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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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May 17th, 2026

Sunday after Ascension

 

Sunday, May 17 – Sunday after Ascension (St. Paschal Baylon, C)

8:00 am Low Mass (Lyle & Linda Mader from Grace Mader)

Server: Andrew Smith

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)

Server: Peter Creighton

 

Monday, May 18 – St. Venantius, M

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (Ron & Jan Baert from Phil & Maria Goering)

 

Tuesday, May 19 – St. Peter Celestine, PC

7:00 am Low Mass (Poor Souls from Arlin & Dana Wertish)

 

Wednesday, May 20 – St. Bernardine of Siena, C

7:00 am Low Mass (Poor Souls from Arlin & Dana Wertish)

 

Thursday, May 21 – Feria (St. Hospitius, C)

8:00 am Low Mass (Poor Souls from Arlin & Dana Wertish)

 

Friday, May 22 – Feria (St. Rita of Cascia, W)

6:00 pm Low Mass (Conversion of our families from Arlin & Dana Wertish)

 

Saturday, May 23 – Vigil of Pentecost (St. John Baptist de Rossi, C)

**DAY OF FAST & PARTIAL ABSTINENCE**

8:30 am Low Mass (RIP Gerald E. Schroepfer)

 

Sunday, May 24 – Pentecost Sunday (Mary Help of Christians)

8:00 am Low Mass (RIP Gerald E. Schroepfer)

Server: Andrew Smith

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)

Server: Xavier Wright & Michael Peck

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Announcements

† This Saturday (5/23), the Vigil of Pentecost, is a day of fast and partial abstinence. Everyone over seven

years of age is bound to observe the law of abstinence. On days of partial abstinence, meat can only be taken at

the main meal. Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is bound to observe the law of fast.

 

† Breakfast: There will be a pancake and eggs breakfast after both Masses today. All are welcome! Free will

donations to support the Sisters and the academy will be greatly appreciated!

 

† St. Therese Academy’s Graduation & end of the year programs will be held at the Springboro Community

Theater (115 Wright Station Way, Springboro, 45066) after the 10 am Mass. All are welcome!

 

† Confirmation: For those of you who need to be confirmed, please let Father know.

 

† The ladies and young girls will be meeting after the 8:30 Mass on Saturday, May 23rd.

 

† 2026 Ohio Pilgrimage to venerate relics of Saints Maximina & Hyacinth will be on May 23 in North Royalton,

Ohio. Please see flyer in vestibule for more information or visit www.traditionalcatholicevents.blogspot.com

 

† Easter Duty: All the faithful who have reached the use of reason are bound under the pain of mortal sin to

receive Holy Communion worthily at least once during the Easter season. In the United States, this extends

from the 1st Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday.

 

† 14 DAY SANCTUARY LAMP: is burning for the weeks of (5/5 to 5/18) for the INTENTIONS of Jamie

Kennedy. If you would like to donate to light the 14 day sanctuary candle for your intentions, 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,

John Wright, Patrick Kennedy.

 

† The Novena to St. Therese after the Low Mass will be said for the INTENTIONS of obtaining a hall,

classrooms for the school, and a priest rectory.

 

Reflection: The Catechism Explained by Stories and Examples by Fr. Francis Spirago. Thirteen Lesson:

 

On The Sacraments in General

 

Question: Does this character remain in the soul event after death?

 

Answer: This character remains in the soul even after death: for the honor and glory of those who are saved, and for the shame and punishment of those who are lost.

 

The Letters On the Gourds: A countryman had a gourd in his garden which grew upon a trellis fixed to the garden wall. There were three fruits on it; when they were quite small, about the size of rather large apples, he took his three children out with him, and in their presence with the point of a knife scratched

the initial letter of their Christian names on the tender rind of the young gourds. When the autumn came, the gourds had grown very large and were of a beautiful golden color. The letters inscribed on them had grown with their growth; they were quite big and could be read very distinctly. So it is with the soul of man; the characters imprinted upon it by the three sacraments mentioned above can never be effaced.

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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.

May 17

April 26

April 19

April 12

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Reflection: The Catechism Explained by Stories and Examples

by Fr. Francis Spirago

Thirteenth Lesson: On The Sacraments in General

Question: Besides sanctifying grace do the sacraments give any other kind of grace?
Answer: Besides sanctifying grace the sacraments give another grace, called sacramental.

The Testimony of Goethe: The sacraments, as the spiritual medicines of our souls, not only restore the dead to life, but fortify them with helps whereby, whenever occasion calls for it, they may fittingly discharge the duties of the spiritual life. Goethe, poet and philosopher, and one of Germany’s greatest nineteenth-century geniuses notwithstanding his many errors, thus discourses on the sacraments: “It is important that the source of salvation which springs for us in these sacraments should flow, not once only, but whilst we are on earth. And these means, the efficacy of which we shall have experienced during our whole life, we shall feel ten times more at the gates of death. Following the pious custom of his life, the dying Christian embraces with fervor the visible symbols of the truths which promise him a new life, and in which he receives from Heaven the pledges of an eternal felicity.”

Question: What is sacramental grace?
Answer: Sacramental grace is a special help which God gives to attain the end for which He instituted each sacrament.

Our Divine Commander-In-Chief: In our spiritual warfare against the powers of darkness, Jesus Christ is our Commander, and it is characteristic of Him that He never asks His soldiers to go into any danger where He Himself does not lead. “Follow Me,” is ever the tenor of His commands. Kings and great generals view the battle from the neighboring hills, but Christ is ever with us in the thick of the struggle. We are not, therefore, left to our own weak devices in fulfilling the promises we made in the reception of each sacrament; when the hour of trial comes, Christ is with us by His sacramental grace shielding us, cheering us on, and leading us to the onset.

Question: Do the sacraments always give grace?
Answer: The sacraments always give grace, if we receive them with the right dispositions.

Light and Darkness: A soul in mortal sin is like a room in darkness, and a soul in a state of grace resembles a chamber brightly illuminated. It is not necessary to remark that the darkness and the light cannot exist in the room at the same time, but it is well to remember that. God will never do violence to man’s freedom of will, and that however often we may receive the sacraments we will never experience their illuminating effects as long as we voluntarily allow our souls to remain in the darkness of mortal sin. If, however, we, by a worthy reception of the sacraments, dispel the darkness, our souls will be flooded with the light of God’s grace as naturally and as necessarily as day follows night.
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