Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, September has been a time for both reflection and progress. This month, Florida hosted our Superior General, Don Davide Pagliarani . In my meeting, we discussed the history of the St. Michael the Archangel, Old Holy Rosary, and what will happen over the next year before completion. Fr. Pagliarani seemed surprised in my confidence that the First Mass would take place in the new church within 365 days. The confidence comes from all of the ha

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, August is the calm before the storm. As the first Monday in September is Labor Day, the...

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, July has been a wild ride. It comes with celebrations and challenges. But that's what we’re here for. In order to tell the tale, I need to explain what the term Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) means. A general contractor issues a GMP once all of the jobs included in their scope of work are sent out for bid to the market. This contractual obligation guarantees the contractor cannot exceed the price stated. Once the work permits are issued

June - the Month of the Sacred Heart. St. Augustine confesses to the Lord God “Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless,...

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, May has done it again! A year ago, Pompeii Rising Restoration Project received our anchor, the Image...

The following is a letter written from overseas of a sailor, Daryl Rhea, to his parish priests, who received Rhea into the Church before...

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, Paschal greetings. What an honor to be chosen to serve as chaplain for a pilgrimage to Rome,...

Ite ad Ioseph. The month of St. Joseph is of utmost importance to this project. Firstly, as the Patron of the Universal Church, all...

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, Yesterday, our team submitted plans to the City of Jacksonville for permitting. This is the culmination of hundreds of man-hours of hard work. This master file touches on everything from utility work, stormwater, fire hazard precaution, traffic engineering, to landscape and more. If you've ever been a part of a construction project, you know that I cannot overstate the importance of this milestone. We have friends in position to help exp

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, We’re doing a little something different this month for the anniversary edition of our monthly...

Dear Friends of Our Lady of Pompeii, One month ago, I asked you to prayerfully consider a contribution to the Pompeii Rising Restoration...

On November 12, 1924, Architect James R. Walsh passed from this world into the next, but not before leaving his mark on Catholicism in...

Dear Faithful! November brings great tidings for which we have much to be thankful. Last month, we met with our City Councilman, the Executive Director of Springfield Preservation and Revitalization, and Jacksonville’s Chief of Building Inspection seeking their guidance. Finalizing our path forward, I submitted our Master Plan to restore at great expense this temple in honor of the Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii to my superiors. Our proposal received the necessary approval fr

Dear Faithful, October is the Month of the Holy Rosary. We are saddened by the death of Bp. Tissier de Mallerais, but we have an...

The month of patrons, dear Faithful, September began with the feast of the mighty patron of the entire Priestly Society, Pope St. Pius X....

This month's subscriber's submission deserves its own blog. The following story is written by Teresa Jones and Cecilia Bryan. As nothing...

Dear Faithful, August has always held a soft spot in my heart. St. Dominic, whose feast we celebrate on August 4, received the Holy...

Dear Faithful, “Grant we may venerate the Price of our redemption.” These words are taken from the Collect of the Feast of the Most...

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...

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...