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Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
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St. Juliana of Liege
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St. Juliana of Liege
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St. Juliana of Liege
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St. Juliana of Liege
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Sanctissimum Exposed
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Sanctissimum Exposed
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Altar Prepared for Mass
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Altar being prepared for Exposition and Mass
Posted in 2013, AD ORIENTEM: Turning Towards the Lord, Catholic Culture, Church Photos, Feast Days and Devotions, Liturgical Renewal, Parish Celebrations, Prayer/Spiritual Life, The Catholic Home, The Most Blessed Sacrament, The Sacred Liturgy, Year of Faith 2012-13 | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
Posted in 2013, Culture of Life, Eucharistic Adoration, Evanglization, Feast Days and Devotions, Parish Celebrations, Pope Francis, Prayer Requests, Prayer/Spiritual Life, Religious Liberty, Rights of Holy Church, The Catholic Home, The Most Blessed Sacrament, The Papacy, The Sacred Liturgy, Triumph of Justice, Uncategorized, Vocations | No Comments »
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
On Mothers’ Day, the External Solemnity of the Ascension (May 12th), we had our Annual Baccalaureate Mass to honor our parishioners who are members of the High School Graduation Class. We concluded Holy Mass with the Annual Crowning of the statue of Our Lady of Grace in the grotto Fr. Joseph Ripp installed in the back of our church. Miss Natasha Frances Krempges, a graduate of St. Mary Catholic School and a member of the McCook Central Class of 2013, crowned Our Lady’s statue:
Posted in 2013, Catholic Culture, Church Photos, Family and Students Together - F.A.S.T., Feast Days and Devotions, Prayer/Spiritual Life, St. Mary's School, St. Mary's Youth, The Catholic Home, Year of Faith 2012-13, Youth Ministry | No Comments »
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
On Rogation Tuesday (May 7th), His Excellency, the Most Rev. Paul Joseph Swain, Bishop of Sioux Falls, made a Pastoral Visit to St. Mary Catholic School to pray the Rosary and visit the children in the school following the Rosary. Bishop Swain also blessed the Crosses for the Farms and Fields traditionally blessed on or around May 3rd, the old Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross. In between each Mystery of the Rosary, the children sang “Mary the Dawn” from The St. Pius X Hymnal and the Regina Caeli, with its versicle and oration, ended the prayers in church before His Excellency headed over to the school.
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Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The Rogation Days (Minor Litanies) on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before the Traditional Feast of the Ascension were well-attended this year! On Rogation Wednesday, we had to keep the Procession inside church due to the heavy rain! Thanks be to God.
Posted in Catholic Culture, Church Photos, Farming Community, Feast Days and Devotions, Liturgical Renewal, Prayer Requests, Prayer/Spiritual Life, Project Isidore, Rogationtide, The Catholic Home, The Sacred Liturgy, Year of Faith 2012-13 | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Posted in 2013, Confession Schedule, Divine Office, Easter 2013, Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Feast Days and Devotions, Holy Week 2013, Lent, Liturgical Renewal, Parish Celebrations, Prayer/Spiritual Life, Reform of the Reform, Sacrament of Penance, The Catholic Home, Triduum 2013 | No Comments »
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Click below for a PDF copy of the Novena Prayers we use at St. Mary Church in Salem, SD:
NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH PDF

Posted in Culture of Life, Devotion to St. Joseph, Diocese of Sioux Falls, Evanglization, Feast Days and Devotions, Ite ad Ioseph, Novenas, Saints, The Catholic Home | No Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2013


Prayer for the Church
O Lord Jesus Christ, Supreme Pastor of Your Church,
we thank you for the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI
and the selfless care with which he has led us
as Successor of Peter, and Your Vicar on earth.
Good Shepherd, who founded Your Church
on the rock of Peter’s faith
and have never left Your flock untended,
look with love upon us now,
and sustain Your Church in faith, hope, and charity.
Grant, Lord Jesus, in Your boundless love for us,
a new Pope for Your Church
who will please You by his holiness
and lead us faithfully to You,
who are the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Amen.
For more information, go to: http://www.prayerforthechurch.com
Posted in Chair of St. Peter, Knights of Columbus, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer Requests, Prayer/Spiritual Life, The Catholic Home, The Papacy, Year of Faith 2012-13 | No Comments »
Saturday, December 29th, 2012
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Procession to the Praesepio with the Gesu Bambino
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Rev. Mr. John Iverson, Master of Ceremonies
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The Celebrant with Rev. Mr. John Iverson (Master of Ceremonies) and some of the Servers
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2nd Grader Jake Martin VanHout, who received his 1st Holy Communion at the Sung Mass of Christmas Midnight
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Mr. Basil Knebel, Thurifer at Midnight Mass & 1st & 2nd Grade Teacher at St. Mary School with Jake VanHout
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Celebrant with 2nd grader Jake Martin VanHout, Boat Bearer who received 1st Holy Communion at the Midnight Mass
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Schola Cantorum with Celebrant
Posted in Catholic Culture, Christmas 2012, Church Photos, Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Feast Days and Devotions, Liturgical Renewal, New Springtime of the Church, Parish Celebrations, Prayer/Spiritual Life, St. Mary's Youth, The Catholic Home, Year of Faith 2012-13 | No Comments »