The visit from the Wise Men blessed the home of the Holy Family because they came in humility to honor and pay homage to the Christ Child and because they were the first to not only seek Jesus, but also to recognize Him as the Messiah. The Epiphanytide practice of household blessing serves to protectContinue reading “Traditional Epiphany House Blessing-2026”
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No room at the Inn – Still room for Him
12:05pm, Monday 22 December- Advent Feria
11:00 Adoration, Rosary & Confession
12:05pm, Monday 8 December- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
11:00am, Adoration, Confession, Rosary
UPDATE: YES- both locations. 30 November- First Sunday of Advent
Weather & Road Conditions permitting… Davenport, Holy Family: High Mass, 11:00am. Confessions & Rosary before Mass; Holy Face devotion & Fellowship Meal after. Iowa City, Holy Family: Mass tentative due to storm Some customs of Adventure: Wreath, Calendar, Crib, Jesse Tree, Plum Pudding, Lucy Lights etc. – https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2021/12/some-customs-of-advent.html?m=1
24 November- St John of the Cross: Doctor of the Church
Octave of All Saints
Pray, Hope and be at Peace in the Lord
November is the month for praying especially for the Poor Souls
Who have no one else who prays for them
Monday, 3 November- Adoration & Mass is cancelled
Priests of the diocese are meeting in Iowa City today
7:15am, Friday 31 October- Vigil Mass of All Saints
Allhallowtide begins- the Octave of All Saints 8:00am, Adoration & Confessions Allhallowtide, Hallowtide, Allsaintstide, or the Hallowmas season is the Western Christian season encompassing the triduum of All Saints’ Eve (Halloween), All Saints’ Day (All Hallows’) and All Souls’ Day. The period begins on 31 October annually.Allhallowtide is a “time to remember the dead, including martyrs, saints, and all faithful departed Christians.” The present dateContinue reading “7:15am, Friday 31 October- Vigil Mass of All Saints”
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