A prophetic, Franciscan, Catholic community welcoming all people through prayer and outreach.

We extend a special welcome to everyone visiting the Shrine for the first time.

Saturday, June 9 – Friday, June 15, 2018

Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
Text-to-Give text “DONATE” to: 617-712-2233
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 10, 2018

Many of the nice Spring celebrations of the Catholic Church (Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and
Corpus Christi) are now behind us. During this long stretch of Ordinary Time that carries us until the First
Sunday of Advent (December 2), it’s particularly important to work to keep the spiritual fire burning in our
heart. The second reading this Sunday is from St. Paul, the strong and spiritual leader of the early church.
Pay attention to his enthusiasm for the mission. No one is more effective in advocating on behalf of the
followers of Jesus.

The Shrine’s social media channels continue to increase in activity. For example, the Shrine now has over
19,000 followers on its Facebook page. This week we launched a new website for the Shrine. Please visit
it at stanthonyshrine.org and let us know how you like it.

We extend a thank you to the Shrine’s LGBTQ community for helping to staff the Catholic booth at the
Boston Pride Festival this weekend. The beloved Fr. Joe Quinn has been the heart and soul of the Shrine’s
group for a long time. We are so grateful that the LGBTQ community feels welcome here. May God
bless you all.

Mayor Marty Walsh is hosting The United States Conference of Mayors at their annual meeting at
Marriott Copley Place this weekend. We welcome the 244 U.S. Mayors and their respective staffs who are
attending this conference. We are happy to have you with us.

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

With Father's Day just around the

Clases de Inglés Como Segundo Idioma
• Matrícula gratuita
• Clases pequeñas
Cuándo: Comenzando en julio de 2018
Ubicación: Aulas en St. Anthony Shrine, Downtown
Crossing
Duración del curso: 5 semanas (3 clases por semana)
Niveles de aprendizaje: Principiante, Intermedio,
Avanzado
Registro: Domingo, 10 de junio, después de la misa de
las 12:00
English as a Second Language Classes
• Free tuition
• Small classes
When: Beginning July 2018
Location: Classrooms in St. Anthony Shrine, Downtown
Crossing
Course duration: 5 weeks (3 classes per week)
Levels of learning: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Registration: Sunday, June 10, after 12:00 Mass
Contact Bill Anderson, ESL Program Director: (857) 334-2883
corner, please check out the
Father's Day Mass Cards
we have available on our website:
https://stanthonyshrine.org/store/
Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents
A Catholic ministry for parents whose children of any
age have died by any cause, no matter how long ago
Losing a child under any circumstance is horrific.
Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can
help tremendously. Please join us. All are welcome.
Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents
At St. Anthony Shrine, Boston, MA
One-Day Spiritual Retreat
August 4, 2018
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Ongoing One-Hour Retreats
First Sunday of Every Month
For more information, call (617) 542-8057
Or visit www.emfgp.org
Holy Name Province To Unify With Five Other Franciscan Provinces
Voicing their support for the revitalization of Franciscan life in the United States, Holy Name
Province and five other provinces of the Order of Friars Minor voted on May 30 to form one new
province. The new province will comprise the almost 1,000 Catholic Franciscan friars belonging to
the existing provinces.

Like many other religious communities throughout the United States, the Franciscans are facing a
reduction in membership. During the 1960s and 1970s, the number of Friars Minor in the United
States peaked at 3,252, but today the total is fewer than 1,000 friars.

Although Franciscan leaders have been working on this since 2012, the reconfiguration will not
happen immediately. The process is continuing as issues of canon and civil law are
resolved. Franciscan leaders expect that the new province will be officially formed in late 2022 or
early 2023.

How will this effect St. Anthony Shrine? In short, we are committed to our ministry in Boston for
the long term. A new, national province may bring friars here from other parts of the country to
minister at St. Anthony’s. As Franciscan life in the United States is renewed our Franciscan life
and ministry will be renewed here as well. Please continue to keep all the friars and our
leadership in your prayers!

