SPRING 2012 – FAITH FORMATION
Monday, January 30th, 2012 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »SPRING 2012 – FAITH FORMATION AT ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER SHRINE To facilitate participation for busy, working people, we’ve adopted a “Soup and Substance” format. The Shrine will provide a light meal consisting of hearty soups, chili, chowder and breads from the ...
1st Wednesday of the Month
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »The Light is on for You Wednesday, February 1st, and every 1st Wednesday of the Month we are extending our evening confessions. These hours are: 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm & 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Please take advantage of our evening hours and ...
Ring the Bells of the Shrine
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »Our digital chimes unit is completely installed and we would like to thank everyone who has already responded to this effort to restore the voice of the shrine to those outside our walls, it has been a great success. With your ...
Pilgrimages/Tours
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | No Comments »Visitors on pilgrimage are most welcome and they come from various parts of New England and beyond. Catered lunches are available on request. Space in front of the Shrine is reserved for buses. Contact 978-458-6346 or email us ...
Shrine Outreach
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »Pope John Paul II remind us that shrines are places in which "believers not only revive their faith but also become clearly aware of the duties that derive from it in the social field." St. Joseph the Worker Shrine ...
The Oblates and the City of Lowell
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | No Comments »As a lasting tribute to Father Andre Garin, OMI, first pastor of St. Joseph Church, the citizens of Lowell on October 22, 1896 dedicated a statue in his memory in front of St. Jean Baptist Church, his last building. Over the ...
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Missionary Oblates, Shrine | No Comments »The Oblates are a worldwide missionary congregation of priests and brothers founded in France in 1816. We live together in community as brothers and bring the good news of the Gospel to all-but especially the poor. The dictionary defines Oblate ...
A Little Bit of History
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Shrine | No Comments »On April 18, 1868, Father André Garin O.M.I. arrived in Lowell to preach a mission at St. Patrick's Church to the hundreds of French-speaking mill workers, who had migrated from Canada. The local diocesan priest, Father O'Brien, could only minister in ...
More About the Interior of the Shrine Church
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »The lovely stained glass windows, in addition to other windows in the Shrine, provide worships with much to think about and much to pray about. The many statues of the saints at the Shrine also help to focus one's attention ...
The Stained Glass Windows
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Shrine | No Comments »A beautiful stained glass window over the sanctuary depicts the young Jesus with His father, Joseph, the patron of the Shrine. Also, in the church is the St. Joseph Stained Glass Window Series, eleven in all. They are: ...
