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Saint CeciliaP A R I S H
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 January 2012
“The Lamb of God”center shield in the frieze of
the Church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome
Saint Cecilia Parish, Boston
Friday, January 20, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Cecilia Parish’s own
Mary Casiello Singer / Songwriter
In concert Including songs from her CD “Lovely Life”
Dave Buerger - bass Shu Teshima - guitar Omar Gittens - drums
Admission is Free — Donations Accepted
www.stceciliaboston.org www.marycasiello.com
Ministers of the Liturgy
Saturday | 5:00 p.m.Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, presiderChris Orrell, lector
Sunday | 8:00 a.m.Rev. Tom Gariepy, CSC, presiderLouvere Walker, lector
Sunday | 9:30 a.m.Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC, presider Catherine Horsley, Tim Pratt, & Jim English, lectors
Sunday | 11:15 a.m.Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ, presiderJoe Castellano, Cole Young, & Erin Young, lectors
Sunday | 6:00 p.m.Rev. John Unni, presiderJohn Eliot Jordan & Letitia Howland, lectors
today’s readings
I Samuel 3:3b–10, 19I Corinthians 6:13c–15a, 17–20John 1:35–42
next sunday’s readingsJonah 3:1–5, 10I Corinthians 7:29–31Mark 1:14–20
Special intention
Sunday, January 15 | 11:15 a.m.Liz Pino, Memorial
How often do you look around on Sunday and see familiar faces whose names you do not know? Or see new faces to whom you would like to extend a welcome? Maybe you are one of those new faces and would like to meet other parishioners. If so, next Sunday may be just the chance you have been looking for.
Come one, come all—to the first Sunday Social of the new year, next Sunday, January 22, in the Parish Hall following the eleven–fif-teen liturgy. Sponsored by the Saint Cecilia Task Force, the Sunday Social will be an opportuni-ty to meet other parishioners, as well as learn about opportunities to participate in the life of the parish.
In keeping with the spirit of parish socials, please bring something sweet or savory to share as we meet and mingle with fellow members of our steadily growing Saint Cecilia community.
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our community news
Sunday Social Next Sunday
Prayers & Occasions
Our SickPlease pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Josephine Parker, John Saulenas, K. Champoux, Patricia Hoggard, Jennifer Ser-pico, Christine St. Pierre, Jessica Coviello, Harold Williamson, Jessica Rivieccio, Earl Chilcote, Ellen Nora Toombs, Colonel Robert C. Tashjian, Roseanne Borgioli, Rosemary Messina, Kim Murray, Heather LoRe, Rudy Kikel, Herbert Simmons, Peggy Furey, Jan-ice Mascia, Winnie Dyer, Jane Cox, Pamela D’Ambra, Sue Lucas, Suki Coughlin, Roberta Keenan, Bridget Spence, Annette Kulas, Sam Gowan, Rhea Richard, Pil-Yun Son, Mary Yanez, Larry Buckley, M. Frances Driscoll, Father Harry Giroux, Ed Langlais, Bob McLaughlin, Steven Whitkens, Diana Slaton, Leo Garcia, Jean Marino, Joe Ford, Danny Cotter, Natalia Chilcote, Amy Sweetland, Jim Keyes, Michael Zawikowski, Cheryl Proctor, Patricia Macdonald, Elvera Dowsky, Frank Ackley, Fred Haslee, Lorraine Haslee, Robert Menson, Paul Flaherty, William Louttit, Lu-cie Kelly, Bro. Adam Zielonka, O.C.S.O., Amy Duarte, Karen & Rick, Phyllis Porras, Jim Linderman, Mark Amerault, Sr. Nuala Cotter, R.A., Kristen DeFranco Martinez, Michele Crowley Tippens, Sara Lima Santos, Joseph Driscoll, Pete Huttlinger, Anthony Simboli, Lisa Caputo, Edward Gill, Darlene McLendon, Jeanne Tibbs, Debbie Pace, Peter Schwahn, Deidre Sullivan, Roosevelt Brown, Mary O’Donnell, Ginny L’Abbe, Steve Chamber-lain, Matt Penchuk, Carrie Penchuk, Christy Cosgrove, Jacques Romberger, John Scaife, Maureen Sullivan, Alyce Haley, Joe Capizzi, David Walsh, Joe Huenke, Kaylin Marcotte, Avito Pacifici, Charlotte Egan, James Noone, Keith Plaster, Frederick Flather, David & Paula Fillion, Fred Maglero, Sarah Sweeney, Jeanne Boger, Susan Shea, Bill Croke, Ettore
Bergamaschi, Ryan Delaney, Anita Cipriani, Cecile Finnerty, and Pauline Perry.
