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The Feast of Corpus Christi, also called Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, was celebrated on Sunday, 6 June 2021. First, what is a Solemnity in our Catholic Faith? A Solemnity in the Catholic Faith is the highest liturgical rank of a feast in the ecclesiastical calendar where there are fourteen…
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The month of May is traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary. May begins with the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on 1 May. Thus, the Holy Family is united on the calendar. Now, as you were growing up who did you normally/usually go to when you hurt yourself with a boo boo and needed…
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Ministry and service at Our Lady of the Lake is organized into Key Responsibility Areas. Each of the commissions of the parish designate a person to be the coordinator of these key areas. You might be able to appreciate the leadership provided by these coordinators if you reflect on the many people who are required…
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Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to our Church, Happy Birthday to you! And many more!! Most scholars believe that Jesus died between the ages of 33 – 39 but lean towards the earlier date. Keeping that in mind, the Church is 1,988 years old this year! Try blowing out all…
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Bishop McKnight has issued a new decree governing the liturgical and pastoral activities of the parishes of the Diocese of Jefferson City. The substance of the decree will be effective June 1; however, there are some liturgical practices that can be implemented as soon as advisable. The most significant point is the lifting of the…
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Up in the morning before day, I don’t like it no way, eat my breakfast too soon. hungry as heck by noon, here we go all the way, PT every day, one mile no sweat, two miles better yet, three miles getting there, four miles alright, five miles heck yeah, that’s the way we start…
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Bishop McKnight has issued a decree dated May 7 and going into effect June 1 regarding the next phase in our Church’s response to the pandemic. From June 1 on, the dispensation will be lifted from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and other days of precept (Holy Days of Obligation throughout the week such…
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The gospel readings from John during these final weeks of the Easter Season are so powerful. The beauty and goodness of Christ bidding farewell to his friends is in such stark contrast to the suffering that he would endure in his Passion. These words of goodbye are what I would like all my brothers and sisters…
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So, what is this practice of offering indulgences through prayer and penance and what is needed to receive them? We have all probably heard of indulgences but what exactly are they and how can we, as Catholics, receive them? First, an indulgence is not a quick ticket to heaven, as St. John Paul II once…
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On Thursday, 22 April 2021, Our Lady of the Lake was truly Blessed with welcoming 27 young men of women being Confirmed into full completion of their Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. Their Christian Foundation was Sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit as Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, as a successor…
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