Father Kevin Upham led a Blessing of the Tools and Equipment prayer service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Anyone who uses tools, equipment, and other implements or utensils in their work were encouraged to bring a tool of their trade to the service for blessing.
Bishop Deeley invites teenagers and adults from around Maine who already have been baptized in the Catholic Church to receive the sacrament of confirmation at either of two different Masses.
In celebration of 100 years of life and ministry on Peaks Island, the St. Christopher centennial is being marked and commemorated in a number of ways with joyful reverence and an eye to the future.
For centuries, the month of May has been dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. During this month, Christians offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially loving homage of prayer and veneration. We turn to Mary in prayer because she helps us to say “yes” to God in our daily lives.
Participants grew deeper in their knowledge of the Eucharist while building community, making new friends, and sharing about their own faith journeys.
The doors opened at the St. Bridget Center in 2018 and has since been a home for charitable initiatives like “Sew for a Cause,” weekly community cribbage on Thursday nights, and wedding receptions, graduation parties, and other special events to offset maintenance costs.
St. Joseph is the patron of many things, including carpenters, craftsmen, engineers, and workers in general.
July 13, 2024
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Bishop James Ruggieri will participate in a Rosary Rally sponsored by Maine Needs Fatima on Saturday, July 13, at noon at St. Anne Church, 299 Main Street in Gorham.
April 30, 2023
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The purpose of this day is to publicly fulfill the Lord’s instruction: “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest” (Mt 9:37-38). Prayers will be offered on Sunday that young men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord’s call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes.
