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Mar
08

St. Patrick Novena – Days

St. Patrick Novena – Day 1 Join in praying the St. Patrick Novena Glorious St. Patrick, you are honored as one of the greatest evangelizers, and true defenders of our faith. Please obtain for me the same zeal for Christ that enabled you to bring the light of the true faith to all of Ireland. Intercede for me and place my special intentions before Christ, especially: (State your intentions here.) May my petition receive a favorable response if it be for the greater honor and glory of God and my own soul. St. Patrick, you devoted your life to spreading the good Read More»

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Mar
08

ST. PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE – Happy St Patrick’s Day!

I arise today  Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension, Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom. I arise today Through the strength of the love of cherubim, In the obedience of angels, In the service of archangels, In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In the Read More»

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Mar
07

Prayers to St. Joseph

The official prayer of the Year of St. Joseph—To you, O blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Ioseph)—was composed by Pope Leo XIII in his 1889 encyclical, Quamquam Pluries. The Holy Father asked that it be added to the end of the Rosary especially during October, the month of the Holy Rosary. This prayer is enriched with a partial indulgence (Source: USCCB). THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PRAYER To you, O blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Ioseph) To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our afflictions, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your Read More»

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Feb
16

Fr Robert McGinnity

Rest in Peace 1929 – 2021  To view the Funeral Mass, click here If you would like to leave a tribute or share a fond memory about Fr McGinnity, Memorial for Fr Robert F McGinnity: To “the nephew” and “niece”, I met Father McCarthy when I was a nun in the novitiate at Saint Xavier, Evergreen Park. Father used to come and say morning mass for us and we thought he was a really old priest because of his white hair. Knowing his age now I realize that he was only 17 years older than us, 35, back then. After Read More»

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Feb
12

Car parade Video

The Covid Pandemic has brought many challenges this past year, but our love of God has kept us together and brought us many blessings…. Do you remember the car parades and the Eucharistic Blessings that carried us through, from Easter to June when the church could reopen?  Click on picture for the video: Read More»

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