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Covid19 (Coronavirus) Response Plan

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Dear Friends,

At the beginning of this week we were instructed by civil authorities to avoid gatherings of more than ten (10) people. Because of this, we are not celebrating Sunday Mass. The church will be closed. However, I will celebrate privately one Mass on Sunday at 11 am. The Holy Mass will be available for viewing on Live-stream through Facebook. The videotaped Holy Mass will also be available on this website on Sunday afternoon.

Additionally, the Candlelight Service “My time with Mary” that was scheduled for March 19th was cancelled. Also, the Stations of the Cross (Friday night) will be cancelled to comply with the current recommendations by the authorities. The Stations of the Cross can be read on the website.

Because of necessity of holding Sunday Holy Mass by remote participation only, you may take advantage of our existing daily Mass 8:30 am from Monday to Friday and 10 am Mass on Saturday.

In this difficult time for our church we would appreciate your donations by mail, or electronically through Venmo, highly recommend and safe form of contribution. The Holy Cross’ Venmo account. Also, you can support the church through PayPal via this website.

Once again, please be safe, use your special precautions protecting yourselves and others and help civil authorities from spreading this illness.

With prayers and best wishes to you and your loved ones,

Fr. Joseph and Staff

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Annual Blessing Of Pets

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The annual Blessing Of Pets will take place next Sunday, October 6th at the beginning of the 11am Holy Mass. The Holy Mass will take place in the parish hall. Well behaved dogs, cats, fish, birds and all God’s creatures are invited with their owners. The blessing will be given in commemoration of Saint Francis of Assisi.

As we know, animals trusted St. Francis and he treated them with courtesy. Near the end of his life St. Francis composed a song of praise and thanks to God for all his creations, called “Canticle to Brother Sun” – also known as the “Canticle of the Creatures.” From this song we know that St. Francis did not perceive himself isolated from other creatures. He simply assumed that all creatures – not only humans – form one family of creation. So we are encouraged to bless and praise God with cats, dogs, birds and all God’s creatures.

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Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel

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On Saturday, September 29th we will celebrate the Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 9am.

In Hebrew, Michael means “who is like God” which is traditionally interpreted as a rhetorical question: “Who is like God?” (which expects an answer in the negative) to imply that no one is like God. In this way, Michael is reinterpreted as a symbol of humility before God. In the Old Testament Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel, once as a “great prince who stands up for the children of your people.” The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the Jewish liturgy.

In the New Testament Michael leads God’s armies against the forces of evil in the Book of Revelation, where during the war in heaven he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of St. Jude, Michael is specifically referred to as an “archangel.”

Icons of St. Michael appeared in the 4th century, when he was first seen as a healing angel, and then over time as a protector and the leader of the army of God against the forces of evil. By the 6th century, devotions to Archangel Michael were widespread both in the Eastern and Western Churches.

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