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St. Francis Chapel
Lanteri’s
Corner
Spiritual thoughts from
Ven. Bruno Lanteri,
Founder of the
Oblates
of the Virgin Mary.
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even looking at the defects that have introduced
themselves there through lack of application, asking
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listening to them, in short reasoning about all the
circumstances, and often making acts of faith.
- Examine the advantages that we must derive from
their example, imagining to ourselves that they are
saying to us “example is given to you,” looking at our
past conduct, whether it has been similar to theirs,
and even our feelings, our verbal expressions, asking
pardon for them and then proposing for the present to
begin immediately imitating them, descending to the
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MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
MASS INTENTIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS FINALIZED.
Sunday, January
8:00 AM
+
9:15 AM
+
10:30 AM
+
11:45 AM
1:15 PM
+
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
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Souls in Purgatory
Souls of Phillip, Genevieve, and Wilfred
Thomas Cantwell
Loretta Glatz
Juan José Guzman
Sarah Goodwin
Seamus and Elizabeth Doherty
Monday, January 24
8:00 AM
Steven and Valerie Brown
12:05 PM
Teresa Tambunan
12:35 PM
Sister Elizabeth Cawley, CSJ
4:45 PM
Special intention
Tuesday, January 25
8:00 AM
+ Felicite Dicanot
12:05 PM
The Reagan family
12:35 PM
+ Thomas Smith
4:45 PM
+ Teodora Bentuma
Wednesday, January 26
8:00 AM
+ Mr. Healey
12:05 PM
Danielle’s intentions
12:35 PM
For the members of the Sacco family
4:45 PM
In thanksgiving to God and Our Lady
Thursday, January 27
8:00 AM
+ Poor souls in Purgatory
12:05 PM
Teresa Tambunan
12:35 PM
+ Angelina V. and John Cabeca
4:45 PM
Venice Saad
Friday, January 28
8:00 AM
Fr. Greg Staab
12:05 PM
+ Poor Souls in Purgatory
12:35 PM
+ Maureen Oliver Halpin
4:45 PM
+ Poor Souls in Purgatory
Saturday, January 29
9:00 AM
Alice Caldwell (healing)
12:00 Noon
+ Poor Souls in Purgatory
4:00 PM
+ Teresa Capoareco
5:30 PM
+ Frank, Lucy, and Louise Chagnon
7:00 PM
Luis Enrique Munar (cumpleaños)
Since 1983, Saint Francis Chapel has been staffed by the Oblates
of the Virgin Mary, a Roman Catholic religious congregation of
priests and brothers united in a common mission to bring the
mercy of God to all people. Founded in 1826 by Ven Fr. Pio
Bruno Lanteri, OMV, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary have
houses throughout the world. The multiple and varied
apostolates of the OMVs include preaching parish missions and
retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius,
fraternal assistance to (and formation of) the clergy, formation of
the laity, the use of the means of social communication (the mass
media) to promote the truth against current errors, parish work,
missionary work, and other apostolates.
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Life and Death Struggle
By Father John Flynn, L.C.
ROME, JAN. 16, 2010 (Zenit.org).- With the new members of the U.S.
House of Congress now in place, abortion looks like continuing to be
very much a high profile issue.
Congressman Mike Pence introduced a bill, (the Title X Abortion
Provider Prohibition Act) with 122 cosponsors, to end federal funding
for abortion providers, a Christian Newswire article reported Jan. 7.
Planned Parenthood would be the organization with the most to lose if
the bill were to be passed. According to Pence, Planned Parenthood
received more than $363 million in funds from the federal government
last year. In this period they performed 324,008 abortions, up 5.8%
on the previous year.
Pence declared his opposition to abortion and also stated that it is
"morally wrong to take the taxpayer dollars of millions of pro-life
Americans and use them to promote abortion at home or abroad."
Planned Parenthood is receiving some unwanted publicity, with the
publication this month of "unPLANNED," a book by former abortion
clinic employee, Abby Johnson.
