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PARISH OFFICE: 506 Fourth Street, Marietta OH 45750 PHONE: 740-373-3643 WEBSITE: www.stmarysmarietta.org www.facebook.com/stmarysmarietta EMAIL: [email protected]

SUNDAY MASSES - Saturday 5:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM CONFESSIONS - Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM (or anytime by appointment) BAPTISMS - Contact Parish Office WEDDINGS - Contact Parish Office six months in advance

Rector - Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell ([email protected]) Parochial Vicar - Rev. Joshua D. Erickson Permanent Deacon - Rev. Mr. Lee Weisend Music Director - Mr. John Ontko (740-350-4224, [email protected]) St. Mary School - 320 Marion St, 740-374-8181 (www.stmaryscatholic.org) School Principal - Elizabeth Tokodi, ([email protected]) DRE - Cecelia Cottrill ([email protected]) Parish Council Chairman - Dennis Blatt K of C Grand Knight - Mr. David Payne (740-373-7834) CWC President - Jenn Tinkler Hibernians - Mr. Tom Binegar, President (740-374-4559) Prayer Line - & Eucharistic Adoration, Mrs. Shelly Medley (740-525-6360) Pregnancy Assistance - Women's Care Center (740-374-7123) Health Ministry - Mrs. Janet Jaeger (740-374-6768) Daily Bread Kitchen - Mrs. Carol Henshaw (740-885-1181) St. Vincent De Paul - Help Line (740-376-1334) Welcoming Committee - Jim Naylor (740) 350-5510 March 21, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Lent Whoever serves me must follow me, says the MASSES FOR THE WEEK Lord: and where I am, there also will my SAT 5:30 PM - Kenneth Heiss SUN 8:00 AM - Jeanne Tasse servant be. 10:00 AM - Jim Archer 12:00 PM - People of the Parish READINGS FOR PALM SUNDAY: MON 7:45 AM - Wendy Cook 12:05 PM - Rosemary Weckbacher Mk 11:1-10; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Mk: 14:1-15:47. TUE 7:45AM - Don Grasley 12:05 PM - Billy LaBarre MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN CHURCH: WED 7:45 AM - Liv/dec’d of the Joe & Luella Please wear a face mask at all Masses, and while in church as well – Finkel Family for the protection of yourselves and others. Do not remove your 12:05 PM - Corey & Steve Parman, Birthdays 6:00 PM - Mildred Arnold mask after entering your pew. Masks are available at the entrances of THU 7:45 AM - Preston John Huck the Basilica for those who do not have one. 12:05 PM - Liv/dec’d of the Paul & Jeanne Offenberger Family EASTER MEMORIALS: FRI 7:45AM - Gertrude Baker An envelope was provided with your March packet for the 2021 Easter 12:05 PM - Norma Lang Miller Memorials. Please PRINT the name of those you wish to remember on SAT 9:00 AM - Roger Wallis 5:30 PM - Gary Bryant the back of the envelope. These names will be listed in our Easter SUN 8:00 AM - Katherine Binegar, 22nd bulletin and the flowers that grace our Basilica this Easter Season will Anniversary be in memory of those listed. Names must be in by Monday, March 10:00 AM - Charles M. & Ethel A. Morrison 29th. Memorials are $10.00. 12:00 PM - People of the Parish

PARISH OFFICE HOURS The parish office is open from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Monday and from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM Tuesday thru Friday with a lunch break from Noon until 1:00 PM.

VISITORS WELCOME! We welcome any visitors who are joining us for Mass this weekend. We hope your stay in Marietta is enjoyable. Any new parishioners at the Basilica are asked to please register with the parish office.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS MON 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM- Basilica Grounds Clean-up. See announcement. 6:15 PM - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions. See announcement. 7:00 PM - RCIA in the Basilica Social Hall. WED 8:15 AM - 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. FRI 8:15 AM - 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM – Drive thru Fish Fry at the Parish Center. See announcement 7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross and Benediction. See announcement. SAT 3:30 PM - Confessions.

ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

St. Mary Catholic School now has a one stop shop The Lord Will Never Be Outdone for all your Irish Spirit Wear needs! Grand opening In Generosity! sideline store specials are now through March 31,

2021. The shopping link is below. Go Irish! Total collection last weekend: $ 11,844.00 The website can be found at:

http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/ohio/marietta/ Amount needed each week to meet st-mar-catholic the Basilica budget: $ 14,225.00

The Friday night Lenten “drive-thru” fish fry will God bless those who support our Basilica Parish! be held through March 26th, from 5:00 PM until

7:00 PM. Enter through Marion or Montgomery Street alley and exit through the Parish Center ONLINE GIVING parking lot. Cost of a meal is $10.00 which Online giving is available at the Basilica. For more includes fried fish, French fries, green beans, and information, please visit this website: cole slaw. Come and enjoy the best fish in town! http://www.stmarysmarietta.org and go to the left

side of the web page. Click on the GIVE ON LINE K OF C YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD button to see more information or to sign up.

The Knights of Columbus Council #478, Marietta is BASILICA FOUNDATION proud to award Samuel Gottfried with the Youth of A fund has been established by the Marietta the Year Award and a $300 scholarship. Sam is a Community Foundation for the maintenance and senior at Marietta High School. His parents are repairs of our Basilica. This fund is separate from James and Diane Gottfried. Sam has been an Altar the monthly maintenance collection. Our goal is to server for 10 years, a youth group member for 6 have at least One Million in the fund before using it. years and active in our parish. At school, Sam is To donate, contact the Community Foundation. the Rotary Interact President (Student Organization), Student Body President and Tiger PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY TV lead producer. He is on the Varsity Swim Team We pray for all of the men and women who are and swim captain and on the Cross Country Team. serving our country in the military. We especially Sam is active in Boy Scouts – former senior patrol remember those from our own parish and friends leader and is an Eagle Scout. Sam plans to attend and relatives of our parishioners. college in the fall majoring in Digital Media Studies. DIVINE MERCY GIFT SHOP If you are looking for the perfect gift for yourself or The Knights would also like to recognize all our a loved one, the gift shop has that gift in the social outstanding nominees: Nicholas Earley, Leslie hall after all Masses. First Communion, Mother’s Huffman, Logan Offenberger, Matthew Rauch and Day, and Graduation are coming soon, so stop in Claire Schenkel. The K of C Council Members and check out the new items. If you want to shop were impressed with the accomplishments of all of during the week, contact Sue at 740-434-3456. the candidates.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

March 21, 2021 Notes on the Gospel

The gospel today can be divided into three sections: the request of the audience, Jesus' comments on self-giving, and the glory/judgment of the Father. With a Gentile audience, Jesus can reveal the meaning of servanthood and give glory to God.

Some of the (non-Jews) were going up (to Jerusalem) so that they might worship in the (Passover) festival. They approached Philip, and asked him to see Jesus. Philip told Andrew about the request, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. In a group oriented culture, a request by two people in front of the group was honorable. These non-Jews were later known as "righteous" Gentiles, people who honored the Jewish people and their God.

These foreigners wanted to investigate the possibility of becoming disciples. They had heard about Jesus (i.e., his reputation or "glory") and wanted to "see" if they could follow him. These foreigners were fellow pilgrims, seekers of the true God. They mingled with the Jews at Passover, a celebration of the people's freedom by God's hand. The stage was set for the universal Messiah to reveal his true self, his true "glory." The Passover of the people would become the Passover of the Messiah.

Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come so that the Son of Man might be given glory. Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falling to the ground dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it carries much fruit. The one loving his (life) destroys it. The one hating his (life) in this world will save it into eternal life. The Son of Man did not seek the praise of men, but the opportunity to unite all people to God. And, so, to give them eternal life. Jesus spoke of a glory only service brings.

The analogy of the wheat grain addressed the priorities of people. Those who selfishly clung to life would remain on the stalk alone, and would wither away. Those who gave their lives to others would die, but see others live and would enjoy eternal life. Through His obedience, Jesus revealed his glory as God's "Servant." This image was the internal paradox of the community. To be a servant of the Lord (his follower), one must serve him and others. The servant served the servants, creating an equality among the followers of Jesus. So, the "glory" of the Christian community lie in humility, the quality of giving true deference to others. Leadership was to be exercised in love and humble service, not in power and brutality. The Father would honor those who truly followed in the footsteps of the Master. For the Father loved the humble.

Jesus’ death revealed the glory of the Father. “Glorifying the name of the Father" meant revealing the power of the Father. Jesus would show the God's power with an outpouring of his love. Jesus' prayer and the heavenly response, then, affirmed the coming of Jesus' "hour." As the cross revealed the Father's love, it also reveals the Father's judgment. The ruler of the world (the Evil One) would be ejected, and all of humanity would be lifted up with Jesus.

THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION 506 FOURTH STREET MARIETTA, OHIO 45750

March 21, 2021 Dear Parishioners,

Christ's death began something new. The dying breath of Jesus released his Spirit upon the world. It established a new covenant and marked the beginning of the end times. Nothing would ever be the same.

The image of Jesus on the cross reveals what sort of God we believe in and what sort of response He asks for. First, when Jesus freely gave himself over to sinful men, He clearly showed the world his Father was full of love. His Father was willing to go to any length to bring all of us into a love relationship with himself. Second, the image of Jesus on the cross invites us to love God in return. Thus, through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, God offers himself to all of us in love, and, through the cross, we all can respond in kind.

The cross marked the end of disobedience. His Son obeyed. And through His Son's obedience, we can participate in God's love, that which empowers obedience. Through His Son's obedience, we are justified before God, for we now can love as God loves us.

Love has a cost. It involves suffering and sacrifice. We, as Christians, follow Jesus to the cross where He shows us the way to the Father. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. The glory of the Christian is the cross, for the cross points to God's love far better than any other blessing received in life. It is a universal sign of God's love. And a universal invitation to follow Jesus.

The cross was not a tree of defeat; it was the very throne of God: for it was on the Cross that Christ established His Kingdom. It was through the Cross that we were redeemed. To us the Cross is the gate to paradise, the strength of those who struggle, the hope of those who mourn, the salvation of the saints and the stronghold of the Church.

The Cross offers hope to those who are tired of life, it promises forgiveness to those who feel guilty, It gives meaning to those whose life seems meaningless. The Cross is the burning-torch which keeps alive the hope of resurrection and new life.

As we come closer to Easter, the cross looms larger. In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus stated his glory in plain terms. It was the cross.

Glory to Jesus Christ,

Rev. Msgr. John M. Campbell

Tuesday, March 23rd, Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (Bishop) Toribio died in 1606 . He was the of Lima. He established the first seminary in the New World. He sought to alleviate poverty, and is the patron of Latin American bishops.

Thursday, March 25th, The Annunciation of the Lord The Feast of the Annunciation commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. ______REVERENTIAL QUIET IN THE BASILICA

It is an ancient tradition in the Church to have a reverential quiet tone in a – especially in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. More and more, this tradition is being ignored in the Basilica. Sometimes, people are trying to pray before or after Mass – we need to respect them. Please observe a quiet tone when you are present in the Basilica. ______Perpetual Help Devotions This Monday Evening

Perpetual Help Devotions will be offered this Monday evening at 6:15 pm. All parishioners are invited to participate in this beautiful devotion celebrated in our Basilica. We ask Our Lady to guide and protect our Basilica and each one of us. Jesus Christ Himself invites us to a personal visit with Him in our basilica. ______ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the main Basilica on Wednesday and Friday. Jesus stays with us in the Blessed Sacrament to refresh us in mind, in heart and in spirit. Take advantage of Eucharistic Adoration which takes place at our Basilica. Come and visit the Lord in Adoration this Wednesday and/or Friday. ______Deceased Priests of the Diocese

On Friday, we remember the 92nd anniversary of the death of Fr. Stephen Pekalla, and the 3rd anniversary of the death of Deacon Lawrence Meagher. They both served our Diocese of Steubenville to the best of their ability. May they rest in the loving arms of the Risen Lord. ______PILGRIMAGES TO OUR BASILICA The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption welcomes all visitors encouraging them to come, pray, and enjoy our beautiful church. If you are a member of a group who would like to tour our Basilica or make a spiritual pilgrimage, please let us know how we can be of assistance. ______

Please pray for the members of our two parishes who are ill.

EVENTS AND MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Monday, March 22, 7:45 am. - Mass Friday, March26, 12:05 am. - Mass 6:15 pm. - Perpetual Help Devotions 7:45 am. - Mass 7:00 pm. – RCIA 8:20 am. - Adoration 9:15 am. - School Confessions Tuesday, March 23, 12:05 am. - Mass 7:45 am. - Mass 6:45 pm. - Reposition of the Eucharist 9:15 am. - School Mass 7:00 pm. - Stations & Benediction (Basilica) 12:05 pm. - Mass 6:30 pm. - Mass & CWC Meeting (St. Saturday, March 27, Henry) 9:00 am. - Mass Wednesday, March 24, 3:30 pm. – Confessions 7:45 am. - Mass 5:30 pm. - Mass 8:20 am. - Adoration 12:05 pm. - Mass Sunday March 28, 6:00 pm. - Mass 7:00 pm. - Reposition of the Eucharist 8:00 am. - Mass 9:30 am. - Mass - (St. Henry’s) Thursday, March 25, 10:00 am. - Mass 7:45 am. - Mass 12:00 pm. - Mass 12:05 pm. - Mass ______Special Events & Scheduled Pilgrimages at the Basilica:

Mar. - 30, - Bishop’s Chrism Mass – 5:00 pm. Apr. - 11, - Confirmation 9:30 (Saint Henry) Confirmation (Basilica) 2:00 pm. May - 2, - First Communion May - 16, - First Communion at Saint Henry’s Church May - 19, - PCHS Baccalaureate Mass (Basilica) July - 13, - Basilica tour (Tuscarawas County 9:30am. & 10:15 am.) Aug. - 14, - Bishop Daniel Conlon visit Sept. - 27 - Diocesan Giving Society Mass & Reception (Bishop) Nov. - 12 - Diocesan Marriage Anniversary Mass (Noon – Bishop) ______Catholic Church in Malta suspends public Mass through Easter Octave

The Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo have suspended the celebration of public Masses through April 11, the Octave of Easter, as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Church is restricting religious functions “to protect the health of the people,” a press release said. Under the month-long suspension of public Masses, churches may remain open for private prayer. Funerals and wedding Masses may take place with limited attendance depending on the size of the church.

Pro-abortion protesters face charges for disrupting Mass in Columbus

Several pro-abortion protesters who disrupted a pro-life Mass in Columbus, Ohio in January have been charged with misdemeanors and arraigned, with pretrial hearings scheduled for the coming months. On Jan. 22, more than a half-dozen pro-abortion protesters disrupted the Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in downtown Columbus, where Bishop Robert Brennan was presiding at an event marking the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Those involved, masked and holding hand-made signs, chanted slogans such as “Two, four, six, eight, this church teaches hate.” “Fund abortion, not cops,” said one of their signs. “Abortion on Demand. End Hyde Now,” said another, referring to the Hyde Amendment, which bans most federal funding for abortion. Police and church officials escorted the protesters outside, where some protesters appeared to make obscene gestures at them. The protesters continued to chant at slogans outside the church. Three of the protesters— two women and one man— were later charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors. All three protesters arraigned March 5 pleaded not guilty, and are scheduled for pretrial hearings in March and April, the Columbus Dispatch reported. No arrests were made on the day of the protest, but the city attorney's office filed the charges Feb. 18.

"We are...thankful for the proactive concern shown by our city’s leaders in supporting people of faith and their right to worship in peace and free of disruption," Bishop Brennan said. Pro-life groups active in the state also praised law enforcement for taking action against the protesters. ______St. Peter's Basilica to end private Masses, restrict Masses in extraordinary form

A new letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State has banned the private celebration of Masses at side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, effective March 22. Until now, the 45 altars and 11 chapels in St. Peter's Basilica have been used every morning by priests to celebrate their daily Mass. Many of them are Vatican officials who begin their day with the celebration. Not all of the Masses are crowded - in some cases, in fact, the priest celebrates Mass alone, with no faithful participating.

The individual Masses were in addition to the general daily Mass schedule in St. Peter's Basilica. According to that schedule, there is one Mass per hour from 9 a.m. to noon, in Italian, at the Altar of the Chair. There is another Mass in Italian at 8.30 a.m. at the altar of the Most Holy Sacrament, while every day at 5 p.m., there is a Mass in Latin. On Sundays, there are five Masses celebrated in Italian and one in Latin. Under the new measures, all priests will be able to participate in a pre-listed series of con- celebrations: at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. in the Chapel of the Choir; and at 7.30 a.m. and 9 a.m. The measures also ask that the Masses have lectors and cantors. Another change - Mass offered in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite will be limited to the Clementine Chapel in the Vatican Grotto.

10 Things To Remember Before Deciding Not to Return To Mass

There is no better spiritual food for Catholics than what they receive in the Eucharist. During the COVID-19 pandemic many Catholics have been deprived of attending Mass. This deprivation has been ongoing for months, enough time for some Catholics to begin to think that the Mass is no longer central to their lives. It is important to remember, however, what one is giving up in deciding, after a long quarantine, not to return to Mass. The following offers 10 important reasons for returning to Mass that we need to remember. The Mass offers us the opportunity to worship God in an appropriate environment and in the most appropriate way; to ask for His forgiveness, to thank Him for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us, and to ask for the grace to be ever faithful to him. These four points can be summed up in the acronym ACTS (Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication).

The Eucharist as spiritual nourishment: The reception of the Holy Eucharist is the reception of Christ and offers a more abundant life: There is no better spiritual food for Catholics than what they receive in the Eucharist. The Church lives by the gift of the life of Christ.

Praying as a community: Attending Mass gives us the opportunity to pray with others. Communal prayer is more in line with the prayer of the Church as a whole and in conformity with the Communion of Saints.

Praying for the Church: Prayer is the life-blood of the Church. As such it radiates outward to the whole world, asking for blessings that enable the Church to carry out is divinely appointed mission. Praying for the Church has a wider scope than is the objective of individual prayers.

Invoking the Saints: During the Mass, the saints of the Church are invoked. Saints offer testimony that that a truly Christian life is attainable. We ask for their own prayers as we seek to imitate their example.

Honoring the dead: Those who have died are remembered. They should not be forgotten as members of the Mystical Body of Christ. The Church includes both the living and the dead and is a continual reminder that the life of the deceased, as is our own, is everlasting.

Living the Church calendar: The Mass takes us through the liturgical year consisting of six seasons. The liturgical Calendar reminds us that we are involved in a spiritual cycle in which we relive the life of Christ. It adds spirituality to our ordinary secular year.

Receiving grace to amend one’s life: We approach Mass with a certain humility, mindful of our sins and indiscretions. It is a time to be honest with ourselves and ask God to help us in the coming days.

Re-establishing a good habit: After not attending Mass for a long period of time, we stand the danger of being infected by the Deadly Sin of sloth. This vice is not simply laziness, as is commonly believed, but the reluctance or the refusal to involve oneself in spiritual activities.

This Catholic family is asking Fulton Sheen’s intercession for a second miracle

A Catholic couple in Peoria, Illinois, is asking for the intercession of hometown hero Ven. Fulton Sheen to save the life of their unborn son. Royce and Elise Hood, parents of six children including one in utero, recently discovered that their unborn son Fulton Joseph had Potter syndrome. It is a rare condition where, due to a lack of amniotic fluid, the baby’s kidneys and lungs might not develop fully or at all. At the Hood’s 20-week ultrasound appointment, their doctor informed them of the news and said there was a 95% chance their baby would not survive after birth.

Three days later, the family went and prayed at Sheen’s tomb in Peoria, asking for a miracle. Elise Hood said that she was “overcome” with peace while praying at Sheen’s tomb for her baby, asking for him to intercede for a second miracle. “When we were there and praying, we both felt such a sense of peace, and we were just really overcome by that,” Elise said in an interview. After later learning their baby was a boy, the Hoods named him Fulton Joseph, after Sheen. The family quickly learned that there were no “viable medical options” for their son—nothing to do, except pray.

Babies diagnosed with Potter syndrome normally do not survive because the condition often inhibits the growth of their organs. Elise Hood said that placing her pregnancy in God’s hands gave her peace. ______EXCHANGE OF PEACE AT MASS

As of now, it is permissible to exchange the sign of peace at Mass in the Diocese of Steubenville. The Bishop directs that the physical exchange of the sign of peace occur only among families or groups attending Mass together. To exchange the sign of peace with someone from outside such a group, please use a sober action such as a nod of the head. ______Vatican cardinal supports common Easter date for Catholics, Orthodox

The president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, has supported a suggestion that Catholics and Orthodox work to agree on a common date to celebrate Easter. A representative of the Patriarchate of Constantinople said that a common Easter date could be a sign of “encouragement” for the ecumenical movement. Orthodox Archbishop Job Getcha of Telmessos suggested that the year 2025, which will be the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea, would be a good year to introduce this reform of the calendar. Cardinal Kurt Koch welcomed the proposal, saying the anniversary of the Council of Nicea was “a good opportunity” for this change. The First Council of Nicea, held in 325, decided that Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the beginning of spring, making the earliest possible date for Easter March 22 and the latest possible April 25.

Pope Francis to give Knock Shrine new international status on St. Joseph’s feast

Pope Francis will officially designate Knock Shrine in Ireland as an international Marian and Eucharistic shrine on the feast of St. Joseph next week.

The Catholic Bishops of Ireland announced that on March 11, that the pope will give the Knock Shrine official recognition and send a video message to the shrine on the night of March 19.

“This feast of St. Joseph is very appropriate to establish Knock as an international Marian and Eucharistic shrine,” Archbishop of Tuam said as he welcomed the announcement. The Irish archbishop explained that St. Joseph appeared along with the Virgin Mary in the apparition at Knock in 1879.

On a very rainy August 21, 1879, 15 official witnesses saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ (as the Lamb of God) on the south gable of the town church. For a period of about two hours, a crowd gathered to adore the apparition and to pray the rosary. Despite the rainstorm, the ground around the gable did not get wet.

Unlike in most other Marian apparitions, the Virgin Mary was silent the entire time and did not offer any sort of message or prophecy. Some have theorized that she was silent due to the cultural changes occurring in Ireland at the time -- the oldest of the 15 witnesses could only speak the Irish language, and the youngest, who was only six years old at the time, was being taught only English. Vatican officials found the apparition at Knock to be “trustworthy and satisfactory” after two separate commissions, in 1879 and 1936.

Pope John Paul II visited Knock in 1979, saying that he was coming “as a pilgrim.” Mother Teresa spoke at the Marian shrine in 1993 about the sacredness of human life of the unborn. And Pope Francis visited in 2018.

