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September 6, 2020 The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary

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. Andrew Thornton, Deacon

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 6:30 a.m. (beginning September 8), 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, 2:30 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 Birth of the Virgin Mary by Bartolome Esteban Perez Murillo (1618-1682)

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

Jim Larocco [email protected]

Sunrise Retirement Home

Father 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

[email protected]

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

Damon Baldini basilicaofstmarysknights @gmail.com

Praying College Moms Luanne Griffin [email protected]

Saint Mary’s Play Group

Jennelle Hoffman saintmarystots @gmail.com

Saints Anne & Joachim 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 Father 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


John Harchick, Director of Facilities x 3021 / [email protected]

—— Emily Liutkus, Bookkeeper


Diane Maple, Bulletin Editor x 3032 / [email protected]

—— Anne Mathis, Director of Stewardship & Special Projects (Parish & School)

443.994.9065 / [email protected] (Parish) or [email protected] (School)

—— Hilary Munger, Director

of Religious Education x 3033 / [email protected]

—–– Elena Otero-Bigg, Assistant to the Rector

x 3029 / [email protected] —––

Arragon Perrone, Director of Youth & Young Adult Apostolates


Naomi Roberts, Administrative Assistant x 3027 —––

Sara Schiedermayer, Assistant Director of Religious Education


Alex Solsma, Director of Communications & Evangelization x 3009 / [email protected]

—— Mariane Staron, Assistant Director, Youth & Young Adult Apostolates


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

WELCOME TO DEACON THORNTON Beginning this weekend, September 5-6, you will see a new face assisting at Mass, Deacon Andrew Thornton. From the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana, he is in his last year of studies at Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He’s been assigned to the Basilica for his year of pastoral field education and will be here most weekends, preaching, doing baptisms, and observing and absorbing life as a parish priest. Please welcome Deacon Thornton and keep him in your prayers as he prepares for ordination as a priest of God next year.

EARLY BIRD ALERT! Tuesday, September 8, we resume celebrating Mass in the Basilica at 6:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. As with all of our Masses, we will follow appropriate COVID-19 precautions by limiting the number of people in the pews, wearing masks and maintaining six feet of social distance. It will be good to see our “early bird’ parishioners again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARY! Tuesday, September 8 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Basilica’s feast day, chosen for us by Bishop Michael Burbidge because of Our Blessed Mother’s special patronage to the parish. You can gain a plenary indul-gence by participating in Mass here that day and fulfilling the other usual condi-tions (see https://stmaryoldtown.org/basilica/plenary-indulgence/). Our 12:10 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Burbidge and will be livestreamed via our parish website. I hope you can be with us, in person or online, to cele-brate the Holy Eucharist, honor Our Lady and welcome our good Bishop. September 8 also is the first day of school for the children at our Basilica School of Saint Mary. How appropriate for classes to resume on a beautiful feast honoring Our Lady! Please keep our students, teachers and school staff in your prayers.

PRAYER & FASTING FOR PEACE On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Burbidge asks each of us to observe Wednesday, September 9, as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and an end to the unrest that has enveloped our nation. That day is the Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, who ministered to African slaves brought to the new world. (For more, please see the Bishop’s letter on page 10.) Also consider participating in a holy hour with our Saint Katherine Drexel Socie-ty from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. that evening. The group gathers in the Basilica each Wednesday evening in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar, to pray for the healing or our nation, especially for healing of the historical and continuing wounds inflicted by slavery, and in reparation for the sins of rac-ism. For more information, contact Monica Favela at [email protected].

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IS REAL Persecution – from verbal harassment and economic hardship to violence and even murder – for professing faith in Christ is as old as Christianity itself. Sadly, the persecution continues today. Learn more about this disturbing global issue by attending our Third Annual Saints Peter and Paul Conference on September 11 and 12. The theme this year is Christian Persecution Is Real.

Find more about the Conference, its list of outstanding speakers and how to register at www.stmaryoldtown.org/2020-sts-peter-paul-conf. Advance registra-tion is required due to COVID-19 seating restrictions.

IN OUR PRAYERS

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All Basilica Masses are being live streamed via our website at www.stmaryoldtown.org.

