Saint Leonard Parish Bulletin May 11

Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Parish
Established 1873
Sacred Heart Church
10 North Square
Saint Leonard’s Church
320 Hanover Street
Saint Stephen’s Church
401 Hanover Street
Saint Francis Gift Shop
St. Leonard Peace Garden
Mass Schedule
Pastoral Staff
Saint Leonard’s Church
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:30am Italian
12noon English
Monday – Friday: 12:05pm
Pastor: Rev. Antonio Nardoianni, OFM, email: frantonio@comcast.net
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Claude Scrima, OFM
Sacred Heart Church
Sunday: 9:00am
Saint Stephen’s Church
Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am
Monday – Friday: 7:30am
145 Commercial Street,
Wednesday: 4:00pm
North End Nursing
Home & Rehab Center,
Friday: 10:30am
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St. John’s Parochial
School
Karen McLaughlin, Principal
9 Moon Street, Boston, MA
617-227-3143
May 11, 2014
4th Sunday of Easter
Happy Mother’s Day
Parish Office
Mailing address: St. Leonard’s Church, 320 Hanover St., Boston, MA 02113
Office: 4 North Bennet Pl., Boston, phone: 617-523-2110, fax: 617-367-0456
Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9:30am to 2:30pm
Secretary: Donna Piscatelli, email: donna.stleonard@comcast.net
Website: www.saintleonardchurchboston.org
email: admin@saintleonardchurchboston.org
Sacraments
Baptism – At St. Leonard’s Church, 2nd Sunday of each month at 1:00pm.
Baptismal instruction: Tuesday before date of Baptism 7:00pm in
St. Leonard’s Church.
Reconciliation - Saturday, 4:15 - 5:00pm at St. Leonard’s Church and
any time upon request. Also, during Advent and Lent, Wednesdays
at 6:30pm at Sacred Heart Church.
Marriage – Engaged couples are requested to contact one of the priests
at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date.
Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction – 1st Friday of each month at
Sacred Heart Church, 6:00 – 7:00pm.
Anointing of the Sick - Please notify us if anyone you know is ill,
in the hospital or home-bound.
Rosary - Monday – Friday 11:40am at St. Leonard’s Church and at 6:15pm
at Sacred Heart Church.
Perpetual Novenas
Saint Anthony – Every Tuesday at St. Leonard Church after 12:05pm
Mass and every Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church after Rosary.
Saint Rita – Every Thursday at Sacred Heart Church after Rosary.
Parking is available at the garage on Sudbury Street , Parcel 7
(directly across from the Haymarket T Station). Price of Ticket
is $1 for first 2 hours, $3 for 3 hours. Sundays free until 1pm.
Tickets must be validated after Mass or any other church
activity in the Sacristy to the left of the Altar.
Mass Intentions:
May 11 – May 18
Saturday, May 10
5:00pm – All Souls in Purgatory; Louise Coppola;
Anna & Andrew Russo; Lena & Joseph Troisi;
Louisa Silvestro; Sarah & Pasquale Fabiano & Family;
Joseph Cataldo
Sunday, May 11, Mother’s Day
9:00am – Deceased members of the Romano family;
Mary Aluia & Vincenzo Romano; Ann Marie Luongo;
Lena Crea; Mary Annese; Armida Ferullo; Mary Fuccillo;
Josephine Gaeta; Concetta Amorino; Good Health of
Shirley Barry, Catherine Judge & Anna Judge;
Josephine Parisi
10:30am – San Michele il Arcangelo;Filomena Pezzano;
Dora Giammarco; Filippo De Rosa; Iolanda Di Benedetto;
Pasqualina Rescigno; Filomena Moscaritolo;
Maria Locchiato
12noon – The Simonelli Family; Maria Vella;
Josephine Trodella
Monday, May 12
12:05pm – Aunt Connie Tarantino
Tuesday, May 13
12:05pm – Joseph Caso
Wednesday, May 14
12:05pm – Nicholas Raspa
4:00pm – Jemma
Thursday, May 15
12:05pm – Prisco Petrosino
Friday, May 16
12:05pm – Albina Citro
Saturday, May 17
5:00pm – All Souls in Purgatory; Edward A. Ghilardi;
Josephine, Carlo & Sam Pietroforte; Michael Mancini;
St. Anthony
Sunday, May 18
9:00am – John (Jack) O’Brien; Rose D’Auria & Family
10:30am – Vittorio Di Simone; Angelo & Maria
Lochiatto; Filippo DeRosa
12noon – Mary Palumbo; Joseph Cataldo; Rose Ciampa;
The Assenzo Family; Paul Pizzi
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn the week of
May 11 at Saint Leonard Church in memory
of Filomena Pezzano.
Fr. Antonio distributing
communion in Rome.
from the Pastor …
The Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II
The week after Easter was an eventful one. On Tuesday,
April 22, I flew to Italy along with my confrère, Bro. Robert
Artman, to take part in the Papal Mass the following
Sunday. We were in the same plane that Cardinal Seán
O’Malley was on with his secretary Fr. Jonathan Gaspar
and Fr. Kevin O’Leary, Rector of Holy Cross Cathedral.
Once in Rome we were welcomed at the airport by Fr.
Antonio Riccio, the superior of our house of formation.
Upon our arrival at Convento San Francesco, more brothers
welcomed us, and a delicious meal was served before we
could take some rest after such a long trip. I spent the next
two days with my family enjoying my elderly mother’s
company and marveling at how fast two great-grand nieces
whom I baptized last November are growing. On Friday,
April 25, all the friars of Convento San Francesco, residents
and guests alike, joined my family and me on a bright and
warm afternoon following a visit that they made to the
nearby abbey of Montecassino. This ancient monastery was
established by St. Benedict 15 centuries ago! On Sunday,
April 27, “Divine Mercy Sunday,” we went to St. Peter’s
Square as early as 7a.m. The Friary is only a five-minute
walk from St. Peter’s, but the streets were so crowded that
it took over a half hour before we could reach the section
reserved for the clergy. Music, prayers, and devotion to the
Divine Mercy went on for hours while countless bishops
were flocking to the platform where the Papal altar was set.
At 10:30 cardinal concelebrants were processing to the altar,
and the Pope Emeritus Benedict was welcomed by a big
applause by the people. Finally Pope Francis reached the
altar to begin the Divine Liturgy. What a moving
experience when you find yourself just feet away from
the Pope. I had the privilege of distributing communion
with hundreds of priests on this historic event. It has been
called “the day of the four popes” since two of them were
being canonized while two others were celebrating this
blessed rite.
At the end of the Mass, we encountered a good number
of Franciscan brothers, among them Bishops from
missionary lands, our Father General, Fr. Michael Perry,
who is an American, and our former general, Fr. José
Carballo, who is presently an archbishop who runs an
important office in the Vatican.
The following day was also a delightful one. Cardinal
Seán along with his secretary and the rector of the
Cathedral joined us friars for a fraternal meal. We were all
excited to have our Cardinal, a Franciscan friar himself, in
our midst, and we couldn’t thank him enough for taking
time from his busy schedule. As you know Cardinal Seán is
a member of the committee of eight Cardinals who advise
Pope Francis about the reform of the Roman Curia and also
chairs another committee that advises the Holy Father
about child protection policies.
Brother Bob Artman, Fr. Christopher Gaffrey, and I
spent our last day in Italy visiting Assisi. We celebrated
the Eucharist at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, and
then went to pray at the tombs of St. Francis and St. Clare.
I offered the Eucharist for the intentions and needs of all
our parishioners and benefactors. At the end of the day,
we visited the Institute of Challenged Children across the
square from the Basilica of St. Francis. It was founded by
Blessed Ludovico of Casoria in 1871 and is now run by the
Grey Sisters of St. Elizabeth. It is amazing to see the love
with which those nuns care for those children. Blessed
Ludovico was a franciscan friar in Naples who in his life
was reprimanded by his superior for his “unrestrained
charity.” He will be canonized before the end of the year.
I would be remiss if I did not thank Brother Artman
who convinced me to join him on this special pilgrimage.
May St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II, along with St.
Francis, St. Clare, and Blessed Ludovico bless the Church,
the Franciscan Order and all of our dear Parishioners
and Benefactors. !
" First Communion
On Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th, 41 students
celebrated their First Communion along with their
parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and teachers
receiving the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist for the first
time at St. Leonard’s Church in the North End.
In his homily, Rev. Claude Scrima, OFM, spoke
about the importance of receiving God and being faithful
to the Gospel and how Jesus is a true friend and would
never lead you astray, while also stressing the importance
of the Sacrament of Communion. Rev. Antonio
Nardoianni, OFM, administered First Communion to
the following First Communion Candidates:
Shep Alstrom, Alex Baird, Alistair Braun,
Francesca Brocca, De’Ari Burton, Talia Cerqueira,
Luciano Cincotti, Francesco Cirulli, John D’Amico,
Gia DiNunzio, Cameron Esposito, Jacob Foley,
Stephen Fabiano, Ariana Galvao, Ryan Gohlmann,
Quintin Goncalves, Maura Hatala, Veronika Houton,
Siobhan Kane, Abygail King, Jackson LeBlanc,
Valentina LoContro, Jack Marenghi,
Caitlin McDonough, Michael McLaughlin,
Megan Mendoza, Amelie Morreale, Liana PantaleoRivas, Christina Papadopoulos, Emily Parker,
Adriana Passacantilli, Jillian Perry, Christian Peterson,
Julia Pistorino, Liliana Previte, Ezio Salimbeni,
Anna Schulz, Stone Thomas, Juliana Toscano,
Juliana Vitello & Antonio Wiafe.
“I am very proud of all the First
Communion recipients. The girls
looked stunning in their white
dresses and veils and the boys
looked great in their new suits,
it was wonderful to see them
all dressed up,” stated St.
John School Principal, Karen
McLaughlin. “The children
worked very hard throughout the year learning the
importance of what it means to receive Christ in
their lives.” !
Weekly Contributions in Support of our Parish
Last week’s collection (April 27-May 4, 2014)
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Total
7:00pm Vigil
9:00am Mass
10:30am Mass
12noon Mass
$549.00
749.00
334.00
769.00
$2,401.00
Second Collection for St. Leonard Restoration: $2,237.00
" Mother’s Day Envelopes are at the entrance of the
churches. Please return them in the collection over the
next two weeks. The names of your Mothers, living and
deceased, will be placed on the altar during the remainder
of May, and they will be remembered in all the Masses. !
@ELECTRONIC OFFERTORY
We encourage our parishioners and benefactors to make
use of electronic giving to extend their financial support
of Saint Leonard Church. For a sustained or single
donation, please visit our website at
http://saintleonardchurchboston.org/donate
#Thank you!
" Jesus in the North End
All Young Adults and College Students are invited to join
us on Friday June 6 @7:30pm for our monthly Jesus in Boston
event. We will be at Saint Leonard’s Parish in the North End
(320 Hanover Street) for Eucharistic Adoration followed by
Holy Mass and then a social gathering afterwards. Great way
to meet new people and strengthen your interior life.
For more information please go to www.ONE4Boston.org
or email Fr. Matt Williams at Fr.Matt@rcab.org. !
BUY A BRICK PROGRAM
In order to help raise funds for much needed
improvements to our church property, we are
offering to the public the opportunity purchase
a brick – engraved with your message – to be placed in the
Peace Garden walkway. For more information and/or an order
form, please contact the Parish Office at 617-523-2110. !
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