Pastor's Corner
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 09/23/2023-09/24/2023
What is mercy? Or, rather how is it weighed when one sins against it and against justice? The Law, if not the prophets has demanded that sin be an appropriate and just response which asks for a weight to be measured against the injury and which is appropriate in measure to its injury. .....continue reading
PARISH OFFICE NEWS
Devotional Votive Candle Stand: Be sure to stop at our NEW Devotional Votive Candle Stand in front of the Blessed Mother Statue. The stand holds 36 electric candlesand the cost is $2.oo per candle and candle will stay on for 2 hours. | ![]() |
Religious Ed 2022-2023: If you have any questions regarding the Religious Ed program, you can contact the office at 617-547-4880 or send an email to: [email protected]. To download a copy of St. John's Religious Education Registration form.....click here
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Office Hours
Mass Times
NOTE: If needed, We have Gluten Free Host available upon request
Creole mass Sundays at 4:30 PM in the upper church.
Daily Mass will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in the LOWER church. Communion Service Friday 7:00 AM in the LOWER church.
Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturdays 3:30-3:50PM in the upper church..
Charismatic Prayer Sponsored by the Haitian Community: Thursday 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Masses on Boston Catholic TV are broadcasts on Comcast channel 268, RCN channel 85, Verizon channel 296 at 10 a.m., and 4, 7 and 11:30 p.m. Sunday Spanish Mass airs live at 8 a.m. and is rebroadcast at 5:30 and 10 pm.
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Mass at nearby Parishes
St Peter Church
100 Concord Avenue Cambridge MA 02138-2297
Mass & Confession Schedule
Weekend Masses (starting Monday of Labor Day)
Vigil Mass: Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 and 11:30AM & 5:00PM
Weekday Mass: Monday thru Friday 8:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM
St. Paul Church Harvard Square
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM and 12:10 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM (vigil)
Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
Staff
- Rev. Joseph MacCarthy (Fr. Joe), Administrator
- Rev. Gustave Miracle, Part-time Parochial Vicar w/responsibilities to the Haitian community
- Rev. Thomas Leclerc, Priest in Residence
- Deacon Alfred Geneus, Deacon
- Mrs. Maureen Megnia, Religious Education Director
- Mrs. Maureen Megnia, Parish Executive Secretary
- Ms. Michelle French, Director of Music
- Open Position, Organist
- Mr. Norbert DeAmato, Parish Council and Business Manager
- Parish Council, members
Contact Us
We are located at 2254 Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge MA 02140
Our rectory phone number is 617-547-4880
Our rectory fax number is 617-441-8028
All general inquiries may be e-mailed to [email protected]
Readings
Weekly reading


Readings for the week of September 24, 2023
- Sunday: Is 55:6-9 / Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 (18a) / Phil 1:20c-24, 27a / Mt 20:1-16a
- Monday: Ezr 1:1-6 / Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 / Lk 8:16-18
- Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20 / Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 / Lk 8:19-21
- Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9 / Tb 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8 / Lk 9:1-6
- Thursday: Hg 1:1-8 / Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b / Lk 9:7-9
- Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a / Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 / Jn 1:47-51
- Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a / Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 / Lk 9:43b-45
- Next Sunday: Ez 18:25-28 / Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9, (6a) / Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5 / Mt 21:28-32