Memorial Day Schedule

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MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST - SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02199
617-437-7117
www.stfrancischapel.org www.oblatesofthevirginmary.org
Weekend Masses
Saturday
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
7:00 PM en español
Memorial Day Schedule
Mon., May 26 Masses: 9:00 and 12:00 Noon
Chapel closes after the noon Mass
Sunday
8:00 AM, 9:15 AM
10:30 AM, 11:45 AM
1:15 PM en español
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Weekday Masses
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM, 12:05 PM
12:35 PM, 4:45 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM, 12 Noon
CHAPEL STAFF
Fr. John Wykes, OMV
[email protected]
Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV
[email protected]
Fr. Craig MacMahon, OMV
Fr. Dave Yankauskas, OMV
Fr. Robert Lowrey, OMV
Fr. Greg Staab, OMV
(substituting for Fr. Dennis
until the Fall).
Sacristan, Mary Inoue
Webmaster, Terry Wong
Music Ministry:
Elisabeth Pifer
Kim Araiza
Rebecca Martin
Kenneth Aliaga
Glenda Landavazo
Devotions
Tuesday: Blessed Virgin
Mary
Thursday: St. Jude
Rosary
Monday - Friday
after 4:45 PM Mass
“Let the Word of Christ dwell
in you with all its richness”
(Col. 3:16)
Confessions
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 11:50 AM*, 1:10 - 4:15 PM
*Wed 11:15 - 11:50
Saturday
9:45 - 11:45 AM, 12:45-3:30 PM
Bible Study Group
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Monday - Friday
8:30-11:45 AM, 1:00-4:30 PM
Italian: Mon. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
English: Wednesdays 6 -7 p.m.
Spanish: Thur. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30—11:30 AM
12:30—3:30 PM
All are welcome!
Fr. Craig & Fr. Dave, OMV
Sunday 2:30-3:30 PM
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
MAGNIFICAT’S
PILGRIMAGE
OF HOPE
On Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, 2008, the
Magnificat’s Pilgrimage of Hope will be held at the
Boston Convention Center, featuring liturgical
celebrations, addresses and talks by noted Catholic
speakers, break-out sessions with the Magnificat
editorial team and other experts, music, cultural events,
and more. It will culminate on Sunday with a shared
meal and Mass concelebrated by the archbishop of
Bordeaux, Jean-Pierre Cardinal Richard, and
Archbishop Séan Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary are playing a leading
role! It will be directed by Fr. Dan Barron, OMV; Fr.
Tom Carzon, OMV is a break-out session speaker; and
confessions will be heard by several Oblates. This is a
great opportunity for everyone at St. Francis Chapel to
show support by attending!
*Free Pregnancy Testing
*Friendship Counseling and Support
*Material Assistance
*Adoption Information and Referrals
*Education, Career & Housing Info
*Pre-Natal Care Referrals
call toll-free: 888 771-3914
www.pregnancyhelpboston.org
All Services are free and confidential
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston
This is a very popular event, so register early.
NEW WEBSITE!
For online details and registration, please visit:
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary
St. Ignatius Province
(the OMV website for the U.S. Province)
www.pilgrimageofhope.com
Or e-mail [email protected]
For a brochure or more information, please e-mail
Geoff Groesbeck at [email protected]
Mammography Van
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wellness Center at
St. Anthony Shrine
100 Arch Street
Boston, MA 02110
Contact: Ivannia Giraldo (617) 632-1974
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MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
MASS INTENTIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS FINALIZED.
