Bulletin Announcement
Annulment Workshop
New Annulment Workshop
In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has created new norms for the processing of annulments. If you, or someone close to you, longs to be reconciled with this issue, a workshop presented by the Metropolitan Tribunal explaining this process and answering your questions will be held at the various parishes listed below.
Date 7:00 p.m. / ParishWednesday, April 13 / St. Barbara, Woburn
Wednesday, April 13 / St. Jerome, Weymouth
Friday, April 22 / St. Anthony, Cambridge
Portuguese
Tuesday, April 26 / St. Edward, Medfield
Wednesday, April 27 / Holy Family, Duxbury
Thursday, April 28 / St. Francis of Assisi, Dracut
Thursday, April 28 / St. Mary, Brookline
Friday, April 29
*7:30 p.m. / Our Lady of Lourdes, Jamaica Plain
Spanish
Relics of St. Sharbel (4/16, 4/17)
First-class Relics of St. Sharbel, a Maronite Catholic Hermit, will come to Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 61 Rockwood Street in Jamaica Plain April 16 and April 17. Many remarkable cures and miracles have been attributed to this saint. This is a rare event of Pilgrimage, Healing, and Prayer with details available at ourladyofthecedars.org.
Ecumenical Commemorationof the Saints and Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide (4/23)
Cardinal Sean O’Malley invites all who share in the value of human dignity, solidarity with Christians under persecution, and Christian unity to an Ecumenical Commemoration of the Saints and Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide on Saturday, April 23 at 4pm at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston. This commemoration is a prayerful remembrance of the faith and vitality of the Armenian Christian community and their witness to Christ and the Church. Parking is available. Details at For further information please call or text the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, 617-435-0019 or .
Prayers of the Faithful: Suggested Intercession for Weekend of April 24:
For our Armenian brothers and sisters in Christ who this weekend commemorate the genocide in which so many of them gave the ultimate witness of martyrdom, a memory which still touches many families and which reminds us of the Christians who suffer persecution today; in Christian solidarity with them Let Us Pray To the Lord...
Mass for the Sick and their CaregiversJubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sick and their Caregivers
Cardinal Seán invites those who are sick and in need of healing to join him at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Sunday, April 24th for Mass at 11:30. During the Mass, the Sacrament of the Sick will be offered for those who are seriously ill and in need of the Lord’s healing. For more information please visit Those wishing to be anointed are invited to register by calling (857)302-HEAL. Come and join us as we celebrate the Lord’s mercy!
Cardinal Seán’s Pastoral Letter: God’s Mercy Runs to Meet UsPastoral Letter from Cardinal Seán on Mercy – Cardinal Seán has written a Pastoral Letter for the Year of Mercy to all Catholics in the Archdiocese. “God’s Mercy Runs to Meet Us” shares key insights on mercy and asks all Catholics in the Archdiocese to take 7 steps to celebrate the Year of Mercy. Please read the letter online at CardinalSeansBlog.org/YearofMercy.
Men’s CursilloAN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN YOUR FAITH
Archdiocese of Boston – Men’s Cursillo
Cursillo is a short course in Christianity. It is an encounter with Christ in a small community of the Church, in order to deepen your own faith and strengthen your ability to be witnesses of Christ in the world.
The date for the Men’sCursillo Weekend is: April 21-24, 2016
The weekend runs from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon and is held at the Campion Center in Weston MA.
For information and registration, please check the Boston Cursillo Website: or call the Office of Spiritual Life at 617-779-3640 or email us at .
Pastoral Planning Bulletin AnnouncementsApril 17 ~ Fourth Sunday of Easter
It must have been quite a scene: Paul and Barnabas preaching about Jesus to a large crowd, but angry onlookers, “…with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.”. That doesn’t stop Paul and Barnabas, they continue to speak out boldly, until they are run out of town by prominent members of the community. The key to evangelization is in the last line of the passage: “The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit”. Perhaps an odd reaction to being “expelled from the territory” but, not an odd reaction to sharing the story of God’s love for us and Jesus’ gift of salvation. Try it – share the Good News with someone you know – someone who is not here with us each week. You will find your joy in this.
April 24 ~ Fifth Sunday of Easter
Paul and Barnabas tell the other disciples, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” The Church is undergoing many hardships today, too. What will turn the tide? In 51 words from today’s Gospel – a bit longer than a Tweet - Jesus gives a simple command: “…I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” Ah, but here’s the rub, it may not be as simple as it sounds. Read carefully: “As I have loved you…” Jesus is ‘kicking it up a notch’. Not just love one another, but love as He loves. This can be hard work, and it may take practice, but here’s the payoff, “This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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