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El Señor es bueno y
justo;
él corrige la conducta
de los pecadores y
guía por su camino a
lose humildes; ilos instruye
en la justicia!
Salmo 25:8,9
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(a partir de septiembre)

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Lanteri’s
Corner
Spiritual thoughts
from
Ven. Bruno Lanteri,
Founder of the
Oblates
of the Virgin Mary.
On Spiritual Joy
Excuses: Sins - No, because it offends the mercy of God
and his promises. When a moment presents itself, then “I
have said I will confess.”
Excuses: Defects - No, because it would be self-love. A
son is afraid to offend his father, but he enjoys nothing
more than his presence. The joyful man relies on the help
of God.
Temperament: No, because spiritual joy makes one strong.
- From “On Spiritual Joy” by Fr. Pio Bruno Lanteri
Be Still and Know
That I Am God
Adoration and Prayer
Saturday, July 4, 2009
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Quiet Adoration followed by Rosary and Evening Prayer
St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine
1105 Boylston, Boston, MA
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Sancta Maria House
11 Waltham Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 423-4366
Looking for Volunteers!
Sancta Maria House is a 10-bed shelter for
homeless women, located at 11 Waltham Street
near Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston. The house is
entirely run by volunteers.
The two volunteers arrive at 6:30 p.m., welcome
guests, offer them refreshments, talk to them, and
go to bed when they do at 10:00 p.m. The
volunteers waken the women at 7:00 a.m. and
serve breakfast; everyone leaves by 8:00 a.m.
We have two bedrooms for volunteers. With each
new volunteer is always an experienced volunteer.
Could you consider volunteering for one overnight
a month? Please contact Mary or Sheena at (617)
423-4366 for more information.
Perpetual Adoration
On August 15, 2009, the Feast of the Assumption,
Cardinal O’Malley will preside at a celebration of the start
of perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
(24 hours a day, 7 days a week apart from regularly
scheduled Mass times) at St. Clement Shrine. Upon
opening, St. Clement will be the only perpetual adoration
site in the City of Boston.
Adorers are needed for all hours of the day and night.
Please contact Tim Van Damm:
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or go to www.stclementshrine.org

Oblates of the Virgin Mary
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
MASS INTENTIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR HERE WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS FINALIZED.
Sunday, June 28
8:00 AM +Emily M. Koza
9:15 AM Father’s Day Novena
10:30 AM Serena Postar (special intention)
11:45 AM +Francisco Suniega
1:15 PM +Consuelo Arango
4:00 PM Mrs. Audrey O’Brien
5:30 PM Peter Mortimer
Monday, June 29
8:00 AM Serena Postar (special intention)
12:05 PM Father’s Day Novena
12:35 PM Fr. Norman J. O’Connor CSP
(6th Anniversary)
4:45 PM Sean Cardinal O’Malley (birthday)
Tuesday, June 30
8:00 AM Emanuel for his health
12:05 PM +Dora Pepe
12:35 PM Eric and Family
4:45 PM Serena Postar (special intention)
Wednesday, July 1
8:00 AM +Jack Embersits
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12:05 PM +souls in Purgatory—special intention
12:35 PM Peter Mortimer
4:15 PM Serena Postar (special intention)
Thursday, July 2
8:00 AM Fr. John Lyons, OMV
12:05 PM +Eloisa Vargas
12:35 PM David Heslin
4:45 PM +Cipriano & Marciana Vasquez
Friday, July 3
8:00 AM Anita Crovo
12:05 PM in thanksgiving
12:35 PM +Leona McLane
4:45 PM Fr. John Lyons, OMV
Saturday, July 4
9:00 AM souls in Purgatory
12:00 PM Fr. David Yankauskas
4:00 PM Fr. Edward Broom, OMV
5:30 PM Fr. John Lyons, OMV
7:00 PM Acción de Gracias a Dios
y a la Virgen

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On June 19 th , the Solemnity of the Sacred
Heart, Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated a “Year for
Priests” in celebration of the 150 th anniversary of the
death of St. John Mary Vianney. This year,
according to the Pope, is “meant to deepen the
commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the
sake of a more forceful and incisive witness to the
Gospel in today’s world.” It will conclude on the
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart in 2010. In order to
begin this year let’s look a little at the life of St. John
Vianney.
Purified and humbled by many trials of
various sorts, but burning with profound love for
God and souls, he was assigned to be the parish
priest (the Curé) of Ars in 1817. He would spend
the rest of his life there – over 41 years. While
traveling to Ars for the first time he lost his way. A
young boy directed him. Revealing his purpose for
coming to Ars, he told the boy, “You have shown
me the road to Ars; I will show you the road to
Heaven.” That boy would pass his life in Ars, and
die 5 days after St. John Vianney in August of 1859.
When he arrived it was the poorest of
parishes, both spiritually as well as materially.
Except for one very devout lady, no one cared if
there was a church or not in town. The town was
noted for its dances and drunkenness. In the years
that he was there a complete transformation was
made in the people of Ars. They began attending
Sunday Masses after years of being away. They
attended the Curé’s catechism classes, and began to
come to Mass and make visits to the Blessed
Sacrament during the week. Devotion began to spill
out into the fields. Farmers were seen praying their
rosaries as they plowed the land. Families were
reconciled. Instead of swearing and foul language,
St. John Vianney (1786-1859)
hymns could be heard coming from the fields. At
table, before and after meals, prayer was said. At the
sound of the Angelus, all work stopped; they dropped
to their knees and prayed. The Cure taught them to
bless each hour by saying a Hail Mary as the hour
struck. To quote a visiting Bishop, “Their faces
reflected a holiness that we have rarely noticed
elsewhere to the same degree. A serenity, a sort of
radiant blessedness made them stand out among
thousands.”
How did he do this? Or more accurately, how
did Our Lord do this through him? When he first
arrived at Ars he began his day by rising at about
2AM in the morning. He would then light a candle
and go to the Church and there he would pray before
Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. He would stay in
the Church in prayer until about 12 noon. These
countless hours before the Eucharist are the secret
fountain of all of his holiness. Later because of the
thousands of pilgrims it would no longer be possible,
but in the midst of his work he was constantly praying.
In a special way people noted his tremendous devotion
in celebrating the Mass. He in some way often saw
Our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament, and was
constantly inspiring people to come to the Blessed
Sacrament: "Come to Communion, my brothers and
sisters, come to Jesus. Come to live from Him in
order to live with Him. ... Of course you are not
worthy of Him, but you need Him!”
His persistent prayer went something like
this, “Dear God, I beg you to convert my parish. I
am willing to suffer anything You want and as long
as I live.” At the same time he did a great deal of
penances, depriving himself of food, drink, and sleep.
Eventually his sanctity and pastoral gifts
became known all throughout France and even
beyond. As a result he came to spend on the average between 16 and 17 hours a day in
the
Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the Month of July
General: That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in full freedom and
be an instrument of peace and reconciliation.
Mission: That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity reconciled and
reunited in God's one and only family, thanks to the testimony of all the faithful in every
country in the world.

San Juan Vianney (1786-1859)
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
San Juan Vianney (1786-1859)
El 19 de junio, en la Solemnidad del Sagrado
Corazón, el Papa Benedicto XVI con motivo por la
celebración del 150° Aniversario del fallecimiento
de San Juan María Vianney, ha inaugurado el “Año
para los Sacerdotes”. Según el Papa este año se
estipula para profundizar el compromiso de todos los
sacerdotes a una renovación interior, para ser un
testigo más poderoso e incisivo del Evangelio en el
mundo de hoy, y concluirá con la Solemnidad del
Sagrado Corazón en 2010. A fin de comenzar este
año observemos aquí un poco la vida de San Juan
Vianney.
Purificado y hecho humilde por muchas
pruebas de diferentes clases, pero ardiente con un
amor profundo a Dios y a las almas, en 1817 el fue
asignado como sacerdote párroco (el Curé) de Ars.
El pasaría el resto de su vida allí, un total de 41
años. Mientras viajaba a Ars por primera vez él se
perdió en el camino y un muchacho joven lo dirigió.
Revelando su objetivo para llegar a Ars, este le dijo
al muchacho: “Me has mostrado el camino a Ars;
yo te mostraré el camino al Cielo”. Aquel
muchacho pasaría su vida en Ars y moriría 5 días
después de San Juan Vianney en agosto del 1859.
Cuando él llegó allí, esta era la parroquia
más pobre tanto espiritualmente como
materialmente. Con la excepción de una señora muy
devota, nadie se importaba si había una iglesia en la
ciudad o no. Esta ciudad era notable por sus bailes y
la embriaguez. Durante los años que el estuvo allí
ocurrió una completa transformación en las personas
de Ars. Ellos comenzaron a atender a las Misas
Dominicales después de estar lejos por años. Ellos
atendieron a las clases de catecismo del Cura, y
comenzaron a ir a la Misa y a visitar el Santísimo
Sacramento durante la semana. La devoción
comenzó a expandirse hacia los campos. Los
agricultores comenzaron a ser vistos rezando el
Rosario mientras araban la tierra. Hubo
reconciliaciones en las familias. En vez de
blasfemias y de malas palabras, se escuchaban
himnos que venían de los campos. En la mesa antes
y después de la comida, se decían las oraciones. Al
sonido del Ángelus, todo el trabajo paraba, ellos se
echaban en sus rodillas y oraban. El Cura les enseñó
“No hay nada más hermoso, que encontrar a Cristo
y comunicarlo a todos” ( Benedicto XVI)
GRUPO DE STUDIO BIBLICO
EN LENGUA ESPAÑOL
— para todos —
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a bendecir cada hora diciendo un Ave María al golpe
de la hora. El pronunciamiento de un Obispo
visitante fue el siguiente: “Sus caras reflejaban una
santidad que muy raramente hemos notado en
cualquier otro lugar a tal grado. Una serenidad,
una especie de santidad radiante les hizo
destacarse entre miles”.
¿Cómo ha logrado esto él? O más
precisamente, ¿cómo ha Nuestro Señor hecho esto a
través de él? Cuando él apenas llegó a Ars
comenzaba su día levantándose a las 2.00 horas de la
mañana. Él prendería una vela y de allí iría a la
Iglesia donde rezaría en presencia de Nuestro Señor
en el Santísimo Sacramento. Permanecería en la
Iglesia en oración hasta casi el mediodía. Estas
innumerables horas en presencia de la Eucaristía
fueron la fuente secreta de toda su santidad. Más
tarde debido a los miles de peregrinos esto ya no
sería posible, pero en medio de su trabajo él estaba
constantemente orando. De manera especial las
personas notaban su gran devoción al celebrar la
Misa. Él de alguna manera veía siempre al Señor en
el Santísimo Sacramento y constantemente inspiraba
a la gente a llegar ante el Santísimo Sacramento.
“Vengan a la comunión mis hermanos y
hermanas, vengan a Jesús. Vengan a vivir por Él
de manera de vivir con Él... ¡Por supuesto que
ustedes no Lo merecen, pero ustedes Lo
necesitan!”
Su oración persistente se parecía a esta:
“Querido Dios, te ruego conviertas a mi parroquia.
Estoy dispuesto a sufrir lo que sea que Usted desee
y por el tiempo mientras yo viva”. A la misma vez él
Capilla San Francisco
Próxima clase será el jueves 2 de julio
de 6:00 a 8:00 p.m.
P. Gregorio OMV

