St. Mary’s ~ Roman

32 Pearl St. ~ Claremont, NH 03743 Tel. (603) 542-9518 Fax (603) 542-9614 email ~ [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 1 PM

Websites St. Mary’s Parish www. stmaryparishnh.org

Diocese of Manchester www. catholicnh.org Founded 1823

Sunday ~ July 16, 2017 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastor Very Rev. Shawn Therrien, V.F. Deacon Rev. Deacon Paul Boucher Bookkeeper Linda Bergeron Secretary Mary K. Keating Religious Education Lisa Sweet (603) 542-2260 or [email protected] Organist Joe Labrecque (603) 729-6196 NH Catholic Charities (800) 562-5249 / (603) 448-5151 St Bonaventure Homeschool Cooperative (603) 543-3483

LITURGY SCHEDULE ADORATION CHAPEL Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 / 10:30 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Thursday ONLY 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday / Wednesday / Friday 7:30 AM Tuesday 12:10 PM Chapel Hours No Mass on Thursday Monday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

MASSES AT OLD ST. MARY CHURCH Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday Morning Mass at 8:00 AM every week Thursday 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM (June to October) at Old St. Mary’s Church Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 12 Noon SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sunday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM

Remember St. Mary’s Renovation Fund Church is illuminated this week for in your Will. All Souls.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences with which He Himself is offended. And, through the infinite merits of His most , and the , I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners.

This prayer was taught by the Angel of Peace to the children at Fatima so we may console our God and make reparation for the crimes committed by ungrateful people.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Fatima

On the liturgical calendar, July 16th is the day the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This year during the 100th year anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance in Fatima, we may draw from this day special significance and appreciation for the devotion of wearing the Brown .

“Whoever dies clothed in this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire.” - words of Our Lady to St. Simon Stock

Such is the extraordinary promise Our Lady makes to those who wear her Brown Scapular. And this wonderful promise makes the Scapular the most powerful sacramental Heaven’s mercy has given us.

Who could doubt Our Lady’s promise, or be so foolish as not to wear, with profoundest gratitude and reverence, this abbreviated form of the Carmelite mantle?

This garmet of grace—two simple pieces of brown wool worn over the shoulders—is a tangible sign of the Blessed Mother’s love and protection for her devotees. We should kiss the Scapular devoutly when rising in the morning, and every time we put on a new Scapular to replace one that is worn or damaged. For this gesture of reverence, we receive an indulgence of 500 days, and we are also reminded to ask Our Lady: “Preserve me this day from sin and the occasions of sin.”

Wearing the Blessed Mother’s Scapular is a way to consecrate ourselves to her service. Consecration sets apart a person or thing for a sacred purpose. Every Catholic should be consecrated to Our Blessed Mother.

Our Lady of Fatima on October 13, 1917, held the Brown Scapular in her hand, making the three child seers, Lucy, Jacinta and Francisco, understand that she wants all of us to wear the Scapular. In a 1936 letter written at Pontevedra, Sister Lucy quotes Our Lord as saying that He wants devotion to His Mother’s Immaculate Heart alongside devotion to His own Sacred Heart. So consecration to Mary, as a means of giving her greater honor and love, is God’s will for us, and in no way detracts from His own glory.

Holy Mother Mary taught us the value of the Scapular. When we use it as a prayer, Our Lady draws us to the Sacred Heart of her Divine Son. It is well, therefore, to hold the Scapular in the hand while addressing Our Lady. A prayer uttered thus while holding the mystical Scapular is as perfect as a prayer can be. It is especially in time of temptation that we need the powerful intercession of God’s Mother. The evil spirit is utterly powerless when a Scapular-wearer facing tempation, besides his silent devotion, calls Mary. “If thou hadst recommended thyself to me earlier, thou wouldst not have run into such danger,” was Our Lady’s gentle reproach to Blessed Alan de la Roche.

St. Claude de la Colombiere said, “Because all the forms of our love for the Blessed Virgin and all its various modes of expression cannot be equally pleasing to her, and therefore do not assist us in the same degree to reach heaven, I say, without a moment’s hesitation, that the Brown Scapular is the most favored of all!” He also adds, “No devotion has been confirmed by more numerous authentic than the Brown Scapular.”

