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Anthony Shrine
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100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

& Ministry Center

Sunday, March 16 Saturday, March 22, 2014

WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK MARCH

Welcome to the St. Anthony Shrine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded. Please take this bulletin home with you as well as the many brochures that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine. Thank you for being with us today. Franciscan friars and staff St. Anthony Shrine community
Monday: Tuesday:

15 Saturday

Adult Confirmation Program, class #2, 10:30 to Noon. 4th. fl. Clare room. Registration closed. Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m., 4th fl. Francis room Jesus of Montreal, film & discussion, 1:15 to 3:30 p.m., Assisi auditorium stage

16 Sunday

Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m., womens services 12:55 to 2:30 p.m. Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, Flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

17 Monday

Bereavement Support group, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, 4th fl. Clare room. Registration closed.

Sunday:

Saturday:

Thursday: Friday:

Wednesday:

Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:1621; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

18 Tuesday

Nutrition consultation*, 10:00 a.m. to Noon (*by appt. 617-542-6440, ext. 118) Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, Flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

Pope FrancisA Muslim & Jewish Perspective, by Imam Talal Eid and Rabbi Victor Reinstein, reception 5:30 p.m. auditorium, presentation 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Assisi auditorium stage classroom (See ad for details.) Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, Flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

The Power of Gratitude, by William Sawyer, II, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom (See ad for details.)

Introduction to Mindfulness and Self Compassion by Mark Dagnall, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4th fl. Clare room (See ad for details.) Lenten Reflections Nailed to the Cross,..., Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, 6:00 to 6:45 p.m., 2nd. fl. church (See ad for details.)

LGBT Spirituality Group, The Spirituality of Pope Francis by Br. John Maganzini, OFM, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Assisi auditorium stage classroom (See ad for details.)

20 Thursday

19 Wednesday

20s/30s Seder Meal with Fr. Barry Langley, OFM, 6:30 p.m., 2nd. fl. classroom (See ad for details.)

22 Saturday

Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph & Lent by Fr. Philip OShea, OFM 11:00 a.m., lunch noon

Adult Confirmation Program, class #3, 10:30 to Noon. 4th. fl. Clare room. Registration closed.

Pray for Peace in the Middle East!

Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
Monday Tuesday

A.A. Step Meeting 5:45 p.m. Seniors Crafts Group 10:30 a.m. A.A. Open Meeting Noon Mens Cursillo Reunion 5:15 p.m. Wednesday Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses Womens 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 Noon Mens 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.) Noon Vietnamese 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.

REGULAR EVENTS

Second Sunday of Lent St. Patrick St. Cyril of Jerusalem St. Joseph Spring begins Abstinence

Mark your calendars...... Pope Francis A Muslim and Jewish Perspective by Imam Talal Eid and Rabbi Victor Reinstein
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. presentation Assisi auditorium stage classroom Pre-registrations requested.

March 18, 25; April 1, 8 & 15, 2014 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. 2nd floor classroom Presenter: William Sawyer, II, M.A. Cost: Free will ($10 per session suggested). Being grateful to God for all Gods many blessings has the power to eliminate emotional suffering. Participants will learn meditations to discover and appreciate Gods blessings, and maintain a grateful heart.
Pre-registrations appreciated.

The Power of Gratitude

Events This Week

Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart to register at 617-542-6440 ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com. Please leave your name, & telephone no. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Two of our interfaith friends will offer prospectives from their respective traditions, how they see Pope Francis approaching different affairs of human life, interfaith dialogue and respect, and how their own traditions/teachings offer guidance toward the type of path Pope Francis is walking and inviting others to walk.

Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart to register at 617-542-6440 ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com. Please leave your name, telephone no., and the course, date/time you wish to attend. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

LGBT Spirituality Group The Spirituality of Pope Francis.the Jesuit Pope with the heart and spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi
Presentation by Br. John Maganzini, ofm
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Assisi auditorium stage classroom

Cover art: Abrahams Journey (The Departure of Abraham), Jacopo (dal Ponte) Bassano, Italian, 1570-90. Shows Abram, a nomadic herdsman, as a wealthy European merchant leaving a comfortable home. 100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440

Contact: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, 617-542-6440, ext. 239 or email LGBT@stanthonyshrine.org Offered by LGBT MInistry of St. Anthony Shrine

All Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Catholics are invited to participate in our monthly spirituality group.

