Category: Family Faith Formation

Liturgical Year at Home and in the Parish

Thanksgiving in St. Augustine

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a holiday instituted by George Washington and confirmed by Abraham Lincoln for the fourth Thursday of November. Both presidents explain that Thanksgiving is for the express purpose of thanking Almighty God for His blessings throughout the year. The holiday expresses clearly the belief of the Founding Fathers of our nation, as well as the citizens of the United States, that Almighty God exists and is to be reverenced for His Goodness, Love and Mercy.

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Bethlehem Walk at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Gainesville, VA

Please mark your calendars to come and enjoy our annual Bethlehem Walk scheduled for Tuesday, December 21st and Wednesday, December 22nd from
5 – 8pm each night. We will be back inside this year!

We need lots of helping hands to pull together this amazing parish gift to our community.  We are in need of families who will dress up in costumes and be our villagers, as well as people who are willing to greet our guests and they arrive.  There is a lot of preparation to do to transform our hallways into the little town of Bethlehem.  We are most in need of babies.  If you have had a baby since August 15th and would consider joining us as the Holy Family, we would be most appreciative.  Please stop in Our Lady’s Hal after Mass today and tomorrow to learn more about how to get involved in the blessed parish event

Can you help us with some supplies that we share with our guests? Click HERE to sign up! How about baking? Do you enjoy making cookies?  We would love to have some help with refreshments for our guests! Click HERE to sign up! Cleaning up after this big event is always a big job and many hands make the work easier to do! Can you help us? Click HERE to sign up!

40 Hours Devotion at Holy Trinity

40 Hours Devotion with Exposition will take place in the main church, from 7pm on Sunday until 8pm on Tuesday.  During Masses, Exposition and Adoration will be in the Chapel.    

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Bl. Solanus Casey

Barney Casey came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee. The studies were hard for him and he left. In 1896, Barney joined the Capuchins in Detroit, taking the name Solanus. His studies for the priesthood were again hard.

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Memorare, Day 9

“…It is essential, that we bring our faith into the public arena, especially in the votes we will soon cast, and elect officials who are defenders of life, from conception to natural death.”
~Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

October 25, 2021 – November 2, 2021
For the Health of the Commonwealth

En español

Know the Positions of the Candidates for Governor (en español)
 
Know the Positions of the Candidates for Lieutenant Governor (en español)
 
Know the Positions of the Candidates for Attorney General (en español)

Prayer Before An Election

Lord God, as the election approaches,
we seek to understand better the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country,
and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community.
We ask for eyes that are free from blindness
so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters,
one and equal in dignity,
especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit and poverty.
We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and those abandoned,
Men and women oppressed because of race or creed, religion or gender.
We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the voice of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom.
We pray for discernment
so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word,
live your love,
and keep in the ways of your truth
as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles
and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.
We ask this in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.