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Please join us at Mass on Saturday at 5:00 PM, or on Sunday at 10:00 AM or 6:00 PM in Spanish the weekend of August 22-23, 2020 for the celebration of our chosen patronal feast day, the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, and solemn celebration of our patroness, Mary, the Mother of God and Queen of heaven and earth. St. Alphonse Ligori is among the many saints who explained the appropriateness of the title. He writes, ” Because the Virgin Mary was raised to such a lofty dignity as to be the mother of the King of kings, it is deservedly and by every right that the Church has honored her with the title of ‘Queen’.”

If we truly understand the nature and scope of the community of saints, we would realize that the patrons of churches are very important members of the parish community. We should turn to our patrons frequently to honor their holiness, learn from their example, and gain their intercession in time of need.

To prepare for our patronal feast, we will hold a novena of prayer beginning on Thursday, August 13 through Friday, August 21 in the church lead by Monsignor Makarewicz and other volunteer leaders each day.  The novena will be held daily at 7 pm except Saturday, Aug. 15, at 6:15 pm and Sunday, Aug. 16, at 5 pm.

The evening of the novena prayer will consist of the reading of a scripture, songs, the praying of the rosary and the praying of the Litany of Loretto. We are in need of a few more volunteers to lead and people to participate in helping a leader during the evening novena. Please click on the following link to our website at   https://ourladylake.diojeffcity.org/our-faith/worship-and-prayer/prayer-and-devotion/ then call the office at 573-365-2241 and talk to Kelly or Mary for days and time slots available to help. 

People attending daily Mass or Novena prayer may bring flowers and place them in the vases on tables at the front entry of the church during the 9 days leading up to the weekend celebration.  Your flower offering will then be added to the altar décor in honor of our Blessed Mother, Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth. 

There will be special prayers at each of the masses during that time. All parishioners unable to attend in person are invited to participate via live stream online in the most basic manner of saying specific prayers each day during the novena. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parish to grow in faith and strengthen our bonds as community. Please watch for the daily links to the live streamed novena by going to our website: https://ourladylake.diojeffcity.org/ or our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OurLadyLakeOzark/ and clicking on them to view.

Mary, Queen of heaven and earth, pray for us!