St. Patrick's Church

Recording of tonight's class by Anthony Visco, excellent start to our Fall Sacred Art Series! Tune in next Monday via Zoom link on our parish website. https://youtu.be/5bgzAHx3J5A

Our class series on St. Patrick's History has concluded, and the recordings can all be found in one playlist, easy to share with friends! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Our final night class on St. Patrick’s History is this Monday via Zoom only! www.stpatrickphilly.org - It will be the stories of parishioners still around to tell us! Photo below is courtesy of Dolores Walsh, of our parish baseball team as 1924 champions in the Schuylkill League, versus the team of high schoolers organized by Killeen’s Bar. Her dad, Bill Judge McAvey is top row, third from left, second from left is her grandfather Bill Sr. as a coach. Her uncle, John Bose McAvey is second from left in the middle row.

Locking up the church, you see it at different angles and in different light settings. Visible here are the 5 Byzantine sanctuary lamps, a style imitating the early Church which the architects aimed to do in 1910. The lamps burn in the dark to signal that the Eucharist is kept in the tabernacle, but there’s also enough evening light for the stained glass to still glow. Good moment to capture and share. -Fr. Timothy, O.P.

Sep 15 - The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows - Chapter excerpt from Fr. Kirlin who was a priest here at St. Patrick’s in the early 1900s and meditates on today’s Gospel with Mary at the foot of the cross.

Check our YouTube channel for Mass streamed daily... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwulRv-4JqM

https://youtu.be/OY6rKxN3XKw

Our parish is almost 200 years old. Read the full story on our website, just written by Fr. Timothy. It covers the history of this church, the Irish in Philadelphia, and the city itself. http://www.stpatrickphilly.org/history.html

Excellent sermons by Joseph Ratzinger on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, worth spending time with! https://drive.google.com//1bXnK07DHOdywcca0MswB177n9/view https://drive.google.com//1B3R5Y-Vlo2_-RWnLe-LG4oYaQ/view