100th Anniversary logo designed by Sacred Heart Parishioner Donna Wintz
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Sacred Heart Parish
Colorado Springs, CO
Served by the Congregation of Holy Cross
Sacred Heart Parish
Colorado Springs, CO
Served by the Congregation of Holy Cross
Live-streaming Mass at Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church offers a live-stream of the 5:30 pm Saturday Vigil Mass on our website each week.
Not able to join us at that time? No problem! A recording of the Mass will be available all week on our website.
Whether in person or online, we hope you will join us!
Not able to join us at that time? No problem! A recording of the Mass will be available all week on our website.
Whether in person or online, we hope you will join us!
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Holy Cross First Profession of Vows, July 30, 2022
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 6 & 7, 2022
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Act of Spiritual Communion:
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. |
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Ice Cream Social to Welcome new Holy Cross Novices
All are invited to join us after the 9 am Mass next Sunday, Aug. 14 for an Ice Cream Social to meet our new Holy Cross novices who recently arrived at the novitiate. Ice cream provided by Wicked Good Ice Cream truck and Sacred Heart Parishioners Katie & Josh Twitchell.
All are invited to join us after the 9 am Mass next Sunday, Aug. 14 for an Ice Cream Social to meet our new Holy Cross novices who recently arrived at the novitiate. Ice cream provided by Wicked Good Ice Cream truck and Sacred Heart Parishioners Katie & Josh Twitchell.
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Sacred Heart Parish 100th Anniversary history book is a coffee table-style book, featuring color photos and text by Grace Donnelly. The book is available for a suggested donation of $50. All proceeds benefit the future Saint André House. Contact the Parish Office at 719-633-8711.
Sacred Heart Parish 100th Anniversary history book is a coffee table-style book, featuring color photos and text by Grace Donnelly. The book is available for a suggested donation of $50. All proceeds benefit the future Saint André House. Contact the Parish Office at 719-633-8711.
Fr. Randy Rentner, CSC, our Associate Pastor, and a group of parishioners have returned from a pilgrimage to walk the Camino in Spain to Santiago de Compostela for the Feast of St. James on July 25, 2022. Check out their photos below.
A PRAYER FOR PEACE BY POPE FRANCIS
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
We have tried so many times and over so many years
to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms.
How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced?
how much blood has been shed?
how many lives have been shattered?
how many hopes have been buried?
But our efforts have been in vain.
Now, Lord, come to our aid!
Grant us peace, teach us peace;
guide our steps in the way of peace.
Open our eyes and our hearts,
and give us the courage to say: "Never again war!"; "With war everything is lost".
Instill in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace.
Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love,
you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters.
Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace;
enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister.
Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens
who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace,
our trepidation into confident trust,
and our quarreling into forgiveness.
Keep alive within us the flame of hope,
so that with patience and perseverance
we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation.
In this way may peace triumph at last,
and may the words "division," "hatred," and "war"
be banished from the heart of every man and woman.
Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands.
Renew our hearts and minds,
so that the word which always brings us together will be "brother,"
and our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace, Salaam!
Amen.
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
We have tried so many times and over so many years
to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms.
How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced?
how much blood has been shed?
how many lives have been shattered?
how many hopes have been buried?
But our efforts have been in vain.
Now, Lord, come to our aid!
Grant us peace, teach us peace;
guide our steps in the way of peace.
Open our eyes and our hearts,
and give us the courage to say: "Never again war!"; "With war everything is lost".
Instill in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace.
Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love,
you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters.
Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace;
enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister.
Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens
who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace,
our trepidation into confident trust,
and our quarreling into forgiveness.
Keep alive within us the flame of hope,
so that with patience and perseverance
we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation.
In this way may peace triumph at last,
and may the words "division," "hatred," and "war"
be banished from the heart of every man and woman.
Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands.
Renew our hearts and minds,
so that the word which always brings us together will be "brother,"
and our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace, Salaam!
Amen.
Connecting Sacraments and ServiceWelcome families and friends, first time visitors and seekers of faith. Our three churches, Sacred Heart Church in Colorado Springs, Holy Rosary Chapel in Cascade and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel in Manitou Springs are an apostolate of the Congregation of Holy Cross, based in South Bend, Indiana. Holy Cross priests and brothers serve in 13 parishes in the United States and serve in 16 different countries around the world.
