Sunday, 24 December- the Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord

Advent IV, vacat. Holy Family, Davenport: 9:30 Catechism- 1315 W Pleasant St; Confession 10:20, Rosary 10:35, Low Mass with hymns. Holy Face reparation devotion after. No Fellowship Meal this week. Blessing of religious items- sacristy. St Patrick, Iowa City: 2:00 this week – No Confessions; Low Mass in Sacred Heart Chapel. Bring items to beContinue reading “Sunday, 24 December- the Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord”

Sunday, 17 December- the Third Sunday in Advent: ‘Gaudete Sunday’

Holy Family, Davenport: 9:30 Catechism- 1315 Pleasant St. – topic: the Baptist; the Missals; 10:20 Confessions; 10:35 Rosary; 11:00 High Mass – sermon topic: the Epistle; after Mass, Bambelli Blessing: creche infant figurines blessing; Holy Face reparations, Fellowship Meal downstairs, ya’all! St Patrick, Iowa City: In the Sacred Heart Chapel this week. 2:00, Rosary; [noContinue reading “Sunday, 17 December- the Third Sunday in Advent: ‘Gaudete Sunday’”

12:05pm, Monday 4 December: St Peter Chrysologus

11:00am Adoration and Confessions Saint Peter Chrysologus was a bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death in 450. He was born in Imola, Italy in 380 and was baptized, educated, and ordained a deacon by Cornelius, Bishop of Imola. He is known as the “Doctor of Homilies” for the concise but theologically richContinue reading “12:05pm, Monday 4 December: St Peter Chrysologus”