Corpus Christi Parish

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is our national patronal feast. Therefore, we are always required to celebrate it as a holy day of obligation in any year that it falls on a Monday through Saturday. The only exception is when December 8 falls on a Sunday, as it does this year. In those years we celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Advent, which takes precedence over the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The observation of the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday; however, it is celebrated as a “feast” (i.e., without any obligation to attend Mass).

Due to the inclement weather, there will be no 12:15PM Mass today and the Parish Office will be closed.

“Happy Thanksgiving! One of the things we learn from this holiday is that we are strengthened by each other. The very act of giving thanks puts us outside of ourselves and connects us to others. Thanksgiving is a holiday, but it also needs to be an attitude. When we come to realize that we have received, we give thanks, and that leads to a way of living. To be thankful helps us to see the need to share what we have so that others can be grateful. Generosity is built into gratitude when we focus on the need to share what we have with others. Thanksgiving turns us from individuals each protecting our own corner of the world into a community, and we can be grateful for all those whom God brings into our lives. May you have a blessed day with family and friends.”