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. Our parish mission is: As a prayerful Catholic Community of service following Jesus Christ's message of hope and salvation, we make God known, loved and served. Sacred Heart Parish consists of three churches: Sacred Heart Church, Holy Rosary Chapel & Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel. Fr. Ronald Raab, CSC is the Pastor and Fr. Randall Rentner, CSC is the Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish. |
Fr. Ron Raab, CSC welcomes parishioners and blesses the doors on May 23, 2018, the day of Dedication after the restoration of Sacred Heart Church was complete.
"... to make God known, loved and served." |
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 7, 2022
Gospel Meditation
St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that, “Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe, to know what he ought to desire, and to know what he ought to do.” Everyone is called to work toward their salvation, which is ultimately union with God. Those who take this call seriously must embark upon a journey inward to the deepest recesses of their soul. In the adventure and wonder of that journey, we work out the details of our union with our Beloved. We cling to what we need to believe, remain firm in what we truly desire, and are guided by what we know we have to do. Once we know that our goal is to be one with our Creator, life becomes an exciting expedition to pursue that end. We make necessary preparations, follow the map, and remain on course.
Whenever we really want something, we put our entire selves into achieving it. Being fully invested in our labor, we willingly work extra hours, devote an abundance of energy and effort, and remain vigilant for beneficial opportunities that may come our way. We certainly do not passively sit by doing nothing! Such an attitude leads to laziness and the accomplishment of little. Worse yet, some look to others to do the work for them, hoping to reap the benefits of another’s efforts. Conscientiousness and diligence are the only means to success.
For the one who eagerly awaits the day when they can be fully with God, life becomes a joyous adventure indeed! Alert, ready, focused, convicted, and willing to be a servant they constantly watch and prepare themselves for meeting the Lord. Loving the journey and being in love with their Creator, their lives become joyful witnesses of love and service. They are secure in their hope, confident in their faith, and perfect in their love. Never looking for recognition or gratitude, they stand as gentle inspirations of what the Holy Spirit can do in the hearts of those who believe. Because we do not know what tomorrow will bring, we stand ready to be used as God wills and run eagerly toward Him when He comes. How much do we desire to experience the joy of salvation?
—LPI, Inc.
Fr. Ron Raab, CSC has been reassigned.
Our new pastor is Fr. Jarrod Waugh, CSC.
St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that, “Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe, to know what he ought to desire, and to know what he ought to do.” Everyone is called to work toward their salvation, which is ultimately union with God. Those who take this call seriously must embark upon a journey inward to the deepest recesses of their soul. In the adventure and wonder of that journey, we work out the details of our union with our Beloved. We cling to what we need to believe, remain firm in what we truly desire, and are guided by what we know we have to do. Once we know that our goal is to be one with our Creator, life becomes an exciting expedition to pursue that end. We make necessary preparations, follow the map, and remain on course.
Whenever we really want something, we put our entire selves into achieving it. Being fully invested in our labor, we willingly work extra hours, devote an abundance of energy and effort, and remain vigilant for beneficial opportunities that may come our way. We certainly do not passively sit by doing nothing! Such an attitude leads to laziness and the accomplishment of little. Worse yet, some look to others to do the work for them, hoping to reap the benefits of another’s efforts. Conscientiousness and diligence are the only means to success.
For the one who eagerly awaits the day when they can be fully with God, life becomes a joyous adventure indeed! Alert, ready, focused, convicted, and willing to be a servant they constantly watch and prepare themselves for meeting the Lord. Loving the journey and being in love with their Creator, their lives become joyful witnesses of love and service. They are secure in their hope, confident in their faith, and perfect in their love. Never looking for recognition or gratitude, they stand as gentle inspirations of what the Holy Spirit can do in the hearts of those who believe. Because we do not know what tomorrow will bring, we stand ready to be used as God wills and run eagerly toward Him when He comes. How much do we desire to experience the joy of salvation?
—LPI, Inc.
Fr. Ron Raab, CSC has been reassigned.
Our new pastor is Fr. Jarrod Waugh, CSC.
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