Archbishop Pérez Celebrates 80th Anniversary Mass at Ancillae-Assumpta Academy

Archbishop Pérez Celebrates Milestones at Ancillae‑Assumpta Academy

By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted May 12, 2026

See scenes from May 8 when Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez visited Ancillae‑Assumpta Academy for Mass and May Crowning celebrating the Montgomery County school’s 80th anniversary and 100 years of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus’ presence in the United States. Preschool and kindergarten students welcomed the archbishop on campus before students in grades 1–8 gathered for Mass and a special meeting in the Sacred Heart Center Chapel. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

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