1/29/2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas...














St. Thomas Aquinas
(1225-1274)



By universal consent, Thomas Aquinas is the preeminent spokesman of the Catholic tradition of reason and of divine revelation. He is one of the great teachers of the medieval Catholic Church, honored with the titles Doctor of the Church and Angelic Doctor.

At five he was given to the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino in his parents’ hopes that he would choose that way of life and eventually became abbot. In 1239 he was sent to Naples to complete his studies. It was here that he was first attracted to Aristotle’s philosophy.
By 1243, Thomas abandoned his family’s plans for him and joined the Dominicans, much to his mother’s dismay. On her order, Thomas was captured by his brother and kept at home for over a year.
Once free, he went to Paris and then to Cologne, where he finished his studies with Albert the Great. He held two professorships at Paris, lived at the court of Pope Urban IV, directed the Dominican schools at Rome and Viterbo, combated adversaries of the mendicants, as well as the Averroists, and argued with some Franciscans about Aristotelianism.
His greatest contribution to the Catholic Church is his writings. The unity, harmony and continuity of faith and reason, of revealed and natural human knowledge, pervades his writings. One might expect Thomas, as a man of the gospel, to be an ardent defender of revealed truth. But he was broad enough, deep enough, to see the whole natural order as coming from God the Creator, and to see reason as a divine gift to be highly cherished.

The Summa Theologiae, his last and, unfortunately, uncompleted work, deals with the whole of Catholic theology. He stopped work on it after celebrating Mass on December 6, 1273. When asked why he stopped writing, he replied, “I cannot go on.... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me.” He died March 7, 1274.


Comment:

We can look to Thomas Aquinas as a towering example of Catholicism in the sense of broadness, universality and inclusiveness. We should be determined anew to exercise the divine gift of reason in us, our power to know, learn and understand. At the same time we should thank God for the gift of his revelation, especially in Jesus Christ.
Quote:

“Hence we must say that for the knowledge of any truth whatsoever man needs divine help, that the intellect may be moved by God to its act. But he does not need a new light added to his natural light, in order to know the truth in all things, but only in some that surpasses his natural knowledge” (Summa Theologiae, I-II, 109, 1).
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1/27/2015

Shrine will remain closed on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 due to Blizzard

Dear Family and Friends
                  of
  Our Lady of La Salette:


We wish to inform you that the Shrine will be closed all day on Wednesday, January 28, 2015
due to Blizzard.

Please be very careful driving in these blizzard conditions and the aftermath of the blizzard's snowy-icy roads.

Please use caution while driving. Give yourself plenty space and time to reach your destination.

God bless!

                        Fr. Cyriac, M.S., Fr. Flavio, M.S.
                                         La Salette Community   

FEBRUARY 1 - April 12, 2015
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

       

Masses:

 Sunday 12:10 pm, Monday - Friday 12:10 pm & 6:30 pm,
 Saturday 12:10 pm & 4:30 pm (Sunday Vigil)

la salette novena & divine mercy holy hour: (Every Wednesday)

            12:10 & 6:30 pm Masses, Adoration at 7:15 pmShrine Church

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

 First Friday Adoration: 1:00 – 6:00 pm Shrine Church &
 Every Saturday- 1:00 – 4:00 pm Shrine Church 

CONFESSIONS (February 1- 18)

       Monday-Friday: 1:00pm- 2:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm,
       Wednesday (Special Hour) 5:00 – 6:00 pm

             Portuguese Confessions every second Saturday of the month – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 

   Healing Services:

  First Sunday of the Month:      2:30 pm - SPANISH -  (February 1, March1  & April 5)
  Fr. Juan Patricio Sullivan, M.S.  

 Third Sunday of the Month:    2:00 pm - PORTUGUESE -  February 15, March 15 & April 19
        Portuguese Confessions: February 14, March 14 & April 18
                                  Fr. Manuel Pereira, M.S. & Music by Dionísio DaCosta

 Last Sunday of the Month:   2:00 pm - ENGLISH - FEBRUARY 22, march 22 & April 26
                                                                                                         Fr. André “Pat” Patenaude, M.S.


PRAYER MINISTRIES:   
Saint Padre Pio Prayer Meeting– 2nd Monday of the Month at 7:15 pm Reconciliation Chapel
La Salette Intercessory Prayer Meeting – 2nd Thursday of the Month at 7:15 pm  
Pax Christi Prayer Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 7:15 pm - Reconciliation Chapel
Everything You Wanted To Know About Modern Saints But Were Afraid To Ask
                                      3rd Friday of the Month at 7:15 pm Reconciliation Chapel

   La Salette shrine, retreat & conference center


Lenten events
 FEBRUARY 18 - APRIL 1:

Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015:
Day of Recollection at the Retreat Center from 9 to 4pm
                                            with Mass                                                    
preached by Dottie Levesque and Fr. Cyriac Mattathilanickal, M.S.
fish fry - Wednesday – February 18 & Good Friday, April 3.
Call for time schedule (508) 222-5410 – Cafeteria

        Way of the Cross (Stations of the Cross)
Every Friday after the 6. 30 pm Mass - Shrine Church
Lectio Divina
on the
Book OF JONAH 
Presenter:
Rev. Flavio Gillio, M.S.
February 25, March 4, 11, 18, and 25
at 7:15 pm at the Chapel of Reconciliation.

Lenten Mission
 Theme: "Jesus Light of Life"
 Every Saturday beginning on February 21 - March 28
time 9:00 am-4:00 pm. $30 Lunch included and Speakers:                                                                                                                        

Feb. 21   Fr. Andre Patenaude, M.S., better known as "Father Pat", he is known worldwide
               for his joyful expression of his faith through Music. Father Pat uniquely combines his music 
               and message for our Lenten visitors.  
     Feb. 28   Fr. Flavio Gillio, M.S., is a scripture scholar who taught Scripture and Judaism as
                    a member at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy in Naples,
                     as well as for 8 years in Israel.
   
     Mar 7     Sr. Mary Margaret Souza, SSD, A Sister of St Dorothy, she is an experienced educator,
                       pastoral  counselor and spiritual director.

    Mar 14   Deacon Greg Kandra, a veteran broadcast journalist, Deacon Greg worked for 26 years
                   as a writer and producer for CBS News in both New York and Washington. He currently
                    authors articles on faith and  contemporary church issues for many Catholic publications.

     Mar 21   Sr. Barbara Quinn, RSCJ, is the associate director of spiritual formation at the Boston College
                        School  of Theology and Ministry. She was the founding director of the Center for 
                        Christian Living at the  University of San Diego , CA.

     Mar 28   Fr. Cyriac Mattathilanickal,M.S., Director of  Shrine Programs, Retreat House and
                    Conference Center


"Men of Hope":
Retreat for Men at the Retreat Center
 February 20-22. 
Call for details – (508) 222-8530

Presenters:
Fr. Cyriac Mattathilanickal  M.S.,
 Fr. Flavio Gillio M.S. and
Sr. Mary Margaret Souza SSD.

HOLY WEEK: 
Holy Week Reflection:

 “Only This I Ask…To Wear the Crown He Wore”

  Sunday March 29, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
  Monday March 30, 7:15 pm-8:15 pm
 Tuesday March 31, 7:15 pm-8:15 pm
 Presenter: Anna Rae-Kelley, O.C.D.S.
 Welcome Center, www.anaprae.com

Easter Triduum Retreat: Begins Holy Thursday 3pm and ends on Easter Sunday at 8 am. Venue Retreat House. Presenters: Retreat House Staff

              HOLY THURSDAY, April 2 - 7:00 pm  Mass of the Lord's Supper
                                            Shrine Church (No Confessions)

             GOOD FRIDAY, April 3:

                       10:00 am Outdoor Dramatization of the Passion in Spanish                                                                       organized by St. Vincent De Paul Parish, Attleboro, MA  and Fr. John Sullivan, M.S.

                        3:00 pm      The Lord's Passion & Death - Shrine Church (No Confessions)

            HOLY SATURDAY, April 4 - 7:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass - Shrine Church

            EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5

                        6:30 am   SUNRISE MASS - Outdoors Tomb to Shrine Church 

                      12:10 pm   Easter MASS - Shrine Church 
                         “Happy Easter to you, your family and friends!”

Visit our daily the Shrine blog (http://nationalshrineofourladyoflasalette.blogspot.com) from Ash Wednesday for Reflections for Lent and much more.

For More Information: Call us at the Shrine (508) 222-5410 or Retreat Center (508) 222-8530 or check our website: www.lasalette-shrine.org or www. lasaletteretreatcenter.com for more information.


 DIVINE MERCY WEEKEND - Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12:

                        4:30 pm   Saturday Divine Mercy Vigil Mass - Shrine Church

                      11:00 am   Divine Mercy Film Showing - Welcome Center

                         2:00 pm Divine Mercy Sunday Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Veneration of                                               First Class relics of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska  - Shrine Church (call us for more info.)

Feed The Poor....Souper Bowl Reach out! January 31 and February 1, 2015










1/26/2015

Shrine will close today, Monday, January 26 and all day Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Dear Family and
             Friends of Our Lady of La Salette:

Please know there will be no 6:30 pm Mass tonight, Monday, January 26 and we will closed until Wednesday depending on the storm.

Please check our websites, Facebook, twitter, blog as well as  channel 5 , 7 & Fox 25 for updated news.

Here's some TV website links:

http://weathertracker.me/?md=0&pg=lp201&es=1&tm=0&to=attleboro%2Cma&q=Weather+Radar&o=1

http://blogs.wpri.com/2015/01/26/morning-update-blizzard-on-track/

http://www.wcvb.com/weather/historic-blizzard-could-break-snowfall-records-in-mass/30918750
 
         Let us pray for a safe storm and everyone
                        be safe in their homes.
                        Please, please be safe!
 
         

1/12/2015

Just a Little Notice... Our Religious Articles Store.... Closed January 12 - 16, 2015 Due to Inventory.



Dear Friends of Our Lady of La Salette:


Due to inventory season our 
La Salette Religious Articles and Books Store
 will be closed from 
Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16, 2015,

Thank you for your support of
 Our Lady's Shrine!

May God always bless you!  

La Salette Family