Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

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Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00PM (English) &

5:30PM (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:15AM (English)

11:45AM (Spanish)

Weekday Mass Schedule Monday to Friday: 8:00AM (English)

First Friday of Month 7:00PM (Spanish)

Eucharistic Exposition Thursday: Following the 8:00AM Mass

(English) Thursday: 6:00PM (Spanish)

Confessions Saturday in the rectory:

12:30PM-1:30PM or anytime by appointment

Baptisms 2nd Saturday of the Month 11:30AM (English)

Marriage

Please contact the priest as soon as you are engaged. A minimum

of 6 months notice is needed.

Religious Education Classes Sundays in the School Building:

9:00AM (English) & 10:30AM (Spanish)

RCIA If you or someone you know is interested

in inquiring about becoming a Roman Catholic, please contact Fr. Lopez.

Visit to the Sick

Arrangements can be made for priests and Eucharist Ministers to visit the home.

Horario de Misas de Domingo Vigilia del Sábado: 4:00PM (Inglés)

5:30PM (Español) Domingo: 8:00AM Y 10:15AM (Inglés)

11:45AM (Español)

Horario de Misas de Diaria Lunes al Viernes: 8:00AM (Ingles)

Primer Viernes de cada Mes 7:00PM (Español)

Exposición del Santísimo Jueves: Después de la Misa de 8:00AM (Inglés)

Jueves: 6:00PM (Español)

Confesiones Sábado en la casa parroquial: 12:30PM-1:30PM o por cita

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 25, 2015

St. Benedict 25 Arlington St. Somerville, MA

Act of Consecration For The United States Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary, we adore Your majesty and acknowledge Your supreme eternal dominion and authority.

Most Holy Trinity, we place the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she may present the country to You. Through the intercession Mary, have mercy on the Catholic Church in America. Have mercy on our President and on the officers of our government. Protect family life in our nation. Grant the precious gift of many vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Have mercy on the sick, the poor, the tempted, and all who are in need.

Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Our Mother, Patroness of our land, we honor you and ask

your maternal protection and care for us. Obtain for us the graces we need to live and die according to the Will of your Divine Son. Amen.

Mass Intentions Sat. Oct. 24 4:00pm John Keane

Sun. Oct. 25 8:00am Pro Populo

10:15am Jose Duarte, Maria Amelia,

Ana Vargus and Luisa Amelia

Mon Oct. 26 8:00am Richard, Lillian & Richard Jr. Tobin

Tues. Oct. 27 8:00am Jean Eliz Gillis

Wed. Oct. 28 8:00am Jose and Antonia Diogo

Sat. Oct. 31 4:00pm Pro Populo

Sun. Nov. 1 8:00am Pro Populo

10:15am Pro Populo

Announcements Grand Annual Collection—November 8 The Grand Annual is a 2me each year for parishioners to

support the needs of the parish overall. The parish absorbed

the expense of a new roof on the school which was very

overdue. There were also repairs needed for the rectory and

church roofs. The total of these projects cost the parish

$162,000. Our savings was depleted by these projects and we

need to rebuild as quickly as possible because our church,

rectory, and convent boilers are very old and will need

replacing within the next 2-7 years. The average cost of such

replacements runs anywhere from $15K-$140K depending on

the size of the building. Our goal this year is to reach $15K to

have on hand in the event of a boiler emergency this winter

and to build up our reserves for eventual replacements of four

boilers in our three buildings. Your generosity to support our

Grand Annual collec2on is always greatly appreciated. Candles for All Souls Day Candles for All Souls Day can be purchased a>er Mass for $10.

The candles can be taken home a>er All Souls Day or le> as a

dona2on to be burned in the Sanctuary Lamp.

Reflec�on on the Gospel-30th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year B (Mark 10:46-52)

-Veronica Lawson RSM

Today’s gospel reading brings to closure a long sec2on of Mark’s gospel that focuses on the journey of Jesus and his disciples from Caesarea Philippi in the north to Jericho. Jericho is the final staging point in the journey to Jerusalem where the final act of the Markan drama will be played out. This sec2on of the gospel (8:27-10:52) is prefaced by the story of a blind man who comes to sight in stages and ends with the story of another blind man, Bar2maeus, who comes from blindness to sight as well as from insight to greater insight, and joins Jesus on the journey to Jerusalem. On the intervening journey, Jesus endeavours to lead the Twelve out of their metaphorical blindness into an understanding of what it means to follow a suffering messiah. They remain for some 2me in their blindness as subsequent events will demonstrate. The narrator creates an impression of urgency at this point in Mark’s gospel. “They” come to Jericho and then leave. The interven2on of Bar2maeus, who tries to aGract the aGen2on of Jesus by calling out from the roadside, threatens to delay the journey. When he cries out for the mercy, many “rebuke” him. These are strong words. They are used of people in the crowd who neither share the depth of Bar2maeus’ faith nor grasp the nature of Jesus’ mission of gathering in “the remnant of Israel, among them the blind and the lame” (Jeremiah 31:8). Those who try to silence Bar2maeus are a bit like the family of Jesus who, in the early part of the story, try to protect him from himself. When it is clear that the percep2on of the “many” is not shared by Jesus, we have an almost comical scene in which they do a complete about-face. It seems they want to please the authority figure no maGer what. Bar2maeus offers a stark contrast to these people. He knows that Jesus has the power to bring the mercy of God into his life and the lives of those who wait by the roadside with faith in their hearts. He receives the assurance from Jesus that his faith has made him well. We can probably find some reflec2on of ourselves in all the characters in today’s story. At 2mes we are aware of our blindness and wait desperately by the roadside for the right person or circumstances to come along and give us the heart to rise up and live the journey of faith. At 2mes, we are like the many who think we know what is best for others and who try to silence the voices of those who interfere with our plans. At other 2mes, we respond to the cries for mercy and stretch out our hands to gather in those whose disabili2es might otherwise exclude them.

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 25, 2015

St. Benedict 25 Arlington St. Somerville, MA

By Dr. Scott Hahn Seeing the Son of David

30th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B) Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52

Today’s Gospel turns on an irony—it is a blind man,

Bar2maeus, who becomes the first besides the apostles to

recognize Jesus as the Messiah. And His healing is the last

miracle Jesus performs before entering the holy city of

Jerusalem for His last week on earth.

The scene on the road to Jerusalem evokes the joyful

procession prophesied by Jeremiah in today’s First Reading. In

Jesus this prophecy is fulfilled. God, through the Messiah, is

delivering His people from exile, bringing them back from the

ends of the earth, with the blind and lame in their midst.

Jesus, as Bar2maeus proclaims, is the long-awaited Son

promised to David (see 2 Sa 7:12-16; Isa 11:9; Jer 23:5). Upon

His triumphal arrival in Jerusalem, all will see that the

everlas2ng kingdom of David has come (see Mark 11:9-10).

As we hear in today’s Epistle, the Son of David was expected

to be the Son of God (see Ps 2:7). He was to be a priest-king

like Melchizedek (see Ps 110:4), who offered bread and wine

to God Most High at the dawn of salva2on history (see Ge

14:18-20).

Bar2maeus is a symbol of his people, the cap2ve Zion which

we sing of in today’s Psalm. His God has done great things for

him. All his life has been sown in tears and weeping. Now, he

reaps a new life.

Bar2maeus, too, should be a sign for us. How o>en Christ

passes us by—in the person of the poor, in the distressing

guise of a troublesome family member or burdensome

associate (see MaGhew 25:31-46)—and yet we don’t see Him.

Christ s2ll calls to us through His Church, as Jesus sent His

apostles to call Bar2maeus. Yet how o>en are we found to be

listening instead to the voices of the crowd, not hearing the

words of His Church.

Today He asks us what He asks Bar2maeus, “What do you

want me to do for you?” Rejoicing, let us ask the same thing of

Him—what can we do for all that He has done for us?

A service of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology www.SalvationHistory.com

October 25 – Thir�eth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“What do you want me to do for you?" The answer

seems obvious and the ques2on unnecessary, but,

really, it’s a great ques2on. Jesus asks us this same ques2on

every second of every day – not in a vending machine way: put

in a prayer, press a buGon, get your prayer answered, but as a

reminder that we are not alone. Jesus tells the blind man, "Go

your way; your faith has saved you." Our faith is such a gi>!

Following Jeremiah’s instruc2ons, let’s “Shout with joy!”

Spread the word!

Saint of the Week

St. Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão (1739-1822) God’s plan in a person’s life o>en takes unexpected

turns which become life-giving through coopera2on with

God’s grace.

Born in Guaran2ngueta near São Paulo (Brazil), Antônio

aGended the Jesuit seminary in Belem but later decided to

become a Franciscan friar. Invested in 1760, he made final

profession the following year and was ordained in 1762.

In São Paulo, he served as preacher, confessor and

porter. Within a few years he was appointed confessor to

the Recollects of St. Teresa, a group of nuns in that city. He

and Sister Helena Maria of the Holy Spirit founded a new

community of sisters under the patronage of Our Lady of

the Concep2on of Divine Providence. Sister Helena Maria’s

premature death the next year le> Father Antônio

responsible for the new congrega2on, especially for

building a convent and church adequate for their growing

numbers. He served as novice master for the friars in

Macacu and as guardian of St. Francis Friary in São Paulo.

He founded St. Clare Friary in Sorocaba. With the

permission of his provincial and the bishop, he spent his

last days at the Recolhimento de Nossa Senhora da Luz,

the convent of the sisters’ congrega2on he had helped

establish. He was bea2fied in Rome on October 25, 1998,

and canonized in 2007.

Comment: Holy women and men cannot help calling our

aGen2on to God, to God’s crea2on and to all the people

whom God loves. The lives of holy people are so oriented

toward God that this has become their defini2on of

"normal." Do people see my life or yours as a living sign of

God’s steadfast love? What might have to change for that

to happen? Quote: During the bea2fica2on homily, Pope

John Paul II quoted from the Second LeGer to Timothy

(4:17), "The Lord stood by me and gave me strength to

proclaim the word fully," and then said that Antônio

"fulfilled his religious consecra2on by dedica2ng himself

with love and devo2on to the afflicted, the suffering and

the slaves of his era in Brazil." The pope con2nued, "His

authen2cally Franciscan faith, evangelically lived and

apostolically spent in serving his neighbor, will be an

encouragement to imitate this ‘man of peace and

charity.’"

Scripture for the week of October 25, 2015 Sun Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52

Mon Rom 8:12-17/Lk 13:10-17

Tue Rom 8:18-25/Lk 13:18-21

Wed Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16

Thu Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35

Fri Rom 9:1-5/Lk 14:1-6

Sat Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Lk 14:1, 7-11

Sun Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a

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