By the time you are reading this, I will be with the group of thirty-nine from our parish and other parishes from the Diocese of Greensburg doing the pilgrimage to the holy sites of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Our Lady of Lourdes in France and Our Lady of Montserrat in Spain. Please pray for us, for our safety and for a blessed journey. We will be praying for you, too, as we move from one holy site to the other. We will remember you and offer your intentions in our masses and ask that your prayers be granted through the intercession of Our Lady.
Our pilgrimage will be from July 6th-16th. If there is anyone who would still like to have his/her intentions to be included, you can email them to me at: rmaquinana@dioceseofgreensburg.org.
Masses will be celebrated on the following dates at different holy sites:
July 8th – 5:00 P.M. – Fatima Sanctuary – Chapel of Angel of Peace in Portugal
July 10th – 10:00 A.M. – Carmelitas Descalzos Church – Salamanca in Spain
July 13th – 8:00 A.M. – Sanctuary of Lourdes – Saint Anne Chapel in France
July 15th – 9:45 A.M. – St. Eulalia Crypt – Barcelona Cathedral in Spain
In my absence, Fr. John Euker and Fr. Raphael Glinkowski will cover for me for masses and other sacramental needs.
The recitation of the holy rosary, as we continue to honor Our Lady of Fatima’s 100 year Anniversary, will be on July 13th, at 6:00 P.M., at Fr. Dom’s Prayer Garden. Betty Lou Nemcek will lead the rosary.
On the other hand, this Sunday, the Diocese of Greensburg presents the Parish Youth Honors to all senior high school students who have shown an active participation in their respective parishes, whether in the parish life or parish youth ministry program. Bishop Malesic will celebrate a Eucharistic liturgy at 3:00 P.M., at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, to recognize these young people.
From our parish, we have three honorees and they are: Julie Cepec, Katherine Zingaro, Zachary Zeppuhar. We congratulate them for the award received from the Diocese of Greensburg. We wish them all the best as they prepare to attend college.