100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

Tel. 617-542-6440 Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.org

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St. Anthony Shrine& Ministry Center

Sunday, May 3 – Saturday, May 9, 2015

M A Y

02 Saturday

• Adult Confirmation class #4, 10:30 a.m. to Noon,2nd fl. classroom. Pre-registered only.

• Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m.,4th fl. Francis room

03 Sunday

• Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.,women’s services 12:55 to 2:30 p.m.

• Emmaus monthly Mass & meeting, 10 a.m.(See ad for details.)

• Holy Land Pilgrims meeting, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.,2nd. fl. classroom (See ad for details.)

04 Monday

No scheduled events.

05 Tuesday

• Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wellness Center

• “The Forgotten Bomb” film, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.2nd fl. classroom. (See ad for details.)

06 Wednesday

• Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, flu vaccine, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wellness Center

• Seniors’ Mass 10:00 a.m., exercise 10:30 a.m.,Bingo! 11:00 a.m., lunch Noon

• Our Desire for God, #1, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.,presented by Fr. Raphael Bonanno, OFM(See ad for details.)

• Fellowship & Fiesta, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,4th fl. Clare room. Pre-registered only.

Welcome to the St. Anthony Shrine

Community. 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

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Front cover art: Vine and Branches, Kimiyoshi Endo

(Gospel illustration, The Bible Through Asian Eyes)

REGULAR EVENTSMonday A.A. 12 Step Meeting 5:45 p.m.Tuesday Seniors Crafts Group 10:30 a.m. A.A. Open Meeting Noon Men’s Cursillo Reunion 5:15 p.m.Wednesday Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses Women’s Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m. Seniors Computer Lab 1:30 p.m. Grupo Hispano de Oración 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.) TBAThursday S.L.A.A. Meeting Noon Men’s 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.) Noon Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m. Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 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. Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m. Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m. Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.

07 Thursday

• Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, flu vaccine, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wellness Center

• Icons by Robert Lentz, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,Assisi auditorium stage classroom,Pre-registration requested.(See ad for details.)

• Mandala Workshop, 20’s/30’s, 6 to 8:00 p.m.(See ad for details.)

09 Saturday

• Adult Confirmation class #5, 10:30 a.m. to Noon,2nd fl. classroom. Pre-registered only.

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Pray for Peace in the Middle East!

Events This Week

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Second Collection - May 2 & 3, 2015

Assist in the costs of renovating the Blessed

Mother’s Shrine in the 1st Floor Chapel.

You are invited.....Icons by Robert Lentz, OFMThursday, May 7, 20155:30 to 7:30 p.m.Assisi auditorium stageclassroomPresented by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM &his apprentice Br. Michael Reyes, OFMCost: Free will ($10 suggested)Pre-registrations requested.

An Interfaith expression All children of the Abrahamic traditions are invitedto this presentation of iconic art by the well-knownIcon writer Br. Robert Lentz.

Brother Robert is a member of Holy NameProvince, and is stationed at Silver Springs, MD.He is active in promoting dialog between Muslimsand Christians. He is also committed to theindigenization of Byzantine iconography in thevarious cultures embraced by the Church. In thispresentation Br. Robert will speak about a numberof his icons that appeal to Christians, and ourJewish and Muslim friends including:

• The Children Of Abraham• Captive Daughter Of Zion• Christ Of The Desert• St. Francis And The Sultan• Jalal Ud-Din Rumi Of Persia (1207-1273)

as well as several other of his Icons.

Participants will have the opportunity to askquestions and comment and to meet with theartists.

To register, please contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com.

The Damietta ProjectSt. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group

Peace & Social Justice& Peace Islands Institute/Turkish Cultural Center

The Emmaus MinistryServing the Spiritual Needs of

Grieving ParentsMonthly MeetingScripture Reading/Coffee Social (First Sunday)Sunday, May 3, 2015. 10:00 a.m. Mass, 2nd. fl.Church, 10:45 a.m. meeting in auditoriumclassroom.

For more info contact: Diane at 617-542-8057.

Holy Land PilgrimageMay 19-29, 2015

Leaders: Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM & Dr. Jackie Stewart

Pilgrims MeetingSunday, May 3, 2015. 2:00 to 3:30 pm, 2nd. fl. classroom.

Eliesa Gallo, Carmel Tours will distribute materialsand final itinerary and room list. Dr. Jackie Stewartwill provide some additional info. and signups forLectors and Eucharistic Ministers. Fr. GenePistacchio, OFM will be away at a retreat.

Contact: Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext. 143or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com.

Our Desire for GodWednesdays, May 6, 13 & 20, 201512:15 to 1:15 p.m., 2nd. floor classroomPresenter: Fr. Raphael Bonanno, OFMCost: $5/class

Wednesday, May 6, 2015:Topic: What is our desire for God? Where does it comefrom? Is it too late to talk about it now?

