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St. Francis Chapel
Lanteri’s
Corner
Spiritual thoughts
from
Ven. Bruno Lanteri,
Founder of the
Oblates
of the Virgin Mary.
Excuses Offered by the Sad (continued)
Part II
As for true and real tribulations and adversities, observe first
of all that if they are not taken with a superiority of soul, with
a joyful abandonment to God (which is truly substantial
joyfulness), they will become much heavier. They will
damage the spirit. Hence impatience, lack of charity,
murmuring against God, and even against one’s body. Hence,
afflictions of the soul, desolations, desperation — and behold
how they foster more sadness.
But how do we accept them with joy? (continued next week)
- From “On Spiritual Joy” by Fr. Pio Bruno Lanteri
Young Adult Lenten Retreat
“By His Wounds,
We Are Healed”
April 3-5, 2009
Biddeford, Maine
Retreat Directors:
Fr. Bill Brown, OMV
Fr. Dave Nicgorski, OMV
Prudential Center, Boston
St. Francis Chapel Bookstore
Item of the Week...
We have a number of pamphlets
available. For just 50 cents
each, you can get a pamphlet on
Confession, on what the Church
teaches about pornography, on
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Seminarians
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Oblates
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St. Clement’s Eucharistic Shrine
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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, March 15
8:00 AM
+James, Bridget, and John Dermody
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
+Priscilla Cook
11:45 AM
1:15 PM
+Feliza Gaytán
4:00 PM
Mary & Rich Shertenlieb (wed. anniv.)
5:30 PM
+Joseph Uy, Sr.
Monday, March 16
8:00 AM
12:05 PM
Teresa Catherin Tambunan (b-day)
12:35 PM
+Theodore Schipani
4:45 PM
+Cipriano & Marciana Vasquez
Tuesday, March 17
8:00 AM
Catherine and Evelyn
12:05 PM
+Blanche Raswad
12:35 PM
+Thelma Holland
4:45 PM
+James Browne
Wednesday, March 18
8:00 AM
Hector Luis Casio
12:05 PM
12:35 PM
4:45 PM
+Donna Puglisi
+Margaret Wellings
Thursday, March 19
8:00 AM
Special Intention
12:05 AM
Fr. Ed Broom, OMV
12:35 PM
+Celia & Philip McDevitt
& Sr. M. Dolorata, C.S.J.
4:45 PM
+Frank Ricciardi
Friday, March 20
8:00 AM
+Barbara McKiernan
12:05 AM
+Michael Brady
12:35 AM
James and family
4:45 PM
+Filomeno & Irenea Barcenas
Saturday, March 21
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
+Linbania DeVasquez
4:00 PM
+Helen Tivnan
5:30 PM
+Dorothy Mik Cook
7:00 PM
+Luis Alvaro Gracia
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Tear Down This Temple...
disciplinary measures in order to put things
back into place.
The dramatic episode of the Lord clearing out
the temple merchants gives us a stern warning
about the seriousness of worldly corruption
that is tainting our faith in these times.
If Jesus were to come to us today, who would
be the first and foremost corruptors that he
would expel from our midst, from the temple
of our heart? Lent is this special time of the
Lord’s visitation, in which through the
discipline of fasting and prayer and works of
charity, he helps us to clean our houses.
I will never forget the time in Rome, while I
was teaching catechism to a group of eightyear-olds in preparation for their first Holy
Communion. One day during class a child
made a startling observation. He said, “Jesus
had to go to Confession once, because he got
really mad.”
Of course, I clarified the fact that Jesus is not
mean. But rather, that out of his great love
for his heavenly Father, and for us as his
beloved children, he watches out for us. He
is concerned about letting us know when we
let things get out of hand. And so therefore at
times it is necessary to take convincing
The change we need is in the heart.
A mainstream belief in today’s atheistic
intellectual sector of society is that God is only
an invention of religious people, who are
weaklings.
According to this prospering
doctrine, especially in the scientific field, God
is merely a crutch for those who are incapable
of thinking out their own problems. Moreover,
many say that if God exists, he is a cruel
tyrant, because he interferes with our human
freedom.
We
all
know
that
there
(continued on page 6)
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the Month of March
General: That the role of women may be more appreciated and used to good
advantage in every country in the world.
Mission: That in the light of the letter addressed to them by Pope Benedict XVI, the
Bishops, priests, consecrated persons, and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the
Popular Republic of China may commit themselves to being the sign and instrument of
unity, communion and peace.
are
Ten
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Derriben este Templo...
Si Jesús viniera a nosotros el día de hoy,
¿quienes serían los primeros corruptos a
quienes Él expulsaría de nuestro alrededor,
del templo de nuestro corazón? La Cuaresma
es un tiempo especial de visita del Señor, en
el cual a través de la disciplina del ayuno y
oración y obras de caridad, Él nos ayuda a
limpiar nuestras casas.
El cambio que necesitamos esta dentro de
nuestros corazones.
Nunca olvide el tiempo en Roma, mientras
ensenaba catecismo a un grupo de niños de
ocho anos en preparación para la Primera
Comunión. Un día durante la clase un niño
hizo una observación alarmante. El dijo:
“Jesús tuvo que ir a Confesión una vez
porque se enojó mucho.”
Por supuesto, hice aclaración que Jesús no es
malo. Pero mejor dicho, que por gran amor
por su Padre divino, y por nosotros sus
amados hijos, nos cuida. Él se preocupa con
hacernos saber cuando hacemos que las
cosas se descontrolen. Y por lo tanto a veces
es necesario tomar medidas disciplinarias
convincentes de manera de poner las cosas
en su lugar.
La creencia dominante en el sector actual de
la sociedad ateísta, es que Dios es solamente
un invento de las personas religiosas, quienes
son débiles. De acuerdo con esta doctrina
que prospera, especialmente en el campo
científico, Dios es simplemente una muleta
para aquellos incapaces de solucionar sus
propios problemas. Más aún, muchos dicen
que si Dios existe, él es un tirano cruel,
porque interfiere con nuestra libertad
humana.
Todos sabemos que existen los Diez
Mandamientos de Dios. Todavía, ¿o acaso
no? Por lo menos eso era lo que
(continued on page 7)
“No hay nada más hermoso, que encontrar a Cristo
y comunicarlo a todos” ( Benedicto XVI)
GRUPO DE STUDIO BIBLICO
EN LENGUA ESPAÑOL
— para todos —
El dramático episodio del Señor limpiando a
los comerciantes del templo nos da una
advertencia severa sobre la gravedad de la
corrupción mundana que esta manchando
nuestra fe en estos tiempos.
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
Tear Down This Temple….
(continued)
Commandments from God. Still, are there
not? At least that is what was generally
believed here in our country, before some of
those unfortunate, incredulous groups of
people toiled fiercely to have them removed
from the courthouse doors. Who would
imagine seeing the day here in America, that
their atheism becomes an absolute,
inalienable right? In reality, as recent world
history has shown us, eventually this
personal right becomes the imposed norm for
all to observe, in a materialistic socialist
system.
The ignorance of God and of his Law of
Love leads to an inevitable return to the
ancient law of slavery to sin. According to
Jesus, the Ten Commandments given by God
are summarized into one command, which is
the Law of Love. A nation or society that
rescinds this Law, which is an objective law
ordered to the common good, strips and
deprives itself of all transcendent purpose. A
culture as such is ultimately one headed for
self-destruction.
Adam and Eve surely would tell us where it
all went wrong. They would let us know that
they were deceived into believing that their
absolute freedom consisted in making
themselves God, in deciding for themselves
what is right and what is wrong.
It is time for us to wake up, Catholic Church
in America. Do we understand where are we
headed, when we buy into the freedom of
choice?
Let us never give in to compromising God’s
Eternal Divine Law in exchange for some
mortals’ corrupt laws that are only destined
to change.
Come, Lord Jesus, and save us. We ask you,
Lord, to make us aware of the corruption that
closes in upon your Church today. Deliver us
from all attachment to what offends and
wounds your Divine Love. Fill us with holy
zeal for your Father’s House.
Fr. Dave
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Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Derriban este Templo...
(continued)
generalmente se creía aquí en nuestro país,
antes que algunos de esos desafortunados e
incrédulos grupos de personas hayan
trabajado duro esforzándose para removerlos
de las puertas del palacio de justicia. ¿Quién
se imaginaría ver el día aquí en Estados
Unidos, cuando el ateísmo se hace un
derecho inalienable absoluto? De hecho,
como la reciente historia mundial nos ha
mostrado, este derecho personal se convierte
en una norma impuesta a seguir para todos,
en un sistema socialista materialista.
La ignorancia sobre Dios y su Ley de Amor
nos lleva a un retorno inevitable a la antigua
ley de esclavitud al pecado. De acuerdo a
Jesús, los Diez Mandamientos dados por
Dios están abreviados en un mandamiento, el
cual es la Ley del Amor. Una nación o
sociedad que anula esta ley, la cual es un
objeto de ley ordenada para el bienestar
común, se despoja y priva a si misma de su
propósito trascendente. Una cultura como tal
en última instancia es una a camino de su
propia destrucción.
Adán y Eva seguramente nos dirían donde es
que todo comenzó a ir mal. Ellos nos harían
saber que fueron engañados a creer que su
libertad absoluta consistía en hacerse ellos
mismos Dios, en decidir por ellos mismos lo
que está bien y lo que está mal.
Iglesia Católica de Estados Unidos, es hora de
despertarnos. ¿Entendemos hacia donde
estamos yendo, cuando creemos en la libertad
de elegir?
No nos rindamos nunca a comprometer la
Eterna Ley Divina de Dios a cambio de
algunas leyes corruptas de algunos mortales
que se destinan simplemente a cambiar.
Ven, Señor Jesús y sálvanos. Te lo pedimos,
Señor, que nos hagas conscientes de la
corrupción que se acerca sobre tu Iglesia el día
de hoy. Líbranos de todo apego a lo que
ofende y lastima tu Amor Divino. Llénanos de
un santo entusiasmo por la Casa de tu Padre.
Padre David
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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.
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“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin .