Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for Religious Jubilarians

Sunday, September 10, 2000
11:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

271 religious sisters, priests and brothers in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will celebrate their Silver, Golden, or Diamond Anniversaries in 2000. These 271 religious represent 14,410 years of dedicated witness and service to the Catholic Church.

Sister Ursula Infante will be among those attending the Mass. Sister Ursula is 103 years old and is celebrating her 85th year as a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She is the foundress of Cabrini College and will be a gift-bearer at the liturgy.

There are five Diamond Jubilarians (75 years) in 2000. Two of those sisters will be in attendance: Sister Alphonsa Szcepanek, C.S.F.N. and Sister Rita Geraldine Smith, S.S.J.
Following the Mass, a reception for the Jubilarians and their guests will be held on the portico of the Archdiocesan Office Center, 222 North Seventeenth Street, Philadelphia.

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