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Jan
20

The Miracle that Led “Obi-Wan Kenobi” to Convert to Catholicism

Sir Alec Guinness is one of the most recognizable actors of the 20th century. While he appeared in lots of films over the years and won many awards, he is best known as having played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. What many people don’t know about him, though, is that at the age of 42 he converted to Catholicism – in part because of a miracle. [See also: The Amazing Deathbed Conversion of Oscar Wilde] [See also: The Night Charles Dickens Was Haunted By the Spirit of… the Virgin Mary?] Guinness was born in 1914 in London to a broken family. He never knew his father and Read More»

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Jan
20

9 Days for Life Novena

PRAY TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE! JANUARY 19-27, 2022 9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.  View and download full novena   Read More»

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Jan
03

Feasts for January

1. Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, The Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity 2. Epiphany of the Lord, Solemnity 3. Most Holy Name of Jesus, Opt. Mem. 4. Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA and CAN), Memorial 5. John Neumann, Memorial 6. Andre Bessette (USA); Thursday after Epiphany, Opt. Mem. 7. Raymond of Penafort; Friday after Epiphany, Opt. Mem. 9. Baptism of the Lord, Feast 13. Hilary; Kentigern (Scotland), Opt. Mem. 16. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 17. Anthony, Memorial 20. Fabian; Sebastian, Opt. Mem. 21. Agnes, Memorial 22. Day of Prayer for Unborn, Opt. Mem. 23. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday of the Word of God, Sunday 24. Francis de Sales; Our Lady of Peace, Memorial 25. Feast of Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, Feast 26. Timothy and Titus, Memorial 27. Angela Merici, Opt. Mem. Read More»

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Dec
26

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Scripture tells us practically nothing about the first years and the boyhood of the Child Jesus. All we know are the facts of the sojourn in Egypt, the return to Nazareth, and the incidents that occurred when the twelve-year-old boy accompanied his parents to Jerusalem. In her liturgy the Church hurries over this period of Christ’s life with equal brevity. The general breakdown of the family, however, at the end of the past century and at the beginning of our own, prompted the popes, especially the far-sighted Leo XIII, to promote the observance of this feast with the hope that Read More»

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Dec
23

Live Streaming Christmas Masses:

All Live streaming Masses will have music 10 to 15 minutes prior  Links included in the “Read More” section. .  Christmas Vigil (Friday): English  Mass at 4:30pm Polish  Mass at 10:00pm Christmas Day (Saturday): English  Mass at 10:00am Polish  Mass at 12:00pm Read More»

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Dec
17

O Antiphons

Christmas carols, Advent wreaths, Christmas trees, Midnight Mass, and ginger cookies Whether they are family or Church customs, the many traditions associated with the Advent and Christmas seasons make these special times of the year for us. One of these ancient traditions is the O Antiphons: seven responses, or antiphons, that are sung or recited to introduce the canticle of Mary (the Magnificat) at evening prayer from December 17 to December 23, the octave before Christmas. These antiphons are based on Isaiah’s prophecies and refer to the different ancient titles given to the Messiah: O Sapientia (O Wisdom) See Isaiah Read More»

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