St Joseph's Church

Lincoln, New Hampshire

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Mass Intentions for the Week

September 27, 2024 /

Vigil of The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, September 28 4:30 PM † Russell Sepielli                                                             
By:  Dianne Sepielli

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 29 The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 AM The People of the Parish                                                                                  
10:00 AM† Joyce Perreault                     
By:  The Perreault Family

Wednesday, October 2 8:00 AM † Tina Sutton
By:  Ted Sutton

Thursday, October 38:00 AM † Herta Sutton
By:  Ted Sutton

Friday, October 4 8:00 AM  † Russell Sepielli
By:  Dianne Sepielli

Vigil of The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, October 5 4:30 PM † Robert Loranger, Sr.
By:  Margaret and Doug Sweeney

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 6 The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:30 AM † Robert “Bob” Koning                    
By:  Donna and Jack Daly

 10:00 AM The People of the Parish          

(†Deceased)

Christ’s Followers and Politics

September 27, 2024 /

Dear Parishioners and Visitors:

Christ’s Kingdom is spiritual, not political. But this doesn’t mean that Christ’s followers have nothing to say about politics. This is a common misunderstanding in today’s society. We hear a lot of talk about the separation between Church and state. But that phrase can be taken in two different ways.

In the first place, it can mean that the government of a country doesn’t try to run the Church, and that, in turn, the Church doesn’t try to run the government. That’s the right way to understand separation of Church and state. But there is also a wrong way to understand it. The wrong viewpoint says that religion is just a social organization, and so, the Church has nothing to contribute to the public life of a community or a country.

But in fact, there is one area of life where faith and politics do overlap – on issues of moral principles. Governments, to do their job well and make just laws, must respect the natural moral law – the Ten Commandments is a good example   of this. Natural moral law is built into human nature. It exists prior to politics and provides healthy parameters for political activity, just like the laws of physics existed prior to the invention of satellites and provided the parameters for space travel. Governments need clear knowledge of the natural moral law to do their job as much as engineers need clear knowledge of natural physical laws to do theirs.

God has made the Church a sure teacher and guide on questions of natural moral law. As Catholics, then, we have a lot to contribute to the discussion of public affairs. It is up to us to be the conscience of our nation. As followers of Christ, we should ask God to grant us the grace of not only allowing His spiritual Kingdom to spread into our hearts, but also to give us the wisdom and courage to be His messengers to the world around us, which is in significant need of moral guidance these days.

 With prayerful best wishes,

 Fr. John Mahoney

Priesthood Sunday

September 27, 2024 /

Priesthood Sunday is a time to thank all priests for answering the call to serve!!! “Whoever is not against us is for us.” Pray for Father John, as well as other priests who bless our church when they come to serve! They heard God calling them to the priesthood and chose to serve Christ. Now, they enrich our spiritual well-being every day in the name of God.
 

REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~

September 20, 2024 /

Please remember in your prayers the repose of the soul of long-time, former parishioner, Karen M. Trickett, who died on September 11, 2024.  Her Mass of Christian Burial was on September 18, 2024 in Carlisle, MA.      

Arrangements by www.burnsfuneralhomes.com

May she rest in peace.

Mass Intentions for the Week

September 20, 2024 /

Vigil of The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, September 21 4:30 PM † Randolph Boyle                                                          
By:  Susan Whitman

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 22 The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 AM † Huguette Dumont                                                                                 
By:  Marc Dumont
 10:00 AM The People of the Parish         

Wednesday, September 25 NO MASS /NO ADORATION
Thursday, September 26 NO MASS
Friday, September 27 NO MASS

Vigil of The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, September 28 4:30 PM † Russell Sepielli
By:  Dianne Sepielli

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 29 The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:30 AM The People of the Parish
10:00 AM † Joyce Perreault
By:  The Perreault Family

  (†Deceased)

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