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Even though the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday, it IS a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

The Diocese of Davenport is sponsoring a series of in-person and virtual workshops to help parishes prepare for and better use the new OCIA.

Approved for publication! The text may be used in the liturgy on September 14, 2024, the Exaltation of the Cross. Its use is mandatory on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024.

The OCIA has been approved for "first use" on December 1, 2024 (1st Sunday of Advent) with mandatory use on March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday). The text will be published in English and Spanish.

This promises to be a very busy weekend in our parishes....

Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting, prayer and penance on October 27, inviting "sisters and brothers of the various Christian confessions, as well as those belonging to other religions and those who have at heart the cause of peace in the world."

Vatican II's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy turns 60 this year! Promulgated on December 4, 1963, this has been the foundational document for the the renewal of the liturgy ever since.

The Dicastery for Evangelization is calling for entries for the Hymn for the Holy Year 2025, encouraging those interested to set to music a provided text which expresses the essence of the Jubilee event.

For resources, including intercessions, please click on the link above.

New Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis on the Liturgy and liturgical formation.

Ash Wednesday - March 2

Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

Available for those who attend in person or virtually.

Please join us on Sunday, January 23, from 1-3pm, for an afternoon on reflection on the place of the Scriptures in a Synodal Church. The session will be presented online by Drs. Matthew Coomber, Ella Johnson, and Micah Kiel from St. Ambrose University. Click on the title to learn more about resgistration.

On February 2, Pope Francis added a number of new observations to our liturgical calendar, and changed the Memorial of St. Martha to include her siblings - Mary and Lazarus.

During this pandemic, the Pope has announced a plenary indulgence for those who participate in devotions on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

For all essential workers; and for all those ill with COVID-19 and all those caring for them.

For essential workers; for those with COVID-19 & those caring for them.

The public celebration of Mass in the Diocese has been suspended. All Catholics in the Diocese are dispensed of their Sunday obligation. // Todas las celebraciones públicas de la Misa (y todos los otros actos públicos litúrgicos o devocionales) son canceladas. Todos los Católicos de la Diócesis de Davenport están dispensado de la obligación de asistir a misa los domingos.