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It’s ‘-gesimatide’, ya’ll !

SEASON OF SEPTUAGESIMA DOCTRINAL NOTE. – The Season of Septuagesima, with which the Paschal cycle begins, starts at once on the theme which is to form the subject of the liturgy of Lent and Eastertide – the passage of humanity from the state of decadence and slavery in which it had been placed by sinContinue reading “It’s ‘-gesimatide’, ya’ll !”

1 February- Septuagesima Sunday

Davenport, Holy Family: High Mass, 11:00am. Confessions & Rosary before Mass; Holy Face devotion & Fellowship Meal in Hall after Mass Iowa City, St Patrick: Low Mass with hymns, 2:30pm. Rosary & Confessions before Mass. Potluck after Mass. Today you may bring candles to the sacristy to be blessed tomorrow before Candlemas (11:40am, Monday) YouContinue reading “1 February- Septuagesima Sunday”

12:05pm, Monday 2 February- Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Candlemas

The blessing and distribution of Candles will take place before Mass, beginning at 11:40am. Then, we process indoors. You may bring candles to be blessed for home use. Potluck lunch afterwards. https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/0202Purification.pdf https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2021/02/a-comparison-of-old-and-new-blessing-of.html?m=1