Episode 212 - Father Joseph Townsend reflects on the Transfiguration

<p>Father Joseph Townsend, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of Saint Mary, offers a reflection on the Transfiguration during our Communal First Saturday for July. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests will reflect on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month at 8:00 am. This podcast was recorded on July 3, 2021.</p> <p><em>Founded in 1795, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Old Town Alexandria is the first Catholic parish established in Virginia. Pope Francis named the church a minor basilica on December 6, 2017 due to its important role in the growth of the Catholic Church in North America.</em></p>