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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—October 24, 2021—30th Sunday in Ordinary Time The feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Mission- ary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary also known as the Claretians, is usually celebrated on October 24 each year. The General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar (March 21, 1969) declared that “each day is made holy through the liturgi- cal celebrations of the people of God, especially through the Eucha- ristic sacrifice and the divine office…The Church celebrates the paschal mystery on the first day of the week, known as the Lord's Day or Sunday. This follows a tradition handed down from the apostles and having its origin from the day of Christ's Resurrec- tion.” (No. 3-4) Thus, Sunday must be ranked as the “first holyday of all,” which is why Saint Anthony’s feast day is not celebrated today. However, Saint Anthony Mary’s life is not only a great example of discipleship, but also one of great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Because this page-in this Year of the Eucharist- highlights saints noted for such devotion, today’s Eucharistic Saint’s page will be devoted to Saint Anthony Mary Claret. Saint Anthony Mary was born in Barcelona, Spain on December 23, 1807, the fifth of eleven children of Juan, a weaver, and Josefa Claret. His earliest memories were praying the Rosary with his family and going to church. Throughout his life, he had a deep devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist, and Mary. As a child, Anthony also made pilgrimages to nearby Marian shrines. He received an elementary education in the village school. At the age of 12, he became a weaver. At the age of 18, he studied to specialize in this trade. In his spare time, he also studied and became proficient in Latin, French and mastered the skill of printing. As time passed, he recognized his call to the religious life. At first, he wanted to become a Carthusian monk, but instead he entered the seminary in 1829, and was ordained on June 13, 1835, on the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. In 1839, he went to Rome in- tent on becoming a missionary. He entered the Jesuit novitiate but left because of poor health. He returned to Spain, serving as a parish priest. He gained his superiors’ notice for his work with the poor and was sent as Apostolic Missionary throughout Catalonia. He travelled from one mission to the next on foot. His eloquent preach- ing drew great crowds from near and far. In his homilies, he always placed great emphasis on the Eucharist and devotion to the Immacu- late Heart of Mary. It was said that the rosary was never out of his hand. After a lengthy time in the pulpit, Anthony Mary would then spend long hours in the confessional. He was said to have had the gift of discernment of consciences. In 1848, Claret's life was threat- ened by anti-clerical enemies and he was sent to the Canary Islands where he gave retreats for 15 months. His retreats were so well attended that he often preached from an improvised pulpit in the plaza before the church. Witnesses said his body would become transfigured while preaching or in prayer, he would levitate up to six feet off the ground at times in front of credible witnesses. He stopped a series of earthquakes in Cuba by kneeling on the ground and placing his palms to the earth while uttering prayers. He could calm terrible storms by raising a hand to the sky and blessing the storm clouds. He experienced apparitions of both Jesus and Mary, and was even seen walking on water. In addition, a supernatural light that radiated from his body while he was saying Mass was seen by many. One witness said he saw the light radiate from Anthony’s body behind the altar all the way to the sacristy. Queen Isabella of Spain produced a written statement declaring that she had personally witnessed this. At age 42, Anthony Mary founded the Congregation of the Mis- sionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (The Claretians) on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16, 1849) and founded the great religious library at Barcelona which was called "Librería Religiosa" (now "Librería Claret"). The Order was particularly focused on publishing works of devotion and piety, books offering spiritual advice, and numerous pamphlets of basic catechesis. The Claretians filled a need and, as publishers, enjoyed enormous success. They published millions and millions of books and pam- phlets. And all of this was spearheaded by Anthony, who not only generated doctrinal content but who also mastered the technical de- tails of printing, learned the business side of the industry, and edited the published works himself. Pope Pius IX gave approval to the congregation on December 22, 1865. At the request of Queen Isabella II, Pope Pius IX appointed Anthony Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba in 1851. He added the name of “Mary” to his baptismal name at his episcopal consecration and began a remarkably fruitful seven years as Archbishop. He suffered bitter opposition in Cuba for opposing concubines and giving instruction to black slaves. But, within two years of his arrival, the Santiago seminary was reorganized, clerical discipline strengthened, and over 9,000 marriages validated. He erected a hospital and numerous schools, and trade schools for disadvantaged children and credit unions for the poor. He wrote books about rural spirituality and agricultural methods, which he himself tested first. His solution for the misery of Cubans was family-owned farms producing a vari- ety of foods for the family’s own needs and for the market. This invited the enmity of the vested interests who wanted everyone to work on a single cash crop—sugar. Besides all his religious writ- ings are two books he wrote in Cuba: Reflections on Agricul- ture and Country Delights. On August 25, 1855, he founded the Religious of Mary Immaculate together with Maria Antonia Paris. The congregation was considered as the first women religious insti- tute in Cuba. He also visited jails and hospitals, defended the op- pressed and denounced racism. His work stirred up opposition and at Holguín his cheek was stabbed by a would-be assassin, who was associated with freemasonry. Claret obtained a commutation of the assailant's death sentence to a term in prison. Although he is now known as the “spiritual father of Cuba,” Anthony was recalled to Spain in February 1857, at the request of Queen Isabella II, who made him her confessor. Anthony served the imperial court on three conditions: He would reside away from the palace; he would come only to hear the queen’s confession and instruct the children; and he would be exempt from court functions. During his seven years of service to the Queen, On September 3, 1859, Anthony heard Jesus tell him that there were three great evils (chastisements) that were descend- ing upon mankind: the first was a series of enormous, horrifying wars; the second, the four powerful demons of pleasure, love of money, false reasoning and a will separated from God. Finally, in addition to a grievance he had with certain Christians who had left the church, Jesus told Claret that the third chastisement would be brought about by Communism, an unknown, fledgling movement that only had hundreds of followers at the time. Two years after the September 3 warning, during benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in August 1861, Claret again said he was warned interiorly by Jesus that Communism was to be the great foe of humanity. The remedy, Jesus told him, would include devotion to the Blessed Sacrament (also known as the Eucharist) and the Rosary. All his life Anthony was interested in the Catholic press. He founded the Religious Publishing House, a major Catholic publish- ing venture in Spain, and wrote or published 200 books and pamphlets. At Vatican I, where he staunchly defended the doctrine of infallibility, Anthony gained the admiration of his fellow bishops of Spain. (Continued on page 4)
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—October 24, 2021—30th Sunday in Ordinary Time The feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Mission-
ary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary also known as the Claretians, is usually celebrated on October 24 each year. The General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar (March 21, 1969) declared that “each day is made holy through the liturgi-cal celebrations of the people of God, especially through the Eucha-ristic sacrifice and the divine office…The Church celebrates the paschal mystery on the first day of the week, known as the Lord's Day or Sunday. This follows a tradition handed down from the apostles and having its origin from the day of Christ's Resurrec-tion.” (No. 3-4) Thus, Sunday must be ranked as the “first holyday of all,” which is why Saint Anthony’s feast day is not celebrated today. However, Saint Anthony Mary’s life is not only a great example of discipleship, but also one of great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Because this page-in this Year of the Eucharist-highlights saints noted for such devotion, today’s Eucharistic Saint’s page will be devoted to Saint Anthony Mary Claret.
Saint Anthony Mary was born in Barcelona, Spain on December 23, 1807, the fifth of eleven children of Juan, a weaver, and Josefa Claret. His earliest memories were praying the Rosary with his family and going to church. Throughout his life, he had a deep devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist, and Mary. As a child, Anthony also made pilgrimages to nearby Marian shrines. He received an elementary education in the village
school. At the age of 12, he became a weaver. At the age of 18, he studied to specialize in this trade. In his spare time, he also studied and became proficient in Latin, French and mastered the skill of printing. As time passed, he recognized his call to the religious life. At first, he wanted to become a Carthusian monk, but instead he entered the seminary in 1829, and was ordained on June 13, 1835, on the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. In 1839, he went to Rome in-tent on becoming a missionary. He entered the Jesuit novitiate but left because of poor health. He returned to Spain, serving as a parish priest. He gained his superiors’ notice for his work with the poor and was sent as Apostolic Missionary throughout Catalonia. He travelled from one mission to the next on foot. His eloquent preach-ing drew great crowds from near and far. In his homilies, he always placed great emphasis on the Eucharist and devotion to the Immacu-late Heart of Mary. It was said that the rosary was never out of his hand. After a lengthy time in the pulpit, Anthony Mary would then spend long hours in the confessional. He was said to have had the gift of discernment of consciences. In 1848, Claret's life was threat-ened by anti-clerical enemies and he was sent to the Canary Islands where he gave retreats for 15 months. His retreats were so well attended that he often preached from an improvised pulpit in the plaza before the church. Witnesses said his body would become transfigured while preaching or in prayer, he would levitate up to six feet off the ground at times in front of credible witnesses. He stopped a series of earthquakes in Cuba by kneeling on the ground and placing his palms to the earth while uttering prayers. He could calm terrible storms by raising a hand to the sky and blessing the storm clouds. He experienced apparitions of both Jesus and Mary, and was even seen walking on water. In addition, a supernatural light that radiated from his body while he was saying Mass was seen by many. One witness said he saw the light radiate from Anthony’s body behind the altar all the way to the sacristy. Queen Isabella of Spain produced a written statement declaring that she had personally witnessed this. At age 42, Anthony Mary founded the Congregation of the Mis-sionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (The Claretians) on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16, 1849) and founded the great religious library at Barcelona which was called "Librería Religiosa" (now "Librería Claret"). The Order was particularly
