Saint CeciliaP A R I S H

Third Sunday of Easter26 April 2020

The Disciples On The Road To EmmausJames Jacques Tissot

26 April 2020

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

PRELUDE | Aria on a Chaconne Joel Martinson (b. 1960)

Prelude, Op. 18 César Franck (1822-1890)

ENTRANCE PROCESSION | We Walk by Faith SHANTI Marty Haugen

CALL TO WORSHIP

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

The Lord be with you

All: And with your spirit.

GLORIA | Mass of Renewal Curtis Stephan

COLLECT

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING | Acts 2: 14, 22-33

RESPONSORIAL PSALM | Psalm 16: Keep Me Safe, O God John Foley, SJ

SECOND READING | 1 Peter 1: 17-21

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION | Alleluia! Let Us Rejoice David Haas

GOSPEL | Luke 24: 13-35

HOMILY

RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY On average, 35% of our offertory is contributed by generous donors through the Sunday collection basket. While we won’t be gathering in person for the foreseeable future, if you are among the 35% who support the parish in this way, please consider giving in one of the following ways:

• Make a one-time gift, or ongoing weekly donation in our portal at www.stceciliaboston/igive • Venmo @SaintCeciliaParish (Venmo gifts are not tax deductible) • Text a dollar amount to (617) 398-4653 • Mail a check to the Parish at 18 Belvidere St. Boston, MA 02115

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS | We Have Been Told Marty Haugen

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right and just.

HOLY, HOLY | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte

GREAT AMEN | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

LAMB OF GOD | Mass of Christ the Savior Dan Schutte

COMMUNION | Here in This Place David Haas

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

It is a long-held Catholic belief that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an “Act of Spiritual Communion.” During this time when we are not able to celebrate the Eucharist together in person, Pope Francis invites Catholics to say this prayer as a source of grace. We can be assured that when we express our desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, God will be with us spiritually in a special way. Here is an Act of Spiritual Communion that we encourage you to pray as you participate in our live-streamed liturgies:

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

Loving Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

CONCLUDING RITES The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you, the Father, (+) and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Go forth, the Mass is ended.

All: Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL| I Know that My Redeemer Lives DUKE STREET

POSTLUDE | Postlude Grand Choeur, Op. 52, no. 2 Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)

Dr. Xuan He, parish organist

All music in this worship aid is printed with permission under Onelicense.net #A700-137.

For information on becoming involved or supporting the music program at Saint Cecilia, please contact Dr. Robert Duff at 617-536-4548 or email: RDuff@stceciliaboston.org.

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MINISTER OF THE LITURGY

Sunday, April 26 | 10:00 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrant

SPECIAL INTENTIONS

Sunday, April 26 | 10:00 a.m.Carmela McCoy, MemorialMichael Stockman, 3rd AnniversaryDick Burrous, MemorialNatalie Brighenti, MemorialCharlie Jones, First AnniversaryPatricia Finn, MemorialAnne Palmer, MemorialJohn Keating, Memorial

OUR COMMUNITY NEWS

TODAY'S READINGS

Acts 2:14, 22-331 Peter 1:17-21Luke 24:13-35

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS

Acts 2:14a, 36-411 Peter 2:20b-25John 10:1-10

Prayers &

Occasions

Our DeceasedKevin Finn’s mother died last weekend. Pray for the eter-nal repose of Patricia Finn, as well as for the consolation of Kevin and his family. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Our SickPlease pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Mary Pickering, Stephanie Brown, Kim Villanueva, Mary Sue Cappoza, Marc Pelletier, Leah Fickes, Bennett Lawrence Adair, Caeden Boyce, Delia Alvarez, Kathleen Kopitsky, Barbara Yobaccio, Emily Koutsoufis, Fiona Calnan, Mike Messmer, Molley Lockward, Bill Croke, Joan Geary and Oliver John Craig Lovric.

Welcome to Saint Cecilia ParishWe are pleased to welcome the following new members of our parish who have recently registered: Donna Smith and Jan Marie Evans of Brewster. If you have not previous-ly registered with the parish, there are forms in the nar-thex for this purpose or you can register online at www.stceciliaboston.org.

Happy Anniversary!This week we celebrate the baptismal anniversary of Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, baptized on April 27. May the Lord continue to bless her with the grace to live out her baptis-mal call. Happy Feast Day, Mary Ann!

The Third Sunday of EasterThe Paschal Triduum was truly a time of grace and beau-ty for us at Saint Cecilia. We are now two weeks into the Great Fifty Days of rejoicing, culminating in the celebration of Pentecost on May 31. Each year on the Third Sunday of Easter, the Gospel proclaims a post–Resurrection appear-ance of Christ in which he shares a meal with his disciples. The Eucharistic theme is obvious. Let us rejoice and cel-ebrate the fact that Christ is indeed made known to us in the scriptures and in the breaking of bread.

Saint Cecilia Prayer Line

We have created a call-in prayer line for all those who might need to hear some extra encouragement each

day and those who don't have access to computers or the internet. You can call in to 857-317-3832 for a different message each day. Please feel free to share!

