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WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE:  Saturday Vigil:  4:00 PM Sunday Masses:  7:30 AM ( Extraordinary Form)  9:00 AM  11:00 AM (Sung Latin Extraordinary Form)  12:30 PM (African Catholic Community) Daily Mass: Monday  Friday  7:30 AM  Saturday   8:00 AM (Latin) PARISH STAFF: Administrator: Reverend D. Santos, Jr. African Cath. Com. Chaplain: Rev. Lazarus Onuh Parish Trustees:  Mr. Mark Berardo and Mrs. Nkolika Onye Religious Education  Directress: Mrs. Tamera Rocha Music Ministry:  Gospel Choir Coordinator:  Ms. Joyce Braboy Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Rectory for scheduling  African Choir Coordinator:  Mr. Ignatius Ahamiojie and PreBaptismal encounter   Schola Cantorum Organist/Director:  Fr. Rinaldo Damian Sacrament of Penance: Wednesday evenings 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Parish Office: Saturday afternoon 3:003:45 P.M, last Sunday of the month from 10:00N11:00 AM or by appointment.  Receptionist: Mrs. Anne Marcaccio  Sacrament of the Sick: Please notify us of all parishioners in the  Bulletin Secretary: Mrs. Joanna Fernandez hospital, or needing Anointing of the Sick.   Financial Admin.: Mr. Rose Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact the rectory at least 6 months in advance.  Bookkeeper: Ms. Brandy O’Donnell  Holy Orders: Men interested in the Priesthood or the Building & Grounds: Mr. Galipeau Diaconate may speak to Fr. Santos or contact the seminary (401) Holy Hour: All Sundays of Lent Stations of the Cross with 8318001 or check their web site: www.catholicpriest.com).  Benediction. All Sundays of May Marian Devotions with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Wed. in the Lady Benediction. For other celebrations please see the timetable inside Chapel: Exposition at 8:00 AM (after Mass), confessions from 4:30 to 5:15 PM, Benediction and Reposition at 5:15 PM. 1st Fri. the bulletin. Holy Hour is at 5:00 PM. Nocturnal Adoration begins with Mass and Expo. at 8:00 PM and Vincent de Paul: Please call for assistance at (401) 859 concludes Sat. morning at 8:00 AM with Benediction and Mass.  5800 ext. 110 Intercessory Prayer Network: Mrs. Rosemary Gomes 401 Bulletin Deadline:  Sunday at noon. 8610620 or email to [email protected]. CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS  PROVIDENCE, RI

Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration And so much the more Adoration begins with Mass at 7:30 AM,  Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed at 3:00 PM. did they wonder, Confessions heard 4:30 until 5:15 PM  Benediction of the Bl. Sac. at 5:15PM.  saying: “He hath done Adorers needed from 89 AM and 15 PM.  Check with Joanna Fernandez  all things well; He hath AUGUST IS DEDICATED TO THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM If you would like the Shrine of the Our Lady made both of Fatima Check with Joanna Fernandez at 4013316353  the deaf to hear, and Every Sunday the dumb to speak.” 11:00 AM Extraordinary Form (Latin, Missal of 1962) The 12:30 PM Ordinary Form 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (African Cath. Com.) 11TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Live streamed on Facebook from Holy Name Church.  A Note from Fr. Joseph    We have received requests for Sat. Aug. 7thNSs. Sixtus II, & Cajetan Tuition Aid from at least 7 different  8:00 AM For the health of Lauren, req by the family Catholic Schools for our students. 4:00 PM Idalina DeBarros (2nd Anniv.), req by her sister, Hopefully by next week the checks will  Francisca Freitas be sent to the various schools. Please Sun. Aug. 8th remember to keep the Scholars Club at 7:30 AM Beverly Wood (Mem), req by Joann Richmond the forefront of your mind since this 9:00 AM Maria & Lucio Lopes (Mem), req by daughter, enables us to support the children of  Lucia Lopes active parishioners in their growth in 11:00 PM John T. McConnell (Mem) req by Mike Jennings  Holiness and Academics. 12:30 PM Thanksgiving to God for the life of Ahamuefula on  his birthday, req by Ihenacho Family   Adult Sacramental Preparation Mon. Aug. 9thNSt. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross  (R.C.I.A.) is going to begin in October. 