God our creator and sustainer,today our country brings to our memorythose who have defended this nation in times of trouble.They have sacrificed their lives to protect our shoresfrom those who would limit our freedomsor enslave us to ways that are against your will.Bring all those who have died in service to our countryinto your heavenly presence.We humbly call down your blessing on those still serving;grant your heavenly protection to these men and women,and open your Sacred Heart to give them…

Changes effective May 29, 2021 Preparations before/after Mass: The obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains  dispensed until further notice. Those attending Mass are encouraged to  wear masks, but masks are no longer required. Anyone with fever or flu-like symptoms should not enter the church.   It is important to remember that there is still a risk for anyone who attends a public Mass to contract the coronavirus. The Cedar entrance will continue to remain closed, and entrance will be through the…

The Catholic practice of assigning a special devotion to each month goes back to the early 16th century. The best known of those devotions is probably the dedication of May as the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the early years of the 19th century, it quickly spread throughout the Western Church, and, by the time of Pope Pius IX’s declaration of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had become universal. May Crownings and other special…