Masses resume Saturday, June 13 at 4:00 pm in Whitefield and Sunday, June 14 at 8:00 am and 10:00 am at All Saints Church in Lancaster. Confessions will be heard on Saturdays at St. Matthew in Whitefield from 3:00-3:45 pm  and on Mondays at All Saints in Lancaster from 5:30-6:30pm.

We still have a hearing aid that was found at All saints Church before the suspension of masses. Please call if you think it may be yours            603-788-2083
 

Dear Parishioners,
                  July 16th is the feast of Our Lady of the Brown Scapular.  As some of you might know, I am a big proponent of the Brown Scapular.  Others may be wondering, “What is the Brown Scapular?”  Do not be surprised or dismayed if you do not or have not heard of this once very popular and revered Catholic devotional.  Permit me a few lines to explain this tiny devotional with extraordinarily large promises.
On July 16, 1251, Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Simon Stock in Cambridge, England in answer for her help for his oppressed order. Our Lady said, “Take, beloved son, this scapular of thy order as a badge of my confraternity and for thee and for all Carmelites a special sign of grace; whoever dies in this garment, will not suffer everlasting fire.  It is the sign of salvation, a safeguard in dangers, a pledge of peace and of the covenant.”  The Catholic faithful can benefit from  Our Lady’s promise and protection by enrolling in the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular—an enrollment which can be done by any Catholic priest.  After all the Sunday masses on the weekend of July 18/19, I will enroll anyone who wishes to receive this tremendous grace. I beg you, dear brothers and sisters, to believe in Our Lady!  Please get enrolled and have your children enrolled in Our Lady’s Brown Scapular. You will not regret it! 
If you are homebound and would like to be enrolled, please call the office and let me know and I will make a house call with the Scapular, the Eucharist and Confession! 

In Jesus and Mary,

Fr. Schultz

 If you cannot  attend mass for a serious reason ask your Guardian Angel to go to mass for you at the specified time.  This way, even though you cannot be in mass in person, your very own Guardian Angel will be in attendance as "your representative".  (Too bad you can't ask them to put something in the collection basket for you!) Here is a charming prayer you and your children can say: 

O HOLY ANGEL at my side,
Go to Church for me,
Kneel in my place, at Holy Mass,
Where I desire to be.

At Offertory, in my stead,
Take all I am and own,
And place it as a sacrifice
Upon the Altar Throne.

At Holy Consecration’s bell,
Adore with Seraph’s love,
My Jesus hidden in the Host,
Come down from Heaven above.

Then pray for those I dearly love,
And those who cause me grief,
That Jesus’ Blood may cleanse all hearts,
And suff’ring souls relieve.

And when the priest Communion takes,
Oh, bring my Lord to me,
That His sweet Heart may rest on mine,
And I His temple be.

Pray that this Sacrifice Divine,
May mankind’s sins efface;
Then bring me Jesus’ blessing home,
The pledge of every grace. Amen

Let us not doubt the power nor goodness of God--He can do all things even giving us the power to command our Guardian Angels to go to mass for us when we cannot go.  "For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."

For Bishop Libasci's "Letter to the Faithful", please view on the diocesan website at https://www.catholicnh.org or use the link at the bottom of this page.  

Prayer to make a Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if your were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

May God bless you and Our Lady keep you,

Fr. Schultz

"If we are deprived of sacramental communion, let us replace it, as far as we can, with spiritual communion, which we can make every moment:  for we aught to have always a burning desire to receive the Good God."
--St. Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney, parish priest of Ars, France; Patron Saint of all parish priests.

Almighty Father, you have firmly established your love for Gate of Heaven Parish and for each of us.  We praise and thank you for placing us amid the deep beauty of the North Country, a beauty that speaks eloquently of your glory and calls us to acknowledge your greatness and love.

O Lord, you have given our parish the opportunity and challenge of coming together as family, to be ambassadors of your grace to one another and to our farthest neighbor.  Grant us to respond lovingly and obediently to your call to seek justice in all our actions, to serve the poor in body and soul, and to share the good news of your Son, Jesus.

O Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, inflame our hearts with your love.  Broaden our vision and open our hearts to what you are bringing about.  Set our parish and the whole North Country on fire with your Holy Spirit, to bring about a renewed flourishing of our Catholic faith.  Amen.

Memorare 

REMEMBER, O most compassionate Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I kneel, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.