Dec 7, 2020
Bishop Michael Burbidge's homily for the Second Sunday of Advent
is featured on this edition of the podcast. Bishop Burbidge
celebrated Mass at the Basilica of Saint Mary on December 6,
2020.
It was also the third anniversary of Saint Mary’s receiving its
minor basilica designation from Pope Francis and the fourth
anniversary of the installation of Bishop Burbidge as the fourth
Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington.
Founded in 1795, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Old Town Alexandria is the first Catholic parish established in Virginia. Pope Francis named the church a minor basilica on December 6, 2017 due to its important role in the growth of the Catholic Church in North America.