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St. Anthony Shrine& Ministry Center
100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110Tel. 617-542-6440 Website:
http://www.StAnthonyShrine.org
The Good Word Tel. 617-542-0502 Prayer Request Line Tel.
617-533-4100
Sunday, May 04 Saturday, May 10, 2014
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Welcome to the St. Anthony ShrineCommunity. All are welcome
here.
No one is excluded.
Please take this bulletin home with you aswell as the many
brochures that advertisethe programs and services of the
Shrine.Thank you for being with us today.Franciscan friars and
staffSt. Anthony Shrine community
M A Y
03 Saturday Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m.,
4th fl. Francis room
04 Sunday Walk for Hunger with Team St. Anthony Shrine
Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.,womens services 12:55
to 2:30 p.m.
Pieta monthly Mass & Coffee, 10 a.m.(See ad for
details.)
Prayer Vigil for Immigrants & Detainees, 2.00 p.m., Suffolk
County House of Corrections (See ad for details.)
05 Monday Dental screening*, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
(*by appt. 617-542-6440, ext. 118)Blood pressure & Blood
Sugar screening,10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center
06 Tuesday Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening,
Cholesterol check 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center
07 Wednesday Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening,
Flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center
Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., Exercise 10:30 a.m., Bingo! 11:00 a.m.,
lunch noon
Fellowship & Fiesta, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.(See ad for
details.)
08 ThursdayNo Scheduled events
10 Saturday Adult Confirmation, 5:30 p.m. Mass, 2nd. fl.
Church (See ad for details.)
WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
REGULAR EVENTSMonday A.A. Step Meeting 5:45 p.m.Tuesday Seniors
Crafts Group 10:30 a.m.
A.A. Open Meeting NoonMens Cursillo Reunion 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All
MassesWomens Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30
p.m.Seniors Computer Lab 1:30 p.m.Grupo Hispano de Oracin 4:15
p.m.A.A. Open Meeting 5:45 p.m.Bread on the Common (2nd & 4th
Wed.) 5:45 p.m.Anointing of the Sick Mass (2nd Wed.) TBA
Thursday S.L.A.A. Meeting NoonMens Spirituality Group (2nd &
4th Thurs.) 5:00 p.m.A.A. Big Book Meeting 5:45 p.m.
Saturday Centering Prayer Group (1st & 3rd Sat.)
NoonVietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.Secular
Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 2:00 p.m.
Sunday 20/30 Boston Young Adults Coffee (4th Sun.) 11:00
a.m.alt. Wine & Cheese Social (odd 4th Sun.) 5:00 p.m.
Pieta Ministry Coffee (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.Healing Service (2nd
Sun.) 1:30 p.m.Separated and Divorced Catholics 1:30 p.m.Hispanic
Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.
READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27,
29-30;
Jn 6:22-29Tuesday: Acts 7:51 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a,
17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn
6:35-40Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20;
Jn 6:44-51Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn
6:52-59Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday:
Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-6; 1 Pt 2:20b-
25; Jn 10:1-10
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSunday: Third Sunday of
EasterMonday: Cinco de MayoSaturday: St. Damien de Veuster
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Events This Week
Fellowship & Fiesta!!Wednesday, May 7, 2014.5:30 to 7:30
p.m. 4th floor Clare RoomPre-registration required byNoon Monday,
May 5
A time for small group discussion,Bible study, reflection and
fellowshipin a relaxed setting. (Belated) Cincode Mayo Potluck
supper - food willbe provided courtesy of participants.
Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext. 143 or
[email protected]. Leaveyour name & telephone no. and
what food/ dessert/beverage itemsyou plan on bringing.
Offered by Evangelization
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MISA EN ESPAOLCada domingo a las 11:45 de la maana
primer pisoSpanish Mass
Sundays, 11:45 a.m. in First Floor Church
Cover art: Der Gang nach Emmaus (TheWay to Emmaus), oil painting
(1877),Robert Znd, Swiss
Pray for Peace in theMiddle East!
