Mass- Third Sunday of Advent, 4:00PM

Advent marks the beginning of the new Liturgical Year of the Church and prepares us spiritually for the Birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ at Christmas.

Look for our table of Advent books for spiritual nourishment reading during this season.

Also, as we have done the last couple years, we will have Guest Celebrants and Homilists at the Saturday Advent 4:00PM Masses.

Our Guest Celebrants are: 

• Nov. 28th:  Monsignor Jim Maroney, Rector of Saint Paul's Cathedral and Director of the Office of Worship in the Diocese.

• Dec. 5th: Father Dennis O'Brien, former Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Leominster and presently Minister of Priests of the Diocese.

• Dec. 12th: Father Enoch Kyeremateng, Director of the African Catholic Ministry

• Dec. 19th: Monsignor John Doran, former Pastor of Saint Leo's Parish in Leominster

These are great priests and terrific preachers...We encourage you to participate and be nourished.  We will simulcast the 4:00PM Masses in the downstairs hall because of limiting seating in the upper church.  
You can also follow us online with a live broadcast through facebook (you do not need to have facebook to view this broadcast...check the homepage of the website for the links.
 
READ MORE about the Advent Season and what it means.

About the Mass

At the Last Supper, which was a celebration of Passover, Christ instituted the Sacrament of the Eucharist to commemorate his Sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection, which was the definitive Passover that delivered his people from their sins.

The liturgical celebration of the Eucharist makes the New Passover of Christ present again in three ways:

• It is a sharing in the Sacrifice of Christ, which is expressed most fully by the reception of Holy Communion.
• It is a sharing in the Death and Resurrection of Christ.
• It anticipates the ultimate fulfillment of the Passover in the Kingdom of God.

This threefold commemoration of the Eucharist is reflected in the various prayers of the Memorial Acclamation, for example: "When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, / we proclaim your Death, O Lord / until you come again." (Cf. CCC 1403, 1409)

The Mass is a Sacrifice because it is a participation in the one Sacrifice of Christ, which is made present through the Eucharistic liturgy.

As Catholics, we abide by the first precept of the Precepts of the Church requiring that all members of the Church attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and refrain from those activities that would impede the proper sanctification of these days.

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