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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
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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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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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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.
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 16, 2022
Dear Believers,
In John 2:1-11, we enter the wedding at Cana. We overhear the conversation about the amount of wine and its quality with Jesus and Mary. The wedding feast in this gospel is far greater than our earthly image of marriage. There is something deeper here.
Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection are called the Paschal Mystery. This is the center of our faith. This is what we celebrate at every Eucharist, every Sunday. An image of the Paschal Mystery is commonly referred to as the marriage of heaven and earth. Jesus’ resurrection is the new life and covenant of God and God’s people. This marriage of redemption, of forgiveness of sin, of life beyond the grave, is a marriage union with God and us on earth.
If we consider this gospel concerning the Paschal Mystery, then it opens our path to such a gift. Last week, Jesus was baptized, and that moment was the beginning of his earthly ministry. This is his first miracle, changing water into wine. If we see this water and wine in the perspective of the Paschal Mystery, then the wine becomes his real presence. He is the new covenant. He becomes the miracle. He becomes the love we desire, the bridegroom. The good wine that comes well into the celebration is Jesus himself. He is the love that enables us a new covenant with God and with God’s people in the Church.
The miracle of this good wine is Jesus himself, his suffering, and his new life. Before he died, he took the Cup, shared it with his disciples and invited them to do that action in memory of him, always until the end of the world. The Cup is also a metaphor of his shedding blood, the New Covenant. When we partake of his Precious Blood at Mass, we give over everything in our lives to serve him, to love him, to act in the world with dignity and hope. The Cup of Salvation is available to us in the Eucharist, the wedding of heaven and earth.
Mary is wringing her hands about the fact that the wine is running out at the wedding feast. Jesus says to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” This story in the second chapter of John already has deep theology about who Jesus is and what he can do for the world. Even his mother does not quite understand where he is going and what will happen to him.
The large amount of water that becomes wine is also an image of Jesus’ presence in our world. His grace is overflowing. His love is beyond imagining. His life outpoured for the sake of the world is what we should be paying attention to in the story of this gospel. In other words, there is enough of God’s mercy to go around. There is enough love, tenderness, and peace so that everyone will have their fill. The Holy Spirit will enable all people to sip from this Cup of Salvation. All will be well, not just in the story of the wedding feast, but for us all on earth and for all eternity.
After this miracle, the gospel says that Jesus’ glory is revealed. It also states that his disciples began to believe in him. Imagine that day, the hope for the disciples that they did not leave everything for nothing. There is much for them to learn and even more for us to consider in our lives of faith and service in Christ Jesus.
God give you peace,
Fr. Ron Raab, CSC, Pastor
In John 2:1-11, we enter the wedding at Cana. We overhear the conversation about the amount of wine and its quality with Jesus and Mary. The wedding feast in this gospel is far greater than our earthly image of marriage. There is something deeper here.
Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection are called the Paschal Mystery. This is the center of our faith. This is what we celebrate at every Eucharist, every Sunday. An image of the Paschal Mystery is commonly referred to as the marriage of heaven and earth. Jesus’ resurrection is the new life and covenant of God and God’s people. This marriage of redemption, of forgiveness of sin, of life beyond the grave, is a marriage union with God and us on earth.
If we consider this gospel concerning the Paschal Mystery, then it opens our path to such a gift. Last week, Jesus was baptized, and that moment was the beginning of his earthly ministry. This is his first miracle, changing water into wine. If we see this water and wine in the perspective of the Paschal Mystery, then the wine becomes his real presence. He is the new covenant. He becomes the miracle. He becomes the love we desire, the bridegroom. The good wine that comes well into the celebration is Jesus himself. He is the love that enables us a new covenant with God and with God’s people in the Church.
The miracle of this good wine is Jesus himself, his suffering, and his new life. Before he died, he took the Cup, shared it with his disciples and invited them to do that action in memory of him, always until the end of the world. The Cup is also a metaphor of his shedding blood, the New Covenant. When we partake of his Precious Blood at Mass, we give over everything in our lives to serve him, to love him, to act in the world with dignity and hope. The Cup of Salvation is available to us in the Eucharist, the wedding of heaven and earth.
