Parish Schedule for the Week of October 29, 2023+
J+M+J
Sunday, October 29: [Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time] [Solemn Novena to St. Jude III]
8:00 am + David Sroka – int. Lillian Sroka
10:30 am + Linda Guilbault Dunbar – int. Curtis Dunbar and Denise Byrne
5:00 pm — Vespers
Monday, October 30
8:00 am – Living & Deceased Members of the Tosto-Wright Families – int. Melissa Wright
Tuesday, October 31: [Novena to St. Peregrine & St. Camillus]
5:30 pm + Joseph A. Zak – int. Granddaughter, Debra
Wednesday, November 1: [Solemnity of All Saints] * Holy Day of Obligation *
8:00 am + Donald & Joan Donnelly – int. Lillian Sroka
5:30 pm + Helen Bush – int. George Bush
Thursday, November 2: [All Souls Day]
5:30 pm + All Souls Novena I
First Friday, November 3: [St. Martin de Porres, Religious]
5:30 pm + All Souls Novena II
All Night Vigil of Eucharistic Adoration to follow Mass
Saturday, November 4: [St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop]
8:00 am + All Souls Novena III
4:00 pm + All Souls Novena IV
6:00 pm – Spanish Mass – int. Missa pro populo (for our Parish and Parishioners)
Sunday, November 5: [Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time]
8:00 am + All Souls Novena V
10:30 am + All Souls Novena VI
3:00 pm – Guard of Honor Mini-Retreat & Holy Hour with Vespers to follow.
THE SANCTUARY LAMP
will burn this week in supplication for
ALL FAMILIES
at the request of Luciana Prunier
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd is the Feast of St. Martin de Porres, the humble Dominican Brother known as the “Wonder Worker of Peru”. He will be remembered in the Mass at 5:30.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH IS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Latin Tridentine Mass will be offered at 5:30 p.m. followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Litany to the Sacred Heart and an All-Night Vigil of Reparation. The Vigil will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and continue until the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please consider signing up for an hour of adoration. There is a sign-up sheet in the front vestibule.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 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, Pro-Life Novena, and First Saturday Devotions will be prayed before the 8:00 a.m. Mass.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4th is the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, guardian of the Church, reformer, educator and social activist.
THE WEEKLY ST. JUDE NOVENA will be offered after the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Wednesday, November 1st. All are welcome to come and pray for the intercession of this saint who is the patron of hopeless and impossible cases.
ALL SOULS NOVENA: There is still time to enroll your departed loved ones in the nine day novena for all of the souls in Purgatory. The novena for those enrolled on our altar begins on All Souls Day, Wednesday, November 2nd. Enrollment envelopes are available in the front vestibule of the church and can be placed in the collection basket or dropped at the Rectory. Please use designated envelope and do not include donation in weekly collection envelope.
OUR LADY’S HOLY ICON will visit the home of Terry Dempsey for a week of prayer and petition for the needs of our Parish. We thank you for this holy work of power and love.
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 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 |
| Fr. O’Mannion | Deacon DeCarlo | Deacon Culliton | Deacon Nolan | Fr. Campoli | Deacon Rabbitt | Fr. Roux |
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
JESUS, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests, your unfaithful and lukewarm priests, your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields, your tempted priests, your lonely and desolate priests, your young priests, your dying priests, and the souls of your priests in purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me your body and blood in Holy Communion, the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way (especially….). O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen
ADULT CATECHISM CLASS: Please join your fellow parishioners who will be discussing the faith and catechism. The class will be led by Mr. Yves Jacques and is held on Sunday mornings from 9:00 – 10:00 am in the Undercroft. All are welcome.
COFFEE HOUR – For those of you are waiting for your children during C.C.D. classes – and for anyone else who can join us for that matter – there will be a weekly Coffee Hour following 8:00 Mass (from 9:00 – 10:00) in the kitchen of the church undercroft. All are welcome to stop in for some coffee and conversation!
THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE of indulgences in the Church is closely linked to the effects of the Sacrament of Penance. An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions or Christ and the saints. An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin. Indulgences may be applied to the living (yourself) or the dead. – Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1471
FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY: A partial indulgence, applicable to the souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even for a few minutes. The indulgence is plenary each day from the first to the eighth of November. Take advantage of this special opportunity during the month of November to earn indulgences for the souls in Purgatory.
1. A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who on the day dedicated to the Commemoration of all the faithful departed piously visit a church, a public oratory or – for those entitled to use it – a semipublic oratory.
The above indulgence can be acquired either on the day designated above or, with the consent of the Ordinary, on the preceding or following Sunday or the feast of All Saints.
In visiting the church or oratory, it is required according to Norm 6 of the same Apostolic Constitution, that “one Our Father and the Creed be recited.”
2. An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. The indulgence is plenary each day from the 1st to the 8th of November; on other days of the year it is partial.
3. Deserving of special mention are the following works for anyone of which the faithful can gain a plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory any day of the year (or the indulgence may be gained once a day for oneself).
A. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for at least one half hour.
B. Devout reading of the sacred Scriptures for at least one half hour.
C. Making the Way of the Cross.
D. The praying of the Rosary in a church or in public.
The conditions prescribed by the Church for gaining a plenary indulgence are: the pious act, (i.e., visiting the cemetery) or prayer, (i.e., the Rosary, etc.), Confession and Communion within eight days before or after the intention of gaining the plenary indulgence; and prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father, e.g., Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be. – Enchiridion of Indulgences Norms and Grants – Pope Paul VI, 1969
PIEROGI VOLUNTEERS & INGREDIENTS APPRECIATED! – The St. Hyacinth Pierogi Makers are will be gathering in the undercroft to make their famous pierogi Saturday mornings after the 8:00 am Mass. Come join us if you can. No experience necessary! You can also support this effort by donating ingredients to make pierogi. There is a sign-up sheet in the front vestibule listing necessary ingredients that you may donate, if possible.
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, and in memory of Sophie Fritz, a generous donation has been made to our Parish Renovation Fund by:
Charles & Mary Klepacki
John & Cynthia Lyman & Family
Noelle Arison
Bob & Etta Wallitis
Bóg zapłać!
SACRAMENTAL HOMEBOUND VISITS – Communion calls take place the first week of each month. If you would like to have Father O’Mannion bring you the sacraments, please call the Rectory to be added to the list. (413) 863-4748. Call the Rectory immediately in case of emergencies.
THE PRO-LIFE NOVENA will continue on Saturday, November 4th 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.
CHRISTMAS BASKET RAFFLE! Calling all you crafty-basket-makers to donate another one of your stunning creations to raffle off at our upcoming Christmas Bazaar! We are hoping to gather 12 Baskets for this popular fundraiser. Baskets need to be ready and celophane-wrapped for display by November 12th. If you are interested in donating a basket, please call the rectory to sign up. Thank you for your generous support!
MEALS TO GO IS ON ITS WAY! The Holy Rosary Society will sponsor their “Meals-To-Go” sale after Masses on Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th. They appreciate your support, so please pick up a meal and enjoy a night off from cooking!
Our Annual
St. Nicholas Day Bazaar
Saturday, December 2nd
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Come for tasty Polish pierogi, delicious baked goods, religious goods, gifts from Poland, marvelous arts and crafts, our amazing gift-basket raffle, and fun and games. Breakfast and lunch will be served on the premises.
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, October 29 8:00 am – Health & Blessings for Jennifer & Courtney Hayes – int. the Shaughnessys
Sunday, October 29: 10:30 am – Deirdre Hayes – int. the Shaughnessys
Monday, October 30: 8:00 am + 11th Anniversary, Sandra Miner – int. Joyce
Tuesday, October 31: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Caitlin & Brendan Shaughnessy – the Shaughnessys
Wednesday, November 1: 8:00 am + Frederick Speckels – int. Helen Speckels
Wednesday, November 1: 5:30 pm + Dick White – int. the Shaughnessys
Thursday, November 2: 5:30 am + Souls in Purgatory – int. Betty Fritz
Friday, November 3: 5:30 pm – Health & Blessings for Mary Catherine & Ed Santa and Family – int. the Shaughnessys
Saturday, November 4: 8:00 am – Health & Blessings for Philip & Tricia Redgate and Family – int. the Shaughnessys
Saturday, november 4: 4:00 pm – Health & Blessings for Morgan Reilly – 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.
STARRY NIGHT YOUNG ADULT ADVENT RETREAT: Young and Catholic invites all young adults (18-40), married and single, to join for a special evening of science and religion as priest, pastor and astronomer Fr. Douglas McGonagle, Ph.D speaks about his latest book, “The Star of Bethlehem” at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in Hadley, MA. The retreat will include fellowship, inspiring talks, prayer time, small group discussions, and dinner/dessert. The cost is $25 ($20 by November 17th), and a 15% discount is available for married couples who register together. Please contact Joe Austin for the discount code or register at http://www.youngandCatholic.org/advent 3:30-8:30pm.
Why Do We Celebrate All Saints’ Day?
All Saints’ Day was created to commemorate every last individual in heaven, even those whose salvation is known to God alone. So if your departed grandmother is in heaven, even though she’s never been canonized, on All Saints’ Day, the Catholic Church commemorates her and the work God did in her life. She, too, has a place in the liturgical calendar, alongside the more famous saints.
Precisely when that day occurs will depend which liturgical calendar you are using. In many Eastern Catholic churches, the commemoration of all the saints is held on the Sunday after Pentecost, which has a certain logic, since Pentecost was the event that led to the evangelization of the world and the salvation of so many souls.
In the West, November 1 became the date on which all the saints are commemorated. Sometimes people will try to tarnish this with pagan associations, claiming that it was based on the Gaelic holiday Samhain, as celebrated in the British Isles.
But All Saints’ Day didn’t originate in the British Isles. The reason November 1 was picked is that Pope Gregory III (731-741) dedicated a chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to all the saints and fixed its anniversary as November 1.
Later, Pope Gregory IV (827-844) extended this celebration to the whole of the Western Church. This led to the commemoration of the evening before as All Hallows Eve, and it led to the following day—November 2—being celebrated as All Souls Day, when we pray for all the souls who are still being purified on their way to heaven.
Though we disagree about various matters, both Catholics and Protestants say the Apostles’ Creed, and when we do so, we profess belief in “the communion of saints.” The celebration of All Saints’ Day is one of the ways Catholics live out this profession.
All Saints’ Day came to be a very important liturgical day, and today it is a holy day of obligation, meaning that Catholics must observe it by going to Mass, as they do on Sundays. This makes All Saints different from the commemorations of individual saints. None of the saints living after biblical times is commemorated with holy days of obligation. However famous saints like Augustine, Aquinas, and Thérèse of Lisieux may be, they don’t have such an important day on the liturgical calendar. But the whole body of the saints in heaven—sainted grandmothers included—do. The Catholic Church thus not only remembers individual saints; it takes seriously its profession of the entire communion of saints.
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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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Prayer Before Communion
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. O God, cleanse me of my sins and forgive me for I have sinned without number.
Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord,
And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them
Stella R. Burniske 10/29/1996
David S. Sroka 10/30/2016
Theodore J. Jesz 10/31/1963
John E. Prochowicz 10/31/1978
Henry A. Rys 10/31/1990
Walter E. Nadolny 11/1/1977
Mary Sciora 11/1/1983
Steven Saharceski 11/1/2020
John Sokolowski 11/2/1939
Rose Pliska 11/2/1973
Anton Eichorn 11/2/2021
Michael Cislo 11/3/1931
Gladys F. Brostowski 11/3/2007
Noah Robert Martin 11/3/2015
Francis Cholewa 11/4/1940
Joseph Niedzwiecki 11/5/1933
Francisjka Kierstyn 11/5/1955
Walter C. Kosewicz 11/5/1991
Helen M. Gaines 11/5/2015
+ REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS+
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