Required Letters of Suitability

All priests who have been scheduled and approved to celebrate Mass or hear Confessions at the Shrine who are not priests of the Diocese of Albany must submit in advance a Testimony of Suitability/Letter of Good Standing from their Ordinary according to the norms established by the USCCB. Customarily, the visiting priest will arrange for a letter to be sent (emailed and hard copied) to the Diocese of Albany Chancery (anne.frame@rcda.org;allison.mudge@rcda.org, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany Chancery, 40 North Main Avenue, Albany, New York 12203), and copied to the Shrine’s Pilgrimage Coordinator, Beth Lynch (beth@ourladyofmartyrsshrine.org). If possible, Letters of Good Standing should be sent at least 2 weeks in advance of your planned visit as a courtesy to the Diocese.