Many of you have seen the heartbreaking news that devastating earthquakes have struck Venezuela, leaving many people dead, injured, or still missing. We join the Church throughout the world in praying for all who have been affected by this tragedy.
We pray especially for those who have lost loved ones, for those who are injured or displaced, and for the first responders and relief workers who continue to risk their own safety to care for others. May the Lord grant them strength, hope, and peace.

Our parish is blessed to include many families with ties to Venezuela and throughout Latin America. During moments like these, we stand with them in prayer and solidarity.
Cardinal McElroy has already provided emergency assistance through Catholic Relief Services to support humanitarian relief and recovery efforts. He also encourages the faithful of the Archdiocese of Washington to prayerfully consider offering additional support.

If you would like to assist those affected, donations may be made directly through Catholic Relief Services at www.crs.org.

Let us continue to entrust the people of Venezuela to the loving care of Our Lady of Coromoto, Patroness of Venezuela, asking her to intercede for all those who suffer.

Register before August 26th for early bird discount.

Registration closes September 7th at midnight.

For more information, please call the faith formation
office at 301-444-3496.

Please join us for the 11th Annual Ride for Vocations! Each year, a group of priests, seminarians, and laypeople from across The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington participate in a distance ride as a way to promote vocations through prayer, sacrifice, and raising financial support. The Ride for Vocations Team invites cyclists of all experience levels to join us for our Southern Maryland Catholic Churches Century. On Saturday, September 26, 2026, leaving from Sacred Heart, LaPlata, you can ride the 100, 70, or 50-mile, 21-miles distance.

To guarantee that you will receive a Ride t-shirt, please register by September 4, 2026.

Donate to Ride for Vocations

In the past, the donations raised during the Ride for Vocations have enabled us to fund many vocations events that have been incredibly fruitful. All funds are restricted for the use of supporting our current seminarians and vocations promotion. Our goal has always been $250 per participant. While the donations are helpful, your prayers and sacrifice are most beneficial for our seminarians.
For more information on donating to the Office of Priest Vocations, please click here or contact the Vocations Director, Fr. Mark Ivany.

Are you a young man in high school interested in learning more about the priesthood? Join us at the 2026 Quo Vadis Camp, July 26 to July 29, at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md.

Run by priests and seminarians of the Archdiocese of Washington, Quo Vadis Camp includes Mass, great talks, sports, Eucharistic Adoration, games, food, and time to relax with other high-school guys discerning God’s will in their life.

Register now at https://forms.dcpriest.org/2026-quo-vadis-camp.

Optional bus transportation is available at https://forms.dcpriest.org/2026-bus-transportation-for-quo-vadis-camp.

Details

• Start: July 26 @ 1:00 pm
• End: July 29 @ 1:00 pm
• Cost: $140
• Venue
  Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary
  16300 Old Emmitsburg Road
  Emmitsburg, 21727

Congratulations to the dozens of young people who have come close to Jesus and his Church through the Sacrament of Confirmation. Come Holy Spirit Come!

We are excited to have Sam Guevara, with us as our summer seminarian. Be sure to introduce yourself after Sunday Mass.

A little bit about Sam:

Seminary: St. John Paul II

Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville

I’m a huge baseball fan; I’ve been to nearly 200 games at 18 parks in my lifetime!

What a beautiful Mother’s Day to Crown our Heavenly Mother. Thank you to all the children who honored our Lady in such a reverent way. A special thank you to the parent volunteers and members of the Sodality of Our Lady for organizing the morning.

Congratulatutions to all of our students who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 9th!

Congratulations to Our Newly Baptized and Confirmed Catholics!

We rejoice to see the fruit of our lives of faith lived in their lives.

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