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June 28, 2020 The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Very Rev. Edward C. Hathaway, Rector
Rev. David A. Dufresne, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Nicholas F. Blank, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Noah C. Morey, In Residence
Rev. Mr. Joseph B. Townsend, Deacon
Mr. John M. Meyerhofer, Seminarian
310 South Royal Street + Alexandria, VA 22314 + 703.836.4100 + www.stmaryoldtown.org + [email protected]
ALL MASSES ARE BEING LIVE STREAMED
at www.stmaryoldtown.org
HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
SUNDAY 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m.,
11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
MONDAY through FRIDAY 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.
SATURDAY 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Vigil for Sunday)
TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 7:30 p.m., Third Friday of the month
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS and HOLY DAYS
Check the website and bulletin
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
MONDAY through FRIDAY After 12:10 p.m. Mass
WEDNESDAY 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m.
BASILICA HOURS
MONDAY through FRIDAY 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
SATURDAY 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
OFFICE HOURS (313 Duke Street)
MONDAY through FRIDAY 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rosary Monday through Friday before 8 a.m. Mass
Miraculous Medal Novena Monday 12 noon
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 12:45 to 8:30 p.m.
Adoration with Holy Hour & Benediction
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
First Friday Nocturnal Adoration
Friday 9 p.m. until Saturday 7:30 a.m.
Communal First Saturday Devotion
First Saturday of the month at 8 a.m. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE — Check website
BAPTISMS Sunday, 2:15 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register
in advance and obtain requirements for godparents, etc.
THE BASILICA SCHOOL OF SAINT MARY (Pre-K to 8th grade)
400 Green Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Mr. Daniel Cinalli, Principal 703.549.1646 www.smsva.org [email protected] MARRIAGES
Contact Parish Priest a minimum of 6 months before possible
wedding date for marriage preparation. Couples living together will be asked to live separately during marriage preparation.
COVER IMAGE: The Apostles Peter and Paul
by Carlo Crivelli, c. 1470
Society of Saint
Vincent de Paul
Jim Larocco [email protected]
Sunrise Retirement
Home
Fr. Nicholas frnicholas @stmaryoldtown.org
703.836.4100
Woodbine
Rehabilitation Center
Judy Klesius 703.836.1777
Adult Faith
Formation, CCD,
RCIA
Hilary Munger hmunger @stmaryoldtown.org
703.836.4100 x 3033
Date Night at the
Basilica
Erica Englefield
and Ann Somerset
datenightatthebasilica @hotmail.com
Eucharistic Apostles
of Divine Mercy
Harry and Lynne
Dolton
[email protected] 703.960.0592
Legion of Mary Adria Tayrani [email protected] 571.310.4016
Secular Franciscan
Order
Sadie Martins [email protected]
That Man Is You Wayne Cimons tmiystmaryoldtown @gmail.com
Walking with Purpose Barbara Dwyer
and Julie Guiffre
stmaryswwp @gmail.com
American Heritage
Girls Troop 0325
Teresa McMorris
Ancient Order
of Hibernians
Tim Donnelly tim.donnelly1 @gmail.com
Boy Scout Troop 301 Dan Scheeler [email protected]
Catholic Daughters
of the Americas
Court Kavanaugh #54
Marguerite McAuliffe mcauliffe916 @yahoo.com
Cub Scout Pack 301 Patrick Lusch [email protected]
CYO Sports Mary Fran Delaune [email protected]
Girl Scouts Alice Goulet downeytwina @comcast.net
Junior Catholic
Daughters
Girls grades 2-8
Kathryn Doherty kathryndoherty @gmail.com
202.270.6008
Knights of Columbus
www.kofc459.org Steve Teslik basilicaofstmarysknights
@gmail.com
Praying College Moms Luanne Griffin [email protected]
Saint Mary’s Play
Group
Jennelle Hoffman saintmarystots @gmail.com
Saints Anne & Joa-
chim Society Seniors
55+
Barbara Juszczyk barbaraj.seniors @aol.com
Youth & Young Adult
Apostolates
Arragon Perrone aperrone @stmaryoldtown.org
703.836.4100 x 3024
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
12:30 -7:30 p.m. Wed.
Maureen Breiner [email protected]
Altar Servers Fr. David frdavid @stmaryoldtown.org
703.836.4100
Lectors Chris Bahret [email protected]
Luminaries of Holy
Mary Fatima
Prayer Group
Frank Spicer praydailyrosary @gmail.com
Mary Martha Guild Christine Kleiber MMG @stmaryoldtown.org
Nocturnal Adoration
Society 9p.m.1st Friday to
6 a.m. 1st Saturday
Helen Lynch helenlynch21 @gmail.com
Rosary Prayer Group
Rosary before 8 a.m.
Mass on weekdays
Call Parish Office 703.836.4100
Rosary Society William Beach wbeachkoc459 @gmail.com
Sacristans Steve Young asyoung001 @gmail.com
Saint Katharine Drexel
Society
Monica Favela [email protected]
Sanctuary Society Stephanie Giorlando [email protected]
Schola Cantorum
10 a.m. Sunday Mass David Elliott delliott
@stmaryoldtown.org
Ushers Randolph MacPherson macpherson @halloransage.com
ALIVE! Alexandrians
InVolved Ecumenically
Tim Burns alive.saintmarys @gmail.com
Bereavement
Committee
Receptions
after funerals
Kitty Guy
[email protected] 703.765.9478
Carpenter’s Shelter Ed Velarde evelarde @eaglebankcorp.com
Christ House Julie Howard juliehowardmom @aol.com
Gabriel Project
Pro-life pregnancy help Becky Lilly and
Elizabeth Snodgrass
gabrielprojectstmary @gmail.com
Jail Ministry
Alexandria City Jail Chris Lewis [email protected]
Pro-Life Activities Melinda and Chuck
Zakrzwski
stmotprolife @gmail.com
Senior Services
of Alexandria (SSA)
Annie Hall
(St. Mary Ambassador) ahall @stmaryoldtown.org
Shut-In Visitation Call Parish Office 703.836.4100
CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR PARISH
EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION
PRAYER & WORSHIP
SERVICE
FELLOWSHIP
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Basilica of Saint Mary STAFF
703.836.4100
Sheena Byrne, Receptionist
x 3015 / [email protected]
——
David Elliott, Director of Music
x 3019 / [email protected]
——
Carmen Federle, Parish Liaison
to Diocesan Office for the Protection
of Children & Young People
x 3022 / [email protected]
——
John Harchick, Director of Facilities
x 3021 / [email protected]
——
Clare Kearns, Family Summer Program Intern
x 3030 / [email protected]
——
Emily Liutkus, Bookkeeper
x 3010 / [email protected]
——
Diane Maple, Bulletin Editor
x 3032 / [email protected]
——
Anne Mathis, Director of Advancement
& Special Projects
x 3037 / [email protected]
——
Hilary Munger, Director
of Religious Education
x 3033 / [email protected]
—––
Elena Otero-Bigg, Assistant to the Rector
x 3018 / [email protected]
—––
Arragon Perrone, Director of Youth
& Young Adult Apostolates
x 3024 / [email protected]
—––
Naomi Roberts, Administrative Assistant
x 3027
—––
Sara Schiedermayer, Assistant Director
of Religious Education
x 3023 / [email protected]
——
Alex Solsma, Director
of Communications & Evangelization
x 3009 / [email protected]
——
Mariane Staron, Assistant Director,
Youth & Young Adult Apostolates
x 3030 / [email protected]
—––
Melanie Wallace, Receptionist
x 3015 / [email protected]
——
Trish Weiler, Director of Finance
x 3011 / [email protected]
Oremus pro invicem “Let us pray for each other”
Father Edward C. Hathaway, Rector
NEW APOSTOLATE SEEKS REPARATION FOR RACISM A new Saint Mary parish Apostolate, the Saint Katharine
Drexel Society, has been founded in response to recent
events of racial injustice. The society prays for the healing of
our nation, especially for the historical and continuing
wounds inflicted by slavery, and in reparation for the sins of
racism, past and present. The group prays the rosary during
the Basilica’s Holy Hour on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. and meets at other times for prayer and fellowship.
Father David is the group’s chaplain.
Catholic teaching encourages reparation for our own sins and, through the virtue of the
Communion of the Saints and the oneness of the mystical Body of Christ, for the sins
of others. Through our prayers, we ask God to repair the spiritual damage done in the
past and to heal our community, state, country and the world.
The patroness of the society, Saint Katharine Drexel (1858-1955), was the second
American-born saint canonized by the Church. Born in Philadelphia to a wealthy fami-
ly, she gave up her affluent lifestyle to enter religious life, using her inheritance to
minister to the poor and oppressed. She founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament,
which established more than 100 schools serving Native American reservations and
Southern African American inner-city and rural communities. The Sisters never wa-
vered in their mission, even when threatened and their buildings vandalized.
