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Month: April 2020

Pope Francis asks Catholics to Pray the Rosary in May

Pope Francis asks Catholics to Pray the Rosary in May

Pope Francis has asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic. “It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at

sjspwellesley April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Read more...

Announcing Matching Gift Funds for St. John and St. Paul Parishes

Announcing Matching Gift Funds for St. John and St. Paul Parishes

Since mid-March when Masses were suspended, we have asked parishioners to continue to make their gifts to the Weekly Offertory as we rely on these contributions to meet our operating expenses (including  heating and maintaining our buildings and grounds, staff salaries and healthcare benefits, etc.)  In response to our request,

sjspwellesley April 27, 2020May 4, 2020 Read more...

April 26: A Message from Fr. Jim on the 3rd Sunday of Easter

April 26: A Message from Fr. Jim on the 3rd Sunday of Easter

Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes

sjspwellesley April 25, 2020May 2, 2020 Read more...

April 19: A Letter from Fr. Jim on the 2nd Sunday of Easter

April 19: A Letter from Fr. Jim on the 2nd Sunday of Easter

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”  When he had said this, he showed them his hands and

sjspwellesley April 18, 2020May 2, 2020 Read more...

Adult Faith Enrichment: A Virtual Book Conversation

Adult Faith Enrichment: A Virtual Book Conversation

At a time when we are removed from corporate worship, connect the moments of your ordinary day with the extraordinary practice of living the spiritual life. liturgy of the ordinary Wednesday Evenings from 7:00 – 8:30pm via Zoom Begins Wednesday, April 22nd with Chapter One: “Waking” Every week participants will

sjspwellesley April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Read more...

Divine Mercy Sunday Mass and Devotions

Divine Mercy Sunday Mass and Devotions

Cardinal Seán to Celebrate Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday Cardinal Seán will celebrate Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday this Sunday, April 19, from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.  The Mass will be aired on Sunday morning at 8:00am on WLVI-TV CW56, and at 11:30am on CatholicTV (rebroadcast at 7:00pm.)     Divine Mercy Devotion Beginning

sjspwellesley April 17, 2020April 18, 2020 Read more...

Why Did the Church Begin Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday?

Why Did the Church Begin Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday?

The world was in the midst of the Great Depression in 1931 and the memories of World War I were still alive in the minds of Europeans when in Poland a sister of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), is said to have been

sjspwellesley April 15, 2020April 18, 2020 Read more...

Easter Sunday Ringing of the Bells from St. John

Easter Sunday Ringing of the Bells from St. John

Cardinal Seán has asked parishes that are able to participate throughout the Archdiocese to ring their bells in unison at 12:00 noon on Easter Sunday. “Christians are experiencing this Holy Week of worship as never before – in the solitude of our homes and for first responders, in their places

sjspwellesley April 12, 2020April 18, 2020 Read more...

He is Risen! A Message from Fr. Jim on Easter Sunday

He is Risen! A Message from Fr. Jim on Easter Sunday

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.  And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.  His appearance

sjspwellesley April 11, 2020May 2, 2020 Read more...

Passover and Easter Greetings from the Wellesley Senior Clergy Members to the Community

Passover and Easter Greetings from the Wellesley Senior Clergy Members to the Community
sjspwellesley April 10, 2020 Read more...
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