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Spiritual communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. ... I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist.
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Prayer to end covid-19 byPope Francis
Pope Francis’s Prayer to Mary during Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
(Adapted from Vatican News.)
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Acts 5:34-42Responsorial Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14Gospel Jn 6:1-15
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OnLine Recovery
Fr. Jay Makos has a special invitation to those in Recovery. For further information, please contact jmakos@stagathaparish.org
www.gethelpgivehelp.info (for those who know people struggling with addition or are in recovery.
www.intherooms.com is a website and app that enables people in need of a virtual 12-step meeting to gain quick and confidential access to the support of others dealing with a similar addiction. This can be particularly helpful to those unable to leave their premises to gather for local, in-person meetings.
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NEW! TEXT YOUR DONATIONWe've added the ability to text your donation to St. Agatha's. To get started add the number 617-941-9282 to your contacts on your phone. Then text the word Give to that number. You will be directed to a secure, encrypted site where you enter your personal information and the amount you wish to give and whether it is a one-time or recurring gift. Once you have done that hit the submit button and you’re done! Funds will be deposited into the General Budget account for the Parish. You only need to do this setup once. The next time you want to give, simply recall the number from your contacts, type in Give, go to the link provided, enter the amount and you’re done! Thank you so much for your support!
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As Fr. Palardy announced at the end of February,our Director of Operations is retiring at the end of June.A search committee has been formed and is currently reviewing a group of applicants. If you know of any good candidates for this position, or perhaps you may be interested yourself,the job description is available for download.Interested candidates may begin the application processby sending their resume and cover letter to: search@stagathaparish.org.
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a note from our pastorMany thanks to all who made our Holy Week Liturgies and Easter Masses so beautiful and reverent. Our Art and Environment Team had to change the decorations in the Church multiple times from red back to violet to white then back to red, and finally to the white of the Easter Season, not to mention the multiple floral arrangements and all their other efforts to prepare the Church for the various liturgies. Julie Fay, the choir, the soloists, the instrumentalists, and the cantors in the Church, and Madison Hatten in the 2 Masses on the Patio gave us beautiful music to enable us to “pray twice!” Our two deacons (Dan and Kevin), lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Parish Pastoral Council member Rosemarie Foley, ambassadors and other volunteers, all made the services flow smoothly and helped all who came to worship here Holy Week and Easter Sunday feel very much at home in our worship of God, especially given the health and safety protocols that we all had to follow. Many thanks also to Deacon Dan Sullivan and Noel Schaub for livestreaming our Holy Week liturgies and all the Easter Masses in the Upper Church. I’m very grateful to our custodial staff—Bill and Mike for their extra efforts in keeping the church clean and sanitized. I’m also very appreciative of my brother priests—Frs. Jay, Pat, and Tom—for their dedicated and joyful ministry here, and for their reverence and spiritual wisdom that they shared in their celebration of the Holy Week liturgies, and also kudos to Fr Jay for serving as Master of Ceremonies on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday. Finally, I am deeply grateful to our parish staff: Beth Peterson, Helen Waring, Dale Blanchard, Julie Fay, Eileen Callahan, Kathy Monahan, and Jack Riley, as well as Deacons Dan and Kevin who were part of our Easter Planning Subcommittee and organized and set up the seating arrangements inside the church and the seating and standing arrangements outside for the 2 Masses on the Patio. Thank you as well to Jenn Caputo and the teens and others whom Jenn recruited to assist with the set-up and clean-up of the Patio area. And thanks be to God, for weather that could not have been better for our first attempt at having Masses outdoors!
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 4:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 9:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Family Mass 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonSat 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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We will continue to livestream each day at 9:00AM, Monday - Saturday
Sunday Mass will be livestreamed on
Saturday at 4:30PM and Sunday at 9:30AM
If you missed one of the past week's livestreamed Masses,
click here to watch it...