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Young Adults Activities To be added to the Young Adult emails,
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St. Francis House, 39 Boylston St.- first Saturday of each month.
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FriendshipWorks, Boston 617-482-1510 Assist elderly and/or adults with
disabilities getting to doctors appointments
Pure in Heart Boston - Young Adults Breakfast Please join your fellow young adults (ages 18 – 35) for breakfast after Mass this Sunday, April 19. Following the conclusion of the 11 a.m. Mass, we’ll gather outside St. Clement's to get coffee as a group. It will be a wonderful time for good
conversation and fellowship in this Easter season! Please feel free to contact Samantha Craig at [email protected] with any questions.
Saint Joseph Retreat House Milton, MA Located on the outskirts of Boston, in Milton MA., St. Joseph Retreat House provides a quiet space for prayer where a person can rediscover and deepen his or her relationship with God. The Retreat House is staffed by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. The essential mission and ministry of our religious community is to provide directed and preached retreats and spiritual direction inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
St. Joseph Retreat 65 Carney Drive
Milton, MA 02186 Phone: 617-698-6785
Pure in Heart Boston - Young Adults Breakfast Sunday, May 17th Please join your fellow young adults (ages 18 – 35) for breakfast after Mass this Sunday, May 17. Following the conclusion of the 11 a.m. Mass, we’ll gather outside St. Clement's to get coffee as a group. It will be a wonderful time for fine food, good conversation and fellowship ! Please feel free to contact Samantha Craig at [email protected] with any questions.
At this time of year we receive many requests to received the sacrament of marriage at St Clements. The Shrine is a special home to many.
St Clements has been designated at the Perpetual Eucharistic Shrine for the Archdiocese of Boston and has been set aside for Divine Worship. We do not keep any records nor can we offer the rites of Marriage, Baptisms, Confirmations, etc. We invite you to call St. Cecilia’s the nearest parish church for any sacramental need (617.536.454).
Some of St Clement attendees have asked Fr. Peter to officiate at their marriage and/or child's baptism. Depending on his schedule, Fr. Peter tries to accommodate these requests.
Others parishes around Boston are: Our Lady of Victories Church 617.426.4448 www.olvboston.com 27 Isabella St, Boston
Near Mass Gen. Hosp.: St. Joseph Church 617.523.4342 www.stjosephboston.com 68 William Cardinal O'Connell Way, Boston
North End: St Leonard/Sacred Heart 617-523-2110 www.stleonardcatholicchurch.org 320 Hanover St, Boston.
St Mary 617- 242-4664 www.stmarystcatherine.org 55 Warren St, Charlestown
East Boston: St Joseph/St Lazarus 617.569.0406 - 59 Ashley St, East Boston
Also Holy Cross Cathedral 617.542.5682
Sunday’s Choral Motet: Ave verum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91)
Sung in Latin
Ave, verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine,
Vere passum immolatum in Cruce pro homine,
Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit et sanguine,
Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.
During a news conference Tuesday at the Vatican, Fisichella unveiled logo. The motto, "Merciful Like the Father," serves as an invitation to follow the merciful example of the Father who asks us not to judge or condemn but to forgive and to give love and forgiveness without measure."
Jubilee Year of Mercy December 8. 2015 to November 20, 2016
Pope Francis has powerfully called on the entire Catholic church to refashion itself as a place not of judgment or condemnation but of pardon and merciful love in the upcoming jubilee year of mercy. On Dec. 8 he will be opening the special holy door of St. Peter's Basilica to mark the beginning of the jubilee. Francis states that he hopes that with its opening, the door "will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instills hope." To emphasize that the special year is just not for those able to come to Rome, the pontiff says he is going to ask every diocese to identify a similar "Door of Mercy" at a cathedral or other special church to be opened during the year.
Natural Family Planning All Natural! Natural Family Planning: Good for the Body, Great for the Soul! During Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week, the Church invites all couples to embrace God’s plan for married love. Visit bostoncatholic.org/nfp to obtain a NFP brochure and more information about Archdiocesan services and programs.
Young Adults Activities To be added to the St. Clement Young Adult emails,
contact [email protected] Volunteer Opportunities:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston St.- first Saturday of each month. Please contact: Joey George [email protected]
Pregnancy Help 888.771.3914 is a pregnancy resource center sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston. Trained and
caring nurses and case workers are available to assist any woman experience an
unplanned or crisis pregnancy. Pregnancy Help provides free pregnancy testing, limited
ultrasound, counseling, referrals, on-going support and material assistance to support
women in finding alternatives to abortion. All services are free and confidential.
The Legion of Mary-Sancta Maria Praesidium Thursdays at 6 PM in the Front Room
Spiritual Director is Rev. Breaulio Roger Perera, CSsR.
The Legion of Mary is a worldwide organization of Lay Catholics with more than 4 million members in 160 countries. It is the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Apostolate of prayer and love in action. The Sancta Maria group meets weekly, to pray Legion prayers, Holy Rosary and members are assigned weekly Apostolic work with the conviction that Mary accompanies them. Faithfulness in sacramental life, attendance of weekly meeting and assigned work are priority for obtaining Grace for Holiness. All are welcome. www.newenglandlegionofmary.org
St. Clement Book Club Sunday, Dec. 13th 6-7:30 PM Front Rm
"The Second Greatest Story Ever Told" by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC. In The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, bestselling author Fr. Michael Gaitley,
MIC, reveals St. John Paul II's witness for our time. Building on the prophetic voices of Margaret Mary Alacoque, Thérèse of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe, and Faustina Kowalska, The Second Greatest Story Ever Told is more than a historical account of the Great Mercy Pope. This book expounds on the profound connection between Divine Mercy and Marian consecration. It serves as an inspiration for all those who desire to bear witness to the mercy of God, focused on Christ and formed by Mary.
Now is the time of mercy. Now is the time to make John Paul's story your own.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Through the RCIA program, the Catholic Church extends an invitation to:
Those who want to convert to Catholicism from another faith. For them, the RCIA is the process through which they will become full fledged Catholics;
and Those who want to learn about the Catholic faith. These individuals may be involved in interfaith marriages or simply are actively involved in a Church of a different denomination and they want to learn more about the Catholic faith in the spirit of ecumenism.
The RCIA fills all these needs of those who are searching and inquiring about the Catholic faith. The Boston University, 211 Baystate Road, Boston 617.353.3632 RCIA program will begin October 18th. Michael Wegenka, S.J. (email at [email protected]) is the RCIA class instructor this year. The class schedule is each Sunday from 4:30pm till 5:45pm starting on October 18th through December 6th and then from January 24th through/ending at Easter.
Year of Consecrated Life Plenary Indulgence - Thru February 2, 2016 In light of the recent Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the following places of pilgrimage have been designated where the Year of Consecrated Life Plenary Indulgence is possible until February 2, 2015
Saint Clement Shrine and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross All members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston truly contrite and moved by the spirit of charity, who wish to seek this indulgence are to observe the usual conditions:
•Sacramentally confess their sins •Receive the Holy Eucharist •Pray for the intentions of the Pope.
In addition, to obtain the indulgence for the Year of Consecrated Life, while at one of the approved places noted above, they are to:
•Recite publicly the Liturgy of the Hours, or an appropriate amount of time, dedicate themselves to pious thoughts, •Concluding the time of prayer with the Our Father, the Profession of Faith (or Creed) and pious invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Eucharistic Adorers Prayer Groups - Front Room
Prayer groups of Eucharistic Adorers are forming. We will be getting together twice a month for discussion, praying with Scripture, faith sharing and fellowship. Discussion in the first six sessions will be on the topic of the mystery of the Eucharist, after watching Bishop Barron’s talk: Eucharist: Sacred Meal, Sacrifice, Real Presence. Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 19
or Sundays, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Nov. 22, Dec. 6, Dec. 20, Jan. 10, Jan. 24
Please email [email protected] to sign up for either the Tuesday evening
group or the Sunday afternoon group.
