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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Convent
Sr. Mary Bernadette, CMRI & Sr. Maria Ines, CMRI
151 Main St.
Atkinson, NH 03811
617-913-1483 [email protected]
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH
290 Main Street Salem, New Hampshire
03079
Monthly Adult Doctrine Class; see Bulletin for exact Sunday.
Blessing of religious items is given promptly after Mass
at the Communion rail.
O Mary, Star of the Sea,
Guide and protect us; show us that thou art
our Mother!
St. Anne’s Chapel (Coventry, Rhode Island)
February
Confessions 9:30 am / Holy Mass: 10:00 a.m.
Check website for February Mass.
Local Contacts: Sr. Mary Bernadette: 617-913-1483; Sandi: 617-913-4343; www.olmc-mission.org
Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen
Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas
Seminary in Omaha, NE 402-571-4404
www.cmri.org
Please note:
St. Anthony’s Poor Box is currently downstairs.
* * * PLEASE SILENCE
YOUR CELL PHONES!
Feast of the Purification, BVM
February 2, 2020
Month of the Sacred Passion
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
290 Main Street
Salem, New Hampshire 03079
Confessions 8:45 a.m. Rosary 9:05 a.m.
Holy Mass 9:30am.
All are invited to breakfast downstairs
after the Sunday Mass.
Donations are welcomed. (NOT obligatory)
Pastor
Fr. Robert Letourneau
978-265-3183 [email protected]
Please feel free to contact Father about any needed sick calls, blessing of your home, Enthronement of your
home to the Sacred Heart, or just for a visit.
WELCOME, NEWCOMERS
If this is the first time you have attended the Traditional Latin Mass, you may have noticed that our parishioners do not dress casually in the church. Since the changes in the Church, few parishes have any kind of dress code. Here, however, we still believe that modesty and appropriate attire are necessary, especially in Church out of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament. Please observe these minimum standards of dress for attendance at Church services:
Women and girls must cover their heads. Chapel veils or mantillas are available for loan in the vestibule. They should also wear dresses or skirts that cover the knee completely when standing or sitting; slacks and shorts are not permitted, nor is sleeveless, tight or low-cut clothing.
Men and boys should wear a suit coat and tie. (High temps—suit coat optional) Jeans & other casual attire are inappropriate for attendance at Church services.
Also, unless you have been attending the Latin Mass exclusively, you should refrain from receiving Holy Communion until you have met with Father.
There is a hot breakfast served downstairs after Mass, to which you are cordially invited.
* * *Remember in your wills… Catholics to whom God has granted a certain degree of wealth should return some of it to Him in thanksgiving,
remembering that He gives wealth only as a trust. . .
*** They should remember the Church in their wills. Many Catholics leave funds to some other institution or cause, and completely forget to leave any-thing to their Mother, the Church. (Adapted from My Catholic Faith)
Catholic Doctrine Class
The first class for this new year of 2020 will be held as usual, after Mass and a
“bag breakfast,” on Sunday, February 16th,
in the social hall downstairs.
* Remember your obligation to the ongoing study of your Faith.
Tithe Report — January 2020
January 1 (Circumcision) $625.00 January 5 843.00 January 12 870.00 January 19 769.00 January 26 721.00
Total: $3,828.00
* Poor Box: $605
* Building Fund: $78,912.50 Donations to loan payment: see Thermometer
Thank You for your support!
Prayers for the sick of our parish: Please keep the following in your daily pray-ers, for the grace and strength they need, and for their complete recovery, as God so wills it: Linda O’Dea Paul & Catherine Agius
SERMONS ONLINE: We would like to make everyone aware that you can access the Sunday sermons of Fr. Benedict Hughes by going to the
website: www.miqparish.org There is also live streaming of the Mass at Mary Immaculate Queen on this website.
Lent is on its way… Every good Catholic will be thinking of special things to do and offer up during
these forty days in order to help us grow in our LOVE for Jesus Crucified, and to follow more closely in His footsteps.
Last year, one of our parishioners made it her sacrifice to completely refinish the
pedestal in the vestibule, which holds the Infant of Prague statue. It took MUCH
time, but it made a BIG difference! (in more ways than one!)
There are countless areas in and around our Church that are just looking for someone to
notice them, and to volunteer to “pick up the slack!”
Feel free to look around, and ask the Sisters if you can deal with one of those
“eye-sores” that are crying out for attention, making it your
“sphere of sacrifice” during Lent!
The Thermometer
How easy to human nature — “When the novelty wears off, we forget about it!”
Let’s not let this happen! The little weekly offerings ARE making a differ-ence, and we hope that EVERYONE will again pick up an empty envelope from the
little box on the right (in the vestibule).
Your fidelity to this little sacrifice is making a BIG difference!
When you bring your offering back the next Sunday, please do not write on it or seal it; drop it either in the collection basket, or
in the larger box on the left (in the vestibule). How pleased is Almighty God to see this
little sacrifice being consistently made eve-ry week. You would probably agree that it
is more of a sacrifice just to remember to do it (and the “bother” that this is), — than is the little offering in an envelope itself. Of course, you are free to put all four weeks’
offerings in one envelope once a month too, if that works better for you!
Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is one of the oldest of the liturgical feasts in honor of Our Lady.
The priest will come to the altar, bless the candles, and distribute them to the people as they kneel at the Communion rail. When receiving your candle, first kiss the
candle, then the priest’s hand, and receive the candle from Father. The procession will be headed by the priest and servers, followed by the choir.
Everyone else will remain in their pews. Candles were specially purchased so that every family would have 2 of THESE
blessed candles in their homes. We would ask that only two candles are taken to each home/family; if your family receives more than two, please leave the extras in your pew,
in order that we can make be sure that 2 candles go to each home, and have extra.
Just a reminder… *** Building Fund Envelopes ***
The response to our appeal for greater participation in the monthly pledge to the Building Fund has been most heartening.
Please do what is needed to remember to send your pledge in each month!
The need for the continued repair and finishing of our Church is quite obvious to all! As you look around and see the many areas that need work, remember that we
do need dedicated volunteers to “tackle” some of the smaller tasks!
Obviously, the major renovations will necessarily involve large expense, and it for this cause that we established many years ago the
“Building Fund Envelopes.” Please consider this worthwhile commitment to your Church. May God reward you! ….. You can see from the above total that we
have good capital now to be able to take on a couple major projects soon.
More packets for 2020 are still available on the giftshop counter downstairs!
Stretched upon the rack and of-fered marriage if she would consent to sacrifice, or death if she refused, St. Doro-thy replied that “Christ was her only Spouse and death her desire.” She was placed in the charge of two women who had fallen away from the faith; the fire of her own heart rekindled the flame in theirs and led them back to Christ. ~ Set once more on the rack, the heavenly look she wore amazed her persecutor, and he asked the cause of her joy. “Because,” she said, “I have brought back two souls to Christ and because I shall soon be in heaven rejoicing with the angels.” ~ Her joy grew as she was buffeted in the face and her sides burned with plates of red-hot iron. “Blessed be Thou,” she cried, when she was sentenced to be beheaded, “blessed be Thou, O Lover of souls! Who dost call me to Paradise and invitest me to Thy nuptial chamber.”
St. Dorothy, VM Commemorated: February 6th