Starting at 11:00pm on Christmas Eve, St. Mary’s will celebrate a public Vigil of the Office of Readings (Matins) before the beginning of Midnight Mass. Please plan to come to Midnight Mass a little early this year to join with us in this special liturgy. What is the Office of Readings? The Office of Readings …
Dear Parish Family, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 1:2). I hope you are having a blessed Advent season as we prepare our hearts to welcome the Lord in the celebration of His Nativity this Christmas. Christmas is a time when we normally anticipate the church …
Dear Parish Family, The feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, not long after the end of the First World War. The pope established the feast as a statement of faith against the prevailing ideologies of communism and secularism at that time. The two …
Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 at YouTube.com/StMaryMotherofGod Join Deacon Matt the first week of Advent to learn how to pray Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy of the Hours (aka the Divine Office) is a powerful means of sanctifying daily life by praying in union with the Church. Our class time …
We will be blessing pets in the parish parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 am. Bring your dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, goats, chickens, fish, or any other furry, feathery or scaly companion for a special blessing! (If your pet is too large to be transported, contact the parish …