St. Francis of Assisi Parish
63 Sheridan Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Telephone: 978-342-9651
Fax: 978-342-7936
Religious Education: 978-342-3521
Parish Hall: 978-345-0723
Rev. Emerito Ortiz, Pastor
Email: [email protected]
Masses
Saturday Vigil: 4:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM & 11:00 AM (Spanish)
Weekends: Monday & Wednesday 6:00 PM ( Chapel) English Mass
Tuesday & Thursday 8:00AM (Chapel) English Mass
Friday: 6:00 PM (Church) English Mass Tuesday: 6:00PM (Church) Spanish Mass
Holy Days: 4:00PM (Vigil),
8:00 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00PM or by appointment
Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the rectory in advance. Instructions are held by appointment
Sacraments of Marriage: Arrangements should be made at least one year before the wedding.
Devotions: Rosary on Tuesday & Thursday morning immediately after Mass.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: from September to May from 12:30PM to 3:45PM
Saint Francis of Assisi
June 17 - 258, 2017
Mass Intentions
Saturday, June 17th
4:00PM†Eunice Houle ……….by Christopher Houle
†Norman Courtemanche ….by the fam.
The Blessed Sacrament lamp is lit in memory of Felipe
& Carmen Cruz requested by Pedro & Rosa Cruz.
A candle to Our Blessed Mother is lit in thanksgiving
for the marriage between Brenda & Juan Carlos
Brambila.
Sunday, JUNE 18th
9:00AM†For all People
A candle to St. Francis of Assisi is lit in memory of
Joseph Morin Jr. requested by Marie Morin .
BODY & BLOOD of CHRIST
11:00AM†Carlos Jose Roitman …..by Steve & Jaslyn
Monday, June 19th
6:00PM†For all fathers (living & deceased)
Tuesday, June 20th
8:00 AM†Therese Marble………by Donald Marble Sr.
6:00PM†Celebrant’s intention
Wednesday, June 21st
Parish Support JUNE 11/12
Offertory:$1,774.00
Fuel: $414.0
Steubenville: $783.0
Maintenance:$30.0
Partners Charity:$300.00
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga
6:00PM†
Thursday, June 22nd
Total $3,301.0
“Remember when you leave this earth, you can take with
you nothing that you have received, only what you have
given” St. Francis of Assisi
8:00AM†
Friday, June 23rd
Most Sacred of Jesus
6:00PM†Connie & Dell Cote …..by Karen & Ron Leger
Saturday, June 24th
4:00PM†Norman Loiselle …………by friends
†Steve LeBlanc…………….by the community
Sunday, JUNE 25th
9:00AM†For all People
11:00AM†
“Share Your Table with Love”
The needs for our St. Vincent de Paul Food
Pantry for the month of JUNE: tuna,
jelly, canned meat, canned pasta, cereal,
canned fruit, Mac & cheese, rice,
potatoes, ketchup, salad dressing,
mayonnaise THANK YOU for your donations.
“When I was hungry you gave food …”
FLEA MARKET …..St. Francis Festival
We are now collecting old / new stuffs for our FLEA
MARKET at St. Francis Festival (Sunday, August 13).
Consider setting items aside for our Flea Market. We
will be happy to receive NEW or USED (in good
condition) ITEMS for the FLEA
MARKET; things like mugs, jars,
musical instruments, belts, dishes,
tablecloths, dolls, toys, medals,
jewelry, etc. Please note, we are
unable to accept books, computers,
monitors, televisions, electrical
appliances, padded furniture, clothing or shoes. All
donations could be dropped off at the church on
weekends (entrance of the church). THANKS!
St. FRANCIS FESTIVAL
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th
If you have any FESTIVAL outdoors signs from last
year’s Festival, please return it as soon as possible so we
can rearrange the date for this year’s Festival. Thank
YOU!
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Saint Francis of Assisi
The Word became flesh and is our BREAD of LIFE
In the creation stories in the Book of Genesis, God gave
Adam and Eve a paradise and provided all they needed
to eat and drink. In the desert after
fleeing Egypt, Yahweh fed the people
on manna to satisfy their hunger and
gave them water from the rock when
they were thirsty. He furnished the
prophets with food in times of need.
