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OCTOBER

WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK

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New Lectors Workshop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom & church & 5th fl chapel

Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Frugal Cooking: How to be More Efficient in the Kitchen, The Damietta ProjectCatholics & Muslims working together for the Common Good, by Sezar Yavuz, Professional Cook, 3 to 5 p.m., Turkish Cultural Center, 1105 Commonwealth Ave Suite 207, Boston Russian River Cruise pilgrims reunion, 5:00 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom

Please take this bulletin home with you as well as the many brochures that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine. Thank you for being with us today. Franciscan friars and staff St. Anthony Shrine community

Welcome to the St. Anthony Shrine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded.

REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Tuesday

20 Sunday

Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.

Fasting Cholesterol check, Blood pressure & Blood Sugar check, Flu vaccine, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wellness Center. The Damietta Project core group planning meeting, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., 4th floor Francis room (See ad for details.)

21 Monday

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

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.

22 Tuesday

Grief Support Group, facilitated by Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., 4th fl. Clare room (Pre-registered only - see modified schedule)

23 Wednesday

Pray for Peace in the Middle East!

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The Truth will set you free, by Bill Sawyer, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom (See ad for details)

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

Womens Spiritual Reflection Group, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Contact Nancy Nichols Kearns, 781-704-1010 Bread on the Common, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. (See ad for details.)

Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., Exercise 10:30 a.m., Halloween Craft Project 11:00 a.m., lunch Noon

Blood pressure & Blood Sugar screening, Flu vaccine, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wellness Center

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Mens Faith Works Spirituality Group, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (See ad for details.) Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 12:13-21 Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8; Lk 12:39-48 Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59 Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 13:1-9 Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Wednesday: Thursday: Saturday:

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Mission Sunday St. John of Capistrano St. Anthony Mary Claret Blessed Virgin Mary

The Truth will set you free

The Damietta Project

Events This Week

Tuesdays, Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., 2nd fl classroom Presenter: William (Bill) Sawyer, II Cost: Free will ($10/session suggested) Come to one or many sessions.

Catholics & Muslims working together for the Common Good Core team planning meeting
Sunday, October 20. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 4th fl. Francis room Note: Our interfaith group grew out of the recently completed Just Matters study module In the Spirit of St. Francis and the Sultan that began last Fall. More information will appear in upcoming Bulletins about community-wide events and our work-inprogress on projects in food sustainability and food waste management. See a community-wide event on Sat., Oct. 19 listed in calendar at left.
St. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group Peace & Social Justice & Peace Islands Institute/Turkish Cultural Center

Contact: Dr. Jackie Stewart, St. Anthony Shrine, 617542-6440, ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com. Offered by Franciscan Adult School

Participants will learn how to come to true happiness by fully believing Jesus truths, and applying them to their everyday lives.

Bread on the Common Street Ministry to Homeless Persons

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, and presence, ending at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 23. 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

Modified schedule.... Mondays, Oct. 21, 28; Nov. 4, 18, 25; Dec. 2 On December 2nd, a Mass of Remembrance will be celebrated. 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. 4th fl. Clare Room Facilitator: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM Pre-registration is required.
Please contact Fr. Joe at 617-542-6440, ext. 239 Offered by the Grief Ministry

Please call by Tuesday, Oct. 22 noon if you plan on coming on Wed. Oct. 23. For more information, please contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com.
Offered by Evangelization

Cover art: "Victory O Lord!" oil on canvas painting by John Everett Millais, 1871 depicting Moses, Aaron and Hur during the Battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites. From Book of Exodus (First Reading): As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight. Moseshands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440 3

Mens Faith Works Spirituality Group

Thursday, October 24. 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (4th fl. Francis room) Facilitated by Bob Giers, csd & Fr. Jim Czerwinski, OFM

New Worship Ministers Commissioning

Masses on Saturday, October 26 at 4 p.m. & Sunday, October 27 at 10 a.m.

This is a great opportunity for men to come together and grow in their spiritual lives and deepen their personal relationship with God thorough prayer and faith sharing. (Matt. 18:20) when two or more are gathered in my name I am in their midst. For more information, contact Bob Giers at 617542-6440, ext. 198.
Offered by the Franciscan Spiritual Companionship Ministry

Please RSVP to sas20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org to reserve your space.

20s/30s Boston Young Adults

Upcoming Events

Relationships As Seen Through the Lens of Franciscan Spirituality

After my abortion, I was broken and desperate for help. I turned to Project Rachel. After the experience, I left feeling like a whole person again. Forgiveness became a reality for me, a feeling I never imagined was possible. The pain of abortion haunts many women. Retreats offered by the Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston can help women find hope, healing and reconciliation after abortion. If you or a loved one is suffering from postabortion pain, contact Project Rachel about upcoming Come to the Waters of Healing retreats to be held October 26 and November 23, 2013. For more information and to register for the date of your choice, call Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or email help@projectrachelboston.com. All inquiries are confidential.

