Praying at the Tomb of St. Don Bosco

Dear Friends and Family, 

Happy Second Sunday of Advent! 

My apologies for not writing in a few weeks. It has been extremely busy--and will be so for the next two weeks before I board a plane for the U.S.--between exams, accessing and scanning books in the libraries for writing the dissertations, arranging final lunches with various people, making arrangements to pack and ship my library to the U.S., etc. etc. So I'm sampling more than the usual amount of Italian coffee!

I nonetheless was able to make a pilgrimage to Turin last weekend to pray at the tomb of St. Don Bosco. Please find below a few photos of the weekend visit. It was really a joy to pray at his tomb and at the tomb of St. Dominic Savio, and to ask their intercession for the upcoming apostolate with the young men of St. Martin's Academy. I was also able to pray in front of the Shroud of Turin (albeit enclosed in a case).

Please find below a few photos.

Tomb of St. Don Bosco

Statue of St. Dominic Savio (located next to his tomb)

A statue of St. Don Bosco outside of the rooms where he lived.

A letter from Don Bosco's Second Successor

In the letter the priest writes to all the other priests of the order St. Don Bosco Founded, saying "Do you want to know if you have the spirit of Ven. Don Bosco? Examine yourself as to whether 1) Your character is always peaceful and with a holy joy 2) your charity toward your neighbor is truly humble and patient, 3) you live like a victim, at every hour disposed to make sacrifices. I  hope that your conscience will be able to respond affirmatively to these questions."

I leave you with that thought...

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Visiting the Catacombs

 

Dear Friends,

Today I had the blessing and joy of visiting two of the catacombs in Rome: St. Callistus and St. Domitilla. The chapel pictured above is the chapel where an early pope was buried--there are nine who were buried in St. Callistus, a few of them martyrs. Around 500,000 Christians were buried there. It was beautiful to see the artwork, to pray at the sites of their graves, and to think about the generations of Christians who went down into the catacombs to pray at these tombs.

Another famous chapel is that where St. Cecilia was buried:

Saint Cecilia was buried here and venerated in this little chapel in the catacombs in the early centuries. Her body was then moved to a church in Rome. This early martyr's body was then exhumed in the 1500's and found to be incorrupt and in the position you see there. So a statue was made replicating the position of her body when she was found incorrupt. The statue remains here in the catacombs as a reminder.

You all continue to be in my prayers here in Rome. Studies, and life in general, are going well. Though it will be quite an intense next 5 weeks before Christmas!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Heading to Kansas!

Dear Friends and Family,

Sorry that I have not been punctual these past few weeks on posting to this blog. Among other pressing tasks, I was finalizing details for the following: I am very pleased to announce that as of this February I will become the chaplain for St. Martin's Academy ( https://saintmartinsacademy.org ) near Fort Scott Kansas for a period of five years. 

I am really excited to work with the young men, faculty, and staff there in an environment which seems quite favorable to a fruitful work in young souls. Among other things, they have a robust outdoors program, including extensive hiking and trips in nature and including daily work on their farm. 

I will be--God-willing--writing my doctorates while there. While this is a big change it was carefully discerned, including extensive discussion with my bishop and spiritual director. It would be indiscrete for me to comment on that process and the factors that led to this decision. I will simply say that careful attention was paid to the current circumstances in the world and in the Church, seeking to discern where I could most fruitfully and peacefully work for the good of souls while carrying out my studies. I am very much at peace that this is God's will. 

Please keep this in your prayers.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Early Morning Masses

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Above you see the main altar of Santissima Trinita dei Pelligrini parish in the heart of Rome. Each morning I leave the parish where I am staying and walk 10 minutes to Santissima Trinita to offer the Holy Mass. It is a nice walk to begin the day and especially it is worth it because the side altars and the way the sacristy is done make it a very prayerful place to offer daily Mass. Though you cannot see it in the photos, there are 8 side altars, almost all of which are full each morning for the Holy Mass. There is something beautiful about arriving there are 6:30 AM, quietly vesting along with other priests, and then processing out and celebrating quiet Masses simultaneously on the side altars, each of us trying to adore the Lord well and offering the Holy Sacrifice on behalf of all those souls in need. Then, we return to the sacristy (at slightly different times of course), unvest and then take time to pray in thanksgiving. For my part, I like to return to the side altar where I celebrated Mass and make my thanksgiving there.

I then begin the walk back to my room to begin the day's studies, along streets such as this:

Though first, I stop for a cappuccino and a "brioche simple"--which is a sort of breakfast roll. It's a wonderful way to begin the day!

In this month of the Holy Rosary, please be assured of my continued prayers for each one of your families.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

First Weeks of Classes

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Classes have begun! This should be--God willing--my last semester of coursework for the doctorates here in Rome. Then it will be just a matter of writing the dissertations. 

Last week, on Oct. 7th--Feast of the Holy Rosary and the 450th anniversary of Lepanto--there was a beautiful evening concert to commemorate Our Lady's interecession in that historical battle. It was held in the church of St. Ignatius here in Rome, pictured above, and the Vatican Philharmonic Choir sang beautiful pieces of sacred music, interspersed with the prayer of the joyful mysteries of the rosary.

The previous weekend I was able to spend three days at the monastery of the Monks of Norica, which overlooks the valley here:

It was a particularly blessed three days for both prayer and study.

May God grant each of your families abundant graces in this month of Our Lady of the Rosary!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Pilgrimage to Padua and to St. Mark's Tomb in Venice

 

Dear Friends and Family,

This week I was able to make a pilgrimage to St. Mark's tomb in Venice (Venice pictured above at night), to pray at St. Anthony's tomb in Padua, and also to see my parents as they prepared to embark on hiking the Camino di Santiago in Spain. Here is a photo of my mom:

Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, where St. Mark is buried, was truly striking. Above all, it was a great grace to be able to pray at his tomb. In addition, it was special to look at the 1,000 year-old church and picture it and what it must have been like for so many generations of Catholics to worship there.

Padua was particularly special because of the opportunity to pray at St. Anthony's tomb and because of the famous chapel where Giotto painted the life of Christ. I don't think I can do justice to describing it in words but if you go here you can catch a glimpse of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47QgqdeSi0U   .

Here in Rome it is good to dive back into studies and to continue praying at the tombs of the saints. Today, I prayed for you at St. Peter's tomb!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

  

Arranging my work space

 

Dear Friends and Family,

The above picture is not my work space that I need to arrange! Rather, it is the Colosseum that I was able to visit and pray at, along with the Scala Santa (the Holy Stairs that Our Lord went up before He was condemned by Pilate).

As I step back into studies, part of this past week was getting my room set-up for that work, which included ordering a number of items from IKEA (two bookshelves, a filing cabinet, etc.), and assembling them, and also installing a keyboard tray with the help of an electric drill. Now, for those who know me well, you know that I am all thumbs when it comes to such manual tasks. But with the help of the saints and angels, the room is coming along well!

I need to go now to meet a priest for a min-pilgrimage this evening to Tre Fontane, where Saint Paul was martyred. I will pray for you all there.

May Our Lady teach you wisdom and Our Lord be your sure refuge.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Moving In

 

Dear Friends and Family,

This past week was a combination of studies and administrative tasks to get settled in Rome for the new school year. Among those tasks was a particularly challenging one: how to move my books and other personal items from last year's lodging to this year's? The distance was only 2 or 3 miles. However, due to the regulations in place in the heart of Rome, and the fact that the monastery at Santa Francesca Romana, right along the Roman Forum (the monastery where I lodged last year), is in the most restricted zone of Rome, it took some thinking to find a good solution. Because for a car or van to enter in there you had to pay about 100 euros....

Thankfully I found the good fellow pictured above and his business! With his bicycle he transports goods across Rome, for just 16 euros a trip. As you see above, he managed to load my boxes onto the front of his bike, along with my office chair and other items, to strap them down, and then to bike across the heart of Rome without crashing into anything and delivering the boxes safely. Quite a feat!

I'll be living within striking distance of a number of saints' tombs. One of my favorites is Saint Philip Neri, whose tomb is pictured here:

He is one of the patrons of Rome, lived through a terrible time that included the sack of Rome in 1550, and nonetheless maintained a great spirit of joy, all the while very effectively calling people to conversion. May he intercede for the Church today and grant us that same combination of joy and zeal for the salvation of souls!

Praying for your all here in the heart of Rome.

May Our Lady watch over you as your good mother, and may Our Lord be your strength and protection.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

The Holy House of Loreto

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Among many blessings of the past week, I was able to make a pilgrimage to the Holy House of Loreto, to Osimo--where St. Joseph of Cupertino spent the last six years of his life, and to Assisi. The above photo was taken this morning in Rome (of the Pantheon), where I am now ready to dive back into studies!

Loreto was quite moving, so moving that I'm afraid I forgot to take any pictures of it. While there, I read a detailed study of the historical proof that the house in Loreto is indeed the house from Nazareth in which the Virgin Mary lived, received the visit of the angel Gabriel, and, together with St. Joseph, raised Our Lord. I will not go into the many scientific and historical proofs here, but will simply say that I found them quite convincing. 

Inside of the large basilica now built around it, one finds in Loreto encased in an outer shell of marble, the old stone walls of the house of Nazareth. Still today in Nazareth one finds foundations--matching exactly the dimensions of the house in Loreto--and the cave that formed part of the home, but here in Loreto one finds the three walls of the home, the fourth having consisted of the cave itself. 

I was able to go into the Holy House several times, and two of those times was able to spend 20-30 minutes praying there. It was moving to pray where the Holy Family lived, to ask for graces on behalf of all the young families today who are trying to raise their children well, to ask for graces for many others, and to ask for graces for myself as a priest, particularly the grace of giving a complete yes to the will of God as the Virgin Mary gave a complete yes to Him through the angel Gabriel.

I then went to Osimo, where the rooms of St. Joseph of Cupertino are quite well preserved. One can walk through them, and also can walk right up to the altar where he celebrated Mass for the last 6 years of his life, often levitating. It was wonderful to be able to pray there, and to pray at his tomb. 

I then stopped by Assisi and spent an hour praying at the Portiuncula, where the Franciscan order began, and at the site where St. Francis ended his earthly pilgrimage.

In Florence, where I spent several days with the family that hosted me during my Italian immersion last year, I was able to visit the beautiful Dominican convent of San Marco, and the tomb of St. Antonino.

I will continue to remember you all at the tombs of the Saints in Rome.

May Our Lady guide you and may Jesus be your strength.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Roma Aeterna

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for your prayers for safe travels. I arrived safe and sound in Rome a week ago today! It was a joy to be able to pray at the tombs of the saints. I spent one afternoon in St. Peter's Basilica, and took time especially to pray at the tombs of St. Peter, Pope St. Innocent, and Pope St. Pius X, confiding this time in Rome to their intercession. 

I was also able to visit the room where St. Brigid of Sweden lived for 19 years. Below are two pictures of her relics and an inscription:

In the bottom photo you can see some of her relics on the ledge, with an inscription below, and then, encased in glass at the bottom of the photo, a wooden table. The inscription, with the close up of it in the first photo, explains the table relic. It says:

"On this table [St. Brigid] wrote the book of her revelations, ate food with her sisters, and gave up her spirit to God." Indeed, after living 19 years in that little room, while playing a key role in the events of Rome, and writing there the book of visions given by God, she died lying on that wooden table. The Nuns indicated that I might be able to offer a private Mass in St. Brigid's room, which is now a small chapel. If I am able to, I will pray for you all there.

This weekend I arrived for a visit with the host family that welcomed me last year, just outside of Florence. It is a blessing to be back in the beautiful surroundings here:

God-willing, I will make a pilgrimage to Loreto this week before returning to Rome. You all are in my daily prayers.

