SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Saying goodbye to loved ones is often very hard. This is especially true when that goodbye may be a final one. St. John has several chapters in his Gospel dedicated to Jesus saying goodbye to his disciples just before his passion and death on the cross. As we have over the past two Sundays, we hear again in today’s Gospel a portion of that final discourse, and it summarizes his teaching while also expressing his concern that they be prepared for his absence. Jesus’ aim is to convince the disciples […]
ORDINATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Yesterday, Archbishop Nelson Pérez ordained eight men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at our Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul. Our Deacon David Wang was ordained with them and will begin serving here in the Archdiocese when he starts his new appointment on 1 July.
Deacon David recently joined the St. Charles Borromeo ordination class of 2026 pictured above which includes those men who will be ordained on Saturday as well as over the next few weeks for the Dioceses of Allentown, Arlington, Bridgeport, Harrisburg and Lincoln […]
Mother’s Day/The Ascension of the Lord/Catholic Home Missions
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers of the parish and the mothers of all our parishioners! We all know how important our mothers have been to us as we grew up and so we join with our nation in honoring them today. We celebrate the great gift that God has given us in calling families to share in his creative work, especially through the loving care of their children. As we have done in the past, we will be making baby bottles available for you to […]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – First Communion
Again, congratulations to you boys and girls who are to receive our Lord in Holy Communion for the first time in just a few minutes; I’m sure you’re really excited. You girls look so pretty in your white dresses and you boys look very handsome, too! Do you know why so many of you are wearing white today? When was the first time many of you wore white to church? You don’t remember it, but for most of you it was when your parents and godparents brought you to church […]
The Month of Mary and Altar Servers
It’s hard to believe that it’s already May, especially with the cool weather we’ve been having! As you surely know, this month is traditionally dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church. As Pope Paul VI expressed so well in his encyclical entitled the Month of May, this is the “month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady,” and it is the occasion for a “moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world […]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
We all know that Jesus speaks of himself as the Good Shepherd. We hear him do it again in today’s Gospel. But, what do you know about shepherding sheep? If you’re like me, probably very little. One of the interesting things to know about shepherding sheep, as opposed to herding cattle, is that, unlike cattle, who are best moved along from behind, sheep prefer to be led. And, in our Lord’s time, almost all families had a little flock of sheep, along with a plot of land where they would […]