Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will preside at the annual Puerto Rican Festival Mass on Thursday, September 23, 1999. The Mass is an opportunity for the local Puerto Rican community to celebrate its faith and culture with joy and pride.

Rosary Procession
6:30 p.m.
Logan Square

Puerto Rican Festival Mass
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 23, 1999
Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Tomás Galarza from Puerto Rico will be the homilist. Father Galarza is pastor of Saint John the Baptist Church in the diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

This year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia made a renewed commitment to the people of Puerto Rico. On July 20, 1999, the Archdiocese began a Mission at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Two priests from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Reverend William S. Murphy and Reverend Scott D. Brockson, currently are assigned to the Mission and operate it as a parish of the Archdiocese.

The 23 parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that have Hispanic Ministry will participate in this traditional event.

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