The Respect Life Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony parish invites and encourages you to participate in one or more of the prayer events listed in this article. Click the article title to see the list.

The Rosary for America Needs Fatima will be prayed in Our Lady of Sorrows Church at noon on Saturday, October 16. All are invited to join us. Click the article title for more information.

The parish of St. Gregory the Great invites you to join us for a presentation featuring Barb Ernster from the World Apostolate of Fatima on Wednesday, October 13, at 7:30 PM. Click the article title for more information.

There was nothing grudging about Mary’s consent to what God asked of her; she responded with a joy that can exist only in one who is truly free. Her joy and her freedom originate in the same source: her consonance with the will of God. For more of this reflection, click the article title.

In no other creature is the humility of God more clearly reflected than in the heart of the Virgin Mary, who embodies the paradox of the Gospel. Mary exults because God works in her, not to accomplish her purposes, but his! For the full quote, click the article title.

The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary. Click the article title for a reflection from Cardinal James Hickey and a prayer from St. Bernard.

This weekend, because Our Lady of Sorrows is the co-patroness of our parish, we will be using the texts of Our Lady's Mass. Let us gather with joy to thank Our Lady for her maternal care and implore her continued intercession for our parish family.

Because the Solemnity of the Assumption falls on a Saturday this year (August 15), the obligation to assist at Mass is lifted. However, the faithful are encouraged to attend Mass, especially as the Blessed Mother is the patroness of our Diocese under the title of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Our parish Respect Life Ministry hosts a group rosary Wednesdays at 6:45 pm at an online Zoom conference. You’re invited to join them in praying as a group for an end to both abortion and the Covind-19 pandemic. Consider joining this rosary group. Just email Dom Conte (FlyingC84@gmail.com); he’ll send you details.