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Heartfelt Worship

Heartfelt Worship
I don’t know about other cities, but if you’re from Chicago, like I am, and other Chicagoans ask you where you lived in that city, you automatically answered with the name of your family parish.  St. Rita’s was always my answer.  They would respond naming their parish, and we’d think nothing of it!  The parish…
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February Overview

February Overview
This year the first half of the month of February falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Epiphany), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal…
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Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Covenant
Today’s first reading told us about a very important possession and procession.  After King David captured Jerusalem and made it the capital city, he decided to bring the Ark of the Covenant there in triumphal procession.  He was so joyful during this celebration that he danced “with abandon” before the Ark!  It must have been…
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Saint Angela Merici

Saint Angela Merici
Feast Day: January 27 Patron: of the sick, disabled and physically challenged people and those grieving the loss of parents Birth: March 21, 1474 Death: January 27, 1540 Beatified: April 30, 1768 by Pope Clement XIII Canonized: May 24, 1807 by Pope Pius VII St. Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator and founder of the Ursulines…
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