▁A . ▁H ark ins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁Patrick ▁H ark ins , ▁ ▁an ▁Irish ▁imm igr ant , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Margaret . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁on ▁T rem ont ▁Street ▁and ▁a ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁Qu in cy . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 9 – 6 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁College ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁Holy ▁Cross , ▁he ▁went ▁abroad ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁further ed ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁English ▁College , ▁Dou ai ▁and ▁at ▁É glise ▁Saint - S ulp ice , ▁Paris . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁H ark ins ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁studying ▁the ology ▁and ▁canon ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Greg or ian ▁University ▁in ▁Rome , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁cur ate ▁at ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁in ▁S alem ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Mary , ▁Queen ▁of ▁apost les ). ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁past or ▁of ▁St . ▁Mal achi ▁Church , ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Massachusetts ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 6 – 8 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁past or ▁of ▁St . ▁James ▁Church ▁in ▁Boston ▁( then ▁the ▁largest ▁parish ▁in