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& Ministry Center

Sunday, July 14 Saturday, July 20, 2013

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WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK

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Welcome to St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center. Remember All Are Welcome here and none are excluded.

Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. Healing Prayer Service, 1:30 p.m.

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American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (See ad for details.) Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

Our weekly bulletin is an up-to-date presentation of all the offerings of the Shrine for the coming week. Please take one home with you. We are glad you chose to worship here with us today. Fr. Jim Kelly, OFM Guardian and Executive Director

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Tuesday:

17 Wednesday

Nutrition consultation*, 10:00 a.m. to Noon (*by appt. 617-542-6440, ext. 118) Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

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Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., Exercise 10:30 a.m., Summer Olympics 11 a.m., lunch noon

Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 11:1 Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9; 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Ex 11:10 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Mt 12:14-21 Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

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No scheduled events

REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Tuesday

20s/30s Boston Harbor Islands Trip (See ad for details.)

Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Camillus de Lellis St. Apollinaris; Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Thursday: Saturday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Cover Art: The Good Samaritan and Creation stained glass window, south side of the nave, Chartres Cathedral, France. Photo by Nick Thompson, April 8, 2009 2

A.A. Step Meeting 5:45 p.m. Seniors Crafts Group 10:30 a.m. A.A. Open Meeting Noon Mens Cursillo Reunion 5:15 p.m. Wednesday Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses Womens Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m. Seniors Computer Lab 1:30 p.m. Grupo Hispano de Oracin 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 Mens 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. alt. Wine & Cheese Social (odd 4th Sun.) 4:30 p.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.

Pray for Peace in the Middle East!

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Events This Week American Red Cross Blood Drive

Holy Land May 2013 Pilgrims Reunion

Saturday, July 27, 2013 Mass at 4:00 p.m. in second floor church followed by potluck supper in auditorium & showing of the Pilgrimage DVD in the Assisi room.

Upcoming Events

Monday, July 15 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Anthony Shrine Auditorium

20s/30s Day Trip to the Boston Harbor Islands

Offered by the Franciscan Adult School Holy Land Pilgrimages

Spend a summer day outside with the 20s/30s Young Adults group, as we take our annual trip to Spectacle Island. Among other things, the island offers swimming, nature-walks, and space for general relaxation. Either pack a picnic lunch or bring money to buy lunch from the snack bar on the island. Be sure to bring sunscreen!

Saturday, July 20. Boat ticket $15.

For more information, please contact sas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org. Note: Following events are for 20s/30s only.

20s/30s Boston Young Adults

Wine & Cheese Social

Sunday, July 28 after the 4 & 5:30 p.m. Masses. (2nd fl. classroom)

*Note: Due to the popularity of the Boston Harbor Islands in the summer, please allow at least one hour prior to boat departure to purchase your ferry ticket, if you prefer to buy it the day of the trip. It is strongly advised that you buy your round-trip ferry/boat ticket ($15) in advance.

You may purchase your round-trip ferry ticket at the Boston Harbor Islands Ferry kiosk* or online: www.bostonharborislands.org/tickets

Join Us for A Day of Fun & Gambling at Foxwoods Casino!!

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Leave for Foxwoods Casino Arrive at Casino Leave for Shrine Arrive at Shrine

Seniors at Arch Street

Members of the Shrine Community who are in their twenties (20s) and thirties (30s), are invited to join Fr. Barry for this trip on July 20th. Well take a morning ferry over (exact time TBD) and conclude with an outdoor Mass beginning around 4:00pm. Please RSVP to: sas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org to let us know you will attend! Join our Facebook group: 20s/30s Boston, St. Anthony Shrine Follow us on Twitter: @sas20s/30s Check out our Blog: http://20s30sboston.wordpress.com

All of this for only $20 per person! Includes Casino Package of $10 Meal Voucher & $10 for bets at Keno Limited seats available - get your registration in early! Be sure to bring your Players Club card or a government issued photo ID this is needed to get vouchers from the casino!! Please leave filled-out form available in the Shrine lobby at the front desk of the Shrine. Call Fr. Barry at 617-542-6440, ext 241 with any questions.

SOLD OUT!!!! Tonys Travelers Day Trips With A Purpose A Day of Great Shopping, Classical Music & More! (Tanglewood)
Sunday, August 4, 2013. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Castle Island Book Club: The Dovekeepers novel by Alice Hoffman

Amazon Day Sunday, July 21, 2013

Sunday, August 11, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Book discussion and picnic Meet at Castle Island near Sullivans via own transportation. Food may be purchased at Sullivans or bring your own lunch and a beach chair or blanket. Pre-registration requested.

Book is available at Amazon.com (paperback $12.27, Kindle $7.99) Note: Paperback is 528 pages. The book will be even more meaningful if you have had the opportunity to visit Masada and are familiar with its history. Book must be read before joining the discussion group.

The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffmans novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yaels mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village bakers wife, watched the murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warriors daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power.

The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans most ambitious and mesmerizing novel, a tour de force of research and imagination.

Four years ago, responding the signs of the times, the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order made a momentous decision to launch the Amazon Project. The projects purpose is to reinforce our historic, Franciscan presence in the Amazon region. The Order hopes to clearly and prophetically demonstrate our commitment to protect the rich biodiversity of the Amazon, and to care for the most vulnerable and diverse indigenous groups living there. The Amazon Project also calls for the creation of a network of solidarity throughout the Franciscan family, engaging our charism of caring for Gods creation in the critically important struggle to save the Amazon.

The 26th anniversary of martyrdom of Bishop Alejandro Labaka, OFM Capuchin, and Sister Ins Arango of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters courageous defenders of the Amazon rainforest, its peoples and cultures

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

Offered by the Franciscan Adult School

July 21 coincides with the 26th anniversary of the martyrdom of Alejandro Labaka and Ins Arango. Both died in the Ecuadorian Amazon in 1987 when they set out to facilitate a risky mediation between an indigenous warrior tribe living in a pristine Ecuadorian rainforest in a self-imposed isolation, and the petroleum companies encroaching on the ancestral lands in pursuit of oil, and wreaking havoc on the peoples and lands that stood in the path of their insatiable greed. (Note: The process for the beatification of Bishop Alejandro and Sister Ins as martyrs began in 2010).
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There is so much at stake, but there also is so much reason for hope. At this critical crossroad, a new global vision and solidarity is emerging that extends a circle of compassion to the most marginalized indigenous communities, plants and animals, and entire eco-systems. The divine Spirit of creativity continues to renew the face of the earth, opening new horizons and pointing out new paths to a more holistic, just, peaceful and sustainable future.

The Amazonian rainforest the lungs of our mother, sister Earth is being destroyed. In the name of short-term economic gain, thousands of square miles of lush forest are being ruined. Countless species of plants and animals that proclaim the glory of God are being doomed to extinction. The indigenous communities that have lived there in close, harmonious relationship with Gods creation for thousands of years are being systematically pushed off their lands, trampled upon, and decimated; their great wisdom, vision and virtues widely ignored.

The Background Story of Alejandro Labaka, OFM Cap. and Sister Ins Arango

He was a 33-year-old with a strong desire to minister among the indigenous communities in the eastern part of the country where he could evangelize and serve as a cultural bridge. At the time, the town of Coca, where he and other Capuchin friars were assigned, had only 300 inhabitants. Located deep in the rainforest, the town was referred to by some as a green hell; Alejandro, however, called it a paradise.

Alejandro Labaka was a Capuchin friar who at age 27 left his native Basque region of Spain and embarked on a mission to China. In 1953, after being kicked out of that country by the communist government, Alejandro arrived in Ecuador.

This deep, spiritual recognition of Gods presence manifesting itself in those who were on the margins of society led to the creation of the Center of Cultural Investigation of the Ecuadorian Amazon, which was started by Alejandro and his fellow Capuchin missionaries. In addition to helping preserve the rich oral traditions of the local indigenous tribes, the Center helped the local Huaorani tribes obtain official titles to their ancestral lands. It also built up the capacity of indigenous leaders to organize and develop strategies to deal with the infiltration of petroleum companies and the inevitable consequences.
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Soon, he came to be known as a compassionate pastor of the indigenous people, humble and eager to share their everyday life. He had great admiration and respect for the indigenous cultures and was committed to their well-being. A practical man, Alejandro built a hospital, school and brick factory, and carried out many other concrete projects aimed at improving the health and education of his people. At a time when the indigenous people and their cultures were considered worthless and widely despised, friar Labaka embraced the indigenous people with the kind of spiritual piety and devotion that characterized St. Francis of Assisi in his embrace of the leper.

Appointed a bishop of Coca, Monsignor Labaka used his leadership and public position to promote peace, doing what he could to make the situation in his diocese more humane and just, and tirelessly holding up the vision of the common good. He remained an unfailing advocate of the rights of the native peoples and their cultures. Neither the indifference nor derision of others could dampen his passion for the Amazon and its peoples.
Sponsored by Evangelization Just Matters Group (Peace & Social Justice)

Alejandro also was a passionate guardian of the rainforest, which he used to call his green paradise. His diary is a testimony to how much he delighted in the diversity of the rainforest and how he agonized over its wanton and irrational destruction. In the 60s and 70s, the northeast part of Ecuador was hit by tsunami-like waves of violent incursions into its pristine territories propelled by aggressive oil exploration. The forceful displacement of the indigenous tribes and their progressive cultural disintegration, deforestation, and the pollution of rivers and lands were accompanied by the influx of desperately poor people from other parts of the country, and a state of lawlessness and chaos.

Fascinated by them, he used to go by himself and spend extended periods of time living among them, learning their language and culture. He came to love and admire them so much that he wanted to be one of them; this desire stemming from his forever longing to find Christ in the other and to be born again. That wish came to partial fruition on a December night when he was staying in a hut of one of the indigenous families he had grown close to. Kneeling down in front of an old Huaorani couple who placed their hands on his head, Alejandro was adopted by them. From that moment on until his death, the Basque Franciscan Capuchin friar considered himself to be one of the free Huaorani people.

In 1976, in what is now Yasun National Park, Alejandro encountered for the first time several members of the Huaorani tribe who, much like their ancestors thousands of years ago, lived as hunters and gatherers with almost no contact with the outside world. In Ecuador they are known as Tagaeri, the last, free people.

[Continued next week: story of Sister Ins Arango, mediation, and the petroleum companies]

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON VIGIL MASSES ** Music

Second Floor Chapel 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. Second Floor Chapel
LEGAL HOLIDAY MASSES

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

Second Floor Chapel

First Floor Chapel

4:15 p.m.

SUNDAY MASSES

6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Second WednesdayAnointing Mass: time to be announced Third WednesdayDay of Remembrance Tuesdays: St. Anthony Devotions Wednesdays: Spanish Mass - 5:15 p.m. Thursdays: St. Jude Devotions MISA EN ESPAOL Cada mircoles a las 5:15 de la tarde
SATURDAY MASSES

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WEEKDAY MASSES

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. CONTACT US: Phone: 1-617-542-6440 Fax: 1-617-542-4225 Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.org Address: 100 Arch Street Downtown Crossing Boston, MA 02110

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Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon 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. Benediction (First Floor Chapel) Weekdays: 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: 3:30 p.m. Vespers Sundays: 3:15 p.m.
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Holy Rosary of Mary Sundays: 2:45 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy Sundays: 3:00 p.m.

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Spirituality of the Readings

15th Sunday of Ordinary Time C Reading I: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Respons. Psalm: 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 or 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Reading II: Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel: Luke 10:25-379

Spirituality of the Readings

What would be your answer to this question? Who do you say your neighbor is, in the sense that the bible means that word?

Beloved of God

If we listen carefully to Sundays readings we will hear our relation to God very gently stated.

Jesus gives the lawyer a parable to chew on. You know it, the story we call the good Samaritan. An Israeli man is mugged on the way down from Jerusalem to Jericho. The robbers beat him terribly, an awful description. A priest and a Levi each pass by the victim splayed out on the road, and they look the other way. I think of how many times I have turned away from poverty stricken people. Do I give them help they beg for, or do I simply admire the imaginative stories they tell me in order to get money? What about you?

In the First Reading Moses explains how simple God's command is. I would like to quote his words because they are beautiful. He says that Gods command is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not up in the sky, that you should say, Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out? Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?

The commandment of the Lord is very near to us, already in our hearts and in our mouths. We have only to carry it out.

