All women of the parish are invited to join the HR Women’s Circle for 8 am mass on March 9 followed by fellowship, food, and a chance to create your own prayer journal. We will gather in the HRA library.
A blank journal, stickers, prompts and markers will be provided. Please RSVP to lisalink14@gmail.com so we can have enough supplies on hand!
A $5 donation would be appreciated to help cover the cost of the materials.
Confession times have been added on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning for the rest of Lent. These are times when many will already be coming to church so I hope that will help. Please plan to come to confession at the beginning of these time periods. At the end of the announced times, I have to leave the confessional 15 minutes before Mass in order to prepare. I ask for your consideration. There is only one of me!
Confession is a time of mercy and of conversion. Please prepare with this in mind. The emphasis is on what God is doing, not on what you have done. There are examinations of conscience available in the rack by the confessional at all times. Please take and keep one in order to prepare yourself for this wonderful sacrament.
Faithfully, Fr Baker
Ash Wednesday is a day of penitential prayer, abstinence and fasting.
In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
Although Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation, we invite you to join us for Mass at 8am, noon or 6 pm
As I mentioned when we launched the Monday evening Mass at 7 p.m. a few weeks ago, I want to try some different things from time to time at this Mass. This Monday, February 5, the Mass will be offered in Spanish. I remember when I was at Holy Rosary as a seminarian and as a newly ordained priest that this parish was the site of the only Spanish Masses celebrated in the diocese at that time. The Hispanic Ministry that grew and developed here ultimately evolved into the Sagrado Corazon community at the Catholic Pastoral Center, and yet we still have parishioners from the days when it all started here. I would like to honor that legacy, as well as to see how we as a parish can respond to the current reality of the growing Hispanic communities, both in language and in culture.
In different parish assignments over the years, I have been enriched spiritually by these expressions of the Catholic faith. These experiences have also challenged me to grow. To the English speakers who attend the Monday Mass, I encourage you to give the Spanish Mass a try. It is the same Mass, of course!
Please give the gift of life!
We are hosting a blood drive on Sunday, Feb 4th, 8am to 12:30 pm in the dining hall. Please visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and use sponsor code HolyRosaryCatholic to register for your appointment.
Friday, Dec. 22nd-Jan. 2, 2024 Church Office will be closed.
Sat., Dec. 23rd, Fr. Baker will offer confession at 3pm-4:45pm.
There will be no 8am Mass on Tuesday, December the 26th
There will be no 8am Mass on Tuesday, January the 2nd.
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As we come to the end of our liturgical year and prepare to begin the new year with the First Sunday of Advent, this is a wonderful time to spend some time in silence, stillness, and solitude before the Blessed Sacrament. We invite you to come prepare for the often busy and hectic holiday season by spending an hour with Jesus reflecting on the Advent message of “Waiting and Hoping” and the cry of all Christian people, “Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus”. Though we await His coming, we believe that the Lord, Jesus does indeed COME to us in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist.
This Friday we will have our First Friday 24-Hour Adoration continuing overnight into Saturday morning. We still have many times without a volunteer and would prefer to have two volunteers for every time due to unforeseen circumstances that may arise.
Please consider stopping by for a visit at any time during the 24-Hour Adoration and if you can, please consider signing up to volunteer for an hour by visiting the online adoration website at https://holyrosarynash.weadorehim.com/ By committing to a spot as a volunteer, YOU make this devotion possible for others to come as they can.
24-HOUR ADORATION BEGINS AFTER THE 7AM MASS ON FRIDAY. THE EUCHARIST WILL BE MOVED TO THE CONVENT CHAPEL AT 4:30PM. ADORATION WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT IN THE CHAPEL.
I want to let the parish know about some very happy news. The priest of the Coptic Catholic community in Nashville, Fr. Saied, is now living here at Holy Rosary. He moved in last week. You may see him around the parish, and you will probably even see him from time to time at Mass. You will be sure to be greeted warmly when you do meet him. Even his name in Arabic means “happy.” It certainly fits him! He has graciously offered to help me with duties in the parish when he is able to, in addition to serving his own community. We welcome him to Holy Rosary.
The Coptic Church traces its roots to St. Mark in Alexandria, Egypt. It is therefore a very ancient Christian community. Most Coptic Christians are Orthodox, but there are also Catholic Copts. This is the community that Fr. Saied serves here in Nashville. The community meets for liturgy in one of the chapels in the Catholic Pastoral Center on McGavock Pike so living at Holy Rosary is very convenient. There are families from Father’s community whose children are in Holy Rosary Academy so we already have many connections. I know that you join me in welcoming Fr. Saied!
Friday, December 8th, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation.
The Immaculate Conception means that Mary was conceived without original sin or its stain—that’s what “immaculate” means: without stain. Mary was preserved from these defects by God’s grace; from the first instant of her existence she was in the state of sanctifying grace and was free from the corrupt nature original sin brings.
As Christians, we believe that one day we will all be raised in a glorious form – caught up and rendered immaculate to spend eternity with Jesus. As the first person to say “yes” to the good news of Jesus, Mary exemplifies the hope of the blessings we will all one day be given.
Please join us for Mass on this special solemnity to pray for the intercession of Mary, Immaculate!
Masses on Friday, December 8th
8am / 12 noon / 6pm
Adoration following the 8 am Mass will be in the Convent Chapel until Benediction at 5:30 pm. You may sign up for Adoration using our new Adoration Scheduler, “We Adore Him.”
Our 2023 Christmas Mass times are: