Fr. Tamayo and Fr. Ron have authorized a continuous 24-hour Adoration on August 1
st, in solidarity with Catholics around the world, as a day of prayer and penance for the Christians who are suffering terrible persecution in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East and around the world.
August 1st is the First Friday of the month and is the Feast of St. Peter in Chains. Adoration in Mary?s Chapel at St. Basil?s will begin at 8am on Friday, August 1
st and will be continuous until just prior to the 8:30am First Saturday Mass on August 2
nd .
During the Adoration hours of 6pm to 8pm (August 1
st) four of our local Seminarians will each offer reflections on the theme,
"I have seen the Lord, John 20:18...Encountering Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament?. Please join us in Mary?s Chapel for this special presentation by our Seminarians.
Please sign up in the Msgr. Byrne room after all Masses this weekend, and join our fellow Catholics throughout the world, for an hour of Adoration from August 1
st at 8am through August 2
nd at 8am.