T H E 28 T H S U N D A Y
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O R D IN A R Y T IM E – O C T O B E R 14, 2012
THE READINGS FOR THE 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ARE:
IS. 53: 10-11
Sunday, October 14, 2012
8:00 Maud Ann Kirk
10:00 Philip Moran
Noon Charles F. Kenney
5:30
Edvige Vittori
HEB.4: 14-16
MK. 10: 35-45
Please Pray for
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
12:15 Francis Mannix & Mary
Mannix Slaughter
Saturday, October 20, 2012
9:00
Margaret C. Puzo
4:00
Nancy Regolino
Friday, October 19, 2012
12:15 Maureen Micciche
Sunday, October 21, 2012
10:00 Grace Wai-Han Yuen
Noon Daniel McLaughlin
5:30 Patricia Violette
Monday, October 15, 2012
5:30 Jose de Castro
Dear Parishioners,
Last week I wrote to you about my memories of the Pre-Vatican II Church and the changes that we
experienced through the documents that were promulgated. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, I asked
parishioners to reflect on their experience and how their faith has matured because of the changes that
happened because of the council. This special bulletin contains those reflections. I am grateful to those who
took the time to write down their thoughts and impressions.
In Christ,
Fr. Bob
ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
I am a child of Vatican II, born in 1963,
with no memory of Latin or altar rails. But
still, Vatican II is of enormous importance
to me. I grew up in an era when women
were claiming their equal rights, when
young people were questioning authority.
Vatican II fit right into my worldview. As a
teenage lector, cantor, and youth leader,
my experience of Church was one of
freedom, a community of laity, clergy, and
religious exploring together the nature of
God and how to live a purposeful life.
Pope John XXIII is a hero to me, and my
husband (who was born on the day Pope
John promulgated his encyclical, Pacem In
Terris) and I named our first son after him.
Fifty years after the opening of Vatican II,
many things have changed in the Church,
but I am still inspired by its spirit and
rejoice when we as Church reflect the best
of the Council in our life together.
Amanda Green
I grew up in the post-Vatican II Church. In writing about
education, the Council implored all those involved in the
task of catechesis to use “various activities adapted to the
requirements of the time and circumstance” to form people
of any age in the faith (Declaration on Christian Education).
With that invitation, catechesis swung from what is known
as the “Baltimore Catechism” with a series of questions
which had specific answers to be memorized to an
emphasis on, as I have often heard it described, “God is
love”. Of course that is true, but what follows that
statement? It took a bit of time before the Church figured
out that it needed to keep asking questions of those looking
to grow in the faith; it just did not need to provide them
with ready-made answers. Instead, the Council, which
wrote that “children and young people have the right to be
stimulated to make sound moral judgments based on a
well-formed conscience and to put them into practice with
a sense of personal commitment, and to know and love
God more perfectly,” intended for Catholic schools and
universities, parish religious education programs, and
families to invite and instruct youth in an active faith that
they could understand and claim as their own.
P.S. This is why we don’t call it CCD anymore! Who really
knows what Confraternity of Christian Doctrine means,
anyway?
Amy Chapman/ Director of Faith Formation
1.
1962 was the time of a lifetime to be a Catholic.
John Kennedy was President; Cardinal Cushing
was the most positively influential person in
Massachusetts; and the beloved, humble John
XXIII was determined to change the face of the
Church. His great Ecumenical Council opened our
Church to the modern world, embraced other
Christian traditions and Judaism, and understood
that God really acts solely from love and is not the
distant,
unapproachable,
demanding,
and
punishing God we had been raised with. Even
more, the Council acknowledged that all of the
people of God are the Church. And while our
bishops have still to embrace and implement this
fundamental insight– first declared by Paul within
years of the Resurrection– the promise of Vatican
II is lived in our vibrant, St. Ignatius Parish
community. Here, all of us, parishioners,
religious, and our Jesuit brothers alike, know that
together we are the Church.
I was born the year before the Second Vatican Council opened.
