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Happy Epiphanytide
Sunday, 8 January: The Epiphany of the Lord (external solemnity) – 11:00, Holy Family Davenport (High) – 2:30 pm, St Patrick Iowa City (Low)
No Catechism this week; 10:15 Confessions, Fellowship meal after Mass (Davenport) 2:10 Confessions (Iowa City)
7:15 Friday, 6 January: Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
Epiphany water, salt and chalk brought by the faithful to the sacristy for blessing will be blessed after Mass. Please open lids and packaging. Please pick up after Mass on Sunday- unless you want to wait the 45 minutes it will take to bless everything.
12:05 pm, Monday, 2 January: Holy Name of Jesus
REMINDER:Catholics can gain a plenary indulgence for: praying the Te Deum on December 31st and the Veni Creator Spiritus on January 1st (under usual conditions)
Te Deum: https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/te-deum.html Veni Creator: https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/veni-creator-spiritus.html ‘Usual Conditions’ to obtain a Plenary Indulgence? A plenary indulgence, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, remits all temporal punishment due to sin. To obtain the indulgence, a faithful Christian must be completely detached from all sin and fulfill the ordinary conditions of an indulgence, which areContinue reading “REMINDER:Catholics can gain a plenary indulgence for: praying the Te Deum on December 31st and the Veni Creator Spiritus on January 1st (under usual conditions)”
Sunday 1 January – Octave Day of the Nativity of Our Lord: 11:00, Holy Family, Davenport and 2:30, St Patrick, Iowa City
9:30 Catechism in the Youth Room, 10:10 Confessions, 10:30 Rosary, after Mass, Fellowship meal (Davenport) 2:10 Confessions, Cathechism 4:00 in Social Hall
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