Solemn Celebration of the Installationof the Tomb with the Sacred Remains
of Saint Katharine Drexel
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul18th and The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Prelude Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name Brazeal Dennard The Xavier University Concert Choir of Louisiana 1929-2010
Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin’ my name.Oh, Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin’ my name.
Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin’ my name.Oh, my Lord, Oh, my Lord, what shall I do?
what shall I do?Soon one morning, death come creepin’ in my room.
Oh, Soon one morning, death come creepin’ in my room.Soon one morning, death come creepin’ in my room.
Oh, my Lord, Oh, my Lord, what shall I do? what shall I do?
I’m so glad, got me religion on time. Oh, I’m so glad, got me religion on time.
I’m so glad, got me religion on time.Oh, my Lord, Oh, my Lord, what shall I do?
what shall I do?I’m so glad trouble don’t last always.
Oh, I’m so glad trouble don’t last always.I’m so glad trouble don’t last always.
Oh, my Lord, Oh, my Lord, what shall I do? what shall I do?
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Ave Maria Franz Biebl The Xavier University Concert Choir of Louisiana 1906-2001
English translation, sung in Latin The angel of the Lord made his annunciation to Mary
and she conceived by the Holy Spirit.Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Mary said: Behold the handmaiden of the Lord. Let it be unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners.
Holy Mary, pray for us, now and at the hour of our death, Amen
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending John Rutter Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia b. 1945
Lo! he comes with clouds descending, Once for favoured sinners slain;Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of his train:
Alleluya! Alleluya! Alleluya! God appears, on earth to reign.
Every eye shall now behold him Robed in dreadful majesty;Those who set at nought and sold him, Pierced and nailed him to the tree,Deeply wailing Deeply wailing Deeply wailing Shall the true Messiah see.
Yea, Amen! let all adore thee, High on thine eternal throne;Saviour, take the power and glory: Claim the kingdom for thine own:
O come quickly! O come quickly! O come quickly! Alleluya! Come, Lord, come!
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The Lord Is My Shepherd Howard Goodall Archdiocesan Children’s Choir b. 1958
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For you are with me, you will comfort me, you are with me, you will comfort me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo Cathedral Basilica Choir b. 1978
Where charity and love are, God is there. Christ’s love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.And may we love each other with a sincere heart.
As we are gathered into one body, Beware, lest we be divided in mind. Let evil impulses stop, let controversy cease,
And may Christ our God be in our midst. And may we with the saints also,See Thy face in glory, O Christ our God: The joy that is immense and good,
Unto the ages through infinite ages. Amen.
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Hymn in Honor of Saint Katharine Old Hundredth arr. R. V. Williams
Solemn Installation of the Tomb of Saint Katharine DrexelWelcome Reverend Gerald Dennis Gill
On the Occasion of the Solemn Installation of her Sacred RemainsIn the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
Text: Rev. Gerald Dennis Gill, b. 1957 Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH, LM
Litany of the Saints Chant
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Prayer of Thanksgiving
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Entrance Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Lobe den herrenarr. Eric Nelson
Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia Chant Let us rejoice and exult for joy:
for the Lord of all has shown his lovefor a holy and glorious virgin.
Penitential Act
Sign of the Cross and Greeting
Introductory Rites
Gloria Mass VIII, Chant, Mode V
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Gló ri a in ex cél sis De o.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Et in ter ra pax ho mí ni bus- - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙bo nae vo lun tá tis.
‰ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Lau dá mus te.- - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Be ne dí ci mus te.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙A do rá mus te.- - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ ˙Glo ri fi cá mus te.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Grá ti as á gi mus ti bi- - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙pro pter ma gnam gló ri am tu am.
œ œ œ œ ˙Dó mi ne De us,- - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ ˙ ˙Rex cae lé stis,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙De us Pa ter o mní po tens.- - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Dó mi ne Fi li u ni gé ni te,
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Je su Chri ste.- - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Dó mi ne De us, A gnus De i,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Fí li us Pa tris.- - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Qui tol lis pec cá ta mun di,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙mi se ré re no bis.- - - - - - -
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& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Qui tol lis pec ca ta mun di,
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œsú sci pe de pre ca ti ó- - - - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙nem no stram.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Qui se des ad déx te ram Pa tris,- - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙mi se ré re no bis.
