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FATHER DIPERRI - TALK TO ALL PARISHIONERS - MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020

CELEBRATIONS OF THE MASS AT OUR LADY'S PARISH  PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FROM OUR LADY'S CHAPEL

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Fr. DiPerri, Fr. Pham and Deacon Joe Hubbard

Friday, March 27, 2020 - Fr. DiPerri and Deacon Joe Hubbard

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET - DEACON JOE HUBBARD 

During this most difficult time, please remember your church.

Now would be a good time to sign up for ONLINE GIVING or set us up automatically through your online banking so we receive payments regularly.

Collection envelopes/donations can be mailed to the parish office or can be placed in secure boxes in church; monitored under camera surveillance.

Following the Cardinal's directives to keep the church open, Our Lady's will remain OPEN daily from 8:00am-6:00pm until further notice.  You are welcome to come and pray.

Eucharistic Exposition will take place as long as volunteers available.

Outdoor Confessions will be heard Saturday's from 3:00-4:30pm (weather permitting)

Important Message from Father DiPerri

March 13, 2020

Our need for God must be the most important aspect in our life. Now is the time to deepen our relationship with the One and Only True God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Our Lady’s Church will remain open for personal prayer to allow healthy individuals to privately pray before Christ in the Tabernacle.  Eucharistic Exposition will also take place on various occasions, throughout the week, for people to focus on God and to seek God’s Peace, during these days of turmoil.  We are dependent on volunteers to unlock and secure the Church.  However, the current goal is for the Church to be unlocked for personal prayer from 8 am to 6 pm.  Other opportunities will be provided based on availability of people and need.  At least one person will be needed in order to have the Blessed Sacrament Exposed for Eucharistic Adoration.  A sign-up system of limited individuals will be set up next week.  It is the time to pray begging God’s intervention to assist our world during this particular time of need.  Our outdoor shrines to Our Lady and Child, as well as the Holy Family, also remain accessible to all faithful 24 hours per day. The Cardinal issued a statement encouraging Churches to remain open for people to pray. Cardinal Seán states: “When we visit our churches outside of Mass and see the red glow of the sanctuary lamp we know that Jesus is there with us.  The presence of the Eucharist in the tabernacle and during times of Adoration is a sign that Jesus silently and lovingly waits for us, and always ready to receive and console us.  May our prayers in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament be a source of strength and peace until we can safely resume the celebration of Mass for all members of the Catholic community in our Archdiocese.”  The need to appeal to God during this difficult time is essential to those who prioritize their faith as the most essential aspect in their life.  

In addition, due to the evolving health crisis, the Cardinal has temporarily lifted the obligation for Catholics to attend Sunday Mass (Sunday and Saturday Vigil) within the Archdiocese of Boston.  The Cardinal has also suspended publicly scheduled Daily Masses in the effort to lessen the spread of the virus at such large scale gatherings.  The Cardinal’s decree will take effect at 4 pm on Saturday March 14, 2020. The suspension of scheduled Masses is temporary and will resume as soon as possible, and as determined by the Cardinal.   In the Cardinal’s same statement, he permits celebration of funerals, marriages, Confirmation, and Baptisms, based on the sacramental needs of the people. It is asked that such attendance be limited to immediate family, wherever possible.   The Cardinal encourages Catholics to participate in the daily and Sunday Masses broadcast from the CatholicTV chapel in Watertown, MA.  Daily Mass airs live at 9:30 am. and is rebroadcast at 7 pm. and 11:30 pm.  Sunday Masses air throughout the day at 10 am, 4 pm, 7 pm and 11:30 pm.  Viewers can watch these Masses on demand at any time. Other religious programs are also provided by CatholicTV and EWTN.

Along with Father Francis Pham, I plan to celebrate daily non-scheduled private Masses for the needs of the parish and the world throughout these difficult times.  Installation of a public address system, tied into our church’s new sound system is being explored for later use and the potential for outdoor Masses and devotions, once such public celebrations are permitted by the Church.  Please pray the Rosary, read the Scriptures, and pray to God while at home or elsewhere.  I invite you to occasionally check the parish web-site for updates at www.olca.org.  I will offer taped weekly sermons that will also be available on our parish website for those inclined to download directly to your phone or computer.  Other parish emails will be sent as needed, with suggestions on how to grow in one’s faith.

I invoke the intercession of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, St. Raphael the healer, St. Charles Borromeo patron of the sick, and all other Saints who have been examples of fortitude during times of challenge.  Please know of my prayers for you and your family.  Kindly keep me in your prayers. May the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ bless you and the mantle of the Blessed Mother be wrapped around you and your loved ones, and all, especially the sick, and their  care-givers.

Sincerely in Christ,

Father James M. DiPerri