Deacon Joseph Townsend, a seminarian in residence at the Basilica of Saint Mary this summer, offers a reflection on Jesus Carrying His Cross for our July 4, 2020, Communal First Saturday. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests or deacons reflects on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month.
Father Noah Morey, Chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School and a priest in residence at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives his homily at the Basilica's 5:00 pm Mass for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on June 28, 2020.
Father Nicholas Blank, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives a brief reflection on three ways that the Lord has authority. It is from his homily during a Mass at the Basilica for Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. It was recorded on June 25, 2020.
Father Edward Hathaway, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives a homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Father's Day). It was recorded on June 21, 2020.
Father Nicholas Blank, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives his homily during a Mass at the Basilica for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was recorded on June 19, 2020.
Alex has a conversation with Deacon Joe Townsend. The Diocese of Arlington seminarian was ordained to the diaconate on June 13, 2020. He is currently staying at the Basilica of Saint Mary for his summer assignment.
Deacon Jonathan Smith gave his first homily at the Basilica of Saint Mary on June 14, 2020, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Smith was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Michael Burbidge on June 13, 2020, at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington.
Alex has a conversation with Diocese of Arlington Seminarian John Meyerhofer. John just finished his first year of studies at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He is currently staying at the Basilica of Saint Mary for his summer assignment.
Father Edward Hathaway, Rector at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the Crowning with Thorns for our June 6, 2020, Communal First Saturday. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests reflects on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month.
Father Noah Morey, Chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School and a priest in residence at the Basilica of Saint Mary, gives his homily at the Basilica's 7:00 am Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. It was recorded on June 7, 2020.
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Founded in 1795, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Old Town Alexandria is the first Catholic Church established in Virginia. Pope Francis named the church a minor basilica on December 6, 2017 due to its…
important role in the growth of the Catholic Church in North America.