St. Mary's Catholic Church

St. Mary's Catholic Church St. Mary's Catholic Church
1510 Highland Ave. Red Oak, IA 51566
www.stmarysredoak.com Parish Office Contacts
Fr.

Lazarus Kirigia - Pastor
Office Phone: (712)623-2744
Email: [email protected]
Peyton Honeyman: Bookkeeper
Email: [email protected]
Linnea Shook: Parish Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Virginia Bueno: Hispanic Relations
Email: [email protected]
: Director of Religious Education
Email: [email protected]

09/06/2026

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

09/06/2026

St. Teresa of Kolkata, friend of the poor and dying, pray for us!

09/02/2026

Believe, Live and Celebrate Your Faith! See our preview of the Chri...

08/30/2026

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

08/28/2026

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

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, son of St. Monica, bishop, Doctor of the Church, and one of the most influential Christians in history.

But Augustine wasn’t always a saint.

For years, he searched for happiness in ambition, pleasure, philosophy, and the things of the world. All the while, his mother Monica faithfully prayed for his conversion.

Eventually, Augustine discovered what his restless heart had been searching for all along: God.

His story is a reminder that nothing this world offers can completely satisfy the deepest desires of the human heart.

We were created for God.

And until we rest in Him, our hearts will always be restless.

St. Augustine, pray for us. 🙏

08/23/2026

Saint Rose of Lima, pray for us!

08/22/2026

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Coronation and Queenship of Mary (Aug 22). Holy Mary, Queen of Angels and Mother of our Lord and King Jesus, pray for us.

Call it sin. Call it wrongdoing. Call it failings, or transgressions, or brokenness, or "the human condition." It goes b...
08/18/2026

Call it sin. Call it wrongdoing. Call it failings, or transgressions, or brokenness, or "the human condition." It goes by many names. It's the desolate knowledge that things are not right because we have acted wrongly. Sin divides and shatters. It separates us from God, from those we love, and from ourselves.
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This knowledge burdens us. We can't undo what we've done, but we long for relief -- a new start, an end to guilt, freedom to act rightly, a path out of the wilderness. We want forgiveness. We want to be restored.
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That's what God offers us in confession. The salvation that Jesus accomplished for the human race is something we can experience personally. Forgiveness is ours through confession. It's the road back to God. It's a channel of grace to live with new joy and freedom.
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A few decades ago, the Catholic Church began referring to confession as "the sacrament of penance and reconciliation." It did this to emphasize reconciliation. That's the short answer to the question, "Why go back to confession?" We do it to be reconciled. Reconciliation literally means "to meet again." We've lost our way. Confession is the way back home.
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Many people stay away from the sacrament of reconciliation because they are afraid of God. He's perceived as a judge or a policeman -- angry, suspicious, unforgiving. The truth of the matter is that God isn't like that at all. He is a loving Father who desperately wants us to return to him. In parable after parable, healing after healing, Jesus' message refutes the notion that his Father is a vindictive scorekeeper. God wants us back. He'll go to great lengths to find us.

Trivia Tuesday! What new name and responsibility did Jesus give Simon?⁣A. Apostle and EvangelistB. Peter, the rock upon ...
08/18/2026

Trivia Tuesday! What new name and responsibility did Jesus give Simon?
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A. Apostle and Evangelist
B. Peter, the rock upon which He would build His Church.
C. Shepherd of Galilee
D. Keeper of the Scriptures
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Answer: B. Peter, the rock upon which He would build His Church.
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Catholic Connection:
When Peter professed, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God," Jesus entrusted him with a unique role of leadership by giving him the "keys to the kingdom of heaven." Catholics recognize this passage as the biblical foundation of the Petrine ministry, which continues today through Pope Leo XIV, the successor of St. Peter, serving the unity of the Church.
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08/16/2026

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1510 Highland Avenue
Red Oak, IA
51566

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17126232744

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