Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day — or, as our neighbors to the north say, Happy Labour Day! 🇨🇦

Today, the United States and Canada share more than a border — we also share a September tradition rooted in the efforts of working men and women who sought greater dignity, fairness, and recognition for their labor.

The labor movements on both sides of the border helped shape what would become Labor/Labour Day in the United States and in Canada, celebrated on the first Monday of September. Canada’s organized labor movement was already making its voice heard in the 1870s, and the first U.S. Labor Day celebration followed in New York City in 1882. By 1894, both nations had officially established the September holiday honoring workers.

There is something especially fitting about remembering that shared history today, as our Managing Director is celebrating “Labour Day” with her family in Canada! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸

At Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, we are especially grateful for all those whose work sustains our mission — our staff, clergy, volunteers, contractors, vendors, benefactors, and the countless people whose hands and hearts help care for this beautiful place.

As Catholics, we are reminded that work is more than simply a means of earning a living. Through honest work, we use the gifts God has given us, serve one another, provide for our families, and participate in the care of His creation.

On this Labor Day, may God bless all who work, all who are seeking work, all who have retired after many years of service, and all whose quiet labor often goes unseen.

From both sides of the border today — Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦

🙏 St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us!

09/05/2026

💙 First Saturday Mass & Upcoming Schedule at OLHSC 💙

We will still celebrate First Saturday Mass this Saturday, September 5, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.

Please also note that OLHSC will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day, with access available only to our scheduled Eucharistic Adorers.

Then, on Tuesday, September 8, we would love to welcome everyone back for a special day of prayer and reflection as we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — our Blessed Mother’s birthday! 🌹

🙏 8:00 a.m. — Rosary in honor of the Blessed Mother
⛪ 8:30 a.m. — Holy Mass
✨ 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. — Open House & Self-Guided Tours of our Reliquary, Sacred Art Collection, and Holy Land Prayer Walk
⛪ 6:15 p.m. — Holy Mass
❤️‍🩹 Healing Service immediately following Mass

Whether you are a longtime friend of OLHSC or have never visited before, we invite you to spend part of this beautiful Marian feast day with us.

Come pray. Come explore. Come encounter Christ through Mary. 💙

Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center
5440 Moeller Avenue
Norwood, Ohio

09/04/2026

We look forward to welcoming St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish to OLHSC for their one-day Alpha retreat in November.

It is always a joy to host St. Max and other parishes for time away to gather, pray, and grow in faith.

If your parish or group is looking for a retreat space, reach out to our Retreat Manager, Allison Fredette — we’d love to welcome you!
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center https://share.google/pueynxmzOlTNwwNQy

09/02/2026

📣 Calling all gardeners, green thumbs, youth leaders, and those who love to play in the dirt! 🌻🐛

We would love to have volunteers to assist with our gardens and courtyard maintenance. You can come as often as you'd like, or even just once or twice.

We have a wonderful, long time volunteer - Denny - who would love the assistance! Call our information office at 513-351-9800 or send a volunteer application

https://olhsc.org/volunteer

Our butterflies thank you! 🦋

09/01/2026

A video can hardly do justice to a glorious sunset. God is an awesome God and artist! We pray you're able to take time to view His majesty today and every day.
James 1:17 "All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change."

08/29/2026

💙 Grateful for Every Gift — Large and Small 💙

At Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, we are continually reminded that this sacred place is sustained through the generosity of people and organizations who believe in our mission.

Recently, we have been blessed with several extraordinary gifts:

🙏 $2,500 grant to provide new priest vestments and Mass vessels for Fr. Benjamin
🙏 $3,800 gift from St Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church to cover the cost of a much-needed refrigerator for our Retreat Ministry
🙏 $10,000 sponsorship from J.T.M. Food Group for our upcoming Fatherhood Workshop
🙏 $500 gift from Gate of Heaven Cemetery in additional support of the Fatherhood Workshop

We cannot overstate our gratitude.

These gifts may support very different needs, but together they help make something much greater possible: a place where people can encounter Christ through prayer, worship, retreat, fellowship, and spiritual renewal.

Maintaining a 180,000-square-foot, century-old sacred building is a tremendous responsibility. It costs approximately $2,500 each day just to keep the lights on and our ministry operating. Our six full-time and twelve part-time staff members work alongside an incredible community of volunteers and adorers who give generously of their time and talents to help care for this holy place.

Every gift matters. A major sponsorship can help make a new ministry possible. A grant can provide something our priests or retreat guests need. And a gift of $5, $10, or $25 joins with countless others to help keep the doors open, the chapels welcoming, the retreats running, and the light shining.

No gift is too small, and no act of generosity goes unnoticed.

