The Readings for the Third Sunday in Lent: Exodus 3: 1- 8a, 13-15 !
Corinthians 10: 1-6, 10-12 !
Luke 13:1-9
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Please pray for:
Sunday, February 21
Katharine S. Doyle 8:00 a.m.
Comella Tobin, James Solano and Joseph Solano 10:00 a.m.
Rosanne McGuinn (Lower Church) 10:00 a.m.
Winnie Breathney 12:00 p.m.
Helen Modica 5:30 p.m.
Monday, February 22
Valentina Cannell 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 23
Kathleen McLaughlin 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 25
James Bowdring 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 27
Nancy A. Crane 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 28
Barbara Iozzo (Family Mass) 8:00 a.m.
Constance Brodeur 10:00 a.m.
Mary Dafarra 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday Lenten Wellness Program with Dawn Davis
Saturday, February 27
9:00-10:00a.m.
BC Brighton Dance Studio at 2115 Commonwealth Ave. (across the street from BC, on the STM campus).
Dawn Obeidallah Davis, Ph.D., 500 RYT is a celebrated yoga teacher known for her impassioned and soulful style of teaching.
She seamlessly incorporates physical alignment cues with the spiritual aspects of yoga into her classes. Dawn is featured as the winner of Best of Waban 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and known for her popular blogs on www.dawndavis.com. Dawn uses her platform to regularly hold benefit classes for local charities, getting our community involved in fund and awareness raising efforts. Dawn was on the fast track as faculty member at Harvard
Medical School when her second child was born. She stepped off the expected path of “should” and onto a path that gave her deep purpose and fulfillment. Teaching vinyasa yoga inspires her students to celebrate the joy of letting go of perfectionism and embracing the power of the present moment.
Please contact mariasullivan47@gmail.com with any questions re: the Lenten Wellness Series.
Melodies From the Subway
"Melodies From The Subway", the most recent album of our soprano cantor Michelle Abadia, is available for purchase on
ITunes, CdBaby, Amazon Music, Google Play, rhapsody and
Spotify. This cd also features pianist Steven Sussman. He plays regularly for the 5:30 liturgies here at St. Ignatius. If you wish a physical copy of the cd, please contact Ms. Abadia at:
Isoprano@icloud.com
BC Chorale Concert
On Saturday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m., in St. Ignatius
Church, there will be a concert by the 160-voice University Chorale of Boston College, conducted by John Finney.
The concert will include works by Dvorak and Monteverdi, as well as American folk-hymns and African-American spirituals. The concert will last about one hour, and is free and open to the public (no tickets required). All are warmly invited to attend!
Lenten Taize Prayer
On the next three Mondays of Lent, we will offer the meditative, restorative Taizé evening prayers in the upper church. On March
14, we will celebrate communal reconciliation with an opportunity for individual confessions in the Lannon Chapel. On
Monday of Holy Week, the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble with Fr. Bob will lead our prayer in the upper church, “What
Wondrous Love”. Details will be posted on bulletin boards and the website.
The Ignatian Way in the Year of Mercy
All are welcome to come and share your reflections on the journey with Fr. Bob and others in Our Lady’s Chapel (Parish Office lower level) following Taize Prayer on Feb. 22, Feb. 29, March 7.
Jesuit Collaborative Lenten Program
The Jesuit Collaborative invites you to a five-week program on
Ignatian prayer during Lent. Structured around the Sunday readings, presentations by Joe Simmons, S.J., and Kim Smith will lead participants in reflections from the Ignatian tradition, while incorporating concepts and techniques of Ignatian prayer. Faith sharing, quiet reflection and themes from the Year of Mercy will be included.
Whether Ignatian spirituality is new to you, or you have found strength in the Ignatian tradition for years, this program is a great way to explore your faith more deeply during Lent. Starts
Thursday, February 18, continues on consecutive Thursdays through March 17 at St. Ignatius Church in Chesnut Hill. For more information and to register, see http://conta.cc/1PFAmai
Lenten Film & Reflection
Join us on Saturday, March 12th as we reflect on moments of spirit and grace in Under the Same Moon/La Misma Luna. This
Mexican-American drama in English and Spanish centers on a young boy's journey across the border to be reunited with his mother. This moving tale of courage and hope will help us reflect on the realities of immigration. We gather in the Friary Room at
5:00 for a light supper followed by film viewing in the Media
Room. RSVP by March 8th to Katherine.Maher@bc.edu
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer continues this weekend, Sunday,
February 21 at 3:30pm in the Choir/Media Room. Join us as
Jason Brauninger, SJ leads us in "Praying with Imagination".
