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Pentecost V

Some of the girls from our camp this week perform after Sunday’s High Mass. _________________________________________ Daily Sermons June 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Pentecost Tuesday – Show Affection to the Holy Ghost June 19 – Fr. McGuire – Corpus Christi June 24 – Fr. McKenna – Nativity of St. John the Baptist July 9 – […]

July 2014 Newsletter

St. Gertrude the Great July, 2014 Newsletter is now available. What should you do if you cannot make it to Mass? Our Corpus Christi Procession Why the Latin Mass? Read Fr. Cekada’s book, “Work of Human Hands”.

Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood

Daily Sermons June 7 – Bp. Dolan – A Nice Confirmation Sermon June 9 – Bp. Dolan – Pentecost Monday June 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Pentecost Tuesday – Show Affection to the Holy Ghost June 19 – Fr. McGuire – Corpus Christi June 24 – Fr. McKenna – Nativity of St. John the Baptist […]

Saints Peter and Paul

Daily Sermons June 6 – Bp. Dolan – The Scales Balanced June 7 – Bp. Dolan – A Nice Confirmation Sermon June 9 – Bp. Dolan – Pentecost Monday June 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Pentecost Tuesday – Show Affection to the Holy Ghost June 19 – Fr. McGuire – Corpus Christi _________________________________________ ✠ The […]

Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Tom Payne Requiescat in Pace Thursday, June 26 Wake: 9:00 AM Rosary: 10:00 AM Requiem High Mass: 10:30 AM _________________________________________ Daily Sermons June 6 – Bp. Dolan – The Scales Balanced June 7 – Bp. Dolan – A Nice Confirmation Sermon June 9 – Bp. Dolan – Pentecost Monday June 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – […]

Trinity Sunday

H.O. Hinton Requiescat in Pace _________________________________________ Congratulations to those who received their First Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday! _________________________________________ Daily Sermons June 5 – Bp. Dolan – St. Boniface June 6 – Bp. Dolan – The Scales Balanced June 7 – Bp. Dolan – A Nice Confirmation Sermon June 9 – Bp. Dolan – Pentecost […]

Pentecost

Congratulations to those who received their First Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday! _________________________________________ Daily Sermons May 30 – Bp. Dolan – St. Joan of Arc June 2 – Fr. McKenna – St. Kevin June 3 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Clotilde June 4 – Bp. Dolan – St. Francis Caracciolo June 5 – Bp. Dolan […]

Within the Octave of the Ascension

Daily Sermons May 21 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Ghost Stories May 22 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Rita and the Hopeless Cases May 23 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Julia and the Evil Queen May 27 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Faithful Son Isaac May 30 – Bp. Dolan – St. Joan of Arc _________________________________________ ✠ […]

Easter V

Daily Sermons May 19 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Peter Celestine, A Hermit of Heaven May 20 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Ethelbert II, King and Martyr May 21 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Ghost Stories May 22 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Rita and the Hopeless Cases May 23 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Julia […]

Easter IV

Daily Sermons May 9 – Bp. Dolan – Patron Saint of Friends May 13 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Robert Bellarmine and The Hard Way May 14 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Pachomius, Blessing of His Family May 15 – Fr. Lehtoranta – The Heroic Girl, St. Denysa May 16 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. […]

Easter III, Solemnity of St. Joseph, Mothers’ Day

Our 2010 May Crowning. Happy Mothers’ Day! _________________________________________ Daily Sermons May 5 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Pius V and Two Sisters May 6 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. John and the Reward He Received May 7 – Fr. McKenna – St. Joseph in Life and in Death May 8 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Powerful […]

Paschaltide 2014 Newsletter

St. Gertrude the Great May, 2014 Newsletter is now available. See photos of our Holy Week. The Donkey Returns for our Palm Sunday Procession Why the Latin Mass? Read Fr. Cekada’s book, “Work of Human Hands”.

