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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.
Reflection on the Mass Readings: Monday of the 4th Week of Lent
23 March 2020 Monday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings In our first reading from Isaiah, we a told of a time when Jerusalem will be lifted up. God will make all things new and the things of the past, the pain of the past will not be remembered. I'm...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Sunday of the 4th Week of Lent
22 March 2020 Sunday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings Now I see! We often use this phrase to express that we understand something, that we previously did not understand or perceive. Jesus restoring the sight of the man born blind may seem to be...
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Saint Mary of the Assumption Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman Dear parishioners, Our lives have changed greatly in a matter of days, as we a nation and indeed a world community have mounted a campaign to lessen the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mass may no...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Saturday, 3rd Week of Lent
21 March 2020 Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent View the Mass Readings In today’s readings, we see the prophet Hosea’s words have struck the right note, and Israel is returning to God by practicing covenant love. The people look forward to all the good things that will...
Update from Bishop Brennan – 20 March 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I reach out to you once again as part of our best effort to keep you informed regarding changes in our practices as the severity of the Coronavirus pandemic increases in our community. After further discussions with our pastors, it...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Friday, 3rd Week of Lent
20 March 2020 Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent View the Mass Readings Our lives have greatly changed over the last week as many of us are home almost all the time and practicing social distancing when we do go out. We may find we have more times of quiet, more time with...
Fr. Eilerman will offer holy Mass each day – submit a prayer intention to be remembered
Fr. Eilerman will celebrate holy Mass each day privately “The Church which is the Body of Christ participates in the offering of her Head [Jesus Christ]. With Him, she herself is offered whole and entire. She unites herself to His intercession with the Father for all...
Message from Bishop Brennan – 18 March 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you again to speak about the many challenges we all face in light of the growing Coronavirus pandemic, which is so significantly impacting every facet of our daily lives. As you already know, the bishops of Ohio earlier...
Prayer Intention Requests
Below is the list of those in need of prayer that would typically be found in the parish bulletin. We want to make this list even more accessible to everyone for their private prayer during this time as these are many of the most vulnerable people of our parish....
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were...
Message from Bp. Brennan, 13 March 2020
Dear Friends in Jesus and Our Blessed Lady, As you well know much has changed around us in the week since I wrote. Governor DeWine has asked us to maintain a practice of ‘social distancing’ to contain the spread of disease. His request is wise and I deeply...
SCAMS impersonating Fr. Eilerman
Father Eilerman will never email or text message a parishioner to ask you to purchase gift cards or anything online. If you get a text message or email from someone claiming to be Fr. Eilerman asking for gift cards please disregard and do not engage in communication...