So, trying to explain the impact the Council and its teachings have
had on my faith is a bit like trying to describe the influence
oxygen has had on my life: It's simply been the air my generation
of Catholics has breathed: You see, just as folks my age began
figuring out some of what it meant to be alive, the Church Herself
seemed to burst to life--re-examining and re-imagining what (and
who) was really involved in being the true sign of Christ in the
world. In many ways, I feel like I grew up with as well as in the
Church, going through my own growing pains and changes and
periods of confusion and grace, along with Hers. And you know
what? It was never dull. Even a bad guitar Mass was its own kind
of adventure. As for all that V2 ecclesiology? The Church as the
People of God? The People as the living Body of Christ? That all
became undeniably, indelibly real to me. As real as the Body and
Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ raised up on the altar. And we
have Vatican II to thank for that, too.
/Anne Murphy
/Ed Dailey
The most significant aspect of Vatican II for me was
my ability to move from a spirituality of ‘doing’ to a
spirituality of ‘Being’. My pre-Vatican 2 religious life
was circumscribed by two pervasive precepts: thou
shalt and thou shalt not. Like many other Catholics of
the time, I had a sense that by strictly adhering to the
Church’s dogma, doctrine, and ritual and the
directives of the hierarchy that this ’doing’ would
somehow be pleasing God. In some unarticulated way
this adherence would also result in a greater
guarantee of salvation. As the Spirit of Vatican II
began to seep into my bones and intellect, I came to a
profound realization that God loves me as I am. This
realization of being a Being created out of Love and
sustained in Love has been profoundly liberating for
me spiritually. It has enabled me to develop an
intimate relationship with Jesus the Christ and a
deeper understanding of my Baptismal role within the
Church.
Just old enough to be aware of the Council as it
was going on, I knew the excitement of the
renewed liturgy, of becoming a fully engaged
participant at Mass, not a mere observer. With
time, however, I've come to think that the most
significant and enduring change the Council
brought was the redefinition of the Church as
the People of God. This fundamentally
democratic (small d) imagery recognizes the
role of all believers and has sustained a
commitment that might not have been possible
otherwise. The leaders and institutions of the
Church will come and go, as they have
throughout history, but God's People will
persevere in their efforts to live the Christian
life.
/James M. O'Toole
Clough Chair in History, Boston College
/Richard Moynihan/ Parish Business Manager
This 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council coincides with the 50 years dating from my First
Profession as an fmsa. One of my greatest and deepest joys was in the hope of 'opening' windows and doors previously
closed to the ordinary people of God, myself included in the category of 'laity.’ In those days I still held as positive
'expectations'. I have since learned that "expectations are the construction of resentment"!
My attitude however moves to DESIRE resulting from my experience of amazing collaboration between the Divine
Collaborator and the rest of us. This has opened doors and windows in my own life that continue to unfold in JOY and
GRATITUDE. As a result of the Document on Religious Life, and the emphasis on one's Commitment as an 'unfolding'
(my own way of experiencing this...) of one's Baptismal Commitment, I returned to my Baptismal 'name' and changed my
annual Feast Day to the date of my Baptism. This has brought a whole new dimension and link to my living as a member
of the Laity, now more actively involved in the Life of the church.
/Sr Anne Schoettlekotte fsm
2.
On November 29, the First Sunday of Advent 1964, the
liturgical changes of Vatican 2 began to be implemented in
parishes throughout the world. For those of a certain age who
experienced these momentous liturgical times, many aspects
of the Mass were drastically changed - much more so than we
experienced this past Advent with the new Missal translation.
The orientation of the priest, the enriched, expanded Liturgy
of the Word, and, most strikingly, the introduction of the
vernacular language to the Mass were pivotal for worshipping
Catholics. The music for liturgy transitioned from a body of
Latin chants and dialogs, devotional hymns, and sentimental
melodies to a repertoire of scriptural-based songs, responses
and acclamations in English, and a range of musical styles
from soup to nuts. The enduring bullet point from Vatican
II for music and liturgy is "full, conscious and active
participation by all the faithful". In the almost five decades
since The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, many of the
early attempts for musical implementation of Vatican 2 are
faded and forgotten; but still we strive, almost 50 years later,
to realize the intentions of the Holy Spirit and be nourished by
the fruits of Vatican II
/Michael Burgo/ Parish Music Director
Like Fr. Bob, I too was a teen when Pope
John XXIII opened the Second Vatican
Council in October 1962. I studied the
documents as they came out "hot off the
press" as it were. The dead language of Latin
became suddenly alive as students spoke
with excitement of Lumen Gentium and
Gaudium et Spes. The Pope was throwing
open the windows of the church, bringing in
fresh air, and we breathed it deeply. Having
read the decree on the Apostolate of the
Laity, I found myself driving with other
students to Kansas City for training in the
Lay Apostolate. Needless to say, my
classmates and I embraced the Council
reforms and all the changes that ensued, but
the most critical change in me was in my
thinking. From that time on I've had a view
of the church not as a building, nor the
hierarchy, but as the people of God!!
Mary Supple Dailey
I had just turned four years old when the Vatican II Council
made its debut in 1962. As a child, my earliest and rather
humorous recollection attending church was wondering how
possibly God could fit in a beautiful gold box? Seemingly, to
me, I imagined God as a man of average height. Fortunately, in
time, and with age I was able to ponder the beautiful mysteries
of the Eucharist and its home in the Tabernacle. As I reminisce,
perhaps my early childhood memory could stand as one of
many metaphors for what was to come for me as a Catholic, for
the Church and its people in the next fifty years.
Over these years, others and I have witnessed the many
transformations that the church has made – covering much
holy ground near and far sometimes on very bumpy roads and
making unfortunate detours. There are many questions and
many mysteries indeed.
As I attend church today, it is very visible and clear that God
truly does not live in a box. Rather, He and She are of many
varieties including height. God lives in the people. As a woman
in my parish, I am very grateful to know I can serve as a body
of the church in several ministries. As a church, we have come a
long way. Let us be hopeful for what the next fifty years can
Robin Dawkins
From my limited engagement with preVatican II, two of the most talked about
subjects I have heard people comment on
over the years have been the joy of being
"allowed" to focus on scripture, and, the joy
of partaking in a much deeper development
of spirituality, especially in a person's
intimate relationship with Jesus.
Christopher Duffy, S.J.
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us
free.". (Gal 5.1)
St. Paul must be rejoicing with us. The
freedom which he celebrated 2000
years ago received a fresh breath of air
in our own time. That is the one word
the Council honors so consistently.
Freedom for us all to claim our
rightful place as People of God--the
baptized no less than the ordained.
Freedom to open and treasure the
Word of God as perhaps never before.
Freedom to worship in a style and
language accessible to all. Freedom to
embrace in friendship and respect our
ancestors in faith, the Jewish people.
Freedom to join hands and hearts
with our fellow Christians in belief, if
not yet in full communion. Freedom to
celebrate conscience as the cornerstone
of it all. They were days to rejoice!
They still are! They must be!
JA Loftus, S.J.
3.
With the implementation of changes resulting
from the Second Vatican Council, three images
come to mind from my childhood. First, we no
longer had to pull out from the glove box the
wrinkled mantillas in their plastic cases and
secure them to our heads with bobby pins.
Secondly, the nuns now dressed like my
grandmothers. Thirdly, the priest and altar were
turned around. Though I was just at the age of
reasoning, the theology was lost on me but the
pedagogy was not. It was this “turning around”
and “turning toward” that signified to me
something had changed. We were no longer
observers to, but participants in. Being face to
face during this most sacred celebration of the
church embodied a sense of vulnerability,
humanness and personal relationship that
extended beyond just me, the priest and the
people in my church but out into the whole
world as well. It is not surprising that as I grew
in faith Gaudium et Spes was the pastoral
constitution I gravitated towards, resonate with,
and am still challenged to embody today.
Vatican II was a happening for my wife Eileen and I.We
had just graduated from BC and had decided to get
married. Jack Corazzini, my wife's brother,was finishing
his studies at the North American College in Rome. Jack
was relaying all the week to week news and excitement of
Vatican II to our families. He and his classmates were on
fire with the Holy Spirit and we could feel it. It was a
spiritual happening and you could feel the Holy Spirit
opening the windows to our Church and letting the fresh
air in. Unfortunatly,when the "Romans "came back to
serve the American Church many were "stiffarmed"
by their new pastors and within two years left the
priesthood, including Fr.Jack Corazzini. The windows were
quickly closed, if they were ever actually opened in the US.
We are in awe of Pope John XXIII and have no doubt we
are way overdue for the Holy Spirit to re-open the
windows of the Church. Our parish is like a light shining
through an open window from Vatican II--/Frank and Eileen Faggiano
As is true in so many events in life, time plays a significant
role in how we integrate not only how we have been
impacted, but how we have also changed as a result of
what has taken place. Vatican II has been one of those
“events”, and the 50 years since the opening of the Council
has made me appreciate the meaning of “We are the
Church”. I was 8 when the Council opened, so my growing
up was parallel to the Church growing as well. Many
changes took place in the years that followed, and I even
remember the Monday morning when the nuns arrived
wearing very different habits from what we saw them
wearing on Friday! What I’ve learned about my faith is that
it is a matter of a very personal commitment, not merely an
obligation, and clearly not just something you are born
into. Faith is also about what we do in terms of taking care
of each other, not merely as a theory but a reality. Vatican II
has challenged me to not be complacent, but to instead take
responsibility for becoming the best Catholic I can be.
/Susan L. Stuart
Associate Director of Faith Formation
Though Vatican II opened a few years before I
was born, it took time to be felt in all the parishes. I
remember the "communion rail" as I call it,
separating the sanctuary from the pews. More aptly
put, it separated the priest from "the rest of us". The
rails are now gone from the small church I attended
as a little girl, but whenever I go to Mass there with
my mother I can shut my eyes and picture them. I
hope that in the coming years we continue to
respect and recognize the important role of Priest
and also the important role that we as co-celebrants
have, not only in the Mass but as one, active faith
community.
/Amy Larson
Charles Martel
My wife and I welcomed the announcement of PopeJohn's announcement of Vatican II. In 1962 we were in our late
thirties with six of our seven children born. Although we didn't know of what would happen, his expression of
risorgiamento rang in our hearts. The idea of opening the windows of the Church and letting in " l'aria fresca " (the fresh
air) of the Church was refreshing and hopeful. Those hopes were fulfilled by the Council. Initially it meant that, for us,
the celebration of the Eucharist, Catholic's would no longer be merely attendees but now participants - the first expression
that Catholics could now say prayerfully that "We are the Church". The Eucharist was celebrated in English and the
celebrant faced the people. Our prayer life was changed also, seeing God in a different light from the judging God to the
ever present loving God. There was also the effect it had on the priests that we knew who felt free from the many of the
constraints of the past. Imagine,you could now invite a priest to your home for a dinner! Those first years, where there
was an overindulgence in some of the practices, I could never be excited over the Kumbaya, Michael Row the Boat Ashore
"hymns" or Bond bread substituted for the Eucharist. but those were minor compared to the full import of impact on our
family's religious lives. Despite the fact that there seems to be a movement for a rollback - a moving forward by going
backwards, we are confident that the Church can never return to pre-Vatican II times.
Joe DiNatale
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THE CELEBRATION OF EUCHARIST
SUNDAY
WEEKDAY
SATURDAY
UPPER CHURCH 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON, 5:30 PM
LOWER CHURCH 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, FAMILY LITURGY
12:00 MISA EN ESPAÑOL EN LA CAPILLA LANNON
12:15 PM - 5:30 PM – LOWER CHURCH
LOWER CHURCH 9:00 AM, UPPER CHURCH 4:00 PM (Vigil)
THE SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM
Adults are baptized at the Easter Vigil as part of the Rites of Christian Initiation for
Adults. Infant and child baptisms are by arrangement.
FIRST EUCHARIST
Preparation begins in Grade 1 and includes classes, retreats and home instruction.
CONFIRMATION
Our Confirmation program begins in the 9th grade. Students are confirmed in the
Spring of the 10th grade. Young adults who have been catechized but are not yet
confirmed should contact the Parish Office for an alternative program.
MATRIMONY
Must be registered as a parishioner six months prior to beginning Marriage arrangements.
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 3:15 – 3:45 PM Upper Church or by arrangement
ANOINTING OF THE SICK by arrangement.
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