We, the people of St. Patrick’s Parish of Waukon, Iowa, as Christ’s Body living by the power of His Life have as our mission the building of communities of faith and love at every level of Christian life.
Christmas Mass times for St Pat's, St Marys Dorchester, Hanover, and Lycurgus will be as follows: Dec. 24: 4 PM(children's homily) and 9 PM (adult homily) at St Pat's; 4 PM at Dorchester; 6:30 PM (children's homily) at Hanover. Dec. 25: 7 AM at Lycurgus; 9 AM at St Pat's
Friends, today in our Gospel two blind men beg Jesus to heal them. Blindness in the Bible is very often a symbol of spiritual blindness: the incapacity to see what truly matters. Focused on the...
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 7:21) “...but only the...
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Even if we didn’t grow up with the tradition of the Advent Calendar at home, we’ve likely seen them around in the Christmas aisles in stores. Especially popular are the ones with a chocolate or candy...
The main color of Advent is purple, similar to the color for Lent. Purple is used to represent a season of penance and preparation, as Advent is for Christmas and Lent is for Easter. The three...