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• the gifts of the holy spirit

  The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? The Catechism names them: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. It is customary to associate each day of the Octave of Pentecost with one of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Pentecost Sunday: [...]

• come creator spirit

  Celebrating the Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost Sunday is May 19,2013 Veni Creator Spiritus (“Come creator Spirit”) is a hymn normally sung in Gregorian Chant. It is believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus in the 9th century. The “most famous of hymns” (Frere), is assigned in the Roman Breviary to Vespers (I and II) and [...]

• pentecost sunday

  Pentecost Sunday (Whitsunday) A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the “feast of weeks” or Pentecost (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). Whitsunday is so called from the white garments which were worn by [...]

• hospitality sunday

  Meet your St. Lambert Family! Coffee, donuts and a nice conversation. Spend a few minutes with your parish family over a cup coffee. Join us for Coffee Hour every Sunday after the 10:00 am Mass at Roberts’ Hall, St. Lambert Catholic Church in Skokie. You can also join our Holy Bible study at the adjacent [...]

• may 18 novena

  The Filipino Families of Skokie (FFOS) members’ next Novena prayer is scheduled on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 6:00pm. The Filipino Families of Skokie was organized primarily as a spiritual group. The main purpose of our organization is to unite, promote, support, and engage in activities fostering and enriching the spiritual and cultural heritage of [...]

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