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Weekday Mass
(Monday thru Saturday) 9:00 am Mary’s Chapel
Weekday Mass in Portuguese: Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Pelo tel: 781-871-5754
Lord’s Day Masses
Saturday Vigil Mass - English - 4:00 pm
Saturday Mass - Portuguese - 7:00 pm
Sunday Mass - English - 7:30 am - Main Church
10:00 am - Main Church
Sunday Mass - Portuguese - 7:00 pm - Main Church
Mary’s Chapel will be opened during the week, Monday – Friday,
from 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.
until 8:30 p.m. for personal prayer and adoration.
Confessions/Reconciliation: Saturdays from 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. in the St. Joseph’s
Center or by appointment.
Baptismal Arrangements: Parents register for baptism by contacting
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis at 781-871-1244.
Marriage Arrangements: Couples should arrange an interview with one of
the priests of the parish at least six months prior to
the planned wedding date.
Sacrament of the Anointing Especially prior to entering hospital, call the
of the sick: rectory.
Last Rites of the Church for
the Dying: Call the Rectory.
St. Vincent de Paul: Call 781-792-0168 and follow taped directions
Alcoholics Anonymous: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Holy Family Parish Center
Narcotics Anonymous: Mondays 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph’s Center
403 Union Street
Rockland, MA 02370
(781) 878-0160
www.holyfamilyrockland.org
Pastor Rev. James F. Hickey
Parochial Vicar Rev. James J. O’Driscoll
Parochial Vicar, Rev. Valdir Mesquita
Brazilian Ministry Ferreira Lima
Pastoral Associate Ms. Teresa Doyle Smith
Dir. Religious Ed. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis
Director of Music Mr. Robert Kirby
Finance & Operations Ms. Anne Marie Kennedy
Manager
Parish Secretaries Mrs. Kathleen Small
Mrs. Mary Corrieri
Ms. Brenda Callahan
Rectory ..................................... (781) 878-0160
Fax ............................................ (781) 871-6389
Religious Ed. ............................ (781) 871-1244
Cemetery ....................... (781) 878-2306 / 0160
HOLY FAMILY PARISH, ROCKLAND, MASSACHUSETTS
Banns of Marriage
2- James L. Anderson, Jr. & Maryellen A. LaDue
REMEMBER IN PRAYER THE RECENTLY
DEPARTED
All who have died during the Covid-19
pandemic.
THANKSGIVING FOOD
COLLECTION
Sponsored by our
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
The weekend of November 6/7, the St. Vincent de Paul
Society will hold its annual Thanksgiving Food Collection for
Rockland residents who find themselves in need. Non-
perishable items needed: cereal, pasta, tuna fish, peanut-
butter, jelly, canned fruit and vegetables, soups, etc.
Please bring food items to Mass on Saturday and Sunday
and place them in the SVDP van parked by the steeple
entrance of the church or in the marked food baskets in the
church foyer.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
If you have any questions, please call Teresa Doyle Smith at
the rectory, 781-878-0160.
Classes with Fr James O'Driscoll on
FacebookYouTube channel (Holy Family Church,
Rockland, MA)
Monday - Spiritual Book Club with Fr. Philippe’s Fire and
Light.
Tuesday - Bible Study at 2 p.m. on Facebook and
Youtube at Holy Family Church Rockland MA.
Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. (in-person) in the
Bethlehem Room at the St. Joseph Center.
Saturday, Oct 23 4:00 Kristy Sasha Kanhai and
Christopher Robert Wall
Sunday, Oct 24 7:30 Rita and David Howes
10:00 William and Sandra Tracy and
Matthew Dennis Shea
Saturday, Oct 30 4:00 Cynthia Fimian
Sunday, Oct 31 7:30 Karen Schofield and
Daniel Beary
10:00 Robert Beatrice
We are celebrating Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. in the
Main Church and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the
Main Church. Mass will continued to be taped for public
showing on Rockland Cable TV Channel 32 on Verizon
and Channel 15 on Comcast on Sundays at 7:30 a.m.,
10 a.m. and 5p.m. and can be viewed on our
website: www.holyfamilyrockland.org.
