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.
On the Celebration of Confession during covid-19
Confessions resume on Saturday, 30 May 2020 from 4-5 pm. You must call the Parish Office (740.653.0997) to make a reservation, please do not show up without an appointment. On Saturday arrive no more than five minutes before your appointment. Please park in the lot...
Letter from Bishop Brennan – 28 April 2020
Dear Friends, The Lord is Risen – Happy Easter! The Ohio Bishops met yesterday. After consultation and a close examination of the facts determined that while it is not yet possible to begin the public celebration of Mass, we are looking at a target date of May 30/31...
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Sunday, 26 April 2020
Saint Mary of the Assumption Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman Dear Parishioners, This will be the sixth Sunday the prohibition of celebrating public Mass has been in effect. I long for us to be able to come together and celebrate the Eucharist, which is the source and...
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Saint Mary of the Assumption Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman Dear parishioners, Despite the limitations social distancing imposed, I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Easter. As we begin the great fifty days, the Church invites us to reflect on how Christ’s Resurrection...
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Saint Mary of the Assumption Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman Dear parishioners, Christ is risen, truly He is risen, Alleluia. This will be a very different Easter for all of us. For the first time in my life, I will not be gathering with my family on Easter Sunday. I know...
Holy Saturday – Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours
From the letter to the Hebrews 4:1-13 While the promise of entrance into his rest still holds, we ought to be fearful of disobeying lest any one of you be judged to have lost his chance of entering. We have indeed heard the good news, as they did. But the word which...
Good Friday – Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours
From the letter to the Hebrews 9:11-28 When Christ came as high priest of the good things which have come to be, he entered once for all into the sanctuary, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by hands, that is, not belonging to this...
Holy Thursday – Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours
From the letter to the Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Jesus Christ, the great high priest Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our profession of faith. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to...
Mass Readings: Wednesday of Holy Week
8 April 2020 Wednesday of Holy Week View the Mass Readings Grace and peace to you all! Here we are, the day before the Easter Triduum. Quite the journey it's been! In our readings today, we are told of the moments just before Christ's passion. The money's just...
Mass Readings: Tuesday of Holy Week
7 April 2020 Tuesday of Holy Week View the Mass Readings “And it was night”. John’s recording that the sun had set when Judas left the Last Supper to betray Jesus is something more than a passing detail. John is making a spiritual and theological point....
Mass Readings: Monday of Holy Week
6 April 2020 Monday of Holy Week View the Mass Readings While the Servant whom the prophet Isaiah references in today’s reading is likely Israel itself, the implication for us isn’t so much the identity of the Servant, but what the Servant is called to do and...