St Michael's Catholic Church

09/02/2026

September is filled with feast days of some amazing saints here is a look forward and a reminder to ask for these saints prayers and intercession this month!

08/31/2026

✝️ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗗𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦?

Have you ever heard the bells ring during the Eucharistic Prayer and wondered why?

The ringing of the bells is a beautiful liturgical signal calling the attention of the faithful to the sacred moment taking place at the altar.

✝️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

When the priest speaks Christ's words over the bread and w**e, the Church teaches that Transubstantiation takes place.

The substance of the bread becomes the Body of Christ.

The substance of the w**e becomes the Blood of Christ.

The appearances of bread and w**e remain, but Christ is truly, really, and substantially present.

The bells can therefore serve as a powerful reminder:

“Pay attention. The King is here.”

✝️ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥

For centuries, bells have helped draw the attention of the faithful to important moments of the Sacred Liturgy.

In a church filled with people praying, children, music, movement, or other distractions, the sound of the bells calls the heart back to the altar.

It tells us:

**Stop.

Look.

Adore.

Jesus is truly present.**

✝️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛

The bells do not cause Transubstantiation.

The bells do not make Christ present.

Christ becomes present through the Eucharistic consecration.

The ringing simply helps the faithful recognize and reverently attend to this profound mystery.

So the next time you hear the sacred bells at Mass, don't treat them as mere decoration or tradition.

Let them remind you of what is happening before your eyes of faith:

Bread and w**e are no longer bread and w**e in substance.

Christ is truly present.

And the Church invites you to adore Him. 🙏🏻

Ignatius Catholicum ✍️✝️

08/31/2026

We are about to start a new week. A week full of schedules and surprises, deadlines and delays, anxieties and adventures, successes and challenges. But no matter, because if we can practice the presence of God through each day, this week can become holy. Most of us don’t reject God, we just put Him off because we are too busy.

So, here is your reminder. Bring Him into each moment. Imagine Jesus sitting with you in the car on the way to work or school and let that commute become a prayerful conversation about the day ahead. See Him leaning against the counter as you wash the dishes and tell Him about your plans for dinner. Let Him walk into that meeting with you and feel His hand on your shoulder as you ask Him to speak through you so that His voice is heard by those who are listening.

Prayer is not isolated to church or quiet moments with your eyes closed. It is a part of every action you do each day, if you allow it. “Most of us live as if prayer and life are competitors… Prayer is not something to be added to the day. It is the atmosphere in which your day can unfold.” Matthew Kelly Imagine it’s the water in which you swim.

Let us know how your week goes and if trying this idea makes a difference. Be patient with yourself and each time you drift, just gently start again. Bring Him into each moment and let Him love you right there.

Happy Sunday and have a great week.

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

A message from The Most Reverend Robert Coerver, Bishop of the Dioc...

08/30/2026

▪️BULLETIN: Sunday, August 30, 2026
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

08/29/2026

Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist: King Herod Antipas held him captive in the fortress of Machaerus, and ordered him to be beheaded on his birthday, at the request of the daughter of Herodias; thus the Precursor of the Lord, as a burning and shining lamp, bore witness to the truth both in death and in life. - Roman Martyrology

Saint John the Baptist, pray for us!

08/28/2026

From Wanderer to Saint 🙏

Today is the feast day of St. Augustine. He spent years running from God. His mother St. Monica never stopped praying for him. And God never stopped pursuing him.

He went on to become one of the greatest theologians in Church history and a Doctor of the Church. His Confessions is still changing hearts to this day.

"Our hearts are restless until they rest in God."

Want a St. Augustine prayer card? Comment PRAYERCARDS below and we will send you the link! 👇

08/27/2026

St. Monica, holy mother and wife whose prayers drew her husband and son to the faith, pray for us!