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Giving in a Time of DistanceOn average, 35% of our offertory is contributed by gener-ous donors through the Sunday collection basket. While we won’t be gathering in person for the foreseeable future, if you are among those who support the parish in this way, please consider giving in one of the following methods:

• Make a one-time gift, or ongoing weekly donation in our portal at www.stceciliaboston/igive

• Venmo @SaintCeciliaParish (Venmo gifts are not tax de-ductible)

• Text a dollar amount to (617) 398-4653• Mail a check to the Parish at 18 Belvidere St. Boston,

MA 02115

We are so appreciative of your generosity during this time of uncertainty.

Vespers TonightJoin us at 6:00 on Facebook Live for Vespers for the Third Sunday of Easter. Or email sc.hoursandtaize@gmail.com to receive the Zoom meeting link. All are welcome.

Earth DayLast Wednesday, April 22 was Earth Day. Look for ways to treat fellow human beings, the earth, and all its creatures with justice. Consider purchasing fair trade products that help eliminate unjust labor conditions and ensure fair wag-es for workers. Learn about factory farming and how your purchasing power can make a difference in the treatment of animals, while increasing for yourself the health benefts of eating foods that contain fewer chemicals.

Congratulations, Elizabeth and Doug!Elizabeth Preston and Douglas Hammond are excited to announce the arrival of Zoe Claire Hammond, born on April 15, weigh-ing 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long. Welcome to the world, little one!

Help Our Homeless Neighbors

Our friends at Boston Health Care for the Homeless are in desperate need of hand sanitizer. As the number of our homeless neighbors with COVID-19 continues to grow, it is critically important that we give the front-line health care professionals everything they need to remain safe. This is a particularly meaningful request because several members of our Saint Cecilia Parish community work for this impor-tant organization. If you can provide hand sanitizer or can make a donation towards its purchase, please contact Col-leen Eagan at BHCHP: ceagan@bhchp.org.

LGBTQ Catholics Unite Monthly

Meeting

Sunday, April 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Zoom Virtual Meeting

LGBTQ Catholics Unite provides an opportunity for LGBTQ Catholics and friends to gather and discuss openly relevant topics, scripture, and current events. This month Matt Ja-cobson will facilitate a discussion on "Rise Above." Matt is a board-certified chaplain and has worked as a hospital and university chaplain. We will share how we are coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and consider positive activities. LGBTQ Catholics need a forum in which to share faith experiences, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. Our hope is that people will feel supported, heard, and spir-itually nourished. All (including allies) are welcome! If you are interested in receiving the instructions to connect via Zoom, please send an email to stceciliarainbowministry@gmail.com.

THE WORK SUPPORTED BY

THE RICE BOWLS

Before churches closed in March we began our annual RiceBowl fundraiser to support Catholic Relief Services' work inover 100 countries, serving people of all faiths.

This week we observe Earth Day. As we reflect on our com-mon home, we recognize in a renewed way how intercon-nected we all are -- our resources, our health, our well be-ing, our world. We are facing a pivotal moment. All of us are impacted by the coronavirus and related challenges. Our sisters and brothers around the world who experience pov-erty, hunger, and displacement are now even more vulner-able due to the threat of COVID-19.

At this moment, we must come together as one human family. The Holy Father calls to us, "Let us remain united. Let us make our closeness felt to those who are alone and to those who are most stricken." This crisis demonstrates how critically important it is to assist those most vulnerable both in the U. S. and around the world.

Did you know that 25% of the funds collected supports the work of our friends at Catholic Charities of Boston? On a designated Sunday during the Easter Season, you will be in-vited to bring your filled bank back to church and we will send all of the money collected to CRS. For more informa-tion, visit: http://orb.crs.org/.

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When our son was a year old, my pregnant wife and I endured a grueling day of travel from northern Michigan to Los Angeles, where we lived at the time. A canceled flight and a missed connection led to five hours in the Detroit airport with a squirmy child whose undiagnosed ear infection had kept any of us from sleeping the night prior.

The fun was just beginning when our flight home finally took off. As changes in cabin pressure inflicted cochlear agony, my son didn’t just cry — he let loose desperate, primal screams that could not be extinguished with hugs, Juicy Juice, or M&M’s. His anguish was so extreme that fellow passengers zoomed right past anger and straight to incredulous pity. Somewhere over Wyoming, the kind woman next to us held the demon boy and his attention by pointing at clouds out the window. Finally, after a 16-hour travel day, we landed at LAX and sheepishly mumbled our apologies and thanks to those around us.

The next morning, I shared my hellish tale with my colleague Jen, whose older children had taught her parenting strategies I hadn’t yet learned. I also apologized for not working on the project I was supposed to review over the weekend.

“Don’t worry about it,” Jen said. “When you travel with babies, your only goal is to arrive.”

I asked her to elaborate. “Well, traveling with kids is a whole different thing than traveling by yourself,” she said. “Forget about napping, reading a book, or checking email. Your only job is to keep the baby safe and as comfortable and quiet as possible. If you show up with your children alive, you’ve succeeded.”

I kept this simple yet profound concept in mind during 100% of our subsequent trips with our young children. It didn’t make those flights fun per se, but the mantra helped to keep my priorities in line.

Last week, as I read an article encouraging people to use the coronavirus quarantine to achieve something “extraordinary” with their lives, Jen’s advice came screaming back to mind. Today’s flight, dear friends, is very much delayed: not by hours, but months. Travel conditions are—to put it mildly—suboptimal. Each of us should have in mind only one goal: to arrive on the other side in one piece.

Because our reality has changed, we also need to change the metrics by which we judge our success. If Satisfaction=Experience–Expectations, and much of the experience is out of our control, now is the time to make sure our expectations are realistic and achievable.

Expect delays. Expect crying babies. Expect to sit on the tarmac of human biology for most of the summer, staring out the window at a cloudless sky, thinking, “Why the hell aren’t we taking off?” The flight crew will run out of peanuts, headphones, and Sprite Zero. The toilets will overflow, and — as we already know — toilet paper will disappear.

Your job is to maintain sanity, stay healthy, and — where you can — offer kindness to your fellow flyers. (No, this doesn’t mean you have to hold someone else’s baby for a few months.) Only a realistic clarity of mission will keep you above the fray. Your neighbors will freak out. Journalists will predict the end of the world. And the children who used to terrorize you on planes will force you to watch High School Musical 2 over and over.

Perhaps most insidious of all, online bro-tivational gurus will preach at you to carpe that diem and use this opportunity to write your novel, reclaim your beach body, or run a marathon in your living room. Granted, there are a small number of ninjas who could learn calligraphy in a POW camp or write a bestseller in coach class. But for the rest of us, now is absolutely the wrong

YOUR ONLY GOAL IS TO ARRIVE By PAUL OLLINGER

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time to take on unreasonably ambitious goals. When you’re trying to hang onto a job or file for unemployment while homeschooling your kids, arranging care for an elderly parent, and bathing only occasionally, you are already operating at a very high level.

So forgive yourself for the three dinners you had last night, the gray roots, and that goofy home haircut. (It’s a great time to be bald!) Forget the motivational nonsense, and — for the love of all things self-preserving — turn off the gosh-darn news. Here, I’ll summarize it for you: Things are bad. They’re going to stay bad for quite a while. We’ll text you when it’s over. In the meantime, relax. No, I don’t advocate numbing yourself until August, but if you need a half-pint of Chunky Monkey, or a full season of Tiger King to get you through, go for it. Just make sure these remain a “treat” and not your baseline (or breakfast).

There are undeniable superheroes out there right now: doctors, nurses, the workers getting food to the shelves, and those politicians serving their constituents instead of themselves. But for most of us, our role is to stay home and care for ourselves and those around us. We can do our best within the controllable elements of the experience: Get eight hours of sleep. Meditate. Stretch. Take a walk (while keeping your distance). Secure your own mask before securing the mask of your child. Literally.

If you’ve got that covered, look for ways to brighten someone else’s day. Write a thank-you note to the mail carrier. Leave the sanitation workers Gatorade and some antibacterial wipes. If you have an extra few bucks, donate to the local food bank. But please don’t beat yourself up about not using the quarantine to “live your best life” or start a real estate business in your pajamas.

When the plane finally lands, no one around you is going to remember if you finished that book proposal. All they’ll care about is whether you maintained your cool and kept your child from puking all over their chinos. Take it from an insecure workaholic who has, for far too long, equated self-worth with productivity: It’s not about what you get done right now. This journey is going to be arduous. Anything you accomplish beyond making it through in one piece is gravy.

You know what will be exceptional? Surviving and arriving.

~Paul Ollinger is a nationally-touring stand-up comedian, Ivy League MBA, and former Facebook sales leader. Forbes called his book, You Should Totally Get an MBA, “the funniest book about business school.”

HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS

EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY

Because schools are out of session and many service workers are being laid off or furloughed, demand at all food pantries has skyrocketed. Some online vendors are having difficulty filling orders, but perhaps you would like to help our friends at Catholic Charities by sending items through Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, or similar websites. Any shelf-stable items would be appreciated, but the most requested items are: canned tuna fish, tomato sauce, white flour pasta and spaghetti, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, Cheeri-os or corn flakes, cooking oil, and canned chicken breast. Items purchased on-line should be sent to:

Beth ChambersCatholic Charities185 Columbia RoadDorchester, MA 02121

Thank you for your consideration and compassion!

HELP THE WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE

One of the major fundraisers for our friends at the shelter is their Mother's Day card sale. The Women's Lunch Place on Newbury Street currently provides services to more than 150 women and their children each day. They are an ethni-cally diverse community, serving both American-born and immigrant women of all ages. Some of the women that WLP serves only know life on the streets, while others are victims of episodic poverty due to changes in their social and/or em-ployment status. For each $25 donation to WLP -- which will provide a guest with breakfast and lunch for a week -- you will receive a card designed by one of the shelter's guests as a thank you. The cards are available with a Mother's Day greeting OR without so you can use it as an attrac-tive note card. For more in-f o r m a t i o n , please con-tact mark.lip-polt@gmail.com.

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