Potluck Brunches Sunday, Nov. 15th & Sunday, Dec. 13th Join us for a potluck brunch after the 11AM Mass in the Upper Room, sponsored by Adoration Boston. For more information email [email protected] . Everyone is welcome!
Should you wish to bring a potluck offering, please remember there is no access to a fridge or stove.
Sunday, November 22nd 8:00P – Missa Musica On 22 November, Christ the King Sunday, St. Clement will present its first Missa Musica of the season. A professional trio will sing the complete Mass for three voices by William Byrd (c. 1539 - 1623) in the 8pm mass liturgy. Please join us for this special mass preceding Advent.
Hail, true body born of the Virgin Mary,
Who truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for man,
Whose pierced side overflowed with water and blood,
Be for us a foretaste in the test of death.
7 AM Mass Monday, Nov. 23rd, the Feast of St. Clement In honor of this feast day, the patron Saint of our beloved St. Clement Church, and in thanksgiving to the Oblates of the Virgin Mary for their many years of faithful service here, and for the healing and cure of Fr. Greg Staab, OMV, the 7am Mass on Monday November 23rd will be celebrated for the above special intentions.
Fr. Greg’s health shows continuing signs of weakness, but with his ever-joyful smile and hopeful disposition, he would be very, very grateful for your prayers. May God bless all of you with abundant graces on St. Clement’s feast day!
Young Adults Activities To be added to the Young Adult emails, contact
Volunteer Opportunities:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston St.- first Saturday of each month. Please contact Joey George [email protected]
Natural Family Planning All Natural! Natural Family Planning: Good for the Body, Great for the Soul! During Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week, the Church invites all couples to embrace God’s plan for married love. Visit bostoncatholic.org/nfp to obtain a NFP brochure and more information about Archdiocesan services and programs.
Young Adults Activities To be added to the Young Adult emails, contact [email protected]
Volunteer Opportunities:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston St.- first Saturday of each month. Please contact Joey George
When you eat dinner, where are your feet? Under the table…you may be wearing your Nikes or your smart wool socks or slippers but your feet are under the table so you don’t have to worry about them. This is not the case in the ancient world…they had no table. You ate dinner in a reclined position and that meant your feet were next
to the mashed potatoes. Here is the problem: Let’s say you are invited to your friend’s for dinner. You are walking through the dusty and dirty streets of Jerusalem. There is mud and dirt on the road, and remember that this is the same road that the oxen travel carrying their loads into the city, and the shepherd leads his flock to pasture. Who knows what is on your feet when you arrive at your friend’s. Then he says, “Hurry up, we have just reclined to eat.” There you are with your feet next to the chicken wings. You are not going to be very comfortable. To prevent this from happening, the ancients provided hospitality. That is, they made a basin of water and a clean towel available for the guests so they could wash their feet. In fact, often the slave or one of the kids would assist you. Then you would recline at table and not have to worry about your feet.
I tell you this because just a few days before Jesus stood before Pilate and was condemned to die, He met two inspirational women that had a profound impact on the way Jesus approached His death: A woman with two copper coins, and a woman He met at a dinner. The religious leaders who invited Jesus to dinner did not offer Him any water for His feet or a towel. A woman outside of the group thought, “Well if they are not going to provide proper hospitality, then I will.” She thought about her misspent life and started to cry. The tears slowly washed away the dirt. She didn’t have a towel - she used her hair. We may watch this scene and ask, “What is she doing? This is not her guest. This is not her home. Why is she doing this?” She was anticipating that God would forgive her sins. That God would give her a new start in life so she can begin anew. That God will want to inspire people for two thousand years with her example. It is okay to anticipate God’s goodness. We know God will provide for us.
