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Pastor’s Letter: February 25, 2024

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...

New Year Blessing

New Year 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, we priests are offering to come over and bless them for you. The blessing consists of using holy water to bless the...

Pastor’s Letter: December 10, 2023

Pastor’s Letter: December 10, 2023

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Dear friend, With the 2nd Sunday of Advent, the Church always honors and remembers St. John the Baptist. John is seen as the bridge from the Old to the New Testaments. The Old Testament records the promises of God to visit His people, to save all from sin and death. The prophets of the Old Testament paved the way for...