The Catholic Parishes 

of Stoughton 

 Orders are now being taken for Our Lady of Fatima T-Shirts. T-Shirts are available in light blue and display either the Our Lady Fatima logo or the I love Malassadas logo.  T-Shirt may be purchased  through the parish office.       
         
Prices are: 
T-shirts: $15.00

If you are interested in placing an order or have any questions, please contact the parish office.  Order forms are available on the tables as you leave church.

Virtus:  Protecting God’s Children; is an   awareness and educational session that is mandatory for parish staff and all levels of   volunteers in Parish ministry.  Virtus will be offered:                                                                Sunday, November 17, 2019
 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
St. James Parish Hall
560 Page Street,
Stoughton, MA 02072

Reserve a seat at the training by contacting Bridget Horan at bhoran@stoughtoncatholic.org/
781-886-6060.

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 

In this week’s gospel, Jesus along with his disciples, after a very long and most likely tiring trip, enter into Jerusalem. Now probably the last thing he wanted was to be confronted with anyone, especially the chief priests and the scribes, not to mention all the leaders of all the people. These people tried to catch Jesus off guard, maybe thinking to themselves that he was tired from his long journey and he wouldn’t be as sharp as he normally is. They asked Jesus questions that would challenge his authority, and possibly by asking these questions they would be able to bring charges against him to have him put to death.
 
              Now the Sadducees, who didn’t believe in the resurrection asked a question to Jesus that they thought might embarrass him. They called him teacher, probably in a very sarcastic way, their question cites Moses. According to the law of Moses if a married man died and he didn’t have any children, it was required that this man’s brother was supposed to marry his wife, and raise up the kids that they might have together. It was very important for these people to have heirs for economic and societal stability.
 
             Having  cited Moses, the Sadducees tell the story of seven brothers who died one after the other. In their story, not only would resurrection create a seemingly impossible resolution, but there wouldn’t be any successors that would carry on the family name. Jesus sees this as an opportunity to set these people straight, a teachable moment if you will. Jesus reminds these people of four people who they knew, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses.
 
            He asked them, do you really believe that God just let these guys just disappear into thin air? Into the dark of oblivion? Then he asks them again, do you actually think that God who love them so much and who influenced them so much would have forgotten those great men that even you remember? Jesus goes on to say to them, do you really think that God is a God of the dead only? That they were pieces of green wood that were dried up and then thrown into a furnace to be burned up and turned into dust and ashes?
 
          Then Jesus asks these people, wouldn’t that be ridiculous? Wouldn’t this be unbelievable? After the struggles that we go through in our lives, our frustrations and all the other problems we encounter in our lives, can we really think of ourselves as being overlooked when our lives are over? Jesus is like, you’ve gotta be kidding me! When Jesus says the names of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses to these people Jesus notes something else. Jesus promises that those of us that are judged worthily WILL have eternal life! The life that awaits us in heaven has to do with the lives that we live on earth. We all need to live our lives here on earth that are in line with Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Rachel, Moses and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If we do this then we will live forever in heaven with our Lord and Savior  Jesus Christ and all the saints.                ~ Deacon David
 

Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist
(From the Augustine Institute)
 
 Our Adult Faith Formation Committee invites you to attend our Bible Study on November 14^th, we will conclude our fall Bible Study with “Word Made Flesh, True Bread from  Heaven: The Mystery of the Liturgy and the  Eucharist”, a video by Bishop Barron.
 
Learning, fellowship and faith-sharing are the highlights of participation in a Bible Study.  Please join us!
 
This program is appropriate for high school age through adult. Light refreshments will be served. Invite a friend or neighbor!       
                                                                          
Sponsored by Adult Faith Formation
 

Congratulations to
 Immaculate  Conception & St. James AGAIN for surpassing
their 2019 Catholic Appeal Goals.
 
All thanks to your incredible commitment and generosity. Thank you for responding to Cardinal Seán’s call to witness more clearly the depths of God’s love for each one of us through this important effort.                                      
 
The Catholic Appeal Masses will be held on Sunday November 10th at the 9:30 am Mass at St. James, and Sunday November 17th at 10:30 am Mass at Immaculate Conception. These Masses will be in memory of all of those to whom the appeal was dedicated.