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Weekend Mass

Saturday - 5 p.m.
Sunday - 7:30 a.m.
Sunday - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday - 11:30 a.m. (Spanish)

Daily Mass

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat - 8 a.m.
Wed - 8:15 a.m.

Holy Day of Obligation

Please see the Sunday bulletin
prior to the Holy Day.

Confession

Saturday - 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Anytime by Appointment!
Please call: 302-674-5787 ext. 110
No Confessions prior to the 5 p.m. Mass

Adoration

Daily - 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Daily Readings

Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Micah 6:1-4, 6-8

Hear what the LORD says:
Arise, present your plea before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice!
Hear, O mountains, the plea of the LORD,
pay attention, O foundations of the earth!
For the LORD has a plea against his people,
and he enters into trial with Israel.
O my people, what have I done to you,
or how have I wearied you? Answer me!
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
from the place of slavery I released you;
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
With what shall I come before the LORD,
and bow before God most high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,
with myriad streams of oil?
Shall I give my first-born for my crime,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
You have been told, O man, what is good,
and what the LORD requires of you:
Only to do the right and to love goodness,
and to walk humbly with your God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23

R. (23b) To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
“Gather my faithful ones before me,
those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim his justice;
for God himself is the judge.
R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
“Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
for your burnt offerings are before me always.
I take from your house no bullock,
no goats out of your fold.”
R. To the upright I
...

Jul. 20 Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Apollinaris (d. 79). Early accounts report that Apollinaris was ordained bishop by Saint Peter himself and sent as a missionary bishop to Ravenna during the reign of the emperor Claudius. Renowned for his...

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Receiving the Sacraments

Baptism

Call the parish office, at 302.674.5787 ext 110, to register for Pre-Baptism Instruction.

Reconciliation (Confession)

Children in our religious education program and school are prepared for Confession at age seven as part of First Communion preparation.

Holy Eucharist

Children in our religious education program and school are prepared for First Communion at age seven.

To request a visitation for Holy Communion to the Sick or Homebound, contact the parish office at 302.674.5787.

Confirmation

Young people in our parish are prepared for reception of Confirmation in the ninth grade (age 14).

Two years of attendance in our CCD program (7th and 8th) or elementary school (7th and 8th) are required prior to Confirmation preparation.

Couples planning for Marriage are to meet with a parish priest or deacon one year in advance to set the wedding date and plan for Pre-Cana instruction. Contact the Parish office at 302.674.5787 to arrange.

Holy Orders

If you believe you have, or someone you know has, a vocation to the Priesthood or Diaconate, please contact one of our parish priests or deacons.

Anointing of the Sick

Administered by a Priest, a person or an immediate family member must make the request. Late night requests may not be able to be answered until the next day. Contact the parish office at 302.674.5787 to arrange.

O.C.I.A.

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Adults seeking to enter the Catholic Church (Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation) should contact our Religious Education Office at 302.674.5787 ext. 122.

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