Sunday, May 25
8:00 AM
+Purification De Guzman
9:15 AM
Fr. Edward Broom, OMV
10:30 AM
+Timothy J. Regan
& St. Marie Thérèse Regan, SCH
11:45 AM
Fr. David Nicgorski, OMV
1:15 PM
+Maria Adela Viuda De Cabrera
4:00 PM
+Michael Earles
5:30 PM
+Rev. Basil Nichols
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day
9:00 AM
Danielle’s intentions
12:00 NOON +Tina DeLellis
Chapel closes after the Noon Mass
Tuesday, May 27
8:00 AM
+Peter Antonucci
12:05 PM
For Eric Saconi & Family & Friends
12:35 PM
+Chih Meng Yin
4:45 PM
Luciana Sibug (Thanksgiving)
Wednesday, May 28
8:00 AM
Louise Rechlis
12:05 AM
Catherine Connaughton
12:35 PM
4:45 PM
Special Intention
+Joseph Romagnano
Thursday, May 29
8:00 AM
Señor Marco Escobedo & Family
12:05 AM
Joseph Koslowsky
12:35 PM
Fred Galasso
4:45 PM
+Mario Villalba
Friday, May 30
8:00 AM
+Vita Saraceno
12:05 AM
John Kilian
12:35 PM
+Joan Hu
4:45 PM
+Margaret J. Halloran
Saturday, May 31
9:00 AM
Eric’s intention (conversion)
12:00 PM
Norman Mendes (birthday)
4:00 PM
+Phyllis Kane
5:30 PM
+Joan
7:00 PM
Robert Lopez
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
CORPUS CHRISTI
When I was a small child my family moved
into a parish named Corpus Christi. I had the good
fortune of completing seven of my eight years of
elementary education there. The name of my parish
and school was mysterious to me, although I soon
learned the translation of the Latin words into
English: “the Body of Christ.” The title of my
parish and school retained an aura of mystery for
me, which the Eucharist truly has, even when I
understood the doctrine (as well as I can understand
this august mystery). Indeed, who of us can claim to
understand the mystery of how the Lord’s Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity is contained completely in
each host, no matter how small the fragment? But I
must correct myself; it is not accurate to say that the
Lord’s Body is contained in the host; the host is his
Body. The bread is no longer bread after the
consecration; it is Jesus’ Body. And, to deepen the
mystery still more, the host we receive is not part of
his Body: it is his whole Body, in a mysterious but
real Presence. The physical qualities of weight, size,
color, texture, etc., of Jesus’ Body are not present,
but his whole Body truly is. The host is the whole
physical, spiritual and divine reality of Jesus Christ.
Nothing is missing of who he is. This truth is more
certain than the statement that the sky, on a clear
day, is blue, or that water, between 32 and 212
degrees Fahrenheit, is wet. The Eucharist is a
profound mystery, which the mysterious ring of
those Latin words, Corpus Christi, continues to
evoke in me.
The Jewish listeners to Jesus’ discourse on the
Bread of Life could not understand how he could
give them his flesh to eat, and most of them refused
to accept this teaching. On that day in the
synagogue of Capernaum, Our Lord lost a great
number of his disciples. When he asked his twelve
apostles if they wanted to leave him as well, Peter
spoke up for the others: “Master, to whom shall we
go? You have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:68).
Peter and the other eleven did not understand Jesus’
discourse any more than the others, but they trusted
him, trusted that he knew exactly what he was talking
about and would be able to give this gift if he so
desired. Some time later, perhaps the following year,
the Twelve received this Gift for the first time in
human history, at the Last Supper. Did they
understand it any more then? Probably not, but they
entered intimately into the mystery of the Eucharist.
After Pentecost they surely understood it more deeply,
and began their journey of Christian life nourished by
the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Lord.
This is our journey, as well. When we are far
from the Eucharist, we may think we can live without
it. When we draw close to it, we know we cannot.
Receiving Jesus every Sunday, with awareness, with a
thankful spirit, with a hungry, needy soul, with a body
that needs to be assured, through faith, of the Real
Presence of Our Lord, we begin to be unable to live
without this Bread from heaven. We start to seek the
Eucharist in weekday Masses as well; we also search
out opportunities of Eucharistic adoration. Our life
begins to be transformed into a Eucharistic life. We
begin to enter into Christ’s gift of his flesh and blood
to a spiritually starving world. Our lives begin to
become true food and true drink for the hungry souls
who people the world in which we live and move.
When this happens, we have already begun to live
eternal life. For our body, our presence in this world,
is becoming part of the great mystery of Corpus
Christi.
Fr. Craig
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the Month of May
GENERAL: Human Dignity. That Christians may use literature, art, and mass
media to create a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human
person.
MISSION: Mary’s Guidance. That the Virgin Mary, Star of evangelization and
Queen of the Apostles, may still guide missionaries with maternal affection, just
as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of the Church.
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
CORPUS CHRISTI
Cuando era un niño pequeño mi familia se
mudó a una parroquia nombrada Corpus Christi.
Tuve la suerte de cumplir siete de los ocho años de
mi enseñanza primaria allí. El nombre de mi parroquia y escuela fue para mí misterioso, aunque aprendí pronto la traducción inglés de las palabras latinas:
“el Cuerpo de Cristo”. El título de mi parroquia y
escuela se quedaba con una aureola de misterio para
mí, el que la Eucaristía tiene verdaderamente, incluso cuando entendí la doctrina (por cuanto pueda entender este misterio sublime). De hecho, ¿quién de
nosotros puede afirmar que entiende el misterio de
cómo el Cuerpo y la Sangre, el Alma y la Divinidad
del Señor sea contenido enteramente en cada hostia,
por cuanto pequeño sea el fragmento? Pero tengo
que corregirme; no es exacto decir que el Cuerpo del
Señor es contenido en la hostia; la hostia es su Cuerpo. El pan ya no es pan después de la consagración;
es el Cuerpo de Jesús. Y, para profundizar aún más
el misterio, la hostia que recibimos no es parte de su
Cuerpo: es su Cuerpo entero, en una Presencia misteriosa pero real. Las cualidades físicas de peso, tamaño, color, textura, etc., del Cuerpo de Jesús no
están presentes, pero su Cuerpo entero lo es de verdad. La hostia es la realidad entera: física, espiritual
y divina de Jesucristo. Nada falta de Aquel que es.