When he canonized Katharine Drexel in 2000, Saint John Paul II said, “She taught a
spirituality based on prayerful union with the Eucharistic Lord and zealous service of
the poor and the victims of racial discrimination. Her apostolate helped to bring about
a growing awareness of the need to combat all forms of racism through education and
social services. Katharine Drexel is an excellent example of that practical charity and
generous solidarity with the less fortunate, which has long been the distinguishing
mark of American Catholics.”
For more information about the Saint Katharine Drexel Society, please contact Monica
Favela at [email protected].
Saint Katharine Drexel, Patron Saint of Racial Justice, pray and intercede for us!
PLENARY INDULGENCE FOR THE SOLEMNITY
OF SAINTS PETER & PAUL The Papal document, Domus Ecclesiae, spells out specific privileges granted to Saint
Mary and other Minor Basilicas throughout the world. The most important of these is
the Plenary Indulgence, which you may receive, under the usual conditions, when you
devoutly visit the Basilica on certain days and participate in any sacred rite “or at least
recite the Lord’s Prayer and the profession of faith.”
One of those days is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Monday, June 29. If you
can, please join us for Mass at 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. to honor Saints Peter
and Paul. If you meet all the “usual conditions,” you gain a Plenary Indulgence, the
“remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1471) Learn more at https://
stmaryoldtown.org/basilica/privileges-responsibilities.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Parish offices are closed on Friday, July 3, a federal holiday, with one Mass at 9 a.m.
Mass at our regular times on Saturday, July 4: 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Vigil for Sunday).
Have a relaxing, safe and very Happy Fourth of July!
IN OUR PRAYERS
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All Basilica Masses are being live streamed.
Check our website at www.stmaryoldtown.org.
Sunday, June 28
The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7 a.m. — Dr. James Fay
8:30 a.m. — Father’s Day Novena
10 a.m. — Emma L. Moats
11:30 a.m. — Special Intention: Miranda Johnson
1 p.m. — Parishioners of Saint Mary
5 p.m. — Atillio Carbone
Monday, June 29
*6:30 a.m. — Father’s Day Novena
8 a.m. — Paul Guidry
12:10 p.m. — Paul Mule
Tuesday, June 30
*6:30 a.m. — Larry Rudloff
8 a.m. — Cocoa Stelluto
12:10 p.m. — John and Jackie Pape
Wednesday, July 1
*6:30 a.m. — Souls in Purgatory
8 a.m. — Mrs. Paxon
12:10 p.m. — Special Intention: Fr. Cassidy Stinson
Thursday, July 2
*6:30 a.m. — Special Intention: President Trump
and all elected officials
8 a.m. — Annie Continetti
12:10 p.m. — Harold J. Raffetto
Friday, July 3
9 a.m. — Theresa Costarino
Saturday, July 4
8:30 a.m. — Nancy Blackburn
5 p.m. Vigil — Nancy Blackburn
*There is currently no public Mass in the Basilica
at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays. Intentions for these Masses
are included in a priest’s private Mass that day.
Subject to change as Virginia enters Phase 3 recovery.
Please check parish website for updates. PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Could God be calling you to follow after Him
in this life and into the next? Contact Father Michael Isenberg at 703.841.2514
PRAY FOR OUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS June 28 — Rev. Christopher T. Vaccaro
June 29 — Rev. Stephen M. Vaccaro June 30 — Rev. Thomas P. Vander Woude
July 1 — Rev. Joseph D.Q. Vu
July 2 — Rev. James F. Waalkes July 3 — Rev. Robert J. Wagner
July 4 — Rev. Steven R. Walker
PRAY FOR THE ILL, INCLUDING: Anne Adams, Dutch Anderson, Suzanne Aragona,
Maria Campo, Mary Davis, John Dina, Sara Dina, Jean Edwards, Helen Flynn, Michael Friedson,
Matthew Graveson, Timothy Graveson, Michael Hahn,
Michael Henderson, Foltzy Huttman, Michele Jones,
Robert Juszczyk, Gail McNally, Gerry Moore,
Terry Nunan, Doris Parker, Thomas Parker, Jeffrey Petrino, Pam Rubin, Marge Rusnak, Olga Teer, Andrew Thielman
and Stewart P. Walker III
PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED
PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING
IN HARM’S WAY, INCLUDING: Michael Andriani, Bryan Bergman, Timothy P. Blaine,
Fr. CH (LTJG) Jason C. Burchell, Casey Chandler, Peter Culbert, Alex Deerr, Nicholas David Fletcher,
Kevin Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth Hawkes, Brayden Hill, Jeremy Hill, Faith Emilee Holman, Jenna Kling,
Joseph A. Krzemien, Kaylyn E. Krzemien, Ryan Maple, Caitlin Callaghan Martins, Mark Martins, Nathan Martins, Sara McAlpin, Mitchell Mehaffey, Hannah Martins Miller,
Joshua Parker, Edward Joseph Parry III, Vincent P. Pensyl,
Chris Quayle, David Alejandro Sandoval, Michael
Stabile Jr., Patricia Stabile, Patrick Tuccillo, Josh
JUNE: The Way of the Heart We pray
that all those who suffer may find their
way in life, allowing themselves to be
touched by the Heart of Jesus.
JULY: Our Families We pray
that today’s families may be
accompanied with love,
respect and guidance.
WE WELCOME THROUGH BAPTISM: William Christopher Cooke, Joseph Theodore Reynolds
and Benjamin Staron
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
DAILY MASS INTENTIONS
KEEPING OUR PRAYER
LISTS UP-TO-DATE To add or remove a name from bulletin prayer lists,
send an email to [email protected]
or call 703.836.4100.
Names of the ill are listed for four weeks,
unless otherwise requested.
First Saturday Devotion Join us on July 4 for our next regular Communal First Saturday Devotion. Eu-charistic Adoration and guided meditation on a mystery of the rosary by Deacon Joseph Townsend at 8 a.m., Mass at 8:30 a.m., confession and rosary at 9 a.m. Speaking to the shepherd children in Fatima, Our Lady promised she will “assist at the hour of death, with all the graces necessary for salvation,” those who observe this devotion on the First Saturday of five consecutive months.
Liturgical Calendar This Week
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WORSHIP & ONGOING FAITH FORMATION
June 29 The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles.
Principal patrons of Rome and mentioned in the Roman Can-
on. Peter, died c. 64, in Rome under Nero. Galilean fisherman;
spokesman for the Twelve who became the “Prince of the
Apostles”; two epistles are ascribed to him; patron of the fish-
ing industry. Paul, according to tradition, was martyred in
Rome c. 67. A Pharisee who became the “Apostle of the Gen-
tiles”; his letters may be dated from c. 50-65; patron of the lay
apostolate, the Cursilllo Movement, Greece and Malta.
June 30 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church.
Those many Christians who were tortured, crucified and
burned alive in c. 64 in Nero’s gardens on the Vatican Hill.
July 1 Saint Junipero Serra. From Petra, Majorca, Spain.
Franciscan missionary who arrived in New Spain in 1750.
Established nine of the California missions; baptized more
than 6,000 native peoples. Recognized as a builder of the State
of California. Pope Saint John Paul II called him “an exempla-
ry model of the selfless evangelizer.” Died in 1784.
July 3 Saint Thomas, Apostle. His doubting gave way to
faith when he saw the risen Lord. Associated with founding
the Church in south Indida. Mentioned in the Roman Canon.
Patron of builders, India and Pakistan. Died in the 1st century.
POPE FRANCIS ADDS THREE NEW TITLES
TO MARIAN LITANY The ancient Litany of Loreto, featuring a list of devo-tional titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will now have three new invocations, as Pope Francis has decided to include “Mother of Mercy,” “Mother of Hope” and “Comfort of Migrants.” While some spiritual writers believe the litany can be traced to Saint Gregory the Great (540-604 A.D.) or even to the Apostles, most historians believe it was composed in the late 15th to early 16th century. It is thought the litany was initially adopted at the miracu-lous shrine in Loreto, Italy, where tradition says the original house of the Virgin Mary was transported. From there, the litany spread around the world. The new titles were announced in a June 20 letter from Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, to the bishops’ conferences around the world. The letter includes the placement in the litany for the three new titles: Mater misericor-diae (Mother of Mercy) should be placed after Mater Ecclesiae (Mother of the Church), Mater spei (Mother of Hope) should follow Mater divinae gratiae (Mother of Divine Grace) and Solacium mi-grantium (Comfort of Migrants) should follow Refugium peccatorum (Refuge of Sinners).
WERE YOU MARRIED
IN 1970 OR 1995? Join Bishop Burbidge
for Mass Celebrating
25 & 50 Years of Marriage!
Sunday, October 4
The Annual Mass for Marriage Jubilarians
in the Diocese of Arlington is for couples
celebrating their silver (25 years)
or golden (50 years) wedding anniversaries.
