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New Year  Home Blessing

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: December 15, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: December 15, 2024

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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed Gaudete Sunday to you all! This weekend, we celebrate with an extra burst of joy that our celebration of Christmas is drawing near. You might notice that the priests will be wearing a different color this weekend—one that we usually just see twice a year. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the third Sunday of...

Bishop’s Seminarian Fund Appeal

Bishop’s Seminarian Fund Appeal

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November 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the Diocese of Peoria, we are blessed with a healthy culture of vocations. This is evident as I travel throughout the diocese where I see pictures of young men and women who have embraced a sacred vocation proudly displayed on parish and school walls. I see posters of our seminarians and...

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