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While we cannot gather in our parish church to celebrate the sacred liturgy, we can and must pray in our homes, our domestic churches. When we who are baptized pray at home, we do so united with one another, and with the Lord Jesus Christ. The sacred liturgy goes on in the daily praise and intercession of all the baptized, and our priests still celebrate the Holy Eucharist daily for us, in our name, and in union with us.
During these times of public gathering restrictions, we will be offering the daily Mass online on our YouTube and Facebook accounts, and we will send out a Flocknote email each day of the daily Mass. We hope you will view it with your loved ones, spouses or family. Feel free to share your thoughts on today's readings and Mass with fellow parishioners by clicking on the video below to be taken to the YouTube video page, and comment at the bottom of the video.
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HOLY WEEK PRAYER BOOKS FROM HOME
In addition to viewing and praying with our televised Masses and liturgies each day this Holy Week, we have created a user-friendly booklet to help every household delve deeper into the mysteries as a family and with friends and roommates. Containing simple prayers with Scripture, discussion questions, and creative activities and devotions appropriate to the day, the booklets are downloadable from our parish website, and printed copies are also available today (Friday, April 3) and throughout this Holy Week on the table outside the Rectory door. You may also download it here:
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Divine Mercy Novena
Beginning on Good Friday leading up to Divine Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after Easter), we will be praying the Divine Mercy Novena. You can follow along and participate in the novena by watching the videos here.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Hos 14:2-10Responsorial Psalm 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17Gospel Mt 10:16-23
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Prayer of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though you have already come, I embrace you and unite myself entirely to you; never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
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Sunday: keeping the Lord's Day holy
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We will offer a pre-recorded Sunday Mass from Christ the King. This video is accessible above or on the parish Youtube channel.
Other options for Sunday and daily Masses:
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Daily Prayer: pray without ceasing
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As baptized lay members of the Church, we have a duty to offer daily prayer of praise to God and to offer intercessory prayer for the needs of others. In this way, each day is made holy and all our living offered to the Father, through Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.
The traditional daily prayer of the Church is known as the Liturgy of the Hours. Find prayers for Morning, Evening and Night Prayer:
A venerable tradition of daily prayer for the laity is praying the Rosary
Teaching young children to pray
Pray with Pope Francis- Friday, March 27: Join the pope in a prayer service from St. Peter's Basilica at 12:00 pm CST (6:00 pm local time Rome)
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Scripture: let the Word dwell richly in you.
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Reading and meditating on sacred scripture is at the heart of the Christian life. Find daily scripture readings here:
Learn how to pray with Scripture using Lectio Divina
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Fr. Carl Zoucha Rosary Pilates Stretch Video
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Looking for some creative ways to stay in shape while sequestered at home? First, learn how to combine prayer and fitness, soul and body, with the Fr. Carl Zoucha Rosary Pilates Stretch Video. Ok, so this video doesn’t really exist but Fr. Cook made this spoof with Fr. Joseph Taphorn, who was then a resident priest here at Christ the King and who is currently serving as the Rector of St. Paul Seminary in the Twin Cities, and also the unwitting Fr. Carl Zoucha, current pastor of Assumption/Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Omaha. Fr. Carl didn’t realize his private video would be the subject for a parody, poor guy. We hope you enjoy the silliness; it was filmed about a decade ago with a green screen in our very own Christ the King Church’s sacristy.
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Bloopers Reel
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And, if you liked that video, enjoy the bloopers reel from the video above. No one’s laugh and joy are more infectious than that of Fr. Taphorn. These bloopers and outtakes of Fr. Taphorn make Fr. Cook bust a gut every time.
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Cardio for the Family
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Ok, but for real, going stir crazy? Looking for a way to stay fit? Below is wonderful (and real) video with cardio exercise instructions for the whole family. It was recommended by Mike Hartigan, our beloved Physical Education teacher in our school. Enjoy the video and email us any comical photos or films of your family trying to exercise together or of your collective exhaustion afterwards. You may also post them to our Christ the King Facebook page. And don’t forget that our Christ the King track and field are open for your use during these interesting days. Let’s get yoked and swoll, and let the mutual silliness begin!
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