St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 32 Pearl St. ~ Claremont, NH 03743 Tel. (603) 542-9518 Fax (603) 542-9614 email ~ [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 2 PM Websites St. Mary Parish www.stmaryparishnh.org Diocese of Manchester www.catholicnh.org Founded 1823 Sunday ~ December 30, 2018 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Pastor Very Rev. Shawn Therrien, V.G. Parochial Vicar Rev. Arockia Antony, HGN Deacons Rev. Deacon Paul Boucher Rev. Deacon James Wilton Administrative Assistant Mary K. Keating Director of Religious Education Lisa Sweet Music Director Joe Labrecque Academy Headmaster Roxanne Raeside Wilton ADORATION CHAPEL LITURGY SCHEDULE Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Saturday 4:00 PM Thursday ONLY 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday 8:00 / 10:30 AM Monday / Wednesday / Friday 7:30 AM Chapel Hours Tuesday 12:10 PM Monday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM No Mass on Thursday Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MASSES AT OLD ST. MARY CHURCH Thursday 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday Morning Mass at 8:00 AM every week Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (June to October) at Old St. Mary’s Church Saturday 9:00 AM - 12 Noon Sunday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM Remember the St. Mary Renovation Fund Church is illuminated this week in your Will. in memory of Ina Perron. (603) 542 -2157 www.jp2academynh.org For those of you who attended one of the Christmas Masses at St. Mary Parish, you will recall that Fr. Shawn bestowed upon us all the Apostolic Blessing. This blessing carries with it a plenary indulgence, provided conditions are met by each individual. Please read the article below so you may be certain of obtaining the indulgence. Indulgences - General Conditions The traditional norm for going to confession, receiving Holy Communion, and praying for the intentions of the pope, in order to gain a plenary indulgence, was 8 days before or after doing the prescribed work (counting the day of the work). In the Great Jubilee Year 2000, the Apostolic Penitentiary relaxed this norm to "several days (about 20) before or after the indulgenced act" (Gift of the Indulgence, General remarks, 5). The question often arises whether this norm of about 20 days applied only to the Great Jubilee Year Indulgence, or whether it remains in effect. In an answer to a question posed by this author, the Apostolic Penitentiary responded that this norm of "about 20 days" remains in effect, since it was contained under the "General remarks on indulgences," and not under those specific to the Jubilee Indulgence. The following "General remarks on Indulgences" from Gift of the Indulgence summarizes, therefore, the usual conditions given in the Church's law: 1. This is how an indulgence is defined in the Code of Canon Law (can. 992) and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 1471): "An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints". 2. In general, the gaining of indulgences requires certain prescribed conditions (below, nn. 3, 4), and the performance of certain prescribed works ..... [N.B. The grants of indulgence are contained in the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (4th ed., 1999), in special grants of the Holy See, such as for the Year of the Holy Eucharist, and in special grants which bishops may establish for their dioceses.] 3. To gain indulgences, whether plenary or partial, it is necessary that the faithful be in the state of grace at least at the time the indulgenced work is completed. [N.B. Thus, one must be a Catholic in communion with the Pope, i.e. not excommunicated or in schism.] 4. A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a day. In order to obtain it, the faithful must, in addition to being in the state of grace: —have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin; —have sacramentally confessed their sins; —receive the Holy Eucharist (it is certainly better to receive it while participating in Holy Mass, but for the indulgence only Holy Communion is required); —pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff. 5. It is appropriate, but not necessary, that the sacramental Confession and especially Holy Communion and the prayer for the Pope's intentions take place on the same day that the indulgenced work is performed; but it is sufficient that these sacred rites and prayers be carried out within several days (about 20) before or after the indulgenced act. Prayer for the Pope's intentions is left to the choice of the faithful, but an "Our Father" and a "Hail Mary" are suggested. One sacramental Confession suffices for several plenary indulgences, but a separate Holy Communion and a separate prayer for the Holy Father's intentions are required for each plenary indulgence. 