Then there was a mother who had only a little flour left in her kitchen to make her son a meal. It was at that moment a stranger came to her door and said, “I am hungry; give me something to eat.” The woman made him a meal with the food. Why did she do that? Why did she take the food that she was going to give her kid and give it to a stranger? Why didn’t she explain to him that there was a seven-year famine and there was no food. She was anticipating that God would bless her with food during the famine. She was anticipating that God would be good to her and her son. It was okay to show this stranger hospitality.
There was another woman who put in all that she had, a mere two pennies, into the temple treasury. Why? She would have been prudent if she just used it to provide for her own needs. So why did she give? She was anticipating that God was going to do something special with her generosity. Her example provided two-thousand years of inspiration.
The lesson is that it is more than appropriate to anticipate the goodness of God in our lives. What is anticipation? We normally like to thank God for what he has done for us in the past. We thank Him for our families, friends, health, food and material goods. Anticipation means that we thank God and show our appreciation before God gives us the blessing. We know that God has a great plan for us and that He is watching out for us. We show our gratitude now for that future. This is the time to be grateful to God for what is to come.
One evening. after the 8:00 pm Mass, I greeted the people: “Have a nice week…thank you for coming…. A family from Virginia came over to me and started to talk about their visit to Boston. They said they loved the city, they found the church and they were glad they came. They were now on their way back to Virginia. We exchanged niceties and they left. One minute later they returned to me and said, “Our car was towed.” I said to them, “Get in the van.” Naturally they objected, “But Father, we do not want to put you out, it’s very late” I told them, “Everyone gets towed, that is how I meet the parishioners.” Let me tell you about the Somerville tow lot. It is at the end of dead-end road and there are no streetlights. If you are making a movie and want a great place for a murder scene, this is it. It is the seediest place I have ever been. I arrived at the lot and they jumped out of the car and thanked me. I said, “Wait. Hold it. I am not leaving here until I see you drive out of the lot. Then get behind my van and follow me to the highway.” When we arrived at the highway, I looked through the rear view mirror and I saw a pair of hands waving to me. Why did I help them? I am not going to get a Christmas bonus, or a donation for the capital campaign. I helped them because I am anticipating. There will be a day when I will be knocking on God’s door and He is not going to say, “You are the guy that says the Mass in Boston.” God is not going to say, “I know you. You are the one who had a mid-life crisis and went back to school at the age of fifty-five.” (Okay, maybe He will say that.) God is going to say, “I know you. You are the guy who is hospitable to strangers who can’t read parking signs.”
The woman in the gospel loved much because she knew that God only gives good things. She anticipated. So must we. We need to show our appreciation for God now, because God is going to do great things for us.
Monday Tuesday 2A, 7A, 8A, 10A, 2P, 4P, Wednesday 8A, 10A 12:30P, 5P Thursday 9A, 10A, 12:30P, 2P, 3P, 5P Friday 12A, 2A, 11A, 12:30P, 1P, 4P, 10P Saturday 3A, 4A, 3P, 4P, 5P, 10P Sunday 2A, 3A, 4A
Spiritual Thought
Eucharistic Adoration These are the current "open" hours of Adoration where we need an adorer. Please let me know if you can cover one of these hours either temporarily or regularly. Rich McKinney 617.536-4141 or adorationboston.com
Monday 2P, 3P, 4P Tuesday 7A, 10A, 2P Wednesday 8A, 10A 12:30P, 3P, 5P Thursday 9A, 12:30P, 2P, 5P, 9P Friday 2A, 11A, 1P, 10P Saturday 3A, 4A, 3P, 4P, 5P Sunday 2A, 3A, 4A, 9A
Young Adults Activities To be added to the St. Clement Young Adult emails, contact
[email protected] Volunteer Opportunities:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston St.- first Saturday of each month. Please contact: Joey George [email protected]