WELCOME PARISHIONERS & VISITORS

**** JANUARY 4TH, 2023****

A continued Merry Christmas to all of you. Thurday morning, January 5th, 2023 Fr. Scottston Brentwood and I will celebrate Mass with the local community at the Mercedarian Provincialate in Rome. Following the Mass we will watch Pope Benedict XVI's funeral on television and then depart for the airport for the journey to India. I thank you for your prayers and ask that they continue. It seems that the Lord is asking me to do a little purgation. After recovering from the flu, I have (re)injured my back and experienced a serious flare up of sciatica--something that I have not experienced for almost ten years. [I have already booked an appointment with my chiroptactor the day after my return to Philadelphia.] Please pray that I will be an asset to our visitation to India and not a hindrance.

You are in able hands with Fr. Justin, who is also recovering from the flu, and Denise Baker who is our right hand. Please keep them, our whole staff, Br. Martin and Br. Dominic under the protection of your prayers. They are a constant support to me as are you. I hold you all dearly in my heart, and will miss you over the next month.

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Fr. Matthew H. Phelan, O. de M.
Pastor