St John Vianney

Cleburne, TX

A Catholic Church under the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

Saturday, Sunday Masses & Confessions

Marti Elementary School

2020 W. Kilpatrick, Cleburne, TX

Monday - Friday Daily Mass & Confessions

Our Lady of Victory Chapel

501 N. Nolan River Rd, Cleburne, TX

Contact us at stjohnvianneycleburne.com

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Happy Birthday,

Blessed Virgin Mary!

The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with September. The September 8 date helped determine the date for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.

Scripture does not give an account of Mary’s birth. However, the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James fills in the gap. This work has no historical value, but it does reflect the development of Christian piety. According to this account, Anna and Joachim are infertile but pray for a child. They receive the promise of a child who will advance God’s plan of salvation for the world. Such a story, like many biblical counterparts, stresses the special presence of God in Mary’s life from the beginning.

2022 SJV School Year Kick-Off

Novena for Church Building Plans

Fr. Scott has asked that all our families continue to pray this novena to St. Joseph for our building plans. Access the novena by clicking below.

THIS COMING WEEK'S MASS TIMES

OFFICE CLOSED ON TUESDAYS

Wed - Sept 7

5:45pm Confessions

6:00pm Rosary

6:30pm Mass

7:00pm Sun Choir Rehearsal

Thurs - Sept 8 - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8:30am Mass

6:00pm Sat Choir Rehearsal

Fri - Sept 9 - St. Peter Claver, Priest

11:00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

11:15am Confessions

Noon Mass

Saturday - Sept 10 - B.V.M

Marti Elementary

4:15pm Confessions (closet in back of stage)

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass

Sun - Sept 11 - 13th Sunday after Trinity 

Marti Elementary

8:15am Confessions (closet in back of stage)

8:30am Rosary

9am Sung Mass

Mon - Sept 12 - The Most Holy Name of Mary

11:15am Confessions

Noon Mass

Tues - Sept 13 - St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Office closed

No Confessions, No Mass

Wed - Sept 14 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross Day)

5:45pm Confessions

6:00pm Rosary

6:30pm Mass

7:00pm Sun Choir Rehearsal

This Week:

The SJV Women's Group will meet Thursday, September 8, at Lorraine Pittenger's home 6:30 to 8:30pm. 

Save the Date:

• Men's Cross Walk Retreat (see flyer below) - September 15 - 18

• September 18 – Monthly Potluck directly after Mass

• St. John Vianney & the Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Golf Scramble fundraising event Friday, September 30, at the Squaw Valley Lakes Golf Course in Glen Rose, Texas. Contact Earl Lutz or Steve Franklin to sign up as a sponsor or player. See flyer below.

• Women's Group meets Thursday, October 13, for a presentation by Elizabeth Victory on the anniversary of Fatima. Duke and Corri Birch's home.

• Science Tests Faith - Sunday, October 16, 11:30am - 1:00pm following 9am Mass & potluck. INVITE FRIENDS & FAMILY! SCIENCE TESTS FAITH - CLICK HERE

• Veteran's Day Special Presentation: Sunday, November 13, during Potluck. Sen Brian Birdwell - lone survivor of 9/11 plane crashed into the Pentagon. 60% burns on body. Miraculous stories of near death and survival. Pray & Plan to invite friends. Watch for more information coming!  

Update on Fr. Christopher Stainbrook:

Fr. Stainbrook continues to heal. Please keep him in your prayers.

"Pray for your shepherds. They are your bridge to heaven."

 - BVM, Medjugorje

St. John Vianney and Knights of Columbus

Golf Tournament

Holy Cross Day

Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which mark the site of the Crucifixion.

The basilica, named the Martyrium, and the shrine, named the Calvarium, were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The Church of the Holy sepulcher which now stands on the site was built by the crusaders in 1149.

However the feast, more than anything else, is a celebration and commemoration of God's greatest work: his salvific death on the Cross and His Resurrection, through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven opened.

The entrance antiphon for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is: "We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our resurrection: through him we are saved and made free."

Source:  CatholicNewsAgency.com