St. Anthony Shrine Bulletin - Holy Name Province fileSt. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center Sunday, November 6 –Saturday, November 12, 2011 Become The Face of Love for Others! Please

St. Anthony Shrine& Ministry Center

Sunday, November 6 – Saturday, November 12, 2011

Become The Face of Love for Others!

Please give generously to the 2011 Franciscan Campaign

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N O V E M B E R

06 Sunday

• Prison Ministry, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.

(Preregistration/clearance required)

• Fasting Cholesterol check, Blood Pressure &

Blood Sugar check, Flu vaccination, 9:00 a.m. to

1:30 p.m., Wellness Center

• Pieta Mass & Coffee, 10:00 a.m. (See ad for

details.)

07 Monday

• Blood Drive, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(See ad for details.)

• Dental screening*, 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

(*by appt. 617-542-6440, ext. 118)

Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening,

Flu vaccination (if available), 10:00 a.m. to 2:00

p.m., Wellness Center

• Fatima/Lourdes Pilgrimage informational

meeting, noon (See ad for details.)

• Excel Basics with Br. Mario, OFM, 1:30 to 3:00

p.m. (See ad for details.)

08 Tuesday

• Nutrition consultation*, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cholesterol screening*, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(*by appt. 617-542-6440, ext. 118)

Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening,

Flu vaccination (if available), 10:00 a.m. to 2:00

p.m., Wellness Center

• Seniors Crafts Group, 10:30 to Noon.

• Fundamentals of the Spiritual Journey by Bill

Sawyer, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

• Prison Ministry Reflection Evening with BC STM

Prison Ministry Team, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in

STM Room 110, 9 Lake St., Brighton, MA

(BC Brighton Campus)

09 Wednesday

• Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening,

Flu vaccination, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,

Wellness Center

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKWelcome to the St. Anthony ShrineCommunity. 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.

Fr. Jim, OFMGuardian and Executive Director

READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: Wis 1:1-7; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46;

1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22

Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Lk 17:20-25

Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Lk 17:26-37

Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Lk 18:1-8

Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128;

1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time;

Daylight Saving Time endsTuesday: Election DayWednesday: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in

RomeThursday: St. Leo the GreatFriday: St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day;

Remembrance Day (Canada)Saturday: St. Josaphat

• Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., Exercise 10:30 a.m.,

Thanks to Our Troops Project, 11:00 a.m,

lunch noon

• Sacramental Anointing Mass, 11:45 a.m.


• Women’s Spiritual Reflection Group, 12:30 to

1:30 p.m. (Contact Nancy Nichols Kearns,

617-542-6440, ext. 121.)

• Bread on the Common, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.


10 Thursday

• Bible for Dummies, Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM,

12:15 to 1:15 p.m. (See ad for details.)

• Men’s Spirituality Group, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.


2 Saint Anthony Shrine “The Church on Arch Street”

100 Arch Street • Boston, Massachusetts 02110 • 617.542.6440 3

REGULAR EVENTS

Monday A.A. Step Meeting 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday 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.

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.) TBA

Thursday 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 Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 9:30 a.m.

Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 10:50 a.m.

Centering Prayer Group (1st & 3rd Sat.) Noon

Sunday 20/30 Boston Young Adults Coffee (4th Sun.) 10:30 a.m.

Pieta Ministry Coffee (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.

Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:00 p.m.

Separated and Divorced Catholics 1:30 p.m.

Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.

Events This Week

Pray for Peace in the Middle East!

Cover art: The Face of Love and Need, The Face of Loveand Death, oil paintings by artist Gordon Daugherty,commissioned for St. Anthony Shrine, 2011 and photosfrom our Franciscan Campaign 2011 brochurehighlighting the KIDS Program and the LazarusMinistry.

Of St. Anthony Shrine

& Ministry Center

Serving the Spiritual Needs

of Grieving Parents

Monthly Mass and Coffee SocialSunday, November 6, 2011

Join us at our 10 a.m. Mass

Followed by a Coffee with other grieving parents.

[Or, if you prefer, join us for the Coffee Social

only]

Join other parents in a warm and comforting place

for a short Scripture reading, discussion,

fellowship, and refreshments. All are Welcome!

For more information, see www.pietaministry.org

or call Diane at

617-542-6440, Ext 116.

THEPI E TAMINISTRY

American Red Cross

Blood Drive

Monday, November 7

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Shrine Auditorium

www.bloodpartners.org/stanthonys

Or please call:

The Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE

On day of donating blood, remember to drink extra

fluids and have breakfast/ lunch. Positive ID

required.

2012 Pilgrimage

Join Fr. Raphael Bonanno, OFM

on a Pilgrimage to Fatima & Lourdes

with Barcelona

(Optional 2-night Lisbon Pre Tour

Extension)November 4-13, 2012

10 Days • 18 Meals: 7 dinners, 1 lunch, 10

breakfasts (Tour by Collette Vacations)

Informational meeting on this tour on Monday,

Nov. 7, 2011 at noon at St. Anthony Shrine.

Book by May 4, 2012: Double $2,649; Single

$2,999; Triple $2,619

After May 4, 2012: Double $2,749; Single $3,099;

Triple $2,719

(Rates are per person)

For more information, contact Fr. Raphael

Bonnano, 617-542-6440

Please give generously

to this year’s Franciscan

Campaign, and become

the “Face of Love” to

others.

“Bread on the Common” — Street

Ministry to Homeless Persons2nd & 4th Wednesdays, November 9 & 23.

5:45 to 7:30 p.m.

All are invited to be part of a

ministry to homeless persons on

the streets and nearby the Shrine

on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of

each month. We meet in the

auditorium of the Shrine at 5:45

p.m., prepare food packets, and

then visit with homeless persons

on the streets, offering food, socks, (cold weather

dependent—hats/gloves/scarves) and presence,

ending at 7:30 p.m.

We especialy need volunteers for November 23,

the night before the Thanksgiving holiday.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jackie

Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext 143.

Offered by Evangelization


Bible for Dummies

A beginner’s tour through the Good Book

Offered in the Fall & continued in the Spring

The Bible can be intimidating. This series aims to

introduce beginners to the Good Book, its

importance, and why it is different from any other

kind of book. There are no required texts for this

series. There are no prerequisites.

UNIT 3 - November, 2011

“St. Paul: Expansion & Mission”Thursdays, November 10 & 17

12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

$5 per session.

Presenter: Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM

Conversion, mission and Council of Jerusalem—

Paul’s Letters

To register, contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-

6440, ext. 143 or email [email protected].

Offered by the Franciscan Adult School

The Shrine Computer Center

Excel BasicsMondays, November 7 & 14, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

MAXIMUM 12 People

Presenter: Br. Mario, OFM

Free Will Offering -Suggested $5/class.

Would you like to create a budget or store data

such as addresses and phone numbers in a

spreadsheet for easy access? In this two-week

class, you will learn the fundamentals of Microsoft

Excel; a helpful tool for personal use and a

required skill for many office jobs today.Note: basic computer skills, such as typing and mouse

usage, are required

Contact: Julie Ogden at 617-542-6440, ext. 146.

Sacramental

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Our next celebration of the Anointing of the Sick

will take place on Wednesday, November 9 at the

11:45 a.m. Mass. All those who suffer from

physical, mental or emotional illness are welcome

to receive this Sacrament.

Men’s Spirituality Group2nd (& 4th) Thursdays,*

November 10, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

(Meets in basement auditorium classroom next to

the kitchen)

The men’s spirituality group at St. Anthony Shrine

is a great opportunity for men to grow in their

spiritual lives through prayer and faith sharing and

deepen one’s personal relationship with God

(Matt. 18:20 “when two or more are gathered in

my name I am in their midst”).

*No meeting on Thanksgiving holiday.

For more information, contact Bob Giers at 617-

542-6440, ext. 120.

Offered by the Franciscan Spiritual

Companionship Ministry

Do you know someone who might bespending Thanksgiving alone this year?

Or perhaps a family experiencingeconomic distress? Consider inviting themto share your holiday table and fellowship.

Tony’s Travelers

Day Trips with a Purpose

Join Us for A Day of

Fun & Gambling at Mohegan Sun!!Sunday, November 20, 2011

8:30 a.m. - Leave St. Anthony Shrine for Mogan Sun

Casino

10:30 a.m. - Arrive at Casino

4:30 p.m. - Leave for St. Anthony Shrine

6:00 p.m. - Arrive at St. Anthony Shrine

All of this for only $30 per person!

Includes Casino Package of $15 Meal Voucher & $15

for bets at select tables

Fill out form in lobby flyer and leave at front desk or

contact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at 617-542-6440, ext.

