2nd Saturday Blessed John of Vercelli Masses

 

   Time

    Date         Parish

        Location

            

  8:30AM  1-14-12

  St. Monica   

                       Contact: R. Pomarico                         

       1702 Ritner St

  8:00AM  2-11-12

  St. Veronica

                       Contact: Carlos Ortiz

       533 West Tioga

  8:00AM  3-10-12

   St. Paul

                      Contact: R. DeStefano

    808 S. Hutchinson st.

  8:00AM  4-14-12

   St. Agnes

                     Contact: R. Leso

    425 Brown st.

  7:30AM  5-12-12

   Maternity BVM

                    Contact: J. Webber

    9222 Bustleton Ave. Phila., PA

  8:00AM  6-9-12

   St. Jerome

                    Contact: D. Boyle

   8100 Colfax st. Philadelphia, PA 19136

  8:00AM  7-14-12

  St. William

                    Contact: Nick Gulli

    6200 Rising Sun Ave. Phila., PA

  8:15AM  8-11-12

 St. Martin of Tours

                     Contact: Joe Henwood

    5450 Roosevelt Blvd. Phila., PA 19124

  8:00AM  9-8-12

  Holy Innocents

                     Contact: Carlos Ortiz

   1312 E.Bristol st. Philadelphia, PA 19124

  8:00AM  10-13-12

  Our Lady Help of Christians

                    Contact: Tito Paul DiVito

     1500 Marian Rd. Abington, PA 19001

  8:00AM

  11-10-12

  St. Joan of Arc

                   Contact: Frank Coyle

  2025 E. Atlantic st. Philadelphia, PA

  8:00AM     12-8-12     Our Lady of Mt. Carmel                                                       310 Wolf st. Philadelphia, PA

                                                   Contact: Vincent Desiroth                    

                                  Some History and Information Behind the

                           Monthly Devotional Mass to Blessed John of Vercelli

A group of dedicated Holy Name Men meet on the second Sunday of each month at one of various parishes thoughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  After mass, a decade of the rosary is recited and special prayers for the Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli and Saint Mother Katherine Drexel.  The parishioners of that particular parish are invited to participate alongside the Holy Name Men.

   On Sat. July 14th, 2012 will mark the start of the 39th year of this devotional to the Cause for Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli and Saint Katherine Drexel.  After a Philadelphia Acrchdiocesan Holy Name Union (PAHNU) meeting thiry seven years ago, three men, the late George Hee Sr. of Saint Henry's parhish, along with Robert Muller of Saint Martin of Tour's and Tito Paul DiVito of Saint Helena's discussed the possibility of starting this devotion.  Under the leadership of of the late George Hee Sr., these men gathered for the first mass and devotion in the lower church of Saint Martin of Tour's.  Presently, there are churches participating for every month of the year.  The committee is looking into adding more churches.

 You are a VITAL part of the future of the Holy Name Society. And with your participation in this monthly devotion the Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli will come ever closer to reality.  Please consider joining us at any of the above churches.  Should your wife or any family member wish to come, they will be most welcome.  If you can't attend mass at the above church at these times you can still attend at your parish.

Steven Gibbone 215-462-1640

BLESSED JOHN OF VERCELLI, PRAY FOR US!!!!!!