Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the main celebrant at the annual Puerto Rican Festival Mass. Reverend Domingo Rodriguez, S.T. of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity will be the homilist. The purpose of the Mass is to celebrate the faith, accomplishments and culture of the Puerto Rican people.

Thursday, September 26, 2002
Procession
6:30 p.m.
18th and Vine Streets
Philadelphia

Mass
7:00 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

There are 30 parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that have Hispanic Ministry. The Archdiocese also has a Mission at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in the Diocese of Arecibo in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.

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