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Little Audrey would be 38 years old tomorrow, December 19th. The chance of weather being too cold prevents planning for an outdoor celebration and the size of Audrey's chapel does not allow for more than a dozen inside so we will hold this Mass at Saint Mary's Church in Milford and live stream it over Facebook and the internet. Anointing with holy oil will take place during Mass and there will some items for sale from our gift shop for last minute Christmas gift giving. No volunteers will be available at the Foundation House in Worcester.

Audrey Marie Santo is born in the midst of a snowstorm in Worcester, Massachusetts on this day in 1983.

Bishop Flanagan celebrates Mass in the Santo home and Audrey receives Holy Communion for the first time. Since Audrey can not bend at the waist to sit in a car or a car seat, the Bishop gives permission to the family to reserve the Blessed Sacrament so that Audrey can receive when they watch Mass on TV. Days later, the consecrated host is found to have bled.

The anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to Bernadette of Lourdes is celebrated as World Day of the Sick because of the many healing events and miracles that occur at the site, even today. Come and the experience the many graces of healing that have been received through Audrey's prayers and the holy oil of her room.

This is the traditional start of the season of Lent. A time of preparation, prayer and penance to celebrate our new life in Christ our Risen Lord. Please check your local parish for listings of services and the distribution of ashes to begin your Lenten discipline.

While Fr. Walter Riley is celebrating Mass on this date in 2010 at the Santo home, the consecrated hosts begins to spontaneously bleed. It does so for several weeks. This host is still used for adoration and benediction with pilgrims who visit the Santo home.

From the end of November of 2018 until February of 2019, the chapel at the Santo home was renovated with new lighting, paint, and new furnishings. On this date in 2019, Bishop Robert McManus celebrated Mass and blessed the chapel.

This observance of the Lord's entrance into Jerusalem begins what Christians identify as Holy Week. Even today, palms are blessed in remembrance of this triumphant arrival of the Messiah to his own city. Please consult your local parish for the times of the blessing of palms, weekend Masses and the distribution of palms.

On this date, God came to take Audrey to his eternal glory. Surrounded by her family and close friends, Audrey passed peacefully to our Lord. As she did, she cried out, the only thing she had spoke in nearly twenty years since her accident. Fr. George Joyce commented that it was the cry of Christ from the cross. In imitation of Him, she surrendered totally and wholeheartedly to God's will to her last breath.

This day is called Good even though the Lord died this day because by His death, we are saved from sin and its penalty of death. Because Christ died, we who deserve death have been ransomed and saved from death. In Him, by our baptism, we are given the promise of the inheritance of eternal life. Consult your local parish and listings for services to mark this day as a most sacred one. It is a day of fast and abstinence, meaning no meat or meat products for anyone over 14, and only one full meal (ort its equivalent in two smaller meals) for those who are between 16 and 59 years of age. Please check your local parish and listings for services to make this day holy. Many Christians keep the paschal feast until tomorrow evening, no meat or meat products and not more than one meal during the day.

The Lord is Risen! Check your local parish and listings for times for Masses to celebration our new life in our Risen Lord.

With the permission of Bishop Reilly, Bagislau Lapinski comes to the Santo home and performs scientific DNA testing on the host that appeared to bleed from the Mass that Bishop Flanagan celebrated in 1992. The testing and results were filmed on a video recorder where Mr. Lapinski explains the process and together they await the results of the testing. The results and the reaction of those present were recorded as they verified it is unquestionably human blood.

Audrey was called to the glory of God on the vigil evening of this feast. This Second Sunday of Easter celebrates the mercy of God as revealed to Saint Faustina, a cloistered Polish nun during the Nazi atrocities and the devastation of World War II. Today, as much as we ever have, we need to trust in the mercy of God. Please consult your local parish for prayers and devotions on this important liturgical feast.