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Dear Parish Family, What’s the “Easter Octave?” The Easter Octave is the first eight days of the Easter season, from Easter Sunday to today, the second Sunday of Easter, called Divine Mercy Sunday. All eight days are considered a Solemnity. So what’s a Solemnity? Solemnities are feast days of the highest rank. Thus, they normally … Continued
Holy Week is Upon Us! Dear Parish Family, If you haven’t had a chance to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Lent, the final Penance Service in the area is on Tuesday at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish at 7:00 p.m. Here is a short rundown of the Easter Triduum: Holy … Continued
Greetings Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to let you know personally that I’ll be transitioning away from full-time employment with the parish office. I will still be available to the parish on a contractual basis as needed. Although I will no longer be a member of the staff, my family and I will remain an … Continued
Our Pastoral Council, Parish Representatives and staff have been working on developing new branding material to support the church’s evangelization efforts. In looking for a parish “tagline,” literally dozens of potential phrases were suggested that might create interest in the church. The groups collectively chose five from the many for continued discussion. One, although … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Today is Laetare Sunday! “Lae-what?” you may ask. Laetare [lay-tah-ray] is the Latin word for “Rejoice!” and it comes from the first word of today’s entrance antiphon. Well, what is the “entrance antiphon?” The entrance antiphon, or introit, is the opening sentence usually chanted at the beginning of a liturgy. Here … Continued