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Dear Parishioners of St. Mary’s I cannot say how pleased and delighted I am to be able to open the doors of our parish church once again for the worship of God with the people of God present in flesh and blood. I sense that Victory Over Covid Day (VOC...

Litany of St. Joseph Lord, have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us, Jesus, graciously hear us.     God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us. God the...

During this Year of Saint Joseph, you might like to pray this “Akathist” Hymn in honour of Saint Joseph, either in part or in whole. Akathist hymns are celebrated mainly in the Eastern Rite of both the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions. Akathist literally means “unseated”, i.e. the hymn is to...

Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph   Pope Francis on Tuesday announced a special year dedicated to St. Joseph starting from 8 December 2020 until 8 December 2021, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal...

  Pope Francis has written a beautiful letter on St. Joseph to mark the 150th anniversary of his being proclaimed the Patron of the Universal Church. I recommend it to everyone, but especially to all the men in our parishes. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/12/08/201208a.html

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AN ADVENT INVITATION Watch less TV, ipad, iphone, etc.. Use the time to seek silence around and within. Seek the Lord in that silence and you will also find your true self. Work on one sinful or bad habit you have. Consider the damage it does. Ask the Spirit to...