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S T . F R A N C I S C H A P E L
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
Tú, como hombre de Dios, lleva una vida de rectitude, piedad,
fe amor, paciencia, y mansedumbre.
1 Timoteo 6:11

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“Happy Are They Whose Help Is Jacob’s God”
Many years ago, there lived a king whom the
people liked very much. He was fair, dedicated and
magnanimous. At night, he would walk the city
streets disguised as a citizen. His courtiers warned
him about possible harm. But the king would
always reply: “How can I serve my people unless I
understand how they live?”
Psalm 146, the psalm for today’s liturgy,
presents God as this type of king. The psalm opens
by exhorting us: “Praise the Lord, my soul; I shall
praise the Lord all my life, sing praise to my God
while I live.” Here the psalmist declares that God is
worthy of our praise because only His faithfulness is
flawless. Then the psalmist warns us to “put no trust
in princes, in mere mortals powerless to save. When
they breathe their last, they return to the earth; that
day all their planning comes to nothing.” On page
149 of his fine book The Lord is My Shepherd,
Monsignor David Rosage gives us a clear
explanation of this passage: “‘Put no trust in princes’
can be understood in two ways. First, it refers to the
powerful and rich leaders. Second, it embraces all
human beings. These mortals cannot help us in most
areas of our life. The psalmist makes this plea
because he knows that the average person would
more willingly put trust in other people than in
God.”
After this vigorous description of the King
Whom we praise, the psalmist then speaks of that
very same King Who walks among His people.
“Happy those whose help is Jacob’s God, whose
help is in the Lord, their God, the maker of heaven
and earth seas and all that is in them, who keeps
faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives
food to the hungry.” On page 348 of the second
volume of an equally fine book The Psalms, Dr.
George Knight gives us a cogent description of these
verses. He tells us that “…..a man or woman may
promise you a gift of a sum of money and may even
agree to set down this kind offer in writing. But
before he can put pen to paper he most unfortunately
falls down dead, Because of that the money never
becomes your after all. But God does not die. He
keeps faith forever, for of course he is the living
God.”
The psalmist now continues his compelling
description of the King Who moves among His
people: “The Lord sets prisoners free; the Lord gives
sight to the blind. The Lord raises up those who are
bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The
Lord protects the stranger, sustains the widow, but
thwarts the way of the wicked.” On page 349 of his
above-mentioned book, Dr. Knight gives us a vivid
explanation of this passage: “Imagine a king…..in
the days in the civilization in which our psalmist
lived. The king rules as mighty God over his wide
dominions, seeking out from his splendid pillared
palace the poor folk who are languishing in prison in
the capital city, the blind and the beggars on its
streets, the exhausted displaced persons and elderly
forced laborers in detention camps, widows living in
hovels, orphans stealing to get something to eat- but
can you imagine such a king? But our King, our
God, is actually like that! Therefore, claims the
psalmist, God is worthy of our trust.”
Psalm 146 is a short but compelling work. It
combines affirmations of God’s grandeur with an
acknowledgement of His humble service. He who is
mighty walks among His people.
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the Month of October
Father Bob
General: That the Christians who are in minority situations may have the
strength and. courage to live their faith and persevere in bearing witness
to it.
Mission: That World Missionary Day may be a propitious occasion for
kindling an ever greater missionary awareness in every baptized person.

Oblates of the Virgin Mary
“Dichoso aquel que al Dios de Jacob tiene de ayuda”
Hace muchos años, vivía un rey el que se caía bien a
su pueblo. Era justo, dedicado y magnánimo. De noche,
andaba por las calles de la ciudad disfrazado de ciudadano.
Sus cortesanos lo advertían del eventual daño que podía recibir.
Pero el rey siempre contestaba: “¿Cómo puedo servir a mi
gente a menos que comprenda cómo viven?”
El Salmo 146, el salmo para la liturgia de hoy,
presenta a Dios como este tipo de rey. El Salmo se abre
exhortándonos: “¡Alaba al Señor, alma mía! Mientras viva yo
quiero alabar al Señor, quiero salmodiar para el Señor mientras
exista.” Aquí el salmista declara que Dios es digno de nuestra
alabanza porque sólo su fidelidad es intachable. Luego el
Salmista nos advierte que “no pongas tu confianza en los que
mandan, ni en el mortal, que no puede salvarte; no bien se le va
el alma, vuelve al polvo, y ese día se acaban sus proyectos.”
