Resurrection of Our Lord Church, 2000 Shelmire Ave., invites the public to its annual St. Peregrine Day for cancer patients and their families on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The day is designed to offer hope and help to anyone who is experiencing the effects of the disease.
The day will include an adoration hour, when you will be able to touch a relic of St. Peregrine; a healing service with anointing of the sick; confessions; and a concluding Mass at 4:30 p.m.
A memorial table will be available to write the names of loved ones last to cancer, to light a candle or leave a picture. The shrine of St. Peregrine will be accessible to leave prayer requests for those suffering from cancer.
Activities begin at 9 a.m. with a variety of resources available in the church hall. There will be a panel of doctors from area hospitals on hand to answer health questions, Bayada nurses will be doing blood pressure checks and other health screenings. The Penn Medicine Mobile Mammogram Unit will be parked on Castor Avenue to provide free mammograms for women and men.
Inspirational speakers will include Dr. Anne DeSantis, author of Living Affability: A 40-Day Catholic Meditational and The Virtue of Affability or Friendliness and Its Relevance in Modern Evangelization and executive director of St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation; and former Philadelphia Eagles special teams captain Kevin Reilly, author of Tackling Life: How Faith, Friends and Fortitude Kept an NFL Linebacker in the Game. ••
