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Dear
Parishioners and Friends: 
Thursday,
February 9th, 2012 is the Anniversary of
the signing of the decree making our
Church a Basilica.
Consequently, all those attending Mass
in the Basilica on
Thursday and receiving Holy Communion,
may receive a
Plenary Indulgence under the
conditions that they go to
Confession within 20 days before or
after the 9th and pray
for the intentions of our Holy
Father.
On
Friday, February 10th, I will celebrate Mass
on TV at
10:00A.M.
on Channel 20. Children from the sixth
grade of
St. Mary
School will be in the studio with me. Tune
in and
pray
along with
us.
On
Saturday, February 11th, the Glee Club from
Fairfield University will sing
at the
4:15 Mass and give a concert at 7:00P.M. Be
sure to mark your calendar
so you
will not miss these performances.
In
the Gospel today, February 5th, our Lord
cures the leper. By simply touching him,
our Lord gives him a whole new life. He is
no longer ritually impure so he can
participate in the temple worship. He is no
longer a social outcast he can now live
fully in society, he no longer has to stay
away from town and village. Our Lord does
the same for us when we present ourselves
for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. By the
words of absolution we, too, are made
ritually clean. We can fully participate in
the Holy Mass and receive our Lord himself
in Holy Communion. How great is our God!
Sincerely
yours,
Reverend John J. Bevins,
Rector