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Optional Memorials of St. Jerome Emiliani, priest; St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin

February 8, 2009

 

St. Jerome Emiliani was born in Venice in 1486. He converted to Christianity after a rather dissolute youth, and dedicated himself to the service of the poor, the sick, and abandoned children. He founded a congregation (Somaschi) which looked after the education of children, especially orphans. He died of the plague while serving the afflicted.

 

Saint Josephine was a young Sudanese girl sold into slavery and brought to Italy where, while serving as a nanny, she was sent to live with the Canossian Sisters of the ...more

 

Holy Orders in the Year for Priests

 

The Priesthood and the Sacrifice of the Mass

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    Saint John School 

    Grades K - 8

    5 St. John Sq.

    Middletown, CT 06457

     





      

     Latin Audio Proverb of the Day

     

     Mass Schedule

     

    Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM 

    Sunday Mass:          8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

     

    Eucharistic Adoration begins in the chapel at 9AM after morning Mass on the 1st Friday of each month and ends at 6PM, in

    observance of the 6:30 Stations of the Cross, with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and a Benediction

     

          Monday Night:   Miraculous Medal Novena in the
                                  Chapel     

          Thursday Night: 7PM Prayer Group in the Chapel

          First Fridays:     8AM Mass and Devotions to the

                                   Sacred Heart

         First Saturdays:  8AM Mass and Holy Rosary

         Confession:        Heard Saturdays, 3:00-3:30PM

     

    Pastor

          Rev. Father Michael Phillippino

    Deacon 

          Rev. Mr. John R. Hancock 

    Deacon 

          Rev. Steve Paradis

    Principal  

          Mrs. Kathleen King

          Email:  KathleenOKing@comcast.net
    Directors of Religious Education 

          Lyn Willard and Kathryn Connolly  
    Parish Administrative Secretary  
          Ms. Megan Furtado 
          Email:   StJohnSecretary@comcast.net     

    Parish Bookeeper

          Ms. Patty Holmes

          Email:   StJohnBook@comcast.net

    Sexton

          Michael Keleher    

            Email:   StJohnSexton@comcast.net

    Choir Director  

          Bryan Cosham

     

    Parish Office Hours
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday
    8AM to 1PM
    Tuesdays and Thursdays
    9AM to 2PM
    Closed weekends, holidays & holy days

     

     Parish Council
    Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month
    at 7 PM in the Rectory; all parishioners
    are welcome to attend

     

         

       

    DÜRER, Albrecht

    The Four Holy Men

    1526

    Oil on lindenwood, 215 x 76 cm (each panel)

    Alte Pinakothek, Munich

    The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family. Half of February falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green, the symbol of hope, is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The remaining days of February are the beginning of Lent. The liturgical color changes to purple — a symbol of penance, mortification and the sorrow of a contrite heart..

    Preparing for the Mass - Feb. 7, 2010

    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Reading I: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
    Responsorial Psalm: 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
    Reading II: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11
    Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

     

    Sunday Bible Reflections by Dr. Scott Hahn   -  New!!!

    For adults: The website, The Center for Liturgy, will help you prepare for Mass.  For children: the website, Sadler, will help our kids get ready for Sunday readings.

    Great News from the Pope for Massachusetts Catholics!

    The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI has granted a plenary indulgence for anyone who makes a pilgrimage visit to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA during its jubilee year of 2010.

     

    Officially dedicated in 1960, the Shrine has been the home to the Marian Helpers whose prayers and hard work benefit most especially those who are  ...more

    A Mention of Some of the Graces for Attending Holy Mass

    “The Church does not celebrate any of Christ’s mysteries without offering the Eucharistic Sacrifice.”

     

    Bl. Columba Marmion OSB

     

    SOME OF THE GRACES AND FRUITS TO BE DERIVED FROM DEVOUT ATTENDANCE AT HOLY MASS:

     

    1. For your salvation, God the Father sends His beloved Son down from Heaven.

     

    2. For your salvation, the Holy Spirit changes bread and wine into the true Body and Blood of Christ.         ...more

    Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity?

    Peter.  Paul.  Isaiah.  Frodo Baggins.  They have more in common than meets the eye.

     

    Of course there are differences, too.  Peter is a small business man, trying to wring a living for his family out of a lake in Hicksville.  No one expected much from Galilee.  Its inhabitants had a thick country accent that gave them away every time, like when Peter denied Christ in the high priest’s courtyard (Mat 26:73).   Saul, on the other hand, was cosmopolitan, highly educated,  ...more

    Get Closer to God in Four Simple Steps

    How do we allow the Scripture, in all its awesome power, to draw us closer to God? One important spiritual discipline that can help us is called lectio divina, which is Latin for “sacred reading.” It’s one of the oldest forms of Christian prayer, and we can use it to help make the Bible come alive. From the very beginning, the early Christians imitated the Jewish model of using Scripture (the Old Testament) as a gateway into prayer. Once the New Testament books were written, Christians approached these sacred texts in the same way....more

    Hail Mary

    In the Old Testament, the standard protocol for angelic appearances is as follows: First, the angel appears. Then, the human to whom he appears either:

     

    a) Does not realize he is an angel and so behaves as he would toward a fellow human being (that is, he makes the angel a nice meal and is hospitable -- usually resulting in blessing; or else, like the residents of Sodom, practices such forms of inhospitality as attempted homosexual gang rape, resulting in unpleasantness for the humans).

     

    Or…

     

    b) Realizes from the get go that he is speaking to an angel and  ...more

    Shroud of Turin: Image provokes prayer, curiosity, scholarly disputes

    The Shroud of Turin, which many Christians believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus, goes on public display this spring, at a time when experts are debating new claims about the 14-foot-long piece of linen.

     

    Pope Benedict XVI has already made plans to view the shroud during a one-day trip to the northern Italian city of Turin in early May. Many observers are wondering how the pope will refer to the cloth: as a sign, an icon or -- as Pope John Paul II once characterized it -- a relic.    ...more

    The Big Bang Theory

    Do you know who developed the theory of the Big Bang? It wasn’t Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking. In fact, it was a Catholic priest.

     

    Fr. Georges Lemaitre, born in 1894, was both a Catholic priest and a Belgian mathematical physicist. And although many may think this some kind of contradiction (being both a priest and a scientist), it is not at all. There is no contradiction at all between science and the Catholic faith. They are both pursuits of the same truth.   ...more

    Virtual Tour of St. John Lateran

    Ever wanted to visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran but just never could get to Rome? 

     

    Now you can, thanks to a breathtaking virtual tour created by Villanova University in Pennsylvania. The tour also includes the baptistry and cloister.    ... more