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Fifth Sunday of Lent
Jesus told her, "I am the
resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe
this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you
are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world."
- Jn 11:25-27
Today’s
This Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45
or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45
Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42
Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59
Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42
Saturday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13,
16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-5 51a
Next Sunday: Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt
26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54
Mass Intentions
Monday 9:00 Theresa Vigorito and Philomena Velletri
Wednesday 9:00
Joe & Eleanor Murphy
Saturday 9:00 Joseph, Joseph S., Frances, & Rita
DiCastro and
George & Gladys Garnhum
Prayers
For the deceased
Bill Melcher,
Mary Lou Frates, Jurie Gazale, Joan Ormond,
Anna Giorgio, Angela
DiBattista
For the sick
Carolyn Cleveland,
Elsie Barnor, Jody Thomas, Millie MacDougall, Gloria Marshall, Erin O’Handley,
Chic Labrie, Aidan Loftus, Michelle Beausoleil, Jeanne Bouley, Mary Peltier, Bill Cronin, Helen McNabb, Mary
Mason, Maura O’Toole, Sam DiLoreto, Lucille Salhany, Marianne Kannegiser
Today’s Music
Opening Hymn: #561
From Ashes to the Living Font
Responsorial Psalm: Ps
130 With the Lord there is
mercy
and fullness of redemption
Communion Hymn: #813
Now We Remain
Closing
Hymn: #729
Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death
Prior to
the calendar reform brought about by Vatican II, the Fifth Sunday of Lent was
called Passion Sunday and ushered in a season known as Passiontide wherein we
focused on the Lord’s suffering and death. Those in our assemblies who are old
enough will recall purple-draped statues creating the atmosphere for this
end-of-Lent season. We no longer divide Lent in this way, but keep its
penitential and baptismal focus until we enter Holy Week on Palm Sunday of the
Lord’s Passion.
This bulletin insert was written by Marion
Eagen, a liturgist and musician in the diocese of Scranton, Pa. © 2002 Resource
Publications, Inc.,
Holy Week
Schedule
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Saturday, March 15 @ 4:30 pm
Sunday, March 16 @ 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 am
Holy Thursday Rehearsal
Monday, March 17 @ 7:30 pm
Good Friday Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 18 @ 7:30 pm
Easter Vigil Rehearsal
Wednesday, March 19 @ 6:30 pm
Tenebrae
Wednesday, March 19 @ 7:30 pm
Tenebrae (Latin for “shadows”) is a religious service
associated with Holy Week characterized by the gradual extinguishing of candles
and use of psalms, selections from the book of Lamentations, and responses from
the Liturgy of the Hours.
Holy Thursday, March 20
The Mass of the Lord's Supper @ 7:30 pm
Night Prayer @ 10:00 pm
Good Friday of the Lord's
Passion, March 21
The Lord's Passion @ 3:00 pm
Holy Saturday, March 22
The Easter Vigil @ 7:30 pm
Easter Sunday, the Resurrection of the Lord, March
23
7:30, 9:30 (Church & O'Connell) & 11:00 am
& 12:15 pm
Religious
Education and Youth Ministry
Monday, March 10
7:30 pm Lenten
Reconciliation Service for adults in the parish as well as students in the
Confirmation I and II programs. All
students in both Confirmation programs are expected to attend.
Friday, March 14
8:00-10:30 pm
March 16 - March 23 is HOLY Week.
Please check the bulletin or the parish’s website for specific details
on Masses and special services.
Monday March 17
7:30–9 pm. Peer Leader Training Meeting, Bullock Ctr.
Wednesday March 19
4:00–8:00 pm Service
trip to Conway House. We will meet at
the church parking lot at 4:00pm and travel together as a group to Conway House
where we will prepare and serve a meal for approximately 13 families. Parents can plan to pick up their children outside
the
Monday, March 24
7:30–9 pm. Confirmation I Rel Ed in O’Connell Hall
Wednesday March 26
7:30–9 pm. Rel
Ed Commission Meeting, Bullock Ctr.
Saturday, March 29
8:30–12:30 pm Service
trip to Cradles to Crayons. We will meet
at the church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and travel together as a group to
Cradles to Crayons. Parents can plan to
pick up their children outside the
Sunday, March 30
10:30–11:30am Religious
Education for grades Pre-K – 5
Adult Faith Formation meets in O’Connell.
Sunday, March 30
6:30–7:45pm Religious
Education for grades 6, 7, & 8. at
Saturday, April 5
9:00 – 8:45pm Confirmation
I Retreat at
Sunday, April 6
10:00–2:45pm Service
project to
Special thanks to
all the volunteers who helped with our March 2nd trip to
Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the Character
Breakfast on March 2nd: Alex Abboud, Jesse Anderson, Lauren Augusto,
Marissa Birschbach, Maggie and Matty Dowd, Melissa Ellis, Kristen Foley, Sarah
Graveline, Elisabeth Guenette, Danielle Kaigler, Stephanie Kaszanek, Walker
Keenan, Katie LaHive, Caroline McClain, Michael Molyneux, Susan Nardone,
Meaghan Perry, Gillian Pinkham, Victoria Russo and Joe Schindelar. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our
efforts! The event was a huge
success! If you’d like to donate to The
Chernobyl Children Project
PARENTING SEMINAR
Guiding Adolescents – What are they thinking, doing and
feeling? How can we help? Thursday April 3, 2008 7pm at
Easter
Collection
100% of the Easter Collection is sent to the Archdiocese of
Boston for the important purpose of addressing the retirement, medical and
financial needs of the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. The Easter
Collection includes any contributions made in the one Easter envelope no matter
when you contribute and money collected at the Easter Masses including the
Easter Vigil. Contributions made in other ways are for parish use. Easter
flower donations remain here in the parish. Thank you for your generosity and
financial commitment.
