Saint Libory's Catholic Church

06/05/2026

Today is the feast of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr (June 5). St. Boniface, pray for us!

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

“This bread is bread before the words of the Sacrament. But when the words of Christ come to it, it is the body of Christ ... Before the words of Christ it is a cup full of wine and water. When the words of Christ become operative, the blood which has redeemed the people is caused to be there.” -St. Ambrose

"The invitation to lift up our hearts at the most important part of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an invitation by Jesus through the voice of the priest to give our hearts to the Father, as He gave His life for us. We prepare to make our hearts and lives a total self-gift to the Father as Jesus made Himself a total gift to the Father for us on the Cross." —Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
An excerpt from Meditations Before Mass

06/03/2026

2 Timothy 2:8-15
In the 1880s King Mwanga took over Uganda. Fueled by his own concept of morality and driven by immoral sexual desires, the King became filled with rage when his pages refused his advances. He started by spearing St. Denis in the throat for teaching the Truth. Then, gathering the other Catholic convert pages, the King sent them on a 37 mile death march.

St. Charles, the head page and newly Baptized, lauded the boys, aged 13 to 25, to remain steadfast. Together they sang the praises of the Lord, taught those by the road the Way of Jesus, and prepared for martyrdom. After the grueling march of that particular Calvary, many of the boys were beheaded while St. Charles and some others were burned alive. Yet, they sang the praise of God until their voices were resurrected in the Heavenly Court. The witness of these young men set many hearts aflame with the Holy Spirit. The Faith advanced in Uganda and continues to grow there today. Tertullian was right when he said: “Blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.”

06/02/2026

“The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” -St. Thomas More

"A sculptor who wishes to carve a figure out of a block uses his chisel, first cutting away great chunks of marble, then smaller pieces, until he finally reaches a point where only a brush of hand is needed to reveal the figure. In the same way, the soul has to undergo tremendous mortifications at first, and then more refined detachments, until finally its Divine image is revealed. Because mortification is recognized as a practice of death, there is fittingly inscribed on the tomb of Duns Scotus, Bis Mortus; Semel Sepultus (twice died, but buried only once). When we die to something, something comes alive within us. If we die to self, charity comes alive; if we die to pride, service comes alive; if we die to lust, reverence for personality comes alive; if we die to anger, love comes alive." —Fulton J. Sheen, p. 219
An excerpt from Peace of Soul

05/31/2026

This beautiful gift set was left at the front of the church after first communion and we do not know whose it is. Please comment below or message us if you have any information so we can get it to the rightful owner.

05/31/2026

May 31, 2026

05/31/2026

Strong Protestants become Catholics 💪

“When I became a Catholic, I lost nothing that I had as a Protestant. I lost no truths, no values, no love of Scripture, no love of Christ. I just found the rest of it.” – Peter Kreeft

Peter Kreeft’s journey into the Catholic Church was not a rejection of his Protestant upbringing, but a fulfillment of it. As a young philosopher, he studied Scripture deeply and loved Christ sincerely. But as he explored the early Church Fathers and wrestled with questions of authority, he began to see a fuller picture of the Christian faith.

What he discovered was not a loss, but a completion. The truths he already held were not discarded—they were expanded, clarified, and placed within the fullness of the Church Christ founded. For Kreeft, becoming Catholic meant finding “the rest of it” that had always been missing.