
Of course, the inspiring keynote address by General Joseph Dunford and the stories of our men serving as military chaplains were also highlights of the evening. I think it was one of the most successful Celebrations of the Priesthood we have had, not simply because of the amount of money raised, but also because of the number of participants and the wonderful stories we heard about the good work of our priests, particularly those who served with the COVID Team. This year, for the first time, the celebration was held entirely online. On Tuesday night, we had our annual Celebration of the Priesthood, which, of course, is our principal fundraiser to support our active and retired priests in good standing.

He said he was very impressed and delighted at what he saw. He hadn't yet had a chance to see the renovations to the cathedral so, Msgr. He was in town visiting friends and relatives and stopped by to say hello. On Tuesday, we were very happy to be visited at the cathedral by Bishop William Murphy, who, of course, was an auxiliary bishop of Boston before he was named bishop of Rockville Centre. I think it was a great moment for the parish, and those I saw were very pleased with the event and all the wonderful things that are happening in the parish. It was wonderful to be able to have my first Eucharistic procession of this special Year of the Eucharist. It was a wonderful event and I was so happy to be able to be a part of it. Theresa Parish in North Reading to celebrate a Mass to mark the parish's 75th anniversary.īecause this is the Year of the Eucharist, following the Mass, they had a Eucharistic procession with the rosary and benediction with about 500 people in the parking lot.

The keynote speaker of the convocation was Deacon Greg Kandra of Brooklyn, who gave a very good talk. Of course, it was originally planned as an in-person event but, like most things these days, it ended up being held virtually.ĭuring the convocation, they showed a very funny photo of a mask calling the deacons to be "Boston Heralds." Saturday, I was very happy to join our permanent deacons for their annual convocation. I was very pleased to see that the Holy Father was marking the special anniversary of St.

The Holy Father's letter is a call for us to spend more time praying and reflecting on the word of God. He did such a great service to the Church. Jerome used to say that "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ," and his whole life was dedicated to studying the Scriptures and translating them. Jerome, the Holy Father chose to publish his new apostolic letter "Scripturae Sacrae affectus" ("Devotion to Sacred Scripture"). We were so pleased that this Wednesday, the 1600th anniversary of the death of St.
