The triumphant chant “Hail Thee, Festival Day” was a fittingly joyous opening for the May 21 Ordination of Alexander T. Brown as a Transitional Deacon. Bishop Alfred Schlert administered the first degree of Holy Orders during a concelebrated Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.
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High school-aged young men and women are encouraged to sign up now for the Diocese’s popular Quo Vadis and Fiat Days retreats July 17-21 at DeSales University.
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Bishop Alfred Schlert will celebrate Mass on the grounds of Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem on Saturday, May 28 at 10 a.m., in commemoration of Memorial Day, a federal holiday dedicated to mourning those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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New assignments are designed to meet the needs of the faithful in the Diocese’s 80 parishes, as well as fulfilling pastoral needs at college campuses, at hospitals, and at diocesan high schools.
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Seminarian Alexander Brown, who worked during high school as an apprentice blacksmith, is about to take a major step in forging his new life as a priest of the Diocese of Allentown.
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Each year, those about to become priests are surveyed by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
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Primary consideration will be safety. It may be that a phased approach is most appropriate at first. No timetable has been set.
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Special liturgies celebrated by Bishop Schlert are offering a spiritual journey with Christ. Click to see full schedule of Masses.
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To help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Bishop Alfred Schlert has decided that all public Masses in the Diocese of Allentown will be cancelled, effective immediately.
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As the Year of the Real Presence draws to a close, the Diocese of Allentown is making plans for a Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi and Eucharistic Procession to formally end the year on June 19.
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Campus ministry efforts at DeSales and Lehigh universities and Lafayette College were boosted by three young women who won awards for their efforts.
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“May our prayer and fasting be a peaceful, civil, and faith-filled response to the ever-increasing violent and coarse discourse that has come to a head regarding the impending Supreme Court decision,” said Bishop Alfred Schlert.
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