Due to the extreme cold, the 10am Mass on Friday, January 30, 2026 has been canceled.

Due to the extreme cold in the Church, the 10am Mass on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 has been canceled.

On Monday, January 26, 2026:

• There will be a 6:30am Mass in the Presentation BVM Chapel.  Please use your best judgment when making your decision as to whether you should be venturing out.
  
• The 10am Mass at St. Joseph Church has been canceled.
  
• Presentation BVM School will be closed.  The day will be observed as a Flexible Learning Day.  Teachers will email assignments and instructions to the families of their students.
  
• Presentation BVM Rectory will be closed.
  
• Adoration, including Exposition and Benediction, in the Presentation BVM Chapel has been canceled.
  
• Choir practice at St. Joseph Church on Monday evening has been canceled.

In accordance with Archbishop Perez’s guidance, we plan on celebrating the 10am Mass at St. Joseph today, Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Archbishop Perez’s post stated, “Masses will not be cancelled to provide for those who can and will attend Holy Mass for Sunday.” He also stated, “While the obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sunday remains, if the weather impedes people from attending Mass safely, especially the elderly, then they should remain at home. … For those who cannot attend Mass, then time should be spent reading the Word of God or in prayer to mark the Lord’s Day. Masses will not be cancelled to provide for those who can and will attend Holy Mass for Sunday.”

We plan on livestreaming the Mass this morning on our website and Facebook page.

Archbishop Perez has issued guidance on the winter storm and the Sunday Mass obligation. You can read the Archbishop’s full statement here:
https://catholicphilly.com/2026/01/archbishop-perezs-messages/archbishop-perez-issues-guidance-on-winter-storm-and-sunday-mass-obligation/

In part it reads:

“While the obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sunday remains, if the weather impedes people from attending Mass safely, especially the elderly, then they should remain at home. A good alternative is to attend the Saturday evening Anticipated Mass ahead of the storm.”

Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to attend the 5:15pm Vigil Mass on Saturday at Presentation BVM Church before the storm starts.

Due to the icy conditions and frigid temperatures, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Monday, January 19, 2026 has been canceled.

Due to the prediction of icy conditions and frigid temperatures, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Monday, December 15, 2025 has been canceled.

The Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, 2025, falls on a Saturday this year. Therefore, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation. There will be an 8am Mass on Saturday, November 1 at Presentation BVM Church for All Saints Day.  There will be no Vigil Mass on Halloween, Friday, October 31.

April 13 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
9:15am Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church
10am Mass* and Blessing of Palms at St. Joseph Church

April 14 – Monday of Holy Week
10am Mass at St. Joseph Church

April 16 – Wednesday of Holy Week
10am Mass at St. Joseph Church
10:30am Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church

April 17 – Holy Thursday
5pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Church will remain open until 9pm
(7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Presentation BVM Church)

April 18 – Good Friday
St. Joseph Church will be open 12 noon until 4pm for private prayer.
7:30pm Solemn Service of the Lord’s Passion at St. Joseph Church
(3pm Solemn Service of the Lord’s Passion at Presentation BVM)

April 19 – Holy Saturday
4pm-5pm Sacrament of Reconciliation at Presentation BVM
5pm Blessing of Easter Foods at Presentation BVM
8pm Solemn Easter Vigil at Presentation BVM

April 20 – Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection
10am Mass* at St. Joseph Church
(8:30am & 11:30am Mass at Presentation BVM)

*Please note: the Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Masses from St. Joseph will be livestreamed on the parish’s website and Facebook page. 

There is a sign-up sheet available on a table in the Church Hall for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday evening and Good Friday afternoon.  Please consider signing up for a time slot (or two) so that the Blessed Sacrament will not be left alone during this solemn time. The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed in the side room near the organ.

The bishops of the United States prescribe, as minimal obligation, that all persons over 14 years of age are gravely obliged to abstain from meat on all Fridays of Lent .  All persons over 18 years of age and up to the beginning of their 60th year are gravely obliged to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Good Friday, while the other two meals are to be light.

Due to the anticipated 2 to 4 inches of accumulating snow and sleet during the night and early morning, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 has been canceled.

Due to the anticipated icy conditions of the parking lot and sidewalks on Sunday morning, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Sunday, February 9, 2025 has been canceled.

To watch the 11am Sunday Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, please click here.

On Monday, January 20, 2025, due to the snow and below-freezing temperatures:

• the Presentation BVM Rectory office is closed
• the 10am Mass at St. Joseph Church is canceled
• the Young at Heart Luncheon at Presentation BVM is postponed to a future date to be announced
• Adoration usually held on Mondays between 2pm and 5pm in the Presentation BVM Adoration Chapel is canceled

Due to the forecasted snow for Sunday afternoon and evening as well as below-freezing temperatures all day on Monday, the Young at Heart Luncheon that was scheduled for Monday, January 20, 2025 at the Presentation BVM Church Hall has been postponed.  We hope to announce a new date soon.  Thank you for understanding.

Due to the anticipated icy conditions of the parking lot and sidewalks on Friday morning, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Friday, January 17, 2025 has been canceled. There will still be a 6:30am Mass in the Presentation BVM Chapel.

Due to the prediction of snow, the 10am Mass at St. Joseph on Monday, January 5, 2025 has been canceled. There will be a 6:30am Mass on Monday at our twinned parish, Presentation BVM Parish, Cheltenham. Eucharistic Adoration in the Adoration Chapel at Presentation that usually takes place from 2pm until 5pm on Mondays has been canceled.