Practical Ideas for Parishes
PRAYER Holy Hours for Vocations. Have a special Holy Hour to pray for priestly and religious vocations. More information is available here. Rosary for Vocations. During the rosary mention candidates by name. Vocations Rosary – Luminous Mysteries Vocation Prayer...
Holy Hour For Vocations
PLANNING THE HOLY HOUR To hold a Holy Hour for Vocations in your parish, it is best to have the participation of your parish priest. Work with him to choose an appropriate date. There’s no bad time to hold a Holy Hour, but some dates may work better than others, such...
Live-Streaming the Divine Liturgy!
Many of our parishes "live-stream" the Divine Liturgy. Even if your parish does not, you can still see and hear the Divine Liturgy. You will find a list of Melkite services here. Attending the services via live-streaming is an aid to sincere devotion. To get the most...
43rd Annual Lenten Dinner at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Worcester, MA 43rd Annual Lenten Supper For Orphans & Chronically Ill Children of Lebanon Guest Speaker Nicholas Boke Education and Training Manager for "Teach For Lebanon" On March 22, 2013, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church will hold their 43rd Lenten Supper in...
Father Brendan installed as Pastor of St. George Church, Sacramento
Sacramento, 8 November 2011 In the summer of 2011 the Most Reverend Bishop Nicholas Samra, in anticipation of his enthronement as Bishop of Newton, asked Rev. Brendan McAnerney, OP if he would accept an appointment as Pastor of St. George Church in Sacramento,...
Father Mark’s liturgical, iconographic gifts live on at St. George Church, Sacramento
Sacramento, 9 October 2011 In October 2011, after 20 years at St. George Church in Sacramento, California, Father Mark Melone became the new pastor at St. Joseph in Laurence, Massachusetts. His calm, steadfast dedication to the Eastern Christian liturgical cycle in...