Spirit News - March 20th

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We close out our Memento Mori Series enters with Father Strebler's and Nathan Hetrick's presentation "Planning Your Funeral with Holy Spirit: What You Need to Know". Come and find out the logistics of planning yours or a loved one's funeral in the Catholic Church on Wednesday. (See below). You are never to young or too old to plan ahead to help your family and loved ones when you are gone.

As always, check out our Events Page below that is updated weekly so you can know what is coming up.

In particular - check out and - if you can - sign up to help with our parish Mission, "The Way of Love: Crib, Cross, Eucharist". We need ushers and greeters for each evening.

Here's this week's update with what's going on with the Parish.

Monday,

March 20

St. Salvator of Horta - Preacher of Penance

Tuesday,

March 21

Blessed John of Parma - (No, not our Parma)

Wednesday,

March 22

St. Nicholas Owen - English Architect Who Hid Priests

Memento Mori Series Session 4

Planning Your Funeral At Holy Spirit:

What You Need to Know

6:30 PM in the Hall

Thursday,

March 23

St. Turibius of Mogrovejo - Fighter Against Clerical Abuse

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursdays, 6 PM - 8 PM

Holy Family Chapel at Holy Spirit

Your Phone doesn't deserve all your free time.

Jesus deserves at least some of it.

Come and pray before our Lord in Adoration!

Email Mike Here if want to sign up for a regular time slot.

Friday,

March 24

St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero - Bishop who refused to kow-tow to a tyrannical state.

Last Chance for Stations!

Stations of the Cross this Friday March 24th at 7 PM in the Chapel.

Join us in this devotion meant to bring us as close as possible to the foot of Cross.

Saturday,

March 25

The Solemnity of the Annunciation - The Day Jesus Became One of Us

Is the Annunciation Less Important Than Christmas?

The Annunciation is not "less important" than Christmas, any more than we can say any celebration of a mystery of our salvation is more or less important.

Sunday,

March 26

Mass Readings Here

Events List

View our current and future events

See What's Coming Up in the Parish

Click Here to Learn More or RSVP

Protestants and the 'Paid in Full' Myth

Do Jesus' last words on the cross refute Catholicism? Some Protestants think so, but they're wrong.

Translating the Greek word, "tetelestai"

Don't Let This Vice Ruin Your Lent

In his work The Three Ages of the Interior Life , Fr. Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange suggests that each of us struggles with what a "predominant fault," that "defect in us that tends to prevail over the others, and thereby over our manner of feeling, judging, sympathizing, willing, and acting."

So what is the predominant fault of the digital age?

‎Catholic History Trek: 89. The Church and Evolution on Apple Podcasts

Kevin and Scott revisit the controversial theme of science and religion in their exploration of the relationship between Catholicism and evolution. They naturally select key topics along the way.

Genesis, Darwin, Catholic Scientists, and Papal Teaching.

All of our recent bulletins are available on our website! If you need a copy or know someone who does, head over to hspal.org.