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The Defenders of the Eucharist

~ Paul Peter Rubens

Rubens reached back to the golden age of the Church Fathers as well as to outstanding saints of the Middle Ages and assembled seven of them in one scene, united in the one faith of the Church witnessing their unity through the centuries of faith in the Eucharistic presence of Christ. Today that painting is on display in the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. Beginning on the right side of the canvas, Rubens pictures St. Jerome, dressed as a cardinal receiving Communion. Next to him stands St. Norbert, clothed in his white habit and carrying the Eucharist beneath his robes. St. Thomas Aquinas stands in the center holding a book and extending his other hand to heaven, a gesture proclaiming his defense of the Eucharist. Beside him is St. Clare of Assisi, holding a monstrance that displays the Sacred Eucharistic Host. To her left is St. Gregory the Great, the pope who wrote so many works contained in the Mass. Then comes St. Ambrose, who wrote about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Rubens finishes his gathering of defenders of the Eucharist with St. Augustine, who included his reflections on this sacrament in his famous treatise on the Holy Trinity. Rubens produced this painting during the Church’s Counter-Reformation efforts to defend and reclaim the authentic teachings about the Eucharist and the devotions that assisted believers to deepen their commitment to this mystery of faith. The Seven Saints represented in this painting summarize our belief in the Eucharist. It is a sacrifice, the sacrifice of Jesus made present in a sacramental way. It is a sacrament of the abiding presence of Christ in the transformed bread and wine which becomes His Body and Blood.

It is a sacramental meal begun on Holy Thursday and available to us in Holy Communion. This sacrament is available to members of the Catholic Church who are in the state of grace. It is a transforming sacrament. The term “transubstantiation” means that the substance of bread and wine is changed into the substance of Christ’s Body and Blood. In receiving Communion, we too undergo a gradual transformation into Christ and are called to spread His love given to us throughout the world." (Excerpt from article: The Saints and Eucharistic Devotion, by Norbertine priest-Fr. Alfred McBride.) This painting reminds us that Christ and His beloved Church has been persecuted for her beliefs since the time of the Apostles. The Eucharist, is the very Real Presence of Jesus—His Body, His Blood, His Soul and His Divinity—in the world today. As Jesus was demeaned, abused, and cursed by those who did not believe, so Jesus, in the Eucharist- continues to be demeaned, abused and cursed by those who will not believe. The Eucharist is Jesus, the Living Bread come down to us from heaven so that He could be with us always, as He promised, in the breaking of the bread. We join the witness of the saints and lift Him up so that we may all see and believe. Let us pray together that during this “Year of the Eucharist:” Lord Jesus, Your Presence in our hearts, and in our world, fills us with hope and joy. Today, in the Eucharist, we encounter You anew. You draw us into communion with You, transforming us through your Body and Blood. Stay with us, Lord. Be our nourishment and strength. Send us forth as servants to the world and witnesses of your Eternal Love. Amen.

"In the sixteenth century, the denial of the Real Presence

occurred again, along with a repudiation of the Mass as

making present the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus.

The Church’s response through the Council of Trent strongly reaffirmed these Eucharistic

truths and sponsored a revival of the Eucharistic devotions initiated in the Middle Ages.

Perhaps the greatest

Eucharistic artwork from this period is

Peter Paul Rubens’s oil painting entitled

The Defenders of the Eucharist, created in 1625.

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NEWS & NOTES COVID-19 UPDATE The Mass Department of Health has now placed Weymouth in the “red zone,” while Braintree is back in the “yellow zone.” Stricter protocols must now be followed. We have taken steps for those attending Mass to remain safe and comfortable at Mass, but remind you that if you have been with or exposed to COVID-19 in the last 14 days, or have symptoms of COVID-19, or are awaiting COVID-19 viral test result, you should not attend Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has also issued guidelines for residents as they plan for the Thanksgiving holiday. To view these guidelines: please visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#thanksgiving. We offer you these considerations to help keep our fr iends, families, and communities safe during COVID-19. Faith Formation—Sacramental Preparation: Those parents who were unable to attend the Parent Or ientations for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and Confirmation last week, may view these sessions on www.YouTube.com SHSTM collaborative. Parents of First Reconciliation candidates, who have registered in the program, should visit the office during regular business office hours (Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm) to pick up materials distributed at this session. All families: please check your SPAM mailbox if you are registered or re-registered in our program, but not receiving notices, lessons and other information from the Faith Formation Office. It seems that when a large number of emails are sent at any one time, Google interprets them as SPAM. Thank you! November Family Faith Session for Parents/Guardians with Father Sean—will be posted on or after Sunday, November 8th on our You Tube site and MoreHeart.TV. First Newsletter for Parents and families (with lessons, suggestions for activities and/or videos) will be e-mailed the week of November 9, 2020.

A World at Prayer: The Vision of Patrick Peyton CSC (available on Amazon.com) is an inspiring film about a poor, uneducated Irish immigrant who sets sail for America in 1928 with nothing but his faith and dreams of becoming a millionaire. Arriving in Pennsylvania and unable to find work, he accepts the position as a janitor at the cathedral, which rekindles his long-lost desire to become a priest and changes the course of his life. When he was stricken with tuberculosis and facing certain death, Patrick prayed fervently to Mary for her intercession and was miraculously cured. He then dedicated his life to telling all the world about the power of prayer and encourages families everywhere to bring prayer into their homes. He convinced Hollywood’s biggest stars to help him spread the message, “The family that prays together stays together,” through the power of mass media including radio,

television, and film. This is the story of a tireless missionary, an unlikely hero, and one of history’s greatest advocates for family prayer. Furthering his cause for sainthood, Pope Francis declared Father Patrick Peyton a Venerable on December 18, 2017. Father Peyton’s main work was to get families and communities to pray and to recognize that prayer is the center of our lives. That’s why the PRAY TOGETHER NOW Movement has now been launched. The purpose of this movement is to have families and communities across the world to commit to 35 days of praying together. The goal is to get ten million people to pray—because, as Father Peyton beautifully said, “A world at prayer is a world at peace.” Just go to PrayTogetherNow.com to sign up and click below to view the FAQs about this movement and how you can get involved.

FIAT, a gather ing of women interested in learning more about religious life, cordially invites you to the next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Zoom. The topic will be “Responding to God’s Call.” A panel of sisters will share their vocation stories. If you are interested, please contact S. Marian Batho, CSJ at marian.batho@csjboston.org or 617-746-2025 for more information and the link to the meeting.

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There are three ways: Download the App (Eventbrite) on your smart phone, login from the home page of our website. www.shstm.org, or call the office.

+To use the App, search for SHSMT or Sacred Heart Weymouth and complete your first registration (after you have used the App once, it will pop up in your search bar of the App) Each time when you open the history and click on us, the most current choices will be displayed.

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you may not be able to attend. On-line registration will automatically close if and when we reach capacity. It would be wise to register early to assure seating.

You can register for several weeks at a time.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an experience of the gift of God’s boundless mercy. Not only does Jesus free us from our sins but He also challenges us and gives us the grace to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness for those who sin against us. By the help of God’s grace, which we receive in this beautiful sacrament, our call to holiness will be clearer when we recover an awareness of the reality of sin. The pandemic has changed the way we do so many things. Here in our collaborative, we are able to offer confessions by appointment or during our monthly Holy Hour on the last Friday of each month. For your benefit, we are publishing additional opportunities for the sacrament in the area parish collaboratives: Weymouth: Immaculate Conception : Saturdays 3:00-3:45 or Saint Jerome by appointment; St. Francis Xavier and St. Albert, by appointment; Braintree: St Francis of Assisi, Saturdays 2:30-3:45 & St Clare, Saturday 8:30-9:00am Hingham: St Paul - Resurrection at Resurrection, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays evenings from 7:30 until 9:00PM Quincy: St John - St. Joseph at St. John: Wednesdays 6:45-7:45PM (drive thru), Saturdays NOON-2:00

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on-line Giving Tree for Christmas 2020.

“Adopt a Family”

Because of the restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 virus, all “labels” will be published on the MBK website:

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which operates like a Bridal Registry. Go to the “Collaborative Parishes of Sacred Heart & Saint Thomas More”

page on this site.

Click on the gifts you wish to purchase for a needy child or adult.

On Sunday, December 6 from 1-3 pm,

the Feast of Saint Nicholas, the MBK truck will be in the Sacred Heart parking lot for a

no-contact gift drop off.

Or, simply order your gift on-line and have it shipped to our collaborative

offices for your ease and safety

SHSTM Office c/o 55 Commercial St., Weymouth, MA 02188

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Sometimes it can be difficult to see a connection between the three Sunday readings, but this week the Readings all relate to one theme: the importance of seeking and using the Wisdom of God in our lives. Wisdom in the biblical sense is a God-given gift. This Wisdom is not human knowledge; it is the first and highest gift of the Holy Spirit. The First Reading describes the wonders of Wisdom, who is “resplendent and unfading…the perfection of prudence.” If we want to know God and His Will for our lives, we need only ask Him for His gift of Wisdom. As Saint James tells us: If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (Js 1:15). Wisdom is, as today’s Reading tells us: “readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her.” The Bible cautions that we must not be wise in our own eyes (Prov 3:7). While many of us believe that we know and under-stand God’s will for His People, wisdom is the ability to put this knowledge and understanding into practice in our daily lives. Jesus has said: “You shall know my disciples by their fruits” (Mt 7:16). In his letter to the churches, James makes clear that there are two kinds of wisdom, when he writes: “Who is wise and un-derstanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, sub-missive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” (James 3: 13-18). The fruits of God-given wisdom are peace, mercy, compassion, and righteousness, a life that puts God and the needs of their neighbors above their own. With God’s Wisdom, we are able to discern His Will in our lives. As Saint Paul explains: “We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:12-14). In today’s Gospel (MT 25:1-13), Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to ten virgins, five who were foolish and five who were wise virgins. The foolish ones did not prepare for the coming of the King. They were lazy virgins, who did not have the will to prepare for the coming of the Lord. When the King was coming, they even expected those wise virgins who were prepared for His coming to help them by sharing their own prepa-rations. It was too late. The King came while they were running out to do what they should have done before He came. They were locked out of the kingdom because they had unwisely thought they could get ready-change their lives-in time for the King’s coming. Unfortunately, when they begged to enter the Kingdom and the Lord said to them: ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.’" The comparison to our lives in Christ is apparent. We must be ready to meet the Lord on any day at any time. Jesus Himself

chose not to retain this knowledge when He became Man. Yes, He is fully divine and so knows all things. However, being Divine, there is no evil in Him. He cannot lie. It was His choice to keep the knowledge of His Second Coming in the hands of His Father. In that way, when His disciples asked Him when He was coming again, He could honestly say that “only the Father knows the day and the hours.” We must, as He warns us again in today’s parable, “stay awake,” and be like the wise virgins, be prepared to meet Him no matter when He chooses to come again. Saint Paul was very much aware that the time of Christ’s Second Coming was a burning question for Christians in his time and has been throughout history. He did not want us to be “unaware” or “unwise” about “those who sleep in death,” or those “who are left at the coming of the Lord,” which using the gift of Wisdom, he explains in today’s Second Reading. His words echo our Lord’s Word, when He told His disciples. Those of us who are alive at the end of time, as we know it, will see “the Son of Man in Heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven, with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the Heavens to the other” (Mt 24:30-31). While we await the Coming of the Lord in Glory, we are like today’s Psalmist and we cry out to Him: “My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. O God, you are my God whom I seek.”

If you seek God, then seek Wisdom. “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov 9:10). “To fear the Lord is to hate evil;

I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech” (Prov 8:13). In other words, if we are to be prepared for meeting the Lord at the moment of our death or at His Second Coming, we must be wise. We must use the gift of God-given Wisdom which is available to all people who ask the Lord for His gift. We prepare for the coming of our King by wisely building up His Kingdom on earth by being: “peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who…reap a harvest of righteousness.” But, to be prepared to meet the Lord, we must be busy building up His Kingdom on earth with our good words and our good works. To accomplish our God-given task, we need God’s Wisdom because He is Perfect Wisdom. He knows what we need before we even ask Him. He desires to work all things together for our good. He wants us to use His Gift of Wisdom to make those decisions which will draw us closer to Him. But, even more than that He wants us to use our gift of Wisdom to be His wit-nesses, to bring His Good News into the world-into our homes, our workplaces, our communities. To wisely prepare for meeting the Lord when He comes again, we must: 1) study and meditate on His Word; 2) talk with Him in prayer; and 3) follow His Commandments, loving God, our neighbor, and ourselves as He first loved us. The Lord knows we need His Wisdom to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this life so as to be happy with Him in Heaven. He wants to give us His Wisdom so that we won’t foolishly follow our own counsel, but will: “Trust in the Lord and do good; Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun” (Ps 37: 3-6). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and

perverse speech” (Prov 8:13).

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PPublic Daily Mass Schedule Monday & Tuesday, Thursday 9am at Sacred Heart Church. The doors will be open at 8:00am

and close at 10am to prepare and clean for funerals.

Please wear masks and follow safe distancing instructions.

Of ice Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10am-2pm

The gifts of bread and wine, candles and sanctuary lamp this week are offered

In honor of our Veterans

Peter Aitken Joan Anderson Linda Antoniou Marianne Bagley Paul Boback Joyce Brancaccio Ruth Campbell Linda Cannon Bob & Betty Clifford Pat Coleman Pat Creighton Denise Cremins Tracey Cronin Raeanna Cronin Marianne Crooks Noreen Curtis Gregory DiBella Paul Donohoe Lee Doyle Bridget Dunn Bill Earle Colman Feeney Francis Finnegan Mary Fleming Jackie Fuller Mary Gallegos Joseph Gavin John Gifford Leo Gibbons Herbert Gillis Lauren Gray Irene Griffin Cara Holbrook Rosemary Haley Robert Harrington John Hastie Roseanne Hood Paul Hughes

Tom Itri Dan Jansen Amber Johnson Mary Anne K. Esther Keeley John & Mary Keeley Anita King James Larson Patricia Lee Katie Lee Doreen Lehane Patricia Lochiatto Theresa MacMillian James Macozek Maura Marino Christine Marshall John Mastrangelo Elizabeth Mastropole Michelle Matrone Richard F. Maurano Bill McCaffrey Chris McCarthy Robert McDermott The McIntyre Family Theresa McIsaac Paul McNamara Elizabeth Meola Margaret Micele William Morales Daniel Morin

Meaghan Morneau Michelle M. Mullen Francis Murphy Jack Murphy Marjorie Murphy Bob Murray Ellie Nyland Dan O’Brien Marie O’Neil Laura O’Neill Joseph O’Reilly Donna O’Reilly Robindra Panalal Gina Pappas Richard Pattison Joanne Plahn Barbara Pugliese Claire Rice Kenneth Rice Jr. James Roche Dorothy Rocks Bill Romanoff Carolyn Ryan Ginny Salvaggio Antoinetta Sheehan Janet & Robert Shiels Pat Smith Karen Stachelek Sean Sullivan Donna Tocchio

William Twohig Carmella Varraso Leone Walls William Walsh Genevive Ward Julie Williams

Our young people: Amelia Driscoll Carly Silva Maeve Wilson Isabella & Arianna Gill Dolan Dylan McClorey

Our little ones: Mark & Ethan Mondello Wil Rooney Quinn Walters Caleb Delgardo Baby Emma Baby Jacob Baby Lincoln Baby Lucas, Baby Owen Baby Roland Baby William Baby Liam Baby Thomas Baby Kingsley

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To help keep everyone safe and well, please let our team of ambassadors (ushers, greeters and guides) help you navigate the “new normal” of entering and exiting the Church, and receiving the Eucharist. Bulletins and The Pilot are available when you exit today. Once our ambassadors seat you, please remain in your pews until you are directed to do otherwise. Please wear your mask at all times!

Additional mailed in requests this week for All Souls

Henry Karl Baker, Deceased of the Clifford & Bonanno Family, Mary Warwick, Ernest Warwick, Maureen Connolly, Alice Petrone, Anthony

Petrone, Paul Lewis, Frank McLarey, Donna McLarey, Agnes Crowley, James Crowley, Sheila Milliken, James Milliken, Attracta Maguire, Don Maguire, Joe D'Allesandro, Patrick McPartlin, Annie Flynn, Marylou Braudis, Una McPartlin, Anne Flynn Moulton, Albert Parker, Christine Parker, Deceased Members of the McPartlin Family, Deceased of the Dale Family, Deceased of the Rossi Family, Domingo Yazbeck, Wadia Yazbeck, Samia Akoury, Herbert Gillis, Kenneth Curran, Grace Curran, Gary Curran, Robert Swenson, Rose Ciccolo, Mary & Walter Whidden, Barbara & Roy Swenson, Helen & Mary Lou Obst, Richard J. Cushing, John & Eleanor Willus, Robert Morris, Mary Teebagy, George Teebagy, Deceased of the Connor-Halloran & Coyne-O’Sullivan Family, Eion Coakley, & John Connor.

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Attendance 86 136 89 311

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$ 448.00 $ 303.00 $ 1,322.00

Checks $ 2,588.00

$ 656.00 $ 605.00 $ 195.00 $ 4,044.00

Other $ 442.00 $ 126.00 $ 237.00 $ 51.00 $ 856.00

* other = Baptisms, 2nd collections, etc. On-line $ 2,507.00

Totals $ 3,249.00 $ 1,134.00 $ 1,290.00 $ 549.00 $ 8,72900 in Total Saint Thomas More

Cash $ 240.00 $ 154.00

$ 22.00 $ 0.00 $ 416.00

Checks $ 1,603.00 $ 63.00 $ 555.00 $ 25.00 $ 2,246.00 Other $ 260.00 $ 143.00 $ 246.00 $ 35.00 $ 684.00 * other = 2nd collections On-line $ 1,079.50

Totals $ 2,103.00 $ 360.00 $ 823.00 $ 60.00 $ 4,425.50 in Total

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