The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

#adventnd #blessedvirginmary #advent Today’s readings Blessed Pope Pius IX instituted the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8, 1854, when he proclaimed as truth the dogma that our Lady was conceived free from the … Continued

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

School Mass #adventnd #blessedvirginmary #advent Today’s readings I think we’re so blessed that we get to come to church and celebrate so many of Mary’s feasts. Today is a very special feast because Mary, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, … Continued

Saint Francis Xavier, priest, patron of the Diocese of Joliet 

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Today’s readings: 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 16:15-20 We celebrate the memorial of St. Francis Xavier as a feast today, because he is the patron saint of the Diocese of Joliet. Francis Xavier was a sixteenth century man who had … Continued