We invite you to join us for a Day of Prayer and Reflection with Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, Provincial Superior for the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, to honor Our Lady, the Queen of Peace. This special event will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at All Saints Catholic Church, 1534 N. Recker Rd. in Mesa.
Check-in will take place at 7:00 am, followed by the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 8:00 am and the celebration of Holy Mass at 8:30 am.
Fr. Chris will be giving three dynamic and spiritually enlightening talks throughout the day. The Sacrament of Confession will be offered at the end of the day to all interested.
On-line Registration must be made by November 29th. After this date, registrations will ONLY be taken at the Church Hall the day of the event...space is limited. Lunch selections will be available for purchase ONLY with On-line Registration. Hope to see you there!
SCHEDULE
| 7:00 AM | Registration Opens/Pre-registrants MUST Check In/Chapel is Open for Adoration of Our Lord |
| 8:00 AM | Prayer of the Holy Rosary |
| 8:30 AM | Celebration of Holy Mass – Fr. Jovi & Con-celebrant Priests |
| 9:20 AM | Welcome – Dan Minton, Emcee |
| 9:30 AM | Fr. Chris Alar – 1st talk: The Incredible Approved Apparition You’ve Never Heard Of |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Fr. Chris Alar – 2nd talk: Understanding Advent & the End Times (Judgement) |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 PM | Fr. Chris Alar – 3rd talk: Learn How to Bring Loved Ones Back to the Faith – Sts. Monica and Augustine! |
| 2:30 PM | Confessions in the Church – Several Priests Will Be Available |
| 4:00 PM | All Saints Vigil for Holy Mass for Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
SPEAKER
Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC
Provincial Superior, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province
Father Chris Alar, MIC, entered the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the religious community entrusted with spreading the message and devotion of Divine Mercy, as a postulant in July 2006. Prior to that time, he received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan.
After working as an engineering manager at a large automotive supplier in Detroit, he began his own consulting firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2000. Answering the Lord’s call, he attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Ohio, for his philosophy studies; Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., for his theology studies; and he earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.
He wrote and produced the popular “Divine Mercy 101” and “Explaining the Faith” YouTube series and is the author of the bestselling book After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You, as well as Understanding Divine Mercy.
He is host of the EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. EST. From 2014-2025, he served as “Fr. Joseph, MIC,” the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers.
In 2023 he was elected Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina.