Sacred Heart Catholic Church

09/09/2026

This Sunday!!! 8:30 AM as usual inside church, 10:30 AM Mass will be at Ned Houk for our annual parish outdoor Mass and Picnic. No 5:00 PM Mass this Sunday.

09/08/2026

Happy birthday, Blessed Mother! 🥳

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Mary, nine months after the celebration of her Immaculate Conception on December 8th.

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

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Today's the feast day of St. Teresa of Calcutta. Like her, may we strive to do small things with great love!

09/03/2026

09/01/2026

Due to meeting tomorrow, Fr. Franklin will celebrate Wednesday Mass at 7 AM. There will also be a Communion Service
at 1210 PM. This is for Wednesday, 9/2/26.

08/30/2026

Today at 1:00 PM

All are welcome, please come learn more about the building process of our new church.

08/27/2026

Today is the feast of St. Monica: the mother of St. Augustine, one of the most influential saints in Church history.

Before he became the Saint we know, he spent most of his time breaking his Catholic mother's heart. Maybe you're a parent who can relate.

My sister painted this image of her. In traditional iconography, Mary is often shown at the foot of the cross as if cradling a baby, but with empty arms. My sister depicted Monica the same way: arms empty, praying for the conversion of her son.

For years, Monica followed him, worked behind the scenes to connect him with holy people, and above all, prayed for him.

The fact that her feast day falls the day before Augustine's is no accident. The reason we have a St. Augustine is BECAUSE we had a St. Monica. She gave birth to him a second time, through her prayers and tears.

She died a happy woman. In his Confessions, Augustine describes the two of them standing at a window, looking out over a garden, talking about what heaven would be like. His mother turned to him:

"Son… I do not know why I am still here. I did have one reason for wanting to live a little longer: to see you become a Catholic Christian before I died. God has lavished his gifts on me in that respect… So what am I doing here?"

Within days she was gone. Her last request:

"One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be."

Monica's persistence is a reminder of a few things:

1.) Nothing matters more than the holiness of our children. Nothing. How we raise them needs to actually reflect that.
2.) The prayers of a holy mom (and dad) WORK.
3.) If you're a praying parent, never give up hope. Ever. Even if you don't die with the consolation Monica had, your prayers for your children don't stop in this life.

As a bishop told her while she wept for Augustine: "it is not possible that the son of these tears should perish."

God can't ignore a mother's tears.

St. Monica, pray for us!

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08/24/2026

First class this Wednesday