10th Synod

...th, as plans were in place to hold a synod during the 1960s during the episcopacy of Cardinal Krol.[5] Two years of work went into this proposed synod with commissions meeting every two weeks to discuss topics from the magisterium to divine worship.[6] However, after the preparation was completed in

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Serra Club of Philadelphia

...riests through their Ordinati Luncheon and honored altar servers for their service. One of the biggest ventures of Philadelphia club was the “In His Footsteps” pamphlet, a look into life at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center covers Serra club material from the

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Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and recited the Mass in English. The gospel and the notices were read on each floor.” The chapel moved to June 27, 1920 to an

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...0, Scrapbook, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8248. [11] Service Regulations for Pontifical Field Mass Philadelphia Transportation Company, Bob 13 f 1, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8249. [12] Philadelphia Archdiocesan Holy Name Union Executive Meeting, 05/01/1940, Parade and Field Mass Folder, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8245; Plan for Parade Celebration of Sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of C...

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