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December 2022
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani10:30 Bringing the Saints to Life - Saint Catherine LaboureMonth View November 27, 2022-
Sunday, November 27Born in Lucera, Francesco entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695. After his ordination 10 years later, he taught philosophy to younger friars, served as guardian of his friary, and later became provincial minister.Read More
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Sunday, November 27, 10:30 AM
For our monthly program for November, we will be honoring Saint Catherine Laboure. She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the famous Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces worn by millions of people around the world. ...MORE DETAILSRead More
28Saint James of the MarcheSaint Catherine LabouréMonth View November 28, 2022-
Monday, November 28Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop!Read More
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Monday, November 28
Catherine Labouré was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary. It is because of the visits by Our Blessed Mother to Catherine that we have the Miraculous Medal.Read More
29Saint ClementMonth View November 29, 2022-
Tuesday, November 29Saint Clement’s Story Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He’s known as one of the Church’s five “Apostolic Fathers,” those who provided a direct link between the Apostles and later generations of Church Fathers.Read More
30Saint Andrew, Apostle and Martyr12:00p Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle MassMonth View November 30, 2022-
Wednesday, November 30Saint Andrew demonstrates the importance of collaboration in fostering faith. Saint Andrew was Saint Peter’s brother, and was called with him. “As [Jesus] was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is now called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, ‘Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him” (Matthew 4:18-20).Read More
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Wednesday, November 30, 12:00 PMOne of our Feast Days during AdventRead More
1Blessed Charles de FoucauldMonth View December 1, 2022-
Thursday, December 1Inspired by the Jews and Muslims whom he met, Charles resumed the practice of his Catholic faith when he returned to France in 1886...Read More
2Blessed Rafal ChylinskiMonth View December 2, 2022-
Friday, December 2In 1715, against the urgings of his military comrades, Melchior joined the Conventual Franciscans in Krakow. Receiving the name Rafal, he was ordained two years later...Read More
3Saint Francis Xavier4:00p Advent Guest Celebrants and HomilistsMonth View December 3, 2022-
Saturday, December 3A good friend, Ignatius of Loyola, whose tireless persuasion finally won the young man to Christ. Francis then made the spiritual exercises under the direction of Ignatius, and in 1534, joined his little community, the infant Society of Jesus.Read More
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Saturday, December 3, 4:00 PM
We welcome Fr. Enoch K. Kyermateng, Director of African Ministry and the Propagation of Faith Office for the Diocese of Worcester as our guest homilist for the Second Sunday of Advent.Read More
4Saint John Damascene9:00 Bringing the Saints to Life - Saint Lucy10:30 Grade Level Mass - Grades 5 & 63:00p ConfirmationMonth View December 4, 2022-
Sunday, December 4John was born in Damascus, received a classical and theological education, and followed his father in a government position under the Arabs. After a few years, he resigned and went to the Monastery of Saint Sabas.Read More
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Sunday, December 4, 9:00 AM
To conclude the year, we’ll honor Saint Lucy ...LEARN MORE ABOUT HERRead More -
Sunday, December 4, 10:30 AM
Join us as our RE students participate in the Liturgy of the Mass.Read More -
Sunday, December 4, 3:00 PM
Congratulations and prayers to those students who will be confirmed at Saint Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday!Read More
5Saint SabasMonth View December 5, 2022-
Monday, December 5Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism.Read More
6Saint NicholasMonth View December 6, 2022-
Tuesday, December 6As with many of the saints, we are able to capture the relationship which Nicholas had with God through the admiration which Christians have had for him—an admiration expressed in the colorful stories which have been told and retold through the centuries.Read More
7Saint Ambrose7:00p Advent Penance Service at St. Mary's ChurchMonth View December 7, 2022-
Wednesday, December 7One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment, people would still be divided between those who admired Ambrose and those who heartily disliked him.Read More
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Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 PM
Preacher: Rev John Larochelle Pastor from the Divine Mercy Parish. Him & other priests will be available to hear Confessions.Read More
87:00p Special Mass: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin MaryMonth View December 8, 2022-
Thursday, December 8, 7:00 PM
