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July 5, 2020 The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Very Rev. Edward C. Hathaway, Rector

Rev. David A. Dufresne, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Nicholas F. Blank, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Noah C. Morey, In Residence

Rev. Mr. Joseph B. Townsend, Deacon

Mr. John M. Meyerhofer, Seminarian

310 South Royal Street + Alexandria, VA 22314 + 703.836.4100 + www.stmaryoldtown.org + [email protected]

ALL MASSES ARE BEING LIVE STREAMED

at www.stmaryoldtown.org

HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

SUNDAY 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m.,

11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

MONDAY through FRIDAY 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.

SATURDAY 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Vigil for Sunday)

TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 7:30 p.m., Third Friday of the month

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS and HOLY DAYS

Check the website and bulletin

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

MONDAY through FRIDAY After 12:10 p.m. Mass

WEDNESDAY 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m.

BASILICA HOURS

MONDAY through FRIDAY 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

SATURDAY 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS (313 Duke Street)

MONDAY through FRIDAY 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rosary Monday through Friday before 8 a.m. Mass

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday 12 noon

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 12:45 to 8:30 p.m.

Adoration with Holy Hour & Benediction

Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

First Friday Nocturnal Adoration

Friday 9 p.m. until Saturday 7:30 a.m.

Communal First Saturday Devotion

First Saturday of the month at 8 a.m. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE — Check website

BAPTISMS Sunday, 2:15 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register

in advance and obtain requirements for godparents, etc.

THE BASILICA SCHOOL OF SAINT MARY (Pre-K to 8th grade)

400 Green Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Mr. Daniel Cinalli, Principal 703.549.1646 www.smsva.org [email protected] MARRIAGES

Contact Parish Priest a minimum of 6 months before possible

wedding date for marriage preparation. Couples living together will be asked to live separately during marriage preparation.

COVER IMAGE: Madonna of the Host

by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

Society of Saint

Vincent de Paul

Jim Larocco [email protected]

Sunrise Retirement

Home

Fr. Nicholas frnicholas @stmaryoldtown.org

703.836.4100

Woodbine

Rehabilitation Center

Judy Klesius 703.836.1777

Adult Faith

Formation, CCD,

RCIA

Hilary Munger hmunger @stmaryoldtown.org

703.836.4100 x 3033

Date Night at the

Basilica

Erica Englefield

and Ann Somerset

datenightatthebasilica @hotmail.com

Eucharistic Apostles

of Divine Mercy

Harry and Lynne

Dolton

[email protected] 703.960.0592

Legion of Mary Adria Tayrani [email protected] 571.310.4016

Secular Franciscan

Order

Sadie Martins [email protected]

That Man Is You Wayne Cimons tmiystmaryoldtown @gmail.com

Walking with Purpose Barbara Dwyer

and Julie Guiffre

stmaryswwp @gmail.com

American Heritage

Girls Troop 0325

Teresa McMorris

[email protected]

Ancient Order

of Hibernians

Tim Donnelly tim.donnelly1 @gmail.com

Boy Scout Troop 301 Dan Scheeler [email protected]

Catholic Daughters

of the Americas

Court Kavanaugh #54

Marguerite McAuliffe mcauliffe916 @yahoo.com

Cub Scout Pack 301 Patrick Lusch [email protected]

CYO Sports Mary Fran Delaune [email protected]

Girl Scouts Alice Goulet downeytwina @comcast.net

Junior Catholic

Daughters

Girls grades 2-8

Kathryn Doherty kathryndoherty @gmail.com

202.270.6008

Knights of Columbus

www.kofc459.org Steve Teslik basilicaofstmarysknights

@gmail.com

Praying College Moms Luanne Griffin [email protected]

Saint Mary’s Play

Group

Jennelle Hoffman saintmarystots @gmail.com

Saints Anne & Joa-

chim Society Seniors

55+

Barbara Juszczyk barbaraj.seniors @aol.com

Youth & Young Adult

Apostolates

Arragon Perrone aperrone @stmaryoldtown.org

703.836.4100 x 3024

Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

12:30 -7:30 p.m. Wed.

Maureen Breiner [email protected]

Altar Servers Fr. David frdavid @stmaryoldtown.org

703.836.4100

Lectors Chris Bahret [email protected]

Luminaries of Holy

Mary Fatima

Prayer Group

Frank Spicer praydailyrosary @gmail.com

Mary Martha Guild Christine Kleiber MMG @stmaryoldtown.org

Nocturnal Adoration

Society 9p.m.1st Friday to

6 a.m. 1st Saturday

Helen Lynch helenlynch21 @gmail.com

Rosary Prayer Group

Rosary before 8 a.m.

Mass on weekdays

Call Parish Office 703.836.4100

Rosary Society William Beach wbeachkoc459 @gmail.com

Sacristans Steve Young asyoung001 @gmail.com

Saint Katharine Drexel

Society

Monica Favela [email protected]

Sanctuary Society Stephanie Giorlando [email protected]

Schola Cantorum

10 a.m. Sunday Mass David Elliott delliott

@stmaryoldtown.org

Ushers Randolph MacPherson macpherson @halloransage.com

ALIVE! Alexandrians

InVolved Ecumenically

Tim Burns alive.saintmarys @gmail.com

Bereavement

Committee

Receptions

after funerals

Kitty Guy

[email protected] 703.765.9478

Carpenter’s Shelter Ed Velarde evelarde @eaglebankcorp.com

Christ House Julie Howard juliehowardmom @aol.com

Gabriel Project

Pro-life pregnancy help Becky Lilly and

Elizabeth Snodgrass

gabrielprojectstmary @gmail.com

Jail Ministry

Alexandria City Jail Chris Lewis [email protected]

Pro-Life Activities Melinda and Chuck

Zakrzwski

stmotprolife @gmail.com

Senior Services

of Alexandria (SSA)

Annie Hall

(St. Mary Ambassador) ahall @stmaryoldtown.org

Shut-In Visitation Call Parish Office 703.836.4100

CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR PARISH

EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION

PRAYER & WORSHIP

SERVICE

FELLOWSHIP

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Basilica of Saint Mary STAFF

703.836.4100

Sheena Byrne, Receptionist

x 3015 / [email protected]

——

David Elliott, Director of Music


——

Carmen Federle, Parish Liaison

to Diocesan Office for the Protection

of Children & Young People


——

John Harchick, Director of Facilities


——

Clare Kearns, Family Summer Program Intern


——

Emily Liutkus, Bookkeeper


——

Diane Maple, Bulletin Editor


——

Anne Mathis, Director of Advancement

& Special Projects


——

Hilary Munger, Director

of Religious Education


—––

Elena Otero-Bigg, Assistant to the Rector


—––

Arragon Perrone, Director of Youth

& Young Adult Apostolates


—––

Naomi Roberts, Administrative Assistant

x 3027

—––

Sara Schiedermayer, Assistant Director

of Religious Education


——

Alex Solsma, Director

of Communications & Evangelization


——

Mariane Staron, Assistant Director,

Youth & Young Adult Apostolates


—––

Melanie Wallace, Receptionist


——

Trish Weiler, Director of Finance


Oremus pro invicem “Let us pray for each other”

Father Edward C. Hathaway, Rector

THE BASILICA IN PHASE THREE Phase Three of Virginia’s reopening plan began on Wednesday, July 1, with further

easing of public health restrictions associated with the slowing spread of COVID-

19. Current procedures will remain the same for Mass here at the Basilica with

every other row of pews taped off and social distancing of six feet between house-

holds. Parishioners 10 years old and older are expected to wear face coverings in the

church. As always, our concern is to protect the health of all Basilica parishioners,

visitors and staff.

Bishop Burbidge is continuing the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass

on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation until further notice. Those who are 65

years old or older, and anyone with underlying health conditions, are encouraged

to stay at home and to avoid gatherings of the general public and attending public

liturgies. Our Masses will continue to be live streamed via our website each day so

you may “attend” from the safety of your own home.

You can keep up-to-date on parish procedures via our website and by signing up to

receive our regular e-newsletter at https://stmaryoldtown.org/email-sign-up/.

REMEMBERING THE MARTYRS OF THE CHURCH The Church liturgical calendar is filled with feast days honoring individuals who

were killed because of their religious beliefs or because they refused to renounce

Christ or His Church. “Martyrdom is the supreme witness given to the truth of

the faith: it means bearing witness even unto death.“ Catechism of the Catholic

Church 2473

This week is a good example. July 6 we celebrate the feast day of

Saint Maria Goretti, who died at the age of 11 when she refused the

physical advances of a young man who shared her family’s home.

After he stabbed her 14 times, Maria was taken to the hospital where

she died forgiving him. July 9 is the feast of the

Martyr Saints of China, Augustine Zhoa Rong and

his 119 companions. These Chinese and Western

missionaries died between 1648 and 1930 because

of their ministry to the people of China and, in some

cases, for refusing to renounce their faith.

Martyrdom was an early part of Christian identity. Saint Stephen is considered the

first martyr, stoned to death in Jerusalem in 34 A.D. Eleven of the Twelve Apostles

traditionally are believed to have died as martyrs with only John dying a natural

death at an old age. Saint Peter was crucified in 64 A.D.; Saint Paul was beheaded

in 67 A.D. Stories of the bravery and devotion of the early Christians prompted

many conversions as people were attracted to a new religion for which so many

people would willingly die.

Few of us – if any – will ever actually die for our Catholic faith. But we can seek

to embody the courage of the martyrs by defending the Church and its beliefs,

including those things we profess in the Creed at Mass and Church teaching on the

issues such as the sanctity of life, marriage between a man and a woman, and gen-

der identity. In fact, Scripture tells us we should not “be ashamed of testifying to

our Lord” (2 Timothy 1:8). We also experience small acts of martyrdom in facing

the trials and tribulations of our daily lives, in sacrificing our own comfort, wants

and needs for others.

Holy Martyrs of the Church, pray for us!

IN OUR PRAYERS

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All Basilica Masses are being live streamed via our

website at www.stmaryoldtown.org.

Sunday, July 5

The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7 a.m. — Parishioners of Saint Mary 8:30 a.m. — Kathy Strachura

10 a.m. — Special Intention: Anthony Crisafi

11:30 a.m. — The McGowan Family 1 p.m. — Columba Chow

5 p.m. — Mary Sue and Peter Petrole

Monday, July 6

*6:30 a.m. — Gladys C. Young 8 a.m. — Joyce Ann Mills

12:10 p.m. — Frederick McGrath

Tuesday, July 7

*6:30 a.m. — Mary Wolf 8 a.m. — Catherine Galiszewski

12:10 p.m. — Antionette Forrestal

Wednesday, July 8

*6:30 a.m. — Robert H. Kinkead Sr. 8 a.m. — Special Intention: Marie O’Brien

12:10 p.m. — Special Intention: Madeline Christenson

Thursday, July 9

*6:30 a.m. — Deceased Members of the Weimar Family

8 a.m. — Elaine Nolton 12:10 p.m. — Blanca Diez

Friday, July 10

6:30 a.m. — Special Intention: The Chung Family 8 a.m. — Deceased Members of the Plasky

and Sudziarski Families 12:10 p.m. — Jose Guadalupe Ceron

Saturday, July11

8:30 a.m. — Gladys C. Young 5 p.m. Vigil — James Smart Lamb

*There is currently no public 6:30 a.m. Mass in the Basilica. Intentions

for these Masses are included in a priest’s private Mass that day.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

You are in the spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.

Is the Holy Spirit leading you or someone you know to serve

Christ and His Church as a priest or in the consecrated life?

Contact Father Michael Isenberg at 703.841.2514 or [email protected].

PRAY FOR OUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS July 5 — Rev. Kevin B. Walsh

July 6 — Rev. Jason Weber July 7 — Rev. Michael D. Weston

July 8 — Rev. Gerald Weymes

July 9 — Rev. David A. Whitestone July 10 — Rev. Jordan M. Willard

July 11 — Rev. Jerry A. Wooten

PRAY FOR THE ILL, INCLUDING: Anne Adams, Dutch Anderson, Suzanne Aragona,

Maria Campo, Mary Davis, John Dina, Sara Dina, Jean Edwards, Helen Flynn, Michael Friedson,

Matthew Graveson, Timothy Graveson, Michael Hahn,

Michael Henderson, Foltzy Huttman, Michele Jones, Robert Juszczyk, Gail McNally, Gerry Moore, Terry Nunan,

Doris Parker, Thomas Parker, Jeffrey Petrino, Pam Rubin,

Marge Rusnak, Olga Teer, Andrew Thielman and Stewart P. Walker III

PRAY FOR THE DECEASED, INCLUDING: Bobbie Sue Dantin, Emelita Martinez and Salle Poh

PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING

IN HARM’S WAY, INCLUDING: Michael Andriani, Bryan Bergman, Timothy P. Blaine,

Fr. CH (LTJG) Jason C. Burchell, Casey Chandler,

Peter Culbert, Alex Deerr, Nicholas David Fletcher, Kevin Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth Hawkes, Brayden Hill,

Jeremy Hill, Faith Emilee Holman, Jenna Kling,

Joseph A. Krzemien, Kaylyn E. Krzemien, Ryan Maple, Caitlin Callaghan Martins, Mark Martins, Nathan Martins, Sara McAlpin, Mitchell Mehaffey, Hannah Martins Miller,

Joshua Parker, Edward Joseph Parry III, Vincent P. Pensyl, Chris Quayle, David Alejandro Sandoval, Michael

Our Families We pray that

today’s families may be

accompanied with love,

respect and guidance.

WE WELCOME THROUGH BAPTISM: Evangeline Grace Filanowski, Atticus Ryan Marcum,

Daniel John Riordan and George Barrett Stauffer

HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER

INTENTION FOR JULY

DAILY MASS INTENTIONS

HELP KEEP OUR PRAYER

LISTS UP-TO-DATE To add or remove a name from bulletin prayer lists,

send an email to [email protected]

or call 703.836.4100.

Names of the ill are listed for four weeks,

unless otherwise requested.

RCIA VOLUNTEER TEAM!!!! Thank you to our RCIA Volunteer Team who provided prayer, sup-port and mentoring for our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program this past year. Team mem-bers included Angela

Burns, Tim Burns, Reina DuVal, Bob Huff, Rose Ka-vanaugh, Agnieszka Kim, John Kim, Diane Maple, Ryan Moy, Sandee Riley, Alfie Rodriguez Jr. and Kay Woodard. A few of the team, pictured here, recently met for a celebratory dinner to review this past year and discuss plans for the next. If you, or someone you know, want to know more

joining the Catholic Church, contact Hilary Munger, Director of Religious Education, 703.836.4100 or [email protected].

Liturgical Calendar This Week

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WORSHIP & ONGOING FAITH FORMATION

July 6 Saint Maria Goretti, Martyr. Died in 1902 at the

age of 11. she was stabbed to death, preferring to die rather

than being raped by a 22-year-old neighbor. With her moth-

er — and her attacker — present, she was canonized in

1950 before the largest crowd ever assembled at that time in

Rome. She is the patroness of teenage girls.

July 9 Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions,

Martyrs. 120 mar tyrs who died between 1648 and 1930.

Most (87) were born in China; the group included four Chi-

nese priests. The 33 foreign-born martyrs were mostly

priests and women religious. They were martyred because

of their Christian ministry to the people and, in some cases,

because they refused to deny their Catholic faith.

July 11 Saint Benedict, Abbot. Died in 547. Wrote the

famous monastic Rule noted for its wisdom and moderation

and need for obedience. He founded 12 monasteries, includ-

ing Monte Cassino. Benedictines now number some 7,500

religious worldwide. He is considered the “Patriarch of

Western Monasticism” and is patron of Europe.

TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS

The Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Tridentine or Traditional Latin Mass) is cel-ebrated at the Basilica of Saint Mary on the third Friday each month. The next will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 17. Celebrant will be Fr. David Dufresne. Missals are provided with Mass parts in Latin and English.

WERE YOU MARRIED

IN 1970 OR 1995? Join Bishop Burbidge

for Mass Celebrating

25 & 50 Years of Marriage!

Sunday, October 4

The Annual Mass for Marriage Jubilarians

in the Diocese of Arlington is for couples

celebrating their silver (25 years)

or golden (50 years) wedding anniversaries.

This year's Mass for Marriage Jubilarians

will be on Sunday, October 4, 2:30 p.m.,

at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington.

To register to participate in the Mass,

please call our Basilica office

at 703.836.4100

FATIMA PRAYER GROUP

RESUMES MEETINGS Would you like to join other parishioners to prayerfully ponder the message of Fatima and grow closer to our Lord through a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary? Consider joining the Luminaries of Holy Mary, a prayer group

striving to learn, live and spread the Heaven-sent peace plan for our families and the world. We meet the third Saturday of every month. The group attends the 8:30 a.m. Mass, prays a rosary in the Basilica following Mass and then meets in the Lyceum’s Saint Joseph Room around 9:30 a.m.

All are welcome! For more information, contact Frank Spice at 571.334.5925 or [email protected].

DAILY MASS READINGS Receive daily Mass readings, audio

and prayerful reflections via email from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at

www.usccb.org/bible/readings.

DIOCESAN WEEKLY VIRTUAL ROSARY Black Catholic Ministries of the Diocese of Arlington

is hosting a call-in rosary for an end to COVID-19 and racism in our country and the world. All are welcome

to join the call every Sunday at 2 p.m. Call in at 605.313.5111, Access Code: 840082.

FAMILY, CHILDREN & YOUTH

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The Old Town Alexandria, Herbert-Cady Division, of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) presented $500 scholar-ships and certificates to two eighth grade students at the Basili-ca School of Saint Mary and two eleventh grade students at Bishop Ireton High School, all who exemplify the AOH motto: Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. Basilica School of Saint Mary recipients Matthew Antonio and Maria Mate received their awards during their graduation ceremony. Bishop Ireton recipi-ents Mary Kate Mull and Christopher Johnson received their awards from Bishop Ireton Chaplain Father Noah Morey and Basilica of Saint Mary Rector Father Edward Hathaway, who also is a Bishop Ireton Board of Governors Member and the AOH Division Chaplain. These students were nominated by their schools for being role models for other students, demon-strating strong leadership skills and participating in various community service clubs and activities. Founded in 1836, the Ancient Order of Hibernians is America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization. The Old Town Alexandria, Herbert-Cady Division, was established in 2011.

PARISH STUDENTS RECEIVE AOH SCHOLARSHIPS

Maria Mate

Matthew

Antonio

Christopher Johnson

Mary Kate Mull

AROUND OUR PARISH & BEYOND

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FROM THE ARCHIVES A periodic look at the history of our parish

as we celebrate the 225th anniversary of the

Basilica of Saint Mary this year.

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Catholic Charities recently opened a second free medical clinic for poor, uninsured and under-insured adults and needs volunteer medical professionals and others to op-erate the clinic. The Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic is located at 13900 Church Hill, Woodbridge. Volunteer nurses and doctors, including in-ternists, cardiologists, gynecologists and other specialists, nutritionists, physical ther-apists and others are needed. To volunteer at the clinic, please contact Alexandra Luevano at 703.335.2779 extension 15 or [email protected].

DINNER TO HONOR BISHOP BURBIDGE Guadalupe Radio Network has announced Thursday, August 20, as the new date for its annual “ Fishers of Men” Dinner at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, this year honoring Bishop Michael F. Burbidge for his works of evangelization. The dinner supports WMET 1160 AM & 103.1 FM (Falls Church), in the Guadalupe Radio Network, Radio for Your Soul! WMET now reaches 6.5 million souls in four (arch)dioceses. Guadalupe Radio Network also is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a net-work and is EWTN's largest radio affiliate. For more about the dinner, please call 877.646.1160 or visit GRNonline.com and click on the “Events” tab.

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION As we celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend, we can look in our own backyard – literally – for a reminder of those who

fought during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).

In the early 19th century, laborers digging the foundation of the new Saint Mary Church inadvertently encroached upon the

churchyard of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House next door at 323 South Fairfax Street. In an act of true neighborliness and

ecumenism, the Presbyterians gave that small strip of land to the Catholic parish. “As our Catholic brethren have more use for

that little piece of ground than we have, it is not proposed to make any objections.” (From The Old Presbyterian Meeting House

at Alexandria, Virginia 1774-1874)

As they dug, the construction workers were surprised to find a coffin containing the remains of a man dressed in a Revolution-

ary War uniform. A new grave was immediately prepared a few feet away and the body re-interred in the Meeting House burial

ground. Conflicting dates are found for the discovery, but 1826 is noted in the Meeting House records.

We don’t know the name of the soldier originally buried in land that is now beneath the rear wall of the Basilica of Saint Mary

Basilica, but his legacy remains. William Gregory (1789-1875), a young man from Scotland, settled in Alexandria and became

an active member of the Meeting House congregation, serving as one of its elders for many years. One Sunday after services

there, while walking through the gardens, he told his young daughter Mary about the unknown soldier. Touched by the story,

she placed a flower on the grave, beginning a ritual in which she often was joined by her Sunday school classmates.

