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St. Joseph School to Celebrate 150 Years of Excellence in Education
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Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus
This is my body which is given for you – Luke 22:19 Love must be shared; that is its nature. Love also calls for a response of love from us. Under the layers of our busy lives, our souls long for union with God and in the peaceful silence of Eucharistic
Patrons for Religious Freedom Week 2025
St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher About our patrons This Article is from the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/committees/religious-liberty/st-thomas-more-and-st-john-fisher The USCCB begins Religious Freedom Week on June 22, the day when the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher. Sts. Thomas More and
Religious Freedom Week 2025
Dear Friend, Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus. As we celebrate His Real Presence in the Eucharist, present in all the tabernacles in all the Catholic Churches and Chapels throughout the world, we must also pause to remember His presence in each one of
Trinity Sunday ~ June 15, 2025
Proverbs:8:22-31; Psalm 8; Romans:5:1-5; John 16:12-15 From of old I was poured forth… Any communication of love from our dear ones is treasured. This is not surprising because God is love and He created us for an exchange of love, beginning here on earth in the darkness
Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter, 2025
Reflection for the 7th Sunday of Easter June 1, 2025 Acts 7:1-2, 55-60; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; John 17:20-26 …that they may be brought to perfection as one… Shakespeare’s King Lear reminded his daughter to not be “a thankless child.” As children of the King of
Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter, 2025
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 The Advocate will teach you everything Are you attending any graduations this Spring? The words graduation and commencement indicate important milestones on the path of a person’s academic maturity. At this exciting time the family and community celebrate joyfully
Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Easter, 2025
Acts 14:21-27; Psalm 145; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35 I will praise your name forever, my King and my God We continue to rejoice in the Lord’s great kindness to His Church by giving us, Pope Leo XVI, a new “good shepherd” for His large flock! We pray
Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, 2025
Acts 5:27-32, 40b to 41; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 I am going fishing God’s call to each of us is personal and eternal, like the seal of Baptism and Confirmation that enable each child to belong to Him. What is true for the highest leaders
Divine Mercy Novena: Day 4
Intention of the day: Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Me. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. (Diary 1216)
Divine Mercy Novena: Day 3
Intention of the day: Today Bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. The souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness. (Diary 1214) Prayer
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