"The Spirit is calling men and women to set out and encounter all those who are waiting to discover the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Christian faith...."

- from the Apostolic Letter, "Antiquum Ministerium: Instituting the Ministry of Catechist, May 11, 2021, Pope Francis

Easter Season Resources

Ascension is May 16.
​Pentecost is May 23.

Laudato Si Week May 16 - 24, 2021

Laudato Si’ Week 2021 is a global event sponsored by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and supported by the Global Catholic Climate Movement in collaboration with about 150 Catholic organizations.

Find the Laudato Si’ Week 2021 website with global events and hundreds of local and regional events organized by partners around the world. This #LaudatoSi6 Week will also be the culmination of the Special Laudato Si' Anniversary Year. 

Fight the sin of racism with these resources: 

Honor the memory of our beloved Bishop George Murry, SJ, by watching this short video on why people of faith need to speak out against racism and act.

Welcome ​Bishop Bonnar

Bishop David J.  Bonnar became the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown on January 12, 2021. 
​We offer prayers of deep gratitude as we welcome ​Bishop Bonnar.
​His motto:
"THAT ALL MAY BE ONE"

The Year of St. Joseph

December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021
"The aim of this Apostolic Letter is to increase our love for this great saint, to encourage us to implore his intercession and to imitate his virtues and his zeal."

"Fratelli Tutti"
A call from Pope Francis to live as one family

An Ecumenical Christian Prayer
O God, Trinity of love,
from the profound communion of your divine life,
pour out upon us a torrent of fraternal love.
Grant us the love reflected in the actions of Jesus,
in his family of Nazareth,
and in the early Christian community.
Grant that we Christians may live the Gospel,
discovering Christ in each human being,
recognizing him crucified
in the sufferings of the abandoned
and forgotten of our world,
and risen in each brother or sister
who makes a new start.
Come, Holy Spirit, show us your beauty,
reflected in all the peoples of the earth,
so that we may discover anew
that all are important and all are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity
that God so loves. Amen.
(concluding prayer of Fratelli Tutti
Given in Assisi, at the tomb of Saint Francis,
on 3 October, Vigil of the Feast of the Saint, in the year 2020)

​"The Church is in a permanent state of mission."

                                                                         - (Pontifical) Directory for Catechesis, 2020

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