St. Francis Xavier Council of Catholic Women

06/12/2023

Installation of Officers of the Council of Catholic Women

07/04/2022

09/21/2021

Father Tom Willis answers the question: What is a Canonical Coronation? You can also read Father Tom's article: https://coronation.dosafl.com/what-is-a-cano...

09/21/2021

In the early 1600s, Spanish settlers brought with them to the New World a special devotion…

08/17/2021

Travel to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Florida on October 10, 2021. At 1:30 that afternoon, pilgrims will begin gathering to watch the ceremony on a Jumbotron screen outdoors.

See the full schedule of events here:
https://coronation.dosafl.com/schedule/

What is a Canonical Coronation?
A canonical coronation is a formal act of the pope to crown an image of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or St. Joseph in the name of the Holy Father. The crowning acknowledges that the specific image, while having local significance, also has universal importance for the Catholic Church as it pertains to the Salvation Christ won for us by the Paschal Mystery of his death and resurrection. The practice began in the 17th century but became increasingly popular in the late 1800s. Many people are familiar with a May crowning as many parishes and schools annually have one as a sign of their devotion to Mary. A canonical coronation is different in that this will only happen once to this specific image of Our Lady of La Leche.

Learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime event at https://coronation.dosafl.com/

04/09/2020

Why you may ask is Holy Thursday so Holy?
The short version: it comes down to the Last Super, when Jesus gave us his body and blood to celebrate him.
But read for yourself -

Several religions believe in a single utterly transcendent God. But only Christianity believes that this one transcendent God is love.

03/18/2020

Thank you for your mutual respect & understanding for all in our parish at this time. I am sure we can all agree that a Peace, Patience, a Calm Head and Prayers for our community and the world are needed at this time 🙏❤

May you all be Safe.