SUNDAY:
SATURDAY 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil)  |  7:30 AM  |  9:00 AM  |  10:30 AM (Church & Gym*)  |    12:30 PM  |  5:30 PM
*There is no Gym Mass in the summer

WEEKDAY & SATURDAY MASSES*:
MON-FRI: 6:30 AM  |  8:00 AM  |  5:30 PM
SAT: 8:00 AM  
*Federal Holidays: Mass is at 10:00 AM ONLY

HOLY DAY MASSES:
Eve of the Feast: 5:30 PM  |   Day of the Feast: 6:30 AM  |  8:00 AM  |  11:00 AM  |  5:30 PM

FILIPINO MASS in Tagalog every 4th Sunday at 3:00 PM

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Adoration is in the Church starting at 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

CONFESSION

SATURDAY: 4:00–5:00 PM in the main church. As always, you can make an appointment with a priest for confession at any other time.

May 22, 2022

Dear Parish Family:

About a month ago, I welcomed a kindergarten class into our chapel and invited them to say “Good morning, Jesus!” as they gazed at the tabernacle. There is a story of an old priest who made a visit to the Blessed Sacrament every night before going to bed. At the end of his prayers, he would usually say: “Good night, Jesus!” One time some young priests decided to play a prank on their beloved pastor. They hid behind the altar area. After the pastor bid the Lord goodnight, one of these young priests said in a deep voice: “Good night, my son!” What is the point of these cute stories? They remind us that we are all called to have a “personal relationship” with our crucified and Risen savior. In today’s gospel from the “Farewell Discourse,” Jesus said to his apostles:

“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will
come tohim and make our dwelling with him.” (John 14:23)

We who are called “Church” share this “personal relationship.” The very word “Church” means those who are “called out of the world.” We are meant to be a leaven so that the “kingdom of God” may rise in the midst of our troubled world. At times, we the Church have been part of the trouble and have allowed division to drive us apart. Differences can be destructive as well as sources of strength and unity. Throughout our history we have come together as Church to invoke the Holy Spirit as we attempt to address new challenges. As Pope Francis reminds us, this coming together (synodality) is an essential part of what it means to be Church. One who was deeply involved in the early councils of the Church is a saint whose image is in the middle set of stained glass windows on the north side of our Church – St. John Chrysostom.

“He is depicted in richly decorated bishop’s robes, holding a crozier in his right hand, with his left raised as if to give a blessing… St John Chrysostom is especially remembered for his devotion to, and learned explanations of, the priesthood and Holy Eucharist. His teachings were of great importance in the early Councils of the Church held in Constantinople (381 A.D.) and in Chalcedon (451 A.D.), where he was declared a Doctor of the Universal Church. The left side panel pictures a book and a chalice, commemorating his concentrated and brilliant theological explanations of scripture and the Holy Eucharist. In the right panel is depicted a beehive, a traditional symbol of St. John Chrysostom. This stems from a legend that when Chrysostom was a child, a swarm of bees settled on his mouth without harming him and left him with ‘speech as sweet as honey” (A Homily of Light, pp 17-18).

Blessed Easter,
Fr Bill Foley

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
5949 Western Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015

DUFFY PARISH CENTER OFFICE
3630 Quesada Street NW
Washington, DC 20015
Main Phone: 202.966.6575
Fax: 202.966.9255

SCHOOL ADDRESS
5841 Chevy Chase Parkway
Washington, DC 20015
School Phone: 202.966.6682

LIVESTREAMED MASS ON YOUTUBE

Watch our livestreamed Mass through our YOUTUBE Channel  (click here). The videos will remain posted there after the Mass has ended, should you miss it live. 

WATCH THE LIVESTREAMED MASS

We are most grateful for those who have continued to support the parish financially during these challenging times. We continue to need your help in order to further our mission to be a welcoming parish that promotes encounters with Christ in the sacraments and in one another. The easy way to exercise this stewardship for your spiritual family would be to participate in the Faith Direct contribution program. An online link is provided here:

Donate through Faith Direct