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Visit from Bishop Schneider

Saint Mary's will be blessed by a special visit to our parish of Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Kazakhstan. We thank Stuart Chessman and the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny for making this visit possible. Bishop Schneider will be staying at the rectory for two nights and will have the opportunity to see St. Mary's "in action" and…
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First Saturday Rosaries

Every First Saturday of the month: Rosary in the Chapel at 8:15 a.m. before the 9:00 a.m. Mass Rosary in the main Church right after the 9:00 a.m. Mass Please join us for this great devotion to fulfill our Lady’s request at Fatima. How did the First Saturday Devotion begin? Saturday has traditionally been a…
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Encouraging Words from Cardinal Sarah

The following piece appeared in the Catholic Herald in England. I want to share it with the whole parish, because Cardinal Sarah’s witness to the Catholic faith and the liturgy is so important to the Church at this time. May God continue to bless him with courage and faith. —Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla   Cardinal…
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Special Mass and Coffee Hour Sun. Sept. 17

The Annual Mass asking for the intercession of St. Robert Bellarmine is organized by the MOMs+DADs Prayer/support Group (Mother of Mercy and spiritual Divine Advocate for Down Syndrome). This special Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, September 17th at 9:30 a.m. with Father Koterski, SJ, celebrant. Everyone is invited to the coffee hour following the Mass. And…
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Sermon: The Special Mission of St. Mary’s Church

I am preaching at all Masses this weekend to talk about the special mission of St. Mary’s church. To be sure St. Mary’s shares in the mission of every parish church: to worship God reverently in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to hear the word of God preached authentically, never based on the preacher’s…
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Pastor’s Book Recommendations

From time to time I recommend books that I think would be beneficial to read intellectually and spiritually. The first is Out of the Ashes by Anthony Esolen, which analyzes the real and deep problems in contemporary culture and offers strong suggestions as to how to turn things around. The second is The Power of Silence…
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The Special Mission of St. Mary’s Church

This past Tuesday we began the regular celebration of the Traditional Mass (Extraordinary Form) at the daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. For me this was a moving event in so many ways. There is a straight line from when Fr. Markey introduced Solemn Mass in the parish over seven years ago to making the Traditional…
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