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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 and all Friday 5:30 pm Masses during Lent. 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.
For weekend Masses and Friday 5:30pm daily Mass (followed by Stations of the Cross), RSVP BELOW:
WEEKEND MASSES FEB 27-28
FRIDAY MARCH 5DAILY MASS TIMES
Sign-ups are required for Friday 5:30pm Mass only during Lent.Monday-Friday: 6:30am (not livestreamed) and 5:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sign-ups are required for Mass. All Masses will be livestreamed.February 285:30pm Saturday Vigil–Fr. Armstrong
7:00am–Fr. D'Silva
10:00am–Cardinal Gregory
1:00pm–Fr. Foley
5:30pm–Fr. Magro
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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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 Is 1:10, 16-20Responsorial Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23Gospel Mt 23:1-12
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PASTOR'S COLUMN
Homily for February 28 | The Second Sunday of Lent
Dear Parish Family:THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
As I listen to the Word of God for this Second Sunday of Lent, very different and conflicting images converge. There was a boy who excitedly trudged up a hill with his Dad to encounter God. I have recollections of going to early Mass on Lenten mornings with my Dad. There was a sense of intimacy and privilege about the opportunity. The boy carried the wood; the Dad had the fire and a knife. The other image is that of a mountain where close friends enjoyed for a split second an unforgettable vision. They were both consoled and challenged because almost immediately they were enveloped in a cloud and heard a voice about a “beloved son.”
During the journey through the desert of Lent, not only are we to be tempted or tested, but, quite possibly, we are to encounter the living God who assures us that we are loved and invites us to accept the consequences of being loved. One word that clearly emerges from both stories is “sacrifice.” The questions that are asked in all three readings are profound, and the answers are to be revealed throughout the course of Lent and the rest of our lives:
- What does resurrection from the dead mean?
- Where is the sheep for the sacrifice?
- If God is for us, who can be against us?
May God, who has begun the good work in you, bring it to completion!
Blessed Lent,
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
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
There is no Adoration at this time.
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.
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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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