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Monday, September 28, 7pm – 10pm, Ignatius Center Left
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A BIG THANK YOU to all who donated to the St. Ignatius Christmas In July collection July 11th through 20th. Lots of canned and non-perishable foods, plus personal care/household items, and monetary donations were received. Your generosity is very much appreciated by all of those in need. Special thanks to the drivers (Cathy, Elaine, Lois & George, Sue & Dave, Pat) who drove to McCreary County, Kentucky to delivered the donations on Saturday, July 25th. If you are interested in more information or becoming involved in this Outreach Ministry, contact Pat La Monte, plmcincy41@gmail.com.

The Scarf-It-Up group has been making masks–to date over 3,000! They have made masks for the volunteers at Good Sam (301 masks), nursing homes, doctors’ offices, people in our community, and the teachers at St. Ignatius. Presently they are making 300 masks for St. Ignatius School. If you need a mask call Barb Evans at 513-661-6565. If you are able and would like to help sew, call Susan Oldfield at 513-910-3992, She will supply you with kits and directions.

Parish Health Ministry has created comfort bags for anyone undergoing chemotherapy or long-term outpatient therapy. Each bag is filled with a light throw, water bottle, neck pillow, seat belt cover to protect Port-A-Catheter, and hygiene items of tissues, chapstick, and hand sanitizer, hard candy, and paper and pencil. Rosaries are available upon request. Please contact Barb Evans at 513-574-7520 or Barb Ehrhardt at 513-574 4762 for more information.

The Jubilee social committee is planning a patriotic concert with Mike Davis to celebrate Independence Day, immediately following the Noon Mass on July 5. An all-American grill menu and food trucks will be available, as well as balloon art and games for kids of all ages! Music will begin around 2 pm. Attendees are asked to bring their own beverages. There will be no charge for admission Social distancing will be maintained at the event. Chairs, picnic blankets, and coolers/picnic baskets welcome. Join us for an afternoon of fun, great music and fantastic entertainment celebrating Independence Day!

Thank you for submitting the beautiful images of crowning Mary!
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We encourage all families to spend time in meditation with this video throughout the Triduum.

Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Perluigi Palestrina. Victoria was not only a composer but also an accomplished organist, singer and priest.

Victoria composed his Tenebrae Responsories about twenty years after the conclusion of the Council of Trent (1545-1563), which was held in response to the Reformation. In 1570, St. Pius V promulgated the Roman Missal, which was in force for 400 years.  At the time, there was a need for liturgical reform, as many of the liturgies had become more like concerts, with polyphony dominating and frequently distracting from the act of worship. It is in this context that Victoria composed much of his music.

Sebastian Modarelli, Director of Music and Liturgy for the Co-Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Rochester, Minnesota, offers us some background on this piece and its importance for us today:

“The Tenebrae Responsories arose in 1585, shortly after an important moment in history. Polyphony had become an end in itself. The text was no longer intelligible, and the music distracted from the liturgy. This is what moved the Church and the pope at the Council of Trent (1562-1563) close to the decision of removing music from the liturgy–because it distracted from the liturgy. It is said that Palestrina (who may have been Victoria’s teacher) composed a Mass for the pope (Missa Papae Marcelli) that convinced him to keep polyphony in the Mass.