
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.
How Dcn. Jeff (St. Mark’s deacon) discerned the permanent diaconate
Check out the link below for his personal witness story. Deacon's homily begins around minute 20. https://boxcast.tv/view/fifth-sunday-of-easter-weogvc0pybtpliawcyzv
Full time Position for Hire: Director of Evangelization and Faith Formation
The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption is looking to hire a Director of Evangelization and Faith Formation! VIEW AS PDF DOCUMENT Interested and have questions? Contact the Parish Office: 740.653.0997
New Mass Schedules for Transition Period are in Effect for Tomorrow, Wed. 12 July 2023
The joining together of the Parishes of St. Mark the Evangelist and St. Mary of the Assumption 11 July 2023 Let us pray: O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You. And I offer You our parishes, all parishioners, and Fr. Eilerman. Take all that I do, all my joys...
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...