Early
Easter
The date
of Easter is quite early this year. Easter is always the 1st Sunday
after the 1st full moon after the
Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the
lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it
moves around on our Roman calendar.
This
year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our
lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this
early (95 years old or above). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see
it a day earlier!
The next time Easter will be this early will be the year
2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if
you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that). The
next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277
years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. No one alive
today has, or will ever, see it any earlier than this year!
Scriptural
context – Jesus wept
“Jesus
wept” is the shortest verse in the New Testament. Just two little words carry a
world of emotion and speak volumes about Jesus. Pope Leo I used this verse to
highlight the two natures of Jesus, pointing out that in his humanity, Jesus
wept for the death of his friend, but in his divinity Jesus raised Lazarus to
life. Lazarus and his sisters were close friends of Jesus and Jesus is clearly
emotional about the death and its effect on Martha and Mary. That Jesus is
about to restore Lazarus to life does not deny the grief and mourning at
Lazarus’ death.
Reflection
Questions:
Parish
Pastoral Council's March 13 Meeting
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) will have its monthly
meeting on Thursday, March 13 @ 7:30 pm. All regular PPC meetings
(usually the second Thursday of the month) are open to all members of the
parish.
Bingo
March 28 – 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. in O’Connell Hall. Adults only.
Please call 781-784-1184 for more information.
Easter Flower
Memorial Donations We are accepting memorial donations
for this year's Easter flowers. Please use the envelopes at the
Saint of
the Week -
The church, from the 10th century on, has honored
From
Deacon Mike
The
early start to our Lenten season has ramifications beyond an early celebration
of the Easter season .The church, from the 10th century on, has honored
For
those whose tradition is to bake bread and pastries to offer to the poor, it
would be fitting to do so on March 15.
Palm
Sunday & the Passion according to Matthew
Next
weekend's celebration of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion marks the beginning
of Holy Week - the center of our liturgical year. Since we are in Cycle of A of
our 3-year lectionary cycle for Sundays, we will proclaim the Passion of our
Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Matthew's version of the Passion
contains a verse that has been misused to justify the sin of anti-Judaism by
leveling the charge of Christ-killing. This charge of Christ‑killing has
given the sin of anti‑Judaism its greatest impetus. The author of the
gospel of Matthew put a statement on the lips of the angry mob during the
sentencing of Jesus—“His blood be upon us and upon our children” (Matthew
27:25). Unfortunately, many people throughout history took this statement from
the context and misused it to justify anti‑Jewish action.
We
cannot ignore this verse of Matthew's version of the Passion. We cannot pretend
that this verse does not exist in our Bible. We can denounce and reject the way
it has been misused to justify the charge of Christ-killing
and anti-Jewish action.
"...what
happened in His (Christ's) passion cannot be charged against all the Jews,
without distinction, then alive, nor against the Jews of today."
"...the
Jews should not be presented as rejected or accursed by God, as if this
followed from the Holy Scriptures."
"The
Church decries hatred, persecutions, displays of anti-Semitism, directed
against Jews at any time and by anyone."
While we
have made great strides in eradicating the misuse of Matthew 27:25, we need to
remain ever vigilant lest this verse be misused again. As we hear
these difficult words next weekend, let us be mindful of the pain,
discrimination, hatred, persecution and anti-Jewish action their misuse has
caused. Let us vow to never allow the misuse of this verse again. Let us repent
of the sin of anti-Judaism and seek God's grace to better understand and live the relationship
between Judaism and Christianity.
Collection – Sunday, March
2
On March 2, 2008,
the parishioners contributed $7,122, which is 88% of our weekly budget of
$8,100. On average, the weekly offering
this fiscal year is $6,811 which is 84% of our weekly budget. As a result of
our cumulative collection shortfalls, our year-to-date deficit is $47,395.
Thank you for giving generously.
Catholic
Appeal 2008
Thank you to everyone who has pledged to the 2008 Catholic
Appeal. If you have not yet made your gift, please consider making a pledge in
the next week or two. You can pick up information packets with pledge forms in
the back of the church. For more information, please visit www.BostonCatholicAppeal.org
or call (617) 779-3700. If you would
like to borrow a copy of the Catholic Appeal DVD, contact the rectory or view
on line at their website and click on “appeal resources”.
Third Annual Bullock Lecture Makes the Case
for Pluralism
Please join us for the 3rd Annual Rev. Robert W. Bullock
Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 pm in Our Lady of Sorrows
Church. Our featured speaker is Diana L. Eck, a Professor of Comparative
Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and
Psychiatry in Society at
Professor Eck will discuss: The Case for
Pluralism: Difficult Dialogues in Multireligious America. Pluralism is
not diversity alone, but energetic engagement with diversity. It is not
just tolerance, but active seeking of understanding across lines of difference.
Pluralism means holding our deepest differences not in isolation, but in
relationship to one another through active dialogue. We hope you can join
this stimulating discussion. Refreshments will be served afterward.
In 2005, the PPC established the Rev.
Robert W. Bullock Lecture in memory of its beloved former pastor. This annual
lecture honors the memory of Father Bullock and provides an ongoing forum in
which the people of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish and of the
This event is solely underwritten by a handful of
parishioners who make contributions to this fund each year in honor of Fr.
Bullock. If you wish to join them in supporting this and future lectures
in memory of Fr. Bullock, please contact Fr. Scott (OLOSParish@aol.com
or 781-784-2265