Upcoming Events

The Journey

Mass & Confession Schedule

Ongoing DivorceCare Workshop - Monday, August 02, 2010 at 7:00pm
Undercroft
DivorceCare is an ongoing workshop for those suffering the pain of divorce or separation. This workshop will continue on Monday evenings for 13 weeks. The workshop is progressive, so please be prepared to make the commitment to attend all or most of the sessions. Call the office at 513.721.4045 to register so that we have adequate materials. Cost is $12.00 for workbook.

Jesu-Hits - Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 6:30pm
Schmidt Field, 2944 Humbert Street
Cooker

Mens Lunchtime Prayer Group - Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 12:05pm
undercroft
“For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory!” Do you really want to give God power and glory? If you say “yes I do.” Then God says “Just spend time with me.” The men of the parish are coming together to pray and spend time with the Lord. Bring your lunch, bring a friend, and come with an expectant heart.

X-Acts, Young Adult Group - Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 6:30pm
Undercroft
Monthly meeting of young adults from Saint Xavier Parish. All young adults are welcome to attend!

DOWNTOWN DASH & BLOCK PARTY - Friday, August 06, 2010 at 8:00pm

Prayer Shawl Ministry - Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 9:15am

Rosary for the Unborn - Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 10:00am
Church

Coffee and Donuts/Blood Pressure Checks - Sunday, August 08, 2010 at 7:00am
St. X Undercroft
Coffee and donuts will be served after the 7 AM, 9 & 10:30 AM Masses. It's a great way to meet new people and network. All are welcome!

Health Ministry Cabinet Meeting - Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 7:00pm

Saint Xavier Walking Club - Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 8:00am
Saint Xavier Church
Meet at the front steps of the church at 8 AM. All ages are welcome!

St. Vincent dePaul Meeting - Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 9:00am
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral

Thirsty Thursday - Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 5:30pm
Montgomery Inn Boathouse, 925 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati
Come join us in the balcony for drink and food specials! If bad weather, the group will be moved into the bar. Join all the merriment of being with St. Xavier parishioners! The website is http://www.montgomeryinn.com/index.php

Baptism Prep Class - Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 7:00pm
Undercroft

Prayer Shawl Ministry - Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 9:15am
Undercroft

Tender Mercies - Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 11:30am
Tender Mercies
Food is brought to St. Xavier Church by 11:30 AM to help feed the needy. Please call the office to find out how you can help!

Socal Action Meeting - Monday, August 23, 2010 at 7:00pm
undercroft

Xpressions Book Club - Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 4:00pm
Undercroft
Discussion on "I'm Not Being Fed," by Jeff Cavins

Posted Thursday, July 29, 2010

July 31^st is the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Since St. Xavier Church is a Jesuit parish, it is fitting that you know something about this man and his impact on the world.

Inigo Lopez de Loyola, who later took the name Ignatius, was the youngest son of a nobleman of the mountainous Basque region of northern Spain. Trained in the courtly manner of the time of King Ferdinand, he dreamed of the glories of knighthood and wore his sword and breastplate with a proud arrogance. When Ignatius was born in 1491, the Middle Ages were just ending and Europe was entering into the Renaissance. Ignatius was a man on the edge of two worlds.

Europe of the late 15th Century was a world of discovery and invention: European explorers sailed west to the Americas and south to Africa; scholars uncovered the buried civilizations of Greece and Rome; the printing press fed a new hunger for knowledge among a growing middle class. It was the end of chivalry and the rise of a new humanism. It was a time of radical change, social upheaval, and war.

In an attempt in 1521 to defend the Spanish border fortress of Pamplona against the French artillery, Inigo’s right leg was shattered by a cannon ball. His French captors, impressed by Inigo’s courage, carried him across Spain to his family home at Loyola where he began a long period of convalescence.

During that time, he read several religious books, the only reading material readily available. These books and the isolation of the recovery period brought about a conversion Ignatius began to pray. He fasted, did penance and works of charity, dedicated himself to God and, after some troubles with the Spanish Inquisition, decided to study for the priesthood.

As a student in Paris he drew a small band of friends to himself and directed them in extended prayer and meditation according to his Spiritual Exercises. After further studies, the first Jesuits were ordained to the Catholic priesthood in Venice and offered themselves in service to Pope Paul III. In 1540, Paul III approved the Institute of the Society of Jesus. Ignatius was elected General Superior and served in that post until his death in 1556.

Let us remember each other in prayer this week. St. Ignatius, pray for us! +Eric J. Knapp, S.J.
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The Mass offering is the central act of communal worship in the Catholic Church. Come and celebrate with us at the table of the Lord!

Daily Mass: Monday-Friday at 6 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:05 p.m.

(Rosary is said after the 12:05 Mass)

Saturday morning Masses: 7 a.m., 11 a.m.

Sunday Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m. Sunday at 7, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.

Holy Day Masses: 6, 7, 11 AM, 12, 5 PM

Confessions: Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No confessions on holy days.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday afternoons from 12:30 p.m. until Benediction at 1:30 p.m.

*Special schedules apply during Christmas and Easter.

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