Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Life Mary, Mother of all Life, help us to respect human life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. -Mary, pray for us. Mary, Mother of Compassion, You showed us how valuable a single life can be; Help us to guard and protect the lives of all people entrusted to our care. -Mary, pray for us. Mary, Mother of the Child Jesus, with St. Joseph you formed the Holy Family. Guard and protect all families in this earthly life; R. Mary, Mother Most Holy, You sanctified the vocation of motherhood; Pour out your heavenly aid on all mothers and help them to be holy. -Mary, pray for us. Mary, Mother of Sorrows, Simeon’s prophecy foretold that a sword of suffering would pierce your heart; Bring comfort and hope to all mothers who suffer over their children. -Mary, pray for us. Mary, Full of Grace, You had a choice in responding to God’s call; Help us always to say “Yes” to the will of God in our lives, And strive always to do whatev...
Dear Parishioners, As we approach the holy celebration of the Nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, many of us will be experiencing it in a very different way. Certainly, the crowds of people who come to the Sacred Mass will not happen this year due to the limited number allowed. However, we are hoping that the reception of Holy Communion during the scheduled hours will help connect many people to Christ’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament. For those who are not comfortable staying for the period of time inside the building, we invite you to come with your whole family, say a prayer in the Church and prepare for Holy Communion, receive Communion and pray a prayer of Thanksgiving and return home. This would only take a few minutes and you will have marked the Holy Night and Day with a Sacred Action. Please let me know if you have any questions about the process as you consult the times and places where Holy Communion will be distributed. ...
Dear Parishioners, This weekend is the Feast of the Holy Family and it is a great time to consecrate our families to the Holy Family. At Mass, we will go to the manger scene in the Church and pray the consecration prayer given to us by the Knights of Columbus. Thanks to their generosity, we will have prayer cards for those at Mass to follow along and for those to follow who are on live stream. The family is under attack in our culture today, and I am sure you see that in your own families. Let us all pray together that under the protection of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family, we will keep our families healthy and sacred. We are finally getting to the end of what has been a very strange year for all of us so more than ever we look forward to the New Year. Our struggles are not behind us but there is the hope that life will not always be like this. There is always the grace in realizing that as things are stripped away from us, we rediscover what is really important to us and what...