God has always known the needs of
his people and responded to them.
Saint Augustine tells us that what our hearts ultimately
hunger for is God. Thus, God must give us himself to
eat to satisfy our hunger.
This is indeed just what we believe, as we profess that
Jesus is the bread of life and the cup of eternal blessing.
The famous words of Jesus in today’s Gospel “Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,” are
difficult to comprehend with human understanding.
For the people of his time, with the Jewish dietary
restrictions prohibiting the consumption of blood and
raw meat, the concept was intolerable. At the Last
Supper he gave the Apostles and us, by extension, his
body to eat and his blood to drink for our salvation. At
each Mass the action of the Lord Jesus is revisited and
made new on the altar.
Of all the miracles the Lord Jesus performs in the
world, none is more marvelous or necessary than this –
that He comes to us genuinely in the Eucharist. The
elements we receive may still look and taste like bread
and wine, but they have become his Body and Blood.
And when we share in this great mystery, we may
continue to look and feel the same way as before we
participated in this sacred meal; however, we have
been transformed into the Body of Christ, the Church.
Because of the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist,
His true presence resides in us. We are no longer
simply creatures of earth, but saved, and creatures of
heaven. The mystery of the presence of Christ in the
Eucharist is only comprehensible through faith.
Many people believe only what they can see and have
proved to them. The Eucharis is a means by which God
cares for and loves us. You cannot prove love or caring,
but you can experience them. Open your hearts and
your minds, and you will feel and experience!
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven,”
says the Lord; “whoever eats this bread will live
forever.”
June 17 - 258, 2017
Sing & Praise
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Hymns: Solemnity of CORPUS CHRISTI
Processional: #394 “At the Lamb’s high feast”
Offertory:#55/276 “Eat this bread”
Communion:# “I received the living bread”
Processional #639 “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy”
In your charity, please pray for the soul for the souls of
all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, may
they rest in peace. Amen.
St. Francis Festival, August 13
St. Francis of Assisi Raffle Tickets
1st Prize $2,500.0
3rd Prize $500.0
2nd Prize$1,000.0
4th Prize $250.0
5th Prize $100.0
6th Prize $100.0
7th Prize: $100.0
Please help us selling and buying tickets!!! Anyone who
sells or buys 10 raffle tickets will get 2 extra for free.
Raffle tickets are $10.00 each. We recommend to you to
BUY ONE BOOK (or more) of 12 TICKETS ($100) per
FAMILY. We are in GREAT NEED of your
COOPERATION!!! Drawing will be held at the Festival
on Sunday, August 13. For more information, please
contact Fr. Ortiz (978) 342 - 9651.
GRADUATES 2017
All graduates from college, high
school or any grade are invited for a
special GRADUATION BLESSING on JUNE 17/18 at
any Mass at St. Francis (4:00PM- Saturday; 9:00AM &
11:00AM Sunday). Parents and friends are cordially
invited to attend. Please call the rectory during the week
(978) 342-9671) or let Fr. Ortiz know about yourself
before Mass. Graduates, please come to Mass with your
gown and graduation cap on.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Saint Francis of Assisi
Happening at St. Francis of Assisi
Sunday, JUNE 18th …..9:00AM….Mass
Monday, JUNE 19th
…6:00PM …Mass….chapel
th
Tuesday, JUNE 20 … 8:00AM
Mass…chapel
…6:00PM Mass (Spanish) …church
Wednesday, JUNE 21st ...6:00PM Mass..(English) chapel
Thursday, JUNE 22nd …8:00AM Mass…
…..7:00PM Hispanic choir….church
Friday, JUNE 23rd ..1:00PM .Food Pantry …. church hall
…6:00PM Mass…church
Saturday, JUNE 24th
3:00PM …..CONFESSIONS
4:00PM… Mass (English)
Fortnight for Freedom
All are invited to join
Bishop Robert J.
