St. Mary's Our Lady of Sorrows

Saint Mary's parish family is a Catholic faith community.  We welcome all people to proclaim through the Word, the Sacraments, and our service to others the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Roman Catholic Church.

Baptized followers of Jesus, we acknowledge our identity as

      - Children of God the Father,

     - Brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ,

     - Temples of the Holy Spirit.

By our personal relationship with and participation in the inner life of the Blessed Trinity, we are called and sent forth to

 - nourish our faith and build our lives in the image of Christ through worship and prayer;

- evidence our Faith by the way we live in truth and love;    

- build up the Body of Christ by teaching the Gospel through word and witness, love and service;

- responsibly share our time, talents and treasure;

- ultimately attain the reward of heaven.

Regular Mass Schedule:

Saturday Evening: 5 PM at Saint Mary

Sunday Morning: 8:45 AM at Saint John Chrysostom, 10:30 AM at Saint Mary

Weekday Mass: Wednesday & Friday: 9 AM at Saint Mary

Holy Days, please refer to the calendar

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday, 3:30 PM at Saint Mary; also by appointment

Father of mercy and love, we come to You in prayer as we make this journey of faith and trust. 

In Your providence You sent Your Son into the word to free us from the bondage of sin and enrich us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He sent His disciples to be bearers of His love and power and to proclaim the Gospel of life to all peoples. 

We recommit ourselves, as a diocese, to carry the Gospel of Christ to all those entrusted to our care. This is a time of great challenge but also of great opportunity. Strengthened by Your word, we set our eyes on “a future full of hope.” We ask Your guidance and pray that Your Spirit may enlighten our hearts and minds during this process of reflection and reorganization. 

Shower us with Your blessings on this prophetic journey. Give us patience and courage that we may reflect honestly upon our mission and ministries. Empower us to formulate recommendations and implement plans which will enhance the vitality of parish life and strengthen our efforts to bring about a new evangelization and sustain us to see this task to its completion. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our savior and brother. Amen

In this Year of Faith, the Catholic Bishops of the United States have called for a nation wide effort to advance a movement for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty through prayer, penance and sacrifice.  

Catholics across the nation are being encouraged to pray for rebuilding a culture favorable to life and marriage and for increased protection of religious liberty.

This call to prayer is prompted by unprecedented challenges to the church and the nation, particularly the HHS Mandate and current trends in government and culture toward redefining marriage.

The goal of this call to prayer is twofold: 1) to increase awareness of these challenges and 2) to build spiritual stamina and fortitude among the faithful so that we can be effective and joyful witnesses of faith, hope, and charity and agents of the New Evangelization.

Beginning on the Sunday after Christmas, the Feast of the Holy Family, the Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty has five components:

• Monthly Eucharistic Holy Hours in cathedrals and parishes
• Daily Rosary by families and individuals
• Special Prayers of the Faithful at all Masses
• Fasting and abstinence from meat on Fridays
• A Fortnight for Freedom in June/July 2013

Join the Movement!

Pray for our nation. Pray for life, marriage and religious liberty.