St. Jude, South Bend and Sacred Heart, Lakeville

06/03/2026

03/27/2026

At the end of the Holy Thursday Mass, the Eucharist is placed on a temporary “altar of repose” away from the sanctuary so that the faithful can engage in quiet prayer and adoration. The Seven Churches Visitation is a tradition that grew out of this. As part of this tradition, the faithful “remain here and keep watch with me” (Mt 26:38) at seven different churches and take time at each church to meditate on the “Seven Movements of Jesus” that were made by Jesus between the Last Supper in the Upper Room and His crucifixion on the cross.
Find more information, including altar times, and a route planner, at https://watch-pray-sbm.my.canva.site/ OR diocesefwsb.org/seven-churches

03/25/2026

Join us this Holy Week!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, as I enter this Holy Week,
I ask for the grace to walk beside you.
Let me not be a bystander,
but a companion on the road to Calvary.
Open my heart to the depth of your love,
that I may die to my own selfishness
and rise with You in newness of life. Amen.

02/07/2026

February 7-14 National Marriage Week
Prayer for Married Couples:
O God, who in creating the human race
willed that man and wife should be one,
keep, we pray, in a bond of inseparable love
those who are united in the covenant of Marriage,
so that, as you make their love fruitful,
they may become, by your grace, witnesses to charity itself.
Through Christ our Lord
Amen.

02/07/2026

National Marriage Week February 7-14
Prayer for Married Couples:
Almighty and eternal God,
You blessed the union of married couples
so that they might reflect the union of Christ with his Church:
Look with kindness on them.
Renew their marriage covenant,
increase your love in them,
and strengthen their bond of peace so that,
with their children,
they may always rejoice in the gift of your blessing.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For marriage resource check out FORMED.org, foryourmarriage.org, or marriageweek.org

01/15/2026

**Solemn Evening Prayer and Adult Choir Practice at St. Jude are cancelled this evening.**