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Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Parish
ESTABLISHED 1873
Sacred Heart Church
10 North Square
Saint Leonard Church
320 Hanover Street
Mass Schedule
Saint Leonard’s Church
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:30am Italian
12noon English
Sacred Heart Italian Church
Sunday: 9:00am Bilingual
Monday – Friday: 12:05pm
Saint Stephen’s Church
Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am
Monday – Friday: 7:30am
North End Nursing
Home & Rehab Center
Friday: 10:30am
Saint John
Parochial School
Karen McLaughlin, Principal
9 Moon Street, Boston, MA
617-227-3143
Saint Stephen Church
401 Hanover Street
Saint Francis Gift Shop
Saint Leonard Peace Garden
Pastoral Staff
Pastor: Rev. Antonio Nardoianni, OFM, email: frantonio@comcast.net
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Claude Scrima, OFM
Parish Office
Mailing address: Saint Leonard’s Church, 320 Hanover St., Boston, MA 02113
Office: 4 North Bennet Place, Boston, phone: 617-523-2110, fax: 617-367-0456
Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9:30am to 2:30pm
Office Manager: Donna Piscatelli, email: donna.stleonard@comcast.net
Website: www.saintleonardchurchboston.org
email: admin@saintleonardchurchboston.org
Sacraments
BAPTISM – At Saint Leonard’s Church, 2nd Sunday of each month
immediately following the noon Mass. Baptismal instruction: Tuesday
before date of Baptism 7:00pm in Saint Leonard’s Church.
RECONCILIATION – Saturday, 4:15 - 5:00pm at Saint 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, 11:30am at Sacred Heart Church.
PERPETUAL NOVENAS –
Saint Anthony – Every Tuesday at Saint 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.
July 17, 2016 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christ in the House of Martha & Mary
by Johannes Vermeer, 1654
Oil on Canvas: w1415 x h1585 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
Parking is available at the garage on Sudbury Street, Parcel 7 (in the same
building as the Haymarket T subway station, across from the Bus Port). Cost for
weekdays is $1 for first 2 hours, $3 for 3 hours. Sundays is free until 1pm.
Tickets must be validated in the Sacristy after Mass or any other church activity.
Mass Intentions
July 16-24, 2016
July 16 Saturday
5:00pm: Carmella & Arthur Montuori; Giacomino
“Jack” Baglio; Angelo, Beatrice & Freddy
Parziale
July 17 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00am: Annette Perzio & Nora Benincaure; Rocco
Pezzano; Mary & Frank Annese; Lena & Frank
Crea; Armida & Giuseppe Ferullo; Fonsi
Ferullo; thanks to Saint Anthony
10:30am: Saint Rocco
12noon: Angelina DiGangi; Dennis Pruski; Mario &
Domenic Ventresca
July 18 Monday
12:05pm: Mary & Dante Fiore
July 19 Tuesday
12:05pm: Louise Coppola
July 20 Wednesday
12:05pm: Michele Angiulo
July 21 Thursday
12:05pm: Flora Sasso
July 22 Friday
San Rocco
12:05pm: Joseph & Josephine Trodella
July 23 Saturday
5:00pm: Anthony Paolillo; Louise Castaldo;
George, Ann (Babe) & George, Jr. DeMarco
July 24 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00am: Phyllis & George Sarno
10:30am: Gesù Buon Pastore; Pasquale & Antonio M.
Gilberti; Domenico e Sestilia Federico; Antonio
e Ida Ventresca; Francesca “Concetta”
Baddolato; Rosetta Varano Pagliuca
12noon: Louigi Cogliani; Cesare Cogliano, Joseph
Cataldo; Maria DiCenso; Mildred Mazzilli
from the Boston Archdiocese …
July 10 ~ 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel account of Martha and Mary is a wonderful story and a great way to begin a discussion of
contemplation and action. How wonderful to sit at
Jesus’ feet. Sharing work (‘pitching in’) is good too.
Mention this story to a friend or family member and
see where the conversation leads. As for the first
reading, Abraham, saw three men nearby, “… he ran
… to greet them.” Not only did he greet them warmly,
but also he provided water to bathe their feet; Sarah
prepared a meal; and he “waited on them.” We call
this Radical Hospitality, an attitude that many parishes are intentionally adopting. Every person in a
pew should be a greeter; yes, even YOU. We are all
called to welcome the stranger in our pews and reach
out to assist the newcomer.
from the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza, 2016, New York, NY
http://www.stroccosociety.com
Saint Rocco was born of noble parentage about 1340
AD Montpellier, France. At birth it was noted that he
had a red cross-shaped birthmark on the left side of
his chest. As a young child, Saint Rocco showed great
devotion to God and the Blessed mother. At an early
age, his parents died leaving him an orphan under the
care of his uncle, the Duke of Montpellier. Soon after,
Saint Rocco distributed his wealth among the poor
and took a vow of poverty.
Saint Rocco dressed in the
clothes of a pilgrim and departed
for Rome. Along the way, he
stopped at Aquapendente, which
was stricken by the plague, and
devoted himself to the plague
victims, curing them with prayer
and the sign of the cross. He next
visited Cesena and other neighboring cities, and then finally
Rome. Legend has it that everywhere he visited, the
terrible scourge disappeared before his miraculous
power. He visited Mantua, Modena, Parma, and other
cities, all with the same results.
During his travels, he too contracted the plague
which was evident by an open sore on his leg. Rocco
was banished from the city and took refuge in a cave.
