SAINT MARY’S CHURCH 538 Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island 02909 Established in 1853 Phone: 401-274-3434 Fax: 401-453-0034 Directory: Rev. John Berg, FSSP Pastor Rev. Mr. William Rock, FSSP Seminarian-in-Residence [email protected] Jim Forte Head Sacristan Claire Gruneberg Bookkeeper Liturgy Schedule: Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 a.m. Sung Mass Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 7:00 a.m. Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. Confessions Confessions are heard thirty minutes prior to all masses. Rectory Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. The office is closed on Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and all legal holidays. St. Mary’s is a Traditional Latin Mass Parish in the Diocese of Providence served by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. In August, 2018, His Excellency Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, established it to provide a parochial life for all those who wish to worship in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. All Masses and Sacraments are offered in accordance with the liturgical books of 1962, as expressed in the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Benedict XVI. April 21, 2019 Mass Intentions Welcome Welcome to St. Mary’s Church, a Traditional Latin Mass Parish. If you are here for the first time and unfamiliar with the Sunday, April 21: Easter Sunday Rite of Mass, there are red missalettes available at the entrances 8:00 a.m. Intention ~ Pro populo to help you follow the Mass. 10:00 a.m. Intention ~ Anthony Vernaglia Family If you would like to become a parishioner, please fill out one of the registration forms that can also be found at the entrances. Finally, if you have questions, please do not hesitate to come to Monday, April 22: Easter Monday the back sacristy door to address them to Father. 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ For the good health of the Cuny Prayer List family We ask our fellow parishioners to take a moment to pray for these friends and their loved ones on a weekly basis. To add or remove a name from the Tuesday, April 23: Easter Tuesday Prayer List, please call the parish office at 401-274-3434. If you think your loved one would like to receive a personal card of 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ Alcee Brodeur (deceased) encouragement from the Ministry of Care, let us know via e-mail at [email protected]. Please include complete mailing address Wednesday, April 24: Easter Wednesday information. 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ Augusta Molavo (deceased) J. Aroutiounian Stella Lisi Greg Bishop Erin McCarthy Valerie Bishop Bernadette Mernin Thursday, April 25: Easter Thursday Michelle Blanding Barbara Monaco 7:00 p.m. Intention ~ Megan MacKenzie Claire Cadorette (†) Robert Pesce John E. Campagnone Sonia Pflieger Friday, April 26: Easter Friday Ida Campagnone Maureen Piccirillo 6:00 p.m. Intention ~ Special Intentions David Costa Cam Pierro John A. Cicerchia John Pompeii Carmella Classen The Ramos Family Saturday, April 27: Easter Saturday Anita Colasanto Jose Reyes 7:30 p.m. Intention ~ Joseph Murphy (deceased) Val Colasanto D. Ronaldo Michele DelleFave Arthur Sepe Sunday, April 28: Low Sunday Carol DiBeneditto Jean “Hapme” Siravo (†) Nancy Fazioli Tim 8:00 a.m. Intention ~ Pro populo Blanca Ferruzola Sandra Tulli 10:00 a.m. Intention ~ Elizabeth Finnegan (deceased) Jolene Gamache Mother Sofia, OCSO The Sanctuary Lamp this week is burning in memory of Eric Gonzales Robert Wojziechowski Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors John P. Hawkins Matthew Wojziechowski Kevin Zbigniew Mass Intentions St. Mary’s wishes everyone a very happy and blessed The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered each day for a Easter! particular intention. Please use the request forms and envelopes to submit The Lord is truly Risen, alleluia! your intentions to Fr. Berg or the Parish Office. They And He hath appeared unto Simon, alleluia! are available at the entrances to the Church and in the Office. The suggested offering for a Mass is $25 for Thank You! Sunday Masses and Holy Days and $10 for all others. We would like to extend heartfelt thanks to all of the The suggested offering for a weekly Sanctuary Lamp parishioners who contributed to make this Holy Week so intention is $20. beautiful. There were so many items to clean, polish, sew and construct; such a variety of ceremonies to learn; so many musical pieces to learn, sing and play. This was Books Available especially true this year as we did the more ancient