From v_medina at mit.edu  Sun May  3 03:04:16 2026
From: v_medina at mit.edu (Victor Medina)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 07:04:16 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] TCC May 3 Bulletin
Message-ID: <DM6PR01MB5849F45F10EC1295D6C7C77BF3302@DM6PR01MB5849.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Hi Friends,


Hope you enjoyed the formal!

Here is the bulletin for the week beginning on May 3, 2026, The Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Missionaries of Charity Tutoring:
Join us on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 3:30?5pm to tutor elementary school students with St. Teresa's Missionaries of Charity! Sign up (for one or multiple days) and view more details here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44ABA723A3FAC43-62034277-sisters#/
Transportation is subsidized. If cost is still a barrier, or if you have any other questions, please don?t hesitate to reach out to Brandon G. at bpgillen at mit.edu.

Community Lectures:
TI Talk: St. Leo the Great on Love of the Poor and the Weak: TODAY, May 3, at 11:00am in W11/Main Dining Room.

Graduation in 2026?:
***If you are a student that is graduating this semester/summer, please fill out this form: RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-X_c6z5reUBHI5NID_SkAZ1YuEOOfVzr07UKTnZEi30d-Vg/viewform> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-X_c6z5reUBHI5NID_SkAZ1YuEOOfVzr07UKTnZEi30d-Vg/viewform> so we can get an accurate count of the number of gifts to honor you and your fellow graduates. Thank you for being a part of this community!***


Recurring Events:

Rosary: Fridays at 6:30pm in W20-401

Spaghetti Suppers: Friday at 7:00pm in W20-401

Back Bay Mobile Soup Kitchen Tuesday (6:30pm at Target in Central Square)- contact cjohnsto at mit.edu<mailto:cjohnsto at mit.edu> for more info


MITCatholic LinkedIn Group:

Scan the QR code in bulletin or see: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12783224



Slack Workspace:

*Event rooms and times are subject to change, see TCC Slack channel for the most up to date information. If you would like to get invited to the Slack workspace, please fill out the ?Get Involved? form at: https://mitcatholic.org/get-connected#connect-form



God bless you,

Victor Medina

tcc-webmaster at mit.ed<mailto:tcc-webmaster at mit.edu>u

[Logo  Description automatically generated with medium confidence]<https://mitcatholic.org/>

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From marvinmn at mit.edu  Wed May  6 16:05:45 2026
From: marvinmn at mit.edu (Marvin Martinez)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 20:05:45 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] MIT Catholic Graduating Students Events
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Hi everyone!
I hope your classes are wrapping up well!

Join us this Sunday after the graduation Mass (9:30 AM) to celebrate our fellow graduating students at our annual TCC Graduation Brunch in the W11 Main Dining Room. We will be celebrating not only the seniors but also Deacon's Augustine's last Mass at MIT. Please RSVP here<https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8> to gauge how much food to get.

Moreover, if you're graduating, join us at the Seniors dinner on Thursday May 14th at 5 PM in the DEN (3-108) to hang out and enjoy with your fellow classmates. You can RSVP in the same form as above<https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8>.
We're excited to celebrate you with the rest of the community!

In Christ, through Mary,
The Fellowship team

RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8


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From v_medina at mit.edu  Sun May 10 07:00:00 2026
From: v_medina at mit.edu (Victor Medina)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] TCC May 10 Bulletin
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Hi Friends,


Happy Mother's Day and Feliz D?a de las Madres! Also thank you again for another great semester of webmastering.

Here is the bulletin for the week beginning on May 10, 2026, The Sixth Sunday of Easter.

The Ascension of the Lord:
For the Feast of the Ascension on 5/14/2026 Masses will be held at 12:05pm and 5:15pm.

Weekday Schedule:
Wednesday, 5/20/26- Mass will be held at 12:05pm (instead of 7:30pm)
Wednesday, 5/20/26- No Adoration and Confession


Recurring Events:

Rosary: Fridays at 6:30pm in W20-401

Spaghetti Suppers: Friday at 7:00pm in W20-401

Back Bay Mobile Soup Kitchen Tuesday (6:30pm at Target in Central Square)- contact cjohnsto at mit.edu<mailto:cjohnsto at mit.edu> for more info


MITCatholic LinkedIn Group:

Scan the QR code in bulletin or see: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12783224



Slack Workspace:

*Event rooms and times are subject to change, see TCC Slack channel for the most up to date information. If you would like to get invited to the Slack workspace, please fill out the ?Get Involved? form at: https://mitcatholic.org/get-connected#connect-form



Under Our Lady's Starry Mantle,

Victor Medina

tcc-webmaster at mit.ed<mailto:tcc-webmaster at mit.edu>u

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From mmedas at mit.edu  Mon May 11 17:49:17 2026
From: mmedas at mit.edu (Michael Medas)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 21:49:17 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] Pope Leo "Church Embraces Science. . ."
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Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church embraces science to find God in Creation
As he meets with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church?s desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.
By Devin Watkins
Pope Leo XIV held an audience on Monday with the Board of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.
In his address, the Pope recalled that Pope Leo XIII re-founded the Vatican Observatory in 1891, at a time when science was being presented as a rival source of truth to religion.

The 19th-century Pope said he was re-founding the institution so that, ?everyone might see clearly that the Church and her Pastors are not opposed to true and solid science, whether human or divine, but that they embrace it, encourage it, and promote it with the fullest possible devotion.?
However, in our own times, both faith and science face a more insidious threat from those who deny the very existence of objective truth, said Pope Leo XIV.

?Too many in our world refuse to acknowledge what both science and the Church plainly teach,? he said, ?that we bear a solemn responsibility for the stewardship of our planet and for the welfare of those who dwell upon it, especially the most vulnerable, whose lives are imperilled by the reckless exploitation of both people and the natural world.?

The Church?s desire to study the heavens through astronomy, he added, shows that she embraces ?rigorous, honest science? as an essential aspect of her identity.
Human beings enjoy the God-given gift to gaze with wonder at the sun, moon, and stars, said Pope Leo.
As we gaze at the night sky, we enjoy a treasury of beauty open to rich and poor alike, which the Pope noted remains one of the last truly universal sources of joy in our divided world.

?Contemplating the heavens invites us to see our fears and failings in the light of God?s immensity,? he said.
Pope Leo XIV went on to lament that man-made light has blinded us to the lights God has placed in the heavens, which he said makes the work of the Vatican Observatory more important than ever.
The work of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, he said, helps students study astronomy through summer schools and workshops.

In this way, the Foundation allows the Vatican Observatory?s telescopes to remain ?places where the glory of God?s Creation is encountered with reverence, depth, and joy.?

In conclusion, Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to never lose sight that the Christian religion is based on the Incarnation, since God made Himself known through His Creation and sent His only Son to redeem it.
?The hunger to understand Creation more fully,? he said, ?is nothing less than a reflection of that restless longing for God, which lies at the heart of every human soul.?


Blessings and peace,

Fr Michael

Reverend Michael B. Medas, MSW
Catholic Chaplain | Director of Catholic Ministry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W11-012
40 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139



?Jesus loves you always, even when you don?t feel worthy.
When not accepted by others, even by yourself sometimes,
He is the one who always accepts you.  Only believe, you are precious to Him.
Bring all you are suffering to His feet, only open your heart to be loved by Him as you are.
He will do the rest.?  Saint Mother Teresa

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From marvinmn at mit.edu  Tue May 12 10:30:22 2026
From: marvinmn at mit.edu (Marvin Martinez)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 14:30:22 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] MIT Catholic Graduating Students Events
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Hi!
We will push the seniors dinner to 6:00 PM on Thursday due to Mass for the Solemnity of the Ascension being at 5:15. The location is still the DEN (3-108)
In Christ,
The Fellowship team

________________________________
From: Marvin Martinez <marvinmn at mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 4:05 PM
To: tccm <tccm at mit.edu>
Subject: MIT Catholic Graduating Students Events

Hi everyone!
I hope your classes are wrapping up well!

Join us this Sunday after the graduation Mass (9:30 AM) to celebrate our fellow graduating students at our annual TCC Graduation Brunch in the W11 Main Dining Room. We will be celebrating not only the seniors but also Deacon's Augustine's last Mass at MIT. Please RSVP here<https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8> to gauge how much food to get.

Moreover, if you're graduating, join us at the Seniors dinner on Thursday May 14th at 5 PM in the DEN (3-108) to hang out and enjoy with your fellow classmates. You can RSVP in the same form as above<https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8>.
We're excited to celebrate you with the rest of the community!

In Christ, through Mary,
The Fellowship team

RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/CL6q9je1rwgFPUQk8


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From mmedas at mit.edu  Thu May 14 07:49:34 2026
From: mmedas at mit.edu (Michael Medas)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:49:34 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] TODAY - Holy Day of Obligation
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TODAY Holy Day of Obligation - Masses at 12:05pm & 5:15pm

The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus, celebrated forty days after Easter, commemorates the moment when the risen Christ, in the sight of his apostles, ascended bodily into heaven (Acts 1:9-11). It marks the completion of His earthly mission and the beginning of His exaltation at the right hand of the Father, where he intercedes for us as our eternal High Priest. The Ascension is a reminder that heaven is our true home and that Jesus, fully God and fully human, has gone before us to prepare a place for us in the Father?s house.

Blessings and peace,

Fr Michael

Reverend Michael B. Medas, MSW
Catholic Chaplain | Director of Catholic Ministry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W11-012
40 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139



?Jesus loves you always, even when you don?t feel worthy.
When not accepted by others, even by yourself sometimes,
He is the one who always accepts you.  Only believe, you are precious to Him.
Bring all you are suffering to His feet, only open your heart to be loved by Him as you are.
He will do the rest.?  Saint Mother Teresa

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From v_medina at mit.edu  Sun May 17 08:00:00 2026
From: v_medina at mit.edu (Victor Medina)
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000
Subject: [TCCM] TCC May 17 Bulletin
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Hi Friends,


I hope finals are going well! This is the last bulletin until next semester. Graduates, you will be missed dearly.

Here is the bulletin for the week beginning on May 17, 2026, The Seventh Sunday of Easter.

TODAY -Sunday, 5/17/2026:
Mass will be held at 9:30am & 5:00pm (no 1:00pm.)

Mass on Wednesday 5/20/2026 will be held at 12:05pm (instead of 7:30pm).

Weekday Masses end on 5/20/2026 and will resume in the Fall.

Summer Mass Schedule:
May 24 through August 30, 2026:  Sunday Mass at 10:00am
September 6, 2026: Sunday Masses at 10:00am & 5:00pm

Confession:
Summer schedule - Sundays 11:30am -12:30pm.

Regular Sunday Mass schedule:
resumes on September 13, 2026: Masses at 9:30am, 1:00pm and 5:00pm

Adoration:
The last Adoration for this academic year will be held at 5/19 at 9pm.
Summer schedule: Tuesdays at 7-8pm starting on 6/9 till 9/1/2026.


Recurring Events:

Rosary: Fridays at 6:30pm. Look out for more info to come

Spaghetti Suppers: Friday at 7:00pm. Look out for more info to come

Back Bay Mobile Soup Kitchen Tuesday (6:30pm at Target in Central Square)- contact cjohnsto at mit.edu<mailto:cjohnsto at mit.edu> for more info


MITCatholic LinkedIn Group:

Scan the QR code in bulletin or see: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12783224



Slack Workspace:

*Event rooms and times are subject to change, see TCC Slack channel for the most up to date information. If you would like to get invited to the Slack workspace, please fill out the ?Get Involved? form at: https://mitcatholic.org/get-connected#connect-form



Sincerely in Christ,

Victor Medina

tcc-webmaster at mit.ed<mailto:tcc-webmaster at mit.edu>u

[Logo  Description automatically generated with medium confidence]<https://mitcatholic.org/>

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