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We joyfully join in with our Pastor – Father William P. Joy – to welcome Father Gabriel Lormeus at St. Angela’s Parish. This weekend at Mass, Father Joy welcomes and presents Father Lorm to the congregation. He has been assigned to St. Angela’s Mattapan and to St. Gregory’s Dorchester Parishes. He resides here. Father Lorm comes to us from St. Mary’s  Parish (Fr. Byan L. Flynn, Pastor) of Lynn, MA where he was Parochial Vicar, member of the Parish Council, recognized for his contribution to the Parish Youth Ministry. He is the coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate in the Archdiocese of Boston. He’s serving the Boston Catholic Community for more than 12 years. Father Lorm is a close friend to Father Jean Gabriel Charles. We’ve had the...

From Father Joy’s Desk - Dear Parishioners: I am sure we are all shocked and saddened at the events of yesterday at the Boston Marathon. This is a time to mourn, to pray, and to be strong in our faith. We mourn for those who were killed and their families. Our prayers and support go out to all those who were injured. Please pray especially for Jean Lucien Daniels, our Haitian music director and his family. They received news last night that his daughter-law lost a leg in the bombing. The eight year old boy who was killed was a member of St. Ann Parish, Dorchester and spent years K1 and K2 at Pope John Paul II Academy and just last year received his First Communion. As Catholics we hold the sanctity of life as the highest priority. No political or personal...

Originally posted as “Do not “be overcome by evil” – Pope Francis and other church leaders say“. Now updated! Our Pastor – Rev. Father William P. Joy – is deeply sadden by yesterday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon near the finish line, which caused the death of three (3) people and seriously injured more than a hundred  (140+) others. He offers his prayers for the families affected by this tragedy, our city of Boston, our country and the whole world; and asks both parishes – St. Matthew’s Dorchester and St. Angela’s Mattapan – and our all church ministries to pray for healing and for peace in our parishes, city, the country and the whole world. Yesterday, our Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley...

St. Angela’s Parish invite you to a Parish Partners Dominoes Tournament  (Chanpyona Domino Asosye) DOMIN-013! next Saturday 20 April 2013 at 5PM at St. Angela’s Parish Hall, Mattapan Square. This Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 5PM at St. Angela’s Church/ Parish Hall Games start at 1:00PM sharp. Registered teams are required to arrive on time. Registration forms, rules and regulations for participation are available at St. Angela’s church and rectory and also at the back of the church after all Mass at St. Angela’s. There is a required $20 registration fee per team/partners at time of registration. Pre-registration is highly encouraged to keep you up todate with updates, changes and adjustments – if any.  Food and refreshments...

Divine Mercy Devotion, Prayers and Chaplet – click play button below to listen. The Divine Mercy is a Roman Catholic devotion to the merciful love of God and the desire to let that love and mercy flow through one’s own heart towards those in need of it. Learn more Through St. Faustina, the Merciful Savior has given the aching world new channels for the outpouring of His grace.  These new channels include the Image of The Divine Mercy, the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday), the Chaplet, the Novena to The Divine Mercy, and prayer at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the Hour of Great Mercy. Although these means of receiving God’s mercy are new in form, they all proclaim the timeless message of God’s merciful love. They also draw us back to the great...

Here is a copy and links to Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap. Pastoral Letter, published on November 20, 2012 for the Solemnity of Christ the King. A pastoral letter, simply call a pastoral, is an open letter addressed by a bishop (our Cardinal) to the clergy and laity of all parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston. It includes general admonition, instructions and consolation, but also directions for families and the laity of the Archdiocese vis-à-vis the trends in today’s Boston culture.   Jesus’ Eager Desire: Our Participation in the Sunday Mass Pastoral Letter Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap. November 20, 2011 – Solemnity of Christ the King A. Introduction: Family Meals The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year....