PARISH INFORMATION

Pope Francis's July intention: Pray for Priests!

Click on the image or the link below for a beautiful video presentation of Pope Francis's concern for priests, who need to know their people love them and trust them.

Vatican Video of Pope's July Prayer

This Week's Bulletin

Bulletin highlights:

Thank you and update of capital projects - see Monsignor's column
Ways to support religious orders who serve the poor
Congratulations St. Jude's LaSalle High School Honorees!
Two healing retreat opportunities; Women's Conference
Retire your old American Flag this month - Knights of Columbus

Daily Readings: On our Faith Links page. Updated daily, visit often!

Tips for Making Travel Easier

Why waste your travel time? It can be both fun and faith-filled with videos for your pad or audiobooks from FORMED! Little children, teens, and adults will all find something to enjoy.

Check our FORMED page for St. Jude Community suggestions and a link to FORMED. Just log in once and stay logged in for great Catholic content any time!

Philadelphia's poverty rate among seniors is nearly double the rate in the nation. 73% live alone.

Aid for Friends needs you.

It's so easy to make a meal or two! Let Lucy Jones show you how in the video and instructions on the Aid for Friends page on our website.

In July we get particularly low on meals, so please help if you can.

Try masstimes.org or the Mass Times for Travel app so you always know where you can go for Mass. Bon Voyage!

As of 6/20/18:
Received: $45,825
Matched: 7,600
Total: $53,425

If you would like to contribute, please see the Annual Fund page. If your company has a matching program, contact Pat Kerwin at 215-822-9225 or pkerwin@stjudeschool.org.

FAITH FORMATION

This priest's story proves:

No one is too far gone for God's love!

Running drugs for the Japanese mafia, licentious, perpetually stoned, then suicidal--but God broke through miraculously!

Watch the video. This article gives a few more details.

No matter what you've done, God loves you.

A Summer of Saints

Saints come from all over the world. Here are interesting articles about this week's saints:

The Martyrs of China: St. Augustine Rong and Companions (7/9)

St. Benedict, Father of Western Civilization (7/11)

St. Henry, King and Emperor (7/13)

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, "The Lily of the Mohawks" (7/14)

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