Episcopal Consecration Live Stream
At 2:00 pm on February 13, Fr. Donald DeGrood will be consecrated the ninth Bishop of Sioux Falls. Fr. Lawrence, Pastor of St. Mary’s, Salem, will be the Master of …
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Why Don’t Catholics Eat Meat on Fridays of Lent?
Many are aware of the Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days until Easter. …
Septuagesima
On Sunday, February 9, we celebrated Septuagesima Sunday, which is the beginning of a pre-Lenten observance in which we prepare ourselves for the coming discipline of Lent. In a spirit …
Candlemas
On Sunday, February 2, we celebrated the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on which day we remember how Joseph and Mary took the child Jesus to …
New Altar at Carmelite Monastery
One blessing we enjoy at St. Mary’s is having a Carmelite monastery just down the road in Alexandria, SD. Recently, the Carmelites received a beautiful, new altar for their chapel! …