Mary is wringing her hands about the fact that the wine is running out at the wedding feast. Jesus says to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” This story in the second chapter of John already has deep theology about who Jesus is and what he can do for the world. Even his mother does not quite understand where he is going and what will happen to him.
The large amount of water that becomes wine is also an image of Jesus’ presence in our world. His grace is overflowing. His love is beyond imagining. His life outpoured for the sake of the world is what we should be paying attention to in the story of this gospel. In other words, there is enough of God’s mercy to go around. There is enough love, tenderness, and peace so that everyone will have their fill. The Holy Spirit will enable all people to sip from this Cup of Salvation. All will be well, not just in the story of the wedding feast, but for us all on earth and for all eternity.
After this miracle, the gospel says that Jesus’ glory is revealed. It also states that his disciples began to believe in him. Imagine that day, the hope for the disciples that they did not leave everything for nothing. There is much for them to learn and even more for us to consider in our lives of faith and service in Christ Jesus.
God give you peace,
Fr. Ron Raab, CSC, Pastor
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"Restore Our Heart" Capital Campaign- Phase 2
A Capital Campaign message from our pastor, Fr. Ron Raab, CSC.
The next phase of the “Restore Our Heart” Capital Campaign has begun. The goal is to raise $1.2 million to repurpose the old rectory into the St. André House and repave the parking lot. The St. André House is a much-needed place for the parish community to gather and meet; to create two new classrooms; and, for the first time on the parish grounds, to offer handicapped-accessible restrooms. Click here to learn more about the project.
We need your financial support to complete this project! Members of the Parish Finance Council will be reaching out to parishioners to ask for their participation in the Capital Campaign. If you would like to speak to a Finance Council Member, contact the Parish Office at 719-633-8711. You can make a contribution to the project by giving on our online giving platform or on our Ministry One online giving app or by completing an Intention to Give form. Contributions can also be dropped in the collection basket at Mass (be sure to mark them for the Sacred Heart Capital Campaign) or mailed directly to the Sacred Heart Parish Office, Attn: Business Manager, 2021 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
We look forward to our parish’s 100th anniversary in July 2022, when we will have fully restored Sacred Heart Church, opened St. André House, and rejuvenated our parking lot! The church will be fully paid off and we’ll amortize the loan for St. André House and the parking lot with the donations from the Capital Campaign. Sacred Heart will be ready for whatever changes the future brings! Thank you for your support.
We need your financial support to complete this project! Members of the Parish Finance Council will be reaching out to parishioners to ask for their participation in the Capital Campaign. If you would like to speak to a Finance Council Member, contact the Parish Office at 719-633-8711. You can make a contribution to the project by giving on our online giving platform or on our Ministry One online giving app or by completing an Intention to Give form. Contributions can also be dropped in the collection basket at Mass (be sure to mark them for the Sacred Heart Capital Campaign) or mailed directly to the Sacred Heart Parish Office, Attn: Business Manager, 2021 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
We look forward to our parish’s 100th anniversary in July 2022, when we will have fully restored Sacred Heart Church, opened St. André House, and rejuvenated our parking lot! The church will be fully paid off and we’ll amortize the loan for St. André House and the parking lot with the donations from the Capital Campaign. Sacred Heart will be ready for whatever changes the future brings! Thank you for your support.
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"Straight from the Heart" video series
Our weekly video series "Straight from the Heart" provides a reflection and parish updates by our Associate Pastor Fr. Randy Rentner, CSC. The videos are emailed directly to parishioners from our communication provider Flocknote. If you would like to receive the emails, sign up at https://sacredheartparish14.flocknote.com/ Click here to see previous videos.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Fundraiser
OLPH, the historic chapel on Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs and a mission church of Sacred Heart Parish, is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. So many in the Manitou Springs community recall memories centered at this pretty little chapel: weddings, baptisms, children dressed in their finest to receive their First Holy Communion. And who can forget the simple joy of kids climbing on the big rock in our front yard while their parents have coffee with neighbors and friends after Mass?
