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The Parish Year of the Eucharistic Revival was celebrated at St. Ann Church on July 23. The day also celebrated the church’s patron saint, St. Ann with Fr. Jerry Byrd giving a blessing with the relic. Fr. Byrd also used the new monstrance from Rome for the first time at the celebration.

The beautiful First Friday and First Saturday Devotions to Jesus and Mary under the titles of the “Sacred Heart of Jesus” and the “Immaculate Heart of Mary,” are starting at St. Ann’s on August 4 & 5. To honor this devotion we are having all-night adoration beginning at 7 p.m. on August 4 and ending at 8 a.m. on Aug … Read More

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“In you, my God, I place my trust.” (Psalm 91:2) What if trusting God became like breathing?  What if it became natural and normal to trust God in all of our fears, anxieties, crosses, and traumas? How can we replace worry or fear with deep peace, sure guidance, and hope regardless of the situation? Whatever is wrong in our life … Read More

Here’s a heads up on some important dates and feast days you don’t want to miss at the Catholic Church of Jennings County. The highlight of the month is our beautiful Eucharistic Procession and Feast Day Celebration at St. Ann Church on July 23. The day marks the celebration of the Parish Eucharistic Revival and the celebration of the St. … Read More

“Together we face towards the Lord who comes,”  is a common phrase used when describing ad orientem in the Catholic Mass. The posture of the priest when he faces the altar is called ad orientem – meaning to the East.  The Extraordinary Form of the Latin Mass is always celebrated ad orientem, the ordinary form of the Mass. The Mass … Read More

The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. The feast day on June 16 brings some nice surprises: A solemnity on Friday means you can eat meat. There is no obligation to observe a Friday penance. There’s also a plenary indulgence attached to the feast day. What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus? The … Read More

Happy Feast of St. Anthony! St. Anthony of Padua was raised by a wealthy family in LIsbon, Portugal. However, St. Anthony died in Padua, Italy were thousands visit his tomb each year. He was noted for powerful preaching, expert knowledge of the Catholic faith and Scripture. While he is a patron saint of lost things, he is invoked for countless … Read More

Corpus Christi is the Feast of the Body of Christ that proclaims the Eucharistic Amazement we have as Catholics. Pope St. John Paul II coined the term, “Eucharistic Amazement,” in his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia. The late pontiff asserts that Eucharist action incites amazement. “When they celebrate the Eucharist, “the faithful can relive in some way the experience of the … Read More