Esta verdad es más cierta que la afirmación que el
cielo, en un día despejado, es celeste, o que el agua,
entre los 0 y 100 grados centígrados, es húmeda. La
Eucaristía es un misterio profundo; tienen algo misterioso las palabras en latín, Corpus Christi, las que
siguen evocando el misterio en mí.
Los judíos que escucharon la plática de Jesús
sobre el Pan de vida no pudieron entender cómo podría darles de comer su carne, y la mayoría rehusaron aceptar esta enseñanza. En aquel día en la sinagoga de Cafarnaúm, Nuestro Señor perdió un gran
número de sus discípulos. Cuando les preguntó a
sus doce apóstoles si querían marcharse también,
Pedro respondió por los demás: “Señor, ¿a quién
iríamos? Tú tienes palabras de vida eterna” (Jn
6,68). Pedro y los otros once no entendieron más
que los demás la plática de Jesús, pero se fiaron de
él, se fiaron que sabía exactamente lo de que hablaba
y podría dar este don si lo deseaba. Después de un
tiempo, quizás al año siguiente, los Doce recibieron
este Don por la primera vez en la historia humana,
en la Última Cena. ¿Lo entendieron más en aquel
entonces? Probablemente que no, pero sí, que entraron íntimamente en el misterio de la Eucaristía.
Después de Pentecostés seguramente lo entendían
más profundamente, y empezaron su camino de vida
cristiana nutridos con el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el Alma
y la Divinidad del Señor.
Es también nuestro camino. Cuando estamos
lejos de la Eucaristía, tal vez creemos que podemos
vivir sin ella. Cuando nos acercamos a ella, sabemos que no lo podemos. Al recibir a Jesús cada Domingo, con conciencia, con un espíritu agradecido,
con un alma hambrienta y necesitada, con un cuerpo
que necesita ser asegurado, por fe, de la Presencia
real de Nuestro Señor, comenzamos a ser incapaces
de vivir sin este Pan del cielo. Comenzamos a buscar la Eucaristía en las Misas entre semana también;
también buscamos ocasiones de adoración eucarística. Nuestra vida comienza a ser transformada en
una vida eucarística. Empezamos a entrar en el don
de Cristo de su carne y sangre hecho a un mundo
que padece el hambre espiritual. Nuestras vidas empiezan a hacerse verdadera comida y verdadera bebida para las almas hambrientas que poblan el mundo
en el que vivimos y nos movemos. Cuando sucede
esto, ya hemos comenzado a vivir la vida eterna.
Pues nuestro cuerpo, nuestra presencia en este mundo, se está haciendo parte del gran misterio del Corpus Christi.
P. Craig
“No hay nada más hermoso, que encontrar a Cristo
y comunicarlo a todos” ( Benedicto XVI)
GRUPO DE ORACION BIBLICA
EN LENGUA ESPAÑOL
— para todos —
Capilla San Francisco
todos los jueves,
de 6:30 a 7:30 p.m.
P. David OMV
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Oblates of the Virgin Mary—USA
Fr. Bruno
Lanteri
(1759-1830)
The Founder of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Declared “Venerable” the first step to
Sainthood.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary is an international religious
community of priests and brothers serving in Italy, France,
Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, the United States
and the Philippines. The Oblates are involved in retreat and
parish missions, spiritual direction, parish work, the mass
media, clergy formation, and the foreign missions.
The US Province of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary is
dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, and includes
communities in Massachusetts, Illinois, Colorado,
California and the Philippines.
ST. CLEMENT EUCHARISTIC SHRINE & ST FRANCIS CHAPEL, Boston. MA
ST. JOSEPH HOUSE, Milton, MA
ST. PETER CHANEL PARISH
Hawaiian Gardens, CA
HOLY GHOST PARISH
& LANTERI CENTER
FOR IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
Denver, CO
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
The OMV motto,
OMV FORMATION CENTER
Cebu City, Philippines
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM
INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin .