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Know Your Fellow Parishioner: Gerard Burton
Altar server Gerard Burton is known for the extraordinary grace that he brings to his role. He would rather call it a humble effort to return through worship a little of what God lavishes on the world. “When I think of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit,” he said, “I just think of everything beautiful that they have created. So Mass is a beautiful way to give back.” Altar serving is also a means for Gerard to honor the…
The Little Sisters of the Poor Campaign: ‘A Million Families, a Million Rosaries’
During Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution, Our Lady said to Sister Lucia, “When a million families pray the rosary, the revolution will end.” The Little Sisters of the Poor are launching a campaign against the coronavirus. After much prayer and contemplation about the coronavirus Mother General, Mother Maria del Monte Auxiliadora wrote to the whole Congregation at the end of March, “I suggest that we launch a ‘campaign’ on a global scale, a veritable ‘blitz’ on heaven, through the intercession of…
Coronavirus: Bishop Sullivan Extends Closure of Catholic Schools to May 15th
On Saturday, March 14th, 2020, Bishop Sullivan announced the closure of all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Camden effective Monday, March 16th, 2020, in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Given the current situation at hand and Governor Phil Murphy’s extension of the school’s closure, the Bishop has decided to keep Catholic schools closed until at least May 15th, 2020. Bishop Sullivan, along with Diocesan and Catholic Schools staff, will continue to monitor the situation closely…
Archdiocese of Turin to Live Stream Shroud of Turin Display on Holy Saturday
Archbishop Nosiglia, announcing the display, said he received “thousands and thousands” of messages “asking me if, in this time of grave difficulty we are going through, it would be possible to pray this Holy Week before the shroud” and ask God “the grace to defeat evil as he did, trusting in the goodness and mercy of God”. On Holy Saturday, as we Christians contemplate Jesus lying in the tomb, Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia will lead a liturgy of prayer and contemplation…
The Miraculous Crucifix: How it Saved Rome and Could Save the World Today
Written by Marion Buondonno For those of us who were glued to our computers on March 27 when Pope Francis gave the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing, I would assume you witnessed the Pope bow and pray before the crucifix that was outside in St. Peters Square. But did you know this was a very special crucifix known as the Miraculous Crucifix? It was moved from its home at St. Marcellus Church to St. Peters Square for the Pope’s Blessing. The story…
Announcing St. Damien Parish Mass Live Streams
Amidst one of the most troubling times in modern history, St. Damien Parish is happy to announce that we will begin live streaming some of our Masses and services beginning this weekend. We have created a streaming setup that will give viewers at home the same impression that they are, in fact, present at Mass despite watching through their computer screen. Our Schedule At this time, we plan to live stream our weekend Mass (either Saturday evening or Sunday morning)…