July 2024

Jul
30

August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart

The month of August (Overview – Calendar) is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart. Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The physical heart of Mary is venerated (and not adored as the Sacred Heart of Jesus is) because it is united to her person and is the seat of her love (especially for her divine Son), virtue, and inner life. Such devotion is an incentive to a similar love and virtue. This devotion has received new emphasis in this century from the visions Read More»

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Jul
20

NEW Office Hours

    Sunday & Monday: CLOSED,        Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9am to 5pm,        Friday: 9am to 2pm – – On the weekdays, CLOSED FOR LUNCH FROM 12:30 pm to 1pm       1st & 3rd Saturday of every month: 9am to 1pm Read More»

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Jul
01

July is dedicated to the Precious Blood

The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His Blood. “The Precious Blood which we worship is the Blood which the Savior shed for us on Calvary and reassumed at His glorious Resurrection; it is the Blood which courses through the veins of His risen, glorified, living body at the right Read More»

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