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confessional. God gave him many gifts to be an
exceptional confessor. If someone was fearful of
sinning again he would say: "The good Lord knows
everything. Even before you confess, He already
knows that you will sin again, yet He still forgives
you. How great is the love of our God…” To the
lukewarm he showed by his own tears of pain how
"abominable" this attitude was: "I weep because
you don't weep…If only the Lord were not so good!
But He is so good! One would have to be a brute to
treat so good a Father this way!” As Benedict XVI
wrote, “He awakened repentance in the hearts of
the lukewarm by forcing them to see God's own
pain at their sins reflected in the face of the priest
who was their confessor.” This work in the
confessional gave him a deep awareness of God’s
goodness: "It is not the sinner who returns to God
to beg his forgiveness, but God Himself who runs
after the sinner and makes him return to Him…
This good Saviour is so filled with love that He
seeks us everywhere."
Because of all the good that he was doing the
devil became furious. He began to attack him
openly. Diabolical noises could be heard coming
from his house and the rectory. The devil would
whisper into his ear that he was going to be damned.
The devil also used others to attack him, spreading
lies about him and threatening him. There were
some who wanted him dead, and made it known to
him. Even his fellow priests criticized him. Years
later he stated, “If I had known when I arrived in
Ars all that I would have to suffer there, I would
have died on the spot.” Because of St. John
Vianney’s prayers and loving acceptance of all his
sufferings, Our Lord poured out his mercy upon
countless numbers of people. The devil in a rage
once admitted that had there been just a few other
priests like him his kingdom would have been
destroyed.
In the midst of all of these gifts he was
unbelievably humble. Once a group of priests wrote
a letter to the Bishop saying that someone as poorly
educated as the Cure of Ars should not be hearing so
many Confessions and be guiding so many souls.
The letter was being passed around to different
priests in the diocese to sign. By accident it was also
sent to Ars. When St. John Vianney read it, he also
signed it, and passed it on to the Bishop. On another
occasion a young priest wrote the Cure of Ars a
scathing letter telling him the same thing. St. John
Vianney wrote back, “My dear Father, how well you
know me…..” Such sincere humility completely
disarmed his attackers.
St. John understood very deeply the
importance of the priest. Without the priest we
would not have Jesus in the Eucharist or the
Sacrifice of the Mass. Without the priest we would
not have Confession. Without the priest we would
not have a clear understanding of our faith. Although
deeply humble and profoundly grateful for this gift
of which none of us are worthy, he said of the
priesthood: “Oh! ... If we understood what the
priesthood means, we would die, not from fright,
but from love … he utters a few words and the
Lord descends from heaven at his voice, to be
contained within a small host… Without the
Sacrament of Holy Orders, we would not have the
Lord... After God, the priest is everything! ... Only
in heaven will he fully realise what he is".
Fr. Greg

hizo muchas penitencias, privándose a si mismo de
comida, bebidas y horas de sueno.
Eventualmente su santidad y dones pastorales
se hicieron conocidos en todas partes de Francia y
hasta más allá. Resultando que él pasaría un
promedio de 16 a 17 horas en el confesionario. Dios
le otorgó grandes dones para ser un buen confesor. Si
alguien fuera temeroso de pecar otra vez, él le diría:
“El buen Señor lo sabe todo. Hasta antes que usted
se confiese, Él ya sabe que usted pecará
nuevamente, aun así Él todavía lo perdona. Cuán
grande es el amor de nuestro Dios...” Al tibio él le
mostró con sus propias lagrimas de dolor cuán
“abominable” era esta actitud: “lloro porque usted
no llora... ¡Si sólo el Señor no fuera tan bueno!
¡Pero Él es bueno! ¡Uno tendría que ser un bruto
para tratar a un Padre tan bueno de esta manera!”
Como Benedicto XVI escribió: “Él ha despertado el
arrepentimiento en el corazón de los tibios,
obligándolos a ver el propio dolor de Dios por sus
pecados reflejado en el rostro del sacerdote quien
los confesaba”. Esta labor en el confesionario le dio
una conciencia profunda de la bondad de Dios: “no
es el pecador que retorna a Dios suplicando el
perdón, sino Dios Mismo quien corre detrás del
pecador y lo hace retornar a Él... Este buen
Salvador está tan lleno del amor que Él nos busca
en todas partes”.
Debido a todo el bien que él hacía el diablo
se puso furioso y lo comenzó a atacar abiertamente.
Ruidos diabólicos se comenzaron a escuchar
provenientes de su casa y de la rectoría. El diablo le
susurraba en su oído que él fuera a ser condenado. El
diablo también usaba a otros para atacarlo,
desparramando mentiras sobre él y amenazándolo.
Había algunos que lo querían muerto y se lo hicieron
saber. Hasta sus sacerdotes compañeros lo criticaban.
Años más tarde él declaró: “Si yo hubiera sabido a
mi llegada a Ars lo que sufriría allí, me habría
muerto en el acto”. Debido a las oraciones de San
Juan Vianney y la aceptación amorosa de sus
sufrimientos, Nuestro Señor derramó su misericordia
sobre un incontable número de personas. El demonio
en su furia admitió una vez que si hubiera habido
solamente algunos pocos más sacerdotes como él su
reinado habría sido destruido.
En medio de todos estos dones él era
increíblemente humilde. Una vez un grupo de
sacerdotes escribió una carta al Obispo diciendo que
alguien con tan poca educación como el Cura de Ars
no debería estar escuchando tantas Confesiones y
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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guiando a tantas almas. La carta estaba siendo
pasada para ser firmada por varios sacerdotes
alrededor de la diócesis y luego pasada al Obispo.
Sin querer fue también enviada a Ars. Cuando San
Juan Vianney la leyó también él la firmó y la pasó al
Obispo. En otra ocasión un joven sacerdote le
escribió al Cura de Ars una carta mordaz diciéndole
la misma cosa. San Juan Vianney le escribió de
regreso diciendo: “Mi estimado Padre, cuán bien
usted me conoce...” Y tal sincera humildad desarmo
completamente a sus atacantes.
San Juan entendió muy profundamente la
importancia del sacerdote. Sin el sacerdote no
tendríamos a Jesús en la Eucaristía o en el Sacrificio
de la Misa. Sin el sacerdote no tendríamos la
Confesión. Sin el sacerdote no tendríamos un
entendimiento claro de nuestra fe. Aunque
profundamente humilde y profundamente agradecido
por este don del cual ninguno de nosotros es
merecedor, el dijo del sacerdocio: “Oh!... Si
entendiéramos lo que significa el sacerdocio,
moriríamos no de miedo pero de amor... el
sacerdote pronuncia unas pocas palabras, y el
Señor desciende del cielo a su llamado para estar
contenido en una pequeña ostia... Sin el
Sacramento de las Sagradas Ordenes, no
tendríamos al Señor... ¡Después de Dios, el
sacerdote lo es todo! ... Solamente en el cielo va el
sacerdote a entender totalmente quien él es”.
Padre Greg

Oblates of the Virgin Mary—USA
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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 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
ST. MARY PARISH
Alton, IL
The OMV motto,
“MARIAM COGITA, MARIAM
INVOCA”
“THINK OF MARY, CALL ON
MARY”
is taken from a homily by St.
Bernard
on the Blessed Virgin .