March is the month of Saint Joseph
March is the month of Saint Joseph
MASS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 3
No English Mass
Updated 01/31/2021
Updated 01/30/2021
THE EPIPHANY PROCLAMATION FOR 2021 IN THE YEAR OF GRACE
(The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts:)
Know, dear brethren, that as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God's mercy we announce to you also the joy of His Resurrection who is our Savior:
The Sunday of Septuagesima is the 31st Day of January.
On the 17th Day of February will fall Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the Fast of the most sacred Lenten Season.
On the 4th Day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day, the Paschal Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 13th Day of May will be the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 23rd day of May, the Feast of Pentecost.
On the 3rd Day of June, the Feast of Corpus Christi.
On the 28th Day of November, the First Sunday of the Advent of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Brethren: Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain. And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty; I so fight, not as one beating the air: but I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection, lest perhaps when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all in Moses were baptized, in the cloud and in the sea: and all did eat the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink: (and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ). But with most of them God was not well pleased.
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SAINTLY REFLECTIONS ON PRAYER |
FR. DESIRE SALAKO, S.M.A
Bonjour, Père:
Behold the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; and kingship is in His grasp, and power and dominion.
Happy Epiphany of the Lord. May the Christ-Light give us peace, joy, and enlighten our shadows. I pray for you and for your relatives, friends, our parishioners and for your mission.
God always bless you!
Encore tous mes meilleurs voeux!
Welcome
Pastor
"Je suis l'Immaculée conception"
Our Lady to Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Catechesis
2021 Jubilee 2022
YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST - 01/31
THE EUCHARISTIC “OUR FATHER” IN ITS SEVEN PETITIONS
ST. PIERRE-JULIEN EYMARD
(Founder of the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament)
Pastor's Note
CANDLEMAS, 2021
Even as the Easter Cycle of the Church’s Year has now begun with today’s Septuagesima Sunday we are still not yet finished with the Christmas Cycle. The Christmas Cycle will conclude this week with the celebration of Candlemas. The Christmas Cycle is marked by several major Feasts: the Nativity of Our Lord (December 25th), the Octave Day of the Nativity (January 1st), the Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6th), the Baptism of Our Lord (January 13th) and Candlemas (February 2nd).
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Scripture Study
COLLECTS OF THE ROMAN MISSAL - PENTECOST
Missale Romanum 1962 (MR '62)
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The Miracle of Lourdes
Beginning on February 11th, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto of a large rock outside the town of Lourdes, France. All in all there were 18 distinct apparitions, the last one occurring on July 16th of that same year.
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"O GOD, Protector and Lover of the Humble, who hast bestowed upon Thy handmaid
Marie Bernarde the favor of beholding the Immaculate Virgin Mary, and of conversing
with her; grant, we beseech Thee, that walking through the simple paths of faith,
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Parish Mission Statement
"What then is a parish? It is the smallest section of the one universal flock which has been entrusted to Peter by the Lord. Under the authority of a responsible priest who has received the care of souls from his bishop, the parish is, within the Church of Jesus Christ, the first community of Christian life; it is a community cut to human dimensions, in which the shepherd can know his flock and the flock can know their shepherd. At the heart of this area, we find the parish church with its bell-tower, its baptistery, its confessional, its altar and tabernacle, a symbol of unity and the centre of community life." - Blessed Pope Paul VI, reigned 1964-1978
Commentary by Fr. Sylvester Juergens S.M. (1894-1969)
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Saturday, February 1, 2020
celebrating with us his first Mass,
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Low Sunday, April 28, 2019
OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
"I will put enmities between thee and the woman."
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
“According to the ancient mind, a person’s name was the expression of his nature, work, or mission. Early Christians accordingly used our Savior’s Name to bring to mind His adorable Person; and in their art they gave it … shortened or symbolic forms … The Chi-Rho monogram [first two letters of “Christ” in Greek] stood as a symbol for Christ the King. Artists often surrounded it with a laurel wreath or a circle. This signified Christ’s dominion over the world, or His triumph over all His enemies.”
—Dr. Pius Parsch, The Church’s Year of Grace, Vol. I, A.D. 1957)
December 26, 2020
As we are all aware COVID-19 cases in our state are climbing again. We do not know from week to week what effect any new emergency directives may have on our ability to keep the church open for public Masses at a relatively high capacity. In the event that we are impeded, we will keep you informed via our parish web-site. Thank you for your calm and mutual consideration.
“GRATITUDE IS THE THING THAT BRINGS US THE MOST GRACE...I HAVE LEARNT THIS FROM EXPERIENCE; TRY IT AND YOU WILL SEE. I AM CONTENT WITH WHATEVER GOD GIVES ME, AND I SHOW HIM THIS IN A THOUSAND LITTLE WAYS.”
Saint Therese of Lisieux (+1897)
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New Content
- Catechesis Link
January 12, 2019 - New page reference link on our Home page to the Catechesis section
- Catechesis
January 6, 2019 - New Our Catholic Faith section
- Easter Vigil
April 22, 2018 - Added selected Easter Vigil photographs to home page
- Search Feature
February 12, 2018 - Added Google Search Engine to quickly find information throughout the entire site
- Bulletin Audio
January 28, 2018 - Improved (clearer, louder) audio for all Sunday Mass recordings
- Online Giving
January 22, 2018 - ConnectNow new portal for one-time and recurring credit card and eChecks donations
- Divine Mercy Chaplet
July 16, 2017 - Transcript of Sunday, April 23, 2017 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Service, with the complete Divine Mercy Chaplet. Listen and pray with Father!
- Flickr.com Galleries
March 19, 2017 - Direct link to old website's Flickr.com (Yahoo) Photo Gallery
- Mystery of Lourdes
February 16, 2017 - Omnis expertem maculae Mariam - Hymn soundtrack and Latin lyrics
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