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From Michael to Michael: 64 Days of Prayer for our Parish

From today’s secondary feast of St. Michael the Archangel (September 6th) until our primary patronal feast of the Synaxis of St. Michael and All the Bodiless Powers of Heaven (November 8th), there are exactly 64 days. 64 is a good number! It’s 8 times 8, and eight is the number of the Age to Come,Continue reading “From Michael to Michael: 64 Days of Prayer for our Parish”

Parish Life at St. Michael’s, Part 2: Loving God and Neighbor Like the Archangel

September 6th is a lesser-known feast of our heavenly patron, St. Michael, the Chief Commander of the Bodiless Hosts. Following on from last Sunday’s homily that surveyed some of the past triumphs and present needs of our parish, today’s Gospel about the two greatest commandments inspires us to ask: What is the purpose of aContinue reading “Parish Life at St. Michael’s, Part 2: Loving God and Neighbor Like the Archangel”

Parish Life at St. Michael’s, Part 1: “A Different Way of Being Catholic”

This year St. Michael’s is celebrating its 110th anniversary. When a parish turns “eleventy,” it’s a good opportunity to pause and reflect on where we’ve been and where God may be inviting us to go. Fr. Herman’s homily from August 30th explores some of the triumphs, challenges, and needs of our parish, as viewed throughContinue reading “Parish Life at St. Michael’s, Part 1: “A Different Way of Being Catholic””

The Dormition of the Mother of God

The Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God is this Saturday, one of the twelve Great Feasts of the liturgical year, arguably the most important and most beautiful of the Feasts of Our Lady. All are invited to celebrate the feast at St. Michael’s as fully as your schedule may allow, with: Great VespersContinue reading “The Dormition of the Mother of God”

Looking Ahead, June 7

➤ All Saints of Rus’-Ukraine Tomorrow—the week after All Saints’ Day—is celebrated as the Feast of All Saints of Rus’-Ukraine, a joyful day for us to honor the thousands of saints that have graced the Church in Ukraine since its establishment in Kyiv over a thousand years ago, and to ask their intercession for the Ukrainian people today,Continue reading “Looking Ahead, June 7”