7:30 AM Parishioners of Holy Name  Please contract anyone who may be interested Tues. Aug. 10thNSt. Lawrence in preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation: 7:30 AM (Spec. Int.) Christopher & Katelyn Garrepy, req by Baptism, Communion and Confirmation. Let  Ken & Sarah Garrepy us help all those seeking the Lord to find their Wed. Aug. 11thNSt. Clare way in His Church. 7:30 AM Joseph Cornwall, req by Joe & Denise Cornwall  Bible Study will also begin in Octo- Thurs. Aug. 12thNSt.  ber. There are already several signed up for 7:30 AM (B’Day Int.) Pam Sawyer  Fri. Aug. 13thNSs Pontian, Pope & Hippolytus, Priest these encounters. Those on both of these 7:30 AM (B’Day Int.) Greta & Scott Newsome, req. by Irene lists will be contacted so that an agreed upon Sat. Aug. 14thNSt. Maximillian Kolbe time can be arranged. This will happen 8:00 AM Shannon Marti (Mem.), req by Irene  shortly after Labor DayNwhich is not all 4:00 PM John & Margaret Habershaw (Mem.), req by the that far away!!!  Family   Sun. Aug. 15th The Parish PicNic is NEXT Weekend!!! 7:30 AM (Int. of) Jeremy Perez, req by L. Rosen  Next Sunday August 15th the Feast of the Assump- 9:00 AM Francisco Duarte (4th Anniv.), req by the Family tion of the Blessed Mary is the day of the Parish 11:00 PM Donald Richmond (Mem) req by Joann Richmond  PicNic, starting around 1:00 PM. Please remember to bring 12:30 PM (Int. of) Tom & Pat Strang , req by P. Strang  something to share with others. Every year we have a won-

Senior Money!!! derful variety of food with the usual items done on the grill For all of our older Parishioners there are by our very experienced chefs. booklets, bookmarks, miniposters and other A thank you to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for making items to help our elders protect their money this Picnic special with the from fraud and swindle. Please take what School Supply giveaway and other activities. Please help you need.They are free!!! add to the festivities by bring- ing something to share! NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME    8 AUGUST 2021  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Joseph John Forit, Army Aaron Stone, USMC  Celebrated every year on August 15, the Feast of Matthew Belcastro, USMC Alex Brant, Army the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates Justin Thomson, USN (Nuc. Div.) Josh Parker, USMC the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, Darren Glaser, USN Jack Collins, Army Kathleen Myile Baker, USAF Israel Hector, USAF before her body could begin to decayNa foretaste of our Reynolds, Army Justin Freeman, USN own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signi- Lt. Ulysses Zamora, USN Ty Lewis, Army fies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the M. Sgt. William Lemieux,USMC Peter Blanchette most important of all Marian feasts as well as being aHoly Lt. Richard Coillot, USN Billy Pollard, Army Day of Obligation. Patrick J. Ruisi, R.I. Nat. G Fabio Monteiro, Army Maj. Sharon Harmon, Army Jeremy Darrahan, Army   Other Names for the Feast:The Solemnity of Jason Darrahan, Army 2ndLt.Daniel Atkinson, USAF the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the As- Alec Coggins, USMC  Dylan Sullivan, USMC SpS sumption of Mary Into Heaven; the Dormition of the Andrew Hewitt, USN Sean Bedingfield, Army ; the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Brooklyn Alves, Army Res. Donahue, USMC Mary Ben Powers, Army  Michael Gonsalves, Army Peter Janotta, USN Major Pettaway USMC History of the Assumption: 1st Lt. Jeffrey S. Lopardo, Army     The Feast of the Assumption is one of the oldest holy days To add or remove names call the rectory (401)2724515 in the Church, with accounts of celebrations going back to the sixth century. Christians in the East, both Catholic and Orthodox refer to it as the Feast of the Dormition of the Wedding Anniversary Celebration Theotokos, or "the falling asleep of the Mother of God."  The Diocese of Providence The earliest printed reference to the belief that Mary's body cordially invites you and your spouse was assumed into Heaven dates from the fourth century, in to celebrate your 25th, 40th, 50th or a document entitled "The Falling Asleep of the Holy Moth- Over 50 years Wedding Anniversary er of God." The document is written in the voice of Celebration on Sunday, September theApostle John, to whom Christ on the Cross had entrust- 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at the Cathedral ed the care of His mother, and it recounts the death, laying of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence, in the tomb, and as- Rhode Island. sumption of the  The 2021 Wedding Anniver- Blessed Virgin. Tra- sary Celebration includes: Mass, re- dition variously plac- newal of wedding vows, a personal- es Mary's death at ized certificate & a reception for you Jerusalem or at Ephe- & your guests. Bishop Thomas J. sus, where John was Tobin will be the main celebrant and homilist. living.  Please ask for form before August 27th from Fr. Jo-  An Official seph or Fr. Lazarus. Belief: On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII, exercis-  ing, declared in an Apostolic constitution known as theMunificentissimus Deusthat it is a dogma of the Church "that theImmaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." As a dogma, the Assumption is a required belief of all Catholics. Anyone who publicly dissents from the dogma, Pope Pius declared, "has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith." While members of theEastern Ortho- doxchurch believe in the Dormition, they object to the pa- You can access the Parish Calendar of events, the weekly pal definition of the dogma, seeing it as unnecessary, since bulletin in pdf format, and more!  belief in Mary's bodily assumption, tradition holds, goes back to apostolic times. Check back often!  Did Mary Die Before the Assumption: This is a http://holynameprovidence.org matter ofdebate. Some believe Mary did indeed die, like all  humans do, and was then transported to heaven. Still others Why the Curtain in the Chapel Door? believe she simply "completed the course of her earthly The curtain currently hanging in the doorway of the Lady life," which leaves open the possibility that she ascended to Chapel has come to us from the parish of St. Edward’s in heaven before actually dying. Pope Pius XII, in the text Pawtucket. This has been placed there explaining his definition of the dogma of the Assumption, fro several reasons. First of all the curtain refers repeatedly to the Blessed Virgin's death before her creates a pocket of air that increases the Assumption, and the consistent tradition in both the East efficiency of both our air conditioning and the West holds that Mary did die before she was as- and, in the winter, the heating of the sumed into Heaven. However, since the definition of the Assumption is silent on this question, Catholics are not Chapel. Secondly, it blocks distractions bound by dogma to believe that Mary either did or did not from outside, and lastly, it muffles some die before her Assumption. They must only believe in the of the noise from the doorway. The cur- Assumption itself. tain came to us free we only paid for the cleaning. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs Late Second Century – c. 235, —Optional Memorial, Liturgical Color: Red, Patron Saint of Montaldo Scarampi, Italy (Pontian) and prison guards (Hippolytus)  Pontian was elected pope in 230 and reigned until the year 235. The of Hippolytus continued during his episcopate. Towards the end of his pontificate there was a reconciliation between the schismatic party and its leader with the Roman pontiff. After the condemnation of at Alexandria, a synod was held by Pontian in Rome, which concurred in the decisions of the Alexandrian synod against Origen. In 235 during the reign of Maximinus the Thracian a persecution directed chief- ly against the heads of the Church began. One of its first victims was Pontian, who with Hippolytus was banished to the unhealthy island of . To make the election of a new pope possible, resigned his holy office on September 28, 235. Conse- quently, Anteros was elected in his stead but reigned for less than two months. Shortly before this or soon afterwards Hippolytus, who had been banished with Pontian, became reconciled to the Roman Church, and with this the schism he had caused came to an end. How much longer Pontian endured the sufferings of exile and harsh treatment in the Sardinian mines is unknown. According to old and no longer existing accounts, he died in consequence of the privations and inhuman treatment he had to bear. (236-50), successor to Pope Anteros, had the remains of Pontian and Hippolytus brought to Rome at a later date and Pontian was buried in the papal crypt of the .

