+ Parish Schedule for the Week of June 25, 2023+
Sunday, June 25: [Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time]
8:00 am – Graces & Blessings for Chris Mancini – int. wife
10:30 am – Health & Blessings for Angela Jacques & Family
– int. Yves & Anne Marie Jacques
5:30 pm – Vespers
Monday, June 26
8:00 am – Living & Deceased Members of the Tosto-Wright Families – int. Melissa Wright
Tuesday, June 27: [St. Cyril of Alexandria Bishop & Doctor of the Church]
[Our Lady of Perpetual Help] [Novena to St. Peregrine & Camillus]
5:30 pm + Andre LaPalme – int. Brenda
Wednesday, June 28: [St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr][Novena to St. Jude]
5:30 pm – Grace & Blessings for Fr. Seán O’Mannion – int. Betty Fritz
Thursday, June 29: [Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles]
5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion for Kathy M. Roberts – int. Debbie Herk
Friday, June 30:[The First Martyrs of the Roman Church]
5:30 pm + Deceased Members of the Gorman Family – int. Driscolls
Saturday, July 1: [St. Junipero Serra, Priest]
8:00 am + Anne Ayers –int. Yves & Anne Marie Jacques
4:00 pm + Arlene Becklo – int. Dorothy Kosewicz
6:00 pm – Spanish Mass – int. Missa pro populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)
Sunday, July 2: [Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time]
8:00 am – Graces & Blessings for John Paul Driscoll – int. Yves & Anne Marie Jacques
10:30 am – Health & Blessings for Robert & Kathleen Lemoine – int. Mancini Family
5:30 pm – Vespers
THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in thanksgiving for
Fr. Seán O’Mannion
In honor of the 15th Anniversary of his Priesthood
TUESDAY, JUNE 27th is the Feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria, the defender of Mary as the Mother of God at the Council of Ephesus against the Nestorian heresy. He will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28th is the Feast of St. Irenaeus who was a disciple of St. Polycarp and a staunch defender of the Faith against the errors of the Gnostics. He was martyred for Jesus in the year 202. He will be remembered at the 5:30 p.m. Mass.
THE WEEKLY ST. JUDE NOVENA will be offered at the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Wednesday, June 28th. All are welcome to come and pray for the intercession of this saint who is the patron of hopeless and impossible cases.
THURSDAY, JUNE 29th is the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Apostles responsible for spreading the Faith and establishing the Church. They will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30th is the Feast of The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church in which we honor those many Christians who were tortured, crucified, and burned alive in 64 A.D. in Nero’s gardens on the Vatican Hill. Both the pagan writer Tacitus, in his Annales and Pope Clement I, in his letter to the Corinthians testify to these events. They will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 1st is the Feast of St. Junipero Serra, the Spanish Monk who established nine of the California missions and baptized over 6,000 native peoples. He is recognized as the builder of the state of California and Pope John Paul II called him “the exemplar model of the selfless evangelizer.”
SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD IS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH which we celebrate in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mass in honor of Our Lady will take place at 8:00 a.m. The Holy Rosary will be prayed prior to the Mass followed by First Saturday devotions.
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.
THE PRO-LIFE NOVENA will continue on Saturday, July 1st before the 8:00 a.m. Mass. All are welcome to pray in supplication for an end to the violence of abortion and in reparation for our lack of love which makes abortion acceptable in our nation.
GROCERIES ARE PROVIDED by our parish for those who often come to the Rectory for help. The following goods may be dropped off in the church vestibule: laundry detergents, diapers (sizes 4 – 6) paper goods, coffee, crackers, canned goods, cereal, pastas, rice, beans, etc. All donated goods must be such as requiring no refrigeration and can be stored for a period of time. Please help those who cannot help themselves! Bóg wam wielki zapłać!
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.
PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY: Please join us in dedicating every day to one of the clergymen designated in our calendar.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Bishop Byrne | Msgr. Yargeau | Clergy in Purgatory | Fr. O’Mannion | Deacon Decarlo | Vocations | Fr. Pierz |
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.
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 Saturdays.
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, June 25: 8:00 am – Grace & Conversion for Christopher G. Wallace
– int. Debbie Herk
Sunday, June 25: 10:30 am + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels
Monday, June 26: 8:00 am – Roland D. – int. Dana
Tuesday, June 27: 5:30 pm + Mary Anne Murphy Hayes – int. Maeve Shaughnessy
Wednesday, June 28: 5:30 – Brenda B. – int. Uncle
Thursday, June 29: 5:30 pm – Grace & Conversion Shannon Drake – int. Debbie Herk
Friday, June 30: 5:30 pm – Dana D.
Saturday, June 24: 8:00 am – Grace & Conversion for
Saturday, June 24: 4:00 pm – Health & Blessings Connie & Joseph Krejmas, Jr.
– Annette Krejmas
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.
2023 ANNUAL APPEAL – Have you taken the time to contribute to “Radiate the Light of Christ,” the 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal? 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!
THE SAINT GREGORY CHOIR sings weekly at the Sunday 8 am Mass. We are in great need of new singers. All ages are welcome. If you can sing, if you love to sing, if you love Palestrina, Byrd, Lassus, and Chant, you are a good candidate. You don’t have to be very proficient at reading music. We need all voices. Please contact Robert Heath at 413.522.13
THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Excerpt from “Light and Peace: Instructions for Devout Souls to Dispel Their Doubts
And Allay Their Fears
By: R.P. Quadrupani
The constant remembrance of God’s presence is a means of perfection that Almighty God Himself prescribed to the Patriarch Abraham. But this practice must be followed gently and without effort or disturbance of mind. The God of love and peace wishes that all we do for Him should be done lovingly and peacefully.
Only in Heaven shall we be able to think actually and uninterruptedly of God. In this world to do so in an impossibility, for we are at every moment distracted by our occupations, our necessities, our imagination. We but exhaust ourselves by futile efforts if we try to lead before the proper time an existence similar to that of the angels and saints. Frequently the fear comes to you that you have failed to keep yourself in the presence of God, because you have not thought of Him. This is a mistaken idea. You can, without definite thought, perform all your actions for the love of God and in His presence, by the virtue of the intention you had in beginning them.
Now, to act is better than to think. Though the doctor may not have the invalid in mind while he is preparing the medicine that is to restore him to health, nevertheless it is for him he is working, and he is more useful to his patients in this way than if he contented himself with merely thinking of him. In like manner when you fulfil your domestic or social duties, when you eat or walk, devote yourself to study or to manual labor, though it be without definitely thinking of God, you are acting for Him, and this ought to suffice to set your mind at rest in regard to the merit of your actions. Saint Paul does not say that we must eat, drink and labor with an actual remembrance of God’s presence, but with the habitual intention of glorifying Him and doing His holy will. We fulfill this condition by making an offering each morning to God of all the actions of the day and renewing the act interiorly whenever we can remember to do so.
For this purpose, make frequent use of ejaculatory prayers. Accustom yourself to make these pious aspirations naturally and without effort, and let them for the most part be expressive of confidence and love.
Should it happen that a considerable space of time elapses without your having thought distinctly of God or raised your heart to Him by any loving ejaculation, do not allow this omission to worry you. The servant has performed his duty and deserved well of his master when he has done his will, even though he may not have been thinking of him all the while. Always bear in mind the fact that it is better to work for God than to think of Him. Thought has its highest spiritual value when it results in action: action is meritorious in itself by virtue of the good intention which proceeded it
THE SANCTUARY LAMP – In every Catholic church we find a readily visible lamp or candle burning before the tabernacle. This is the same light the Magi followed until they found the baby Jesus in a stable. This ever-present light still beckons to each of us. We all look for the flickering flame as soon as we enter the church. Our attitude and demeanor change as we recognize that we are in the house of the living God. The flame signifies his presence and a sign that our love for the Lord is eternal, never to be extinguished.
