Woburn Catholic Collaborative

Wishing a happy and blessed Father’s Day to all fathers, living and deceased 🙏

Please note: the Collaborative Business Office will be closed tomorrow in honor of Juneteenth. Regular Daily Mass will still be celebrated at St. Barbara Church.

Great coffee and doughnuts gathering at St. Anthony church this morning! Thank you to all who participated! Everyone is welcome to join this monthly tradition!

It must be Ordinary Time again because we are back in green this Sunday for the first time since February!

Today is the Feast Day of one of our Collaborative’s Patron Saints: St. Anthony of Padua. As we celebrate his feast day, let’s look back on some photos of the St. Anthony statue procession from our festival in north Woburn one week ago today! It is traditional to pin money on the statue of St. Anthony as a prayer intention request.
St. Anthony was originally from Lisbon Portugal and became a Franciscan friar at age 26. He taught theology to his fellow friars, was a devoted student of scripture, and was a gifted orator and preacher. He was known as the “Evangelical Doctor”. He is often depicted (as he is here) with the child Jesus who once appeared to St. Anthony in the midst of prayer in this form of a little child. He died at the age of 36. St. Anthony is the patron saint of Portugal, of the poor, of fishermen, of harvest, and most popularly of lost or stolen items. Whenever you lose something, feel free to ask for St. Anthony’s intercession to help find it. St. Anthony of Padua, one of our patron saints and friend in heaven, pray for us! 🙏

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!