6. For the sake of those legitimately impeded, confessors can commute both the work prescribed and the conditions required (except, obviously, detachment from even venial sin). 7. Indulgences can always be applied either to oneself or to the souls of the deceased, but they cannot be applied to other persons living on earth. By Colin B. Donovan, STL December 29, 2018—January 6, 2019 WEEKLY OFFERING . Stewardship Giving of Time, Talent and Treasure in gratitude for all of God’s gifts. Sat. Dec 29 Vigil of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Thank you for your generosity! 4:00 PM Doris Wolcott (†) Thank you also for those who make up envelopes! By Lorraine Potvin December 23, 2018 Offertory $ 3188.00 Sun. Dec 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph St. Vincent de Paul $ 553.00 8:00 AM For the People Christmas Masses $ 2869.00 January Second Collections 10:30 AM Hector, Yvonne, Raymond & Eileen Lefevre and Fuel Jan 5/6 Rita & Leon Cobb (†) Buck-A-Month Jan 12/13 By Perkins Family PLEASE NOTE … All checks are payable to: St. Mary’s Parish. If you would like to put in the memo section what collection it is that is Mon. Dec 31 Vigil of the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God 5:30 PM For the People fine, just as long as checks are made out to the church! With the exception of St Vincent De Paul and John Paul II Academy: Tue. Jan 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God St. Vincent de Paul, payable direct to: St. Vincent de Paul Society. School Donations payable direct to: John Paul II Academy 10:30 AM Michael Beagan (†) By His Wife PRAYER LIST Wed. Jan 2 Sts. Basil & Gregory Nazianzen, Church Doctors Call the parish office to add/continue a person on the prayer list No Mass Jeff Albright Jack Grant Terry McGuire Robert Alflen Val Gregoire Barbara McIntyre Thur. Jan 3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus Doris Allen Jeannine Grenier Sylvia Michaud Julijana Allen Billy Grey Marilyn Michener No Mass Jeffrey Baker David Grey David Montano James Baljak Elizabeth Grey Thomas Moriarty Fri. Jan 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Jordan Baljak Jacob Grey Kerry Mulvey 9:00 AM John Paul II Academy Mark Baril Brendan Gunning Mary Murphy Linda-Joy Beauregard Marion Hamilton Ronald Nelson Deborah Bedard Bailey Hanson Mary Ouellette Sat. Jan 5 Vigil of the Epiphany of the Lord Janet Blaisdell Hope Haworth Mike Poirier 4:00 PM For the People Carolyn Bouchard Deborah Hemingway Marilyn Prever Joseph Bouchard Anne Houle Phil Prever Sun. Jan 6 The Epiphany of the Lord Carol Braga Gabriel Houle Mary Raymond 8:00 AM All Souls James Bridges Family David Immic Rosemary Richards Gary Bromley Frank Kamp Joey Rittlinger Pauline Buckner Gary Lyle Kingsbury Kim Rounds 10:30 AM Victor and Shirley Hamel William Burr, Jr. Al Kulacz Linda Denis Schneider By Mary K. Keating Sis Corsale Cindy Lacasce Cheryl Shaimas Sarah Davis Bertha Lamarre Christopher Shaimas James DeTore Pearl Landry Andrew St. Pierre Jim Dilts Ray Lemieux Moe St. Pierre READINGS FOR THE WEEK. Claire Doe Merranda Lenahan Mary Sullivan Patti Rivard Dorman Matthew Limoges Christine Synder Mon. Dec 31 1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 Sr. Paulette Ducharme Carol Logan Michael Villers Tues. Jan 1 Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 Thomas Eagen Roy Lucier Theresa Viger Wed. Jan 2 1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 Charles Eastman Peter McCusker Bill Walsh Thurs. Jan 3 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34 Donat Gagne Joseph McElreavy David White Fri. Jan 4 1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42 Alison Gagnon Brayden McEnany Lisa Buckner White Sat. Jan 5 1 Jn 3:11-21/Jn 1:43-51 Sun. Jan 6 Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 If you notice people on the prayer list who may be taken off for whatever reason, please let us know The Pope’s Monthly Prayer Intentions—January 2019 so that we may keep the list updated. Also if you have someone you would like on the prayer list, Young People and the Example of Mary—That please let us know that as well.—Thank you! young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.