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Upcoming Events
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Monday, September 9, 6:30 PM
Revelation “The Kingdom Yet to Come” from The Great Adventure Bible Study by Jeff Cavins, will begin on Monday, September 9, at 6:30 pm in the Parish Library.Read More
This is an 11-part study that shows how the kingdom established by Christ in his Church is intimately connected with the kingdom of heaven. Here you will discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean. You will see how Revelation is more than an apocalyptic vision of the “end times.” It is a revelation of God as our Divine Bridegroom and the Church as his spotless Bride, forever united in a heavenly, holy, and mystical marriage that we enter into every time we celebrate the Mass.
If you are interested in signing up for this class, please contact Dennis at the St Francis Parish Office, (218) 233-4780. -
Sunday, October 6
Our Fall Festival/Roast Beef Dinner is scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 6. Now is the time to start thinking about what to make for the craft area, what to can for the Country Store, go through your old jewelry and donate it, buy something for the Hope Chest, donate something for the Silent Auction, buy a gift card for Bingo. It is never too early to start. Your donations are what make the Fall Festival a success.Read More
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Like Son - A Short Film on Catholic Fatherhood
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Roof of Parish Center Collapses Under Snow
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Prayer Corner
Praying the Rosary
The Rosary is very nearly a perfect form of Christian prayer, being a devotion both to Our Blessed Mother and to her Son, Jesus. It takes only about 15-20 minutes a day to say one set of mysteries, and the benefits are tremendous: stronger families, peace of heart, spiritual understanding.
Download the following two documents to guide you in saying the Rosary:
The Holy Rosary of Our Lady, the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
(print double-sided, then crease in the middle to make a booklet)Pray the Rosary online with people from all over the world:
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
This is a prayer to implore God's mercy upon the world, in reparation for the sins of humanity. Jesus gave it to St. Faustina, a Polish nun who lived during the 1930's, as a way for people to do penance for their sins and those of others. It is prayed on standard Rosary beads and many people pray it right after praying the Rosary.
Optional Opening Prayers:- You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.
- (Repeat 3 times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
Our Father, Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed
For each of the five decades- (On each “Our Father” bead of the rosary, pray) Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
- (On each of the 10 “Hail Mary” beads, pray) For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Concluding prayer- (Repeat 3 times) Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Optional Closing Prayer- Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
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Pregnant?
Need someone to talk to? Call St. Gianna's Maternity Home at 1 (877) 701-3077, or FirstChoice Clinic at (701) 237-6536.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Jgs 11:29-39aResponsorial Psalm Ps 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10Gospel Mt 22:1-14
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Word on Fire
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National Catholic Register
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By Tito Edwards | Can Women Preach at Mass? – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine +1 On The Present State Of The University of Notre Dame – Nicolas Abouchedid at The Irish Rover Surprising..
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By Matt D’Antuono | Let me start by saying that I love science. I will never forget the moment in my high school physics class when I saw the beauty of the equations before me. I vividly remember...
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By Joseph Pearce | One of the most encouraging phenomena of the last two centuries is the Catholic Literary Revival, which, in its gestation period, from 1798 to 1845, saw the rise of neo-medievalism,
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By Edward Pentin | A German professor has sent the president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome an open letter criticizing its leadership for recent controversial changes to the...
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By Father Raymond J. de Souza | The “ring of truth.” The two justices who denied the appeal of Cardinal George Pell Aug. 21 said that the complainant’s testimony had the “ring of truth.” If...
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