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Mass Intentions: Week of February 8th
| Day | Time | Intention | Requested By | Living or Deceased |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Marie Nicol Elizabeth “Betsey” Herko | The Nicol Family Diane Ladd | Deceased Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | Francis and Margaret Dwyer Erica Farland | Margaret Morrow The Douglass Family | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | Joey Omboni Terry Ganey | The Omboni Family Sharon Lavery | Deceased Deceased | |
| Monday | 8:00 a.m. | No Mass | ||
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. | William F.X. Malone (20th Anniversary) | The Malone Family | Deceased |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. | Joanne Coza | The Radelich Family | Deceased |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m. | Joseph Duignan, Sr. | The Duignan Family | Deceased |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. | Holy Souls in Purgatory | The Danahy and Sammel Families | |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Gloria Petrillo Laszlo Gavaller | The Love Family The Family | Deceased Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | For the Parishioners | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Mary Knapp | The Devaneys | Deceased |
The Bread and Wine are offered in memory of
William F.X. Malone
Requested by the Malone Family
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED:
Beginning in January 2026, we will no longer be offering the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Mondays. (The Pastor’s Day off). The Miraculous Medal Novena will be recited on Tuesdays. Funerals Masses will be offered on Monday should a family request it. Also, we will retain Masses on Monday if it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Week of February 8th
Dear Parishioners,
An early Easter (April 5) brings with it an early Lent (February 18). Are we ready? Perhaps it is better to ease into the season of Lent. This is where the great alternative name to Pre-Lent Carnevale, meaning “good-bye meat” in Latin—comes from.
Last year we had a great celebration of this with the Children in our Faith Program. It would be nice to repeat this as a catechesis, but the children are on Winter Break next week and classes will not be held. It is my prayer that families attend one of our masses or services on Ash Wednesday (See page 3 for this year’s schedule).
As a young boy, I was always amazed by the number of people who waited in long lines to be marked with ashes on Ash Wednesday. As a priest, I am tired at the end of the day with a black thumb, and I am a bit famished.
Yes, Lent begins with the distribution of ashes. The blessed ashes (burnt palms from the previous year) are among the most cherished sacramentals offered by the Church. On this day, Christians are traditionally reminded of our own mortality in a very vivid way, by the ashes marked on our foreheads in the Sign of the Cross. With the Sign of the Cross, we hear the words spoken over us, “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you will return.” This is a reminder not just of our physical mortality, but also of the very path of Lent itself.
When receiving our ashes this year, may it be our desire and willingness to repent, to turn our lives away from sin and to live our lives anchored in the Gospel by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Hey, it is forty days. And with God’s help and grace, we can do it!
Inserted in next weekend’s bulletin is our annual Lenten Bulletin insert which contains a very full program for Lent, with activities and liturgies for everyone. Please commit to coming to daily Mass; perhaps spend Friday evening attending the Stations of the Cross, praying one of the decades of the Rosary every day as a family, or joining our Lenten Programs. You will find a full list of activities in this bulletin—keep it as a reminder of the events, dates, places, and times. Additional copies will remain in the vestibule throughout these next 40 days.
Fr. Tim
The Word of God
Reading I: Isaiah 58: 7-10 True religion requires easing the burdens of others by providing them with the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. That makes the provider a true light in the darkness.
Reading II: 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5 God saves the world through what is held to be foolish and weak. In that way God alone can be praised for the result.
The Gospel: Matthew 5: 13-16 Disciples described as “salt” means that they season and preserve the world for God. As “light” they are to bear witness to Jesus and His message so that they shine out to the world.