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Ask pastor john fraternities11/15/2023 ![]() Alphonsus for Christmas, Easter and summer apostolates. It dovetails with similar evangelization efforts now underway by Father James Boric, rector of the nearby Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.įather Kiefer said he anticipates that by next June, an associate pastor from his fraternity will join him. The bishop said Father Kiefer’s street evangelization fits well with the archdiocesan focus on missionary discipleship. Alphonsus as a “flagship church,” Bishop Madden said, and it is eager to raise the shrine’s profile nationally. Madden, urban vicar, said he and the archbishop are excited for the future of the shrine. “That’s part of our evangelization effort,” he said.īishop Denis J. Each Sunday afternoon, the shrine also has a potluck dinner in the courtyard. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.įather Kiefer, who previously served in Pennsylvania, Georgia, California and Washington State, visits the homes of parishioners throughout the region to give spiritual talks and socialize with small groups. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 7 a.m. Since the arrival of the F.S.S.P., daily Masses at the shrine have been offered in the Tridentine rite, at 12:10 p.m. Nearly 300 people worship at the shrine every Sunday among the three liturgies. English Mass, both celebrated by Father William Spacek, an archdiocesan priest. Mass for the Lithuanian community and a 10 a.m. staffs 50 parishes in the United States and Canada, and operates seminaries in Wigratzbad, Germany, and Denton, Neb.Įvery Sunday, Father Kiefer celebrates the Tridentine Mass at St. (CR File)įounded in 1988 at the Abbey of Hauterive in Switzerland, the fraternity is a community of priests who receive special training in the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite. ![]() Alphonsus Ligouri in Baltimore, retired this year after 66 years of ministry. Monsignor Arthur Bastress, longtime pastor of the National Shrine of St. Lori entrusted the shrine to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Alphonsus’ pastor for nearly two decades, Archbishop William E. Alphonsus as the Baltimore home of the Tridentine Mass, the traditional Latin Mass celebrated according to the 1962 Roman Missal.įollowing the recent retirement of Monsignor Arthur Bastress, P.A., who served as St. Alphonsus became the area’s Lithuanian parish. Seelos among its former pastors.Īfter the German population dispersed in the early 20th century, the Redemptorists left the parish in 1917, and St. Founded in 1845 by the Redemptorists to serve the German community, St. Alphonsus Parish and its priests have long been spiritual beacons in the city. “It’s about being an encouragement to the people,” he said. ![]() Others have asked for material assistance or sought divine help finding a job. The Philadelphia native has fielded questions about why God would let a woman’s granddaughter die. “Many times, people want to pray right there on the spot.” Peter who began his duties as administrator of St. “Conversations happen every block,” said Father Kiefer, a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, celebrates a Tridentine Mass at the National Shrine of St. Kiefer, a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Holding his rosary, the 47-year-old priest prays the Marian devotion as part of what he calls a “ministry of presence.”įather Joel E. Wearing his buttoned-down black cassock, the stocky West Point graduate regularly walks the streets and alleys surrounding the National Shrine of St. Kiefer has already become a familiar presence in downtown Baltimore. ![]() Only in the city two months, Father Joel E.
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