Our Lady of Fatima during the of the Sun on October 13, 1917, held out the Brown Scapular. She wants us all to wear it always and to pray the each day for our own salvation, the conversion of sinners, and peace in the world.

“Wear it devoutly and perseveringly,” she says to each soul, “it is my garment. To be clothed in it means you are continually thinking of me, and I, in turn, am always thinking of you and helping you to secure eternal life.”

“One day through the Rosary and the Scapular I will save the world,” the Blessed Virgin Mary told St. Dominic.

July 15, 2017—July 23, 2017 WEEKLY OFFERING . . . Stewardship Sat. July 15 St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Church Doctor Giving of Time, Talent and Treasure in gratitude for all of God’s gifts. 8:00 AM All Souls (Mass at Old St. Mary’s) Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you also for those who make up envelopes! Vigil of Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017 4:00 PM For the People Offertory $ 4585.25

Fuel $ 1688.00 Sun. July 16 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Rene Limoges, Jr. (†) - 10th Anniversary Upcoming Collections By Family Parish-to-Parish July 15-16

Buck-A-Month July 22-23 10:30 AM Ernest Chamberlain (†)

By Bonnie & Vic Eno PLEASE NOTE … All checks are payable to: St. Mary’s Parish. Mon. July 17 Weekday in Ordinary Time If you would like to put in the memo section what collection it is 7:30 AM Remi Bourdeau (†) that is fine. Just as long as checks are made out to the church! By Beaudry Enterprises With the exception of St Vincent De Paul: St. Vincent de Paul, payable direct to: St. Vincent de Paul Society. Tue. July 18 St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest 12:10 PM Rev. Ed Evans (†) PRAYER LIST Wed. July 19 Weekday in Ordinary Time Call the parish office to add/continue a person on the prayer list 7:30 AM Ted, Vina, Karen, Richard and Alison Jeff Albright Joni Fenske Terry McGuire By Ted Robert Alflen Donat Gagne Brayden McEnany Doris Allen Jeannine Grenier Sylvia Michaud Thur. July 20 St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr James Baljak Billy Grey Ronald Nelson No Mass Todd Bellefeuille David Grey Cindy Nieters Jake Bildstein Elizabeth Grey Mary Ouellette Janet Blaisdell Jacob Grey Fr. Stan Piwowar Fri. July 21 St. Lawrence, Priest and Church Doctor Carolyn Bouchard Brendan Gunning Lynda Poirier 7:30 AM Intentions of the Celebrant Joel Boutin Marion Hamilton Mike Poirier Carol Braga Deborah Hemingway Linda Poirier Porche Sat. July 22 St. Mary Magdalene (Mass at Old St. Mary’s) David Bromley Basil Hodgedon Sis. Peggy Ramsdan Pauline Buckner David Immich Mary Raymond 8:00 AM Those suffering from addictions Paul Bunnelle Ben Jordan T.J. Raymond William Burr, Jr. Jeanette Jordan Joey Rittlinger Vigil of Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Alan Colpas Frank Kamp Kim Rounds 4:00 PM For the People M/M Ron Companion Gary Lyle Kingsbury Christopher Shaimas Ron Cota Lyle Kingsbury Marcia Shambo Sarah Davis Delores LaCroix Cheryl Smith Sun. July 23 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Alice DeTore Marie LaFlower Andrew St. Pierre 8:00 AM The Emig and Mathauser Families James DeTore Wayne LaFlower Mary Sullivan By Frank Emig Jim Dilts Bertha Lamarre Chirstine Synder Sis. Paulette Ducharme Merranda Lenahan Theresa Viger 10:30 AM Gertrude and Irene Bernier (†) Thomas Eagen Matthew Limoges David White Charlie Eastman Thomas Moriarty Lisa Buckner White By the Family Scot Eastman Joseph McElreavy Fleurette Witalisz

If you notice people on the prayer list who READINGS FOR THE WEEK. . . may be taken off for whatever reason, please Mon. July 17 Ex 1:8-14, 22/Mt 10:34-11:1 Tues. July 18 Ex 2:1-15/Mt 11:20-24 let us know so that we may keep the list Wed. July 19 Ex 3:1-6; 9-12/Mt 11:25-27 updated. Also if you have someone you Thurs. July 20 Ex 3:13-20/Mt 11:28-30 would like on the prayer list, please let us Fri. July 21 Ex 11:10-12:14/Mt 12:1-8 Sat. July 22 Ex 12:37-4/Jn 20:1-2. 11-18 know that as well.—Thank you! Sun. July 23 Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43

The Pope’s Monthly Prayer Intentions—July 2017 PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY LOVED ONES Tom / Bergan Flannigan …US Army Lapsed Catholics—That our brothers and sisters who Zachary Long… US Army have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness Christian Stone, USMC to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Raymond F. Parizo, Jr….US Navy Lord and the beauty of Christian life. Call the parish office to add your loved ones in the service.

