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Habemus Papam!

We have a Pope!

On May 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV became the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14, 1955, and is of Italian, French, and Spanish ancestry. He is a citizen of both the United States and Peru (where he served as a Bishop)
  • He is the first North American to be elected Pope.
  • He is the first American citizen to be elected Pope.
  • He is also the first Pope from an English-speaking nation since Adrian IV (from England) in 1154. 
  • He is the first Peruvian citizen to be elected Pope.
  • He is a member of the Order of St. Augustine (Augustinian) -- and its first to be elected Pope.
  • He speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese, and can read Latin and German

Education. Raised in Chicago and a fan of baseball's Chicago White Sox, he attended Villanova University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He earned a Master's in Divinity in 1982 (from Chicago's Catholic Theological Union)  and a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1987 (from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome).

Ministry. Entering the Augustinian order in 1977 (taking his simple vows), he took his solemn vows in 1981 and was ordained to the Priesthood in 1982. In his priestly life, here are some key events:
  • He served in Peru in 1985-86 and again from 1988-98.
  • He was elected Prior General of the Augustinian, serving from 2oo1-2013
  • He served as Provincial Vicar of the midwestern province of the Augustinians..
  • He was made Bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo (in Peru) in 2015.
  • He was created a Cardinal in 2023 by Pope Francis.
  • He was appointed as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023.
  • Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope in 2025 and took the name Leo XIV.

Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give to your shepherd a spirit of courage and right judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love. By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care, may he, as successor to the Apostle Peter and Vicar of Christ, build your Church into a sacrament of unity, love, and peace for all the world. Amen.

V. Let us pray for the Pope.
R. May the Lord preserve him, give him a long life, make him blessed upon the earth, and not hand him over to the power of his enemies.
V. May your hand be upon your holy servant.
R. And upon your son, whom you have anointed.

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

The Season of Easter is Here!

What is the Season of Easter? The Season of Easter is a time in which Catholics celebrate the Lord's resurrection from the dead, The Season culminates in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church.. There are 50 days of the Easter Season from the Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. The Season is characterized by the joy of glorified life and the victory over death expressed most fully in the great resounding cry of the Christian:  Alleluia! All faith flows from faith in the resurrection: "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith."

What does the Church teach about this season? 
As per the Catechism of the Catholic Church #1169-1170, the Church teaches that: Easter is not simply one feast among others, but the "Feast of feasts," the "Solemnity of solemnities," just as the Eucharist is the "Sacrament of sacraments" (the Great Sacrament). St. Athanasius calls Easter "the Great Sunday" ... The mystery of the Resurrection, in which Christ crushed death, permeates with its powerful energy our old time, until all is subjected to him. At the Council of Nicaea in 325, all the Churches agreed that Easter, the Christian Passover, should be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon (14 Nisan) after the vernal equinox.

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2025: Read the Bible in a Year

This is a three-readings per day system of reading the Bible in the course of a year (i.e., read all three in a row, or read, perhaps one in the morning, one midday, and one at a night)
​ This is a one-reading per day system of reading the Bible consecutively by Book. Usually -- though not always -- all from one Book, on any given day. Sometimes there are multiple reading based on related content.

This is the connection to the online "Bible in a Year" Podcast. This is the registration and information page for that very popular Podcast -- it can be listened to online (on Mac or PC) or on your mobile device.

About Our Parish

Established in 1914, Immaculate Conception Parish is located in Caroline County, Maryland in the town of Marydel, just over the state line from Delaware. The current Church building was built in 1918, and was expanded in the 1980s. The parish has a religious education program, a St. Vincent de Paul Society, a Knights of Columbus Council and a very large Hispanic Ministry program. In 2013, Immaculate Conception Parish was "twinned" with Holy Cross Parish in Dover, Delaware. In 2018, we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our Church building.

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