This year's Mass for Marriage Jubilarians
will be on Sunday, October 4, 2:30 p.m.,
at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington.
To register for the Mass,
please call our Basilica office
at 703.836.4100
FIRST FRIDAY
NOCTURNAL ADORATION Friday, July 3, 9 p.m. throughout the night
in the Basilica until Saturday, July 4, 7:30 a.m.
DAILY MASS READINGS Receive daily Mass readings, audio
and prayerful reflections via email from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at
www.usccb.org/bible/readings.
FAMILY, CHILDREN & YOUTH
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BASILICA TEENS RE-BOOT WORKCAMP FOR 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Diocese of Arlington was unable to conduct its traditional diocesan-wide WorkCamp this summer. The annual program gives teenagers an opportunity to perform large-scale service projects and take part in gatherings for prayer and fellowship. This year, the diocese decided to “re-boot” WorkCamp and encouraged individual parishes to organize projects for the campers. The Basilica of Saint Mary hosted 17 teens the week of June 22 for our WorkCamp Re-Boot. With eight adult volunteer supervisors, the WorkCampers repaired the deteriorating alley wall near the parish’s Pitt Street park-ing lot, repainted and repaired the rectory carport, painted classrooms at the Basilica School of Saint Mary and
removed weeds throughout parish properties. They also attended Mass in the Basilica each day, prayed, enjoyed meals together, played games and attended virtual evening programs with Work-Campers from other parishes. One evening pro-gram featured Bishop Michael Burbidge leading Eucharistic adoration and giving a reflection. During the week, 38 parishes from throughout the diocese hosted about 700 WorkCampers.
SAINT MARY’S EARLY BLACK PARISHIONERS, SLAVE AND FREE There were many black individuals living in colonial Alexandria, both slave and free. By the 1800 census, Alexandria
was home to 1,172 slaves (19.7% of the city's population) and 383 free people of color (.064%). The number of slaves
grew, reaching its peak in 1820 (1,857 or 19.1%), then tapered off somewhat. By 1860, the number of slaves had
dropped to 1,386 (11%). The number of free blacks also grew, reaching its peak in 1830 (1,548 persons counted), but
was dropping by 1860 (1,415), when there were more free blacks than slaves.
Many of Alexandria’s enslaved and free blacks were Catholic, owned by wealthy white Catholics who brought them
from Maryland. These individuals often had no last names or took the last name of their owner. Typical baptismal list-
ings in pre-Civil War parish records include:
February 28, 1801 – ULIA ANN, daughter of CHARITY and ORANDA, slaves to W.H. Foote.
September 3, 1809 – MOORE, LUISA, colored. Simply baptized slave of Capt. Moore. Sponsor Mrs. Moore.
Aged about 18 months.
July 9, 1831 – CATHERINE, daughter of SIMON and HENNY, his wife. Aged nine months, and a slave of
Richard Mason of Fairfax County, VA.
July 9, 1831 – BUTTS, MARY and HELEN, twins, daughters of MARY BUTTS, free and colored.
Aged nine months.
July 1832 – MAGDALENE, daughter of ELIZA, a colored person free. Aged seven months.
February 8, 1846 – ELIZABETH JOHNSON, a woman of color and near 100 years old. Baptized conditionally.
Since the majority of early Saint Mary parishioners were shopkeepers and small merchants,
tradesmen and laborers – professions that had no need for slaves – they generally either did
not own slaves, or owned one or two at most.
Other parishioners owned larger numbers of slaves. For example, Slave Manumissions in
Alexandria Land Records, 1790-1863 in Friends of Freedmen's Cemetery, 2007, lists Saint
Mary parishioner William Hayward Foote as having freed 44 of his slaves in his will, pro-
bated in 1852. He did not free them outright, however, when he died. Concerned they would
have no means of support, Foote and his widow, Cecelia, freed them gradually over several
years, and urged them to "…look to my dear wife as their protector.” A newspaper clipping
from the Alexandria Gazette, inserted in the parish records by Father Joseph Bixio, reveals
the high esteem Foote held for one of his elderly slaves, Bob Foy. Foote’s tribute included
the following: “If an honest man be the noblest work of God, then was Bob Foy one of na-
ture's nobility.” Some of Foote's freed slaves bore the name "Quander," a name associated
with the Washington family and Mount Vernon. Saint Mary Church records show marriages
and baptisms of several Quanders, free persons. A number of Quanders settled in Fairfax
County, just south of Hunting Creek. Quander Road bears their name today.
– Kitty Guy, Parish Historian
AROUND OUR PARISH & BEYOND
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FROM THE ARCHIVES A periodic look at the history of our parish
as we celebrate the 225th anniversary of the
Basilica of Saint Mary this year.
Freedom House Museum,
1315 Duke Street, was once
part of the headquarters for
the largest domestic slave
trading firm in the United
States, Franklin and Arm-
field. It was used for that
purpose until 1861.
BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL (BLA) UPDATE! We’re almost there! Thank you to everyone who pledged to the BLA! This important annual appeal funds vocations, youth ministry,
Catholic schools, Catholic Charities, religious education and many other programs serving the people of the Arlington Diocese. As of June 25, the Basilica of Saint Mary reached 93 percent of our $700,000 goal!
If you made a pledge that is still being paid, you should be receiving monthly reminder statements. If you haven’t made a pledge, please help us reach 100 percent (!) at https:/stmaryoldtown.org/BLA2020.
A FREE, comprehensive, online library of Catholic resources is available to Basilica
of Saint Mary parishioners at https://stmaryoldtown.formed.org
VOCATION CRUCIFIX PROGRAM Families and individuals are invited
to participate in a Basilica of Saint Mary initiative to pray for an increase in vocations
to the priesthood and consecrated life. You will have the opportunity to host
a special crucifix for one week at a time, praying each day for vocations around the world, especially in our parish and diocese. If you are interested in participating in the
Vocation Crucifix Program, contact Elena Bigg at [email protected].
The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few; pray therefore to the Lord of
the harvest to send out laborers
into His harvest.
— Luke 10:2
2Minutes2Virtue Get closer to Jesus through Sunday
reflections by the priests of our Arlington Diocese. Sign up by texting 2m2v to 84576
or visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/2minutes2virtue.
HOMILIES BY BISHOP BURBIDGE are available at youtube.com/arlingtondiocese
AROUND OUR PARISH & BEYOND
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A FEW RECENT BASILICA PODCASTS
Three Ways the Lord Has Authority, a reflection by Father Nicholas, recorded June 25
Father Hathaway’s homily for the Twelfth Sunday
in Ordinary Time, Father’s Day, recorded June 22
A conversation with Deacon Joe Townsend,
recorded June 15
Deacon Jonathan Smith's First Homily, recorded June 14
A Conversation with Seminarian John Meyerhofer,
recorded June 10
Find our entire Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast archive at https://stmaryoldtown.libsyn.com/.
Or download them on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Catholic Charities recently opened a second free medical clinic for poor, uninsured and under-insured adults in Woodbridge and needs volunteer medical professionals and others to operate the clinic. The Mother of Mercy
Free Medical Clinic is located at 13900 Church Hill, Woodbridge. Volunteer nurses and doctors, including internists, cardiolo-gists, gynecologists and other specialists, nutritionists, physical therapists and others are needed. To volunteer, please contact Alexandra Luevano at 703.335.2779 exten-sion 15 or [email protected].
DINNER TO HONOR BISHOP BURBIDGE Guadalupe Radio Network has announced Thursday, August 20, as the new date for its annual “ Fishers of Men” Dinner at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, this year honoring Bishop Michael F. Burbidge for his works of evangelization. The event will be aligned with all civil and diocesan health protocols. The dinner supports WMET 1160 AM & 103.1 FM (Falls Church), in the Gua-dalupe Radio Network, Radio for Your Soul! The 10-year-old Catholic radio station, the first in the National Capital Region, draws people closer to Christ and His Church by providing hope, inspiration and the true teachings of our Faith. WMET's signal now reaches 6.5 million souls in four (arch)dioceses. Guadalupe Radio Network also is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a network and is EWTN's largest radio affiliate. To learn more about the dinner, call 877.646.1160 or visit GRNonline.com and click on the “Events” tab for details.
GIFTS FOR SEMINARIAN
EDUCATION ENDOWMENT Please support the seminarians of our Arlington Diocese and SEEF, a permanent endowment fund established in 2011 to provide funding for annual seminarian expenses such as room, board, tuition, health insurance and books, which total almost $45,000 per seminarian. Please give generously! To donate, make checks payable to “Foundation for the CDA - SEEF” and mail to The Foun-dation, 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 811, Arlington, VA 22203. Please feel free to contact Gretchen Koch at [email protected] or 703.841.3819 if you have any questions.
