Night of the Living

Cardinal Sean celebrating Mass on the Night of the Living

On all Hallows Eve over 200 gathered at St. Leonard's Church in the north end for the Night of the Living. This night. although given a special title for Halloween, is part of a monthly ongoing event sponsored by the Vocation Office, the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults, and the Campus Ministry Office. This past gathering featured Mass with Cardinal Sean, a holy hour with the opportunity to go to Confession, Street Evangelization and a Social at the Nazzaro Community Center. As the Cardinal said, "it was the place to be on Halloween." Thanks in a special way have to go to Denise Fortin and Lauren Hardegen for pulling the night together. Check out a few more pictures...

Young Adults came in great numbers

Night of the Living was a Night for Christ

The Music Group

Young Adults gathering at the Nazarro Center

Cardinal Sean with Carlos and Natalie (Happy Engagement to them!)

More festivity with the Young Adults

See you next month!!! (Nov. 13th)

Boston Seminarians gather with Cardinal

Seminarians gathering at the Pastoral Center

Except for our two men in Rome and 1 in Mexico, all of the Boston Seminarians gathered with Cardinal Sean O'Malley for a Holy Hour, Dinner and talk last Friday night. The event was sponsored by the Archdiocesan Vocation Office. Fr. Daniel Hennesey, Fr. Mike Harrington and Fr. Jonathon Gaspar were also in attendance. We gathered at the Pastoral Center in Braintree. Cardinal Sean gave a talk on Seminary life and discernment and shared his thoughts about his recent trip to Ars, France for the International Priest Retreat as well as the recent Celibacy Conference that took place at St. John's Seminary in Brighton. The Vocation Office will sponsor five other similar gatherings this year between the Cardinal and the Seminarians. Four of those will take place at the Cardinal's residence at the Cathedral rectory where seminarians, twelve at a time, will have the opportunity to share in a more intimate setting of dinner and discussion with the Cardinal.

Seminarians fighting for dinner

Seminarians with Cardinal Sean eating in the Pastoral Center dining area

Another shot!

Father Dan...the host

Cardinal Sean sharing his thoughts

Greeting some seminarians at the end

Cardinal and Gerald Souza (First Theology)