rites of St. Mary’s has daily hand Missals, Compline books, Latin/ Holy Week for the first time and had to “start from English Diurnale (the daily Divine Office), red Mass scratch.” Trying to thank each of you individually would booklets, examination of conscience booklets, and other risk leaving someone out and I know it was done for the spiritual books available for suggested donations. glory of God and not for a measly bulletin blurb! Again and again, we were edified to see how much you each gave of your time despite hundreds of other obligations, and others outside of the parish have remarked about the service they see among the parishioners of St. There will be no Coffee An’ on Easter Sunday. Mary's. You encourage us, as well, to be generous in our Coffee An’ will resume next week follow the 10:00 a.m. vocation. Sunday Mass in the school cafeteria. With great gratitude, we wish you a very blessed and Thank you to everyone who contributed last week — May happy Easter! God reward you! Fr. Berg and Deacon Rock Parish Support The Sacraments - Eucharist I Week of April 14, 2019 St. Mary’s will resume adult education classes in May. Collection: $3,155.00 The first class on the Sacrament of the Eucharist will be Daily Offerings $ 25.00 Wednesday, May 8, which will be repeated on Friday, Online Giving $ 606.07 Total $3,811.07 May 10. The class on Wednesday will begin after the 7:00 a.m. Mass and Tierce, and, on Friday, after the 6:30 p.m. Thank you for your support — may God reward you! Mass. Easter Flower Donations Thank you to all those who donated towards our Easter Young Adults’ Group flowers—May God reward you! The Flowers were donated The Young Adults’ Group will meet on Sunday, May 19 at in honor of the following: 1:00 p.m. The topic of discussion will be beauty. There Maria Bedford James E. Finnegan will also be lunch, game(s), and Compline. The meeting is Bradshaw Family Romeo and Marie Anna open to members of the parish and non-members between Cappelli Family Gamache the ages of 18 and 30 who are interested. John Cascone Cora and Joseph Grandolfo Divine Mercy Sunday The Children of St. Mary’s Arnold and Helen Landry Next Sunday is the Octave of Easter, otherwise known Parish The Landry Family as Low Sunday and the Sunday in Albis. It is also now the The Dangelowicz Family Kevin Lang end of the Novena of Divine Mercy. Normally, in order to Mr. and Mrs. Dante Donald LaPlante fulfill this devotion, the faithful are to go to Confession, Costantino Eleanor LaViolette receive Holy Communion and pray the Divine Mercy August and Mary DeAquair Gerard LaViolette Chaplet. Fred and Alice DeAquair Gilda Lomazzo Since most or our faithful come from a great distance, we Stephen DeAquair Nicola Lomazzo will pray the Chaplet at 1:00 p.m. in the church rather than Jake DeFusco Walter and Doris McDevitt wait until 3:00 p.m. Following the Chaplet, Fr. Berg will Pat DeFusco Francis and Claire Peters hear any additional confessions for that day after the Ralph D. DelloIacono Sr. Inez Piotti recitation of the Chaplet. Rita Erskine Jo-Anne Rodrigous DiSano Family Mary E Smith Men's St. Joseph’s Day BBQ Labonte Family Paul E Smith May 1 is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker and a fitting Philip Fazioli The Souls in Purgatory day to have our first gathering of the men of the parish. Theodore and Molly Fazioli Dorothy Walsh We will use it as an occasion to discuss a future schedule Elizabeth I. Finnegan Edward P. Walsh of meetings for a Men’s Group. Henry Finnegan Robert Yabroudy It will be open to all men of the parish who are either over 30 or married. Church Attire The evening will consist of an hour of Adoration at With the warm summer months quickly approaching, it is 6:00 p.m. followed by a brief talk and a meal together in important to recall that not all attire is appropriate for the rectory. Please reserve the date now and contact church. Just as the atmosphere in the house of God ought to Fr. Berg or Rev. Mr. Rock to let them know if you will be distinct from the everyday life outside, so too our dress attend. should reflect the particular solemnity of this place. We are fortunate to have an edifice whose surroundings elevate the Upcoming Events mind and heart to God; our comportment ought to always Sunday, April 28: Divine Mercy Chaplet at 1:00 p.m. do the same. Wednesday, May 1: Men’s St. Joseph Day’s BBQ More specifically, both men and women should wear Friday, May 3: Mass at 9:00 a.m. followed by clothing which covers at least the knees and shoulders, and St. Stephen’s Guild and Young Ladies’ Groups; First sleeves—no shorts or short skirts. Friday Devotions after the 6:30 p.m.