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Today is Ember Friday in September

Sunday, 24 September – the 17th Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Family, Davenport: 9:30 Catechism in the Parish Office bldg, 10:15 Confessions, 10:35 Rosary, 11:00 High Mass. Holy Face devotion. Fellowship meal in the Hall. St Patrick, Iowa City: 2:20 Confessions, 2:25 Rosary, 2:45 Low Mass. Religious goods blessed this week at both Masses

Sunday, 17 September- 16th Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Family, Davenport: Catechism 9:30, Confessions 10:15, High Mass 11:00; Holy Face Devotion after Mass in the church, Fellowship Meal downstairs in the Hall. St Patrick, Iowa City: Confessions, 2:20, Mass 2:45; potluck afterwards in the Hall.

September is Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows

Those seven sorrows are: The Circumcision and Prophecy of SimeonThe Flight into EgyptThe Loss of Jesus in the TempleThe Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the CrossThe CrucifixionThe Taking Down of the Body of Jesus from the CrossJesus is laid in the TombThese seven sorrows are often represented in art by aContinue reading “September is Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows”

12:05 pm, Monday 28 August: St Augustine – Doctor of the Church

11:00- Adoration and Confessions Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Devotion to the Holy Face and Our Lady of Sorrows at Holy Family and St Alphonsus parishes 13 – 15 September

Please tell others and attend as much of this three day event as possible

12:05, Monday 17 July: “St Feria”

Adoration and Confessions precede Mass today.

7:15am Friday, 30 June: Commemoration of St Paul

Adoration and Confessions will follow Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst gift Thy holy servant Paul with great love that he might preach the mystery of Thy cross, and hast been pleased that through him a new family should grow up in Thy Church, grant unto us at his prayers that upon earth we may soContinue reading “7:15am Friday, 30 June: Commemoration of St Paul”

Upcoming Mass cancellations

No Masses or Adoration this Friday, 23 June or on Monday, 26 June

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart

A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who piously recite the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart. ( Also, 18 June ) A plenary indulgence is granted if it is publicly recited on the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Prayer:Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited byContinue reading “Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart”