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Holy Day Masses for Hallowtide
Holy Day of Obligation- All Saints Day
Wednesday, October 31
Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm at St Mary Magdalen in Bloomfield
Thursday, November 1
8:00 am St Patrick Ottumwa
5:30 pm St Patrick Ottumwa
All Souls Day
Friday, November 2
8:00 am St Patrick Ottumwa
5:30 pm St Patrick Ottumwa
** Reminder that you may gain a plenary or partial indulgence for a poor soul in purgatory each day from November 1 to November 8 by visitng a cemetery (plenary- pray for the Pope's intention and meet other usual requirements, partial- pray for the departed), as well as for visiting a church on November 2 (plenary- pray the Creed and an Our Father for the Pope's intention and the usual requirements)
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Reading 1 Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5Responsorial Psalm Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6Gospel Lk 18:35-43
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If you’re like me and you often find yourself wishing for a different sort of personality, with different strengths and weaknesses, don’t! Your Father wouldn’t have you any other way.
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St. Patrick Church
Mission Statement:
We, the community of St. Patrick Church, gather to know Jesus Christ and to proclaim his gospel as members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vision Statement:
We, the Catholic Community of St. Patrick's, affirm our commitment to Jesus Christ, His mission and His message. As a presence of Jesus Christ in the Ottumwa area we:
-Worship God through common liturgy, prayer and sacramental celebrations.
-Grow In Our Faith through continuous religious formation.
-Share Our Faith with those seeking entrance and those alientated from the Church.
-Serve Others by sharing our time, talents and resources.
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