St. Jude Catholic Church in Glennville, GA

09/08/2026

Today we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

This is one of the Church's oldest feasts, celebrated at least as early as the 6th century. The practice of praying to Mary is centuries older.

Litany of the Holy Infant Mary:
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world…
God the Holy Spirit…
Holy Trinity, One God…

Holy Infant Mary, pray for us.
Infant Mary, Daughter of God the Father…
Infant Mary, Mother of God the Son…
Infant Mary, Spouse of God the Holy Spirit…
Infant Mary, possessed by the Divine Spirit from the beginning of your ways…
Infant Mary, beautiful as the morn…
Infant Mary, brilliant as the Sun…
Infant Mary, terrible as an army in battle array…
Infant Mary, our Mistress…
Infant Mary, our Mother…
Infant Mary, powerful in weakness…
Infant Mary, great in littleness…
Infant Mary, treasure of grace…
Infant Mary, tabernacle of Divine Love…
Infant Mary, masterpiece of God’s omnipotence…
Infant Mary, delight of your holy parents…
Infant Mary, Queen of Angels…
Infant Mary, shoot of the Patriarchs…
Infant Mary, foretold by the Prophets…
Infant Mary, procuring salvation to infants…
Infant Mary, resource of all mankind…

Be propitious to, and intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your Immaculate Conception, intercede for us, O Infant Mary.
By your Sacred Nativity…
By your glorious Presentation…
By your infancy…
By your childhood…
By all your virtues…

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Pray for us, O Holy Infant Mary, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
Grant, O Lord, that we who honor the infancy of the Mother of Your Divine Son, may, through her intercession, arrive at that bliss promised to those only who become as little children for love of You. Through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Image: The Birth of the Virgin by Francesco Solimena, ca. 1690

09/06/2026

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
let us acclaim the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.

Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.

Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as in the day of Massah in the desert,
where your fathers tempted me;
they tested me though they had seen my works.”
—Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Sunday morning Mass with our St Jude family
9/6/26

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, through October 4, the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, is the Season of Creation, a time to pray for and celebrate the natural world and our common home. The September 2026 issue, about the environment, is now available online at southerncross-sav.org

09/02/2026

Please pray for our beautiful little church and our St. Jude family.
Jesus, we trust in You.

09/01/2026

Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. / Hoy es la Jornada Mundial de Oración por el Cuidado de la Creación.

“O God, In the beauty of this season, with its bounty and blessings of land, water, and sky, give me gratitude for plentiful harvest, changing leaves, early sunsets, and cooler air. Help me listen to the voice of creation. Turn my heart to you. In my innermost space, let me listen more carefully to creation, to others and to you. Help me listen to the voice of creation. As I am touched in my listening by your incarnational presence, remind me of your love and mercy, your initiative and activity. Help me listen to the voice of creation. Show me your attentiveness to the ‘cry of the earth and cry of the poor,’ to the ‘little ones’ wounded by a throw-away culture, and to those suffering due to natural disasters. Help me listen to the voice of creation. Listening to the voice of creation, help me to join in holy witness to protect those most vulnerable and to protect our common home. Amen.”
—Prayer from USCCB

O Dios, “En la belleza de esta temporada, con su abundancia y bendiciones de la tierra, el agua y el cielo, dame gratitud por la abundante cosecha, las hojas cambiantes, los atardeceres tempranos y el aire más fresco. Ayúdame a escuchar la voz de la creación. Vuelve mi corazón hacia ti. Ayúdame a escuchar más atentamente, en lo más interior de mi ser, a la creación, a los demás, y a ti. Ayúdame a escuchar la voz de la creación. Mientras me conmueve al escuchar tu presencia encarnada, recuérdame de tu amor y misericordia, tu iniciativa y actividad. Ayúdame a escuchar la voz de la creación. Muéstrame tu atención a ‘tanto el clamor de la tierra como el clamor de los pobres’, a los ‘pequeños’ heridos por la cultura del descarte, y a los que sufren por los desastres naturales. Ayúdame a escuchar la voz de la creación. Escuchando la voz de la creación, ayúdame a dar mi testimonio santo para proteger a los más vulnerables y proteger nuestra casa común. Amén.”
—Oración de USCCB

This year's message/Mensaje de este año (also in Vietnamese): vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/creation/documents/20260815-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html

08/30/2026

Sunday morning Mass with our St Jude family
August 30, 2026