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“AN OASIS OF SILENCE, AN OASIS OF PRAYER”
THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2009
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St. Francis Chapel
Lanteri’s
Corner
Spiritual thoughts
from
Ven. Bruno Lanteri,
Founder of the
Oblates
of the Virgin Mary.
Think frequently of the Lord and thank him for the goods
that we possess and hope to possess. For example, for the
great good, namely the grace of God, that we possess, and
for the Paradise we hope for. Let us go often to take from
the Angels and Blessed above, an air of joyfulness,
thinking that from now on we are citizens of Heaven and
fortifying ourselves in Christian hope. The merits with
each good action, and to the communion of saints…
From “On Spiritual Joy” by Fr. Pio Bruno Lanteri
The Passion Play, Oberammergau, Germany
May 10, 2010
It happens only once every ten years!
Fr. Augustin Anda, parochial vicar at St. Columbkille
Parish in Brighton, is leading a group to see this event.
The trip includes visits to Rome, Assisi, Florence, and
much more.
Space is limited so reserve your space right away!
Contact Carolyn Kenney:
90 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington, MA.
Telephone 978-852-7852 E-mail: [email protected]
First Thursday St. Clement Women’s Prayer Group
Please join us for an evening of prayer and reflection on
the story of Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini.
Women of all ages and vocations are welcome!
Thursday, Feb. 5, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. St. Clement Shrine
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Forty-Day
Ignatian Retreat
for Lent
Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV
We are inviting people to do a 40-day Ignatian retreat
during Lent. This is an “Annotation 19” style retreat,
meaning that the retreatant does one prayer period each
day while still going about his/her normal daily work
schedule. This allows people to do a retreat without
having to take time off work.
This retreat will begin on Monday evening, February 23th
(the Monday before Ash Wednesday) at 7:00 p.m. and will
conclude on Saturday, April 4th. Retreatants pray on their
own throughout the week then meet every Monday (7:00
p.m.) at the Chapel as a group.
Those who participate in this retreat will need to purchase,
in advance, “An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer” by
Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV. The book is available at our
bookstore and is discounted for those participating in this
retreat. Simply tell the person staffing the store that you
are part of the retreat and you will receive the discount.
It is suggested, but not required, that people also read
“Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to
Praying with Scripture,” also by Fr. Timothy Gallagher,
OMV.
First Meeting
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Francis Chapel
Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV
Contact Fr. Dennis at 617- 437-7117, or
e-mail him at [email protected]
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
MASS INTENTIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS FINALIZED.
Sunday, January 25
8:00 AM
+Shirley McKinley
9:15 AM
+Frederick & Jane Hynes
10:30 AM
The Regan Family
11:45 AM
+Abby Faherty
1:15 PM
+Maria Adela y +Ines Cabrera
4:00 PM
Cecilia Ozaeta
5:30 PM
+Jeanne M. Ryan
12:35 PM
4:45 PM
Monday, January 26
8:00 AM
special intention
12:05 PM
+Lydia Delstanche
12:35 PM
Danielle’s Intentions
4:45 PM
+Lydia Delstanche
Friday, January 30
8:00 AM
+Mona Keirnan
12:05 AM
+Nancy Keating
12:35 AM
Joseph Feitelberg
4:45 PM
+Thomas Smith
Tuesday, January 27
8:00 AM
special intention
12:05 PM
Mary Hynes
12:35 PM
Leonard Family
4:45 PM
+William Clark
Saturday, January 31
9:00 AM
James, Amy, & Benjamin Ooi
12:00 PM
Eric’s Intentions
4:00 PM
+John Molloy
5:30 PM
Joseph Donnellan & Family
7:00 PM
+Señor Mendoza y Familia
Wednesday, January 28
8:00 AM
James Ooi & Augustus & Samuel Liem
12:05 AM
Mary Holmes
+Alicia Vasquez
Fr. Ed Broom
Thursday, January 29
8:00 AM
Fr. Lawrence Darnell, OMV
12:05 AM
Carol Cohoon
12:35 PM
Gilbert Connelly, MD
4:45 PM
+Elizabeth Tramel
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Anniversary
of Roe vs. Wade
From January 13 until January 21 after all of
our Masses we prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
in preparation for the anniversary of the Supreme
Court Decision “Roe vs. Wade” which legalized the
practice of abortion for all nine months of
pregnancy. A growing number of people have some
familiarity with this prayer, but fewer know of its
origin and its value. In learning about the origin and
effects of this prayer, we will come to see how
appropriate it is when considering all of the prayer
intentions that the anniversary of “Roe vs. Wade”
inspires.
This prayer has come to us through a Polish
nun, a Sister of Our Lady of Mercy, named St.
Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938). John Paul II
canonized her on April 30, 2000. She was the first
person to be canonized in the third millennium.
After a series of very deep spiritual purifications Our
Lord began to reveal to St. Faustina his infinite
mercy, God’s “greatest attribute.” As in all private
revelations Jesus was not revealing to her anything
that was not already a part of the deposit of faith. A
private revelation does not say anything new, but
sheds light on certain parts of the Word of God that
are especially important for the time in which we are
living.
In 1935 she had a vision that reminds one
from a scene from the Book of Revelation. She saw
an angel in the heavens, whose face was radiant and
under his feet there was a cloud that gave off rays of
lightening. She saw that the angel was about to
punish the world for its many sins. At the same time
she had a deep sense of the holiness and justice of
God, which is beyond anything that we can
conceive, and her prayers seemed powerless
compared to the immensity of offenses against God.
Suddenly she felt the power of Jesus’ grace in her soul
and she received in her interior the words of the
Chaplet, “Eternal Father I offer You the Body, Blood,
Soul, and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son Our
Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and for
those of the whole world… For the sake of his
sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole
world…” As she continued to say these prayers she
noted that the Angel of Justice lost all of his strength
and then backed off. He could not carry out the just
punishment that was rightly due for sins. God came to
see the world through His Son, and instead of
punishing the world He blessed it and had mercy upon
it.
The Chaplet is a prayer to God the Father, in
which we are offering to Him His own beloved Son,
and the infinite value of Jesus’ passion and death. In
this prayer the faithful are exercising their common
priesthood that they received at baptism, in which they
offer Jesus, who becomes present during the Sacrifice
of the Mass, to the Eternal Father in atonement for our
sins and those of the whole world. This prayer is a
prayer of petition but it also has another mysterious
effect: it serves to “appease the wrath” of God (Diary
of St. Faustina, #476), whose infinite holiness and
justice are offended by sin. When the Church calls the
Mass and thus the Sacrifice of Calvary a “propitiatory
sacrifice,” she is saying that it is a sacrifice that
appeases the wrath of God.
This prayer is thus particularly appropriate for
the sin of abortion. Since 1973 about 50 million
babies have died through surgical abortion. According
to the Church’s catechetical tradition, based on the
biblical account of the killing of Abel, their “blood”
cries out to Heaven (Genesis 4:10, Catechism of the
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Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the Month of January
General: That the family may become more and more a place of training in charity,
personal growth and transmission of the faith.
Mission: That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new
evangelisation in this period of profound transformations, may be committed to
announcing the Good News and moving towards the full unity of all Christians in order
to offer a more credible testimony of the Gospel.
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
La Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia
y el Aniversario de “Roe contra Wade”
Desde el 13 al 21 de enero después de todas
nuestras Misas hemos rezado la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia en preparación por el aniversario de
la Decisión de la Corte Suprema, “Roe contra Wade”, la cual legalizó la práctica del aborto durante los
nueve meses de embarazo. Un creciente número de
personas están familiarizadas con esta oración, pero
pocos conocen su origen y su valor. Aprendiendo
sobre el origen y efectos de esta oración, veremos
cuán apropiada es si tenemos en consideración todas
las intenciones de las oraciones que el aniversario de
“Roe contra Wade” nos inspiran.
Esta oración ha llegado a nosotros a través de
una monja de Polonia, una Hermana de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia, llamada Hermana Faustina
Kowalska (1905–1938). Juan Pablo II la canonizó el
30 de abril, 2000. Y ella fue la primera persona a ser
canonizada en el tercer milenio. Luego de una serie
de muy profundas purificaciones espirituales, nuestro Señor comenzó a revelar a la Hermana Faustina
el “el atributo más grande de Dios”, su infinita misericordia. Como en todas las revelaciones privadas,
Jesús no revelaba a ella nada que no era ya parte del
depósito de la fe. Una revelación privada no nos dice
nada nuevo, pero saca a luz ciertas partes de la Palabra de Dios que son especialmente importante para
el tiempo en el cual vivimos.
En 1935 tuvo una visión que nos recuerda la
escena del Libro de Apocalipsis. Ella vio a un ángel
en los cielos, con una cara radiante y bajo sus pies
había una nube que emitió rayos de relámpago. Ella
vio que el ángel iba a punir al mundo por sus muchos pecados. Al mismo tiempo, ella tuvo un sentido
profundo de la santidad y la justicia de Dios, que
está más allá de algo que podamos concebir y sus
oraciones parecían impotentes comparadas a la inmensidad de ofensas contra Dios. De repente ella
sintió el poder de la gracia de Jesús en su alma y recibió en su interior las palabras de la Coronilla:
“Padre Eterno, te ofrezco el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el
Alma y la Divinidad de Tu Amadisimo Hijo, Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, como propiciación de nuestros
pecados y los del mundo entero... Por su dolorosa
Pasión, ten misericordia de nosotros y del mundo
entero...”¹ Y mientras ella continuaba rezando estas
oraciones ella notaba que el Ángel de la Justicia perdía toda su fuerza y era derribado. Él no podía ejecu-
tar el castigo que era correctamente debido por los
pecados. Dios vio el mundo por Su Hijo, y en vez de
castigar al mundo, lo bendijo y tuvo misericordia de
él.
La Coronilla es una oración dirigida al Dios
Padre, en la cual Le ofrecemos a Su propio Hijo
amado y el valor infinito de la pasión y muerte de
Jesús. En esta oración los fieles ejercen su sacerdocio común recibido en el bautismo, en el cual ofrecen Jesús, quien se hace presente durante el Sacrificio de la Misa, al Padre Eterno en propiciación de
nuestros pecados y los del mundo entero. Esta oración es una oración de petición aunque también tiene
otro misterioso efecto: sirve para “apaciguar la ira”
de Dios (Diario Hermana Faustina, nro. 476), cuya
infinita santidad y justicia son ofendidas con el pecado. Cuando la Iglesia llama la Misa, y así el Sacrificio del Calvario, un “sacrificio propiciatorio”, ella
está diciendo que es un sacrificio que apacigua la ira
de Dios.
Así que esta oración es particularmente apropiada para el pecado del aborto. Desde 1973 cerca de
50 millones de bebitos han muerto a través del aborto quirúrgico. Según la tradición catequética de la
Iglesia basada en la cuenta bíblica de la matanza de
Abel, su “sangre” lanza un grito al Cielo (Génesis
4,10, Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, 1867). En
esta oración estamos ofreciendo a Dios la Sangre de
Jesús, la cual lanza un grito por misericordia a Dios,
o como se refiere la carta a los Hebreos: “la sangre
de Jesús habla más eloquentemente que la de
Abel” (cf. Hebreos 12:24). Es así que esta es una
oración profundamente poderosa de propiciación y
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“No hay nada más hermoso, que encontrar a Cristo
y comunicarlo a todos” ( Benedicto XVI)
GRUPO DE STUDIO BIBLICO
EN LENGUA ESPAÑOL
— para todos —
Capilla San Francisco
todos los jueves,
de 6:00 a 8:00 p.m.
P. Gregorio OMV
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Anniversary
of Roe vs. Wade (continued from page 4)
Catholic Church, 1867) In this prayer we are
offering to God the Blood of Jesus, which cries out
to God for mercy, or as the letter to the Hebrews
notes, “It cries out to God more eloquently than the
blood of Abel” (Hebrews 12: 24). It is thus a
profoundly powerful prayer of propitiation and
reparation.
Besides the prayer of reparation, which is
needed much more than we realize, we offer the
Chaplet also for all the parents of the children who
were not allowed to be born. We offer the chaplet so
that they can experience healing and the peace that
comes from receiving the infinite mercy of God. We
also pray for the conversion and enlightenment of all
hearts in our country so that all may come to see the
great value of every human life, so that every human
life may be love and protected by law from the
moment of conception to the moment of natural
death.
Jesus said of this prayer, “Oh, what great
graces I will grant to souls who say this chaplet; the
very depths of My tender mercy are stirred for the
sake of those who say the chaplet.” (#848)
“Encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have
given to you. It pleases me to grant everything they
ask of Me by saying the chaplet.” (#1541) Jesus
promised that even the most hardened sinner who
would say this prayer but once would receive the
grace of his infinite mercy (#687) For all who recite
it He said, “At the hour of their death, I defend as
My own glory every soul that will say this
chaplet.” (#811)
Another promise that Jesus made concerning
the chaplet reveals another apostolic dimension of
this prayer. “When the chaplet is said by the bedside
of a dying person, God’s anger is placated,
unfathomable mercy envelops the soul… (#811) and
Jesus becomes present, not as Just Judge, but as
Merciful Savior.
On different occasions in her Diary, St.
Faustina was shown Jesus fulfilling his promises.
“When I entered the chapel for a
moment, the Lord said to me, ‘My
daughter, help Me to save a certain dying
sinner. Say the chaplet that I have taught
you for him.’ When I began to say the
chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of
terrible torment and struggle. His
Guardian Angel was defending him, but he
was, as it were, powerless against the
enormity of the soul’s misery. A multitude
of devils was waiting for the soul. But
while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus
as He was depicted in the image. The rays
which issued from Jesus’ Heart enveloped
the sick man, and the powers of darkness
fled in panic. The sick man peacefully
breathed his last. When I came to myself, I
understood how very important the chaplet
was for the dying. It appeases the anger of
God.” (Diary, #1565, see also #17971798))
It is important to note that the fountain of all
the Church’s saving power is the sacrifice of the Mass,
which is the one sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross
rendered sacramentally present upon our altars. The
chaplet is merely a means to tap into this
unfathomable Fountain. It should also be pointed out
that to receive these and other spiritual effects that
Jesus promises throughout the Diary for the recitation
of the Chaplet it is necessary that the one who prays
the chaplet prays it with great trust in the infinite
mercy of Jesus, and with the desire to have mercy
upon absolutely everyone in the world without
exception. Without this trust and without the desire
for all to receive mercy this prayer like all other
exterior actions would be without effect.
Even though the elections are over, and the
anniversary of Roe vs. Wade has passed, let us
continue to offer the Sacrifice of the Mass; to pray the
Rosary, which Our Lady is constantly recommending
to us; and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Let us offer
these prayers in reparation for the many children who
continue to lose their lives through abortion; for the
healing and reconciliation with God for their parents;
and for a conversion of hearts in our country, so that
every human life be love and respected by law from
the moment of conception to the moment of natural
death.
Fr. Greg Staab, OMV
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
La Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia
y el Aniversario de “Roe contra Wade” (continued from page 5)
reparación.
Además de ser la oración de reparación, la
cual es mucho más necesitada de lo que nos damos
cuenta, ofrecemos la Coronilla también por los padres de aquellos niños a los que no les fue permitido
nacer. Ofrecemos la Coronilla para que los padres
puedan experimentar la sanación y la paz que proviene del recibir la infinita misericordia de Dios.
También rezamos por la conversión y aclaración de
todos los corazones en nuestro país para que ellos
puedan ver el gran valor de cada vida humana, para
que la vida humana pueda ser amada y protegida por
la ley desde el momento de concepción hasta el momento de su muerte natural.
Sobre esta oración Jesús dijo: “Oh, qué gracias más grandes concederé a las almas que recen
esta coronilla; las entrañas de mi misericordia se enternecen por quienes rezan esta coronilla” (nro. 848).
“Alienta a las almas para que digan la coronilla que
Yo te he dado. Me agrada complacer todo lo que
ellas me piden diciendo la coronilla” (nro.1541). Jesús prometió que aun el pecador más empedernido
quien diga esta oración una sola vez recibirá la gracia de su infinita misericordia (nro.687). Para todos
quienes la recitan Él dijo: “Defenderé como Mi Gloria a cada alma que rece esta coronilla en la hora de
la muerte” (nro.811).
Otra promesa que Jesús hizo acerca de la coronilla revela otra dimensión apostólica de esta oración: “Cuando cerca del moribundo es rezada esta
coronilla, se aplaca la ira divina y la insondable misericordia envuelve al alma… (nro.811) y Jesus se
hace presente no como un Juez Justo sino como un
Salvador Misericordioso.
Y en distintas ocaciones según su Diario,
Hermana Faustina fue mostrada a Jesus cumpliendo
sus promesas.
está pintado en la imagen. Los rayos que salieron del
Corazón de Jesús envolvieron al enfermo y las fuerzas
de las tinieblas huyeron en pánico. El enfermo expiró
sereno. Cuando volví en mí, pude entender lo cuán
importante la coronilla es para los moribundos. Apacigua la ira de Dios” (Diario, nro.1565, ver también
nros.1797 y 1798).
Pero es importante notar que la fuente del poder salvador de la Iglesia es el sacrificio de la Misa, el
cual es el sacrificio de Jesús en la Cruz presentado sacramentalmente sobre nuestros altares. La coronilla es
simplemente un medio para sacar Gracias de esta
Fuente insondable. También debería ser señalado que
para recibir los efectos espirituales que Jesús promete
en todo el Diario por la recitación de la Coronilla, es
necesario que el que rece la coronilla, la rece con una
gran confianza en la infinita misericordia de Jesús, y
con el deseo de misericordia sobre absolutamente todas las personas en el mundo sin excepción. Sin esta
confianza y sin el deseo para que todos reciban misericordia esta oración como toda acción externa no tendría efecto.
Aunque las elecciones hayan finalizado y el
aniversario de “Roe contra Wade” haya pasado, continuemos ofreciendo el Sacrificio de la Misa; recemos el Rosario que Nuestra Señora nos recomienda
constantemente; y la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia. Ofrezcamos estas oraciones en reparación
por los muchos niños que continúan perdiendo sus
vidas por causa del aborto; por la sanación y reconciliación de sus padres con Dios; y por la conversión
de los corazones en nuestro país, para que cada vida
humana sea amada y respetada por la ley desde el
momento de la concepción hasta el momento de la
muerte natural.
Padre Greg Staab, OMV
“Cuando entré por un momento en la capilla, el Señor me dijo: Hija mía, ayúdame a salvar a
un pecador agonizante; reza por él esta coronilla
que te he enseñado. Al empezar a rezar la coronilla,
vi a aquel moribundo entre terribles tormentos y luchas. El Ángel Custodio lo defendía, pero era impotente ante la gran miseria de aquella alma; una multitud de demonios estaba esperando aquella alma
mientras rezaba la coronilla, vi a Jesús tal y como
Cómo se reza la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia
se encuentra en el sitio http://www.viarosa.com/VR/
DivineMercy/DivinaMisericordia.html#ESP, bajar el
cursor como 8 páginas.
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Oblates of the Virgin Mary—USA
Fr. Bruno
Lanteri
(1759-1830)
The Founder of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Declared “Venerable” the first step to
Sainthood.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary is an international religious
community of priests and brothers serving in Italy, France,
Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, the United States
and the Philippines. The Oblates are involved in retreat and
parish missions, spiritual direction, parish work, the mass
media, clergy formation, and the foreign missions.
The US Province of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary is
dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, and includes
communities in Massachusetts, Illinois, Colorado,
California and the Philippines.
ST. CLEMENT EUCHARISTIC SHRINE & ST FRANCIS CHAPEL, Boston. MA
ST. JOSEPH HOUSE, Milton, MA
ST. PETER CHANEL PARISH
Hawaiian Gardens, CA
HOLY GHOST PARISH
& LANTERI CENTER
FOR IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
Denver, CO
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
The OMV motto,
OMV FORMATION CENTER
Cebu City, Philippines
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM
INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin .