First Fridays beginning January 7th we will gather to adore our Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. All parishioners are invited to join us in prayer. It is a great opportunity for peaceful reflection, personal prayer or just relaxing in Jesus’ presence, speaking, and listening to him.
Christ had asked of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), a French nun, as he had asked the apostles in the Garden of Olives: “Can you not watch one hour with me?” Jesus made it clear to St. Margaret Mary that through this devotion, He wishes His faithful friends to become partakers of that “sorrow unto death” which He willed to suffer in the Garden of Olives and to join with Him in the humble prayer which He offered to His Father at that time. He also wishes the faithful to appease His Father’s anger and to ask Him to forgive all sinners.
The First Friday Exposition is at 3:00 PM and concludes with Benediction (the blessing) at 7:00 PM. We will alternate gathering at our Churches (see below).
| St. Bernard Church |
St. Matthew Church |
| Friday, January 7 |
Friday, February 4 |
| Friday, March 4 |
Friday, April 1 |
| Friday, May 6 |
Friday, June 3 |
| Friday, July 1 |
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If you have any questions, please contact Mary Voghel at spirituality@cath-comm.org