Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish is seeking a Youth and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator to develop, oversee and implement formation programs in catechesis, spiritual growth, and community service as well as nurturing a lively understanding and engagement in the Catholic Faith bringing a practice of life in Christ and the Church. READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION HERE

This week we turn our attention to the Sacrament of Confirmation, one of the three Sacraments of Initiation along with Baptism and the Eucharist. In Confirmation, the grace first given at Baptism is strengthened and deepened through the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Church prays that those being confirmed will be sealed with the Spirit and equipped to live as faithful witnesses of Christ. READ MORE

In these days of the Easter season, our parish rejoices as children approach the altar to receive Holy Communion for the first time. This moment is not simply a milestone or a rite of passage—it is a profound entrance into the heart of the Church’s life: the Eucharist. READ MORE

The Book of Blessings is not a comprehensive list of all available blessings. Blessings are also found in other liturgical books and may even occur outside of formal texts. Still, it is a useful resource that gathers blessings from a variety of sources, making them more accessible and more portable than many other liturgical books. The vernacular forms included are approved translations of official Latin texts. READ MORE

Divine Mercy Sunday arrives as both a continuation and a deepening of Easter. Just one week removed from the Resurrection, the Church invites us not to move on, but to linger—specifically, to linger in mercy. If Easter proclaims that Christ is risen, Divine Mercy Sunday asks us to consider what that means for us: that sin, death, and even our deepest wounds are not the final word. READ MORE

We have made it to the biggest celebration of the liturgical year-Easter. How do we distinguish and celebrate it? It’s so big in fact that we changed the day of worship in Judeo-Christian tradition from Saturday(Sabbath) to Sunday, the day of resurrection. Another term for Sundays throughout the year are “little Easters.” We recognize this in that Sundays don’t count as part of the forty days of the Lent (some people don’t apply their lenten fasting to Sundays). READ MORE