28th Sunday of Ordinary Time

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
 
Please pray 

• For generosity toward those who need donations to help them recover from Hurricane Ian
• For those listed in the bulletin, who need our prayers.
• For parishioners with children who suffer from addictions.
• For Fr. Carlos who is away until 10/22/22
• For benefactors who are ‘Friends of the Basilica’
• For our Capital Campaign: Bold Faith. Bold City

 
Do you need the parish community to pray for your intentions?  
                  Email office@icjax.org and let us know.
 
Bulletin for this week is viewable online here or on the side links.
 
Worship Aids are posted online:
 
Renovation & Repair – Updates:
Adoration Chapel – Contractor Bids have been reviewed.  A recommendation has been made to Bishop Eric for moving forward into construction phase.
 
Organ – New Console arrives in October, and Pipes will be removed and cleaned offsite. 
Be sure to tell your friends and family about our special Fundraising Concert!  If you need digital copies of the advert, let us know, we’ll send you one!
 
Rectory / Office – Fundraising continues.
 
Thank you to parishioners and ‘Friends of the Basilica’ for your continued material and prayerful support.  We benefit from the sacrifices, prayers, and material support of past generations.  Future generations of Catholics will benefit from yours!

• Many can’t give financially. Don’t feel bad. Do pray for our needs.
• Few can give to everything. Don’t feel bad. Do give as the Holy Spirit leads you.

And in this corner....
Years ago a church group passed a framed picture of the Virgin Mary from house to house.  According to the legend surrounding the picture, this same picture had been passed from house to house since 1938 and was passed through the 2nd world war, in secret for fear of confiscation, discovery, and retaliation from the enemy.    

To add to the mystery of the picture it was passed on by only one person.  You gave it to that person and requested it be passed on to...and you would name the person.  This was the way it was handled through the years, the idea being to protect the people receiving the picture. 

No one here lives in fear of being seriously persecuted for doing this now, and yet…

Let us pray for strength and conviction and in thanksgiving for the gift of faith given and lived by those who came before us.

Hail, Mary! Full of Grace!! The Lord is with Thee: 
Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus!  
Holy Mary, Mother of God: Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. 
Amen.