This program is open to all parishioners.

Parish Spring Day of Renewal
Spring is around the corner, so save the date for Saturday, April
23 for the Parish Spring Day of Renewal: For the Beauty of the
Earth. Come for prayer and reflection on "Laudato Si': On Care of Our Common Home". Cost for the day is $40 and will be held at St. Joseph Retreat House in Milton. Slots are limited, so registration will be first come, first reserved. For informational flyer, and to reserve a space, please email Kathy Maher, Spiritual Life
Coordinator at katherine.maher@bc.edu
St. Ignatius Women’s Retreat
Save the Date! The St. Ignatius Women’s Retreat will be held at the Connors Retreat Center in Dover, MA, April 29 – May 1,
2016. All women of the parish are welcome. More details will be available in the bulleting in the next few weeks.
Outreach Ministries
February 27: We'll begin our Socks and Flip-Flops Drive for
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program on
February 27/28, ending March 19/20.
This year, we’ll also collect $5
CVS, McDonald’s and Dunkin’
Donuts gift cards that the Street
Team will give to its patients.
Hungering for the Journey
Join our parish community—and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a lifechanging Lenten journey with CRS Rice
Bowl. Pick up your family’s rice bowl from the Outreach table or the Lannon Chapel.
Second Week of Lent: Hungering to Give Back
This week, CRS Rice Bowl takes us to Laos, where Hongkham is using her love of cooking to provide for her family—and feed an entire school. How do we use our passions and gifts for the betterment of those we meet? Visit crsricebowl.org for more about
CRS in Laos.
Focus on Homelessness: We are presently serving a number of folks with no permanent home. This month, we’re working for and with Boston
Health Care for the Homeless Program, Pine
Street Inn Shattuck Shelter, St. Francis House and CRS Rice Bowl. Printed materials detailing the mission of each of the above groups can be found on the Outreach table in the Gathering Space.
Registration is Open for the May 1 Project Bread Walk for
Hunger. Go to www.projectbread.org and link to Walk for Hunger. TEAM IGNATIUS is set up and ready for members. Changes to the Walk include a new route (10 miles instead of 20) and a 5K Run. In this Year of Mercy, you can help feed the hungry in a very concrete way.
Shattuck Shelter Fourth Tuesday Serving: We’ll be serving supper at Pine Street Inn Shattuck Shelter on Tuesday, February 23, and we’re always in need of desserts. If you could provide a dessert, please bring it to the Parish Office by 4PM Tuesday. Earlier arriving desserts may be left in the front entryway of the Office building. Thanks for supporting our parish ministry to the Shattuck Guests.
Faith Formation
Classes will not meet on Sunday, February 21, due to the public school winter vacation. Classes will resume on Sunday, February
28.
Meeting for Parents of Children with Special Needs
On Sunday, February 28th, from 8:45am-9:45am in the Parish
Offices Living Room (second floor) and from 11am-12pm in the
Choir/Media Room, parents are invited to join in a conversation on how to best meet the faith formation needs of all of our young parishioners. Whether or not you currently have children registered in our Faith Formation Program, feel free to join us in this important conversation. Contact Susan Stuart if you would like more information.
Confirmation Retreat
The Confirmation Spring Retreat will be from March 4th -
March 6th at The Connors Center in Dover. All first year Confirmation students are encouraged to attend one retreat during the year. Second year Confirmation students, who are to be confirmed in April, must attend at least one retreat during the year.
If you missed the deadline to register for the retreat or if you have any questions, please contact Anabella Morabito at morabian@bc.edu.
Summer Service Trips for Students
As a Jesuit parish our community always seeks to engage with larger issues of social justice on a local and global scale. If you are a Middle School or High School student you are invited to participate in our summer service opportunities this year. We will be having various projects for different interest and different ages; the projects we offer are situated in Camden New Jersey, Port Au
Prince Haiti, and around Boston. If this is of interest to you and your family, please contact Anabella Morabito at morabian@bc.edu for more information and registration.
Pope Francis is on the road again!
This past week, Pope Francis traveled to Mexico to bring the same spirit of compassion and solidarity that he shared with the
U.S. last September. Included in his visit was a mass at the U.S.-
Mexico border to bring attention to the plight of migrants and refugees in our hemisphere. There are still ways for you to join the Ignatian network in further amplifying Pope Francis' voice and the Gospel call to be people of compassion and solidarity: sign on to Ignatian Solidarity Network's message to Congress calling for legislators to embrace the Pope's call for humane migration policies throughout the hemisphere by going to the ISN webpage at ignatiansolidarity.net or look for copies of the letter in the Gathering Space or Friary Room. If you are interested in working to spread the message of the Pope's visit locally, contact
Susan Stuart.
Diocesan Appeal
Next weekend, the Catholic Appeal will be announced in all parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Please be sure to take home next week’s bulletin, which includes an insert with some helpful information about how the Catholic Appeal directly benefits our parish.
2016 Nativity Spirit Dinner – March 8
Join us for our annual celebration of Nativity Spirit on Tuesday,
March 8, 2016, at BC High. To learn more about sponsoring the event or to reserve your table, please contact Brooke O'Donnell at bodonnell@nativityboston.org or 857-728-0031 x21.

Rite of Sending RCIA Catechumens and Candidates
Last weekend, we celebrated the rite of sending during the 10am
Mass by asking the godparents/sponsors of the following catechumens: Deborah Lovett, Yun Peng-Szatenek, and Yi Zhang
(those who wish to be baptized at the Easter Vigil) and candidates Ryan Brenneman and Amy Moolten (baptized Christians from another faith tradition) if they were truly ready to take this next step.
After hearing them say "yes" to a more intense preparation, they attended the Rite of Election at the Cathedral with the Cardinal and hundreds of others throughout the archdiocese. There, the godparents testified before Cardinal O'Malley that they have seen God at work in the lives of their companions and they are ready to be initiated into the Church. Deborah, Yun and Yi were asked to give their lives to God by giving their names to the
Church for enrollment in the Book of the Elect.
These Elect are those called by God to be his own, to be washed in the waters of Baptism, anointed by the Spirit in Confirmation and nourished by Christ in the Eucharist. Please pray for them during this Lent.
Book Discussion
On Sunday, March 6, there will be a discussion of the book Just
Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.
According to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu, "Bryan
Stevenson is America’s young Nelson Mandela, a brilliant lawyer fighting with courage and conviction to guarantee justice for all.
Just Mercy should be read by people of conscience in every civilized country in the world to discover what happens when revenge and retribution replace justice and mercy.” Please join the discussion of this book on March 6 at 11:15 in the parish office.
Little Rock Scripture Study
This semester, the Little Rock Scripture Study Group meets again to study “The Gospel According to Luke” since it is the year of Luke in Cycle C. Marked by the compassion of Jesus, the gospel stories of Luke demonstrate the universal nature of Jesus’ mission. Luke’s focus on God’s faithfulness will encourage you to trust. The study begins on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:15 pm in the Old Choir Room. The cost is $16.00 which includes a commentary, study guide and video presentation of the study.
New members are always welcome. To register, please call John
Dafarra at 781-899-9540.
Pope Francis T-shirts still available
There are a limited number of t-shirts still available for purchase from the Spiritual Life Commission. We have adult and child size short-sleeve shirts, and some adult long-sleeve. Prices are between $12 and $20. If you are interested, please contact Brenda Sheridan at brenda73@earthlink.net.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) provides women and men fifty years and older, opportunities to work in service to persons of low income, lending their skills and experience to educational and social service agencies, and parishes. IVC is sponsoring a gathering at Boston College High School on March 2 at 7:00 pm called "Living Mercy", responding to Pope Francis' call for a Year of Mercy, featuring Fr. Frank Herrmann, S.J., Associate Professor, Boston College Law School and several IVC teers. Please join us! Soda, wine, beer and appetizers will be provided. See ivcusa.org for more information about IVC.
RSVP to McGonagle@bchigh.edu
BC Corner
GodPods: With this Ash Wednesday, we launched a new initiative from Boston College's Church in the 21st Century Center -
"GodPods" - beginning with this season of Lent. After the reflection for Ash Wednesday, seven more will follow weekly - one for each of the six Sundays and then for Easter. Each reflection takes five to six minutes to listen to; however, we encourage you to pause with the built in reflection moments and let your listening merge into a time of prayer and discernment. Enjoy!
To continue receiving the weekly GodPods, on an ongoing basis, send an email to church21@bc.edu or click here (on line version only)
Who are the "Nones"?
Thursday, February 25, 5:30 P.M.
Nancy T. Ammerman
Simboli Hall (9 Lake St.), Room 100, Brighton Campus
Roughly one-third of young adults now say they have no religious affiliation; but who are they and why aren’t they in church? What do they mean when they protest that they are
“spiritual”? This presentation examines the demographic, political, and cultural trends that have expanded the ranks of the unaffiliated, and asks what local communities of faith can do in response. Free of charge and open to the public
Nancy T. Ammerman is professor of the sociology of religion at
Boston University.
