Author: FHC
April 13, 2025 – HOLY WEEK!
This is HOLY WEEK! This the highest, holiest, and most solemn celebration of the entire Church year. It is our religious “Super Bowl” if you will. The Sacred “Triduum” (The Liturgy inclu... Read More
April 6, 2025 – “Passiontide” and “Covering of Images & Statues”
You may notice that the Crucifix and/or some statues or images have been covered. The Roman Missal states: “… the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] S... Read More
March 30, 2025 – Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation
As we’ve been focusing on prayer this Lent, I wanted to share a bit about the central prayer of our Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer. The Eucharistic Prayer is the part of the Mass that begins after t... Read More
March 23, 2025 – Four kinds of prayer (Pray more this Lent!)
There are many different ways to pray, and different kinds of prayer. I want to identify here four kinds of prayer. First, what we offer God 1) Thanksgiving/Blessing – This is thanking God for th... Read More
March 16 – Lectio Divina – How to Pray with Scripture
Last week I offered a number of Scripture passages to “pray with” over Lent as we “journey” to these different “Mountains of prayer.” But how does one pray with Scripture? In our Catho... Read More
St. Mary Eldora Midwife Kits
The Social Justice Committee will be meeting on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 11:00 am to set up for midwife kits. Any assistance would be appreciated. The actual packing of midwife kits will be the follo... Read More
March 9, 2025 – On the Mountain with the Lord; Mountains of Prayer
In the Bible, MOUNTAINS are common places of prayer and of encounter with the Lord. In our Sunday readings over Lent, we will journey to a number of Mountains, starting with the Mount of Temptation ... Read More
March 2, 2025 – Pray More this Lent!
Lent is nearly upon us! This week, Wed. March 5 begins Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten Season. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be as follows: 6:30pm – St. Patrick’s in Hampton (Bilingua... Read More