Pieta Ministry Serving the SpiritualNeeds of Grieving
ParentsMonthly Mass and Coffee SocialSunday, May 4, 2014Join us at
our 10 a.m. MassFollowed by a Coffee with other grieving
parents.[Or, if you prefer, join us for the Coffee Socialonly]
Social - 4th fl. Francis room
Join other parents in a warm and comforting placefor a short
Scripture reading, discussion,fellowship, and refreshments. All are
Welcome!Contact: Fr. Jim Czerwinski, OFM, 617-542-6440,
ext.215.
Keep Immigrant Families Together Stop the Raids &
Deportations
Prayer Vigil for Immigrants & Detainees
www.bostonnewsanctuary.org
www.facebook.com/bostonnewsanctuaryCalled By Our Faiths to Welcome
the Stranger
Sunday, May 4th2:00 PM
Suffolk County House of Correction20 Bradston St., Boston
Each day over 250 immigrants are detained by Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Suffolk County House of Correction
in Boston. At this quarterly vigil, we gather to bear witness to
the pain, suffering and loneliness of those detained and their
families and to call for just immigration reform. The more people
attend, the louder our voice will be.
For more information: email [email protected], call
(617) 651-BNSM (2676) or visit our Facebook page.
Recommended by St. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group
(Peace and Social Justice)Contact: Dr. Jackie Stewart,
617-542-6440, ext. 143, email [email protected]
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The CanticleVolume 33 No. 5 May 2014a monthly publication of St.
Anthony Shrine
In 1991, Sheila Willson published an articleentitled: Coming In
From The Cold: A Sideway Look AtThe Archetype of the Spy. What
makes this articleinteresting is as much the life of the author as
whatshe had written. She herself had rubbed shoulderswith the
practice of spy-craft. After graduating fromhigh school, she joined
the British code-breakers atBletchley Park. It was the time of
World War II. Inher article she describes those who spy as people
ofdouble vision, those who live a double role. A senseof duality
must be second nature. And that becausethe spy will be living in
two worlds at once andmust not let one world erupt into the
other.
One cannot but presume St. Francis was wellacquainted with the
Gospels. And therefore hadworking knowledge of the Pharisees. Jesus
hadaccused the Pharisees of living two lives. Like spiesthey had
shown a great amount of outside piety, butinside conditions seemed
quite different. Notnecessarily to indict them as completely
corrupt, butmore a matter of tilted toward the world ofappearances.
Their efforts had recognized the needfor good example, which in
itself was admirable. Butinside, as Jesus had pointed out on a few
occasions,they seemed empty.
Jesus also had emphasized with his followersthe need for setting
good example. But innermotivations should distance them from
thePharisees. His disciples were indeed to performgood works that
people might see but for thepurpose of giving glory to God. The
complaintsleveled against the Pharisees might be summed up asgiving
good example but more for the purpose ofgiving glory to themselves.
The inner motivationwas missing. In the same way, your light
mustshine before men so that they may see goodness inyour acts and
give praise to your heavenly Father(Matthew 5,16). Therefore to
build upon the notionof good example one must add this inner
dimension.I tell you, unless your holiness surpasses that of
thescribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter thekingdom of God
(Matthew 5, 20).
This notion of witnessing, or good examplecan be tricky. Francis
also insisted upon it. He sawgood example as the first level of
preaching theGospel, something all friars should practice.
Inreferring to the Saint, Thomas of Celano writes ofthe tongue of
his conduct. Live first what you aregoing to say and then speak
about it. Which implies
Franciscana
Inside and Outside
A tree cannot last very long if it loses contactwith its roots.
The juice that keeps it alive dries up.Which is why it seems
important in telling the storyof St. Francis to watch for root
issues. They find away to figure into the story. For close to
twenty yearsthe mans early life was surrounded by the world
ofclothes and the fashions of the day. This mentalityshaped the
roots of his early identity. Years thatfollowed did not so much
repress that identity astransform it, correct it, and set it on a
different path.But still the need exists to watch for its
appearancebecause of its human significance. As an issue, onecan
trace it back to the original soil in which the Saintbegan his
life.
Such a situation surfaced early in hisconversion. Specifically,
during the journey he tookto Rome. The time he went alone. There
thespotlight shone again upon the value clothing hadplayed in his
life. In Rome, he switched what he waswearing with a beggar. He sat
dressed like a poorman and begged for alms. But the game he
playedsuggests one of make-believe. He remained a richman posing in
the clothes of a poor man. Thechanges occurred only on the outside.
Passingthrough a transitional period in his life, he was
nowapproaching a cross-road. A major decision hungupon the near
horizon. On the streets of Rome, heattempted to explore another
direction and anotheridentity. He seemed anxious to know how it
wouldfeel to be a poor man begging. But he was not poor.This was
all a sham, a case of pretension. Duringthose few hours, he was
living out two lives. FrancisBernadone, rich man, spying upon the
life-style of thepoor. It was all show. He only looked poor.
Whatwas outside was not inside. He remained richthroughout the
pretending. That lesson of two-livesseems to have created an issue
he would neverforget. He felt the press of that duplicity every
timehe passed a beggar for the rest of his life. He hadchosen to
live this way. The beggar-passing had not.
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the outer expression should be rooted in ones innerlife. There
is that word again, rooted. Francis hadbeen raised in the world of
appearances and so hemay have understood better than the average
citizenits dangers. Which may be why an incidentoccurring in later
life could indicate how much heguarded whatever inclinations he may
have felttoward returning to the value system shown in theworld of
fabrics, garments, fashions, andappearances.
Francis had come to a point in his life wherehe was constantly
ill. His body had begun toweaken. As a result, he also suffered
from some ofthe more common inconveniences popping up aspart of
life given the times. Enduring the cold mightbe an example. His
notion of penance sometimescould cross the line and become
unnecessarysuffering. So intense grew his concern for giving
thefriars good example. One such incident took placewhile winter
was upon them. The friars around himsaw him suffering from the
cold. They realized heneeded more than the usual amount of clothing
tokeep himself warm. Therefore they attempted toconvince him of the
need to have some fur sewninside of his Franciscan robe. Fur at
that time wouldhave been considered somewhat luxurious. Hebecame
resistant at first. But because they pushedstrongly, he finally
relented and agreed but onlyon one condition. They must agree to
sew fur outsideof his tunic as well. In that way he would be
hidingnothing. People could see what he was wearinginside as well
as outside. There would be nopretense. The outside would mirror the
inside. Hedid not want people thinking he was more than whathe was.
He was truly a saintly example of what someare calling for today: a
transparent Church.
Response
The Church is faced today with many calls tobe transparent, open
its dealings, clearly pertinent inthe face of scandal, ready to
speak frankly of theways in which our leaders have failed to
exercisetheir authority as truly humble servants of God.Jesus warns
us to avoid the hypocrisy of thePharisees, whereby we perpetrate
great acts ofdeception as to our attitudes and our intentions.
We are discovering today the extent to whichwe have been
affected by the culture of deception,the worship of the official
version, the unfoundedtruth, the constructed message, which seeks
to pointto a conclusion not really to be found in the
premises.There is a felt need to comfort the people with whatthey
want to hear, or, more exactly, what they thinkthey want to hear.
Even the Church seeks to presenta position of unquestioned trust in
her policies,policies not always in harmony with her teachings.
Pope Francis is not afraid to face the reality ofthe
contemporary Church. Truly renewed throughVatican II, it is yet
burdened by a dependence onwhat has worked up to now. Francis is
convinced ofthe divine character of the Church, therefore he is
notafraid to chip away at the pharisaic elements thathave crept
into the structure over the centuries. Thedignity of the Church
institution must give way tothe true dignity of the Spirit filled
assembly. Thepeople enforce the structure; specific differencesgrow
up authentically as the needs of the peoplebecome evident.
Practical decisions must be made;their practicality does not
partake of the eternalverity of the Kingdom of God. We wear the
coat thatkeeps us warm, but the warmth comes from thebody; the
needs of which determine the nature andeffectiveness of the garment
chosen. Titles indicatethe kind of leadership needed; those who
bear thetitles Holiness, Beatitude, Eminence, Excellency,Lordship
these indicate need without anyguarantee that those who bear the
titles fulfill theneed.
Pope Francis, like his patron, does not wantus to see more in
him that he is. He knows he cancooperate with the Holy Spirit and
effectively leadthe Church through grace, the grace that takes
usbeyond ourselves. He strives to present as accuratethe reality:
What you see is what you get. Churchleaders have not always had the
confidence to liveauthentically, without the necessity of forts
ofprotection. To know that we Christians have mademistakes
committed sins does not mean that theChurch is stifled thereby.
Misread, misunderstood,misused, yes. But there is a stable core
that isrevealed when we ask what the Church is and whenwe are
willing to forgo what we think it should be.Enjoy the Church
sparkling in the sunlight!
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WEEKDAY MASSESCelebrated in Second Floor Chapel
6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m.1:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.Second WednesdayAnointing Mass:
time to be announcedThird WednesdayDay of Remembrance
SATURDAY MASSESCelebrated in Second Floor Chapel
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon
SATURDAY AFTERNOONVIGIL MASSES
Second Floor First FloorChapel Chapel
4:00 p.m. ** 4:15 p.m.5:30 p.m. **
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATIONCelebrated in First Floor
ChapelWeekdays: 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.;
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.Saturday: 6:30 to 8:00
a.m. and
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Seasonal Communal Penance Service:
(to be announced)Sunday: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Legal Holiday:
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.Following Masses ** Music
10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:30 Noon4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Benediction(First Floor Chapel)Weekdays: 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 3:30 p.m.Holy Rosary of Mary Sundays:
2:45 p.m.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy Sundays: 3:00 p.m.Vespers Sundays: 3:15
p.m.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament(First Floor Chapel)Weekdays
at 1:45 p.m. Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: St. Anthony DevotionsWednesdays: Spanish Mass - 5:15
p.m.
Thursdays: St. Jude Devotions
SUNDAY MASSESSecond Floor Chapel
** Music MassesThe Arch Street Band
MISA EN ESPAOLCada mircoles a las 5:15 de la tarde
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
LEGAL HOLIDAY MASSESSecond Floor Chapel
MISA EN ESPAOL - PRIMER PISOCada domingo a las 11:45 de la
maana
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THE FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALCOMPANIONSHIP MINISTRY
St. Anthony Shrine100 Arch St.Boston, MA
Spiritual Companionship is a pastoralministry exercised by
clergy, laity and religiouswho listen, support and guide a person
to discernthe movement of Gods presence in all thecircumstances in
everyday life. This ministry has12 staff members who are certified
to listenattentively to the joys, sorrows, hopes and dreamsof over
100 people each month or 1700 hours eachyear.
They have received formation training inthe spiritual life,
human development, theology,scripture as well as peer supervision.
Put simply,they assist you to hear and trust your deep
innerwisdom.
They help you to respond to the sacredpresence of God within you
and everywhere increation. People often express that they want to
bealive in their faith, more accountable and moreattuned to Gods
stirrings within them. MightFranciscan Spiritual Companionship be
for you?
Our Spiritual Companions listed below are ready toserve you.
Fr. Jim Czerwinski, ofmFr. Richard Flaherty, ofm
Mr. Bob Giers, ofsNancy Nichols KearnsFr. Barry Langley, ofm
Br. John Maganzini, ofmFr. Raymond Mann, ofmFr. Frank McHugh,
ofmBr. Daniel Murray, ofm
Peggy OConnorFr. Gene Pistacchio, ofmClara Schumann Wood
Most High and Glorious God, Bring light to thedarkness of my
heart, give me right faith, certainhope and perfect charity. Lord,
give me insightand wisdom so I might always discern, yourholy and
true will (St. Francis of Assisis prayerbefore the crucifix).
If you seek me with all your heart, I will let youfind me
(Jeremiah 29:12).
The Church continues to recommend thepractice of spiritual
companionship, not only toall those who wish to follow the Lord up
close,but to every Christian who wishes to liveresponsibly his
baptism, that is, the new life inChrist (Pope Benedict XVI).
For information, please contact Fr. Gene Pistacchio,
ofm,617.542.6440, ext 121or e-mail
@[email protected] fee is requested on a
sliding-scale basis to support ourShrine Ministries.
Adult Confirmation at St. Anthony Shrine
Saturday, May 10, 2014, 5:30 p.m. MassSt. Anthony Shrine, 2nd
fl. Church
Bishop Robert E. Hennessey presiding
ConfirmandiAshley (Ann) Alexander
Gregory (Francis) AtkinsonCharles (Anthony) CaseyAlba (Pastora)
ContrerasNicole (Agatha) HansenJustin (Anthony) John
Nathalie (Michael) LaurentNicolas (Peter) LaurentFrancine (Ann)
MansfieldJanelle (Theresa) PossardEdward (Peter) RoachIsrael
(David) SanchezLaura (Therese) SuarezPaulina (Veronica) SzyjkaPeter
(Anthony) SzyjkaElizabeth (Mary) Tobin
Christopher (Michael) WalshKristen (Genevieve) WhiteEmily
(Catherine) Wright
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Not too early to Plan Ahead Join uson our May 19-30, 2015 Holy
Land Pilgrimage!
(Dates are tentative pending hotel availability)Leaders: Fr.
Gene Pistacchio, OFM &
Dr. Jackie Stewart (Costs TBA)
Note: Group Airline tickets cannot be reserved untileleven
months before departure (~end June 2014).Cost of trip will be
determined at that point. Wecurrently have holds on space in our
Galilee hotel andpartial in Jerusalem hotel(s). Will be finalized
atfterairline space confirmed. The itinerary is being draftedand
will be published soon. This will be a mostmemorable trip, for
first timers and returnees.
To get on our interest list, please contact Dr. JackieStewart,
[email protected] or 617-542-6440, ext.143.
Offered by Franciscan Adult School
Abu Gosh (Emmaus)
by Thomas Reese | Aug. 6, 2013National Catholic
Reporter(excerpts based on Pope Francis July 27 address to
theBrazilian bishops and his address the next day to the
episcopalcouncil of CELAM, the Latin American conference of
bishops,Rio de Janeiro)
Church of Emmaus: using the Gospel story of Emmaus,Francis
talked to the bishops about people who have leftthe church because
they now think that the churchtheir Jerusalemcan no longer offer
them anythingmeaningful and important. He does not blame
theculture, he does not harangue against relativism,consumerism and
other isms; rather, he calls for self-examination by the
bishops.
Perhaps the church appeared too weak, perhapstoo distant from
their needs, perhaps too poor torespond to their concerns, perhaps
too cold,perhaps too caught up with itself, perhaps aprisoner of
its own rigid formulas, perhaps theworld seems to have made the
church a relic ofthe past, unfit for new questions; perhaps
thechurch could speak to people in their infancy butnot to those
come of age.
Faced with this Emmaus situation, what does Francissuggest?
We need a church unafraid of going forth intotheir night. We
need a church capable of meetingthem on their way. We need a church
capable ofentering into their conversation. We need achurch able to
dialogue with those discipleswho, having left Jerusalem behind,
arewandering aimlessly, alone, with their owndisappointment,
disillusioned by a Christianitynow considered barren, fruitless
soil, incapableof generating meaning. Are we still a church capable
of warming hearts?A church capable of leading people back
toJerusalem? Of bringing them home? Jerusalem iswhere our roots
are: Scripture, catechesis,sacraments, community, friendship with
theLord, Mary and the apostles. Are we still ableto speak of these
roots in a way that will revive asense of wonder at their
beauty?
Francis then presented practical challenges for theBrazilian
(and other) bishops that follow from thisecclesiology: unless we
train ministers capable of warmingpeople's hearts, of walking with
them in the night, ofdialoguing with their hopes and
disappointments, ofmending their brokenness, what hope can we have
forour present and future journey?
There is need, then, for a greater appreciation oflocal and
regional elements. Central bureaucracy is notsufficient; there is
also a need for increased collegialityand solidarity. What is
needed is not unanimity, buttrue unity in the richness of
diversity. The churchs legacy is transmitted throughwitness, and
one needs to hand it over personally, totouch the one to whom one
wants to give, to relay, thisinheritance. We need a church capable
of rediscovering thematernal womb of mercy. Without mercy we have
littlechance nowadays of becoming part of a world of'wounded'
persons in need of understanding,forgiveness, love. Let us not
reduce the involvement of women inthe church, but instead promote
their active role in theecclesial community. By losing women, the
church risksbecoming sterile.
[Continued in next weeks Bulletin: Francis continued toflesh out
his agenda for the bishops.]
Pope Francis ecclesiology rooted in the Emmaus story