In celebration of the 105th anniversary of the dedication of St. Lawrence on April 20, 1918, the parish will offer a High Mass on Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 pm. In addition, we have recently added more details to the website about the construction and dedication of St. Lawrence from archived contemporary newspapers. 

Each year, Holy Mother Church marks the dedication day for the greatest churches in the Universal Calendar; St. Mary Major (Our Lady of the Snows) on Aug. 5, St. Michael the Archangel on Sept. 29, the Archbasilica of Our Savior (St. John Lateran) on Nov. 9, and the basilicas of St. Peter (the Vatican) and St. Paul outside the Walls on Nov. 18. Within a diocese, the dedication day for its cathedral is commemorated throughout the diocese, while each parish commemorates the dedication of its own parish church. St. Lawrence was dedicated by Bishop McDevitt on April 20, 1918, so we recall that great event each year on the same day.