Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church
A two-form Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Boston
270 ELLIOT STREET • NEWTON, MA 02464 • 617-244-0558
Recent Homilies and Conferences:
'Reflect on the Crucifix,' Passion Sunday, March 17, 2024
- Part 6, 'Charlemagne Conference #6 (partial copy),' Mar. 22, 2024 -
- See "Homilies" under the "Multimedia" tab for our entire audio archive. -
+ May is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary +
Upcoming Parish Events:
Rogation Processions
Rogation Monday, May 6th: 12:30 PM
Procession and Mass of Rogation
Rogation Tuesday, May 7th: 12:30 PM
Procession and Mass of Rogation
Vigil of the Ascension, May 8th: 12:30 PM
Procession and Mass of Rogation
See bulletin note HERE for more info.
Ascension Thursday
Holy Day of Obligation
May 9th, 2024
Mass times:
7:30 AM (Novus Ordo)
12:30 PM (Traditional Latin)
5:30 PM (Novus Ordo)
7:30 PM
(Traditional Latin)
Memorial Day
Monday, May 27th, 2024
10am: St. Mary’s Cemetery Mass
9am Military Remembrance Ceremony
We will hold our annual outdoor Memorial Day Mass at our parish cemetery of St. Mary’s at 10 o’clock in the morning. All are welcome to attend.
Young Adult Meeting Saturday, May 4th
Join us for our monthly Young Adult meeting at Mary Immaculate.
Mass at 9:00am in the upper church, followed by Rosary and Lectio Divina style Bible reading in the lower church.
Mass, Adoration and Confession Times:
Sunday Mass Schedule:
Novus Ordo:
4:00pm
(Saturday Vigil), 7:30, 9:00am
Traditional Latin:
11:00am & 5:30pm
Weekday Mass Schedule:
Novus Ordo:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 7:30am.
Traditional Latin:
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:30pm; Thurs 5:30pm, Sat 9:00am
Eucharistic Adoration:
Fri: 6:30-7:30am, 11:30am-12:30pm
Sat: 8:00-9:00am
Confession Schedule:
Sun: 10:00-11:00am, 5:00-5:30pm
Mon, Wed, Fri: 12:00-12:30pm
Thurs: 5:00-5:30pm
Sat: 8:00-9am,
3:30-4:00pm
Welcome
Welcome to our Parish, a canonically open parish of the Archdiocese of Boston. Both the ordinary form of the Roman Rite (1970 Missal) and the extraordinary form (1962 Missal) are celebrated here with the blessing of His Eminence Sean Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston. We are always glad to welcome Sunday visitors to our beautiful, historic church.
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The Miracle of Lourdes
Beginning on February 11th, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto of a large rock outside the town of Lourdes, France. All in all there were 18 distinct apparitions, the last one occurring on July 16th of that same year.
In the News: "60 Minutes" recently featured a report on the miracles at Lourdes, viewable here.
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Located at:
1 Wellesley Ave., Needham Heights, MA 02494
The Cemetery Office is located at the parish rectory on:
270 Elliot St., Newton Upper Falls
and is open Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Telephone: 781-235-1841
For directions, services, and information about the cemetery click below:
Covid-19 Protocols
Dear Parishioners and Visitors to our church: Please be advised that the Mayor of the
City of Newton has rescinded the mask mandate on all indoor public spaces effective Friday, February 18, 2022. As of Monday, February 28th, 2022, the Archdiocese of Boston will no longer require that masks be worn by those attending masses.
Thank you for your continued cooperation as it has helped our church remain open during this time of contagion.
IS IT MORALLY PERMISSIBLE TO TAKE THE COVID-19 VACCINATION?
(Click here
for the March 7, 2021 "Pastor's Note" on this important topic.)