Saint Mary of the Assumption - News Posts
Look with favor on your people, Lord, we pray, and pour out upon them the gifts of your Spirit, that they may grow constantly in love of the truth and devote themselves with zeal to perfect unity among Christians. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Saturday, 24 June 2023 T. T. Summary Update
Click here to view the Summary Document (to be posted Saturday, 24 June at 8.30 am)
Thurs. 25 May 2023 – Real Presence Real Future Announcements
Introit for Mass Today With boldness, let us approach the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace as a timely help, alleluia. Today's Gospel Reading: John 17:20-26 A selection of the above: "Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: "I pray...
RP-RF St. Mark and St. Mary Transition Team Updates
The Diocese of Columbus has asked St. Mark Parish and The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption to form a Transition Team. The team has been asked to work through the data and suggestions that has been collected by the process from Real Presence Real Future....
Today’s Gospel, a reflection, and looking toward 1st holy Communion…
As we continue liturgically to mark the great season of Easter with Jesus' Resurrection from the Dead and mindful that Jesus chose to communicates this Divine life us to through His Church and her sacraments while we are in this world of pilgrimage, especially in The...
More about The Service of Tenebrae at our Basilica
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption will be offering a Lenten Tenebrae Service the evening of Palm Sunday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm. The word “Tenebrae” comes from the Latin word for “darkness” or “shadows.” In another age, monks chanted these ancient psalms and...
Of Note: The Priests Prayer of Absolution in Confession is Changing
If you think back to the beginning of Advent in 2011, the Latin/Roman Church implemented an updated English translation of the official Latin Prayers of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal of the reformed Mass of the Second Vatican Vatican Council. Since then, other...
The start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
One body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all. Ephesians 4:4-6 To those members of our basilica church parish, we invite...
Child Protection Plan for the Church of Columbus
Reorganization of Prison Ministry
Because of the pandemic, the prison ministry team for the past two years could not enter Southeaster Correctional Institution to attend Mass with the inmates. The authorities have now lifted restrictions due to COVID and once again people from the outside are able to...
By Decree of the Apostolic See
Translation COLUMBUS At the request of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Earl K. Fernandes, Bishop of Columbus, in a letter of 18 June 2022 expressing the prayers and desires of the clergy and the lay faithful, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of...
Parish Vocations Update – Fall of 2022
ADAM JONES I have finished my first year of seminary formation with the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in Boston, and will start the second year this fall. This past year has been a pure gift from the Lord as I have experienced consistency in Mass, personal prayer...
A Note From Brian McCauley to the People of Saint Mary
Dear Parishioners, It's hard to believe that I've been away from the parish for nearly three months now. The reality is, once I had my CT scan on Easter Monday afternoon and later that evening received the news from my primary physician about the egg-sized abnormal...