Holy Name Catholic Church 

As of May 24, we will be able to receive Holy Communion after the 9:30a.m. mass in the Church parking lot.  Dispensation from Sunday obligation remains for all and mass will continue to be livestreamed during this time.  Please practice social distancing, hand washing, and common sense caution.  We thank you for your patience! 

For more information on how Holy Communion will take place, please scroll down under Letters and Responses to read Phase II letters from Father Pat and Bishop Andrew.

Whether you are joining us for the first time, passing through Ketchikan, or have been with us for a while, we are happy to have you with us!!

Holy Name offers our "Port to Pew" shuttle service each Saturday and Sunday during the cruise ship season, May through September. Please check out here!                      

THE HOLY FATHER'S REQUEST THAT WE PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY EVERY DAY DURING MAY

(AS A FAMILY, IF POSSIBLE) FOR AN END TO THE PANDEMIC
 

PRAY THE ROSARY



Throughout Church history, many popes and saints have highly recommended that we pray the rosary. St. Louis de Montfort said, ‘When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer.’
The rosary begins with the recitation of the Apostle’s Creed, an Our Father, three Hail Mary’s and a Glory Be. Then there are five decades which each begin and end with an Our Father and Glory Be, and have ten Hail Mary’s in between. When you pray the rosary, you meditate on the events in Jesus’ life. There are the joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries.
http://osvoffertory.com/portals/4/documents/pdf/howtorosary.pdf

O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and persevered in your faith.

“Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us. For he took upon himself our suffering, and burdened himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.

“We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God”.
In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is prey to suffering and anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and our Mother, and seek refuge under your protection.

Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this coronavirus pandemic. Comfort those who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who have died, and at times are buried in a way that grieves them deeply. Be close to those who are concerned for their loved ones who are sick and who, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with hope those who are troubled by the uncertainty of the future and the consequences for the economy and employment.

Mother of God and our Mother, pray for us to God, the Father of mercies, that this great suffering may end and that hope and peace may dawn anew. Plead with your divine Son, as you did at Cana, so that the families of the sick and the victims be comforted, and their hearts be opened to confidence and trust.

Protect those doctors, nurses, health workers and volunteers who are on the frontline of this emergency and are risking their lives to save others. Support their heroic effort and grant them strength, generosity and continued health.

Be close to those who assist the sick night and day, and to priests who, in their pastoral concern and fidelity to the Gospel, are trying to help and support everyone.
Blessed Virgin, illumine the minds of men and women engaged in scientific research, that they may find effective solutions to overcome this virus.

Support national leaders, that with wisdom, solicitude and generosity they may come to the aid of those lacking the basic necessities of life and may devise social and economic solutions inspired by farsightedness and solidarity.

Mary Most Holy, stir our consciences, so that the enormous funds invested in developing and stockpiling arms will instead be spent on promoting effective research on how to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.

Beloved Mother, help us realize that we are all members of one great family and to recognize the bond that unites us, so that, in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity, we can help to alleviate countless situations of poverty and need. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, constant in prayer.

Mary, Consolation of the afflicted, embrace all your children in distress and pray that God will stretch out his all-powerful hand and free us from this terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course.

To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, do we entrust ourselves, O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

The Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) follows the course of Jesus' passion, death, and burial; it is observed by the devotion to the Stations of the Cross, a collection of 14 images which are to be found in virtually all Catholic churches. The Way of Light (Via Lucis) celebrates the most joyful time in the Christian liturgical year, the fifty days from Easter (the resurrection) to Pentecost (descent of the Holy Spirit).
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/liturgy/easter-season/via-lucis-way-of-the-light

Sometimes we get so caught up in the depth of our faith that we forget what it was like to first wrestle with the big questions – Who am I? What am I searching for? What’s our shared story? Who is Jesus? Why do we need a Church? Is there a God? We all need to get back to the basics to make sure the foundation is strong.

WEEK 1/EPISODE 1:  WHAT DO YOU SEEK?
https://watch.formed.org/videos/the-search-episode-1
WEEK 1 QUESTIONS:
https://leaders.formed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TheSearch_DiscussionQuestions1_043020.pdf

WEEK 2/EPISODE 2:  WHO ARE YOU??
https://watch.formed.org/packages/the-search-begins-full-series/videos/the-search-episode-2-who-are-you
WEEK 2 QUESTIONS:
https://leaders.formed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TheSearch_DiscussionQuestions2_043020.pdf

WEEK 3/EPISODE 3:  WHY A GOD?
https://watch.formed.org/videos/the-search-episode-3-why-a-god
WEEK 3 QUESTIONS:
https://leaders.formed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TheSearch_DiscussionQuestions3_043020.pdf

WEEK 4/EPISODE 4:  WHAT'S OUR STORY?
https://watch.formed.org/videos/the-search-episode-4-what-s-our-story
WEEK 4 QUESTIONS:
https://leaders.formed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TheSearch_DiscussionQuestions4_043020.pdf

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