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This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There will be a diocesan Mass of Remembrance at 7:00 PM at the St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Middletown, celebrated by Bishop David M. O'Connell.

Click here to find a prayer in remembrance of 9/11, the people who died that day, and all those who mourn them.

Tuesday, September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Click here for more information.

Please remember in prayer our Bishop, David O’Connell, as he celebrates this week the 16th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. Click here to find a prayer to thank the Lord for our bishop's loving and devoted ministry among us.

There will be a solemn prayer service in honor of St. Jude Thaddeus, "helper in desperate cases" on Tuesday, July 28, at 7:00 PM at the Church of St. Raphael, in Hamilton.

On this 250th anniversary of the founding of our country, our Bishop David O'Connell, in union with all of the bishops of the United States of America, has requested that all Catholics consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Click here for the prayer of consecration.

On Friday, June 12, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we heed the appeal of the US bishops to consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in observance of the 250th birthday of our nation. Click here to find the prayers for this, and for the sanctification of all priests.

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Corporate Sunday is May 3 at St. Anthony Church. The monthly meeting will be held on Monday, May 11. A Marian prayer service, May Crowning and induction of new member will begin at 7 PM in Our Lady of Sorrows Church. All are welcome. The Prayer Shawl meeting is on Monday May 18, at 1:00 PM. For details, click here.

Let us remember in our prayers our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV who celebrates this Friday, May 8, the first anniversary of his election to the papacy.

We have begun the month of May which by long tradition is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us turn to the Mother of God during this time to pray for peace in the world, the Church, our parish, and our personal needs.

The Respect Life Ministry of OLS-SA is hosting a group rosary at an online Zoom conference every Wednesday evening at 6:45 PM. We invite everyone to join us in praying this rosary as a group for the express intention of an end to abortion. Click the article title for contact information and details.

On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church invites us to esteem the witness of those who have chosen to follow Christ by means of the evangelical counsels: poverty, chastity, and obedience. Let us pray for all consecrated sisters and brothers that the Lord may make fruitful their apostolate and grant their communities many vocations.

Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family. ∼ St. Angela Merici

You must know that when you 'hail' Mary, she immediately greets you! Don't think that she is one of those rude women of whom there are so many—on the contrary, she is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her, she will answer you right away and converse with you! ∼ Bernardino of Siena

The parish Respect Life team invites you to join us in prayer for life, every Thursday in October, at noon, in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Each week we will pray a different set of prayers, for life and for healing. Click here for more information.

Let us keep our Deacons in prayer as they attend their annual convocation this weekend (October 17-19) in Princeton. May it be a time of fraternity, prayer, and continuing formation. Let us also thank Deacons Kevin, Salvatore, Joseph, and Nelson for their ministry which they carry out so well. We thank too, their good wives who are such a great support in their work.

The Rosary Altar Society invites you to a morning of recollection, on Saturday October 18. The day begins with "Fr. Stas" (Fr. Stanley Lukaszewski) celebrating our 9:00 AM Mass. The ladies will then proceed to Holy Family Hall for the remainder of the program. Click here for more information.

This Tuesday, October 7, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Long tradition has established October as the month of the Holy Rosary. Click here for more information.

The blessing of pets will take place on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi @10 AM on Saturday, Oct. 4 (rain date/time: 3 PM. on Sunday, Oct. 5), at the Peace Garden at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.