En la página 149 de su excelente libro, The Lord is My
Shepherd (El Señor es mi pastor), Monseñor David Rosage nos
da una explicación clara de este pasaje: “‘No pongas tu
confianza en los que mandan’ puede entenderse en dos modos.
Primero, se refiere a los jefes ricos y potentes. En segundo
lugar abraza a todos los seres humanos. Estos mortales no
pueden ayudarnos en la mayoría de las áreas de nuestra vida.
El salmista pide eso porque sabe que la persona media
depositaría con más ganas su confianza en otras personas que
en Dios.” Después de su descripción enérgica del Rey a quien
alabamos, el salmista habla de ese mismo Rey el que anda en
medio de su pueblo. “Dichoso aquel que al Dios de Jacob tiene
de ayuda… en el que hizo los cielos y la tierra, el mar y todo
cuanto ellos encierran. Él su lealtad conserva siempre, y su
justicia da a los oprimidos, proporciona su pan a los
hambrientos.” En la página 348 del segundo volumen de otro
libro igualmente excelente, The Psalms (Los Salmos), Dr.
George Knight nos da una descripción convincente de estos
versículos. Nos dice que “un hombre o mujer puede prometerle
a usted un regalo de una suma de dinero y incluso puede
consentir de poner por escrito esta oferta generosa Pero antes
de que pueda poner la tinta en la carta desgraciadamente se cae
muerto. Por eso el dinero al final no se hace tuyo. Pero Dios
no se muere. Él su lealtad conserva siempre, pues claro es el
Dios viviente.”
El salmista ahora continúa su descripción poderosa del
Rey quien se mueve entre su pueblo: “El Señor deja libres a los
presos, el Señor da la vista a los ciegos, el Señor endereza a los
encorvados, el Señor ama a los justos; da el Señor protección al
forastero, y reanima al huérfano y a la viuda, mas desvía el
camino de los malvados.” En la página 349 del arriba
mencionado libro, Dr. Knight nos da una explicación vívida de
este pasaje: “Se imagine un rey… en los días de la civilización
en la que vivía nuestro salmista. El rey reina como Dios
poderoso sobre sus dominios amplios, buscando desde su
palacio esplendido con pilares a la gente pobre quien se pudre
en la cárcel en la ciudad capital, a los ciegos y a los mendigos
en sus calles, a los desplazados agotados y a los ancianos
obreros obligados en los campamentos de detención, a las
viudas quienes viven en jacales, a los huérfanos quienes roban
para tener algo para comer; pero ¿usted puede imaginar a un tal
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rey? Sin embargo nuestro Rey, nuestro Dios, ¡es tal como ese!
Entonces, afirma el salmista, Dios es digno de nuestra
confianza.”
El Salmo 146 es una obra corta pero poderosa.
Combina afirmaciones de la grandeza de Dios con el
reconocimiento de su servicio humilde. Él quien es poderoso
camina en medio de su pueblo.
“No hay nada mas hermoso,
que encontrar a Cristo y comunicarlo
a todos” ( Benedicto XVI)
GRUPO DE ORACION BIBLICA
aquí en la Capilla San Francisco
todos los jueves,
de 6:30 a 7:30 p.m.
para jóvenes, matrimonios,
mayores de edad
P. David OMV
1 ottobre
UNA NOVITA’
per quelli di lingua italiana
INCONTRI DI PREGHIERA BIBLICA
— per tutti —
qui nella Cappella St. Francis:
ogni lunedi,
dalle 6:30 alle 7:30 p.m.
P. David OMV
Padre Bob

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St. Joseph Retreat House
Schedule of Upcoming Events!
