Notre Dame Catholic Church

12/28/2025

Happy Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
May our families be places where faith is nurtured, and hearts are encouraged to follow Christ’s invitation with trust and joy. 🙏

12/28/2025

The Feast of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, pray for us! The “contemplation of this admirable model, the Church draws the values to hold up to the women & men of all times & all cultures.”
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12/26/2025

Saint Stephen the Martyr
Died: 34
Feast day: December 26
Patronage: Altar Servers, casket makers, deacons, headaches, horses, masons, Italy
Stephen, traditionally regarded as the Protomartyr, was according to the Acts of the Apostles a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy, at his trial he made a long speech fiercely denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death.
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12/26/2025

Today we honor St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr and patron saint of deacons.
May his faithful service inspire vocations rooted in courage, charity, and love. 🙏

12/24/2025

From myself and my family, I want to wish everyone a beautiful and very blessed Christmas! Fr Scott

12/24/2025

Tonight, heaven breaks the silence with good news meant for every heart.
May we receive it with wonder, humility, and joy.
Come, Lord Jesus. ✨🙏

12/23/2025

12/22/2025

Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson
1133-1193
Feast day: December 23
Patronage: Iceland, autism
Saint Thorlak came from a poor farming family, ordained to the priesthood at 18 and studied theology in France and England. As Bishop of Skalholt, now The Diocese of Reykjavik, he worked to end church laxity and abuses, especially in the clergy. He established a monastery to the strict rule of St. Augustine. Today, Icelanders celebrate St.Thorlak’s day, the final day of preparation before Christmas, by eating cured fish.
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12/21/2025

Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love
❤️ “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel.” (Matthew 1:23)
Mary’s "yes" to God was an act of love that changed the world. Vocations are also born of love—love for God and His people. This Advent, let us pray for more hearts to respond with love to God's call.
🙏 Prayer for this Week:
Loving Father, through Mary's 'fiat,' You gave us the Savior. Inspire many to follow her example of love and trust. Open the hearts of those You are calling to live out their vocations with faithfulness and joy. May their "yes" transform the world. Amen.

12/21/2025

Saint Dominic of Silos
1000-1073
Feast Day: December 20
Patronage: prisoners, captives, shepherds, pregnant women, against rabies, rabid dogs, and against insects
Saint Dominic of Silos grew up loving solitude as a shepherd in Spain. He eventually became a Benedictine abbot that reformed both physically and spiritually, the monastery in Silos. It became famous as a center of learning, charity, and healing. Wealthy patrons gave money to the monastery that allowed Christians to be ransomed from the Moors. 100 years after St. Dominic’s death, Blessed Joan of Aza made a pilgrimage to his tomb where he appeared to her and told her that her unborn son would grow up to be St. Dominic Guzman, the founder of the Dominicans.
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12/21/2025

aint Peter Canisius
Doctor of the Church
1521-1597
Feast day: December 21
Patronage: The Catholic Press
Saint Peter Canisius, a Jesuit, was ordained in 1546 in the midst of the Protestant reformation. He believed and led the Catholic Reformation with patience and love, thru education. He wrote Summary of Christian Doctrine, a catechism, that was reprinted over 200 times in 15 languages. St. Peter founded universities and seminaries and traveled over 20 thousand miles, preaching and caring for the sick. He is considered the second Apostle of Germany.
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