Called the Sanctuary Lamp, it was first used in the 13th century, and Canon Law 940 requires the lamp to burn continuously. This perpetual light is mentioned in Leviticus 6:6 in discussing the fire for burnt offerings: “Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continuously; it shall not go out.” From Our Sunday Visitor, “Inside our Sacred Space” by D.D. Emmons
We have dates available and are accepting requests for the Sanctuary Lamp of our church to be lit in memory of someone or for a special intention. Envelopes for the donation can be found in the back of the church and can be dropped into the collection basket on Sunday, or mail it to the rectory, c/o Kate. The names will be published each week in the bulletin. The suggested donation is $20. Bóg wam zapłać!
“RADIATE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST” the 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal continues to accept your donations and pledges. Your support funds ministries and service agencies to your neighbors in need. Thank you to those who have made a gift or a pledge. If you have not made a donation, please use the envelopes at Mass this weekend or go on line to http://diospringfield.org/aca/ and click on the secure link. Thank you.
WELL-WISHERS WELCOME! Next Sunday, July 2nd after the 10:30 am Mass, we will be celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Fr. O’Mannion’s Ordination to the Priesthood! There will be a celebratory cake in the undercroft! Stop by to congratulate him and to thank him for all he does for us to keep our parish holy and happy!
FREE MINISTRY TO TRAVELING CATHOLICS – For nationwide Mass times and locations: call 1-800-Mass-Times (1-800-627-7846) or visit www.Masstimes.org
WHAT ARE THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS TO BE A GODPARENT?
The godparent (technically called a sponsor) must be a baptized and confirmed Roman Catholic in good standing (i.e. not excommunicated and having been to Mass to receive the Eucharist), be at least 16 years of age, and be willing to act as godparent.
The parents of the child to be baptized (or, if the person being baptized is an adult, the baptismal candidate themselves) simply choose someone to act as godparent. The person then provides evidence that they are in fact a Roman Catholic in good standing upon request, such as a certificate of baptism and confirmation. The godparent(s) traditionally may take part in any baptismal classes that are given to adult baptismal candidates (the catechumenate), the baptism is performed, and the person is now the freshly baptized Catholic’s godparent for life. [1]
A signed and sealed Certificate of Eligibility is also required from the prospective godparents’ priest/parish stating they are practicing Catholics in good standing.
Non-Roman Catholics may only act as witnesses, but not as full godparents/sponsors.
Functionally there isn’t much difference, but under canon law, a distinction is made and at least one canonical godparent/sponsor is required under normal circumstances.
Footnotes
[1] Catechism of the Catholic Church
[2] Code of Canon Law: tex
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RETIRED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST – Available for caregiving, in-home, self-care, shopping, Dr. appointments, light housecleaning, overnights, etc. Over 30 years of experience, multiple references. Current parishioner and active member of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church. Call Beth Knee at 603-477-3900.
VISIT:diospringfield.org/Ministries/child-youth-protection/ for resources for child abuse prevention and reporting.
OUR FATHER
Pater noster, qui es in caelis,
Sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;
Adveniat Regnum Tuum;
Fiat voluntas Tua,
Sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie;
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
Sed libera nos a Malo.
Amen.
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“It is without doubt very humiliating for the good God to come into our hearts, but it is to find there a soul that He loves, that He has bought at the cost of His Blood.” -St. John Vianney.
Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,
And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them
Caroline Zak 6/25/1959
Telesfor Milowski 6/25/1982
Helen Yarmac 6/25/2001
Robert W. Bocon 6/25/2015
Irene Klepadlo 6/25/2022
Peter Koscinski 6/26/1983
Anna Puchla 6/27/1931
Frances Kurtyka 6/28/1950
WincentyKozaczka 6/28/1970
Harold G. Long 6/28/1996
Sophie G. Bush 6/28/2003
Gary Banash 6/28/2020
Mary Klepacki 6/29/1960
John Dobosz 6/29/1982
Mary Sadowski 6/30/1961
Aniela Walusiak 7/1/1959
Michael Golowka 7/1/1964
Chester P. Sak 7/1/2011
Helen Zywna 7/2/1927
Edward J. Yarmac 7/2/2006
Kenneth J. Burke 7/2/2014
Walter Cislo 7/2/2018
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Chronicles of Czestochowa 