Sunday, 1 October: Rosary Sunday – External Solemnity of the Most Holy Rosary

Holy Family, Davenport: Catechism 9:30, Confessions 10:15, Rosary 10:40, High Mass 11:00; Holy Face Devotion; Fellowship Meal downstairs after Mass.

St Patrick, Iowa City: Confessions, 2:15, Rosary, 2:20, Low Mass 2:40

https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/PentecostMostHolyRosaryES_18th.pdf

Why pray the Rosary in Latin?

https://www.prayinglatin.com/why-pray-the-rosary-in-latin/

November 4- 5: Annual Holy Family Fall Bazaar

The bazaar is a fundraiser benefiting Holy Family, All Saints School, and Altar and Rosary Society.

With their part of the proceeds, Altar and Rosary purchases items used for and around our Masses- altar bread, wine, linens, altar and votive candles.

I would appreciate it if you could support this fundraiser by selling or purchasing Raffle Tickets. Available in the parish office- if your household did not receive any directly by mail.

Cash prizes are $500, $300, $200, and $100.

Another way to support our church is by joining me in creating a Basket around a certain theme for our Silent Auction. Baskets are due by October 7 and can be dropped off at the Office.

Baskets to use are available in Enright Hall.

They will be displayed in Enright Hall and on our website during the month of October. The basket auction will take place at the Bazaar.

Thank you for your continued support of Holy Family.

The Bazaar Committee includes, from among our Mass, Bev Heidgerken and Jill Kluver

https://holyfamilydavenport.com/

The St Benedict Medal – excellent for health and spiritual protection – deciphered

https://www.fisheaters.com/stbenedictmedal.html

Blessing of the Medal of St. Benedict
Priest:
Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Response:
Who made heaven and earth.
Priest:
In the name of God the Father + Almighty, Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, I exorcise these medals against the power and attacks of the evil one. May all who use these medals devoutly be blessed with health of soul and body. In the name of the Father + Almighty, of His Son + Jesus Christ our Lord, and of the Holy + Spirit the Paraclete, and in the love of the same Lord Jesus Christ Who will come on the last day to judge the living and the dead.
Response:
Amen.
Priest:
Let us pray. Almighty God, the boundless Source of all good things, we humbly ask that, through the intercession of St. Benedict, Thou pourest out Thy blessings + upon these medals. May those who use them devoutly and earnestly strive to perform goods works be blessed by Thee with health of soul and body, the grace of a holy death, and remission of temporal punishment due to sin. May they also, with the help of Thy merciful love, resist the temptations of the evil one and strive to exercise true charity and justice toward all, so that one day they may appear sinless and holy in Thy sight. This we ask through Christ our Lord.
Response:
Amen.
The medals are then sprinkled with holy water.

I will bless religious items such as the Benedict Jubilee Medal and Rosaries following Mass this Sunday. Water, salt, oil, candles etc. Please bring them, unwrapped, to the sacristy before or just after Mass – or ask an altar boy to do so – who will inform you when your items are ready to be picked up. Thanks

12:05, Monday 18 September- St Joseph of Cupertino, confessor

https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/0918StJosephCupertinoConfessor.pdf

St. Joseph was born in 1603 at Cupertino, in the diocese of Nardo in the Kingdom of Naples. After spending his childhood and adolescence in simplicity and innocence, he finally joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual. After his ordination to the holy priesthood, he gave himself up entirely to a life of devotion to the Lord and his church. His deep devotional life led him to the kind of holiness which is forged through humility, voluntary mortification, and obedience. He was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and promoted devotion to her among all classes of people as wonderful path to a deeper Christian life and love for Jesus Christ.

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=72