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Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church on Fridays during Lent at 5:30 p.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish.  All Are Welcome! Mark your calendars for the following dates to join us while we walk with Jesus on the road to Calvary:  February 26, 2021March 5, 2021March 12, 2021March 19, 2021MarchContinue reading “Stations of the Cross”

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fast and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “LENTEN REGULATIONS”

The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring Carry Out, Drive-Up Only, Fish Fry Dinners onFridays During Lent! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ! ! !Fridays, February 19th thru March 26th4:00 – 7:00 p.m. ST. JAMES CENTER320 LOGAN AVE.BELVIDERE, IL All Dinners Include: Hand-Battered Fried Fishserved with Potato Wedges, Coleslaw,Dinner Roll & Butter For call-in orders, please callContinue reading “Knights of Columbus Fish Fry”

Christ discussed the Fifth Commandment in the Sermon on the Mount, perfecting and fulfilling it by His Commandments of Love. The love and forgiveness that Christ demands of us reveals to us the heart of the matter: anger, hatred and vengeance. Fr. Geary will be teaching and leading us on this topic in Connolly HallContinue reading “RCIA”

Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church on Fridaysduring Lent at 5:30 p.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish.All Are Welcome!Mark your calendars for the following dates to join us whilewe walk with Jesus on the road to Calvary: February 19, 2021February 26, 2021March 5, 2021March 12, 2021March 19, 2021March 26,Continue reading “Stations of the Cross”

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fast and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “LENTEN REGULATIONS”

In Recognition of PRESIDENT’S DAY, the parish office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15th, and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16th.

Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church on Fridays during Lent at 5:30 p.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish on the Following Dates:  February 19, 2021February 26, 2021March 5, 2021March 12, 2021March 19, 2021March 26, 2021 All are welcome to come and pray while we walk with Jesus on HisContinue reading “Stations of the Cross”

If you would like a free canvas Divine Mercy print, please call the parish office at 815-547-6397 and we will take your name and telephone number and notify you when the prints are available. Thank You!

Bishop David J. Malloy will visit our parish to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to our young people, Saturday, February 13th. Please keep those receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation and their sponsors in your prayers, that through the Gifts of the Holy Spirit they may continue to grow in love for their Catholic faith.

The Fourth Commandment is not just for children. The wisdom literature of the Scriptures speaks often and frankly about the virtue and benefits of keeping this commandment, as well as the ills that befall one who does not. Our Lord gives us the best example in having been subject to Joseph and Mary and thenContinue reading “RCIA”

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fast and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “Lenten Regulations”

Wednesday, Feb. 17th , is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Ashes will be distributed after all Masses in Englishand Liturgy of the Word (Liturgia de la Palabras) services in Spanish on Ash Wednesday – Times are as follows:7:30 a.m. – Mass – English8:45 a.m. – Mass – English 12:00 p.m. – Liturgia deContinue reading “Ash Wednesday”

If you would like a free canvas Divine Mercy print, please call the parish office and we will take your name and telephone number and notify you when the prints are available. Thank You!

Bishop David J. Malloy will visit our parish toadminister the Sacrament of Confirmation to our young peopleon Saturday, February 13th.Please keep those receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation and their sponsorsin your prayers, that through the Gifts of the Holy Spiritthey may continue to grow in love for their Catholic faith.

Holy Mass and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament is February 6th.This Saturday, St. James will offer Mass at 7:30 a.m. followed by Adoration and Confessions.Benediction will close the Holy Hour at 9:00 a.m.All are Welcome – Bring a Friend!

Over the next several weeks, we will be looking more closely at each of the Ten Commandments. Beginning this Tuesday at 6:30pm with the first three, those ordered toward our relationship with God and the respect and dignity due to Him simply because He is God. Fr. Geary will be teaching and leading us inContinue reading “RCIA”

Thankfully, the Church teaches us to uphold the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. Like guardrails on the narrow path to heaven, they provide clear guidance for what we ought to do and what we ought not to do. In the New Covenant, the Lord raises the bar on right livingContinue reading “God’s Law -First Written In Stone, Then Within Our Hearts.”