We provide counseling, workshops, and retreats for people in recovery. Contact 617-542-6440 ext. 169 or email aandreottola@stanthonyshrine.org for more information.

Mychal Judge Center for Recovery

Introduction to Mindfulness and Self Compassion

As part of the ongoing Mind Body Spirit Series Presenter: Mark Dagnall, LADAC, CRC Session 1: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Session 2: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4th floor Clare room Cost: $20 per session or $35 for both sessions. Space is limited.

Tonys Travelers Day Trips with a Purpose Join Us for A Day of Fun & Gambling at Mohegan Sun!!

Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 23, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Leave for Mohegan Sun Casino 10:30 a.m. Arrive at Casino 4:30 p.m. Leave for Shrine 6:00 p.m. Arrive at Shrine All of this for only $30 per person! Includes Casino Package of $15 Meal Voucher & $15 for bets at select tables Fill out form in lobby flyer and leave at front desk or contact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at 617-5426440, ext. 241 for more information about this program.

Lenten Reflections Nailed to the cross, over and over again. Wasn't once enough?

Lent invites us to reflect in a special way on a persons love that was so totally complete and unconditional that it eventually led to his demise. Lent is also a time when we as Christians are called to examine our commitment to Gods invitation to follow Jesus. We are invited to journey with Jesus and some of his companions during the more painful times of his life while we ask ourselves, Do I contribute to the continuous nailing of Jesus to the cross, over and over again, by my actions or omissions in life?
Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Thursdays, March 20, 27; April 3, 2014 6 to 6:45 p.m., 2nd. floor church Facilitator: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM (Grief Ministry) All are Welcome! No registrations necessary.

Catholics & Muslims working together for the Common Good Core team planning meeting
Sunday, March 23, 2014. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 4th fl. Francis room Our interfaith group grew out of the Just Matters study module In the Spirit of St. Francis and the Sultan that began in the Fall of 2012. Information will appear in upcoming Bulletins about community-wide events. (See Muhammad ad.)
St. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group Peace & Social Justice & Peace Islands Institute/Turkish Cultural Center

The Damietta Project

Lenten Twilight Retreat

For more information, please contact sas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org.

20s/30s Boston Young Adults

This event is for 20s and 30s only.

Seder Meal with Fr. Barry Langley, OFM

Thursday, March 20. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom. Reservations required.
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Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart to register at 617-542-6440 ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com. Please leave your name & telephone no. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Monday, March 24, 2013, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Facilitators: Fr. John Hogan, OFM, Nancy Nichols-Kearns, Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM, Dr. Jackie Stewart Cost: $15 (includes supper) 4th fl Francis & Clare rooms Pre-registration required. Limited enrollment.

Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street

For more information, please contact sas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org. This event is for 20s and 30s only.

20s/30s Boston Young Adults

Project Rachel
Project Rachel Post-abortion Ministry
Without the mercy of God, the grief and pain of abortion can last a life time. Retreats offered by the Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston help women find hope, healing and reconciliation after abortion. If you or a loved one is suffering from post-abortion pain, contact Project Rachel about upcoming Come to the Waters of Healing retreats to be held Saturday, March 29 and April 12. For more information, call Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or email help@projectrachelboston.com. All inquiries are confidential.

Lenten Evening of Reflection with Fr. Damian Park, OFM

Thursday, March 27. 6:00 p.m. BYO-dinner, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. presentation.

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet,

Film & discussion in two parts

Discussion of the film (shown in two parts) will take place with members of the Damietta Project Catholics and Muslims working together for the common good.
Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart to register at 617-542-6440 ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com. Please leave your name & telephone no. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tells the story of a seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people. Three years in the making, the film takes viewers not only to ancient Middle Eastern sites where Muhammads story unfolds, but into the homes, mosques and workplaces of some of Americas estimated seven million Muslims to discover the many ways in which they follow Muhammad's example.

Part 1: Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Part 2: Thursday, April 10, 2014, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Assisi auditorium stage classroom Facilitators: Damietta Project, Catholics and Muslims working together for the common good

New Eucharistic Ministers Lenten Workshop

Saturday, April 5, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (2nd fl. classroom) Includes practicum 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (2nd fl. Church)

Join the Worship Ministry at St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center as a Eucharistic Minister.