Wednesday, May 13, 2015:Topic: Who has the desire and who has not? What dothe saints teach us about it?

Wednesday, May 20, 2015:Topic: How can I increase my desire for God? How canmy desire diminish?

Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart to register at 617-542-6440ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com.

Offered by Franciscan Adult School

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The CanticleVolume 34 No. 5 May 2015a monthly publication of St. Anthony Shrine

rough men display such tenderness toward him. Theprocession began with the Saint carried in the arms ofone knight after another. They cared for him as onemight transport a helpless child.

The day passed. For obvious reasons, a needarose for food and rest. They had arrived at the townof Satriano. They located the town leader and askedif he would allow Francis to rest at his home. The manand his family were honored. Then the knightsscattered to look for where they might purchase food.The results were not encouraging. No one would sellthem a thing. The people of this town had Byzantineroots and therefore held themselves apart, not beingresidents in that general area as long as others fromother towns. They tended to withdraw and liveprivately. When his fellow travelers returned toFrancis to make sure he was safe and cared for, theymentioned their situation. The Saint may have beenwasting away physically but his mind and spirit werestill active. Time had been spent reliving with themthe old days when they fought and celebratedtogether. Now another time arose to measure thedifference in their lives. He challenged them in a waythey did not expected. As warriors, they wereexpected to fight to accomplish whatever mission wasgiven them. This mission given them by a friend fromlong ago took them by surprise. He directed them toreturn to those homes again. Now, instead of buyingtheir food, they should beg for it. And begspecifically, asking it for the love of God. Let peopleknow precisely why they were requesting theirgenerosity — for the love of God. This changetransformed a business transaction into the form of aprayer. The exchange was reaching now to anotherlevel. A dynamic no longer moving along a horizontalplane but now thrust onto a vertical direction. Whatwas being asked would take place as an expressionone’s love for God. Mere needs no longer formed theonly reason for begging. Francis had included aDivine factor. But warriors are not beggars. Thisrequest must have cut deeply. And come at a price totheir self-respect. They carried out his suggestion andreturned shocked. The results did not exactly producethe multiplication of the loaves but these men felt amiracle had occurred. People responded differentlyto their reasons for what was needed. . . as anexpression of their love for God.

The story underlines a few values St. Francisheld as important. Friars are not monks. Monks tendto be self-sustaining. They make cheese, they runfarms, they make vestments, they sell bread. Onesupports them by buying their product. It is acontract. It is a business exchange. Friars aremendicants. The dictionary defines the word as“beggars of the spirit.” Long before various charitable

Franciscana

Some Last Lessons The end was near. Word had reached Assisithat their most famous citizen was nearing the end ofhis human pilgrimage. Suddenly panic began tospread. Certain “what-ifs” began to arise. What ifanother city, such as Perugia, swept in and capturedhim to claim him as their own? And end his life undertheir protection for no other reason than to score avictory in the continual game of winning and losingplayed between both cities. Immediately knights ofAssisi were assembled. A delegation was chosen tomake sure the Saint made his way home safelywithout outside intrusion. He himself wanted to endhis life where it began. Because of his variousillnesses, the friars had taken him to the mountaintown of Bagnara. The environment brought fresh andcool air, which people traditionally saw as helpful forall who might be suffering illnesses. There the knightsfound him. From there the final journey home couldnow begin.

It would be a mistake to see this meeting andtrip as merely ceremonial or formal. Chances werevery good Francis had a history with some of theseknights. Some may have been good friends from theold days before Francis went his own way. They mayvery well had joined him many a night for the goodtimes their young blood sought when no other causeinterested them. They may also have also beencomrades in arms and had fought together in the warin which Francis was taken prisoner. Some of theseearly companions had become knights, something hehimself once cherished as his vision of the future.Comrades and companions of another time andanother day now sent to escort him back to theircommon place of memories — a place where they hadknown each other so well. They were there tosafeguard his way back. Their initial meeting musthave created feelings of the old days. When he hadbeen one of them. Now he resembled woundedwarriors needing their help. Sight of him must haveset off not just old emotions but new sorrow. He couldno longer walk. He could not ride a horse. Theseknights had to take turns carrying him in their arms.The scene must have been striking, watching these

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Response

My career path in the field of development has taughtme many things, one of which is that to be successfulthe focus must be on mission. Why does anorganization exist? What purpose does it serve?Nothing is more important than the mission. Thesecond component of a successful developmentprogram is to provide a clear and compelling reasonwhy benefactors should invest in the mission. Will adonor’s gift have an impact? How will it make adifference?

St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center was foundedsome 68 years ago to meet the ever-changing needsand the challenges of God’s people in downtownBoston. That is its mission. How truly blessed we areto have St. Francis’ influence all these years workingthrough the Franciscan Friars to live out this mission.

While much has changed since the opening of theShrine in the late 1940’s, what has remained constantis our mission to serve the sacramental needs, as wellas the needs of the poor with compassion, charity andrespect. Through the outpouring of love and humilityfrom the Friars, and their Franciscan way of life, theShrine continues to preach and live out the Gospel.All of this is accomplished in partnership with thecharitable spirit of its benefactors. Isn’t this what St.

Francis was referring to in Some Last Lessons? We arecalled to serve and what a privilege it is! All that wedo and all that we give should make a difference inthis world. This is all for the glory and the love ofGod.

What was keenly apparent to me when I arrived at100 Arch Street was the fact that the many ministriesof the Shrine touch every human condition. Throughour Franciscan Food Center, we are so very proud toprovide groceries each week to 500 families andindividuals who can’t quite make ends meet. TheLazarus Ministry gives a proper and dignified funeraland burial to those who have no voice, abandonedbabies and homeless women and men. To those whoneed spiritual direction, consolation, recoveryprograms, or an overall sense of welcome andacceptance, the Shrine openly and lovingly reachesout to provide all of this.

What an honor it is to be part of the fabric of thisinstitution. The thousands of people who walkthrough our doors on a weekly basis are all in need ofGod’s grace and God’s love. That includes me and allthose reading this message. What a gift to see the faceof Christ each day at Arch Street! Each time someonemakes a gift to support one of our ministries, (themission) that person is saying, “yes” to God’s call toserve. Each gift, large or small makes a difference.

The Franciscan way of life is simple and humble andhas a profound love for the poor. The work that isaccomplished here is completely dependent upon thephilanthropic sustenance of its benefactors. It is thatsimple. Just as St. Francis depended upon thegoodness and generosity of others, so too does theShrine. Not much has changed. However, what wesometimes may not be fully aware of is the addedgrace we receive from giving and serving the poor.Each gift we give is a gift because of our love for God.How remarkable is that!

St. Francis left quite an impressive legacy: to serve oneanother, to act with justice, to love tenderly and towalk humbly with God. Do we? How well do weimitate all that St. Francis taught? Let us ask St.Francis to intercede for us and ask God to open oureyes to clearly see those who are hungry, lonely,infirm, or confused. Open our hearts so that anoutpouring of love will inspire us to share with oursisters and brothers all that God has given to us. Weare merely stewards of these gifts. Our gift to God isto share all that He has given to us. In this way, wekeep the loving legacy of St. Francis alive.

institutions, friars sought the support of charitablepeople. St. Francis did not want his men to be self-sustaining. He wanted them to depend on the laityfor their basic needs. Even to beg, if the services theyprovided did not bring about donations. But thosedonations were not merely to sustain friars in their lifeand ministry. They were to represent an expression ofprayer by those donating. The Church traditionallypromotes penance as a life of prayer, fasting, andalmsgiving. St. Francis attempted to make clear tothose knights and his friars that prayer andalmsgiving should be seen as one and the same. Thegiving gesture should include both love of God andlove of needy knights/friars. The mendicant thenrepresents God’s envoy, inviting people to flesh outtheir love for God in a concrete gesture of generosity.St. Francis chose to use the God-title “The GreatAlmsgiver.” With that title and its implications, therole of beggar and donor take on a completelydifferent context. In that sense, we are all beggars.And our almsgiving for love of God merelyacknowledges in thankful gesture our role as donor aswell.

MINISTrIES OF SAINT ANTHONy SHrINE

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SAINT ANTHONy BrEAD FOr THE POOr • BrEAD ON THE COMMON • FrANCISCAN SPIrITuAL COMPANIONSHIP MINISTry

THE KID’S PrOGrAM • SENIOrS ON ArCH STrEET • MyCHAL JuDGE CENTEr FOr rECOvEry • FrANCISCAN FOOD CENTEr

EvANGELIzATION • GOOD WOrD: (617) 542-0502 • HISPANIC MINISTry • FrANCISCAN ADuLT SCHOOL • 20’S/30’S

EMMAuS MINISTry • COME HOME PrOGrAM • PrISON MINISTry • LGBT MINISTry • GrIEF MINISTry

CONTACT US:Phone: 1-617-542-6440Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.orgAddress: 100 Arch Street Downtown Crossing Boston, MA 02110

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

Fr. Barry Langley, OFM

Associate Director

SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE & MINISTRY CENTER

~ All Are Welcome ~WEEKDAY MASSES

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.(Wed. only 10:00 a.m.)11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

(Wed. only 5:15 p.m. Spanish Mass)Second Wednesday—Anointing Mass:

time to be announcedThird Wednesday—Day of Remembrance

SATURDAY MASS

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel 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 RECONCILIATION

Celebrated in First Floor ChapelWeekdays: (Wed. only) 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.;

Mondays - Fridays10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.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 Noon 4:00 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 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays: 2:55 p.m.Chaplet of Divine Mercy 2nd & 4th 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 1:30 p.m.

Tuesdays: St. Anthony DevotionsThursdays: St. Jude Devotions

SUNDAY MASSES

Second Floor Chapel

**Music Masses“The Arch Street Band”

Misa en EspañolCada miércoles a las 5:15 de la tarde

8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

LEGAL HOLIDAY MASSES

Second Floor Chapel

MISA EN ESPAÑOL (MUSIC) - PRIMER PISO

Cada domingo a las 12:00 p.m.El Santo Rosario sera rezado antes de la misa.

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TOGETHER WE CAN END HUMAN TRAFFICKING!

The GIFT Box was created to:• Raise awareness and educate about human

trafficking• Gather information about human trafficking• Empower people to take action to end human

trafficking

Boston’s City Hall Plaza, top of Faneuil HallMonday, May 4 to Thursday, May 14, 20158:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: www.theriversouthcenter.orgFor further information call978- 758-9431 or email debohara@aol.com

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSunday: Fifth Sunday of EasterTuesday: Cinco de MayoThursday: National Day of Prayer

READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16;

Jn 14:21-26Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21;

Jn 14:27-31aWednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12;

Jn 15:12-17Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-

21Sunday: Acts 10:25-36, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1-4;

1 Jn 4:7-10 or 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 15:9-17 or Jn 17:11b-19

20’s/30’s Boston Young AdultsFor more information, please contactsas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org.This event is for 20’s and 30’s only.

Mandala WorkshopThursday, May 7, 20156:00 to 8:00 p.m., 2nd floor classroomRSVP in advance either via Facebook or email tosas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org

Bereavement Support GroupContact: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, 617-542-6440, ext. 239or jquinn@stanthonyshrine.org

Mondays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & July 6, 20155:30 to 7:00 p.m. 4th fl. Clare roomMonday, July 6 - Remembrance MassFacilitator: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, Grief MinistryRequirement: Attendance at all six sessions.Limited enrollment.Pre-registrations required.

NEW! MARY, MOTHER OF GOD SHRINE

DEDICATIONThe Shrine’s beautiful new statue of Mary,the Mother of God in the First Floor Chapelwill be blessed and dedicated after the 10a.m. Mass and a May Procession onMother’s Day, May 10 2015. All are welcome!

NAMING OPPORTUNITYIf you would like to honor a living or deceasedLoved One by making a significant donation andhaving this unique statue dedicated to someoneyou love, please call Maryanne at617-542-6440, ext. 115.

MARY ANNUAL CANDLESOur new Mary, Mother of God Annual Candlessteadfastly burn 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week for a fullyear. Light one of these beautiful candles in honorof someone you love, for your own specialintentions, or in devotion to Mary. For moreinformation, call Diane at 617-542-8057.

Tony’s TravelersDay Trips with a Purpose

Join Us for A Day ofFun & Gambling at Mohegan Sun!!Sunday, May 17, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Cost: $30.Fill out form in lobby flyer and leave at front desk orcontact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at 617-542-6440, ext.241 for more information about this program.

Upcoming Events

Baptisms - Oliver Alexander Grabowski and Bennett Joseph Waickman

Infant & Child Baptism ProgramFor families who regularly worship at St. Anthony Shrine

Our next scheduled Baptisms are on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the 12:30 p.m. Mass. We will be welcomingtwo children of the Droll and Fitzpatrick families into our Christian community.

St. Anthony Shrine offers parental and sponsor preparation for those parents wishing to have their infant oryoung child baptized here at the Shrine and welcomed into our worshiping community. Preparatory sessionsand Baptisms will be available about six times per year (approximately every other month). It is anticipatedthat the Baptisms ordinarily will be on the last Sunday of the month (if liturgically feasible) at the regular Sunday12:30 p.m. Mass. Upcoming dates for Baptisms are May 31 & June 28.Baptisms for Latin@ infants will be at the Sunday Spanish Mass. Both parental & sponsor preparation andBaptism are by appointment. Note: At least one sponsor must be Confirmed in the Catholic Church.

If interested/for more information, please contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext. 143 or emailSAS.Evang@gmail.com.

Offered by Evangelization

Welcoming Baptism of Oliver Alexander

Baptism of Bennett Joseph

Waickman Family & Sponsors

Grabowski Sponsors & Family

On Sunday, April 19, 2015 we welcomed OliverAlexander Grabowski & Bennett JosephWaickman into the Catholic Christian communityduring the celebration of the 12:30 p.m. Mass inthe 2nd. floor church. Fr. Dan Horan, OFM was the presider.