Do you want to enrich your prayer life, learn more about your Catholic faith, develop close Catholic friendships and grow closer to Jesus and His Mother? Then come to a Legion of Mary meeting, Sundays following the 11:00 AM Solemn Mass. In the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center (tall building behind the Cathedral), the meeting starts at 12:45 PM. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members. Members become instruments of the Holy Spirit through a balanced program of prayer and service. Works include new parishioner visitation, visitation of the sick or aged, religious education, visiting the newly baptized, Pilgrim Virgin Statue rotations, and meeting other spiritual needs of the parish community. Legionaries are under the guidance of a spiritual director named by the pastor. The Legion is, in essence, an extension of the heart and hands of the pastor. info@cathedralphila.com
UPCOMMING EVENTS:
What Happens at Mass
Tuesday, February 21 & Tuesday, February 28, 2023
7:00 PM ─ 8:30 PM
Presenter: Rev. Dennis Gill
Rector, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima
In 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three little shepherds Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia. Following the request of Mary at Fatima that her statue be carried in procession, a pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima traveled around Portugal in 1947 showering many graces in her path. On May 13, 1947, the anniversary date of the first apparition, another pilgrim statue started out on what was called the European Tour, visiting Spain, France, Belgium and other countries. On November 13, 1947, five new statues blessed in Fatima, one for each continent, were sent out as part of a World Tour. This has grown today so that statues are traveling within parishes.
Please schedule your week with Mary, Our Mother!
Would you like the Blessed Mother’s statue to visit your residence? The Queen of Apostles Praesidium of the Legion of Mary at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul would like to offer you the opportunity to host the pilgrim virgin statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
If you are interested in hosting this blest statue, please contact leave a message at the the parish office 215-561-1313. We do believe Our Lady will bring you the blessings she has shown others in the homes she visits. The legionary members will help to deliver the statue, or you may obtain it at the sacristy of the Cathedral.