Readings for the week of October 24, 2021
Sunday: Jer 31:7-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Heb 5:1-6/
Mk 10:46-52
Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Ps 68:2 and 4, 6-7ab, 20-21 [21a]/
Lk 13:10-17
Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [3a]/
Lk 13:18-21
Wednesday: Rom 8:26-30/Ps 13:4-5, 6 [6a]/Lk 13:22-30
Thursday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/Lk 6:12-16
Friday: Rom 9:1-5/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20/Lk 14:1-6
Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15,
17-18 [14a]/Lk 14:1, 7-11
Next Sunday: Dt 6:2-6/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/Heb 7:23-
28/Mk 12:28b-3
THE EUCHARIST
PRESENTATION LIVE AT
HOLY FAMILY
Have you ever wondered
about the origin of the
Eucharist?
Barbara Sullivan, MTS, will present a four week mini
course examining the words and actions of Jesus as found
in the Bible and the practices of the early church.
Wednesday Evenings: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
October 27, & November 3 and 10, 2021
• Limited attendance: 18 persons per class
• Come to one or all sessions
• Please bring your own Bible
• Face Mask required at all times
• Coffee and bagged crumpets will be served
Cost: $5.00 per session (Suggested offering)
The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the
Christian life.” It is an act of thanksgiving. Let us
explore the biblical roots of the Eucharist.
For more information or questions call Teresa Doyle Smith
at the rectory, 781-878-0160.
THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION
IS FOR WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Today, on World Mission Sunday, we ask for your support of
mission priests, religious Sisters and Brothers, and lay cate-
chists who are Christ’s witnesses to a world so in need of
His healing, love and peace.
THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FAMILY NOTES, XXX Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 24, 2021
Dear friends, peace!
WHO?
A request. Tell me about Jesus. Really, what’s He like? And as you think, maybe you are asking for
my thoughts as well. Ok, for quite a while a line in a hymn we sing has shocked me into seeing into what
lengths Jesus went for us. “Your gift of love they crucified, they laughed and scorned Him as He died;
the humble King they named a fraud, and sacrificed the Lamb of God.” To the Romans as to the Jews
He certainly didn’t fit their idea of king. Certainly His closest friends would not have called Him a fraud,
but they certainly “didn’t get it” also. Three times Jesus told the apostles that “the Son of Man will be
handed over to the Gentiles (the Romans) who will mock him, spit upon him, scourge him and put him to
death,” yet two of His closest friends still thought He was founding an earthly kingdom and asked for top
posts in His government! (See Mark10:35-40). I know better and so do you – from Scripture.
SCRIPTURE
We believe in prophecy. We believe that God revealed beforehand in the Old Testament the truth
about the Messiah. Through Isaiah God explained that His Servant, His Son, would suffer, that He would
be “so marred in his appearance”, so abused that “people would hide their faces”; would turn away from
Him; He’d be “spurned and held in no esteem.” Isaiah clearly taught that the Christ would be a
“Suffering Servant”; that He would be “pierced for our offences, crushed for our sins” because “the Lord
laid upon him the guilt of us all.” Led “like a lamb to the slaughter,” Christ, the Lamb of God, “would take
away the sins of many and win pardon for their offences.” (See Isaiah 52:13-53:12.) So. Sacred
Scripture reveals that Jesus, Christ crucified, saves by His suffering and death.
So does Sacred Tradition. Let’s look at God’s revelation through the Sacred Liturgy.
SACRED TRADITION
In the First Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation the Church prays, “We@were lost”, we “could not
approach God.” But God “loved us with the greatest love” and His Son, “who alone is just, handed
himself over to death, and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake to the wood of the Cross@” And
“knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself through his Blood to be shed on the Cross,
he took the chalice...handed it to his disciples, and said, ‘this is the Chalice of My Blood, the Blood of the
new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.’”
Thus did the Messiah Jesus fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy and His own teaching that He would “give His life as
a ransom for the many..” (See Mark 10:45). Jesus prefaced the consecration of the Chalice with the
consecration of the bread as His Body. So the elementary truth is this: Jesus, Body, Blood, Soul and
Divinity, truly present in the Eucharist, in an unbloody manner, as the Eternal High Priest (See Hebrews
4:14-16 and 7:24-25.) offers Himself eternally to the Father for us and makes that Sacrifice present to us
and for us in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Then, of course, marvelously, He nourishes us with His true
Presence in Holy Communion.