Please see registration form in Shrine lobbies. Registrations requested by Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (worship@stanthonyshrine.org)

With St. Francis to Compostela September 30-October 8, 2014

Budget Suggestion: Start your Pilgrimage Club, (If you start saving in March 2014, recommend saving $495/mo pp thru Dec. 2014). To get on our interest list, please contact Dr. Jackie Stewart, SAS.Evang@gmail.com or 617-542-6440, ext. 143. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Not too early to Plan Ahead Join us on our May 19-30, 2015 Holy Land Pilgrimage! (Dates are tentative pending hotel availability) Leaders: Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM & Dr. Jackie Stewart (Costs TBA)

9 Days, 7 breakfasts, 4 dinners Prices are per person. Double $3,049 Single: $3,449 Triple: $3,019 Includes: Round Trip Air from Logan, Air taxes & surcharges, hotel transfers Tour agent: Collette Vacations Highlights... Madrid, Spain Logrono - Burgos Samos - Sarria Santiago de Compostela Toledo

For more info, contact Fr. Raphael Bonanno, OFM, 617-542-6440, ext 187. email: rafebon@gmail.com Brochure at front desk of Shrine See info meeting on March 10. 5

100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440

SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE & MINISTRY CENTER ~ All Are Welcome ~

Masses The Arch Street Band
SATURDAY AFTERNOON VIGIL MASSES ** Music

Second Floor Chapel 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 Noon 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Cada domingo a las 11:45 de la maana Second Floor Chapel 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
LEGAL HOLIDAY MASSES MISA EN ESPAOL - PRIMER PISO

Second Floor Chapel 4:00 p.m. ** 5:30 p.m. **

First Floor Chapel 4:15 p.m.

SUNDAY MASSES

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 announced Third WednesdayDay of Remembrance Tuesdays: St. Anthony Devotions Wednesdays: Spanish Mass - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays: St. Jude Devotions MISA EN ESPAOL Cada mircoles a las 5:15 de la tarde
SATURDAY MASSES

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel

WEEKDAY MASSES

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon 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. Benediction (First Floor Chapel) Weekdays: 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: 3:30 p.m. Vespers Sundays: 3:15 p.m.
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM Executive Director Fr. Barry Langley, OFM Associate Director

CONTACT US: Phone: 1-617-542-6440 Fax: 1-617-542-4225 Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.org Address: 100 Arch Street Downtown Crossing Boston, MA 02110

Celebrated in First Floor Chapel Weekdays: 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.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Holy Rosary of Mary Sundays: 2:45 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy Sundays: 3:00 p.m.

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Spirituality of the Readings

2nd Sunday of Lent A Reading I: Genesis 12:1-4a Responsorial Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Reading II: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

notice that I said, in the complete union with the God that he is, not a union that he has. In Jesus, divinity and humanity are completely at one with each other. Daily onlookers saw only the human, but in this passage, Jesus is showing the apostles his whole self, divinity in its complete oneness with its humanity. Why such a sudden revelation to them? Perhaps this scene is just one stage of the instruction he had been giving to the apostles throughout the whole Gospel. Just before our passage he had finally taught them what a real Messiah is. He said that the Son of the living God (or in other words, the Messiah) must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised (Mt 16:13-23). A shocking revelation for the apostles, and for us too. Maybe the apostles were at last ready for it, after so many months, and maybe we are too. But notice Peter objecting vehemently, taking Jesus aside and rebuking him. God forbid, lord! no such thing shall ever happen to you. Maybe that is your reaction too and mine as well! Jesus responds. He goes so far as to call Peter Satan for resisting the new revelation. Suffering and death are not foreign to Jesus, the Messiah. They are of the essence. Such a hard lesson this is for each of us. Suffering, death and resurrection are at the heart of love! I suppose the Transfiguration was the way for Jesus to reassure them and us that such awful sounding things actually fulfill his divinity. They are Gods love shining forth. How many of us have time to even think of such a miracle, such a transfiguration? Go and pray.
Fr. John Foley, S. J. Copyright 2014, The Center for liturgy at Saint louis university. All rights reserved. used by permission. you are invited to write a note to the author of this reflection: Fr. John Foley, S. J. (johnbfoley@yahoo.com)

Brilliant Suffering
last week we saw Jesus being tempted, like the rest of us. It was so human. now, this week, we see him transformed into dazzling white light! not so human. What is going on? I want to describe an Ignatian prayer experience that could shed some light on this Transfiguration. Imagine yourself sad and discouraged, wishing God would help you. you want your faith back, which used to be strong. But you do not find it. you go along in your normal patterns. now, suppose that all at once you find yourself moved and attracted to God in a way you cannot doubt, a way that is beyond you but also within you. After the experience, you cannot really doubt that it was from God, even though you do not really understand it.* This would be an important moment, wouldnt it a transformation (though brief) of your experience of God, a reshaping of it. Call it a transfiguration. In such a prayer, unusual as it is, God gives us a brief vision of how things really are at their core, impossible to describe here. But maybe the experience is to keep us from getting discouraged, or letting our attention drift away while he is teaching us. now apply such an experience to the scene of Jesus Transfiguration in Sundays Gospel. The apostles suddenly behold Jesus with his divinity shining forth. It breaks through their usual filters. Their experience of Jesus is being transfigured. For a moment they see Jesus in the complete union with the God that he is.
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About Holy Week

Holy Week is the week prior to Easter, beginning with the final Sunday of lent known as Palm or Passion Sunday, occurring this year on April 13, and running through Holy Saturday on April 19. It includes Holy Thursday and Good Friday. It was celebrated in Jerusalem from at least the close of the fourth century according to the accounts in the Pilgrimage of Etheria. The entire week celebrates the final days of Jesus life, and then culminates in the greatest festival of the Christian year: Easter, the feast of Jesus resurrection. The final three days of Holy week are part of the Paschal TriduumHoly Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Paschal means passover, and Triduum means a space of 3 days. Six days before the solemn passover, the lord came to Jerusalem.... Palm Sunday* is the day we remember Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem from the Mount of olives where he is greeted by crowds waving palms and spreading their cloaks before him. He comes riding on the colt of an ass (donkey) symbolizing a person of peace. The Passion from the Gospel of Matthew is read on this Sunday. Monday of Holy Week is not a major feast. The cleansing of the temple in the Holy City of Jerusalem is thought to have taken place on this Monday. It was this event that finally sealed Jesus fate as it raised the ire of the Temple authorities. The Gospel for this year relates the costly anointing of Jesus at Bethany by Mary the sister of lazarus, the one who Jesus had raised from the dead. Judas, the one who would betray him, complains about the expense. The passage ends with an ominous note: ...the chief priests plotted to kill lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in him (Jesus). Tuesday of Holy Week is the day when the famous incident between Jesus and Pharisees is thought to have taken place. This was when the chief priests, scribes and elders tried to trap Jesus into making a blasphemous, or, anti-god remark. In the Gospel passage from John, situated at supper before the feast of Passover, Jesus speaks of the pending

betrayal by Judas Iscariot, the disciple who takes the morsel intimately dipped by Jesus himself. Immediately, Judas left and it was night. on Tuesday morning, there is a Chrism Mass at the Cathedral where holy oils are consecrated for the year for use in Baptism, Confirmation and Anointing the Sick. Wednesday of Holy Week is also called Spy Wednesday, for it is the day on which Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and agreed to hand Jesus over for payment of thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas looked for an opportunity to hand Jesus over. Holy Thursday*, also called Maundy Thursday as Johns Gospel recalls the washing of the disciples feet by Jesus. This day is associated with the last Supper (lords Supper) on the Feast of the unleavened Bread (Passover) which Jesus celebrated with his disciples and where he instituted the Eucharist. During supper, Jesus identified Judas as his betrayer. Afterwards, at night, Jesus retired to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of olives. It was in Gethsemane that Jesus was taken captive, betrayed by Judas kiss. We celebrate The lords Supper at an evening Mass which includes a symbolic washing of the feet of 12 people. Good Friday* commemorates Jesus Crucifixion and death on the Mount of Calvary outside the walls of Jerusalem. It is a solemn day in the Catholic Church on which no Masses are celebrated. There are readings of the Passion according to Johns Gospel in the context of a Communion Service. Afterwards, a plain wooden cross is venerated. other services on Good Friday are the Stations of the Cross, a devotional remembering or reenactment of the condemnation, carrying of the cross, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. Holy Saturday* we recall Jesus time in the tomb, and the despair of the followers of Jesus. on this day the Tabernacle remains empty. It is on Saturday night that we begin the Great Vigil of Easter*.
*Additional Commentary will appear in subsequent Bulletins.

Commentary by Dr. Jackie Stewart