By Shirley Baker, Pastoral Council Chair. “Train yourself for devotion, for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future,” (1 Timothy 4:7-8)
As we approach the start of a new calendar year, many of us take time to reflect on habits and choices—letting go of those that don’t serve us and embracing those that will. While the new liturgical year began almost a month ago, the beginning of 2025 offers another opportunity for renewal. (Click for more)
Dear Parishioners,
We kneel before the manger in adoration, let our first Christmas word be: thank you. Thank you, Gift of the Father, for coming to save us from our sins. Without you we do not even know how to be human, how to live our life in this world, how to live for love and live for heaven. (Click to continue...)
Make the Rosary your New Year’s Resolution! In 2025, St. Mary of the Rosary Parish is committing to more emphasis on the rosary by creating more opportunities to learn and pray. We are starting with our parish commitment to the Rosary in a Year, a 365-day daily podcast you can listen to for free from Ascension Press starting Jan. 1.
Here’s the info: If you've ever struggled to build a habit of prayer, this podcast is for you. (Click for more)
The Renaissance artist Michelangelo is famously quoted as saying, “In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.” This thought is repeated in his other statements when he said, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it,” and also, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
By Shirley Baker, Pastoral Council Chair - Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? - 1 Corinthians 3:16 (Click for more)
Dear Parishioners, today begins Advent, that beautiful season when we prepare our hearts to receive our Lord at his birth. One of my favorite hymns of Advent is “O Come; O Come Emmanuel”. Emmanuel is a good word for Advent and Christmas; it is a Hebrew word that shows up in the Prophet Isaiah which means “God is with us” and God will save and protect the House of David. The Messiah will come from the House of David. (Click for more....)