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VOL. 125 - NO. 35 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 27, 2021 $.35 A COPY Mayor Janey Announces Indoor Mask Mandate for City of Boston Mayor Kim Janey announced “We know that masks work two to wear a mask or face Mayor Janey’s new face cov- Boston is one of the most face masks will be required in best when everyone wears one. covering: ering order builds on the City’s vaccinated large cities in the all indoor public settings in Requiring masks indoors is a • Whenever they are indoors ongoing efforts to address the country, with over 68 percent the City of Boston, as part of proactive public health measure on the premises of a business, COVID-19 Delta Variant. The of residents having at least one a Five-Point Plan for the Delta to limit transmission of the club, place of assembly or other Five Point Plan for the Delta shot. In the last two weeks, Variant. The public health Delta variant, boost the public place that is open to members Variant includes: nearly 8,000 residents got their order, issued by the Boston confi dence in our businesses of the public, including but 1. Equitable vaccine and fi rst dose of the vaccine. By the Public Health Commission, and venues, and protect the not limited to retail establish- booster access end of August, all City employ- is effective at 8:00 a.m. on residents of our city who are too ments, restaurants, bars, per- 2. Vaccine mandate for city ees, contractors, and volunteers Friday, August 27th in the City young for vaccination.” formance venues, social clubs, workers will be required to verify their of Boston. The City is imple- “The Delta variant continues event spaces, and municipal 3. New HVAC investments for vaccination status through a menting this proactive public to create an additional chal- buildings. schools secure centralized digital portal. health plan to mitigate commu- lenge to stopping the spread of Face coverings may be 4. Mask mandate for schools Mayor Janey has also com- nity transmission of the Delta COVID-19 in our community,” removed when actively eating and city buildings mitted $30 million to improve variant, ahead of the arrival of said Rita Nieves, the Interim or drinking. Masks must be 5. New mask mandate in all heating, ventilation, and air more than 50,000 college stu- Executive Director of the Boston worn for all other indoor activi- public spaces conditioning in Boston Public dents from across the country Public Health Commission. ties, including ordering at a “Boston’s fi ve-point plan for School buildings. The wide- and a return to school for more “Wearing a mask indoors along bar or dancing. Masks are also the Delta variant places vac- ranging HVAC installations than 50,000 Boston Public with getting more people vacci- required in gyms. The order cination and prevention at and upgrades will be performed Schools students. Most of the nated will offer more protection does not apply to gatherings the center of our COVID-19 throughout the coming school 100,000 children who live in the to all our residents, includ- in private residences when response,” said Mayor Janey. year. City of Boston are too young to ing children under 12 and no compensation is paid, pri- “I ask that every resident of The new mask requirement be eligible for vaccination. those who are not able to get vate buildings that are inac- Boston do their part to keep our was welcomed by leaders of “There is nothing more impor- vaccinated.” cessible to the public, places of city safe. Get vaccinated, wear the healthcare and arts sectors tant than Boston’s safe recov- Through an order from worship, private work spaces your mask, wash your hands, that have been among the most ery, reopening, and renewal the Boston Public Health inaccessible to the public, and get tested, especially if you impacted by the COVID-19 from the ongoing COVID-19 Commission, the City of Boston or performers who maintain have traveled, are experienc- pandemic. pandemic,” said Mayor Janey. will require all people over age six feet of distance from their ing symptoms, or have been audience. exposed to the virus.” (Continued on Page 5) News Briefs 100th Anniversary of the by Sal Giarratani Feast of Santa Lucia Biden Forcing Vax Mandate Cardinal Sean O’Malley cel- The Biden White House has wasted no time this past ebrated Mass in honor of the Monday after the FDA gave full approval to Pfi zer’s 100th Anniversary of the Feast COVID-19 vaccine. Biden now urges businesses, of Santa Lucia and the 102nd organizations, and governments to make the vaccine Anniversary of Saint Anthony mandatory for workers. at St. Leonard Port