Rectory: 617-325-4865, 617-325-5571 (fax) HOLY NAME PARISH Email: [email protected] 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 Monday through Friday 9:00am-4:00pm School: 617-325-9338, 617-325-7885 (fax) Admissions: 617-390-2374 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm Early Childhood Center: 617-325-8669, 617-325-2146 (fax) www.holynameparish.com Online Giving with WeShare: https://holynameparish.churchgiving.com/ OUR MISSION STATEMENT Holy Name Parish is a family of believers aware of the saving power of the Holy Name of Jesus and the protection of the EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP Mother of God. We are guided in our life’s journey by the wisdom of the Scriptures, the leadership of the Holy Father, the Recognize God in Your Ordinary Moments teachings of the Church, and nourished by the strength of the sacraments. Our concern about the needs of all our family Don’t Live a Lie One day, my son was explaining to members is deep and sincere, especially about the formation of youth. All this requires the effective cooperation of all his mother that he felt she had lied to him. It was members with the blessings of God. nothing very important, but he wanted to take this Rev. George P. Evans, Pastor opportunity to share how important telling the truth is Rev. Baldemar M. Garza, Parochial Vicar to him. He explained that he simply tells it like it is in Rev. Brian M. Flatley, In Residence all aspects of his life. But an hour later, we caught Rev. Oscar J. Pratt, In Residence Rev. Martin J. McNulty, In Residence him in a lie! Again, it was not about a matter of life Rev. Joseph Weiss, SJ, Visiting Celebrant and death, but it was a lie. When confronted with his Rev. Mr. Timothy Donohue, Permanent Deacon own previous words on how important the telling the Rev. Peru Dayag, SVD., Filipino Ministry truth was to him, he just smiled. Yes, the guilty often Ms. Maureen Connell, Pastoral Associate have no words of defense. Mr. Jim Flanagan, Youth Ministry Mr. Thomas Manguem, Music Director Ms. Joan Conlin, Office Manager/Facilities Jesus said it best in Matthew 5: “Let your ‘yes’ mean Ms. Mary Cuddy, Finance Manager ‘yes’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’” He was warning his Mrs. Janice Kerwin, Administrative Assistant disciples about false oaths and then instructing them Holy Name Parish School on the fullness of the Hebrew laws. We may try to do Mrs. Kathleen Caulfield, Principal what we say and say what we mean, but it can be all Mrs. Debra Buckley, Assistant Principal too easy to fall short. We call ourselves disciples yet Weekend Mass Saturday 4:00pm downstairs; Sunday 7:00am provide evidence to the contrary by our actions (or downstairs, 9:00am Family Liturgy upstairs, 11:00am upstairs lack of them). Holy Day Mass Eve of the holy day 4:00pm Holy day 8:00am and 7:00pm Even if we feel that we have lied to no one, we may Daily Mass Monday thru Saturday 8:00am have lied to ourselves. We portray ourselves as gen- Filipino Mass Fourth Sunday of the Month 1:00pm erous, thankful, and loving people, yet fail to answer Adoration Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30-9:30am God’s call in a situation because we perceive the cost Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Wednesday after to be too great. Jesus did not simply mean for his 8:00am Mass message to be about two words. He also meant that Confession Saturday 3:00-3:30pm (enter via ramp) when you say you are a disciple, make sure you are a or by appointment disciple as well. Baptism is usually the third Sunday of the month at 12:30pm. Preparation program is the second Saturday of the month from 9:30am to 11:00am. Email to make arrangements. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Marriage to make arrangements, email 6 months in advance. ©Liturgical Publications FEBRUARY 16, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 You are Invited, Welcomed, Accepted, Loved and Respected at Holy Name Parish. No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church, No matter what your current family or marital situation, No matter what your past or present religious affiliation, No matter your personal history, age, background, race or color, No matter what your own self-image or esteem. Cardinal Sean is inviting parishes to take part in a fund-raising effort called In- spiring Hope, which involves contributing toward a num- ber of different and im- portant initiatives to further the work of Christ in our Boston area. For parishes Father George Evans that take part, most of the money raised stays in the parish, where it can be earmarked for essential dimensions of the parish’s Christian mission. Every parish has been asked to consider whether it will be part of this effort. Some of our neighboring parishes have already involved in Inspiriing Hope; others are not. Those who have taken part have nearly all experienced a good level of success in the campaign. We will be conducting a feasibility study to deter- mine whether or not it is advisable for us to take part. A sampling of our parish families will be con- tacted in the next week or so. Those contacted will be given an explanation of Inspiring Hope and will be asked whether it looks like a good project for our parish or not. If you are one of the contacted households, I ask you to give attention to the materials presented, think it over, and then offer your honest sense of what our parish should do. Note well that this is a feasibility study and not the actual Inspiring Hope campaign. Whether or not we become part of that is what the study will help us to discover. As I write this, I am aware of the good job our par- ish did with the capital campaign that was just a few years ago, the one that resulted in pointing the church and expanding the small adjacent parking lot. Are we at the point where another campaign can be launched? Honest answers are most wel- come. FEBRUARY 16, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 ©Lpi People are not property. We cannot exchange them at Footprints of God: The Story of Salvation from Abra- will or simply use them for our own designs and pur- ham to Augustine is a documentary film series hosted poses. What does the word “commitment” mean to by popular Catholic author, speaker, and apologist you? We can begin to understand its meaning by Steve Ray. Meet the people and see the places that looking at some synonyms: dedication, devotion, alle- shaped the salvation story through Scripture and giance, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, and bond. Com- Church history. 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We search and search for the right thing only to find “I’m a millionaire,” he said, “and I attribute it all to our hearts still restless in the end. Is real happiness the rich blessings of God in my life. I remember that achievable this side of the grave? Sometimes we ex- turning point in my faith. I had just earned my first pect too much out of others and want our relation- dollar, and I went to a church meeting that night. The ships to fill a hole that we must figure out how to fill speaker was a missionary who told about his work. I ourselves. Any seasoned married couple will tell you knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either that their love for one another changes as time passes. give it all to God’s work or nothing at all. So at that Even though the understanding of romance changes moment, I decided to give my whole dollar to God. I as life changes, the dedication, devotion, allegiance, believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why loyalty, faithfulness, and fidelity all remain and even I am a rich man today.” deepen. Some relationships can be hurtful, and God does not He finished and there was an awed silence at his testi- want us to live with abuse or pain. Also, how a rela- mony as he moved toward his seat. As he sat down, a tionship develops is sometimes out of our control, and little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and we become the victim of someone else’s decision. But said to him, “I dare you to do it again.” we can’t be self-focused in our relationships and see ©LPi them exclusively as self-fulfilling ends. We are com- panions on life’s journey with varying depths of rela- tionships being enjoyed by all who are with us along CONFESSOR FOR SATURDAY the way.