Project Rachel

We will reflect on seeing spirituality as an exploration into what is involved in becoming human, and how we can experience becoming human as an attempt to grow in sensitivity to self, to others, to the non-human aspects of creation, and to God who is within and beyond this totality. The focus in this perspective is on becoming human through relationships. Our reflection will also engage us in a deeper appreciation of the meaning of creation in Franciscan spirituality. Members of the Shrine Community who are in their twenties and thirties, are invited to join Fr. John for this presentation/discussion on October 29th. We will begin with BYO (Bring Your Own) Dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 29, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 2nd floor classroom Presenter: Fr. John Hogan, OFM

Making Our Way: Muslim Women in North America

Saturday, October 26, 2013 6 p.m. Reception & 7:30 p.m. Event with Dr. Ingrid Mattson, former President of the Islamic Society of North America The Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston (co-sponsored by The Paulist Center and CMM) register at: https://muslimwomenexp.eventbrite.com/

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Recommended by St. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group Peace & Social Justice & Peace Islands Institute/Turkish Cultural Center

Married, single or single again, diocesan clergy wishing to live the Gospel life in the world in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi For more information, contact St. Anthonys Fraternity, 617-542-9677 or email stanthonyfratsfo@att.net
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Spirituality of the Readings

29th Sunday of Ordinary Time C Reading I: Exodus 17:8-13 Responsorial Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Reading II: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Spirituality of the Readings

demands justice from the admittedly bored judge. After a while the judge thinks to himself, if I dont do something this woman will humiliate me in front of everyone. I give up. I will rule in her favor.*

The Everlasting Arms

There are two sides to Sundays readings. One theme is Do not get tired when you are praying. The other is, when you do, there will be support.

The point we are given for this parable is this: how much more Godwho certainly is not boredwill make sure we have what we need if we will just keep asking. The widows persistence is therefore an example for all of us.

Jesus is the one who announces the nontiredness rule. Pray always without becoming weary, he says in the Gospel. Yet most of us experience drowsiness when we try to pray.

So, in the Gospel, in order to illustrate why we should keep praying (specifically, asking for things) and not grow tired, Jesus tells a parable about the unjust judge and a widow who will not stop asking. With very little to lose, a widow comes to public court every single day and
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Go ahead and get tired, someone will help you (we hope).

This commences for a long time and Moses arms grow exceeding tired. When I was an altar boy I learned a bit about this by holding the book out mindlessly with extended arms for Father to read from. Please, please read faster, my arms screamed. In Moses case, Aaron and Hur braced his arms, and they even found him a rock to sit on.

Even Moses gets fatigued as he is doing the equivalent of prayer in the First Reading. He stands on top of a hill where he can see his men fighting below. In order to give his general, Joshua, victory over enemy forces, he holds out what our reading calls the staff of God over the battle. He has to continue holding it out, straightarmed, until the combat is completely done because whenever he lowers his arms the enemy starts to win. Notice that Jesus real name was Joshua, just like Moses general above, and that the name Jesus is a Greek translation.

No? Jesus on the cross had come to the same place to which he called Mother Teresa. He was weary unto death and no longer able to sense any presence of God whatsoever, but he still prayed without ceasing. Father, why have you abandoned me? is one of the most terrifying prayers ever uttered. But it set the stage for Mother Teresas persistence and fortitude throughout a life devoid of consolation.

Here is the problem: did Jesus, Joshua, have someone supporting his arms as he spread them wide upon the cross?

Gods love was strong enough to maintain Jesus (and Mother Teresa) when every assurance had been taken away. Jesus/Joshua stretched out his arms in the medieval position of prayer (arms lifted to God), but now on the cross, as well as the position Moses had to maintain when he won a great victory. In the process he opened his arms to us so that we can fall into them when we ourselves are so very weary and discouraged. The eternal God is your refuge, Moses said. Underneath are the everlasting arms (Dt 33:27) Can you trust these words?

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* For an explanation of widows very weak status in Israeli society, see John Pilchs treatment of the culture of these times: Historical Cultural Context shown on p. 7.
Fr. John Foley, S. J. Copyright 2013, The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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

Artwork: Jesus told his disciples about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. (Gospel) Rembrandt, Saint Jacob Praying, 1661

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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
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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 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
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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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Historical Cultural Context Shameless Behavior

29th Sunday of Ordinary Time C Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Widows & Judges

THE CRUNCHER The widow keeps coming to the judge. Remember that this is not a private audience; it is a very public
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THE JUDGE very likely a local magistrate, this is a stock character for Luke (see 12:14, 58; Acts 18:15). The story asserts (v. 2) and the judge himself admits (v. 4) that he does not fear God and that he is shameless, that is, no one can make him feel ashamed.

