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  • Thursday, September 21, 2023
    Saint Matthew. the Apostle and Evangelist
    Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews...
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  • Friday, September 22, 2023
    Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions
    Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them, and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan.
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  • Sunday, September 24, 2023
    Saint John Henry Newman
    John Henry Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as an Anglican and the second half as a Roman Catholic. He was a priest, popular preacher, writer, and eminent theologian in both churches...
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  • Monday, September 25, 2023
    Saints Louis Martin and Zélie Guerin
    The home that Louis and Zélie created nurtured the sanctity of all their children, but especially their youngest, who is known to us as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Louis and Zélie were beatified in 2008, and canonized by Pope Francis on October 18, 2015. 
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  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    Saint Paul VI
    Saint Pope Paul’s greatest accomplishment was the completion and implementation of Vatican II. Its decisions about liturgy were the first ones noticed by most Catholics, but its other documents—especially the ones about ecumenism, interfaith relations, divine revelation, religious liberty, the Church’s self-understanding and the Church’s work with the entire human family—have become the Catholic Church’s road map since 1965...
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  • Youth Group Board Meeting
    Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Youth Group Board Meeting
    We want to bring this group back in a BIG way, but we need YOUR help! ...READ MORE
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  • Wednesday, September 27, 2023
    Saint Vincent de Paul
    The deathbed confession of a dying servant opened Vincent de Paul’s eyes to the crying spiritual needs of the peasantry of France. This seems to have been a crucial moment in the life of the man from a small farm in Gascony, France, who had become a priest with little more ambition than to have a comfortable life...
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  • Thursday, September 28, 2023
    Saint Wenceslaus
    If saints have been falsely characterized as “other worldly,” the life of Wenceslaus stands as an example to the contrary: He stood for Christian values in the midst of the political intrigues which characterized 10th-century Bohemia...
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  • Friday, September 29, 2023
    Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael
    Angels—messengers from God—appear frequently in Scripture, but only Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are named.
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  • Saturday, September 30, 2023
    Saint Jerome
    Most of the saints are remembered for some outstanding virtue or devotion which they practiced, but Jerome is frequently remembered for his bad temper! It is true that he had a very bad temper and could use a vitriolic pen, but his love for God and his son Jesus Christ was extraordinarily intense; anyone who taught error was an enemy of God and truth, and Saint Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen.
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  • Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 1
    Saturday, September 30, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 1
    For new Catechists and Aides, this is a worthwhile morning to contemplate your vocation as catechists and learn some useful teaching skills. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Blue Mass for Grafton First Responders
    Saturday, September 30, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Blue Mass for Grafton First Responders
    The Mass will be celebrated to give thanks to God for the courageous work of the Police, Fire, and EMS, and to pray for protection near the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel. ...READE MORE
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  • Visitation House Baby Bottle Drive
    Saturday, September 30, 2023, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Visitation House Baby Bottle Drive
    Empty baby bottles to fill with money along with additional information will be available at the entrances of all 3 churches to support Visitation House. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Sunday, October 1, 2023
    Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
    “I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.” These are the words of Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun called the “Little Flower,” who lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux, France.
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  • Marian Mass with the St. Andrews/St. Peter African Choir
    Sunday, October 1, 2023, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
    Marian Mass with the St. Andrews/St. Peter African Choir
    The St. Peter/St. Andrew's African Choir will be making Joyful Sounds at the St. Mary 7:30am Mass.
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  • Market Sunday
    Sunday, October 1, 2023, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Market Sunday
    Market Sunday is a ministry that monthly provides non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, personal care items and paper products to the families supported by our Society of St Vincent de Paul. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Confirmation Prep Session # 1
    Sunday, October 1, 2023, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Confirmation Prep Session # 1
    All students preparing to receive Confirmation in December are expected to attend.
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  • Lord's Day Dinner
    Sunday, October 1, 2023, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    Lord's Day Dinner
    SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a 'New England Boiled Dinner' at OLH at St. James. CLICK FOR DETAILS
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  • Sunday, October 1, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Classes Gr 7-10 - Guest speaker Fr. Donato
    Fr. Donato will be discussing Vocations with our Middle School and High School students
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  • Monday, October 2, 2023
    Feast of the Guardian Angels
    Perhaps no aspect of Catholic piety is as comforting to parents as the belief that an angel protects their little ones from dangers real and imagined. Yet guardian angels are not only for children. Their role is to represent individuals before God, to watch over them always, to aid their prayer, and to present their souls to God at death.
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  • Tuesday, October 3, 2023
    Saint Theodora Guérin
    Trust in God’s Providence enabled Mother Theodore to leave her homeland, sail halfway around the world, and found a new religious congregation.
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  • Wednesday, October 4, 2023
    Saint Francis of Assisi
    The patron saint of Italy, Francis of Assisi, was a poor little man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit, and without a sense of self-importance.
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  • Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 2
    Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 2
    For new Catechists and Aides, this is a worthwhile morning to contemplate your vocation as catechists and learn some useful teaching skills. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Thursday, October 5, 2023
    Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
    Saint Faustina’s name is forever linked to the annual feast of the Divine Mercy, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and the Divine Mercy prayer recited each day at 3 p.m. by many people.
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  • Marian Nights at St. James
    Thursday, October 5, 2023, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Marian Nights at St. James
    Join us for Adoration, Confessions, Guest Speakers, Votive Mass of Our Lady, and Holy Rosary. ...CLICK FOR DETAILS
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  • Friday, October 6, 2023
    Saint Bruno
    This saint has the honor of having founded a religious order which, as the saying goes, has never had to be reformed because it was never deformed. No doubt both the founder and the members would reject such high praise, but it is an indication of the saint’s intense love of a penitential life in solitude.
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  • Saturday, October 7, 2023
    Our Lady of the Rosary
    Saint Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Christians over the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the rosary. Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716.
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  • Worcester Catholic Women's Conference
    Saturday, October 7, 2023
    Worcester Catholic Women's Conference
    All women are invited to this exciting Conference, “Male & Female He Created Them”, to be held at St. Joseph School in Webster, MA. Our very own Fr. Mobilio will be one of the guest speakers!
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  • Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    Saturday, October 7, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    We are looking for people to lead the Holy Rosary each week. ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Saturday, October 7, 2023, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Beautiful religious objects from hand-carved olive wood from the Holy Land will be for sale after St. Philip 4pm Mass. ...READ MORE
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  • Visitation House Baby Bottle Drive
    Saturday, October 7, 2023, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Visitation House Baby Bottle Drive
    Empty baby bottles to fill with money along with additional information will be available at the entrances of all 3 churches to support Visitation House. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Sunday, October 8, 2023
    Saint John Leonardi
    “I am only one person! Why should I do anything? What good would it do?” Today, as in any age, people seem plagued with the dilemma of getting involved. In his own way, John Leonardi answered these questions. He chose to become a priest.
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  • Sunday, October 8, 2023, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
    No RE Classes for Holiday Weekend
    There will be no classes on Sunday and Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
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  • Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Sunday, October 8, 2023, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Beautiful religious objects from hand-carved olive wood from the Holy Land will be for sale after St. James 9am Mass. ...READ MORE
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  • Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Sunday, October 8, 2023, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts Sale
    Beautiful religious objects from hand-carved olive wood from the Holy Land will be for sale after St. Mary 10:30am Mass. ...READ MORE
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  • Sunday, October 8, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    No RE Classes for Holiday Weekend
    There will be no classes on Sunday and Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
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  • Monday, October 9, 2023
    Saint Denis and Companions
    This martyr and patron of France is regarded as the first bishop of Paris.
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  • Monday, October 9, 2023, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    No RE Classes for Holiday Weekend
    There will be no classes on Sunday and Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
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  • Monday, October 9, 2023, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    No RE Classes for Holiday Weekend
    There will be no classes on Sunday and Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
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  • Tuesday, October 10, 2023
    Saint Francis Borgia
    Today’s saint grew up in an important family in 16th-century Spain, serving in the imperial court and quickly advancing in his career. But a series of events—including the death of his beloved wife—made Francis Borgia rethink his priorities. He gave up public life, gave away his possessions, and joined the new and little-known Society of Jesus.
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  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023
    Saint John XXIII
    Although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he avoided the limelight as much as possible. Indeed, one writer has noted that his “ordinariness” seems one of his most remarkable qualities.
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  • Thursday, October 12, 2023
    Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
    Zeal as a preacher and a confessor led Father Seelos to works of compassion as well.
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  • Marian Nights at St. James
    Thursday, October 12, 2023, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Marian Nights at St. James
    Join us for Adoration, Confessions, Guest Speakers, Votive Mass of Our Lady, and Holy Rosary. ...CLICK FOR DETAILS
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  • Friday, October 13, 2023
    Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher
    Canada was one diocese from coast to coast during the first eight years of Marie-Rose Durocher’s life. Its half-million Catholics had received civil and religious liberty from the English only 44 years before.
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  • Saturday, October 14, 2023
    Saint Callistus I
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  • Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    Saturday, October 14, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    We are looking for people to lead the Holy Rosary each week. ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    Saturday, October 14, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    For ages 12-18. Let's utilize our beautifully renovated gym Saturday evenings starting in October! ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Sunday, October 15, 2023
    Saint Teresa of Avila
    The gift of God to Teresa in and through which she became holy and left her mark on the Church and the world is threefold: She was a woman; she was a contemplative; she was an active reformer.
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  • Confirmation Retreat
    Sunday, October 15, 2023, 12:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Confirmation Retreat
    Includes confessions & 5:30pm Mass (Mass is open to everyone)
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  • Monday, October 16, 2023
    Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
    Margaret Mary was chosen by Christ to arouse the Church to a realization of the love of God symbolized by the heart of Jesus.
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  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023
    Saint Ignatius of Antioch
    Born in Syria, Ignatius converted to Christianity and eventually became bishop of Antioch. In the year 107, Emperor Trajan visited Antioch and forced the Christians there to choose between death and apostasy. Ignatius would not deny Christ and thus was condemned to be put to death in Rome.
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  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023
    Saint Luke, the Evangelist
    Luke wrote one of the major portions of the New Testament, a two-volume work comprising the third Gospel and Acts of the Apostles.
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  • Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 3
    Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Intro. to the Ministry of the Catechist - Part 3
    For new Catechists and Aides, this is a worthwhile morning to contemplate your vocation as catechists and learn some useful teaching skills. ...LEARN MORE
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  • Thursday, October 19, 2023
    Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions
    Isaac Jogues and his companions were the first martyrs of the North American continent officially recognized by the Church.
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  • Marian Nights at St. James
    Thursday, October 19, 2023, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Marian Nights at St. James
    Join us for Adoration, Confessions, Guest Speakers, Votive Mass of Our Lady, and Holy Rosary. ...CLICK FOR DETAILS
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  • Friday, October 20, 2023
    Saint Paul of the Cross
    Born in northern Italy in 1694, Paul Daneo lived at a time when many regarded Jesus as a great moral teacher but no more. After a brief time as a soldier, he turned to solitary prayer, developing a devotion to Christ’s passion.
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  • Saturday, October 21, 2023
    Saint Hilarion
    Despite his best efforts to live in prayer and solitude, today’s saint found it difficult to achieve his deepest desire. People were naturally drawn to Hilarion as a source of spiritual wisdom and peace.
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  • OLH Parish Trip - Living the Eucharist as Mission
    Saturday, October 21, 2023, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    OLH Parish Trip - Living the Eucharist as Mission
    Join us at the McCauley Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester, MA
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  • Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    Saturday, October 21, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    We are looking for people to lead the Holy Rosary each week. ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    Saturday, October 21, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    For ages 12-18. Let's utilize our beautifully renovated gym Saturday evenings starting in October! ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Sunday, October 22, 2023
    Saint John Paul II
    “Open wide the doors to Christ,” urged John Paul II during the homily at the Mass where he was installed as pope in 1978.
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  • Confirmation Prep Session # 2 (Rite of Enrollment Mass at 10:30 am)
    Sunday, October 22, 2023, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Confirmation Prep Session # 2 (Rite of Enrollment Mass at 10:30 am)
    All students preparing to receive Confirmation in December are expected to attend both the Mass and prep session.
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  • Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass
    Sunday, October 22, 2023, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass
    This liturgy of thanksgiving to God for many years of faithful witness to the sacredness of Christian marriage. ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Monday, October 23, 2023
    Saint John of Capistrano
    It has been said the Christian saints are the world’s greatest optimists. Not blind to the existence and consequences of evil, they base their confidence on the power of Christ’s redemption. The power of conversion through Christ extends not only to sinful people but also to calamitous events.
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  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023
    Saint Anthony Mary Claret
    The “spiritual father of Cuba” was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen’s chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop, and refugee. He was a Spaniard whose work took him to the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, Paris, and to the First Vatican Council.
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  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
    Saint Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão
    God’s plan in a person’s life often takes unexpected turns which become life-giving through cooperation with God’s grace.
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  • Thursday, October 26, 2023
    Saint Peter of Alcantara
    Peter was a contemporary of well-known 16th-century Spanish saints, including Ignatius of Loyola and John of the Cross.
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  • Marian Nights at St. James
    Thursday, October 26, 2023, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Marian Nights at St. James
    Join us for Adoration, Confessions, Guest Speakers, Votive Mass of Our Lady, and Holy Rosary. ...CLICK FOR DETAILS
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  • Friday, October 27, 2023
    Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza
    Dominicans honor one of their own today, Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza. This was a man who used his skills as a preacher to challenge the heresies of his day.
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  • Saturday, October 28, 2023
    Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
    Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. Simon is mentioned on all four lists of the apostles.
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  • Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    Saturday, October 28, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Holy Rosary at St. Philip for Respect Life Month
    We are looking for people to lead the Holy Rosary each week. ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    Saturday, October 28, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Open Court Basketball at St. James Gym
    For ages 12-18. Let's utilize our beautifully renovated gym Saturday evenings starting in October! ...MORE DETAILS
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  • Sunday, October 29, 2023
    Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
    Life in second- and third-century Jerusalem couldn’t have been easy, but Saint Narcissus managed to live well beyond 100. Some even speculate he lived to 160.
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  • Confirmation Prep Session # 3
    Sunday, October 29, 2023, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Confirmation Prep Session # 3
    All students preparing to receive Confirmation in December are expected to attend.
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  • Monday, October 30, 2023
    Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
    Tragedy and challenge beset today’s saint early in life, but Alphonsus Rodriguez found happiness and contentment through simple service and prayer.
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  • Tuesday, October 31, 2023
    Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg
    Wolfgang was born in Swabia, Germany, and was educated at a school located at the abbey of Reichenau. There he encountered Henry, a young noble who went on to become Archbishop of Trier. Meanwhile, Wolfgang remained in close contact with the archbishop, teaching in his cathedral school and supporting his efforts to reform the clergy.
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