Seasonal & Weekly Resources

We have entered the season in our Church called "ordinary time." This is when you see a LOT of green in the church - the priests and deacons will wear green, the banners tend to have green, and we have a lot of green plants around. A lot of you may think that we call this time "ordinary" because it's just plain and we aren't preparing for something (like Advent or Lent) or celebrating something (like Christmas or Easter). While this time may be "ordinary" in that sense, this is the time we really focus on loving each other and making sure we have God with us in our "ordinary" lives. 

That being said, this time isn't really called "ordinary time" because it's plain. It's actually named "ordinary time" after the numerical system we use to keep track of the weeks. An "ordinal" number is a number that is used to indicate a place: first, second, third, fourth, etc. They're the numbers you see with the little subscript letters after them: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, etc. These numbers tell you order (see that "ordinal" root in the word there??). So, while we may just be ordering the weeks away until Advent comes after the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time on November 21st, remember that we should be keeping these weeks anything other than "ordinary!" While we attempt to find new order to our lives and while we may be ordering away online, we should also be reordering our lives toward and with God. And remember, we do have several special celebrations mixed in there like Trinity Sunday which we celebrate this coming Sunday!

Here is a short, 4-minute video about Ordinary Time.

Visit the "Formed: Presence" link below to view a lovely 3-part series on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This is a fabulous video series perfect for older teens and adults of all ages. Have your faith in the Eucharist renewed!

And, for kids, visit the link "Signs of Grace: You are Loved" below to view some short videos aimed at explaining the mystery of the Eucharist for kids.

June 21st is the feast day of St. Gonzaga. Watch the short, 2-minute video below to learn more about him!

He is the patron saint of catholic youth, teenagers, and seminarians.

June 24th, we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Watch the short, 2-minute video below to learn more about it!

St. John the Baptist is the patron of the sick, nurses, booksellers, printers, heart patients, firefighters, builders, tailors, baptism, conversion to faith, people dealing with storms and their effects (like hail), and people who need healing from spasms or seizures.