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Thank you to Bishop Thomas John Paprocki for celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart with our Parish.

Join us this Sunday, June 30th, for a Latin Pontifical High Mass with Bishop Paprocki to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart! Mass begins at 5 PM. "In the Sacred Heart, every treasure of wisdom and knowledge is hidden. In that Divine Heart beats God's infinite love for everyone, for each one of us individually." Saint Pope John Paul II www.katharinedrexel.com

40 Hours Devotion starts tonight at 8pm! Please plan to spend time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, June 26: 8pm - 11pm Thursday, June 27: 8:30am - 11pm Friday, June 28: 8:30am - 7:30am (Saturday)

Ecce Panis Angelorum Factus cibus viatorum, Vere panis filiorum Non mittendus canibus. A picture from our Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi.

Please join us for our Eucharistic Procession for Corpus Christi! The procession will be immediately after our Latin High Mass. *Starting this weekend until the end of the summer, our Latin Mass will start at 9:30am* #saintkatharinedrexelparish #eucharist #procession #eucharisticprocession #latinmass #adorientem #catholicchurch #catholic #church #beauty #sacred #restoration #canonsregularofstjohncantius #dioceseofspringfield #springfieldil

Happy Father's Day!

O God Almighty Father, Creator of all things, The Heavens stand in wonder, While earth Thy glory sings. O Jesus, Word Incarnate, Redeemer most adored, All Glory, praise and honor, Be Thine, our Sov'reign Lord. O God, the Holy Spirit, Who lives within our souls, Send forth Thy light and lead us To our eternal goal. O most Holy Trinity, Undivided Unity; Holy God, Mighty God, God Immortal, be adored.

A beautiful Pentecost tradition 🌹

This Wednesday, June 12th, we will have a Rosary Procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima immediately after the 7pm Mass. Please join us as we honor Our Lady of Fatima! katharinedrexel.com

"Come, Holy Spirit, come! And from your celestial home shed a ray of light divine! Come, Father of the poor! Come, source of all our store! Come, within our bosoms shine. You, of comforters the best; You, the soul's most welcome guest; Sweet refreshment here below; In our labor, rest most sweet; Grateful coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe. O most blessed Light divine, Shine within these hearts of yours, And our inmost being fill! Where you are not, we have naught, Nothing good in deed or thought, Nothing free from taint of ill. Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour your dew; Wash the stains of guilt away: Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray. On the faithful, who adore and confess you, evermore. In your sevenfold gift descend; Give them virtue's sure reward; Give them your salvation, Lord; Give them joys that never end. Amen. Alleluia." Pentecost Sequence. katharinedrexel.com

St. Boniface, pray for us! A picture from tonight's High Mass honoring St. Boniface. www.katharinedrexel.com

Join us this Wednesday, June 5th, at 7pm for a beautifully sung Latin High Mass as we honor one of our Historical Patrons...St. Boniface! Mass begins at 7 PM, with confessions being heard before Mass. Compline will be prayed immediately following Mass. www.katharinedrexel.com

"Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always, until the end of the world." Matthew 28: 19-20 Join us tomorrow, for a Latin High Mass at 9am as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension!

Our Lady of the Broken, pray for us!

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, May 30th, for a Latin High Mass to celebrate Our Lord's Ascension into heaven! Mass begins at 7pm, with confessions being heard before Mass. Compline will be prayed immediately following Mass. www.katharinedrexel.com

Wishing you a blessed Memorial Day. "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters." 1 John 3:16 #saintkatharinedrexelparish #memorialday #remember #honor #salute #heroes #honorourheroes #usa #flag #altar #sacred #bible #quote #love #catholic #church #catholicchurch #canonsregularofstjohncantius #dioceseofspringfield #springfieldil

Regina Caeli, laetare, alleluia! May crowning at this morning's School Mass at St. Patrick's Church.

"Don't lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God." Our Lady of Fatima, speaking to Lúcia dos Santos. A picture from yesterday's Rosary Procession in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

Happy Mother's Day! Join us today at 3pm for Solemn Vespers followed by a Procession and Adoration in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Ps. 122 After Mass on Holy Thursday, it is customary to strip the altar, which symbolizes the abandonment of Jesus by His apostle as well as the stripping of Jesus's garments before His crucifixion.

A sneak peek on Friday's music! Be sure to join us for Stations of the Cross at 7pm this Friday, March 29th, at Sacred Heart Church. https://www.facebook.com/events/2019085118221309/?ti=as

Solemn Vespers on the Second Sunday of Lent. The priests and members of the congregation singing the Magnificat while the altar is being incensed. Join us every Sunday from 3-6pm for Vespers, Rosary, and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. For our full schedule, visit our website: www.katharinedrexel.com

Did you catch our Chorus Angelorum singing at the 4pm Mass this evening? Here's a recording of what they sang at Communion, "O Salutaris Hostia" by Camille Saint-Saens. Are you interested in joining our Chorus Angelorum? Any youth of the ages 6-18 are welcome to join. Our rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm in the School Building at 718 S. 12th St.(the 2nd building north of the church). Previous music experience is not required; all levels are welcome.

Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception. "The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end." But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her." Luke 1:26-28 Clips from our Vigil Mass and Benediction last night, accompanied by our Schola Cantorum singing Real's "Ave Maria"

Today, we celebrate the Super Heroes of the Church. Happy Feast of All Saints! A clip from Fr. Kevin's homily at St. Patrick's Church with the children of St. Patrick's School #saintkatharinedrexelparish #allsaintsday #feastday #saints #superheroes #church #catholic #catholicchurch #schoolmass #stpatrick #homily #canonsregularofsaintjohncantius #springfieldil #archdioceseofspringfield

"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." Sister Lucia of Fatima All are welcome to join us in our final Fatima Procession of the year, tomorrow at 8pm.