June 30, 2019, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Capital Sins Part III This is the conclusion of the article regarding Capital Sins that has been published in the past two weekend’s bulletins. To read the first two articles visit our website sacredheartgallup.org. Capital Sins Part III 5. Gluttony: eating too much, drinking too much (of alcoholic beverages) Being too concerned about the type of …

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History of the Feast of Corpus Christi by Father Francis Weiser HISTORY AND LITURGY ORIGIN — On Maundy Thursday, the day on which the Church commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist, it is impossible to honor the Blessed Sacrament with appropriate solemn and joyful rites. Such a festival is precluded by the sad and …

Read moreJune 14, 2020, The Most Holy Body & Blood of Jesus Christ

As Catholics, we are accustomed to having religious objects “blessed,” which signifies the permanent sanctification and dedication of an object for some sacred purpose. I think every weekend someone asks me as well as the other priests to bless a rosary, a statue, or some other religious object. Once a religious object is blessed and dedicated for divine worship or veneration, it must be …

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Thank you to everyone across the United States and Canada for their participation in our V8’s for Vocations Raffle! Your support has been a blessing to the Diocese of Gallup’s Seminarian Fund.  May your lives be greatly blessed!   The winner of the raffle is: Don Good from Gallup New Mexico Congratulations Mr. Good!

Order of Mass—Part I Every year we train our children who are preparing for the Sacraments the names and purpose of all the parts of the Mass. We also have adults who are preparing to enter the Church at Easter who are becoming accustomed to our way of Worshiping God in the Mass.  All of …

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Catechist Formation Class #26:  Mary and The Saints To view class # 26 on Mary and the Saints, please click the link below: http://shccatechistformation.blogspot.com/2015/03/catechist-formation-26-mary-and-saints.html