Announcements

Please follow this page for updates, schedule changes and information from Fr. Alex. 

First Friday & First Saturday

First Friday & First Saturday fall this week on May 1 and May 2, respectively. Beginning in June on Saturday, June 6, on First Saturday we will offer a 9:00 am Mass in addition to our normal Noon Mass.  The 9:00 am Mass will be shorter and simpler to accommodate...
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Updates & Changes

There will be NO outdoor Spring cleanup tomorrow, Thursday, April 30. Beginning NEXT First Saturday, June 6, we will offer an earlier and simpler 9:00 am Mass in addition to our normal Noon Mass. Stay tuned. There will be no Evening of Reparation in May. Also,...
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Fr. Alex’s Mom’s Visit

This weekend my mom and niece will be visiting. In the lower level we will have light refreshments after the Mass & Rosary on Saturday for a “meet and greet” so my mom and niece can meet shrine guests and guests can meet them. On Saturday, April 30, we need...
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Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving!  We will be OPEN the two days after Thanksgiving—Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29.  Saturday will be another All Saints’ Day—a Franciscan one: “All Saints of the Seraphic Order.” Next week all three “firsts” occur: First Wednesday,...

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Nov 20, 2025

Tomorrow, November 21, is the liturgical Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in the Temple). It’s a most interesting celebration about Mary living in the Jerusalem Temple for 10 years. Some seminarians will join us to honor our Blessed Mother. We...

First Wednesday & First Friday

Nov 4, 2025

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5, is First Wednesday when we especially honor St. Joseph with devotions to him after Mass.  For the homily, I will share the powerful insights of St. Alphonsus Liguori on St. Joseph. This Friday, November 7, is First Friday when we honor...