O God, let all the natons praise you.
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Steve, Hai Kim
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although it is not a holy day of obligation this year, all are warmly invited to celebrate this beautiful feast with us at the 8:00 AM Mass.
Knights of Columbus
Membership Drive Weekend
Men of our parish. are you looking for more purpose, more brotherhood, and more ways to live your Catholic faith beyond Sunday? The Knights of Columbus is calling your name. Founded in 1882, the Knights is the premier lay Catholic men's organization — built on charity, unity, and fraternity. And right here at this parish, that brotherhood is alive. Our Knights host Pancake Breakfasts, run Fish Fries during Lent, collect Coats for Kids, boldly support Ultrasound Initiatives that save lives, send young people to St. Joseph's Youth Camp, and show up whenever this parish needs hands-on help with improvements and projects — and so much more. This is faith in action. This is what it means to be a Knight.
Join us next Sunday, August 23rd at the 11:00 AM Mass as we celebrate our Religious Education Opening Mass. Our English-speaking RE program and the Thanh Linh Community will come together to begin a new year of faith. All are welcome. Please note that this Mass is expected to be more crowded than usual.
Interested in singing at Mass?
Join the Holy Spirit choir as a cantor, choir member, musician, or sound tech and attend the Music Ministry Welcome Meeting to meet one another, enjoy refreshments, and discuss all matters Music Ministry for this coming year.
Contact Christian at cnguyen@holyspirit-tempe-az.org for more information.
Calling all men, women, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents and Godparents.
Are you praying for someone in your family to return to the Catholic Church?
Would you like to join your prayers to others and unite these prayers to God?
You are invited to our first Holy Mass on the feast day of St. Monica on Thursday, August 27th at 7 p.m. to do just that!
St. Monica was likely born in the year 331 AD and died in the year 387 AD. Her husband was a Roman of minor nobility named Patricius, and with Patricius, Monica had three children, one of whom was named Augustine. Augustine would become one of the premiere converts to the Catholic faith, and his works of theology and spirituality are among the greatest of the treasures of the Church.
But the path from Augustine to St. Augustine would not be clear and easy. Augustine spent much of his youth resisting Christ and the Church, and this resistance caused his mother, Monica, much in tears and in turmoil.
Monica petitioned the Lord for years that he might intervene in the life of her son. When this intervention finally did take place, and Augustine came to know Christ and accepted a life as a disciple in the Church, Monica was overjoyed but would not live long enough to see the full flowering of Augustine’s faith.
The Lord knows our needs better than we do and nothing that we request from him comes as a surprise. Further, our petitionary prayer, no matter how eloquent or persistent, has no power to force God to act in accord with our desires. We ask God for many things in prayer, but the deepest purpose of our petitions is not to get what we want, but to discern what God wants. Augustine’s conversion to Christ happened, but it happened on the Lord’s terms, not Monica’s.
St. Monica is one of several patrons of conversion in the Catholic Church and as a Church, we can ask her intercession for our family members who have strayed from the path of the Good Shepherd. Now, we have an opportunity to unite our voices in prayer and petition for our family members at Holy Mass on the Feast of St. Monica! Please join us for this special liturgy on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. August 27th. All are welcome. Please invite anyone you know who is praying for their family member.
Are you praying for someone in your family to return to the Catholic Church?
Would you like to join your prayers to others and unite these prayers to God?
You are invited to our first Holy Mass on the feast day of St. Monica on Thursday, August 27th at 7 p.m. to do just that!
St. Monica was likely born in the year 331 AD and died in the year 387 AD. Her husband was a Roman of minor nobility named Patricius, and with Patricius, Monica had three children, one of whom was named Augustine. Augustine would become one of the premiere converts to the Catholic faith, and his works of theology and spirituality are among the greatest of the treasures of the Church.
But the path from Augustine to St. Augustine would not be clear and easy. Augustine spent much of his youth resisting Christ and the Church, and this resistance caused his mother, Monica, much in tears and in turmoil.
Monica petitioned the Lord for years that he might intervene in the life of her son. When this intervention finally did take place, and Augustine came to know Christ and accepted a life as a disciple in the Church, Monica was overjoyed but would not live long enough to see the full flowering of Augustine’s faith.
The Lord knows our needs better than we do and nothing that we request from him comes as a surprise. Further, our petitionary prayer, no matter how eloquent or persistent, has no power to force God to act in accord with our desires. We ask God for many things in prayer, but the deepest purpose of our petitions is not to get what we want, but to discern what God wants. Augustine’s conversion to Christ happened, but it happened on the Lord’s terms, not Monica’s.
St. Monica is one of several patrons of conversion in the Catholic Church and as a Church, we can ask her intercession for our family members who have strayed from the path of the Good Shepherd. Now, we have an opportunity to unite our voices in prayer and petition for our family members at Holy Mass on the Feast of St. Monica! Please join us for this special liturgy on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. August 27th. All are welcome. Please invite anyone you know who is praying for their family member.
If you're a mom of young children looking to grow in your faith through Scripture and build community with other moms in the same season of life, we'd love to have you join us. Children are welcome, with babysitting provided for a small monthly fee. Wednesday mornings from September 2, 2026 thru May 19, 2027 in the Upper Room Coffee Shop. For more information, email Grace Rivera at eastvalleycatholicmoms@gmail.com
Giving Opportunities
Are you or someone you know divorced? Want to learn more about annulments and how to apply? An informational seminar will be offered at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in North McCready Hall on Tuesday, August 18, from 7pm to 8:30pm. This event provides an introduction to annulments and how to apply. There will be opportunity for Q&A, and no RSVP is required. Call (480) 967-8791 ext. 224, or email karen@olmctempe.com with any questions.
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