Welcome New Parishioners…Just moved to this area? We welcome you to St. Mary’s Parish. Please stop by the parish office or call (603) 542-9518 for “new parishioner” information! HYMNS — Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time REMEMBERING DURING THE YEAR “Memorial Candle Fund” Entrance Antiphon: Page 197 Candles burning in the Church/Adoration Chapel are for

Offertory Hymn: #131—For the Beauty of the Earth All Souls

Communion Antiphon: Page 199

Communion Hymn: #215—On Eagle’s Wings St. Mary’S yard Sale September 9, 2017 Recessional Hymn: #174—Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee St. Mary’S Penny Sale November 11, 2017 Inter-Parish Picnic For St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Sunday, July 16th 3:00 pm—6:00 pm St. Joseph Parish, Elm Street Catholic Homeschool Conference – July 28, 2017 Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Pot-Luck Picnic—Burgers and Hot Dogs Provided The IHM New England Homeschool Conference will Parishioners are asked to bring a favorite side dish be held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn Contact Steve Mongeon at 543-1322 and Conference Center, 50 Warren Street, in Lowell, (If it rains, picnic will be held in church hall) on Friday, July 28th (12:00pm – 6:00pm). This is the perfect event for those who are curious and want to discover more about Catholic homeschooling. Upcoming Pro-Life Events: Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. Saturday Prayer-Witness Vigil for Life For more information, please visit ihmconference.org July 22 Across from Planned Parenthood or email: [email protected]. 136 Pleasant St., Claremont NH Noon to 1:00 p.m.

All are welcome to come witness for life and pray the Rosary and Chaplet of for the unborn and to convert the culture Knights of Columbus Aluminum Can Drive of death. Sat. July 22—3:00—4:00 PM...St. Mary Rectory Garage Sun. July 23—7:30—10:30 AM...St. Mary Rectory Garage

New England Classical Academy is open for enrollment for the 2017- Aluminum cans only! Rinse out cans, do not crush them. 2018 academic year. NECA is an independent, coeducational day 5 Cent Plastic Soda bottles marked VT accepted. school offering a Classical education which seeks to educate and form Check markings! young people according to the ancient and traditional understanding of education as the pursuit of wisdom. For more information visit our website, www.newenglandclassicalacademy.com, and/or contact Liz Wilber via email at [email protected]. Pilgrim Virgin Statue Tour The message of Fatima spread throughout the “Libertas per veritatem et pulchritudinem” world after World War II largely through the Pilgrim Virgin Statue tours which began in 1947. Their purpose then, as today, is to bring the graces of Fatima and Our Lady’s message of hope, peace and salvation to those many Baby Bottle Benefit Coin Collection thousands of people who may never have an opportunity to Dayspring Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley continues make a pilgrimage to Fatima itself. to provide a wonderful program to pregnant women in The National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of need! They offer many resources which include counseling, Fatima was blessed by Pope Paul VI in 1967, and crowned by ultrasounds, options for adoption, maternity/family Cardinal O’Boyle at the National Basilica in Washington, DC training, baby items which include clothing and much in 1971. The statue custodians will give a talk on the story more! They are able to help women with their pregnancy and message of Fatima at St. Patrick Parish on Sunday, July and also allow pregnant women another option in our th 16 at the 8am Mass, followed by rosary and veneration of community than going to Planned Parenthood. They are the statue, across the street at Assumption Hall. There will entirely privately funded. Please help by donating to the th baby bottle benefit. Baby bottles are located in the be a DVD on the 100 Year Celebration with entrances of the church. Any donation given to this cause is refreshments. Also made available are , , greatly appreciated and helps the Dayspring Pregnancy books and Fatima materials. Everyone is welcome to attend. Center continue on their mission! These can be left at the back table of the Church or at the parish office. “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Thank you! - St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta