Holy Family Church, Leominster

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

St Dymphna pray for us 🙏!

St. Dymphna (7th c.) was the daughter of a pagan Irish chieftain and a beautiful Christian noblewoman. Dymphna was raised as a Christian, and she consecrated her virginity to Christ at a young age. Dymphna's father loved his wife deeply. When her mother died, Dymphna's father was so overcome with grief that he became mentally unstable. Unable to find another suitable wife of equal character and beauty to his first wife, he attempted to marry Dymphna due to her close resemblance to her mother. Upon learning of his wicked plan, Dymphna fled across the sea into Belgium along with her tutor and confessor, Father Gerebran. Her father pursued them and eventually discovered their location by tracing the foreign money they used along the way. He killed Dymphna's confessor and pleaded with his daughter to return with him to Ireland to be his wife. When she refused, he cut off her head in a mad rage. St. Dymphna's church still stands on the place of her burial near Antwerp. There have been numerous accounts of those afflicted with epilepsy and mental illness visiting her tomb and receiving miraculous cures through her intercession. Because of this, St. Dympha is the patroness of those suffering from mental and neurological disorders and illnesses, as well as of mental health professionals. Her feast day is May 15th.

05/15/2026

Gospel
John 16:20-23
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn,
while the world rejoices;
you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.
When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived;
but when she has given birth to a child,
she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy
that a child has been born into the world.
So you also are now in anguish.
But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
and no one will take your joy away from you.
On that day you will not question me about anything.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you."

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05/15/2026

Daily Verse
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then from my flesh I shall see God. -Job 19:25-26

05/15/2026

The weekend bulletin is here📰!! We'll see you this weekend at Mass, and make sure to pick up a hard copy of this bulletin so you can stay up to date with things happening in our parish and around the community!

Mass Schedule:
Saturday- 4:00pm
Sunday- 8:00am & 10:15am

05/15/2026

Quote of the Day
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them, every day begin the task anew.” -St. Francis de Sales

05/14/2026

Novena to the Holy Spirit begins tomorrow, Friday, May 15th.

In preparation for Pentecost Sunday, we will have Novena Booklets available
for you to utilize at home. Please pick up a pamphlet at tomorrow's 8:00am Mass.

Pentecost Sunday is May 24th! Come Holy Spirit 🕊️❤️‍🔥!

05/14/2026

Head over to our Vacation Bible School (VBS) page to sign up your kids to join our summer camp or sign up to volunteer!! 😁🙏

Click on the link, download the form, and send it back to us. Payment can be cash, check or venmo.

We look forward to an awesome week!!

https://holyfamilyofnazareth.org/vacation-bible-school

05/13/2026

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Senior Potluck in the hall! The food shared by all was absolutely wonderful. And special thanks to the volunteers whose love and hard work made this event such a great success! 😁🙏

05/13/2026

Join us either tonight or tomorrow morning for the celebration of the Ascension of the Lord at Mass! 🙏