It is with great sadness that I inform you 
that Fr. Charles Borowski passed away
on July 22, 2020.

   Father Borowski was born March 5, 1941. He attended St. Joseph School and Church. Was ordained May 19, 1966.  His first parish was Our Lady of Czestochowa in Worcester. He taught religion and Polish in the high school.  While he was at Our Lady of Czestochowa, he was asked to teach at Orchard Lake.  He was still affiliated with the Worcester Diocese. When he returned to the diocese, he worked as a chaplain at Providence House in Southbridge, Worcester and Millbury.   When Father Borowski celebrated 25 years as a priest, in 1991, he was still a chaplain at Providence House.
    The first time he became a pastor was at St. Joseph Parish in Gardner.  He then went on to St. Paul and St. Thomas churches in Warren.  He also served at St. Stanislaus in Warren. The last parish where he served as pastor was St. Hedwig’s in Southbridge. After retiring in 2011, he came back to Webster and helped at St. Joseph Basilica where he remained for the rest of his life.

Eternal rest grant him O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
Amen

   O God, whose Only Begotten Son
bore the weight of human suffering for our salvation,
hear the prayers of your Church
or our sick brothers and sisters
and deliver us from this time of trial.
Open our ears and our hearts
to the voice of your Son:
Be not afraid, for I am with you always.
Bless all doctors and nurses,
researchers and public servants;
give us the wisdom to do what is right
and the faith to endure this hour,
hat we might gather once again
to praise your name in the heart of your Church,
delivered from all distress and confident in your mercy.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen

   My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there, and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
 
Jezu mój! wierzę, że jesteś obecny w Najświętszym Sakramencie. Miłuję Cię nade wszystko i pragnę Cię posiadać w duszy mojej. Ponieważ teraz nie mogę Cię przyjąć sakramentalnie, przyjdź przynajmniej duchowo do serca mojego. Obejmuję Cię jakobyś już do mnie przyszedł i cały z Tobą się łączę, nie dozwól, abym się miał oddalić od Ciebie. Amen

• Sunday Vigil - 4:00 PM
• Sunday -
  • 9:00AM (English)
  • 10:30AM (Polish)

The video stream will start 5 minutes prior to the scheduled Mass time.  Please REFRESH your page if you DO NOT see a large white arrow in the center of the Facebook image in the window to the left.

The stream will be UNDER the image that says, "Virtual Learning in Progress."

How to Watch
& Englarge the Video

1. Click on the large white arrow in the center of the image at the left.  You will see the word "Live" appear in the upper left of the image.

2. In the lower right of the image click on the white circle that contains the lower case "f."

3. To make the image fill your screen (full screen),
click on the icon located in the lower right of the screen that has 
four arrow pointing outward (between the gear and the speaker icons).

Please note:  If you choose to enlarge the video, it will open in a second window.  You may need to go back and close the Basilica page to avoid hearing an echo.  Also, if you do not belong to Facebook and want to watch the stream on a device other than your laptop, such as an iphone or ipad, you may need to create a Facebook profile.

We invite you to "Like" the St. Joseph School Facebook page to follow the school.