Local Priest Presides at Nationally Televised Mass

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Watertown, Mass. - The daily Catholic Mass was celebrated at the Watertown studios of CatholicTV in the Chapel of Holy Cross on Tuesday, April 14th.

Reverend Peter Francis DeFazio, Parochial Vicar of St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes in Haverhill presided today’s daily mass. He was joined by Ross Willoughby of St. Stephens Parish in Framingham who served as lector for the Mass and Patricia Kelly who served at the altar.

Father DeFazio is the current Parochial Vicar at St. James and St. John the Baptist. He was ordained to the priesthood in May, 2014 and celebrated his first Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Watertown, which is also his home parish. Previous to his ordination, he graduated from Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary and fulfilled his diaconate assignment at St. Stephen Parish in Framingham. For more information about St. James and St. John Parish, please visit their website at: http://stjamesandjohnhaverhill.org.
The Mass will re-air tonight at 7PM ET and 11:30 PM. For on-demand viewing please visit our website at: www.CatholicTV.com.

About the CatholicTV Network:
Founded in 1955, The CatholicTV Network is a national cable television network also streaming a live feed 24 hours a day at CatholicTV.com. Heeding the call to a New Evangelization, CatholicTV seeks to utilize the power of television with new and social media effectively. The CatholicTV Network represents a cable TV station available in more than 14 million homes, an interactive website with television-like live and video-on-demand, mobile apps and a monthly printed and digital magazine. View the daily Mass, pray the Rosary, enjoy programs on prayer, the saints, the Scriptures and Catholic life and tradition on America’s Catholic Television Network®.
http://www.CatholicTV.com MA, 02472 US

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