October is the Month of the Rosary
October 7th is the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, sometimes referred to as the Feast of the Holy Rosary. The day was dedicated by St. Pius V who credited a victory over the invading Turks to the intercession of Mary through the rosary. Pope Benedict XVI described the image of Our Lady of the Rosary in a 2007 Angelus:
“The traditional image of Our Lady of the Rosary portrays Mary who with one arm supports the Child Jesus and with the other is offering the rosary beads to St Dominic. This important iconography shows that the Rosary is a means given by the Virgin to contemplate Jesus and, in meditating on his life, to love him and follow him ever more faithfully. It is this message that Our Lady has also bequeathed to us in her various apparitions.” (Benedict XVI, Angelus, October 7, 2009)
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Adult Faith Formation
Join us for our series on adult catholic faith formation that begins on Sunday September 8th where we discuss a wide variety of topics in our catholic faith. Each session will be held in Bethany Hall. Sessions are in English at 11am. A light brunch and coffee will be offered. Click HERE for more information. We hope you can join us.Read more
Jennifer Blades
Please pray for the return of good health for Jennifer Blades and peace for
her family. Thank you.
- Mary BakerRead more
Sharon Cline
Dearest Parishioners,
Sharon Cline has been a parishioner for over 60 years at STA where her 6 children were baptized and raised in such a wonderful community. So many memories of church youth group, festias, communions, confirmations, and a wedding were all celebrated at STA along with our dad, Austin Cline's memorial service 9 years ago. Sharon was placed in hospice care last week. Please pray for God's compassion to take her from us quickly and to ease her suffering so that she can join our dad.
Warmly,
The Cline children, Chris, Kati, Rick, Karen, Carla and...Read more
Bill Brannan
Bill Brannan passed from this life into the loving arms of the Lord this past Friday morning. He was at his home with his wife, Charlene, at his side.
Please pray for Bill and his family. His memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 31st with Rosary at 10am and Mass at 10:30am followed by a lunch reception
- Charlene BrannanRead more
Bill Brannan
Dear Fellow Parishioners, Please pray for Bill Brannan, an active St. Thomas parishioner for over 50 years. Bill has metastatic prostate cancer and is now being taken care of by hospice. Please pray for a peaceful transition for him and for his family.
Thank you so much,
- Charlene BrannanRead more