Oct. 5-7: Directed Retreat Weekend
Oct. 12-14: Directed Retreat Weekend
Oct. 27: Day of Recollection (Women)
To make reservations or for more
information, call (617) 698-6785, ext. 102
or e-mail omvparishmission@msn.com
St. Joseph Retreat House,
65 Fr. Carney Drive,
Milton, MA,
02186
The Upper Room
St. Clement’s Shrine, Upper Room
1105 Boylston, Boston, MA
Please join us for a new cycle of illuminating
presentations! Fellowship is at 7:00 p.m. and
talks begin at 7:15 p.m.
October 10: “Sacred Art of Icon Painting”
Fr. Dave Yankauskas, OMV presents
the history and technique of this art.
October 24: “Catholic Movie Night”
Fr. John Wykes, OMV is your host for
this evening of quality entertainment.
October 4 is the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, and
therefore is a special day for us at St. Francis Chapel.
If you are able, join us for our regular daily Mass
schedule on Thurday, October 4 as we celebrate the
Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi!
Books After
Breakfast
We invite you to a Catholic Book Discussion at St. Clement
Eucharistic Shrine.
Books After Breakfast will offer an introduction to some of the
Catholic/Christian writings of our day.
Presented by Amicizia Cristiana, Books After Breakfast is led
by Steve Fahrig. Steve is the pastoral associate at St. Brigid and
Gate of Heaven parishes in South Boston and is pursuing a
Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Weston Jesuit School of
Theology.
Books After Breakfast
Each Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from Oct. 13 through Nov. 17
Front Parlor, St. Clement’s, 1105 Boylston, Boston
Coffee and snacks provided
Womens’ Prayer Group
Thursday, October 4, 2007
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m,
St. Clement’s Eucharistic Shrine
1105 Boyslton, Boston
*Free Pregnancy Testing
*Friendship Counseling and Support
*Material Assistance
*Adoption Information and Referrals
*Education, Career & Housing Info
*Pre-Natal Care Referrals
call toll-free: 888 771-3914
www.pregnancyhelpboston.org
All Services are free and confidential
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston

A Woman’s Concern: Saving and Changing Lives,
One Woman and One Baby at a Time!
Participate in the Baby Bottle Campaign of A Woman’s
Concern.
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Take one of the baby bottles that you see either at the front
doors of the Chapel or in the Chapel Bookstore, fill it with
change (silver goes the farthest!!) and return the bottle to the
Pru Chapel by October 31st.
Find out more about A Woman’s Concern:
www.awomansconcern.org
Venerable
Fr. Lanteri
and
the Lay Vocation
A presentation on the founder of the Oblates
of the Virgin Mary, Venerable Fr. Lanteri, as
a spiritual director of lay people and his
counsel on how to live the lay vocation.
Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV is the presenter
for this event. Fr. Tim earned his doctorate
from the Gregorian University in Rome in
1983. He is the author of The Discernment
of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide to Everyday
Living (2005), The Examen Prayer: Ignatian
Wisdom for Our Lives Today (2006), and
Spiritual Consolation: An Ignatian Guide for
Greater Discernment of Spirits (2007).
Venerable Fr. Lanteri
and the Lay Vocation
Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV
Thursday, October 18, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
St. Clement’s Eucharistic Shrine
(Upper Room)
1105 Boylston
Boston, MA
Bible Study
at St. Francis Chapel
NOW IN THREE LANGUAGES!
Bible Study in Italian (italiano)
Mondays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study in English
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study in Spanish (español)
Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Benedict XVI: Sacramentum Caritatis (76-78)
A eucharistic form of Christian life, membership in the
Church
76. The importance of Sunday as the Dies Ecclesiae brings us
back to the intrinsic relationship between Jesus' victory over evil
and death, and our membership in his ecclesial body. On the
Lord's Day, each Christian rediscovers the communal dimension
of his life as one who has been redeemed. Taking part in the
liturgy and receiving the Body and Blood of Christ intensifies
and deepens our belonging to the one who died for us (cf. 1 Cor
6:19ff; 7:23). Truly, whoever eats of Christ lives for him. The
eucharistic mystery helps us to understand the profound
meaning of the communio sanctorum. Communion always and
inseparably has both a vertical and a horizontal sense: it is
communion with God and communion with our brothers and
sisters. Both dimensions mysteriously converge in the gift of the
Eucharist. "Wherever communion with God, which is
communion with the Father, with the Son and with the Holy
Spirit, is destroyed, the root and source of our communion with
one another is destroyed. And wherever we do not live
communion among ourselves, communion with the Triune God
is not alive and true either."(215) Called to be members of
Christ and thus members of one another (cf. 1 Cor 12:27), we
are a reality grounded ontologically in Baptism and nourished
by the Eucharist, a reality that demands visible expression in the
life of our communities.
