S A I N T F R A N C I S C H A P E L

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“AN OASIS OF SILENCE, AN OASIS OF PRAYER”
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT- MARCH 20, 2011
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02199 617-437-7117 www.stfrancischapel.org
Weekend Masses
Saturday
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM,
7:00 PM en español
Sunday
8:00 AM, 9:15 AM,
10:30 AM, 11:45 AM ,
1:15 PM en español
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Weekday Masses
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM, 12:05 PM,
12:35 PM, 4:45 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM, 12 Noon
Confessions
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 11:50 AM*, 1:10 - 4:15 PM
*Wed 11:15 - 11:50
Saturday
9:45 - 11:45 AM, 12:45-3:30 PM
Devotions
Tuesday after Mass: Memorare
Thursday after Mass: St. Jude
Mon-Fri after 4:45 p.m. Mass: Rosary
CHAPEL STAFF
Fr. Chris Uhl, OMV, ([email protected]),
Fr. Greg Staab, OMV, Fr. Dave Yankauskas, OMV,
Fr. Robert Lowrey, OMV, Fr James Doran, OMV
Sacristan: Mary Inoue Webmaster: Terry Wong
Music Director: Kim Araiza
Music Ministry: Rebecca Martin, Taylor Stilson,
Matt Stansfield, Ryan Lynch, Joanna Vasquez,
Glenda Landavazo, Robert Conley
IT: Joey George
Cleaning of Chapel Environment: Nubia Viasus
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Monday - Friday
8:30-11:45 AM, 1:00-4:30 PM
Saturday 9:30—11:30 AM
12:30—3:30 PM
Sunday 2:30-3:30 PM
Lenten Stations of the Cross
Every Friday in Lent at 5:45 PM
Bible Study Groups:
Italian: 6:30 PM Tuesday
English: 6:00 PM Wednesday
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St. Francis Chapel
Lanteri’s
Corner
Spiritual thoughts from
Ven. Bruno Lanteri,
Founder of the
Oblates
of the Virgin Mary.
Third Method of Meditating Well (continued)
Having finished the meditation thus, follow it with a little
examen by considering the following:
I will take a look at the meditation’s defects, which are the
following, that is:
- Whether I have gone to meditate as if forced to,
that is, without esteem and affection for meditation
because it is an honor, and a grace that the Lord gives
us, when he admits us into his hearing and to a
business so important.
- Whether I have preserved here a great reverence
externally for the presence of the Majesty of God.
For this one needs to be blind, deaf and dumb
towards all creatures.
- Whether I have preserved a tranquil heart, sweetly
and affectionately occupied with the truth proposed,
scorning any other alien idea, since that which is not
God is nothing.
Take a look at illuminations received and good proposals made,
thanking God for them.
by Fr. Pio Bruno Lanteri.
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St. Francis Chapel Bookstore
Item of the Week...
Pope Benedict XVI’s
New Book!
Jesus of Nazareth - Holy Week
A great and inspiring spiritual work by
the Pope...another great idea for Lent!
“Come spend an hour
with the Lord”
St. Clement Perpetual Eucharistic
Shrine is in need of Adorers to spend
an hour a week with the Lord. To
sign up, or for more information
email [email protected] or call Rich
McKinney at (617) 536 - 4141.
" This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to
preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis. "
Pope John Paul II
Our Cover: The Transfiguration,
Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1834 -1890
Save the Date!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Seminarian Scholarship
Dinner and Auction
St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine
If you would like to contribute to the auction or know of someone
who would like to donate, please contact:
Richard McKinney, 617 526-4141,
[email protected]
(Some suggested items are concert/theatre tickets, restaurant gift certificates,
tour tickets, sports memorabilia, gift baskets, spa/hair stylist gift certificates,
or perhaps you have a unique item or idea that would drum up bids to aid the
scholarship fund.)
Pure in Heart Weekly meeting on Thursday at 7PM in
the Upper Room at: St. Clement's Eucharistic Shrine,
1105 Bolyston St, Boston.
There will be Mass, Rosary, Discussion and Pizza.
Pure in Heart America, Inc. is a Catholic non-profit composed of young adults
ages 18-35. Weekly prayer and fellowship fosters purity and respect for the sanctity of life.
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
MASS INTENTIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS FINALIZED.