focused on publishing works of devotion and piety, books offering spiritual advice, and numerous pamphlets of basic catechesis. The Claretians filled a need and, as publishers, enjoyed enormous success. They published millions and millions of books and pam-phlets. And all of this was spearheaded by Anthony, who not only generated doctrinal content but who also mastered the technical de-tails of printing, learned the business side of the industry, and edited the published works himself. Pope Pius IX gave approval to the congregation on December 22, 1865. At the request of Queen Isabella II, Pope Pius IX appointed Anthony Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba in 1851. He added the name of “Mary” to his baptismal name at his episcopal consecration and began a remarkably fruitful seven years as Archbishop. He suffered bitter opposition in Cuba for opposing concubines and giving instruction to black slaves. But, within two years of his arrival, the Santiago seminary was reorganized, clerical discipline strengthened, and over 9,000 marriages validated. He erected a hospital and numerous schools, and trade schools for disadvantaged children and credit unions for the poor. He wrote books about rural spirituality and agricultural methods, which he himself tested first. His solution for the misery of Cubans was family-owned farms producing a vari-ety of foods for the family’s own needs and for the market. This invited the enmity of the vested interests who wanted everyone to work on a single cash crop—sugar. Besides all his religious writ-ings are two books he wrote in Cuba: Reflections on Agricul-ture and Country Delights. On August 25, 1855, he founded the Religious of Mary Immaculate together with Maria Antonia Paris. The congregation was considered as the first women religious insti-tute in Cuba. He also visited jails and hospitals, defended the op-pressed and denounced racism. His work stirred up opposition and at Holguín his cheek was stabbed by a would-be assassin, who was associated with freemasonry. Claret obtained a commutation of the assailant's death sentence to a term in prison.
Although he is now known as the “spiritual father of Cuba,” Anthony was recalled to Spain in February 1857, at the request of Queen Isabella II, who made him her
confessor. Anthony served the imperial court on three conditions: He would reside away from the palace; he would come only to hear the queen’s confession and instruct the children; and he would be exempt from court functions. During his seven years of service to the Queen, On September 3, 1859, Anthony heard Jesus tell him that there were three great evils (chastisements) that were descend-ing upon mankind: the first was a series of enormous, horrifying wars; the second, the four powerful demons of pleasure, love of money, false reasoning and a will separated from God. Finally, in addition to a grievance he had with certain Christians who had left the church, Jesus told Claret that the third chastisement would be brought about by Communism, an unknown, fledgling movement that only had hundreds of followers at the time. Two years after the September 3 warning, during benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in August 1861, Claret again said he was warned interiorly by Jesus that Communism was to be the great foe of humanity. The remedy, Jesus told him, would include devotion to the Blessed Sacrament (also known as the Eucharist) and the Rosary. All his life Anthony was interested in the Catholic press. He founded the Religious Publishing House, a major Catholic publish-ing venture in Spain, and wrote or published 200 books and pamphlets. At Vatican I, where he staunchly defended the doctrine of infallibility, Anthony gained the admiration of his fellow bishops of Spain. (Continued on page 4)
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—October 24, 2021—30th Sunday in Ordinary Time The healing of Bartimaeus concludes a central section in the Gospel of Mark that began in 8:22 with the healing of another blind man and continues through the entry of Jesus and His followers into Jerusalem (11:1). Mark had no need to share another healing story with his readers. In addition to the healing of a blind man in Chapter 8, Mark had already reported the healing of a deaf man and one possessed by demons. No, today’s verses from Mark are not recounted to highlight the power of Jesus to heal the blind and cure the sick. Rather, the
focus of his Gospel today highlights the identity of Jesus, His mission, and His call to discipleship. In Jesus’ first attempt, the blind man in Chapter 8 sees “imperfectly” and Jesus must act again in order for the man to see correctly. But later in Mark’s Gospel, Bartimaeus can see immediately because of his faith. As the disciples walk along with Jesus, they, too, begin to see and accept more perfectly that their Lord must suffer and die to fulfill His mission to save mankind. The accounting of the healings of two blind men is Mark’s way of teaching us that, just as the healing of one blind man took two attempts, and on this same journey another blind man needed only one attempt, so, too, full insight about Jesus’ identity also grows and matures in those who believe in Him. Both men were blind, but only one had faith in Jesus. Bartimaeus was open, only he could receive the grace to be healed. Only he recognized Jesus as the Messiah. Earlier in this Gospel, after the healing of the first blind man, Peter’s imperfect vision is apparent when he confesses Jesus to be the Messiah, but then rebukes Jesus when He tells His disciples that His messiahship must be a path of suffering and death. In this account, Peter is an example of a spiritually imperfect vision. But, Peter’s insight into the true nature of Jesus’ messianic mission will grow and mature as his journey of faith in Jesus develops. Bartimaeus, though he cannot see, has probably heard about Jesus. In the culture and times of Jesus, people with physical disabilities were usually shunned by society and forced to sit by the side of the road or in front of the temple, begging for alms from passersby. Perhaps, as they passed him on the main thoroughfare from Jericho to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus heard people talk about how Jesus had healed another blind man, and even raised the dead (5:42). Perhaps Bartimaeus also recalled the Scripture in Isaiah 61:1-2 he had heard proclaimed in the synagogue, promising that, when he came, the Messiah would open the eyes of the blind. When he hears that Jesus is passing by, he immediately cries out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” This is the first time that the title, “Son of David,” is applied to Jesus. It is a Messianic title and one that becomes more clearly a sign of His kingship when, as Jesus enters into Jerusalem, He is greeted with the crowd’s cries: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” (11:10) Bartimaeus obviously recognizes Jesus as the Messiah; he has perfect spiritual vision.
In Mark’s Gospel, “seeing” is connected with understanding (See Mk 4:12 and 8:18). When Jesus asks Bartimaeus "What do you want me to do for you?" he replies, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way. Bartimaeus “saw.” He understood and accepted Jesus as
the promised Messiah. He is prepared to follow Jesus, on the Way, the way to the Cross. Just prior to this healing, when Jesus asked James and John what they wanted from Him, they wanted honored positions at His right hand. Jesus’ closest disciples had missed what Jesus had just told them about his upcoming suffering and death. They recognized Him as the Messiah, but their vision was one of glory, not suffering. (10:33-51) Bartimaeus seeks no special privileges. Perhaps He can “see” and understand that Jesus has not come to bestow power and honor but to open eyes to the new spiritual realities made possible in the Kingdom of God Jesus has come to establish on earth. When it comes to understanding what Jesus has come to do, the disciples James and John are more “blind” than Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus was ready to follow Jesus to Jerusalem, to the Cross. In contrast to the rich man Jesus encountered on this same road, who went away sad when he is told to sell all and follow Jesus (17-21), Bartimaeus throws off his cloak, which is perhaps the only property he has, to follow the Way, the Way of the Cross (50). There are lessons for all of disciples of Jesus in Mark’s account of the healing of Bartimaeus. His blind faith in Jesus leads to his salvation. Bartimaeus understands that Jesus is the Messiah. Despite the obstacles the crowd puts in his way, he continues to cry out to Jesus for “his salvation and healing.” In response to their efforts to quiet him, he just cries out “more loudly.” When he calls Jesus the Son of David, he accepts the Kingship of Jesus over him and all the world. Bartimaeus has a faith so strong that he receives a miracle. He expects Jesus to answer his prayer. Finally, his faith in Jesus is confident and simple. He only asks, “That I may see.” He wants to deepen his understanding of spiritual things, not to simply visually see. He knows only Jesus will bring him wholeness and deliverance. Today’s Gospel offers each of us who follow Jesus the opportunity to examine our own relationship with Jesus and others. Bartimaeus did not allow the crowd to keep him from coming closer to Jesus. Do we allow the obstacles of daily living to block our
growth and development as disciples? The crowd wanted to stay close to Jesus and blocked Bartimaeus from coming closer to Jesus. Do we put our own needs and desires before the needs of others? Bartimaeus was a poor beggar, not someone his society cared to help. Do we allow
the unwholesome appearance or circumstances of others to block our love and prayers for them? When Jesus instructs the crowd to call Bartimaeus to Him, are we the ones who obey His command, or do our fears of touching the unclean beggars in our world, keep us from answering the call of Love? And, when Bartimaeus has discovered the love of Jesus and His healing touch, he throws off his cloak, the world, and follows Him on the way to the Cross. Are we willing to leave everything behind to follow Jesus, even if the way means suffering and hardship? The apostles will grow and develop a deeper and more loving relationship with Jesus, their Lord, as they follow Him to the Cross and beyond. Do we nurture the faith within us each day so that we, too, will grow in our understanding of the mission and identity of Jesus so that we will bring other disciples closer to Him? Today’s Gospel invites us to consider how faith is manifested, nurtured, and stunted in our lives. It offers us an insight into not only the need to call others to Jesus, but also the need for our own life-long faith formation and instruction. This Gospel asks us to consider: Bartimaeus with his needs and prophetic insights, Jesus with His compassion and grace, the crowd with its determination to keep Bartimaeus both blind and invisible, and others with the opportunity to guide him to Jesus with the hopeful words, “Take courage; get up; he’s calling you.” Who are we in this Gospel? Where are we in relationship with God and others?
That I may see.
If today you hear His Voice, harden not your heart against it? ~Psalm 95:8
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Family Faith Formation News & Notes: Because of a large increase in this year's enroll-ment, more catechists are still needed. Could you please consider leading a group of God's children closer to Jesus and His Church? We are hoping that you will respond to God's call to preach and teach in any one of the grades 1-6. Sessions are held for one hour, on the first Sunday of each month. Please seek God's guidance in prayer to discern whether you are being called to serve as a catechist in our Family Faith Formation program this year. And, "if today you hear His voice, harden not your heart against it." Thank you for your consideration of this need. Please call Maureen at the office to volun-teer. Discipleship I & II —October 26th DI is at 6-7pm—DII is at 7:15-8:15pm.
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Signature Petition Drive Before and After Weekend Masses: This weekend volunteer par ishioners will again provide the opportunity for parishioners to sign an Initiative Petition for the 2022 ballot. The proposal would require that all reasonable steps of good medical practice be observed to preserve the life of a child born alive from a failed abortion or any other means.Currently, a child born alive has no legal right to life-sustaining care, nor pain medicine, following a recently passed law by the Massachusetts Legislature. This proposal law would close that loophole. This petition simply aims to prevent infanticide. Any eligible registered voter in Massachusetts can sign. Signatures should be placed only on forms noting your city/town’s name. Please ask one of the volunteers for the form with your town’s name.If you would like to sign, but aren’t able to do so at this weekend’s Masses, please contact Jean Healey at 781-843-1189 or Kathleen Fernandez 781-356-2925(Continued from pg. 1) Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore remarked of him, “There goes a true saint.” At the age of 63, Anthony Mary died in exile. One of Anthony’s biographers described him as “a finely tuned, high-octane engine of evangelization.” Creative ideas on how to spread the Gospel flowed constantly from his mind. Eve-ry tribulation and hardship was, for him, just an invitation to deeper commitment. He was beatified in 1934 and by the time of his can-onization in 1950, there were 4,000 Claretians living in 240 reli-gious houses in 24 countries.
He lived a life of prayer, daily Mass, the rosary, fasting, spiritual reading, self-discipline and moral strictness. He ate no meat or fish; drank no wine; slept 3-5 hours a night. He was always in the pres-ence of God. Jesus said that those who are truly his representatives would suffer the same persecution as he did. Besides 14 attempts on his life, Anthony had to undergo such a barrage of the ugliest slan-der, humiliation and misfortune. But like all true disciples of Jesus, Anthony loved his enemies. He believed that: "Love is the most necessary of all virtues. Love in the person who preaches the word of God is like fire in a musket. If a person were to throw a bullet with his hands, he would hardly make a dent in anything; but if the person takes the same bullet and ignites some gunpowder behind it, it can kill. It is much the same with the word of God. If it is spoken by someone who is filled with the fire of charity- the fire of love of God and neighbor- it will work wonders."
Despite his sufferings, Anthony enjoyed great success in his mis-sionary efforts, because, he said, “When I see the need for Divine teaching and how hungry people are to hear it, I am atremble to be off and running throughout the world, preaching the Word of God. I have no rest, my soul finds no other relief but to rush about and preach.” The Eucharist was the support and nourishment that al-lowed Saint Anthony to accomplish so much in his relatively short life. He said that: “The faith I have when I am in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is so strong that I find it impossible to express what I feel... When the time comes to leave, I must force myself to overcome the inclination to prolong my stay with Jesus.” Saint Anthony Mary Claret also believed that: "Our Lord has cre-ated persons for all states in life, and in all of them we see people who achieved sanctity by fulfilling their obligations well." As a dis-ciple of Jesus today, we can fulfill our obligations to the Lord well in much the same way that Saint Anthony did in his state of life: with daily Mass, the Rosary, spiritual reading, self-discipline and living a moral upright life. Like him, we too can nourish and strengthen the life of Christ within us through greater devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Like him, wherever we are, whatever we do, we-all Christians-are missionaries called and chosen to bring Christ to others. As missionaries let us never forget what Saint Anthony Mary’s life has shown us: “An apostolic missionary must have both heart and tongue ablaze with charity."
~Anthony MaryClaret
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Dorothy RocksBill RomanoffCarolyn RyanGinny SalvaggioJanet ShielsRobert ShielsKaren StachelekSean SullivanDonna TocchioStacey ThompkinsonRay TuckerWilliam TwohigCarmella VarrasoMichael VarrasoLeone WallsWilliam WalshGenevive WardJulie WilliamsAnn-Marie Williams
Our young people:Amelia DriscollCarly SilvaMaeve WilsonIsabella & AriannaGill DolanDylan McCloreyTJ GenzaleKeegan DingeLiam KaszinekRebeka Martini
Our little ones:Mark Mondello Ethan MondelloWil RooneyQuinn WatersCaleb DelgardoLittle Lucas Baby DylanBaby EmmaBaby JacobBaby LincolnBaby OwenBaby RolandBaby WilliamBaby Liam Baby ThomasBaby Kinsley
The gifts of hosts, bread and wine this week are offered for:
Edwards Powers, III
A psalm of David. Ps 141
LORD, I call to you;
hasten to me;listen to my plea
when I call.Let my
prayer be incense
before you;my uplifted hands an evening Offering.
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—October 24, 2021—30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 25 MinistriesPlease read the section below on our
Food Pantry and Matthew 25 Ministries.We are gravely low on all stock items, especially need
Grocery Gift Cards (kindly tape receipt to the back of the card), low sodium canned vegetables, crackers, boxed milk,
yellow rice, canned fruit, and tomato sauce, condiments (mayonnaise), juice, vegetable oil-cooking oil, brown & white sugar, pancake syrup, jelly & jam, spaghetti sauce, breakfast bars, instant oatmeal, ground coffee, tea, flour, mashed potatoes, paper goods (paper towels and toilet
tissue), cleaning supplies (all kinds), laundry detergent, & toothbrushes etc.
Thank you to the kind Senior Shut in, who sent a donation of $ 1,000 to the food pantry and another
humble, generous parishioner who sent $ 500 Thank you to the kind dentist who sent 10 cases of toothpaste
for the pantry, just this month alone.
Stop N Shop—Blooming for Good: The Stop & Shop Bloomin' 4 Good
Program, which launched in February 2021, is an easy way for shoppers to give back as part of the regular shop-
ping routine. Every $10.99 Bloomin' 4 Good Bouquet with the red circle stick-er sold supports a hunger organization local to the Stop & Shop in which it
was purchased. According to Feeding America, every $1 dona-tion to a local hunger organization can provide 10 or more
meals to someone in need. As part of this ongoing program, every month at every Stop & Shop location a different local
hunger organization is selected to benefit from the sale of the Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet. (our Matthew 25 Ministries) was
selected as the (October & November) beneficiary by local store leadership at the Stop & Shop located at (316 Grove Street,
Braintree MA & 700 Middle Street, Weymouth MA.). (SHSTM) will receive a $1 donation for every $10.99 Bloomin' 4 Good
Bouquet purchased at this Stop & Shop location in(October & November).
Since September, this program from Stop & Shop has sent $405.00 to support the good works of our Food Pantry.
Summarized version of Offertory and Giving
Sacred HeartWeekend Collection $ 8, 704.00On-Line $ 3, 697.00Total $ 12, 401.00Second Collection $ 230.00Other income/fees ($ 5,705.00)
Mass attendance 4pm (148) 9:30am (145) 11:30 (128) total 401
For the Week Ending October 17th 2021
St. Thomas Weekend Collection $ 2, 560.00 On-line $ 894.50Total $ 3, 454.50Second Collection $ 172.00
Other income/fees ($ 468.00)
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