Father Judge High School to Gather for September 11th Memorial Prayer Service

School community will be joined by local first responders for the ceremony.

Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia will hold a prayer service to remember and honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

Reverend Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, Director of Salesian Spirituality & Mission, Father Judge High School, will lead the ceremony. Father Kolodziej will be joined by local first responders.

Friday, September 11, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Father Judge High School
3301 Solly Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136

The prayer service will take place in front of the Father Judge 27 Memorial. The number 27 represents the 27 graduates of the school who selflessly gave their lives in the Vietnam War. Their names are enshrined on a wall on the front lawn of the school where annual events take place to commemorate and celebrate their spirit and character.

Father Judge High School was founded in 1954. The all-boys school is dedicated to educating its students’ minds and souls in the spirit of Saint Francis de Sales. For more information visit fatherjudge.com/.

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