Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Rectory for scheduling and Pre-Baptismal encounter

Sacrament of Penance: Wednesday evenings 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Saturday afternoon 3:00-3:45 P.M, last Sunday of the month from 10:00—11:00 AM or by appointment.

Sacrament of the Sick: Please notify us of all parishioners in the hospital, or needing Anointing of the Sick.

Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact the rectory at least 6 months in advance.

Holy Orders: Men interested in the Pr iesthood or the Diaconate may speak to Fr. Santos or contact the seminary (401)831-8001 or check their web site: www.catholicpriest.com).

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Wed. in the Lady Chapel: Exposition at 8:00 AM (after Mass), confessions from 4:30 to 5:15 PM, Benediction and Reposition at 5:15 PM. 1st Fri. Nocturnal Adoration begins with Mass and Expo. at 8:00 PM and concludes Sat. morning at 8:00 AM with Benediction and Mass.

Intercessory Prayer Network: Mrs. Rosemary Gomes 401-861-0620 or email to rnr518@yahoo.com.

PARISH STAFF:

Administrator: Reverend Joseph D. Santos, Jr.

African Cath. Com. Chaplain: Rev. Lazarus Onuh

Parish Trustees: Mr. Mark Berardo and Mrs. Nkolika Onye

Religious Education Directress: Miss Tabitha Aldrich

Music Ministry:

Gospel Choir Coordinator: Ms. Joyce Braboy

African Choir Coordinator: Mr. Ignatius Ahamiojie

Schola Cantorum Coordinator: Mrs. Jennifer Galipeau

Parish Office:

Receptionist: Mrs. Anne Marcaccio

Bulletin Secretary: Mrs. Joanna Fernandez

Financial Admin.: Mrs. Patricia Dowling

Bookkeeper: Ms. Brandy O’Donnell

Building & Grounds: Mr. Stephen Garrepy

Holy Hour: All Sundays of Lent Stations of the Cross with

Benediction. All Sundays of May Marian Devotions with

Benediction. For other celebrations please see the timetable inside

the bulletin. Holy Hour is at 5:00 PM.

Saint Vincent de Paul: Please call for assistance: 305-0165

Bulletin Deadline: Sunday at noon.

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM

Sunday Masses: 7:30 AM (Latin Extraordinary Form)

9:00 AM

11:00 AM (Sung Latin Extraordinary Form)

12:30 PM (African Catholic Community)

Daily Mass: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM (Latin)

RECTORY: 99 Camp Street, Providence RI 02906 phone: (401) 272-4515 fax: (401) 272-4616 e-mail: theholyname@cox.net website: http://holynameprovidence.org

CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS PROVIDENCE, RI

18th Sun. in Ordinary Time/9th Sun. after Pentecost

Sat., August 1st—St. Alphonsus Liguori

8:00 AM Int. of Lisa Bauer & Family req. by A. Caughran 4:00 PM For the health of George Seyez, Jr., req. by Fr. Joseph

Sunday, Aug. 2nd

7:30 AM Rita Richmond (Mem.), r eq. by Joann Richmond 9:00 AM Int. of Meghan Hacket & Fam., req. by A. Caughran 11:00 AM Roger John Wood (Mem.) req. by his wife, Joann 12:30 PM Int. of Lisa Bauer & Family req. by A. Caughran

Mon., Aug. 3rd 7:30 AM Parishioners of Holy Name

Tues., Aug. 4th—St. John Vianney 7:30 AM Int. of Meghan Hacket & Fam., req. by A. Caughran Wed., Aug. 5th—Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

7:30 AM Int. of Meghan Hacket & Fam., req. by A. Caughran Thurs., Aug. 6th—Transfiguration of the Lord 7:30 AM Int. of Meghan Hacket & Fam., req. by A. Caughran

Friday, Aug. 7th—St. Sixtus II, Pope & St. Cajetan 7:30 AM Int. of Meghan Hacket & Fam., req. by A. Caughran

Saturday, August 8th—St. Dominic 8:00 AM Beverly Wood (Mem.), req. by Joann Richmond 4:00 PM Idalina deBarros (1st. Anniv. Mem), req. by the Family

Sunday, Aug. 9th—PIC NIC DAY!!! 7:30 AM Tri-City |Refrigeration req. by A. Jansen 9:00 AM Lucio Natalicio Lopes & Maria Jose Martins Lopes (Mem.), req. by their daughter, Lucia Lopes Fernandes 11:00 AM Walter Kerrigan, (B’Day mem.) req. by the Powers Family 12:30 PM B’Day Int. Ahamefula Ihenacho, req. by the Family

Tuition Aid for 2020-2021 School Year All parents of children who are active members of Holy Name Parish wishing to apply for tuition aid for the coming school year should do so until the 30th of August 2020. Children and parents must attend Holy Name Church regularly and the children must be registered with the Catechism Program of the Parish. Parents must also be members of the Holy Name Scholars Club (Forms are available at the entrance of the Church/Chapel). Please speak to Fr. Joseph for applications.

Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration Adoration begins with Mass at 7:30 AM,

Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed at 3:00 PM. Confessions heard 4:30 until 5:15 PM Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

at 5:15PM. Adorers needed from 8-9 AM and 1-5 PM.

Check with Joanna Fernandez

AUGUST IS DEDICATED TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

If you would like the Shrines of the Our Lady of Fatima Check with Joanna Fernandez at 401-331-6353

Every Sunday

The 11:00 am

Extraordinary Form

(Latin, Missal of 1962)

-and -

The 12:30 pm

Ordinary Form

(English, African Catholic

Community)

Live streamed on Face-book from

Holy Name Church.

1. Go to formed.org/signup. 2. Enter the parish zip-code

02906 3. Click: Church of the Holy

Name of Jesus 4. Register with your name and

email. 5. Check that email account for a link to begin using

FORMED.

Help us get a 100 Parishioners registered !!!!

THE TRIP IS BACK

ON!!! We will first travel to Portugal

in 2021and then to three is-

lands of Cape Verde. Fliers

are available at the entrance of

the Church/Chapel.

Come with us to Portugal and Cape Verde!!

“Sin makes man a coward; but a life in the Truth of Christ makes Him bold.”

+St. John Chrysostom

Taking the five loaves

and the two fish,

and looking up to heaven,

He said the blessing,

broke the loaves, and

gave them to the

disciples, who in turn

gave them to the crowds. They all ate and

were satisfied. Mt. 14:19-20

Joseph John Forit, Army Matthew Belcastro, USMC Justin Thomson, USN (Nuc. Div.) Darren Glaser, USN Kathleen Myile Baker, USAF Elijah Reynolds, Army Justin Freeman, Navy Lt. Ulysses Zamora, USN M. Sgt. William Lemieux,USMC Lt. Richard Coillot, USN Patrick J. Ruisi, R.I. Nat. G Maj. Sharon Harmon, Army Alex Brant, Army Billy Pollard, Army 2ndLieut.Daniel Atkinson, USAF Alec Coggins, USMC Dylan Sullivan, USMC SpS Andrew Hewitt, USN Sean Bedingfield, Army Ty Lewis, Army Jack Collins, Army Res. Michael Donahue, USMC Michael Gonsalves, Army Peter Janotta, USN Major Pettaway USMC 1st Lt. Jeffrey S. Lopardo, Army Israel Hector, USAF Ben Powers, Army Josh Parker, USMC Jeremy Darrahan, Army Jason Darrahan, Army Peter Blanchette Aaron Stone, USMC Brooklyn Alves, Army

To add or remove names call the rectory (401)272-4515

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 AUG 2020 ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC The Annual Parish Picnic is next Sunday, August 9th, and now is the perfect time to take our new website out for a spin! We’re ask-ing families with last names begin-ning with the letters A-M to bring salads and N-Z to bring desserts, but that’s just a suggestion. If you have a special dish you’d like to share, just go to the “Sign Up” page under the “Events & News” tab. As results come in, we will publish the list in the bulletin so we don’t end up with 32 kinds of potato salad (unless you RE-ALLY LIKE potato salad.)

Check out the New “Sign-up”

for dishes and donations on

the Parish Website:

Holynameprovidence.org

You can access the Parish Calendar of events, the weekly bulletin in pdf format,

and more!

Check back often! http://holynameprovidence.org

The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ About a week after Jesus plainly told His disciples that He would suffer, be killed, and be raised to life (Luke 9:22), He took Peter, James, and John up a mountain to pray. While praying, His personal appearance was changed into a glorified form, and His clothing became dazzling white. Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus about His death that would soon take place. Peter, not knowing what he was saying and being very fearful, offered to put up three shelters for them. This is undoubtedly a reference to the booths that were used to cele-brate the Feast of Tabernacles, when the Israelites dwelt in booths for 7 days (Lev. 23:34–42). Peter was expressing a wish to stay in that place. When a cloud enveloped them, a voice said, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen, whom I love; listen to Him!” The cloud lifted, Moses and Elijah had disappeared, and Jesus was alone with His disciples who were still very much afraid. Jesus warned them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after His resurrection. The three accounts of this event are found in Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36. Undoubtedly, the purpose of the transfiguration of Christ into at least a part of His heavenly glory was so that the “inner circle” of His disciples could gain a greater understand-ing of who Jesus was. Christ underwent a dramatic change in appearance in order that the disci-ples could behold Him in His glory. The disciples, who had only known Him in His human

body, now had a greater realization of the divinity of Christ, though they could not fully comprehend it. That gave them the reassurance they needed after hearing the shocking news of His coming death. The appearance of Moses and Elijah represented the Law and the Prophets. But God’s voice from heaven – “Listen to Him!” - clearly showed that the Law and the Prophets must give way to Jesus. The One who is the new and living way is re-placing the old – He is the fulfillment of the Law and the countless prophecies in the Old Testament. Also, in His glorified form they saw a preview of His coming glorification and enthronement as King of kings and Lord of lords. The disciples never forgot what happened that day on the mountain and no doubt this was intended. John wrote in his gospel, “We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only” (John 1:14). Peter also wrote of it, “We did not follow clever-ly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with Him on the sacred mountain” (2 Peter 1:16-18). Those who witnessed the transfiguration bore witness to it to the other disciples and to countless millions down through the centuries.

The Brunch is Coming! The Brunch is Coming!

The Scholars Club Brunch has been re-scheduled for the 13th of September at Twelve Acres. The regular num-bers will be able to be accommodated. Many members expressed their enthu-siasm for having the Brunch even if it had to be rescheduled. As you all know that means one very important thing: BACON!!!!!!!!

America’s Diabolical Plague by Judie Brown A plague, or pestilence as it were, is a “contagious or in-fectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.” While this word usually refers to a physical ailment, our use here is far more insidious because it is an attitudinal malady that has been part of history for hundreds of years. In this article, we will concentrate on approximately the last hundred years as we delve into this sinis-ter attitude toward people. So, what is this plague? It is the embrace of eugenics, which, as John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe, a student of the subject, tells us is “the study of methods to improve the human race by controlling repro-duction.” Francis Galton, the father of eugenics, “wanted eugenics to develop from a science to a policy to a religion.” And so it has. American Life League’s Intro to Eugen-ics teaches: “The principal manifestations of eugenics are racism and abortion; eugenics is the basis for ‘scientific racism’ and laid the foundation for legalizing abortion. It is the driving force behind euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, and embryo and fetal research.” Indeed, Sir Robert Edwards, the man who developed the technique known as in vitro fertilization, was a long-time member of the Eu-genics Society in England. Edwards “foresaw and embraced the possibility that IVF would enable the selection of embryos accord-ing to their genetic characteristics, including ‘choosing male or female blastocysts.’” In other words, genetic manipulation of the human race! Another eugenics practitioner of note was the foundress of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, who pursued racial purifica-tion, fertility control, and other deadly practices. While her image has been tainted recently by the cries of racism that fill the air-waves, it is important to note that while Sanger’s name may have been removed from physical locations, her commitment to racism/eugenics lives on in Planned Parenthood. Jim Sedlak, the nation’s leading expert on Planned Parenthood’s antics, recently wrote: “Sanger’s name may be disap-pearing, but the organizational legacy she put in place is still fighting for her beliefs.” Sadly, the list of those with eugenics on their minds does not end with those who manipulate the beginning of life and kill the preborn. We find the same demented practices among those allegedly caring for the aging and the dying as well. Bobby Schindler, brother to the late Terri Schiavo—a victim of imposed death by starvation—exposes the subjective

Budget offering last weekend was $2,462.00

Donation for Mission Co-op was $822.00 2nd coll. this weekend for Monthly Fuel

2nd coll. next weekend for Bldg. & Maint.

Thank you for your dedication to the parish. Especially at this time.

Readings for the week of August 2, 2020 Sun: Is 55:1-3/Ps 145:8-9, 15-18/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21 Mon: Jer 28:1-17/Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102/Mt 14:22-36 Tues: Jer 30:1-2,12-15,18-22/Ps 102:16-21,29&22-23/Mt 14:22-36 Wed: Jer 31:1-7/Jer 31:10-13/Mt 15:21-28 Thurs: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 /2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 Fri: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39, 41/Mt 16:24-28 Sat: Hb 1:12—2:4/Ps 9:8-13/Mt 17:14-20 N’t Sun: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9-14/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33

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mentality among caregivers as well. He recently wrote about a disabled man who suffered a similar fate to Terri’s. Schindler stated: “Michael Hickson, a 46-year-old disabled man who was starved and died from untreated sicknesses related to COVID-19 after physicians refused to treat him on ‘quality-of-life’ grounds, represents one of the latest victims of our new re-gime. Mr. Hickson’s tragedy illustrates how we deny care to those who have become burdensome to us.” In the era of COVID-19, there are many such deaths-by-design as the elderly die needlessly in nursing homes across this land. That too is a manifestation of eugenics. No matter where these deaths occur, practitioners of eugenics are cruel. Their actions are deadly, and their influence breeds hateful attitudes and actions in every corner of our land. It is no accident that in today’s world pets are allowed to die in the arms of those who love them but dying human beings confront death in isolation. The sad fact is that those who ply their trade as reproductive technologists, abortionists, birth control market-ers, or end-of-life care experts seem to have a tendency to consid-er themselves as gods and are people with no faith in God. Yet we are taught that by their fruits we will know them—and their fruits are wicked. This is why Pope Paul VI wisely taught in Humanae Vitae: “One is not the master of the sources of life but rather the minister of the design established by the Creator. Just as man does not have unlimited dominion over his body in general, so also, and with more particular reason, he has no such dominion over his specifically sexual faculties, for these are concerned by their very nature with the generation of life, of which God is the source.” The cure for America’s diabolical plague is humility before God. Let us pray and work toward that goal for our-selves, our families, and our nation.

Great News - Worldwide Marriage Encounter has gone "Virtual"!

To support married couples during this time of social distancing, Worldwide Marriage Encounter is sponsoring a virtual marriage experience called Restore – Rekindle – Re-new. This Enrichment Experience will meet via Zoom for seven sessions on Monday evenings September 14 to October 26 from 7-9:30 PM. Registration is limited and a $50 applica-tion fee is required. For more information or to apply, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at https://wwmema.org/.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

Each year we are blessed with a number of in-dividuals who desire to enter and learn more about the Catholic faith. The RCIA program is the study of the Catholic Faith for adults. This class is offered for the

following adults: 1. Unbaptized adults who desire to be baptized in the Catholic Church or wish to know more about the Church; 2. Baptized non-Catholic Christians who de-sire to be admitted into communion with the Catholic Church; 3. Baptized Catholics, over the age of 18, who have not yet been confirmed and desire to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at Holy Name Church. Adult baptism takes place at the Easter Vigil at 7:00 p.m. on Holy Saturday. The class meets every week beginning in Octo-ber. If you or someone you know is interested in tak-ing the class please sign up at the entrance of the Church/Chapel.

Attire for Mass Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we should want to dress in a way that shows we respect not only ourselves, but our Creator as well. When you come to Church, you are coming to pay homage to the King of Kings. Since you greet Him face to face in the Eucharist, don’t you wish to look a little nicer than “casual”? Consider dressing as you would when plan-ning to set foot inside a Church in Rome. No one is allowed in those churches or the Vatican unless shoul-ders and knees are covered—no shorts and no tank-tops. Thank you for your respect for Our Lord and for the example to others in your modest and respectful dress.

“But self-control and modesty do not consist only in purity of the flesh, but also in seemliness and in modesty of dress and adornment” + St. Cypri-an of Carthage “Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear in riches, but in the humble heart... Every one of the poorest men can be humbles and come to know God. It need neither money nor reputation to come to know God, but only humility.” +St. Silouan the

Athonite

Good Afternoon Families,: We are writing with an ini-tial update concerning plans for First Holy Communion at Holy Name. Please be patient as we work to plan the celebration within the COVID-19 restrictions, some of which will likely be evolving in the coming weeks and months.

First Communion Sunday: The date for celebrating the Sacrament will be Sunday, September 27, 2020 at all Sunday Mass-es. At this time, we do no know how Social Distancing require-ments may impact the ceremony logistics or attendance limits, we will communicate information as soon as possible.

Interviews with Father: We expect the interviews with Father are scheduled for the 12th of September. Between now and then, it is critical that you work with your children to learn their prayers and review the questions and answers provided in the pack-et distributed during the meeting in January. For your convenience, we have attached a copy to this email. It is important to note that CCD instruction will NOT be resuming before First Holy Communion, so parents will need to work with their children to make sure they are ready. We will send you some materials and video links over the summer to help you with this process. Please check your email regularly.

First Penance: First Penance is scheduled for Saturday September 19th. If your child needs to have a second interview with Father, it will take place on this day as well.

Dress Rehearsal: There will be one rehearsal for First Holy Communion on Saturday, September 26 at 9:00 AM. This will be a DRESS rehearsal. Children must wear their First Communion attire and parents must stay for the rehearsal. God Bless,

Tabitha Aldrich, Director of Religious Education Jenn Galipeau, First Communion Coordinator