The Gospel at our Sunday Liturgies for the next month will feature the Bread of Life Discourse from the sixth chapter of the Holy Gospel According to St. John. The Bread of Life Discourse is a gradual unfolding of Jesus inaugurating a new Passover into a new Promised Land. The Discourse begins with the miraculous feeding of the multitude followed… Read More »the Bread of Life Discourse
While the Church was there first, St. Rose of Lima Church is at the head of the Blue Route and at the arc of Interstate 95 as it connects with I-476. So technically, the Tabernacle of the Church is at the crossroads of two interstate highways. The roads lead to the Tabernacle and they extend from it. A beautiful depiction… Read More »Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene
The 10th National Eucharistic Congress, in Indianapolis, an opportunity to experience a profound personal renewal through the power of Christ’s love begins this Wednesday, 17 July and concludes next Sunday, 21 July. Recall that the National Eucharistic Procession brought the Real Presence of Jesus into communities throughout the country, culminating in Indianapolis. Thus, the Congress is designed as a new… Read More »National Eucharistic Procession
We have just closed the fiscal year and we are halfway through the calendar year. Our Mass attendance participation as well as our collection totals continue to increase. A marked increase has been noted in our On-line Giving program. Thank you for your generosity and prayerful support of our parish. Your love, loyalty, and dedication to our beloved community is… Read More »Thank you for your generosity and prayerful support of our parish
Blessings for this first week of July and for your July Fourth activities. May God bless us in his kindness and pour out his saving wisdom upon us. The following is an excerpt from the Litany for Liberty from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For the freedom to love / For the freedom to believe / For the… Read More »Litany for Liberty
Six months until Christmas! Tomorrow, 24 June is the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. We just began the summer season, but the days are growing shorter. St. John the Baptist refers to this when he ponders about the relationship between himself and his cousin, Jesus: “He must increase while I must decrease.” Thus, the Solemnity of… Read More »The Beauty of Cousins
John Joseph Ellis, Jr. and four of his classmates were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Saturday, 8 June at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The Rite of Ordination includes the promise of respect and obedience as well as the resolve to live a life of humble charity, steadfast faith, prayerfulness, and a… Read More »Congrats Deacon John Ellis Jr.
Graduation for our Notre Dame de Lourdes students will be this Wednesday evening with Mass at 6 p.m. Congratulations to our students and their families and best wishes as you embark on your secondary schools. Blessings to our administration, faculty and staff at Notre Dame de Lourdes School for the comprehensive lessons you impart to our young parishioners. Congratulations to… Read More »Graduation 2024!
The National Eucharistic Congress will be conducted at Indianapolis from 17 July through 21 July. The Congress is the highlight of the four-year National Eucharistic Revival which began in 2022. In preparation for the Congress a National Eucharistic Procession is underway. The Eucharistic Procession began earlier this month in four locations – California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Texas. These processions began… Read More »Priorities for Next Generation Parish
Thank you all for your prayerful well-wishes, support, and encouragement for the 25th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. Our liturgy of Pentecost on 18 May was a beautiful celebration of the advocacy of the Holy Spirit. Thank you to our deacons, lectors, music ministry, servers, sextons, church decorators, and rectory staff who made the occasion so special and… Read More »MDW ’24!