Eric Genuis in Concert at the Shrine

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

7:00 PM

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"Come to Me all who labor and are overburdened
 and i will give you rest"
Our Mission is based on Matthew 11:28

Mass Times


Weekend

Saturday: 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM

Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM

Weekday

Monday–Friday:  8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM

Mass and Confession Schedule

upcoming Holy Hours

Sanctity of Life

Wednesday, October 22

4:00 PM

Vocations

Wednesday, October 29

4:00 PM

End of Human Trafficking

Monday, November 10

4:00 PM

Eucharistic Adoration

Saturday: After 12:00 PM Mass til the 4:00 PM Mass

First Fridays: After 12:00 PM Mass til the 5:30 PM Mass

Confession Times

Monday–Friday: 10:00 AM–12:00 AM, 4:30–5:15 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

First Wednesdays: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Anointing of the Sick

First Saturday of the month, November 1, after all Masses:

8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM

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2025 Jubilee Year Pilgrims of Hope

December 24, 2024 - January 6, 2026

Archbishop Henning has designated St. Joseph the Worker Shrine as a “Holy Site” for the Jubilee year. Under certain conditions a plenary indulgence may be obtained by those who take Sacramental Confession and the Eucharist and fulfill certain other prescriptions. 

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This Week's Message from

Father Michael Amesse



October 19, 2025


I have shared this before, but I will share it again.  When I was young, I first met the Oblates in upstate New York.   My mother loved visiting them.   On one of our visits, an Oblate told me that if I were to become an Oblate, I would have a happy life.  He was right!


There are Oblates serving the poor around the globe.  Today I am going to share with you the work that the Oblates are doing in Australia.  It is Mission Sunday, so it is a good day to learn about the work we do as missionaries around the world.


The Oblate mission in Australia was begun by Irish and English Oblates in 1894.  The mission in Australia significantly developed in 1926, when Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne requested the Oblates to preach in the east of the country. He entrusted the poor fishing village of Sorrento to them as a foothold from which to preach missions.


The 1950s and 1960s saw an increase in personnel and so the Australian Oblates sent men to start missions in New Zealand and Indonesia.


In the 1990s, Australia was asked to take on the mission in Hong Kong.


 Currently, there are 42 Oblates serving in Australia. We administer nine parishes across the country, direct 3 colleges for young men, and provide chaplaincy to hospitals, prisons, youth ministries, and homeless ministries, along with a variety of other services. The Province of Australia includes the Delegation of China and Hong Kong where an additional 19 Oblates serve.



Pray for our Oblates around the globe on this Mission Sunday!

 



Last Week's Message
Saint Joseph the Worker Shrine

 Senior Day of Prayer

Tuesday, October 21


Join Fr. Ron Meyer, OMI  at St. Joseph the Worker Shrine to contemplate on aging and how we can lead fulfilling lives as senior citizens. What is God’s plan for those over 60?


The day’s schedule:

❖ 8 am Mass

❖ 9 am continental breakfast

❖ 9:30 to 11:30 am viewing and discussion Bishop Robert Barron video, “Why You’re Still Alive After 60 – A Spiritual Wakening”

❖ Confessions available 10-Noon

❖ 11:30-12:30  light lunch

❖ 12:30-1:30 adoration

❖ 1:30-2  Rosary/blessing


Join us at St. Joseph the Worker Shrine, 37 Lee Street, Lowell for 

this day of prayer, discussion, and community.


Suggested donation $10

Questions?  Call Sacristan David Lazu 978-430-6509 or email the office sjwssec@stjosephshrine.org





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Pure in Heart

Young Adults ages 18-35

Next Meeting Tuesday, October 28

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Light a Devotional Candle at the Shrine

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Ring the Bells of the Shrine

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Shrine Memorial Plaques Available

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First Fridays at The Shrine

Next First Friday - November 7

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Catholic Conversations

Dr. Rebecca and Hank Golec, 2025 Christian Worker Award Recipient


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Pure in Heart

Young Adults ages 18-35

Next Meeting Tuesday, October 28

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Legion Of Mary

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Downes Parking Garage Ticket Validation


  • Available in the Gift Shop /Bookstore
    Monday through Saturday
    from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Sunday street parking is always free
  • Those attending the Saturday 4 p.m. Vigil Mass who park in the Downes Garage
    can validate their ticket in the Gift Shop before Mass

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“Come to me all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.”

– Matthew 11:28





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Our Mission

We who minister at the Shrine are committed to work collaboratively with one another and with you. Our aim is to provide a place of prayer, conscious reflection, and social action that is hospitable to and calls forth the gifts of all who come to the Shrine. We do this in the spirit of Jesus Christ and of
Saint Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Our Mission is based on Matthew 11:28:
"Come to me all you who labor and are overburdoned, and I will give you rest"

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