Holy Family Parish

Paróquia Sagrada Família

HOLY FAMILY PARISH 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Holy Family Parish

Paróquia Sagrada Família

30 Grafton Street Lowell MA 01852

Main Phone: (978) 453-2134 Brazilian Community: (978) 934-0622

Fax: (978) 453-0933 Email: holyfamilylowell@gmail.com

Administrator Reverend Nicholas Sannella

Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI

Deacon Alvaro Soares

Business Manager David McLean

Director of Religious Education Claire Couillard

Immaculate Conception

High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett

(978)808-4505

Parish Secretaries Lira De Moraes (Brazilian)

Cathy Martel (English)

Custodian / Plant Manager Marlene Heiss John Perry of

Immaculate Conception

October 25th 2020

10:00 AM English Mass

MMass Intention Muriel Gorman

NOVEMBER 1ST 2020 10:00 AM ENGLISH MASS

Mass Intention Jacqueline Britton

ALL SOULS

UTILITIES

Fr. Donald Lozier 486 Chandler Street

Tewksbury, MA 01876 L.J.C. ET M.I. October 25, 2020 Dear Friends,

Our regular schedule continues its quiet routine. Fr. Gil and I concelebrate our 10:00 AM Sunday Mass with Deacon Alvaro. Fortunately our health is still okay. We are quite isolated but social distancing and masks seem to be working We have scheduled the parish Grand Annual to begin on November 8, 2020. It’s a delay beginning but the autumn activities have offered that as the best starting date.

We celebrated the funeral Mass for Margaret Donnolly age 99 an a parishioner of Sacred Heart for many years. We keep you all in prayers and we remember you with fond memories. With love, Fr. Don Lozier, OMI

NOV. 1

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We pray….. For those that are sick or recently in the hospital… Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Daniel Bedard, Rina Bed-ford, Fr. Gilmond Boucher, Bob Brown, Buote Family, Loretta Caira, Bill Calhoun, Roger Char-trand, Millie Ciszek, Francine Clay, Robert Con-nolly, Anne Marie Countie, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Joshua Geoffroy, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Andrew Gosselin, Susan Goyette, Don-na Gravelle, Karen Graham, Sr. Joan Gregoire, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Louise Hikel, Frank Holden, Marge Keefe, An-nette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Nora & Bob Labadini, Mar-yann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Raymond LeLacheur, Carol Leonard, John Leonard, Terry Lesard, Pauline Letourneau, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Barbara Matyl, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Chris McHardy, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendon-ca, Manuel Mendonca, Caryn Misquita, Pauline Moore, Sr. Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Apare-cida Nascimento, Francis O’Donnell, Linda Par-adise, Kim Peirce, Jeanne Pinard, Mary Richard-son, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Joel Rivera, Elaine Robinson, Ed Rotondi, Sr. Jeanne Rouil-lard, Freeman Shepherd, Donna Sherman, Steph-anie Southworth, Bea Stamp, John Stamulonis, Marilyn Sullivan, Rose Sweeney, Lorraine Tra-han, Kristy Williams, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge. May they experience God’s healing love and comfort.

PRAYER AND REFLECTION

October 25th, 2020

Introduction Throughout Judeo-Christian history, people have ex-plored how to live as God’s people. Reflecting on our bottom line as committed Christians could not be more relevant in our current political and economic climate. Today’s readings reiterate that faithful living means — at rock bottom — loving and caring for one another, especially the most vulnerable. The instruc-tions could not be simpler. That we still need to hear this reminds us that simple does not mean easy.

Prayer of the Faithful

Let us pray now for our neighbors here and across the world, whom we are commanded to love.

For the church and all Christians: That we may be faith-ful to the great commandments … we pray,

For the grace to love those who stand in the way of peace … we pray,

For the aliens and widowed, the orphaned and poor of today’s world who need our care and support … we pray,

For the courage to advocate and promote political deci-sions that reflect our call to serve others … we pray,

For international and national, private and public insti-tutions that serve the world’s most needy people … we pray,

For the patience to love those who are most unlovable … we pray,

For those in this community who most need our love; and for a renewed commitment to our parish ministries … we pray,

God of justice, you have spoken clearly regarding our responsibility to love not only you, but also our neighbors. You have called us especially to love and serve those who are most vulnerable. Help us to love as Jesus loved. We pray in his name. Amen.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 11:30 AM

Contact Claire Couillard at parish office 978-458-1474

Sunday November 1st, 2020

The Solemnity of All Saints IS a Holy Day of Obligation..

