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Saint Cecilia P A R I S H Second Sunday of Easter 19 April 2020 The Doubt of St. Thomas He Qi (2001)
Saint CeciliaP A R I S H
Second Sunday of Easter19 April 2020
The Doubt of St. ThomasHe Qi (2001)
19 April 2020
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
PRELUDE | Chant donné Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Aria Paul Manz (1919-2009)
ENTRANCE PROCESSION | Christ the Lord is Risen Today LLANFAIR
CALL TO WORSHIP
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
The Lord be with you
All: And with your spirit.
GLORIA | Mass of Renewal Curtis Stephan
COLLECT
LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING | Acts 2: 42-47
RESPONSORIAL PSALM | Psalm 118: This is the Day Marty Haugen
Let us sing unto the Lord, praise God’s name with our joyful shouts, enter in with our joyful hearts, to the God of our salvation.
Let the heavens be glad, let the earth now rejoice and sing, let the fields and the trees cry out and the oceans thunder praise.
Bring your gifts before the Lord, bring your offerings into his court; tell God’s glory to all the earth and God’s wonders for all time.
SECOND READING | 1 Peter 1: 3-9
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION | Alleluia! Let Us Rejoice David Haas
GOSPEL | John 20: 19-31
HOMILY
RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS
UNIVERSAL PRAYER
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY On average, 35% of our offertory is contributed by generous donors through the Sunday collection basket. While we won’t be gathering in person for the foreseeable future, if you are among the 35% who support the parish in this way, please consider giving in one of the following ways:
• Make a one-time gift, or ongoing weekly donation in our portal at www.stceciliaboston/igive • Venmo @SaintCeciliaParish (Venmo gifts are not tax deductible) • Text a dollar amount to (617) 398-4653 • Mail a check to the Parish at 18 Belvidere St. Boston, MA 02115
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS | Healer of Our Every Ill Marty Haugen
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS | Healer of Our Every Ill Marty Haugen
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
HOLY, HOLY | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
GREAT AMEN | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS | Healer of Our Every Ill Marty Haugen
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
HOLY, HOLY | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
GREAT AMEN | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
LAMB OF GOD | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
COMMUNION | Eye Has Not Seen Marty Haugen
LAMB OF GOD | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte
COMMUNION | Eye Has Not Seen Marty Haugen
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
It is a long-held Catholic belief that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an “Act of Spiritual Communion.” During this time when we are not able to celebrate the Eucharist together in person, Pope Francis invites Catholics to say this prayer as a source of grace. We can be assured that when we express our desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, God will be with us spiritually in a special way. Here is an Act of Spiritual Communion that we encourage you to pray as you participate in our live-streamed liturgies:
ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
Loving Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
CONCLUDING RITES The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you, the Father, (+) and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
All: Thanks be to God.
RECESSIONAL| That Easter Day with Joy was Bright PUER NOBIS
POSTLUDE | Rigaudon André Campra (1660-1744)
Dr. Xuan He, parish organist
All music in this worship aid is printed with permission under Onelicense.net #A700-137.
For information on becoming involved or supporting the music program at Saint Cecilia, please contact Dr. Robert Duff at 617-536-4548 or email: [email protected].
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
MINISTER OF THE LITURGY
Sunday, April 19 | 10:00 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrant
SPECIAL INTENTIONS
Sunday, April 19 | 10:00 a.m.George Dalton Myers, MemorialFor all the sick and suffering around the world, and for families affected by the coronavirus, Special Intention
OUR COMMUNITY NEWS
TODAY'S READINGS
Acts 2:42-471 Peter 1:3-9John 20:19-31
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS
Acts 2:14, 22;331 Peter 1:17;21Luke 24:13;35
Prayers &
Occasions
Our DeceasedKate Brizius' father died this past Wednesday. Pray for the eternal repose of George Dalton Myers, as well as for the consolation of Kate, Chuck, Alexandra, Caroline, Thomas, and Charlie. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Our SickPlease pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Mary Pickering, Stephanie Brown, Kim Villanueva, Mary Sue Cappoza, Marc Pelletier, Leah Fickes, Eva Cheung, Joseph Kane, Bennett Lawrence Adair, Caeden Boyce, Delia Alvarez, Kathleen Kopitsky, Barbara Yobaccio, Emily Koutsoufis, Fiona Calnan, Mike Messmer, Molley Lockward, Bill Croke, and Joan Geary.
Happy Anniversary!This week we celebrate the baptismal anniversary of Jeanne Cronin, baptized on April 19. May the Lord con-tinue to bless her with the grace to live out his baptismal call. Happy FeastDay, Jeanne!
Vespers TonightThe Octave of Easter comes to a close with the celebration of Vespers tonight. Join us at 6:00 on facebook Live. Or email [email protected] to receive the Zoom meeting link. All are welcome.
Child Abuse Prevention MonthApril is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Pray that God may grant those who have suffered abuse the courage to tell their story and seek healing. Pray also that bishops and other church leaders will promote justice and healing for survivors and that those who commit these crimes will be held accountable.
Saint Cecilia Prayer Line
We have created a call-in prayer line for all those who might need to hear some extra encouragement each day and those who don't have access to computers or the internet. You can call in to 857-317-3832 for a different message each day. Please feel free to share!
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Happy Dedication Day!Wednesday marks the 126th anniversary of the dedication of Saint Cecilia Church. On Monday, April 22, 1894, Saint Cecilia was dedicated during a solemn Pontifical Mass. The Most Rev. F. Satolli, the papal delegate to the United States, came from Washington, D.C. to assist in the ceremonies. Also in attendance were Rev. Richard J. Barry (first rector of Saint Cecilia), Archbishop John Williams (fourth Bishop of Boston and first Archbishop of Boston), Rt. Rev. John Brady (first Auxiliary Bishop of Boston), as well as many priests from other parishes in the Archdiocese. Remember in prayer our forebears who sacrificed and gave of themselves to make this church a house of welcome and prayer for generations of citizens of Boston and its environs. Pray also that we will continue to be good stewards of this holy place.
Giving in a Time of DistanceOn average, 35% of our offertory is contributed by gener-ous donors through the Sunday collection basket. While we won’t be gathering in person for the foreseeable future, if you are among those who support the parish in this way, please consider giving in one of the following methods:
• Make a one-time gift, or ongoing weekly donation in our portal at www.stceciliaboston/igive
• Venmo @SaintCeciliaParish (Venmo gifts are not tax de-ductible)
• Text a dollar amount to (617) 398-4653• Mail a check to the Parish at 18 Belvidere St. Boston,
MA 02115
We are so appreciative of your generosity during this time of uncertainty.
LGBTQ Catholics Unite Monthly
Meeting
Sunday, April 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Zoom Virtual Meeting
LGBTQ Catholics Unite provides an opportunity for LGBTQ Catholics and friends to gather and discuss openly relevant topics, scripture, and current events. This month Matt Ja-cobson will facilitate a discussion on "Rise Above." Matt is a board-certified chaplain and has worked as a hospital and university chaplain. We will share how we are coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and consider positive activities. LGBTQ Catholics need a forum in which to share faith experiences, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. Our hope is that people will feel supported, heard, and spir-itually nourished. All (including allies) are welcome! If you are interested in receiving the instructions to connect via Zoom, please send an email to [email protected].
Help Our Homeless Neighbors
Our friends at Boston Health Care for the Homeless are in desperate need of hand sanitizer. As the number of our homeless neighbors with COVID-19 continues to grow, it is critically important that we give the front-line health care professionals everything they need to remain safe. This is a particularly meaningful request because several members of our Saint Cecilia Parish community work for this impor-tant organization. If you can provide hand sanitizer or can make a donation towards its purchase, please contact Col-leen Eagan at BHCHP: [email protected].
THE WORK SUPPORTED BY THE RICE
BOWLS
Before churches closed in March we began our annual RiceBowl fundraiser to support Catholic Relief Services' work inover 100 countries, serving people of all faiths.
A rising economic force in Africa, Kenya is also a growing business hub. Yet, as the country makes political and eco-nomic advances, it continues to struggle with large income disparities, considerable poverty, and the effects of climate change. Socially, many Kenyans affiliate themselves closely with one of the country's 43 ethnic groups. Those ties cre-ate strong social bonds that at times lead to conflict.
More than half of Kenya's people live in poverty. This is es-pecially severe in the Northern Arid Lands where 74–97% of people live below the poverty line. Most Kenyans are family farmers and many are unable to produce enough safe, nu-tritious food to maintain healthy lives. Along with degraded land, poor roads and limited access to clean water, they are threatened by erratic weather that causes harsh and recur-ring droughts punctuated by flooding during rainy seasons. For example, the severe drought in 2011 left more than 10 million people in East Africa close to starvation. Severe drought again gripped the nation in 2017, followed by dev-astating floods, displacing 332,000 people and killing 183 more in the first half of 2018.
To help Kenyans overcome these challenges, CRS Kenya em-powers local partners to build community resilience and prosperity through practical, evidence-based programs.
Did you know that 25% of the funds collected supports the work of our friends at Catholic Charities of Boston? On a designated Sunday during the Easter Season, you will be in-vited to bring your filled bank back to church and we will send all of the money collected to CRS. For more informa-tion, visit: http://orb.crs.org/.
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The pandemic is changing just about everything.
That is clearest in the people who sicken, those who die, those whose lives are upended, those whose livelihood has disappeared. These are some of the direct effects of the disease.
There are many other effects not directly related to the illness that are manifesting themselves in the context of the pandemic. A major one is the proliferation of anti-scientific "theories" of the "truth" behind the scourge.
So some people – convinced that spread of the virus is aided, if not caused by telecommunications equipment – have burned internet transmission towers in the United Kingdom. An archbishop in Sri Lanka, without presenting any evidence, has advanced the "theory" that the virus was created by researchers.
Conspiracy theorists are working overtime to find any unreason at all that, in their minds, refutes what research and expertise have repeatedly demonstrated.
Other trends that had already been moving through societies at various speeds have accelerated, while those societies are preoccupied. Racist and anti-democratic movements in societies and governments have advanced their objectives in Europe, the United States and elsewhere.
The Catholic Church, too, is undergoing a great change under pressure from the present situation. Some of that change was already underway, but may now accelerate. It is not clear where that will lead.
For decades, the decline in the number of priests has been obvious to us all. The answer until now has been for leaders in the Vatican – where there is a surplus of priests, but a shortage of laity – to call for more prayer and sacrifice.
Clearly, God's answer to those prayers and sacrifices has been, "No."
In the meantime, in much of the world, Catholics do not have access to the Eucharist. Is that God's fault, or is it ours for not heeding God's answer?
Now, because the pandemic has required the cancellation of liturgical gatherings in much of the world, we are experiencing what many Catholics, such as those in Amazonia, have experienced for years and which is the obvious future for the whole world. We are no longer able to gather in presbyter-led liturgies as we have known them for centuries.
Ordaining married men, allowing ordained men to marry, ordaining "second-career" persons, importing clerics from other countries, ordaining women — none of these steps, whether possible or not, will stop the inevitable future of a Church without priests as we have known them.
We are beginning to find ways to celebrate our faith without being together in a building, forced to that creativity by the pandemic.
The least creative response has been to either live-stream or videotape Masses, turning them into spectator events like football matches or the unrestored pre-Vatican II liturgy.
Even if it might satisfy some, months (as seems likely) of tuning into the "Father So-and-so Show" will eventually produce a drop in the ratings. Liturgy is not a spectator sport. The word itself means "activity of the people." People will find other programs and tune out.
Unplanned for, unexpected and, perhaps, even undesired, the approaching end of the cultic priesthood has been accelerated
THE PANDEMIC MAY SPEED UP CHANGE IN THE CHURCH
By WILLIAM J. GRIMM, MM
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by our present situation.
Catholics are beginning to find new ways to share faith with each other. We must believe this is a search inspired by the Holy Spirit, who will not leave us bereft of the opportunity to gather in the name and real presence of the Lord.
We don't know what forms that will take. The longer the present situation lasts, more likely it is that the Spirit will provoke various responses.
Our new digital age of communications offers ways for communities to gather across vast distances. Someone in East Africa can worship with others in Scandinavia, South America and Oceania.
Obviously, sharing the Eucharist will mean something different from what has been the norm. Breaking bread and sharing the cup may take place simultaneously, though not in the same location.
In that case. the declaration that the bread and wine are the Body and Blood of the Lord will take place in the "gathered" community, not relying upon a cleric who may not be "there."
The vocation we have known as priesthood will, whether we like it or not, fade. That is one thing we must learn, however reluctantly, from God's refusal to give us the sort of cultic figures we either beg for or demand. COVID-19 may be accelerating a process that has already begun in various ways in various places.
That process is unlikely to be completed before this pandemic becomes history and things return more or less to status quo ante. But it has been accelerated.
Attitudes, expectations and experiences will have changed. So, what would have taken two or three generations may do so in one or two.
I am not advocating this, nor bemoaning it. I know that my opinions and wishes, one way or the other, have no effect upon the inevitable.
So, my wishes and your wishes, one way or the other, are irrelevant. The future will happen whether we like it or not.
That is one more thing the new coronavirus is reminding us.
~Rev. William J. Grimm, MM is a Maryknoll Missioner with over 40 years of ministry in Asia. He is presently missioned in Tokyo.
PAULIST CENTER
Immigrants Facing Deportation: A Documentary and Discussion About Temporary Protected StatusSunday, April 19, 2020 | 1:00 pm | Register at: bit.ly/RegisterPaulistCenterTPSPanel
In the documentary “The Last Dream” Salvadoran youth from Holy Redeemer parish in East Boston write and act in a play about what it’s like to face deportation if the US government ends their fam-ily’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). These youth will visit the Paulist Center via Zoom for a showing of the documentary and the opportunity for a virtual discussion with audience members.
For further information call/text/email Ed Marakov-itz at 617-306-9726, [email protected].
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Because schools are out of session and many service work-ers are being laid off or furloughed, demand at all food pantries has skyrocketed. Some online vendors are hav-ing difficulty filling orders, but perhaps you would like to help our friends at Catholic Charities by sending items through Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, or simi-lar websites. Any shelf-stable items would be appreciated, but the most requested items are: canned tuna fish, to-mato sauce, white flour pasta and spaghetti, peanut but-ter, macaroni and cheese, Cheerios or corn flakes, cooking oil, and canned chicken breast. Items purchased on-line should be sent to:
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