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Respect Life

Respect Life
"9 Days for Life".   Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual Respect Life novena “9 Days for Life”, Thursday, January 16 – Friday, January 24. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more by email or text message. Sign up at 9daysforlife.com Join our local Knights of Columbus Ministry for a Prolife Procession, Sunday, Jan. 19, at…
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Mass Structure and Meaning: Introductory Rites

Mass Structure and Meaning: Introductory Rites
This week, we are beginning a new series designed to take a deeper look at the parts of the Mass – their structure and meaning.   Our first area of focus is the Introductory Rites. Introductory Rites: The Mass begins with the entrance song. The celebrant and other ministers enter in procession and reverence the altar…
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Baptism of the Lord

Baptism of the Lord
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD TODAY BRINGS TO AN END our Christmas celebrations.  And we see the third and last of the three great manifestations by which were made known to us that our God had come among us in a very special way.  (However, the sign that Jesus gave in Cana is…
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St. Francis and the Nativity Scene

St. Francis and the Nativity Scene
St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and founder of the Catholic Church’s Franciscan Order, began the Christmas tradition of nativity scenes (also called creches or manger scenes) because he wanted to help people gain a fresh sense of wonder about the miracles that the Bible records from the first Christmas. Up until Francis set up the first nativity scene in 1223, people celebrated Christmas…
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