There he slept on leaves and drank water from a small
stream. Miraculously a dog that refused to eat faithfully brought him bread as a means of sustenance. The
dog used to live in a nearby castle and the lord of this
castle having a curious nature followed this dog into
the woods and discovered Rocco. The nobleman had
pity on Rocco and brought him to his castle where
Rocco was cured.
Saint Rocco is greatly venerated in Southern Italy and
Sicily. In fact, no other country in the world honors
Saint Rocco as extensively as Italy, most particularly in
the South. Numerous cholera epidemics ravaged
Southern Italy from shortly after Saint Rocco’s death
and the Southern Italian people turned to Saint Rocco
for his protection against this plague, other sickness
and for his help in all circumstances of life.
Queen of Peace Rosary
Has your summer been hot and
hectic? Would you like some peace
and serenity? Come spend an hour at
Sacred Heart Lower Church, Monday,
August 1, 2016. Queen of Peace
Rosary at 7 pm followed by Mass.
All are welcome!!!
he Sanctuary Lamp will burn for Mike Angiulo.
Weekly Contributions in Support of our Parish
Weekend Collections – July 9-10, 2016
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Total:
5:00pm Mass
9:00am Mass
10:30am Mass
12 noon Mass
$688.00
626.00
297.00
704.00
$2,315.00
For parishioners and visitors to St. Leonard
Church, a Kiosk is now available for those who
find it more convenient to use a credit or debit
card instead of cash or check for the offertory
and/or other donations.
2016 North End
Feasts & Processions
July 17 – St. Rocco Procession
1:00 pm: Procession only; THIS SUNDAY
starts at St. Leonard Church, Hanover & Prince Sts.
July 24 – St. Joseph Procession
1:00 pm: Procession only
starts at 467 Hanover Street: Saint Joseph’s Society
of Riesi, Sicily
(Facebook page)
August 4, 5, 6 & 7 – St. Agrippina di Mineo Feast
Feast opens at 7:00 pm on Thursday;
12 noon -11 pm: Friday, Saturday & Sunday;
Hanover & Battery Sts.; 12 noon: Sunday Procession
(SaintAgrippinaBoston.com)
August 12, 13 & 14 – Madonna Della Cava Feast
Feast opens at 7:00 pm on Friday;
12 noon -11 pm: Saturday & Sunday;
Hanover & Battery Sts.; 1:00 pm: Sunday Procession
(MadonnaDellaCava.com)
August 18, 19, 20 & 21 – Fisherman’s Feast
of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca
Thursday, 6:00 pm, Blessing of the Fishing Waters
at Christopher Columbus Park
Feast opens at 6:00 pm on Friday;
12 noon -11 pm: Saturday & Sunday
Sunday, 1:00 pm: Grand Procession starts;
8:00 pm: Flight of the Angel: Fleet, Lewis, North Sts.
(FishermansFeast.com)
August 26, 27, & 28 – Saint Anthony Feast
Endicott, Thacher & N. Margin Streets
(last weekend in August)
Feast opens at 7:00 pm on Friday;
12 noon-11 pm: Saturday & Sunday
Sunday, 12:00 noon: Grand Procession starts
(StAnthonysFeast.com)
August 29 – St. Lucy’s Feast
Thacher & Endicott Streets
5:00 pm: Monday Procession
(StAnthonysFeast.com/StLucy)
September 11 – Santa Rosalia di Palermo
1:00 pm: Procession only – North Square
(Facebook page)
from the National Catholic Review, June 2016
Pope Francis Says Praying for Our Enemies
Can Heal Our Hearts
Praying for our enemies can heal our hearts: that was
Pope Francis’ message at Mass in the Casa Santa
Marta chapel. Recalling his own childhood in Argentina, when people prayed that dictators would go to
hell, the pope recalled how Jesus himself tells us to
love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute
us. Reflecting on the Gospel reading from St. Matthew
where Jesus tells his disciples to love their enemies,
Pope Francis noted that this instruction was in contrast to what the doctors of the law taught in those
days: “You shall love your neighbor and hate your
enemy.” The Jewish law, he said, was being taught in
a way that was too theoretical, based only on the letter
of the law and not on the love of God at the heart of
that law. For this reason, the pope said, Jesus repeats
the most important commandment of the Old Testament: Love your God with all your heart, and with all
your strength, and with all your soul, and your neighbor as yourself. This was not at the heart of what the
doctors of the law were teaching, he said. They were
only worried about details and individual cases, but
Jesus shows the true sense of the law which he came
to fulfill. The pope noted how Jesus offers many examples to show the commandments in a new light and
to prove that love is more generous than the letter of
the law. From ‘Do not kill’ meaning don’t insult or be
angry with your brother, to the instructions to give
your coat to the person who demands your shirt, or go
the extra mile with the person who wants to be accompanied for one mile. This is not just for the fulfillment
of the law, the pope said, but it also helps to heal our
hearts. In Jesus’ explanations of the commandments,
especially in St. Matthew’s Gospel, he said, there is a
journey of healing. Every heart wounded by sin — as
each one of us has — must undertake this journey of
healing in order to be more like our “heavenly Father
(who) is perfect.”
The last and most difficult step on this journey towards perfection, Pope Francis said, is contained in
Jesus’ words from [today’s] reading: “You have heard
that it was said, you shall love your neighbor and
hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.” The pope
recalled that as a child, people used to pray for God to
send the dictators of that period to hell, but instead, he
said, God calls us to examine our consciences and to
pray for our enemies.
May the Lord give us grace, he concluded, to pray
for those individuals who hurt and persecute us. The
power of prayer, the pope said, will do two things: it
will change that person for the better, and it will make
us become more like children of our heavenly Father.
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