by John Waiss | Dec 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Engaged? Congratulations! Congratulation! St. Mary of the Angels rejoices with you! We will walk with as you approach one of the most important days in your life: Marriage in the Catholic Church. We will help you to prepare for the lifelong sacramental marriage. Your... by John Waiss | Nov 11, 2022 | Weekly Note
Returning to Sunday Obligation On the First Sunday of Advent, the dispensation from obligation to attend Mass on Sunday will be lifted in the Archdiocese of Chicago. While many people have returned to regular Sunday Mass attendance—our numbers at St. Mary of the... by John Waiss | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Liturgy of the Word: Listening to Christ As we continue our walk with Jesus through the Mass, we move from his baptism in the river Jordan to his preaching. We experience this in the next part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word. Here we usually read first from... by John Waiss | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mass: The Re-Presentation of Christ’s Life Let us continue to deepen our Eucharistic Amazement and Revival, as the U.S. bishops are encouraging us to do, deepening our understanding of the Mass and its parts. The Holy Mass is a sacrament of Christ’s love for us, of... by John Waiss | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Holy Mass: Christ’s Last Supper and Passion, Passover Fulfilled During Holy Week we celebrate the great mysteries of our Faith, the Last Supper, Christ’s Passion and Death, and his Resurrection on Easter. Just as faithful Jews celebrate their Passover Seder, we...