Triduum to St. Joseph

My Dear Parishioners, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Although the liturgical feast is superseded by the Fifth Sunday of Lent, we can still honor this favorite saint of many. This week we honor two great saints in the Church’s canon. St. Patrick, the Patron saint of Ireland today (Sunday) and on Tuesday we honor our parish…

Welcome Bishop Keith Chylinski

My Dear Parishioners, This week we welcome one of the newly ordained Auxiliary Bishops of Philadelphia, Bishop Keith Chylinski as he administers the sacrament of Confirmation to 13 of our young people on Thursday. Please keep the young people and their families in your prayers. We pray that they will open their hearts to receive…

Triduum to St. Joseph

My Dear Parishioners, In two weeks we will be celebrating our annual Triduum to St. Joseph. We invite all to join us for the St. Joseph prayers after all the Masses Sunday thru Tuesday, March 17 – 19. Your Triduum envelopes with your prayer intentions will be under the statue of St. Joseph by the…

Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese

My Dear Parishioners, On March 7, 2024 Archbishop Perez will ordain three Philadelphia priests as Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese. This has never happened in all my time in Philadelphia. It is very exciting for our local church. Our 2024 Confirmation class will be the first class ever confirmed by Bishop-elect Chylinski. In case you…

FAQ’s about Lent

My Dear Parishioners, I hope that you will 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…

Ash Wednesday and the Start of Lent

My Dear Parishioners, On Wednesday February 14th we will celebrate Ash Wednesday. We will have Masses at 8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. All 3 Masses will have the distribution of ashes. While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, it is the official start to the Lenten Season which is…

2024 Catholic Charities Appeal: Giving Hope to All 2024

My Dear Parishioners, Today we launch the 2024 Catholic Charities Appeal: Giving Hope to All 2024. The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of  Philadelphia’s  single  most important annual fundraising initiative, and we’re counting on your support to reach our Archdiocesan goal of $10 million. This year, the Catholic Charities Appeal will be a channel…

Parish Mission Statement

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…

Celebrate Our Annual Catholic Schools Week

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…

Liturgical Season of Ordinary Time

My Dear Parishioners, We began the Liturgical Season known as Ordinary Time this past Tuesday. The Universal Norms for the General Instruction of the Roman Missal states: “Besides the times of the year that have their own distinctive character, there remains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of…
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