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A Father Leonard Mary Visit to Fitchburg, Medford and Boston Update! And another Update:

Posted: October 18, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, special events
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Fr. Leonard Mary’s trip to Massachusetts sponsored by WQPH 89.3 Radio is coming closer and for those who didn’t hear about it before here are the details and a big change to the Boston by land and by sea event:

First the stuff that hasn’t changed

Note: To reserve a spot at any and all of these events call (781) 391-1396 or email wqph893@comcast.net

Tuesday October 26th

10:30 AM Holy Rosary Church 118 Thresa Street Fitchburg Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Optional Catered Luncheon in Church Hall $25 per person 50 person limit

NOTE: You do NOT have to buy a ticket to the luncheon to attend the Rosary, Mass and healing service

Wednesday October 27th

9:30 AM St. Bernard’s Parish & St. Camillus Church 333 Mechanic Street Fitchburg Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Optional Catered Luncheon at Slattery’s Restaurant 106 Lunenberg St. Fitchburg Mass $30 per person.

NOTE: You do NOT have to buy a ticket to the luncheon to attend the Rosary, Mass and healing service

6:30 PM St. Joseph’s Church (upper church) 114 High Street Medford Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Con Celebrated by Fr. Peter Shen Parochial Vicar

Thursday October 28th

1:30 PM St. Raphael’s Church 512 High Street Medford Mass

  • Public Rosary in the Courtyard
  • Healing Mass and Service in the Church Proper

All of the events above are unchanged from a week ago

There have been updates to the Saturday event(s) all changes will be indicated by Bold italics

Saturday October 30th

7:10-7:15 AM Bus Leaves Holy Rosary Parish 118 Theresa St. at 7:7:15 AM for Medford Mass.

8:30 AM St. Joseph church 114 High Street (lower church) Medford Mass

  • Mass celebrated by Fr Leonard Mary
  • After Mass proceed by Bus to the Waterfront Boston
  • Rosary in Boston followed by a Boat Cruse on Boston Harbor with Luncheon & Fr. Leonard Blessing city $150 includes bus transportation (35% off previous price!)
  • Bus returns to Medford & Fitchburg

Note you do NOT have to buy a ticket if you wish to travel to Medford on your own to attend Fr. Leonard’s morning Mass.

To reserve a spot at any and all of these events call (781) 391-1396 or email wqph893@comcast.net

or email wqph893@comcast.net

I will be at the Fitchburg and Boston events. Hope to see you there.

Father Leonard Mary Revella of EWTN returns to Fitchburg & Medford MA Oct 26th-30th (plus Oct Indulgence Calendar)UPDATE price drop of Boat trip and Bus leaving from Fitchburg

Posted: October 8, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, special events
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Here’s some big news from WQPH 89.3 FM Fitchburg. Fr. Leonard Mary Revilla is coming to Massachusetts.

Here is the flyer as a PDF if you wish to join us

FR-LEONARD-2021-in-MassachusettsDownload

You’ll want to sign up for those events ASAP. I’ll be at the Fitchburg and tentatively at Boston events (by Land)

In all the excitement I forgot to post about the October Indulgence Calendars. They are available for Download here

The full calendar for October

The Blank Calendar

Feel free to use the blank calendar at your parish to make your own indulgence calendar.

UPDATE: Some good news for those who wanted to go on the Boston Land and Sea event.

The bus for the event will start in Fitchburg at the Madonna of the Holy Rosary Church. Be there for between 6:45 and 7 AM. From Fitchburg it will go to Medford for the 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s church. After mass the bus will head into Boston as planned. The land event will continue as planned for $90 in the North End, but the price of the sea portion has dropped from $240 down to only $150

So call now at 781-391-1496 to reserve your spot now!

Every (#Catholic) Earn an #Indulgence for Rush Limbaugh Day Sunday May 30

Posted: May 27, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, Church doctrine, special events
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Be generous to all the living, and withhold not your kindness from the dead.

Sirach 7:33

A couple of days ago at work I was listening to music on my very old iPod that I bought off my son’s friend about 15 years ago when I suddenly had the thought to put on Manheim Steamroller.

That might seem an odd choice as Christmas is half a year away but we are asked to keep the spirit of Christmas in our hearts all year long so I put on the album while I was working. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it and the concerts I had gone to with my wife and kids the latest being at the Colonial in Boston before this insanity took place

As I was doing my work it occurred to me that this pleasure along with the joy of those concerts was one more thing that I and millions of others owed to Rush Limbaugh who had introduced Chip Davis and his music to his audience and thus to the country and world. I found myself thinking about the impact he had on the nation culturally and politically from the initial victory of the GOP breaking the 40 year run of Democrat control of the house in 1994 to his role along with Sarah Palin in the 63 seat red wave in 2010.