McManus
for the Mass for the
Protection of
Religious Freedom for
th
our diocesan observance of the 6 annual national
Fortnight for Freedom THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017….
7:00 PM St. Paul's Cathedral (19 Chatham St.,)
Worcester. Following the Mass there will be a light
reception downstairs in the Cenacle and a presentation
by The Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, DD, STD,
Bishop of Worcester, who will speak on "A Well-Formed
Conscience: In Service to Freedom for Mission".
REGIONAL PRO LIFE MEETING
Leominster Region Wide Respect Life Committee
Tuesday, June 20th 6:30pm at St Cecilia
Church, Parish Center (enter on third street side)
Speaker: Catholic Charities North Worcester County
We hope you can join us at our next meeting where we will
have a speaker from Catholic Charities discussing their
new program to help moms and babies in need!
CONFIRMATION :
follow up Meetings
The Confirmation Class will continue their
meetings on Sundays the following dates:
Sunday, June 25th …9:00AM Mass &
& 10:00AM meeting (CCD center)
Sunday, July 2nd …..9:00AM Mass
& 10:00AM meeting (CCD center)
ROAST PORK DINNER
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
Tickets are for sale NOW!
$10 per plate! BUY your ticket now!! (only 120
tickets) For tickets ask Fr. Ortiz
June 17 - 258, 2017
El Verbo se hizo carne y es nuestro PAN de la VIDA
En la historia de creación del Libro del Génesis, Dios le dio
a Adán y Eva un paraíso y proveyó todo lo necesario para
comer y beber. En el desierto después de huir de la
esclavitud Egipto, Yavé alimentó al pueblo con maná para
satisfacer su hambre y les dio agua de la roca cuando
tenían sed. Proporcionó a los profetas comida en tiempos
de necesidad. Dios siempre ha conocido las necesidades
de su pueblo y les ha respondido. San Agustín
nos dice que lo que nuestros corazones
anhelan en última instancia es Dios. Así, Dios
debe darnos a sí mismo para comer para
satisfacer nuestra hambre.
Esto es precisamente lo que creemos, ya que
profesamos que Jesucristo es el pan de vida y
la copa de la bendición eterna.
Las famosas palabras de Jesucristo en el Evangelio de hoy:
"El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre tiene vida
eterna", son difíciles de comprender con la comprensión
humana. Para la gente de su tiempo, con las restricciones
judías dietéticas que prohibían el consumo de sangre y la
carne cruda, el concepto era intolerable. En la Última
Cena Jesucristo les dio a los Apóstoles y a nosotros, por
extensión, su cuerpo para comer y su sangre para beber
para nuestra salvación. En cada Misa la acción del Señor
Jesucristo es rememorada y hecha nueva en el altar.
De todos los milagros que el Señor Jesucristo realiza en el
mundo, ninguno es más maravilloso o necesario que este:
que Él viene a nosotros genuinamente en la Eucaristía. Los
elementos que recibimos todavía pueden parecer y tener
el sabor a pan y vino, pero se han convertido en su
Cuerpo y Sangre. Y cuando compartimos este gran
misterio, podemos seguir mirándonos y sentirnos de la
misma manera que antes de haber participado en esta
sagrada comida; sin embargo, hemos sido transformados
en el Cuerpo de Cristo, la Iglesia. Debido a la verdadera
presencia de Cristo en la Eucaristía, su Presencia
verdadera vive en nosotros. Ya no somos simplemente
criaturas de la tierra, sino que estamos llamados a la
salvación, y así sentirnos criaturas del cielo. El misterio de
la presencia de Cristo en la Eucaristía sólo es
comprensible por medio de la fe.
Muchas personas creen sólo lo que pueden ver y lo que se
les ha demostrado. La Eucaristía es un medio por medio
del cual Dios nos cuida y nos ama. No puedes demostrar
amor o cariño, pero si puedes experimentarlos. ¡Abran
sus corazones y sus mentes, y sentirán y experimentarán
el amor de Dios!
