SAINT MARY’S CHURCH 538 Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island 02909 Established in 1853 Phone: 401-274-3434 Directory: Rev. John Berg, FSSP Pastor Rev. John Kodet, FSSP Parochial Vicar [email protected] Jim Forte Head Sacristan Claire Gruneberg Bookkeeper [email protected] Liturgy Schedule: Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 a.m. Sung Mass Weekday Masses: Monday–Wednesday 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday: 7:00 a.m. Friday 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. Confessions Confessions are heard thirty minutes prior to all Masses. Adoration Thursday: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. 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. January 26, 2020 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, January 26: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany 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 ~ John Kennedy (†) If you would like to become a parishioner, please fill out one of the registration forms that can also be found at the entrances. Monday, January 27: St. John Chrysostom Finally, if you have questions, please do not hesitate to come to 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ Shane Conlon the back sacristy door to address them to Father. 6:30 p.m. Intention ~ In reparation for the offenses and Prayer List blasphemies against the Most We ask our fellow parishioners to take a moment to pray for these friends Sacred Heart of Jesus and the and their loved ones on a weekly basis. To add or remove a name from the Prayer List, please call the parish office at 401-274-3434. Immaculate Heart of Mary If you think your loved one would like to receive a personal card of encouragement from the Ministry of Care, let us know via email at Tuesday, January 28: St. Peter Nolasco [email protected]. Please include complete mailing address information. 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ Rev. Fr. Pierre Gaudray, FSSP (†) 6:30 p.m. Intention ~ In reparation for the offenses and John Aroutiounian (†) Kevin Luella Bannister Stella Lisi blasphemies against the Most Jose Barros and Family Eva Lupo Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Dan Baxter Erin McCarthy Immaculate Heart of Mary Michelle Blanding Paddy McEvoy Robert and Paula Ciseron Justin and Kimberly Wednesday, January 29: St. Francis de Sales Claire Cadorette (†) McGovern † Robert Caira Bernadette Mernin 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ John Cascone ( ) John E. Campagnone Jimmy Misto 6:30 p.m. Intention ~ Holy Souls Novena Ida Campagnone Barbara Monaco Diane Card Mary E. (Bruno) Thursday, January 30: St. Martina Joanne Casione O'Connor (†) 7:00 a.m. Intention ~ Claire Marie David Costa Robert Pesce McCarthy-Cadorette (†) John A. Cicerchia Sonia Pflieger Carmella Classen Maureen Piccirillo Larry De Anda John Pompeii Friday, January 31: St. John Bosco Michele DelleFave Michael Porter (†) 11:00 a.m. Intention ~ In reparation for the offenses and Carol DiBeneditto Sr. Jenny Ricci, CND blasphemies against the Most Peter Dutton Alex Rodriguez Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Peter Faas (†) Maria Belinda Santos Immaculate Heart of Mary Nancy Fazioli Renee Saurcier Blanca Ferruzola (†) Arthur Sepe 6:30 p.m. Intention ~ Rev. William M. Wagner, ORC Margie Frazier Thomas Shahood Angelita Galván Freeman Jean “Hapme” Siravo (†) Saturday, February 1: Saturday of Our Lady Jolene Gamache John Symkowicz 9:00 a.m. Intention ~ Jeff and Carol Berg Gino Sandra Tulli Angelina Gomes Mother Sofia, OCSO Sunday, February 2: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Eric Gonzales Alison Walsh Mary John P. Hawkins Robert Wojziechowski John Kennedy Matthew Wojziechowski 8:00 a.m. Intention ~ Pro populo 10:00 a.m. Intention ~ Carolyn (Petra) Aldredge The Sanctuary Lamp this week is burning in honor of Parishioners, Friends, and Benefactors Coffee An’ will follow this week’s 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Thank you to everyone who contributed last week—May Mass Intentions God reward you! The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered each day for a particular intention. Pray the Rosary Please use the request forms and envelopes to submit The Rosary will be prayed half an hour before Saturday your intentions to Fr. Berg or the Parish Office. They are Mass and half an hour before the 8:00 a.m. Mass on available at the entrances to the Church and in the Sunday. The Rosary Prayer Group meets Office. The suggested offering for a Mass is $25 for on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. All are welcome. Sunday Masses and Holy Days and $10 for all others. The suggested offering for a weekly Sanctuary Lamp Shrovetide Pancake Breakfasts intention is $20. On Sunday, February 23, 2020, Quinquagesima Sunday, the Young Adults’ Group will host a Shrovetide pancake breakfast fundraiser after both Masses. Continuing Adult Religious Education Parish Support Having completed a cycle on the sacraments and sacramentals, Week of January 19, 2020 adult education will now focus on a series of important Sunday Collection $1,585.00 encyclicals and documents of the Church. The first classes will Online Giving $ 798.00 be a four-part series on Veritatis Splendor. The classes will be Total $2,383.00 held on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. and repeated on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Thank you for your support — May God reward you! If you plan to attend, we encourage you to read the sections Welcome, Fr. Kodet! below in advance of the dates listed: St. Mary’s has the joy of welcoming Fr. John Kodet, FSSP, January 29 (nn. 1-34) Christ the Answer to Morality to the parish. Fr. Kodet is the fourth of nine children. He February 5 (nn. 35-64) Freedom and Law; Conscience and Truth and his siblings grew up on their family farm in southern February 12 (nn. 65-83) Fundamental Option and the Moral Act March 4 (nn. 84-120) Morality and the World Minnesota. He was ordained a priest for the Fraternity of St. A PDF of the Encyclical can be found on St. Mary's website Peter in 2015. Since then, he has worked at the FSSP school under Talks: Encyclicals and parish in Maple Hill, Kansas and the FSSP parish in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houston. Previously recorded talks can be found on the parish website Please introduce yourself to him after Mass during the under talks. Coffee An’ today. Subdeaconate Ordination Novena Catechism Classes First Communion and Confirmation classes will meet On Saturday, February 8, 2020, several seminarians of the again this Sunday at 12:00 p.m. noon. The new schedules Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter will be ordained to the are available at the east entrance of the church. Subdeaconate at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska. Please join us in preparing for this event by praying First Saturday Devotions the Novena below once a day from Thursday, January 30, until First Saturday devotions will be held on February 1. Friday, February 7, the day before the ceremony. The 9:00 a.m. Mass will be preceded by the Rosary and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ followed by a 15 minute meditation on a Mystery in order Saint Andeol, Pray for us. to fulfill the requirements of First Saturdays as requested Saint Leo, Pray for us. by Our Lady of Fatima. Saint Servus, Pray for us. The St. Stephen’s Guild, Little Flowers, Rosa Mystica Saint Rusticus, Pray for us. and Sodality will all meet as usual on that day. Saint Quadragesimus, Pray for us. All holy Subdeacons, Pray for us. Sunday, February 2, 2020 is the Feast of Candlemas Let us pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, Who art sanctified in those During the 10:00 a.m. Mass, there will be the blessing of that draw nigh to Thee, and dost command them to be cleansed candles and a procession. If you have any candles you who bear the vessels of the Lord, cleanse the Ordinandi from would like blessed, please bring them to the servers before every defilement of flesh and spirit, that they may accomplish Mass. their sanctification in the fear of the Lord; may they not Monday, February 3, 2020, is the Feast of St. Blaise presume to go around Thy altar, or touch the vessels which pertain to the use of the sanctuary, unless they wash their hands There will be the blessing of throats after both Masses. among the innocent; that Thou mayest never be angered against them nor strike them as those who are rash. Who livest and Perpetual Novena to St. Joseph reignest forever and ever. ℟. Amen. Holy cards with the Perpetual Novena to St. Joseph are once again available at the entrances of the church. Please take a Old Palm Collection few cards so that you can pray it each day for the intentions Beginning on Sunday, February 9, 2020, Septuagesima we have set as a parish: Sunday, St.