Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Holliston, Massachusetts
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine | 101 Summer Street | Holliston, MA 01746 holliston@xaverianmissionaries.org | Office 508.429.2144 | Gift Shop 508.429.8172 | Sacramental Times Online
- Fr. Carl Chudy – Co-Director of the Shrine, Superior of the Community, Interfaith and Ecumenical Outreach cchudy@xaverianmissionaries.org
- Br. Kornel Glossanto – Co-Director of the Shrine, Facilities Manager – kglossanto@xaverianmissionaries.org
- Fr. Rocco Puopolo – Assistance at the Shrine & other parishes, Lectio Divina and Pax Christi – frrocco@xaverianmissionaries.org
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Upcoming Changes at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
Fr. Rocco Puopolo, who served over 7 years as superior of the Holliston community and Director of the Shrine, will complete this assignment by January 31, 2025. He will continue to serve on the shrine and the Archdiocese of Boston and his work with Pax Christi. We are grateful to him for his tireless dedication to Fatima Shrine and the mission of the Church.
Fr. Carl Chudy and Brother Kornel Glossanto will assume the role of co-directors of Fatima Shrine beginning February 1, 2025. The sacramental life and activities of the shrine will continue as they always have. Fr. Chudy will also assume the role of superior of the Xaverian community in Holliston.
During this year of the Jubilee of Hope, we look forward to a year blessed by the Lord and our opportunity to strengthen God’s Kingdom in our community through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima.
New Podcast Interview on the Xaverian Missionaries
The United States Catholic Mission Association, the mission arm of the US Catholic Bishops, shares Pope Francis’ dream of a missionary church. USCMA works to create a culture of mission at every level of the Church. It does that by supporting Church leaders entrusted with animating the call to proclaim, serve, and witness to the Reign of God’s love. Listen to this interview with Fr. Carl Chudy on the work of the Xaverian Missionaries today.
Laudato Si’ Project at Fatima Shrine
The Laudato Si Project here at Fatima Shrine is on a roll. This project was initiated as a practical way to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Shrine and as an action plan. Through Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical letter Laudato Si, all Catholics are challenged to care for the earth in new and respectful ways.
So, the Bee Project is taking shape with three new hives and a pollinator garden being made near them in the front of the residence. Some diseased trees throughout the Shrine have been taken down, and six flowering trees will soon be planted in the Parking Lo. We are marking the areas where we will convert 1/3 of the present lawn back to natural grasses and bushes. You will see the roped-off regions soon. We have replaced the water fountains in the Church and the Upper Room with dispensers that do not use plastic bottles to store the water. An Eagle Scout Project is making the first of seven vegetable gardens in the front of the residence, providing fresh produce for the Holliston Food Bank.
Glimpses of the Shrine
Holy Hour and Lectio Divina
Every Thursday, all Xaverians gather for a Holy Hour. We pray for all touched by our ministries, confreres, the Church, and more.
Lectio Divina is held every Tuesday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the Conference Room of the Hall. All are welcome.
Catholic Justice and Peace
Fatima Shrine Pax Christi Group Meeting will occur on the second Friday of each month from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM in the ‘Upper Room’ in the Office/Residence building. New members are welcome. We are one of 14 Pax Christi groups statewide and are part of Pax Christi USA and Pax Christi International. Email Fr. Rocco for more information.
The Fatima Bee Project, part of the Laudato Si Project of Fatima Shrine, is an opportunity to put the church’s teaching on caring for our typical home into practice. We are raising a small community of bees and providing pollinators for the shrine and the community as a whole. Individual and group encounters on Catholic eco-spirituality and beekeeping are available.
Contact Fr. Carl Chudy at cchudy@xaverianmissionaries.org or 862.264.7000
Butterfly Garden in Remembrance of Those Who Died of Addiction
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine is embarking on a new prayer/memorial area. Some people who have lost loved ones to the current opioid crisis approached the shrine to create a Butterfly Garden of Remembrance. There will be the opportunity to honor your loved one who died with a memorial brick that would have the loved one’s name and be permanently placed in the garden. Knowing that a loved one left this world due to addiction is not easy. The garden will give family and friends a place to reflect and pray for any faith tradition. The donation per brick will be $100.
Checks may be made to Xaverian Missionaries with Butterfly Garden in the check memo. You may use credit cards at the donate button on the top right. Please indicate that your donation is for the Butterfly Garden.
Donations are partially tax-deductible. Proceeds cover the cost of making this garden; any balance is donated to Fatima Shrine.
For more information, contact the Shrine Office at 508.429.2144 or holliston@xaverianmissionaries.org. Download the order form below. God bless you!
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