After eight years of first being a volunteer and then working with
Planned Parenthood her support for abortion dramatically changed the
day she was asked to help in an abortion and witnessed on an
ultrasound how a 13-week-old baby was fighting for its life as the
procedure was under way.
According to an interview published Jan. 11 on the National Catholic
Register Web site, Johnson said she had never witnessed an
ultrasound during an abortion before. At the time of the abortion she
was director of the clinic in Bryan, Texas
She explained that Planned Parenthood had always told them that a
fetus had no sensory development until 28 weeks, something
contradicted by what she saw on the screen as the fetus struggled to
avoid being suctioned out.
Her book describes how this experience led her to quit her job at the
clinic, and recounts her journey from college girl to being head of an
abortion clinic and then on to pro-life advocate.
Planned Parenthood tried to prevent the book's publication, in a
lawsuit that failed. It was worried, no doubt, by her description of how
the organization pushed to increase the number of abortions at
Johnson's clinic, which are a big profit-maker.
Worrying statistics
There are no comprehensive official statistics on the number of
abortions in the United States. A good idea of the situation was given
however, in a report published Jan. 11 by the pro-abortion Guttmacher
Institute.
According to the study, based on a census of all known abortion
providers, the drop in abortion rates that had been a constant since
1981 has ceased. In a press release the institute said that the rate for
2008 stood at 19.6 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. This was
a small increase on the 2005 rate of 19.4.
The total number of abortions in 2008 (1.21 million) was slightly up,
by around 6,000. The number of abortion providers also changed little
-- from 1,787 to 1,793 -- between 2005 and 2008.
As well, the census found an increase in the use of pharmaceutical
abortions in the early stages of pregnancy, usually by means of the
RU-486 abortion drug, instead of surgical procedures.
In its Jan. 11 article on the latest data the Washington Post provided
more information on the use of RU-486. In 2010 its use was up by
24% compared to the previous year, going from 161,000 to 199,000.
This led to it accounting for 17% of all abortions.
The Guttmacher Institute's reaction to the data was to call for more
access to contraceptive services and also for a guarantee for women to
be able to use abortion services.
By contrast, Jeanne Monahan, the Family Research Council's director for
the Center of Human Dignity, called for more to be done reduce the
amount of abortions.
In a Jan. 11 press release she lauded the pro-life forces for their work
and pointed out that polls show that an increasing number of Americans
now declare themselves as being pro-life.
Monahan was critical of the claims by the Guttmacher Institute that
restrictions on abortion should be eased. "How can they say abortion
rates aren't high enough?" she declared.
A commentary on the report published the same day by LifeNews.com
addressed the issue of the claim by the institute that more contraception
would reduce abortions.
The report itself, the article noted, showed that a majority of abortions -54% -- took place after contraception failure. This is similar to other
recent data from Spain, that showed abortion increasing while at the
same time there had been stepped-up promotion of family planning.
Given that the pill and barrier methods do fail, plus the fact that people
do not always use them properly, the article argued that birth control is
simply incapable of eliminating "unplanned" pregnancies.
Chilling
Just prior to the publication of the latest abortion figures, Archbishop
Timothy M. Dolan of New York issued an appeal for efforts to reduce
abortions in the city.
"That 41% of New York babies are aborted -- a percentage even higher
in the Bronx, and among our African-American babies in the womb -- is
downright chilling," he declared at a Jan. 6 press conference.
His remarks took place at a press conference hosted by the Chiaroscuro
Foundation at the Penn Club in New York City.
He commented that New York was known for its welcome to immigrants,
and added, "we are tragically letting down the tiniest, most fragile and
vulnerable: the little baby in the womb."
In its Jan. 7 report on the press conference, the New York Times
explained that it was a joint effort by a number of religious leaders,
coordinated by the Chiaroscuro Foundation, a nonprofit group financed
privately by its president, Sean Fieler, an investment banker.
