sokolewski4/15/1951
Richard C. Patterson 4/15/1997
Marjorie L. Payne 4/15/2014

Jean A. Clarke 4/16/2001

Jessie Potyrala 4/16/2003

Maurice R. Emond 4/16/2013

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS +
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Bulletin: April 2, 2023

Rev. Seán O’Mannion Pastor

Our Lady of Czestochowa

(413) 863-4748

84K Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376

CONFESSIONS

Sun: 7:15 –7:45 am & 9:45 –10:15 am

Mon.: 7:15 am – 7:45 am

Tues. – Fri.: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

Sat 7:15 – 7:45 am & 3:15 – 3:45 pm

MASSES

Saturday Vigil – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Spanish Mass – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Monday – 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday through Friday – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday – 8:00 a.m. Holy Days – as announced

ADORATION

Tuesday – Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

NIECH BEDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS!

+ Parish Schedule for the Week of April 2, 2023+

SUNDAY, APRIL 2: [PALM SUNDAY]

8:00 am + Robert Scherman – int. Ron & Monica Scherman

10:30 am (High Mass) – Grace & Conversion of Ryan Herk – int. Debbie Herk 2:00 pm – Gorzkie Żale

Monday, April 3: [Mass of Mary’s Extravagance]

8:00 am + Constance Sicard – int. Friday Morning Friends

Tuesday, April 4:[ [Mass of Love’s Last Appeal] [Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]

5:30 pm + Moses Thomas Hart – int. Betty Fritz

Wednesday, April 5: [Mass of the 30 Pieces of Silver] [Novena to St. Jude]

5:30 pm + Aileen Manning – int. Carol Gloski

Holy Thursday, April 6: [The Last Supper]:

7:00 pm – Living & Deceased Priests of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Good Friday, April 7: [The Passion and Death of our Lord]:

8:00 am – Tenebrae (The church will remain open for private prayer) 3:00 pm – Stations of the Cross and veneration of the Relic of the Cross 4:00 pm – Via Crucis

7:00 pm – Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified & Holy Communion (church to remain open all-night)

Holy Saturday, April 8:[Waiting at the Tomb]:

8:00 am – Tenebræ (The church will be open all day for private prayer.)

11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – The blessing of Easter food – Święconka (undercroft)

8:00 pm – For our Parish and Parishioners

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9: [THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD]

8:00 am – Ceremonies at the empty tomb & Procession – Parishioners of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church

10:30 am (High Mass) – Benefactors of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church

The Sanctuary Lamp

We have current dates available for the Sanctuary Lamp to be lit in memory of
someone or for your special intentions. Envelopes are available in the front vestibule and may be dropped into the collection basket on Sunday, or dropped/mailed to the rectory. The names will be published each week in the bulletin. The suggested donation is $20. Bóg wam zapła

PALM SUNDAY IS CELEBRATED AS FLOWER SUNDAY in Polish parishes. In Polish churches it is the custom to bless pussy willow and Forsythia blossoms (which were forced into bloom during Lent rather than palms which often were impossible to obtain). A beautiful Polish custom involves the creation of great staffs of flowers, ribbons, pussy willows and greens to use as palms in the Blessing and Procession proclaiming Jesus Christ the King and Messiah. These “palms” are often eight to ten feet high and create an imposing and solemn picture.

PLEASE, PLEASE, VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! on Palm Sunday (after Gorzkie Żale). Please come help set up the side altars for Holy Week.

THE LAST LENTEN CHANTING OF GORZKIE ŻALE will take place at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 2^nd. Bilingual booklets are available so that everyone can follow this beautiful service following the loving sacrifice of Jesus in His final days.

PARENTS OF CATECHISM CLASS STUDENTS please note that there will be no classes on Easter Sunday, April 9^th. Because Religious Education is so important to the salvation of the souls of our children we only have three days off from catechism each year: Christmas and New Year’s weekends and Easter Sunday. We never cancel classes. Eternal life is too important for days off!

OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Margaret Bates for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Edith Bourbeau, a donation has been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by Michael and Susan Hastings. Bóg zapłać!

FUNDS FOR OUR CHURCH PAINTING PROJECT: We thank God that our painting project has been successfully completed. We always have many maintenance projects on the horizon. Any further donations are always greatly appreciated as we strive to maintain the beauty and structural integrity of our magnificent church! God Bless You All!

Goal: $10,000.00 We have reached our goal!

THANK YOU!!

PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated in our calendar. The intentions for this week are:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Fr. Roach	Deacon Rabbitt	Deacon Leary	Deacon Bucci	Fr. Campoli	Clergy in Purgatory	Fr. DiMascola

Prayer for Priests

“I am the Bread of Life” says the Lord.Are you called to help those who hunger for God’s love and mercy? You may be called to a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life. Call Fr. Jonathan Reardon 413-248-7034, or write: vocations@diospringfield.org

WHAT DO YOU DO with the palm branch received last year? Any religious object, once blessed, should be disposed of properly. This means the palm branch or other object should be buried in the earth or burned in a “clean” fire . . . not a trash fire. If you have children, this is a good way of teaching them the importance of respecting religious objects. The new palm branch you will receive this week may be placed on your crucifix at home or over a religious icon or picture.

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA PRAYERS START ON GOOD FRIDAY – From 1931 to 1938 Our Lord revealed the secrets of His great mercy to St. Faustina. He designated the first Sunday after Easter as the Feast of the Divine Mercy of God. In preparation of this Feast, He asked that a Novena be started on Good Friday, a Novena which asks for prayers each of the nine days for a different group of souls in order to immerse them in the sea of God’s Mercy! Mass, Confession, Communion are required on Mercy Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter. Our Lord promised to the souls who follow these requests a complete remission of sin and punishment! Our Lord thus instructed Sister Faustina: “My daughter, speak to the whole world of My Incomprehensible Mercy. I desire that the Feast be a refuge and a shelter for all souls, especially for poor sinners. The very depths of My Mercy will be opened on that day. I will pour out a sea of graces upon those souls that will approach the font of My Mercy. Those who go to confession and receive Holy Communion on Mercy Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, will obtain complete remission of sins and punishment. Let no soul fear to come to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. Tell ailing mankind to draw close to My Merciful Heart and I will fill it with peace. Mankind will not find peace until it turns with confidence to My Mercy.”

2023 GMEF ANNUAL GALA RETURNS: Faithfully–“An Eagles & Journey Experience” Returning in April 2023 after a 4 year hiatus generates mixed emotions – – excitement, hope and uncertainty, to name just a few. The impact of the pandemic on K-12 student learning was significant. It widened preexisting opportunity and achievement gaps, hitting historically disadvantaged students hardest. During the past 4 years, we continued to award 3 ($250) scholarships, roses for our graduates and assisted our staff financially with enrichment projects. To date, we have awarded nearly $126,840 in grants.

The GMEF is excited to welcome on Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 pm to the TFHS Theater, Faithfully – “An Eagles & Journey Experience”. Faithfully will re-create the music of The Eagles & Journey with material from all eras of the band’s career, encompassing the band’s biggest hits as well as fan favorites, including: Tequila Sunrise, Desperado, Open Arms, Don’t Stop Believin’ and many more.

Advance Tickets for GMEF ANNAUL GALA are $30.00 or $35.00 at the doorTickets available at these locations: Hillside Pizza, Bernardston; Weatherheads Convenience Store, Erving; World Eye Bookshop, Greenfield; Bobby’s Hair & Nail Salon, Northfield; Freedom Credit Union; Greenfield Savings Bank & Scotty’s Store in Turners Falls. They are also available at GMEF website at www.thegmef.org

2023 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL – “Radiate the Light of Christ” is this year’s theme for the Annual Catholic Appeal. We are called to be the light of hope and love and share the gospel and our faith. You do that through your contributions to the Annual Catholic Appeal. Together we shelter the homeless, respect life from conception to death, feed the hungry, help men and women discern their vocation, comfort those who mourn, and educate others in our faith.

You can make your contribution to Annual Catholic Appeal: online at www.diospringfield.org/aca. Or by calling: 413-452-0670. All donations are tax deductible. Thank you.

PRO-LIFE: Bishop Byrne will join 40 Days for Life outside Planned Parenthood on Watson Ave in Springfield on GOOD FRIDAY AT 10am for our Annual Stations of the Cross and Rosary. Please plan to join us and witness to the sanctity of life!

VISIT http://diospringfield.org/Ministries/child-youth-protection/ for resources for child abuse prevention and reporting.

Holy Week Schedule

SUNDAY, APRIL 2^nd IS PALM SUNDAY and commemorates Christ’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. For this reason, the Church blesses palms to remind us of the multitude which accompanied Him carrying branches and strewing them in His way, while they chanted: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!” The ceremonies for Palm Sunday and the reading of the Passion Gospel of St. Mark will take place on Saturday, April 1^st at 4:00 p.m. (English) and 6:00 p.m. (Spanish), and Sunday, April 2^nd at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

THE MASS OF ST. MARY’S EXTRAVAGANCE on Monday, April 3^rd, at 8:00 a.m. will commemorate the anointing of Jesus by Mary, the sister of Lazarus, as a prelude to the anointing for the burial of Jesus. Following an old Polish tradition, the congregation will be anointed with aromatic oil, blessed at this Mass, in remembrance of “St. Mary’s Extravagant Act of Love.”

THE MASS OF LOVE’S LAST APPEAL on Tuesday, April 4^th, at 5:30 p.m. is a remembrance of the last appeal of Jesus to Judas and of the betrayal of Judas.

THE MASS OF THE 30 PIECES OF SILVER on Wednesday, April 5^th, at 5:30 p.m. will recall the price of betrayal and of the final days of Jesus.

HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 6^th – THE “MASS OF THE LAST SUPPER” at 7:00 p.m.will commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper. The bells and organ will play for the last time at the Gloria of the Mass and the Eucharist will be transferred in solemn procession to the “Altar of the Holy Prison” recalling the arrest and imprisonment of Jesus. The Altar of Sacrifice will then be stripped and the tabernacle emptied to underline the grief of the Church. The church will remain open until 9:00 pm for private adoration before the Blessed Sacrament in the Holy Prison Altar. The Mass will be bilingual in English and Spanish. Confessions will be heard before the Mass.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7– The church will open at 8:00 a.m. for private adoration before the Blessed Sacrament in the Holy Prison Altar.

THE OFFICE OF TENEBRAE will be chanted at 8:00 a.m. This service, unique to Holy Week, is the combined services of the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer. The service gets its name, which is Latin for “darkness” or “shadows”, from the custom of extinguishing candles during the chanting of each of the Psalms, reflecting the darkness of the world at the death of Christ. Interspersed between the Psalms are readings from Scriptures and the Church Fathers.

THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be prayed at 3:00 p.m. on Good Friday, following the path of love Jesus walked to His crucifixion.

VIA CRUCIS – (Stations of the Cross in Spanish) will be prayed at 4:00 pm on Good Friday.

THE GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE OF THE LORD’S PASSION, APRIL 7^th , 7:00 p.m.will commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus on the Cross. The Passion Gospel of St. John will be read followed by the unveiling and veneration of the Cross. The Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified will follow with Holy Communion. The Holy Eucharist will then be transferred to the “Altar of the Garden Tomb” where it will remain until Easter morning. The church will remain open ALL NIGHT for private prayer before the Altar of the Garden Tomb. The service will be bilingual. There will be a sign-up sheet in the front vestibule if you would like to sign up for an hour or adoration at the “Altar of the Garden Tomb”.

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 8^th – The church will continue to remain open all day for private adoration before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of the Garden Tomb.

THE OFFICE OF TENEBRAE FOR HOLY SATURDAY will be chanted at 8:00 am. This service is the combined services of the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for Holy Saturday (please see Tenebrae of Good Friday, above, for more details.

THE TRADITIONAL BLESSING OF EASTER FOOD called the Święconka will take place in the church undercroft on Holy Saturday at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 1:00 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to bring their Easter baskets with their Easter dinner for the beautiful ceremony of the blessing.

THE HOLY SATURDAY MASS OF THE NIGHT WATCH – 8:00 p.m. APRIL 8^th, will begin with the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal Candle, the “Remembrance Readings” from the Old and New Testaments, the Blessing of Water, and the Renewal of Baptismal promises. The evening will end with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Eucharist with the ringing of the Gloria Bells sounding the praise of the Resurrection. The Mass will be bilingual.

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9^{th – The “Resurrection Mass of Dawn”}^{will take place at 8:00 a.m. beginning with the Service at the Empty Tomb followed by the Eucharistic Procession of the Risen Lord around the church. The first Mass of Easter will follow.}

THE 10:30 a.m. MASS OF EASTER DAY will celebrate the Resurrection with the solemn reading of the Gospel of St. John and the enshrinement of the statue of the Resurrected Christ.

IN POLISH HOMES, the evening meal of Holy Thursday, has a festive atmosphere in remembrance of the Last Supper and in particular of Our Lord’s great gift of Himself in the Holy Eucharist.

Pike is a traditional part of the meal because the bones, interestingly enough, seem to make up the instruments used in crucifying Jesus. The bones are delicately arranged after the meal and, curiously, there appears a ladder, a cross, a lance and a set of nails.

An old Polish legend states that the Apostles caught a Pike on Thursday which was eaten at the Last Supper.

The Mass in Polish churches for Holy Thursday is particularly beautiful with ancient ceremonies and solemn processions. The first half of the Mass is festive in commemoration of the great gift of Holy Communion but the second half is more somber in remembrance of the betrayal and arrest of Jesus.

Every possible bell in the church is rung while the Gloria is sung. At the end of this prayer they are all silenced and the Polish people use a picturesque phrase to describe this action by saying “the bells have flown to Rome not to return until the Easter Vigil.”

A beautiful altar of reservation is set up, often representing the Last Supper, the Eucharist, or Jesus in prison. The faithful worship all night before this shrine in silent adoration of the Eucharistic Lord.

ON GOOD FRIDAY it is the custom in many Polish homes to cover all mirrors with black cloth as a sign of mourning for the suffering and death of Jesus. Parents wake the children on this day by gently whispering “The Wounds of God” as they tap them lightly with a little switch in memory of the scourging of Our Savior.

Strict fasting is observed all day as well as holy silence. If any conversation is carried on, it is only about serious or spiritual matters. No music is heard and the radio and TV is never played on this day to impress everyone with the solemnity of the day.

It is the custom to visit the various churches in town on Good Friday in order to view the sepulcher of Jesus and to pray at these holy shrines built only for this one day of the year. These sepulchers are set at a garden-like altar. Here in the midst of artistically arranged flowers is an image of the stricken Jesus in a tomb guarded day and night by priests, faithful worshippers and representatives of veterans groups. The Eucharist is displayed in a veiled monstrance on this altar and the people often approach it walking on their knees down the center of the church.

GOOD FRIDAY

ALL-NIGHT VIGIL OF ADORATION

AT THE ALTAR OF THE TOMB OF JESUS

The Vigil of Eucharistic Adoration will begin with Veiled Exposition after the Good Friday Service of The Lord’s Passion. Please join us in this devotion and consider signing-up for an hour of adoration.

Jesus is Crowned with Thorns

“And the soldiers, plaiting a crown of thorns, put it upon His head” (John 19:2).

Behold a new kind of torment chosen to distinguish the King of Martyrs and Head of the elect! This torment was reserved for Jesus alone; no one else ever had endured or ever will endure it. It was inflicted on Him on account of His title of King of Israel being the cause of His condemnation: and divine Providence willed to conceal beneath that cruel and ignominious circumstance of His Passion the mystery of His true royalty, and the most important instructions. Let us contemplate our divine Master, His head pierced with long and sharp thorns, and His face bathed in blood. The pains which He endures are inconceivable, and it is for us that He has taken them upon Him. It is to snatch us from the tyranny of hell and the slavery of sin that He has willed to wear that bloody crown; in that condition He expiated our sins of thought, our ambitious projects, and the criminal vanity of so many senseless mortals, who adorn

their head as an idol in order to attract culpable admiration. O Jesus! O my King! How much has it not cost Thee to cancel my debts due to Thy Father’s justice! The fearful severity of Thy torments tells me the immensity of Thy love. Ah! Never permit me to be so unhappy as to throw off Thy loveable and lawful dominion over me, in order to take on me anew the chains that Thou hast broken at the price of so many sufferings.

