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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 March 8th, 2026

3rd Sunday of Lent

Sunday, March 8

3rd Sunday of Lent

St. John of God, C

8:00 am Low Mass (Pires Family from The Kennedy Family)

  • Server: Isaac Smith

9:25 am Stations of the Cross

10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: Paddy Omlor & Michael Peck

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Monday, March 9

St. Francis of Rome, W

St. Dominic Savio, C

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (RIP Jeffery Knight from Terry McKeegan)

 

Tuesday, March 10

Lenten Feria

Forty Holy Martyrs

7:00 am Low Mass (For the children & godchildren of Brian & LuAnn Bedel from The Bedel Family)

 

Wednesday, March 11

Lenten Feria

St. Eulogius, M

7:00 am Low Mass (Joseph & Barbara Kampa from Joseph Kampa)

 

Thursday, March 12

St. Gregory the Great, PCD

8:00 am Low Mass (RIP Poor Souls from Jason & Rebecca Orr)

 

Friday, March 13

Lenten Feria

St. Euphrasia, V

6:00 pm Stations of the Cross

6:35 pm Low Mass (Martha Elizabeth Jenson from Brian Jensen)

 

Saturday, March 14

Lenten Feria

St. Matilda, Q

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (Ron & Jan Baert from Phil & Maria Goering)

 

Sunday, March 15

4th Sunday of Lent

Laetare Sunday

St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, C

8:00 am Low Mass (Monica Fischer from Monica Fischer)

  • Server: Aiden Sellers

9:25 am Stations of the Cross

10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: MC: Peter Creighton.

  • Thurifer: Paddy Omlor.

  • Acolytes: Blane Straight & Xavier Wright.

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Announcements

† In the book room, there are books for sale written by Frs. Dominic and Francisco Radecki for $20: “What Has Happened To The Catholic Church?”  This book makes a good gift for those who want to learn more about what’s been happening since the time of Vatican II.

 

† No Mass this Saturday (3/14) as Father will be traveling to Tennessee.

 

† The Church is in need of volunteers to help clean the church. As of right now, there are only three people that periodically clean the church. If we have more volunteers, it will lighten the burden of the ones that volunteer. Please see Father or Amanda Straight, if you would like to volunteer.

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†  14 DAY SANCTUARY LAMP:  

  • ​is burning for the weeks of (2/17 to 3/2) for the INTENTIONS of Ann Williamitis.

  • Next INTENTIONS will be for 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, John 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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† Church Laws on Fasting & Abstinence during Lent:

Abstinence:

1) Everyone 7 years of age and over is bound to observe the law of abstinence.

2) Complete abstinence is to be observed on Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday. On days of complete abstinence, meat and soup or gravy made from meat may not be used at all.

Fast:

1) Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is also bound to observe the law of fast.

2) The days of fast are every day except for Sundays.

3) On days of fast, only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs; but together they should not equal another full meal.

4) Meat may be taken at the principal meal.

5) Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices, are allowed.

6) Where health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. In doubt concerning fast or abstinence, a parish priest or confessor should be consulted.

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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.

March 8

March 1

February 22

February 15

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Reflection: The Catechism Explained By Stories and Examples
by Fr. Francis Spirago
Twelfth Lesson: On The Attributes & Marks of the Church
Question: In whom are these attributes found in their fullness?
Answer: These attributes are found in their fullness in the Pope, the visible head of the Church, whose infallible authority to teach bishops, priests, and people in matters of faith or morals will last to the end of the world.

The Emperor Napoleon and Pope Pius VII: The Catholic Church comes victorious out of all persecutions. A very striking historical parallel may be drawn between the lives of the Emperor Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, as far as external merits are concerned, at least. When the Pontiff in question repaired to Paris in the year 1804, to assist at the coronation of the emperor, the latter tried his utmost to persuade him to remove the Papal seat to Paris. Pacing up and down the room, Napoleon set before the Holy Father, in high-flown language and with emphatic gestures, the advantages of every kind presented by this proposed transfer. The Pope listened in silence, then he remarked: “How well you act comedy.” This was equivalent to comparing him to an act who takes droll or foolish parts in a play. Napoleon was incensed at this reply. Snatching up a drawing of St. Peter’s at Rome, he tore it into fragments before the Holy Father’s eyes, exclaiming: “This is what I shall do to the Church! I will crush her utterly.” “Now you act tragedy,” the Pope calmly rejoined. By this he intended to signify that Napoleon would later on find himself in tragic circumstances, that he would be overtaken by misfortune. The following facts prove that in uttering these words Pius VII spoke prophetically. (1) Napoleon kept Pope Pius VII in captivity for five years, in two different places; Savona and Fontainebleau; later on he was himself kept a prisoner for seven years, first on the island of Elba, afterwards on St. Helena. (2) While the Pontiff was captive at Fontainebleau, Napoleon forced him to relinquish possession of the States of the Church, promising him a yearly income of two million francs (about $400,000). By a most remarkable coincidence in that very same castle, — nay, even in the very same room, — Napoleon was forced to sign the decree of his despoliation (1814), two million francs being assigned as his annual income. (3) On the 13th of May, 1809, at Vienna, Napoleon issued the decree by which the Pope was despoiled of the States of the Church. From that time forward his fortune turned; four days after, for the first time in his triumphant career, he was defeated in battle, and Europe perceived that he was not invincible. (4) Thereupon he was excommunicated by the Holy See, and excluded from the Church. When he heard this, he laughed, and said: “The arms will not drop out of my soldiers’ hands because of that.” However, when in 1814 Napoleon entered on the campaign against Russia, almost all his troops, half a million of men, perished miserable; and literally their weapons fell from their hands through the excessive severity of the cold. (5) On the 5th of May, 1821, Napoleon died on St. Helena, while a terrific storm was raging. Singular to relate, he died on the name-day of Pope Pius VII (on the 5th of May the Church commemorates St Pius); but by that time the Supreme Pontiff had returned to Rome and was reinstated in the possession of the dominions of the Church. A Catholic Christian, reviewing these remarkable events, cannot fail to trace the guidance of Divine Providence throughout, and to rejoice in the protection God extends to His Church. The Church’s adversaries, on the contrary, will pronounce these events to be merely fortuitous.
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