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

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 emailSAS.Evang@gmail.com. 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 vigils@bostonnewsanctuary.org, 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 SAS.Evang@gmail.com

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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.

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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SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE & MINISTRY CENTER~ All Are Welcome ~

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 @gpistacchio@stanthonyshrine.orgA 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

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, SAS.Evang@gmail.com or 617-542-6440, ext.143.

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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