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The clergy and parishioners of St. Therese adhere firmly to the unchangeable Catholic Faith and Sacraments as taught by all true Popes, from St. Peter to Pius XII.

St. Therese of Lisieux by Leonard Porter, 2008
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Mass Schedule - Week of October 19th, 2025

Christ The King

Sunday, October 26

Christ the King

20th Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am Low Mass (Dr. Raphael Soria from Jaime)

  • Server: Aiden Sellers

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am High Mass w/Benediction (Pro Populo)

  • Server: MC: : Thomas Lawrence.

  • Thurifer: Peter Creighton.

  • Acolytes: Michael Peck & Blane Straight

Monday, October 27

Feria

St. Frumentius, BC

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (RIP Juan Jimenez Alvarez from Mirna Harper)

Tuesday, October 28

Ss. Simon and Jude, App

7:00 am Low Mass (Conversion of sinners from The Straight Family)

 

Wednesday, October 29

Feria

St. Narcissus, BC

7:00 am Low Mass (Tarciana Pires from Victor Pires)

 

Thursday, October 30

Feria

St. Marcellus, M

8:00 am Low Mass (Marquise Lodrini from Michelle Lodrini)

 

Friday, October 31

Feria

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, C

6:00 pm Low Mass (RIP Juan Francisco Jimenez Perez from Mirna Harper)

 

Saturday, November 1

All Saints’ Day

**HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION**

9:00 am Low Mass (RIP Patrick Henry Omlor from Patrick Omlor)

 

Sunday, November 2

21st Sunday after Pentecost

**NO 8 AM MASS**

9:30 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am Low Mass (RIP Patrick Henry Omlor from Patrick Omlor)

  • Server: Paddy Omlor

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Announcements

The Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be recited after Mass today for the feast of Christ the King.

 

This Saturday (11/1), the feast of All Saints is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION and there will only be ONE MASS at 9 am. Please remember to refrain from unnecessary servile work and shopping.

 

On November 2nd (Daylight Savings Time ends, move clock back one hour), there will only be ONE Mass at 10 a.m.

 

Congratulations to Anna and Andrew Hille, Jr. who will be making their First Holy Communion today. There will be cake after Mass to celebrate their First Holy Communion!

 

During the month of November, the Month of the Holy Souls, we’ll be reciting the Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead. In your charity, you can relieve the sufferings of the souls in purgatory by praying for them! Please leave the booklet in the church.

All-Saints Party will be held on November 2nd after the 10 am Mass.

  • The location will be at the American Legion Post 186 620 N. Broadway St. Lebanon, OH 45036.

  • There will be games and activities for the children after the All Saints costume sharing.

  • Please bring a MAIN DISH to share with everyone

Pancake & egg breakfast will be held today after both Masses in the back of the church. All are welcome! Free will donations to support the Sisters and the Academy are greatly appreciated!

 

Due to November 1st and 2nd being Holy Days back to back, November 2nd (Daylight Saving Time), there will only be one Mass at 10 a.m. There will only be ONE MASS on November 1st at 9 a.m.


†  14 DAY SANCTUARY LAMP:  is burning for the weeks of (10/18 to 10/31) for the INTENTIONS of Ann Williamitis. If you would like to donate to light the 14 day sanctuary candle for your intention, please let Father know. The donation for each candle is $25 (candles generally last 14 days, but sometimes they burn faster than expected). 

In your charity, please pray for the sick of the parish and those whom Father sees: Keith Sellers, Hope Wright.

The Novena to St. Theresa after the Low Mass will be said for the INTENTIONS of obtaining a Hall, classrooms for the school, and a Priest Rectory.

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Bulletins

Note: Our bulletin is printed in bulk and is available in hardcopy for all in the vestibule, but it is also available here.
If you would like to download a PDF copy, you may do so at the links below.

October 26

October 19

October 12

October 5

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Indulgences granted for the Faithful Departed during the month of November:

  1. The faithful who recite prayers or perform other devout exercises in supplication for the faithful departed during the month of November, may gain: An indulgence of 3 years once on each day of the month; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if they perform these devotions daily for the entire month (Raccolta, 589).

  2. Those who, during the aforesaid month, take part in public services held in a church or public oratory in intercession for the faithful departed may gain: An indulgence of 7 years on each day of the month; A plenary indulgence, if they attend these exercises on at least fifteen days and, in addition, go to confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the intentions of the Church (Raccolta, 589).

  3. (This year), From noon on Sunday November 2nd to midnight of All Souls’ Day (November 3rd): The faithful, as often as they visit a church or public oratory in order to pray for the dead, may gain a plenary indulgence applicable only to the souls in purgatory, on condition of confession and Communion, and the recitation six times during each visit of Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be for the intentions of the Church. (This indulgence may also be gained on the following Sunday, but only by those who did not gain it on Nov. 1st or 2nd) (Raccolta, 590).

  4. The faithful who during the period of eight days from All Souls’ Day (counting All Souls’ Day itself) visit a cemetery in a spirit of piety and devotion, and pray, even mentally, for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, on each day of the Octave, applicable only to the dead (Raccolta 592).

N.B. Whenever a plenary indulgence says it is granted under the “usual conditions” that means the following must be done in order to gain the indulgence:

 

“The usual conditions for gaining a plenary indulgence are: confession, Communion, visit to a church or public oratory…prayer for the Pope’s intentions [intentions of the Church]. It is to be noted that the usual conditions are not always prescribed, e.g., none of them are really prescribed for gaining the indulgence of the Way of the Cross.” (Winfrid Herbst, S.D.S. The Church Suffering).

 

The confession can be made on the day in question or anytime during the week before or after. Holy Communion can be made on the day in question or within the following week or one day before the day in question.

 

The faithful who are in the habit of confessing at least twice a month unless legitimately impeded, or who receive Holy Communion daily in the state of grace, and with a good and holy intention, though they may abstain from receiving once or twice a week, can gain all indulgences without actual confession or which other confession would be a necessary condition (Canon 931).

Reflection: The Catechism Explained By Stories and Examples
by Fr. Francis Spirago
Eighth Lesson: On Our Lord’s Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
Question: Why did Christ descend into limbo?
Answer: Christ descended into limbo to preach to the souls who were in prison — that is, to announce to them the joyful tidings of their Redemption.

The Protestant Dog: If Christ by the sacrifice of Himself on the cross accomplished the liberation of innumerable souls from limbo, how unreasonable it is for Protestants to deny the efficacy of the sacrifice of the Mass, which is the same sacrifice as that of the cross, in procuring the release of a soul from purgatory! A pious peasant had a faithful dog which he dearly prized and loved, and when the animal died he buried him with great care. While so engaged, a Protestant minister passing by laughed at him, and coarsely suggested that the man sing a Libera or recite a De Profundis over the grave. “I greatly regret,” sighed the peasant, “that my dog was a Protestant, and did not believe in prayers for the dead; and so of course I am obliged to bury him just as your Reverence yourself will be one day interred.”

Question: Where was Christ’s body while His soul was in limbo?
Answer: While Christ’s soul was in limbo His body was in the holy sepulcher.

Earth from the Holy Sepulcher: St. Augustine relates that a man named Hesperus had the misfortune to live in a haunted house. A friend who was returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, brought the persecuted man a little earth from the holy sepulcher. No sooner had it been sprinkled in the apartments, than the devil and his imps suddenly took their departure. So impressed with the miracle was Hesperus that he became a Catholic, and changed the house into a church. God was pleased with his piety, for at the very first Mass celebrated in the new church a paralytic young man was instantly cured.
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