Vigil (day before Holy Day): 4:00 PM at St. Louis
Holy Day: 8:30 AM at St. Louis
6:30 PM at St. Louis
For those who require a gluten free Eucharist, please plan to visit the Sacristy at least 15 minutes before Mass is scheduled to start and speak to the Sacristan.
For homebound persons who wish to receive the Eucharist at their home, please call Pam Edwards at the parish office (513-732-2218) to make arrangements.
The word "liturgy" literally means work of the people. Within the Catholic Church, it is used to describe all the public acts of worship that take place, as it draws the people into the work of God. Liturgy is in many ways the public face of the Church, and it is through the liturgy where people engage with their faith and deepen their relationship with God.
"Liturgy is not an event that depends on good ideas and great songs. No one makes up or invents a liturgy. It is something that grew over millennia of faith" from YOUCAT (para. 167).
Liturgy is the divine worship of the Church and includes the celebration of Mass, the celebration of the Sacraments, and the Divine Office or Daily Prayer of the Church. The celebration of the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith, and so all other liturgies flow from and to the celebration of Mass.
Liturgy is not just the words that are said, but it is much much more! Through the liturgy, we encounter God and are united with our brothers and sisters across the world as the Universal Church, which Christ established when He ascended into Heaven.
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.