THE WIDOW The word for widow in Hebrew means silent one or one unable to speak. In the patriarchal Mediterranean world males alone play a public role. Women do not speak on their own behalf. A widow who has lost her husband and spokesperson to death is in an even worse condition if the eldest son is not married. Younger widows were considered to be very dangerous and were urged to remarry. One of the major concerns in the early Church was determining who truly is a widow. Because widows were not included in Hebrew laws on inheritance, they became common symbols of the exploited and oppressed. Prophets like Isaiah (1:23; 10:2) and Malachi (3:5) criticized the harsh treatment they received, and throughout the Bible widows are viewed as being under the special protection of God (Jeremiah 49:11; Psalm 68:6; James 1:27). Because the widow appears alone in this parable, we can assume that she has no male family member who can appear on her behalf. She is truly alone and therefore in a very vulnerable situation. At the same time, she is desperate. Being already deprived of everything of value in this society, what else does she have to lose? her life?

Cultural insights urge more precise translations of this story to show why its popular title, The Persistent Widow, is inappropriate.

MORAL OF THE STORY Jesus conclusion is: If a helpless widow can get through to a shameless judge, all the more can a petitioner be heard by an honor-sensitive God. The moral makes convincing sense in the Mediterranean world but may be less convincing in the modern world. Many believers remember offering prayers that seem to have gone unanswered. Some spiritual wags have remarked: Of course God answered. The answer was no. This observation may be too simplistic. Remember that the Mediterranean world is strongly group oriented. The widows petition was publicly made; for all his bluster and denial, the judge respected public opinion. It was group pressure that made the judge cave in. Americans are individualistically oriented and generally discount the value of the group. Americans generally address individualistic prayers to God in private. No group hears, no group can help. The widows strategy is worth pondering.
John J. Pilch of Georgetown University Copyright 1997 by The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., Collegeville, Minnesota. All rights reserved. Used by permission from The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota 56321

event. The entire community waits, watches, and witnesses the event regularly. What finally moves the judge is not her persistence but rather that, literally translated, she will end up giving me a black eye (v. 5). The Greek word in that verse is borrowed from boxing. The Greek language also used the word figuratively to mean blacken ones face, which means to publicly shame a person. The translation wear me down is incorrect and misses the entire point: shame. By publicly badgering the judge every day, the woman repeatedly shames this shameless person. Who knows but, at some point, that she might not even poke him in the eye, literally? And the judge who boasts that he is insensitive to shaming strategies and cares not a whit about his honor ultimately yields to her pressure. After all, in a culture where law-courts were not about justice but shaming others no matter what the cost, this judge would be damaged by the gossip report that a woman has shamed him. Hed never live that down and couldnt continue as judge.

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8:30 a.m. Leave for Mohegan Sun Casino 10:30 a.m. Arrive at Casino 4:30 p.m. Leave for Shrine 6:00 p.m. Arrive at Shrine Note: Be sure to bring your Players Club card or a government issued photo ID. This is needed to get vouchers from the casino!

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Day of J.O.Y. (Joining Old & Young) Seniors at Arch Street & 20s/30s Boston

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Franciscan Adult School/ Evangelization

Sin Nombre, Sat., Nov. 16, 2013, 1:45 to 3:30 p.m., Assisi auditorium stage classroom Cost: $5.

Inconvenient Film Series

Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. 2nd fl classroom Presenter: Michael Parise, Life & Spirit Coach Cost: Free will offering Is Spirituality in Your Reality? Workshop goal: To help identify what spirituality really is, on what it is based, and how to develop a deeper transcendence in one's life.

Spirituality in Reality Workshop

Monday, December 9, 2013 (Note new day!) 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 4th floor Francis & Clare rooms Cost: $15 minimum donation (includes supper)

Advent Twilight Retreat

Preregistration required.

Seeking the promise of America, a beautiful young Honduran woman, Sayra, joins her father on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside. Along the way, she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican gang member, El Casper, who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past. Together they have to rely on faith, trust and street smarts if they are to survive their increasingly perilous journey towards the hope of new lives.

What shift in our reality will make our spirituality come alive? On what do you base your spirituality? What is the relationship of spirituality to faith and religion? Michael Parise, trained life coach and spiritual counselor of 30 years experience, will help make sense of our experiences and the impact they have in our daily lives. Join us for an interactive discussion of our life's foundations.

Budget Suggestion: Start your Pilgrimage Club, (If you start saving in October 2013, recommend saving $75/wk pp thru Dec. 2014). To get on our interest list, please contact Dr. Jackie Stewart, SAS.Evang@gmail.com or 617-542-6440, ext. 143.

Not too early to Plan Ahead Join us on our 2015 Holy Land Pilgrimage! Leaders: Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM & Dr. Jackie Stewart (Dates & Costs TBA)