NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tolerance
The 'Gospel' of Tolerance: You Must Approve
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - Stacy Trasancos is one gutsy Catholic. Last week she wrote a little blog post about how she's getting tired of wondering "what in tarnation ...
The LORD Loves a Cheerful Giver
The adequate support of church buildings, church institutions, and of the clergy who minister in them has ever been both a necessity and a problem in the life of the Catholic Church. Here in the United States the Church has always relied upon the direct generosity of the Catholic faithful for its visible existence.
On the whole, it has been a great success story. Despite the vastness of ...
On Robbery
These are Difficult Days
As many of you are aware we are in very difficult economic times throughout our nation. Some people have made use of this as a excuse for thievery on a small or large scale. A house that is up for sale on Pleasant St. was stripped of its interior piping and the thieves were never found. Now, a little over two weeks ago Holy Name School was invaded quietly at nig ...
Letter to the parishioners, May 2011
My Dear Parishioners,
On the 13th of May 2004, Feast of our Lady of Fatima, I received a call from Bishop Mulvee asking me if I would be willing to take on the administration of Holy Name. At the time, I was on vacation in my archdiocese in Portugal near the Marian Shrine of Sameiro. I hoped that this was a sign of God’s blessing through our Mother&rsq ...
Letter concerning Father Jude
My Dear Parishioners,
Several weeks ago I received a telephone call from Bishop Evans, in the name of Bishop Tobin, concerning Fr. Jude. At this time Fr. Jude has asked me to share this news with you before it is published in the R. I. Catholic.
Three years ago the Diocese of Providence sent a priest of the diocese to Rome to study Canon Law. This was done because Providence hav ...
2011 Church Calendar
A New American Compact: Caring about Women, Caring for the Unborn
A New American Compact: Caring about Women, Caring for the Unborn
(The "New American Compact" published in 1992, with its list of signatories.)
Over the next months and years, the American people will confront again the question that Lincoln posed at Gettysburg: whether a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to human equality can long endure. In this generation, the i ...
PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
First we must express our deep sympathy for victims of sexual abuse and their families. To learn that any Catholic priest used his privileged position to sexually abuse children fills us all with shame and horror, and that this was ever condoned by any bishop is also totally un ...
Ritus Narcissus:
Why Do We Sing Ourselves and Celebrate Ourselves?
by Father Paul Scalia
Imagine the following scene: You arrive at Mass on Sunday, eager to thank God for His goodness to you. You slide into the pew early, kneel in prayer, and direct your praise and worship to your Lord and God. You stand as the song leader introduces the opening hymn: " ...
Courting Reverence
Why has the courtroom retained the reverence the Mass has lost?
by Father Paul Scalia
You may not have recognized Sean Combs or Marshall Bruce Mathers III as they appeared for their court dates recently. The irony is, their fans would not have recognized them either. Mr. Combs aka Puffy or Puff Daddy and Mr. Mathers aka Eminem or Slim S ...
SACRAMENTS
Sacrament of Baptism
Celebrated on the third Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Please call early for Pre-Baptismal Preparation.
Sacrament of Penance
Wednesday evenings 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. in the Lady Chapel, or by appointment.
Sacrament of The Sick
Please notify us of all parishioners in the hospital or needing annointing of the sick.
Sacrament of Marriage
Please contact the rectory at least six months in advance.
Holy Orders
Any man interested in the Priesthood or the Diaconate may speak to Fr. Santos or contact the seminary (401-831-8001 or check their Web site www.catholicpriest.com).
Adoration of the Blesssed Sacrament
Every Wednesday in the Lady Chapel; Exposition at 9:30 a.m. (after Mass), confessions from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
First Friday Nocturnal Adoration begins with Mass at 8:00 p.m. and concludes Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. with Benediction and Mass.
Holy Hour
First and third Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in the Lady Chapel. Marian Devotions with Benediction at 5:00 p.m. on Sundays in May and October.
Intercessory Prayer Network
Mrs. Jeanne Birt 274-8842, Mrs. Barbara Bacon 751-2574.
