200 Pleasant Street (Rte. 27)
Epping, NH 03042
Phone: 603-679-8805
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Welcome to st joseph parish
Thank you for visiting and welcome to St. Joseph Parish. We, the community of Saint Joseph Parish, a Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Family rooted in Christ, are committed to loving and serving one another by living, sharing, and celebrating our Faith. We hope that you find this website inviting and resourceful.
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News from the Vatican
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The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and...
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Pope Francis has appointed British-born Italian layman Matteo Bruni as the new director of the Holy See Press Office.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Ex 3:13-20Responsorial Psalm Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27Gospel Mt 11:28-30
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A few hundred Catholic activists, including dozens of women religious, gathered outside at the foot of the U.S. Capitol July 18...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Giancarlo Bernini By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For Giancarlo Bernini, a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, things are not always as they appear...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/ICE, Charles Reed via Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Many Catholic and other faith leaders noted that the Gospel reading for July 14 -- the day U.S. Immigration and...
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From the Desk of Deacon Terry
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sometimes those who need to be helped want help on their own terms. But today’s Gospel is a reminder that to those in the ditch, help may come from the most unforeseen or even unimaginable people. When we place limitations on even such things as who might lend us help or assistance, we might not be open to the mercy of God, which is extended in a variety of ways.
Though this parable of the Good Samaritan is often read to mean we should be neighborly and act mercifully, it can also be read in a way so that we are open to receive mercy and kindness from others, no matter who they might be. Jesus invites us to move beyond ourselves in moments of crisis and to be open to mercy from wherever it might come.
In doing so, we die to our own preconceived notions and live anew with an openness broader than we had before. For if we in the ditch are not willing to see the Samaritan as a neighbor, and accept his act of mercy, we will surely die in that same ditch.
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National Catholic Register
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By Pat Cross |
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By Matt D’Antuono | This Saturday, July 20, 2019, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of an enormous milestone in the journey of science. On July 20, 1969, the first human set foot on the moon, an...
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By Peter Jesserer Smith | Avera Maria Santo travels to parishes across the country giving her own testimony of experiencing Jesus’ love while living with same-sex attraction, and she shares how the...
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Word on Fire
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Catholic Link
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I think it is safe to say that we’ve all had conversations with people where both parties are clearly not... The post A Conversation On Gender: Part 1 – Defining Our Terms appeared first on Catholic...
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This week on the podcast we talk about service through suffering. In the first reading Alanna connects the symbolism of... The post Martha Martha | Liturgy Live 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared...
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If you’re a parent and you’ve ever taken a child to Mass, you’ve been there. Just as the priest elevates... The post Priests Get Real About Noisy Kids At Mass appeared first on Catholic Link.
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