In 1926, Mary, by then an elderly lady, remembered the unknown soldier in discussing the

restoration of her church. She said she hoped his grave could be marked. Volunteers from the

local Post of the American Legion, who were there clearing the yard, immediately prepared a

temporary wooden marker. A permanent memorial was created by the National Society of the

Children of the American Revolution and dedicated on Lexington-Concord Day, April 19,

1929, with music provided by the U.S. Army Band and reportedly led by John Philip Sousa.

The epitaph on the monument at the tomb reads: Here lies a soldier of the Revolution whose

identity is known but to God. His was an idealism that recognized a Supreme Being, that

planted religious liberty on our shores, that overthrew despotism, that established a people’s

government, that wrote a Constitution setting metes and bounds of delegated authority, that

fixed a standard of value upon men above gold and lifted high the torch of civil liberty along

the pathway of mankind. In ourselves, his soul exists as part of ours, his memory’s mansion.

As we celebrate the Fourth of July, we might spend a few minutes in prayer at the final resting place of this unknown soldier

of the conflict that led to our nation’s independence.

— Kitty Guy, Parish Historian

A FREE, comprehensive, online library of Catholic resources is available to Basilica

of Saint Mary parishioners at https://stmaryoldtown.formed.org

VOCATION CRUCIFIX PROGRAM Families and individuals are invited

to participate in a Basilica of Saint Mary initiative to pray for an increase in vocations

to the priesthood and consecrated life. You will have the opportunity to host

a special crucifix for one week at a time, praying each day for vocations around the world, especially in our parish and diocese. If you are interested in participating in the

Vocation Crucifix Program, contact Elena Bigg at [email protected].

The harvest is plentiful, but the

laborers are few; pray therefore to the Lord of

the harvest to send out laborers

into His harvest.

— Luke 10:2

AROUND OUR PARISH & BEYOND

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Memorial Mass for Merle Guidry Myrtis (Merle) Guidry, an active member of the

Basilica of Saint Mary parish for several decades, passed away on May 28, 2020. Her funeral was held

in Reserve, LA, where she was interred. A memorial Mass will take place here at the Basilica on Saturday July 11, at 10:30 a.m.

Requiescat in pace

SEMINARIAN EDUCATION ENDOWMENT Please support the seminarians of our Arlington Diocese and SEEF, a permanent endowment fund established to provide funding for annual seminarian expenses such as room, board, tuition, health insurance and books, which total almost $45,000 per seminarian. Please give gener-ously! To donate, make checks payable to “Foundation for the CDA - SEEF” and mail to The Foundation, 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 811, Arlington, VA 22203. Please feel free to contact Gretchen Koch at [email protected] or 703.841.3819 if you have any questions.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Caring for Our Children The Basilica School of Saint Mary Extended Care

Program is in urgent need of staff

for the upcoming school year.

The pay is $15 an hour.

Your hours would be 2:30 to 6 :15 p.m.

You may work daily, Monday through Friday,

or pick three days a week.

Requirements: Love God, His children

and their joyful voices.

Email [email protected] for further details.

From Your Saint Vincent de Paul Society

HELP URGENTLY NEEDED! An unprecedented number of our neigh-bors face yet another crisis: eviction. Without jobs, income or savings, those previously living paycheck-to-paycheck have seen their rent bills pile up for the past three months. With the moratorium on evictions ending last week, and the

number of eviction writs so large, our district court is expected to hold hearings in large batches daily. During the month of May, the crisis was food. In June, we shifted our Saint Vincent de Paul Society focus to rent, with 80 percent of our assistance going to help keep families in their homes. Lisa, a single mom with two boys, ages 8 and 10, lost her job and was only able to find part-time employment at a gro-cery. She used her funds to feed and clothe her boys and keep her home clean and safe. As her rent ar-rears grew, she got some help from us and others, but not enough. Her fears are profound, although she masks them in front of her boys. Please help us help families like Lisa’s stay in their homes until they can return to full-time employment. We welcome new volunteers and hope you will con-sider joining us. You also can contribute to our work via Faith Direct or writing a check to SVdP, dropping it in the Poor Box or mailing it to the Parish Office at 313 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Contact Jim Larocco at [email protected] for more information.

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