St. Anne Prayer Shawl members meet Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon, in the parish hall, 20 Boston Road, to knit/crochet for people in need of a blessed shawl. Call the parish office if you or someone you know are in need of one. Donations are accepted to benefit St. Anne's sister parish in Haiti. Members pray the rosary at 10:30 a.m. which is livestreamed via the parish website.
Msgr. James P. Moroney will conduct a new course via zoom. A Concise Introduction to the Sacred Liturgy on the following Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m.: Jan. 19 - an introduction to the liturgy; Jan. 26 - a brief history of the liturgy; Feb. 2 - liturgical books and liturgical law; Feb. 9 - the liturgical renewal of Vatican II; Feb. 16 - the Mass explained; Feb. 23 - the Roman ritual explained. To pre-register email msgr@stceciliachurch.net.
Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken one's soul, Pope Francis said.
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has admitted that a previous statement on his participation in a meeting that discussed an abusive priest was “objectively incorrect.”