Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
The Church approaches Lent, which begins on
Ash Wednesday, March 5th.
A calendar of events will be posted soon, highlighting all the opportunities for spiritual growth as we prepare for the most sacred days of the liturgical year.
Third Thursday Holy Hour for Priests:
February 19th at 7pm
Join us as we pray for our priests: for their sanctification, their perseverance and strength, and that men may respond to this sacred calling.
Watch Archbishop Henning’s video. He is launching the 2025 Catholic appeal.
EVENING CONFESSIONS
In addition to the regular Saturday morning confessions from
8:30-9:15AM, confessions will also be heard on Monday,
February 24, 6:30-7:30PM in the lower chapel.
Religious Ed Reminders:
The Religious Education Office will be closed the week of February 16th.
Classes will resume:
Saturday, March 1: Grade 10 Confirmation Retreat, 11:30AM-5PM, St. John’s Parish Center
Sunday March 2: Grades 1-6 at 8:45 AM;
(No Grade 10 class due to retreat on March 1)
Monday, March 3: Grade 6 at 2:45 PM; Grades 1-4 at 4:30PM; Grade 9 at 7PM
Tuesday, March 4: Grades 2 & 5 at 4:30 PM; Grades 7 & 8 at 6:30PM
2025 Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope
Every 25 years, the Holy Church celebrates a Jubilee Year, a year of grace and reconciliation.
During this Holy Year, we may obtain indulgences if we:
visit a pilgrimage site; go to confession within 20 days, before or after the visit;
receive Holy Communion on that day; are free from the attachment of sin;
and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father (an Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be).
Here are three local pilgrimage sites:
Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)
Fatima Shrine (Holliston)
Immaculate Conception Church (Marlboro)
An indulgence is “the remission in the sight of God of the temporal punishment
due to sins, the guilt of which has already been forgiven” (Canon 922).
Indulgences may be applied to:
one’s own soul; all holy souls in purgatory, or a specific soul in purgatory.