If you would like to learn more about ways you can help sustain Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center — through financial support, gifts in kind, sponsorships, or volunteering — we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Development Manager Charles Marks or Managing Director Dawn Shook at 513-351-9800 or [email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

To J.T.M. Food Group, Gate of Heaven, our generous grant partners, donors, volunteers, adorers, and every person who helps care for this sacred place: Thank you! 🙏🏻

Your generosity helps ensure that Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center will continue to be a place of peace, prayer, and encounter for generations to come. 🙏💙

08/28/2026

💙 Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” — St. Augustine

On today’s Feast of Saint Augustine, those words seem especially meaningful to us at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.

Because when people tell us *why* this place matters to them, again and again we hear the same words:

Peace. Prayer. Jesus. Home. Hope. Rest.

One longtime visitor wrote that because of the Center, her faith had deepened, and that every time she comes here she feels as though she is experiencing "a little piece of Heaven.” She gives when she can because, in her words, she needs "Our Mother’s house to always be here.”

Another shared:

❤️ "Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center feels like home to me."

Another called the Center her "oasis of grace” the place she comes when the world becomes too difficult, when she wants to feel close to Our Lady, or simply to sit with Jesus in Adoration.

And one donor perhaps said it most simply:

🙏 "It truly is holy ground.”

These are not simply kind words to us. They are the reason this ministry exists.

For generations, people have walked through these doors carrying restless hearts—some seeking quiet, some returning to the Church, some attending a retreat, some bringing their children or grandchildren, and some simply needing an hour with Jesus.

And because others before them cared enough to preserve this place, the doors were here when they needed them.

Today, we simply want to say Thank You!

Thank you to every person who has offered a prayer, volunteered an hour, attended a retreat, shared our ministry with a friend, or made a financial gift—whether $5, $50, $5000 or more.

Together, you help make it possible for the next person who walks through our doors to discover the peace so many before them have found here.

Perhaps one donor expressed our hope best:

“Jesus’ door is always open, we give so the doors to the Holy Spirit Center will also remain open.”

May Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center continue to be a place where restless hearts encounter Jesus Christ through Mary—and find their rest in Him.

St. Augustine, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, pray for us. 💙

08/28/2026

We’re happy to share this upcoming opportunity from our friends at Our Lady of Light Ministries, located here at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center!

✨ Sunday, August 31: Dinner + Talk
✨ Monday, September 1: Breakfast + Talk

What a wonderful opportunity to gather in faith, deepen your spiritual life, and hear Roy’s powerful story and insights — all here on the sacred grounds of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.

Please see the original post below for details and ticket information. We hope you’ll join Our Lady of Light for this inspiring event! 🙏

You're invited! Join us at Our Lady of Light Ministries for two powerful days with renowned speaker Roy H. Schoeman — August 31 & September 1!
Purchase Tickets Here : https://ourladyoflight.org/2026-days-of-prayer-and-mercy.../
✨ 8/31: Dinner + Talk
✨ 9/1: Breakfast + Talk
Click the link or visit our website to learn more about Roy and grab your tickets. We can't wait to gather with you for this inspiring event! 🙏

08/26/2026

📻 TUNE IN TOMORROW!

Driving Home the Faith – Sacred Heart Radio – Cincinnati, Ohio https://share.google/lhTRApWrIrWK0rvV8

Wednesday, August 26 at 4:20 p.m. on Sacred Heart Radio AM 740 as Deacon Joe Grote talks about the upcoming Fatherhood Workshop at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.

Our young people need strong fathers, father figures, mentors, and positive male role models in their lives. This workshop will bring together faith and community leaders for panel discussions exploring both the need for strong male leadership and practical strategies to:

Build Strong Men. Strengthen Families. Transform Communities.

And this workshop isn't only for dads! All men are encouraged to attend, regardless of marital or family status. Fathers, grandfathers, husbands, single men, coaches, mentors, teachers, faith leaders, and any man who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of others are welcome.

📻 Tune in: AM 740 Driving Home the Faith – Sacred Heart Radio – Cincinnati, Ohio https://share.google/lhTRApWrIrWK0rvV8
📅 Wednesday, August 26
⏰ 4:20 p.m.

Then join us for the Fatherhood Workshop on Saturday, October 17 at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. Fatherhood Workshop Registration https://share.google/1m1jZ3lAq3jRifD8Y

Please share this post and help us spread the word. The young people in our families and communities need good men willing to show up for them. ❤️

Radio station/group website.

08/24/2026

Come and See!

Today, August 24, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, one of the original Twelve Apostles and a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.

In today’s Gospel, Nathaniel asks Philip, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip simply responds, “Come and see.”

Today, we extend that same invitation to you: Come and see!
Come and encounter Our Lord in the Holy Mass or spend time with Him in Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.

Come into His presence. Come to pray, reflect, and find peace in the beauty of our gardens and halls.

Jesus is waiting for you. Come and see. ❤️🙏