Sunday, March 20
8:00 AM
+ Hildegard O’Neill
9:15 AM
Father Ed Broom, OMV
10:30 AM
Ethel Cardarelli
11:45 AM
+ Barbara Galanis
1:15 PM
+ Francisco Velez
4:00 PM
+ Gertrude V. Sullivan
5:30 PM
+ Lucy Farris
Monday, March 21
8:00 AM
+ Margaret Wellings
12:05 PM
+ Ho Win Shen (In loving memory)
12:35 PM
Father Ed Broom, OMV
4:45 PM
Linda Ravenscroft (birthday)
Tuesday, March 22
8:00 AM
Father Ed Broom, OMV
12:05 PM
RobeHelen’s intention
12:35 PM
+ Vincent Buscenera
4:45 PM
+ Holy Souls in Purgatory
Thursday, March 24
8:00 AM
+ Isabel Guansing
12:05 PM
Helen Regan
12:35 PM
+ Miguel Angelo Giammottei
4:45 PM
+ Fr. Justin Bailey, OFM
Friday, March 25
8:00 AM
Father Ed Broom, OMV
12:05 PM
The Regan Family
12:35 PM
+ Mrs. Sannella
4:45 PM
Desiree Ravenscroft (special intention)
Saturday, March
9:00 AM
12:00 Noon
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
+
Wednesday, March 23
8:00 AM
+ Mrs. Goldner
12:05 PM
+ Victoria Cronin
12:35 PM
+ Maria Luisa Risso
4:45 PM
+ Michael Lehane
Since 1983, Saint Francis Chapel has been staffed by the Oblates
of the Virgin Mary, a Roman Catholic religious congregation of
priests and brothers united in a common mission to bring the
mercy of God to all people. Founded in 1826 by Ven Fr. Pio
Bruno Lanteri, OMV, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary have
houses throughout the world. The multiple and varied
apostolates of the OMVs include preaching parish missions and
retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius,
fraternal assistance to (and formation of) the clergy, formation of
the laity, the use of the means of social communication (the mass
media) to promote the truth against current errors, parish work,
missionary work, and other apostolates.
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Jerry Shattuck
Danielle’s intentions
Elisa Imun
Stephen Smith
Constantino Garcia Nazarrio Martinez
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
POPE: LENT IS INTENSE TIME OF MEANING, NOT SADNESS
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 10, 2011
(Zenit.org).- Although Lent is commonly
thought of in terms of darkness and sadness,
it is rather, an intensely meaningful time for
the Church, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope stated this in a homily for Ash
Wednesday, during a Mass he presided over
in the Roman Basilica of St. Sabina.
"In common opinion, this time runs the risk
of being marked by sadness, by the darkness
of life," the Pontiff stated. "Instead, it is a
precious gift of God; it is an intense time full
of meaning in the journey of the Church; it is
the itinerary to the Lord's Easter."
He noted that Lent is "about putting into
practice an attitude of genuine conversion to
God -- of return to him -- recognizing his
holiness, his power, his majesty."
"And this conversion is possible because
God is rich in mercy and great in love," the
Holy Father said.
"His is a regenerating mercy, which creates a
pure heart in us, renews our interior in a firm
spirit, restoring to us the joy of salvation," he
added.
Benedict XVI affirmed, "God, in fact, does
not will the death of the sinner, but that he be
converted and live."
Lent is "a journey of forty days where we
can experience in an effective way the
merciful love of God," the Pope said.
Pontiff stated, "inviting us to return to him to
give us a new heart, purified from the evil that
oppresses it, to have us take part in his joy."
He urged, "Our world needs to be converted to
God; it needs his forgiveness, his love; it needs
a new heart."
The Holy Father observed, "We can all open
ourselves to God's action, to his love, with our
evangelical witness.
He continued: "We Christians must be a living
message; in fact, in many cases we are the
only Gospel that the men of today still read.
"This is our responsibility, following the steps
of St. Paul; here is another reason to live Lent
well: to give witness of a lived faith to a world
in difficulty that needs to return to God, which
is in need of conversion."
Benedict XVI urged, "Let us begin this Lenten
itinerary confident and joyful."
"Forty days separate us from Easter," he said.
"This 'intense' time of the liturgical year is a
propitious time to attend, with greater
commitment, to our conversion, to intensify
listening to the Word of God, prayer and
penance, opening our hearts to the docile
acceptance of the divine will, for a more
generous practice of mortification, thanks to
which we will go more readily to help our
needy neighbor: a spiritual itinerary that
prepares us to receive the Paschal Mystery."
Conversion
He noted that we are "called to convert our
hearts to God, conscious that we cannot carry
out our conversion by ourselves, with our
own efforts, because it is God who converts
us."
"He offers us once again his forgiveness," the
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI
March 2011
General Intention: That the nations of Latin America may walk in fidelity to the
Gospel and be bountiful in social justice and peace.
Missionary Intention: That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to the
Christian communities and the faithful who are persecuted or discriminated against
because of the Gospel.
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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EL VERDADERO AYUNO, NUTRIRSE DE LA PALABRA DE DIOS, DICE EL PAPA
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, miércoles 9 de
marzo de 2011 (ZENIT.org).- El Papa
Benedicto XVI explicó hoy que el ayuno no
es un fin en sí mismo, sino el “signo externo”
de una “realidad interior”, que es el de saber
“vivir del Evangelio”.
Benedicto XVI quiso dedicar su catequesis de
hoy, Miércoles de Ceniza, a reflexionar sobre
la Cuaresma y sobre las prácticas piadosas
ligadas a ella, que son el ayuno, la oración y
la limosna.
El ayuno “significa la abstinencia de la
comida, pero comprende otras formas de
privación en aras de una vida más sobria”.
Sin embargo, “todo esto no constituye todavía
la realidad plena del ayuno: es el signo
externo de una realidad interior, de nuestro
compromiso, con la ayuda de Dios, de
abstenernos del mal y de vivir el Evangelio”.
“No ayuna de verdad quien no sabe nutrirse
de la Palabra de Dios”, afirmó el Papa.
“El ayuno, en la tradición cristiana, está
ligado estrechamente a la limosna”, afirmó el
Papa
En este sentido, recordó con san Agustín que
tanto el ayuno como la limosna son “las dos
alas de la oración”, que le permiten alcanzar
mayor impulso y llegar a Dios.
“La Iglesia sabe que, por nuestra debilidad, es
muy fatigoso hacer silencio para ponerse
delante de Dios, y tomar conciencia de
nuestra condición de criaturas que dependen
de Él y de pecadores necesitados de su amor”,
subrayó el Papa.
Por esto, “en Cuaresma, nos invita a una
oración más fiel e intensa y a una meditación
prolongada sobre la Palabra de Dios”.
Pero ante todo, en línea con su Mensaje para
la Cuaresma de este año, el Pontífice invitó a
todos los fieles a “revivir” el propio bautismo,
pues la Cuaresma, y especialmente en este
ciclo litúrgico A, ha sido en la tradición de la
Iglesia el itinerario que los catecúmenos
debían recorrer antes de recibir el sacramento
la noche de Pascua.
El Papa invitó a todos a vivir este “itinerario
bautismal”, para “reavivar en nosotros este
don y para hacer de modo que nuestra vida
recupere las exigencias y los compromisos de
este Sacramento, que está en la base de
nuestra vida cristiana”.
“Desde siempre, la Iglesia asocia la Vigilia
Pascual a la celebración del Bautismo, paso a
paso: en él se realiza ese gran misterio por el
que el hombre, muerto al pecado, es hecho
partícipe de la vida nueva en Cristo
Resucitado y recibe el Espíritu de Dios”.
Las lecturas de los próximos domingos,
explicó el Pontífice, “se toman precisamente
de la tradición antigua, que acompañaba al
catecúmeno en el descubrimiento del
Bautismo: son el gran anuncio de lo que Dios
obra en este Sacramento, una estupenda
catequesis bautismal dirigida a cada uno de
nosotros”.
El Papa fue desgranando uno por uno el
significado de los evangelios de cada uno de
los cinco domingos próximos, explicando
también cuáles eran los pasos (escrutinios,
adhesión al Credo, iniciación a la oración
cristiana) que el catecúmeno debía seguir
durante este itinerario.
Exhortó a los fieles a estar “atentos a acoger
la invitación de Cristo a seguirlo de un modo
más decidido y coherente, renovando la
gracia y los compromisos de nuestro
Bautismo, para abandonar el hombre viejo
que está en nosotros y revestirnos de Cristo”.
La Cuaresma, añadió por último, “es un
camino, es acompañar a Jesús que sube a
Jerusalén, lugar del cumplimiento de su
misterio de pasión, muerte y resurrección”.
Así, explicó, “nos recuerda que la vida
cristiana es un “camino” que recorrer, que
consiste no tanto en una ley que
observar, sino la persona misma de Cristo, a
la que hay que encontrar, acoger, seguir”.
“Es sobre todo en la Liturgia, en la
participación en los santos misterios, donde
somos llevados a recorrer este camino con el
Señor; es un ponernos a la escuela de Jesús,
recorrer los acontecimientos que nos han
traido la salvación”.
Pero esta vivencia no es “una simple
conmemoración, un recuerdo de hechos
pasados”, sino que “en las acciones litúrgicas,
Cristo se hace presente a través de la obra del
Espíritu Santo, esos acontecimientos
salvíficos se vuelven actuales”.
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Oblates of the Virgin Mary—USA
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary is an international religious
community of priests and brothers serving in Italy, France,
Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, the United States
and the Philippines. The Oblates are involved in retreat and
parish missions, spiritual direction, parish work, the mass
media, clergy formation, and the foreign missions.
Fr. Bruno
Lanteri
(1759-1830)
The Founder
of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Declared “Venerable” the first step to
Sainthood.
ST. PETER CHANEL PARISH
Hawaiian Gardens, CA
The US Province of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary is
dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, and includes
communities in Massachusetts, Illinois, Colorado,
California and the Philippines.
ST. CLEMENT EUCHARISTIC SHRINE & ST FRANCIS CHAPEL, Boston. MA
ST. JOSEPH HOUSE, Milton, MA
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
OMV FORMATION CENTER
Cebu City, Philippines
HOLY GHOST PARISH
& LANTERI CENTER
FOR IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
Denver, CO
The OMV motto,
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM
INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin.