CHURCH OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
LA IGLESIA DE SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
AS A JESUIT PARISH COMMUNITY, ANIMATED BY THE SPIRIT OF ST. IGNATIUS,
WE WELCOME ALL TO SHARE IN THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL
AND TO COME TO KNOW, LOVE AND SERVE GOD AND ONE ANOTHER.
The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
January 31st, 2016
The challenge
of the Gospel
is that
it forces choices.
El reto
del Evangelio
es que
fuerza a escoger.
January 31 — The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 6: 1 – 2a ! Cor 15: 1 – 11 ! Lu 5: 1 - 11
Please pray for
Sunday, January 31
Kelly A. Timilty
Ray Keyes
Eugene Smith
Charles H. McCarthy
Tuesday, February 2
Francis Mannix and
Mary Mannix Slaughter
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3
Jack Berry
Thursday, February 4
Margaret Cassidy
Friday, February 5
John Lynch
5:30 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
Saturday, February 6
Thomas and Audrey Gaquin
Sunday, February 7
David Von Euw
James Bowdring
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
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Lector and Eucharistic Minister Training
Pastoral Transition Team
We welcome anyone interested in being a Eucharistic Minister
or Lector for each of our weekend liturgies. If you have a desire to
offer your time to help with these important ministries, training
is currently scheduled in the Upper Church for:
Eucharistic Ministers - Monday, February 1 at 6:30 pm
Lectors – Sunday, February 7 at 1:15 pm.
As we prepare to welcome Fr. Joe Costantino as our new pastor
in a spirit of love and mercy, openness and welcome, a Pastoral
Transition Team has been convened. Consisting of members of
the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), the Parish Finance Council
(PFC), and Parish Staff, this group hopes to create opportunities
for parishioners to express their gratitude and say good-bye to
Fr. Bob and Fr. J.A., as well as to welcome and get to know Fr.
Joe. Over the coming months, the Transition Team will communicate with you and invite you to become involved in the
transition process. Please stay tuned! If you have any ideas that
you would like to share with us, please do not hesitate to contact
any one of us at any time:
If you plan to attend either of these sessions, please let us know
so that we can make sure that we have the correct number of
training materials. For more information or to volunteer to be a
lector, contact Amanda Green amanda.green63@verizon.net.
For Eucharistic Minister training, please contact Catherine
Downing at cfdesq@hotmail.com.
Lent Is On Its Way
Each year, on the last Sunday before Lent, we burn the palm
branches blessed on the prior Palm Sunday, to be used at the
services on Ash Wednesday. On the weekends of January 30 and
31 and February 6 and 7, there will be baskets at the entrances of
the church for you to place these branches, so that they can be
gathered up and burned before the 5:30 Liturgy on February 7th.
You are also welcome to join us for a brief prayer service on the
front steps of the church at 5:10 p.m. before the palms are committed to the flames.
Walking on the Ignatian Way
Get more insight into the readings you hear at Mass. Join us for
PASTA & PRAYER, a prayerful conversation with friends over
dinner to discuss the Sunday scriptures. Feed your body, mind
and soul!
The next session, “Moving From Table to Tomb” , discussing the readings for Holy Week, will take place on Thursday,
February 18, 2016 in the Dining Room at the Parish Office
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Prior registration required: Call Catherine at 617-782-5812 or e-mail to cfdesq@hotmail.com, to reserve a place at the table.
Save the Dates: Saturday Lenten Wellness Program
Please join us on Saturdays during Lent for our Wellness Program - All Shall Be Well: Caring for Body, Mind and Spirit. This
popular event has run for the past two years facilitated by personal trainers and practitioners of yoga, nutrition, Reiki, meditation and more. Details to follow in the coming weeks - we look
forward to seeing you.
Equipo para la Transición Pastoral
Mientras nos preparamos para darle la bienvenida a nuestro
nuevo párroco el Padre Joe Constantino, dentro de un espíritu de
amor y compasión, apertura y recibimiento, se ha establecido un
equipo para la transición pastoral.
