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Corporate Sunday is December 1 at the 8:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows. All parishioners are invited to join us after Mass when we pray the rosary. The monthly meeting is Dec 2 at 7:00 in OLS Church Meeting Room. We will be having an Advent Service prior to the business meeting.

Click here for some thoughts on the offerings we can make to show our love for our dear departed ones.

All Souls Day is on Saturday, November 2. While not a holy day of obligation, it is good to remember those we love who have gone before us. Let us gather at Mass to commend to the Lord our departed loved ones at the regular Saturday morning Mass (9:00 AM) or at the special Mass for the departed of the last year at 10:30 AM. Click here for more information.

The Holy Name Society (HNS) is a men’s international confraternity founded to promote reverence for the Sacred Name Jesus Christ, obedience and loyalty to the Magisterium of the Church, and the personal sanctification of its members. Our HNS invites the men of our parish to be a part of this great endeavor. Click here for more information.

During the month of May, let us emulate Mary, who brought to her prayer that attitude of heart, mind, and being that says, ‘Speak, Lord your servant is listening.’ (1 Sam 3:10) Click here to see more of this meditation on Our Blessed Mother.

Patron of Mothers and of Desperate Situations. Click here for more information.

May is Mary's month. Please pray the Rosary daily, not only in May, but every month. Although we honor Our Blessed Mother especially during May and October, our world today needs her more than ever!

Click here for a reflection from Pope Francis on Mary, and what her actions at Cana teach us.

Click here to see the floral intentions for the week of May 4.

Thou art my Mother, O Virgin Mary: keep me safe lest I ever offend thy dear Son, and obtain for me the grace to please Him always and in all things.

Click here to see this week's Eucharistic reflection.

Click here to see this week's Eucharistic Reflection.

Our monthly meeting on May 6, will be preceded by a Marian prayer service, May crowning, and Induction of new members. The prayer service will begin at 7 pm in Our Lady of Sorrows Church. All parishioners are welcome to join us for this prayer service.

The consoling message of the Jesus—the Divine Mercy—is addressed above all to those suffering under a harsh trial or crushed by the burden of sin, who have lost confidence in life, and are tempted to despair. Today’s feast seeks to show them the gentle, merciful face of Christ.

The Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Click here for information on indulgences granted to the faithful in honor of the feast of Divine Mercy.

After long observation of attendance at Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays, it is obvious that full afternoon hours are not convenient for the faithful. On most afternoons, there is no one in church for adoration. Therefore, we will be reducing the hours of adoration, effective April 11. Click here for more information.

Click here to see this week's reflection on the Holy Eucharist.

In the Blessed Sacrament you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on earth. J.R.R. Tolkien

We invite interested parishioners to participate in the Washing of the Feet ceremony duing the Holy Thursday liturgy. Click here for details.