Sunday, September 6

The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7 a.m. — Charlotte and Leo Naegele

8:30 a.m. — Kristin Bernhart 10 a.m. — Parishioners of Saint Mary

11:30 a.m. — Mary T. McManus 1 p.m. — Rosemary Montemurno

5 p.m. — David Brooks

Monday, September 7 — LABOR DAY 9 a.m. — Michael J. Mattingly

Tuesday, September 8

*6:30 a.m. — Rita Lynch 8 a.m. — Patricia Lewis

12:10 p.m. — Ornella Giofre

Wednesday, September 9 *6:30 a.m. — Father Edmund Brennan

8 a.m. — Elaine S. Howar 12:10 p.m. — Shirley Karau

Thursday, September 10

*6:30 a.m. — Special Intention: Melissa Vander Woude 8 a.m. — Louis Schroeder

12:10 p.m. — Mary Davoren

Friday, September 11 *6:30 a.m. — Joseph Ho Yuen

8 a.m. — Sylvia DuVal 12:10 p.m. — Jeff E. LeVeen

Saturday, September 12

8:30 a.m. — Marfe F. Delano 5 p.m. Vigil — Carmela and Rocco Rymond

*The public 6:30 a.m. weekday Mass in the

Basilica will resume on Tuesday, September 8.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Where two or three are gathered in My name …

The community that gathers in Christ needs leadership. Are you being called to discipleship as a priest,

deacon or in the consecrated life? Contact Father Michael Isenberg at 703.841.2514

or [email protected].

PRAY FOR OUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS September 6 — Rev. William J. Erbacher September 7 — Rev. Ronald S. Escalante September 8 — Rev. Wilhelm J. Ettner September 9 — Rev. Paul M. Eversole

September 10 — Rev. Joseph W. Farrell September 11 — Rev. Jerome W. Fasano

September 12 — Very Rev. Thomas P. Ferguson, VG

PRAY FOR THE ILL, INCLUDING Anne Adams, Dutch Anderson, Suzanne Aragona,

Suzanne Bucceri, Oswald Burkhardt, Avelina Bustamante, Maria Campo, Larry Carlson and the Carlson Family,

Quinn Copps, Mary Davis, John Dina, Sara Dina, Jean Edwards, Cynthia Ellis, Michael Friedson, Lisa Gonzalez, Michael Hahn, Michael Henderson, Jesse

Hepworth, Foltzy Huttman, Nicholas Jackson, Michele Jones, Chris Lewis, Gail McNally, Daryl Miller, Gerry

Moore, Terry Nunan, Doris Parker, Thomas Parker, Jeffrey Petrino, Robert Reilly, Jocelyn Reyes, Pam Rubin,

Marge Rusnak, Andrew Thielman, Megan Tossi and Stewart P. Walker III

PRAY FOR THE DECEASED INCLUDING

Linda Kolp Fife Craig

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,

Tim Galginaitis, 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 Villeneuve, Jim Wiltsie and Brian Wong

Respect for the Planet’s Resources We pray that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner.

HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION for September

DAILY MASS INTENTIONS

HELP KEEP OUR PRAYER LISTS UPDATED 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.

Liturgical Calendar This Week

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WORSHIP & ONGOING FAITH FORMATION

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.

September 8 — The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although we don’t know the exact date of Mary’s birth, it is traditionally celebrated on this date, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Concep-tion, which is celebrated on December 8. This 5th century feast also marks the anniversary of the dedication of a basilica in Jerusalem built, according to tradition, on the location of the home of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary. September 9 — Saint Peter Claver, Priest. Catalonian Jesuit. He devoted 38 years to caring for African slaves, baptizing more than 300,000. Called himself “the slave of the slaves forever.” Died September 8, 1654. September 12 — The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God the Father is glorified by the exalted role in salvation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thus, her name is a name of honor, a holy name, a maternal name and a name responsive to the needs of the Church.

Q: What is holy water and how does it get to be “holy”?

Q & A Exploring Our Catholic Faith

A: Holy water is water blessed by a bishop, priest or deacon, invoking God’s blessing on all who use it. Blessed water is a symbolic reminder of our Baptism. It is blessed when Bap-tisms occur, particularly at the Easter Vigil, or can be blessed anytime during the year when the quantity in a church runs out or evaporates. On entering a Catholic church (except during this time of COVID-19!), we dip our fingers in the holy water font and reverently make the Sign of the Cross. This action visibly re-minds us we are entering the House of God and is good preparation for participating in the Mass. (FYI: It’s not really necessary to also bless yourself with holy water as you leave the church after Mass. At that point, you have just received Our Lord in the Eucharist and are already fully blessed!) The priest uses holy water to bless the congregation during the Easter Vigil, reminding each of us of our Baptism. He also sprinkles holy water on the coffin at a funeral – again, a reminder of the deceased person’s Baptism. Many people take holy water home to fill a little font mounted on the wall near their front door and bless themselves when leaving home. Parents may bless their children with the Sign of the Cross and holy water at bedtime. A priest or deacon may use holy water when blessing other items — a rosary, statue or medal of a saint. The holy water reminds us that the object is now reserved for sacred use – to enhance our prayer life, for example.