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Quó ni am tu so lus San ctus.- - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Tu so lus Dó mi nus.
‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Tu so lus Al tís si mus,- - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Je su Chri ste.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Cum San cto Spí ri tu:- - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙in gló ri a De i Pa tris.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙A men.- - - - -
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& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Qui tol lis pec ca ta mun di,
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œsú sci pe de pre ca ti ó- - - - - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙nem no stram.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Qui se des ad déx te ram Pa tris,- - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙mi se ré re no bis.
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Quó ni am tu so lus San ctus.- - - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Tu so lus Dó mi nus.
‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Tu so lus Al tís si mus,- - - - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Je su Chri ste.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Cum San cto Spí ri tu:- - - - -
& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙in gló ri a De i Pa tris.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙A men.- - - - -
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God of love,you called Saint Katharine Drexel to teach the message of the Gospeland to bring the life of the Eucharistto the Native American and African American peoples;by her prayers and example, enable us to work for justiceamong the poor and the oppressed,and keep us undivided in lovein the eucharistic community of your Church.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.
Liturgy of the Word
Primera Lectura Daniel 12, 1-3First Reading Daniel 12:1-3
Entonces se salvará tu pueblo. At that time your people shall escape.
Lectura del libro del profeta Daniel
En aquel tiempo, se levantará Miguel, el gran príncipe que defiende a tu pueblo.
Será aquél un tiempo de angustia, como no lo hubo desde el principio del mundo. Entonces se salvará tu pueblo; todos aquellos que están escritos en el libro. Muchos de los que duermen en el polvo, despertarán: unos para la vida eterna, otros para el eterno castigo.
Los guías sabios brillarán como el esplendor del firmamento, y los que enseñan a muchos la justicia, resplandecerán como estrellas por toda la eternidad.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 16 Luke MayernikSalmo Responsorial Salmo 15
El Señor es el lote de mi heredad y mi copa, Mi suerte está en tu mano.Tengo siempre presente al Señor, Con él a mi derecho no vacilaré. RAnd so, my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even my flesh shall rest in hope.For you will not abandon my soul to hell, nor let your holy one see corruption. RMe enseñarás el sendero de la vida, Me saciarás de gozo en tu presencia, De alegría perpetua a tu derecha. R
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The word of the Lord. Palabra de Dios.
All/Todos: Thanks be to God.
You are my in - her - i - tance, O Lord. _________
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Second Reading Hebrews 10:11-14, 18Segunda Lectura Hebreos 10, 11-14. 18
By one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.Con una sola ofrenda Cristo hizo perfectos para siempre a los que ha santificado.
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters:
Every priest stands daily at his ministry,offering frequently those same sacrificesthat can never take away sins. But this one offered one sacrifice for sins,and took his seat forever at the right hand of God;now he waits until his enemies are made his footstool. For by one offeringhe has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.
Where there is forgiveness of these,there is no longer offering for sin.
Palabra de Dios. The word of the Lord.
Todos/All:
Acclamation before the Gospel James J. Chepponis
Velen y oren, para que puedan presentarse sin temor ante el Hijo del hombre.Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.
Te alabamos, Se - ñor.
Evangelio Marcos 13, 24-32Gospel Mark 13:24-32
Congregará a sus elegidos desde los cuatro puntos cardinales. He will gather his elect from the four winds.
The Lord be with you. El Señor esté con vosotros.
All/Todos:
A reading from the holy Gospel according to MarkLectura del santo Evangelio según san Marcos
All/Todos:
En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Cuando lleguen aquellos días, después de la gran tribulación, la luz del sol se apagará, no brillará la luna, caerán del cielo las estrellas y el universo entero se conmoverá. Entonces verán venir al Hijo del hombre sobre las nubes con gran poder y majestad. Y él enviará a sus ángeles a congregar a sus elegidos desde los cuatro puntos cardinales y desde lo más profundo de la tierra a lo más alto del cielo.
Entiendan esto con el ejemplo de la higuera. Cuando las ramas se ponen tiernas y brotan las hojas, ustedes saben que el verano está cerca. Así tam-bién, cuando vean ustedes que suceden estas cosas, sepan que el fin ya está cerca, ya está a la puerta. En verdad que no pasará esta generación sin que todo esto se cumpla. Podrán dejar de existir el cielo y la tierra, pero mis pal-abras no dejarán de cumplirse. Nadie conoce el día ni la hora. Ni los ángeles del cielo ni el Hijo; solamente el Padre’’.