Jesus Crowned with thorns is our Model

In meditating on the sufferings of Jesus, let us not forget that He is our Model. We are destined to reign with Him; but it is only after having participated in His sufferings that we shall share in His glory. Let us, then, treasure up with a holy respect the lessons given us in this sad spectacle. Jesus is a King, but His crown is painful and bloody. We ourselves are destined also to reign, but it must be through combats and sufferings. We must reign over our own heart by subjugating and mastering its inclinations – over the world, by despising its vain illusions and braving its persecutions – over hell, by triumphing courageously over all its attacks. O my Jesus, my Saviour, my Sovereign, my Master and Supporter! How shall I fear the combat when I behold Thee sustain the conflict with so much generosity and constancy! Love caused Thee to accept the cruel crown which pierced Thy adorable head. Ah! Grant that love may induce me to embrace, in my turn, all that can render me more like unto Thee. Thou hast merited for me the grace to suffer. That grace is all-powerful: if it uphold my weakness, I shall have courage enough for any undertaking, and strength enough to execute it. Give me, then, that grace, O Lord. I will place my happiness and glory in trampling under foot my pride and self-love.

Contemplations and Meditations on the Passion and Death, and on the Glorious Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, According to the Method of Saint Ignatius. London: Burns & Oates, 188

OUR DAILY CROSSES

An excerpt from Divine Intimacy

by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene

Jesus calls our sufferings a cross because the word cross signifies the instrument of salvation and He does not want our sorrows to be sterile, but to become a cross, that is, a means of elevating and sanctifying our souls. In fact, all suffering is transformed, changed into a cross as soon as we accept it from the hands of our Savior, and cling to His will which transforms it for our spiritual advantage.

If this is true for great sufferings, it is equally true for small ones, all are part of the divine plan, all, even the tiniest have been predisposed by God from all eternity for our sanctification. Therefore, let us accept them with calmness, and not allow ourselves to be submerged by things which are unpleasant; let us leave them where they belong, in the place

they really occupy in the divine plan, that is, among the instruments by means of which we can attain our ideal of sanctity and union with God. If these annoyances are an evil because they make us suffer, they are also a good, because they give us an opportunity of practicing virtue; they purify us and bring us nearer to the Lord. However, to understand the value of crosses is not equivalent to bearing it; we need fortitude as well. If we let ourselves be guided by Jesus, He will certainly give it to us and will support us in our daily struggles and sufferings, leading us by the path He Himself has chosen, and to the degree of sanctity He has determined for each of us.

We must have an immense confidence, advance with our eyes closed, and forget ourselves completely. We must accept the cross which Our Lord offers us and carry it with love. If with the help of grace, we succeed in sanctifying all our daily sufferings, great and small, without losing our serenity and confidence, we shall become saints.

Many souls are discouraged at the thought of suffering, and try in every way to avoid it because they do not have enough confidence that all is planned by Him, down to the last detail, for their real good. Every suffering, whatever its dimensions, always conceals a redemptive, a sanctifying grace; and this grace becomes ours from the moment we accept the suffering in a spirit of faith, for love of God.

O Jesus Crucified, help me, by the merits of Thy Cross to carry my cross daily.

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER

Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Amen.

“When God desired to give a food to our soul to sustain it in the pilgrimage of life, He looked upon creation and found nothing that was worthy of it. Then He turned again to Himself, and resolved to give

Himself.” St. John Vianney

Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Joseph Traciewski 4/2/1943

Edward Najda 4/2/1962

Amelia T. Pogoda 4/2/1995

Antoninia Scweckla 4/3/1953

Stanislaw Miciek 4/3/1958

Franciska Brzostowski 4/3/1965

Louis S. Pogoda, Sr. 4/3/2013

Joseph Butor 4/4/1926

Constance Padlewski 4/4/1941

Wladyslaw Skowron 4/4/1956

Mary Guszan 4/4/1963

Alexander Garanin 4/4/1967

Genevieve Pierszalowski 4/4/1994

Blanche E. Thomas 4/4/1999

Natalie Sokoloski 4/4/2020

Rozalia Dobosz 4/5/1958

John P. Dzeima 4/5/1974

Julia Cislo 4/5/1975

Valda M. Bakula 4/5/1987

Helen M. Stewart 4/5/1991

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John Kliszka 4/6/1939

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St. Faustina Kowalskaand Devotion to Divine MercyA sermon by Pope John Paul II

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St. Faustina Kowalska
and Devotion to Divine Mercy
A sermon by Pope John Paul II

May the blessings of Easter and the joy of Eternal Life be yours! Because of the Resurrection we have the certainty of Paradise! May this trust in Jesus always be ours! Wesołego Alleluja i smacznego jajka!
Una muy bendecida Pascua a todos! Fr. Seán O’Mannion