The eucharistic form of Christian life is clearly an ecclesial and
communitarian form. Through the Diocese and the parish, the
fundamental structures of the Church in a particular territory,
each individual believer can experience concretely what it
means to be a member of Christ's Body. Associations, ecclesial
movements and new communities – with their lively charisms
bestowed by the Holy Spirit for the needs of our time – together
with Institutes of Consecrated Life, have a particular
responsibility for helping to make the faithful conscious that
they belong to the Lord (cf. Rom 14:8). Secularization, with its
inherent emphasis on individualism, has its most negative
effects on individuals who are isolated and lack a sense of
belonging. Christianity, from its very beginning, has meant
fellowship, a network of relationships constantly strengthened
by hearing God's word and sharing in the Eucharist, and
enlivened by the Holy Spirit.
Spirituality and eucharistic culture
77. Significantly, the Synod Fathers stated that "the Christian
faithful need a fuller understanding of the relationship between
the Eucharist and their daily lives. Eucharistic spirituality is not
just participation in Mass and devotion to the Blessed
Sacrament. It embraces the whole of life." (216) This
observation is particularly insightful, given our situation today.
It must be acknowledged that one of the most serious effects of
the secularization just mentioned is that it has relegated the
Christian faith to the margins of life as if it were irrelevant to
everyday affairs. The futility of this way of living – "as if God
did not exist" – is now evident to everyone. Today there is a
need to rediscover that Jesus Christ is not just a private
conviction or an abstract idea, but a real person, whose
becoming part of human history is capable of renewing the life
of every man and woman. Hence the Eucharist, as the source
and summit of the Church's life and mission, must be translated
into spirituality, into a life lived "according to the Spirit" (Rom
8:4ff.; cf. Gal 5:16, 25). It is significant that Saint Paul, in the
passage of the Letter to the Romans where he invites his hearers
to offer the new spiritual worship, also speaks of the need for a
change in their way of living and thinking: "Do not be
conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of
your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is
good and acceptable and perfect" (12:2). In this way the Apostle
of the Gentiles emphasizes the link between true spiritual
worship and the need for a new way of understanding and living
one's life. An integral part of the eucharistic form of the
Christian life is a new way of thinking, "so that we may no
longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every
wind of doctrine" (Eph 4:14).
The Eucharist and the evangelization of cultures
78. From what has been said thus far, it is clear that the
eucharistic mystery puts us in dialogue with various cultures,
but also in some way challenges them. (217) The intercultural
character of this new worship, this logiké latreía, needs to be
recognized. The presence of Jesus Christ and the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit are events capable of engaging every cultural
reality and bringing to it the leaven of the Gospel. It follows that
we must be committed to promoting the evangelization of
cultures, conscious that Christ himself is the truth for every man
and woman, and for all human history. The Eucharist becomes a
criterion for our evaluation of everything that Christianity
encounters in different cultures. In this important process of
discernment, we can appreciate the full meaning of Saint Paul's
exhortation, in his First Letter to the Thessalonians, to "test
everything; and hold fast to what is good" (5:21).

Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Benedicto XVI: Sacramentum Caritatis (76-78)
Una forma eucarística de la vida cristiana,
la pertenencia eclesial
76. La importancia del domingo como dies Ecclesiae nos remite
a la relación intrínseca entre la victoria de Jesús sobre el mal y
sobre la muerte y nuestra pertenencia a su Cuerpo eclesial. En
efecto, en el Día del Señor todo cristiano descubre también la
dimensión comunitaria de su propia existencia redimida.