OLPH has survived fires and many other challenges in its over 125-year history. We now face a new challenge. We are asking for your help in making our historic buildings handicap accessible to everyone. We do not to want to turn people away when they are not able to manage the front steps of our old buildings.
The addition of a new ramp and deck will finally enable all parishioners and visitors to enter both the chapel and our community building, the Fr. Schultz House. Using built-up earth, concrete, and local green stone will both minimize maintenance expenses and preserve our traditional appearance, as required by the Historic Preservation Commission of Manitou Springs. (See computer generated rendering below). Additionally, an updated restroom to accommodate A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards will be added to the Fr. Schultz House.
This is a big undertaking for our small church. Building the deck, creating a new entrance into the chapel, and remodeling the bathroom to meet ADA standards will cost our little community about $190,000. Thanks to the generosity of so many, OLPH has currently collected $93,000 toward phase 1 of our present goal: to build an access ramp and deck that will connect the church with the Fr. Schultz House. Included in this exterior work is a restoration of the grotto and the repair of the front steps of the church. Phase 1 will cost $143,000, so we need to raise up to $50,000 more. But with your help, we hope to be able to welcome everyone into our church community.
OLPH recently received a matching grant from Catholic Extension (from whom we order our parish calendars) for $45,000, which will now enable us to get closer to paying for Phase 1 and will also allow us to complete phase 2 of our proposal, making the bathroom ADA accessible as well, a $43,000 expense. We have started a pledge drive among OLPH parishioners, and inviting members of the other two church communities as well, to take advantage of the matching grant in order to finish both phases of our project. Contributions can be made out to “Sacred Heart Parish,” with “OLPH Building Fund” in the subject line, directly online or by participating in our GoFundMe at https://gf.me/u/yzsjcm.
If you aren’t able to participate in the fundraiser, please pray that Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, may assist us with this building project.
OLPH, the historic chapel on Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs and a mission church of Sacred Heart Parish, is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. So many in the Manitou Springs community recall memories centered at this pretty little chapel: weddings, baptisms, children dressed in their finest to receive their First Holy Communion. And who can forget the simple joy of kids climbing on the big rock in our front yard while their parents have coffee with neighbors and friends after Mass?
OLPH has survived fires and many other challenges in its over 125-year history. We now face a new challenge. We are asking for your help in making our historic buildings handicap accessible to everyone. We do not to want to turn people away when they are not able to manage the front steps of our old buildings.
The addition of a new ramp and deck will finally enable all parishioners and visitors to enter both the chapel and our community building, the Fr. Schultz House. Using built-up earth, concrete, and local green stone will both minimize maintenance expenses and preserve our traditional appearance, as required by the Historic Preservation Commission of Manitou Springs. (See computer generated rendering below). Additionally, an updated restroom to accommodate A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards will be added to the Fr. Schultz House.
This is a big undertaking for our small church. Building the deck, creating a new entrance into the chapel, and remodeling the bathroom to meet ADA standards will cost our little community about $190,000. Thanks to the generosity of so many, OLPH has currently collected $93,000 toward phase 1 of our present goal: to build an access ramp and deck that will connect the church with the Fr. Schultz House. Included in this exterior work is a restoration of the grotto and the repair of the front steps of the church. Phase 1 will cost $143,000, so we need to raise up to $50,000 more. But with your help, we hope to be able to welcome everyone into our church community.
OLPH recently received a matching grant from Catholic Extension (from whom we order our parish calendars) for $45,000, which will now enable us to get closer to paying for Phase 1 and will also allow us to complete phase 2 of our proposal, making the bathroom ADA accessible as well, a $43,000 expense. We have started a pledge drive among OLPH parishioners, and inviting members of the other two church communities as well, to take advantage of the matching grant in order to finish both phases of our project. Contributions can be made out to “Sacred Heart Parish,” with “OLPH Building Fund” in the subject line, directly online or by participating in our GoFundMe at https://gf.me/u/yzsjcm.
If you aren’t able to participate in the fundraiser, please pray that Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, may assist us with this building project.
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