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February 8
World Day of the Sick Healing Mass and Catholic Fair: The Order of Malta invites you to join us for a bilingual World Day of the Sick Healing Mass and Catholic Fair in celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Mass will include:
- Anointing of the sick
- Blessing of caregivers’ hands
- Blessing with Lourdes water
After Mass please stay for a Catholic fair and refreshments served in the social hall!
Note: all attendees will receive Lourdes water blessed by the principal celebrant, Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix.
Unable to attend in person? Watch the broadcast live on AZTV Channel 7 or EWTN. You can also watch live on Facebook or YouTube (@phoenixdiocese).
Information: orderofmaltaaz@gmail.com
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What's Wrong with the World: The world today is full of questions, and we believe the Church has the answers everyone is looking for. Join Steve Greene and Fr. John Parks as they explore faith and reason, worldviews, the existence of truth, the person of Jesus Christ, and other issues worth arguing about.
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Mass for the Homebound
With the hope of bringing comfort to family members who are homebound or hospitalized, the Diocese of Phoenix broadcasts the Catholic Mass each Sunday at 9 a.m. on AZTV channel 7 and at youtube.com/phoenixdiocese. Please invite your loved ones who are unable to attend church to join us for spiritual nourishment. May God bless you.
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January 18
DACA: What's at Stake for Parish Families, and Catholic Responses: You know the story of the Good Samaritan? This is you! As a baptized Catholic, your good works have an eternal value, because they are united to Jesus Christ; your good works are His good works! See Luke 10: 25-37. Ever since Jesus told this story, Catholics have worked to protect the lives of the innocent and vulnerable. In the US, we have a tradition of helping others that can make you proud to be Catholic!
Now you have a chance to look at changes in our society, and talk with other Catholics about new ways to protect the vulnerable. DACA recipients, who arrived in the US when they were children, have been approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services to remain in this country, and to work - at least temporarily. But this might change. What is the Catholic response? Come to this event, listen to the people who are affected by DACA, and imagine if it were your family. What would you need? What would you hope for? Where would you go?
When and where: Sat. Jan. 18, 1-3 p.m., Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1244 S. Power Rd., Mesa.
Information: sr.maryangela@dphx.org, (602) 354-2125
January 19
Mass for Unborn Children: Come and worship with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted as we pray for the protection of the most innocent among us, their mothers, fathers and families. Expectant mothers, thank you for your yes to life! A special blessing for expecting mothers and fathers will close the Mass.
When and where: Jan. 19, 9 a.m., Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N 27th Ave, Phoenix.
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