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Mass Intentions: Week of February 15th
| Day | Time | Intention | Requested By | Living or Deceased |
| 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 Devaney Family | Deceased | |
| Monday | 8:00 a.m. | No Mass | ||
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. | Kelli Dell | The Devaney Family | Deceased |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. | Barbara Forsythe | Fr. Tim | Deceased |
| 12:00 p.m. | Prayer Service | |||
| 4:00 p.m. | Prayer Service | |||
| 6:30 p.m. | For the Deceased Parishioners | |||
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m. | Henry Zaranski | The Farrell Family | Deceased |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. | Holy Souls’ in Purgatory | The Danahy and Sammel Families | |
| Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Frank and Kazimiera Fudali Loretta Carmody | The Stiloski and Cilliberti Families Joe and Diane Zeoli | Deceased Deceased |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | Frances M. Bartlett Lydia Ayala | Valerie M. Wallace Helen Gredd | Deceased Deceased |
| 11:00 a.m. | Jane Impastato Virginia Falls | The Impastato Family Bob and Rosemary Byrnes | Deceased Deceased |
Week of February 15th
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Parishioners,
Lent begins this coming Wednesday. The Church goes on what some call a “retreat” during the next forty days. These forty days of Lent are symbolically rooted in Scripture through the forty years the Israelites wandered in the desert and the forty days of Jesus’ fast in the wilderness. As Christians, we ritually mark the beginning of this season with a sign of repentance on our foreheads. The primary focus is on the Father’s love redeeming us through Christ’s sacrifice. One of the central symbols of Lent is the cross on which hung the Savior of the World.
As Gerard Chiusano stated in Today’s Liturgy: Music Planning Resource 2026, “Lent is one of the most sacred times of the liturgical year. Some approach the season as a somber time, yet I once heard a pastor refer to Lent as a “happy time”. I thought, “Happy? Are you crazy?” But he was right. Unlike the Ninevites who cloaked themselves in sackcloth to outwardly proclaim their penitence, Jesus calls us to maintain a positive attitude and posture so that God alone will know our hearts. What, then, is happy about Lent? We are given the opportunity to be introspective and to turn our hearts once again toward God. As fallible humans, we need this yearly booster shot as a reminder to get ourselves back on the path of righteousness before God. Lent is a gift, one that should bring us joy. It is sober, but not somber.”
During the Lenten period, let us be intentional to get closer to God. Prayer, almsgiving, and fasting are important Christian practices for Lent. When we rend our hearts, we turn to God in prayer to open our hearts to listen to the will of God. Fasting draws us near to God to sustain our hearts. “I’m giving up chocolates, desserts, sweets, alcohol, cigarettes… for Lent” is a common fast. Rather, the Lord calls us to give up sin, giving up those things that get in the way of our relationship with God. Almsgiving includes works of charity. We are called to serve others. Our Brown Bag Sunday Ministry and our Lenten Programs are wonderful vehicles to do so. These and other acts of sacrifice draw us in love and service to God and neighbor.
Have a HAPPY Lent!
Fr. Tim
The Word of God
Reading I: Sirach 15: 15-20 The writer places the choice before us between good and evil and insists that those who keep the Lord’s commandments are the truly happy people.
Reading II: 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10 Jesus reveals a whole new wisdom. To follow it in one’s life is to be rewarded by one day seeing “what no eye has seen” and hearing “what no ear has heard.”
The Gospel: Matthew 5: 17-37, or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 Jesus completely fulfills, or makes complete, the Law of Moses and the Old Testament prophecies. He also introduces a New Covenant that not only surpasses the Old but now embraces the Gentile world also. His powerful words repeat: “But I say.”