~ Fr. Frank Sevola, OFM Guardian of St. Anthony Shrine

FRANCISCAN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
2018 – 2020

Have you become increasingly interested in

developing your life of the spirit? Do you find people
wanting to talk with you about their lives? If so, you
might be called to the ministry of spiritual
companioning. St. Anthony Shrine is offering a
training program in spiritual direction, with classes
meeting on Saturday eight times a year for two years.
For further information please see our brochure at:
https://stanthonyshrine.org/ministries/spiritual-
direction-certification-program/
or contact Carol Mitchell at 727-492-8315
or cmitchell@stanthonyshrine.org
 Reflections on Saint Anthony of Padua and the call to “BE BREAD”

A Personal Reflection
Brother John Maganzini, OFM

Growing up in the Boston area and belonging to a very small Italian parish
named Saint Anthony of Padua, allowed me at a very young age to develop a
devotion to this Saint. I can remember the special Novenas in honor of Saint
Anthony and the small pieces of bread that resembled “mini-bread sticks” being
blessed and given out on Tuesdays. The Church had special lilies for his feast
day and the pious people of the parish would fill the Church with more lilies which
became so symbolic of this saint. As children, we were taught a hymn in honor
of Saint Anthony that we sang every week.

Saint Anthony, we praise thee and sing

Thy wondrous power
Oh never fail to aid us
In every needy hour.

Saint Anthony, oh teach us

Thine ardent zeal and love
And with our hearts turned toward Thee
Bring aid from God above.

Our prayers were simple. We could see Saint Anthony holding the Christ Child
and we were told, “whisper your needs to Saint Anthony and tell him to whisper
them to Jesus.”...lots of whispering that continued into adulthood.

As I grew up, I came to know Saint Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center and visited
the shrine every time I would come into Boston. I was always struck by the
numbers of people at Masses, Confession, and just spending time visiting and
praying, especially in front of the very large statue of Saint Anthony. He came to
be known by so many as the “Wonder Worker of Miracles.”

I always enjoyed listening to the many stories of Anthony’s life but the one that
always stayed with me was when Anthony was only twenty-seven, a number of
Dominicans and Franciscans were ordained. The person chosen to give the
homily did not show, so Anthony was asked to say a few simple words. I recall
reading, “...he began to speak slowly and as he began to speak his words,
captured their imagination and their hearts caught fire...” When he finished the
friars realized they were in the presence of a brilliant and powerful
preacher. Saint Anthony was truly one of “God’s surprises” for Saint Francis of
Assisi!

Nearly everywhere Saint Anthony is asked to intercede with God for the return of
things lost or stolen, “Tony, Tony, turn around. Something’s lost and must be
found.” We learned that Anthony had a book of psalms that he loved and a
novice, about to leave the Order, took the psalm book. Anthony prayed it would
be returned. The novice not only returned the book, but returned to the Order!

Other devotions to Saint Anthony give him the titles; Patron of Sailors, Travelers,
and Fishermen and Teacher, Preacher, and Doctor of Scripture.

The symbols of Saint Anthony are significant:

-The lily represents Saint Anthony’s purity of heart and his devotion to Mary
under her title “Immaculate Conception” and Queen of the Order of Friars Minor.
-The Franciscan habit is a reminder of Anthony’s journey to the Franciscan
Order.
-The Christ Child expresses his attachment to the humanity of Christ.
-The open book of the Gospels remind us that Anthony was a great preacher and
brilliant communicator of the Word.
-The flame is a symbol of his zeal and passion.
-The bread recalls Anthony’s charity to the poor. In many Franciscan churches
“Saint Anthony’s Bread for the Poor” which goes back to 1263, is a way of giving
that enables the friars to carry on their ministry to the poor. But, the bread not
only symbolizes bread to eat, but the nourishment we need from our God....what
is the “bread” that I or someone needs today? How can I become “bread”.. For
many great Saints like Saint Anthony and Saint Francis they learned that as they
distributed real bread, the were the “bread” of presence; of compassion; of God’s
love. Saint Anthony Bread is all about the willingness to give of self to others...as
we receive the Bread of Life...and the daily bread that we need...we ask to
become that BREAD....

Saint Anthony’s spirituality is exemplified in his famous sermons:

-Give yourself wholly to Christ!
-Never forget that Jesus loves us wholly in the Eucharist and as we receive
Eucharist we become Eucharist.
-Serve the poor in Christ....be the BREAD that our brothers and sisters may
need...be willing to give...
-Seek God before all else.
At Saint Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center each Tuesday a special Novena
prayer is read at all the liturgies. The Feast of Saint Anthony includes the
blessing and distribution of Saint Anthony Bread and culminates with a festive
day of celebration on June 13th.

As we look to the life of Saint Anthony of Padua, we see a model for living a good
Christian life. As we celebrate this great Saint and his special feast, we pray that
Saint Anthony work “little miracles” in each of us that touch our hearts and
transform us that we, too, might “carry Christ to the world...that we ask for the
BREAD we need...that we may be BREAD for others that, they, too, might know
God and God’s great LOVE.

Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, Wednesday June 13th

FRANCISCAN DINNER AND POPE FRANCIS AWARD 2018

We are delighted to share our plans with you for this year’s Franciscan Dinner at the
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. On Thursday, October 25, we will present the
distinguished Pope Francis Award to The Honorable Regina L. Quinlan-Doherty (ret.).

Regina, a native of Brighton, was in the religious community of The Congregation of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston until 1969. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in
1973. Regina is widely known for her legal acumen, first-class temperament and backbone.
Governor William Weld appointed her to Superior Court in 1992, serving that court for 20
years.

This year’s gala will showcase women and their role in our Franciscan ministries. We could not be more proud to
recognize this esteemed woman. Regina built a career addressing social justice issues as an attorney, in her
charitable causes, and as a Superior Court Judge in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Regina’s life work mirrors the charism of St. Francis of Assisi. Social justice issues are at the core
of her philanthropic work.

Please join us in congratulating The Honorable Regina L. Quinlan-Doherty (ret.) as our 2018 Pope
Francis Award recipient.

New Rosary Prayer Group Weekday Rosary Group

Beginning Monday, June 18th Thursdays at 12:30 pm in the1st Floor
3rd Mondays of the month at 11:30am in the 1st Floor Church (By the Mary, Mother of God Statue)
Church by the Mary, Mother of God statue.
Regular Schedule of Mass and Confession Times at
St. Anthony Shrine UPCOMING EVENTS FOR
YOUNG ADULTS
nd
Wednesday, 6/13 @ 6:30-7 PM Examen in the 2 floor classroom. Please
join us as we pray this Ignation reflective prayer.
Sunday, 6/24 @ 2:15 PM: Volunteer at the Cambridge Rehabilitation and
Nursing Center (8 Dana Street, Central Sq. T Stop in Cambridge) This is a
great, on-going project where members can extend their time and talents to
the residents of the Center while going to Mass. We are scheduled to help
set up Mass, do the readings, lead songs and provide companionship.
Saturday, 6/30 Join us for a retreat with the Paulist Center and St. Cecilia’s
at the Boston Harbor Islands. Details to come!
SAS20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org

2nd Collection on June 9th & 10th

The 2 collection on June 9th and 10th will go to support
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REGULAR EVENTS the LGBTQ Spirituality Ministry at St. Anthony Shrine.

Monday
Open OA Meeting, Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m.
A.A. 12 Step Meeting/12 Traditions Meeting (Closed) 5:45 p.m.
Food Center Volunteers Needed
Tuesday
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open Meeting) Noon We are looking for two people on Thursdays and/or
Wednesday Saturdays from 9am to 12noon to help with the set up
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (2nd Wed.) See web (some lifting required) and distribution of food to clients
SA Meeting (Open Meeting), Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m. of our Franciscan Food Center. If you are interested,
Seniors Program 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m. please email: volunteer@stanthonyshrine.org
Grupo Hispano de Oracion 4:00 p.m.
Bread on The Common (2nd & 4th Wed.) 4:00 p.m.
Mass in Spanish
LGBTQ Spirituality (3rd Wed.)
5:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m. SENIORS PROGRAM
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open Meeting) 5:45 p.m.
JUNE CALENDAR
Thursday
St. Augustine Group (S.L.A.A.) Meeting
Rosary Prayer Group
Noon
12:30p.m.
Wednesdays
Men’s Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thursday) 5:00 p.m.
Lectura y reflexión del evangelio 5:30 p.m. 10:00 am Mass
A.A Big Book Meeting (Closed Meeting) 5:45 p.m.
10:30 am Refreshments and exercise
Friday
SA 12 Step Meeting, Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m. 11:00 am Presentation
Open OA Meeting, Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m.
12:00 Noon Lunch
Saturday
Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30 a.m.
Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.)
JUNE 13TH Patricia Fazzone “Gifts, Graces and
Noon
Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.)
Rosary Prayer Group
1:00 p.m.
3:30p.m.
Gratitude: Living a Life of Abundance”
Sunday JUNE 20TH Exercise with Patti D’Angelo, Certified
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m. Personal Trainer
Nurses Together in Healing Ministry (1st Sun.) 1:00 p.m.
Rosary, Vespers, Benediction 2:55 p.m. JUNE 27TH Basics of Alzheimer’s by Benta Barry from
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Association

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