Liturgy & Prayer
Liturgy and Prayer
MASS:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:10 am
Tuesdays and Thursdays to be determined
***There will be no daily Mass when there is a school Mass or a late starting time
***Daily scriptural readings for the Mass can be found at www.usccb.org/nab
HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
We have implemented Eucharistic Adoration for all day on Fridays, starting immediately following the 7:10 Mass and lasting until 2:45. We still need volunteers to seve as guardians during this time. All in the community are invited to join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Please contact Fr. Jimmy (jadams@mercycatholic.org) for more information.
SCHOOL MASS:
Once a month at 10:20 a.m., families and others in the community are invited to celebrate our community Mass with us. Scheduled Mass days are as follows:
August 12: Freshmen "cross ceremony" and the signing of the Mercy book by all new faculty and students to officially welcome them into our community.
September 22: Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, and academic recognition from 2nd semester of last year.
October 5: Instructional Mass
November 1: Feast of All Saints - Please join us for our monthly community Mass as we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. During this Mass we will honor our Junior class, the Class of 2013, with their class gifts . Class rings will also be blessed during this Mass.
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Please join us for our monthly community Mass as we honor the blessed Mother on the feast of her immaculate conception. Our Sophomores will also be honored and presented with their class gifts.
January 20: Respect Life Mass : Please join us at our monthly community Mass as we are reminded to respect life from conception through natural death. We will also recognize our 1st semester academic achievers.
February 22: Ash Wednesday: Please join us as we celebrate the beginning of the season of Lent , with the distribution of ashes during the Mass.
March 14: Our monthly community Mass. All are welcome and invited to celebrate with us.
April 20: Multi-cultural Mass: Please join us for our annual multi-cultural Mass, when we celebrate and recognize the diversity in our community and invite students and faculty to dress in the clothes of their heritage. We are especially honored that Bishop Luis Zarama will be the main celebrant for this Mass.
May 8: Senior Recognition Mass: Please join us as we celebrate and recognize our senior class, and present them with their class gifts during this Mass. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MASS WILL BEGIN AT 1:20 p.m.
May 19: Bacculaureate Mass and Graduation: Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the main celebrant of the Mass, and will distribute the diplomas to the graduating seniors. Special time: 12:00 p.m., and a ticket is required.
PENANCE SERVICE:
Our Lady of Mercy offers a penance service once a semester for students and faculty. Several priests from the Archdiocese join our school community for adoration and individual confessions from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. on these days. The date of the Spring service is March 9, 2012. All students will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation or to receive a blessing from one of the priests. Thank you to all the local priests who will join the Mercy community on this day. Please contact Father Jimmy Adams if you have any questions.
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