The video message from Pope Francis will be played during Mass at the shrine at 7:30 p.m. local time on March 19. The Mass will be offered by Archbishop Neary with Fr. Richard Gibbons, rector of Knock, concelebrating. “I wish to express my profound gratitude to the Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, the Primate of All Ireland Archbishop , my brother Bishops, the President of the Pontifical Council for promoting the New Evangelization, Archbishop Fisichella, all of whom have been most helpful in securing this recognition for Knock,” Neary said.

This designation comes two years after a miraculous healing involving Eucharistic adoration at Knock Shrine in 1989 was officially recognized by the Vatican. Marion Carroll, a woman who had been bedridden for years with multiple sclerosis, was healed during a blessing with a monstrance at the shrine. The apparition at Knock took place amid a famine year in northwest Ireland.

BASILICA BOOK CLUB NEWS My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The next book for the BBC: Peace Like a River. Leif Engar. Due to Holy Week, the March I want to express my personal gratitude to those of meeting is cancelled. THE NEXT MEETING IS you who responded to the 2021 Diocesan/Parish APRIL 28, 6:00 PM, IN THE SOCIAL HALL. Share Campaign – either through your financial support or through your prayers. Our parishes All are welcome! Any questions or if you would and ministries throughout the Diocese of like to be put on the BBC email list serve (to Steubenville rely on your generosity to continue receive information and announcements), contact the Mission of the Church. Your generosity is a Debbie Lazorik, [email protected] 740-434- sign of your love for your Church and for one 3769. another.

CEMETERY NEWS For those who were unable to complete their The cemetery committee needs to replace some pledge for the DPSC last weekend, additional trees at the New St. Mary’s Cemetery. Some new pledge cards are available – either in your pews or plantings also need to be added. at the entrances of the Basilica. Please take a moment to complete a card. You can drop it in the collection basket or mail it directly to the diocese. If you would like to have a tree planted in memory You can also contribute to the campaign online at of a loved one, the cost will be $300 plus $100 for give.diosteub.org. the concrete memorial. For more information, May the Lord continue to bless you and our please call Jim Hartlage at 740-373-9626. beloved Diocese of Steubenville.

K OF C SERVICE PROJECT Yours in Christ, The Knights are organizing a grounds clean-up Most Reverend Jeffrey M. Monforton around the Basilica in preparation for Easter. We Bishop of Steubenville. will be working this Monday, March 22nd, from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM, doing mulching, parking lot VISIT FROM THE EASTER BUNNY clean-up, etc. All parishioners are welcome. Just TO YOUR HOME show up! Call 525-0053 if you have questions. Due to Covid, we are once again, postponing our annual Basilica Easter Egg Hunt. But we would FOOD FOR FAMILIES like to offer a personal visit from the Easter Bunny This weekend our Knights are having a food drive to your home. Submit the form at to benefit the Daily Bread Kitchen and the Gospel stmarysmarietta.org/bunnyvisit and the Easter Mission food pantry. Items needed include Bunny will drive throughout the area delivering pre- applesauce, peaches, fruit cocktail, pineapple, fruit packaged candy with a personal visit to your cups, macaroni, spaghetti sauce, green beans, baked location (outside or on your porch). Visits are beans, creamed soups, cookies, napkins, paper limited to children and grandchildren of the Basilica towels, and plastic silverware. Collection bins are within the Marietta and surrounding area. located at each of the side entrances of the Basilica. (Remember bunnies get tired of hopping too far). All parishioners are invited to participate. Questions, contact Lora Offenberger at 740-374- 2126. PEOPLE OF THE PASSION The 23rd Annual Performance of the People of the BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Passion will be presented this Sunday, March 21st, Bulletin announcements should be in by Wednesday at 7:30 PM at St. Bernard’s Church, 7th Street, morning in order to be included in the following Beverly, Ohio. Every year you will recognize weekend’s bulletin. All announcements must be in yourself in a different character. The performance writing. We do not accept announcements by is a powerful experience with Christ Jesus! phone.