Prayer at Holy Cross
Patience, prayer and silence, these are what give strength to the soul.
– St. Faustina
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION
In our Catholic tradition, First Saturdays are special monthly occasions to express our devotion to our Blessed Mother. In 1917 Our Lady of Fatima made known to the young seers Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia that she would return and ask for the establishment of the First Saturday Devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Later, on December 10, 1925 she appeared to Lucia in Pontevedra, Spain and again in Tuy, Spain. In these apparitions Our Lady outlined the devotion of the Communion of Reparations against the sins committed against her Immaculate Heart. Namely, blasphemies against her Immaculate Conception, her perpetual virginity, against the divine and spiritual Maternity of Mary and blasphemies involving the rejection and dishonoring her images. To learn more visit the World Apostolate of Fatima’s website at www.bluearmy.com.
How To make the Five First Saturdays
On the first Saturday of five consecutive months, the faithful are invited to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, to recite five decades of the Rosary and keep Our Lady company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary with the intention of making reparation to Our Lady’s heart.
On the First Saturday of each month at Holy Cross church we are blessed to have Adoration and Confession beginning at 7:00am with the public recitation of the Rosary and Fatima prayers, followed by 8:00am Ordinary Form Latin Mass. This is a tremendous opportunity to draw close to our Blessed Mother Mary each month and to console her Immaculate Heart.
Mass Intentions
The Holy Mass is the public prayer of the Church, the place where we are made to be Church and exercise the dignity of making Christ in his Pascal Mystery present for one another and for the world.
The dedication of Masses (the Mass Intention) is a tradition that has remained constant since the primitive age of Christianity. A Mass Intention is the highest form of intercessory prayer that a Christian can offer. When a priest celebrates a Mass for a special intention, he is offering the celebration of the Eucharist for a particular person (or intention), who then receives the graces of that Mass. Individuals may request a priest to offer Mass for a loved one for various reasons, such as
The repose of one who has died
Celebrations of occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries
Thanksgiving for graces received
For one in physical or spiritual trouble
To request a Mass Intention at Holy Cross,
St. Clement or St. Hedwig campus, contact the Parish Office at 612-930-0860 or email via the button below.
Eucharistic Adoration
The parish is blessed with many regular adorers and substitutes, but we are always eager to add to more to our ranks! The chapel is well-stocked with rosaries, bibles, and other guides to prayer.
Consider signing up for an open hour. Details found by clicking the button.
Weekly Bulletin Intercessions
Each week a list of those in need of prayers are listed in the bulletin. If you know of someone sick or home bound and in need of prayer support, please contact the parish office to have them added to the list so that we may all pray together as a parish. We will generally rotate a name off of the list after three weeks. Please inform us if a name can be removed before that time.
Prayer Line
Send us a prayer request via the form.
Rosary Guild
The Holy Cross Council of Catholic Women Rosary Guild features:
• A wonderful opportunity to meet other parish women
• Spiritual growth among members
• Activities to support the needs of the parish community, and local charities
Prayer Shawl
Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry began in May of 2007. Since that time, more than 650 handmade prayer shawls have been give to parishioners and friends in need of prayers and comfort.
Shawls are crafted with prayers and are blessed by one of our priests before they are presented. The ministry meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Library at the Holy Cross Campus. All skill levels are welcome.
To request a prayer shawl, please contact the sacristan after mass. For more information or if you have any questions please contact the Parish Office.
Seven Sisters
Ministry
An idea conceived of and started by Janette Howe, mother of our pastor Fr. Howe, before his ordination, this powerful and now-worldwide apostolate ensures an unbroken chain of prayer for an individual priest.
Committing themselves to one year, seven women dedicate one hour each week on a selected day to pray for a priest in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
Holy Cross is pleased to have dedicated women praying for each of our priests.
Please consider this ministry as our beloved priests are always in need of prayer. Click the button for more information.