A prophetic, Franciscan, Catholic community welcoming all people through prayer and outreach.

We extend a special welcome to everyone visiting the Shrine for the first time.

Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 857-206-7209
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
Text-to-Give text “DONATE” to: 617-712-2233
Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia!

Liturgical language for the Church’s feast days is often strikingly beautiful. “The Easter
Proclamation,” also called the “The Exsultet,” is sung every year at the Easter Vigil. A
portion of the words to that hymn are below.

The sanctifying power of this night

dispels wickedness, washes faults away,
restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to mourners,
drives out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty.
On this, your night of grace, O holy Father,
accept this candle, a solemn offering,
the work of bees and of your servants’ hands,
an evening sacrifice of praise,
this gift from your most holy Church.

The reference to the Pascal candle, made of beeswax, strikes me as delightfully Franciscan.
Centuries before it was fashionable, St. Francis of Assisi appreciated and emphasized
humanity’s connection to creation. We light the candle during the Easter season whenever
the faithful gather for liturgy. Outside of the Easter season, it is lit for baptisms and funerals.

This hymn provides this broken world with a message of hope that is second to none. I invite
you to use the words above as a prayer during the Easter season which culminates with the
Solemnity of Pentecost on Sunday, May 28.

The Easter Vigil at the Shrine is at 8pm on Holy Saturday. Deacon Chris Coccia, OFM, will
sing the “Easter Proclamation,” and Fr. Jeffery Jordan will preside and preach.

May the joy of Easter fill your heart with the love of Jesus!

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director
 Happy Easter
from the Franciscan Friars on Arch Street.

Do you feel the call to volunteer as a

Worship Minister, either as a Lector or an
Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist? If
so, please email the Worship Committee at:
worship@stanthonyshrine.org for more
information and to sign up for training.
 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023
Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16th at 3 pm in our first floor church.
The celebration will include a musical recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, followed by Vespers,
Benediction and Reverencing the Divine Mercy Image.
The Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday is an international feast day promoting Jesus’ message that
He is merciful to everybody and that we should all trust in his mercy.
As Jesus said to his Disciples, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
Please join us in the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. All are welcome.

Background: The Divine Mercy Chaplet, The Divine Mercy Novena, and Image
of The Divine Mercy are gifts of our Lord Jesus Christ as a means of salvation
for souls, given to us through our Lord’s Saint, Maria Faustina Kowalska
during the early part of the twentieth century.

The first Divine Mercy Sunday was on April 28, 1935, in Vilnius, Lithuania, and
was celebrated the first Sunday after Easter. The Feast of The Divine Mercy
was instituted by Pope John Paul II and during the canonization of Saint
Faustina on April 30, 2000. Pope John Paul II declared that “the Sunday after
Easter…from now on throughout the Church will be called “Divine Mercy
Sunday”.

The sacred image of Our Lord Jesus, known as “The Divine Mercy” is displayed
on a side altar in the first floor chapel at Saint Anthony Shrine. It shows one
hand in blessing and the other hand pointing to the wounds of Our Lord’s
Passion, especially the wound in His Heart, which is the source of a whole
ocean of graces of His mercy, which he desires to pour out on all of humanity.
From that heart two rays of light shine, representing blood and water. The
image bears the words, “Jesus, I trust in You”.

Our Lord has promised that those who recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and
Novena Intentions for nine days before the Feast of Mercy starting on Good
Friday and go to Mass, Holy Communion and Confession close to the Feast Day
the Lord will receive complete forgiveness of sin, and of punishment.
 UPDATE: New Sound System

We appreciate the leadership of Mark Emery, Director of Music and The Arch Street Band, who brought together
four vendors to assess our sound issues in church and recommend a solution.
Next week, Power Sound of New England will install a new sound and video system, which will enhance our
overall worship and liturgical experience.
This state-of-the art system, in both the first and second floor churches, should be ready for our Boston
Marathon weekend Masses, and for our Divine Mercy Sunday prayer service on April 16.
This $50,000 investment is a stretch for us, but well worth it.
We have raised $25,000 toward this initiative thanks to three extremely generous benefactors.
Thank you to them, and to Mark for taking the lead and overseeing the project.

Patriots Day Holiday Schedule

Monday, April 17, 2023
Shrine open from 10am to 1pm
Mass at 12:05pm
Confessions from 11am to 1pm
Lobby Booth Closed

Team St. Anthony Shrine

51st Running of the Falmouth Road Race, August 20, 2023

Many of us are already making summer plans. Will you be on Cape Cod? Ariana Green, Director of Stewardship, is working
with one of our benefactors, Eileen Spear, of Exclusive Escapes. Eileen has a team for the
Falmouth Road Race on August 20. Exclusive Escapes, which supports St. Anthony Shrine,
has four available bibs for the race. Would you like to be part of the St. Anthony Shrine
team? Are you a runner? Do you know someone who would like to support this new
initiative?