The 41% figure came from a report by the city health department. The
statistics showed that there were 87,273 abortions in 2009, down from
94,466 in 2000. The report also revealed that the abortion rate for
pregnancies by black women was close to 60%.
The very high rate of abortion among black women is something not
often talked about, something groups such as TooManyAborted.com are
trying to change.
According to information published on their Web site, nearly 40% of all
black pregnancies end in abortion. This is three times the rate among
white women and twice that of all other races combined.
The Web site also explains that the drive for "Reproductive Rights" had
its origin in an elitist mentality promoted by the founder of Planned
Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. She and others worked hard to promote
abortion among blacks and the poor.
All of this news comes in the lead-up to the big annual pro-life event, the
Washington, D.C., March for Life on Jan. 24. The Catholic Church will be
marking the event with a National Prayer Vigil for Life from Jan. 23-24 at
the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The vigil opens with a Mass, to be presided over by Cardinal Daniel N.
DiNardo, Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Although the rally normally receives little coverage by the mainstream
media it attracts large numbers, many of them young people. Its success
shows just how much the plight of aborted children continues to be an
issue that galvanizes large numbers of people.
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI
JANUARY 2011
General Intention: That the riches of creation be preserved, valued and made
available to all, as a precious gifts from God to mankind.
Missionary Intention: That Christians may achieve full unity, bearing witness of
the universal fatherhood of God to the entire human race.
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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EL CAMINO NEOCATECUMENAL EN MISIÓN POR EL MUNDO
Por Ant onio Gaspari
ROMA, lunes 17 de enero de 2011 (ZENIT.org).- La
aprobación del Directorio Catequético del Camino
Neocatecumenal por parte de las autoridades
competentes de la Santa Sede es un acto histórico que
confirma la validez de la liturgia, de la catequesis y de
las obras de esta Fundación de bienes espirituales que
cuenta con casi un millón de seguidores.
Así lo afirmó Kiko Argüello, iniciador del Camino
Neocatecumenal, durante una rueda de prensa que se
celebró hoy a renglón seguido del encuentro con el
Papa Benedicto XVI, y que tuvo lugar en los
alrededores de la Puerta Angélica, que da acceso al
Vaticano.
El fundador del Camino explicó el largo camino
personal y de la Fundación para llegar a este
reconocimiento.
Argüello habló de las “muchas dificultades, de los
prejuicios de párrocos y obispos, de acusaciones y de
historias extrañas por algunos que no conocen el
Camino”, y habló también de “la disponibilidad, de la
ayuda y de la solicitud con la que la Iglesia y los
pontífices han ayudado al Camino Neocatecumenal”.
El primero en apoyar el Camino fue el papa Pablo VI.
El papa Luciani lo quiso en las parroquias de Venecia
cuando era aún Patriarca. Juan Pablo II lo reconoció
“como un itinerario de formación católica, válido para
la sociedad y los tiempos actuales”. Benedicto XVI
conoció a los neocatecumenales cuando era aún
profesor en Regensburg, y trabajó para introducirles
en las parroquias de Alemania.
A pesar de las acusaciones que resultaron falsas, de
dividir a las comunidades parroquiales, de entrar en
conflicto con la pastoral de algunos párrocos y obispos,
el Camino Neocatecumenal ha crecido de forma
increíble llenando iglesias y seminarios, con familias
numerosas que cada vez más se ofrecen para llevar la
misión católica al mundo.
Los números son impresionantes. Presentes en 1320
diócesis de 110 países en los cinco continenes, con
20.000 comunidades activas en 6.000 parroquias. Sólo
en Roma, el Camino está presente en 100 parroquias y
500 comunidades. En Madrid están presentes en 85
parroquias y 300 comunidades.