Saints Hippolytus and Pontian, you lived at a difficult time and gave such public witness that you were exiled when many others were not. Your headship of the Church led to your demise. You were isolated, suffered want, and died as a result. May we count our own hardships little in light of yours. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Fathers on the Eucharist of Carthage Tertullian “He [Paul] threatens, moreover, the stubborn and forward, and “[T]here is not a soul that can at all procure salvation, ex- denounces them, saying, ‘Whosoever eats the bread or drinks cept it believe whilst it is in the flesh, so true is it that the the cup of the Lord unworthily, is guilty of the body and blood flesh is the very condition on which salvation hinges. And of the Lord’ [1 Cor. 11:27]. All these warnings being scorned since the soul is, in consequence of its salvation, chosen to and contemnedN[lapsed Christians will often take Commun- the service of God, it is the flesh which actually renders it ion] before their sin is expiated, before confession has been capable of such service. The flesh, indeed, is washed [in made of their crime, before their conscience has been purged by baptism], in order that the soul may be cleansed . . . the sacrifice and by the hand of the priest, before the offense of an flesh is shadowed with the imposition of hands [in confir- angry and threatening Lord has been appeased, [and so] vio- mation], that the soul also may be illuminated by the Spirit; lence is done to his body and blood; and they sin now against the flesh feeds [in the Eucharist] on the body and blood of their Lord more with their hand and mouth than when they de- Christ, that the soul likewise may be filled with God” (The nied their Lord” (The LapsedA.D. 251). Resurrection of the Dead8 [A.D. 210]). Aphraahat the Persian Sage Hippolytus “After having spoken thus [at the Last Supper], the Lord rose “‘And she [Wisdom] has furnished her table’ [Prov. 9:2] . . up from the place where he had made the Passover and had . refers to his [Christ’s] honored and undefiled body and given his body as food and his blood as drink, and he went with blood, which day by day are administered and offered sac- his disciples to the place where he was to be arrested. But he rificially at the spiritual divine table, as a memorial of that ate of his own body and drank of his own blood, while he was first and evermemorable table of the spiritual divine sup- pondering on the dead. With his own hands the Lord presented per [the Last Supper]” (Fragment fromCommentary on his own body to be eaten, and before he was crucified he gave ProverbsA.D. 217). his blood as drink” (TreatisesA.D. 340).

 Budget offering for weekend 25 July 2021 was $3,742.00 Readings for the week of August 8, 2021  Donation for Mission CoOp was $2,376.00 Sun:  1 Kgs 19:48/Ps 34:29/Eph 4:305:2/Jn 6:4151  2nd Collection this weekend, Aug 8 for Bldg. & Maint.  Mon:  Dt 10:1222/Ps 147:1215, 1920/Mt 17:2227  Tues:  2 Cor 9:610/Ps 112:12, 59/Jn 12:2426 Collection next weekend is for the Feast of the Assumption  Wed:  Dt 34:112/Ps 66:13a, 5 & 8, 1617/Mt 18:1520 Thurs:  Jos 3:710a, 11, 1317/Ps 114:16/Mt 18:2119:1 Thanks for your dedication to the Parish.  Fri:  Jos 24:113/Ps 136:13, 1618, 2122 & 24/Mt 19:312 Collection Totals for the Week Ending: 18 July 2021 Sat:  Jos 24:1429/Ps 16:12a, & 5, 78, 11/Mt 19:1315   Collection Fiscal Year to Date N’t Sun: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:34, 1516; 16:12/Ps 132:67, 910, 1314 Goal  $3,376 $13,504  /1 Cor 15:54b57/Lk 11:2728  Inhouse collections 3,742 13,065  Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:16a,10ab/Ps 45:1012, 16/1 Cor 15:20 Over (Under) Goal 366  (439)  27/Lk 1:3956 A Teaching from St. Feast Day the 20th of August For St. Bernard compassion and love for the brothers is best developed in the school of charity which is the monastic community. The humble brother learns here to eliminate his voluntas propria, his self-will which wants to set himself apart from, and above, the communi- ty. He embraces the voluntas communis, the will which is in harmony with that of the brothers. The more he learns to prefer the good of the community to his private whims and desires, the more he becomes one with God’s will and the more he becomes unus spiritus, one spirit with God. On this spiritual journey, Jesus is the way, the source of forgiving and transforming grace for the sinner to love his brothers and God; and he is also the goal, the Bridegroom who embraces the purified soul and introduces her into the Bridal chamber of divine love.

New Catechism Year About to Begin!!! Dear Holy Name Families, The next CCD year is right around the corner! As we prepare for the new CCD year, please take note of the following:   CCD Registration:Registration for CCD will occur at the end of all Sunday Masses on 8/15 and 8/22.In addition, we will have a registration table set up at the Parish Picnic on August 15th, Feast of the Assumption.   CCD Teachers:We are always looking for catechists for our CCD program. If you are interested in teaching please email holynam- [email protected].   We look forward to a blessed year of CCD.    God bless,    Tamera Rocha, 

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