Maurice Biden stated, “If you’re a business leader, a state or Church in the North End of local leader who has been waiting for full FDA approval Boston on Sunday the 22nd of to require vaccinations, I call on you to do that ... it August. Saint Anthony Society makes only sense to require a vaccine to stop the spread and many devotees were in of COVID-19.” attendance. Moderna’s vaccine is expected to get full approval The opening ceremonies within weeks. and procession of the 100th What About Those Anniversary of Santa Lucia will be held on Thursday, “I Love NY Commercials??? August 25th at 5:00 p.m., on As New York City is inviting tourists to return to the Endicott Street. Father Michael Big Apple and enjoy a vacation trip there, things are Della Penna, Pastor of Saint still far from hunky-dory in NYC to date. Leonard’s Parish will lead Earlier this week, a man was fatally shot and another the Society in the opening wounded at an auto shop. Also, an innocent bystander Ceremonies and Exposition and heading home to New Jersey was struck by a stray bul- blessing of the statue of Santa let just outside Penn Station caught in the middle of an Lucia and devotees. accompanied by Italian street thank you to Fr. Michael Della argument outside the NJ Transit commuter entrance. The Statue of Santa Lucia bands, drum & bugle corps, Penna that has a special love Many think the transit bureau is wasting a lot of will then be brought in Grand fl ower girls and color guard. from all North End residents advertising cash at the moment by airing commercials Solemn Procession through We thank all who attended who is very attentive to our when you fi nd few willing to risk their lives having “fun” the streets of the North End the services, and a special needs. in New York City. U.S. Embassy Staff Decry Kabul Chaos Staff members at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul are “deeply disheartened” by America’s blotched evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, and one staffer said they would rather “die under the Taliban bullet” than get crushed to death trying to get to the airport. (Continued on Page 4) POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQ., EAST BOSTON Tues. 10:00 AM-3:00 PM; Thurs. 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Call 617-227-8929 for more information PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, AUGUST 27, 2021 Saint Lydia Purpuraria Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari Nostra Saint Lydia was born during house to see and encourage the fi rst century in Thyatira, a the believers gathered there. A weekly column highlighting some town famous for its dye works in Saint Paul and his compan- of the more interesting aspects of our Asia Minor. Not much is known ions in Philippi stayed with her ancestry...our lineage...our roots. about her life. The second part until their departure, through of her name “Purpuraria” was Amphipolis and Apollonia, to not really her name, but she Thessalonica. Lydia served the THE MAN OF ROME is called this because it means Lord through her gift of hospi- “merchant of purple.” In the tality by welcoming others into Bible (Acts 16:12-30), we are her home. told she was Saint Paul’s fi rst Patron Saint of cloth dyers, convert to the Christian faith the Feast Day of Saint Lydia in the colonial Roman city of Purpuraria is August 3rd Philippi (Acts 16:11-15), located It took thousands of mol- in the district of Macedonia, lusks to make only an ounce making Lydia also the first of dye. Because of this, purple documented European convert cloth was rare and expensive, of Saint Paul. it was worn only by royalty She was so excited about and rich and important people. Paul’s message that she and her Dealing in luxury goods, Lydia entire household were baptized would have owned a big house and then she invited Paul and and had the means to support his companions to stay at her the Christian cause. Lydia home. Lydia was a woman of spacious enough to welcome Purpuraria made a good living hospitality, a woman of faith. guests and to use her home as and she was generous with her As a successful merchant, a Christian center, where others earnings and now two thousand she most likely had a home would gather for the Holy Mass years later, we are still grateful and prayer. After Paul and Silas for her kindness and the color were released from prison, they purple, which helped start the LEGAL NOTICE went immediately to Lydia’s spread of Christianity. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Faustulus (to the right of picture) discovers Romulus and The Trial Court Remus with the she-wolf and woodpecker.