Además del encuentro mantenido con el Pontífice
Benedicto XVI en la Basílica de San Pedro, el 10 de
enero de 2009, con ocasión de los 40 años del
nacimiento de la primera comunidad neocatecumenal
en Roma, en la parroquia de Nuestra Señora del
Santísimo Sacramento y de los Santos Mártires
Canadienses, Kiko presentó al Papa las primeras 14
comunidades de Roma dispuestas a dejar su
parroquia, donde habían concluido el itinerario
neocatecumenal, para ir en misión, a invitación de los
párrocos, a zonas marginales difíciles: barrios a
menudo degradados, con mucha violencia, droga,
familias destruidas, inmigrantes.... donde la Iglesia
encuentra dificultades en hacerse presente y ayudar a
las personas.
La eficacia y la fuerza de la catequesis del Camino la
demuestra también la apertura de 78 seminarios
diocesanos misioneros Redemptoris Mater, de los
cuales 37 en Europa, 26 en América, 7 en Asia, 6 en
África, y 2 en Australia.
Desde 1990, año de las primeras ordenaciones, hasta
hoy, los presbíteros ordenados en los diversos
seminarios Redemptoris Mater son más de 1600 y hay
cerca de 2000 actualmente preparándose para recibir
las Órdenes sagradas.
Confirmando una profunda vocación misionera, desde
1985 el Camino envía familias numerosas en los
lugares donde la fe esta desapareciendo o no ha
llegado nunca.
En 1985 Kiko, Carmen y el padre Mario, presentaron a
Juan Pablo II un proyecto para reevangelizar el norte
de Europa con el envío de familias misioneras,
acompañadas por presbíteros. En 1986 el Papa envió
las primeras tres familias: una al norte de Finlandia,
otra en el barrio rojo de Hamburgo y la tercera a
Estrasburgo.
Hoy, el número de las familias del Camino en misión
para la nueva evangelización en 78 países es de más
de 800, con 3.097 hijos, de las cuales 389 en Europa
189 en América, 113 en Asia, 56 en Australia, 46 en
África y 15 en Oriente Medio.
Se trata de familias que, a través del anuncio del
Evangelio y de un itinerario de iniciación cristiana de
diversos años, han sido reconstruidas, han
redescubierto el don de la comunión, y por ello se han
abierto a la vida, y que por gratitud a Dios y a la
Iglesia se ofrecen para ir allí donde un obispo vea la
necesidad del testimonio de una familia cristiana.
Para comprender la eficacia del Camino, Kiko explicó
su experiencia de vida, cuando siendo ateo, comunista
radical, con la cabeza llena de prejuicios contra la
Iglesia y el cristianismo, había llegado al punto de que
quería suicidarse.
Después de una experiencia personal de conversión,
pasó tres años junto a los más pobres entre los pobres
en las chabolas de Palomeras Altas en Madrid, que le
permitieron encontrar la fe e iniciar el Camino
Neocatecumenal.
La pregunta a la que debemos responder todos,
también los obispos y los cardenales, dijo Kiko, es
“qué significa ser cristianos hoy”.
“No se trata de responder con filosofías o con citas de
libros, sino con la convicción profunda de que el
cristianismo es la religión del amor”.
“Amaos como yo os he amado, dijo Jesús, y sólo su
grandísimo amor nos da la fuerza para superar los
sufrimientos y la muerte”.
“La fe en Jesucristo nos da la vida eterna – subrayó
Kiko – y podemos reconquistar a aquellos que han
dejado la Iglesia o que nunca la han conocido, sólo con
la belleza del amor que caracteriza a nuestras
comunidades”.
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St. Francis Chapel
Prudential Center, Boston
Oblates of the Virgin Mary—USA
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.
Fr. Bruno
Lanteri
(1759-1830)
The Founder
of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Declared “Venerable” the first step to
Sainthood.
ST. PETER CHANEL PARISH
Hawaiian Gardens, CA
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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ST. JOSEPH HOUSE, Milton, MA
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
OMV FORMATION CENTER
Cebu City, Philippines
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The OMV motto,
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM
INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin.