Proclamation from the City of Alexandria
On Saturday, March 10, Mayor Allison Silberberg read a proclamation to the congregation gathered at the 5pm Vigil Mass honoring St. Mary's historic designation as the 84th Basilica in the United States and the first in Northern Virginia.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the founding of the Catholic Church of Saint Mary is closely connected with many of the early leaders of Alexandria City, especially Colonel John Fitzgerald, the former Aide-de-Camp to then General George Washington, who in 1788 made the first contribution to the church building fund;
WHEREAS, in 1795, the Very Reverend Francis Ignatius Neale, S.J., President of Georgetown College and Pastor of Holy Trinity Church, established the Church of Saint Mary as the first permanent Catholic parish in the City of Alexandria and in the Commonwealth of Virginia (which then included the territory of West Virginia).
WHEREAS, for more than two centuries, parishioners from the Church of Saint Mary have joyfully performed corporal and spiritual works of mercy in Alexandria City and throughout the country; and soon will celebrate 225 years as the Eldest Daughter of the Church in the Commonwealth;
WHEREAS, Saint Mary's School, founded in 1869 as a major parish apostolate, has educated many prominent citizens of the City of Alexandria and of Northern Virginia, and remains the largest elementary School in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington;
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2018, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Fourth Bishop of Arlington, announced that the Holy See recently granted the designation MINOR BASILICA to the Church of Saint Mary as the 84th Catholic church in the United States to receive such a distinguished title;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALLISON SILBERBERG, Mayor of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, and on behalf of the Alexandria City Council, do hereby proclaim and congratulate:
THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY
on the achievement of its status as a basilica and its continued service to the City of Alexandria.
St. Mary 1967 Walk-A-Thon
St. Mary 1967, Alexandria, Ky., sponsored a Matching Funds Walk-A-Thon to raise money for St. Mary Catholic School. Participants walked more than 600 miles and brought in more than $16,000 to benefit the students and school.
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Mass of Welcome for Bishop Talley in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Alexandria, LA)
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St. Catherine of Alexandria HD
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a canonized saint in the Catholic Church who, per Christian tradition, was martyred around 305 in Alexandria, Egypt. Of course, the Church of the first Millennium was undivided. She is also recognized as the Great Martyr and Saint by the Orthodox Church. There are no surviving primary sources attesting to her existence, but the fact that her memory, and the stories about her, have been kept alive - and handed down in the tradition - certainly confirm her existence, and her life of heroic virtue and holiness.
The young saint was born around 287 in Alexandria, Egypt. At that time, Alexandria was one of the finest cities in the world, and a center of learning and culture as well as faith.
Christian tradition states she was of noble birth, possibly a princess. As a member of the nobility, she was also educated and was an avid scholar. Around the age of fourteen, she experienced a moving vision of Mary and the infant Jesus, and she decided to become a Christian.
Although she was a teenager, she was very intelligent and gifted. When the emperor Maxentius began persecuting Christians, Catherine visited him to denounce his cruelty.
Rather than order her execution, Maxentius summoned fifty orators and philosophers to debate her. However, Catherine was moved by the power of the Holy Spirit and spoke eloquently in defense of her faith. Her words were so moving that several of the pagans converted to Christianity and were immediately executed.
Unable to defeat her rhetorically or to intimidate her into giving up her belief, the emperor ordered her to be tortured and imprisoned.
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St.Virgin Mary Apparition in Coptic Orthodox Church on the Egyptian TV.11-12-2009.
St.Virgin Mary Apparition in Coptic Orthodox Church on the Egyptian TV.11-12-2009:
Statement issued by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Giza
December 15, 2009
In the era of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
And inky Bishop Bishop Domadius Giza
Diocese announces that there has been the emergence of Giza and expression of the Virgin Mary
In the church of the urban
And at dawn on Friday, 11.12.2009 at one am
Is the emergence of the Virgin Mary full of her clothes, a Light
Over the Dome of the Church Central dress is pure white and pulls the middle
Belt is blue and crown on her head and then click the Red Crown of the dome.
And crosses the church, only bright lights He saw her all the people of the region
It is transmitted and displayed on the gate between the two minarets.
This remained the emergence of one in the morning until four o'clock
Dawn on Friday, as monitored by the cameras each
And mobiles and the masses flocked to the region and neighboring regions
And pedestrians and a rally in this time of nearly 3 thousand
People in the street in front of the church.
And followed this appearance after each day of the second century until the morning
Manifestations of a bath at intervals to fly at night
And shining star appears quickly and walking within two hundred meters
Disappear amid hymns and masses expected to touch the Virgin Mary.
And this large pool of the Church and all the people of Egypt.
God helped us all prayers.
Theodosius
Bishop of Giza.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MINOR BASILICA ~~~NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
The history of the Immaculate Conception Church dates back to around 1728. The present church at the corner of Church and Second Street was built around 1856 and dedicated as a Minor Basilica on January 10, 2010.
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Priesthood ordination for Dr. Rafik Rofail at St. Peter The Apostle Church Florida.
The ordination of Dr. Rafik Rofail to the rank of priesthood at St. Peter The Apostle Coptic Orthodox Church, Orlando, Florida in the Coptic Diocese of Southern United States.
Pope Shenouda's Visit to our Church in 2002 Part 1
Holy Coptic Catholic Church [Past and Present]
Coptic Church is an Important Part of Christendom. The sacrifices of this Church cannot be Forgotten. I have made this Video just to show show my Support with Coptic Christians in Egypt.
May God Bless the Coptic Catholic of Egypt and Ethiopia.
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St Joseph's Church in Alexandria, Virginia
I was invited to my cousin's wedding at St Joseph's Church in the wondefully beautiful town of Alexandria in Northern Virginia.
I thought it was such a pretty church that I would share it with you. It was built in 1915 only a few blocks from where Confederate General E Lee spent his boyhood.
George Washington only worshipped a few blocks away and his army camped on the fields where St Joseph's now stands.
Apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Garabandal - Interview p3
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Videos of the Apparitions of The Blessed Virgin Mary at Garabandal.
31 Cults Exposed Catholicism
The following quotes are taken from the book Far from Rome, near to God: Testimonies of 50 converted Roman Catholic priests, by Richard Bennet (Carlisle, Penn: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1997). They are quite interesting and valuable since they give an insight to Catholicism from those who were priests in the Catholic Church and then left it to find salvation in Jesus.
Following are excerpts from only a few of the fifty testimonies.
1.Henry Gregory Adams. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He entered the Basilian Order of monks and adopted the monastic name of Saint Hilarion the Great. He was ordained as a priest and served five parishes in the Lemont, Alberta area.
1.Sacraments. The monastic life and the sacraments prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church did not help me to come to know Christ personally and find salvation...I realized that the man-made sacraments of my church and my good works were in vain for salvation. they lead to a false security. (p. 3)
2.Joseph Tremblay. Born in Quebec, Canada, 1924. He was ordained a priest in Rome, Italy and was sent to Bolivia, Chile where he served for 13 years as a missionary in the congregation of the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate.
1.Salvation by works. My theology has taught me that salvation is by works and sacrifices....my theology gives me no assurance of salvation; the Bible offers me that assurance....I had been trying to save myself on my works...I was stifled in a setting in which I was pushed to do good works to merit my salvation. (pp. 9, 11-12)
3.Hugh Farrell. Born in Denver, Colorado. Entered the Order of our Lady of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Discalced Carmelite Fathers. Ordained as a priest.
1.Temporal punishment due to sins. I knew from the teachings of the priests and nuns that I could not hope to go directly to heaven after my death. My Roman Catholic catechism taught me that after death I had to pay for the temporal punishment due to my sins. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that 'the souls of the just which, in a moment of death, are burdened with venial sins or temporal punishment due to send, enter purgatory.' (p. 29)
2.Penance. Regarding life in the monastery and doing penance. These penances consist of standing with the arms outstretched to form a cross, kissing the sandaled feet of the monks, receiving a blow upon the face from the monks, and, at the end of the meal, lying prostrate before the entrance to the refectory so that the departing monks must step over one's body. These, and other penances, are supposed to gain one merit in heaven and increase one's 'spiritual bank account.' (p. 36)
4.Alexander Carson. Baptized into the Roman Catholic Church as an infant. His priesthood studies were at St. John's seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts. He was ordained by Bishop Lawrence Shehan of Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1955 and was a priest in Alexandria, Louisiana. Also, he was pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rayville, Louisiana.
1.Bible or Tradition. ...the Holy Spirit led me to judge Roman Catholic theology by the standard of the Bible. Previously, I had always judged the Bible by Roman Catholic doctrine and theology. (p. 53)
2.Mass contrary to scripture. In my letter of resignation from the Roman Catholic Church and Ministry, I stated to the bishop that I was leaving the priesthood because I could no longer offer the Mass, as it was contrary to the Word of God and to my conscience. (pp. 54-55)
5.Charles Berry. He entered the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine and became a priest after 17 years. He was given orders to continue studying until he achieved a Ph.D. in chemistry and was then transferred to the headquarters of the Augustinian order in the United States.
1.superstition. In the United States the Roman Catholic Church is on its best behavior, putting its best foot forward because of its critics and opponents. In a Roman Catholic country, where it has few opponents or critics, it is a very different matter. Ignorance and superstition and idolatry are everywhere, and little effort, if any, is made to change the situation. Instead of following the Christianity taught in the Bible the people concentrate on the worship of statues and their local patron saints. (p. 59)
2.Idols and Statues. When I met in Cuba a genuine pagan who worshiped idols (a religion transplanted from Africa by his ancestors), I asked how he could believe that a plaster idol could help him. He replied that the idol was not expected to help him; it only represented the power in heaven which could. What horrified me about his reply was that it was almost word for word the explanation Roman Catholics give for rendering honor to the statues of the saints. (p. 59)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Baton Rouge, La
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Parish Profiles - St Rita Catholic Church
In segment two, Virginia Schott introduces us to her beloved parish of St. Rita’s in Tulare, and shares her love for her First Communion Class with us. Luis Castellanoz, Parish Building Committee chair, wraps up our program by eagerly sharing with us the parish’s excitement as they look forward to a beautiful new worship space for their ever-growing congregation which is committed to “Preserving Our Past, Growing Our Faith and Building Our Future.
For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church has grown and thrived across the Central Valley. It's a story of faith. A story of tradition. And a story of ministry. Now, see how the church is touching and changing lives in communities large and small. Tune in for Parish Profiles. Series airs Mondays at 8:30pm, Tuesdays at 11:30 am, and Fridays at 11:30am - only on KNXT.
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