241 for more information about this program.

Seniors at Arch Street

Join Us for a Day in the Country!

LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, NHWednesday, November 16, 2011

8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE!

Cost: $50 (includes Lunch, Sundae & Bus)

• Mass at St. Charles Church, Meredith, NH

• Lunch at Hart’s Turkey Farm

• Scenic Drive around Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

• Ice Cream Sundae Buffet at Kellerhaus &

Christmas Tree Shop

To register leave form found in lobby at front desk.

Info: Contact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at 617-542-

6440, ext. 241.

Upcoming Events


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The Canticle

Volume 30 No. 11 November 2011a monthly publication of St. Anthony Shrine

A Place of Beginnings

A tendency exists in many of us to associate a placewith a major event. Not where the event took placebut where we were when it took place. Seniors inour society remember where they were when theyheard Pearl Harbor was attacked. The nextgeneration remembers where they were whenPresident Kennedy was shot. And people todaywill refer to their whereabouts when they learnedterrorists had attacked the Twin Towers in NewYork City. A common question which will stirssuch a flash backward might be: “Do youremember where you were when that happened?”Events like these strike something deep inside. Attimes we may even recall our surroundings forimportant dates in our own personal lives. Wherewe were when we decided to marry. Or when welearned of the death of a loved one.

Nothing less should be expected in the lifeof St. Francis. Certain places have also becomejoined to various happenings in his life. After all,history has known him throughout the centuries asSt. Francis of Assisi — forever associating him withthat city. But maybe of more particular importancemight be a church in that area which functioned asa backdrop for several of his life-changing events —the small church of San Damiano.

San Damiano played a central role in theforces that shaped his early conversion. Many ofthe experiences that redirected the course of hispersonal journey can be associated with this little,at first run-down church. There he heard withinhimself a voice he had never heard before. Whilekneeling before its crucifix, the voice called him byname. Then it gave him a task: “Francis, go andrepair my house which, as you see, is all beingdestroyed.” This message caught him by surprise.He felt stunned. But at the same time it offeredexactly what he sought. He had already embraceda leper and had gone to live with them. Something

inside had already shifted. He now felt frustrationwith the worldly life he had formerly led. But whatnext? He knew he could not continue living whathe had known. He knew clearly what he did notwant. But where should his life be taking him now?

He decided to engage literally in what thevoice proposed. He began to rebuild the littlechurch where the voice had spoken. It greatlyneeded repair. In fact, he even moved in with thepriest who seemed willing to help him but alsoseemed confused about what was happening.Having separated with his family, Francis hadnowhere else to go. It made sense for a few reasonsto live there while working on the building.

Money for this project became the firstobstacle. He would need supplies. And so it washere that he began to beg seriously for the first time.And from the people of Assisi who had only knownhim as the rich kid of one of the merchants. First forbricks but then, realizing the priest could not affordto feed him continually, he also began asking forscraps left over from people’s tables. His firstreaction to such food echoed his response to hisembrace of the leper. He both cases he felt“revulsion.” But here was born the beginnings ofhis begging ministry. A ministry he would laterrefer to as eating “at the table of the Lord.” It firsttook shape because of the needs of San Damiano.

Francis worked for about two yearsrebuilding churches, while living at San Damiano.He rebuilt two other small chapels: St. Peter and St.Mary of the Angels, also known as the Portiuncula.The Portiuncula would become the center of theFranciscan Order. But not at the beginning. Shortlyafter completing his rebuilding projects, he heardthe Gospel one morning at Mass in which Jesus sentout his disciples to preach. Something within himconnected this Gospel life style with what the voicewas directing. He took leave of his buildingprojects and began to function as an itinerantpreacher. He began moving from town to town,living simply and preaching a simple message.

But the simple life did not last long. Hebegan to receive followers. At first the adjustmentswere significant but eventually worked out. Later,one particular follower caused a whole new set ofproblems. She was a woman. Of noble parents andalso from Assisi, Clare Offreduccio defied familywishes and walked out into the night without their

Franciscana

knowledge to profess herself a follower of Francis.She had heard him preach. Now she wanted to liveher life according to the vision he was graduallyshaping. Armed with the bishop’s permission, hereceived her — setting off a firestorm within herfamily. Clearly they would come to take her back.Their own plans for her future probably pointedtoward a significant marriage in which she wouldplay her part in building both the family’s powerand fortune. She had other ideas.

And so, she joined the followers of Francis.But now what to do with her? Immediately theymoved her to a convent where those pursuing hercould not enter. The Benedictine Sisters agreed tojoin the drama developing by taking her. There shestayed until cooler heads began to realize littlecould be done to reverse this decision. The bishophad already approved. Only then could Francismove her. The place he chose for her and her futurefollowers mirrored his own beginnings — SanDamiano.

Francis would visit her and the growingnumber of her sisters occasionally. Toward the end,while almost completely blind, he returned for amore extended stay. Sick and waiting to leave formedical attention, his story seemed rushing towardits end. There, where so much of his new life hadbeen born, he composed the Canticle of the Creatures— his farewell hymn to the universe. Finally he leftbehind San Damiano. He would return only onemore time — during his funeral procession. It wasthen that the mourning friars stopped briefly for St.Clare and her sisters to say goodbye and to lookupon his face one more time.

Response

Place is of great importance in Americatoday. Foreclosure of houses, loss of mortgages,closing of parishes — place is displaced everywhere.Places involve present experiences and especiallymeaningful memories. We need to be somewhereas our grip on the present depends heavily oncertain and happy memory of being firmly placedthroughout the important periods of our life. Ourhouses were and are the foundations of our wealth;our church buildings form the material foundation

of our faith. To lose a house, to see a church closed,these experiences can contribute heavily to a senseof disconnection with the total reality of our values.As the poet reminds us “It takes a heap of living ina house to make it a home”, and years of Massescelebrated together endows a church building withvital importance.

Yet place is of necessity a setting for life, andlife is vibrant and changing. Yesterday’s setting canindeed provide the necessary context for living; life,however, can adapt to new settings and indeedoften must adjust.

Francis progressed from the literalconsideration of place (e.g. the actual San Damiano,the Lateran of Innocent III’s dream) to therecognition that his place was in the whole world,his city the city of God. Not that he loved thoseplaces less, but that they were joined as significantparts of the greater whole, the whole sowonderfully expressed in the Canticle of theCreatures, the song that gives a name to these poorwords each month. We too must grow so thatproblems become challenges and negativeappearance becomes positive reality. We willsurvive foreclosure, perhaps to find a better worldof deep experience, which would have remainedshallow otherwise. Our church building is closed,shuttered, perhaps torn down: God is calling usinto a new community, revealing to us the greattruth: we are the church.

As Christians, therefore, we revere theplaces wherein we live. Yet the place does notendow the life; the life, however painfully changed,endows what place we inhabit.

It is a mistake simply to mourn the loss of aplace; there will always be a place provided by ourlife. We incorporate the memories of the familiarinto whatever new place we inhabit. Thus the lossof place becomes indeed a challenge, a challenge tolive life wherever we may be.

Why do we resist the closing of churcheswhen it seems obvious that we are being calledonward? Why do we insist on the familiar, when toenter into the Kingdom of God, we must renouncemother, father, home — all that we consider ours?Christians have often demonstrated the capacity tomiss the boat. Sometimes, however, they show awilling ability to respond to grace.


Dear St. Anthony Shrine Supporters:

As the Director of Outreach and Pastoral Programs, I have the privilegeof managing several ministries at St Anthony Shrine, through which weare able to provide services to a diverse clientele throughout the greaterBoston area.

I’d like to share with you a few examples that illustrate the verypositive impact these ministries have, both on the people receivingservices as well as those administering them.

First, there are the seniors who attend weekly computer lessonsand “open lab” in our Shrine Computer Center. Undeterred bythe rapid pace in which technology continually advances, theyshow up to learn about the Internet, Email and social media. Theycome to acquire new skills in an environment of peace and patienceand they leave with the ability to stay in touch with loved onesaround the globe in “Internet time”.

Take for instance, the couple from Ireland, who were so keen to seethe current headlines from the online addition of their local

newspaper back home. Then there was the elderly woman who couldn’t believe she was looking ata satellite image of the street that she grew up on – complete with her old school building down theblock! Finally, like so many others, there was the man who was simply incredulous at how quicklya message (complete with family photos) could be transmitted via email, despite the long distancebetween sender and recipient. In his words, it was “a miracle”.

Next, we have the image of a six year old girl, who is enrolled in our Kids Program; whose familycomes to the Franciscan Food Center to supplement their groceries. Several times throughout theyear she and her school-aged siblings receive additional necessities and goodies; items such as warmwinter clothes, new books, backpacks, school supplies and a Christmas stocking filled with toys andtreats. Just picture the delight of this young child, when she and her family get to enjoy a WinterWonderland here at the Shrine at Christmastime, complete with Santa and his elves. Her face lightsup like a Christmas tree upon receiving a gift and she says in all sincerity, “Wow, that IS the realSanta.”


It’s Hard to Believe! St. Anthony Shrine is 65 Years Old!Tell Us Your Shrine Stories!

Celebrating 65 Years! In 1947 we opened our doors as Saint Anthony Shrine in Downtown Crossing, Boston.In 2012 we’ll be celebrating 65 years of Franciscan presence. We’d like to take a look back and need your help!Tell us your stories. What are your memories of the early Shrine? Why did you come here? How has the Shrineaffected your life? What does the Shrine mean to you today? If selected, your story will appear in acommemorative publication. Join us in celebrating this wonderful milestone!

Email your stories to [email protected]. Or send them to “65 Years at St. Anthony Shrine,” 100 Arch Street,Boston, MA 02110. Or call Fr. Brian Cullinane at 617-542-6440, Ext. 124.

Then consider the recent college grad. Although he may not be making a solid living yet, his faith isstrong and he wants to continue to grow in his religious beliefs and build a sense of community forhimself by attending the annual weekend retreat for the 20s/30s Young Adults. Thankfully, it isthrough the gift of financial aid offered by the Shrine that he is able to attend the retreat andcontinue to deepen his faith in the Catholic tradition. In return, he actively volunteers, offering histime and talent with the hope of “paying it forward”.

Finally, there are those who die without any family or means for a proper, dignified burial. Theseare some of the poorest of the poor, who find final assistance through our Lazarus Ministry. Herewe are stricken with the example of an un-named baby, who died in the hospital shortly after hisbirth, only to be left behind with no family and no means for a proper funeral or burial. For him,the Shrine offers so much more than simply a casket and a grave. We provide a Mass of theResurrection, complete with music, flowers, incense and a community of staff, ministers andlaypersons of the Shrine who are honestly grieving the loss of this young life. We give this child aname. We honor his short life.

As you reflect upon each of these brief stories, please know that it is only through the generoussupport of our worshipping community that we are able to provide warm winter clothes and schoolsupplies to the children in our Kids Program. It is only through your continued financial gifts thatwe are able to bury the least fortunate among us in a most dignified way through our LazarusMinistry. It is only through your kindness and continued generosity that we are able to fund retreatscholarships for deserving members of the 20s/30s Young Adults community. And it is onlythrough your charitable donations that we can continue to offer computer classes and access to allthose who are interested in our Shrine Computer Center.

Please consider being a benefactor, a patron, of these many ministries and give generously to theannual Franciscan campaign.

Thank you,

Julie OgdenDirector of Outreach and Pastoral Programs

DONATIONS TO OUR 2011 ANNUAL FRANCISCAN CAMPAIGN ARE SIGNIFICANTLYDOWN! PLEASE BE GENEROUS—FOR GOD HAS BEEN GENEROUS WITH YOU—ANDGIVE (UNTIL IT HURTS!) TO THIS YEAR’S FRANCISCAN CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU!

Come and discover God’s presence in all of life’s Experiences in the Franciscan Spiritual

Companionship Ministry @ St. Anthony Shrine

Call Friar Gene Pistacchio, ofm @ 617.542.6440 x121 for a discussion about your spiritual desire…

“ We ar e n o t hu man be ing s hav ing a sp i r i t u a l e x p e r i e n c e . . .

We a r e s p i r i tu a l b e i ng s ha v in g a h uma n e xpe r i en c e”



New Eucharistic Ministers

Workshop

MINISTRIES OF SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE

WORSHIP/YOUR SPIRITUAL HOME • RECONCILIATION • MUSIC • LAzARUS PROGRAM • WELLNESS CENTER

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 • PIETA MINISTRY

COME HOME PROGRAM • PRISON MINISTRY

ConTaCT us:Phone: 1-617-542-6440Fax: 1-617-542-4225Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.orgAddress: 100 Arch Street

Downtown CrossingBoston, MA 02110

EXECUTIVE STAFF & VICARS

Fr. James Patrick Kelly, OFMGuardian and Executive Director

Fr. Brian Cullinane, OFMAssistant Executive Director

Bro. John Maganzini, OFM — VicarFr. John Hogan, OFM — Vicar & Acting Guardian

Fr. Richard C. Flaherty, OFM — Vicar

SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE & MINISTRY CENTER

~ All Are Welcome ~Weekday Masses

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel

6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m.1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

Second Wednesday—Anointing Mass:time to be announced

Third Wednesday—Day of Remembrance

saTurday Masses

Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel

8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon

saTurday aFTernoon

VigiL Masses

Second Floor First Floor

Chapel Chapel

4:00 p.m. ** 4:15 p.m.5:30 p.m. **

saCraMenT oF reConCiLiaTion

Celebrated in First Floor Chapel

Weekdays: 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.;

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday: 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. and

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Seasonal Communal Penance Service:

(to be announced)

Sunday: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Legal Holiday: 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.

Following Masses ** Music

10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Benediction

(First Floor Chapel)

Weekdays: 5:00 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays: 3:30 p.m.

exposition of the Blessed sacrament

(First Floor Chapel)

Weekdays at 1:45 p.m.

Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: St. Anthony Devotions

Wednesdays: Spanish Mass - 5:15 p.m.

Thursdays: St. Jude Devotions

sunday Masses

second Floor Chapel

** Music Masses

“The arch street Band”

MISA EN ESPAñOL

Cada miércoles a las 5:15 de la tarde

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

LegaL HoLiday Masses

second Floor Chapel


Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A

Reading I: Wisdom 6:12-16

Responsorial Psalm: 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 or 4:13-14

Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Getting There

How can it be that the “typical questions” ofchildren pass down from generation to generation?They do. Our family car was half way to Coloradoand I was about six or seven and I rememberclearly asking my mother that famous, time-honored question, “Mommy, are we there yet?” Itwas a real question, and I wasn’t quoting someoneelse.

Or so I thought.

By now I have heard child after child ask exactlythe same question of a parent, in exactly the samewords. Maybe it is an innate instinct, like geeseflying south or robins digging up worms.

As we become mature we human beings learn towait, to live with the “not yet.” We call it “delayedgratification.” I may want to be at home, forinstance, but to get there from work, I might haveto walk to the bus stop, wait for the #10, hand overmy fee, stand until there is a seat, at long last sitdown, wait some more, get off, walk 50 blocks (itseems), unlock the door, and finally, finally, finally,put my feet up and relax. Some days this can beannoying, but usually “I get used to it,” as we say.

But we shouldn’t get overly used to it. That is thepoint of this week’s readings. Since we are notchildren, we can overlook the joy or pleasure whenour goal finally arrives because our minds have forso long ignored our desires. These won’t getfulfilled very soon anyway. Do you ever rememberto taste the food when you finally get your dinnerat a restaurant? Did you remember to enjoy inquiet detail the friend you haven’t seen in a year?Or do you let delay squash longing andfulfillment?

Sunday’s First Reading reminds us peacefully andbeautifully to watch for God at sunrise; to keepvigil because Wisdom (the Holy Spirit of God)

actually is searching for those who are waiting.God's wisdom “meets them with all solicitude.”The Responsorial Psalm boldly names our cravingfor God. “My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord myGod,” the antiphon says. And, stay awake, theGospel adds. Make preparations. Do not befoolish. Do not forget to forego.

Let’s face it. You and I desire God more thananything else. At the center of our souls is a thirstthat will never be slaked unless the God of allcreation comes in person to be living water for us.

We are parched ground without rain. We havehuge fractures in our surface. Our souls ache forthe gentle, courteous and tender outpouring Godwants to do—not like hurricanes or floods, but likea mother with her newborn.

“Your kindness is a greater good than life,” thepsalm says to God.

What? Life is so essential, so to be preserved, sovaluable that we fight like a cornered wolf when itis threatened. Still, even so, in spite of all ourflurry, God’s delicious kindness is a far greatergood than anything else we know, greater eventhan being alive. It is worth the wait, no matterhow long.

So, be excited like a child. Let yourself say “I want”like kids do. But also, be calm like an adult. Knowthat when our desires are thwarted we need towait, because wisdom waits for us.

Fr. John Foley, S. J.Copyright © 2011, The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University.

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“Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps”(Mt 25:7).Art: Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins,” (1788-1862)

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