Participar en la acción litúrgica, comulgar el Cuerpo y la Sangre
de Cristo quiere decir, al mismo tiempo, hacer cada vez más
íntima y profunda la propia pertenencia a Él, que murió por
nosotros (cf. 1 Co 6,19 s.; 7,23). Verdaderamente, quién se
alimenta de Cristo vive por Él. El sentido profundo de la
communio sanctorum se entiende en relación con el Misterio
eucarístico. La comunión tiene siempre y de modo inseparable
una connotación vertical y una horizontal: comunión con Dios y
comunión con los hermanos y hermanas. Las dos dimensiones
se encuentran misteriosamente en el don eucarístico. « Donde se
destruye la comunión con Dios, que es comunión con el Padre,
con el Hijo y con el Espíritu Santo, se destruye también la raíz y
el manantial de la comunión con nosotros. Y donde no se vive la
comunión entre nosotros, tampoco es viva y verdadera la
comunión con el Dios Trinitario ».[215] Así pues, llamados a
ser miembros de Cristo y, por tanto, miembros los unos de los
otros (cf. 1 Co 12,27), formamos una realidad fundada
ontológicamente en el Bautismo y alimentada por la Eucaristía,
una realidad que requiere una respuesta sensible en la vida de
nuestras comunidades.
La forma eucarística de la vida cristiana es sin duda una forma
eclesial y comunitaria. El modo concreto en que cada fiel puede
experimentar su pertenencia al Cuerpo de Cristo se realiza a
través de la diócesis y las parroquias, como estructuras
fundamentales de la Iglesia en un territorio particular. Las
asociaciones, los movimientos eclesiales y las nuevas
comunidades —con la vitalidad de sus carismas concedidos por
el Espíritu Santo para nuestro tiempo—, así como también los
Institutos de vida consagrada, tienen el deber de dar su
contribución específica para favorecer en los fieles la percepción
de pertenecer al Señor (cf. Rm 14,8). El fenómeno de la
secularización, que comporta aspectos marcadamente
individualistas, ocasiona sus efectos deletéreos sobre todo en las
personas que se aíslan, y por el escaso sentido de pertenencia. El
cristianismo, desde sus comienzos, supone siempre una
compañía, una red de relaciones vivificadas continuamente por
la escucha de la Palabra, la Celebración eucarística y animadas
por el Espíritu Santo.
Espiritualidad y cultura eucarística
77. Es significativo que los Padres sinodales hayan afirmado que
« los fieles cristianos necesitan comprender más profundamente
las relaciones entre la Eucaristía y la vida cotidiana. La
espiritualidad eucarística no es solamente participación en la
Misa y devoción al Santísimo Sacramento. Abarca la vida entera
».[216] Esta consideración tiene hoy un significado
particular para todos nosotros. Se ha de reconocer que uno de
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los efectos más graves de la secularización, mencionada antes,
consiste en haber relegado la fe cristiana al margen de la
existencia, como si fuera algo inútil con respecto al desarrollo
concreto de la vida de los hombres. El fracaso de este modo de
vivir « como si Dios no existiera » está ahora a la vista de todos.
Hoy se necesita redescubrir que Jesucristo no es una simple
convicción privada o una doctrina abstracta, sino una persona
real cuya entrada en la historia es capaz de renovar la vida de
todos. Por eso la Eucaristía, como fuente y culmen de la vida y
de la misión de la Iglesia, se tiene que traducir en espiritualidad,
en vida « según el Espíritu » (cf. Rm 8,4 s.; Ga 5,16.25). Resulta
significativo que san Pablo, en el pasaje de la Carta a los
Romanos en que invita a vivir el nuevo culto espiritual,
mencione al mismo tiempo la necesidad de cambiar el propio
modo de vivir y pensar: « Y no os ajustéis a este mundo, sino
transformaos por la renovación de la mente, para que sepáis
discernir lo que es la voluntad de Dios, lo bueno, lo que agrada,
lo perfecto » (12,2). De esta manera, el Apóstol de los gentiles
subraya la relación entre el verdadero culto espiritual y la
necesidad de entender de un modo nuevo la vida y vivirla. La
renovación de la mentalidad es parte integrante de la forma
eucarística de la vida cristiana, « para que ya no seamos niños
sacudidos por las olas y llevados al retortero por todo viento de
doctrina » (Ef 4,14).