A Holy Day of Obligation! St. James Church ...MORE DETAILSRead More
9Saint Juan DiegoMonth View December 9, 2022-
Friday, December 9Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe July 31, 2002, for the canonization of Juan Diego, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in the 16th century. Pope John Paul II celebrated the ceremony at which the poor Indian peasant became the Church’s first saint indigenous to the Americas.Read More
10Blessed Adolph Kolping6:00 Candlelight Rorate Mass at St. James Church4:00p Advent Guest Celebrants and HomilistsMonth View December 10, 2022-
Saturday, December 10The rise of the factory system in 19th-century Germany brought many single men into cities where they faced new challenges to their faith. Father Adolph Kolping began a ministry to them, hoping that they would not be lost to the Catholic faith, as was happening to workers elsewhere in industrialized Europe...Read More
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Saturday, December 10, 6:00 AM
The Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional Advent devotion in which a Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent is offered just before dawn ...MORE DETAILSRead More -
Saturday, December 10, 4:00 PM
We welcome Fr. Carlos A Ardila, Associate Pastor of Saint John John Paul II in Southbridge as our guest homilist for the Third Sunday of Advent.Read More
11Saint Damasus IPlease Bring in Giving Tree Donations @ St. Philip & St. Mary9:15 RE Advent Gathering Day at St. Mary Hall9:30 Pancake Breakfast at St. Mary Hall10:30 Grade Level Mass - Grade 4Month View December 11, 2022-
Sunday, December 11The son of a Roman priest, possibly of Spanish extraction, Damasus started as a deacon in his father’s church, and served as a priest in what later became the basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile.Read More
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Sunday, December 11 - 12:00 PM
All gifts are due no later than noon. THANK YOU for your generosity!Read More -
Sunday, December 11, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Come Join the Family Fun for our Gathering Day event including a 'Nativity Escape Room'. Pancake breakfast sponsored by our Youth Group is included. ...MORE DETAILS (page 2)Read More -
Sunday, December 11, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Join us for our Rel. Ed. Gathering Day event "Nativity Escape Room" where breakfast of pancakes, sausage, OJ and coffee sponsored by the Youth Group will be served. ...MORE DETAILS (page 2)Read More -
Sunday, December 11, 10:30 AM
Join us as our Religious Education students participate in the Liturgy of the Mass.Read More
12Our Lady of Guadalupe8:00 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe MassMonth View December 12, 202213Saint LucyMonth View December 13, 2022-
Tuesday, December 13If you are a little girl named Lucy, you need not bite your tongue in disappointment. Your patron is a genuine authentic heroine, first class, an abiding inspiration for you and for all Christians. The moral courage of the young Sicilian martyr shines forth as a guiding light, just as bright for today’s youth as it was in A.D. 304.Read More
14Saint John of the CrossMonth View December 14, 2022-
Wednesday, December 14In his life and writings, John of the Cross has a crucial word for us today. We tend to be rich, soft, comfortable. We shrink even from words like self-denial, mortification, purification, asceticism, discipline. We run from the cross. John’s message—like the gospel—is loud and clear: Don’t—if you really want to live!Read More
15Blessed Mary Frances SchervierMonth View December 15, 2022-
Thursday, December 15This woman who once wanted to become a Trappistine nun was instead led by God to establish a community of sisters who care for the sick and aged in the United States and throughout the world...Read More
16Blessed Honoratus KozminskiMonth View December 16, 2022-
Friday, December 16He was ordained in 1855 and dedicated his energies to the ministry where he was involved, among other things, with the Secular Franciscan Order...Read More
17Saint Hildegard of Bingen6:00 Candlelight Rorate Mass at St. James Church9:00 Pro-Life "Empty Manger Caroling"4:00p Advent Guest Celebrants and HomilistsMonth View December 17, 2022-
Saturday, December 17Abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher, theologian—where to begin in describing this remarkable woman?Read More
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Saturday, December 17, 6:00 AM
The Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional Advent devotion in which a Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent is offered just before dawn ...MORE DETAILSRead More
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Saturday, December 17, 9:00 AM
Please join us as we gather across the street from Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St. in Worcester, for our annual “Empty Manger Caroling.” ...MORE DETAILSRead More -
Saturday, December 17, 4:00 PM
We welcome Monsignor Robert K. Johnson, Pastor of Holy Family in Worcester as our guest homilist for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.Read More
18Blessed Anthony Grassi10:30 Grade Level Mass - Grade 33:00p Christmas Caroling at Green AcresMonth View December 18, 2022-
Sunday, December 18Nothing provides a better reason for reassessing a life than a brush with death. Anthony’s life already seemed to be on track when he was struck by lightning; he was a brilliant priest, blessed at last with serenity. But the experience softened him. Anthony became a loving counselor and a wise mediator. The same might be said of us if we put our hearts to it. We needn’t wait to be struck by lightning.Read More
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Sunday, December 18, 10:30 AM
Join us as our RE students participate in the Liturgy of the Mass.Read More
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Sunday, December 18, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Help us bring some Christmas cheer! Join us as we go Christmas Caroling at Green Acres (Zygonis Drive) in South Grafton.Read More
19Blessed Pope Urban VMonth View December 19, 2022-
Monday, December 19In 1362, the man elected pope declined the office. When the cardinals could not find another person among them for that important office, they turned to a relative stranger: the holy person we honor today.Read More
20Saint Dominic of SilosMonth View December 20, 2022-
Tuesday, December 20Saint Dominic of Silos’ connection with the Saint Dominic who founded the Dominican Order brings to mind the film Six Degrees of Separation: We are all connected it seems. God’s providential care can bring people together in mysterious ways, but it all points to his love for each of us.Read More
21Saint Peter CanisiusMonth View December 21, 2022-
Wednesday, December 21The energetic life of Peter Canisius should demolish any stereotypes we may have of the life of a saint as dull or routine. Peter lived his 76 years at a pace which must be considered heroic, even in our time of rapid change...Read More
22Blessed Jacopone da TodiMonth View December 22, 2022-
Thursday, December 22Jacomo or James, was born a noble member of the Benedetti family in the northern Italian city of Todi. He became a successful lawyer and married a pious, generous lady named Vanna...Read More
23Saint John of Kanty6:30p Advent Wreath Lighting at St. Mary'sMonth View December 23, 2022-
Friday, December 23John was a country lad who made good in the big city and the big university of Kraków, Poland. After brilliant studies he was ordained a priest and became a professor of theology...Read More
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Friday, December 23, 6:30 PM
The Grafton Youth Group invites everyone to join them! ...MORE DETAILSRead More
24Christmas at GreccioMonth View December 24, 2022-
Saturday, December 24What better way to prepare for the arrival of the Christ Child than to take a brief journey to Greccio, the spot in central Italy where Saint Francis of Assisi created the first Christmas crib in the year 1223.Read More
25Month View December 25, 202226Saint StephenMonth View December 26, 2022-
Monday, December 26Stephen died as Jesus did: falsely accused, brought to unjust condemnation because he spoke the truth fearlessly. He died with his eyes trustfully fixed on God, and with a prayer of forgiveness on his lips. A “happy” death is one that finds us in the same spirit, whether our dying is as quiet as Joseph’s or as violent as Stephen’s: dying with courage, total trust and forgiving love.Read More
27Saint John the ApostleMonth View December 27, 2022-
Tuesday, December 27The Apostle John is traditionally considered the author also of three New Testament letters and the Book of Revelation. His Gospel is a very personal account. He sees the glorious and divine Jesus already in the incidents of his mortal life. At the Last Supper, John’s Jesus speaks as if he were already in heaven. John’s is the Gospel of Jesus’ glory.Read More
28Holy InnocentsMonth View December 28, 2022-
Wednesday, December 28The Holy Innocents are few in comparison to the genocide and abortion of our day. But even if there had been only one, we recognize the greatest treasure God put on the earth—a human person, destined for eternity, and graced by Jesus’ death and resurrection.Read More
29Saint Thomas BecketMonth View December 29, 2022-
Thursday, December 29A strong man who wavered for a moment, but then learned one cannot come to terms with evil, and so became a strong churchman, a martyr, and a saint—that was Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in his cathedral on December 29, 1170...Read More
30Saint EgwinMonth View December 30, 2022-
Friday, December 30Born in the seventh century of royal blood, Egwin entered a monastery, and was enthusiastically received by royalty, clergy, and the people as the bishop of Worcester, England. As a bishop he was known as a protector of orphans and the widowed and a fair judge. Who could argue with that?Read More
31Saint Sylvester IMonth View December 31, 2022-
Saturday, December 31We know for sure that his papacy lasted from 314 until his death in 335. Reading between the lines of history, we are assured that only a very strong and wise man could have preserved the essential independence of the Church in the face of the overpowering figure of the Emperor Constantine...Read More
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