October 9 is the Parish Feast Day for the Church of Saint Mary. Join us in Eucharistic Adoration as a sign of our "common-union" with the Lord Jesus, and with one another.
Do you have a few hours each week or month to help support our parish? There are many ministries within our parish that can suit your time, talents and needs.
In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness. In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever deeper love.
The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God.
The Lord Jesus, on the night before he suffered on the cross, shared one last meal with his disciples. During this meal our Savior instituted the sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world.
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process through which non-baptized men and women enter the Catholic Church. It includes several stages marked by study, prayer and rites at Mass.
The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenant, which is more than a contract. The marriage covenant refers to the relationship between the husband and wife, a permanent union of persons capable of knowing and loving each other and God.
Ordination to the priesthood is always a call and a gift from God. Christ reminded his Apostles that they needed to ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS & THE EUCHARIST. Last week, I paid tribute to Saint Thomas Aquinas [1225-1274] for the great contributions he made to our understanding of the mystery of Christ’s Real Eucharistic Presence. [All past articles on the National Eucharistic Revival are on our Parish website.] He not only ‘coined’ the term ‘Transubstantiation’ to describe...Read More
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS & THE EUCHARIST. Although we do not celebrate Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Feast Day this year since it’s on a Sunday and we are not named in honor of him, we are in the three-year National Eucharistic Revival - and Saint Thomas Aquinas’ - nicknamed the ‘Angelic Doctor’ because of his purity and...Read More
SAINT VINCENT, DEACON & MARTYR. The Feast Day of the courageous man we honor this week, Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr, was originally January 22, which is now the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn in the USA. His Optional Memorial was permanently transferred to January 23, which is also...Read More
VOCATIONS & THE EUCHARIST. I hope you know by now that we are in the last part of the USA’s Bishops’ three-year National Eucharistic Revival which reaches its climax at this summer’s 5-day Congress, July 17-21 in Indianapolis, Indiana. While the main goal is to reawaken, reaffirm and renew our belief in our Lord’s Real...Read More
WHAT IS MY GIFT TO GOD? Although the last day of this year’s Christmastime is on Monday, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, “it all comes down” after the last Mass this Sunday. Today we recall with great festivity the Magi’s three highly symbolic gifts by which they proclaim that the Christ Child...Read More
THE HOLY FAMILY AT MEALTIME. The Bible does not record any Holy Family dinners, but they must have enjoyed countless meals together. Many artists [as seen above] have used their skills to depict what Sacred Scripture did NOT need to say: that Jesus, Mary and Joseph ate together as a family. Like all observant Jews,...Read More
2025: A HOLY YEAR. This time next year, we will embark on a grace-filled venture: a Holy Year, a tradition celebrated by the Church since the 1300’s. With time-honored, venerable customs, Christians are invited to mark another significant milestone - a quarter of a century - with pilgrimages and prayers. Let me begin by detailing...Read More
PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. November is the Month of All Souls, but the first part of Advent also highlights human mortality and death. While the focus of LATE Advent, December 17-24, is our Lord’s FIRST Coming, at Christmas … the weeks of ‘early’ Advent emphasize our need to be ready to meet Christ at His...Read More
PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. November is the Month of All Souls, but the first part of Advent also highlights human mortality and death. While the focus of LATE Advent, December 17-24, is our Lord’s FIRST Coming, at Christmas … the weeks of ‘early’ Advent emphasize our need to be ready to meet Christ at His...Read More
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