{"id":239524,"date":"2026-07-09T17:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239524\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:55:08","slug":"reading-the-signs-of-the-times-is-theme-for-solemn-novena-to-saint-ann-diocese-of-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239524\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reading the Signs of the Times\u2019 is theme for Solemn Novena to Saint Ann \u2013 Diocese of Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCRANTON \u2013 Father Richard Burke, C.P., Rector of Saint Ann\u2019s Monastery has announced the dates for the 2026 Solemn Novena to Saint Ann. <\/p>\n

The Novena will take place from Friday, July 17, through Sunday, July 26, the Feast Day of Saint Ann.<\/p>\n

\"\"Father Rick Frechette, C.P.<\/p>\n

The Passionist preachers for the 2026 Novena will be Father Rick Frechette, C.P., and Father Jack Conley, C.P.<\/p>\n

Father Rick is a member of Saint Paul of the Cross Passionist Province. <\/p>\n

He is a Passionist priest and a medical doctor currently continuing his ministry in the violence-torn country of Haiti. His love and care for the people of Haiti extends back for more than thirty years.<\/p>\n

Father Jack is a member of Holy Cross Passionist Province who currently serves as superior of Saint Vincent Strambi Retreat in Chicago. This is home to all of the Passionist young men preparing for Perpetual Profession of Passionist vows and ordination to the priesthood.<\/p>\n

\"\"Father Jack Conley, C.P.<\/p>\n

Father Jack has spent most of his Passionist years as a preacher of God\u2019s Word. He preaches parish missions, clergy and religious retreats and novenas throughout the United States.<\/p>\n

The theme chosen by this year\u2019s Novena preachers is \u201cReading the Signs of the Times.\u201d <\/p>\n

They will be reflecting on such topics as \u201cthe Art of Living,\u201d combating meaninglessness; \u201cToday\u2019s Mission of a Believer,\u201d dealing with a polarized world; \u201cthe Art of Dying,\u201d combating fear and denial of death; \u201cA Believer\u2019s Fidelity,\u201d discovering the faith we pass onto the next generation; \u201cthe Art of War,\u201d combating polarization and radicalization around conflict; \u201cthe Real Presence of Jesus,\u201d its necessary importance in our world; \u201cthe Art of Loving,\u201d combating the increasing inability of people to relate to one another; and \u201cChristian Integrity,\u201d an essential virtue for our times.<\/p>\n

All are invited and welcome to join this year\u2019s Passionist preachers at Saint Ann\u2019s Monastery and Basilica, 1239 Saint Ann Street, Scranton, Pa, beginning July 17.<\/p>\n

Evening Schedule Change<\/p>\n

This year, there will be a change in evening services. The former 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Masses are now being combined into a 6:30 p.m. Mass and Novena service. All of these services will be in English.<\/p>\n

Novena services each day will include:
\u2022 7:00 a.m. Mass with Novena prayers only
\u2022 8:00 a.m. Mass followed by Novena services with talk, Novena prayers and blessing with the relic of Saint Ann
\u2022 11:45 a.m. Mass followed by Novena service with talk, Novena prayers and blessing
\u2022 3:30 p.m. Novena service only with talk, prayers and blessings
\u2022 6:30 p.m. Mass followed by Novena service with talk, Novena prayers and blessing.<\/p>\n

Weather permitting, the 8:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m., and 6:30 p.m. Masses and Novena services are held in the outdoor sanctuary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON \u2013 Father Richard Burke, C.P., Rector of Saint Ann\u2019s Monastery has announced the dates for the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-239524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}