Este equipo, el cual está conformado por miembros del Consejo
Pastoral (PPC), Consejo de Finanzas Pastoral(PFC), así como
Personal de la Parroquia (Staff), tiene el deseo de crear oportunidades para que todos ustedes, nuestros parroquianos, puedan
expresar su gratitud y se puedan despedir de nuestro Párroco, el
Padre Bob, así como del Padre J.A., e igualmente para que le
puedan dar la bienvenida y conozcan al Padre Joe. Durante los
próximos meses, el Equipo para la Transición se comunicará con
ustedes y los invitará a que se involucren en el proceso de
transición. ¡Por favor estén atentos! Si tienen alguna idea que
quieran compartir con nosotros, por favor no duden en contactar, a cualquiera de nosotros, en cualquier momento:
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
Catherine Downing (PPC) cfdesq@hotmail.com
Parishioners’ Help Needed for RCIA
St. Ignatius Parishioners have a role in the RCIA process! It takes
the whole parish to evangelize. Your role is to be the living gospel who offers prayers for the people named above and makes St.
Ignatius a warm, hospitable parish. You can also welcome our
RCIA Catechumens into your activities within the parish and
your service activities in the community. Want to learn more
ways to contribute to this worth-while ministry? Contact RCIA
coordinator Diana Gaillardetz at 419-290-7101,
diana.gaillardetz@bc.edu, or leave a message at the parish office.
Does your New Years Resolution include God? Growing in Faith? Becoming Catholic?
We are here waiting for you and can help you. Our RCIA Inquirers process continues to accept people year-round. Come to ask
questions, learn about a topic of interest or just meet some interesting people. Our RCIA Team is hoping to meet you and welcome you into this come as you are, stay as long as you wish,
open year-round gathering. Call Diana Gaillardetz (RCIA Coordinator Adult Faith Formation) to see how to make those resolutions come true. Diana (419) 290-7101; diana.gaillardetz@bc.edu.
Faith Formation – Confirmation Prep
Youth preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in
April 2016 are required to attend one of the two retreats offered
during the year. Please mark your calendars! The Spring retreat
will be held the weekend of March 4th-6th and we will be opening registration in the coming weeks. Look out for an e-mail form
for registration and make sure to register if you did not attend
the Fall retreat. Students who did attend the Fall retreat are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the Spring retreat as
well. The cost of one retreat is covered in the Faith Formation
annual fee, but the second retreat must be paid for at the time of
registration. If questions should arise, please contact Anabella
Morabito at morabian@bc.edu.
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer continues on Sunday, February
7th at 3:30pm in the Choir/Media Room. Join us as Martha Sullivan leads us in "Praying the Examen". This program is open to
all parishioners.
Book Discussion
On Sunday, February 7,there will be a discussion of the book The
Preaching of Pope Francis: Missionary Discipleship and the Ministry of the Word by Gregory Heille, O.P. As Professor of Theology and author Mary Catherine Hilkert states, “The joy of the
Gospel and its power to transform hearts and history shine forth
in Greg Heille’s astute analysis of the preaching of Pope Francis.
Heille’s own fidelity to preaching the Word in season and out of
season is clear as he highlights the call of Papa Francesco to all
baptized Christians to embrace the vocation of missionary disciples.” Please join the discussion of this book on February 7 at
11:15 am in the parish office.
Ash Wednesday Services
12:15 pm Mass, Upstairs Church
5:30 pm Mass, Upstairs Church
5:30 pm, Family Distribution of Ashes, Lannon Chapel
7:30 pm Mass, Upstairs Church
9:00 pm BC Mass, Lannon Church
Outreach Ministries
Next Weekend: We’ll be conducting our “Be Their Valentine”
at-the-door collection to underwrite lunches at St. Francis House
Day Shelter in Boston. Look for the heart-shaped box at any
church exit.
February 27: We'll begin our Socks and Flip-Flops Drive for
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program earlier than the usual
March 1 because of an early Easter.
The Drive starts February 27/28,
ending March 19/20.
Senior Parishioners: Would you like to join with other sen-
ior parishioners for lunch and conversation, prayer and information sharing? Our
group meets once a month, following the
12:15 Mass on a weekday. Planning for
lunch numbers is essential, so participants
are asked to RSVP. If you have not yet
joined the group and would like to do so,
please call Sr. Diane at 617-552-6107 to be
put on the Seniors’ mailing list.
About CRS Rice Bowl: Over 40 years ago, Catholics in the
United States wanted to respond to
famine in Africa. The response
came in the form of a small cardboard box – a rice bowl. Now, in
2016, CRS Rice Bowl is your way to
help our sisters and brothers in
need.
Rice Bowl is a Lenten faith-in-action program for families and
faith communities. Through Rice Bowl, we hear stories from our
sisters and brothers in need worldwide and devote our Lenten
prayers, fasting and gifts to change the lives of the poor. Rice
Bowls and other CRS materials will be on the Outreach table and
in the Lannon Chapel beginning the weekend before Ash
Wednesday (that is, February 6/7).
February Focus on Homelessness: During February,
members of the Outreach Ministries
Commission would like to invite you to
reflect upon the issue of homelessness and
how we might better respond to the issue,
as a group and/or individually. Our parish
community is presently able to serve a
small percentage of folks with no permanent home through our efforts, especially
in February, with and for 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.
St. Ignatius Pledge – Year End Statements
Year end tax statements were sent out via US. Postal Service to
all 2015 registered parishioners who contributed financially to
the parish. Tax statements do not include payments for tuition,
sacraments, retreats and or other activities for which a service
was received. If you do not receive a statement, Kyle Crosby at
617-552-6119 or kyle.crosby@bc.edu.
Lenten Program with Marsha Mirkin
On February 20, Marsha Mirkin will once again be with us from
10:00 -noon in the Lannon Chapel. We will study together the
first chapter of the Book of Ruth, a story of the times when we
might be unable to experience the caring that surrounds us and
the resulting cutoff from the community as well as the unexpected, impossible to explain, loving kindness of God. Through
the story, we will explore the transformative power of devoted
relationships that support us as we begin the road toward healing. We start with a cautionary tale about responses to life’s challenges and move to the moment when a person can accept another’s caring and begin to thrive. Please join us for this story of
an amazing journey which mirrors our own.
Retreat for Mothers of Children with Special Needs
Come away for a day for respite, reflection and sharing! The
Women’s Table of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston is hosting a
day-long retreat for mothers on Saturday, February 27th, at
Mount Carmel Villa in Nahant, MA. Registrants are welcome to
stay overnight on Friday, February 26th, if desired. The program
on Saturday will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and will include light refreshments in the morning and lunch. Cost per person is $10.00. To register, please contact Mary Rita Weschler at
The Women’s Table: 617.746.2056 or via email: maryrita.weschler@csjboston.org no later than February 12th, 2016.
St. Columbkille Open House
Looking for a high-quality preschool or a thriving elementary
and middle school? Saint Columbkille Partnership School, in
Brighton, MA, partners with Boston College to provide a superior preschool through grade 8 education grounded in the Catholic values of love, respect, and high expectations. Prospective
families are invited to join us at our Catholic Schools Week Open
House on Thursday, February 4 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm.
25 Arlington Street, Brighton, MA 02135, www.stcps.org
617-254-3110
Mount Alvernia Academy Open House
Mount Alvernia Academy, an independent coed Catholic school
in Newton, serving students in preschool through grade 6 will be
hosting an Open House on Wednesday, February 3rd from 8:30 10:30 am. We invite you to visit our beautiful campus, meet our
teachers, student and parents. MAA was named a National Blue
Ribbon School for 2015 by the Department of Education - the
only private school named in Massachusetts! All are welcome. Please visit our website for more information:
www.maa.school.
Jackson-Walnut Park Schools
Jackson School, an Independent Catholic elementary school (K6 grades), and Walnut Park Montessori, an authentic Montessori program for ages 18 months to 6 years old, form a continuum
of education whose mission is rooted in the charism and values
of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. We are currently accepting
applications for Fall 2016. If you are interested in visiting or
finding out more, please check us out at www.jwpschools.org
and contact Katy Denning, Director of Admissions at 617-2029772 or by email admissions@jacksonwalnutparkschools.org.
Save the Date: 2016 Nativity Spirit Dinner
Join us for our annual celebration of Nativity Spirit! We will
honor Jim and Joyce O'Leary with the Raymond J. Callahan SJ
Service Award 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.
BC Corner
Prayer and the Imagination, Part 4
Marina McCoy, Professor in the Philosophy Department at Boston College, presents the fourth session in our series of Prayer
and the Imagination entitled Praying in Times of Transition. We
hope that you will join us Thursday, January 28 at 7pm in the
Boston Room/Corcoran Commons.
Please visit our website for more details:
http://www.bc.edu/centers/cis/events.html
The Treasure of American Hispanic Catholicism
Thursday, February 11, at 6:00 p.m.
Cadigan Alumni Center Atrium, Brighton Campus.
Panelists: Hosffman Ospino, STM Assistant Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education, and Marilu Del Toro, M.A.
'16 STM student. Moderator: Thomas H. Groome, Director,
The Church in the 21st Century Center.
All are welcome to this exciting panel on the growing number of
Latino Catholics, the gifts they bring to the faith and the most
important topics related to pastoral ministry with Latinos today.
Talk on Closing the School of the Americas
Join Maria Termini on February 14 at 11:00 am in the Choir
Media Room. Maria recently traveled to Chile with a human
rights delegation from the School of the Americas Watch to convince the Chilean government to stop sending its soldiers to the
School of the Americas in Georgia. This talk will include explanations of the School of the Americas, its graduates and how
they have been involved in massacres, killings, and torture.
Closing the School of the Americas is an urgent matter of faith
and conscience for all who seek peace and justice. This talk is
about 35 minutes long, and will include a short slide show and
time for questions and discussion. For more information on the
School of the Americas, please visit the School of the Americas
Watch website, www.soaw.org. You can also contact Maria at:
mariatermini2013@gmail.com or 617-942-8840.
El Cierre de la Escuela de las Américas
El 14 de febrero a la 1:00 PM (después de la Misa) María Termini
ofrecerá una charla sobre la Escuela de las Américas. Recientemente María viajó a Chile con una delegación de derechos humanos de la organización, Escuela de las Américas Watch
(SOAWatch.org), para convencer al gobierno de Chile que deje
de enviar sus soldados a la Escuela de las Américas en Columbus,
Georgia. María incluirá en su charla una explicación sobre la
Escuela de las Américas (SOA), los soldados que se han graduado
de esta institución y el vínculo de los mismos con masacres, asesinatos y torturas. El cierre de la Escuela de Las Américas podría
detener los asesinatos y la violencia y es un asunto urgente de la
conciencia de todos los que buscan la paz y la justicia. La charla
durará unos 35 minutos e incluirá una presentación de diapositivas y una oportunidad para preguntas y respuestas. Para mayor
información sobre la Escuela de las Américas, visitar la página
web de School of the Americas Watch, www.soaw.org. También
puede comunicarse con María al correo electrónico: mariatermini2013@gmail.com o al teléfono: 617 942 8840.
Letter from Fr. Bob
Dear Parishioners,
Last weekend I was invited to the home of one of our parishioners to share a “legacy” dinner. These dinners, hosted by parishioners, give Fr. JA and myself the opportunity to spend some
time with you, our wonderful parishioners and thank you for
your dedication to the parish before we leave at the end of May.
If you have not received an invitation to one of these dinners and
would like to attend, please let me know.
I’m sure you can appreciate that after 27 years I have a great deal
of cleaning up and organizing to do! As I go through my files,
including homilies and correspondence over the years, I am discovering wonderful mementos of my time at the parish. In today’s bulletin there are three articles from the 1992 St. Ignatius
Quarterly written by three late parishioners who had a fascinating history with the parish. They give some background on the
building of the church and the life of St. Ignatius when services
were held in the Bapst Library and St. Mary’s chapel. As you may
know, the parish has always had a symbiotic relationship with
BC and these are wonderful reminiscences of our early days as a
parish.
I am more than grateful to you for all the ways in which you support the parish. I have been so moved by the response to the
Legacy fund. If you have any questions about the fund and how it
will be curated, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Father Bob
Memories of the Building of St. Ignatius Church
By Ann Lord Howkins
It was Father Peter J. Dolin, S.J., who came to my parents’ home,
probably in 1939, to ask my architect father, Israel Pierre Lord,
to draw up plans for our long-anticipated parish church. For
thirteen years, parishioners had worshipped in Boston College’s
Saint Mary’s Chapel and the auditorium of the Bapst Library
(where parish events also took place). A Gothic style church was
requested, to harmonize with the handsome Boston College
buildings designed by Maginnis & Walsh.
My father was the designer of Saint Ignatius Church and a partner in the firm of Desmond & Lord. He trained at M.I.T., and
won the Rotch Traveling Scholarship in 1908. This allowed him
two years study in Rome and travel in Europe.
Plans were begun in 1940 and were well advanced by the time
the United States entered World War II. By this time, Father
Thomas M. Herlihy had arrived in the parish and, with his energy and enthusiasm, fund raining for the church went into high
gear. There were parties, raffles, a Horse Show, and more.
What I remember most clearly about my father in those years
was his painstaking dedication to and pleasure in the myriad
design details of the work on the church. It was his habit to work
late at night in his “Crow’s Nest” studio on the third floor of our
house. There he had his drafting board, drawing instruments
and extensive architectural library close at hand, and no interruptions. There he worked over his drawings for wood and stone
sculptures, the marble altars, candleholders, lighting fixtures,
symbols and lettering, until they satisfied him.
When the war ended in 1945, the first order of business was the
moving of the large brick house, which was to become the rectory, to the western line of the property so the new church could be
built on that site.
In November 1947, ground was broken for the new church. Soon
the granite and limestone foundation began to appear. Eight
months later, on July 31, 1948, the Feast of Saint Ignatius of
Loyola, Archbishop Richard J. Cushing laid the cornerstone
(with the names of 1,000 parishioners sealed inside) and celebrated Benediction on a portable altar set up in what is now the
entrance to the church, but then was open to the sky with the
steel skeleton of the nave and roof as a backdrop.
The building moved along quickly. My father and Father Herlihy
got along well and kept in close touch. Whenever Father Herlihy
telephoned the house he always asked for “The Boss”. My father
would stop by the construction site on his way to his office in
Boston to consult with the contractor’s (C.J. Maney) Clerk of the
Works and building team.
Exactly one year after the cornerstone was laid, the church was
dedicated. It was largely complete. The altars, stained glass, and
most of the woodcarvings were in place. The organ had been
installed and was ready to lead the rejoicing. July 31, 1949 was a
sizzling hot humid day. Archbishop Cushing, dressed in heavy
ceremonial robes, was celebrant and homilist, and he was heroic.
Over a dozen Jesuits preceded Archbishop Cushing down the
center aisle, past pews filled with parishioners and a large contingent of Boston College faculty and other Jesuits. It was a thrilling moment. I remember the Archbishop praising the beauty of
the church, but also emphasizing the fact that the church would
only achieve its purpose if it drew us closer to God.
At Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, 1951, the reredos, the
carved screen behind the main altar, was unveiled. It is the work
of sculptor Arcangelo Cascieri, a man of great talent and sensitivity who works with both wood and stone. He and my father
shared the same spiritual vision, and when he expressed the desire to see The Stations of the Cross he had carved years earlier
placed in Saint Ignatius Church, they were gladly accepted.
Of the many people who enriched the church by their contribution, I am reminded of the late, beloved, Alyce Kimball, whose
husband, Kenneth, was an engineering subcontractor; Father
Herlihy’s brother, William, who was the landscape subcontractor; and, of course, all the generous parishioners through the
years.
Above all, abundant thanks are due to God and the Jesuit Fathers, who for almost seventy years, have built up the lively, caring faith community that Saint Ignatius is today.
Past Recollections of St. Ignatius Church
By Mary Beatty Muse
Going to mass at St. Ignatius Church is, for me, like going home.
My parents built the house, which is now the Rectory. I grew up
there with my brother and two sisters. My mother, Mary Moore
Beatty, MD., had her medical office there.
The house was sited on the land where the church now stands,
facing the present Father Herlihy Drive. The latter was the connection between Commonwealth Avenue and the road, which
encircled the second (now non-existent) reservoir.
The location was wonderful. In front of the house was parkland
all the way to Evergreen Cemetery. Across the street was the res-
ervoir beside a hill high enough for little people’s sledding. In
back was the open land to which the house, now the Rectory,
was moved. On the fourth side was easy transportation to the
city. We had plenty of space to play ball, roam the land and
climb trees.
Daily parish mass and the Children’s Sunday mass was celebrated in St Mary’s Chapel. Christian Doctrine was taught in the
college classrooms. Regular Sunday Mass was celebrated in the
auditorium of Bapst Library. Parish plays were presented in the
same auditorium.
