Parish News

Join us in preparing our beloved Basilica for the Christmas season! We’re seeking volunteers to help with a thorough cleaning on Friday, December 20th, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Your time and effort will ensure our church is beautifully ready to welcome the joy of Christmas. We are always deeply grateful for the dedication and generosity of our volunteers in making this possible.goes here

Saturday, December 21st 9:00am - 1:00pm (Parish Center)

Fr. Philip and Fr. Jim will be conducting a Morning Advent Retreat. The season of Advent is a Symphony with four movements, inviting us as a people of faith to live in greater hope, in ongoing conversion,  in deeper joy, and in a living remembrance of the events leading to Christmas. Come for a morning of prayer, preaching, silence and song, (with some opportunity for confession) and celebrating the Eucharist. Please register at the Rectory Office or call 617-445-2600.

The Healing & Restoration Ministry at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - welcomes you to our monthly Healing Service, with Fr. Phillip Dabney C.Ss.R. on

Saturday, December 21, 2024 - 2:00pm
Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 2:00pm
Saturday, February 15, 2025 - 2:00pm
Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 2:00pm

The service is handicapped accessible and open to all. There will be blessings, and anointing of the sick. We welcome you to attend the 4:00pm Mass that follows the service. For more information, please email: healingministry@bostonsbasilica.com or phone 617-516-0371. 24 hour Prayerline : 617-442-3938.

This Christmas Season, share the beauty and spirit of our Basilica with your family and friends! Our holiday greeting cards, featuring stunning images of our church, are now available at the Rectory Office. You may also enroll your loved ones in our Christmas Novena of Masses, a beautiful way to remember them in prayer during this holy season.

Additionally, our Christmas schedule is now live on our website—be sure to check it out for upcoming Mass times and events:

www.bostonsbasilica.com/christmas - Spread the joy of Christmas and celebrate with us this season!

As we embrace the festive spirit of the season, we are excited to announce the opportunity to contribute to the adornment of our Basilica with beautiful Christmas flowers! Your generosity can help us create a warm and inviting atmosphere for all to enjoy during this special time. We welcome any monetary donations towards the purchase of Christmas flowers. Donation envelopes are available at the back of the church.

Donate online: please add “Christmas Flowers in the Donation notes.

www.bostonsbasilica.com/donate

Please consider purchasing a $25.00 gift card for children who are homeless. Our giving tree near the OLPH shrine has ornaments made by our Grammar school scholars. On the back of the ornament is the store we are asking you to purchase the gift card for. Bring the card and the ornament to office. We will give it to organi-zation on December 17th. People have been so generous. We had to restock the tree with more ornaments three times in this past week.

On December 31st, a Holy Hour will be held from 11:00 pm to 12:00 am in the Rectory House Chapel, followed by a Midnight Mass. Please note that there will be no Midnight Mass in English at the Basilica on New Year’s Eve. Instead, the Haitian Community will be celebrating a Midnight Mass in the church on this date.

Our parish has raised $28,626.00 toward our 2024 Catholic Appeal goal of $28,600. Thank you to all who have helped make our campaign a success. If you have yet to give, we need your help! Gifts can be made online: www.bostonsbasilica.com/appeal or by returning an in-pew envelope available at the Church exits. On behalf of Cardinal Seán O’Malley and all who will benefit from your generosity, thank you for your support.

The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all clergy, parish staff (full and part time), together will all volunteers (17 years of age and older) who minister to or have the potential for unmonitored access to children, youth, elderly or the disabled, undergo a CORI check. This process requires an individual to fill out a CORI request form annually in accord