2nd Saturday Blessed John of Vercelli Masses
Time | Date | Parish | Location
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| 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!!!!!!