I loved living near the water, trees and open spaces; being able to
see the spires on the Heights and to hear the bells of the Tower
building.
A Parishioner Looks Back
By Winifred Marie Burdick
When Father Bob requested me as a charter member of Saint
Ignatius of Loyola Parish to write a few words concerning a favorite memory involving our church, I was both pleased and
honored. Reaching into the past for that special memory was not
difficult although it meant traveling down a long, long road to
when I was ten, the year that our home in Chestnut Hill was purchased so near Boston College we could hear the chimes in the
Tower Building. As there was no church available to Catholics in
that area, permission was generously granted by the administrators of Boston College for attendance at Mass on Sundays and
holydays of obligation in St. Mary’s Chapel on campus; an arrangement which, owning to the inspirational Jesuit orators,
soon necessitated additional liturgies in the auditorium of the
college library building, thus inadvertently projecting a new parish and our present magnificent church.
Journeying in retrospect past so many intervening decades to the
world of my childhood evoked the following special memory,
which involved attendance with my grandmother at eight o’clock
Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel, where we had the unique experience
of seeing various members of the Boston College faculty enter
form the long corridor, then designated as the “cloister”, preparatory to offering Mass at little side altars, on each of which was
beautifully inscribed in gold the name of the saint to whom it
was dedicated. As soon as one celebrant concluded Mass, another replaced him amid the faint, intermittent tinkling of sanctuary bells highlighting the sacred moment of each consecration.
It was a procedure, which against the quaint mise en scene of
graceful, medieval style arches and jewel tinted stained glass
windows over the main altar, as well as on the Commonwealth
Avenue side of the chapel, afforded our small congregation enlightening insight into the profound, often submerged monastic
aspect of Jesuitical life. Sitting beside my wonderful maternal
grandmother, while her rosary slid gently through her fingers as
we awaited the final benediction, will always be one of my dearest childhood memories.
Similarly, years later, I derived further joy from recollections of
attending Mass with my beloved mother, aunt and, sometimes,
my dear, the Protestant father in the library auditorium, where
we had the pleasure of hearing the noted Jesuit educators whose
dynamic homilies I will always feel played a major role in his
subsequent conversion a few months before his demise.
Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel and the library auditorium, as well as
at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, has always been a beautiful experience. Now, when candles are being lighted on the main altar,
which always for our liturgies is a marvel of floreate elegance, it
often occurs to me how very much we, the parishioners, owe to
the selfless followers of St. Ignatius and Francis Xavier who presently comprise our rectory staff- Father Jim Morgan, Father Joseph O’Connor, Father James Benson and our pastor, Father
Rover VerEecke, for their compassionate efforts to aid the severely disadvantaged in the current economic crises. We can certainty derive commingled joy and pride from the realization that in
addition to their other religious duties, by addressing in a
strong, forthright manner the horrendous ongoing tragedies of
homelessness and hunger, they are proceeding, not only in the
courageous tradition of their illustrious sixteenth century founders but such recent predecessors as the late Father Thomas
Herlihy and Father Thomas Lannon, as well as Father Francis
Mackin and Father Francis Gleeson, both of whom are residing
at Boston College. We can be sure that Father Herlihy especially
would have been extremely gratified by the success of such innovative Outreach Programs such as the Food Bank, the Affirming
Life Commission and, particularly, the Shattuck Shelter Monthly
Dinner during which guests of the shelter are served a delicious
repast, with dessert, followed by revivifying, therapeutic, old
fashioned fun- music, dancing, singing, which conveys as perhaps nothing else can the abiding assurance that in the Jesuit
staff and parishioners of St. Ignatius, they have at last found…
steadfast friends.
Fr. Bob Legacy Campaign
By now, most members of the parish have learned of the Legacy
Campaign that has been established to honor Fr. Bob’s 27 years
as pastor and address the needs and areas that are of greatest
importance to him here at St. Ignatius:
! repair of the buttress on the Commonwealth Avenue side of
the church
! a fund that continues to support the arts in worship at St.
Ignatius
! a fund that supports the parish retreats at Eastern Point
! a fund that provides ongoing support for St. Anne’s Parish
in Kingston, Jamaica
Fr. Bob has touched the lives of thousands of people in his nearly
three decades here. We are grateful for his insightful, spiritual
leadership, and stewardship of our beloved parish and hope that
you will join this effort and consider a gift in honor of Fr. Bob.
To date, more than $310,000 has been pledged toward our
$1,000,000 goal for the Legacy Fund. Fr. Bob has been so
touched by the outpouring of love and support shown to him.
Any amount is welcome. Checks should be made to St. Ignatius
Church with Fr. Bob Legacy Campaign noted in the memo field.
We want to get the word out as much as possible to reach the
goal.
Save the Date For Fr. Bob and Fr. JA Farewell
Mark your calendars for the weekend of May 14 and 15, 2016 for
a parish-wide tent event to celebrate the contributions of both
Fr. Bob and Fr. JA. To St. Ignatius. More details to come.
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
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Ordinary Time, Scripture
El Tiempo Ordinario, Escritura
They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”
He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb,
‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say,
‘Do here in your native place
the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”
And he said, “Amen, I say to you,
no prophet is accepted in his own native place.
When the people in the synagogue heard this,
they were all filled with fury.
They rose up, drove him out of the town,
and led him to the brow of the hill
on which their town had been built,
to hurl him down headlong.
But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away.
Se preguntaban: “¿No es éste el hijo de José?”
Jesús les dijo: “Seguramente me dirán aquel refrán: ‘Médico,
cúrate a ti mismo’ y haz aquí, en tu propia tierra, todos esos
prodigios que hemos oído que has hecho en Cafarnaúm”. Y
añadió: “Yo les aseguro que nadie es profeta en su tierra.
Al oír esto, todos los que estaban en la sinagoga se llenaron de
ira, y levantándose, lo sacaron de la ciudad y lo llevaron hasta
una saliente del monte, sobre el que estaba construida la ciudad,
para despeñarlo. Pero él, pasando por en medio de ellos, se alejó
de allí.
Reflection
Why is it that Jesus is rejected by his own family and friends?
What is so threatening about his words in the synagogue? Is it
because those who hear him think they know him? It is inconceivable to them that God may be working in the carpenter’s
son.
The Life of Ignatius
During the time when Ignatius was studying in Barcelona and
then in the universities of Alcalá and Salamanca, he was giving
the Spiritual Exercises to whomever would listen to him. Like
Jesus in the synagogue, Ignatius was challenged by the religious
authorities who even had him questioned by the Inquisition and
thrown into prison.
Question for Reflection
Have you ever felt the kind of rejection that Jesus and Ignatius
experienced? Have you found yourself misunderstood or judged
in a way that did not allow you to be your true self? Do you feel
the freedom to be the person who God wants you to be? Can you
speak from your own authentic self and disregard the opinions
of others?
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 Second Week of the Exercises begins
at 26 mins into the video with the scene of the Baptism through I
AM.
You can access the video at www.blde.org or
americamedia.org/ignatian-dance
Reflexión
¿Por qué los parientes y vecinos de Jesús lo rechazan? ¿Qué es lo
que los amenaza de sus palabras? ¿Tal vez tenga algo que ver con
su identidad? Piensan que lo conocen. ¿Sera que no pueden
concebir que Dios esté trabajando a través del hijo del
carpintero?
La Vida Ignaciana
Durante el tiempo cuando Ignacio estudiaba en las
universidades de Alcalá y Salamanca, daba los Ejercicios
Espirituales al que quisiera hacerlos. Como Jesús en la sinagoga,
Ignacio desafiaba a las autoridades religiosas, quienes lo
interrogaron y lo mandaron la Inquisición. Estuvo días en la
cárcel.
Pregunta para reflexión
¿Has experimentado alguna vez un sentido de rechazo como
Jesús e Ignacio experimentaron? ¿Te encontraste malentendido o
juzgado de tal manera que no se permitía ver tu verdadero ser?
¿Sientes la libertad de ser la persona que Dios quiere que seas?
¿Puedes ser como eres de forma autentica sin importarte las
opiniones de los demás?
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. Revisa la segunda semana empezando a los 26
minutos. Para acceder al video, visita blde.org o
americamedia.org/ignatian-dance
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In the event of inclement weather, any Mass, Faith
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Reconciliation: Saturdays, 3:15–3:45 p.m., Upper Church or by arrangement
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