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Welcome to St. Therese's

The clergy and parishioners of St. Therese adhere firmly to the unchangeable Catholic Faith and Sacraments as taught by all true Popes, from St. Peter to Pius XII.

St. Therese of Lisieux by Leonard Porter, 2008
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Mass Schedule - Week of November 23rd, 2025

Last Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, November 23

Last Sunday after Pentecost

St. Clement I, P

8:00 am Low Mass (RIP George Valdygan from Michael Disalvo)

  • Server: Andrew Smith

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: Paddy Omlor & Michael Peck

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Monday, November 24

St. John of the Cross, CD

St. Chryosogonus, M

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (Patrick Caley from Robert Caley)

 

Tuesday, November 25

St. Catharine of Alexandria, VM

7:00 am Low Mass (James Caley from Robert Caley)

 

Wednesday, November 26

St. Sylvester, Ab (St. Peter of Alexandria, BM)

7:00 am Low Mass (Brigid Marie Hazan from Robert Caley)

 

Thursday, November 27

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

8:00 am Low Mass (Special intentions from The Straight Family)

 

Friday, November 28

Feria

St. Catherine Laboure, V

8:00 am Low Mass (Poor Souls from The Kennedys)

 

Saturday, November 29

Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday

St. Saturninus, M

8:30 am Low Mass (Salvation & conversion of children, family, & friends from The Kennedys)

 

Sunday, November 30

1st Sunday of Advent

8:00 am Low Mass (Safarik family intentions from Christy Safarik)

  • Server: Wheldon Sellers

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: Xavier Wright

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Announcements

† Please note that the Masses for this Thursday and Friday are at 8 am. This Thursday is Thanksgiving, and there’s no better way to express our gratitude towards God for His many blessings than by attending the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

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​​† The Christmas Play will be held on December 21st after the 10 am Mass.

  • The location of the play will be held at the Springboro Community Theater

  • 115 Wright Station Way Suite 3, Springboro, OH 45066 

  • Please bring a main meal to share for this event!

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†  14 DAY SANCTUARY LAMP:  

  • is burning for the weeks of (11/12 to 12/5) for the INTENTIONS of Jamie Kennedy.

  • If you would like to donate to light the 14 day sanctuary candle for your intention, please let Father know.

  • The donation for each candle is $25 (candles generally last 14 days, but sometimes they burn faster than expected). 

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† In your charity, please pray for the sick of the parish and those whom Father sees: Keith Sellers, Hope Wright.

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† The Novena to St. Theresa after the Low Mass will be said for the INTENTIONS of obtaining a Hall, classrooms for the school, and a Priest Rectory.

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Bulletins

Note: Our bulletin is printed in bulk and is available in hardcopy for all in the vestibule, but it is also available here.
If you would like to download a PDF copy, you may do so at the links below.

November 23

November 16

November 9

November 2

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Reflection: The Catechism Explained By Stories and Examples
by Fr. Francis Spirago
Ninth Lesson: On The Holy Ghost and His Descent Upon the Apostles
Question: On what day did the Holy Ghost come down upon the apostles?
Answer: The Holy Ghost came down upon the apostles ten days after the Ascension of Our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.

St. Anthony the Hermit: The Holy Ghost touches the heart by the preaching of the Gospel. St. Anthony was born of Egyptian parents who brought him up in the fear of God. When he was nineteen years old, his parents died, bequeathing to him a large fortune. About six months later he was one day on his way to church, when it occurred to his mind that Christ lived a life of poverty and so did His apostles, and he thought that one could serve God better in poor than in wealthy circumstances. This idea took possession of him; he could not get rid of it. At length he reached the church, and on entering it was much struck by the words of the Gospel which the priest was reading. “If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (St. Matt 19, 21). Anthony applied these words to himself; on returning home, he resolved to sell all his vast possessions and give the proceeds to the poor. This he did, and then went into desert, where he led an austere and saintly life. Despite all his austerities he lived to the age of a hundred and two years. The Holy Ghost spoke to the soul of the young man on the way to church and on his entrance into the sacred edifice.

Question: How did the Holy Ghost come down upon the apostles?
Answer: The Holy Ghost came down upon the apostles in the form of tongues of fire.

Speaking a Language Without Having Learned It: When the Holy Ghost came down upon the apostles they received the gift of tongues; that is, though they spoke in Hebrew, the men of all nations among their hearers each heard the Gospel preached in his own tongue. The same miracle has been repeated several times since, as for example, in the case of St. Vincent Ferrar, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Francis Xavier. One day St. Dominic, on his way to Paris, received many kindnesses at the hands of some Germans, and wishing to give them in return the only thing in his possession, viz. the glad tidings of the Gospel, he prayed God fervently to enable him to address them in their own language, and immediately he received that gift, and for four days while in their company he spoke German fluently, — a language he had never learned.

Question: Who sent the Holy Ghost upon the apostles?
Answer: Our Lord Jesus Christ sent the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.

The Sender and The One Sent: A heretic thus argued against the divinity of the Holy Ghost: “The person sent,” he said, “is always inferior to the one who sent him. A private soldier is the inferior of his commander, a servant is subordinate to his master. Now, as Christ sent the Holy Ghost, therefore the third Person of your Trinity is not God, but a mere creature. One never sends one’s equal on a message.” A Catholic who was present replied: “There are many ways of sending. The sun, for example, sends forth its rays, but who shall say they are by nature inferior to their source? The plant sends forth its leaves and blossoms and fruit, but all three are of an equal or even higher order than the parent stem.” His refutation of the argument was quite complete, for it is false to say that to be sent always indicates inferiority.
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