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Due to the winter weather forecasted for tomorrow, Mass, Adoration & First Friday Benedication have been canceled. Mass for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God can be viewed online at www.stannpv.org/mass.

God’s message to us in Sacred Scripture, picks up with the shepherds following the directions of the angels to go and see this wondrous event that opens the skies and changes all history.

Video Message from Father Craig Maxim.

Message from Archbishop Naumann to parents.

This service is intended to be a time of spiritual preparation, of quiet retreat, as we watch and wait for the coming of the Kingdom of God.

New at the South St. Ann entrance is the St. Ann Boy Scout Troop 98’s Eagle Plaque which has been recently re-installed...read full story.

Today, December 17th we enter into that final stretch of our Advent preparation. In the Church's solemn prayer of the hours, at Vespers, the great "O Antiphons" are sung...read more...

The Third Sunday of Advent is often referred to as Gaudete ("Rejoice") Sunday. The title comes from the beginning of the Latin introit for this Sunday, "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete" ("Rejoice in the Lord; again I say, rejoice," Philippians 4:4).

The feast commemorates the Blessed Virgin’s December 9–12, 1531 appearances to St. Juan Diego, the Náhuatl-Aztec who had recently converted to Christianity, whose own tilma or cloak bore—and continues to bear—the miraculous imprint of her image from when “the desert rejoiced and blossomed” (Is 35:1)...

Registration for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses is open. The registration sign-ups will remain open until all tickets are SOLD or until 6PM the day prior to the Mass day. Click here to read more...

We gather to worship God from every walk of life with our cares and concerns, triumphs and joys. May we seek to let the glory of God’s voice be heard in our hearts. This Advent, let nothing hinder your single-minded pursuit of Christ and his company.

St. Frances Xavier lived his life in constant awareness of the wonders of God he saw in every moment of the day. His desire was that the word of God should reach the ends of the earth.

Sing loud and proud! It’s lower risk to sing in our homes than it is as a whole worshiping body in this time of COVID. We can still share the joy together by gathering around and then sharing our favorite Christmas carols and songs.