Bishop-Elect DeGrood meets with Pope Francis

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 …

Photo of Violet Vestment

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 …

Candles ready for the blessing.

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 …

Altar at Carmelite Monastery in Alexandria

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! …