Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church (Newton, Massachusetts)
| Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church | |
|---|---|
 MaryImmaculateNewtonMA ETPGrahm | |
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| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Membership | 2,000 |
| Website | maryimmaculateoflourdesnewtonma |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St. Mary's Church |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Founder(s) | Rev. John McCarthy |
| Dedication | William Henry Cardinal O'Connell |
| Dedicated | 24 November 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Edward T. P. Graham |
| Architectural type | Romanesque Revival & Italianate |
| Years built | 1909-1910 |
| Groundbreaking | 3 October 1909 |
| Construction cost | $150,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Tower height | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Materials | Red brick, terra-cotta tiles |
| Bells | 3 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Boston |
| Parish | Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Charles J. Higgins |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Mrs. Bobbie Hoffmann |
| Business manager | Sharon Hogan |
| Religious education coordinator | Jean Johnson |
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, also referred to as St. Mary's, is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Boston located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its pastor is Father Charles J. Higgins. The parish is known locally as one of the few Boston parishes to offer the Tridentine Mass.
History
[edit]St. Mary's is the first Catholic parish in the city of Newton established in 1870 before the erection of a Gothic revival wooden chapel Catholics in Newton worshiped in private houses eventually they rented out a Hall. Until 1867 when the first chapel was built on Eillot Street. Eventually the parish outgrew their church so in 1909 Edward T. P. Graham was hired to build the church on Eillot street today it was then that the church was rededicated to Mary Immaculate of Lourdes.[1]
In 2004 the Archdiocese had put Mary Immaculate on the closing list of churches. However, in 2006 the Cardinal had reconsidered his plan to close the church and decided to close St. Phillip's Church in Waban instead. He moved the Tridentine Mass from Holy Trinity Church in the South End of Boston to Mary Immaculate of Lourdes saving the 149 year old parish from near extinction.[2]
Architecture
[edit]The church is designed in the Romanesque style with Italianate features.[3]
Mass times
[edit]| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novus Ordo | 7:30 AM
9:00 AM |
7:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:30 AM | ||
| Traditional Latin High Mass | 11:00 AM
5:30 PM |
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| Traditional Latin Low Mass | 12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 9:00 AM | ||
| Sunday Vigil (Novus Ordo) | 4:00 PM |
Holy Days: as announced
List of pastors
[edit]| Pastor | Years | Assistant | Years | Assistant | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. Michael X. Caroll | 1870-71 | none | 1870-71 | none | 1870-71 |
| Fr. Michael Dolan | 1871-85 | unknown | 1870-
1906 | ||
| Fr. Michael E. Begley | 1880-85 | ||||
| Fr. Martin O'Brien | 1885-90 | Fr. Daniel J. Gleeson | 1886-88 | ||
| Fr. Nathaniel J. Merritt | 1888-89 | ||||
| Fr. J.M. Gallagher | 1889 | ||||
| Fr. Matthew J. Flaherty | 1889-90 | ||||
| Fr. Timothy J. Danahy | 1890-1923 | Fr. T.J. Murphy | 1890 | ||
| none | 1890-92 | ||||
| Fr. Edward Connolly | 1892 | ||||
| Fr. Cornelius J. Riordan | 1893-1905 | ||||
| Fr. Michael F. Callahan | 1906 | ||||
| Fr. Frederick J. Allchin | 1906-08 | Fr. Dennis H. Donovan | 1907 | ||
| Fr. Dennis H. Donovan | 1907-23 | unknown | 1907-14 | ||
| Fr. Eugene A. Maguire | 1914-17 | ||||
| unknown | 1917-28 | ||||
| Fr. Dennis H. Donovan | 1923-34 | Msgr. Frederick G. Driscoll | 1923-28 | ||
| Msgr. Michael J. Houlihan | 1928-29 | Fr. John D. Lyons | 1928 | ||
| Fr. John D. Lyons | 1928-32 | unknown | 1928-31 | ||
| Fr. William E. Kerrigan | 1932-34 | Fr. Daniel F. Dunn | 1931 | ||
| unknown | 1931-1947 | ||||
| Fr. Daniel F. Dunn | 1931-39 | ||||
| Fr. William J. O'Connell | 1935-50 | ||||
| Fr. Thomas A. Dwyer | 1939-44 | ||||
| Fr. Joseph C. Foley | 1944-47 | ||||
| Fr. Joseph E. Ryan | 1947-48 | ||||
| Msgr. John J. Mulhacy | 1947-55 | ||||
| Fr. Joseph F. Donoghue | 1948-49 | ||||
| Fr. Edmund L. Loughlin | 1949 | ||||
| Fr. Francis P. Foley | 1949-1950 | ||||
| Fr. Alexander J. McCarthy | 1950 | ||||
| Msgr. John R. Wall | 1950-57 | Fr. Alfonso G. Palladino | 1951 | ||
| unknown | 1951-54 | ||||
| Fr. Phillip J. King | 1954 | ||||
| unknown | 1954-66 | ||||
| Fr. Francis A. Regan | 1957 | ||||
| Msgr. Daniel F. Riordan | 1957-70 | Fr. William C. Carroll | 1957-59 | ||
| Fr. Joseph E. McDonald | 1959-64 | ||||
| Fr. Stanislaus Miaskiewicz | 1964-71 | ||||
| Fr. Nicholas J. Mullen, SM | 1966 | ||||
| unknown | 1967-78 | ||||
| Fr. Michael F. Doocey | 1970-94 | ||||
| Fr. Robert L. Connors | 1971-77 | ||||
| Fr. Robert P. Deeley | 1978-81 | ||||
| Fr. Robert J. Doherty | 1978-79 | ||||
| unknown | 1979-91 | ||||
| Fr. Gilbert S. Phinn | 1981-83 | ||||
| Fr. Thomas F. Nestor | 1983-85 | ||||
| Fr. John B. McCormack | 1985-86 | ||||
| Dcn. George H. Messinger | 1988-93 | ||||
| Fr. Mark A. Mahoney | 1991-92 | ||||
| Fr. Joseph L. Welsh | 1994-95 | unknown | 1992-2014 | ||
| unknown | 1993-2014 | ||||
| Fr. Stephen A. Koen II | 1995-2002 | ||||
| Fr. Kenneth A. LeBlanc | 2002-2006 | ||||
| Fr. Charles J. Higgins | 2006- | ||||
| none | 2014-15 | none | 2014-15 |
Vocations
[edit]- Rev. Michael E. Begley, deceased
- Rev. William S. Carpenger
- Rev. Richard F. Cronin
- Rev. Msgr. Edmund Daley, deceased
- Rev. William J. Melea
- Rev. Joseph Meredith, deceased
- Rev. Thomas F. Motherway, deceased
- Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Murphy
- Rev. Msgr. John E. Murphy
- Rev. Robert F. Reardon
- Rev. Bernard J. Smith, deceased
- Rev. John E. Sheridan
- Deacon George Messinger
| Name | Religious Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fr. William Burke | Society of Jesus (Jesuits) | possibly
deceased |
| Fr. Leo J. Geraci | Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatine Fathers) | deceased |
| Fr. Robert Langlois | Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) | deceased |
| Fr. Victor Leeber | Society of Jesus (Jesuits) | deceased |
| Name | Religious name | Religious Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Braceland | Sr. Nancy Bernadette | Sisters of St. Joseph, Nashua, NH | |
| Mary Corbett | Sr. Mary Elizabeth | Sisters of St. Joseph, Framingham, MA | deceased |
| Agnes Dugan | Sr. Miriam Joseph | Sisters of Charity, Halifax | deceased |
| Sophie R. Jacobs | Sr. Mary Mammertus | Sisters of St. Joseph, Framingham, MA | possibly
deceased |
| Mary F. Murphy | Sr. Mary Cordia | Sisters of Mercy, New York City, NY | possibly
deceased |
| Winifred Shields | Sr. Winifred Shields | Daughters of the Heart of Mary | deceased |
| Ann Stevenson | Sr. Ann Stevenson | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Lynn, MA |
References
[edit]- ^ "Centennial Yearbook" (PDF).
- ^ "From near extinction, Newton's Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish is on the rise".
- ^ a b c d e "Parish History of Mary Immaculate of Lourdes" (PDF).
- ^ "Mary Immaculate of Lourdes - Parish Information". maryimmaculateoflourdes.org. Retrieved 2016-10-18.