Thank you Greg Witul for the photos!!!

The Am-Pol Eagle’s Citizens of the Year ceremony took place on Saturday, 04/21 at the historic basilica along with a Mass honoring all the recipients and celebrating Saint Adalbert’s feast day.

Mass One

Saint Adalbert Basilica gets to open up its doors for a few hours on Saturday at 5:30pm to celebrate its namesake’s feast day and to honor all the Am-Pol Eagle’s Citizens of the Year.

Saint Adalbert Basilica’s parishioners as a group were selected as one of the citizens of the year for their hard work and dedication in keeping the basilica ALIVE!

Find out more about this Mass by clicking here—>

Mass Two

Saint Ann’s is hosting its annual German Mass on Sunday at 10:00am.

This annual event celebrates the church and shrine’s German origins and heritage, and the contributions of Buffalo’s German Catholics to the WNY community.

Find out more about this Mass by clicking here—>

This is a great opportunity to worship in one of Broadway-Fillmore’s beautiful churches and support the basilica.

Saint Adalbert Basilica will also be honoring the Am-Pol Eagle Citizens of the Year during the Mass.

http://saintadalbertbasilica.org

I love this quote on BFA’s Facebook page by Bill Blake:

We took part in the Seven Churches tour last evening and it was spectacular! These churches and the people that still support them are the hidden gems of Buffalo. If you haven’t done this I would highly encourage everyone to get down to them this weekend and continue to support them….spread the word!!

Amen!

For me, I tried not to take too many pictures last night.  Sometimes I just need to experience nights like this not looking through a lens.

Here is a YNN story on the night—>

Support Saint Adalbert Basilica!!!

For the sixth year in a row on Holy Thursday, Broadway Fillmore Alive has put together a self-guided tour of seven historic churches in the Broadway-Fillmore area partaking in the traditional visitation of the Blessed Sacrament on this holy night. Holy Thursday is on April 05, 2012.

Churches on this year’s tour include: Corpus Christi, Saint Ann, Saint Stanislaus, Saint Luke’s Mission of Mercy, Saint Adalbert Basilica, Saint John Kanty and Saint Clare.

The visitation period generally begins after 7:00 pm and the churches remain open till around 11:00 pm.

In our first year, we had about 50 requests for the tour info. The number of requests over the last few years has risen to over 500.

The churches in Buffalo’s historic Polonia are awe inspiring and are deeply rooted in tradition. This is a way to experience their religious, artistic and cultural beauty while spending some time in prayer and reflection in this most sacred time of year on the Roman Catholic calendar. It also provides an opportunity for people who want to explore all these architectural gems on one night.

To download the brochure, click here—>

Video from 2009:

This events are in conjunction with Saint John Kanty church.

From the Basilica’s website:

Please join us for our Lenten Soup suppers! Each evening begins with Mass at the St. John Kanty Site followed by soup supper and a short Lenten reflection at the St. Adalbert Basilica Site. **Please note below time and venue change from previously mailed schedules**

Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:00pm Mass (St. John Kanty) 5:15pm soup/reflection (St. Adalbert Basilica parish hall)

Saturday, March 3, 2012 4:00pm Mass (St. John Kanty) 5:15pm soup/reflection (St Adalbert Basilica parish hall)

Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:00pm Mass (St. John Kanty) 5:15pm Agape meal (St. Adalbert Basilica parish hall)

Broadway Market – Easter Season – Friday, March 23-Saturday, April 7, 2012

Look for St. Adalbert Basilica’s booth at the Broadway Market during Easter time. We will be selling St. Adalbert logo items, crafts and our famous chocolate “Last Suppers”. All profits will go toward the upkeep of the Basilica.

http://saintadalbertbasilica.org

http://stjohnkantychurchbuffalo.wordpress.com/

Got word over the weekend that parishioners at Saint John Kanty/Saint Adalbert Basilica were informed at Masses that Father Thaddeus Bocianowski would no longer be the pastor of both.

Father Ronald Baginski will assume the pastor role.

No explanation was given for the change that will take effect this coming Saturday.

Father Baginski has been celebrating Masses at both churches since Father Thaddeus became pastor of Saint Adalbert Basilica, Saint Stainislaus and Saint John Kanty.

Although I have been in Saint Adalbert Basilica countless times, the beauty of the church still hits me like it is the first time I am ever seeing it.  One word, awe.