Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will be the celebrant and homilist for the Saint Patrick's Day Observance Mass. Additional concelebrants of the Mass include chaplains of the Annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Rev. Kevin J. Gallagher and Rev. Christopher M. Walsh.
The Philadelphia Emerald Society Pipe Band will lead a procession from Saint Patrick Parish Rectory to the Church at 9:15 a.m.

Sunday, March 11, 2012
9:15 a.m. (Procession)
9:30 a.m. (Mass)
Saint Patrick Parish
20th and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Following Mass, the faithful will join marchers in the 242nd Saint Patrick's Day Parade on 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. The parade theme this year is Saint Patrick, Bless the American Worker.

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Editor's Note: For more information about the Saint Patrick Day Observance Association, please visit www.philadelphiastpatsparade.com

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