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Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00PM (English) &
5:30PM (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:15AM (English)
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Weekday Mass Schedule Monday to Friday: 8:00AM (English)
First Friday of Month 7:00PM (Spanish)
Eucharistic Exposition Thursday: Following the 8:00AM Mass (English)
Thursday: 6:00PM (Spanish)
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of 6 months notice is needed.
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The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017
St. Benedict 25 Arlington St. Somerville, MA
The Epiphany of the Lord We know this story so well – we can sing by
heart “We Three Kings”, here is an example of
perseverance. These men were determined to
follow the star to “do him homage.” We follow
a lot of stars these days: sports stars, rock stars, movie
stars, stars famous for being… famous. Maybe it’s %me to
take a page from the Magi’s book and go home by another
way. There is one Star to follow – Jesus Christ, fully human,
fully Divine. Sports and music and film can be very good
things, but take the road that Jesus is on.
Announcements Feast of the Baptism of the Lord This year, since the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is
celebrated on January 8, the Feast of the Bap%sm of the
Lord will be celebrated on Monday, January 9. Second Collection Next Weekend Next weekend’s second collec%on will be for Assistance to
Urban Parishes in order to support the mission of our inner
city parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston.
No CCD Next Weekend Just a reminder that we will not have Religious Educa%on
(CCD) classes next weekend.
Christmas Collection The Christmas collec%on went to benefit the Clergy Health
and Re%rement Trust which helps care for the health and
well-being of our priests. Our parish contribu%on will have
a significant impact on the quality of life programs provided
for our priests. Please visit clergytrust.org to learn more or
to make a gi<. Don’t forget to also find the Trust on
Facebook by searching “@ClergyTrust.” Thank you.
Project Rachel Post-Abortion Healing Retreat God’s forgiveness knows no bounds – Pope Francis.
The Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston
extends a special invita%on to women suffering from the
pain of a past abor%on to aAend a Come to the Waters of
Healing one-day retreat. Winter/spring dates are February
4, March 4 and May 20. Loca%on is confiden%al. Limited to
ten par%cipants. For more informa%on, contact Project
Rachel at 508.651.3100 or help@projectrachelboston.com.
COLLECTION Dec. 17, 4:00pm….....$285 Dec. 17, 5:30pm…........$55 Dec. 18, 8:00am…..$4,626 Dec. 18, 10:15am.......$255 Dec. 18 11:45am.........$2,248
Readings for the Week of January 8, 2017 Sun Is 60:1-6/Ps 72/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
Mon Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38/Ps 29/Mt 3:13-17
Tues Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8/Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6
and 2:5-12/Ps 8/Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28
Wed Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105/Mk 1:29-39
Thurs Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95/Mk 1:40-45
Fri Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78/Mk 2:1-12
Sat Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19/Mk 2:13-17
Sun Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34
January - Dedicated to Holy Name of Jesus
“Glorious name, gracious name, name of love and of power! Through you sins are forgiven, through you enemies are vanquished, through
you the sick are freed from their illness, through you those suffering in trials are made strong and cheerful. You bring honor to those who believe, you teach those who preach, you give strength
to the toiler, you sustain the weary” St. Bernardine of Siena
Q. I no%ce that the priest and the deacon
kisses the altar at the beginning and end of
Mass. My grandmother said that they are
honoring the bones of martyrs that are
cemented in the altar. Is this true?
A. No, as far as to your grandmother’s interpreta%on of the
kiss; and some%mes, as to her telling you that the relics of
martyrs are there. The kiss is a sign of reverence to the altar
itself. It comes, as far as we know, from ancient Roman table
e%queAe. At the beginning of a meal, the head of the family
would make a sign of reverence to the banquet table itself.
The first Roman Chris%ans preserved this familiar custom,
bringing it from their pagan vocabulary and kind of bap%zing it
with a new meaning in their worship. The ancient prac%ce of
keeping the relics of saints, ideally martyrs, in or under the
altar is “fiPngly retained” according to today’s liturgical law,
but clearly op%onal. Part of the rite of the consecra%on of a
Church is for the bishop to actually cement these under the
altar table. The kiss, received from the Church of Rome and
copied widely throughout the Chris%an world, is an indicator
that the holy table is the sign of Christ’s presence in the
assembly. Your grandmother learned about the “altar stone”
long ago when it was an essen%al part of every “Mass kit” for
military chaplains. I’m sure that military chaplains deployed
to difficult assignments are relieved not to have to lug around
a slab of marble in order to provide soldiers with the
opportunity to celebrate Eucharist! History gives us some
evidence that penitents were some%mes advised to kiss the
altar a<er their reconcilia%on. Not so long ago, children in
some families who disturbed the peace at the family meal
were some%mes told to kiss the table in a sign of their sorrow
for stressing everyone out. Maybe this is a beAer solu%on
than sending someone to bed without their supper. Be
careful how you tell your grandmother she was partly wrong
on this one. You want to preserve the peace! ~James Field, © 2007 Karides Lic. to St. George Publishing Email your questions about the Catholic Faith to fatherfield@stgeorgepublishing.com
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The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017
St. Benedict 25 Arlington St. Somerville, MA
Saint of the Week St. Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr St. Margaret's feast has been supressed
because there is not much historical
informa%on about her life. There was great
devo%on to this saint, especially during the
Middle Ages. She is one of the "Fourteen Holy Helpers" and
one of the saints that appeared and spoke to St. Joan of Arc.
"This same day brings before us a rival of the warrior-
martyr, St. George: Margaret, like him victorious over the
dragon, and like him called in the Menaea of the Greeks, the
Great Martyr. The cross was her weapon; and, like the
soldier, the virgin, too, consummated her trial in her blood.
They were equally renowned in those chivalrous %mes when
valor and faith fought hand in hand for Christ beneath the
standard of the saints. So early as the seventh century our
Western island rivaled the East in honoring the pearl drawn
from the abyss of infidelity. Before the disastrous schism
brought about by Henry VIII, the Island of Saints celebrated
this feast as a double of the second class; women alone were
obliged to rest from servile work, in gra%tude for the
protec%on afforded them by St. Margaret at the moment of
childbirth—a favor which ranked her among the saints called
in the Middle Ages auxiliaries or helpers. But it was not in
England alone that Margaret was invoked, as history proves
by the many and illustrious persons of all countries who have
borne her blessed name."
Excerpted from The Liturgical Year, Abbot Gueranger O.S.B.
Patron: against sterility; childbirth; dying; escape from devils;
exiles; expectant mothers; falsely accused people; kidney
disease; loss of milk by nursing mothers; Lowesto<, Suffolk,
England; martyrs; nurses; peasants; people in exile; Queens
College Cambridge; women; women in labour. Symbols:
Chained dragon; dragon burst asunder; girdle; sheep; garland
of pearls; daisy; wreath of marguerites; long cross; crown
O�en Portrayed As: shepherdess; woman carrying a small
cross in her hand; woman carrying a small girdle in her hand;
woman leading a chained dragon; woman standing next to a
cauldron or large vessel; woman standing with, on, or beside
a dead dragon. —-CatholicCulture.org
By Dr. Scott Hahn A King to Behold
Feast of the Epiphany (Cycle A) Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:-12,7-8, 10-13 Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; MaAhew 2:1-12
An "epiphany" is an appearance. In today's readings, with
their rising stars, splendorous lights and mysteries revealed,
the face of the child born on Christmas day appears.
Herod, in today's Gospel, asks the chief priests and scribes
where the Messiah is to be born. The answer MaAhew puts
on their lips says much more, combining two strands of Old
Testament promise - one revealing the Messiah to be from
the line of David (see 2 Samuel 2:5), the other predic%ng "a
ruler of Israel" who will "shepherd his flock" and whose
"greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth" (see Micah
5:1-3).
Those promises of Israel's king ruling the na%ons resound
also in today's Psalm. The psalm celebrates David's son,
Solomon. His kingdom, we sing, will stretch "to the ends of
the earth," and the world's kings will pay Him homage.
That's the scene too in today's First Reading, as na%ons
stream from the East, bearing "gold and frankincense" for
Israel's king.
The Magi's pilgrimage in today's Gospel marks the
fulfillment of God's promises. The Magi, probably Persian
astrologers, are following the star that Balaam predicted
would rise along with the ruler's staff over the house of
Jacob (see Numbers 24:17).
Laden with gold and spices, their journey evokes those
made to Solomon by the Queen of Sheba and the "kings of
the earth" (see 1 Kings 10:2,25; 2 Chronicles 9:24).
Interes%ngly, the only other places where frankincense and
myrrh are men%oned together are in songs about Solomon
(see Song of Songs 3:6, 4:6,14).
One greater than Solomon is here (see Luke 11:31). He
has come to reveal that all peoples are "co-heirs" of the
royal family of Israel, as today's Epistle teaches.
His manifesta%on forces us to choose: Will we follow the
signs that lead to Him as the wise Magi did? Or will we be
like those priests and the scribes who let God's words of
promise become dead leAers on an ancient page?
A service of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, www.SalvationHistory.com
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Sun Jan 8 8:00am Isabel Cherry (4th anniversary)
10:15am For the Inten%ons of the People
Mon Jan 9 8:00am Peter Chochrek and
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Sat Jan 14 4:00pm Fred Caruso
Sun Jan 15 8:00am Graziella Troisi
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