The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of the Church and therefore the example, as well as the guide and inspiration, of everyone who, in and through the Church, seeks to be the servant of God and man and the obedient agent of the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

The cross is the great pruning of Christ’s body. Jesus’ rising is the brand-new growth. It is God’s promise to us that all the painful pruning in life is leading us somewhere beautiful.

What is a pen friend? It is an initiative that pairs a St. Ann Catholic School student with a St. Ann elder.

Today is the last day to visit this free exhibit which features 39 beautiful panels with graphic and written depictions, highlighting some of the most powerful Eucharistic miracles of the world. View before and after weekend Mass in the Upper and Lower Gathering Spaces.

Thomas the apostle was certainly stunned by the Risen Jesus displaying his wounds in person. But he also must have been equally shocked that Jesus knew and answered his particular questions, worries, and even demands related to his faith. How humbled — and perhaps a bit terrified — he must have been to realize God remembers his concerns and cares enough to answer them.

Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.

Holy Week is the most significant week for Catholics. Starting from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, it marks the final stretch before Easter Sunday, the celebration of Jesus' Resurrection. During this sacred week Catholics pray and reflect on the profound journey of Jesus’ suffering, sacrifice, and victory over death.

Passiontide is a name for the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Crucifixes and images are veiled. In covering the religious images during the height of Lent, all attention is centered on the Passion and death of Christ. This is why the only images not to be covered are the Stations of the Cross.

Laetare is the first word, meaning “rejoice” in the Latin text. On Laetare Sunday (as similarly with the Third Sunday of Advent’s Gaudete Sunday) the Church expresses hope and joy in the midst of our Lenten fasts and penances. Call it rose, this change in color indicates a glimpse of the joy that awaits us at Easter, just before we enter into the somber days of Passiontide.

Looking forward to seeing the beautiful ways the 54 young people who were Confirmed will go out to be witnesses for Christ.

Lenten challenge: This week ask God: “What do you want me to give up?” He may ask for that which you love most. It will be something precious to you: time, money, a relationship, a dream, an opportunity. What matters is we trust Him and act sacrificially in line with His command. Whatever we sacrifice will of course come back to us as surely as the Risen Jesus — but that doesn’t make it easy.

Scout Troop 98 will host its annual Pancake Breakfast today (dine in and carryout) from 8 AM until Noon in St. Ann Catholic School Cafeteria.

Yummy baked items will be available after Mass today! The Mardi Gras Bake Sale will be open after 9 AM and 10:30 AM Mass today!

World Day for Consecrated Life is celebrated in parishes over this weekend February 3-4, 2024. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vocation.

Help us kick-off and celebrate Catholic Schools Week. All are invited to the St. Ann Catholic School Open House following 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM Mass today. If it has been sometime since you and your family have roamed the halls of our parish school, please attend.

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How marvelous, that Jesus begins his ministry by proclaiming: “Repent!” We tend to think it means “stop doing bad things” but it doesn’t. It literally means “go beyond the mind you have.” Think in a new way.

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The response is “And with your spirit.” This initiates the understanding that a people filled with the Holy Spirit is about to undertake the great action that Christ demanded of his disciples from the Last Supper.

Please click here to read the closures and cancellations for Friday, January 12, 2021