HAPPY FEAST DAY OF OUR HOLY MOTHER

ST. TERESA OF JESUS

ANNUAL CLOTHING AND PROFESSION MASS 

SECULAR CARMELITES AKRON, OHIO

COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY FAMILY

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, ocds

TABERNACLE OF THE WEEK

SACRED HEART CHURCH

OBERLIN, OHIO

DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND

PARISH WEBSITE

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, ocds
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Tabernacle of the Week

Holy Family Parish

Parma, Ohio

New Church Established: 1964

Parish Website

Catholic Family Prayer

Jesus, our most loving redeemer,

You came to enlighten the world

with your teaching and example.

You willed to spend the greater part of Your life

in humble obedience to Mary and Joseph

in the poor home of Nazareth.

In this way, You sanctified that family,

which was to be an example for all Christian families.

Graciously accept our family,

hich we dedicate and consecrate to You this day.

Be pleased to protect, guard, and keep it

in holy fear, in peace,

and in the harmony of Christian charity.

By conforming ourselves to the Divine model

of Your family,

may we attain to eternal happiness. Amen.

The Rosary as Family Prayer

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

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Tabernacle of the Week

St. Joan of Arc Church

Canton, Ohio

A Holy Hour Prayer

by Fr. Benedict Groeschel

O Lord, thank you for this hour of Eucharistic devotion. It comes as a time of peace, recollection and healing. How privileged I am to spend this time with You. It makes me feel like the apostles and disciples who were able to speak to You along the road, perhaps sitting under a tree in the evening. What am I to say to You? You know everything about me. You know all my needs, all my failings and even my good intentions. In this time I adore You as the infinite and Holy One of God. You and the Father are one and you have promised that we will be one in You. I give You thanks for all the blessings of my life which I so seldom think of. I thank You for life itself, material and spiritual.

I ask Your forgiveness and healing for all my short-comings and sins; all the times that unthinkingly I have failed You and fallen short of the grace You gave me. I place before You confidently everyone I care about, every concern that I have, every need of my life. I promise to trust You no matter what happens to me. You will bring good out of even the worst of it. I do not ask You to change what is to be. Rather, in whatever there is to be let me find You will, Your holiness and Your opportunity for me to grow. I will try to say, "I know that You are with me."

Finally, I redirect my life, my desire, my hopes, to you, not only for myself but for everyone about me and for the whole world.

May Your kingdom come, may your Holy Spirit be with us. Send Him constantly to us as You promised You would at the Last Supper.

As I look at this mysterious sign, the white host, my eyes tell me nothing of who is there, but faith affirms in my heart that You, my Lord and God are there. I thank You for this precious gift of faith.

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

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Tabernacle of the Week

Sts. Philip and James

Canal Fulton, Ohio

The Fruits of Holy Communion:

"One knows when a soul has received the sacrament of the Eucharist fittingly, for this soul becomes humble, gentle, mortified in its passions, charitable and modest, and gets on well with everyone."

St. John Vianney

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

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Tabernacle of the Week

Mother of Sorrows Church

Peninsula, Ohio

"when we are unable to come to church, let us turn in the direction of the tabernacle. There is no wall which is an obstacle between the good Lord and us."

St. John Marie Vianney

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

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Sunday in the Year for Priests

Triduum Mass for the feast of the Assumption

St. Joseph Church-Randolph, Ohio

Fr. Edward Wieczorek, pastor of St. Joseph Church welcomes the pilgrims to Our Lady's Shrine.

Fr.Sean Donnelly, from the Diocese of Cleveland, tells the story of the Apparitions at Lourdes, France.

Thank you to Fr. Wieczorek and Fr. Donnelly for a beautiful Mass in honor of Our Lady.

Visit the official webiste of Lourdes, France. Live tv coverage 24 hours a day of the Grotto. Click here.

Prayers for Priests
You came from among us to be, for us, one who serves.We thank you for ministering Christ to us and helping us minister Christ to each other.

We are grateful for the many gifts you bring to our community:for drawing us together in worship,for visiting us in our homes,for comforting us in sickness,

for showing us compassion,for blessing our marriage,for baptising our children,for confirming us in our calling,for supporting us in bereavement, for helping us to grow in faith,for encouraging us to take the initiative,for helping the whole community realise God's presence among us.

For our part, we pray that we may always be attentive to your needs and never take you for granted.You, like us, need friendship and love,welcome and a sense of belonging,kind words and acts of thoughtfulness.

We pray, also, for the priests who have wounded priesthood. May we be willing to forgive and may they be open to healing. Let us support one another during times of crisis.

God our Father, we ask you to bless our priests and confirm them in their calling.Give them the gifts they needto respond with generosity and a joyful heart.
We offer this prayer for our priest, Who is our brother and friend,
Amen.

(From World Day of Prayer for Priests)

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

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Tabernacle of the Week

St. Augustine Health Center

Richfield, Ohio

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori
for a visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Photo: R. Massaro-St. Augustine

Lord Jesus Christ, who, through the love which you bear all men, remains with them day and night in this sacrament, full of mercy and of love, expecting, inviting, and receiving all who come to visit You, I believe that You are truly present in the Sacrament of the Altar. I adore you and thank you for all the favors which you have bestowed upon me, especially for having given me Yourself in this sacrament, for having given me for an advocate Your most holy Mother, Mary, and for having called me to visit You in this church.





Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, OCDS
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Tabernacle of the Week

St. Joseph Church
Massillon, Ohio

...My soul longs for Your Body; my heart desires to be made one with You.
Give Yourself to me, Lord, and it is enough, for apart from You there is no consolation. I cannot exist without You, nor can I live if You do not visit me. Therefore, I must come to You frequently, and receive You for the health of my soul. If I do not, I shall surely faint by the wayside, being deprived of this heavenly food.
Imitation of Christ-Chapter 3-#2.


As Lay Carmelites, we are called to the Eucharistic table each day. Let us thank God for this wonderful gift of being able to receive him daily.

St. Therese once said that the Lord does not come down from heaven to wait in a gold ciborium. No, He longs for us to receive him frequently.


I recently visited the church pictured here and you can see the priest reciting Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with the few parishioners who came early. This would be a wonderful Carmelite apostolate to start in our parish churches.











Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, OCDS

Tabernacle of the Week

Sacred Heart Church

Coshocton, Ohio

O Jesus, we adore you,

Who, in your love divine,

Conceal your mighty Godhead

In forms of bread and wine.

O sacrament most holy,

O sacrament divine,

All praise and all thanksgiving

Be every moment thine!

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS