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| Diocesan Novena for Seminarian Philip Johnson | | Print | |
| Written by Penny Silvers |
| Wednesday, 23 November 2011 11:24 |
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The Novena is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 and conclude on Thursday, December 8, 2011, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 11:33 |
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Again this year, Bishop Burbidge is asking all priests, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese to participate in a Novena to Mary under her title the Immaculate Conception, patroness of our Diocese, on behalf of our seminarian Philip Johnson. Though the growth of his brain tumor appears to have stabilized about the time of the conclusion of last year’s novena, Philip continues with chemotherapy treatments while his doctors are consulting about the pros and cons to his overall health for further extended treatments. Philip is still actively pursuing his vocation to Priesthood and may return to Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia in the near future.