Sheena Anderson works at the Basilica of Saint Mary, and she loves to pray the Rosary. In this episode, she talks about who influenced her to develop a love for this Marian devotion and also how praying the Rosary can help build a Culture of Life.  

Join others to pray the Rosary on a daily basis during October to end abortion by clicking here.  

In honor of today being the feast day of Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, the Archangels, Father David Dufresne, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, recites a prayer to Saint Michael that was written by Pope Leo XIII.

On October 5, 2021, Katie Woltornist, a Basilica of Saint Mary parishioner, will give the next presentation (Praying the Sorrowful Mysteries with Sacred Art) in the Basilica’s Faith and Culture Series at the Lyceum Auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. In this podcast, she talks about why it is invaluable to pray using Sacred Art.

Learn more here. Also check out her ministry, called Behold Visio Divina, here. 

Father David Dufresne, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, Virginia, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on September 26, 2021.

Date Night at the Basilica (DNAB) is a quarterly fellowship event and speaker series focused on living the Sacrament of Marriage. One of the leaders of the DNAB apostolate, Ryan Scirocco, is today's guest on the podcast. She talks about Date Night's first event at the Basilica's Lyceum Auditorium, on Oct. 1, and also about the importance of couples taking the time to date and grow in faith. 

For more information, email [email protected] or click here to register for the event. 

On September 21, 2021, as part of the Basilica of Saint Mary’s 2021 Fall Faith and Culture Series, art historian Nora Hamerman shares a deep dive into Dante’s masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, focusing specifically on the third and final part, Paradise. She presented a slide show depicting various great artists illustrating Dante’s work. To see the slides that Mrs. Hamerman refers to, please click on the PowerPoint links below:

https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/PAradise-Part-1-St.-Mary.pdf

https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/Paradiso-Part-2-St-Mary.pdf

Father David Dufresne, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, VA, talks about the power of going on a pilgrimage and, more specifically, shares about leading a walking pilgrimage next May in Spain, on the Camino de Santiago, the Way of Saint James.

For more information, click here and here.  

Erin Cardinal and Ruth Kelly are today's guests. They are Basilica of Saint Mary parishioners and members of an apostolate called Walking with Purpose (WWP), a Catholic Bible study program that aims to bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus. Erin and Ruth talk about about wonderful the WWP community is  and how it has helped them grow in faith and fellowship. 

WWP will host an open house for the women of the parish on the morning of Oct. 6, 2021, from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Lyceum Auditorium, and the evening of October 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Lyceum. WWP will meet weekly after that with breaks for the holidays and will wrap up during Holy Week. 

Daycare is available for the morning session only. To register, please click here or email Mindee Arritt for information at [email protected]. Your Bible study guide must be purchased separately here.

Father Edward Hathaway, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, VA, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on September 19, 2021.

Award-winning Catholic author, Mike Aquilina, is our guest in today's ninth installment in our Year of Saint Joseph podcast series, which we release on the 19th of every month. He shares about his relationship with Saint Joseph and explains what's involved in a consecration to Jesus' foster father.

The Basilica of Saint Mary will embark on a parish consecration to Saint Joseph, starting on September 30, 2021 and concluding with the actual consecration to Saint Joseph on November 1.

Click here to learn more.