One of the most important issues for the future of Catholic schools is the passage school voucher legislation. This legislation will allow parents to choose which schools to support with their tax dollars. This will …
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The Feast of the Ascension, Thursday May 17, is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Masses will be held at 7 am (St. Mary of the Assumption) and 6 pm (St. Lucy).
This Feast celebrates Jesus’ Glorious Ascension into Heaven after spending 40 days on earth after His Resurrection. It also marks the last phase of the Easter season where the Church focuses on fervent prayer for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
We invite members of St. Lucy’s and St. Josaphat’s to join us for traditional Catholic devotions including the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy. We will focus on the future presence of the Catholic Church …
Taize Prayer—Join us for an evening of quiet prayer in the tradition of the Taize Monastic Community. It is a beautiful meditative prayer experience. Check out www.taize.fr for more information. Meetings are on the second …
Thank You!! North Light Community Center extends a grateful thank you to the parishioners of St. Mary’s for the generous donations of groceries to the Friends in Supplying Help (F.I.S.H.) program. Your gifts have make …
Teen Uprise, the Christian non-profit organization for at-risk teens, is currently housed in the Neumann Room in St. Mary’s Parish Center. This summer, Teen Uprise, will be holding a series of flea markets to raise …
This week’s readings tell the story of Jesus healing a leper.
In the Gospel reading, Jesus heals a leper. In touching the leper, Jesus makes himself ritually unclean. That is part of the reason why Jesus …
This week marked the end of the consultation period for the Manayunk Parish merger process. Here is a report of what we have done with this time to give input to the Archdiocese about the …
This week, we read about Job’s sufferingand are challenged to reflect on our own expectations for life.
The first reading is from the book of Job. In this section of the reading, Job is realizing that …
13-Week GriefShare—This program features biblical, Christ-centered teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. The DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts and real-life stories of people, followed by …
The readings for this week present Jesus’ encounter with a person possessed by a demon.
· In this Gospel, Jesus casts out a demon from an afflicted person.
· This raises the question of the existence of evil …
THE ROMAN MISSAL 3RD EDITION—Here is some information to assist everyone in understanding the revised translation and – in particular – changes in the Confiteor and the Gloria.
Confiteor (“I confess…”) One of the three options …
The year-long study of the Catholic School system by the Blue Ribbon Commission announced its results on January 6. The commission has recommended that St. Bridget’s Catholic School close and merge with Holy Child.
We can …
The readings for this week – the third Sunday of Ordinary Time – invites us to reflect on our call to preach the Gospel.
In this week’s first reading, we have the story of Jonah.
Jonah is …
The readings for this week – the third Sunday of Ordinary Time – invites us to reflect on our call to preach the Gospel.
This week’s readings present people who are called by God to do …
The readings for this week invite us to reflect on Mary’s role in the mysteries of the Incarnation.
Why a baby? Jesus Christ, who is God, comes as a little baby. Why?
A baby is something we …
On January 8 after the 6 PM Mass, parishioners from Manayunk parishes gathered for prayer. We wanted to pray for wisdom and peace in the discernment process for merging the five parishes of Manayunk.
Some of …
The readings for this week invite us to reflect on Mary’s role in the mysteries of the Incarnation.
In the first reading, we read how God wants Aaron and the other priests to bless the people.
God …
Weekly Mass with Archbishop Chaput at the Cathedral—all are invited! Archbishop Chaput hears Confession and celebrates Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul each Sunday. All can come, but young adults are …
EVER CONSIDER THE PRIESTHOOD? I would like to personally invite any young men to consider the following vocation discernment programs:
For men ages 21-31 – FRATERNITY OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY - A prayer group for those …
Check out this great coverage of the Camp Acaraho at Holy Child Catholic School.
Great job Cyndi Manley, all the counselors and campers!
