Prayer Service

St. Anthony of Padua Parish invites all students to bring their backpacks to Mass for a special blessing on September 8 following the 9:30 a.m. Mass at St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street in Westbrook; the 10:15 Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 919 Roosevelt Trail in Windham; or the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Church, 299 Main Street in Gorham.

A Public Square Rosary will be held on September 14 at noon in the yard of Holy Redeemer Church, 56 Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor. All are welcome to join in prayer.

In commemoration of the Blessed Mother's fifth appearance to shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, the group Maine Needs Fatima will sponsor a Rosary Rally at Noon on September 14 at St. Peter Church, 58 Cedar Street, in East Millinocket.

In commemoration of the passing of Saint Francis from earthly life to eternal life, Prince of Peace Parish will hold a Transitus service led by Bishop James Ruggieri at 6 p.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston.

The Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold the Blessing of the Animals at St. Gregory Church, 24 North Raymond Road in Gray, on Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 a.m. People are invited to bring their pets to be blessed in celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of all of God's creation.

In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Hope Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on October 5, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Father Hayes Center, next to St. Brigid School in Portland.

The Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold the Blessing of the Animals at Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main Street in Yarmouth, at 10:30 a.m. People are invited to bring their pets to receive a blessing. The prayer service is in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, who was known for his love of all of God's creatures. 

A Rosary Rally will be held at noon on the lawn of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland. (In the event of rain, the rally will be held in the chapel.)

In commemoration of the Blessed Mother's final appearance to shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, the group Maine Needs Fatima will sponsor a Rosary Rally on October 12 at noon at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston.

In celebration of the Month of the Holy Rosary, members of Holy Spirit Parish invite you to join them for the public praying of the Rosary on Sunday, October 13, at 2 p.m. at the Wells Harbor Gazebo on Harbor Road in Wells. Prayers will be offered for our nation, the world, and the National Eucharistic Revival.