VOL. 121 - NO. 49 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 8, 2017 $.35 A COPY Santa Greets Some North End Elves REMEMBER • UNDERSTAND • HONOR at Annual Tree Lighting DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE DECEMBER 7, 1941 WE WILL NEVER FORGET News Briefs by Sal Giarratani Trump’s Pocahontas Jab Plain Stupid Christmas Tree at Hanover What amazes me about Donald Trump is how he got and Cross Streets in Boston's so rich being so apparently stupid at times. The latest North End, sponsored by White House gathering honoring World War II Navajo North End Beautification Code Talkers was not the place to make a joke at the Committee expense of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren; but yet that is (Photos by Michele Morgan) (Photo by Matt Conti) just what he did and, of course, it backfi red. What else is new in this department? Warren’s reaction was also pretty condescending and oozing in self-righteousness. She called the term used a City Council Passes Bring Your Own Bag Ordinance racial slur. Trump didn’t use the term in that manner, At the November 29th Boston City Council ultimately getting tangled up in the equipment he was just trying to get under Warren’s skin, which I meeting, Councilors unanimously passed an our recycling contractor uses every day. We as think is a waste of time for a president to do. ordinance sponsored by Councilor Matt taxpayers are spending money cleaning up Whether we think Warren lied about her Native O’Malley and Council President Michelle fl imsy plastic bags that are littering our American background or not, I personally think passing Wu aimed at reducing plastic bag litter in neighborhoods and are terrible for the oneself off as a fake Native American is about as racist neighborhoods and increasing environment,” said Council as one can be! Calling her Pocahontas does no good. reusable bags. President Wu. “This ordinance He needs to stick to his script and stop letting Warren The legislation would ban balances the need to address bother him so much. flimsy, single-use checkout an environmental concern This was a gathering honoring those World War II bags at retail establishments, with considerations for small heroes from the Navajo tribe who helped defeat the Axis so that stores would instead businesses and consumers. Powers in WWII. It was not about Trump or Warren. offer recyclable, reusable, or During the next year, we will Trump Insults Brits compostable bags at checkout. be reaching out to organiza- President Donald Trump is at times, too many times it These paper bags or thicker tions and communities in every seems, his own worst enemy. Recently, he took a jab at reusable plastic bags must be neighborhood to make sure Britain and Prime Minister Theresa May by re-tweeting offered for at least a 5-cent fee that all Bostonians know what a video put out by Britain First showing just how sav- kept by the stores in order to changes this makes and have age Radical Islam is. He didn’t vet the videos, just sent help small businesses offset access to free reusable bags.” them out. May took offense to it and Trump once again transition costs. Bags without The ordinance now goes to became the center of the story. His press secretary said handles would not be subject to Mayor Walsh for his approval. even if the videos in question weren’t real, what they a fee, so that small paper bags such The provisions would take effect show is real. Can I tell you whatever Sarah Huckabee as those used by pharmacies to hold medication one year after that approval, in order to have Sanders is being paid, she is greatly underpaid for the bottles, would not be charged. Customers would time for community outreach, education about fi x-up work she has to constantly do. be able to opt out of all fees by bringing their the new policy, and distribution of some free own bags. reusable bags to seniors and others who need (Continued on Page 10) “We all see fl imsy plastic bags left on our streets them. Fifty-nine other cities and towns in and stuck in our streets and storm drains, pol- Massachusetts already have similar plastic bag luting our waterways and green spaces, and legislation in place. 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Both generosity to a remarkably good job. The cost of his banquets parents passed the poor, two Roman citizenship was was always restricted to away when hundred of granted to the citizens of the limits prescribed by Juan and his sister Mary were whom he fed every day. He many communities in the ancient Roman law and young. The two children were was greatly aided in this by provinces, while for other he personally inspected raised by their uncle, whose a little donkey that he sent provinces, he remitted food trays that were last name was Macias, which through Lima. He had a the tribute that they brought in by the caterers the children took as their own. small sign put on it asking were required to pay to to insure full value for his Juan was trained by his uncle for donations for the poor. Rome. money. to be a shepherd. The donkey, knowing his There were no great Other of his civic reforms While attending Mass at the route perfectly, would travel wars during the reign of forbade overloaded wagons age of sixteen, Juan met a through the streets and come Hadrian and any confl icts entrance into the city as Dominican Friar who made a back with donations for the that did arise were quickly well as anyone riding on deep impression on him and poor. resolved and treated as horseback. The public he began to consider the pos- At the priory, Macías’ life minor uprisings. This was, baths were reserved sibility of entering religious life was fi lled with fervent prayer, of course, attributed to the for invalids during the and becoming a Dominican. At frequent penance, and char- emperor’s keen intellect fi rst eight hours of each the age of twenty-fi ve, Macias ity. As a result of his austerity, and diplomatic genius. day, poor but honest then started working with a he fell ill, yet he continued to He was greatly admired persons were enriched wealthy businessman who care for other sick and needy by the soldiers because of in some small way, and offered him an opportunity to as they waited at the friary his interest in the army those who engaged in travel to South America. He gates. and liberal attitude toward dishonest practices were set out for the Americas in Macias preferred to spend them. He removed the treated like scum. Foreign 1610. After several stops, in- more time in solitude and con- king who was imposed cults were despised, cluding one in Quito, Ecuador, templation than engaging in upon the Parthians by but ancient Roman cus- he eventually arrived in Lima, conversational activities with Trajan; therefore, they toms were scrupulously Perú, where he would remain others, but he was asked to always looked upon observed. Roman knights for the rest of his life. maintain his position as the Hadrian as their friend. were put in charge of all On January 23, 1623, Ma- priory’s porter, which he held He also removed a military imperial correspondence as cias entered the Dominican for over twenty years, going governor who was placed well as incoming petitions Priory of St. Mary Magdalene against his natural inclina- in Lima. He entered as a lay tions of solitude. He died of in Armenia and permitted envoys to humbly beg for his addressed to the emperor and brother, a non-ordained friar natural causes in 1645. the Armenians to select their friendship. he always performed the duties who, instead of preaching, John Macias was canonized own king. Additionally, he Hadrian maintained a strict that were reserved for him would do the manual labor in 1975 by Pope Paul VI. The relieved the tribute which discipline in the civic life of the as Pontifex Maximus (high necessary in the monastery. Feast of Saint John Macias is Trajan had imposed upon the day and it almost equaled that priest).