Please contact Ariana at agreen@stanthonyshrine.org or 857-206-7243 if you would like

to participate. All monies raised by this team will support our greatest needs.

Thank you, Eileen, for bringing this opportunity to us.

The combined fundraising goal for the team is $15,000.

You might have noticed this placard on the pew where you are sitting. This is an opportunity for you to make a gift
from your seat. Simply hover the camera on your phone over our QR Code, the black image that looks like an ink
spot, and it will take you to our giving page. Once there, you can make a gift with either your credit or debit card.
You can choose a one-time or a recurring gift. You may even select our “greatest need,” or a program of your choice.
Try it and let us know what you think.

Br. Bob Frazzetta, OFM recently spoke to students

from the Mychal Judge student house at Boston
College High School (“BC High”) who gathered for
a presentation on the Franciscan ministry at St.
Anthony Shrine.

“The questions were a highlight; they were

thought-provoking about Franciscan life, lay
involvement, and Fr. Mychal's own ministries that
were dear to his heart and which we offer here.”
~ Br. Bob

Br. Bob also welcomed a group of students from

Xaverian Bros. High School to the Shrine to
answer questions about ministry work and
Franciscan life. Thank you Br. Bob for being a
wonderful brand ambassador for the Shrine!
Professor Ryan Raffaelli of Harvard Business School and
Fr. Tom Conway, OFM, Executive Director of the Shrine.
Photo credit: Leticia Garcia

Fr. Tom was the guest speaker in a class of MBA students at

the Harvard Business School this spring semester. Fr. Tom has
appeared on campus and via Zoom regularly to provide
insights and answer questions related to the case study on
St. Anthony Shrine, since it debuted in April 2018.
 AA Meeting Schedule at
St. Anthony Shrine
Monday – Friday 7:30am – 8:30am
Tuesdays 12pm – 1pm
AA Open Discussion Meeting
Thursdays 5:45pm – 6:45pm
AA Big Book Meeting
All meetings are held in the Auditorium
(Basement) Foyer,
unless otherwise noted.
Questions, please call
Anthony Andreottola
at 781-526-3679.

The Fr. Mychal Judge Recovery Center at

St. Anthony Shrine
We provide counseling for individuals and families
seeking support to recover from alcohol, drugs
and other addictive behaviors.
We are currently available for in person and
online sessions. For more information or to
schedule an appointment please contact
Anthony Andreottola: 781-526-3679
aandreottola@stanthonyshrine.org

Annual candles available!

Yearly renewal of $300
Jesus Wept Memorial Candles
Mary, Mother of God Candles
Please call Ariana Green:
857-206-7243
Join the Mailing List for Monthly Devotions

Would you like to receive our monthly devotion

to St. Anthony, which includes a special prayer
composed by Brother John Maganzini, OFM?

Periodically, you will also receive information

about how you can support our vital work in
Downtown Boston.

Please contact Ariana Green, Director of

Stewardship, at agreen@stanthonyshrine.org
Ariana will be happy to help you.
 Men's Sharing Group
A gathering of men who frequent
St. Anthony Shrine, feel at home here, and
are looking to connect their spiritual journey
with those of other men.
The group meets twice a month on the
2nd and 4th Thursdays from 5 pm to 6:15 pm.

April dates: 13th & 27th

If interested, please contact
Br. Tony LoGalbo
at TLogalbo@stanthonyshrine.org or by
phone at 617 542 6440 ext.215.

Coffee & Donuts Social after the

10am Mass on the following Sundays:
April 30, May 14, June 11

SHRINE SCHEDULE
MASSES SHRINE OPEN HOURS
Monday through Friday: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 5:30am to 4pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30am to 6:45pm
6am, 7am and 12:05pm Saturday: 1:30pm to 6:30pm
Sunday: 6:30am to 5pm
Saturday:
4pm ♫ and 5:30pm ♫ LOBBY INFORMATION BOOTH HOURS
Monday through Friday: 9am to 1pm
Sunday: Saturday: 3pm to 6:30pm
7am, 10am ♫, 11:30am ♫, 1pm ♫, 4pm ♫ Sunday: 9am to 1pm

♫ Music with The Arch Street Band CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday: 10am to 1pm
10AM Sunday Mass is Saturday: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Streamed Live on YouTube Sunday: 3pm to 4pm
www.youtube.com/shrineboston

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

www.stanthonyshrine.org
Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 857-206-7209 The Good Word: 617-542-0502 Text GIVE to: 617-712-2233