The Gospel of the Lord. Palabra del Señor.
All/Todos:
Homily
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And with your spir - it.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Je - sus Christ.
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Liturgy of the EucharistPreparation of Gifts
Offertory How Lovely Are the Messengers Mendelssohn Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia 1810-1847
The Xavier University Concert Choir of LouisianaHow lovely are the messengers that preach us the gospel of peace!
To all the nations is gone forth the sound of their words, throughout all the lands their glad tidings.
Eucharistic Prayer
Sanctus A Community Mass Richard Proulx
Prayer over the Offerings
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY–A COMMUNITY MASS
Ho - ly, Ho - ly, Ho - ly Lord God of hosts.
Heav’n and earth are full of your glo - ry. Ho -
san - na in the high - est, ho - san - na in the high - est.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ho -
san - na in the high - est, ho - san-na in the high-est.
Holy, Holy, Holy
Text: ICEL, © 2010Music: A Community Mass, Richard Proulx, © 1971, 1977, 2006, GIA Publications, Inc.
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Profession of Faith
Universal Prayer Response:
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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY–A COMMUNITY MASS
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ho -
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Text: ICEL, © 2010Music: A Community Mass, Richard Proulx, © 1971, 1977, 2006, GIA Publications, Inc.
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Communion Rite
Lord’s Prayer
Rite of Peace
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Holy Banquet, Feast of Love Normand Gouin First time: Cantor, then All
Hymn of Praise We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God William McKie Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia 1901-1984
Jeff Chapman, Soloist
We wait for Thy loving kindness, O God: in the midst of Thy temple. Alleluya.O God, according to Thy Name, so is Thy praise unto the world’s end.
Thy right hand is full of righteousness: Alleluya.We wait for Thy loving kindness, O God: in the midst of Thy temple.
O Lord send us now prosperity. Amen
Prayer after Communion
Communion Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia Chant The five wise virgins took oil in flasks with their lamps; at midnight there was a cry:
“Behold the bridegroom is here; come out to meet Christ the Lord.”
Agnus Dei/Cordero de Dios Chant
Remarks Sister Donna Breslin, SBS President of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
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Recessional Now Thank We All Our God Nun danket arr. K. Lee Scott
Postlude Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Op. 7, No. 1 Marcel Dupré
Greeting and Blessing
Dismissal
Concluding Rites
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Minsters of the Liturgy
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap.Celebrant and Homilist
Priests of the Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaConcelebrants
Deacon John RodgersDeacon James O’Neill
Deacon John TesonDeacons
Sister Patricia Rogan, SBSRaquel Barrios
Lectors
Marie AllenCassandra Pistorius
Sister Joanne Bauer, SBSSister Nathalee Bryant, SBS
Gift Bearers
Seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo SeminaryMasters of Ceremonies and Altar Servers
Archdiocesan and Parish GreetersKnights of Columbus
Greeters and Ushers
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Musicians
Charlene AngeliniDirector of Cathedral Parish Music
Marcelle McGuirk, CantorJeff Chapman, PsalmistMark Loria, Organist
Andrew Kissling, Trumpet IEd Jakuboski, Tumpet IIElizabeth Pfaffle, Horn
Jarred Antonacci, TromboneJonathan Fowler, Tuba
Lisa Vaupel, ViolinWilliam Kerrigan, Timpani
Archdiocesan Choir of PhiladelphiaCathedral Basilica ChoirCharlene Angelini, Director
The Xavier University Concert Choir of LouisianaJohn E. Ware, D.M.A., Director
Archdiocesan Children’s ChoirDanielle Molan, Director
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Saint Katharine DrexelThe Drexel household was a happy one, in a large but simple home at 1503 Wal-nut Street, Philadelphia. Francis Anthony Drexel was hard working and a success-ful banking partner with his brother, Anthony. Emma M. Bouvier Drexel, his wife, proved to be very loving, faith-filled and a caring parent to their three daughters, Elizabeth, Katharine (Katie) and Louise. It was here that these young women realized that their lavish wealth was to be shared, not only with neighbors in need, but also with Missionaries throughout the world who were serving the poor and destitute.
