Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will celebrate the 38th annual Mass in honor of Saint Martin de Porres, Saint of Universal Brotherhood.

Thursday, November 9, 2000
7:30 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

The homilist will be the Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J., Bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Bishop Murry was born in Camden, New Jersey, attended St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland. Bishop Murry is presently Chairman of the Bishops' Committee on African American Catholics.

Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru, in the 16th century, the son of a Spanish nobleman and a Black woman of Panama who was a freed slave. He became a Dominican brother and devoted his life to caring for the poor and the sick. Pope John XXIII canonized Martin de Porres in 1962.

The Mass which celebrates Saint Martin de Porres is organized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Black Catholics. People of all faiths are invited to attend this Mass of Unity and Brotherhood.
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