MASS WELCOMES BASILICA SCHOOL OF SAINT MARY TEACHERS

Father Hathaway was the celebrant for an August 24 Mass to welcome our Basilica School of Saint Mary teachers back to the school to prepare for the upcoming academic year, which begins September 8. “You put our boys and girls, whenever you’re teaching or adminis-trating, in contact with Christ,” he added. “As Christians, we can become an instrument of the Holy Spirit. Your apostolate is not only to the boys and girls in our school, but also to all the families in our beautiful community.”

LABOR DAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Parish offices will be closed. One Mass in the Basilica at 9 a.m.

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PROGRAM — Month 8 Now your spiritually adopted baby is finished developing and is concentrating on gaining weight; she will need a layer of fat to help her stay warm after she leaves the perfect tem-perature inside her mother’s womb. For some

weeks now the baby has recognized her mother’s voice. In a short time, the baby will be born. It has not been easy, but your prayers have given this mother the grace she needed to bring her baby to term.

FAMILY, CHILDREN & YOUTH

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Sunday, October 11 2 to 5 p.m.

Basilica School of Saint Mary FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

REMINDER TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR CCD

(Virtual or home school options available) This year the Basilica of Saint Mary is offering

virtual CCD lessons as well as a home-schooling faith formation option. Virtual CCD sessions begin

on September 20 for children going into grades 1-8 who are not already enrolled at the Basilica of

Saint Mary School or the home school option.

Please register your child as soon as possible so our catechists can prepare.

Register at stmaryoldtown.org/apostolate/ccd/.

We also will be offering monthly in-person family catechesis starting in October.

If you have questions or want to learn more, contact Hilary Munger, Director of Religious Education, at [email protected]

or 703.836.4100 x 3033.

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.

THAT MAN IS YOU (TMIY) Returns September 12. Featured virtual speakers this year include Scott Hahn and John Bergsma

TMIY’s Fall 2020 program resumes Saturday mornings with a great lineup of speakers. Due to COVID-19, we will be meeting virtually, but have all the technological tools necessary to break down into our small group discus-sions. Meeting times will be at 7 a.m. (speakers begin at 7:15 a.m.) and will conclude by 8:20 a.m. Wherever you are in your faith journey, Jesus wants to meet you there and welcome you into a deeper relationship. If you’d like to sign up or need more information, please email Wayne Cimons at [email protected].

SSA SENIOR LAW DAY IS GOING VIRTUAL! Senior Services of Alexandria will host Law Day sessions via Zoom on September 11, 18 and 25, 2 to 3 p.m. This year’s theme is “Should I Stay or Should I Go, Housing Options as We Age” with a focus on making decisions during COVID-19. Experts from the Alexandria Bar Association and local financial, healthcare and housing professionals will address hous-ing options and financial considerations including long-term care, real estate tax exemptions, Medicare, Medicaid and general estate planning. Register at eventbrite.com to receive a Zoom link, or contact SSA at [email protected] or 703.836.4414.

REVEREND PATRICK F. HEALY, S.J. Father Patrick Francis Healy, S.J., served as a priest here at Saint Mary parish shortly after the end of the U.S. Civil War. His family certainly ranks as one of the most interesting Catholic families in 19th century America. His father, Michael Healy, was an Irish ship captain who emigrated to Connecticut and became a cotton planter in Georgia. There he met Mary Eliza Smith, the young slave of a business acquaintance. Attracted by her refinement and virtuous character, Healy bought her freedom and made her his common-law wife in 1829. Interracial marriages were illegal in Georgia. While the Catholic Church did recognize interracial marriages, there were no priests in Macon County at that time to officiate at a Catholic wedding.

Born in 1834, Patrick was the second of the couple's four sons. Because their mother was black, the children were legally slaves and prohibited from attending school in Georgia. Anxious to provide for his children, Michael Healy sent them to school in New York and Massachusetts. At Holy Cross College in Massachusetts, the Healy brothers came under the tutelage of Father George Fenwick, who baptized them. Three became Jesuit priests—James became bishop of Portland, Maine (the first black Catholic bishop in the United States); Sherwood became Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Boston; and Patrick, a brilliant young man, was sent to study in Rome and Louvain, Belgium. Three of the five Healy daughters became nuns in Canada.

