The Catholic 

Parishes Of 

Stoughton

Sunday November 19, 2017 3:00pm Mass celebrated by Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Holy Name Parish
  
Register: Online by November 5th to be included in the event  program.
www.bostoncatholic.org/weddinganniversarymass
For more information contact Emily Elliott
(eelliott@rcab.org or 617-746-5756)

Peace be with you! 

Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of Stoughton. We are a Roman Catholic community of faith, nourished by the Eucharist and committed to living out our faith in service to others. It’s our hope that no matter where you are on your life’s journey, you will find a home here. Please join us as we worship our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the source of all our faith, hope, strength and joy.
                                                   Peace and blessings!
                                                   Fr. Joe Mazzone
                                                   Pastor of St. James & Immaculate Conception 

All three readings for today’s liturgy project the message of God’s unfailing love.  Whatever befalls us, we have the assurance, through faith, that God’s help and support is with us. 
 
Despite the plotting of his enemies, the prophet Jeremiah affirms that God will never desert those who trust in him.  He could say this with great assurance and joy even while being persecuted for his preaching.  Like the prophet, Jesus too suffered for his love.  He suffered for the sake of Love.  God’s manner of self-giving, says Paul to the Romans, is not like ours.  When the Father decided to repair the damage done by the sin of one man, the gift far outweighed the crime.  Christ came to proclaim the Father’s love and to love the Father in return with the most complete love of which a human being is capable.  With us, very often self-love gets in the way, so that none of us can love as completely as Jesus..  Yet, whatever love we have for Christ       becomes a part of his love for the Father.  Thus we, like Jesus,  become loveable in God’s sight.  And, the pull of evil, our self-love, which is so much a part of human life, is counteracted by the powerful healing force of the Father’s love.
 
That love draws people, but not in an irresistible way like the pull of a magnetic field.  Rather, it draws us as a gift, which, when persistently offered, attracts us to itself and to the giver.  We can , and often do reject both the gift and the giver.  Yet when we freely respond to the giver, we are drawn through Jesus to the     Father of love. 
 
Our worship at the liturgy of the Mass is a meal that draws us together in Catholic Christian unity, so that we may go forth afterwards and share with others the gifts that we have received.  Let us pray this day, for those who do not worship with us  and for a continuing sense of dedicated commitment to those who have not yet heard of the graciousness of our God.
 
                                                              ~ Deacon Pat
 
 

This year’s St. James’ Day Raffle basket was inspired by our love of the Sea! 
 
The basket includes a $50 gift certificate to Jake’s Seafood Restaurant, beach towels, cooler, sunglasses, beach pail and more. The total value of the raffle prize is over $150!  
 
Raffle tickets will be $5.00 each and five for $20 and are available after all Masses starting the weekend of July 1st/2nd at St. James. At Immaculate Conception raffle tickets can be purchased at the Parish Office during  normal business hours. 
 
The winning ticket will be drawn Sunday, July 30th during our feast day celebration and the winner will be contacted by phone if not present. Don’t miss out on St. James Day AND your chance to win this great basket of goodies. 

All proceeds will go to defray the cost of St. James Day.  Mark your calendar for this great event. Friends, family, and the entire community are welcome! Come out and enjoy the day and support The Catholic Parishes of Stoughton community!