May Our Lady guide you and may the Lord bless you and your families.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Heading to Rome

 

Dear Friends and Family,

After a very blessed 8 months at home with my parents and family, after gracious and expert care from doctors and physical therapists, after many joyful encounters with families back in the U.S., I have received the green light to fly back to Italy and so should be landing in the Eternal City for the Feast of the Assumption. Thank you very much for all of your prayers!

My back injuries are not only healed but my back is now I think better than it ever has been in my life. I have resumed jogging and the full range of activities. I'm looking forward to hiking again the streets of Rome and am eager to dive back into the libraries there for doctoral research. I will remember you at the tombs of the saints.

Below are a few photos from the past few weeks, including one of a nun that some of you will recognize as a former parishioner of yours. On the occasion of a canon law conference at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, I crossed paths with her and the other members of the community. She seems to be flourishing as a nun.

The Oratory of St. Francis de Sales in St. Louis, where I lodged briefly.

Part of the outdoor shrines (entry to a way of the Cross) at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Wisconsin, where I was for a canon law conference.

I will be praying for you all in the Eternal City!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Final Exams are Done!

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for your prayers during the past 3 weeks of exams. I completed the last one Friday and am most grateful for having successfully completed this semester in spite of all the time lost due to injuries.

One sibling arrived in town Friday night with his children, another arrives today with his, and my sister and her children are already here. So the next week will be devoted to family time.

Thank you again for your prayers!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

The Beauty of God's Creation

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for your prayers. Exams are off to a good start! Just wanted to share two photos with you today.

In Cordibus Iesu Et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Pentecost and Final Exams

Dear Friends and Family,

Blessed Feast of Pentecost! I will be praying for you all today and throughout this Octave of Pentecost. May the Holy Ghost fill your hearts and guide you ever more quickly along the path of holiness.

Am in the midst of final exams right now, and will be for the next 20 days or so. Hence, I may not post again until I am done. But you all are in my prayers!

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Prayer and Study

 

Dear Friends and Family,

The image you see above is an icon painted by my little sister, that now hangs above the desk where I work (i.e. study) each day. It is St. Therese of Lisieux offering a rose, along with its thorns, to the one praying (or studying) before it. I'm very blessed to have it here, along with this charcoal of St. Therese, based off of the photo that you may have seen, also done by my little sister:

Her childlike gaze seems to be saying "Look to Jesus. Focus on what is essential. Give your life to Him."

It has been a real joy praying the rosary with many of you each day as we prepare to make or renew the total consecration to Jesus through Mary, according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort, on May 31. It seems especially fitting that St. Louis has us pray each day--throughout the 33 days, the Litany of the Holy Ghost. It is a joy to be able to pray that prayer each day during the oldest novena in the history of the Church--the 9 days between the Ascension and Pentecost.

I find this time so much a time of hope! If God could transform the Apostles as radically as He did, thanks to the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, what can He do with us? And then we will have the Octave of Pentecost, with its rich readings. Lots to look forward to...

In the meantime, I am in the midst of end-of-the year papers and exams, which will continue for the next 3 weeks or so. They are coming along well but there is still lots to do.

Thank you also for your prayers for my back. The physical therapist has been really excellent and is making good progress on my spine. Still many more weeks to go but the results have already been quite good--able to sit up straighter, less pain, etc. So I'm hopeful that God has more blessings in store in this domain over the next few weeks. We shall see.

In the meantime, may Our Lady be by your side to intercede for you in this blessed liturgical time.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

May Crowning

 

Dear Friends and Family,

I hope your all's month of Our Lady is off to a good start! Yesterday, on the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in this year of St. Joseph, I had the joy of being part of a backyard May Crowning with some young families (my little nephew--whom I baptized this Christmas--is the fellow I'm holding above). It was a real joy to pray some of the rosary, sing some hymns to Our Lady, and to have the children bring flowers, and a crown, to Our Lady.

Another blessing of this past week was that Monday I offered the Holy Mass at St. Ignatius High School, my alma mater, in downtown Cleveland. It was an optional, after-school, 3PM Mass. Students were offered extra credit for Latin Class if they attended. Nonetheless, we thought there might be ten boys there (it is an all-boys high school). But about 50 young men showed up. More importantly, they seemed quite attentive and reverent, and for most it was their first experience of the usus antiquior. 

The altar is a beautiful wooden high altar that was hand-carved by a Jesuit priest at the beginning of the 20th century. It was a particular joy to offer Mass on that altar and to think of all the priests who had offered Mass there--likely on a daily basis for decades.

Tomorrow I will be offering a High Mass at a classical High School called the Lyceum, which has a particularly good music program. It should be a joy to offer Mass for them.

As we continue in this month of May, you are in my daily prayers. May Our Lady watch over you and your families.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Oregon with Cardinal Burke

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Happy Easter! My apologies that I am only now posting after several weeks. It has been a very full, and blessed, past few weeks.

This past week was spent with Cardinal Burke in Oregon where he gave a series of conferences on the new code of penal law, due to soon be promulgated by the Vatican. Outside of the official program, there were also ample opportunities to ask him, and the other canonists present, questions. Wednesday evening Fr. John Boyle, pictured above right, from the Diocese of Portland, and I had the blessing of taking His Eminence and Bishop Carey, the Bishop of Baker, OR to a Mexican restaurant for dinner.

While we were taking this photo a few locals thought it would make for a great photo op to have their picture taken with us, as you see below:

We used the opportunity to try to bring them back to the Faith. As Cardinal Burke said, "God sent me here to tell you to come back to church." 

Here are some photos taken from the retreat center near Redmond where the conference was held:

Holy Week was also very blessed. In addition to being a grace-filled retreat, I was able to get to know the Benedictines of Mary, who are a wonderful group. If you know a young lady looking into the Benedictine life I could recommend them.

The Priests' guest house, just down the hill from the monastery. Along with three other priests, I made my Holy Week retreat there.

The Nuns' monastery. In their liturgies, they sound just like they do on their CD's!

My health is also processing well, but I will wait to give you an update on that next week!

In the meantime, may Our Lady be your guide, and may Our Lord watch over you and protect you.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

A Visit to the Zoo

 

Dear Friends and Family,

On this beautiful Passion Sunday the weather was so nice that I ventured out with my parents for a trip to the Cleveland Zoo. Walking has become easier and easier so it was not a problem to spend almost two hours walking around the exhibits, including the rain forest, which you have a glimpse of in the photo below:

Housed in a vary large glass building it gave us the chance to see beautiful varieties of animals. The multi-colored birds were the most spectacular, though I regret that I did not take any photos of them to show you. What vibrant colors! And they would fly right by you. One perched on a branch just about two feet above my head and didn't mind me moving around and inspecting him.

We also saw tiny frogs that are considered the most poisonous animals on earth. The poison from one frog is enough to kill 100 people.... I have a newfound respect for frogs. Then there were other animals.

This alligator is about 6 feet long. These Koalas were  quite close to us:

It was a fun outing. 

My back continues to improve. The big step of the last 4 days is that I have been able to sit upright at a desk for several hours a day and to work there. This bodes well for my studies, which I am trying to catch up on, and should be able to catch up by the end of the semester.

You may not see a post from me the next two Sundays because I will be making my annual priestly retreat--which I was unable to make last year--in the guesthouse of a Benedictine monastery of nuns, the Benedictines of Mary in Gower, MO, from Palm Sunday through Easter Monday. If you do not hear from me before Easter week, know that you will continue to be in my daily prayers.

May Our Lady guide you into the great graces that God has in store for us this Holy Week.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Feast of St. Joseph Holy Mass at St. Stephen's

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Among the many blessings of this past week I received the wonderful invitation to celebrate the Holy Mass--in the form of a sung, solemn High Mass--this Friday March 19th at 18:30 for the Feast of St. Joseph, and next Thursday March 25th at 18:30 for the Feast of the Annunciation, at St. Stephen's parish on the west side of Cleveland. The historic church is quite beautiful, as you can see above. It was a particular act of kindness for Fr. Bede, a benedictine monk in the area, to offer to have me be the celebrant in his place for these two Masses. If you are in the area, I will hope to see you there.

Other blessings of this past week included going out and walking more. Little by little my stamina is increasing. Today, between 3 different walks, I think I walked a total of around 2 miles.

Beyond that my life is rather simple: prayer and study for most of the day.

Thank you for all of your prayers.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Bread from Heaven

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings and a blessed Third Sunday of Lent from a sunny Cleveland Ohio! The past days have been quite beautiful here: often blue skies and sun, with crisp cool air hovering around freezing. I have been able to get out and do a little walking in the neighborhood, which has been a real blessing. 

My back has better days and worse days. Yesterday was a better day and I was able to go for a longer walk, to work most of the day at my studies, and to even make a Holy Hour in the evening--the first time I have been able to do that in a month! However, last night my back was not particularly happy and is slowly coming back today. So today is being spent largely reclining to rest my back, and reading.

The above photo--please excuse the fact it is sideways, I can't figure out how to rotate a photo--is the book I have been reading today. It is quite good. Brant Pitre, the author, draws from various accounts of Jewish customs at the time of Our Lords that shed light on how his gestures and words would have been understood in his day, with regard to the Eucharist. I am only half-way through the book but have found it quite interesting so far. Hopefully I will get through the rest of it today.

I also have some good news regarding Holy Week. For the first time in 20 years I will have the privilege of living this Holy Week as a personal retreat. While leading a flock through the Holy Week liturgies has very particular joys, so does spending that week in silence and prayer at a monastery. This year, I will have that blessing at the guesthouse of the Benedictines of Mary in Gower, Missouri https://benedictinesofmary.org  . They are known for the beauty of their chanting and for having a good retreat house for priests, so I am very much looking forward to it.

As we begin this third week of Lent, you all will continue to be in my prayers. Please keep me in yours.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Able to kneel again!

 

Dear Friends and Family,

As you can see above, the snow is beginning to melt and spring is on its way! 

What you see above is the view I have had for the past few weeks from the recliner where I spend most of the day studying, praying, or napping. But I am happy to report that I am steadily improving. 

This week for the first time since the injury I... stepped outside and walked up and down the street. I would have laughed hard not long ago if you would have told me that this would be something to write you about in a blog post, but it is a big step. More importantly, today, for the first time since the injury, I was able to kneel before the Blessed Sacrament for 30 minutes while I payed the rosary. It was really wonderful.

Thank you for all of your prayers and kind wishes, especially those from children. While my energy level still ebbs and flows, and in is quite, in general, quite low, it is improving. You are in my daily prayers here. 

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari

Further Healing + request for your prayers for rosary initiative

 

Dear Friends and Family,

I hope this note finds you all well as we prepare to enter Lent. Above is what has been my constant view these past 11 days since I came home from the hospital. It has been a snowy 11 days, quite pretty to look at from the recliner where I have spent most of each day.

Each day I can sense and improvement--a bit more movement here or there, a bit more energy, the ability to focus on studies for a longer period of time, etc. One special joy was to begin, a few days ago, once again genuflecting for all the proper parts of the Mass. I look forward to the day when I can kneel for Holy Hours again. Hopefully that is not too far off.

My parents are taking very good care of me--spoiling me really--and I'm in good hands medically.

I would also ask for your prayers for an initiative for the daily rosary. As you are likely aware, LifeSite was unjustly kicked off of youtube, meaning that the daily rosary was also kicked off, and all previous videos removed. I spoke with John-Henry Westen a few days ago and a quick decision was made to create a new YouTube channel, Regina Angelorum Press. If you have a minute, please go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWoDluh-gUgIpqzG1m-Sng  and click on the rosary video and give it a thumbs up. If you were willing to also subscribe to the channel that will help others become aware it is out there (the more people subscribe or give "thumbs up" the more it will be easier to find on the internet).

You all are in my daily prayers.

In Cordibus Iesu et Mariae,

Fr. Pillari