After returning to the United States in 1866, Father Patrick Healy taught philosophy at Georgetown University when Washington, DC, was still a Southern city with Southern sympathies. While the Jesuits were aware of his mixed race, they did not hesitate to appoint him to a position. He fit gracefully into Washington society. In fact, he baptized his friend Julia Gardner Tyler, widow of ex-President John Tyler, and her daughter and granddaughter. In 1869, Father Healy was assigned to serve as a priest in Alexandria. Since the city was the home of Robert E. Lee and the parish was filled with Confederate veterans and sympathizers, the environment must have been uncomfortable for a mixed-race priest during his tenure here. Father Healy became president of Georgetown in 1873. During his nine years in that positon, he broadened the curricu-lum from the classics to a full-scale college emphasizing mathematics, the sciences and English literature, beginning the transformation of the school into a modern university. He died January 10, 1910, in Washington, DC. — Kitty Guy, Parish Historian

From Your Saint Vincent de Paul Society Labor Day this year finds many of our neighbors unem-ployed. Let us pray to Saint Joseph the Worker that all will find work to support their families: Dear Saint Jo-seph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibil-ity of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon those unable to support their families. Please help them find gainful employment very soon, so this great burden of concern will be lifted from their hearts. We pray you will provide for those whom God has entrusted to their care. Help them guard against discouragement so they may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God. Amen. Our collective prayers can move mountains. Let us also together help them, one family at a time. Please support our Saint Vincent de Paul mis-sion to help these families as a volun-teer or benefactor. For information, contact Jim Larocco at [email protected].


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The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission

A lecture by Author George Weigel

Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Basilica of Saint Mary — 310 South Royal Street

Drawing on his personal discussions with Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis, as well as his decades of experience interacting with Catholics from every continent, George Weigel will examine the major challenges confronting the Catholic Church in the 21st century, challenges the next pontificate must address as the Church enters new, uncharted territory.

Seating for the event is limited. Please register in advance at www.stmaryoldtown.org.

The talk will be followed by a book signing in our Lyceum Auditorium at 313 Duke Street.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE After Masses on September 5 and 6, men of the parish are invited to consider joining the Basilica of Saint Mary Knights of Fitzgerald Council #459.

Prospective members can meet with Council officers to ask questions and gain insight into our

many charitable, community and church events and projects. The Knights of Columbus

offers men the opportunity to be involved in our Catholic community and deepen their faith

through actions, deeds and prayer. God Bless!

Keith Matthews, Membership Coordinator

[email protected]

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you, or is someone you know,

interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith?

Are you an adult who was baptized Catholic as a child but has not yet

celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist

(First Holy Communion)?

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Friday, September 11 — 6 to 9 p.m. Basilica of Saint Mary Lyceum Auditorium at 313 Duke Street

Registration is $10 — Limited to 40 registrants due to COVID-19 restrictions Saturday, September 12 — 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Basilica School of Saint Mary at 400 Green Street Registration is $35 — Limited to 200 registrants due to COVID-19 restrictions

Fr. Kurt Klismet, O.SS.T. — President, Trinitarian Solidarity, USA Matthew Behum — Ministry director of a lay branch of Trinitarian International Solidarity Former U.S. Congressman Frank R. Wolf — Represented Virginia’s 10th District for 17 terms Faith McDonnell — Director, International Religious Liberty Program and Church Alliance for a New Sudan Dede Luagesen — Executive Director and Founding Member of Save the Persecuted Christians Dr. Oluwasayo Ajiboye — President, Mission Africa International Dr. Bob Fu — Founder/President, China Aid; 1989 Tiananmen Square Democracy Movement student leader John Prabhudoss — Board Chairman, Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations Stephen Rasche — Director, Institute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity Screening of documentary Christians in the Mirror and remarks by filmmaker Jordan Allott Warfare on Women exhibit from Save the Persecuted Christians

Please find schedule details and registration information at www.stmaryoldtown.org/2020-sts-peter-paul-conf

The Basilica of Saint Mary 3rd Annual Saints Peter & Paul Conference

September 11 and 12 Christian Persecution Is Real

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) offers an opportunity to meet in a small-group setting to learn more about the Catholic faith. RCIA sessions begin on Monday, September 14 and focus on the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church, preparing individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist during the 2021 Easter season. You are invited to participate in the RCIA process here at the Basilica, sharing your ques-tions, insights and faith story in a welcoming environment. Sessions will be in-person, but we are happy to coordinate online instruction for those who cannot participate in-person. Also, if you know a child over age seven who has not been baptized, we are happy to facilitate separate preparatory sessions for unbaptized children or youth.

For more information, or to RSVP for the in-person meeting on September 14, contact Sara Schiedermayer,

Assistant Director of Religious Education, at [email protected]

or 703.836.4100 extension 3023.

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