Martin Luther King, Jr. DayTomorrow we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a day for praying for the rediscovery of lost values and for the courage to stand in opposition to hatred and prejudice in all its forms. In addition to the Memorial Breakfast that thirty parishioners will be at-tending, consider a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts which is hosting a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Open House. This is a free, day–long cel-ebration featuring live musical performances, short films, art activities, and gallery tours. From 10:30 to 11:00, there will be a story hour with family-friendly stories about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his extraordinary life read aloud in the gallery and geared to children. At 1:00 and 3:00, a concert will be performed by Berklee College of Music's Rhythm Earth En-semble, featuring guest vocalist Nadia Wash-ington. The program will mix Afro-Caribbean jazz arrangements and original compositions and also includes influential songs of the Civil Rights movement. The open house goes from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For the full sched-ule of events, visit www.mfa.org/programs/special-event.
Week of Prayer for Christian UnityThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Wednesday, January 18 and ends on Wednesday January 25. Since 1908, this week has been dedicated to prayer for Christian unity. This is a time for the worldwide Chris-tian community to pray in communion with the prayer of Jesus "that they all may be one" (John 17:21).
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Special Collection Next WeekendThere will be a special collection next week-end to support the good works of Catholic Charities. Your customary generosity is appre-ciated.
Thank You!The collection at all the Christmas Masses was designated for the support of our senior priests. Due to your generosity, we were able to send $18,236.00 to the Archdiocese. This is $8,698.00 more than last year. On behalf of all the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston, thank you very much.
Feast Day of Blessed Basil Moreau, CSCThe Congregation of Holy Cross celebrates the feast day of its founder, Blessed Basil Moreau, this Friday. We pray for the Congregation of Holy Cross, that, as educators in the faith, they continue to thrive with Blessed Moreau’s original zeal and passion to love and serve the people of God. And, we pray in a special way for the intentions of Father Tom Gariepy, CSC.
Ordinary TimeWhat a wonderful Christmas we celebrated here at Saint Cecilia! We are now one week into winter Ordinary Time and today is the first of six Sundays leading up to the First Sunday of Lent. Following Lent and Eastertide, Ordinary Time will resume on Monday, May 28, the day following Pentecost.
Happy Birthday, George!Today is the birthday of one of our most regular and loyal Sunday greeters, George Morales. We are grateful to George for all he does to be a warm and welcoming presence to adults and children alike. Be sure to wish George a happy birthday this morning and join us in the Parish Hall for birthday cake.
welcome, boston city singers!
Today we welcome the Boston City Singers to our nine–thirty liturgy. Directed by founder, Jane Money, the Boston City Singers provides outstanding music training opportunities to low and moderate income inner-city youth in the communities in which they live. With eight different programs, the students who sing with BCS range in age from four years to eighteen years old. Founded in 1995 as a response to budget cuts in music education in the public schools, eighty percent of the students who sing with BCS live in Boston’s urban neighbor-hoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, Ja-maica Plain, Brighton, and South Boston.
Boston City Singers’ vision is to provide the highest level of musical training and wide–ranging performance opportunities to young people, to inspire personal development, celebrate diversity, and foster goodwill within our city and surrounding towns. As advocates for the performing arts, BCS see themselves as partners with the local community and ambas-sadors to the world. Through their gift of song, the members of the BCS develop a lifelong love of music and the heart to live in a world of differences.
In addition to singing the Mass with us today, the Boston City Singers will perform a special postlude entitled, "MLK." This piece, composed by the widely acclaimed Australian composer and performing artist, Paul Jarman, was com-missioned by the Boston City Singers in 2008 and was recently performed at the White House for President Barak Obama. This piece includes sections of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
For more information about this wonderful organization, visit www.bostoncitysingers.org.
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volunteers needed— tutors & cooks!
Nativity Preparatory School, located in Ja-maica Plain, is an accredited, tuition-free, Jesuit middle school serving boys of all faiths from low-income families residing in Boston. Staffed by experienced teachers and dedicated volunteers who work closely with families, the school prepares students for success in high school and college. Nativity’s academically challenging and highly structured environment helps students grow in a love for learning and an abiding sense of responsibility to their com-munity. In the Jesuit tradition, the school pro-motes the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical growth that inspires boys to become men for others. Their website, www.nativity-boston.org, has much more information about this highly successful school. Following classes, which end at 3:15, all stu-dents are required to stay for activities—such as art, African drumming and sports—from 3:15 to 5:00. Monday through Wednesday, dinner is held from 5:00 to 6:30. Dinners are provided and hosted by trustees and other volunteers. Younger students are required to attend Eve-ning Study from 6:30 to 8:00, but many older students choose freely to stay and finish home-work or receive extra help.
Nativity is in need folks to tutor and help the boys with homework, as well as folks to pur-chase and prepare dinner for approximately fifty boys and tutors. Our parish has committed to providing dinner and tutoring for four nights this semester: 2/15, 3/13, 4/3 and 4/24. If you would like to participate in this effort, either by helping with the cooking or tutor-ing, or helping to purchase groceries or make a contribution toward their cost, please contact Susan Donnelly at [email protected] or Scott MacDonald at [email protected].
thank you!
Last Monday’s Pine Street Women’s Inn dinner was a great success, thanks to the delicious meal prepared by the Zick, Dillon-Martin and Fischer-Bean families in the Faith Forma-tion Program. And thanks to the servers—Jean and Colin Zick and sons, Andrew and Brian, Shelia Dillon and John Martin and their chil-dren, Pearse and Maeve, and Mike Bean and son, Zach. In addition, the Saint Cecilia Food Group wants to thank the other Faith Forma-tion families and parishioners who contributed to the dinner: the Cooney-Quigley family, Marianne Hickey, Catherine Horsley, Letitia Howland, Sheila Manning, Rodney Powell and Barbara and Raffaele Santoro. Thanks to all of you, close to 100 homeless guests at the Women’s Inn enjoyed a warm meal, fresh fruit and scrumptious desserts as well as the op-portunity to interact with our Faith Formation families, which is an enriching experience for all involved.
The next Faith Formation/Pine Street Women’s Inn dinner will be Monday, February 13. The Saint Cecilia Food Group will collect donations of fresh fruit, desserts or, if preferred, money contributions, from parishioners between the morning liturgies on Sunday, February 12. Please look for the Faith Formation/Pine Street Women’s Inn poster and donation bas-kets in the narthex.
If there are any Faith Formation families who would like to help cook/serve a meal at Pine Street’s Women’s Inn and have yet to sign up, please contact E. Jane Smith via e–mail at [email protected]. There are many ways you can contribute to this program.
January 9, 2012 Rev. John J. Unni St. Cecilia Parish 18 Belvidere Street Boston, MA 02115 Dear Fr. Unni: On behalf of everyone at Amnesty International and those for whom we are seeking justice, freedom and dignity, thank you to you and the Saint Cecilia community for participating in Amnesty’s Global Write-a-thon, Write for Rights on December 10th. Your participation in, and promotion of, our global efforts for the second year in a row means a great deal to us and reflects the Saint Cecilia community’s commitment to human rights and social justice. Our letters – your letters – serve as a reminder to those in power in repressive governments that their treatment of prisoners of conscience is being watched carefully by those of us who care about freedom and human dignity. It brings me great satisfaction to share with you two wonderful successes from this year’s Write for Rights. Jabbar Savalan, who spent almost 11 months in prison after calling for a protest on Facebook, was granted a presidential pardon and freed from jail in Azerbaijan on December 26, 2011. And Valentina Cantu, a brave indigenous woman in Mexico who demanded justice after she was raped by Mexican soldiers, finally has seen some progress on her case. On December 15, 2011, nine years into Ms. Cantu’s battle for justice, the Mexican government formally took responsibility for her rape and abuse. Your participation in Write for Rights helped make these human rights victories possible. In the United States, you were part of an estimated 100,000 people who took action and pledged more than 265,000 letters on the 15 featured Individuals at Risk cases. And you joined participants in over 80 countries around the world in taking part in this, the largest Write-a-thon ever. Worldwide the number of actions taken now totals more than 1 million! In 1961, Peter Benenson, our founder, recognized that “those who feel a sense of impotence can do something.” His refusal to accept injustice spawned a movement determined to fight for a better world. Your involvement in our work keeps his vision alive. Because of you, our candle burns on. Thank you for everything you’ve done, and everything we’ll still do together. All the best to all of you in the New Year.
Gratefully yours,
Joshua Rubenstein Northeast Regional Director
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patience is the key to happiness
(And How to Cultivate It) By ALLAN LOKOS
For many, the most difficult per-son to be patient with is oneself. Our pride, persona and ego can feel disrupted and threatened ev-ery time we feel we have done less than our best. When ego gains this kind of unhealthy foothold, patience can quickly be lost and irrational thoughts, words, and ac-tions can emanate before we have a chance to think, or so it seems. When this happens we can so eas-ily rationalize that we deserve our own annoyance. We speak to our-selves with a level of disrespect that we would rarely, if ever, in-flict on another.
The reality is that there are times when we are unskillful. We sim-ply don't perform up to our own expectations, the expectations of others, or our own self-image. Per-haps we didn't make the big sale the company was counting on, or we let the steaks burn to a crisp on the grill (again), or we had a bad day on the tennis court. We might have spoken to a loved one or a colleague in a manner we later real-ized was unkind. We would like to believe we are more skillful in our endeavors; we envision ourselves as more spiritually advanced, to the point where those slip-ups wouldn't happen. Yet they do, and we can feel deeply disappointed and annoyed with ourselves.
There are endless possibilities for becoming irritable and impatient with self, and in a given moment they can all seem absolutely justi-fied. Unfortunately, getting down on oneself rarely produces any-thing positive unless it happens to lead to determined resolve, which is difficult when the mind is bridled with self-criticism. Over time we see that just being impatient with ourselves rarely leads to anything beneficial and, in fact, the poten-tial for harm can loom ominously close. We may feel stressed and in despair which is often accom-panied by a loss of self-esteem. In extreme circumstances serious depression may follow.
There is no quick fix for this unfor-tunate, but fairly common, pat-tern because rooting out unskill-ful ways of thinking requires time to objectively observe the mind's activity. Effort balanced with pa-
tience and deep levels of honesty with self are necessary. For this, meditation is an ideal prac-tice. In meditation we can bring to mind a situ-ation that aroused anger. We then focus directly on that anger and its related thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. There is no way to rush this process, we just stay with it. We keep re-turning to the thoughts, feelings, and sensa-tions as they arise in the mind and body.
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Some of us are impatient with our own body which is unfortunate because our relationship with the body we inhabit will last the entire length of our life. Wouldn't it make sense to be-come well-disposed toward that which is always, literally, around us? Without an attitude of gra-ciousness, or at least acceptance, we may find ourselves living in a constant state of low-level dissatisfaction and impatience. Sometimes we may be too busy to notice, but other times we may feel downright disgusted with our appear-ance. With the commercial world bombarding us with reasons to be dissatisfied with our face and form, it can be difficult to appreciate the beauty of our being as is.
Comparing yourself to others is meaningless. Focus on the beauty of you. Let there be light-ness about your being. Lightness makes space for patience. The end of the aging process will come soon enough so make the choice to enjoy it while you can. Wisdom evolves from seeing things as they really are and patience comes from accepting things as they are. If a situa-tion is unacceptable and we can do something to change it, we should do so with compassion and wisdom. If not, it is wise to adjust and ac-cept life's conditions. The body is of the nature to grow old; we cannot avoid aging. No matter what creams, drugs or surgeries we may bring upon ourselves, the body is aging. We have the opportunity to grow in wisdom as we age, or we can resist what is natural and struggle to the finish line.
Unhappiness does not slow the aging process. In fact, there is a great deal of evidence that sug-gests the opposite. We need to be patient with the body and with the reality of aging. Peace arises as we accept that which is.
It is essential that we learn to be patient with ourselves if we are to be happy, if we are to be trusted, if we are to be a welcome friend to others. It is deluding oneself to believe that we
can be truly patient with others without first developing patience with ourselves. If we are to enjoy meaningful relationships, including the relationship with ourselves, patience must be developed to the extent that it is simply pres-ent and essentially unperturbed during trying situations. Among the qualities we can encour-age within ourselves that will support our ef-forts are acceptance, compassion, joyfulness and generosity of spirit. We want to forgive our little imperfections, even as we strive to im-prove. They are the beauty marks that enhance the splendid beings that we are.
Here are a few thoughts and practices to help develop greater patience:
No one is simply an impatient person; hu-• man beings are much too complex for such simplicity. Even those more prone to losing patience have moments when they are ex-tremely patient.
Begin by looking at your motivation—why • do you want to become more patient? Don't just assume you should. For a week, sit for five minutes a day and contemplate honestly why you want to be a more patient person. Your motivation will support you when you slip; build that motivation truthfully.
You will slip-up. It takes patience to develop • patience. Support your efforts with kindness and compassion.
Never allow yourself to believe you are too • busy to be more patient. Allow extra time whenever possible. Rushing makes us vul-nerable to impatience.
ALLAN LOKOS is the founder and guiding teacher of The Community Meditation Center in New York City. He is the author of Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living and Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living.
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Parish Office & Mailing Address18 Belvidere Street, Boston, MA 02115Hours | Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Phone | 617 536 4548Fax | 617 536 1781E-mail | [email protected] | www.stceciliaboston.org
Parish StaffRichard J. Clark, Director of Music andOrganist, [email protected] Donohoe, Pastoral Associate for Administration, [email protected] Fiorente, Office Administrative AssistantScott J. MacDonald, Director of Faith Formation and Leadership Development, [email protected] Sullivan, Administrative Assistant to the Pastor, [email protected]. John J. Unni, Pastor, [email protected]
Assisting ClergyRev. Thomas Gariepy, CSCRev. Peter Grover, OMVRev. James Shaughnessy, SJRev. George Winchester, SJ
Schedule for LiturgyThursday & Friday | 8:00 a.m.Lord’s Day | Sat 5:00 p.m.; Sun 8:00, 9:30, 11:15, and 6:00 p.m.Holy Days | 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
ReconciliationBy appointment at any time and Wednesday evenings from 6:30—8:00 during Lent.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the communal process through which non-baptized men and women become members of the Catholic Church. It is also suitable for those baptized in different faith traditions who are interested in becoming Catholic, or, for those who were baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive the sacraments of eucharist and confirmation. For more information, please contact Scott MacDonald.
Baptism for InfantsInfant baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. For more information, please contact Mark Donohoe.
Faith Formation for ChildrenTo register your child for our Faith Formation Program, please contact Scott MacDonald in the parish office.
MarriageCouples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark Donohoe in the parish office at least six months in advance.
Care of the SickTo arrange for the Sacrament of the Sick, for Holy Communion to be brought to those unable to attend the Sunday celebration, or for Viaticum for the Dying (Holy Communion for those in danger of death), please contact the parish office. It is always possible to anoint the sick during regularly scheduled liturgies.
Order of Christian FuneralsThe parish is prepared to celebrate the Vigil (wake) in the church. Please contact the parish office for more information.
Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) TeamThe CAP Team is responsible for training all parish staff and volunteers in mandated reporting laws and the Protecting God’s Children program (VIRTUS). They also provide consultation and support to anyone in the parish who has concerns about reporting child abuse and neglect. Please contact Lois Flaherty ([email protected]), Ginny DiSanto ([email protected]) or Peg Quilty ([email protected]) if you have any questions or concerns.The Archdiocese of Boston has in place a vigorous program to protect children from harm and to educate its ministers and faithful about the nature of abuse, with a goal of increasing knowledge, creating a safe environment for children, and recognizing and reporting potentially dangerous situations. The full text of the policy is also available in the narthex and parish office, as well as on our website.
For Those with Celiac DiseaseIf you have celiac disease, please let us know. We have a supply of low-gluten altar bread available for those who cannot tolerate gluten.
Hearing Assistance in ChurchThe church is equipped with an FM listening device. Small receivers are available for anyone who may have trouble hearing the sound system. Simply request a receiver from any one of our greeters before Mass.
Access for the DisabledThe church is accessible by elevator.
ParkingReduced-rate parking (maximum of three hours) is available Sundays at the Prudential Center parking garage, LAZ Parking (53 Belvidere Street), and at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. Please bring your parking ticket to church for validation before returning to the garage.
Joining Our CommunityWe’re happy that you’re with us! Our community offers a warm, spiritual home for a diverse group of Catholics. We come from many neighborhoods in and around Boston but also have parishioners from as far afield as Marlborough, Newburyport, and Stow. Please introduce yourself to a staff member, drop in for coffee on Sunday, or fill out a new parishioner form in the gathering space. No matter what your background, please know that you are always welcome at Saint Cecilia.
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