Christmas Anticipation Prayer

Christmas Anticipation Prayer

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem,   in the piercing cold.

    In that hour vouchsafe, O my God,     to hear my prayer and grant my desires,

    [here mention your request]

    through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen

Blessing of the New OLM Scoreboard

On Saturday, November 2nd OLM parish and school famlies gathered with the family of the late Todd Youngs to bless the Todd Youngs Memorial Scoreboard in the OLM School Gym. Todd Youngs served as a OLM School teacher, coach, and parent for many years until his untimely death at the age of 53 in January 2018. He was beloved by the OLM Community and by his family as a son, brother, uncle, father and husband. The scoreboard is a fitting tribute to his legacy of service and committment to the OLM Parish and School Family. We are grateful to his wife June and son Ryan and the entire Youngs Family for their generous donation of the new scoreboard.

Litany for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Litany for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Each request is answered with MY JESUS MERCY.

O Jesus, Thou suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of:

 My dear parents and grandparents,

My brothers and sisters and other near relatives,

My godparents and sponsors of Confirmation,

 My spiritual and temporal benefactors,

My friends and neighbors,

All for whom love or duty bids me pray,

 Those who have suffered disadvantage or harm through me,

Those who have offended me,

Those whose release is near at hand,

Those who desire most to be united to Thee,

Those who endure the greatest sufferings,

Those whose release is most remote,

Those who are least remembered,

Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church,

 The rich, who are now the most destitute,

The mighty, who are now powerless,

The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly,

The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness,

 The poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven,

The tepid who devoted little time to prayer,

The indolent who neglected to perform good works,

Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments,

The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace,

 Parents who failed to watch over their children,

Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them,

Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures,

The worldly minded, who failed to use their wealth and talent for the service of God,

 Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own,

Those who did not provide for the life hereafter,

Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them,

 The popes, kings, and rulers,

The bishops and their counselors,

My teachers and spiritual advisors,

The priests and religious of the Catholic Church,

The defenders of the Holy Faith,

 Those who died on the battlefield,

Those who fought for their country,

Those who were buried in the sea,

 Those who died of stroke,

Those who died of heart attacks,

Those who suffered and died of cancer,

Those who died suddenly in accidents,

Those who died without the Last Rites of the Church,

Those who shall die within the next 24 hours,

 My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat,

 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them: For evermore with Thy Saints, because Thou art gracious.

 May the prayer of Thy suppliant people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, benefit the souls of Thy departed servants and handmaids: that Thou mayest both deliver them from all their sins, and make them to be partakers of Thy redemption. Amen.

 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine on them. Amen.May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Saturday Evening Mass Time Change

On Saturday, November 2, 2019 the 5:00PM Saturday Evening Mass will fall back to a 4:00PM start time. Confessions on Saturday afternoons will now begin at 3:00PM. Thank you.

99 Confirmed, Congrats!!

On Sunday, October 6th, Bishop John Noonan of Orlando, Florida confirmed 99 young adults from OLM. We congratulate the OLM 2019 Confirmation Class and offer them our prayerful support. We thank Bishop Noonan and all who made our celebration of Confirmation joyous and solemn.

Octoberfest

The OLM Feast Week ended with the traditional celebration of Octoberfest! A few hundred parishioners gathered for German food and beer, good fun and festivities!

Acting With Mercy

On Thursday, September 26th the OLM Parish Family gathered for an Act of Mercy, “Socks and Sandwiches for the Homeless.” Dozens of parishioners assembled hundreds of sandwiches and prepared new socks for the hungry and homeless of Rhode Island. We thank all those who participated in this great corporal work of mercy.

Celebrating Mercy at Mass

On Tuesday, September 24th, the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy, the OLM Parish Family gathered to celebrate Mass in honor of our parish patroness. Fr. Bernard A. Healey, Pastor of OLM, celebrated the Mass and newly ordained Fr. Eric Silva served as the homilist Fr. Silva serves as the Associate Pastor of St. Luke’s Church in Barrington and served as a Summer Seminarian at OLM. Our Lady of Mercy, pray for us!

Golfing for OLM!!

We thank all our benefactors, supporters and golfers for making the Annual OLM Saints and Scholars Golf Tournament a great success! A great day of golf and fun was had by all at Quidnessett Country Club on Monday, September 23rd. A great kickoff to our OLM Feast Week!

A Feast Day Prayer to Our Lady of Mercy

Mary, Mother of God, I turn to you in all my pressing needs and difficulties as to a most sure refuge. I implore the help of your protection and choose you as my advocate. I entrust my cause to you who are the Mother of Mercy, and I wish to offer you day by day my most reverent love. But that my devotion may be pleasing to you, help me to maintain my soul and body in the spotlessness of your purity, help me to try as best I can to walk in your footsteps, humbly seeking to be like you.

Even if I have committed all possible sins, let me never lose confidence in you, for I know I shall always find your Heart filled with mercy The Son of God has His justice, but you, the Mother, have only your mercy. You desire more to do good to me than I can desire to receive favors from you, for your Heart is all love and mercy.

Mary, My Mother, how shall I stand before my Judge at the day of judgment? How shall I answer for the wasted days and years which God has given me to serve Him alone? I look to you, Mother of Mercy. You are all-merciful that you may obtain for me pardon and mercy. You are kind and loving for you have a mother’s heart, full of pity for the erring. You are a Mother of Mercy to the sinner and the fallen; have pity on me!

Congrats to Sister Anna Josephine

Prayerful Congratulations
to Sister Anna Josephine
The Dominican Sisters of  St. Cecilia

We offer our prayerful congratulations  OLM Parishioner, Laura Makin,  the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Makin, who was received to the habit on August 8th, the Feast of St. Dominic,  at the St Cecilia Motherhouse, Nashville, TN.  Laura has completed her Postulant Year and now enters her Canonical Novice Year.  On August 8th she was given her new religious name, Sister Anna Josephine. 

Sister Anna Josephine Makin

The Reception of the Habit took place at the Motherhouse in Nashville in the presence of the entire community numbering approximately 300. Mother Anna Grace, OP, the Prioress General, conferred the habit and gave Sister Laura her new religious name.  The Postulants submitted 3 name choices that take significance from their chosen Feast Day. Sister Anna Josephine's feast day is the Feast of the Presentation, February 2nd.

Please keep Sister Anna Josephine in your prayers. If you wish to send her best wishes, please send them to Sister Anna Josephine Makin, St. Cecilia Motherhouse, 801 Dominican Drive, Nashville, TN 37228

OLM Youth Group Attend Steubenville East

Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, led the conference this year.

This past weekend the OLM Youth Group was in Lowell, Massachusetts for the annual Steubenville East Youth Conference. We brought eight High Schoolers, three chaperones (including our summer seminarian Daniel Mahoney and our Youth Coordinator Billy Burdier).

Steubenville East

Every year there is a different theme. This year the theme was "Belong" as used in the Scripture passage from 1 John 3:1: "See what love the Father has bestowed on us, that we may be called children of God" Throughout the weekend the kids attended concerts, conferences and talks. The celebration of Mass took place each day. Especially edifying was the practically constant possibility for the youth to go to Confession. It is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of kids went to Confession over the three days of the Conference (I believe that the final count was around 1,000 confessions heard). It was a great weekend for the kids to grow in their faith and to see how God works in their lives. We wish to thank everyone who supported the Youth Group to make this trip possible!

OLM Youth Group at conference.

OLM Family Loses Home in 4th of July Fire

There was a house fire on High Hawk this past week at the home of the Prosseda family (Eric, Peggy, Dante, Jules, Roman, Luca, Nina and their two dogs). The good news is that they are all safe and temporarily staying in a neighbor's house for the next few days. The bad news is that they lost almost everything. So many in this great community have already helped by donating clothes, shoes, gift cards, etc. and they are SO grateful. Some friends and neighbors believe this GoFundMe Page would be most helpful at this stage in their rebuilding process. Please feel free to share with others that you know would want to help. We continue to offer our prayers and support ot the Prosseda family. If you wish to help, go to the go fund me by clicking to this site.

The Prosseda Family

Consecration to the Sacred Heart

Consecration to the Sacred Heart

A wonderful devotion encouraged by the Church is devotion to the Sacred Heart, especially by consecrating our families to the Sacred Heart. Here is one version of a consecration.

O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thou didst reveal to the blessed Margaret Mary Thy desire to rule over Christian families; behold, in order to please Thee, we stand before Thee this day, to proclaim Thy full sovereignty over our family. We desire henceforth to live Thy life, we desire that the virtues, to which Thou hast promised peace on earth, may flower in the bosom of our family; we desire to keep far from us the spirit of the world, which Thou hast condemned. Thou art King of our minds by the simplicity of our faith; Thou art King of our hearts by our love of Thee alone, with which our hearts are on fire and whose flame we shall keep alive by frequently receiving the Holy Eucharist. Be pleased, O Sacred Heart, to preside over our gathering together, to bless our spiritual and temporal affairs, to ward off all annoyance from us, to hallow our joys and comfort our sorrows. If any of us has ever been so unhappy as to fall into the misery of displeasing Thee, grant that he may remember, O Heart of Jesus, that Thou art full of goodness and mercy toward the repentant sinner. And when the hour of separation strikes and death enters our family circle, whether we go or whether we stay, we shall all bow humbly before Thine eternal decrees. This shall be our consolation, to remember that the day will come, when our entire family, once more united in heaven, shall be able to sing of Thy glory and Thy goodness forever. May the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the glorious Patriarch St. Joseph vouchsafe to offer Thee this our act of consecration, and to keep the memory thereof alive in us all the days of our lives.

Glory to the Heart of Jesus, our King and Our Father!

With Thanks to OLM Senior Altar Servers

At Mass on Sunday, June 23 the OLM Senior Altar Servers were thanked for their years of service. We thank Senior Altar Servers: Patrick Faherty, Ryan Dobrzynski, Sean Murphy, Charlotte Brockmann, & Marianna Toljan., Christian Briody & Matthew Campellone, for their many years of loyal and reverent service at God’s Holy Altar and their dedication to Our Lady of Mercy Parish. May God guide, protect and bless them in college

Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Written by St. Peter Julian Eymard, the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. This litany is ecclsiastically approved for liturgical use and has the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.

Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us.

Jesus, Eternal High Priest of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Divine Victim on the Altar for our salvation, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, hidden under the appearance of bread, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, dwelling in the tabernacles of the world, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, really, truly and substantially present in the Blessed Sacrament, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, abiding in Your fulness, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Life, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Angels, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, with us always until the end of the world, R. have mercy on us.

Sacred Host, summit and source of all worship and Christian life, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, sign and cause of the unity of the Church, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, adored by countless angels, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, spiritual food, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, Sacrament of love, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, bond of charity, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, greatest aid to holiness, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, gift and glory of the priesthood, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which we partake of Christ, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which the soul is filled with grace, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which we are given a pledge of future glory, R. have mercy on us.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

For those who do not believe in Your Eucharistic presence, R. have mercy, O Lord.
For those who are indifferent to the Sacrament of Your love, R. have mercy on us.
For those who have offended You in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, R. have mercy on us.

That we may show fitting reverence when entering Your holy temple, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may make suitable preparation before approaching the Altar, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may receive You frequently in Holy Communion with real devotion and true humility, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may never neglect to thank You for so wonderful a blessing, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may cherish time spent in silent prayer before You, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may grow in knowledge of this Sacrament of sacraments, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That all priests may have a profound love of the Holy Eucharist, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That they may celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in accordance with its sublime dignity, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may be comforted and sanctified with Holy Viaticum at the hour of our death, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may see You one day face to face in Heaven, R. we beseech You, hear us.

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. have mercy on us, O Lord.

V. O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine,
R. all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine.

Let us pray,

Most merciful Father,
You continue to draw us to Yourself
through the Eucharistic Mystery.
Grant us fervent faith in this Sacrament of love,
in which Christ the Lord Himself is contained, offered and received.
We make this prayer through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

The Litany of the Most Holy Trinity

Litany of the Most Holy Trinity

Approved for private devotion. Taken from a prayer book published in 1875, its total content recommended to the faithful by Cardinal Franchi and given the blessing of Pope Pius IX. This litany is also in other and earlier prayer books, e.g. in the Golden Manual published by Sadlier in 1851.

Antiphon: Blessed be the holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to Him, because He hath shown His mercy to us.

V. O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is Thy Name in all the earth!
R. O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God!

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Blessed Trinity, hear us. Adorable Unity, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Father, from Whom are all things, Have mercy on us.
Son, through Whom are all things, Have mercy on us.
Holy Ghost, in Whom are all things, Have mercy on us.
Holy and undivided Trinity, Have mercy on us.
Father everlasting, Have mercy on us.
Only-begotten Son of the Father, Have mercy on us.
Spirit Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Have mercy on us.
Co-eternal Majesty of Three Divine Persons, Have mercy on us.
Father, the Creator, Have mercy on us.
Son, the Redeemer, Have mercy on us.
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, Have mercy on us.
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, Have mercy on us.
Who art, Who wast, and Who art to come, Have mercy on us.
God, Most High, Who inhabitest eternity, Have mercy on us.
To Whom alone are due all honor and glory, Have mercy on us.
Who alone doest great wonders, Have mercy on us.
Power infinite, Have mercy on us.
Wisdom incomprehensible, Have mercy on us.
Love unspeakable, Have mercy on us.

Be merciful.Spare us, O Holy Trinity.
Be merciful. Graciously hear us, O Holy Trinity.
From all evil, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
From all sin, O Holy Trinity.
From all pride, O Holy Trinity.
From all love of riches, O Holy Trinity.
From all uncleanness, O Holy Trinity.
From all sloth, O Holy Trinity.
From all inordinate affection, O Holy Trinity.
From all envy and malice, O Holy Trinity.
From all anger and impatience, O Holy Trinity.
From every thought, word, and deed, contrary to Thy holy law, O Holy Trinity.
From Thy everlasting malediction, O Holy Trinity.
Through Thy almighty power, O Holy Trinity.
Through Thy plenteous loving kindness, O Holy Trinity.
Through the exceeding treasure of Thy goodness and love, O Holy Trinity.
Through the depths of Thy wisdom and knowledge, O Holy Trinity.
Through all Thy unspeakable perfections, O Holy Trinity.

We sinners, Beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may ever serve Thee alone, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may worship Thee in spirit and in truth, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may love Thee with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That, for Thy sake, we may love our neighbor as ourselves, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may faithfully keep Thy holy commandments, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may never defile our bodies and souls with sin, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may go from grace to grace, and from virtue to virtue, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may finally enjoy the sight of Thee in glory, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hear us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
O blessed Trinity, We beseech Thee, deliver us.
O blessed Trinity, We beseech Thee, save us.
O blessed Trinity,Have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.

Our Father (silently).

Hail, Mary (silently

V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
R. And worthy to be praised, and glorious, and highly exalted forever.

Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, Who hast granted Thy servants in the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge the glory of an Eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy majesty to adore a Unity: we beseech Thee that by the strength of this faith we may be defended from all adversity. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

Congratulations OLM School Class of 2019

On Monday, June 10 OLM School celebrated its Annual Graduation Ceremony in OLM Church. We congratulate the Class of 2019!

The Class of 2019

Mark Emmet Andraka Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Samantha L. Baker East Greenwich High School

Faith Rose Basler East Greenwich High School

Sophie Brunner North Kingstown H. S.

Benjamin J. Buckley St. George's School

Connor M. Caldwell North Kingstown H.S.

Alison E. Campion The Prout School

Jack Edward Ciunci Bishop Hendricken H.S.

Kyler Joseph de Bont Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Kaden Michael DiBattista Lancaster Catholic H.S., PA

Brian Stephen Garrepy Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Zachary J. Grant North Kingstown H. S

Luke Dennis Handy East Greenwich High School

Aidan Patrick Hayes Narragansett High School

Kiley DeCosta Hayes St. George's School

Connor Patrick Igoe Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Jayci Rose Izzi Rocky Hill School

Austin Alan Kairnes Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Nicholas Joseph Komari Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Jacob Brennan Kopech Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Gabriella Joan Lamendola The Prout School

Madeleine R. Laviolette The Prout School

Devin Michael Lynch Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Collin B. Martin Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Olivia Ann Mattos Bay View Academy

Katherine Grace Murphy LaSalle Academy

Julianna Emilia Ourique Ponagansett H. S.

Meghan Elizabeth Pagliaro East Greenwich High School

Olivia Rose Passaretti East Greenwich High School

Sean Michael Pedro Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Finnigan Schwoebel St. Raphael's Academy

Luke Steven Simms LaSalle Academy

Thomas Michael Simonetti Bishop Hendricken H. S.

Deirdre Lily Stockdill Rocky Hill School

Blake Denton Sykes The Prout School

Emma Marie van Meeteren North Kingstown
Morgan Elizabeth Verdi The Prout School

Aidan J. Weiss Bishop Hendricken H. S.

OLM Celebrates Grandparents Day!

OLM School PreK Grader Susie Mita (Warwick) welcomed grandfather Nat Calamis to the Annual OLM School Grandparents Day celebration on Thursday, May 30.

On Thursday, May 30, OLM School and Parish welcomed close to 300 grandparents from near and far for the school’s fifth annual “Grandparents Day” celebration. The day began with 9:00 Mass to mark the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord which was celebrated by the Most Reverend Robert C. Evans, Auxilary Bishop of Providence. Following the mass, the students and their guests visited the school for a variety of activities including a reception in the cafeteria, school tours, and special presentations in the classrooms. Led by the individual classroom teachers, students sang prepared songs, played games and took photos with their grandparents and special guests. Students in Mrs. Nygren’s fifth grade classroom were treated to a game of “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” based on the popular game show of the same name. As many of the grandparents realized, the students came out ahead in their knowledge in many subject areas! Mrs. Verret’s seventh grade class unplugged from their tech devices and played old school board games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, and Yahtzee with their family. This was such a bonding moment for both generations as they were having fun at any age. Grandparents attending Mrs. Maguire’s third grade class were interviewed by their grandchildren on what was happening in the world when they were in third grade. Whatever the grade, all OLM grandparents agreed it was a wonderful celebration with their grandchildren and a great opportunity to visit their wonderful school.

OLM School Fifth Grader Jeremiah Murphy (Warwick) welcomed grandfathers John Murphy and Rodney Sorrentino to the Fifth Annual OLM School Grandparents Day celebration on Thursday, May 30.

Sunday 5PM Evening Mass Ends, Resumes in September

The 5PM Sunday Evening Mass at OLM has ended for the season. The Mass resumes on Sunday, September 1 at 5PM.