Most Blessed Sacrament (MBS), Bally will celebrate a special Priesthood and Vocations Week, Sunday, May 4 through Friday, May 9, with a different focus each day, including the parish’s 40 Hours celebration over three of the six days.
Sunday, May 4 will focus on “Priests of the Holy Mass.” Father Aaron Scheidel will celebrate the Opening Mass at 10:15 a.m. Father Scheidel was ordained last June and is Assistant Pastor of the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.
The Opening Mass will feature the Angelorum Choir of the Diocese of Allentown. Preludes will begin at 9:30 a.m. The group is a choir from the Cathedral, brought together by their strong faith and love for God, and directed by Beverly McDevitt, Director of Music at the Cathedral. The choir’s name is from a Latin word meaning “from the angels,” because they are said to sound like angels.
Monday, May 5 will focus on “Priests of Mission.” In a talk at 7 p.m., Father Richard James, Pastor, will inspire listeners with the history of MBS, the first Catholic Church in the Diocese of Allentown. The story centers on Father Theodore Schneider and the mission he established in 1741, and Father Augustine Bally and his ministry a century later.
Father Schneider brought his passion for education to the mission and established the first Catholic school to be found in the colonies. Father Bally became pastor in 1837, when the town was called Churchville, and was so beloved that after his death it was renamed Bally in his memory.
40 Hours will be observed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with Eucharistic Adoration every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 40 Hours is a devotion of continuous prayer before the exposed Blessed Sacrament in remembrance of the 40 hours from Jesus’ burial until His Resurrection, and His 40 days of fast in the desert.
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Most Blessed Sacrament (MBS), Bally will celebrate a special Priesthood and Vocations Week, Sunday, May 4 through Friday, May 9, with a different focus each day, including the parish’s 40 Hours celebration over three of the six days.
