St. Catherine Laboure

Today Fr. Tim gave our students a tour of the Church.  We started first in the Gathering Area.  That area outside the Church where we can gather with family and friends and talk before entering inside the Church where we need to be much more quiet.

The Church is God’s house and we need to be respectful.   God has many houses on earth - any Catholic Church is his house as this is where he is truly present in the Eucharist. 

The Baptismal Font is in the back of the Church and our students were able to remember that it contains Holy Water that we use to make the sign of the Cross when we enter to remind us of our own Baptism.  The students also remembered the Ambry which is next to the Baptismal font that holds the sacred oils.

We learned a new word.  Nave - this is the body of the Church.  It is the part where people sit in a modern church. The word “nave” comes from the Latin word for “ship”, navis, because people in the Middle Ages thought a nave in the older Churches' looked like the bottom part of a ship turned upside-down.

Fr. Tim pointed out the four Consecration Crosses in our Church.  We learned that the Consecration crosses are crosses on the interior walls and exterior architecture of a Christian church or cathedral showing where the bishop has anointed the church with chrism or holy water in order to consecrate it. ... The crosses signify the sanctity of the church.

The students then had a tour of the Confessional Room.   We are always invited to come to Jesus and ask for his mercy when ever we have failed him.  

Next we looked at the Stations of the Cross. Stations of the Cross, also called Way of the Cross, a series of 14 pictures or carvings portraying events in the Passion of Christ, from his condemnation by Pontius Pilot  to his entombment.  We are invited to pray this special devotion especially during Lent.  

Fr. Tim then took the students into our 24 hour Adoration Chapel.  We learned we can come anytime to sit and pray in front of Jesus in the tabernacle even when the Church is locked.

We learned that the most sacred space of all in our Church is the Sanctuary:

St. Catherine Laboure Parish will be participating in a diocesan wide parish survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The parish needs your help.

Please assist us by participating in a 10-15 minute online survey accessible at www.disciplemakerindex.com between Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, March 1. The survey will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole.

We are aiming to get the highest response rate possible. We will receive the results this spring/summer at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish. Those who don't use a computer will have an opportunity to complete the survey which will be placed in the parish bulletin the weekend of February 8/9.

A designated drop box will be available in the gathering space for you to return your survey. Thank you for helping with this important project.

Fr. Tim  

Join us in mourning the loss of over 60,000,000 unborn children to abortion since January 22, 1973. Our Memorial Motorcade for Life, interdenominational prayer service and wreath laying ceremony will be Wednesday, January 22, 2020 beginning at 10:30 am with vehicles assembling at New Covenant Living Church.  Click here for more information.

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St. Catherine Laboure
High School Discipleship Night
January 26th, 6:00-7:30
Grades 9th - 12th
Faith - Friendship - Fun
We have a great night lined up... Inspiring talk “All In”, Games and Prayer