Eucaristía y evangelización de las culturas
78. De todo lo expuesto se desprende que el Misterio eucarístico
nos hace entrar en diálogo con las diferentes culturas, aunque en
cierto sentido también las desafía.[217] Se ha de reconocer el
carácter intercultural de este nuevo culto, de esta logiké latreía.
La presencia de Jesucristo y la efusión del Espíritu Santo son
acontecimientos que pueden confrontarse siempre con cada
realidad cultural, para fermentarla evangélicamente. Por
consiguiente, esto comporta el compromiso de promover con
convicción la evangelización de las culturas, con la conciencia
de que el mismo Cristo es la verdad de todo hombre y de toda la
historia humana. La Eucaristía se convierte en criterio de
valorización de todo lo que el cristiano encuentra en las
diferentes expresiones culturales. En este importante proceso
podemos escuchar las muy significativas palabras de san Pablo
que, en su primera Carta a los Tesalonicenses, exhorta: «
examinadlo todo, quedándoos con lo bueno » (5,21).

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By Dr. Scott Hahn
A Great Chasm: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)
Readings:
Amos 6:1, 4-7
Psalm 146:7-10
1 Timothy 6:11-16
Luke 16:19-31 (see also 'Who is the Rich Man')
The rich and powerful are visited with woe and exile in today's Liturgy - not for their wealth but for their refusal to share it; not for
their power but for their indifference to the suffering at their door.
The complacent leaders in today's First Reading feast on fine foods and wines, reveling while the house of Joseph, the kingdom of
Israel (see Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. ), collapses around them.
The rich man in today's Gospel also lives like a king - dressed in royal purple and fine linen (see 1 Maccabees 8:14).
The rich man symbolizes Israel's failure to keep the Old Covenant, to heed the commandments of Moses and the prophets. This is the
sin of the rulers in today's First Reading. Born to the nation God favored first, they could claim Abraham as their father. But for their
failure to give - their inheritance is taken away.
The rulers are exiled from their homeland. The rich man is punished with an exile far greater - eternity with a "great chasm" fixed
between himself and God. In this world, the rich and powerful make a name for themselves (see Genesis 11:4) and dine sumptuously,
while the poor remain anonymous, refused an invitation to their feasts. But notice that the Lord today knows Lazarus by name,
and Joseph in his sufferings - while the leaders and the rich man have no name. Today's Liturgy is a call to repentance - to heed the
warning of One who was raised from the dead. To lay hold of the eternal life He promises, we must pursue righteousness, keep the
commandment of love, as Paul exhorts in today's Epistle.
"The Lord loves the just," we sing in today's Psalm.
And in this Eucharist we have a foretaste of the love that will be ours in the next life - when He will raise the lowly to the heavenly
banquet with Abraham and the prophets (see Luke 13:28), where we too will rest our heads on the bosom of our Lord (see John
13:23).
'Who is the Rich Man' Very few of us can be numbered among the rich and the powerful who have the power to exploit the poor.
So how are we to apply to our own lives the readings for the 25th and 26th Sundays in Ordinary Time (Cycle C), which are so preoccupied
with questions of social justice, wealth and poverty? These readings remind us that the law of love (see John 15:12; Romans
13:8) means that each of us in some way will be judged by the mercy we show to the poor.
As the rich man learns in the parable of Lazarus - the distance between ourselves and God in the next life may be the distance we put
between ourselves and the poor in this life (see Matthew 25:31-46; James 2:8,14-17).
But we also need to hear these readings in context of the Gospel message in recent months. Recall that among the stories we've heard
is that of the teacher who wanted to know, "Who is my neighbor?" (see Luke 10:25-37) and of the rich fool who tried to store up
earthly treasures (see Luke 12:13-21).
We may not be "rich men" or exploiters of the poor, but each of us should take to heart the persistent message of the Liturgy - that
what we have and desire to have can separate us from God and our neighbor; that our possessions can come to possess us; that true
riches are to be found in sharing what we have with the poor; and that this will gain us what we truly desire - the inheritance of treasure
in heaven.