But what is this commandment? Jesus points to the answer in the Gospel. There, a lawyer asks Jesus to boil the whole law down to a single saying. Ever the teacher, Jesus asks the answer from the man, who says by rote: You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

They were like the Samaritan Jesus tells of. He did not just walk by but helped the beaten man in a big way. Notice, this Samaritan was from the same tribe whose towns all rejected Jesus two Sundays ago. Can an enemy be your neighbor? Can a stranger? How about an estranged member of your family? Or, or

Then I think of the evening when I clumsied my shoulder into a heavy fall from the icy curb right down onto the pavement, full weight on solid cement. Two big men each stopped their two cars right in the road and ran over to help me up, guys in no way connected to the university where I live and work.

The Samaritan was moved with compassion at the sight of his supposed enemy. He poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. He told an Innkeeper to take care of him, and left money. Jesus then asks his questioner which of the men was a neighbor, the priest, the Levite or the Samaritan? Go and do likewise, he says.

Not bad. You have answered correctly, Jesus says; Do this and you will live. But the man wants specifics. He is digging. Who is my neighbor, he asks.

This is not too mysterious or remote, is it?

You are invited to write a note to the author of this reflection: Fr. John Foley, S. J. (johnbfoley@yahoo.com)

Fr. John Foley, S. J. Copyright 2013, The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Artwork: Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him. (Gospel) van Gogh, The Good Samaritan, after Delacroix, detail. 1890

Here at St. Anthony Shrine our Interfaith Group of Catholics and Muslims share in dialogue and understanding of our faith traditions. Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The time for Muslims to observe Ramadan is between July 9 and August 7. We share with you the following explanation of Ramadan from our Muslim friends.
During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and drinking. Muslims are called upon to use this month to re-evaluate their lives in light of Islamic guidance. We are to make peace with those who have wronged us, strengthen ties with family and friends, stay away from bad habits essentially to clean up our lives, our thoughts, and our feelings. The Arabic word for fasting (sawm) literally means to refrain and it means not only refraining from food and drink, but from evil actions, thoughts, and words. During Ramadan, every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refrain from listening to idle talk or obscene words. The feet must refrain from going to sinful places. In such a way, every part of the body observes the fast. Therefore, fasting is not merely physical, but is rather the total commitment of the person's body and soul to the spirit of the fast. Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint; a time to cleanse the body and soul from impurities and re-focus ones self on the worship of God. The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root word for parched thirst and sun-baked ground. It is expressive of the hunger and thirst felt by those who spend the month in fasting. As opposed to other holidays, when people often indulge, Ramadan is by nature a time of sacrifice. Through fasting, a Muslim experiences hunger and thirst, and sympathizes with those in the world who have little to eat every day.

About Ramadan

Nowadays people in Africa need not only sympathy, but also actual food by those who experienced hunger. Through increased charity, Muslims develop feelings of generosity and good-will toward others. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once said, A mans wealth is never diminished by charity. Through restraining themselves from pleasures of the world, Muslims realize the values of the blessings of God. There are countless blessings that as humans we dont even realize their values. Sun comes up every morning, and it is free. Air is free, water is free. Since we have an easy access to these blessings, we dont really value them. Absence of these blessings makes us realize the value of these blessings. Ramadan makes Muslims also realize how weak and needy we are before God. Ramadan is total submission and obedience to God Almighty. We are experiencing long and hot summer days. At the end of the day, we are really thirsty and hungry. There is water and food on the table. We are in need, but cannot eat. Because, the owner of the blessings does not let us. We are not the owner, God is. And we are waiting for his command to start eating. Every Ramadan is a new beginning for Muslims. Turkish scholar, Fethullah Gulen says: Every sound during Ramadan resonates with a promise of a new start, just as every breath gives us a glimpse of a hope for salvation. Iftar dinners (breaking the fast) appear on our horizon with implications for the grand meeting, while whispering some secrets into our soul. Ramadan is a very special time for Muslims, but the feelings and lessons we experience should stay with us throughout the year. In the Quran, Muslims are commanded to fast so that they may learn selfrestraint (Qur'an 2:183). This restraint and devotion is especially felt during Ramadan, but we all must strive to make the feelings and attitudes stay with us during our normal lives. That is the true goal and test of Ramadan. Catholic members of our Interfaith group are invited to iftar (breaking of fast) dinners within Ramadan. In this Holy Month, Muslims are highly encouraged (and it is considered a good deed) to share food and friendship with friends and neighbors.

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