"Yo soy el pan vivo que descendió del cielo", dice el
Señor; "El que come este pan vivirá para siempre".
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Saint Francis of Assisi
CLASES para BAUTISMO
SABADO JULIO 1 /// 2017
1:00PM en el Centro. Para Padres y Padrinos
CALENDARIO CLASES CONFIRMACION
Las Clases para la CONFIRMACION continuaran
los DOMINGOS en las siguientes fechas:
DOMINGO, 25///Junio …9:00AM Mass &
& 10:00AM reunion (CCD centro)
DOMINGO, 2///Julio …..9:00AM Mass
& 10:00AM reunion (CCD centro)
DOMINGO JUNIO 25
DIA del LECHON ASADO
RESERVA tu COMIDA
desde ahora … boletos a
la venta ya!!! Solamente
120 boletos!!!
COMPRA el TUYO o los de tu familia!!.
ATENCION GRADUANDOS!!!
Todas las jovenes o personas que se
van a graduar en el verano o se han
graduado de colegio, universidad,
escuela superior or de cualquier grado,
etc.durante este año son ivitados(as) a
recibir una BENDICION del GRADUANDO en la Santa
Misa del Domingo, JUNIO 18. Debe venir el PROXIMO
DOMINGO, 18 de JUNIO para recibir la BENDICION
dentro de la MISA! Por favor GRADUANDOS, venga con
su TOGA y BIRRETE!! (gown and graduation cap)
St. FRANCIS FESTIVAL
DOMINGO, AGOSTO 13
Si usted tiene un ANUNCIO del FESTIVAL de los que se
ponen frente a las casas, por favor, tráigalo lo más pronto
posible para nosotros cambiarles la FECHA del
FESTIVAL de este año 2017. GRACIAS!
June 17 - 258, 2017
Lecturas Bíblicas de la Semana
Lunes 19/ Junio
Monday, June 19
2 Corintios// 2Corinthians 6: 1– 10 Salmo//Psalm 98
San Mateo// Matthew 5: 38 – 42
Martes 20// Junio
Tuesday, June 20
2 Corintios//2 Corinthians 8:1 - 9 Salmo//Psalm 146
San Mateo //Matthew 5: 43 – 48
Miércoles, 21/Junio
Wednesday,June 21
2 Corintios//2Corinthians 9: 6 – 11 Salmo//Psalm 149
San Mateo //Matthew 22: 34 - 40
Jueves 22// JUNIO
Thursday, JUNE 22
2Corintios//2Corinthians 11:1 – 11 Salmo//Psalm 111
San Mateo// Matthew 6: 7 – 15
Viernes 23//JUNIO
Friday, JUNE 23
Deuteronomio //Deuteronomy 6: 7–11
Salmo// Psalm 103
1Juan//IJohn 4: 7- 16
San Mateo//Matthew 11: 25 - 30
Saturday, 24// JUNIO
Saturday, JUNE 24
Profeta Isaias// Isaiah 49: 1 -6 Salmo// Psalm 139
Hechos//Acts 13: 22 – 26
San Lucas/ Luke 1: 57 – 80
Domingo 25// JUNIO
SUNDAY, JUNE//25
Profeta Jeremias // Jeremiah 20: 10 – 13
Salmo//Psalm 69
Carta Romanos // Romans 5: 12 - 15
San Mateo // Matthew 10: 26 - 33
FESTIVAL St. Francis
El FESTIVAL de St. Francis será
DOMINGO 13/AGOSTO
Boletos de la Rifa de Festival 13 de agosto
Estamos vendiendo BOLETOS
… Rifa para el Festival.
1º Premio- $2,500.0
2ºPremio…$1,000.0
3º Premio…$500.0
5º Premio…$100.0
7º Premio….100.0
4º Premio…$250.0
6º Premio…$100.0
NECESITAMOS de su AYUDA
y COOPERACION
PRECIO BOLETOS $10.00 cada uno
UNA LIBRETA de 12 boletos por $100.00
…LA RIFA será el día del FESTIVAL
DOMINGO 13///AGOSTO
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