Congratulations on the birth of your precious child! This is an exciting and joyous time for your family, as well as theChurch.  It is through baptism we become one with Christ and a member of His Holy Catholic Church.

In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness. In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever deeper love. ~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

For more information, or to set up a baptism for your child, please contact Father Reilly at: [email protected]. Or call the office at (781) 245-2711.

Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of the month at 12:30 PM.

Confession are heard on SATURDAYS, 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM

Visit our Confession page for more information on making a good confession.

Go to our Confession page
 

Students preparing to receive their First Holy Communion will make their First Penance in the winter of their Grade 2 year.  
 

Resources:

In Holy Communion, we receive Jesus truly present--body, blood, soul, and divinity -- in the Blessed Sacrament.

Preparation for First Holy Communion begins in grade 1 and continues through grade 2. 

St. Florence is preparing to become in shrine for healing in 2023.  We will no longer offer youth faith formation for the preparation of the sacraments of first Holy Communion, reconciliation, and confirmation.

The prophets of the Old Testament foretold that God's Spirit would rest upon the Messiah to sustain his mission.  Their prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus the Messiah was conceived by the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.  The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus on the occasion of his baptism by John.  Jesus' entire mission occurred in communion with the Spirit. Before he died, Jesus promised that the Spirit would be given to the Apostles and to the entire Church.  After his death, he was raised by the Father in the power of the Spirit.

Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world.  . . .  We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.

~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Congratulations on your engagment!  If you would like to be married at St. Florence Parish, contact Father Reilly at least 6 months in advance of your proposed wedding date.  Email: [email protected] or call: (781) 245-2711

Click here to view a message on marriage from
Pope Francis
 

• If you need a priest to administer the Sacrament of the Sick (Last Rites), and it is a non-emergency, please call the office during office hours at (781) 245-2711.

• If this is an emergency, or you need talk to a priest, please call (781) 245-2711. If it is during office hours our staff will assist you.  If it is after hours, call the office and follow the directions on the answering service to talk to a priest.

In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin–and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. The core message of his healing tells us of his plan to conquer sin and death by his dying and rising.

The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient.

When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age. 
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

 

Care while someone is ill or dying

What is Palliative Care?

According to the Catholic CEO Healthcare Connection’s Clinical Quality Leadership Forum, a palliative care program is a model of care for patients with chronic medical or life-limiting illnesses, delivered by a multidisciplinary team including doctors and nurses, social workers, pharmacists, ministers and volunteers. Palliative care is both a philosophy of care and an organized, highly structured system for delivering care that identifies and addresses the physical, psychological, spiritual and practical burdens of illness. “It expands traditional diseasemodel medical treatments to include the goals of enhancing quality of life for patients and family members,” said Indu Spugnardi, director, advocacy and resource development, for the Catholic Health Association in Washington, D.C.

For links and resources from the Archdiocese of Boston's Initiative for Palliative Care and Advanced Care Planning--click here.

The Office of Vocations for the Archdiocese has created a one-of-a-kind video series called Scivias: Know the Ways of the Lord as a vocational discernment guide for men considering the priesthood.  Artfully filmed in partnership with CatholicTV, the series is narrated by millennial priest Fr. Michael Zimmerman, who is often seen visiting friends and communities of faith passionate about their own callings to authentically serve the Lord. Fr. Michael hopes this series will help young men recognize how pursuing God’s plan for their lives will fulfill their greatest desires. 
 
Even though the Scivias Series is designed to assist men interested in becoming priests, it will benefit pretty much everyone in some way.

Twenty-seven episodes will be produced. We will link each episode to this page, as they are released.

Call Father Reilly if you have any questions or would like guideance on this calling.
781-245-2711

 

additional resources [Click to go to site]:

Visit the Vocations Boston website
Visit Vocations Boston Facebook page

 

Prayer for vocations to the Priesthood

The greatest gift Jesus left us is His Body and Blood.   Pray daily for more vocations to the Priesthood.  

God our Father, 
Who wills that all men be saved 
And come to the knowledge of Your Truth: 
We beg you to send 
Laborers into Your harvest, 
And grant them grace to speak Your Word 
With all boldness; so that Your Word 
May spread and be glorified, 
And all nations may know You, 
The only God, and Him whom You have sent, 
Jesus Christ your Son, Our Lord. Amen.

There are many, many religious communities of women who dedicate their lives to serving God.  Below are videos from several of these communities.  For more information on these communities, follow the links in the videos.  For information on additional religious communities for women, visit: 

https://www.bostoncatholic.org/religious-sisters

 

Fiat, is a gathering of women interested in learning more about religious life.  They invite you to their monthly meetings which are on Zoom at     7 PM (ET).  If you are interested in attending, please contact Sr. Marian Batho, CSJ at:  [email protected] or 617-746-2025 for more information about the next meeting and the link to the meeting.