One might consider this a debt we can’t repay as he’s been dead now for several months but by an odd coincidence as I was thinking of all I owed him I remembered a project that I’m working on The Indulgence Calendar.

I’ll be writing more about the indulgence Calendar (along with some downloads) on Memorial day but the bottom line is that if you are a Catholic there IS something you can do for Rush Limbaugh: You can earn an indulgence for him.

Now Rush wasn’t Catholic but that doesn’t matter. You can earn an indulgence for any deceased person and the merits of said indulgences do not depend on if the subject was Catholic thus I propose:

Every Catholic Earn An Indulgence for Rush Limbaugh Day

Sunday May 30th 2021

I propose this date because

  • I will be starting the indulgence Calendar June 1st and want to sneak this in before it.
  • Holy Communion is necessary for an indulgence (see #1 below) so a Sunday maxes out the number of Catholics.
  • Finally I think Rush would not want to make Memorial Day (May 31) about him rather than vets who gave their lives

Now to earn an indulgence there are certain norms that must be followed here are the ones that apply from my indulgence calendar

  1. Communion on the day of an indulgence. This can be applied to any amount of indulgences that day.
  2. Confession within two weeks of the day of an indulgence. Applies to all indulgences during that period
  3. Prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (an Our Father, Hail Mary or any appropriate prayer) once per day of indulgence.
  4. To earn an indulgence you must be in a state of grace (no unconfessed mortal sin) at the time of the indulgenced act….

11. No unbaptized person nor any Christian who is currently under the penalty of excommunication may earn an indulgence.

12. You must ACTIVELY seek and or state your intention to obtain an indulgence for the act or prayer that carries it to be valid.

So if you are a Catholic going to mass and receiving communion on Sunday all you have to do, in addition to receiving communion to earn an indulgence for Rush Limbaugh Sunday May 30th is:

  1. Declare your intention to do so
  2. Make sure you go or have gone to Confession sometime between May 11th and June 19th
  3. Say an Our Father and a Hail Mary for the intentions of the Pope that day
  4. And do any act or prayer that carries an indulgence (outside of mass) from reading scripture to Praying the Angelus or even the sign of the cross.

Additionally Earning an indulgence for the dead in purgatory is a spiritual work of mercy so in doing this for Rush we are also helping ourselves along our path to Christ.

Oh and fyi, there is no limit to the number of partial indulgences that you can earn in a day as long as you declare your intention to earn it so feel free to obtain multiple indulgences for Rush and maybe one for yourself.

If you want to learn more about indulgences stop by on May 31st and I’ll introduce you to my Indulgence Calendar Project which launches June 1st.

The true meaning of Memorial Day

Posted: May 25, 2021 by chrisharper in special events
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By Christopher Harper

In many small towns throughout America, Memorial Day is special.

Almost everyone knows someone who served in the military; most know someone who died.

Here in Muncy, Pennsylvania, two memorials stand out.

A few years ago, the town and the state recognized two fallen soldiers by naming bridges after them.

Army Pvt. Walter L. Smith, who served in the Spanish-American War, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William F. Merrill, a Vietnam War veteran, died in service to their country.

The war against Spain was declared in April 1898 after the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor. On May 12, 1898, Smith enlisted at Williamsport and was mustered into service as a private in Co. D, 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, According to historical documents found by his family, Smith met his fate while on a supply patrol with a small detachment in the Philippines on July 28, 1901. “[He] bravely and selflessly defended men in his company against an overwhelming attack by some 60 native insurgents. During the battle, Smith’s sergeant, the only other armed man, was shot and killed. Fighting alone, Smith saved the lives of two unarmed soldiers but was overpowered, captured, and taken prisoner,” according to the local newspaper.

While his remains never were recovered, in 2006, family members honored his service by placing a government-issued memorial headstone in the Smith family plot at Muncy Cemetery.

Merrill was with the 1st Marines during Operation Oklahoma Hills, an operation to clear out the enemy from their base camps and infiltration routes southwest of Da Nang, Vietnam.

On Nov. 26, 1969, Merrill and nine fellow Marines came to a ravine. The first to cross hit a wire attached to a booby trap, and he called out for Merrill, who guarded the device as the rest of the Marines went around it. As Merrill and his sergeant were standing at the device, the explosive detonated, killing Merrill and fatally wounding the other man. Merrill’s body was returned home to his family for interment at Boalsburg Cemetery.

“These were two sons of Muncy who went off to do their duties – like many sons of Muncy – but were unfortunately never able to come home.”State Rep. Garth Everett, R-Muncy, a former U.S. Air Force member, said at the bridge dedication ceremony.

The service of Smith and Merrill in two distant wars underlines the true meaning of Memorial Day.

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