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SAINT MARY PARISH Parroquia de Santa María December 20, 2020 / 20 de Diciembre del 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020
CHRISTMAS MASSES SOLEMNITY OF MARY MASSES
Thursday, December 24 Thursday, December 31 4:00 pm 7:00 pm Spanish 7:00 pm Spanish Friday, January 1, 2021 Midnight 9:00 am Friday, December 25 12:10 pm 7:30 am 7:00 pm Spanish 9:00 am 1:00 pm Luganda 11:00 am Spanish 1:00 pm Luganda On Thursday, December 24, daily Mass will be celebrated at CHRISTMAS TV MASSES
9:00am rather than at 12:10pm. Thursday, December 24:
8:00pm Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s with Pope Francis Attendance at the Masses on this day is usually high. We will set up the lower hall for overflow Masses in case we reach capacity. (CatholicTV) 11:00pm Christmas Mass from Bethlehem (CatholicTV) We have also added an early Mass on Christmas Day at Midnight Midnight Mass, Cardinal Sean at the Cathedral 7:30am. (CatholicTV) Christmas Day: 8:00am Christmas Mass with Cardinal Sean - WLVI-TV 9:30am Christmas Mass with Cardinal Sean - CatholicTV 12:00pm Christmas Mass with Cardinal Sean - WHDH-TV, Ch 7 5:00pm Christmas Mass from the National Shrine - CatholicTV 5:30pm La Santa Misa (Spanish Christmas Mass)- CatholicTV
Christmas Blessings! Each year we ask for donations for the flowers & festivities of Christmas. You are always very generous! We suggest a $25 donation but welcome and appreciate any contribution. Your intentions will be included as a special remembrance during the Christmas Season. They will be printed in the bulletin later this month.
Please tear off and attach your donation. You may drop it in the collection basket or mail it to St. Mary Church, 133 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451.
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My brothers and sisters in Christ, GIVING TREE ALTERNATIVES 2020 Normally you would all be invited to tour the Crèche Museum in The Saint Vincent de Paul Society and the Parish are not able to the rectory starting this weekend. That’s not happening so we distribute gifts this year. The whole process has so many steps have decided to show a video of the Crèches from different parts that it makes it almost impossible to do it safely. We also keep of the globe. Please visit the parish website and click on the Ad- getting requests for food and assistance with rent and oil. It’s im- vent Reflection page. Along with the Crèche video you will see portant to focus on the most essential stuff this year. There are posts for Morning and Evening Prayer, Advent reflections and many organizations that can benefit from your help this year. We some music. If you were not able to bring your baby Jesus from are suggesting three possibilities that might appeal to you – one in your own nativity scene for the blessing at the weekend Masses, the parish, one for the local area and one international. May you you can also find a blessing on that page. I pray that you and your be rewarded for helping God’s little ones. loved ones are blessed throughout the Christmas Season. 1. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY– You can donate to – Father Michael the SVDP by cash or check or food and gift cards. They can be FAMILY ROSARY NIGHT mailed to the rectory or dropped into the offertory baskets. They Hello, we would like to invite any family, couples, and parishion- must be marked SVDP to get to them. Please make checks paya- ers to join a weekly rosary through Zoom on Wednesday nights at ble to Saint Vincent de Paul – not St. Mary. 7pm. For the link, please email [email protected] and 2. CHRISTMAS PRISON PROJECT – A monetary donation we will send the invite. – Evan & Maria Schellinger will allow Bethany House Ministries to provide a gift to prisoners at Massachusetts Correctional Facilities. They can only take mon- To pray the Rosary is to hand over our burdens ey (rather than gifts or gift cards) because they have to buy the to the merciful hearts of Christ and his Mother. gifts of toiletries so that every prisoner receives the same thing. – Pope St. John Paul II Visit www.bethanyhouseministries.org/ for more information and to donate directly OR send us your donation and we will send one BLESSING OF BABY JESUS – THIS WEEKEND combined donation. Make checks payable to St. Mary earmarked You are invited to bring the baby Jesus from your crèches to all of CHRISTMAS PRISON PROJECT. the Masses this weekend for the traditional blessing. We will ask 3. MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION – This Soci- you to hold up your Christ child figures during the Mass and bless ety is under the umbrella of the Propagation of the Faith. It pro- them before you place him in your manger scene. Normally we vides spiritual care and material assistance for children and or- would invite everyone with a figure to come to the front of the phans in Mission countries. Visit propfaithboston.org for more Church. This year we ask you to remain in place. information and to donate directly. Click “Donate Now” and se- CHRISTMAS COLLECTION lect Missionary Childhood Association. OR send us your donation The Archdiocesan rule is that there is only one collection at the and we will send one combined donation. Make checks payable to Christmas Masses. This collection benefits the Clergy Health and St. Mary earmarked HOLY CHILDHOOD. Retirement Trust which cares for the health and well-being of our FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS – ORGAN MUSIC priests in good standing. Priests such as our former pastor Fr. Fred MacArthur will play the organ at the 12:10 Mass on Mon- Wendell Verrill, Fr. Roger Jacques, Fr. Robert Labrie, Fr. Ken- day, December 28, joined by well-known tenor, Neal Ferreira. neth Quinn, Fr. Richard Santerre, and Fr. Charles Stanley are sup- The Organ Prelude for the Mass will begin at 11:30am. The Ro- ported through this fund. By supporting the collection, you can sary will begin at 11:00am that day and will be prayed for the show your appreciation for the priests who have made a differ- protection of all children, born and unborn. Sung solos will in- ence in your life, the life of our parish, and the lives of countless clude Pietro Yon’s Gesu Bambino, Adolphe Adam’s O Holy others in our community. Thank you for your generosity in help- Night and the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria. Please come if you are ing priests who have helped us. able and take advantage of this extra Christmas gift, especially if you have missed hearing the organ sound this past few months.
Crèche Museum ROE ACT UPDATE Both houses of the State Legislature approve the Roe Act by at- Visit the parish website taching it to the Budget Bill even though abortion policy has nothing to do with the budget. The sponsors of the bill wanted to ...and she gave birth sneak the changes in without much attention and debate. Gover- to her firstborn son. nor Baker, who supports abortion laws, found the proposed She wrapped him in changes too barbaric. He vetoed the abortion section but approved the budget as is his right. The legislature will now vote to over- swaddling clothes and laid him ride his veto. If a Senate and House vote has not yet taken place in a manger, because there was when you are reading this, we encourage you to contact your lo- no room for them in the inn. cal representatives and ask them to not override the veto. Many - Luke 2:7 legislators are uncomfortable with these changes even if they are for abortion. Please let them know that this is going too far.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR . . . Visit the parish website for Jose Domingo Echeverria Flores, Sergio Nunez, Marta Celia Ro- daily Advent Prayer & Reflection gel, Dulce Lazo, Mary Muise, Gene & Marie O’Brien, Catherine (Recorded by St. Mary’s priests) Nanteza, Steve, Fatima, Mike, Gary, Kathleen, Brian, Ruth, Laura, Frank, Charlie, all the sick and suffering.
OFFERTORY Thank you for your generous offering to our parish. The following was collected during all parish Masses.
December 5/6 Offertory $3,875 BULLETIN COVER #Worshippers 695 The Annunciation (painted by Simone Martini in 1333)
The Archangel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary to tell her of the forthcoming birth of Jesus. Gabriel greets her with the words GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION shown on the raised inscription on the gold background: AVE GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM or HAIL FULL OF GRACE Many thanks for your support! THE LORD IS WITH THEE. Originally made for the Siena Ca- TOTAL COLLECTED TO DATE: $94,436 thedral in Italy, this painting is now housed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
MASS INTENTIONS THANK YOU FROM TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL Please find the full Mass Schedule on page 6. Recently St. Mary Parish donated to the Warming Center Project Saturday, December 19 of Temple Beth Israel in Waltham. The initiative helps to keep 4:00pm Catherine & Thomas Wynne those without homes warm in the winter months. Sunday, December 20 Dear Father Nolan, 9:00am Marge Clasby
Thank you for your generous contribution to the Warming Monday, December 21
Center Project of Temple Beth Israel in Waltham. You com- 12:10pm Teresa Elia munity’s contribution provides for one community member Tuesday, December 22 at the Warming Center for the whole season, and more! 12:10pm Adrian Provencher Thank you for partnering with Temple Beth Israel in saving Wednesday, December 23 lives and in warming those who will be in the cold, safely 12:10pm David & Rocky Bellan and with dignity. May you, your family, and your communi- Thursday, December 24 ty stay well and stay warm this winter. 9:00am Harold & Jacqueline Coxall With love from your neighbor, Saturday, December 26 Rabbi David Finkelstein 4:00pm Paul Moran II Sunday, December 27 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A ST. MARY’S WEDDING? 9:00am Theresa & John Bellan We would like to host a group wedding for couples who wish to get married in the church. It is a beau- tiful experience and saves on expenses. The wed- END OF YEAR / TAX SEASON ding would take place in February 2021. Please Sometimes parishioners like to make charitable contributions at contact the office or speak with one of the priests if this time of year. Please consider making a tax deductible contri- you are interested or have questions. bution to Saint Mary Parish or the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. Thank you for your consideration. HOW TO PUT OUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL After providing for your loved ones, you may want to include the Parish in your will to help assure the future of the Parish. Be- quests are free of estate tax, and can reduce the amount of your assets claimed by the government. You can simply include the following in your will: “I give, devise and bequeath to Saint Mary Parish in Waltham, MA
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Queridos hermanos y hermanas, Los villancicos y pesebres son costumbres que contribuyen a crear ambientes festivos en las familias, calles y ciudades y profundizar en el verdadero sentido de la Navidad. Normalmente, todos estarían invitados a recorrer el Museo de Nacimientos en la rectoría a partir de este fin de semana. Eso no estará sucediendo, así que hemos decidido mostrar un video de las pesebres en diferentes partes del mundo. Visite la página web de la parroquia y haga clic en la página de reflexión de Adviento. Junto con el video de los pesebres. Pueden traer su niño jesus para las misas del 24 de Diciembre a las 7pm y a la misa del 25 a las 11am. Oro para que usted y sus seres queridos sean bendecidos durante todo el este camino. Acerquemonos hoy a recibir al Señor en le Eucaristía y preparémonos tambien para recibirlo en nuestro corazón.