When they moved to the Torresdale section of Philadelphia they befriended Fr. James O’Connor, pastor of the Church of Saint Dominic. Soon he was ordained a bishop and sent to Nebraska. His pastoral work to the Native Americans made it necessary for him to seek financial help from the Drexel family. Kate, now known as Katharine, who was following the plight of the native groups, saw the injustices they were suffering at the hands of the federal government. She noted as well, the severe racial injustices and torture of black people in the South, for whom she grieved. Clearly, priests were need-ed for both races to offer pastoral care and spiritual conversion to Christianity. On one of her final trips abroad, she begged and was granted an audience with Pope Leo XIII to make a request for missionary priests. The Holy Father, asked her to personally be-come a missionary which sealed her own desire to enter Religious Life. On her return to America, at the suggestion of Bishop O’Connor, she went to the Novitiate of the Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburgh, PA in May, 1889, at age twenty-nine.
She entered for the purpose of founding a new congregation which would serve the Native and African American people, tending especially to their conversion to the Catholic faith. Her deep love for the Blessed Sacrament was at the heart of her mis-sion. She would not only take the three vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience, but a 4th vow of Service to the “Indian and Black Races”. While in the Novitiate, Katha-rine gave focused attention to her personal religious development and even excelled, but often reflected on her past visits to the Native Americans, and to Sioux Chief Red Cloud. Her novice director, Mother Mary Inez, RSM guided her toward her goal and also helped in the formation of 10 novices and 3 postulants who would travel with her to their own Novitiate in Cornwells Heights, PA. When Mother Katharine professed her vows, February 12, 1891, in the presence of Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia, the Foundation of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament became a reality.
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As a consecrated religious, Mother Katharine Drexel, SBS wasted no time in moving onward to the West and South establishing missions. By 1940, more than 30 Foun-dations were made in seventeen states, where 400 of her sisters were serving. These great accomplishments happened in spite of the challenges of the Great Depression, vicious activities of the KKK and the challenges of World War II. These hardships compounded with the fierce winters, long, arduous journeys which Katharine contin-ued to make, all contributed to her declining health. Her final years came after several heart attacks which then confined her to the Motherhouse, which she called “her little Nazareth”. She lived there from her 84th year until her last breath. She died peacefully at age 96 on March 3, 1955.
“All is vanity except knowing, loving and serving God. This alone can bring peace to my soul.”
Mother Katharine lived these very words, the heart of her spirituality. The Church recognized her holiness, which was confirmed by two miracles or cures to persons not able to hear, attributed to God through her intercession. She was beatified November 20, 1988 then canonized a saint on October 1, 2000.
St. Katharine Drexel, pray for us.
Sister Eleanor McCann, RSMPastoral AssociateCathedral Parish of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
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Timeline of Saint Katharine Drexel’s Life and Service• November 26, 1858 - Born in Philadelphia, PA. Her mother dies shortly after giving
birth.• February 15, 1885 - Katharine’s father dies, bequeathing an estate valued at $15 million
to his children and various charities.• 1886-1887 – Katharine finances the opening of St. Catherine’s Indian School in Santa
Fe, NM, to serve the local Pueblo-American Indians.• January 27, 1887 – During audience with Pope Leo XIII in Rome, the Holy Father asks
Katharine to consider becoming a missionary.• March 1889 – Katharine answers God’s call to the religious life. Under the direction of
her spiritual advisor, she seeks to found a religious order dedicated to serving African Americans and American Indians.
• May 7, 1889 – Katharine enters religious life as a postulant with the Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburgh, PA.
• February 12, 1891 – Pronounces first vows, founds the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People, and becomes Mother M. Katharine Drexel.
• 1892 – Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament move into new motherhouse and open Holy Providence School in Bensalem, PA.
• June 13, 1894 – Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament go to Santa Fe to staff and run St. Cath-erine’s Indian School.
• January 9, 1895 – Mother Katharine pronounces perpetual vows.• Fall 1899 – St. Francis de Sales School, a boarding school for African-American girls,
opens in Powhatan, VA.• December 3, 1902 – Founding of St. Michael Indian School in St. Michaels, AZ, to serve
the Navajo Native Americans.• September 5, 1905 – Immaculate Mother Academy, a boarding school for African-Amer-
ican girls, opens in Nashville, TN.• 1906 – Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament sent to Carlisle, PA, to teach religious education
to African-American and American-Indian students.• 1915 – Mother Katharine purchases buildings in New Orleans and opens Xavier Prepa-
ratory School.
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• 1925 – Founding of Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically black Catholic college in the United States.
• 1935 – Failing health leads to Mother Katharine’s resignation as superior. She leads a life of contemplation for the next twenty years.
• March 3, 1955 – Mother M. Katharine Drexel dies of pneumonia.• February 27, 1964 – John Cardinal Krol, Archbishop of Philadelphia, officially intro-
duces Mother Katharine’s cause for sainthood.• January 26, 1987 – Named Venerable.• November 20, 1988 – Beatified.• October 1, 2000 – Blessed Katharine Drexel canonized by Pope John Paul II, becoming
the second recognized American-born saint. Her feast day is March 3. • August 2, 2018 - Translation of the Sacred Remains of Saint Katharine Drexel from the
motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to the Cathedral Basicilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Today
In February 1891, St. Katharine Drexel, listening to the desires God placed in her heart, professed vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and became the first Sister of the Blessed Sacrament. Today, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament continue to vow themselves to God through a free and total gift of self. They remain faithful to the mission Christ has entrusted to them – to prayer and service among the Black and Native American people.
The Eucharist is at the heart of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament’s Charism and Mission. Through the gifts of community and service, they are called to address the hungers of the world and to share the bread of their lives in a spirit of generosity, joy and gratitude. The desire to effect unity and community among all peoples impels them to oppose all forms of prejudice, racism and oppression.
Since the beginning of the Congregation until today, the Sisters’ trust in God’s faith-fulness and goodness continues to empower and energize them each day. The spiri-tuality of the Sisters is enriched and strengthened by partnering with diverse cultures of people who share their lives and love with them - a mutual blessing.
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The Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexelat the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
The Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexel is open for visits and prayer during Cathedral Basil-ica hours. Information about these hours can be found on the Cathedral Basilica website, http://cathedralphila.org/
Pilgrimages to the Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexel are encouraged. Outside of the parish Mass schedule, it is possible to offer Mass at the Drexel Family altar adjacent to the Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexel.
You are welcome to present intentions and petitions to be placed at the Tomb of Saint Katharine, asking her heavenly assistance. You may place these intentions and petitions in the offering basket at Mass or send them to the Cathedral Parish Office, 1723 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
NOVENA TO SAINT KATHARINE DREXELThe Novena to Saint Katharine Drexel will begin on Friday, February 22 and conclude on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
FEAST OF SAINT KATHARINE DREXELThe Feast of Saint Katharine Drexel is Sunday, March 3, 2019. A special celebration of the feast will take place at the 11:00 AM Solemn Mass that Sunday.
THE CATHEDRAL SHOPOur Cathedral Shop is open on Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The shop carries religious and devotional articles of Saint Katharine Drexel as well as biographies of our Philadelphia Saint. These same items in larger quantities can be ordered through our Cathedral Shop.
DEVELOPMENT FUNDThe Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Cathedral Basilica Parish are profoundly grate-ful to the Connelly Foundation for their most generous gift that provided for the trans-lation of the sacred remains of Saint Katharine Drexel to the Cathedral Basilica, and the construction of the new Tomb. There is additional work that needs to be completed, such as the installation of new lighting and signage. Funds will also be needed to develop this new shrine location at the Cathedral Basilica. If you would like to make a contribution to this Development Fund, you may do so by mailing it to the Cathedral Parish Office, 1723 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPlease see this new website, saintkatharinedrexelshrine.com, for information updates on activities surrounding the Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexel, for catechetical information, and media resources.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphiaand the Cathedral Basilica Parish
extend profound thanks to the Connelly Foundationfor their most generous grant for the construction and
installation of the Tomb of Saint Katharine Drexel.
A special word of gratitudeis offered to Mrs. Josephine C. Mandeville,
of the Connelly Foundation,for her personal interest and support
of the translation of the sacred remains of Saint Katharine Drexel to the Cathedral Basilica.
Reverend Gerald Dennis GillRector and Pastor
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and PaulPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
