The Assumptionist Center - Boston

Join the Assumptionists Center in Brighton, MA for a festival to benefit immigrants on June 9, 2024.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
The Assumptionists Center celebrated St. Patrick's Day a little early with a festive dinner on Thursday night. The community also celebrated the March Birthday's. Happy Birthday to Fr. Rodel Cervantes, A.A.!

On Saturday, December 16, Assumptionist Brother Hugo Morales held two important events at the Assumptionist center in Brighton. The first one was the graduation of 30 Latinos from 11 different
countries of Latin America (Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Salvador, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Honduras, Ecuador and Dominican Republic) who successfully finished their bible course. Most of them are currently living in Brighton and Worcester. This activity began with the Eucharist of thanksgiving for all they had learned. The second was the celebration of the posada and Christmas novena with the participation of almost 100 Latinos from our parish of St. Collumbkille. Finally, we would like to share a few words from Wendy Amaya, a Latina from Salvador, about what it meant to her to take this wonderful Bible course.
I started this wonderful online Bible course together with my other companions and friends of my parish in August. Thanks to the invitation we received from Assumptionist brother Hugo Morales who came to our parish a year and a half ago. He has been looking for ways to get involved and help in the formation of the Hispanic community of St. Columbkille. Before starting the Bible course, he already had a formation group on Sundays and Fridays, which my mother attended and it was because I had to wait for her to finish the class that I started to get involved with the group. At the beginning, like most of us who signed up, I did it to collaborate for the work of the Assumptionists in their parish in El Paso, Texas
to help immigrants, but as we went through the classes I realized that it was a very interesting course, with a lot of information to learn and also with a lot of homework. It was not easy because between work, my personal activities and my work in the parish I felt that it was too much because of the tasks and the lack of time, but God was helping me to do everything and although I was a little late I thank God for reaching the end of this Bible course.
Personally I learned many things about the Bible, some I already knew and others I didn't, but above all this course led me to open my heart more to God and to discover that every day He speaks to me through His Word and that I should meditate on it, keep it and ruminate on it in my heart so that little by little I can transform myself into the person God wants me to be. Only if I let God transform my heart and my life will I be able to show others the wonders of God. It is important that we know Him, love Him and strive to reach eternal life, a life where everything will be joy because we will see God face to face. Thank you brother Hugo for your dedication and patience with us, may God continue to bless your ministry and help each one of us to be able to apply in our lives what we have learned so that other people can also come closer to God and experience his love.
Grateful to the religious community of Augustinians of the Assumption for allowing Brother Hugo to teach us about the Bible in order to be true disciples of Jesus.
Wendy Ayala.

Happy Halloween! The Assumptionist Center with many friends, enjoyed a night of pumpkin carving to celebrate Halloween.

Our yearly orientation was held last Friday, Sept. 22. We had a great discussion planning for the coming year, and we send a big welcome our new residence!

Yesterday morning in Rome, the members of the 34th General Chapter were received by Pope Francis in the Consistory Hall at the Vatican.

Read the Full article from the Vatican here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-06/pope-francis-discourse-general-chapter-34-assumptionists.html?fbclid=IwAR2BJDRXbEDNvB4GlvV-RW_KrqlNOUuE9kSih_zY0FHef15_6JjXScDSpcc

Pope: The war endangers the civil and religious balance in Europe - Vatican News Pope Francis meets with Assumptionists in the Vatican and highlights key aspects of their apostolate, from pilgrimages to their commitment to the ...

This past Saturday, June 3, The Assumptionist Center in Brighton, organized by Br. Hugo Ballesteros, A.A., hosted a festival to benefit immigrants. The proceeds will go to the Assumptionists migrant shelter at St. Francis Xavier Parish in El Paso, TX.

A message of thanks from Br. Hugo:
I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to the Latino Community, religious brothers and everyone for your collaboration in the first Festival to benefit Immigrants at Assumptionist Center Brighton. Thank you for your prayers. We surpassed our target. God bless you all.
Bro. Hugo.

Procession, Mass mark Asian-American Heritage Month WEST ROXBURY -- Pentecost seemed to come early as members of the archdiocese's Asian communities gathered at Holy Name Parish for a Marian procession and Mass on May 27 in honor of Asian-American

Congratulations to Fr. Fortunatus who graduated from Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, and Deacon Elmer Vergara, A.A, and Cedric on their graduation from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry on Monday, May 22! The community celebrated with a cookout at the Assumptionists Center in Brighton, MA following the commencement ceremony.

We are excited for our own Bro. Elmer Lagman Vergara, A.A who will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Worcester.

Please keep him in your prayers as he begins his new mission.

Last Friday night, April 14, the community celebrated Thai New Year. Thank you Michelle, our cook, for leading us in the celebrations!