Easter II

Daily Sermons April 28 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Holy Mass – The Center of Your Day April 29 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Cistercian Penance April 30 – Bp. Dolan – The Little Doctor and St. Catherine May 1 – Fr. Lehtoranta – God is Enough for Us May 2 – Fr. Lehtoranta – The Clemency […]

Low Sunday

The Chanting of the Gospel on Easter Sunday _________________________________________ Daily Sermons April 14 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Judas & Mary Magdalene April 15 – Bp. Dolan – Tuesday in Holy Week April 17 – Bp. Dolan – Today We Bury Our Lord (Maundy Thursday) April 19 – Bp. Dolan – Holy Saturday April 20 – […]

Easter Sunday

The Blessing of the New Fire during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday The Chanting of the Gospel on Easter Sunday _________________________________________ Daily Sermons April 10 – Bp. Dolan – Search for the Stone April 11 – Fr. McKenna – 7 Sorrows and the Love of Souls April 14 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Judas & […]

Palm Sunday

On Palm Sunday, Fr. McKenna, acting as deacon, chants the last part of the Passion as Fr. McGuire looks on. _________________________________________ Daily Sermons April 7 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Church’s Voice Against Persecutors April 8 – Bp. Dolan – Hide & Seek April 9 – Bp. Dolan – Stone, Shepherd, Students April 10 – Bp. […]

Passiontide 2014 Newsletter

St. Gertrude the Great March, 2014 Newsletter is now available. Bp. Dolan returns to Mexico. Bp. Dolan in Mexico Why the Latin Mass? Read Fr. Cekada’s book, “Work of Human Hands”.

Lent V – Passion Sunday

Daily Sermons April 1 – Bp. Dolan – April: Opening of Purgatory April 2 – Bp. Dolan – Opening of the Ears & Eyes April 3 – Bp. Dolan – Easter’s Coming: Souls Rejoicing April 4 – Bp. Dolan – Take Away the Stone April 7 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Church’s Voice Against Persecutors _________________________________________ […]

Lent IV – Laetare

Daily Sermons March 24 – Fr. McKenna – Naaman & St. Gabriel: Power of Obedience March 25 – Bp. Dolan – “Ecce” (Feast of the Annunciation) March 26 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Bl. Joseph Zhang and a Chinese Folktale March 27 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Resist the Devil by Prayer March 28 – Fr. Lehtoranta […]

Lent III

Daily Sermons March 17 – Fr. McKenna – St. Patrick: Father of the Faith in Ireland March 18 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Call None Your Father Upon Earth March 19 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Our Lord’s Obedience to St. Joseph March 20 – Fr. Lehtoranta – The Danger of Riches March 21 – Fr. Lehtoranta […]

Lent II

Daily Sermons March 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Angels Give Testimony of Faith and Works March 11 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Keep Church as the House of Prayer March 12 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Peter of Luxemburg March 13 – Fr. Lehtoranta – The Might of Prayer March 14 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Thou […]

Lent I

Bishops, Priests, & Seminarians participating in the January retreat given by Bp. Dolan. _________________________________________ Daily Sermons March 3 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Loss of All Fear March 4 – Bp. Dolan – Holy Face, Mardi Gras & St. Casimir March 5 – Bp. Dolan – Remember – Dust! (Ash Wednesday) March 6 – Fr. Lehtoranta […]

February 2014 Newsletter

St. Gertrude the Great February, 2014 Newsletter is now available. Signs of Spring? The little chapel of St. Isidore the Farmer at Saybrook, Illinois. Why the Latin Mass? Read Fr. Cekada’s book, “Work of Human Hands”.

Quinquagesima

Bishops, Priests, & Seminarians participating in the January retreat given by Bp. Dolan. _________________________________________ Daily Sermons February 24 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Matthias, An Honorable Servant February 25 – Fr. McKenna – The Agony in the Garden February 26 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Margaret, Penitent Daughter February 27 – Fr. McKenna – St. […]

Sexagesima

Bishops, Priests, & Seminarians participating in the January retreat given by Bp. Dolan. Here, Bp. Dolan answers questions on the Faith after today’s High Mass. Daily Sermons February 17 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Defending the True Doctrine February 18 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Bernadette, Ordinary Girl & Saint February 19 – Bp. Dolan – […]

Septuagesima

Daily Sermons February 10 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Soteris & Family in Christ February 11 – Fr. Lehtoranta – Priest’s Confidence in Christ February 12 – Bp. Dolan – The Work: Mary & Her Saints February 13 – Fr. Lehtoranta – St. Martinianus, Lone Soldier of Christ February 14 – Bp. Dolan – Patron […]