If you want a better understanding of our faith, and a deeper relationship with God, then you should join us for The Bible Timeline Study, beginning Sunday, Jan. 6. By being a part of this study, you will not only benefit personally, but you will also help to bring about a profound renewal in our parish as we all grow closer to Christ.
Read MoreI want to make you aware of two opportunities for the grant of an indulgence. These grants come with two traditional practices of our Catholic culture. I try to give attention to many such practices that have been lost over the last decades and to make us aware of them. I do this because our faith and its practice is not a sterile laboratory within the church walls. It impacts the whole of our lives and touches upon many aspects of life, extending itself well beyond the ritual of the Holy Mass. The Marian antiphon we chant seasonally is one such example of instructing us in Catholic culture. The recent Rorate Mass of Advent is another example. The blessing of the bambinelli, Epiphany chalk, etc…
Read MoreQuiero darles a conocer dos oportunidades para obtener una indulgencia. Éstas oportunidades se dan con dos prácticas tradicionales de nuestra cultura Católica. Yo intento dar atención a muchas prácticas que se han perdido a lo largo de las últimas décadas y hacérlas de su conocimiento. Hágo esto porque nuestra fé y su práctica no es un laboratorio estéril dentro de las paredes de la iglesia. Éstas impactan nuestra vida entera y tocan muchos aspectos de la vida, extendiéndose mucho más allá del ritual de la Santa Misa. La antífona Mariana que cantamos cada temporada es un ejémplo de ésta instrucción para nosotros en está cultura Católica. La reciente Misa de Rorate de Adviento es otro ejémplo. La bendición de los Niños Dios, el gis de la Epifanía, etc…
Read MoreIf you want a better understanding of our faith, and a deeper relationship with God, then you should join us for The Bible Timeline Study, beginning Sunday, Jan. 6. By being a part of this study, you will not only benefit personally, but you will also help to bring about a profound renewal in our parish as we all grow closer to Christ…
Read MorePlease consider stepping up and taking one of those openings of most urgent need: Sunday's at 9:00 a.m. and Monday's at 4:00 a.m.
Adoration is the willing submission of self to the Lord, an expression of love and appreciation for all He is and all He has done for us…
Read MoreMonday, Dec. 31 - 5 p.m. (English)
Tuesday, Jan. 1 - 10 a.m. (English) / Noon (Spanish)
Monday, Dec. 24 - Carols at 4:30 p.m. / Mass - 5 p.m. (English) / 8 p.m. (Spanish)
Monday, Dec. 24 - Carols at 11:30 p.m. / Midnight Mass (English)
Tuesday, Dec. 25 - 9 a.m. (English) - Carols at 8:30 a.m.
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Saturday, Dec. 8. Masses will be held in the Church. Friday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. (Vigil) and Saturday, Dec. 8, 9 a.m.
Giving to St. Monica's “Giving Tuesday” event or other offertory appeals, is easy with Faith Direct Text-to-Give!
To give via text, follow these steps:
Text $ amount to 405-358-2120. Register your credit/ debit card (you will only need to do this once).
Read MoreQuiero compartir con ustedes algo más de mi reciente viaje a Italia. Nuestra patrona parroquial era una madre devota. Tenemos muchos bellos ejemplos de maternidad en nuestra parroquia. ¡Cualquiera que ponga un pie en la misa aquí, notara que esta es una parroquia que da la bienvenida a los bebés! Sabemos también, que los desafíos con la infertilidad y ansiedades sobre la maternidad, la paternidad y el embarazo, son dificultades frecuentes en nuestro mundo…
Read MoreI want to share something else from my recent trip in Italy. Our parish patroness was a devoted mother. We have many beautiful examples of motherhood in our parish. Anyone who steps foot into Mass here knows that this is a parish that welcomes babies! We also know that challenges with infertility and anxieties about maternity, paternity, and pregnancy are frequent difficulties in our world
Read MoreWe have now completed our parish extraordinary period of penance and reparation in response to the crisis our Church has been facing. We began that period of penance on September 11 and carried it through this past Friday to accompany our United States Catholic bishops in their annual meeting last week. I want to thank you for your faithful participation in my call for this time of penance. I am proud of our parish for this effort…
Read MoreSt. Monica’s annual Christmas gift drive is underway. The Giving Tree, with gift tags, is in the Narthex. Please take a tag and return your gifts to the Narthex no later than Sunday, Dec. 3. Agencies benefiting from the Giving Tree are: Catholic Charities, Center of Family Love, Citizens Caring for Children, Infant Crisis Services, Santa’s Cause, Children’s Care Center, Children’s Hospital, and St. Ann’s Nursing Center. Those who would like to help sort gifts may do so with the members of the Charitable Donations Committee, on Sunday, Dec. 2, after the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
Read MoreGiving Tuesday provides us an opportunity to thank God for all of the blessings that He has bestowed upon us during the year and to look within ourselves to see how we can best use our talent and treasure to help others. This year, St. Monica is building upon that feeling of generosity and compassion by asking our parishioners to prayerfully consider enrolling in eGiving for your recurring weekly offering.
