St. Mary St. Mary - - St. Catherine St. Catherine Of Siena Of Siena Roman Catholic Parish Roman Catholic Parish Charlestown, Massachusetts ▪ Archdiocese of Boston Est. April 18, 2006 July 29, 2018 stmarystcatherine.org To visitors to our Parish, to those who have recently moved into the area and to those comforta- ble and nourished here—Welcome To All. And, regardless of your status in the Church, your marital state, your ethnicity, your prior religious experience, your per- sonal history, background or sexual orienta- tion, please know that you are accepted and respected at Saint Mary–Saint Cathe- rine of Siena Parish. Please introduce your- self to the priest and register as a member of our Parish. Welcome! Saint Mary–Saint Catherine of Siena is an urban, Roman Catholic Parish formed in 2006 from two historic Charlestown parishes. We are an intentionally inclusive community welcom- ing all of the many people who make up our diverse neighborhood. Because our lives are nourished by the Eucharist, we strive to build a vibrant Parish that devel- ops and strengthens our faith and worship. With a goal of being community-oriented in the Spirit of the Gospel, we are involved in the local and global issues of our times. We are therefore dedicated to service, action, and compassion. Mission St. Mary’s–St. Catherine of Siena es una parroquia urbana, Católica Romana, formada en 2006 de la unión de dos parroquias históricas de Charlestown. Somos una comunidad intencionalmente inclusiva que acoge a toda clase de personas que constituyen nuestro diverso vecindario. Porque nuestras vidas están alimentadas por la Eucaristía, nuestra intención es establecer una parroquia vibrante que desarro- lle y fortifique nuestra fe y nuestro culto. Con la meta de estar orientados hacia la comunidad en el Espíritu del Evangelio, estamos comprometidos en los asuntos locales y globales de nuestros tiem- pos. Estamos, por lo tanto, dedicados al servicio, a la acción y a la compasión. Misión INSIDE: MORE INFO ON THE PRIESTHOOD DINNER You Are Invited ... Back in January after a few days at Mass. General Hospital for spine surgery, I was released to the infirmary at Regina Cleri, a home for retired priests in the West End. This remarkable house was established more than 50 years ago by Cardinal Cushing and is currently home for 62 priests who have served for their entire lives in parishes throughout Bos- ton. On the infirmary floor, two rooms are kept available for a priest like myself who needs short term nursing assistance af- ter a hospital stay. The care is ex- cellent and the opportunity to recuperate in that environment with fellow priests, a8end daily Mass, and share in meals with a remarkable group of senior priests was a blessing. This was the second time I was able to take advantage of this precious resource. The other was in 1999 while re- cuperating from cancer surgery at John Hopkins Hospital. On that occasion as well, my time at Regina Cleri was a blessing. I write about this today to point out the needs of the retired and ill priests of the Archdiocese and the efforts to strengthen the resources needed. One of those initiatives is the annual Celebra- tion of the Priesthood Dinner that will take place on September 18. Through the generosity of var- ious parishioners, our Parish has been present for the past nine years of these dinners. This year,
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St. MarySt. Mary--St. CatherineSt. Catherine
Of SienaOf Siena
Roman Catholic ParishRoman Catholic Parish
Charlestown, Massachusetts ▪ Archdiocese of Boston
Est. April 18, 2006 July 29, 2018 s t m a r y s t c a t h e r i n e . o r g
To visitors to our Parish, to
those who have recently
moved into the area and to those comforta-
ble and nourished here—Welcome To All.
And, regardless of your status in the
Church, your marital state, your ethnicity,
your prior religious experience, your per-
sonal history, background or sexual orienta-
tion, please know that you are accepted
and respected at Saint Mary–Saint Cathe-
rine of Siena Parish. Please introduce your-
self to the priest and register as a member of
our Parish.
Welcome!
Saint Mary–Saint Catherine of
Siena is an urban, Roman
Catholic Parish formed in 2006 from two
historic Charlestown parishes. We are an
intentionally inclusive community welcom-
ing all of the many people who make up
our diverse neighborhood. Because our
lives are nourished by the Eucharist, we
strive to build a vibrant Parish that devel-
ops and strengthens our faith and worship.
With a goal of being community-oriented in
the Spirit of the Gospel, we are involved in
the local and global issues of our times. We
are therefore dedicated to service, action,
and compassion.
Mission
St. Mary’s–St. Catherine of Siena
es una parroquia urbana, Católica
Romana, formada en 2006 de la unión de dos
parroquias históricas de Charlestown. Somos una
comunidad intencionalmente inclusiva que acoge
a toda clase de personas que constituyen nuestro
diverso vecindario. Porque nuestras vidas están
alimentadas por la Eucaristía, nuestra intención
es establecer una parroquia vibrante que desarro-
lle y fortifique nuestra fe y nuestro culto. Con la
meta de estar orientados hacia la comunidad en el
Espíritu del Evangelio, estamos comprometidos
en los asuntos locales y globales de nuestros tiem-
pos. Estamos, por lo tanto, dedicados al servicio,
a la acción y a la compasión.
