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My Dear Parishioners, It was a very different and difficult experience celebrating Mass last Sunday, without a congregation.  I know how painful it must have been for you to be away from the Mass and receiving the Eucharist.  If nothing else, this coronavirus is giving us all a “wake-up” call to not take for granted…

Now entirely online, we are still proceeding with the Rosary Rally and important sharing of our new initiative that will mobilize more effectively the laity to build a culture vocations. All this lead by Archbishop Perez who will also be praying for an end to the pandemic. Please join us. https://heedthecall.org/rosaryrally/  

My Dear Parishioners, My prayers are with you and your families as a nation we weather the storm that is the “corona virus.” The archdiocese issued the following press release on Tuesday of this week: Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has suspended all public Masses in the Archdiocese of…

The Scone Sale for this weekend has been postponed- Bakers and buyers alike should know the sale will take place another weekend.

My Dear Parishioners, On Thursday we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary.  We will also be offering special prayers after the morning Masses on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  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, Next week we will be celebrating our annual Triduum to St. Joseph.  We invite all to join us for the 8:00 Morning Mass followed by some special prayers to St. Joseph on Tuesday, March 17th, Wednesday, March 18th, and Thursday, March 19th.  By the way, since Thursday is a Solemnity for the…

My Dear Parishioners, While we have a new archbishop in Philadelphia, his predecessor, Archbishop Chaput communicated some information regarding fast and abstinence in Lent and also the special collection for the Military Archdiocese (this special collection will take place next weekend, March 7/8) that he wished to be communicated to you.   May God Bless…

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…

My Dear Parishioners, As we prepare for the season of Lent (Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 26th), we are collecting your old blessed palm branches.  As you probably know, they will be burned in order to make the ashes that will be used for the start of the Lenten season.  Please place your palm branches…