SPIRITUAL LIFE

The Bible Study group invites you to journey to the center of your faith by reading Scripture, the Word of God.  Share the wonder of the two disciples who traveled with Jesus on the road to Emmaus.  After Jesus had left them they exclaimed, “Were not our hearts burning (within us) while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:32) 

Cenacle of The Divine Will

The Cenacle of The Divine Will is a ministry of prayer that meets every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 until 3:30 in the church.  With their focus on the Passion of Christ and living in God’s Divine Will, Cenacle members gather to pray for the love, honor and glory of God our Father, in reparation for all sins, for the salvation of all souls, and for the coming of God’s Kingdom in the world.

Members pray and meditate on the mysteries of the rosary.   At 3 o’clock they pray the Divine Mercy chaplet.  After prayers, the group enjoys a video or DVD presentation in the Children’s Chapel.

We learn from the Letter to the Hebrews that “in the days when [Christ] was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications” to God and “he was heard because of his reverence.”  What a beautiful way to engage in Stewardship, by “offering prayers and supplications,” just as Our Lord did!

If you would like to be a part of this Stewardship of Prayer, please meet with the Cenacle any Wednesday afternoon in the church.

Confraternity of Saint Ann

A ministry of prayer, the Confraternity of Saint Ann meets every Tuesday morning from 8:00 to 8:30, following the 7:30 morning Mass. 

According to a long-held tradition, Saint Ann was born on a Tuesday and died on a Tuesday, and so it became the custom to set aside Tuesday to honor Mary’s mother, the grandmother of Jesus.

Members of the Confraternity invoke the intercession of Saint Ann through hymns, prayers and petitions for all our needs.  With deep faith and complete confidence members of the Confraternity lift their voices in prayer to the good and powerful patroness of our parish.

Everyone is welcome to be a part of this special prayer group.  Come once, twice, or as frequently as you like.  Pray to good Saint Ann that she may enrich you, those you love and those you find hard to love with many graces.  You will be richly blessed.

Rosary/Prayer Line

Stewardship means responding to Jesus’ simple and profound invitation:  “Come, follow me.”  (Matthew 19:21)  If we follow him, if we live according to Jesus’ example, ours will be lives of service and of prayer.

Over and over in the gospels we find Jesus in prayer.  Luke tells us that “He often retired to deserted places and prayed.”  (5:16) He “went up to the mountain to pray,” he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross; he taught us to pray the Our Father.

Prayer, then, is a beautiful expression of Stewardship, and our Rosary/Prayer Line provides a wonderful opportunity to pray and to give honor and praise to Mary, Christ’s Blessed Mother.

Consider joining us as we pray the rosary every morning before daily Mass.  Mass begins at 7:30; rosary recitation usually begins at 7:10.  We also pray the rosary on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM in the church.

During October, traditionally the month of the rosary, we honor Our Lady with an International Rosary in five languages, one for each decade.  We have, at various times, prayed in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Polish.  The evening closes with refreshments in the Children’s Chapel.

We pray the rosary to honor Our Lady of Fatima on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, from October through February.

Parishioners called to this special devotion are part of the parish’s Prayer Line.  As they raise their voices in praise and petition, these stewards are praying for all the intentions recorded in a special book.  The Prayer Line is open to anyone who needs help.  Countless parishioners can attest to the amazing power of prayer.

SainT Ann Read and Rejoice

STARR, one of the parish’s newest ministries, offers wonderful and varied opportunities for Stewardship. Our new adult reading room, STARR encompasses a library, a media center, an internet “cafe” and a resource for faith formation. STARR’s plans also include a reading group which will meet weekly to discuss a selected book.

 The reading room, in the lower level of the rectory, is open after all the weekend Masses.  If you love the Lord and love to read we invite you to share your time as a STARR steward, helping us to staff and maintain this marvelous new parish resource.