HABIT
The Irish have a saying concerning ingratitude, “Eaten bread is soon forgotten.” Not so for a faithful
Catholic! If we keep eating the Bread we’ll never forget. Indeed this sacrament causes us to grow
spiritually into Christ but only if we eat His Bread habitually. “Do this,” He said. And we do. Every
Sunday! And this good habit leads us to experience the answer to my earlier question. Jesus is, “Christ
crucified, the power of God and the wisdom of God,” (I Corinthians 1:23-24.) Alleluia!
God bless. JFH
OCTOBER 24, 2021
Religious Education News and Calendar
Director of Religious Education: Mrs. Elizabeth Davis; Assistant: Mr. Bob Fullam
Contact Information: Phone (781)-871-1244 or Email to [email protected]
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Welcome
through the
Sacrament
of Baptism:
Brooklyn Serenity, Robert James, Lea Elizabeth, Mateo Edward,
Christopher Patrick, Kamiya Marie and Hannah Rose!
THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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The month of October is dedicated to the
Holy Rosary. “Our Lady of the Rosary” feast
day is celebrated on October 7th.
The Rosary is one of the most recited
Catholic prayers. We pray the Rosary to
implore our Mother Mary for her intercession
with her Son. She is always heard.
During this month of October let us renew our devotion to
Our Lady of the Rosary and ask Mary to intercede for us and
ask God to bring an end to the corona pandemic. Booklets
and flyers on the Rosary and other spiritual materials are
available after Mass or at the rectory.
COVID Update October 24, 2021:
MASKS:
With the support of the Archdiocese I have decided to
ask everyone, whether vaccinated against the
Coronavirus or not, to wear a mask at Mass. So both
on Saturdays/Sundays and throughout the week masks
will be available and one must wear one. Thanks for
your cooperation.
In Jesus’ Name, JFH
• Distanced seating is provided for parishioners who
would like that option in Sections 1 (Right side by
windows) and Section 4 (Left side by windows) in the
Main Church.
• Please do not attend Mass in person if you are not
feeling well. Mass is available online at
holyfamilyrockland.org and on our local WRPS Cable.
• Holy Family will publish any updates as necessary
regarding COVID on our website and in our
announcements at Mass
COME TO THE WATERS OF
HEALING
A Post-Abortion Healing Retreat
Saturday, November 20, 2021
9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sponsored by the
Project Rachel Ministry -
Archdiocese of Boston
Location is confidential. Pre-registration is required.
Limited to 10 participants.
For more information call Project Rachel at
508-651-3100 or [email protected]
Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass
November 7, 2021
All couples celebrating their 10
th
, 25
th
, or 50
th
wedding anniversaries in 2020-21 are invited to join
Cardinal Seán O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. on Sunday,
November 7at 2:00 PM at the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross, Boston.
The Mass includes a vow renewal and special
blessing by the Cardinal. Couples can register
at https://www.bostoncatholic.org/familylife/
anniversary-mass.
For more information, please contact Emily Elliott in
Family Life Ministry at [email protected]
WELCOMING PEOPLE INTO THE CHURCH
As you may remember for many years Holy Family offered a
program of welcoming people into the Church and its
sacraments through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults,
the Catechumenate. St. Bridget’s in Abington is offering this
wonderful program this Fall. If you and/or someone you
know needs the sacraments of First Communion or
Confirmation or is considering becoming a Catholic, please
call Deacon Jim McLaughlin at 781-878-0900. Deacon Jim
is a beautiful missionary for the Lord, kind and good. Give
him a call.
Growth Through Grief Retreat for Fathers
A day of retreat for fathers experiencing the loss of a child to
substance use.
Saturday 11/6/21, 8 AM to 3 PM.
Miramar Retreat Center, Duxbury, MA RSVP to Karen Farrell
at:
[email protected] or 617-746-5843
Growth Through Grief Retreat For Mothers
A weekend retreat providing healing and grief and loss services
for mothers who have lost a child to addiction.
Friday 11/19/21, 5 PM – Sunday 11/21/21, 11 AM.
Miramar Retreat Center, Duxbury, MA to register contact
Sr. Maryadele Robinson: [email protected]
For more information go to: www.holyfamilyrockland.org
13
th
Annual Archdiocesan Convocation
Saturday, November 13, 2021 10am to 12:30 pm
Theme: “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future”
Webinar/Virtual
You are invited to join us for Mass, listen to keynote speaker
Dr. Austen Ivereigh and ponder with others what practical
actions you can take to build a better future.
For more information go to: www.holyfamilyrockland.org
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