Introducing the Chapel of the Little Flower

The Diocese of Charlotte has announced the long-awaited details of the new Traditional Latin Mass chapel in Mooresville, which begins Sunday October 5.

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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost tells how Jesus healed a man afflicted by dropsy, a painful and potentially debilitating condition characterized by the excessive collection of fluid in bodily tissues.

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Respect Life Latin Mass Tomorrow Saturday 8:00 a.m. (St. Ann)

Just a reminder that tomorrow Saturday September 27 at 8:00 a.m. is the monthly Respect Life Latin Mass at Saint Ann parish.

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Autumn Embertide Masses and Sunday Celebrations

Today September 24 (Feast of Our Lady of Ransom) begins the Autumn Ember Days, a 3-day period of prayer and fasting (now voluntary) to thank God for the gifts of creation (harvest); for sanctification and protection in the upcoming season; and priestly ordinations.

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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading for this Sunday tells how Jesus recalled from death the son of the widow of Naim.

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The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

This Sunday is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the joyous feast commemorating the discovery of the True Cross in Jerusalem by St. Helena in 326 A.D., the dedication of the great basilica of the Holy Sepulchre built by Constantine in 335 A.D., and the restoration of the True Cross to Jerusalem in 629 A.D. after its seizure by the Persians.

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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading for last Sunday featured the Parable of the Good Samaritan who came to the aid of a traveler badly beaten by robbers. The Gospel for this Sunday tells of an actual Samaritan who is himself a victim: one of ten lepers who cry out to Our Lord for mercy as He is making His way to Jerusalem.

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