From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - August 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, August has always held a soft spot in my heart. St. Dominic, whose feast we celebrate on August 4, received the Holy...
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- Jul 31
- 4 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - July 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, “Grant we may venerate the Price of our redemption.” These words are taken from the Collect of the Feast of the Most...
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- Jun 30
- 3 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - June 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, If the walls of Our Lady of Pompeii could talk. I’ve had the privilege of being alone in the church, taking it all in with...
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- May 31
- 2 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - May 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, May is a month where sons and daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary can grow closer to their Mother. It is fitting that...
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- May 18
- 4 min
Our New Patroness, Unveiling Pompeii
Click the right arrow in the picture to unveil the image of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii. On May 8, 2024, the feast Day of Our...
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- May 7
- 3 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - April 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, So much has happened in April, I hardly know where to begin. With brevity, I will recap the events of this month for you...
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- Apr 24
- 5 min
Significance of May 8th
The following is an excerpt taken from History of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii by Bl. Bartolo Longo Chapter XII - The Archangel...
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- Apr 2
- 2 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - March 2024 Newsletter
Dear Faithful, Rejoice, again I say rejoice! We couldn’t have Easter without Holy Week. From all eternity, the Lord God designed the...
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- Mar 26
- 6 min
As Light Passes through Glass: a Saga
The Church Fathers tell us that just as light passes through glass, so miraculously did Our Lord come into the world on the night of His...
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- Feb 29
- 1 min
From the Desk of Fr. Thomas - February Newsletter
Dear Faithful, Our Lady of Pompeii Church becomes a construction site as we enter Phase II. As discussed in January’s update, this step...
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- Dec 31, 2023
- 7 min
The First Time We Made the Front Page - January 21, 1924
The following is a transcript of the front page and Florida Times Union, published 100 years ago. HANDSOME NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP FOR...
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- Dec 27, 2023
- 4 min
We Made the Front Page!
The following article, written on August 09, 2022 by Matt Soergel of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, a part of the USA TODAY...
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- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
We Have Liftoff!
On Saturday, December 09, the new congregation of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church formally launched the restoration campaign to...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min
Introducing J.R. Walsh and His Original Blueprints for Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church....
Original Blueprints of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church James Walsh, designer of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church, arrived in North...
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- Sep 25, 2023
- 3 min
Sowing the Seeds of Faith: Catholicism in North Florida & the Honored History of Our Lady of Pompeii
1565-1870 Northeast Florida has deep Catholic roots and a rich history of the Faith due to its time as a Spanish territory. The blood of...
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