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Using The Shamrock to Explain the Holy Trinity

Even the great Scottish Saint Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, struggled with the explanation of the Trinity as he toiled at converting the pagan Irish to Christianity. Patrick’s solution was to use the three small leaflets of the shamrock as symbolic of the three divine …

Welcome, Tourists, Visitors, and Newcomers

We at Saint Jude Chapel are very pleased to have you join with us in prayer and thanksgiving to Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you are visiting just for today, we hope you will find the experience fulfilling.
If you are searching for a …

Memorial Day is on May 27, 2013 – Uniting in Remembrance

In December 2000, Congress enacted a law that established the National Moment of Remembrance and related activities. This law asks all Americans to briefly stop what they’re doing and quietly observe a minute of remembrance at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day in an …

Sacrament of Confirmation at St Jude Chapel

On Pentecost Sunday, (May 19, 2013), two of St. Jude Chapel attendees were given the sacrament of Confirmation by Fr. Jonathan Austin

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity May 26, 2013

Reading 1 Prv 8:22-31
Thus says the wisdom of God:
“The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,
the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
from of old I was poured forth,
at the first, before the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were …

Pentecost Celebrations Around The World

In Italy it was customary to scatter rose leaves from the ceiling of the churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues; hence in Sicily, and elsewhere in Italy, Pentecost is called Pascha rosatum. The Italian name Pascha rossa comes from the red…

Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday – Mass during the Day May 19, 2013

Reading 1 Acts 2:1-11
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to the…

Solemnity Pentecost Sunday – At the Vigil Mass May 18, 2013 Evening

Reading 1 Gn 11:1-9
The whole world spoke the same language, using the same words.
While the people were migrating in the east,
they came upon a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
They said to one another,
“Come, let us mold bricks and harden them with …

St Jude Chapel Summer Dinner Event on Jun 14, 2013

As most of us know, St Jude Chapel is not a parish. Yet, though it is not designated as such, we are still a community. To foster this feeling of camaraderie, we are holding our second semi-annual dinner on FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013 at 6:00 …

The Merry Month of May

Tis the month of Our Mother, the blessed and beautiful days, When our lips and our spirits, are glowing with love and with praise.
These words from a traditional centuries-old Catholic hymn remind us that the first tabernacle in which Jesus resided was the womb of His …

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