A prophetic, Franciscan, Catholic community welcoming all people through prayer and outreach.

We extend a special welcome to everyone visiting the Shrine for the first time.

Saturday, February 23 - Friday, March 1, 2019

Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM

b. 1933 d. 2001

Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
Text-to-Give text “DONATE” to: 617-712-2233
February 24, 2019
The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

How is going to church in the Deep South different from going to church in the Northeast? One thing is is the custom
of inviting friends and neighbors to go with us to church. Growing up in upstate New York, I never recall as much as
a vague suggestion that someone outside of our family might attend Mass with us. In the Deep South, it’s a regular
thing to invite, encourage, even prod friends and neighbors to go to your church with you.

In Boston, we have a lot of people who have stopped going to Mass for one reason or another. People sometimes feel
awkward showing up out of the blue after a long absence. Sometimes they are worried that they will be sitting in
someone’s “reserved” seat, even though we don’t do that anymore. At Arch Street, we have a LOT of one-time, out-
of-town visitors at Mass, so taking someone else’s seat should be even less of a worry.

Some of the people who have stopped going to Mass would attend if they received a friendly invitation to do so. Can
you think of anyone who might be open to an invitation from you? If you are hesitant to make such an offer to
someone, remind yourself that, in general, it feels really good to receive an invitation. The implicit message is “I
want to spend time with you. I want you to be in our group.” It’s completely a compliment to be on the receiving end
of any such invitation.

If any one of us were away from church for a long time, we would feel very positive about an “insider” extending that
offer of communal prayer to us. By the way, today’s Gospel is “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

Finally, we have some dates coming up which have something of a Welcome Home feel to them. We Catholics all
tend to like Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and Easter. They are particularly good occasions to welcome the person
who has been away from church for a long time.

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

Sunday Date Second Collection Church Calendar Secular Holidays

2/24/19 LGBTQ
3/3/19 Annual Holy Name Province Mission Appeal
3/10/19 None First Sunday of Lent
3/17/19 None Second Sunday of Lent
3/24/19 Mychal Judge Recovery Program Third Sunday of Lent
3/31/19 Arch Street Band Fourth Sunday of Lent
4/7/19 None Fifth Sunday of Lent
4/14/19 Medical Clinic for the Homeless Palm Sunday Patriots Day Weekend
4/21/19 Lazarus Easter
4/28/19 None
5/5/19 None
5/12/19 Food Center
5/19/19 None
5/26/19 Veterans Memorial Day Weekend
6/2/19 None
6/9/19 Food Center Pentecost
6/16/19 None Trinity Sunday
6/23/19 Kids Program Corpus Christi
6/30/19 Arch Street Band
St. Anthony Pilgrimage Young Adults Ministry
Two upcoming events:
September 3-12, 2019
$3400 double occupancy/$3600 single occupancy. Sunday, Feb 24th
All inclusive. Refreshments and
socializing after the 7pm
Join the Franciscan Missionary Union to explore the life of
Mass.
St. Anthony and see why this beloved saint is venerated to
this day. We will discover St. Anthony in the places where Thursday, Feb 28th
he lived and spent his last years. Our tour will continue
Dinner and socializing
with a visit to Venice where we will tour this romantic
world heritage site. from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

For details on this pilgrimage, please contact For more info, please
Br. Paul O’Keeffe, OFM at: contact Rachel at
pokeeffe@thefranciscans.org or 617-542-5147. rdunlap@stanthonyshrine.org

Ash Wednesday – March 6th

Shrine will be open 5:30am – 7pm.
Ashes will be distributed in the 1st floor church
from 5:45am until 6:30pm.
Masses at: 6am, 7am, 10am*, 11:45am*, 12:30pm*, 4:30pm, 5:15pm in
Spanish (upstairs) and 5:15pm in English (downstairs) and 6pm.
* indicates music by The Arch Street Band.
All Masses upstairs unless otherwise noted.
Confessions from 6:30am to 8am; 10:30am to 5pm.
Seniors at Arch Street The 2nd Collection
1st and 3rd Wednesdays: February 23 & 24
will be for the Emmaus Ministry
March 6 and 20 LGBTQ Spirituality For Grieving Parents
April 3 and 17 Ministry at
St. Anthony Shrine. Lenten One-Day Spiritual Retreat at
Wednesday, March 6th St. Anthony Shrine
10:30am: Refreshments Saturday, March 23
10:45am: Presentation by Br. Daniel 9:00am - 7:00pm
“Symbols of Lent and Easter” Pre-registration required.
12pm: Lunch Please register by March 15.
*The Senior Program will resume weekly Call Diane at (617) 542-8057 or visit:
meetings on Wednesdays in May. www.emfgp.org

New Sunday 7pm Mass

We’ve added a Sunday evening 7pm Mass! With relevant homilies and The Arch Street Band providing music, we want you to be
there! We invite all, but especially adults aged 20-39, to help shape this Mass into something that connects and enriches young
adults. For more info on our Young Adults ministry, check us out on Facebook: St. Anthony Shrine Young Adults!
 MASS SCHEDULE CLASSICAL EXPRESS
Sunday, February 24
Saturday Mass: 12PM The Arch Street Band will host several brass
Saturday Vigil: 4PM , 5:30PM players from the Boston Ballet after the
12:00pm Mass on Sunday, February 24th.
Sunday Mass: 6AM, 7:30AM, 9AM , 10:30AM ,
The group will offer a 45-minute concert of
12PM (Spanish Mass 1st Fl. Church) Italian sacred music from 15th Century
12PM , 4PM , 5:30PM , 7PM Venice. Please join us!
Weekday Mass: 6AM, 7AM, 11:45AM, 12:30PM, 5:15PM Next weekend our second collection will be for the
3rd Wednesday of every month: Anointing Mass 10AM Franciscan Missionary Union (FMU) in support of our
missionaries serving in Lima, Peru. The FMU was
founded by the friars in 1920 to send friars to preach the
CONFESSION SCHEDULE Gospel in foreign lands. Since its inception, the FMU has
supported over 200 missionaries in various countries
including Bolivia, Brazil, Japan, Jamaica, Kenya and
1st Floor Church Peru. Currently, the FMU offers mission trips and
Saturday: 10AM - 4PM pilgrimages to anyone interested and several of our
Sunday: 1:30PM - 3PM missionaries serve the poorest of the poor on our last
mission outside of Lima, Peru. We would appreciate
Weekday: 10:30AM - 1:30PM, 4PM - 5:30PM your prayers for our missionaries and for the people they
*Please note: Additional Wednesday Confession: 6:30AM - 8AM serve. We also invite you to join us in supporting our
missionaries with a donation in the second collection.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Thursday
OA Meeting (Open), Auditorium Classroom 12:15pm St. Augustine Group (S.L.A.A.) (Closed) 12:00pm
A.A. 12 Step/12 Traditions Meeting (Closed) 5:45 pm Rosary Prayer Group, 1st Floor Chapel 12:30pm
Men’s Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thurs) 5:00pm
Tuesday Lectura y reflexión del evangelio 5:30pm
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 12:00pm A.A Big Book Meeting (Closed) 5:45pm
Charismatic Prayer, Mezzanine Group Room 12:00pm
Friday
Wednesday S.A.12 Step Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00am
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses O.A. Meeting (Open), Auditorium Classroom 12:15pm
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (3rd Wed.) 10:00am
S.A. Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00am Saturday
Seniors Program, Auditorium 10:30am Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30am
Women’s Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30pm Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.) 12:00pm
LGBTQ Spirituality (3rd Wed) 5:30 pm Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00pm
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 5:45pm Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.) 1:00pm

Sunday
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:30 am
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:00pm
Latino Ministry Social, Auditorium 1:00pm
Rosary, Vespers, Benediction 2:55pm
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00pm

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

www.stanthonyshrine.org
Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 The Good Word: 617-542-0502 Text GIVE to: 617-712-2233