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Sep
11

Patriots Day – Remembering 9 11

We remember, God of history and remembrance, we remember. We remember when the towers fell and the lives were lost; we remember the dust and the smoke, the despair, and the grief. We remember that sense of vulnerability and shock. We remember the numbness that overwhelmed us as we watched our screens for hours and hours, waiting for an explanation and understanding that never came. We remember. We remember, God of hope and presence, we remember. We remember the heroes, those who rushed to help, who guided the wounded down innumerable flights of stairs, who rose to overwhelm those who Read More»

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Sep
11

Happy Grandparents Day

In 1978, the United States Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day, said Donna Butts, the executive director of Generations United, an organization that focuses on intergenerational strategies. President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation that began the observation.   “It was a little-known holiday until 2012, when Generations United began spearheading an annual campaign to encourage all generations to ‘Do Something Grand’ and engage with another generation on Grandparents Day,” Butts told TODAY Parents. Grandparents Day is not a federal holiday. Read More»

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Aug
29

Feast day of St. Sabina

… According to legend, Sabina was born in Vindena, Umbria, and became the wife of a notable person having the name Valentine. She was converted to the faith by her maid Serapia, a Christian virgin. When Serapia died a martyr’s death (her feast occurs on September 3 in the Roman Martyrology), Sabina gave her servant’s holy body an honorable burial. On that account she was cast into prison by Emperor Hadrian and brought before the judge Elpidius. “Are you Sabina, illustrious by family and marriage?” he asked. “Yes, I am,” came the reply, “but I thank my Savior Jesus Christ that Read More»

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Aug
18

Our Lady of Czestochowa, or the Black Madonna of Poland

  Our Lady of Czestochowa, or the Black Madonna of Poland, is a very famous painting of the Blessed Virgin holding the Child Jesus. Under this title, Mary is the Patron and Protector of Poland. Since the face of Mary is very dark, she is referred to as the Black Madonna. This darkening of the image comes from centuries of being hidden and the many years of soot and smoke from candles illuminating the icon. The picture follows the traditional form of an icon. Mary gestures toward Jesus, directing the attention away from her and pointing to Jesus as the Read More»

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Aug
16

We’re Looking for Memories of 150 years of Sacred Heart Parish

Time To Get Out the Photo Albums & Scroll Through Your Photos! Do you have photos from the Church on the Hill? Images of building the Moscow Center or the Ministry Building? Parish picnics from days gone by? Photos of former pastors or associates, music ministers, religious education staff, parish staff, organizations and clubs, or special events at the parish? Any photos from Our Lady of the New Millennium? But we are not only interested in history. How about current photos of parish happenings, organization or club meetings, baptisms, weddings, or other events? All photos will be reviewed and considered Read More»

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Aug
16

St Hyacinth Feast day

Hyacinth was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform women’s monasteries in his native Poland. He was a Doctor of Sacred Studies, educated in Paris and Bologna. He became known for the many miracles which occurred. The most famous happened during the Tartars seige of the city of Kiev. Hyacinth had a tender devotion to the Mother of God. Hyacinth manifested so much learning and piety that he was sent to complete his studies at the best universities in Europe. Read More»

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Jul
22

Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene

  O Glorious St. Magdalene, “model of penitents,” obtain for me the grace of perseverance in the practices of self-denial according to the Spirit of my vows; pray to God for me that I may appear before Jesus Our Lord and Master, at the moment of my death, with my lamp filled with the oil of faith and hope, and burning with the pure flame of charity; and thus merit to be received with thee into His eternal Kingdom. Amen. At the end of this prayer, say your prayer requests aloud for St. Mary Magdalene’s intercession. Read More»

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Jul
12

JULY – THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS

The month of July (Overview – Calendar) 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 Read More»

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