St.

Anthony Shrine
& Ministry Center
100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110
Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 The Good Word: 617-542-0502

VISIT US ONLINE AT: www.stanthonyshrine.org

Baptism of Christ fresco by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1305 Cappella Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

Saturday, January 9th Friday, January 15th

Welcome to our St. Anthony Shrine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded. Please take this bulletin
home with you as well as the many brochures in our lobby that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine.
Information is also available on our website: www.stanthonyshrine.org
Thank you for being with us today.

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Feast of the Baptism o f the Lord

January 10, 2016
Greetings of peace!
Today the Church in the United States celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. We Catholics tend to
under-emphasize the magnitude of this sacrament. All of us belong to the Church, and are bound together in
community, because of our baptisms.
Pope Francis regularly speaks about the importance of sacrament of Baptism. He sometimes talks about the
early Christian community in Japan.
"That community suffered a severe persecution in the early seventeenth century. There were many martyrs;
members of the clergy were expelled and thousands of people were killed. Not a single priest was left in Japan:
they were all expelled. The community then went underground, keeping the faith and prayer in hiding. And
when a child was born, the father or the mother baptized him, because we can all baptize. When, after about
two and a half centuries - 250 years later - the missionaries returned to Japan, thousands of Christians came
out of hiding and the church could flourish. It had survived by the grace of their Baptism: but this is great!
God's people transmit the faith, baptize children and m ove on. And they had maintained, even in secret, a
strong community spirit, because baptism had made them become one body in Christ. They were isolated and
hidden, but they were always m embers of the People of God, m embers of the Church. We can learn much from
this story," Pope Francis said.
We know that similar stories can be told of other places in the world where there is a history of persecution of
Catholics: Korea, China, and Syria. May all of us grow in our own faith by the example of faith given by these
holy people.

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

Loving Mercy: Pope Francis Year of Prayer for Mercy

We invite you to a series of special prayer services here at the Shrine on

Fridays in the 1 st floor church from 12:10pm to 12:25pm.

A 14-week program presented by:

Fr. Eric Carpine, Br. Tony LoGalbo, Br. Chris Coccia, and Br. John Aherne.

Discover the richness of God's mercy through the Corporal and Spiritual works
of mercy. This prayer service is for you, please feel free to attend.

Please see the full schedule b elow and save the dates!

Friday, December 11: ALL
Friday, December 18: Br. Tony
Friday, January 8: Br. Chris
Friday, January 15: Br. John
Friday, January 22: Fr. Eric
Friday, January 29: Br. Tony
Friday, February 5: Br. Chris

No services during
Lent through Easter February
10 March 27, 2016.

Friday, April 1: Br. John

Friday, April 8: Fr. Eric
Friday, April 15: Br. Tony
Friday, April 22: Br. Chris
Friday, April 29: Br. John
Friday, May 6: Fr. Eric
Friday, May 13: Br. Tony

5:15 p.m. Weekday Mass

The Shrine has Mass at 5:15pm Monday through Friday. The Wednesday 5:15pm continues in Spanish as usual.

A New Year with God

7 Weeks to a More Fulfilling Spiritual Life

Start the new year right with this 7-week course offered by
Br. Tony LoGalbo, OFM.

Tuesdays beginning January 12th (through February 23rd)
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Classroom

Register at the Front Desk or via email:
tlogalbo@stanthonyshrine.org

Regular Schedule of Mass and Confession

Times at St. Anthony Shrine
Mass Schedule
Saturday Mass: 12 PM
Saturday Vigil Masses: 4 PMn (4:15 PM 1st Fl. Church), 5:30 PMn
Sunday Masses: 6 AM, 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10 AMn, 11:15 AMn,
12:00 PMn (Spanish Mass-1st Fl. Church), 12:30 PMn, 4 PMn, 5:30 PMn
Weekday Masses: 6 AM, 7 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:15 PM
Additional Wednesday Mass: 10 AM
Please note: The 5:15 PM Mass on Wednesday is in Spanish.
Holy Day Mass Schedule:

