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Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom

A few announcements for this Holy of Holies week! Invitation for the Holy Triduum You and your family are invited to join us, as we celebrate the Sacred Triduum this week at St. Genevieve – St. Maurice church. The times of services are: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 6, at 7pm. Nightwatch…

What’s New in The Family

Our Lady of Loretto Stations of the Cross Tuesdays at 6:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays at 2:45pm St. Valentine Parish Evening Prayer Sundays during Lent in school chapel Reflection, song, scripture readings Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent at 7pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Thursdays at 6pm Passion Playpresented by the 8th graders on Monday,…

Faith Formation News

Hello families! In today’s Gospel Reading Jesus’ promise of eternal life is a central element of our Catholic faith. Even though Easter is still two weeks away, our Gospel today invites us to acknowledge Jesus’ power over death, evidenced in the raising of Lazarus, and to anticipate Jesus’ conquering of death once and for all…

Fifth Sunday of Lent

By the Faithful Disciple GROW AS A DISCIPLE In today’s Gospel, we see so clearly the fully human nature of Jesus even in the midst of him revealing his divine nature in raising Lazarus from the dead. On hearing that his friend Lazarus had died, Jesus “wept,” and he became “perturbed and deeply troubled.” We…

Faith Formation News

Hello families! In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus opens the eyes of a man who is blind from birth. Though he has been without physical sight, this man is the only one in the story who sees Jesus for who he really is. The man’s neighbors, parents, and teachers are spiritually blind to the knowledge that…

Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom

Fourth Sunday of Lent by The Faithful Disciple GROW AS A DISCIPLE | PRAY, STUDY, ENGAGE, SERVE GROW: Five days, five minutes of sunshine: That’s how the city where I live greeted 2023. As the month wore on, the gloom seemed unrelenting with only momentary breaks in the clouds. When the sun did return, people…

Notes from Pat

Please mark your calendars for the evening of Palm Sunday, April 2nd at 7 p.m. for a musical presentation of the sorrowful ‘Passion and Death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ’, called a ‘Tenebrae’. It will be presented by our choir with orchestral accompaniment. This spiritual presentation will be held in our church, invite your friends…