Sisters of the Order

of

St. Basil the Great

 

67th Annual Pilgrimage

in honor of

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

at

Mt. St. Macrina

 

August 31 - September 3, 2001

 

Daily Pilgrimage Schedule

Friday, August 31, 2001

Time

Service

Location

4:00 PM

Penitential Service to begin the Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions
Rev. James Spontak, Celebrant

Retreat Center Patio
Confession Area

5:15 PM

Procession with the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Sisters of St. Basil

 

 

Procession of Cross Bearers, Banner Bearers and Concelebrants

From Motherhouse
to
Mother of God Shrine

 

From Retreat Center

to

Mother of God Shrine

5:30 PM

Opening Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 
Very Rev. Archpriest John M. Kudrick, Celebrant

  

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Sacrament of the Assembly"

Rev. Michael Jude Mytish

 

Procession with the Icon 
  

 

Solemn Blessing of Water 

 

Procession of Icon 
  

 

Enthronement of Icon - Chaplet 

 

Welcome - Sr. Ruth Plante, OSBM, Provincial 

 

Recessional to Retreat Center

Mother of God Shrine
  

 

 

 

 

 

From Mother of God Shrine
to Lourdes Grotto

 

Lourdes Grotto

 

From Lourdes Grotto
to Shrine Altar

 

Shrine Altar

8:00 PM

Teen Pilgrimage:

Welcome: Evening Social:

Rev. Thomas Loya

Sr. Celeste Strohmeyer, OSBM

 

Prayer Garden

  Saturday, September 1, 2001

Time

Service

Location

7:30 AM- 
Noon

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions

Retreat Center Patio
Confession Area

8:00 AM

Concelebrated Divine Liturgy 
Rev. Robert Oravetz, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Right and Obligation of All the Baptized", Rev. Basil Hutsko, Homilist

Shrine Altar

10:00 AM

Matins 
Rev. John Petro, Celebrant

Shrine Altar

12:00 Noon

Concelebrated Divine Liturgy 
Rev. Leo Schlosser, OSB, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Source of Life", Rev. Leo Schlosser, OSB

Shrine Altar

1:00-
5:00 PM

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions

Retreat Center Patio
Confession Area

2:00 PM

Moleben for Vocations, Rev. Dennis Bogda, Celebrant (includes Teens)

Shrine Altar

2:00 - 3:30 PM

Children's Pilgrimage:

Scripture Lesson and Activities

Children's Tent

2:00 PM

Teen Pilgrimage: Teen/Dialogue: "Well, I said I was sorry..."

Prayer Garden

4:00 PM

Beginning of the Rosary 
Rev. Paul Edwards, Leader

Shrine Altar then to Gethsemane Grotto

5:00 PM Vespers (broadcast)

Rev. Michael Hayduk, Celebrant

Shrine Altar

6:45 PM

Procession to Mt. Macrina Cemetery

From Retreat Center

7:00 PM

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 
Most Rev. ANDREW Pataki, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Communion in the Holy Spirit",  Most Rev. MICHAEL J. Dudick

PANACHIDA for the deceased Metropolitan JUDSON M. Procyk, Bishops, Clergy, Religious and Laity of the Metropolia

Mt. Macrina Cemetery

8:15 PM

Candlelight Procession 
 
Akathist to the Mother of God 
Rev. Ivan Mina, Celebrant

Cemetery 
to 
Shrine Altar

Shrine Altar

9:00 PM

Teen Pilgrimage: Teen Social "Just bein' there..."

Volleyball / Soccer

Prayer Garden

Race Track

 Sunday, September 2, 2001

Time

Service

Location

7:00 AM

Concelebrated Divine Liturgy 
Rev. Alan Kapron, Celebrant

Homily: "The Fruit of the Holy Eucharist: Forgiveness of Sin" Rev. John Kachuba

Retreat Center Chapel

7:30 AM- 
Noon

Sacramental Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions

Retreat Center Patio 
Confession Area

8:00 AM

Matins
Rev. Mike Jude Wytish

Shrine Altar

9:15 AM

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Slavonic)
Most Rev. Michael J. Dudick, D.D.

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Holy Things to the Holy" Rev. Joseph Hutsko

Shrine Altar

10:00 AM- 
End-of-day

Family and/or Pastoral Counseling Sessions 

Rev. Richard Whetstone, JCL 

Brother Thomas Somerfeld, BHS

Sister Seraphim Olsafsky, OSBM

Upper Prayer Garden

10:30 AM

Concelebrated Divine Liturgy 
Very Rev. Archpriest John Petro, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Christ, His Servants - His Body", Rev. Thomas Loya, Homilist

Shrine Altar

12:30 PM- 
5:00 PM

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions

Retreat Center Patio
Confession Area

1:00 PM

Children's Procession 
Coordinators: Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBM and Sister Martha Elizabeth Moya, OSBM 

Special Blessing for the Youth and Young Adults

From Retreat Center
to
Mother of God Shrine

1:30 PM- 
2:30 PM

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions 
for the Inform, Sick and Physically Challenged Pilgrims

Mt. Macrina Manor
Parking Lot

2:00 PM

Children's Pilgrimage:

Scripture Lesson and Activities

Children's Tent

2:00 PM

Teen Pilgrimage:

Talk/Dialogue: "Eucharist - Extreme Intimacy"

Prayer Garden

2:00 PM

Enrichment Session:

"Stages of Spiritual Development in Children"

Tent near Lourdes 

2:00 PM

Sacramental Mystery of Anointing for the Infirm, Sick and Physically Challenged Pilgrims

Rev. Joseph Kapusnak, Celebrant

Tent near Lourdes

3:00 PM Enrichment Session
"Bereavement"
 

3:45 PM

Procession to the Mother of God Shrine

From Retreat Center

4:00 PM

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Broadcast)
Most Rev. ANDREW Pataki, DD, Celebrant

Homily: "Approach with the Fear of God, with Faith and with Love", Very Rev. Archpriest John M. Kudrick

Pontifical Altar


Recessional to 
Retreat Center

6:00 PM Enrichment Session: 
"The Holy Eucharist"
Tent near Lourdes

6:30 PM

Conclusion of the Rosary 
Rev. Christopher Burke, Leader

Shrine Altar

7:45 PM

Procession to the Pontifical Altar

From Retreat Center

8:00 PM

Candlelight Procession and Moleben 

Reflection: "The Holy Eucharist: We are not just Spectators", Most Rev. BASIL Schott, OFM

From / To
Mother of God Shrine

9:00 PM

Teen Pilgrimage: Pizza Social

Prayer Garden

Monday, Labor Day, September 3, 2001

Time

Service

Location

7:00- 
10:00 AM

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions

Retreat Center Patio
Confession Area

7:00 AM

Concelebrated Divine Liturgy (Slavonic) 
Rev. John Custer, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: Source of Theology", Rev. Paul Edwards

Shrine Altar

8:30 AM

Matins 
Rev. Thomas Loya, Celebrant 

Mother of God Shrine

9:00 AM- 
10:00 AM

Mystery of Reconciliation - Confessions 
for the Infirm, Sick and Physically Challenged Pilgrims with Blessing and Anointing

Macrina Manor
Parking Lot

9:45 AM

Procession to the Mother of God Shrine

From Retreat Center

10:00 AM

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 
Most Rev. BASIL Schott, OFM, Celebrant

Homily: "The Holy Eucharist: I am with you always" Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest Stephen Washko

Mother of God Shrine

Following
the
Divine
Liturgy

Words of Gratitude by 
Sr. Ruth Plante, OSBM, Provincial 

Bestowal of Apostolic Blessing
Most Rev. ANDREW Pataki, D.D.

Procession with Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 

Conclusion of the 67th Annual Pilgrimage


 
 

From 
Pontifical Altar 
to 
Motherhouse

May Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, intercede for us.


Sisters of St. Basil the Great - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Province
500 W. Main Street Box 878 - Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: 724-438-4940 - Fax: 724-438-8660

E-Mail: osbmolph@stargate.net

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