Vigil: 4:15 PM, 5:15 PM Holy Day: 6 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM, 11:45 AM,
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Stay Informed During W inter Storms

The following news stations will report
weather-related closures and delayed
openings at the Shrine during the upcoming
winter storm season:

CBS
(WBZ Channel 4)

ABC


(WCVB Channel 5)

NBC
(WHDH Channel 7 and CW Channel 56)

Confession Schedule

Weekday Confessions (Except Wednesday): 10 AM2 PM, 45:30 PM

Wednesday Confessions: 6:308 AM, 10 AM2 PM, 45:30 PM
Saturday Confessions: 10 AM4 PM
Sunday Confessions: 1:303 PM
Holy Day Confession Schedule: Follows schedule above.
Legal Holiday Confession Schedule: 8:3010 AM
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St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center

REGULAR EVENTS

Monday
A.A. 12 Step Meeting/12 Traditions Meeting (closed) 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday
Seniors Craft Group 10:30 a.m.
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open Meeting) Noon

Wednesday
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (2nd Wed.) 11:45 a.m.
Womens Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m.
Grupo Hispano de Oracion 4:00 p.m.
Mass in Spanish 5:15 p.m.
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Closed Meeting) 5:45 p.m.
Bread on The Common (2nd & 4th Wed.) 5:45 p.m.

Thursday
S.L.A.A Meeting Noon
Rosary Prayer Group 12:30 p.m.
Mens Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thurs.*) 5:00 p.m.
*Please note: I n December the Mens Spirituality will meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

A.A Big Book Meeting 5:45 p.m.

Saturday
Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30 a.m.
Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.) Noon
Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.

Sunday
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
20s/30s Young Adults Bible Study (2nd & 4th Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m.
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.

Mass and Confession schedules can be found online at

www.stanthonyshrine.org and on cards in the first floor lobby.

Are you feeling the call to be a

Eucharistic Minister?
Do you feel called by the Spirit to
proclaim the Word of God?

Here at St. Anthony Shrine, after Easter, we expect to

begin training new lay ministers as Lectors or
Eucharistic Ministers. In particular, we have a need for
Eucharistic Ministers at the following Masses: Monday
5:15PM, Saturday 4PM, and Sunday at 6, 7:30 and 9 AM
and 5:30PM. Especially if you could serve at those times,
wed love to hear from you.
Send an email to: Fred Brown at
fbrown@stanthonyshrine.org

Tonys Travelers FOXWOODS Casino Trip!

Sunday, January 31, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Price: $20 per person
Includes roundtrip bus to/from the Shrine;
plus $10 meal voucher and $10 credit for bets.
Limited seats available get your registration in early!
For more information please see the flier in lobby for details.
Contact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at: 617-542-6440 ext. 241

Second Collection January 9 & 10

The 2nd collection on January 9 & 10

will go to support the Shrines
Franciscan Food Center.

Thank you, as always, for your generosity.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Bible Study: Sunday, January 10 th and 24th from 11am to 12 noon,
in the 2nd floor classroom.

Third Sunday Social: Sunday, January 17th from 4:45pm to

6:45pm, in the 2nd floor classroom.

SENIORS PROGRAM
January Calendar

Service Opportunities: Monday, Jan. 18th MLK Day of Service in

Boston from 11am to 1pm and Wednesday, Jan 27th Annual Census
of the Homeless in the evening.

Wednesdays
10:00 am Mass
10:30 am Light exercise/stretching
11:00 am Activity or Presentation
12:00 Noon Lunch

Jan 13th Presentation by Br. Daniel Murray, OFM

Jan 20th Team Trivia
Jan 27th Virtual Cruise Across the Atlantic, with
Fr. Barry Langley, OFM

Emmaus Ministry
Upcoming Spiritual Retreats at St. Anthony Shrine

One-day Retreat
Saturday, February 13, 9:30am 7:30pm

One-hour Brown Bag Retreats (12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, February 23: How did I go on after this tragedy?
Monday, March 14: Where is my child?

For more information: www.emfgp.org