S A I N T F R A N C I S C H A P E L
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S A I N T F R A N C I S C H A P E L
S A I N T F R A N C I S C H A P E L “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 Page 2 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. Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, May 1st, 2011 Join us for the 2011 Walk for Hunger. Today in Massachusetts, 660,000 people are struggling to put food on the table. WALK all or part of the 20 miles… ORGANIZE a Walk team at work, school, etc… COLLECT PLEDGES by asking friends, family, etc… RAISE $500 or more and join the Heart and Sole Circle… DOUBLE your personal contribution with employer’s matching gift program… Pick up a registration form in the bookstore or register online at: www.projectbread.org Bulletin Sponsor of the Week Without the generosity of our sponsors, we would not be able to provide you with this bulletin! Please support our sponsors. Our sponsor of the week is: Flamers! Stop in after Mass and get a spicy chicken wrap, a burger, or any of the quick and tasty meals at... Flamers… Located in the Food Court of the Prudential Center...easy to stop by...breakfast, too! Prudential Center, Boston 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. Page 3 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. 26 Jerry Shattuck Danielle’s intentions Elisa Imun Stephen Smith Constantino Garcia Nazarrio Martinez Page 4 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 Page 5 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”. Page 6 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.