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, March 16 - Friday, March 22, 2019

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
March 17, 2019
Second Sunday of Lent

Much of my conversation with Shrine worshipers about Church often revolves around what we like and
what we don’t like. People either like (or much less frequently don’t like) the music, the homily, the
decorations, the time of Mass, the presider, the cantor, the bulletin, the worship aid, the fundraisers, the
Pope, the candles, the statues, the quiet, the confessors, the second collection, or something else. We
all have different tastes and, since we’re Boston, we don’t hesitate so much to say what we think. It’s in
the water, I suppose. Somewhat connected to that, I often think about what a big “ask” religion and faith
is. Starting with Jesus, we have a long line of people who were willing to die for us and for the faith. We
have many statues in the church and many dates in the liturgical calendar, which commemorate those
acts of martyrdom. If the opportunity presents itself, we are asked to follow in the footsteps of these holy
martyrs. And if that isn’t enough, in the meantime, the Church at its best asks us to make sacrifices for
the vulnerable and for the common good. For all of us, our long list of likes and dislikes needs to be
seen in that greater context of meaning and fulfillment.

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday, April 18
Confessions from 8am to 5pm
Mass of the Lord's Supper at 5:15pm
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 7pm
Good Friday, April 19
Confessions from 8am to 3pm & 4:30pm to 6pm
Dramatic Stations at 11am, Noon, 1pm and 5:15pm
Traditional Stations (1st floor church) at 12:15pm and 2pm
Celebration of the Lord's Passion at 3:15pm & 3:30pm (1st floor church)
Holy Saturday, April 20
Confessions from 8am to 5pm
Easter Vigil at 8pm
Easter Sunday, April 21
Masses at 6am, 7:30am, 9am, 9:30am (1st floor church), 10:30am,
10:45am (1st floor church), Noon,
Noon (in Spanish 1st floor church) and 1:30pm.
What a L.A.R.K.!
Br. Paul Bourque’s Suggestions for
Lenten Acts of Random Kindness
A Story Prayer
In mid-winter, Saint Francis of Assisi is calling out to an
almond tree, "Speak to me of God" and the almond
tree breaks into bloom. It comes alive.
There is no other way of witnessing to God but by Aliveness.

Three Lenten suggestions:

For inspiration please watch the four minute YouTube video on

Ten Incredible Acts of Kindness caught on camera.

Call someone you haven't heard from in a while.

They are probably missing you too.

Give someone a gift card that you don't intend to use.

Caution: When choosing kindness, positive side effects may occur, such as increased optimism,
reduced stress, lowered anxiety, and a tendency to make the world a better place.

Check back each week for new suggestions!

Classical Express Concert

Sunday, March 31st following the 12 Noon Mass in
the 2nd floor church.
FREE. All (including children!) are welcome.
Soprano Alexandra Pawlus will share music by Bach,
Rimsky-Korsakov and more.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019

Come celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on April 28th at 3:00pm in the 1st floor church.
The celebration will include a musical recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00pm
followed by Vespers, Benediction and Reverencing the Divine Mercy Image.
The Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday is an international feast day promoting Jesus’s message of
mercy and forgiveness to humankind.
Please come and join us in the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. All are welcome.
 2019 St. Anthony Shrine
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100 Arch Street, Boston
617-542-6440 Brown Bag Lunch Retreat - St.
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Wednesday, Shrine
March 27
Follow us @ShrineBoston 12:15pm-1:15pm
“Keeping Ashleigh Alive! My Spiritual Journey after the Death of My Beautiful Daughter”
Presented by Genevieve Baudin
You bring a lunch; we provide beverages.
All are Welcome!
For more information, call Diane at 617-542-8057.
Sponsored by the Emmaus Ministry: Serving the Spiritual Needs of Parents
Whose Children of Any Age Have Died by Any Cause, No Matter How Long Ago
 Lenten Reflection
– Br. Tony
As we proceed on our Lenten journey it is good to remind ourselves
that our Lenten observance is not so much a question of quantity, that
is, doing more, so much as attending to the quality of what I have
already committed myself to. If I am capable of doing more, then it
would be good to be doing more. Another consideration is that the
focus should not be so much on me, as what I am going to do, but on
the saving action of Jesus Christ and what is the salvation that He
wrought for me by His suffering, death and resurrection, and how do
I respond to that. There is much to reflect on and the season of Lent is rich and ripe for
meditation. I pray that God may help each one of us to use this Lent to come to know God
better, to see ourselves as God sees us, to grow in the image of God that we are.
Happy Lent.

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After this sheet is completed, please turn it in to the booth in the main lobby of the Shrine. Alternatively, you
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PLEASE NOTE: NEW ADDRESS FOR FR. PHILIP O’SHEA, OFM
St. Cabrini Nursing Home
115 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
 Gamblers Anonymous Meetings

These meetings are not at the Shrine, but the meeting

places and times are posted as a public service.

Monday and Thursday - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church
270 Elliot St. Newton Upper Falls MA
Closed meeting. Non-smoking.

Friday - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Grace Vision Church
80 Mt. Auburn Street (Route 16)
Watertown MA
Closed meeting, except for 3rd Friday of the month (open).
Non-smoking.
The LGBTQ Spirituality Ministry will hold its monthly
Saturday - 10am to Noon meeting on March 20, 2019, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Quincy Community Methodist Church in the second floor classroom. This is an important
40 Beale St. Quincy MA meeting since we will be finalizing the details for our
Closed meeting. Non-smoking. presence in our information booth after the Boston
Pride Festival. Your input at this meeting is vital to
Sunday - 7:00pm the success of our presence at Pride. We encourage
All Souls Church your suggestions and support.
196 Elm St. Braintree MA Thank you,
Open meeting. Non-smoking. Fr. Joe

Meeting Room Change
The OA meeting on Mondays and
Fridays at 12:15pm now meets in
the 2nd floor classroom instead of
the auditorium classroom. Please
note this change.
Why We Worry and How to Stop it – With Help from Jesus
A Lenten Workshop by Bill Sawyer
Tuesdays, March 5th – April 9th From 12:15pm – 1:15pm
2nd Floor Classroom
Six sessions. No registration required. Come to one or all of the workshops!

Seniors at Arch Street Stations

st rd
1 and 3 Wednesdays: of the Cross
March 20, April 3 and 17 Emmaus Ministry
During Lent the Serving the Spiritual Needs of
Wednesday, March 20th Grieving Parents
10am: Anointing Mass
Stations of the Cross
will be led by Br. Monthly One-Hour Retreat at
10:30am: Refreshments St. Anthony Shrine
11am: Exercise with Patti D’Angelo Daniel Murray, OFM st
1 Sunday of Every Month
Certified Personal Trainer at 12:15pm on After the 10am Mass.
12pm: Lunch Tuesdays and
For more information, call Diane at
*The Senior Program will resume weekly Fridays in the 1st (617) 542-8057 or visit:
meetings on Wednesdays in May. floor church. 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!
 St. Anthony Pilgrimage
MASS SCHEDULE September 3-12, 2019
$3400 double occupancy/$3600 single
Saturday Mass: 12PM occupancy. All inclusive.
Join the Franciscan Missionary Union to explore the
Saturday Vigil: 4PM , 5:30PM life of St. Anthony and see why this beloved saint is
Sunday Mass: 6AM, 7:30AM, 9AM , 10:30AM , venerated to this day. We will discover St. Anthony
in the places where he lived and spent his last years.
12PM (Spanish Mass 1st Fl. Church) Our tour will continue with a visit to Venice where
12PM , 4PM , 5:30PM , 7PM we will tour this romantic world heritage site.
Weekday Mass: 6AM, 7AM, 11:45AM, 12:30PM, 5:15PM For details on this pilgrimage, please contact
Br. Paul O’Keeffe, OFM at:
3rd Wednesday of every month: Anointing Mass 10AM pokeeffe@thefranciscans.org or 617-542-5147.

CONFESSION SCHEDULE Seniors Program Welcomes New

Members!
If you are a Senior and would like to participate in
1st Floor Church the Wednesday Seniors program, we welcome you
Saturday: 10AM - 4PM to join us!
The upcoming Wednesdays are March 20, April 3
Sunday: 1:30PM - 3PM and April 17. The program begins at 10:30am with
Weekday: 10:30AM - 1:30PM, 4PM - 5:30PM a coffee and social time, followed by a presentation
*Please note: Additional Wednesday Confession: 6:30AM - 8AM or activity and then lunch. In May the program will
resume weekly.

REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Thursday
OA Meeting (Open), 2nd Floor 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), 2nd Floor 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