Pastor’s Letter: February 23, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all—I hope that everyone is safe and healthy in the midst of another tough winter week. As I mentioned in last week’s column, I think sometimes those special celebrations during these winter months really do help carry us through. Our Diocese of Peoria had another one of those highlights this past week—the...
New Year Home Blessing
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A longstanding tradition within the Catholic Church is to bless one’s house with blessed chalk and holy water on or around the Feast of the Epiphany. While this blessing can be done by anyone in their own homes, Father Daniel and Deacon Ben are offering to come over and bless them for you. The blessing consists of using holy water...
Pastor’s Letter: January 12, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, I hope you are enjoying many blessings in this 2025 year! A couple weeks ago, I mentioned in my explanation of the length of the Christmas season…the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas." One of our good parishioners asked if there was more meaning behind that song? The answer is…yes! A few years ago, I...
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