looking forward to next year's Pilgrimage for Life!!!

Pilgrims from Boston

The Pilgrimage for Life was hosted this year by the Vocation Office and the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults. We left with 3 busloads of high school students from Boston on Wrednesday Jan. 21 to travel to Washington D.C. arriving at our hotel around 10 p.m. On thursday morning we had Mass with Cardinal Sean at a local parish and then headed to the March. It was great to see so many young people marching for the dignity of human life. After the March we had pizza at a local parish followed by a holy hour. After a good night's rest, we had a tour of D.C. monuments and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception before heading home.

Father Dan Hennessey and Kathy Reda at the March for Life

So many young people at the March!!!

Linda Russo who works for the Archdiocese. Taking Washington in the palm of her hand.

Students from Presentation Academy in Methuen taking some time to sight see

Fr. Ed Riley, pastor of St. Joseph's in Holbrook and Fr. Mike of the Vocation Office

Spending some time in our Largest Catholic church in the United States

The Pilgrimage of Life was a great time for all involved. It was meaningful to have young people stand up for this cause.

St. Andrew Dinner with Cardinal Sean...Largest ever!

On January 13, the vocation Office was happy to host over 90 High School boys for our St. Andrew Dinner. Our largest ever! The following parishes, schools and religious orders were represented:
St. Joseph's in Lynn
St. Patrick's in Roxbury
St. Joseph's in Holbrook
St. Patrick's in Stoneham
Our Lady Star of the Sea in Marblehead
Franciscans of the Primitive Observance
St. Julia's in Weston/Lincoln
St. Mary's in Randolph
Our Lady of the Good Counsel in Methuen
St. Bridget's in Maynard
St. Stephen's in Framingham
St. Joseph's in Medford
St. Agnes in MiddletonSt. Blaise in Bellingham
Malden Catholic High School
Boston College High School.
The event was held at St. john's Seminary and featured prayer and dinner with seminarians a talk by Cardinal Sean and witnesses by two of our seminarians...Daniel D'Innocenzo and Hoang Ngo.

Above Tim Lewis and some of the young men from BC High

Above Cardinal Sean listening to seminarian Daniel D'Innocenzo


We look forward to our next St. Andrew Dinner on March 3oth.