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Mary Queen of Heaven - A Word from Our PastorThe Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Monday is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This is a great day for prayer. The Cross is simultaneously the experience of Christ's great suffering love for us and the gift of healing for all sinners from Adam and Eve to the present day. not coincidentally, the next day, Tuesday, is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows: Seven traditional sorrows of Mary, the Prophecy of Simeon, the Flight into Egypt, Losing Jesus in the Temple, Meeting Jesus on the Way of the Cross, Jesus' Death on the Cross, Jesus' body taken down from the cross, and Jesus laid in the tomb. These two days are an opportunity and challenge for each of us to share more fully in the gift of Jesus' suffering bearing our own cross together with him.
Readings for next week: Isaiah 55:6-9; Philippians 1:20-24,27; Matthew 20:1-6
Reflection: God has rather disturbing tendency to bless those who have given little while seeming to neglect those who have given the most. "Wouldn't it be more fair," we might ask, "if those who gave the most received the greater reward?" This would be a good question if God's blessings could be earned. God has chosen, not to relate to us as an employer, but as a parent and lover. A good parent loves all his children equally. The well-behaved or talented are no more loved than the backward or troublesome. In fact, it is the more challenging child who gets the bulk of his parent's attention. It is not that these children deserve more, but that they need more if the promise of their lives is to be fulfilled. If God's gifts depended upon our worthiness, we would all be without hope. In responding to our need, however, God blesses all with abundance.
Prayer: Father, your love is most evident in the care you give to the least among us. None are worthy of your blessings, and yet you have found all worthy of your love. Help us to celebrate with you, and with each other, the lives you have so richly blessed. -
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Monday, September 21, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPatriotic Rosary following the 6:45pm Mass located at St. Ann Church, or if weather permitting, St. Ann parking lotRead More
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Monday, September 28, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPatriotic Rosary following the 6:45pm Mass located at St. Ann Church, or if weather permitting, St. Ann parking lotRead More
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Respect Life Month - October 2026The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will observe Respect Life Sunday as we enter October, Respect Life Month.As in years past, we will participate in the Archdiocese Respect Life Fund collection. Through your donation, we are given the opportunity to contribute to this fund which helps support local crisis pregnancy centers, educational resources, advocacy groups, and other local organizations whose work supports a culture of life, right here in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Please help us save lives by supporting the Respect Life Fund through your generous donation.Please use the Respect Life envelope in your packet or use a Special Collection envelope, which is available at each church, either in the pew, the vestibule, or in the Gathering Space. The use of these envelopes lets us know your intention. All funds collected in these envelopes
will be given to the Archdiocese Respect Life Fund.
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