A Rebellious Son?
Jesus and His Mother at the Wedding in Cana (John 2)
Adele Reinhartz
Wednesday, March 2, 5:30 P.M.
Corcoran Commons, Heights Room, Chestnut Hill Campus
In the Gospel of John, chapter 2, Jesus, his mother, his brothers, and the disciples are at a wedding in Cana in the Galilee. Inexplicably, the wine runs out while the celebrations are in full swing. When Jesus' mother points out the problem to her son, however, he answers in a surprising way: "Woman, what does this have to do with you and me?" This lecture looks closely at this exchange in the context of Jewish and Greco-Roman norms governing parent-child relationships, and considers its role in the Gospel's overall presentation of Jesus.
Adele Reinhartz is Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish
Relations at Boston College, and professor, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, at the University of Ottawa.
Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus in the Holy Land and Jordan, 12-Days: May 17 - 28, 2016
Experience a pilgrimage to the Holy Land under the Spiritual
Direction and leadership of Fr. John Cecero, SJ, Provincial of the
USA Northeast Province and Fr. David Marcotte, SJ, with Scholastic Daniel Corrou, S.J.
•$5,698 per person - Double Occupancy (land only package)
•Includes premier hotel accommodations in Jordan and the Holy
Land
•Small group with limited space.
Sites include Petra, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jericho and Nazareth.
For more info and a full brochure, visit www.jesuitseast.org/holyland or contact: Joe Naylor, Group
Coordinator, 212-774-5529, jnaylor@jesuits.org

Pastoral Transition Team
If you have any thoughts, ideas or concerns that you would like to share with members of the Pastoral Transition Team, please do not hesitate to contact members any one the members:
Amanda Green (Vice-Chair PPC and Chair of Transition Team) amanda.green63@verizon.net
Denny Martin (PPC) dennymartin@me.com
Paul Melley (Staff) melleypa@bc.edu
Michael Burgo (Staff) burgo@bc.edu
Peter Levangie (PFC) plevangie@bsm.com
Santiago Alfonzo (PPC) villa75@comcast.net
Frank Faggiano (PPC) frank@faggianoconsulting.com
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The Ignatian Way in the Year of Mercy
From Advent to Pentecost - A Journey with St. Ignatius of Loyola
El Camino Ignaciano en el Año de la Misericordia,
Del Adviento a Pentecostés - Una Jornada con San
Ignacio de Loyola
Lent, Scripture
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray.
While he was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.
Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.
Reflection
The Lenten Journey leads us from the desert to the “high mountain” where Jesus is transfigured in the sight of the disciples. If the temptations reveal the humanity of Jesus and his human vulnerability, the Transfiguration reveals the fullness of the Divine presence within him. Just as there was in the story of the baptism, there is a voice from heaven affirming the identity of Jesus.
This time it is directed to the disciples who are called to “listen” to Jesus, the beloved son.
Cuaresma, Escritura
En aquel tiempo, Jesús se hizo acompañar de Pedro, Santiago y
Juan, y subió a un monte para hacer oración. Mientras oraba, su rostro cambió de aspecto y sus vestiduras se hicieron blancas y relampagueantes.
De la nube salió una voz que decía: “Éste es mi Hijo, mi escogido; escúchenlo”. Cuando cesó la voz, se quedó Jesús solo.
Reflexión
El camino de Cuaresma nos lleva desde el desierto a la montaña alta en donde Jesús se transfigura en frente de los discípulos. Si las tentaciones revelan la humanidad de Jesús y su debilidad humana, la Transfiguración revela la plenitud de la presencia
Divina dentro de él. Tal como en la historia del bautismo, hay una voz del cielo que afirma la identidad de Jesús. Esta vez se dirige a los discípulos quienes son llamados a escuchar a Jesús, el hijo predilecto.
The Life of Ignatius
In the experience at La Storta, Ignatius saw Christ carrying the
Cross and heard the voice of the Father saying “I want you to accept this person as your servant”. What distinguishes Ignatius’ visions is that they are always “Trinitarian”. The Trinity was always at the center of his spiritual life. As one of his companions said, “He was continually in communication with the divine persons and received from them various gifts…as if the Father imparted his grace through the Son like a channel.
Question for Reflection
The story of the Transfiguration is one that embodies the Ignatian invitation to “know, love and follow” Jesus as his disciples.
Here we come to “know him more intimately as the “beloved”
Son. We are invited to love him more intensely as we hear how loved he is by the Father and invited to “listen” to him so that might follow him more closely.
What does it mean for you to say that you “love” Jesus. What is the nature of your relationship with him as intimate friend? Do you feel that he is worthy of your love and trust and you his?
Video Reflection, For the Greater Glory
As you reflect on this question, you are invited to review For The
Greater Glory, the dance/theater piece on the Spiritual Exercises, created by Fr. Bob. The Transfiguration story including the song You Will Know is found at the 41 minute mark.
La Vida Ignaciana
En su experiencia en La Storta, Ignacio vio a Jesús llevando la
Cruz y oyó la voz del Padre diciendo, Quiero que aceptes esta persona como siervo. Lo que distingue las visiones de San
Ignacio es que siempre tienen que ver con la Trinidad, que estaba al centro de su vida espiritual. Como dijo uno de sus compañeros, Ignacio estaba en comunicación constante con las personas divinas y recibía de ellas varios dones… era como si el
Padre le diera su gracia a través del Hijo como un canal.
Pregunta para reflexión
La historia de la Transfiguración es una que nos invita a conocer, amar y servir a Jesús como sus discípulos. De esta forma venimos a conocerlo más íntimamente como el hijo predilecto. Somos invitados a amarlo más intensamente cuando oímos cuánto el
Padre lo ama y escucharlo para que podamos seguirlo más cerca.
¿Qué quiere decir para ti decir que amas a Jesús? ¿Cuál es la naturaleza de tu relación con él como amigo íntimo? ¿Sientes que él es digno de tu amor y tu confianza y tú del suyo?
Reflexión sobre Video, Para la Mayor Gloria de Dios
Mientras meditas sobre estas preguntas, estás invitado a ver Para
La Mayor Gloria de Dios , un espectáculo de teatro y baile creado por el Padre Bob. La historia de la Transfiguración con la canción, Tú Sabrás comienza al marco 41.
Para acceder al video, visita blde.org o americamedia.org/ignatian-dance
You can access the video at www.blde.org or am ericam edia.org/ignatian-dance

28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-6100 !
Fax: 617-552-6101 !
Email: Ignatius@bc.edu !
http://bc.edu/st-ignatius
The Parish Staff
Rev. Robert F. Ver Eecke, S.J., Pastor
Rev. John Allan Loftus, S.J., Associate
Paul Melley, Assistant to the Pastor, BC Liaison frvereec@bc.edu ja.loftus@bc.edu melleypa@bc.edu
617-552-6100
617-552-6100
617-552-6113
Michael Burgo, Director of Music Ministry
Timothy Zimmerman, Organist, Associate Director of Music
Sr. Diane Vallerio,
Susan Stuart,
MFIC, Director of Outreach
Director of Faith Formation
Anabella Morabito, Associate Dir. of Faith Formation
Diana Gaillardetz , Adult Faith Formation, RCIA
Reenie Murphy, Parish Administrative Assistant
Kathy Maher, Spiritual Life Coordinator
Kyle Crosby, Database Manager burgo@bc.edu zimmerta@bc.edu vallerio@bc.edu langinst@bc.edu morabian@bc.edu gailladi@bc.edu
617-552-6108
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617-552-6103 ignatius@bc.edu 617-552-6102 katherine.maher@bc.edu 617-552-6112 kyle.crosby@bc.edu 617-552-6119 katherine.maher@bc.edu ja.loftus@bc.edu mjg@gervaisdavenport.com
Kathy Maher, CAP Team Member, Chair
Rev. John Allan Loftus, SJ, CAP Team Member
Marc Gervais, CAP Team Member
Mary Santapaula, CAP Team Member
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Sunday
Upper Church: 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 Noon, 5:30 p.m.
Lower Church: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Family Liturgy)
12 Noon Misa en Español en la Capilla Lannon
Weekday
Lower Church: 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Lower Church: Fridays, 12:45 p.m. Adoration
Saturday
Lower Church: 9 a.m.
Upper Church: 4 p.m. (Vigil)
The Sacraments
Baptism: rangement. grade two.
Adults are baptized at the Easter Vigil as part of the Rites of
Christian Initiation for Adults. Infant and child baptisms are by ar-
First Eucharist:
Preparation begins in grade one and includes classes, retreats and home instruction. Children receive First Eucharist in
Confirmation: Our Confirmation program begins in grade nine. Students are confirmed in the spring of grade ten. Young adults who have been catechized but are not yet confirmed should contact the parish office for an alternative program.
Matrimony: Couples must be registered as a parishioners six months prior to beginning marriage arrangements.
Reconciliation:
Saturdays, 3:15–3:45 p.m., Upper Church or by arrangement
Anointing of the Sick:
By arrangement