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Jul
28

COMING SOON! Announcing YOUTH MINISTRY and RELIGIOUS EDUCATION classes for high-school youth.

Beginning in September, a Youth Group for high-school students will meet every Saturday, 6-8pm at Sacred Heart Parish in Palos Hills. Join us for fellowship, prayer and fun! If you desire to know and love your Catholic faith even more, sign up for Youth RE! Classes will take place on Wednesday evenings during regular RE hours. Sign-up forms are available in the parish office. For more information and answer questions, you can contact Sr. Margaret Langbeen  at YM@sacredheartpalos.org    Read More»

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Jun
13

Flag Day June 14th –

What is “Flag Day?” Why do we celebrate it? Flag Day is a celebration of the American flag that occurs every year on June 14, in remembrance of when our country’s first American flag was introduced by the Continental Congress as the official American flag on June 14, 1777. The Continental Congress introduced the American flag in the middle of the Revolutionary War at a time when each colony or special interest had its own flag. The Declaration of Independence made the introduction of a universal American flag necessary. Congress made a resolution on June 14, 1777, outlining the purpose for Read More»

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Jun
09

How Is the Date of the Feast of the Sacred Heart Determined?

The date of the Feast of Corpus Christi was set at the request of Christ Himself, Who appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque on June 16, 1675. The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on the Friday after the octave (eighth day) of the Feast of Corpus Christi. The traditional date of Corpus Christi is the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, which falls one week after Pentecost Sunday. Thus, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls 19 days after Pentecost, which is seven weeks after Easter. In those countries, such as the United States, where the celebration of Read More»

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May
31

The Ministry of Praise is once again hosting a ZOOM Rosary at July 15th at 6:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84275256808?pwd=WDF3eXpIaklyTVJxaTAxVnVsc1R2Zz09 Meeting ID: 842 7525 6808 Passcode: 215668 Type the “https” address into your internet browser. OR Visit https://www.zoom.us/join, follow prompts, and enter Meeting ID number and passcode. FREE and NO registration or account required to participate. If you are unable to join us via ZOOM, please consider praying the Rosary on the same day and time as our cyber Rosary. Thank you for your continued prayers for our parish.   Read More»

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May
26

Memorial Day Prayer List

For those that have asked for our prayers: Gerald & Eugene Burns,  Michael DeVito,  Bernice Englert,  John Imbra,  Charles Kozicki,  Bruno Kuzlik,  William McCarthy,  Terrence McConnell,  Patrick Murphy,  Harold Robl,  Raymond Wesly Rodda,  Harold Sadnick,  Charles Strauch,  Gilbert Verbist,  Phil Wengel,  Eugene & Bertie Witalka,  Michael & Gary Witalka,  Read More»

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May
23

8 Things to Know and Share About Pentecost

Where did the feast of Pentecost come from? What happened on it? And what does it mean for us today? Here are 8 things to know and share… Jimmy Akin BlogsMay 31, 2020   The original day of Pentecost saw dramatic events that are important to the life of the Church. But where did the feast of Pentecost come from? How can we understand what happened on it? And what does it mean for us today? Here are 8 things to know and share about it…   1. What does the name “Pentecost” mean? It comes from the Greek word for “fiftieth” (pentecoste). Read More»

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May
23

Pentecost (Whitsunday), with Christmas and Easter, ranks among the great feasts of Christianity.

And when the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as of fire, which settled upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign tongues, even as the Holy Spirit prompted them to speak (Acts 2, 1-4). Pentecost Sunday marks the end of the first novena. Pentecost (Whitsunday), with Christmas and Easter, Read More»

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