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My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and I unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
O Mary,
you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
We seek refuge under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Come get your Palms!!! - April 4/5
Updated Mar 19, 2020
All public Masses are canceled, throughout the State of Indiana, for the time being. We will update as soon as we know anything.
Stay home and stay healthy!
I will be praying for you! - Fr. Dan
For the latest information on our response to the Coronavirus go to:
https://dol-in.org/covid-19-updates
St. Mary School is closed throughout the end of the school year, along with all schools in the State of Indiana.
All parish events are canceled.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We are at a very unusual moment in history and in the Church. I know of no other time where public Masses have been suspended on a grand scale. At this time, though we are unable to gather together physically for Mass or prayer, we need to gather together in prayer for our cities, nation and world in dealing with the Coronavirus (now being called COVID-19). What we need now is more prayer, not less. I encourage you increase your prayer during this time keeping in mind those affected by COVID-19, those who are sick and those who have died and their families, the medical personnel and the government leaders working to keep people safe.
I will continue to celebrate Masses even though no one will be able to be in attendance. All parishioners of St. Joseph and St. Mary will be in my prayers during those Masses as well as at other times of prayer.
In Christ,
Fr. Dan
To make a spiritual communion is to express a desire deeply united with Christ when actual reception of the Blessed Sacrament is not possible. “When you do not receive communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual communion, which is a most beneficial practice; for great is the love of Our Lord which is in this way infused into the soul.” (St. Teresa of Avila) St. Thomas Aquinas says that spiritual communion consists of “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament and in lovingly embracing Him as if we had actually received Him.”
There is no specific formula for making a spiritual communion. It may be expressed by a simple desire of the heart, or a short phrase such as “Lord Jesus, come!” You can find a Prayer of Spiritual Communin in the Left Column or you may find one in your own prayer book.
If do not attend Mass I would encourage you to make the Lord’s Day holy in some way. Some ideas are listed below