St. Simon & St. Jude October 28th, 2020

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FALL CALENDAR

FUNDRAISER 2020 Winners Week Two $ 11: Jackie Burns $50.00 12: James Fortner $25.00 13: Karen Folle $25.00 14: Mary Jane Bartolone $25.00 15: Carole Mireault $25.00 16: Bill Dunn $25.00 17: John Modrich $50.00

FALL CALENDAR

FUNDRAISER 2020

Winners Week One $ 1: Sandra Olejarz $25.00 2: Anne e Maranville $25.00 3: Joyce Burgess $50.00 4: Glenn Chartrand $50.00 5: Denise Roy $25.00 6: Doug McLean $25.00 7: Anne e Maranville $25.00 8: Laura McNamara $25.00 9: Maureen Mulryan $25.00 10: Maryann Bogannam $50.00

FALL CALENDAR FUNDRAISER 2020 Winners Week Three $ 18: Dona on to Holy Family $50.00 19: Patricia Brassard $25.00 20: Karen Folle $25.00 21: Jay & Pam Stamp $25.00 22: Barbara McLean $25.00 23: Ruth Gallagher $25.00 24: Richard O'Neil $50.00

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conveniente para usted y para su parroquia Personal. Regístrese para la entrega en línea por visitando nossa paróquia em

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“Amarás o Senhor... Amarás ao teu próximo.”30º Domingo T. C. (Ano A): Êxodo 22, 20-26; Salmo 17 (18); 1 Ts 1, 5c-10; Mateus 22, 34-40

O evangelho de hoje nos situa diante de uma pergunta muito importante não apenas para os jude-us, como também para nós, cristãos: o maior mandamento. É importante para nós, seguidores de Jesus, porque o mandamento nos reporta à prática evangélica. A resposta de Jesus, fundamentada na Escritura, une dois mandamentos já conhecidos e pratica-dos pelos judeus. O primeiro é amar a Deus (Dt 6,5), que resume a vocação própria de Israel, a razão de sua existência. Em Cristo, essa vocação estendeu-se a todos nós, chamados a amar a Deus no Filho amado. Ele nos ensinou o caminho de acesso a Deus Pai, no amor e na doação de sua vida integralmente. O segundo é amar o próximo como a si mesmo (Lv 19,18), cujo fundamento é Deus, que ama o ser humano. A realização desse mandamento faz parte da vocação de Israel e, em Jesus, chegou à plenitude, porque Cristo amou o próximo não como a si mesmo, mas como o Pai o ama. Deu-se totalmente ao outro como se dava totalmente ao Pai e como o Pai se dava a ele. Sem reservas. Por isso, ao unir os dois mandamentos e defini-los como vontade de Deus expressa na totalidade da Escritura (Lei e Profetas), Jesus apresenta uma novidade à sua época e a nós. Jesus quer ressaltar que o mais importante para cumprir a vontade de Deus não é o muito fazer, seja por Deus, seja pelos irmãos. O importante é ser para o outro, como ele próprio foi para Deus e para o próximo. Toda a sua vida e missão traduziram quem ele é: o Filho amado. Toda a sua ação em prol do outro foi baseada no amor filial, fonte de sua existência. Toda a Escritura (Lei e Profetas) testemunha que a realização da vontade de Deus está no cumpri-mento do duplo mandamento de amar a Deus e o próximo. Tudo o mais, nossos afazeres, nossas devoções etc. só têm sentido se nascem desse mandamento.

LEITURAS DA SEMANA:

2a-: Ef 4,32 – 5,8; Sl 1,1-2.3.4 e 6 (R/. cf. Ef 5,1); Lc 13,10-17 3a-: Ef 2, 19-22; Sl 18(19), 2-3. 4-5 (R/. 5a); Lc 6, 12-19 4a-: Ef 6, 1-9; Sl 144(145), 10-11. 12-13ab. 13cd-14 (R/. 13c); Lc 13, 22-30 5a-: Ef 6, 10-20; Sl 143(144), 1. 2. 9-10 (R/. 1a); Lc 13, 31-35 6a-: Fl 1, 1-11; Sl 110(111), 1-2. 3-4. 5-6 (R/. 2a); Lc 14, 1-6/ Sab.: TODOS OS SANTOS Ap 7, 2-4.9-14; Sl 23 (24), 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6 (R/. cf. 6); 1Jo 3, 1-3; Mt 5, 1-12a.

FINADOS (Fiéis Falecidos). Jó 19,1.23-27a); Sl 27 (26); 1Cor 15, 20-24a.25-28; Mt 11,25-30.

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