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Good Friday Meditations on the Way of the Cross can be found – HERE.

Join the Lay Ecclesial Movement Communion and Liberation to the Way of the Cross Good Friday procession around the Clifton UC Campus on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. Beginning at 4pm at St. Monica-St. George Parish Newman Center at the University of Cincinnati (see map below) and concluding around 6pm, we will follow the cross silently, living the memory of the Passion of the Lord, with stops that include Gospel readings, meditations, and choir music. Fr. Fernandes will help lead the stations.

We will comply with all local COVID-regulations provided by authorities. For more information please email us at viacruciscincinnati@gmail.com. Your questions and comments are welcome!

We are excited to announce a new parish initiative to help pregnant and parenting moms who are in need of help in our parish and neighborhood. Everyone in our parish community should know where to refer a pregnant woman in need.

One year ago on March 25, 2020, the Church celebrated the 25th anniversary year of the papal encyclical Evangelium vitae – aka the Gospel of Life. This document, written by Pope St John Paul II, reaffirmed the Church’s constant teaching on the value of every human life.
This anniversary year gives us a wonderful opportunity to assess and better communicate resources to pregnant moms and families in need at the local level. Our parish is joining a nationwide effort – just one year behind – from this March 25, 2021 until March 25, 2022 entitled: “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service.”

We are actually the first parish in the archdiocese of Cincinnati to begin this important work for our community. We are inviting all parishioners to join us as we embark on this Year of Service. We have assembled a core team that includes representation from Mom’s Ministry, the FATHERS group, Parish Health, St Vincent de Paul Society, Christ Renews, Theology of the Body and Knights of Columbus. We will be first taking an inventory of what is available in our community so that we can be a hub of information to refer mothers to when they are in need.

As a parish, we will inventory what pregnancy resources are available in our local area, identify gaps, and make and implement plans to better serve pregnant women in our local community.

“Our goal is to move closer to the day when every pregnant mother in need knows where to turn for help and abortion is simply unthinkable.”

As a young, unmarried, pregnant woman, Mary faced many challenges when she was pregnant with Jesus. Today, mothers facing an unexpected pregnancy may have trouble recognizing the great gift that God has given them. Knowing she is not alone can allow her to open her heart to God’s plan and choose life.

Emily Helferich and Michelle Wanstrath will be co-leading this initiative along with our core team members. We will be communicating updates throughout the year and much more is to come! We currently need your prayers as we begin this work and invite each family to take a prayer card at the entrances of church to use at home throughout this year and beyond. To learn more about this nationwide project, you can visit www.walkingwithmoms.com or email us at walkingwithmoms@sainti.org

Join us as we pray the St. Joseph Novena for nine consecutive days beginning on March 10 and ending on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. Sign up below to receive the novena prayers in your inbox through Flocknote, or CLICK HERE if you are already a member of Flocknote.

t’s time to prep for Spring sports and Parish activities! Please help us to get the fields and grounds ready for spring events! Spring Parish Outdoor Clean up day is scheduled for this Saturday, March 6 from 8 am – 12 pm!

The sign-up below lists many different opportunities to help out. The more parents and kids that can help, the faster we can tackle it all! Rainout dates listed on the sign-up!

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Since its founding, the Knights of Columbus has been involved in evangelization. In 1948, the Knights started Catholic Information Service (CIS). The Catholic Information Service (CIS) develops, publishes, and distributes booklets about our faith and critical Catholic moral and doctrinal issues. CIS publications faithfully adhere to the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. These booklets are available for free download, and the contents of some exist as audio files. There are currently 106 booklets available.

Booklets can be read individually or read in a structured manner to learn more about our Catholic faith and Church teachings. CIS offers two self-study courses that include knowledge checks, for which you can sign-up at no cost. The Luke E. Hart course, named after a former Supreme Knight, is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and seeks to provide answers to three basic questions: What do Catholics believe? How do they worship? How should they live? Anyone. seeking a better understanding of Catholic faith and morality will find this series an essential resource. The Veritas course as the name signifies seeks to spread the truth on several topics related to the Catholic faith, as well as issues facing Catholics around the world today. This series includes guides to prayer, sacraments, life issues and provides Catholic insights on dating and thoughts on angels and the saints.

Although not part of structured courses, other booklet series address topics such as the New Evangelization. Also available are devotional booklets including guides to saying the rosary, making a good confession and praying the Divine Chaplet, which can aid Catholics in deepening their faith and prayer life. The newest series, Building the Domestic Church, is a collection of popular booklets that focus on issues of vital importance for Catholic families seeking to build up and strengthen the Church within their homes. Titles in this series include Into the Breach, St. Benedict for Busy Parents, God’s Plan for Love and Marriage, and The Good Life. God’s Way.

To access any of these free booklets or sign up of the courses visit kofc.org/cis. For more information about the Knights visit our website at lasallekofc.webstarts.com or email us at knights@sainti.org.

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During Lent, we will be singing the parts of the Mass (Holy Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation, and Lamb of God) in Latin. Why are we doing this? The General Instruction on the Roman Missal (313) states that “in Lent, the playing of the organ and musical instruments is allowed only to support the singing. Exceptions are Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), solemnities, and feasts.”

We are, therefore, going to try to rely largely on the human voice, trying to create an atmosphere of prayer and reverence, corresponding to the simplicity and sobriety of the Lenten season. This is the same reason why we will not be having a closing hymn at the end of Mass and ask that people leave church in silence or stay in church and make an act of Thanksgiving in prayerful silence. The parish Worship Commission discussed this, and so we are going to see how it goes.

So, why are we singing these chants in Latin? The same instruction (n. 41) says, “All other things being equal, Gregorian chant holds pride of place because it is proper to the Roman liturgy … it is fitting that they (the faithful) know how to sing together at least some parts of the Ordinary Mass.”

Ten years ago, when the Missal was re-translated into English, every parish in the Archdiocese was instructed to learn the chant Mass. The same tones used in Latin also exist in English, and so we, as a parish, should learn these. Once we know the basic tones in Latin, we can sing them in English (and vice versa).  The use of these tones will also help connect us to our own musical heritage.

Below you will find a PDF to follow along in Mass, and four short videos with which you can practice:

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Fraternal organizations, which combined social aspects and ritual, were extremely popular during the late 19th century, but anti-Catholic sentiments regularly excluded Catholics from joining many of these groups and accessing the social services they provided. Given this social environment and the Church’s ban on membership in secret societies, Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney established the K of C not only to unite men in their faith and provide for deceased men’s families, but also to create an alternative social outlet to prevent Catholic men from joining organizations that conflicted with Church teaching.

Given the strong desire for ritual at the time, the K of C developed multiple ceremonies associated with receiving the four degrees that marked a man’s progress as a Knight. While the K of C has never been a secret society, the degree ceremonies were kept confidential to preserve their impact on the degree candidates as well as maintain the beauty and dignity of the lessons taught regarding charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

Times change and so do the Knights. After 142 years, in early 2020 the Knights decided to combine the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees into a single ceremony called the Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity. They also removed the veil of secrecy by making it open to family, friends and fellow parishioners. On January 31st, LaSalle Council will induct new members during the first Exemplification ceremony to be held at St. Ignatius.