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Training in Holiness
Surrendering myself every day to the grace and mercy of God the Father and relying on the power of the Holy Spirit, I resolve to be a faithful disciple of the Lord Jesus who
Prays every day.
The Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary, and a quiet time of meditation are all splendid ways of entering each day into prayer. Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the Tabernacle or exposed for adoration is especially fruitful.
Worships at least once each week in the Most Holy Eucharist....
While the surrender to Christ will take many different forms, Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition suggest certain virtues, dispositions, and customs that help define a life of Christian discipleship. Taken together, these "marks" constitute a Christian Way of Life — a disciplined pattern of living designed to help every baptized Catholic move from Church member by convention to Christian disciple by conviction and respond promptly, joyfully, and easily to Christ's call to holiness. This...
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Through God's grace, disciples grow into "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13), and when we cooperate with God's grace to grow in holiness, we are brought into a union of heart and mind with the Lord Jesus. "This union is called 'mystical' because it participates in the mystery of Christ through the Sacraments — 'the holy mysteries' — and, in Him, in the mystery of the Holy Trinity. God calls us all to this intimate union with Him…" (Catechism...
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Baptism, although essential for salvation, is only the beginning of our life in Christ. In response to God's free and unmerited gift of grace poured out upon us in our Baptism, we are called by the Lord Jesus to become His disciples. A Christian disciple is a student who learns a complete, coherent, comprehensive Way of Life from the Lord Jesus. According to the Second Vatican Council, The followers of Christ are called by God, not because of their works, but according to His own purpose and grace....
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The Lord Jesus calls us, by our Baptism, to share His glory and live in the perfect happiness of the saints, and this is the blessed state of life called beatitude. "God put us in the world to know, to love, and to serve Him, and so to come to paradise. Beatitude makes us 'partakers of the divine nature' and of eternal life. With beatitude, man enters into the glory of Christ and into the joy of the Trinitarian life." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1721) This happiness is possible only through...
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“Is it not one of the ‘signs of the times’ that in today's world, despite widespread secularization, there is a widespread demand for spirituality, a demand which expresses itself in large part as a renewed need for prayer? Other religions, which are now widely present in ancient Christian lands, offer their own responses to this need, and sometimes they do so in appealing ways. But we who have received the grace of believing in Christ, the revealer of the Father and the Savior...
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Our parishes have as our core the celebration of Holy Eucharist. As Pope John Paul II wrote in Ecclesia de Eucharistia, “The Church draws her life from the Eucharist.†And it was the Holy Father’s hope that this Encyclical Letter would help to “rekindle a Eucharistic Amazement.†In that spirit, every effort is made in our parishes, through prayer, planning and practice to make available an environment of reverent worship. We continue to discern the will of Holy...
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"In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; eucharistic adoration is simply the natural consequence of the eucharistic celebration, which is itself the Church's supreme act of adoration … Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during...
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Confessions are heard immediately after weekday 7:30 AM Masses on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Or you may contact contact Fr. Rick at any time 608-798-4644. Or just ask him just before weekend Masses. Fr. Rick is VERY accommodating.
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Lectio Divina (pronounced "Lec-tsee-oh Di-vee-nah") means "Divine Reading" and refers specifically to a method of Scripture reading practiced by monastics since the beginning of the Church.
The early centrality of reading of Sacred Scripture, and then meditating and praying over its meaning, is evident in the 48th chapter of the Rule of St. Benedict (A.D. 480-453), a book written by the Great Saint to guide monastic life.
But it was an...
The Liturgy of the Hours is the official public prayer of the Church. Composed of hymns, Psalms, Scripture readings and prayers, it is a prayer of thanksgiving, reparation, and adoration of God and asks for the grace to continue Christ's work on earth. The Divine Office has been a part of our Church tradition since the first century and Vatican II reaffirmed its importance in the prayer life of the Church. Vatican II encouraged the use of the Divine Office in both the public and private prayer...
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Lectio Divina (pronounced "Lec-tsee-oh Di-vee-nah") means "Divine Reading" and refers specifically to a method of Scripture reading practiced by monastics since the beginning of the Church.
The early centrality of reading of Sacred Scripture, and then meditating and praying over its meaning, is evident in the 48th chapter of the Rule of St. Benedict (A.D. 480-453), a book written by the Great Saint to guide monastic life.
But it was an 11th...
ENDOW is a Catholic educational program that brings women together to discover their God-given dignity and to understand their role in humanizing and transforming society. ENDOW utilizes small study groups, conferences and retreats to cultivate faith, fellowship and formation. Â
ENDOW (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women)Â brings women together to discover their God-given dignity and to understand their role in humanizing and transforming society. ENDOW provides women...
Do you know your family history? The history of the Church is the story of our family. It is the epic story of our ancestors in the Faith – the heroic men and women who shaped civilization and spread the Gospel throughout the world. Knowing this story is crucial to our identity as Catholics. Just as we would uncover exciting and interesting stories of our ancestors through the study of our family genealogy, we can uncover our Catholic past through the study of Church history. ...
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Introducing the most original and dynamic video series in Catholic Church history! The Footprints Of God: The Story Of Salvation From Abraham to Augustine will take you on a journey of discovery through the sweeping saga of salvation.
In this exciting 10-volume series, you'll meet the key people and places of Scripture and Church history as they come to life in a fresh and powerful way!
Embark on your journey with popular...
Our parishes are providing a very exciting and well done bible series called, The Great Adventure. This is a Catholic Bible learning system that makes the complex simple by teaching the story (the narrative) of the Bible. Jeff Cavins developed The Great Adventure in 1984 when he realized that most people, despite their strong faith, did not grasp the “big picture†of the Bible. Though they knew selected stories, they were not able to connect them into a full narrative. His answer...
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The Marian Catechists was originally developed, at the request of the Vatican, by Fr. John Hardon for Mother Teresa’s order. It was so well done that Archbishop Burke partnered with Fr. Hardon to bring this comprehensive catechesis to the world. These teachings are centered on the love of the Holy Eucharist, and marked by both a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and an unswerving loyalty to the Holy Father as Successor of Saint Peter in the office of Roman Pontiff....
Read More...What is "Lord, Teach Me To Pray"? "Lord, Teach Me To Pray" is a series on prayer developed to meet the desire of Catholic Women for an ongoing spiritual growth in their response to the call to holiness and a deeper commitment to Jesus as Lord. It was developed as an outreach program for women of LTMTP to bring the Holy Spirit into their surrounding communities through the facilitating of faith-sharing prayer communities enabling Catholic women the opportunity to grow in their knowledge...
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Sts. Donatian and Rogatian
Donatian and Rogatian were brothers who were martyred for their faith in the third century.Donatian was the first to convert to Christianity, becoming an ardent witness to the faith after receiving baptism. His witness was said to be so inspiring that his brother, Rogatian, who had been indifferent at first, was moved by his example to convert. However, the persecution of Diocletian was heavily underway at this time.Both of the brothers were arrested before the bishop was able to baptize…
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