A service of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
www.SalvationHistory.com

Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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Who are we? Where are we?
OMV FORMATION CENTER
Cebu City, Philippines
Fr. Bruno
Lanteri
(1759-1830)
The Founder of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Declared “Venerable”:
the first step on the road
to sainthood.
ST. PETER CHANEL PARISH
Hawaiian Gardens, CA
HOLY GHOST PARISH
& LANTERI CENTER
FOR IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
Denver, CO
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.
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.
ST. CLEMENT EUCHARISTIC SHRINE & ST FRANCIS CHAPEL, Boston. MA
ST. JOSEPH HOUSE, Milton, MA
The OMV motto,
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON MARY”
is taken from a homily by St. Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin

S T . F R A N C I S
C H A P E L
800 Boylston Street
Suite 1001
Boston, MA 02199
617-437-7117
www.stfrancischapel.org
www.oblatesofthevirginmary.org
St. Francis Chapel is staffed by the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
CHAPEL STAFF
Fr. John Wykes, OMV
director@stfrancischapel.org
Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV
evangelization@aol.com
Fr. Craig MacMahon, OMV
Fr. Dave Yankauskas, OMV
Fr. Robert Lowrey, OMV
Sacristan, Mary Inoue
Webmaster, Allan Ong
webmaster@stfrancischapel.org
Music Ministry:
Elisabeth Pifer
Kim Araiza
Rebecca Martin
Victor Zalazar
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
(MASSES THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS
BULLETIN WAS SENT TO THE PRINTER).
Sunday, September 30
8:00 AM Neasa Murray
9:15 AM George Esco
10:30 AM +Roger F. Rice, Sr.
11:45 AM Caila Cummings (b-day)
1:15 PM Petitiona San Judas
4:00 PM Catherine Chang
5:30 PM + Anastasia Chang
Monday, October 1
8:00 AM Alexander Schwab
12:05 PM +Shinya Chang
12:35 PM +Patrick Lawler
4:45 PM +Hernando Castillo
Tuesday, October 2
8:00 AM Joan Hu (sick-healing)
12:05 PM Fr. Craig MacMahon (b-day)
12:35 PM +Brigid and Joseph Doyle
4:45 PM +Helena Agresti Bennett
Wednesday, October 3
8:00 AM +Kurt Bloom
12:05 PM +Agnes Hart
12:35 PM +Connie Hatfield
4:45 PM +Catherine Dolan
Thursday, October 4: St. Francis of Assisi
The titular feast of St. Francis Chapel!
8:00 AM +Juan & Teresa Sponton
12:05 PM +Kurt Bloom
12:35 PM +Bernarda de Peralta
4:45 PM +Joseph and Helen Sitar
Friday, October 5
8:00 AM Joan Hu (healing)
12:05 PM Audrey Bloom
12:35 PM +In thanksgiving: holy souls
4:45 PM +Robert DeCapo
Saturday, October 6
9:00 AM Carmen Vasquez (b-day)
12:00 PM +Barbara Vasconcellos
4:00 PM +Bridget and Patrick Murphy
5:30 PM +Guido Viarisio Obialero
7:00 PM + Pedro & Jorge Calderón
y Isabel Martinez
“Let the Word of Christ dwell
in you with all its richness”
(Col. 3:16)
Bible Study Group
Wednesdays 6 -7 p.m.
All are welcome!
Fr. Craig OMV
Weekend Masses
Saturday
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
7:00 PM en español
Sunday
8:00 AM, 9:15 AM
10:30 AM, 11:45 AM
1:15 PM en español
4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Weekday Masses
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM, 12:05 PM
12:35 PM, 4:45 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM, 12 Noon
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Confessions
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 11:50 AM*, 1:10 - 4:15 PM
*Wed 11:15 - 11:50
Saturday
9:45 - 11:45 AM, 12:45-3:30 PM
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Monday - Friday
8:30-11:45 AM, 1:00-4:30 PM
Saturday 9:30—11:30 AM
12:30—3:30 PM
Sunday 2:30-3:30 PM
Devotions
Tuesday: Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday: St. Jude
Rosary
Monday - Friday
after 4:45 PM Mass