Services & Preacher
- 5:15pm: Reqiuem Mass
- Preacher: Father Matt
Livestream Feeds and Bulletins
About Worship Today
- Our liturgy and prayers today are offered for those who were killed in the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. The word “requiem” is the first word of the traditional Latin prayer used at the burial of the dead, Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis, which means "Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.” Today’s liturgy is from the Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer, Rite I. A Requiem Mass is characterized by the certainty that "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." This certainty, however, does not make human grief unchristian. The very love we have for each other in Christ brings deep sorrow when we are parted by death. Jesus himself wept at the grave of his friend. So, while we rejoice that ones we love have entered into the nearer presence of our Lord, we sorrow in sympathy with those who mourn.
Prayer List:
- Our prayers are offered for all of those whose lives were taken on September 11, 2001, especially Montgomery Hord, a member of this parish, and Michael Boccardi, Thomas E. Hynes, Joseph Leavey, Robert McLaughlin, Amy O’Doherty, Joseph Shea, Daniel J. Shea, Robert Scandole and Michael Tamuccio, the Pelham community members who lost their lives during the attacks. We pray for all who were killed, for all who lost family members and friends, for all who were injured, and for all who were traumatized in body or mind. Please say the names of your own loved ones out loud as we kneel in prayer.