Welcome to the Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
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Drexel Shrine Mission Award & Honor Roll Induction
Essay Entries Due December 6, 2024
All high school students in the Archdiocese are encouraged to submit a brief essay (250-500 words) to join the Drexel Shrine Mission Honor Roll. New inductees in their junior year are eligible for the Drexel Shrine Mission Prize of $250.
Welcome from the Rector
On August 2, 2018, Saint Katharine Drexel’s sacred remains were translated from the Motherhouse of the Community she founded, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, to the Cathedral Basilica. Read the full welcome letter by the rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Fr. Dennis Gill.
Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
DrexelShrine@archphila.org
Shrine Hours
Sunday from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Monday – Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Perpetual Novena to Saint Katharine Drexel
Each Thursday following the 7:15 AM and 12:05 PM Masses
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
4 Neshaminy Interplex Drive Suite 205
Trevose, PA 19053
215-244-8174
https://www.katharinedrexel.org