Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família

HOLY FAMILY PARISH EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Mass IntentionsMass Intentions

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021

10:00 AM Priests Intention 11:30 AM Brazilian Mass 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021

10:00 AM Muriel Gorman 11:30 AM Brazilian Mass 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass

Holy Family Parish

Paróquia Sagrada Família

30 Grafton Street Lowell MA 01852

Main Phone: (978) 453-2134 Brazilian Community: (978) 934-0622

Fax: (978) 453-0933 Email: holyfamilylowell@gmail.com

Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI

Deacon Alvaro Soares

Business Manager David McLean

High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett

(978)808-4505

Parish Secretaries Cathy Martel (English)

Lira De Moraes

Custodian Marlene Heiss

It is customary within our Catholic Fami-lies to take down our Christmas trees, on or before January 7th, 2021. The Waste disposal list is located at the left for Lowell Massachusetts. It may be located on Facebook.

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WWe pray…..

For those that are sick or recently in the hospital…

Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Daniel Bedard, Rina Bedford, Fr. Gilmond Boucher, Bob Brown, Buote Family, Loretta Caira, Bill Calhoun, David Carpenter, Roger Chartrand, Millie Ciszek, Francine Clay, Robert Connolly, Bob Conway, Sue Conway, Anne Marie Countie, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Teresa Dipersio, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Joshua Geoffroy, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Andrew Gosselin, Susan Goyette, Donna Gravelle, Karen Graham, Sr. Joan Gregoire, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Frank Holden, Marge Keefe, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Nora & Bob Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Raymond LeLacheur, Carol Leonard, John Leonard, Terry Lesard, Pauline Letourneau, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Barbara Matyl, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Chris McHardy, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca, Caryn Misquita, Pauline Moore, Sr. Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Aparecida Nascimento, Francis O’Donnell, Linda Paradise, Kim Peirce, Jeanne Pinard, Mary Richardson, Patrick Rivanis, Ruthelyn Rivanis, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Joel Rivera, Elaine Robinson, Ed Rotondi, Sr. Jeanne Rouillard, Freeman Shepherd, Donna Sherman, Stephanie Southworth, Bea Stamp, John Stamulonis, Joseph Sullivan, Marilyn Sullivan, Pricilla Sullivan, Rose Sweeney, Kristy Williams, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge.

May they experience God’s healing love and comfort.

PRAYER AND REFLECTION JANUARY 3, 2021

Epiphany of Our Lord

Jesus was born to be the Lord and savior, the friend and brother of everyone: people of every nation and race and language; rich and poor; young and old; men and women; successful in the eyes of the world and those whose names are never known. Let us join with Christians everywhere as we pray today. On this day of Epiphany we join with believers everywhere, asking God to bless and grace this world with divine presence as we pray, Be born in us; be born in our world. That there may be respect and cooperation among all Christian congregations, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. That our families may know love, joy, health and happiness, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. That the sick, the suffering and those who love them may know healing and hope, comfort and care, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. That those who need a job will find the work that they are called to do, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. That during this new year we will grow to be what God intends us to be, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. For those who have died …. (names). That those who mourn may know the steadfast love of God, we pray … Be born in us; be born in our world. Prayer: Good and gracious God of all people everywhere, bring us and all our concerns to the fulfillment your love intends. We pray always in the name of Jesus, our savior and our Lord. Amen

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Rev. Myles Cyr, OMI Rev. James Pillar, OMI

Rev. Maurice J. O’Connor, OMI Rev. Leo Cormier, OMI

Rev. Corriveau, OMI Rev. Houle OMI

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... Ao verem de novo a estrela, os magos ficaram radiantes de alegria!' Epifania do Senhor: – Isaías 60,1-6; Salmo 72(71); Efésios 3,2-6; Mateus 2,1-12

No evangelho, Jesus se manifesta como o Messias e Filho de Deus, o verdadeiro Rei que nasce em Belém (cf. Mq 5,1) para apascentar o povo (cf. 2Sm 5,2). Os magos ou sábios do Oriente que representam todos os povos que acolhem a chegada do Rei-Messias prefiguram a missão universal de fazer discípulos/as em todas as nações (28,19). A fé, o reconhecimento e a adoração desses sábios contrastam com a cegueira dos que ignoram a presença do Salvador. Temendo os movimentos messiânicos como ameaças a seus interesses de poder e riqueza, Herodes convoca os sumos sacerdotes e os escribas que conhecem as Escrituras (vv.5-6), mas não reconhecem Jesus (21,15). Na 1ª leitura, Jerusalém em vias de reconstrução, acolhe os povos que regressam do exílio babilônico e de outras partes, carregados de oferendas. A glória de Deus resplandece nos povos que se unem para construir uma nova cidade, solidificada no amor e na justiça. No salmo, o rei, como figura da justiça e paz divina, tem a responsabilidade de ser agente da libertação para o povo. A 2ª leitura acentua que o plano da salvação de Deus, destinado a todo ser humano, foi realizado plenamente em Cristo. Romperam-se as barreiras que dividiam os povos e assim também os gentios, como membros do mesmo corpo, tornaram-se participantes da mesma promessa de salvação. A Epifania celebra a manifestação da universalidade da salvação em Cristo e impele os povos, unidos pela fé, a reconhecê-lo e adorá-lo como Deus vivo e verdadeiro. Ele é a luz, a palavra que ilumina o nosso caminho para que façamos resplandecer a sua presença amorosa de verdade e vida. O Senhor Deus, hoje nos revela o seu Filho a todas as nações. Que Jesus, sempre nos guie e nos fortaleça em todas as iniciativas de unidade, de comunhão e de preservação da terra.

Oração

Ó Deus de todos os povos, guiando os magos pela estrela, tu revelaste hoje o teu filho Jesus a toda a humanidade.

Dá a nós, teus servos e servas, que já te conhecemos pela fé, a graça de buscarmos sempre o teu rosto

e participarmos plenamente da tua luz. Por Cristo, nosso Senhor! Amém.

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