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SAINT MARY PARISH
Parroquia de Santa María
January 3, 2021 / 3 de Enero del 2021
Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021
Prayer Intentions
The following list includes prayer intentions received between December 18 - 23.
Please remember the following intentions in your prayers during this Christmas Season:
Donated by Intention
Mary Anithottam For the Glory & Praise of God; To thank God for all His graces towards me & my
family
Bernadette M. Antoine For a good academic school for my daughter; also for those suffering with corona-
virus
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Barth In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Meany; Mr. & Mrs. Leo Barth
Simone Biver-Leblanc Repose of the souls of Ernest Biver and Denise Biver-Jacques
Roberto y Griselda Cifuentes Por la salud de Margarita Morales
Larry & Linda Connearney Mr. & Mrs. Paul Connearney; Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ristuccia
Eleanor Dewire Mary & Michael Reilly; and Frances Slowe
Ronald Grieci Esther M. Grieci, rest in peace
Familia Tobar Jimenez Por mi familia, por la sanacion de nuestro planeta
Sonny Lazarus To give thanks to the Lord - by the Lazarus family
Linda M. LeBlanc Ernie LeBlanc Sr., Ernie Jr., Gordon, Bryan
Mary Malone Tom Greaney
Malouf Family Jeremiah & Margaret Gorman; Edward Hurley
Helyn Marroquin -----
Irene Mazzocchi In loving memory of the MacPherson & Mazzocchi Families
John Monaco & Family James, Julia & Joseph Monaco
Marlene Mora -----
Elieth Revolorio Conversion de mi familia; cancer de me papa
Margarita Santana Por el eterno descanso de mi mama Filomena y mi papa Jose Santana; y por la
bendicion de la Navidad de toda mi familia
Maria M. Santiago Descanso eterno de mis familiares; por mis padres Francisco Santiago, Carmen
Rodriguez, mis hermanos Ismael, Alfredo y Onelia Santiago, mis abuelitos y pri-
mos. Amen
Jack & Lois Smith Charlotte Smith, rest in peace; we miss you
----- Por la salud de Giobani y Edgar
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Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021
My brothers and sisters in Christ, PLEASE PRAY FOR . . .
Happy Epiphany to everyone. I pray you have enjoyed some Billy Purcell, Jose, Sergio, Marta, Dulce, Catherine Nanteza, Fati-
peace (and rest, hopefully) in these 12 days of Christmas. Don’t ma, Brian, Mike, Ruth, Ursula, Kathleen, Laura, Frank, Charlie,
think that the COVID restrictions save you from exhaustion. The all the sick and suffering.
mental exhaustion can affect you as much, if not more, than phys- Note: If you want a name added or removed from the sick list,
ical exhaustion. One antidote to physical and spiritual exhaustion please email or call the parish office.
is Good News. I was strengthened by some good news two Sun-
days ago when I hosted a webinar for my project Seven Miles
From Jerusalem. Many of you are familiar with 7 Miles. We OFFERTORY
bring young adults and college students to the Holy Land. This Thank you for your generous offering to our parish.
webinar featured testimonies and witness talks from some of the The following was collected during all parish Masses.
young people who went on previous trips. They spoke beautifully December 19/20
and joyfully. It was great to hear from such smart, talented and Offertory $5,260
joyful young people. It gave me hope. We have put the webinar #Worshippers 660
on our parish website for anyone who wants to watch it (scroll
down any of the home pages; it’s right below the link to Cardinal
Seán’s blog). It lasts one hour but it will inspire you to contem-
plate eternity! – Father Michael MASS INTENTIONS
RED ZONE PROCEDURES Please find the full Mass Schedule on page 6.
When Waltham is in the red zone, we are required by the Archdi- Saturday, January 2
ocese to take people’s temperatures and to ask for names and 4:00pm Parish & Parishioners
phone numbers for possible contact tracing at liturgies. We will Sunday, January 3
try to do this as smoothly as possible. We will continue to cele- 9:00am Parish & Parishioners
brate the Mass expeditiously and safely and reverently as we have Tuesday, January 5
since May. There has been no evidence that COVID is transmit- 12:10pm Dennis Michalowski
ted at church liturgies. The most important thing to remember is Wednesday, January 6
that we can gather for Eucharist, and we need to do what we can 12:10pm Robert & Nora McGurrin
to keep the churches open. No matter what restrictions we face Thursday, January 7
when coming to Mass, they are nothing compared to all of the 12:10pm Mary Powers
places in the world where there are never priests available to cele- Saturday, January 9
brate Mass on a regular basis. Some Catholics can only be fed 4:00pm Parish & Parishioners
with the Bread of Angels every few months or once a year. That Sunday, January 10
will only change when they figure out that they need to provide 9:00am Anne Tebeau Lander
men from their local community to be ordained. Let us remember
that the greatest obstacle to receiving Jesus worthily is our own
obstinacy and sinfulness. If we choose anger over peace; if we
END OF YEAR / TAX SEASON
focus only on our rights and not also on our responsibilities, then
Sometimes parishioners like to make charitable contributions at
we could fall into the danger of receiving unworthily, condemn- this time of year. Please consider making a tax deductible contri-
ing ourselves and showing ourselves to be not better than the pa-
bution to Saint Mary Parish or the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
gans. Thanks for your help and cooperation. Thank you for your consideration.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A ST. MARY’S WEDDING? HOW TO PUT OUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL
We would like to host a group wedding for couples who wish to
After providing for your loved ones, you may want to include the
get married in the church. It is a beautiful experience and saves on
Parish in your will to help assure the future of the Parish. Be-
expenses. The wedding would take place in February 2021.
quests are free of estate tax, and can reduce the amount of your
Please contact the office or speak with one of the priests if you
assets claimed by the government. You can simply include the
are interested or have questions.
following in your will: “I give, devise and bequeath to Saint Mary
FAMILY ROSARY NIGHT - JOIN US VIA ZOOM Parish in Waltham, MA to be used to support
Hello, we would like to invite any family, couples, the ministry of the Parish”. A bequest can be a dollar amount,
and parishioners to join a weekly rosary through property, a percentage of an estate, or part of the residue of an
Zoom on Wednesday nights at 7pm. For the link, estate. You can also name the Parish as a contingency beneficiary
please email stmarymusic1@gmail.com and we in the event someone named in your will is no longer living. We
will send the invite. – Evan & Maria Schellinger recommend that a lawyer help in drafting or amending a will.
Happy New Year to All! May you be blessed in 2021!
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Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021
YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH tors of the Law (Lk 2:41-50).
Pope Francis has declared 2021 to be a year of the foster father of After Mary, the Mother of God, no saint is mentioned more fre-
the Savior – St. Joseph. Give thanks that the Holy Father wants us quently in the papal magisterium than Joseph, her spouse. My
to seek the help of the humble and obedient man. St. Joseph Predecessors reflected on the message contained in the limited
knows what it means to have your family under attack. He knows information handed down by the Gospels in order to appreciate
how to teach us through witness, for the Gospels do not record more fully his central role in the history of salvation. Blessed Pius
even one word that he said during his lifetime. His life embodied IX declared him “Patron of the Catholic Church”, Venerable Pius
the teaching of his Son who said that those who wish to be first XII proposed him as “Patron of Workers” and Saint John Paul II
must place themselves last. In order to help us understand his as “Guardian of the Redeemer”. Saint Joseph is universally in-
reason for declaring St. Joseph the patron of 2021, the Holy Fa- voked as the “patron of a happy death”.
ther wrote an Apostolic Letter to us. It isn’t too long, but we will
include a portion of the letter in the bulletin for the next few Now, one hundred and fifty years after his proclamation as Patron
months. The letter is called Patris Corde, which means With a of the Catholic Church by Blessed Pius IX (8 December 1870), I
Father’s Heart. St. Joseph pray for us. would like to share some personal reflections on this extraordi-
nary figure, so close to our own human experience. For, as Jesus
says, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Mt
APOSTOLIC LETTER
12:34). My desire to do so increased during these months of pan-
PATRIS CORDE
demic, when we experienced, amid the crisis, how “our lives are
OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
ON THE 150th ANNIVERSARY woven together and sustained by ordinary people, people often
OF THE PROCLAMATION OF SAINT JOSEPH overlooked. People who do not appear in newspaper and maga-
AS PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH zine headlines, or on the latest television show, yet in these very
days are surely shaping the decisive events of our history. Doc-
WITH A FATHER’S HEART: that is how Joseph loved Jesus, tors, nurses, storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning per-
whom all four Gospels refer to as “the son of Joseph”. sonnel, caregivers, transport workers, men and women working to
provide essential services and public safety, volunteers, priests,
Matthew and Luke, the two Evangelists who speak most of Jo- men and women religious, and so very many others. They under-
seph, tell us very little, yet enough for us to appreciate what sort stood that no one is saved alone… How many people daily exer-
of father he was, and the mission entrusted to him by God’s prov- cise patience and offer hope, taking care to spread not panic, but
idence. shared responsibility. How many fathers, mothers, grandparents
We know that Joseph was a lowly carpenter (Mt 13:55), betrothed and teachers are showing our children, in small everyday ways,
to Mary (Mt 1:18; Lk 1:27). He was a “just man” (Mt 1:19), ever how to accept and deal with a crisis by adjusting their routines,
ready to carry out God’s will as revealed to him in the Law (Lk looking ahead and encouraging the practice of prayer. How many
2:22.27.39) and through four dreams (Mt 1:20; 2:13.19.22). After are praying, making sacrifices and interceding for the good of
a long and tiring journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, he beheld all”. Each of us can discover in Joseph – the man who goes unno-
the birth of the Messiah in a stable, since “there was no place for ticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence – an intercessor, a
them” elsewhere (Lk 2:7). He witnessed the adoration of the support and a guide in times of trouble. Saint Joseph reminds us
shepherds (Lk 2:8-20) and the Magi (Mt 2:1-12), who represented that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an in-
respectively the people of Israel and the pagan peoples. comparable role in the history of salvation. A word of recognition
and of gratitude is due to them all. continued next week
Joseph had the courage to become the legal father of Jesus, to
whom he gave the name revealed by the angel: “You shall call his
name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:21).
As we know, for ancient peoples, to give a name to a person or to
a thing, as Adam did in the account in the Book of Genesis (2:19-
20), was to establish a relationship.
In the Temple, forty days after Jesus’ birth, Joseph and Mary of-
fered their child to the Lord and listened with amazement to Sim-
eon’s prophecy concerning Jesus and his Mother (Lk 2:22-35). To
protect Jesus from Herod, Joseph dwelt as a foreigner in Egypt
(Mt 2:13-18). After returning to his own country, he led a hidden
life in the tiny and obscure village of Nazareth in Galilee, far
from Bethlehem, his ancestral town, and from Jerusalem and the
Temple. Of Nazareth it was said, “No prophet is to rise” (Jn 7:52)
and indeed, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (Jn
1:46). When, during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary
lost track of the twelve-year-old Jesus, they anxiously sought him
out and they found him in the Temple, in discussion with the doc-
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Solemnidad de la Epifanía del Señor 3 de Enero del 2021
Queridos hermanos y hermanas,
Los magos de oriente, que vivieron en una época muy antes del internet o los medios
sociales, se apoyaron de una estrella como signo de que un rey había nacido. Los astros
les revelaron a estos ilustres extranjeros que algo de suma importancia había ocurrido
en Judea. Hoy celebramos la manifestación del nacimiento de nuestro Señor a nosotros
y al mundo entero. La luz de la estrella sobre el pequeño pueblo de Belén ha revelado la luz del mundo
hasta los confines de la tierra. En los magos estamos representados todas las naciones paganas que se
han rendido y sometido al verdadero rey y redentor del mundo. Acerquemonos a ese bebe con todo
nuestro ser y pidámosle su ayuda en nuestra vida. Pidámosle las cosas que son verdaderas y de real
valor. Pidámosle misericordia, reconciliación, perdon y discernimiento en nuestra vida.
Vamos al portal de Belén, humildemente a ver el amor de Dios encarnado por nostros!
Sinceramente,
P. Fernando J. Vivas
Carta apostólica PATRIS CORDE del Santo Padre Francisco con motivo del
150° aniversario de la declaración de San José como patrono de la Iglesia Universal.
ORACIÓN A SAN JOSÉ:
Salve, custodio del Redentor
y esposo de la Virgen María.
A ti Dios confió a su Hijo,
en ti María depositó su confianza,
contigo Cristo se forjó como hombre.
Oh, bienaventurado José,
muéstrate padre también a nosotros
y guíanos en el camino de la vida.
Concédenos gracia, misericordia y valentía,
y defiéndenos de todo mal. Amén.
Roma, en San Juan de Letrán, 8 de diciembre, Solemnidad de la
Inmaculada Concepción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María, del año 2020,
octavo de mi pontificado.
Papa Francisco
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Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021
SAINT MARY PARISH
Parish Office: 781-891-1730 Fax: 781-209-0555
Mailing Address: 133 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451
Email: Please contact us via the website (WHO WE ARE > PRIESTS & STAFF)
Website: https://www.stmarywaltham.org/
SAINT MARY CHURCH SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO CHAPEL
Location: 133 School St., Waltham MA 02451 Location: 51 Hall Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Parking Lot & Rel. Ed. Bldg: 30 Pond St., Waltham Parking Lot & Parish Ctr: 30 Taylor St. Waltham
St. Mary Church is open every day from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Chapel is closed temporarily due to pandemic.
La iglesia está abierta todos los días de 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
MASS SCHEDULE/Horario de las Misas QUINCE AÑOS
Saturday Vigil /Sábado Vigilia 4:00 pm Llamar al Padre Fernando para programar la celebración. La joven
Sunday/Domingo 9:00 am debe estar participando en el Programa de Confirmación.
11:00 am Español BAPTISM/Bautismo
1:00 pm Luganda Parents must call the parish office for information about preparation
6:00 pm Español and baptism. Parents and godparents must attend a preparation class.
Monday thru Friday/Lunes a Viernes 12:10 pm Para Bautismos padres deben llamar a la oficina. Padres y padrinos
Mon. & Fri./Lunes y Viernes 7:00 pm Español deben asistir a la preparación.
Friday/Viernes 8:00 pm Luganda SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION/Sacramentos de Iniciación
Holy Days/Dias de Precepto 12:10 pm Adults and children (age 7+) who want to receive the sacraments of
7:00 pm Español Baptism, Confirmation, or First Communion must attend preparation
classes. Call the parish office for information.
CONFESSIONS/Confesiones
Los adultos y niños (7+) que desean recibir los sacramentos del Bau-
Sunday/Domingo 10:00 am - 10:45am
tismo, la Confirmación o la Primera Comunión pueden tomar clases
Mon thru Thurs/Lunes-Jueves 11:30 am - noon
de preparación para los sacramentos. Llamar a la oficina.
Friday/Viernes 11:00 am - noon
Saturday/Sábado 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm MARRIAGE/Matrimonio
Call the parish office to arrange a meeting./Llamar a la oficina.
PRAY THE ROSARY/El Santo Rosario
Monday thru Friday/Lunes a Viernes 11:30 am STAFF
Sunday/Domingo 10:30 am Español Pastor/Párroco Rev. Michael Nolan
Parochial Vicar/Vicario Par. Rev. Joseph Diem
ADORATION/Adoración Parochial Vicar/Vicario Par. Rev. Fernando Vivas
Friday/Viernes 12:45 pm - 5:45 pm Business Mgr./Dir. de Negocios Mary McCarthy
COMMUNION TO SICK & HOMEBOUND Sexton/Sacristán Michael Welch
Comunión a los hogares y enfermos IN RESIDENCE/En residencia
Call the parish office 781-891-1730 Rev. Charles Mulindwa
Llamar a la oficina 781-891-1730
CATECHESIS/Catequesis
Nilvia Hernández 781-308-4961 or stmarywalthamre@gmail.com
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM/Programa Después de la Escuela
Call the parish office 781-891-1730
Llamar a la oficina 781-891-1730
FAQ: How can I make a donation?
Thank you! Gracias!
Drop in basket at Mail to: Online via website Venmo
weekend Mass St. Mary’s (click DONATE) @stmarywaltham
133 School St.
Webale nnyo! Waltham, MA 02451 Merci!
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