Comments on: A busy week around the archdiocese

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:43:12 +0000

Ein sehr schönes Blog mit wunderbaren Bildern. Ein Kardinal, der im Herzen ein Minderbruder geblieben ist. Das kommt rüber, nicht nur durch den Kapuzinerhabit. Herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland!

+PAX ET BONUM

Tom

By: ShannonW.

ShannonW. — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:07:49 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

Your blog was great this week. It’s nice that the McGrath family donated $100,000 grant , to assist them in the important work of meeting the needs of children, families, seniors and the homeless. I thought the prayer was beautiful, because it shows me that God will protect us from evil and lead us to heaven. I am looking forward to your next weeks blog!

From,
ShannonW.
A student at St. Pauls School

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:50:55 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

Great blog this week! It must have been wonderful for those St. George students to attend that event. I also think it’s great how all of the pastors came together at the Pastoral Center.

Please visit our school soon!

-Deirdre
St. Paul’s School
Hingham

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:42:24 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
This blog was very fun to read. It was nice of you to attend all of these events in one week. I hope you can also come to our church sometime school. I look foward to hearing more from you.

Mackenzie Voke,
St. Paul School

By: Caroline H

Caroline H — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:16:25 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I loved your blog this week. Seeing all the graduates from Boston College and the Master of Arts in Ministry. I also loved that the money went to all the people who are homeless.

Please visit soon!

~Caroline Hughes
St Pauls School
Hingham MA

By: Alexis

Alexis — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:55:24 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I love looking at your new blogs each week. I read the prayer. It reminds me so much of Reconciliation and how we can tell God our sins and how he forgives us. I am happy that the money was given to the children and people who are homeless. That is an example of following God’s plan.

Please come visit before school ends, or next September!

From,
Alexis

By: Celene

Celene — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:57:14 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I am happy that you posted a section about consecrated virgins because I had not known who they were before. I read in the Boston Globe about consecrated virgins too and hope that this blog and other sources of news can reach people who are not informed about the Catholic faith.

I also agree with you that this week was a busy week around the archdiocese, with the long memorial day weekend. I read the prayer “Farewell to the Altar” and think that it is very inspiring.

Thank you for the wonderful blog this week!

Sincerely,

Celene, a 7th Grade Student at St. Paul School, Hingham

PS We are eagerly awaiting your visit!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:46:58 +0000

Hi, Cardinal Sean!

Wow! I can’t imagine how it must have felt for those men to celebrate their 50th year of being priests! It must have been an exciting Mass!

I bet it was special for Chorbishop Joseph Lahoud to celebrate his 50th year as well. That prayer was very nice; I really liked it!

Well, there were certainly a lot of anniversary celebrations this week! The 100th anniversary of the Boston Chamber of Commerce seemed like a joyful celebration.

Father Chris, a former priest at St. Paul’s has gone to study Canon Law in Washington D.C. We ask that you will ask God to bless him in all that he does.

Thank you, as always, for a wonderful blog!

- Kate
7th Grade
St. Paul School
Hingham, MA

P.S. – As our school year comes to a close, we hope that you will stop by soon! If not, we hope for next year. God bless!

By: Maria Teresa Frias

Maria Teresa Frias — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:29:10 +0000

Querido Padre Seán: Congratulations for your six new Priests for the Church in Boston! We were with all of you, thanks to BCTV, praying for this humble and courageous witness of God that were called by Him to serve His People. The prayer you pray in the anointing of their hands said it well: “The Father anointed our Lord Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, may Jesus preserve you to sanctify the Christian people and to offer sacrifice to God.”
We were very happy to witness the joy of all of your new Priests; the joy of Father Shawn Carey was very moving and also the active participation in the Mass of our deaf brothers and sisters in the faith. They are truly hearing and living the word of God in their unique and gifted lives! Padre Seán we love you and pray for you always so our Lord continue to make you the Good Shepherd that you are with Him, helping God’s people to be holy in these 800 years of celebrating the life of Saint Francis of Assisi who continue to lead us to Christ.
In Boston at Mass, we are truly one Catholic and Apostolic Church gathering together with our own diversities in the Eucharist so He could transform us and make us His instruments of His love and of His peace. Our Lord is compassionate and merciful in giving us holy people that are living their lives witnessing to us and to the world their love and fidelity to Christ by living and loving His commandments and remaining in His love and you said it so beautifully in your homily.

May God continue to bless us with communities of faith such as the Vietnamese Community. We enjoyed the song during the laying on of hands that the Youth Eucharistic Choir of the Vietnamese Community sang for our Lord. It is in Lord that our diversities praise Him because there is only one God and one Baptism as we grow in love and holiness serving Him and offering our lives to Him.

By: Kelly Thatcher

Kelly Thatcher — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:44:15 +0000

God bless you, Eminent Father,

Congratulations to the Boston Chamber of Commerce and its centennial gala.

My prayers are with you, and with gala speaker Colin Powell. I’m sure the former secretary of state’s talk was wonderful, as the man is gifted with a charismatic tongue. One hopes that he will reconsider and reverse his position on abortion, and that he will use his talents to help spread the Gospel of Life, particularly given his close association with our current president (and Notre Dame honoree) Barack Obama.

Christus resurrexit!

By: Fr. Charles

Fr. Charles — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:49:06 +0000

I write this comment as perhaps you are receiving the blessing of the newly ordained. May God bless them with perseverance and every good gift as they fulfill their consecration! Ad multos annos!

By: Paul Dang

Paul Dang — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:14:45 +0000

Thank you Cardinal for your blogs. Keep up the good work =)