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10:00 AM | Sunday
9:00 AM | Weekdays
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for the sick, shut ins and those serving in our military.
James Obara, Esther & Mary Riopelle, Carol Martin, Lisa Prince, Gloria Bergman, Carol Mason, Father Gus Sicard, Richard Ferus Proctor, Arlene Strazzulla, Jeanne Franzn, Nona Bilionis, Cathy Kirschbaum, Marcy Szczepanik, Bp. John Mack, Katherine Gnat, Harrison McKinstry, James Strazzulla, Harry Cullinan, Helen Rogers, Eugene Leczynski, Stanley Sepiol, Father Adam Czarnecki, Father Senior Joseph Soltysiak, Nate Rosario, Carol McNiff, Jennifer Sheehan, Kayla Tanguay, Joshua Bakx, Danny Roberts, Barbara Chappel and Brittany Larkham, William Kucharski, Janice Daviault, Ben Marek, Rosalynn Owens, Brett Kraz, Gina Pellegrino, Alessandra Ventura, Dolly Normand, Kevin Frawley, Marilyn Folcik, Ann Platt, Corinne Berube, Flora Radziunas, Peter Willis, Krissy Toth, Ted Kostzewski, Janet Dadoly, Colton Bouchillon, Jack Kirschbaum, Diane Becchetti, Judy McNeil Anita Tuozza, Maureen Carabino, John Gibson, Jonasz Tenus, Richard Salach, David Cyr Sr., David Cyr Jr., Brock Borton, Joyce Normand, Arlene Swantek, Beata Mazur, Beth Koules, Doug Capsilors, Marie Griffin, Judy McNeill, Sharon Rittuci, Kerrie Garvey, Dr. Bert Quirbach, Bp. Paul Sobiechowski, Celia Menzia, Sophie Kosidlo, Debbie Charette, Nathan Strazzulla, Kathryn Ricard, Charlotte Cole and Renata Wos.
Plans for our annual Homecoming celebration are already being made! The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 at our parish center. This year we are offering a buffet dinner of baked stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls and butter, and delicious puddings for dessert.
Appetizers will be served starting at 4 PM, followed by dinner at 5 PM. A raffle and short program will follow.
Donations of simple, ready-to-eat appetizers would be appreciated.
Tickets are $10 per adult or $20 for parents with small children. Santa Claus will be our guest! See a member of our parish to reserve tickets soon as our Homecoming Dinner sells out fast.
30 Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Gospel: Mark 10:46-52
The blind Bartimaeus is an example of what our faith and trust in Jesus ought to be. He has firm confidence in the person of Jesus and is not put off by the abuse of the crowd, who regard him as a nobody, telling him to keep quiet. Shouting and waving his arms in the air he persists with the plea, 'Son of David, have pity on me.' This cry of desperation from his heart, made in complete trust, attracts the attention of Jesus. When asked by Jesus what he wants, there is no doubt about his request. Life for him without sight has been one long night full of darkness. His prayer is: ‘Lord that I may see.' With the healing touch of Jesus, a whole new world opens up as he is ushered into the light of day. Although Bartimaeus may have been a beggar, he is a person of gratitude because on receiving his sight he immediately follows Jesus.
The fact that we have eyes does not mean that we always see what is most important in life. There is more to sight than merely seeing the light of day. Eyes are of little use if we fail to see the hand of God at work in our lives. At times we all experience such darkness and are sorely in need of the light of God. In caring for the blind Bartimaeus, Christ is telling us that there is an even worse state of blindness than physical blindness. We all suffer from spiritual blindness and Jesus is letting us know that he can cure this illness and prevent us from groping around in darkness.
There are so many ways in which we lack spiritual vision; hatred, pride and jealousy can prevent us from seeing goodness in our neighbours. Refusal to pay our debts or to do an honest week's work for the wages we are collecting means we are blinded to a sense of justice. Never being satisfied with what we have and always wanting more material goods is an indication that we are blinded by greed. We are all victims of some sort of blindness but to become aware of it and to have the scales removed from our eyes we must be continually searching and praying for more light. Only prayer and trust in Jesus, who is the light of the world, can dispel such darkness and restore our true spiritual vision. The closer we are to Jesus, the more light there is in our lives. The cry of the blind man, 'Lord, that I may see,' is a prayer that should constantly be on our lips.
Homecoming Dinner
Come, Worship With Us on Sunday
You are invited to join us at 10:00 on any Sunday morning to attend Mass at our church. No matter your background, ethnicity, or denomination, we don't look at that. Just people with good will looking for some place to fill out their souls. If you need comfort, a place to pray, this is the place. We do not judge—it's not up to us to judge. All are welcome.
The Mass liturgy is celebrated in English and booklets are available for you to follow the service in comfort. Please come and worship along side the friendly people of St. Casimir’s.
We are very thankful for the response we have received from our websie readers! In the very short period of time since we created our site, we have received many messages from you via the Contact Us page with comments and questions about our activities, and requests for information about our church, our cemetery and the PNCC in general. How wonderful that is! Thank you very much.
We would like to apologize, however, for our failure to keep the site current. We have a lot going on at St. Casimir's and our volunteer parishioners are really very busy. We are working on a plan to maintain the website on a more current schedule and ask your indulgence. In order to make the site even more interesting, we are in the process of redesigning it as yu will see in the coming weeks....please send us your comments as we progress.
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St. Casimir's Parish
Polish National Catholic Church
268 Lakeview Avenue - Lowell, Massachusetts 01850 USA