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

WEEKDAY & SATURDAY MASSES:
MON-FRI: 6:30 AM*  |  8:00 AM  |  11:00 AM  |  5:30 PM* |  SAT: 8:00 AM  |  11:00 AM
*There is no 6:30am or 5:30pm Mass on federal holidays

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

MON-FRI: 3:00–5:15 PM in the church
Thursday before the first Friday of each month: 6:00–8:00 PM (with Holy Hour from 7-8 PM)
There is no adoration on federal holidays

CONFESSION

SATURDAY: 4:00–5:00 PM (or any time by appointment)

April 21, 2019

Dear Friends & Visitors:

“Why do you seek the living one among the dead?”
(Luke 24:5)

What a strange question asked of these women by the two angels that surprised them early in the morning! Do you sense that perhaps these women were hoping against hope that the burial of Jesus on Good Friday might not be the end of the story? We know very little about these women; but it is highly likely that their lives had been transformed from despair to hope by their encounter with Jesus. Luke suggests that many had accompanied him on the journey from Galilee. Unlike the fearful men, especially Peter, they did not deny knowing Jesus.

This past year has been a particularly challenging time for people of faith. Trust has been broken, and one anger seems to fuel another anger. Along with rage, fear and profound sadness have alienated people from one another and made some question the very foundations of faith. The question of the messengers of God (the angels) is addressed to us in as much as we continue to wallow in negative feelings. Faith demands a decision to love. Love yields hope and enduring joy. Eleven years ago, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI told us here in National’s Park that people who hope “live differently.” Five years ago, in a General Audience, Pope Francis repeated the question of the angels and reminded us of “that hope which rolls back the stones from tombs and encourages one to proclaim the Good News, capable of generating new life for others.”

Blessed Easter,
Father Bill Foley

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
5949 Western Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015

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School Phone: 202.966.6682

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