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Dear Friends in Christ, The first words of scripture in the Liturgy of Ash Wednesday come to us each year from the Old Testament prophet Joel. “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, …

February 25- Mass with Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City, 4:00 PM  February 26- Rite of Election, Saint Peter’s Cathedral, 3:00 PM February 27- Priests’ Day of Recollection, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston, Noon March 1- Confirmation, Holy Spirit Parish, Saint Adalbert’s Church, Glen Lyon, 5:00 PM                  March 4- 125th …

This year 190 men, women and children in the Diocese of Scranton are preparing to receive the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil. The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion, the ritual at which these persons acknowledge their intention to receive the sacraments at the coming Easter Vigil, will take place …

A few years ago, I spoke with a young man preparing to get married. His aunt told him that she thought he and his fiancée were too financially-strapped to have a child, and that it wouldn’t be fair to bring up a baby in poverty. Keenly aware of his joblessness and his minuscule bank account, …

 Bishop Bambera Celebrating 12:10 p.m. Mass February 22 at Cathedral Lenten Services at Cathedral Include Sunday Evening Prayer Series Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012, will mark the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent. Parishes throughout the 11-county Diocese of Scranton will distribute ashes to remind individuals of their mortality and need for daily …

All faithful of the Diocese of Scranton are reminded of Diocesan Statute No. 41, which addresses the penitential aspect of Lent:  “The season of Lent is penitential in nature and during Lent penance should be not only internal and individual, but also external and social (Sacrosanctum Concilium, No. 5, 109). Pastors are obliged to avoid …

  Bishop Bambera’s Homily for the Day of Prayer, Fasting and Abstinence for Preservation of Religious Liberty – March 30, 2012 Video of Mass for Day of Prayer, Fasting and Abstinence for Preservation of Religious Liberty – March 30, 2012      PA Bishops Announce Day of Prayer, Fasting and Abstinence for Religious Liberty – March …

His Excellency, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera announces the following appointments, effective February 7, 2012, or as otherwise noted:  EPISCOPAL VICAR  Reverend Richard J. Polmounter, V.E., to Episcopal Vicar for the Northern Pastoral Region of the Diocese of Scranton. Father Polmounter will continue to serve as Pastor, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Tunkhannock, and …

February 12  Consecrated Life Sunday Mass, Saint Peter’s Cathedral, 10:00 AM                    50TH Anniversary Mass, Diocese of Allentown, Cathedral of Saint                    Catharine of Siena, Allentown, 3:00 PM February 13  Vespers, Saint Gregory’s Academy, Elmhurst, 6:00 PM   February 14-15  Mass & Visit with Seminarians, Saint Mark’s Seminary, Erie   February 17  Mass, Saint Mary’s …