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COVID-19 MASS SCHEDULETo receive the weekly Flocknote parish emails, please call the parish center to update your email address.
Pre-registrations are only needed for weekend Masses. We are not requiring pre-registration for daily Mass; however, you will be required to sign in for the daily Masses upon arrival. In both cases, we require the names and telephone numbers of all who attend Mass for contact tracing purposes.
RSVP FOR MASS APRIL 17-18DAILY MASS TIMES
Monday-Friday: 6:30am (not livestreamed) and 5:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am
SUNDAY, APRIL 18
5:30pm Saturday Vigil– Fr. Armstrong
7:00 AM– Fr. Magro
10:00 AM– Fr. Foley
1:00 PM– Fr. Magro
5:30 PM– Fr. D'Silva
SUPPORTING OUR CHURCH THROUGH FAITH DIRECTWe are most grateful for those who have continued to support the parish financially during these challenging times. We continue to need your help in order to further our mission to be a welcoming parish that promotes encounters with Christ in the sacraments and in one another. The easy way to exercise this stewardship for your spiritual family would be to participate in the Faith Direct contribution program. An online link is provided here:
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ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Beginning Easter Monday, April 5th, we will again be having Adoration in the Church starting at 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
CONFESSION
SATURDAY: 4:00–5:00 PM
We will resume our normal confession time on Saturdays from 4-5pm, in the Chapel. One priest will be in the Chapel during that hour. We ask people to keep the six foot distance while waiting outside the chapel. The spaces will be marked off and seating available. Please enter on the blacktop side as our sacristan, Grace, will let you in the door there. There is no entry on the Quesada St. side.
As always, you can make an appointment with a priest for confession at any other time.
PLEASE NOTE: A mask is required to be worn at all times and hand sanitizer will be available upon entering the building and should be utilized. -
LIVESTREAMED MASS ON YOUTUBE
Watch our livestreamed Mass through our YOUTUBE Channel (click here). The videos will remain posted there after the Mass has ended, should you miss it live.
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GUIDELINES FOR ENTERING THE CHURCH
- Gatherings before and after celebrations are prohibited.
- All members of the assembly entering the church must wear masks at all times.
- All members of the assembly and all ministers are to sanitize their hands upon entering the church.
- Please use the main door to enter the church. Please alert us if you require the handicap entrance on the parking lot.
- All members of the assembly entering the church need to maintain social distancing at all times, including in the pews.
- The procedure and routes for departing from the church is Dismissal by Pews to avoid crowding at the exit of the church.
- Please Note: When approaching the altar for Holy Communion, please stop at the marks in the aisle and wait until the person in front of you moves up.
- Immediately after Mass, please go directly to your cars and do not congregate outside the church. Thank you!
REMINDER ABOUT COMMUNION
In this most Sacred moment, we ask you to help protect the health and safety of all members of the body of Christ. Please form one line and come to Communion single file using the social distancing guides on the floor. Stop at the end of the front pew until the person before you has moved on. Step up to the minister and receive the body of Christ in your hands.Please do not remove your mask until you have stepped away from the minister. If we all follow these guides, we can insure the health and safety of all of God’s children. Thank you.CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS
The Ministers of Hospitality need volunteers. If you would like to serve as a greeter, please email Khary Cauthen at kisaiahc@gmail.com -
Today's Readings
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Reading I Acts 3:13-15, 17-19Responsorial Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9Reading II 1 Jn 2:1-5aGospel Lk 24:35-48
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PASTOR'S COLUMN
Homily for April 18 | The Third Sunday of Easter
Dear Parish Family,
This weekend we celebrate three of the six Masses of Confirmation for our eighth grade students. The Scripture readings for this Third Sunday of Easter could not be more appropriate for a reflection on the effect of this sacrament in our lives.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONSWhile appearing to his disciples and eating with them, the Risen Jesus explained how the sacred writings of their ancestors and prophets had predicted all that would happen to him. Then he concluded with these words: “You are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:48). In his second book, the Acts of the Apostles, Luke presented the apostle Peter speaking boldly before his fellow Jews: “The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses” (Acts 3:15). The apostle John wrote to the early Christian community: “I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one” (1 John 2:1).
The key word is “witness.” The Spirit is bestowed upon us at confirmation to empower us to witness by our words and deeds to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What does this mean? It implies very simply that our lives are meant to inspire others with hope. Many are very discouraged in our day by the prolonged pandemic and its effect on our world and its future. Although none of us could have anticipated this disastrous disease, throughout our lives there have been challenges that at first seemed insurmountable. It would be good to reflect on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and on the ways in which we have been invited to employ them. I dare say that many have been “witnesses” to the presence of the Risen Lord in their lives!
Blessed Easter,
Fr. Bill Foley
Some people have been kind enough to mail or deliver their regular offertory donation. Please remember that our mailbox is at the Parish Center. We rarely look at the rectory box. Thank you for all your help also via Faith Direct or online! -
LITURGY TIMES
***NEW SUNDAY MASS TIMES***
Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil
***NEW DAILY MASS TIMES***
7:00 AM
10:00 AM Church
1:00 PM
5:30 PM
DAILY MASS:
MON-FRI: 6:30 AM (not livestreamed) and 5:30 PM
SAT: 8:00 AMPRE-COVID19 MASS TIMES:
SUNDAY:
SATURDAY 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil) | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM (ASL Interpreted) | 10:30 AM (Church & Gym*) | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM
*There is no Gym Mass in the summer
WEEKDAY & SATURDAY MASSES*:
MON-FRI: 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:30 PM
SAT: 8:00 AM
*Federal Holidays: Mass is at 10:00 AM ONLY
FILIPINO MASS in Tagalog every 4th Sunday at 3:30 PM
HOLY DAY MASSES:
Eve of the Feast: 5:30 PM | Day of the Feast: 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 5:30 PM
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BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
5949 Western Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
DUFFY PARISH CENTER OFFICE
3630 Quesada Street NW
Washington, DC 20015
Main Phone: 202.966.6575
Fax: 202.966.9255
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5841 Chevy Chase Parkway
Washington, DC 20015
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