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The Diocese of Portland created an informational booklet regarding Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest.
The booklet will help you…
Psychology of Jesus
(Presented by Georgette Dionne April 2021)
PowerPoint slides
The Joy of Lent
(Presented by a team of Secular Franciscans…
"There appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:…
Student nurses from Boston College say a week they spent in northern Maine offering free health services to community members will shape the work…
Spiritual Communion Prayer for those who cannot attend Mass
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above…
For all who have contracted coronavirus,
We pray for care and healing.
For those who are particularly vulnerable,
…
Pope Francis's prayer from March 11, 2020, asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during the Covid-19 pandemic.
O Mary,
you always shine on our…
Erin McConnell, an elementary education major at the University of Maine in Orono, carries a full course load, while also working 30 hours a week.…
Calling the Blessed mother, the “Health of the Sick,” Pope Francis has also sought the intervention of the Virgin May, imploring her protection in…
During Lent, parishes offer special opportunities for prayer, whether through reflection groups, additional adoration times, the opening of churches…
Join with parishes, youth ministry groups and Catholic school students as they present the Living Stations of the Cross.
The list will be updated as…
“The Bible is the book of the Lord’s people.” - Pope Francis
On the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 25, 2026), we celebrate the "Sunday of…
Over the past 10 and a half years, Julie Abbott has heard hundreds of people share stories of struggle. Some have worried about heating their homes,…
The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord commemorates the visit of the magi to worship the baby Jesus as told in the Gospel of Matthew: “Behold,…
January 18-25, 2026
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a response to Christ's prayer “that they all may be one" (John 17:21). It is an eight-…
On the ninth day of Christmas, the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, close friends who became bishops…
OLFF staff curated examples of webinars, articles, and books that may be helpful to those serving as catechetical or youth ministry leaders in…
January 4 is the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first person born in the United States to be canonized a saint. A convert to Catholicism,…
From September 22-28, 2025, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates National Migration Week. This year's theme is "Migrants, missionaries…
“You can never learn too much about God.”
Joanne Fortier, catechetical leader for the Parishes of the Western Maine Lakes and Foothills, says that…
The Diocese of Portland in collaboration with the Maine Catholic Women’s Conference Planning Committee will host the 13th Maine Catholic Women’s…
"The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers." - Pope Saint Pius X
The month of October is dedicated to the Most…
OLFF Newsletter - April/May 2023 (On Sway) / Primarily Text
OLFF Newsletter - March 2023 (On Sway) / Primarily Text
OLFF Newsletter - February…
OLFF staff curated examples of webinars, articles, and books that may be helpful to those serving as catechetical or youth ministry leaders in…
Prayer for Extraordinary Missionary Month
Heavenly Father,
when your only begotten Son Jesus Christ
rose from the dead,
he commissioned his…
