PASTOR'S PAGE
Very Reverend John D. Byrnes, JV, JCL
Dear Parish Family,
Above is the Calendar for the Season of Lent 2023. The Church invites us to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. As we enter this holy season, please refer to it for a schedule of the Lenten prayer, education and service opportunities within our parish.
ur Annual Mission in honor of Our Lady of Loretto is THIS WEEK from March 19–23 at 7PM each evening, Sunday thru Thursday.
Please welcome Rev. Fr. Michael A. Caridi, STL, St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Diocese of Pittsburgh, who will be the Mission Director and Homilist each night.
Please welcome Rev. Fr. Michael A. Caridi, STL, St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Diocese of Pittsburgh, who will be the Mission Director and Homilist each night.
Our next Parish Pastoral Council Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023. We will meet in the Basilica Hall at 6:30PM
Easter Visits to the Homebound- I will be visiting all of our homebound parishioners, celebrating the sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick, Confession and Holy Communion during the remainder of Lent and the upcoming Easter Season. If you know of a homebound person, not currently on our list, who would like a visit, please call the parish office. We have reorganized our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who will begin their service in May! Thank you for the great response to this ministry!!!MORE TO COME!!!
33 Days to Morning Glory...is a retreat which concludes with a Consecration to Jesus through Mary this Mother’s Day! Call the parish office to reserve your free book. The books will be distributed at the first session on April 3rd. If you are choosing to do the home retreat, then you may pick up your book in the parish office on April 3rd.
Easter Visits to the Homebound- I will be visiting all of our homebound parishioners, celebrating the sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick, Confession and Holy Communion during the remainder of Lent and the upcoming Easter Season. If you know of a homebound person, not currently on our list, who would like a visit, please call the parish office. We have reorganized our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who will begin their service in May! Thank you for the great response to this ministry!!!MORE TO COME!!!
33 Days to Morning Glory...is a retreat which concludes with a Consecration to Jesus through Mary this Mother’s Day! Call the parish office to reserve your free book. The books will be distributed at the first session on April 3rd. If you are choosing to do the home retreat, then you may pick up your book in the parish office on April 3rd.