47 Pine Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089-2898
Phone: (413) 739 - 4779 Fax: (413) 739 - 1608
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Best Wishes to our Retiring Pastor ~ Reverend Kenneth J. Tatro
Our pastor for the past decade and more, Fr. Kenneth Tatro, will be retiring at the end of August after more than 43 years of faithful priesthood. We are grateful to God for the gift that Fr. Ken has been to our parish family; he will always be a part of our hearts and our worship together. We pray that Fr. Ken will have a long and healthy retirement. Thank you Fr. Ken! Well done, good and faithful servant!
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August 15th ~ The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On Wednesday, August 14th, and Thursday, August 15th, we celebrate the Holy Day of Obligation of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This doctrine of our faith commemorates Mary's entrance into heaven, body and soul. Proclaimed by Pope Pius XII in 1950, this dogma declares that Mary, after the completion of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven.
The following is our Mass schedule for this Solemnity:
Wednesday, August 14
5:30 PM
Thursday, August 15
8:00 AM and 5:30 PM
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St. Jude Novena Schedule
St. Jude is the Patron Saint of Hope and impossible causes and one of Jesus’ original twelve Apostles.
Through his intercession to Jesus on our behalf, St. Jude takes us into his continuing care. He welcomes our prayers of gratitude to God, our petitions for strength and help, and offers hope for every intention.Today, millions of people around the world turn to St. Jude, the Patron of Hope, for his intercession and hope.
We invite you to write your petitions and place them in the basket before 7 p.m. Novena on Tuesdays at Saint Thomas Church. Please join us in this devotion and turn to St. Jude, a source of strength and inspiration in our faith.
August 20, 2019
Deacon/Service
August 27, 2019
Deacon/Service
September 3, 2019
Priest/Mass
September 10, 2019
Deacon/Service
September 17, 2019
Deacon/Service
September 24, 2019
Deacon/Service
October 1, 2019
Priest/Mass
October 8, 2019
Deacon/Service
October 15, 2019
Deacon/Service
October 22, 2019
Deacon/Service
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A Poetic Prayer to St. Thomas
These things did Thomas hold for real:
the warmth of blood, the chill of steel,
the grain of wood, the heft of stone,
the last frail twitch of blood and bone.His brittle certainties denied
that one could live when one had died,
until his fingers read like Braille
the markings of the spear and nail.May we, O God, by grace believe
and, in believing, still receive
the Christ who held His raw palms out
and beckoned Thomas from his doubt.
- Thomas Troeger
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Jgs 6:11-24aResponsorial Psalm Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14Gospel Mt 19:23-30
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Interested in becoming Catholic?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process through which adults learn about the teachings of Jesus as the Catholic Church has handed them on and put these teachings into practice by living as part of the Catholic community, serving others and praying. RCIA is for three groups of people:- Those who have never been baptized in any faith,
- People who were baptized in another Christian faith, and
- Baptized Catholics who have never received the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.
For more information please speak to a priest after Mass or call the parish office. We would love to help you on your journey to a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church. -
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