Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is a welcoming Roman Catholic Parish Community.  Our mission is to bring people closer to God through meaningful worship, through grace-filled community activities and through service to His children through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of mercy.  We endeavor to build upon the God-given talents and abilities of each of us to serve all of us.  
We celebrate the welcoming hospitality of this parish; its inclusiveness and respect for the cultural, thnic, racial, political and economic diversity of its members.  There are 37 different nationalities composing the magnificent mosaic of the church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Devotions to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary are central to our sharing of grace with one another.

At the present time, the pastoral care of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is entrusted to the priests of the New York Congregation Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. The spirit of “joyful discipleship”, which distinguished the first disciples of Jesus and St Philip Neri himself, inspires our community.

During the season of Lent, the Church urges the faithful to reflect a spirit of penance in their daily lives through performing acts of fast and abstinence.  

+Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday
 

February 26: Distribution of Ashes

Ashes will be distributed at Mass: 8 AM, 12:30 PM, 5 PM and 7:30 PM.  All Masses will be in the Main Church.

Fast and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence from meat for Catholics. This is a serious matter within Church law.  In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

Fasting is an obligation from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. Snacking between meals is not permitted. Catholics ages 18-59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are not specifically obliged to fast are encouraged to join in the discipline of fasting to the extent that they are able.

Abstinence means not eating meat, poultry  or other foods prepared with meat or poultry products. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged to abstain on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent.  This obligation continues  throughout our  lives

+Remember all Fridays of the year are designated as days of penance during which we are encouraged to practice self-denial out of gratitude for the suffering and death Jesus accepted for us.
 

 OLSH Lenten Devotions and Activities

 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Monday after the 8 AM Mass until the 12:30 PM Mass in the Chapel.

 Stations of the Cross: Every Friday 7:00 PM in the Chapel

Fish Fry Dinner : Every Friday evening, 5:00—7 PM in the Parish Hall. Good will donation.

Day of Recollection: Saturday, April 4, 9 AM-2:30 PM. Details to follow

Taize Service: Sunday, March 29, 7:00 PM Chapel

Reconciliation Monday: Monday, April 6 The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available in all churches of the NY Archdiocese.  At OLSH, confessions will be heard from 4PM-8PM.  Lent Healing Mass 7:30 PM

                  Reminder:  The time for fulfilling your Easter Duty ( receiving the sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist during the Easter season) extends from the First Sunday of Lent (March 1) to Holy Trinity Sunday (June 7).
 

May God continue to keep Fr. John and his beloved Parish family  in His loving care always.

Click here to view the video shown during Fr. John's wake.

                     

     Since so many people pay bills and take care of other financial responsibilities on-line, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish has launched an on-line giving avenue for our parish family.  No more remembering envelopes - no  more writing checks!  Weather and vacations don't interrupt your giving!  You will be able to make your safe and secure donation either by an automatic deduction from your checking or savings account, or by credit or debit card ( MC, Visa or Discover). There are more details in the Bulletin.  Just click on the "On-line Giving Button above on the right  to get started!

The Mass Book for January, February and March is open.   Guidelines for reserving Masses are found under the Sacraments tab above.
 

This link will take you to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website which includes a full calendar of daily scripture readings current and future.