Pastor’s Letter: March 10, 2024
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Dear friend, This Sunday is Laetare Sunday. The world “laetare” means rejoice. The entrance antiphon for the Mass this Sunday is “Laetare Jerusalem” from the Prophet Isaiah. This is a call to celebrate and rejoice over the love God has for His people. For the liturgy this weekend, the Church allows more festivity than then during the rest of Lent....
Pastor’s Letter: March 3, 2024
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Dear friend, During His ministry, Jesus visited Jerusalem several times. As the Gospel relates this weekend, He especially journeyed south to Jerusalem, from Galilee, for the Passover celebration. Jews would travel from far and near for the Passover. It was an important communal religious celebration of their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. However, it was not only a freedom from...
Pastor’s Letter: February 25, 2024
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Dear friend, Fr. Luke Spannagel will offer a Lenten Mission at St. Philomena. Fr. Luke lives in the St. Philomena Rectory and serves the Cathedral and downtown parishes. He is one of the National Eucharistic Preachers for the National Eucharistic Revival leading up to the Congress in Indianapolis this summer. In response to the Pew Study that showed doubt among...
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