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My Dear Parishioners, On Monday we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary. We will also be offering special prayers after the morning Masses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We call this a Triduum to St. Joseph. The word Triduum simply refers to three special days. Usually it is used when speaking…

My Dear Parishioners, This week we will honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland on his Feast day, Friday March 17, 2023. Archbishop Nelson Perez, grants a dispensation to all Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from the obligation to abstain from meat on the Memorial of Saint Patrick this year. (Enjoy your…

My Dear Parishioners, As we are now in the season of Lent, I want to encourage all parishioners to reflect on their sinfulness, repent of their sins, and go to the Sacrament of Penance. When you do, you might notice a slight change in the words of Absolution used by the priest. In the ongoing…

My Dear Parishioners, I hope that you have a spiritually satisfying and beneficial Lent. The experience of giving something up for Lent is an experience of penance and it is one type of fasting, but the goal is not to punish us, but rather to make us more aware. It should help us experience our…

My Dear Parishioners, In preparation for our celebration of Ash Wednesday, please bring in your old palm from years past so that we may burn it to make the ashes that will be blessed and  distributed  next  week  on February 22nd. The wicker basket is in the back hallway behind the church by the large…

My Dear Parishioners, Today we launch the 2023 Catholic Charities Appeal: Giving Hope to All 2023. The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of  Philadelphia’s  single  most important annual fundraising initiative, and we’re counting on your support. This year, the Catholic Charities Appeal will be a channel of hope for tens of thousands of people…

My Dear Parishioners, Happy Catholic Schools Week! Thank you to Mrs. Durkin, our principal, and all of her teachers, staff, and volunteers. Thank you also to our parishioners.   Without  your support of Catholic education, we could not fulfill this part of our mission as church. Our school is a real blessing to our families. It…

My Dear Parishioners, Next week we celebrate our annual Catholic Schools Week. This is a special time when we acknowledge and celebrate all the blessings we have at St. Joseph/St. Robert School. This includes our terrific students, excellent principal, talented faculty, hardworking administration and staff, and generous volunteers. Our School is a true community where…

My Dear Parishioners, Happy New Year! I hope that you had a peaceful celebration of Christmas and the New Year. I also want to thank all those who made our celebrations as beautiful as they were.   I especially want to thank our musicians, vocalists and all those in the Music Ministry, our Lectors and Extraordinary…

My Dear Parishioners, Happy New Year! Today we honor Mary as the Mother of God and also our Mother. She holds a special place in heaven and in the Church. Her yes to God teaches all of us of our need to say yes to God. Her perseverance in spite of difficulty and obstacles is…