The annual Wedding Anniversary Masses are celebrated in May to pray for and with married couples in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This year, the Masses will be celebrated on two days: Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the 5:15 pm Vigil Mass, and Sunday May 6, 2012 at 11 am. The Masses will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.  Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M, Cap. will be principal celebrant for both Masses.

The Anniversary Mass on Saturday evening will be celebrated particularly for those couples from all counties throughout the Archdiocese who have been married 25 years or more; as well as for those newlyweds who have been married 1-5 years.
The Anniversary Mass on Sunday morning will be celebrated particularly for those couples from all counties who have been married 50 or more years.