UPDATES! – Bishop Rhoades’s Mass July 15, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

UPDATES

Vigil Service:

Friday, July 14, at 7:00, we will offer a Rosary on Holy Family Hill and proceed to the Oratory of the Holy Family for a Vigil Service to venerate the relic of St Agnes, Virgin, and Martyr.

RSVP, Please:

Please feel free to RSVP if you are planning to attend.  It is beneficial for us to make sure you have seating and to make sure you receive lunch after the Mass.  But, even if you don’t RSVP, please come to the Mass  RSVP Here

Activities are in full swing as we prepare for your arrival.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Holy Mass offered here on July 15, 2023.

We are preparing for Bishop Rhoades’ visit to the Our Lady, Patroness of America Center to consecrate our new altar and celebrate Holy Mass in the Oratory of the Holy Family.  Afterward, we will have an afternoon celebrating this extraordinary gift with a cookout and music.  Bring the family.

It is a great honor to have Bishop Rhoades back again at the Center.  You may remember that last August, he came to consecrate a new Altar, consecrate the chapel and rename it the Oratory of the Holy Family.  Just the day before the Mass, an accident destroyed the top while the marble altar was installed.  Bishop Rhoades was most gracious in accomplishing what he could and promising to return to finish the task! 

Renaming the chapel as the Oratory of The Holy Family has been a great blessing for pilgrims.  His act is recognition that imitation of the Holy Family is a sure path in obtaining the gift of purity which Our Lady, the Immaculate Virgin, Patroness of America, wants for us.

The Holy Family is the perfect example of the life that Our Lady wants for us.  She calls us to imitate the familial life in their little home in Nazareth, wherein Divinity and Humanity lived in perfect harmony, peace, and purity. Renaming the chapel is another example of Bishop Rhoades’s deep understanding of this devotion and Our Lady’s hope for us, her children.  

Help Make the Day Better for Everyone - RSVP

We need to know how many are attending to make this day the best for you.   Please help us out by completing the RSVP form.   We know that there will be more pilgrims than the chapel can seat so we will have overflow in the conference room and a large outdoor tent with live streaming of the Mass in all overflow locations.  Last year 850 people attended.  We expect more this year.  Your RSVP does not get you a reserved seat but will help us be better prepared so that all will have a seat.  

But how well we do depends on you letting us know.  However, if you forget to RSVP, still feel free to attend.

Clergy: If you would like to concelebrate at this Mass, please call the office at 1-260-303-4990.

Special Needs

If you have special needs during your visit, please let us know.  We will do our best to accommodate.  Please call the office at 260-303-4990 for assistance.

Streaming

If you are unable to attend in person, but would like to participate remotely you may STREAM LIVE HERE

What to pack

Please wear Liturgy and weather-appropriate clothing. If you  are staying for the afternoon, be sure to pack:

  • Favorite beverage (Coolers are welcome)
  • Snacks
  • Sunblock / Sun hats
  • Bug spray – the post-Mass events will be outside
  • Lawn Chair