Celebrations at home

Terry Donilon, the cardinal's spokesman, just e-mailed me the schedule of Cardinal O'Malley's first Masses upon his return to Boston. They're to be held around the region to give the cardinal a chance to greet people from different areas of the archdiocese (which covers 144 towns in Eastern Massachusetts); O'Malley says he will talk a bit about his experiences here in Rome in an effort to share it with people who couldn't be here. O'Malley is not much for parties, but the archdiocese is planning a "light reception" after each Mass.

Here's the schedule:

Saturday, April 1
St. Theresa of Avila, West Roxbury
5:30 PM

Sunday, April 9 (Palm Sunday)
St. Catherine of Siena, Norwood
10 AM

Sunday, April 16 (Easter Sunday)
St. Mary of the Assumption, Lawrence
12 noon - Spanish language Mass