Gracias, P. Fernando J. Vivas
BENDICIÓN DEL BEBÉ JESÚS - Todos están invitados a traer al niño Jesús de sus pesebres a todas las misas el próximo fin de semana para la bendición tradicional. Le pediremos que sostenga las figuras de su niño Jesús durante la Misa y los bendeciremos antes de que ustedes lo coloquen en su pesebre. Normalmente invitaríamos a todos los que tengan una figura a pasar al frente de la Iglesia. Este año les pedimos que permanezcan en su lugar. FIESTA DE LOS SANTOS INOCENTES - MÚSICA DE ÓRGANO El Sr. Fred MacArthur tocará el órgano para la misa de ingles a las 12:10pm el lunes 28 de diciembre. El preludio de órgano para la misa comenzará a las 11:30 am. El Rosario comenzará a las 11:00 am de ese día y se rezará por la protección de todos los niños nacidos y no nacidos a las 11:30 am. Por favor, venga si puede y aproveche este regalo de Navidad adicional, especialmente si no ha escuchado el sonido del órgano en los últimos meses.
5 Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020 SAINT MARY PARISH Parish Office: 781-891-1730 Fax: 781-209-0555 Mailing Address: 133 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451 Email: Please contact us via the website (WHO WE ARE > PRIESTS & STAFF) Website: https://www.stmarywaltham.org/
SAINT MARY CHURCH SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO CHAPEL Location: 133 School St., Waltham MA 02451 Location: 51 Hall Street, Waltham, MA 02453 Parking Lot & Rel. Ed. Bldg: 30 Pond St., Waltham Parking Lot & Parish Ctr: 30 Taylor St. Waltham St. Mary Church is open every day from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Chapel is closed temporarily due to pandemic. La iglesia está abierta todos los días de 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
MASS SCHEDULE/Horario de las Misas QUINCE AÑOS Saturday Vigil /Sábado Vigilia 4:00 pm Llamar al Padre Fernando para programar la celebración. La joven Sunday/Domingo 9:00 am debe estar participando en el Programa de Confirmación. 11:00 am Español BAPTISM/Bautismo 1:00 pm Luganda Parents must call the parish office for information about preparation 6:00 pm Español and baptism. Parents and godparents must attend a preparation class. Monday thru Friday/Lunes a Viernes 12:10 pm Para Bautismos padres deben llamar a la oficina. Padres y padrinos Mon. & Fri./Lunes y Viernes 7:00 pm Español deben asistir a la preparación. Friday/Viernes 8:00 pm Luganda SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION/Sacramentos de Iniciación Holy Days/Dias de Precepto 12:10 pm Adults and children (age 7+) who want to receive the sacraments of 7:00 pm Español Baptism, Confirmation, or First Communion must attend preparation classes. Call the parish office for information. CONFESSIONS/Confesiones Los adultos y niños (7+) que desean recibir los sacramentos del Bau- Sunday/Domingo 10:00 am - 10:45am tismo, la Confirmación o la Primera Comunión pueden tomar clases Mon thru Thurs/Lunes-Jueves 11:30 am - noon de preparación para los sacramentos. Llamar a la oficina. Friday/Viernes 11:00 am - noon Saturday/Sábado 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm MARRIAGE/Matrimonio Call the parish office to arrange a meeting./Llamar a la oficina. PRAY THE ROSARY/El Santo Rosario Monday thru Friday/Lunes a Viernes 11:30 am STAFF Sunday/Domingo 10:30 am Español Pastor/Párroco Rev. Michael Nolan Parochial Vicar/Vicario Par. Rev. Joseph Diem ADORATION/Adoración Parochial Vicar/Vicario Par. Rev. Fernando Vivas Friday/Viernes 12:45 pm - 5:45 pm Business Mgr./Dir. de Negocios Mary McCarthy COMMUNION TO SICK & HOMEBOUND Sexton/Sacristán Michael Welch Comunión a los hogares y enfermos IN RESIDENCE/En residencia Call the parish office 781-891-1730 Rev. Charles Mulindwa Llamar a la oficina 781-891-1730
CATECHESIS/Catequesis Nilvia Hernández 781-308-4961 or [email protected] AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM/Programa Después de la Escuela Call the parish office 781-891-1730 Llamar a la oficina 781-891-1730
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