St. Ambrose Catholic Church

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Through our baptism, we, the family of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, are chosen and called to be the body of Christ.

As a community of faith, we gather to give thanks and praise to God through prayer, worship, and the celebration of the sacraments.

He wants our hearts!
06/08/2026

He wants our hearts!

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 6Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sinsMy Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am...
06/08/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 6
Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins
My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am sorry for having so many times offended Your infinite goodness. With the help of Your grace, I purpose never to offend You again. And now, unworthy though I am, I consecrate myself to You without reserve. I renounce and give entirely to You my will, my affection, my desires, and all that I possess.

St. Peregrin Cancer Support Group—First Gathering⁣Our Portage North parish family is launching a new ministry for all wh...
06/07/2026

St. Peregrin Cancer Support Group—First Gathering
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Our Portage North parish family is launching a new ministry for all whose lives have been touched by cancer. The first meeting will be Monday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc in Streetsboro. The group will be led by Deacon Steven Gies, a current cancer survivor, who brings both pastoral care and lived experience. This gathering is open to all four Portage North parishes—patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones. Come for prayer, gentle conversation, and shared hope. Light refreshments will be served.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristTREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Ordinary Time beckons, and so on this Sunday we su...
06/07/2026

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Ordinary Time beckons, and so on this Sunday we surrender the last glimmers of paschal joy as we celebrate the renewal of our life around the table of the Eucharist. This feast reminds us that the goal of the catechumen’s journey through Lent is not the baptismal font at Easter, but rather the experience of Pentecost. It is all about life lived in the Spirit’s embrace in relationship to the Body of Christ, which is found both “on the table” and “at the table.”

The season of confirmation is also drawing to a close, and this feast serves as a reminder that this sacrament, a solemn sending from font to table, is keyed to renewed vigor. Confirmation has sometimes been sadly misunderstood as a kind of graduation from religious formation, but it is nothing of the sort. It is about being led by the Lord Jesus to the place where the Spirit flourishes, and where the gifts of the Spirit are most easily detectable. After next week we will resume our consideration of the sacrament of confirmation, its rich and somewhat tangled history, its challenging theology, and its changing celebration.
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—Rev. James Field

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRISTJune 7, 2026⁣You Are What You Eat⁣In John’s Gospel, Jesus gives a long discourse o...
06/07/2026

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
June 7, 2026
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You Are What You Eat
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In John’s Gospel, Jesus gives a long discourse on the Bread of Life. In today’s Gospel, he says that the bread he will give is his flesh. The leaders of the Jews don’t understand. Hopefully, we can do better.
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In the pagan world at the time of Christ and before, a sacrifice was also a meal. Jesus used that understanding of sacrifice to explain his gift of self. He would die on the cross as a sacrifice to the Father and we would share in the meal by consuming bread and wine, which are his Body and Blood.
Better than the pagan sacrifice, the Eucharist unites us with God because Jesus is both human and divine. His humanity allowed him to represent us to the Father, as a lawyer represents a client to the court. Jesus’ divinity allowed his sacrifice to be worthy of the Father, as no merely human gift could be.
The Eucharist also unites us to one another. Because the food we share is the Body and Blood of Christ, we in a sense become what we eat. We show this by our love, by sharing our faith, by forgiving each other, and by our service to each other. If we believe that Jesus is divine, we must believe his word that the Eucharist is truly his Body and Blood, given for us.
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-Tom Schmidt

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 5Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holinessLord Jesus, Saviour of the world and so...
06/07/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 5
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness
Lord Jesus, Saviour of the world and source of holiness, look with kindness on all whom you have chosen to be Missionaries of your loving Heart. Ask your heavenly Father to keep us in your love, and sanctify us in the truth so that you may be glorified in us and we may reflect your goodness. Ask your Father to keep us from evil that we may always be united in bonds of love. As you are one with your Father, so may we be one with each other in your divine Heart, whose sentiments shall forever be ours and to which we consecrate ourselves in time and for eternity. Amen.

St. Peregrin Cancer Support Group—First Gathering Our Portage North parish family is launching a new ministry for all wh...
06/06/2026

St. Peregrin Cancer
Support Group—First Gathering

Our Portage North parish family is launching a new ministry for all whose lives have been touched by cancer. The first meeting will be Monday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc in Streetsboro. The group will be led by Deacon Steven Gies, a current cancer survivor, who brings both pastoral care and lived experience. This gathering is open to all four Portage North parishes—patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones. Come for prayer, gentle conversation, and shared hope. Light refreshments will be served.

Let’s dive deeper into this endless journey of His love.
06/06/2026

Let’s dive deeper into this endless journey of His love.

CHURCH AT HOME COMBINED COLLECTION⁣This weekend our parish will participate in the combined collection to support the lo...
06/06/2026

CHURCH AT HOME COMBINED COLLECTION
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This weekend our parish will participate in the combined collection to support the local and national work of three major Church at Home ministries: The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the USCCB Catholic Communication Campaign, and the Catholic University of America and Newman Campus Ministries. Please give generously.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 4Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercyEternal God, in whom mercy is endless and t...
06/06/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena - Day 4
Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen (Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, 950).

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