Read MoreAdorers are needed for the following days and times:
Mondays at 2:00 PM
Thursdays at 7:00 AM
Fridays at 5:00 PM
This weekend I am speaking at all the Masses about one of the undeniable matters of our common life together in the parish, namely the financial requirements of having a parish. Each disciple shares responsibility to support these financial needs by the practice of regular giving. We need to be aware that one of the habits of being a disciple is sacrificial…
Read MoreI want to thank you for your faithful participation in our parochial effort at this extraordinary time of penance and reparation for sins in the Church, especially sins of abuse and cover up by clergy. When I announced our parochial plan I intentionally did not have an end date in mind because I wanted to see what response would be forthcoming from Church leadership locally, nationally, and universally (from the Vatican)…
Read MoreOn Monday I leave to represent the parish at Jerome Krug’s ordination to the diaconate in Rome. We have been praying for him and I will carry with me your prayers and support for him. This will be a homecoming of sorts for me since I studied at the same seminary and was also ordained a deacon at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Since…
Read MoreIn his recent homily calling for everyone in the parish to join in offering penance and reparation for the victims of abuse in the Church, Fr. Hamilton suggested praying a weekly Rosary. Arrive just 30 minutes before any weekend Mass to pray the Rosary with other parishioners.
Read MoreFr. Hamilton’s three basic assumptions about the current crisis:
We are dealing with something truly diabolical.
The crisis demands serious penance on a biblical scale.
We need to consider what Jesus says is the greatest command (cf. Mt. 22:36-40). Jesus says the first is to love God with all that you are. Then follows a divine love for others.
Suggestions for penance and reparation:
Attend Daily Mass: In particular, five consecutive Wednesdays the daily Mass intention in our chapel will be “In Reparation,” asking healing for victims of abuse and repair for sins of the clergy. These Wednesdays start September 12 and end on October 10. Five Masses are in honor of the Five Sacred Wounds of Jesus (which are his wounds of piercing: 2 hands, 2 feet, and his side).
Fasting and abstinence on Wednesdays and Fridays: Challenge yourself to observe meatless days (that’s what abstaining means in this context) and even fasting (which means taking only one main meal) in reparation for the sins and crimes of the clergy and for healing of victims. The older practice of what are called “Ember Days,” which were quarterly times of penance, sort of like quarterly mini-Lents, can also be observed with fasting. The three fall Ember Days are: September 19, 21 & 22.
Weekly Holy Hour: Commit to one Holy Hour each week before the Blessed Sacrament in our chapel. You can make visits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On Thursday, September 20, from 7-10 pm, attend a public time of adoration at church for healing of victims and in reparation for the sins of priests and bishops.
Invoking Mary & St. Joseph: I encourage each of you to pray the Rosary daily and to pray it as a family at least weekly for the intention of the healing of victims, conversion of the clergy, and sanctity in your family life. Come to weekend Mass early to join the Rosary 30 minutes before each Mass. Use a prayer to St. Joseph at the end of the Rosary.
Invoking St. Monica: Women and mothers are asked to pray through the intercession of St. Monica for conversion and repentance, especially among clergy.
Prayer to St. Joseph
(At the end of the Rosary after the Hail, Holy Queen with its customary prayer, this prayer may be added)
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your
most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength
to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness.
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH
2001 N. Western Avenue, Edmond, OK 73012-3447
Office hours: Monday-Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Telephone (405) 359-2700
Rev. Stephen V. Hamilton, S.T.L., Pastor
