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Peregrinaje ilumina México

CIUDAD DE MEXICO — Del 10 al 16 de octubre, el Obispo John C. Wester lideró 29 peregrinos de la Diócesis Católica de Salt Lake City a cuatro capillas Marianas en la ciudad de México, siendo este el primer peregrinaje de un Obispo de Utah a México.

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Mexican seminarians preparing for appointments in Utah

While in Mexico on last week’s pilgrimage, Bishop John C. Wester met with five seminarians who are sponsored by the Diocese of Salt Lake City. The seminarians should be ready to come to Utah within a year, said Father Javier Virgen, the diocesan Episcopal vicar for Hispanic Affairs/associate vocations director. >>>

Kearns-Saint Ann School celebrates Founder's Day

SALT LAKE CITY – The Kearns-Saint Ann School community gathered to celebrate the founding of the school and the beneficiaries who made it possible. >>>

Local missions will benefit from Mission Sunday

SALT LAKE CITY – World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 24 this year.
About 1,100 mission dioceses worldwide receive annual assistance from Mission Sunday collections. Every year the mission needs grow as new dioceses are formed, new seminarians hear the call of God and as areas are rebuilt after war or a natural disaster. >>>

CHRISTUS Home Care offers specialized team services for clients' convenience

SALT LAKE CITY – CHRISTUS HomeCare offers services to clients in the home following illness or injury, surgery, chronic illness such as heart disease, wound care, recent falls or other needs, which benefit patients to better health and wellness. >>>

Center of Hope Food Pantry offers help to those in need

NORTH SALT LAKE — The North Salt Lake City mayor and leaders met with Daughter of Charity Sister Germaine Sarrazin and Saint Olaf Ladies of Charity (LOC) leaders Oct. 4 to help make their food pantry known to area residents. >>>

Jayhawk Way is officially opened in Ogden

OGDEN — The day finally arrived. On Oct. 14, after long preparation, 24th Street in Ogden was officially named after the Jayhawks of Saint Joseph Catholic schools. >>>

Mexico shines for Utah pilgrims

MEXICO CITY — Bishop John C. Wester led 29 pilgrims from the Diocese of Salt Lake City to four Marian shrines in Mexico Oct. 10-16, the first pilgrimage by a Utah bishop to Mexico. >>>

Lift Up Your Hearts: The Dialogue and Preface

In the last article, we briefly reflected on the word Eucharist to help frame our study of the Eucharistic Prayer. In this article, we begin our discussion on the structure of this prayer, and point out some of the changed text. As we proceed, let us keep in mind the profundity of this prayer as it unites us to God through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. May this, our prayer of great thanksgiving, always draw us closer to the heart of Christ.
According to number 79 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the Eucharistic Prayer is comprised of eight sections: 1). Thanksgiving or Preface, 2). Acclamation or Sanctus, 3). Epiclesis, 4). Institution narrative, 5). Anamnesis, 6). Offering, 7). Intercessions, and 8). Final doxology. Our current Missal has several different Eucharistic Prayers, which have either been revised from older texts (like the third century Apostolic Tradition) or newly composed (like the prayers from the Swiss Synod: Eucharistic Prayers for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions) >>>