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The Parish Community of
Saint Brigid
Amherst, MA
saintbrigidsamherst.org
saintbrigidsamherst@gmail.com
413 256 6181
January 22, 2023
St Brigid’s Parish Amherst, Massachusetts
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
ROSARY AT 7:30AM
SATURDAY, January 21, St Agnes Virgin & Martyr The Rosary is recited at 7:30am in the morning! A meditation of
8:00 AM for the soul of Chester Dziekanowski Jr the life of Jesus as seen through eyes of his mother Mary. Please
SATURDAY, January 21, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time join us as frequently or infrequently as you like. What better way
4:00 PM for the souls of John & Ellen Marino to begin the day!
SUNDAY, January 22, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM for the soul of Larry Budnick Jr ADORATION THURSDAYS
10:30 AM for the souls of Angelo & Marietta Iantosca The Church is open for weekly Adoration of the
12:30 PM souls of Ramonita Ruiz & María Rivera Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays from 8:00AM
MONDAY, Jan 23, Prayer for Legal Protection of Unborn Children to 5:00.PM. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is
8:00 AM for the soul of Marsha Budnick
TUESDAY, January 24, St Francis de Sales recited at 3:00PM, from 5:00 to 6PM is the
8:00 AM for the soul of Raymond Ashby Spanish Holy Hour and Benediction at 6:00PM.
WEDNESDAY, January 25, The Conversion of St Paul Please come and join us!
8:00 AM for the soul of Edward Warner
THURSDAY, January 26, Ss Timothy & Titus WEEKLY CONFESSIONS
8:00 AM for St. Brigid’s Parish The Lord Jesus-Christ is the physician of our souls and bodies.
FRIDAY, January 27, Weekday Through the Sacrament of Penance, He heals us from the wounds
8:00 AM for the soul of Lorraine O’Neil of sin and reconciles us with the Father. The Sacrament of Con-
SATURDAY, January 28, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 PM the souls of Nicholas & Rozanne Serduck
fession is available in our parish every Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 3:30
SUNDAY, January 29, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time p.m. before the 4:00 p.m. Mass. (The green light above the con-
8:00 AM for the souls of Charles & Mary Abramson fessionals indicates that the priest is available.)
10:30 AM for the soul of Maria Mujica
12:30 PM Miriam Ramírez & Ramona Ruiz PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
In honor of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron of our Diocese,
please join in reciting the prayer to St Michael the Archangel at
the end of every Mass. The prayer can be found on the back of the
missalettes in your pews.
HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS
We are in the process of rebuilding our "Homebound Parishioners
WEEKEND OF JANUARY 28/29, 2023 List." If you or anyone you know would like to be on our list for a
ALTAR SERVERS: monthly visit, please call Carol at the parish office 256-6181.
4:00pm A Como
8:00am L Skribiski-Banack, M Skribiski-Banack RESPECT LIFE MASS
10:30am E MacLeod On MONDAY JANUARY 23, Bishop Byrne will celebrate a Re-
LECTORS: spect Life Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral at 10:00 AM. All are
4:00pm T Cadigan
8:00am K Grogan
invited and encouraged to attend! Bishop has asked that in lieu of
10:30am K Rath travelling to Washington for the March For Life, and because the
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Fight for Life has shifted to the states - that we try to build up our
4:00pm witness to life here in our Diocese through participation in this
8:00am R O’Donnell Mass, and a short "march" to City Hall in Springfield, followed by
10:30am T Schmitt a light lunch at the Bishop Marshall Center.
ALTAR GUILD:
February 5 Mary Ellen Salvini, Harriet Eddy, Wilma EUCAHRIST CONGRESS
Ortiz, Donna Feng MARCH 4, 2023
HOSPITAL VISIT Do you want to reawaken your heart
February 9
MASS AT AMHERST NURSING HOME to what is essentially beautiful, good
10:30am Thursday, February 16 and true about our catholic faith?
Plan to attend the Eucharistic Con-
ST. BRIGID’S STAFF DIRECTORY gress hosted by our Diocese at the
Administrator: Rev. Gary Dailey 549-0300, ext. 101 Mass Mutual Center in Springfield.
(g.dailey@diospringfield.org) Please register before Feb 1.
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Valentine Nworah 256-6181 ext. 15
(v.nworah@diospringfield.org) VALENTINE’S DAY ANNIVERSARY
Sunday February 12, 2023 at the 10:30AM mass
Please join us for this special Mass to celebrate your Wedding
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT Anniversary! All are welcome! A renewal of your marriage vows
Weekly Parish Budget………….. $4,800.00
will be recited during Mass. If you are planning to attend please
call the office at 256-6181
January 15, 2023……… ………$3,024.00
Thank you for your support!
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 22, 2023
LIVING THE GOOD NEWS RIGHT TO LIFE JANUARY 22
A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise
The message of Jesus is simple. It can be boiled down to two sen- up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily
tences. “The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lov-
the good news.” er of life, from every Christian community, from every group and
association, from every family and from the heart of every believ-
In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus appears in Galilee for the first time er. Pope Saint John Paul II - As individuals, we are called to ob-
preaching the good news. At the Lake of Tiberias, he calls simple serve this day through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting
fishermen who drop everything to follow him. Their immediate and/or giving alms. Another way to take part is through partici-
and wholehearted response teaches us what it means to repent and pating in special events to observe the anniversary of Roe v.
believe in the good news. It means encountering the person of Wade. Call your local diocese or parish to find out what events
Jesus, following him and leaving everything behind. might be taking place in your area.
Believing in the good news means having an encounter with COME AND LEARN ABOUT GOD’S INFINITE LOVE
Jesus Christ. The apostles didn’t leave their families, homes, and AND MERCY FOR YOU!
jobs because they believed in an ideal. Rather it was coming face- We will discover God’s love for us no matter what we may have
to-face with Jesus that moved them. Meeting Jesus changed eve- done or where we may have gone in our lives. Come and see why
rything for them. God loves you so much and infinitely desires to show you His
Mercy!
We cannot have the same face-to-face encounter with Jesus that When: Wednesdays Jan 18 – Feb 22, 2023
the apostles enjoyed. But we are still able to meet the Risen Lord Presenter: Dan O’Driscoll
when we read the Bible, receive the Sacraments, and serve our Where: Mary’s House of Prayer,
sisters and brothers who are his living body. We are not on fire 202 East Main St., Chicopee, MA
for our faith because we like to follow rules. Rather it is because
No Registration is Required, Free will offering. For more info call
we have met and fallen in love with Jesus Christ. This personal Jean 413-452-0511 or email: maryshouse@diospringfield.org
relationship with him that we have through faith and the ministry
of the Church drives everything that we are about. FEAST DAY FEBRUARY 1ST ST. BRIGID
St. Brigid is the most well-known female leader of the early
Believing in the good news also means that we must follow him. Celtic Christian Church. She is one of Ireland’s patron saints
Our life of faith can be understood as a journey with Jesus leading along with Saints Patrick and Columba. Irish hagiography makes
the way. It means that, like the apostles, we have to give up our her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and founder of several
own plans and put our trust in God and His plan for us. It is not monasteries of Christian nuns, including that monastery of
easy because very often the road is steep and the pathway rocky. ‘Kildare’ Ireland, which was considered legendary and was high-
We will not always see where it is headed, and we will stumble ly revered. Her feast day is the 1st of February, celebrated as St.
frequently along the way. We will see our friends walking a dif- Brigid’s Day (this is an anglicized spelling of the Saint’s name;
ferent way that seems easier, and we will be tempted to join them. another common spelling is St. Bridget) or Imbolc in Gaelic
But God will give us the strength and the courage to follow Him. Ireland, one of the four quarter days of the pagan year, which
And we will be blessed with joy because we are with Jesus. marked the beginning of spring, lambing and lactation in cattle.
Many rituals are associated with the making of the crosses. It was
Finally, believing in the good news means leaving everything traditionally believed that Bridget’s Cross protects the house from
behind. The apostles could not follow Jesus and stay fishermen. fire and evil. It is hung in many Irish and Irish-American kitch-
We cannot follow Jesus and continue to live the same way we did ens for this purpose. St. Bridget and her cross are linked together
before. When we choose to follow Jesus, some things will have to by a story about her weaving this form of cross at the death-bed
stay behind. We may have to end friendships because they lead us of either her father or a pagan lord, who upon hearing what the
to bad behavior. We may have to change our business practices cross meant, asked to be baptized
because they are deceitful. We will all be called to live simpler
SAFE ENVIRONMENT & VICTIM ASSISTANCE
lives so that we will have more left over to give to the poor. Some
Bishop William D. Byrne encourages anyone who has been a
will even be called to sell everything and to give their lives totally victim of sexual abuse by representatives (Clergy, educators, em-
over to Jesus in religious life. For all of us, gaining Jesus will ployees or volunteers) of the Roman Catholic Church to come
mean the loss of something or someone we love. It was that way forward by contacting the Office of Safe Environment & Victim
for the apostles, and it continues to be that way for us. There is no Assistance, at (413) 452-0624, confidential toll free number at
other way if we are to put our lives in the hands of our loving 800-842-9055 or email reportabuse@diospringfield.org.
Father. Bishop Byrne encourages victims of sexual abuse to contact law
enforcement if they believe a crime has been committed.
The Kingdom of God is among us. The Risen Lord is present in Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office: (413) 443-5951
our midst. His presence soothes our fears. His words touch and Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, Clergy Sex Abuse
heal our hearts. His Sacraments nourish and strengthen us. We Hotline: (413) 800-2958
meet him in one another, and we fall in love with the one who Northwestern District Attorney’s Office: (413) 586-9225
died for us. We gladly leave everything behind to follow after the Norman Charest, Director
one our heart longs for. Despite the difficulties, we know that it is Diocese of Springfield
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