Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...t Reverend Martin J. O'Connor on December 20, 1961, at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. After ordination, he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1962 and a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy in 1965. Father Meehan began his post-doctoral
Jubilees and Holy Years
...Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Christmas Eve, 1999. A Eucharistic Convocation was held in April that focused on five concepts: encounter, conversion, communion, solidarity, and evangelization. October saw two significant events. The first was the observation of the Forty Hours Devotion at all parishes in the Archdiocese during
The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition
...collecting. For six weeks in the Autumn of 1954 (September 22nd to November 5th), the Vatican - Marian Year Philatelic Exhibition was held at the National Philatelic Museum. Philately is the study of postage stamps and postage history. The National Philatelic Museum opened in 1948 and was located the the
Marian Year of 1954
...atholic Standard and Times noted that “These totals do not include the thousands who came on pilgrimage to the shrine either singly or in family or neighborhood groups.” Throughout the Archdiocese, smaller shrines were set-up, such as the Pier Chapel of Our Lady of Port Richmond and the Shrine of