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2015 Tour

New Jersey

Sunday September 20 (Prison exposition … not open to the public)

Sing Sing Correctional Facility
354 Hunter St
Ossining, NY 10562
prison website

New Jersey

Monday September 21

Sacred Heart Cathedral
89 Ridge St.
Newark, New Jersey  07104
(973) 484-4600

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm by Archbishop John Myers
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Pennsylvania

Tuesday September 22

St. Maria Goretti Church
1601 Derstine Road (Derstine and Cowpath Roads)
Hatfield, PA 19440
215-721-0199

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 12:00 noon
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

National Shrine of St. Rita of Cassia
1166 S Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
(215) 546-8333

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: after the 12:00 noon Mass
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 5:30 pm
• Public veneration ends: 8:00 pm

Thursday September 24

St. John the Evangelist Church
21 S 13^th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107
(215) 563-4145

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: veneration will continue non-stop through the night into the next day

Friday September 25

St. John the Evangelist Church
21 S 13^th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107
(215) 563-4145

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: [N/A: continuous from previous day]
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

New York

Saturday September 26

Holy Name of Jesus Church
690 Woodbury Rd
Woodbury, New York  11797
(516) 921-2334

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:30 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 11:30 am
• Veneration paused from 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm for the Sunday Vigil Mass
• Veneration paused from 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm for Korean Sunday Vigil Mass
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Monday September 28

St. Patrick’s Cathedral
5th Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 753-2261

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: immediately following the 7:00 am Mass
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm by Bishop John O’Hara
• Public veneration ends: 9:00 pm.

Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
856 Pacific Street
Brooklyn, New York   11238
(718) 638-1071

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

New Hampshire

Saturday October 3

Immaculate Conception Church
216 E Dunstable Rd
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
(603) 888-0321

• Public veneration of St. Maria: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm; and 4:00 pm onwards
  • Closed from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 9:00 am. (also at 5:00 pm)
• Public veneration ends: 7:00 am (on Sunday October 4)

Massachusetts

Monday October 5

Holy Cross Cathedral
1400 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts   02118
(617) 542-5682

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: after the 9:00 am Mass
• Benediction in the presence of the relics by Sean Cardinal O’Malley: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Connecticut

Tuesday October 6

St. Theresa Church
5301 Main Street
Trumbull, Connecticut   06611
(203) 261-3676

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:45 pm

New Jersey

Wednesday October 7

St. Peter Church
43 W Maple Ave
Merchantville, New Jersey  08109
(856) 663-1373

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Michigan

Thursday October 8

Our Lady of Good Counsel
47650 North Territorial Road
Plymouth, Michigan   48170
734-453-0326

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 3:00 pm
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:30 pm

Friday October 9

(Reserved for a prison)

Saturday October 10

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church
41233 Ryan Road
Sterling Heights, Michigan   48314
586-726-6911

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: following the 9:00 am Mass
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 9:00 am
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Sunday October 11

St. Scholastica Church
17320 Rosemount Avenue
Detroit, Michigan   48219
313-531-0140

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: following the 10:00 am Mass
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 10:00 am by Rev. Fr. Michael Scherrey
• Public veneration ends: 9:00 pm (New closing time)

Illinois

Monday October 12

St. John Cantius Church
825 N Carpenter Street
Chicago, Illinois   60642
312-243-7373

• Arrival and ceremony of receiving of relics at church doors: 6:30 am (with Chicago police escort)
• English Mass followed by beginning of veneration: 7:30 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:30 pm by Bishop Joseph Perry and celebrated in the Extraordinary Form (i.e., Tridentine Mass)
• Public veneration ends: 6:00 am (on Tuesday October 13)

Tuesday October 13

St. John Vianney Church
46 North Wolf Road
Northlake, Illinois   60164
708-562-0500

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 6:00 am (on Wednesday October 14)

Wednesday October 14

St. Francis of Assisi Church
15050 South Wolf Road
Orland Park, Illinois   60467
708-460-0042

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm.
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Thursday October 15

St. Mary Immaculate Church
15629 S Rte 59
Plainfield, Illinois   60544
815-436-2651

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Wisconsin

Friday October 16

St. Maria Goretti Church
5313 Flad Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin   53711
(608) 271-7421

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm.
• Public veneration ends: 7:00 am (on Saturday October 17)

Saturday October 17

St. Mary’s Visitation Church
1260 Church Street
Elm Grove, Wisconsin   53122
(262) 782-4575

• Public veneration of St. Maria: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm; and 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • No veneration from 1:00pm – 6:00 pm
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 9:00 am
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

St. Mary’s Visitation Church
1260 Church Street
Elm Grove, Wisconsin   53122
(262) 782-4575

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 12:30 pm
• Public veneration ends: 5:00 pm

Illinois/Missouri

Monday October 19 

Cathedral of St. Peter (METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AREA)  
200 W Harrison Street
Belleville, Illinois   62220
(618) 234-1166

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 7:30 am.
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Indiana

Tuesday October 20

St. Maria Goretti Church
17102 Spring Mill Road
Westfield, Indiana   46074
(317) 867-3213

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 11:00 am
• Solemn Vespers celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Ohio

Wednesday October 21

Saint Joseph Cathedral
212 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio   43215
(614) 224-1295

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 11:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 11:00 pm

Thursday October 29

Blessed Trinity Church
5 SE 17^th Street
Ocala, Florida   34471
(352) 629-8092

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: at 5:00 am on Friday October 30

Friday October 30

Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe
8300 Vineland Avenue
Orlando, Florida   32821
(407) 239-6600

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 12 midnight 

Louisiana

Saturday October 31

Our Lady of Mercy Church
445 Marquette Ave
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
(225) 926-1883

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: following the 12:00 noon Mass
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 12 noon
• Public veneration ends: veneration will continue non-stop through the night into the next day 

Texas

Monday November 2

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
423 S Broadway Avenue
Tyler, Texas   75702
(903) 592-1617

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: 9:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria’s honor: 7:00 pm celebrated by Bishop Joseph Strickland
• Public veneration ends: 1:00 am (on Tuesday November 3)