Misión
INSIDE: MORE INFO ON THE PRIESTHOOD DINNER
You Are Invited ...
Back in January after a few
days at Mass. General Hospital
for spine surgery, I was released
to the infirmary at Regina Cleri, a
home for
retired
priests in
the West
End. This
remarkable
house was
established
more than
50 years
ago by Cardinal Cushing and is
currently home for 62 priests
who have served for their entire
lives in parishes throughout Bos-
ton.
On the infirmary floor, two
rooms are kept available for a
priest like myself who needs
short term nursing assistance af-
ter a hospital stay. The care is ex-
cellent and the opportunity to
recuperate in that environment
with fellow priests, a8end daily
Mass, and share in meals with a
remarkable group of senior
priests was a blessing.
This was the second time I
was able to take advantage of
this precious
resource. The
other was in
1999 while re-
cuperating
from cancer
surgery at
John Hopkins
Hospital. On
that occasion
as well, my time at Regina Cleri
was a blessing.
I write about this today to
point out the needs of the retired
and ill priests of the Archdiocese
and the efforts to strengthen the
resources needed. One of those
initiatives is the annual Celebra-
tion of the Priesthood Dinner that
will take place on September 18.
Through the generosity of var-
ious parishioners, our Parish has
been present for the past nine
years of these dinners. This year,
Mass Schedule Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday – St. Mary ChurchSt. Mary ChurchSt. Mary ChurchSt. Mary Church 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday – St. MarySt. MarySt. MarySt. Mary ChurchChurchChurchChurch 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Family Mass 6:00 p.m. (in Chapel during Summer months)
Daily Mass Daily Mass Daily Mass Daily Mass Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. at St. Catherine St. Catherine St. Catherine St. Catherine of Siena Chapel of Siena Chapel of Siena Chapel of Siena Chapel (entrance on Soley St. side of Church)
Holidays Holidays Holidays Holidays 9:00 a.m. in Chapel
Reconciliation Reconciliation Reconciliation Reconciliation 3:45 p.m. Saturday in Church or by appointment
BaptismBaptismBaptismBaptism Visit stmarystcatherine.org/sacraments/ for our 2017 schedule or call Sr. Nancy at (617) 242-4664. Preparation classes are held for Par-ents and Godparents on the preceding Friday of the monthly baptism at 7PM in the Parish Center.
Business ManagerBusiness ManagerBusiness ManagerBusiness Manager James Santosuosso
Social Ministry DirectorSocial Ministry DirectorSocial Ministry DirectorSocial Ministry Director Thomas J. MacDonald
Pastoral Assistant, Faith FormationPastoral Assistant, Faith FormationPastoral Assistant, Faith FormationPastoral Assistant, Faith Formation Katy Fleming Director of Music and OrganistDirector of Music and OrganistDirector of Music and OrganistDirector of Music and Organist Daniel Sauceda
& Eucharistic Chapel 46 Winthrop Street 617-242-4664
Saint Mary Church
55 Warren Street
Saint Catherine of Siena Chapel
Warren and Soley Street
Social Ministry Office 49 Vine Street 617-990-7314
Good Shepherd School 20 Winthrop Street 617-242-8800
V i s i t u s a t
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s t m a r y s t c a t h e r i n e
The Church is handicap-accessible on Soley Street.
The Chapel is handicap-accessible on Winthrop Street.
July 29 ~ Seventeenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
“There will be plenty for all” these words come from our
first reading today and are reit-erated in the gospel story of the multiplication of the loaves and fish. Our God is generous be-yond our expectations! These readings remind us of God’s
generosity, his providence and loving care, especially when we feel in-adequate to the task of being a disciple of Christ. Ponder these words, “There will be plenty for all” and throughout the week and watch for
St. Alphonus Marie Liguori Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Re-demptorist Congregation. He was born Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori on September 27,1696, at Marianella, near Naples, Italy. Raised in a pious home, Alphonsus went on retreats with his father, Don Joseph, who was a naval officer and a cap-tain of the Royal Galleys. Alphonsus was the oldest of sev-
en children, raised by a devout mother of Spanish descent. Educated at the University of Naples, Alphonsus received his doctorate at the age of sixteen. By age nineteen he was practicing law, but he saw the transitory nature of the secu-lar world, and after a brief time, retreated from the law courts and his fame. Visiting the local Hospital for Incurables on August 28, 1723, he had a vision and was told to consecrate his life solely to God. In response, Alphonsus dedi-cated himself to the religious life, even while suffering persecution from his fam-ily.
His austerities were rigorous, and he suffered daily the pain from rheuma-tism that was beginning to deform his body. He spent several years having to drink from tubes because his head was so bent forward. An attack of rheumatic fever, from May 1768 to June 1769, left him paralyzed. He was not allowed to resign his see, however, until 1775. In 1780, Alphonsus suffered great anguish. But he overcame his depression, and he experienced visions, performed mira-cles, and gave prophecies. He died peacefully on August 1,1787, at Nocera di Pagani, near Naples as the Angelus was ringing. He was beatified in 1816 and canonized in 1839. In 1871, Alphonsus was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX. His writings on moral, theological, and ascetic matters had great impact and have survived through the years, especially his Moral Theology and his Glories of Mary. He was buried at the monastery of the Pagani near Naples. Shrines were built there and at St. Agatha of the Goths. He is the patron of con-fessors, moral theologians, and the lay apostolate. In liturgical art he is depict-ed as bent over with rheumatism or as a young priest.
The Month of August is dedicated to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Baptism
August 11 & 12, 2018
Fr. Edward Okpu, from the Diocese of Bomadi will be here to speak at the Masses
The Catholic Diocese of Bomadi is located in the rural areas of Delta State in south-south of Nigeria. The Diocese of Bomadi is being shepherded by Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo, MSP. Given that the Catholic faith is thriving in this area, and the harvest to God’s Kingdom is plentiful gives us all a cause for joy. However, the economic situation of the people is deplorable. The people have no access to porta-ble water, roads, hospitals, schools, and there is no electricity. There are little or no
job opportunities in these rural areas. The people only depend on fishing and a little bit of farming with crude implements as their main source of livelihood. Worse still, is that the rivers are quite polluted from crude oil exploitation activities. Hence aquatic life has become gravely endangered. Most of the local population has their main source of drinking water from the polluted river. The water is polluted with debris and sometimes from occasional oil spillages. This same river is where people empty all their wastes. This explains why the death rate is abnormally high especially among children whose immune system is not developed enough to accept this level of pollution. Pregnant mothers and elderly are also vulnerable with high death rates as well. Father Okpu will be here on behalf of the Diocese of Bomadi to help raise awareness of the needs of the diocese and is looking for some financial help.
Estabamos ahi ese dia. Lo vimos con nuestros propios ojo. Y
aun asi no podemos explicar lo que paso.
Era cerca de la Pascua, asi que nuestros familiares habian
llegado desde Damasco para esta festividad. Un gran numero
de Judios- debimos haber sido unos cinco mil personas por lo
menos- cruzando el mar para ver mas de Jesus, que ya habia
realizado muchas senales mientras se encontraba en Jerusalen
y en Galilea.
No puedo crees que se nos haya olvidado traer comida. Estabamos tan embelesados por Jesus, que cuando salio para
cruzar el mar solo pensamos en subirnos a las barcas y seguirlo. Para entonces, era muy tarde el pensar en preparar vian-
das judias, ya que nos encontrabamos en territorio de gentiles.
Pense que nos pareciamos a las ovejas que menciona el salmo de David, por la manera en que descansabamos en los
verdes pastos. Si, ovejas hambrientas esperando que el Pastor nos alimentara. Habia un muchacho ahi que tenia escazamen-
te cinco panes y dos pescados. El hombre al que llamaban Andres le pidio al muchacho se los entregara y el a su vez de los
dio a Jesus.
Fue como la Pascua! Jesus tomo las piezas de pan, las bendijo, las partio y nos las repartio. Esto nunca lo entendere: a
diferencia del maOo en la Pascua judia, este pan nunca falto a nadie. Y hubo sobraron suficientes canastos como para ali-
mentar las doce tribus de Israel!
Estabamos estupefactos. Algunos de nosotros recordabamos como el Senor Dios habia hecho llover pan del cielo todos
los anos que nuestro pueblo habia viajado por el desierto. Es Jesus otro Moises? No lo creemos asi. Habia algo
sobre esos panes. De que manera sientes que Jesus completa?
Please pray for those serving in our Armed Forces and their fami-lies:
Gerald Byrnes Jr. (Marines)
Ralph Rizzo, Jr. (Marines)
Joseph Upton, Jr. (Marines)
Kenneth (Army)
Jackie Walsh (Army)
If you have a loved one serving in the military, please contact the Parish at 617-242-4664.
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To learn more and/or become involved contact us at 617-242-4664 or visit our website at stmarystcatherine.org
Weekend of 7/22
Parishioners contributed $4,144.05
to the Weekly Sunday Collection
and
Thank you for your continued
support!
Upcoming Collections
August 5, 2018
CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
August 15, 2018
Assumption
August 19, 2018
Monthly
Attendance Sat 07/21 4:00 PM - 92 Sun 07/22 8:00 AM - 63 Sun 07/22 10:30 AM - 37 Sun 07/22 6:00 PM - 68 TOTAL 360
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